Goods are commodities because they are used for sale. Moreover, commodities have to be circulated. There are many commodities, like raw silk, and the purchase of these things from silkworm farmers is just the beginning. Raw silk is processed into silk and other goods, and then resold to complete the distribution process. Although the royal family controlled many weaving factories, because these weaving factories had to supply the needs of the royal family and Beijing, they generally needed fine raw silk. Not to mention whether the quality of the raw silk purchased in large quantities in Zhejiang can meet the needs of the royal family, just such a huge quantity is already a headache. Since the various weaving factories controlled by the royal family only need to supply the royal family, the scale is not very large, and naturally it is impossible to process such a large amount of raw silk into products. Moreover, after the products are produced, it is impossible for the royal family to take over them all, and even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a certain market, how can it be compared with the Hui Merchants Association, which specializes in it? You must know that the commercial tentacles of the General Association of Huizhou Entrepreneurs are not only domestic, but also as far as Europa, India, Japan, Luzon and many other regions, after all, the huge consumer market is the basic requirement for a large number of goods to be sold.

That is to say, on the one hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is far from being able to compete with the General Association of Huizhou Merchants in terms of production and sales, and even if it relies on a strong economic backing to compete with the General Association of Huizhou Merchants, it is difficult to win. Because the people of the Hui Merchants Association own a large number of factories, their cost prices are much lower, unless the Ministry of Internal Affairs also invests in the construction of a large number of factories, and this will inevitably require a lot of funds.

Therefore, Yin Jishan finally gave Kangxi a solution to the problem: find a way to let those silkworm farmers change to other industries. However, the teenager also pointed out that although this would save the internal government from having to invest a lot of money every year to buy raw silk that was of little use to itself, it would also reduce the tax revenue of Zhejiang Province a lot. Moreover, let a large number of silkworm farmers change to other industries. This may not only reduce the income of silkworm farmers, but also still require the imperial court to invest a lot of money to complete this matter.

In addition, on the issue of grain, Yin Jishan also gave Kangxi a sentence: Zhejiang is a large grain-producing province, and temporary fluctuations in grain prices cannot hurt its roots. So, it won't be long before food prices there will return to their original levels.

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"Is it really necessary to make the court bow to a group of businessmen?"

Returning to the Forbidden City from Fei Mansion, Kangxi took away the three ministers of the upper study. But he hid in the dormitory of the Qianqing Palace and thought hard. Originally, the purpose of his visit to Old Man Fei was for the sake of Zhejiang. Since Wang Weihe withdrew all his business in Zhejiang at once, he must have made up his mind to stand up for his shopkeeper. And with the strength of the Hui Chamber of Commerce led by Wang Weihe, if it really insists on doing it, the Zhejiang government may be difficult to deal with. Moreover, Kangxi is also afraid that the officials in Zhejiang will make some stupid moves in a mess, in that case, I am afraid that there will be more difficult consequences to deal with. And the capital can have some ways to deal with this kind of business-related things, and Old Man Fei is definitely the first choice, so. Think about it. Although he was not very embarrassed, he still came to find Old Man Fei. It's a pity, though. didn't even enter Old Man Fei's mansion, so he had to return disappointed. Although he has a certain prejudice against Yin Jishan in his heart, Kangxi still has to admit that what this young man said is very right. At least, he didn't think there was anything wrong with what the boy said. What's more, he knows one thing more than Yin Jishan: because Wang Weihe suddenly withdrew his business in Zhejiang, many factories and stores in Zhejiang were closed. That is to say, plainly, there are a large number of people who have no source of livelihood in Zhejiang. And.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that although those shops were closed, they were not sold, and as a result, many towns in Zhejiang, even the prosperous city of Hangzhou, were suddenly much more depressed. Imagine...... On a street, if the shops are not open, who will come? So. It's also a big headache for him.

"We only need to ask the Criminal Department to reject Li Yuanlun's verdict to solve this troublesome matter......"

The incident in Zhejiang is not difficult to solve, and Kangxi understands this very well. Even, don't talk about him, Tong Guowei and others can handle it cleanly with a casual word. However, Kangxi was reluctant to use this method. Others don't know, but he understands. In his heart, although this time it was all because of that Li Yuanlun's stubbornness. However, if this case is put out of chaos anyway, it is equivalent to himself and the court bowing to a group of businessmen and admitting defeat. This is absolutely unacceptable to him. However, if it is not accepted, can the imperial court withstand almost continuous losses? Moreover, it is difficult to know whether those businessmen will have other means. But if those people are unwilling to stop, in the end, it is not the court that suffers?

