In the Qianqing Palace, the Emperor of Jiajing listened to the return, nodded and smiled, "Okay, good." I said that in the Manchu Dynasty, only the eldest brother acted alone, and he was the most attentive to me. Just a few businessmen, just want to blackmail the imperial court? Yang Ting and Naganren will only say that business is like the way of heaven, and if they really want to solve the problem, how can they be as resolute as the big brother. ”

Yang Chengzu did not have any self-satisfaction, but replied respectfully, "This is all long live Hongfu Qitian, and the minister can do this by borrowing long live Hongfu, and he has no credit." In fact, if you talk about means, Yang Ge has more and more powerful methods, and if they are hard, they are more effective. But what they care about is a reputation, and they are always afraid of taking on the name of a cool official, and the ministers don't have this burden, so they dare to do it more than them. Moreover, Yang Ge and the others are always worried that if they run these grain merchants, there will be problems with next year's grain. ”

"So they just can't do it, I can give them power, give them glory and wealth, but only if they do things. It's not about using everything I give me to earn a reputation for myself. Jiajing said hatefully, if it was said that the siege of the city by the north was a means of war, Wenchen had no choice. Suppressing prices in the city and ensuring the supply of goods is also the work of civil officials. As a result, the final plan was to ask the emperor to back down, which made Jiajing unhappy from the bottom of his heart.

Although the emperor is supreme, the courtiers below say that if this does not work, it will not be done, and your policy will not be implemented. Yang Chengzu's handling of kicking the grain merchant to the ground this time made Jiajing feel as if he had done all this by himself, so he supported it from the bottom of his heart. What's more, on the issue of food security in the coming year, the plan proposed by Yang Chengzu will be of great benefit to the royal family, and it is strange that he does not support it.

This plan is actually very simple, that is, the state-owned system of later generations, but now it has changed in a different way. Based on the foundation of Qinglong Mountain and the plate he took over in Beijing, Yang Chengzu established a Yang Ji firm.

This trading house has a wide range of business, including cloth, medicinal materials and grain. On the surface, this firm is a tool for Yang Chengzu to make money, but in fact, the real controller of this firm is Zhu Xiuchang.

Although it was strictly forbidden to prohibit officials from doing business in the Ming system, it is not uncommon for officials to come from a businessman's family, and it has become the norm for their families to come out to do business if they don't do it themselves.

Lu Nan, the champion of Zhengde for three years, publicly came out to stand up for businessmen and wrote a book saying: Merchants are also harmless. However, scholars should not do it themselves, or they can order their children or ask their relatives. Otherwise, what will be given for the support of parents and wives? Therefore, the city is in the middle of the day, and the Yellow Emperor and Shennong can't help it. Cheap accumulation is expensive to sell, and Zigong is also for it. What is the disdain of businessmen?

The reason why these grain merchants are difficult to control, in the final analysis, is because they all have big officials behind them to protect them, except for Yang Chengzu, who is the only saint and who doesn't care about him, who really dares to touch them?

He came out to form a trading house and used his own women to take care of the business, which was nothing. However, according to Yang Chengzu's vision, this business is privately owned on the surface, but it is actually state-owned and is to serve the imperial court. Whether it is the grain transportation in the nine sides or the commodity price in Jingshi, this Yang Ji firm must play a role in guaranteeing.

Generally speaking, when people think of state-owned businesses, they will always think that they are not as efficient or effective as private ones. But the problem is that the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is that even the commercial tax cannot be collected, and it is meaningless to improve efficiency. No matter how much money a private firm makes, what good will it do to the imperial court or Emperor Yu Jiajing? This state-owned business is really making money for the imperial court, and it also bears the responsibility of sharing the worries of the imperial court, which is naturally supported by the emperor.

"Wu Zong also ran the imperial store, but they all lost money, and later after the minister took over, he carefully checked the accounts and found that the reason why he lost money was because the money fell into his personal pocket, and the books of the imperial court were naturally lost. Therefore, this Yang Ji firm still needs to be managed by some reliable people to ensure that it makes money. ”

Jiajing nodded, "I also know about this, even Jiangning Weaving is talking about losing money, how to lose, everyone knows in their hearts, and they will slowly clean up in the future." If I can't even believe my sister and eldest brother, who can I trust? You just have to do it, even if you really lose your money, it doesn't matter. In a matter like this time, what I want is to ensure the supply, so that the people can praise my kindness and lose money for it, then I have to say that it is good to pay. ”

The degree of information circulation in this era is far from being compared with that of future generations, and many so-called big businessmen rely on monopolizing resources or monopolizing information. Just like Niu Jixue and others, they have a way in the countryside and have a long-term cooperative relationship with several landlords, and these landlords' grain is only sold to them, and once these grain merchants fall, the grain will not be sold.

Newly established firms can't compete with these old firms, and many times it's because you don't have the information, or others don't recognize you, even if you come to sign a contract, you won't talk about it. However, this problem can not be troubled by Yang Chengzu, Jinyiwei is all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces, especially the income mainly depends on tax collection to scrape the land, and he has the most complete information about who has what goods.

As for whether the contract can be negotiated, it is a contract on the one hand, an edict on the other, or a few more young ladies and sons as a means of showing sincerity, such a contract is rarely negotiated.

What's more, Yang Chengzu still has a relationship with Zhao Jiuxiong of the Cao Gang, and even transportation can't stop him, and the rise of Yang Ji Commercial Bank will not be a problem. Jiajing commanded again

"Although Niu Jixue is dead, he can't be cheapened, a few dog thieves actually colluded with the Tartars, and they can't be spared. I have instructed the Criminal Department to strictly investigate this case, and whoever dares to release the water will also be captured! Liu Shoudao and Niu Jixue, both families are going to raid their homes, big brother, you will lead the team. Keep more for yourself, you and the old nine of the Guo family are going to get married, I always have to give a big gift, and the business also needs to be started with funds, so I will use the family property of the Niu and Liu families as the foundation. Cao Zihou and Cai Guangxing are aware of current affairs, but they can't be spared, at least they have to punish half of their belongings. ”

"Obey."

After packing up a few grain merchants, other merchants in the city also know that it is powerful, and at present, the pressure of materials in the city should be able to withstand it. However, the problem of thieves outside the city is still a pressure. The division of the nine sides must not be able to expect to come so quickly, the emperor was besieged by Hu Lu, and let Hu Er gallop in the heart, which really made the face of the Son of Heaven gloomy. However, the cards in the hand are not hard enough, and the constraints of all forces in the city make it impossible to solve the problem by fighting a battle.

Yang Chengzu said: "In this matter, I still have to go out of the city again and contact the Feihong Kedun." It's not a way to besiege the city like this. ”

"Big brother, as soon as you do this, you will really be infamous for thousands of years, and you will be stinking for thousands of years."

"It is incumbent upon me to share my worries for the Lord. As for what to call infamy, let him go. ”

When it came to this relationship, there was no need for the two to say anything, and when Yang Chengzu quietly slipped out of the city gate, he couldn't help but glance back at the tall city wall, and secretly thought to himself that this city and the people in this city, if they knew what they had done, most of them would still say that I was a traitor, and would not think that I was a hero to protect the people. But so what? Who cares!