The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 364 The Collision of Cultures

Song Zhong looked at the big merchants who kept entering in front of him, his eyes almost narrowed with laughter.

Different from later generations, in the world of Daming, the rich really kept a secret, keeping a low profile.

Coupled with the restrictions of the Ming Dynasty's dressing system, it is impossible to see what is wearing gold and silver, and the clothes are luxurious.

Just like the shopkeepers who entered just now, they are usually in charge of a certain restaurant. On weekdays, they wear a sackcloth and laugh at everyone they see. Even ordinary people, sometimes they can drink wine A few words.

I didn't see any abnormal reaction from him, but he greeted him with a smile after all.

It is very difficult for Jin Yiwei to investigate these things. It is impossible to really investigate all the people in the capital. Not to mention the workload, it is not very meaningful.

Now, it's much easier.

Song Zhong also knew that most of these shopkeepers were on the bright side, and there must be someone behind them who hasn't come out, but it doesn't matter, just follow the vine, at least the vine was found.

"His Highness Taisun's trick is really quick. To make some money in the capital, what you want is fame. Now that Zhengyang Avenue is being remodeled, the houses on both sides are expensive, which is equivalent to a card."

"If there are no shops on both sides of this avenue, who dares to say that he is quite famous."

Song Zhong sighed with emotion.

When it comes to making money, who can compare with His Royal Highness Taisun? Touching the new clothes on his body, Song Zhong felt extremely comfortable.

Seeing that it was almost the beginning of the day, Jin Yiwei all paid an extra month's salary as a reward for the New Year, and other benefits remained the same.

This made everyone very motivated, so they wanted to handle some cases and report back to His Royal Highness.

"Boss, my subordinates heard that after the first year, they intend to arrange a batch of special funds, but there is such a thing."

Seeing that Song Zhenfu made him feel happy, a thousand households boldly asked.

As soon as the news of this incident came out in the Jinyiwei Yamen, it immediately spread quickly, and the brothers were very excited when they heard it.

In fact, Jin Yiwei also had funds before, but the amount was relatively tight.

Now it is His Royal Highness Taisun who makes the move. Can the feeling be the same?

"As for the matter of funds, brothers, please rest assured. Since His Royal Highness said this, we will never be ambiguous. We, Jin Yiwei, are His Royal Highness's loyal confidantes, and will not treat brothers badly."

Song Zhong said in a big way.

The reason why he dared to say that was because the grandson's arrangement was already in place, and a full 200 ​​million yuan of special funds would be allocated for expenses next year.

The biggest subsidies here are information and pensions.

There was almost no money in the previous information, but now, it will be re-listed in several levels. High-level information is said to be worth thousands of guan.

Thinking about it this way, Song Zhong's smile grew stronger.

"With Song Zhenfu's words, we brothers can feel at ease. If the brothers below ask about this matter, we can have an explanation, so as not to be in a trance all day long, thinking about this matter every day."

"The boss doesn't know. The brothers below now see that the treatment of ordinary soldiers is about to catch up with us, and I feel a little unbalanced."

Chido next to him said.

Originally, the treatment of Jinyiwei was the highest in the entire Daming Guard, and only Xiaolingwei could compare with it.

Now, because of His Highness the Grandson, the treatment in the Jingshi Guards has skyrocketed.

The Xuanjiawei side is no different. His Royal Highness is directly under the personal guard, and even the name is given by His Royal Highness himself.

But in other guards, the treatment is getting better and better.

Not to mention three meals a day, but also meals of big fish and meat, as if eating out of restaurants every day, it was really a fairy day.

It's nothing to be a little bit tired, who can take it easy.

What's more, Jin Yiwei himself does things that offend others, and he has to suffer from grievances from time to time, and he also does dirty work.

"Looking back, I made it clear to my brothers that everyone has the benefits from years ago this time. This is His Royal Highness's thoughtfulness, and he also understands that everyone has worked hard for a year. But after the year, the entire Jinyiwei will usher in an assessment. .”

"I don't know the content of the assessment, but if you fail the assessment, let alone propose Jinyiwei, you can directly enter the bottom class, and you can't enjoy many benefits."

Speaking of this, Song Zhong paused slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Even you, you must go back without slacking off."

"Including the official, you also need to pass the assessment."

Hearing this, thousands of households and hundreds of households felt a little nervous.

But looking back, I found that Taisun was still very reliable.