"Confucianism is governed by 'chaos' in literature, chivalry is forbidden by martial arts, and business ...... The world is "chaotic" with wealth! ”

Kangxi suddenly admired the ancestors of the past dynasties. How good is it to say that the country should be agriculture-oriented? How honest those ordinary people who farm the land! All you need is a full meal. is not like those guys who make pen sticks, a little unsatisfactory is a verbal criticism; It's not like those outlaws, who have to play with knives to pierce their thighs at every turn, white knives go in, red knives come out or something, and it's not like those businessmen, who run around, buy low and sell high, and grab money...... If it weren't for these people, the world wouldn't know how stable it was. However, why was he dazzled by the white silver in the first place, I didn't expect the power of these merchants to be so great? If I had paid more attention at that time, I wouldn't be so passive today.

"If the salt merchants of Yangzhou had not been defeated by Ma De, I am afraid that I would not have taken these merchants so lightly. However, I never thought that Ma De was actually uniting another group of merchants to rectify those Yangzhou salt merchants, and he couldn't just keep Anhui alive by himself! ”

Although he had already noticed the strength of the Chamber of Commerce, Kangxi had never regretted it as much as he did today.

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"Master, the emperor seems to be a little unhappy when he leaves today!"

Kangxi returned to the study, Yin Jishan was in Fei Mansion, and after learning another lesson with Old Man Fei, he couldn't help but mention the matter of seeing a driver.

"That's right. The emperor is not only unhappy, but he should also be extremely unhappy! Seeing that Yin Jishan served himself a cup of tea very obediently, Old Man Fei smiled slightly. replied.

"Is it because the students didn't find a solution to Zhejiang's affairs?" Yin Jishan asked again.

"Hahaha, because of you? Jishan, you kid is usually quite honest, why are you so arrogant today? If the emperor is unhappy because 'you have not found a solution to his troubles, then what should the three ministers of the study beside him do?' If you spread this, you will have to be so angry that those three adults will hang themselves! Hahaha......" Old Man Fei laughed.

"This ...... Hehe, the student lost his words, I didn't actually mean that. Yin Jishan "touched" the back of his head. Said with a smile.

"Hehe, I know you don't mean that", Old Man Fei looked at his student with a smile, and continued: "Today in front of the emperor, your performance is actually very good. In the Eight Banners, he is definitely the best of the best, and he must have left a deep impression in the emperor's heart. Maybe, because your prelude to today's king is right, even your Lao Tzu will be stained with a lot of light. ”

"Master, you're laughing!" Listening to Old Man Fei talk about his father, Yin Jishan restrained his smile. Bow to the "color".

"Jokes? Hehe......" Old man Fei shook his head and smiled again. He knew that Yin Tai's family education was extremely strict, and Yin Jishan was a concubine, although his talent was very high. He is very well educated, but his status in the family has always been low. Since being accepted as a student by him, Yin Tai doesn't know what kind of mentality he has, and he is much more strict with Yin Jishan and his biological mother Zhang. If he hadn't found an opportunity to reprimand Yin Tai harshly, I'm afraid that Yin Jishan's mother would continue to be responsible for pouring tea and water at home. However, even so, Yin Jishan still does not have a high status at home. And Yin Tai's almost perverted severity also makes Yin Jishan immediately become serious when he mentions his father before and after others.

"Master, the student would like to ask you something." Perhaps he was reluctant to mention his father. Yin Jishan asked Old Man Fei another question to change the topic.

"What's the matter?" Old man Fei took a sip of tea and asked.

"Is there really no other way to solve the matter in Zhejiang?" Yin Jishan's eyes stared hard at Old Man Fei's ground hole, and the gaze revealed in it only showed one meaning: doubt.

"What do you say?" Old man Fei glanced up at Yin Jishan, who was engrossed, and did not answer, but smiled "hehe" and asked rhetorically.

"The students think that with the ability of the teacher, there must be a way." Yin Jishan said with his fists clenched. The attitude is very firm.

"Hehe, silly boy, it seems that you still have a lot of confidence in me, an old man!" Old Man Fei didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either, he just smiled, "Let me ask you, how can you be sure that I will have a way to solve those troubles?" ”

"This, with the master's ability of your old man...... Do you still need to ask? Yin Jishan smiled slightly, and actually asked rhetorically.

"Hahaha...... Attaboy. Old man Fei stretched out his hand and pointed at Yin Jishan, nodding and laughing, "You kid really has a vision." Yes, my old man does have a solution to this trouble. However, unfortunately, even if I have a solution, this matter is still not very easy to handle, and there is a high probability that it will not be solved. ”

"Master, what's the solution?" Hearing Old Man Fei's words, Yin Jishan's eyes suddenly lit up.

played right in front of Kangxi, he naturally racked his brains to perform excellently, even better...... However, with the knowledge he had learned, he could not think of any way to solve Zhejiang's troubles. Although he also thought about borrowing the name of the imperial court to use coercive means to subdue Wang Weihe and others, and to subdue the Hui Chamber of Commerce, he also wanted to get that since Kangxi came to find Old Man Fei, it must be because he did not want to use the administrative power of the imperial court. Therefore, he can only find a way in other aspects, but unfortunately, the method he finally told Kangxi did not make him feel satisfied. Similarly, he could see that Kangxi was not satisfied. Therefore, when he heard Old Man Fei say that there was another way, his heart immediately lifted. He didn't want to take credit from Old Man Fei's method, the key was that he thought he could learn a lot of useful things from Old Man Fei's method.

