When it comes to collusion between officials and businessmen, the first thought that comes to mind may be bribery, or buying shares to make money together.

Of course, there is, but the method adopted by the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan is more long-term, more hidden, and more effective, that is, to run academies and subsidize students.

On the surface, donating to education is to do good deeds, and doing good deeds will bring a good reputation. But this is not the main purpose, but a long-term investment.

Among the students sponsored by wealthy businessmen, there will definitely be titles on the gold list and officials in the future. Even if it's just a promotion, you can only be a local petty official. For wealthy businessmen, it is also a return on investment, which will be rewarded.

The reason is very simple, after the students who have received financial assistance become officials, they will often give some convenience to businessmen out of gratitude.

It can be a gesture at first, such as proper care within reason.

But over time, closer ties will be formed, and inextricable relationships will be born. In the end, officials and businessmen are likely to collude together to form a community of interests.

And the benefits of this are obvious, and the cost of currying is much lower than pay-as-you-go.

In layman's terms, sending charcoal in the snow when people are not developing is much stronger and more effective than waiting until he is developed and then icing on the cake.

It's really a far-sighted and steady investment, Zhu Youxiao simply admires it.

You think, the origin of a scholar or an official family, or the son of a merchant, does not need to be funded, and there is also a connection with the merchant.

As for the poor students, the college can have room and board, and there are famous teachers, which must be quite tempting.

But who would have thought that behind the donation and education support, there would be such a long-term and shrewd calculation?

I went, and I didn't even think of it before!

If you can afford to spend time and money, and endure your temperament, this is an investment that lasts for more than ten years, or even decades, before it is possible to see benefits!

Seizure of academies? Zhu Youxiao immediately shook his head and denied this idea.

No matter what the purpose or calculation is behind it, the positive significance of donating to education cannot be denied. Waste food because of choking, or not.

Think about it again, let me think again, there must be something in this that I can't understand from this point of view.

Well, then try to think from the perspective of a businessman and see if you can get the answer!

Empathy is what Zhu Youxiao is good at, and he has also gained a lot of inspiration and inspiration.

As soon as he "changed" himself into a businessman, Wang Tiqian was sent into the list of Jinke Wu Jinshi.

Zhu Youxiao stroked his forehead helplessly, and turned back into the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme.

The township test, the meeting test, the palace test, and the rules of martial arts were finally determined. Although it is formal, Zhu Youxiao is no longer as hands-on as he was in the spring.

The propaganda effect of buying horse bones has appeared, and the internal money is used to pay the passage fee for the martial arts, which makes the martial arts examination of the current branch in scale and ranked first in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao didn't worry about admitting too many people and had no place to place them.

At present, the restructuring of the new army is still very sloppy, and the training in martial arts and the replenishment of a large number of grassroots officers in the new army will greatly enhance the overall quality of the new army.

Knowledge is power, and Zhu Youxiao firmly believes in this.

The end of cold weapons, or even their disappearance, is an unchangeable historical trend; In the hot weapon war, the level of cultural knowledge of officers is even higher.

Looking at the list, Zhu Youxiao hopes to find one or two celebrities for key training. But after watching it for a long time, he was a little disappointed.

I don't know Ha......

In addition to this, Zhu Youxiao's gaze stopped at a name. It's a little familiar, the young emperor frowned, speculating if it was that guy's dead ghost old bean.

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The Young Emperor was speculating about others, and others were also pondering him.

In Xu Guangqi's mansion in the capital, Sun Yuanhua and Li Tianjing were talking about work and discussing matters with Xu Guangqi.

The emperor had already set up a calendar bureau, and Xu Guangqi, as the organizer and leader of the calendar, naturally had to put all his energy on compiling the calendar.

Moreover, Xu Guangqi's wish was to compile an almanac that integrated the advantages of Chinese and Western calendars and reached the highest scientific level at that time.

This will not only involve translating some Western astronomical books, but also manufacturing instruments and equipment for observations, and making a large number of calculations.

For this reason, he felt that there was no extra time to take care of other things, so he had to explain it clearly to Sun Yuanhua, who was already able to provoke the beam.

Li Tianjing, on the other hand, is the deputy leader of the Historical Bureau and will assist Xu Guangqi in completing the compilation of the almanac.

