"And the reason why we and other businessmen can have today's climate is precisely because of the support of the imperial court and the help of many people in my hometown..."

"In this difficult time, we naturally can't stand idly by."

"If the adults are in need, my Luo Dayou family is willing to donate five hundred quintals of food."

Here, Luo Dayou's words just fell.

Ye Zixiu also got up for a second and said, "What Boss Luo said is reasonable, my Ye family is also willing to donate five hundred loads of grain." ”

Seeing this, Bai Xiangnan also arched his hand and said, "My Bai family is also willing to donate five hundred loads of grain. ”

"The Zhu family firm is willing to donate 500 quintals of grain."

"Liu's shop is willing to donate 500 quintals of grain."

"The Wang family goods store is also willing to donate 500 quintals of grain."

In the hall, the voices of the merchants, one after another, and Shen secretly counted, and in a short period of time, these twenty or so Qin merchants had already donated 10,000 loads of grain.

This food is enough for millions of people to eat for a week...

Although this 10,000 quintals of grain is only a small profit for the Qin merchants, it can be regarded as a very face-saving for Heshen.

In fact, in the eyes of the Qin merchants, He Shen's invitation to them to get together this time was a routine blackmail on the official side...

Because, as a minister, He Shen has a noble status, so they also specially doubled the grain that they had prepared to donate a long time ago.

These Qin merchants wanted to use this to block He Shen's mouth.

However, this time, they guessed wrong and thought wrong.

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I saw that He Shen shook his head with a smile, and then said.

"You misunderstood, this official invited you here this time to do a business with you, not to blackmail you."

Hearing the word "transaction", some Qin merchants, out of merchant instinct, couldn't help but lift their spirits, raised their heads, and showed a serious look on their faces.

However, more Qin Shang had a little more caution and vigilance on their faces.

The basis of business between the two sides lies in fairness, but between officials and businessmen, how can there be any fair business to negotiate...

The relationship between officials and businessmen is nothing more than a power-for-money transaction, or a relationship of extortion and extortion.

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Many Qin businessmen thought of the bad things that happened when they had contact with the officials before, and secretly said that it was not good...

A few Qin businessmen had already thought about how to deal with it in their hearts.

The power of the Qin merchants was not only deeply rooted in Taiyuan and Shaanxi, but also in the center of the imperial court, and there were also officials who supported them...

Although He Shen was deeply favored by Emperor Qianlong, he was a minister who came on behalf of the emperor...

However, if He Shen's request is too much, the Qin merchants may not be willing to be squeezed, at least, they will fight hard!

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Therefore, on Qin Shang's side, after glancing at each other, Na Luo Dayou still stood up and asked on behalf of the Qin merchants.

"I don't know, what kind of business does Lord Chincha mean by business? If there is a place where we can wait, as long as we can, we will not refuse. ”

The expectation and caution between the words of Luo Dayou, the head of the Qin merchants, can naturally be heard by He Shen.

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Hearing this, He Shen smiled slightly, and didn't explain too much, he just took out a book from his sleeve, handed it to He Er beside him, and then motioned for He Er to hand it to Qin Shang who was present...

Then, He Shen spoke again: "Now, you must all know about the financial situation of my Qing Dynasty, and at this moment, the country is in an eventful ......."

"The provinces and places are full of silver, and the treasury has been in poor turnover in recent years, and it has not been able to spend money."

"This official is trusted by the current emperor to serve as one of the departments of the household department, control part of the financial affairs, eat the king, and be loyal to the king..."

"For such a bad situation in the country, this official has been quite worried, and after thinking hard day and night, he finally came up with a solution..."

"Let's take a look at my plan first, whether I can make a lot of money..."

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The other side!

Looking at the contents of the book in his hand, Luo Dayou knew that this was the business in Heshen's mouth.

Because of the curiosity in his heart, Luo Dayou opened the book and looked at it carefully after being polite.

However, in just a moment, Luo Dayou's hands holding the book had already begun to tremble, his face flushed, and he was obviously extremely excited.

Seeing Luo Dayou's expression, the faces of the other Qin merchants showed both anticipation and curiosity...

I don't know what is written in He Shen's book, which makes one of the biggest businessmen in the north, who has always been old and respectful, so excited.

Seeing this scene, all the Qin businessmen couldn't wait, staring closely at the book in Luo Dayou's hand, just worried about He Shen's presence, it was not good to move to the same view...

Seeing this, He Shen smiled slightly, as if he understood something, waved his hand and said.

"You don't have to be polite, just go and watch together, so that you can give some advice to the official."

Hearing He Shen say this, after a group of Qin merchants confessed to He Shen, they quickly walked to Luo Dalun's side and checked the book in Luo Dayou's hand together...

