"Thank you for giving Fan a thin noodle and coming to cheer for you, Fan is very grateful!"

Fan Sanming said loudly to a group of giant businessmen.

"Shopkeeper Fan gave up business to practice medicine, he is a model for us, how can he not come to cheer!" The silk magnate Tang shopkeeper said loudly.

A group of wealthy businessmen couldn't help but look at the article in the Di newspaper next to them, although Fan Sanming is a doctor, but he is just a medicine company, he can publish the article in the Di newspaper, how can the energy in it not make them think deeply.

Not to mention that they were more interested in the Song merchants in Fan Sanming's mouth, and it was obvious that the Song merchants in Fan Sanming's mouth were in line with the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce.

Fan Sanming nodded, and immediately went straight to the point: "I believe you have also heard about the boiling news of the Ministry of Commerce in the DPRK. ”

All the businessmen nodded one after another, and the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce naturally made them particularly concerned, not to mention that Fan Taicheng proposed that the purpose of the Ministry of Commerce was to increase the taxes of the court, so wouldn't it be to cut meat from them.

"We are already in a difficult situation for businessmen, if we set up a business department again, wouldn't it be even worse!" Porcelain giant Liu shopkeeper worried.

The other shopkeepers also nodded their heads, with their urine on the officials, once the Ministry of Commerce was formed, to their

Fan Sanming looked around and said solemnly: "Our merchants have been despised by the world for thousands of years, even if they have a lot of wealth, they can't wear silk, and their children can't participate in the imperial examination even if they are full of money, they can only be businessmen for generations, even if a small official can extort money from us, how long are you willing to wait like this?" ”

A group of giant businessmen can't help but feel a dark in their hearts, all of them are famous rich businessmen in Kaifeng City, although they have a lot of wealth, but each of them has no bottom in their hearts, and they don't know when their family wealth will fall into the hands of others.

"Since ancient times, all dynasties have emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, why not? It is not the honest duty of the peasants, and the field is the mainstream of the imperial court's taxation, and now the opportunity for merchants to change their fate has come, the Great Song Dynasty court is in urgent need of taxes, and the commercial tax has reached about seventy percent of the tax, and the opportunity for merchants to change their fate has finally come. Fan Sanming said excitedly.

Many businessmen were excited, what Fan Sanming said was good, when the field was the mainstay, the imperial court implemented heavy agriculture and suppressed business, and now the commercial tax has increased significantly in the Great Song Dynasty, which has been as high as about seventy percent, and it is natural for the court to focus on business.

Once the court attaches importance to business, doesn't it mean that the children of merchants can also become upright in the future, and even enter the court as officials.

Fan Sanming smiled coldly, and immediately poured a basin of cold water and said: "According to the infamous reputation of today's merchants, as well as the world's prejudice against merchants, the court's suppression of merchants, can merchants really change their fate?" ”

The giant businessmen were suddenly mourned, and their hearts sank.

With the current situation of merchants, even if they have contributed a lot of taxes to the Great Song Dynasty, they are still suppressed, among which the three generations of merchants cannot take the imperial examination is the best proof.

Fan Sanming looked at a group of dejected peers, and said loudly: "If businessmen want to change their fate, then they must be self-reliant and self-reliant. ”

"Song Shang!"

Shopkeeper Sun's heart moved, and he thought of Fan Sanming's article in the newspaper today.

"Yes, if every businessman can be a child, not deceitful, not make black money, and take the initiative to pay taxes for the imperial court, then it can be called a Song Shang, let me ask if the Song Shang court will still suppress us? It would be logical for the imperial court to set up a Ministry of Commerce. Fan Sanming said proudly.

A group of businessmen couldn't help but think for a while, if the businessmen can do this, I believe that the reputation of the businessmen will definitely improve greatly, and then the Ministry of Commerce will speak for the businessmen, and the status of the businessmen will be greatly improved in the future.

"But ..................." There are also some businessmen who frown, after all, the wealth is moving, and they are obviously unwilling to give up the high profits at their fingertips.

Fan Sanming said solemnly: "You should be able to see that whether it is Di Bao or Song Shang's policy, it is definitely not something that can be done below, but a strategy that Sanming begged the owner to come up with for the businessman." ”

The giant businessmen nodded one after another, and they could naturally see that there was a style of Fan Zheng and Evil Fang, which was also the reason why they were willing to come.

"Could it be that Fan Taicheng deliberately coaxed me to wait for the sake of paying taxes to the imperial court!" The ironware giant Zhao questioned that ironware used to be a state-run workshop, and the Zhao family made a fortune with the back of the state-owned enterprise, and naturally there were many forces behind it, and they were unwilling to let the imperial court establish a Ministry of Commerce.

Fan Sanming sneered: "If the imperial court wants to harvest us, there is no need to coax at all, just raise taxes, you can't help but think too highly of yourself, not to mention that letting you obey the law is to coax you, this is simply ridiculous." ”

A group of giant businessmen couldn't help but look embarrassed, although Fan Sanming's words were mean, but they were the real truth, with the low status of the merchants, they had no resistance in the face of the imperial court.

