Chapter 076: Doing Business with the Emperor
Tian Ergeng hurriedly entered the palace, the emperor was playing on Qionghua Island in Xiyuan, after so long, Zhu Youxiao hadn't walked around the imperial city yet!
The weather was excellent this morning, the sky was blue, and white clouds drifted overhead. The sky in the capital looked much lower, as if the cloud top was not far overhead.
Tian Ergeng saw from a distance that the emperor was wearing a regular suit, holding a paper fan in his hand, and calmly admiring the surrounding scene, really handsome and chic. Such years are really enviable.
"Tian Aiqing, what's going on in such a hurry?" Zhu Youxiao saw Tian Ergeng running over in a hurry, and asked Tian Ergeng with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has just received a report that the merchants of Tongzhou and this Jin merchant are going to join forces to run the Royal Bank?" Tian Ergeng hurriedly said after saluting.
Suddenly, Zhu Youxiao was not calm, and exclaimed: "What? How dare they run on the Royal Bank?
Spicy next door, who gave their dog gall? β
"I heard from the businessman who reported that it was Li Sancai's idea." Tian Ergeng said.
"This killer, what kind of bullshit sage books you read, there is only one belly left of the evil sect, and I won't be at ease when I die." Zhu Youxiao snapped the paper fan together, and really wanted to drag Li Sancai up from below and beat him up, but Li Sancai, the old guy, was dead.
Zhu Youxiao patted the paper fan on his hand, and after half a sound, he asked Tian Ergeng: "When will those Tongzhou merchants and Jin merchants start?" β
"The Tongzhou businessman who reported it said that he was afraid of leaking, so he refused to speak, saying that he wanted to see His Majesty." Tian Ergeng said.
"In that case, bring him here!" Zhu Youxiao commanded.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tian Ergeng immediately asked people to bring the Tongzhou businessman, Zhu Youxiao was not in a hurry, sat at the stone table in the pavilion, beckoned Tian Ergeng to sit down, and greeted Tian Ergeng: "Aiqing taste, this is the lychee that Fujian tribute." β
There are a lot of lychees on the table, as an emperor, there are a lot of tributes from all over the world, and these tributes are managed by Guanglu Temple.
However, Zhu Youxiao's cheap Laozi Zhu Changluo was killed by the 'red pill' presented by Li Kezhuo, the young secretary of Guanglu Temple, Zhu Youxiao is no longer so trusting in Guanglu Temple, these tributes are carefully eaten and careful, so as not to be accidentally hit. Don't worry about this seasonal fruit.
"How dare Weichen, and when Weichen came, he was already full, and his stomach was a little swollen." Tian Ergeng hurriedly excused himself, this is not good for eating lychees in front of the emperor, and the juice in one hand and mouth will be more than good. Zhu Youxiao saw that Tian Ergeng couldn't let go, so he instructed Yang Guang: "Go and pack some lychees, and take them back to eat when Tian Aiqing leaves in a while." β
"Your Majesty." Tian Ergeng hurriedly thanked him, the lychee itself is indeed not worth a few dollars, but it is a heart, and it is fake to say that he is not moved. At the same time, Tian Ergeng's mind is also extremely active, and now the saint will only become an adult next year, which is the stage of strong energy, and he pays attention to health preservation and exercise, and his reign will definitely not be short.
Although the emperor is young now, he is well versed in human affairs, and as long as things are done well, he is not stingy in rewarding at all. And less than a year after succeeding to the throne, he will already master the essence of power.
The most important thing is that those who don't know the emperor, who can know that the emperor is now walking on thin ice to maintain the stability of this empire. Although it is rumored that the emperor is greedy outside, Tian Ergeng does things for the emperor every day, how can he not feel the emperor's caution in dealing with the interests of the people? And the silver he got was basically used to maintain the expenses of the Ming Dynasty.
Such a holy king, if he doesn't follow closely, he is really blind. Tian Ergeng, who was born in a scholarly family, has accepted the idea of loyalty since he was a child, and such an emperor is the object of loyalty. As the so-called convincing people with virtue, everyone has some arrogance, especially scholars, if you want to convince people, you must first have convincing virtues, obviously Zhu Youxiao has done a good job in this regard. If it were a straw bale emperor, Tian Ergeng might really be perfunctory.
After a while, I saw a fat man being brought in. This fat man is in his thirties, white and clean, but he looks dull and naΓ―ve. The three big words 'honest man' were almost written on his face.