Then, just like Luo Dayou, seeing the contents of that book, all the Qin merchants couldn't help but get excited...

He Shen could even clearly hear the rapid breathing in the mouths of the Qin merchants.

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If you were reborn in ancient times, what business would be the most profitable, this is an interesting question.

In different historical periods, due to the different economic conditions of each dynasty, different industries may show different profitability...

In ancient times, the top ten profiteering industries were considered to be the most profitable: salt, money, copper, iron business, pawnshop, dye trade, spice trade, silk trade, porcelain trade, tea trade, wine trade...

In the Han and Tang dynasties, the most profitable business was to take the Silk Road...

During the Han and Tang dynasties, Chinese silk, tea, porcelain and other goods were extremely popular in the Western Regions and its West Asian markets, which could be exchanged for equally important gold and silver...

The caravans along the Silk Road made huge profits and created two powerful empires, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty!

The most lucrative industries in the Song Dynasty were financial institutions such as money banks and pawnshops.

For example, in Kaifeng, Hangzhou and other places, the number of silver villages is large, and the appearance of Jiaozi and silver tickets allows Song Dynasty merchants to exchange for real money and silver with a piece of paper.

When mentioning the silver taxation of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, we have to mention the "Rongcun Law" promulgated by the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty.

The law was adopted by the state. The means of the family are to control the merchants who sell and trade with Jiaozi and silver tickets, and even monopolize it by the government.

Due to the heavy weight of silver and copper coins, it is extremely inconvenient to do business, and the tax revenue of Jiaozi and silver bills is very sufficient.

The credit tax revenue of Jiaozi and silver bills was an important part of the fiscal revenue of the Song Dynasty, and it was very considerable in terms of fiscal revenue, proportion and total amount...

It can be said that the emergence of Jiaozi and silver bills has played a great role in finance.

The income of merchants in the Northern Song Dynasty when trading definitely not only greatly exceeded the income of the Tang Dynasty in the previous generation, but also collected 30 million yuan in transaction tax in a certain year.

In order to facilitate the collection of taxes paid by merchants during trade, the governments of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty also deliberately set up the "Law on Setting Up Bills and Goods" in Beijing, "which will stamp the payment of banknotes and silver bills!"

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Mining was also one of the very lucrative industries in ancient times.

After the Qin Dynasty, with the popularization of iron tools, the mining of copper, iron, silver and other mines was vigorously developed.

countries that have the right to exploit them, from which they make huge profits,

However, after the "copper and silver government-run" system, the government strictly controlled the mining, production, and sale of copper, iron, and silver mines.

Of course, the first profitable industry in ancient times was the "salt industry".

In ancient times in the feudal period, the salt industry was a veritable monopoly industry, and it was white gold...

Human beings need salt, and without salt for a long time, the human body will have big problems

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Of all living things, man has the greatest need for salt.

Among all the animals, the human body is not too strong, and with bare hands, it can't beat all the large animals of the same level...

However, human endurance is the best, suitable for long hours of work, which is the evolution of human beings over a long period of time...

However, in order to meet the long working hours, humans also have to bear the corresponding costs.

Long-term uninterrupted work will produce a lot of heat in the human body, and these heats must be dissipated...

For this reason, humans lose a large amount of hair, and there are sweat glands all over the body.

In this way, during the long work, through sweating, you can dissipate the heat in the body and maintain the normal operation of the body...

This is not common in the animal kingdom, most animal sweat glands are distributed in the tongue or in the palms and soles of the feet, which can reduce sweating and reduce the loss of salt.

This also leads to the fact that the endurance of the animals is not good.

At least, you can't work more than twelve hours in one breath, or even longer, like a human being.

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In addition, table salt can also replenish the sodium ions needed by the human body to maintain the normal function of muscles and joints, so humans cannot do without salt.

In addition to this, because there were no many seasonings and spices in ancient times, salt is the only condiment for ordinary people on weekdays, and people's daily life is inseparable from salt...

In ancient times, there were no refrigerators, and the storage of food was difficult...

Ordinary people need to salt the food, make it into pickles, or dry it and store it...

If oil is the "black gold" of modern times, then salt is the "white gold" of ancient times.

The salt industry is so profitable that the ancient state is bound to take it into its pocket.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the reason why Qi had hegemony among all countries all year round was largely due to the implementation of Guan Zhong's "Guanshan Hai" policy, and iron production in the mountains...

In the Han Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were frequent wars with the Xiongnu, and the military budget was insufficient, so the salt industry was completely collected into the official camp and included in the national finance, which defeated the Xiongnu, a powerful enemy...