Chapter 242: Touching Interests

"Look at the masters who won the grand prize in that competition, they can be regarded as having a firm foothold in the capital!"

"I heard that I have taken my family to settle in the capital, and in a few years, I am afraid that it will also be the capital and the famous Qing noble family, which is really enviable."

"Envy is envy, don't think about it if you are superfluous, I heard the master who taught us the craft say that although the adults in Beijing have arrangements, they don't seem to plan to transfer us to the capital."

"Instead, there are other plans! And I see, it seems that another adult from the Ministry of Industry has come to our state and county, and in the past few days, he is still recruiting people, preparing for the people to build a government. ”

"I don't know what I'm going to do, tsk......tt"

Factories under the control of the imperial court were also ready to be built.

After the factory was built, it had to be equipped with all kinds of facilities, which were built by folk craftsmen, from wooden spinning machines to iron furnaces.

Chen Mu sent someone to arrange it early.

Since it is the news of the decree that has been delegated to the bottom, it is naturally impossible to hide it.

It didn't take long for the news that Chen Mu was preparing to start preparing for various government bureaus, and it also spread among the people.

Hearing that Chen Mu was preparing for the Tea Bureau, the Spinning Layout, the Yarn Making Bureau and the Porcelain Refining Bureau, there were countless discussions among the people.

Some people say that Chen Mu is doing this too much to work the people and lose money.

They also didn't understand what Chen Mu's purpose was, after all, the people of the people were already able to be self-sufficient.

Then train talents, arrange them into that government bureau, and let them coordinate the spinning and casting of iron.

And putting the cloth and ironware that had been produced into the hands of the common people would not make the price of the things made by the folk craftsmen lower?

Someone realized this and immediately wanted to enter the Kyoto table.

After Chen Mu also sent people to fight his popular opinion, he learned the thoughts of the people.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, the worries of those people are not superfluous, after all, now the people of our Great Xia can live and work in peace and contentment, and the money in their hands is enough for them to buy cloth and ironware."

"If you arrange more manpower and set up a government bureau to refine more iron tools, make more cloth, and put it into the people......

"Wouldn't that cut off the way back for folk craftsmen? And then there are the big merchants, if they know that you are going to rob them of their business, they are afraid that they will make a fuss! ”

The reason why Chen Mu did this was to hold the lifeblood related to the people's livelihood in his own hands.

And now, when he heard a courtier say this, Chen Mu also nodded quietly.

Of course, he understood this truth, and he also knew that if he planned to do so, he would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the private merchants.

But he had already figured out how to deal with it.

When his henchmen stepped forward worriedly, ready to continue persuasion, Chen Mu waved his hand indifferently and said.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own arrangements."

When the courtiers saw Chen Mu say this, they became more and more confused.

What arrangements can be made?

If the merchants from all over the world were united, it would have an impact on them, the people of the big families, and even the people of the royal family.

Someone hesitated to step forward, but Chen Mu frowned impatiently, signaling that they didn't have to continue talking nonsense.

Seeing this, the ministers finally retreated uneasily.

Chen Mu sighed and shook his head silently.

He had long expected this, and as early as when he set up training offices in various places, there was already a noise from the people.

The merchant clan, who already had a keen sense of smell, had already sensed that something was wrong.

After all, arranging for poor students to enter the government to learn crafts can be regarded as increasing competitors for those businessmen.

If any of those students have a business mind and want to use their own skills to engage in business, it will naturally take away the cake of those businessmen.

Because the decree was issued by Chen Mu and the courtiers were pressing, those merchants and clans did not dare to make trouble because they were afraid of the power of the court and officials.

Until now, as soon as the establishment of the factory came out, those business ministers finally couldn't sit still.

Chen Mu guessed that it would not be long before the non-governmental chambers of commerce in various places would unite.

Either strike, or overstock the goods in their hands and do not continue to sell.

With the intention of raising the price of various items, he expressed his opposition and dissatisfaction to the imperial court.

It's just that Chen Mu already had plans and intentions, and he didn't plan to go head-to-head with those people from the merchant clan.

Because he also knows that in addition to these big families in Beijing, there are also those famous families in a state and county.

The composition of the common people, except for the peasants, is the merchants.

Under such circumstances, if the interests of those merchants are really touched and the dissatisfaction of those merchants is aroused, they will never give up.

This offense is the offense that offends half of the common people.

Chen Mu is not a fool, and he also knows that although most of the private merchants are retail investors.

However, most of those retail investors obey the orders of the major chambers of commerce, and those non-governmental chambers of commerce have a great deal of voice among the people.

If he really ignored the voices of those merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, and insisted on going his own way, those merchants would definitely make a fuss and make the whole Great Xia chicken dog restless.

Although Bactria was still a traditional ancient state, the status of the merchants was not high.

But in the final analysis, merchants were the richest of the hundreds of people in Great Xia.

The officials of the DPRK and China have authority, but they are not as rich as the merchants.

If those businessmen used the money in their hands to bribe the officials of the court and the central government, intending to block him, then Chen Mu would not be happy.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what exactly are you going to do? Now, as soon as this decree is promulgated, the people of the DPRK and China are in turmoil, and everyone does not know what to do. ”

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a way, you should release the rumor in advance to appease people's hearts......"

An attendant tentatively stepped forward and said so.

When Chen Mu heard his entourage say this, he shook his head quietly, he thought about it for a while, and simply spoke.

"Don't be in a hurry to release the rumors, as soon as the establishment of the factory comes out, it will cause dissatisfaction among the private businessmen."

"But those people are hindered by the suppression of the magnates in Beijing and the power of the imperial court, so they should not dare to react immediately."

"Most of them still have to wait and see, but although they don't dare to react, the other wave of people is afraid that they won't be able to hide......"

When Chen Mu said this, his eyes flashed slightly, and the smile on his face deepened a little.

When the entourage saw Chen Mu like this, he was stunned, and frowned in some surprise, not understanding what Chen Mu meant by this.

Chen Mu saw that his entourage looked confused, so he waved his hand and said.

"Let's wait for now, I've already arranged for dealing with that group of people."

"Next, just watch the play with a cold eye, I want to see how big a splash those people are going to make."

"By the way, go down and prepare, and in two days, I will go on a visit to Meijun and other locations."