Chapter 68: Implicit Rules
Since the advent of human society, we have many implicit rules to follow, and doing business requires them to follow. Ran Wen ???.? r?a?n?? e?n?`o?r?g?
Depending on the industry we choose, the rules that need to be followed are different.
We can sell a pearl for a sky-high price, and everyone will praise us for making money. But if we sell steamed bread to the price of pearls, not only will no one praise us, I am afraid that our ancestors for eight generations will be warmly greeted by people, and even future generations will find it difficult to raise their heads and be human.
This is the difference between luxury goods and necessities of life.
Luxury goods can obtain dozens or even thousands of times the profit, but the profit of daily necessities is absolutely capped, which is not transferred by personal ability.
The rulers of the dynasty all knew the law that grain was cheap and hurt the peasants, but they never changed their original intentions and always adopted measures to regulate and stabilize grain prices. Even if they have been harming the interests of the peasants for thousands of years, they have nothing to do about it, because food is the minimum guarantee for people's survival, and if even this guarantee is lost, the dynasty will fall overnight.
The resources of this society are limited, so it has become a common measure for those in power to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall at the expense of the interests of some vulnerable groups.
In later generations, many countries implemented no taxes on agriculture and subsidies for grain fields, which was a kind of compensation for the harm caused by grain price control, because more and more people realized that growing grain was not only hard, but also that the income could not be compared with that of work, but the grain price still needed to be kept low, and the grain fields had to be cultivated by people, which was a last resort.
The soap produced by Wen can be characterized as a luxury because it adds the spices of this era, because the spices of this era are very expensive and difficult for ordinary people to enjoy, so the price of soap will not have a bad effect.
But soap is different, it is like the bath beans and soap horn powder used by the people, which is a necessity of life, and the people need it for bathing and laundry. Maybe at the beginning, the people didn't know about soap, and they were not too sensitive to this price, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, and once the people learned that they could only buy soap at a high price, in fact, the production cost was only a dozen yuan.
In ancient times, if a person's reputation, especially that of a wealthy man, became stinky, then he would become a fat pig to be slaughtered, and once the court was short of money, he would be dragged out and slaughtered.
The famous red-capped businessman Shen Wansan, as well as the famous corrupt official He in history, are the best examples.
The imperial court never cares about personal corruption, after all, even if a person spends extravagantly, especially in ancient times, his consumption always has limitations, even if he is allowed to spend, how much can he squander, and even if he spends, it is not fertile water flowing into the fields of outsiders, and wealth cannot be transferred abroad.
As long as he waits for the right opportunity to kill him and raid his family, then all his wealth will become the court's.
The ancient concept of wealth is completely different from that of later generations, and the wealth of individuals or enterprises in later generations can affect the operation of the country when it reaches a certain scale, but in ancient times, if the wealth of an individual or family reaches the point where it can affect the operation of the country, then the only fate that this person or this family faces is destruction.
If Baihualou becomes the head of this accumulation, then the fate of Baihualou will be self-evident, neither Zhao Lao Er nor the imperial court will allow a privately controlled industry, and its strength can compete with the imperial court.
And Wen, who has been affected by the macro-control of later generations, naturally needs a big boss to bear the consequences of this accumulation of wealth, if he planted a heel in this, it would be too embarrassing to be a future generation.
Originally, Juefu and Baihualou had been cooperating well, and they couldn't bear to hear it, so they came to see Xie Lingyun in an attempt to find a proper solution, but the thing is like this, the old bustard who is greedy for money actually hit Tan Fengyi's idea, this is really innocent, and I can't complain about others.
This is what heaven can do, and it is impossible to live if you do it yourself.
"Mama, is Lord Wen an ordinary person, although he is only a viscount now, but you don't want to think about it, how long did it take for him to sit in his current position from a white robe? It's only a year!
A viscount, yes, we really don't have to be afraid of Baihualou, even if he is a marquis?
But as the saying goes, don't bully the young and poor, you insult him now, if in a few years or more than ten years, once he ascends to the phase, then we Baihualou, won't we be retaliated against? Xie Lingyun said bitterly.