Even Shopkeeper Zhao had a stiff face and had nothing to say.

Fan Sanming continued: "You are all great talents in the business world, you can treat Song Shang and the Ministry of Commerce as a business, what we invest in is our own reputation and make less black money, and what we gain is the future of the business world, change the status of businessmen, let merchants hold their heads high from now on, do you think this business can be done!" ”

"Business?"

A group of businessmen couldn't help but light up their eyes, if from the perspective of business, this is indeed an excellent business, what they invest is a small amount of money, and the harvest will be a change in status, the protection of their lives, which can not be bought by any amount of money.

Fan Sanming continued: "And the owner once said, this kind of business is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we only have one chance, throughout the dynasties, all of them have severely suppressed the merchants, and only the Great Song Dynasty commercial tax occupies sixty percent, so that there is an opportunity to change the status of the merchants, if this opportunity is missed, the merchants need to wait at least another thousand years." ”

"Once in a lifetime?"

A group of businessmen sighed slightly, there are not many merchants who can shine, the most famous is the Spring and Autumn Fan Li, and finally fell into seclusion, Lu Buwei of the Qin Dynasty did not die well, and the Sang Hong sheep of the Han Dynasty was just a flash in the pan.

Calculating the time, from the recent Sanghong sheep, it is indeed a thousand years old, and finally let the merchants wait for an opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, will you have to wait for another thousand years?

"Nope! We can't wait another thousand years, the miserable situation of the merchants in the past thousand years is shocking, and we and the merchants can no longer live this kind of life. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper of Sun Yangzheng's store said angrily.

Once Sun Yangzheng store was the top shop in the Great Song Dynasty, he used to have unlimited scenery, and now the rise of pork, Sun Yangzheng store plummeted, but also let Sun shopkeeper experience the warmth and coldness of people, realize the situation of the bottom of the businessman, and naturally pay special attention to the change of business.

The shopkeeper of Tiexing Zhao was unconvinced: "Brother Fan keeps saying that he wants to become a Song businessman, you must know that a pharmacist is also a businessman, I don't know how Brother Fan can change the law to a pharmacist?" ”

A group of businessmen instantly focused their eyes on Fan Sanming, since Fan Sanming kept saying that he wanted to change the law and become a new Song businessman, if he just shouted empty slogans, but he didn't take action, how could he be convinced.

There is even a businessman sneering in his heart, Fan Sanming is just a businessman who is attached to the doctor, how can he decide the doctor's affairs, Zhao's shopkeeper's words can be said to be in Fan Sanming's weakness.

However, Fan Sanming said unhurriedly: "As a necessary thing for the life of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, the medicine needs to be more strict, and the doctor has decided that the price of all drugs shall not be higher than 30% of the purchase price, so as to benefit more patients, I don't know if you are satisfied with this news!" ”

"Up to 30% profit!" A group of businessmen were in an uproar, they never thought that the doctor would only need a mere 30% profit, you must know that in the past business practices, 50% of the profit has been disliked by the businessman.

Shopkeeper Zhao sneered: "Brother Fan can represent the doctor? ”

Fan Sanming said proudly: "Fan has been fully authorized by the owner, and the price of medicine must not be profiteering, which is more in line with the concept of the doctor hanging the pot to help the world." ”

Shopkeeper Zhao was stunned, he didn't expect Fan Sanming to be so trusted by Fan Zheng, so trusting a businessman, this is an unimaginable thing.

"The doctor is prosperous, and he deserves his name!"

A group of businessmen sighed and said, the doctor's business is the most envied business of all businessmen, there is no need to ask for a price, and you want to give as much as you want, and sometimes you even ask for money to the doctor.

If it is put on the businessman, such a business will definitely make money day by day and make huge profits, but under such huge profits, the doctor takes the initiative to limit the profits, up to 30% of the profits, doesn't that mean that there are even more meager profits.

On the other hand, businessmen will never give up until they earn the last copper plate, no wonder businessmen are spurned by the world, and doctors are respected, and the status of the two is very different.

"Only by controlling one's own desires can one achieve great things, if the businessman still can't control his greedy desires, he will be forever excluded by the government and the opposition, and you and me, and even the generations of the businessman will have no future." Fan Sanming said deafly.

The businessmen took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

"That is too much for Fan...... No! Brother Fan suggested, how should we become Song Shang! Is it possible that Chengdu can only ask for 30% of the profit? Shopkeeper Sun asked.

Although Shopkeeper Sun temporarily changed his words, everyone knew that he was asking about Fan Zheng's evil prescription.

Other businessmen also cast inquiring eyes, although Fan Sanming wrote in the newspaper that the Song merchants wanted to be undeceiving, but the businessmen also had to support their families, and they had to pay taxes to the imperial court, and some industries were also consumables, if they only earned 30% of the profits, I am afraid they would not be able to support their families at all.

