In the Wenhua Palace, the ministers of the Military Department came to meet the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

As if he had just gotten out of carpenter's work, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had just changed into a black regular robe, with dragon gilt tattoos, and he looked quite majestic.

"Your Majesty, this is the excerpt that the Military Department just handed over," Wei Zhongxian, as the chief of ceremonies in the inner palace, actually didn't have to follow the emperor every day, but because the war in Liaodong was about to start, the inner palace governor was always on standby, in case the Emperor of the Apocalypse had any urgent needs.

"Borrow money from the private sector to obtain the merchants' silk as the salary for the war in Liaodong."

Zhu Youxiao put down the tea bowl, wiped his hands, and then reached out to take the fold.

"Several adults are already waiting outside the hall," Wei Zhongxian reminded softly.

"Please come in," Zhu Youxiao lowered his head and looked at the contents of the fold to himself.

Not long after, several courtiers led by Wang Qi stepped into the hall.

"Your Majesty!"

"Give me a seat," Zhu Youxiao still lowered his head, and said while looking, "Sit down." ”

Wang Qi and the others sat down peacefully, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.

Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong were nervous, and it was obvious that they were still a little hesitant about Wang Qi's method of 'private loans' to obtain money.

As for Xu Guangqi and Lu Yu, they supported Wang Qi's strategy, but they were still a little worried about whether this method could get the emperor's approval.

It was Wang Qi, the old god was there, sitting there, looking at his nose and nose, waiting for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to speak.

On the throne, Zhu Youxiao read it up and down several times, only to feel that on the excerpt, this method is a little. Something strange.

"Lang Guogong," Zhu Youxiao finally raised his head and looked at Wang Qi: "I have some doubts about this method." ”

"Your Majesty, please make it clear," Wang Qi stood up and bowed, his eyes clear, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Private lending, I don't have any objections, although the whole world is not the king's land, but I also understand," Zhu Youxiao's eyes were helpless: "The world is bustling, all for profit." ”

In the hall, the ministers listened quietly, wondering what the Emperor of the Apocalypse thought was strange.

"If the imperial court advocates the acceptance of silk by merchants and indirectly improves the status of merchants, will this law lead the people to stop producing, but all pursue the method of running shops, buying and selling, and opportunism. Zhu Youxiao smacked his lips: "I'm worried that this method can't last long. ”

"Your Majesty, there is an example of your majesty, which can solve your majesty's doubts," Wang Qi bowed and walked to the center of the hall, obviously prepared.

Emperor Tianqi's doubts are the same as Sun Chengzong's, but the words of Sun Chengzong can never be said to Zhu Youxiao, after all, the courtesy of the monarch and the minister must still be observed.

"Please speak up," Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Everyone in the hall also listened attentively, and even Wei Zhongxian pricked up his ears, wanting to hear Wang Qi's high opinion.

"In the early years of my dynasty, there was a man named Xu Yikui, who wrote a book called "Shifeng Manuscript", in which there was an article "Weaver Pair", which told that in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, there were many handicraft textile workshops, and the factory included a number of houses and a number of weaving machines, and the workers were all hired workers, the boss went out of the house, the machine, the raw materials, and the workers came out of the labor force. Among them, there is a family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the owner is named Jiao Qiliang, seeing the prosperity of textiles in Hangzhou, he pawned the family's acres, bought factories and machines, hired workers to work, and produced fabrics.

Wang Qi paused at this time and looked at everyone: "Do you know what the result is?" ”

Ye Xianggao and others were immersed in Wang Qi's story, and they were all stunned when they were suddenly asked.

And Lu Yu subconsciously said: "Business is hot again in the second year? ”

"It stands to reason that this is the case, there is a lot of demand for weaving in the market every year," Sun Chengzong also nodded and agreed.

"But in fact," Wang Qi shook his head: "In the second year, Jiao Qiliang changed from a wealthy businessman to abject poverty, his family did not have a single acre of land, and the factory and loom were also repossessed due to loans, and he was destitute and his family was ruined. ”

"Why is that?" Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly.

"Because the market is saturated, it is not enough to consume so much weaving, not enough to feed so many merchants, and not enough to need so many acres of silkworm land." Wang Qi said a rare term, which made everyone stunned.

But after chewing carefully, it is understandable.

The words "market saturation" are apt.

"However, what does this have to do with the opening of the sea to ban commerce and encourage merchants to make silk?" Ye Xianggao still didn't quite understand.

"Let go of the Quartet business, open up the market, then the goods produced by the weaving factory can be completely consumed by the market, so that the balance of supply and demand, the formation of a closed loop, the market expansion, production can be continued, the demand for silk increases, the production of farmers can be developed, the entire market upstream and downstream have been supplemented and developed, the population can continue to increase, the market continues to develop, people production, the society can become more and more stable." Wang Qi looked back at Ye Xianggao and added: "Even if there is no Liao matter, it is inevitable to open the market." ”

Wang Qi's remarks made everyone in the hall silent, as if they were digesting and thinking about this paragraph.

In terms of Wang Qi's theory, there is some truth in opening up the sea ban and the Quartet for business.

But will the facts develop so smoothly?

"If His Highness has concerns, the opening of the Liaodong market can be used as a pilot to connect Horqin, Liaodong, North Korea, and the Wa Kingdom to see the effect," Wang Qi spoke again.

Taking Liaodong as a pilot and experimenting first is a feasible method.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, frowned again for a while and asked: "This method is feasible, and I can understand it, so how does Aiqing plan to do it?" The more urgent the Liao affair is, the more time is running out. ”

"The minister recommended Xu Guangqi, the head of the household department, to grasp this matter, and recommended Sun Chuanting, the magistrate of Puzhou County, Shanxi Province, as a pilot project, so that local businessmen could raise funds and raise money for Liao affairs!"

Jin merchant Fan Zhongjin has already contacted Sun Chuanting, and after being connected by the governor of Shanxi, he is now cooperating to carry out a small-scale encirclement and suppression of the rebels in Shanxi.

Wang Qi's plan was to let the Shanxi and Jin merchants take the lead and enter Liaodong, so as to attract merchants from the southern parts of the Yangtze River. Wang Qi has also contacted Fan Zhongjin in advance, and Fan Zhongjin himself is also quite concerned about this matter.

"Xu Aiqing, are you going to Shanshan?" Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Xu Guangqi, his eyes were full of eagerness.

"The minister can leave tomorrow and go to Shanxi, and he will go to raise money for Liao affairs and share worries for His Majesty!" Xu Guangqi bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse on the throne, extremely firm.

"Okay, within a month, I will receive the money raised!"

"The minister will live up to the trust!" Xu Guangqi bowed down to receive the order.

And Wang Qi stood behind Xu Guangqi, with a smile in his eyebrows.

(End of chapter)