Zou Shiming and He Yugui are the most trusted businessmen by the emperor, and the relationship between them and many ministers in the court is good, when the iron-blooded army rose from Shannan West Road, they followed to do business, so many years have passed, the two have long become the leaders of the business community, it should be said that the emperor's attention to commerce and trade is also beyond their expectations, the emperor's familiarity with commerce and trade, but also makes them feel out of reach, so in the process of doing business, they are willing to support the emperor, for the implementation of many policies of the year, It is also an uncompromising execution.

The government does not interfere with the daily business behavior of merchants, and the focus is on collecting taxes to create good conditions for the development of commerce and trade, which also promotes the large-scale development of commerce and trade, and enters a period of prosperity that has never appeared before.

Based on the perspective of business, the emperor urged the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, by the businessmen of the prestige people into the Chamber of Commerce, management of business matters, including the competition and game between businessmen, all said that shopping malls are like battlefields, the game between commerce and trade is also cruel, Zou Shiming and He Yugui as the founders of the Chamber of Commerce, also spent a lot of effort, of course, the government is not to say that regardless of the competition between commerce, the emperor put forward a general idea, that is, the competition between commerce and trade, in general, to achieve openness and public justice, As for the merits, it is mainly the Chamber of Commerce that makes a decision.

It is also because of the emperor's support and trust in Zou Shiming and He Yugui and others that they can boldly manage business and trade affairs, and promote the Chamber of Commerce to really play a role.

After the emperor ascended the throne, although there were many things, he did not forget the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. The duties of the General Chamber of Commerce are mainly to coordinate the disputes between commerce and trade, and at the same time make their own analysis of major adjustment matters of commerce and trade, and provide decision-making suggestions for the imperial court.

The soon-to-be-established General Chamber of Commerce has attracted great attention from the government and the opposition.

Even if it was the original official of the capital. I also know that the tax on commerce and trade accounts for more than seventy percent of the total tax income of the Tang Dynasty, and the rich south focuses on the income from trade and trade taxes, and the south has also experienced a period of exemption from agricultural taxes for three years, so that the tax income from commerce and trade has become the support of the tax income of the imperial court.

It is not easy to achieve this step, and the contribution made by the Chamber of Commerce is huge. Commercial transactions mean the income of money, if there is no unified regulation, a variety of situations may arise, so the Chamber of Commerce in accordance with the requirements of the government. A strict system has been formulated to regulate the behavior of businessmen, after all, they are all business people who are familiar with the process of commerce. Therefore, many rules formulated by the Chamber of Commerce have convinced many businessmen.

It is also for this reason that the Chamber of Commerce was established. In the business world, there is a multi-party game.

Zou Shiming and He Yugui entered the General Chamber of Commerce, which is what everyone expects, and it will not cause much controversy, but in addition to the two of them, which representatives of the rest can enter the General Chamber of Commerce, which is debatable, and the imperial court has made public its meaning, the president of the General Chamber of Commerce, there are officials of the household department directly concurrently, which means that the general chamber of commerce will become the household department or the institution directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the authority will be greater in the future.

This makes many businessmen begin to pay attention to and compete, representatives of all parties of commerce, as well as representatives of chambers of commerce, are highly valued, hoping to have their own representatives into the general chamber of commerce, in the future of the general chamber of commerce to play a role, for a time, many businessmen gathered in the capital Chang'an, gearing up, each to find a relationship, hoping to have a place in the general chamber of commerce.

The management of commerce and trade, the relationship is the most important, the business on weekdays is so, the accumulation of wealth continues to grow and develop, those business is very big, there are some relationships, of course, the relationship is also strong and weak, if you can climb to the prime minister of the DPRK, there is no need to worry, you will definitely be able to enter the general chamber of commerce, after all, there are not many businessmen who can climb to the prime minister, more businessmen will look at the festival of the envoy, after all, business transactions and the tax income of the local government also have a great relationship.

This made the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce no less than the imperial examination held by the imperial court.

The first prime minister Cui Anqian, the household secretary Yu Chenghui and the Ministry of rites Cui Shenyou, came to the Zichen Palace, they were specially reported on the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce, and the three prime ministers came forward to report the matter, which shows that the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce has attracted special attention from the imperial court.

Cui Anqian is the first prime minister, and is responsible for the overall affairs of Shangshu Province, and the affairs of commerce and trade naturally fall under his jurisdiction, not to mention the household department Shangshu Yu Chenghui, as for the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cui Shenyou, because the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce involves the issue of the imperial court's related etiquette system, so it also needs to be coordinated.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others are concerned about the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce, and they thought that the establishment of the General Chamber of Commerce was logical, but who knew that this matter made the political hall very dangerous, and the envoys from all over the country sent letters recommending businessmen from all over the country to enter the General Chamber of Commerce, which is not very consistent with the decision of the political affairs hall, but the matter involves many festivals, and the political affairs hall cannot ignore it, so it is specially undertaken by His Majesty."

