"Yunnan has a vast territory, complex landforms, and great differences in climate, with long winters and no summers in northwest Yunnan, and shorter springs and autumns; Southern Yunnan and southwest Yunnan have long summers and no winters, which are hotter than Lingnan; Like this eastern Yunnan region, there is no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and the four seasons are like spring. Zhu Zhen explained to everyone:

"Mosquitoes in this climate will not freeze to death, although there are much fewer mosquitoes than in summer and autumn, but we still have to pay attention, otherwise it will be troublesome to have malaria."

"Hey, thank you for the reminder, let's go back and get a mosquito-proof sachet to hang up." The big ones laughed hurriedly.

"I've got it ready for you." Zhu Zhen beckoned, and the palace maids served beautifully embroidered sachets on the tray, which was the craftsmanship of the palace knitting bureau at a glance.

Of course, no matter how beautiful it is, it's just a sachet. But the most important thing is the heart, which shows that the prince has them in his heart. After thanking the dogs, they happily wore them on the spot, and they accepted their respective gift lists.

Their gifts are not as improvisable as the sixth child, they are all bloody. And they are all kinds of medicinal materials, farm tools, improved seeds, etc., which are the most valuable of which are 100,000 cattle!

Zhu Zhen was overjoyed when he saw this: "Good guy, good guy!" You're really a charcoal in the snow! Where did so many cattle come from, wouldn't it be a litter of cattle in Jiangnan? ”

"Haha, of course not, our farm in Huguang Jiangxi has been in dire need of cattle from the beginning, and it costs a lot of money every year to buy it from the dealers. A few years ago, we discussed setting up cattle farms in each province. In the meantime, the original 20,000 cows have already laid two or three calves. If you buy some from all over the country, you will definitely send 100,000 cattle to the prince within a year. ”

"Okay, far-sighted, farming cattle is a good business in these years, which can not only support the great immigration of the imperial court, help the people to reclaim the famine, but also have a considerable income. We have to do this kind of good business that benefits the country and the people, both public and private, so who will say that businessmen seek personal interests without regard for justice? ”

After a pause, he continued: "We must reverse this prejudice, for in the king's view, merchants and commerce are equally fundamental to the state!" Take Yunnan as an example, without the logistics of businessmen in the world, how can it be possible to build Yunnan well by relying only on the strength of the imperial court itself? ”

"Merchants will transport Yunnan's native products out, bring in goods from outside, and let the goods circulate, so that the economy can prosper and the people can live a good life!" Therefore, this king insists that instead of suppressing business, we must unswervingly adhere to mercantilism! ”

"Mercantilism?" It was the first time that the big dogs heard this word from the mouth of the prince.

Zhu Zhen explained the gist of mercantilism to them, and said sonorously:

"The mercantilism of this king is not only to improve the status of merchants and commerce, but also to the way to get rich for the whole country, and to pay more attention to the growth of the wealth of the whole people! In the past, the interests of the state, the people, and the businessmen were always not aligned, and one party benefited and the other two parties suffered...... Of course, the people are always among the losers. ”

"But mercantilism through constant trade and plunder...... Well, development, so that the state, businessmen and even ordinary people, have reaped huge benefits from it. The autocratic royal power, private interests and the interests of the nation-state are very effectively combined, so there will be a strong centripetal force, and then the country will be strong, the people will be rich, and the status of businessmen will naturally rise! ”

"This win-win-win situation, in turn, will promote mercantilism to become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and thus completely change the world!" Zhu Zhen waved his hands vigorously and said with great incendiary power:

"And you, my friends, you will be the real protagonists!!"

"Uh-huh!" The big dog families listened to the blood boiling, they were already prosperous because of trade, they have earned enough money for eight lifetimes, and now they are pursuing a higher status.

In the past, there were two ways to achieve this, one was to send children to study, hire famous teachers for them, and use money to make a name for themselves; The second is to seek a career for himself through donations or bribes.

But the first one is too difficult, and the second one is looked down upon behind people's backs. And even the first one is a kind of self-dwarfing – because the path itself is a proof that businessmen are inferior to officials.

There will even be a scene of the son of an official looking down on the businessman's father.

So listening to the prince's clear banner of mercantilism, can they not be overjoyed? I suddenly felt that the 100,000 cows were too worthwhile!

Zhu Zhen didn't trust them so much before, and his own position could not be said to be stable, and he was always facing the total number of civil officials, of course, he couldn't talk casually.

But now he is the king of Yunnan, who is far away from the emperor of the sky, and in Yunnan, he can say whatever he wants and do whatever he wants. Even if it causes a little noise in the capital, it can be all like a fly buzzing and ignore it.

At this time, Zhu Zhen made his position clear. Of course, it is also because at this stage, it is no longer so useful to use money to attract these big dogs.

Some higher pursuits are needed now to unite the hearts and minds in order for them to rally around themselves.

"We are willing to sacrifice everything for the ideals of the prince!" Gu Yuanchen and the others stood up and clenched their fists and made a generous statement: "It is incumbent on you to smear your liver and brains!" ”

"Haha, let's do something in Yunnan first, and see what it can become with a group of businessmen!" Zhu Zhen said loudly: "Wait until the day when Yunnan becomes the second Jiangnan, who will dare to say that businessmen have misled the country?" ”

"Okay, let's all listen to the prince, and the prince will say what to do!" The big dogs asked.

But well-behaved like Gu Yuanchen, Cheng Qian and others, they asked more considerately:

"Lord Wang, it costs a lot of money to develop Yunnan, right? The prince has always disliked the use of strong, and the cost must be very large. We have made some money with the prince over the years, and we can give it away. ”

"Yes, yes, the prince will make a specific number." The big dogs hurriedly agreed, lest the slow expression of the statement would make the prince feel reluctant.

That skillful appearance is quite distressing......

"Hahaha, no. To be precise, you don't need to pay directly, let's just do business, so that everyone can make money! Zhu Zhen was unusual, and did not ask for money directly.

"You're welcome, isn't our money your money? Just use it! "The more he does this, the more generous the dogs become.

"Haha, I really don't need to." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "This time to develop Yunnan, this king must find a set of effective models, so that it can be copied elsewhere in the future."

"No matter what the model, the loss-making business will not last long. For the sake of my sixth child's face, everyone is willing to pay this money. Then in the future, after the third, fourth, eight, and tenth will be overseas, everyone may not be willing to pay this money, right? ”

"Hey...... hey," the big dogs laughed, of course. They are willing to give the sixth child money, because the sixth child makes them earn more, and they are just as dime as they are when they change others.

"So this king has to find a set of effective models, so that everyone can't lose money. Everyone has to earn, things can last for a long time, right? Zhu Zhen said.

"Yes, yes, then how can we make everyone money?" The big dog asked busily.

"Do you still need to ask me? Can you not know? There are only three kinds of deals that Yunnan can handle. Zhu Zhen smiled faintly.

"Yes, one is Yunnan copper, one is well salt, and the other is tea horse." The big dogs nodded. As the prince said, they are also interested in these three businesses.

(End of chapter)

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