"The grass people meet the emperor, long live our emperor." When the fat man saw the emperor, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted, looking clumsy.
"Let's get flat!" Zhu Youxiao was amused and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty." The fat man stood up, even bowing slightly, looking restrained. Zhu Youxiao smiled and asked, "Who are you?" β
"The grass people have 10,000 yuan, and the people of Tongzhou have been doing business for generations." The fat man replied. Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing when he heard it, Qian Yuanyuan, this name is really straightforward enough, fully reflecting his family values. After laughing, Zhu Youxiao asked calmly: "Tongzhou merchants and Jin merchants want to run the Royal Bank, is there a problem?" β
"Your Majesty, it is true, the grass people have heard it with their own ears in Li Sancai's mansion. After Li Sancai was questioned by His Majesty, the grass people cheekily participated in the plan, and finally found out their full plan. Qian Wanyuan replied.
"So when are they going to do it? In what way? Zhu Youxiao asked.
"Your Majesty, the Tongzhou Chamber of Commerce and the Shanxi Ticket Number are ready to join forces to transfer 20 million taels of silver, and then deposit them in the Royal Bank one after another. When the Royal Bank has lent out the silver, there is a run. At the same time, the rumors were widely spread, causing the people to run. The specific hands-on time is within the month. Qian Fat replied.
"Very good, if you can come and report it, it will be a great achievement. What reward do you want? Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile, also a little eager to see what kind of choice this stupid fat man would have.
"Don't reward the grass people." Qian Fatzi replied, which made Zhu Youxiao stunned, and Qian Fatzi continued: "The grass people just want to do business with the emperor. β
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile and asked, "Why do you want to do business with me?" β
"Because His Majesty not only does business, but also makes money. Doing business with Maxi Γ can not only make money, but also be steady. The fat man replied directly, but he looked very honest.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but put away his contempt, it was obvious that this fat man was very shrewd. Whoever thinks he is a fool may become a fool himself.
The reason why Qian Wanyuan wants to do business with the emperor is also to see that the royal capital has an unparalleled innate advantage. To put it bluntly, this is an official-based country, and the imperial power is the pinnacle of official-based power. The official standard can easily monopolize a certain business, which means huge profits.
In the past, the Ming royal family did not play with capital, so it had little impact on businessmen. Since Zhu Youxiao came to power, Tong GuΓ² established the Daming Royal Bank, as well as a joint venture with private capital, which has formed the royal capital. Although the royal capital is not very strong, it can easily complete the incubation process under the protection of the imperial power, and once it has passed the capital incubation stage, it will become a huge capital group.
It was precisely after seeing the birth of this royal interest group that Qian Wanyuan was very shrewd to realize that it was difficult for private capital to compete with royal capital. Even if the Royal Bank can be temporarily closed, it will only slow down the growth of the Royal Capital. In the end, private businessmen will be shrouded in the shadow of royal capital.
Qian Wanyuan, who was aware of the crisis, not only saw the danger, but also saw the opportunity. Royal capital is in the incubation stage at this time, and it is in a period when it needs to absorb the power of private capital, and at this time, as long as you are willing to spend your brains, it is relatively easy to become an imperial businessman. Once the incubation is successful, it is unavoidable to transform into a red-top businessman. And with money and fat people, today's emperor is a very good businessman. Since you know how to do business, you are a fellow believer, and you will not do stupid things like killing chickens and taking eggs, and it is obviously very safe to do business with the emperor. And the Tongzhou businessman planned to run the royal bank, but it became an opportunity for the fat man to get on the line with the emperor, and the wishful thinking of the fat man was a crackling sound, and he sold the Tongzhou Chamber of Commerce without hesitation.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Qian Fatzi and thought about it, and when Qian Fatzi saw that the emperor didn't speak, his heart suddenly became nervous, and his back was already wet with sweat.
After half a ring, Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth and said, "The imperial merchant is not something that anyone can do if they want to, what do you think of the imperial merchant?" β
Zhu Youxiao is very cautious about the acquisition of private capital, if the royal capital is made into mud and sand, it will not only fail to achieve the expected results, but may also be pulled back. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was not in a hurry to agree, but was careful about the fat man. PS: The second update arrives, ask for a ticket. It's going to be two shifts today, and I'm going to adjust my state.