The decision of the government hall to deliberate, as well as the letters from the envoys of various places, had already been sent to the Zichen Palace.

Li Rupei looked at the three of them and slowly spoke.

"The competition for the quota of the General Chamber of Commerce, I already know, you are all from the Southern Province Daxing Taifu to the capital, the local festival envoys have also followed me for many years, I know the importance of commerce and trade, I strive to promote the prosperity of commerce, the main purpose is to let the trade of trade support the tax revenue of the imperial court, so as to reduce agricultural taxes, reduce the burden of farmers, so that the Tang Dynasty continues to prosper, but to achieve this goal, it will take time, the establishment of this general merchant, the importance of the businessmen, is still reasonable, many festivals have also paid attention to it, That means my purpose has been achieved. ”

"In order to develop local commerce, the local festival envoys attach great importance to commerce and trade, which is a good thing, but the political hall discusses business and trade matters from the perspective of the imperial court and occupies the height of the Tang Dynasty, which is not understandable to the local festival envoys, so the political affairs hall discusses business and trade matters, and gives due consideration to the opinions of the festival degree, but it cannot be inclined to the interests of the locality."

"I carefully read the letters written to you by the envoys of the festival degrees in various places, and some of them are reasonable, for example, Lu Guangqi, the envoy of the Lingnan festivals, proposed in the letter that the number of overseas businessmen is huge, and there should be representatives of overseas businessmen in the general chamber of commerce, which must be considered, and the number of overseas businessmen has reached 500,000 people, so many businessmen and their families, if there is no representative of them in the general chamber of commerce, this is not appropriate."

"There are also sections to make their opinions inappropriate, for example, the Longyou section of the degree of Lu Sheng'an's suggestion, the Tang Thirteen Dao and Jingzhao Mansion to divide the quota, each place into the Chamber of Commerce of the number of people is basically the same, this is not appropriate, I know Lu Sheng'an's thoughts, the north of the trade, far less than the south, if according to the strength of commerce, the north can enter the Chamber of Commerce of the number of people, is obviously less than the south, but this is the actual situation, it is impossible to avoid, the degree of development of the north's commerce, far less than the south, the amount of the Chamber of Commerce, It should be biased towards the south. ”

"I once said that in business, over the years, commerce and trade have prospered and developed, and the role of the Chamber of Commerce is huge, and the ministers of the court have suggested that the chamber of commerce should be directly governed by the government at all levels, I do not agree with this opinion, the layman manages the affairs of the insider, do not appear, that will be more and more chaotic, and will not be able to grasp the essentials, Yu Ge Lao should remember that the president of the General Chamber of Commerce sent by the household department must be proficient in business and trade affairs, and the representatives of the General Chamber of Commerce must be convinced by speaking and doing things, so as to be able to truly manage the General Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the imperial court."

"The government hall to discuss the business and trade and the general chamber of commerce, on the whole, there are also areas that need to be improved, I don't say much about the specific matters, the government hall to grasp its own, the fifth day of the first month of June is the day of the establishment of the general chamber of commerce, it has been less than two months, before the government hall makes a final decision, you can properly solicit the advice of the businessman, the matter is important, can not be delayed." ……

After Yu Chenghui and Cui Shenyou left, Cui Anqian stayed.

Li Rupei looked at Cui Anqian's almost all of his white hair and sighed.

"Father-in-law should pay more attention to his body, he has worked too hard all these years, especially after coming to the capital, I learned from the queen that my father-in-law sleeps less than three hours a day, and many times he rests in the Shangshu Provincial Office, and his diet is not guaranteed, so it can't go on like this, I am so young, and it is difficult to bear it for a few months, not to mention that my father-in-law is old, I can't do without my father-in-law's assistance, and Datang can't do without my father-in-law's hard work."

Cui Anqian hurriedly stood up and prepared to salute.

Li Rupei walked down the steps and held Cui Anqian down.

"Here is my father-in-law and I, so I don't need those polite etiquette, I have received a lot of twists and turns, saying that the power controlled by the famous family is too great, but how do they know that the ministers around me are tired and tired, where do they think of anything about glory and wealth, I think that as long as the Tang Dynasty can be prosperous, the ministers should enjoy glory and wealth."

Cui Anqian's lips twitched, and he finally spoke.

"It doesn't matter if the minister's body is good, Your Majesty must take care, the image of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has begun to appear, the minister dares to assert that it will not take ten years, the Tang Dynasty will create an unprecedented prosperity scene, and the minister can contribute to this, I am deeply honored."

"Borrow your auspicious words, I also think that day will come as soon as possible, this is the thousand-year-old ginseng that I got from overseas businessmen, after my father-in-law went back, I boiled and drank it, nourishing my body, I can only watch you work hard, I am the same as you, I am tired and unbearable, sometimes I am thinking, Qinghe Cui's family was tied up by me, like an old scalper, hard work, maybe the day when the Tang Dynasty is really prosperous will come, and the people of the world will be able to understand." (To be continued......)