"Little lady, I know it's wrong, you must save me! If you provoke the Buddha Sect now, it will definitely bring big trouble to the sect master. The old bustard said sadly. She is really scared now, when she heard that Tan Fengyi's background was so terrifying, she really felt fear in her heart, the relationship between the big people is actually very complicated, they may want to swallow each other in their hearts to strengthen themselves, but under the premise that there is no guarantee of victory, maintaining a good relationship is their best choice.
If the two sides start a conflict and start a game, and the two sides are not sure that their side will win, then in order to achieve the final balance, sacrificing a few pawns becomes the best means to calm the anger of both sides, and there is no doubt that the bustard is the pawn that can be sacrificed.
"Mama, ......... you" Looking at the pitiful old bustard kneeling on the ground, Xie Lingyun was angry for a while. Xie Lingyun was worried about the unlimited accumulation of wealth, which would attract the court's covetousness of Baihualou, but the old bustard was worried about the game between the big men and sacrificed her.
"Mama, I really know it's wrong, and I'll never make such a mistake again." Seeing that Xie Lingyun couldn't speak, the old bustard hurriedly promised.
"Hey, forget it, you've found a good excuse for Wenjue now." Xie Lingyun looked at the old bustard who was kneeling on the ground and sobbing and sighed helplessly. The gap in wisdom is really not a matter of words, you can wake it up, and Xie Lingyun is too lazy to work hard.
"Excuses?" The old bustard said with teary eyes and hazy doubts. At this moment, she really hates Tan Zhengfang to death, as a monk, she actually has six impure roots, and gave birth to a stunning daughter like Tan Fengyi, isn't this to harm people?
"Wen Jue rarely comes to Qinglou, and he must have come today because he knew that there was something wrong with the way you planned to sell soap before, so he came to discuss with me, but he didn't expect that Mama you would make a mess of things, in order to make Tan Fengyi angry, even if it is not Xiao Fengxian, but Xiao Huaxian, or even Xiao Tianxian, Wen Jue will not hesitate to redeem him and let you kill him.
How good is it now, the final consequences are borne by you, of course, you can't afford such consequences, so this consequence will be borne by Baihualou, do you think the sect master will let you go? Xie Lingyun snorted lightly.
This old bustard is not once or twice because of his greed for money, the first few times are small problems, and they can be omitted, but this time the matter is too big, once the court intervenes, Baihualou's decades of operation may be ruined, after all, Zhao Song is completely different from the previous generations of imperial courts, it is more powerful and destructive, and there are too many capable people who work hard for the new dynasty.
If you can't teach the old bustard a profound lesson this time, maybe there will be some chaos in the future.
"How's that to be?" When the old bustard saw Xie Lingyun mention the sect master, he was even more frightened in his heart.
"Wait for dawn, I'll go to Wenjue to talk and see if I can find a way to get the best of both worlds, if this kind of thing that the people need, if you really sell it to a million, if the imperial court doesn't intervene to curb prices, then Zhao Song will not be far from destruction." Xie Lingyun said expressionlessly.
"Baihualou won't be involved, right?" The old bustard asked worriedly.
"It depends on how it is sold, if this matter is done well, maybe it will change the bad impression of Qinglou." Xie Lingyun pondered.
"Then there is Little Lady Lao." The old bustard thanked him.
"Bring Xiao Fengxian's redemption document, it seems that Wenjue is going to make a lot of money this time." Xie Lingyun smiled lightly.
"Ahh Little lady, you don't want to give Xiao Fengxian Bai to Wenjue, right? That's a hundred thousand........" the old bustard said painfully.
"Mama, I've said so much, why don't you have a long memory, money is never the most important thing for us, no matter how much money is money, we are not scarce, what we need is to do things well, otherwise you just earn more money, I'm afraid you won't be blessed." Xie Lingyun said angrily.
"Yes, yes, little lady, what you have learned." The old bustard said curtly. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )