Li Dongyang's first plan was: to gather the strength of the ministers and resist Zhenbao Zhai.

Li Dongyang himself knows that the success rate is very low, but he always has to give it a try. There are many rich and noble people in Beijing, but those who are rich and noble have something to do with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and if they don't, they don't dare to come to the capital.

Without any backstage support, you dare to come to the capital to show off your wealth, isn't that a city with thousands of dollars? Compared with most scholars, Scholar Li is the kind of Confucianism who is extremely flexible and does not have the slightest pedantic atmosphere, and he has a good understanding of the truth of these accidents, and he is very thorough.

The success of this method is low, mainly because everyone can't work together, otherwise, if everyone works hard, it can still play a great role.

After all, except for some carved dolls, the things sold by Zhenbao Zhai are luxuries, not things necessary for life, if there is a strict order from the person in charge of each family, it will still have a great effect. Li Dongyang thought of this section, so he did not avoid suspicion and suggested to Liu Jian.

Although he didn't attach as much importance to it as Li Dongyang and went to investigate in person, Liu Jian didn't dare to take Xie Hong lightly, and he also sent his ears and eyes. Therefore, he was also very shocked by the prosperity of Jumbo Zhai in the past few days.

Therefore, although he was not optimistic about Li Dongyang's plan, he still agreed, and convened everyone to discuss it, and finally got a promise from everyone, saying that he would restrain his family and prevent him from going to Zhenbaozhai to buy.

Including the initiator Li Dongyang, everyone knows that this trick is not a long-term plan, after all, people's hearts are the most difficult thing to grasp, the more people, the more difficult it is to align their hearts, and the more difficult it is to act consistently. But they never imagined that the effect of this operation would be so low and so short-lived!

The next day after the discussion, the popularity of Jumbo Zhai did decrease a lot, for the sake of their own future, the courtiers have restrained their families, even if they are unwilling, they do not dare to commit crimes against the wind when the cabinet has just had a plan.

It is said that a gentleman does not speak of profit, but the people do not know who does what business and how much industry it has, and it is not a secret in the court. No one will hide this matter, if you don't say it in advance, and wait until someone breaks down and gets rich, it may not be too late.

This situation only lasted for one day, because on the same day, Jumbo Zhai responded, and the agency system that was vague and perfunctory in the early stage was officially released!

This is a perfect system, divided into regions, stipulates rights and responsibilities, but also clarifies the rewards and punishments, although the need for security deposits and guarantees and other formalities, the supervision system is also strict, but as long as people with a business vision can see that this is a road paved with gold and silver.

And there are many branches of this Cotai Avenue, the gold content of each branch is also different, the most important thing is the region, Nanzhili this rich place is of course the first choice, although it is divided into many small parts by Zhenbao Zhai, but the rich land is not ordinary, even if it is a small part, it is far better than those border towns.

Jumbo Zhai has always advertised fairness is not a lie, this time to divide the agent region, with a first-come, first-served approach. As long as the formalities are complete and the background is not a problem, then as long as you are in the front, you can choose the site you operate!

Before this day, many people had already gone to Zhenbaozhai to inquire, but the second shopkeeper Ma Yongcheng had been vague and did not say it explicitly. But there are still a lot of people who have a heart, and these people have been paying attention to the movements of Zhenbao Zhai, so that as soon as the agency system brand was hung out, someone came to the door.

When the news spread, the merchants flocked to it. Although the most powerful businessmen obeyed the orders of the backers and resisted Zhenbaozhai, there were also many small and medium-sized businessmen in the capital, and these people either had no relationship with the DPRK or had no relationship with the DPRK, so they naturally ignored the so-called ban of the DPRK.

Zhenbao Zhai is the emperor's industry, who really dares to boycott it? As a result, the boycott of the courtiers did not achieve any effect at all, and the door of Zhenbao Zhai was only deserted for a long time, and the threshold was broken again.

The so-called one refers to the businessmen in the families of the Beijing officials, and in the face of the trend of agency management, the most calm among them only waited and watched for one day.

No way, just one day, Nanzhili has been divided, even Jiangnan, Huguang, and Henan have been divided out of most of them, if it is delayed any longer, I'm afraid that the only thing left is the border town, is it difficult to go there and do business with the Tartars?

After listening to this analysis, the heads of the families, that is, the Beijing officials, the hearts that they wanted to stop were weakened, what is the most important? Of course, the silver is important, whether he resists it or not, does he resist it at home, and let others take advantage of it?

As a result, the merchants of the entire capital have moved, as long as there is a little way and net worth, people who can echo the qualifications listed by Zhenbao Zhai have come to the door, and no one will miss the opportunity to make a fortune.

After taking the goods, go to other people's areas to operate, this method is thought of by many people, but Zhenbao Zhai thought of it earlier, and there was a layout in advance. Agents must supervise each other, in addition, Jumbo Zhai will also mobilize the factory guard to supervise, once such a situation is found, it will be severely punished! And in the name of the Son of Heaven!

The hearts of people who hear this are awe-inspiring, and the originally eager hearts are like being poured with a basin of cold water, and different people say the same thing, and the effect must be different. If it comes from the mouth of someone else, even if he is the governor of a province, the merchants will not care too much, as long as they get through the customs, they will make a big mistake, and there is room for negotiation.

Who is behind Jumbo Zhai? It's the plague god Xie Hong! Look at his deeds, that man kills people without blinking! Not only that, but that man also has a mysterious spell, and even the simple act of sending a bell can curse a king to death! Who would dare to provoke such a person? Than backstage? Whose backstage can be as big as him? Behind him stood the emperor! The emperor who obeys him!

Don't you see, the one who came out to talk about agency matters is Ma Yongcheng, and the person in charge on the second floor is Gu Dayong, both of whom are famous among the Eight Tigers, not to mention it, Liu Jin, who used to be the most beautiful among the Eight Tigers, can only occasionally look at the door now!

Look at Xie Wenshen again, except for greeting the emperor on the opening day, how did he show his face? I heard that you can only see him in the VIP room on the fourth floor, but how can ordinary people enter there? There, as long as you enter the door, you have to pay a deposit of 50,000 taels, and only accept big business with a transaction volume of more than 100,000 taels!

Tut-tut, doesn't this mean that if you want to see the plague god, you need at least 50,000 taels? It's really golden!

has a full understanding of Zhenbaozhai and Xie Hong, and no one dares to make a bad idea, even if he wants to, he can only keep it in his heart first, and wait to see the wind before deciding to stop. The consequences of committing a crime with Xie Hong against the wind are much more serious than those with courtiers, at least the retribution will come very directly and quickly.

For all kinds of rules, all the merchants have also firmly memorized them, even those overlord terms such as uniform selling prices and obeying transfers, they have no objections and accept them all. Anyway, Zhenbao Zhai also promised, as long as the rules are abided, the supply of goods must be guaranteed, and there is money to be made if there is a source of goods.

Of course, there are also people who have doubts about the production capacity of Zhenbao Zhai, which is not only the capital, but for the entire Ming Dynasty, the need for more than thousands of goods, how can Zhenbao Zhai produce so much, such quality goods? It's unbelievable.

Their doubts did not last long, with the confirmation of agents one by one, the signing of orders one by one, and even some people have begun to move the goods, which ...... What else is there to doubt? The rest is nothing but amazement and joy.

Looking at the numbers on the orders, Ma Yongcheng and Gu Dayong were smiling, and finally understood what Xie Hong said when he opened, the opening days were really just a reputation, and the little money was a drop in the bucket compared with the large orders in the past two days!

What is the use in the palace? The orders for the first day alone are enough, and if you add up the full orders lined up this year, even if it is for ten Forbidden City, it is enough.

Of course, this is without taking into account the cost, I heard that the cost of the Ordnance Division is very high. The core secrets of the Ordnance Division are only known to a few people such as Xie Hong and Zhengde, and Gu and Ma both know the proportions and will not go out of their way to inquire. But when they are in this position, they can always faintly hear some wind.

The cost of the products of the Ordnance Division is indeed very high, not in the material, but in the labor, Xie Hong gives the craftsmen extremely generous treatment, the highest of which is even comparable to the second and third grade officials in the court, compared to the craftsmen who are like cattle and horses outside, it is really speechless.

However, the two eunuchs didn't complain, after all, they also knew that Xie Hong was a craftsman, maybe it was something like a thing? What's more, the production efficiency and product quality of military weapons are indeed amazing, even for people who don't know how to do it, they should be amazed.

In the past, if those treasures in the treasure house were taken out at random, they would cause shock, but now, they are like cabbage, counting hundreds of thousands, and the craftsmen in the Ordnance Department are indeed amazing, well, just like the one who leads them!

The two eunuchs are just part-time workers, although they are senior after all, but this identity will not change, they are all so happy, not to mention the biggest boss - Chairman Zhu Houzhao?

Looking at the values that kept coming in from the outside, Zhengde was also amazed, but his exclamation was not entirely because of the huge amount of money he earned, but more because his common sense was subverted, and he asked in confusion: "Big brother, where did so much money come from?" ”

"Well, it's earned." Xie Hong felt that the second brother's IQ had dropped a little, and he was not as clever as usual.

Zhengde shook his head and said: "It's really strange, Daming's income is only a few million taels, but the income of our store in the past few days is about the same as Daming's income in a year, where did so much silver come from?" Could it be that Daming's taxes are really too light? The people have become so rich. ”

"Well, that's not the case." Xie Hong really knows this question, and the history novice is not completely ignorant of history, and he has not studied the weight of the Ming Dynasty's taxes.

However, he knew that at least at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the tax was very heavy, otherwise there would be no rebellion of the displaced people, the people of China have always been the best at patience, not really unable to live, who would do that kind of head-killing business?

He also has an answer to the question of Zhengde, which is very simple: the tax system of the Ming Dynasty is unreasonable, and the Ming court does not levy commercial taxes. This thing is actually quite strange, Shinong Industry and Commerce, according to the hierarchy of the Ming Dynasty, the identity of the merchant is still below the craftsman, which is the lowest level. But the lowly status is only a reminder in ordinary life, not reflected in taxes.

From Xie Hong's point of view, he felt that this was also the calculation of the scholars, that is, monopolizing business. Suppressing small and medium-sized businessmen through the division of status, like craftsmen, because of their low status, businessmen can only be rubbed by scholars. However, scholars and doctors can appoint their subordinates to do business through their own status, and finally achieve a monopoly position.

The people they delegated, relying on the backstage, no one dared to treat them as ordinary businessmen; And these people are nothing without them, so they do not dare to rebel, this is the far-reaching and clever calculation of the scholars.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was originally from a poor family, and he really didn't know the way here, at least Xie Hong thought so, so the Ming Dynasty had such a strange tax system and did not charge commercial taxes.

In later generations, due to the productivity of the Ming Dynasty, no matter in which country, the proportion of commercial tax was quite high, and the Ming Dynasty naturally could not be compared with later generations. But the commercial activities of the Ming Dynasty were also quite active, if it were not for the ban on the sea for various reasons, perhaps it was the Chinese who opened the Age of Discovery.

Although the economy of the Ming Dynasty was dominated by agricultural output, in fact, the total amount of commerce and handicrafts was not inferior to that of agriculture, and the benefits far exceeded that of agriculture. After all, commerce and handicrafts have shorter input-output cycles and higher profit margins.

“…… Second brother, you have also seen that if you want to make the country rich and the people strong, you still have to rely on industry and commerce, and agriculture alone can only be kept. Relying solely on agricultural taxes, that is the way to rob the poor and help the rich, in the long run, a hundred years later, the poor will become poorer, the rich will become richer, the internal contradictions within the Ming Dynasty will be more and more intense, not that I am alarmist, when the time comes, even if it is possible to destroy the country and destroy the species. ”

Xie Hong said in a deep tone, he and Zhengde are close enough, and he dares to say some taboo words, and Zhengde doesn't care.

"Big brother is right." Zhengde was already very convinced of Xie Hong, and during this period of time, he was mostly suspicious of the words of the courtiers, and since the opening of Zhenbao Zhai, he has seen it with his own eyes, and he can't help but believe it.

Thinking that most of the courtiers are from a solid family, but every day shouting that the Holy Son of Heaven can't compete with the small people for profit, so that he can hide his wealth from the people, he is also a nameless fire, and he hatefully said: "These people are all lying to me, hmph, tomorrow the court meeting, I will issue a decree to collect commercial taxes in various places, and at the same time reduce and exempt the small people's land endowment!" ”

"That's not going to work." Xie Hong was startled and hurriedly dissuaded.

"Why not? Big brother, didn't you say that we must pay equal attention to industry and commerce in order to make the country rich and the people strong? Zhengde asked rhetorically.

"It's not the time to ...... now" is certainly not the time, and what kind of impact the change in the fundamental surname on the national policy will bring, you don't need any political literacy to judge.

Xie Hong knew very well what kind of stimulation this matter would bring to the scholars, which was much more serious than being a principal or commanding an envoy, it was possible for Zhengde to issue an edict in front of him, and it was possible for someone to raise the banner on the side of the Qing monarch immediately.

Zeng Jian was honored with the six books, but he wanted to improve the status of the craftsman slightly, but he didn't dare to show his mouth, just a little closer to the craftsman, and was rejected by the courtiers, so that there was no hope of promotion.

The money of the dignitaries and doctors is more serious than robbing their women, second only to robbing them of their status, how could they agree? Zhengde's proposal is simply forcing the courtiers to make trouble.

"We will soon have enough silver, and with enough economic strength, we should also seek military strength, second brother, there is no hurry to change the national policy, and after you fully grasp the power, it will not be too late for us to implement it."

(To be continued)