It is conceivable that in this assessment, some brothers of the Jinyiwei will definitely be dismissed, but His Royal Highness is benevolent, this assessment was not carried out before the year, but waited until the year after.

Let the brothers of Jin Yiwei, regardless of the result of the assessment, at least this year's benefits can be in their own hands.

"Dasun, your method is really good. In this way, the details of these big merchants can be quickly found out."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Ying with a smile.

It's not that these businessmen must be executed, but that many things will be easier if they stand under the surveillance of the Ming government.

Zhu Yuanzhang has never underestimated businessmen. It is precisely because of his fear of businessmen and his own ignorance of business that he will intensify his efforts to suppress businessmen.

Now following the way of the grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang felt the benefits of being proficient in business more and more. A large amount of money and materials, under the step-by-step arrangement of the grandson, began to gather towards the capital.

The household department, internal funds, and silver have been collected more and more.

Because the Qunying Chamber of Commerce pays all taxes on time, the household department only from the Jingshi Qunying Chamber of Commerce has at least 10,000+ monthly business tax increases.

For the capital alone, it is currently able to provide the Ministry of Households with 200 million banknotes every year.

It has to be how many problems to solve.

The most important thing is that the construction of the house on Zhengyang Avenue has not yet started, and Dasun's several factories are still under preparation because of the winter.

It is conceivable that when the factory is opened, the tax revenue here will increase.

When it comes to paying taxes, Zhu Ying has never used her status as a great-grandson to make a lack of taxation. Instead, she has strictly inspected and must pay in full, even if there is a lack of a copper coin.

It was also because of the actions of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce that other chambers of commerce complained.

In this way, many routines that have been used can no longer be used. No matter what, they will have to pay more than before.

Every time the tax is paid, those businessmen feel that their hearts are bleeding.

Even if there is one more copper plate, this can be easily escaped before.

The government has also begun to attach great importance to business taxes, and it is much more difficult for ordinary businessmen to avoid taxes.

What legal tax avoidance does not exist.

No matter what your reason is, anyway, you must pay a certain amount of tax money to pass the customs.

After all, generally speaking, tax officials don't care so much, and they don't bother to reason.

If you don't pay, you just can't do it.

"Grandpa, there is nothing wrong with the business at present. The most important thing is that these literati have crooked ideas behind their backs."

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

He has received news that the current matter about the school has been spread all over the place, and there has been a lot of resistance.

Zhu Yuanzhang said disdainfully: "As for those idiots in the Imperial Academy, what can they do? Their actions have already been recorded in the file by Jin Yiwei. We have also read it, and there is no trouble."

Zhu Ying shook her head and said: "Nothing happened to the capital right now, but I just got the news that someone has thoroughly dissected the matter about the school, and spread it around through the channel of the business gang."

"After Zhengdan and Lantern Festival, I am afraid that resistance has formed in the localities, and it will be difficult to promote development."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "But whoever found out the news, Jin Yiwei, these wastes, are useless at all, and they don't even know about this kind of news."

Zhu Ying shook her head and said, "Jinyiwei's monitoring of all officials has relatively little contact with merchants. The news this time first spread within the merchant gang."

"However, there are no pure businessmen these days. It is generally controlled by the literati behind. Many elites in the family may not be in office now, and it is difficult to find them."

"Smart people are not rare. But my grandson never thought that he would be able to go without telling the truth."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Anyone who has a slight sense of the overall situation can see the tricks in it. Even if the affairs in the court are suppressed, it is difficult to avoid spreading them to the outside world.

It's just that the courtiers may have multiple minds.

"Dasun has thought of a countermeasure." Zhu Yuanzhang then asked.

Zhu Ying said with a wry smile: "There is no good way to break this kind of situation. We can only suppress it with majesty and righteousness, and then proceed slowly."

It is impossible to completely change the way of obtaining scholars in Daming at once.

Once this requirement reaches the place, it will definitely deteriorate.

Even Zhu Ying herself couldn't guarantee whether the members of the chamber of commerce would be infiltrated, and now the local chamber of commerce, and the leaders of many branches, had already begun to make small moves in secret.

In this area, it can only be based on self-examination.

Fortunately, although the chamber of commerce belongs to Zhu Ying, strictly speaking it is regarded as the royal chamber of commerce, but for a day he has not rectified his name, and for a day it is the Qunying chamber of commerce, but the background is very large.