"Jishan, tell me, why do you think it is so difficult to solve those troubles in Zhejiang?" Old man Fei still didn't tell Yin Jishan his answer directly, but once again raised a question.

"This ......" Yin Jishan frowned and pondered for a while, "The student thinks that it is mainly because the lords of the court do not understand the operation of commerce!" ”

"Huh. That's all? Old man Fei asked with a smile.

"Please ask the master for advice!" Yin Jishan bowed to Old Man Fei and said.

"Actually, although what you said can't be completely correct, it can't be wrong." Old man Fei smiled, "The reason why the imperial court finds it difficult to solve those things in Zhejiang is actually nothing more than eight words, which is: use your own shortcomings to attack the strengths of others!" ”

"Take your own shortcoming. Attacking the other's strengths? Yin Jishan thought for a moment, then nodded, "What the master said is good." The chief of the court cares about governance, cares about authority, abandons his own strength, and competes with businessmen in the business field, naturally he has to run into walls everywhere, and it is difficult to make a difference! ”

"Hehe, it seems that you understand it very well. So. Do you feel that if you preside over the resolution of the matter. What will you do? Old man Fei asked again.

"Heart-"", Old Man Fei's questions came one after another, and Yin Jishan felt a little struggling.

However, mutual questioning is one of Old Man Fei's teaching methods. Yin Jishan has also received a lot of benefits from it, so he will naturally not have stage fright. However, it was obvious that Old Man Fei's question was still beyond his ability, and after pondering for a while, he could only shake his head at Old Man Fei to show that he couldn't think of what to do.

"Silly boy, don't you even say the phrase 'use your own strengths and attack the weaknesses of others?'" Seeing Yin Jishan express his powerlessness, Old Man Fei scolded with a smile.

"Master, of course the student can say this. But that's too empty, isn't it? That is, what is the use? Yin Jishan asked with a smile.

"What kind of words to say at what kind of opportunity, this is all required. Silly boy, language is a broad and profound science, and in officialdom, people who can speak are much more open than people who can only do things. Moreover, this law also applies to many industries.

Do you understand this? Old man Fei said.

"Student understood!" Although somewhat off-topic. However, Yin Jishan felt that Old Man Fei said this for his good.

"Well, let's not talk about these irrelevantly. Get down to business! ......" Seeing Yin Jishan humbly being taught, Old Man Fei seemed very happy, he stretched out two fingers and shook it: "Actually, to solve the affairs of Zhejiang, it only takes two words!" ”

"Two words? Master, didn't you say that even if there is a way, it will not be easy? "Is it going to be hard to get a two-word solution? Yoon feels that he should take a negative attitude towards this.

"Hehe, silly boy, don't say two words, sometimes, one word can make people feel as difficult as the sky!" Old man Fei pointed at his students and said with a smile.

"Then I don't know what your two words ......are, master," Yin Jishan asked.

"Intimidation!" Old man Fei replied simply.

"Intimidation?" Yin Jishan was even more puzzled, he felt as if he had already thought of this method.

"As you said, the head of the court cares about governance, authority, businessmen, the operation of funds, and how to make money...... Therefore, if you want to solve the affairs of Zhejiang and make those businessmen give up their actions, the only way to do it is to use the power of the imperial court to make these businessmen submit! Old man Fei said.

"But master, the emperor doesn't seem to plan to use coercive means!" Yin Jishan asked.

"Of course I know that. Therefore, I only said intimidation, but I didn't say "coercion"! Old man Fei said with a smile.

"Students don't understand!" What is the difference between the two? Yin Jishan's head was confused.

"Since ancient times, there has never been a law that specifically governs commerce. Jishan, think about it, if the imperial court suddenly wants to make a law to restrict merchants, you say, what will those merchants do before this law appears? Old man Fei asked with a smile.

"Yes...... Wait and see? Yin Jishan asked.

"Maybe some businessmen will choose to do it. However, those big businessmen are not necessarily! …… Who are the people in the court? Where do these people know what is the way of business? If they knew that the imperial court was going to formulate such a set of laws for commerce, those merchants who did big business would surely be able to think about what kind of situation they might face, and how could they not be worried? Therefore, as long as the imperial court grasps it well and then "reveals" some news to guide it, for their own interests, these businessmen are very likely to take the initiative to show favor to the imperial court. Even if the Hui Merchants Association is the leader of the world's merchants, they will not dare to risk the world's condemnation and cause many complaints.

After all, doing business is also about people and land! Old man Fei said with a smile.