Chapter 392: A sense of accomplishment

Ye Tao and Tan Weixin are indeed not very interested in this kind of market operation, but as managers, as the actual rulers of Yunzhou, and as important formulators and participants in Dongping's current and future policies, in particular, the market trade in Yunzhou is very active, but there has never been a market-oriented market in Yunzhou. Whether it is in Ningyuan, Suiyuan, Dongjiaji, or Thunder Cliff, they are all more laissez-faire to those small traders in the bazaar, but on the one hand, the management has been strengthened, and the local officials have been allowed to intervene in a more humane identity and way, exhorting and encouraging the small traders to abide by the order themselves, and on the other hand, strengthening the management of public space. After automatically setting up such a special institution as the Civil Affairs Bureau, and handing over the management of public space to the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ye Tao and Tan Weixin never had to worry about the market again. In Ningyuan and Suiyuan, as long as they change their clothes, they can go to the market at any time, and the cleaning work for a living will definitely have omissions in this kind of open and huge flow of people, but it will never be prohibitive. Perhaps, it can also be thought that the wealthy Yunzhou regards letting everyone earn money as a basic treatment, so he has not considered making money from it.

But what Yu Yanhu said was a wake-up call to Ye Tao, this is indeed a business model, but this is a business model that is not good or bad. On the plus side, the government, businesses, or two parties can benefit from the operation and management of the market, which can promote the improvement of public services. To put it nicely, it is to be able to have benign service and feedback, and to put it badly, it is that the wool comes out of the sheep. But there is also a problem, that is, in some cases, the pursuit of profit will disrupt the normal order of this public space and harm the normal rights and interests of those small traders. In addition, there is a fear that if there is a dispute between the management and the management party lacks a legal basis, the management will use violence to coerce, which will completely destroy the fair and reasonable business environment. And whether it is for Yunzhou or for the whole of Dongping, it is a precious thing.

Tan Weixin's eyes blinked, suppressing the smile in her expression, she looked at Ye Tao, and Ye Tao motioned for her to lead the conversation. Tan Weixin said: "It's no problem to do this, don't worry about our thoughts, a business that makes money is indeed a business that makes money." The question is how much money is right, and what else can be gained besides earning. In my opinion, talent is only one of them, and prestige and goodwill are also important. In Nanyang, the entire city is under the jurisdiction of the Yazhou Governor's Mansion and the Seven Seas Trading Company, and the social classes are extremely distinct, and those ruffians who deceive the good and fear the evil are difficult to gather and disrupt the order, even if there are occasional such people, they will be quickly extinguished. In addition to doing business, in addition to exerting their business talents, the small traders don't have to worry about too many other things, which is why the market stinks, but so many merchants are still willing to get in, so many people, even you, sometimes have to go in to find something that is difficult for you to get. But can you guarantee that it will always be like this? In particular, it is clear that Nanami Trading Company is gradually ceding the basic governance of Asia, and even gradually handing over its military power on the ground, but only maintaining a strong combat power on the sea. One day, Yokoba will be the Yokoba Port of Yaju, but it will no longer be just the Yokoba Port of Nanami Trading Company, and at that time, what will you do when there is a conflict between the tax collectors, the relationship with the government, the local governance, and the jurisdiction of these markets? Old man Liu, Mr. Yu, have you thought about it? Business is business, but business also scores whether it can be done in the short term or in the long term. Which one do you take in the management of the bazaar? ”

Liu Yi and Yu Yanhu were shocked by Tan Weixin's keen sense of their novel ideas, and this acute question did exist. It's still honeymoon between Nanami Trading Company and the Governor's Mansion in Yazhou, and the communication is smooth, but one day, when a certain governor is not so easy to talk to, or doesn't understand the hard work and feelings that Nanami Trading Company has thrown into Yokoba Port, or when a certain governor has to rely on some friction to show his rule and presence, there will be all kinds of problems.