The concept, and many rules, are different.

If the name is corrected, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to the concept of a state-owned enterprise, and its members also have an establishment, which is no different from officials. Now it is said that those shopkeepers are still businessmen, at least they cannot interfere with the government.

Even if he is not despised like other businessmen because of the relationship of the Chamber of Commerce, at least on the surface, he is respected.

This is also a limit, the limit of Zhu Ying's feeling.

He doesn't want the status of the merchant to be too low, but he will definitely not let the status of the merchant be too high, even higher than the local government itself. Among internal punishments, using power for personal gain is often severely punished according to the law.

For the confiscated property, excluding the income from filling the corruption, the reporter can get half of it.

With such a system, those at the top, such as those in charge of local branches, inevitably have to be a little more careful when doing things.

But in this regard, framing is the same crime.

New Year's Eve.

When the sky was slightly bright, the capital, which was originally fiery, seemed to be ignited with raging flames in this severe winter.

On the street, people come and go, bustling, walking side by side.

Even the poorest people put on clothes that looked clean and tidy.

The Spring Festival is a major festival for all ethnic groups in the Central Plains.

Not only the Han people, but also all the dynasties of the Central Plains.

Ming Dynasty was the first multi-ethnic unity dynasty.

Mongols, Jurchens, Khitans, Hans, Turks, Semu people and other ethnic groups are very common in the capital.

Even Persians, Arabs, and even people from further afield are not uncommon.

This is Daming, and this is the capital of the Central Plains Dynasty.

When her potential was tapped out and effectively controlled, people were surprised to find out.

It turns out that our capital is so prosperous.

The houses on both sides from Zhengyangmen to Waiwulong Square have long been notified by the government to be demolished.

But that was a year later.

The owner of the shop here has received a full amount of compensation. In this world, it is really very embarrassing.

All of them are praising the kindness of the court.

As for nail households, such as sitting on the ground and raising prices, they do not exist and cannot exist.

Whether you are seventy or eighty years old, or a three-year-old child, if you want to sit on the ground and raise the price, stop it, break your leg and throw it out, and you won't even get the pity of others.

Nowadays, there are painters painting in front of the shops on both sides. In the era without cameras, the only way to keep memories is to paint.

Thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's generosity in entering the city at that time, many of these shops in prime locations were controlled by local people in Nanjing and were not forcibly expropriated.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang had designated this place as the capital of the country at that time, he didn't want to cause public dissatisfaction. After the war, he focused on appeasement.

Naturally, he will not condone his subordinates' stealth.

These Nanjing people have special feelings for shops.

After the first shop hired painters to paint, shopkeepers of other shops started to hire painters everywhere, which made the industry of painters suddenly become popular.

"Why is this Xiyi painter worth a hundred more than our Ming painters?"

"Do you know that a painting by an ordinary painter is only a few dozen coins. Today is a good day. If everyone completes the picture, they will be paid a hundred coins. You want two hundred coins for this old man. I really think that the shopkeeper is easy to bully."

There was a dispute in front of a shop.

It turned out to be a man from Xiyi, who was carrying what looked like a painting tool. He recommended himself, saying that he could paint, but the asking price was [-] Wen higher than others.

Seeing more and more people watching, the Xiyi people not only didn't feel afraid, but were rather pleased, and replied in fluent Mandarin with a slight accent: "My lord shopkeeper, you can take a look at the painting I made first. "

"If you are not satisfied, you won't take any money. If you are satisfied, you can pay according to my price, okay?"

Seeing the crowds, the shopkeeper wished that the entrance of his shop would be more lively. Is this worth a hundred dollars, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will do as you say."

Hearing the words, the Xiyi painter bowed to the surrounding melon-eating crowd rather nondescriptly and said, "I would also like to invite all my fathers and folks to be a witness."

In the crowd, there was a voice of applause immediately.

They all wanted to see how the paintings of this Xiyi painter were different from those of the Ming painter, it was so mysterious.

The Xiyi painter set up his easel confidently, not much different from the Ming painter.

The paper is Daming's paper, but the pen is not Daming's.

"It's really strange why this Xiyi person uses a piece of charcoal to paint."

"Will this charcoal painting be burned by itself later, and it can show us a trick or something?"

"Let's see, and see."

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding crowd, the Xiyi painter took the charcoal and quickly began to draw on the paper.

(End of this chapter)