"A certain and Changde have roughly calculated, and I am afraid that it will take at least five or six years to compile the almanac." Xu Guangqi stroked his beard and said to Sun Yuanhua: "The work of the Weapons and Gunpowder Bureau and the Steelmaking Bureau will be undertaken by Chuyang alone. ”

Sun Yuanhua arched his hand and said: "Students can save it." The teacher should concentrate on completing the almanac, and leave the rest of the work to the students, so that they should do their best and not involve the teacher's energy. ”

Xu Guangqi smiled and said, "You don't have to bow down to everything, it's too tiring." Promote more officials and talents to share the burden for you. Long live you still have great faith in you, and if something is difficult to decide, I will ask for instructions on the sparse question book. ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded yes, and asked with some doubts: "Teacher, do you know when Banzai dabbled in Western studies and understood it deeply?" ”

Xu Guangqi hesitated, looked at Li Tianjing, and when he saw him shaking his head gently, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "I don't know what this is." However, there are some personal conjectures. ”

Waving his hand, Xu Guangqi felt that it was a little disrespectful to talk about long live like this, and continued: "Well, it's just speculation, don't say it." ”

"What's the point of Lord Xu talking about it?" Li Tianjing said with a smile: "There are also rumors among Western missionaries, saying that there are either British people around Long Live or people from Europe. ”

Xu Guangqi shook his head and said: "How can the British be by Banzai's side, if there is, it is really impossible to hide; There is a slight possibility, but there is no evidence. According to a certain opinion, Banzai may have read Western books and had contact with people who sold the sea and knew Spanish. ”

After stopping and thinking about it, Xu Guangqi said: "In addition, it is long live Tianzi who is extremely intelligent and has excellent understanding. ”

As he spoke, he spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Is there any other explanation?" ”

Li Tianjing nodded again and again and said, "That's true. I can't think of any other reason, I can only say that it is talented. From Banzai's good at ingenuity, you can also see one or two of the ultimate intelligence. ”

Xu Guangqi looked at Sun Yuanhua and said earnestly: "If you don't say it, don't ask, and it's not good to ask for advice in person." Chu Yang, your character knows that he must have done this. ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded with a wry smile and said, "Long live tolerance, I didn't answer, and I didn't condemn you." The students will not dare in the future. ”

"If you have any questions, you can go to the question book, and if you give guidance, you will follow it." Xu Guangqi said slowly: "Long live if there is no way, you will solve it yourself." ”

Sun Yuanhua arched his hand and said, "The student understands. ”

Li Tianjing said with a smile: "Lord Xu doesn't have to be too harsh on Chuyang, he is studious and inquisitive, and he may believe in Chuyang because of this!" It may not be appropriate to ask in person, but it should be okay to ask for advice in the question book. ”

Xu Guangqi blinked his eyes slowly, didn't say anything, and acquiesced.

Sun Yuanhua knew that the teacher was not sure, so he didn't ask any more questions, and instead diverted the topic, "Now in addition to building weapons, it is to mint silver coins, and the students are sure to do a good job, and the teacher can only rest assured that he will revise the almanac." ”

"Minting silver coins is a major event for the country, and although there is no urgency, we must be more careful." Xu Guangqi admonished: "There are many Xiyi silver coins on the southeast coast, and they gradually enter the interior. In the long run, it will not be good for me. ”

Sun Yuanhua respectfully agreed, and the three of them casually talked about other things.

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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with the prosperity of maritime trade, silver dollars minted from the West began to flow in. Because of the popularity of tea, porcelain and silk, that is, the increase in trade surplus, the number and variety of foreign silver dollars also increased.

In the beginning, foreign silver dollars were traded by weight and fineness.

Later, because of the stable fineness, uniform weight, and ease of use, the silver dollar was liked by domestic merchants, and they were willing to exchange every two pieces of sterling silver for a silver dollar with a purity of about 90 percent and a weight of about seven yuan.

In the long run, such an exchange will inevitably lead to the outflow of domestic silver, which will seriously infringe on the economy of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao accelerated the pace of abolishing the two yuan and changing the yuan. At the same time, preparations for the Imperial Bank are in full swing.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, since foreign silver dollars can be accepted by merchants on the southeast coast. According to their fineness and weight, there is no reason why the Ming Dynasty will be boycotted and cannot be circulated.

Of course, traditional thinking and habits will still exist for a period of time, that is, the transition period of the use of both yuan, but the impact should not be large.

Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhu Youxiao was quite cautious, and the branches of the Imperial Bank were only set up in these four places in the first batch.

For the time being, the mint will only be set up in Beijing, and more mints may be built in Tianjin and Shanghai in the future.

The plan has been completed, but what makes Zhu Youxiao feel difficult is the lack of economic talents.

There is no problem with the civil officials in the court discussing poetry and songs, and splendid articles, but when it comes to finance and economy, few people can understand it.

Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to recruit talents from private money shops and silver accounts, and then train them to become staff members of the Imperial Bank.

And the first president of the Imperial Bank also gave Zhu Youxiao a headache, who made Ming Guo so few officials who are good at economics and financial management!

After thinking about it, he could only transfer Jin Fu Bi Ziyan back. Although it is not now, Zhu Youxiao has already explained to Bi Ziyan through the channel of secret music.

For example, the business scope and operational characteristics of the Imperial Bank were all written by Zhu Youxiao himself and have been studied and perfected by many people.

After Bi Ziyan understood the emperor's general idea of the imperial bank, he must have done a lot of homework and made a lot of suggestions to the emperor's secret recital.

After such communication, Zhu Youxiao relieved himself and sent Li Banghua to Tianjin to familiarize himself with the work and prepare for the handover with Bi Ziyan.