"In this case, if I really think of the market as a business, I have two ideas. One is that everyone joins forces to carry out the commercial operation of the bazaar, and the government can contribute money and public management resources...... Now, the entire land rights of Yokoba Port are in the hands of Nanami Trading Company, right? I think that the small traders who participate in the market can also have more or less shares in it, and perhaps each person has a limited amount of money, but the concentration is considerable, and in this way, those small merchants are also qualified to participate in the management of the market, and only in this way can their own interests be fully guaranteed. Another way is for the merchants who run the bazaar, whether it be one or several, to lease the management of the entire plot from the Doge's Palace, including the right to tax. In the designated bazaar, the bazaar management collects rent from the tenants. The rent can only include the cost of renting the shop, or it can be a combination of the rent of the shop and the basic business tax, and the market manager can report the total tax to the local government, or report a total tax to the local government, and then, regardless of whether the business revenue exceeds the total tax, the government's tax will no longer be asked, depending on whether the market manager has the ability to make money. ”

After Tan Weixin finished speaking, she shrugged her shoulders slightly, looking at the two of them indifferently. Liu Yi frowned and said, "Either way, the problem is in regulation. The former plan is more complicated, the latter is simpler, but whatever it is, it is to roast the market manager on the fire. …… However, it's kind of interesting. If it were an old man, I would be willing to take the former, after all, to make money from the bazaar, not to say that it is not worth these profits, it is really for us people, goodwill is far higher than money. Hehe, money is never too much, it's just that, in addition to making money, there must be some thoughts. ”

Liu Yi didn't say anything. For Liu Yi, Liu Qing, a child born of a concubine, is thriving in Jinglue Mansion in Northern Xinjiang, which is something that the family did not dare to think of before, and the benefits brought by it, whether it are money, connections, or incentives within the family, are immeasurable. Moreover, now in Dongping, if the children of merchants want to enter the imperial court, although they are not like those children of the family, there are always elders and relatives and friends to take care of, and a huge network of people has been formed, but the social status of the merchants in Dongping is much higher than that of their counterparts in Chunnan, Beiliao and Xiling.

Tan Weixin chuckled and said, "That's fine, but we shouldn't do this thing." At most, it's an idea, the old man might as well go to the governor's mansion to talk, right? ”

Liu Yi and Yu Yanhu left satisfied, and Ye Tao and Tan Weixin expressed their concerns and caution, and gave advice, which was enough. They hurried to the governor's palace to discuss the matter. They naturally also know what Wei Xin's caution is for. Government-business joint ventures are nothing new in Dongping, for example, the current Ye's workshop is not purely Ye's own industry. However, the joint venture between the government and the business and the collusion between the government and the business are only one step away, and Ye Tao and Tan Weixin have always put the cautious and meticulous work in the front, and tried every means to establish a strict and operational rule. At all times, the state apparatus always has a last resort, and it is difficult for the merchants to compare with the imperial court in this regard. Clear rights and responsibilities on both sides are good for everyone.

But after the two left, Tan Weixin's slightly smug expression made Ye Tao a little strange. "What's the matter, so happy?" Ye Tao asked.

"Nothing...... I think it's really interesting to deal with businessmen. After so many years of mercantilism in Dongping, it is really time for it to blossom and bear fruit. Not only because the development of merchants expanded a territory for Dongping, but also because finally some merchants began to understand that good order and law were more important than blindly leaning towards and supporting them. Even if Old Man Liu directly becomes the governor of Yazhou now, or appoints him as the city guard of Hengbo Port, I am afraid that he is very suitable. The way he thinks about things now is by no means purely businessman. If there are enough such businessmen, we may consider experimenting with the parliamentary system on a small scale, as is the case with Yokoba Port now. Tan Weixin said.

"Fulfilling, right? This is the way you have shown them. Ye Tao asked, he naturally knew the answer. Tan Weixin wouldn't smile like that for no reason.

"yes...... From carefully putting forward suggestions one by one when I was a child, for fear that my father would discover my peculiarity, to gradually being able to push out the relevant courses on economics step by step, and it has become a must-read for businessmen, especially these top businessmen and those who are engaged in business. I don't care about the title of the God of Wealth, there are quite a few poor economists. However, I have watched the system I have painstakingly built blossom and bear fruit, and I have seen that I can influence a class, a country, and an era...... It's really chaotic and fulfilling. I'm not like you, you rely on real technology, and those extremely powerful weapons, and technology that I can't understand. I don't have the ability to do this, whether it's economic or other theories, it's too pragmatic, and I have never felt as directly as I do today that the merchant has become a powerful class. Tan Weixin said happily.

"This is the Yazhou laid down by the merchants." Ye Tao shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.