Fan Sanming shook his head and said: "Medicinal materials are necessities for the people, and they are easy to store in large quantities, and it is naturally feasible to obtain thirty percent of the profits, but your business naturally does not need to collect only thirty percent of the profits, but Fan believes that it is best not to exceed double the profits, and the price should be clearly marked, fair trading, and not shoddy!" ”

"Can't more than double the profit, clearly marked price!"

The businessmen nodded slightly, which was acceptable.

"You can't bully customers, businessmen are serving people, you need to put customers first, let customers feel at home, and change the image of the world to businessmen!" Fan Sanming said again.

"Customer first!"

A group of businessmen were excited, and they admired this party very much, they were able to operate on such a scale, and naturally understood the importance of word of mouth.

"Mrs. Fan is talented, I admire it!"

A group of businessmen were convinced, and a single customer came first, concisely summing up the essence of doing business.

"Of course, this is only the most basic requirement for businessmen, once a businessman is confirmed to be cheated and cheated, shoddy things will not only be punished by the government, but the business community will also spontaneously ban them." Fan Sanming said again.

"It should be so, we want to restore the reputation of the businessman, so naturally we can't tolerate some people ruining us and other big things." Shopkeeper Zhao unexpectedly agreed.

Fan Sanming looked around and said: "In fact, these can only change the people's impression of businessmen, and it takes a special moment to change the government's impression of businessmen." ”

"What a special moment!" Shopkeeper Sun asked.

"Do you know when the government hates Shang Jia the most!" Fan Sanming asked rhetorically.

The businessmen couldn't help but look embarrassed, and they didn't dare to speak, after all, they also made it clear for various reasons.

Fan Sanming said solemnly: "Fan thinks that the time when the government hates businessmen the most is when there is a famine!" ”

"Time of famine!" The faces of the merchants suddenly became extremely unnatural.

Fan Sanming said mercilessly: "When there is a famine, the people are not able to make a living, and the lives of the people are miserable!" The government is working hard to provide disaster relief, but the merchants are taking advantage of the fire to rob and make a fortune in the country. ”

Many businessmen looked embarrassed, after all, what businessmen have done since ancient times, anyone with a little conscience can't stand it.

"I don't know if you know that Fan Zhongyan and Fan Xianggong were officials in Xiangxi, and they encountered a century-old drought, but the price of grain rose step by step, and even more than doubled, and the people were miserable." Fan Sanming asked.

Shopkeeper Sun nodded and continued: "How can we not know that Fan Xianggong knew that the disaster relief grain of the imperial court alone was not enough to save the people, so he deliberately raised the price of grain to attract surrounding merchants to transport grain to Xiangxi, wanting to make a windfall. ”

"As a result, for a while, the supply sent to Xiangxi was oversupplied, and Fan Xianggong took the opportunity to order the opening of a warehouse for grain relief, and the price of grain in Xiangxi collapsed all of a sudden, and many businessmen lost their poor property." Shopkeeper Zhao said bitterly.

It was an unprecedented fiasco for Shangjia, who was directly played by Fan Zhongyan, but suffered heavy losses.

Fan Sanming asked rhetorically: "That's those businessmen who don't have the best intentions, take the blame for themselves, and even ruin the reputation of the businessmen, if the businessmen didn't seek huge profits at that time, and were dedicated to relieving the country's worries and transporting cheap grain to the disaster area, then what do the world's people say about our businessmen!" ”

"Deliver affordable grain to the disaster area!"

A group of businessmen couldn't help but think for a while, if the businessmen really did this, then I am afraid that not only would they not lose money, but they would earn a great reputation, and the government would naturally not suppress the businessmen.

Fan Sanming looked around at everyone: "Everyone, if you want to change the status of merchants, you must abandon the original way of changing the law, become a new Song merchant, and change the prejudice of the world and the government against merchants." ”

After the businessmen were silent for a while, the shopkeeper Sun stood up and said: "Although my Sun is in decline now, from now on, I will never make any black money, but whenever the country is in trouble, Sun will definitely do his best to help, and will not make any national trouble!" ”

"I'll wait too!"

A group of businessmen have expressed their positions.

Fan Sanming nodded and said: "You are all leaders in all walks of life, Fan hopes that you can take the lead in formulating the standards of the industry, and pass on the concept of Song Shang to more businessmen, I believe that one day, my businessmen will be able to hold their heads high!" ”

"For the merchants! It's our duty to wait! The businessmen said solemnly.

"Everyone's encouragement!" Fan Sanming said solemnly.

He knew that there would definitely be some businessmen who were duplicitous, but as long as the concept of Song merchants spread throughout the Great Song Dynasty, he believed that under the general trend, black-hearted businessmen would definitely have nowhere to hide, and the world's impression of businessmen would be greatly changed.

Merchants are sure to be happy! (End of chapter)