The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1053 The Benefits of Establishing a Chamber of Commerce

Originally, Master Sun thought that the imperial court would definitely issue a restrictive official document, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Sun's Commercial Bank also has a rice grain shop, which is not small.When the Xia family started purchasing rice grains, the Sun family also collected some.

But later, Master Sun suddenly came back to his senses and found that the money was not easy to earn.With the support of Xia Shoufu, he is naturally not afraid.

Although he also leaned on an official in the court, that person had already ordered him not to act recklessly.

That's why Mr. Sun didn't buy any more grains later on. If they were all sold at a low price in the end, wouldn't he be stealing chickens instead of losing money?

Not to mention the wasted energy, it may have to be sold at a loss in the end.

After all, the brown rice purchased this time costs eighty-nine cents a liter, which is not so much on weekdays.

Gu Chengyu smiled lightly and said nothing, then picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.This leisurely appearance made Hu Maoshen and others roll their eyes, and they were still showing off at what time.

Xia Hongji narrowed his eyes slightly, he suddenly felt that this so-called chamber of commerce was not a good thing for him.

Originally, their Xia family had a lot of business, but because of the name of the chief assistant, when they negotiated business with other families, other families always gave in. Who would make a difference with their Xia family?
This has also formed their Xia family's extremely domineering temperament in doing business, and the merchants who cooperate with them will more or less suffer a bit.

After all these years, they have long been accustomed to this way of earning money, and they don't want to have another chamber of commerce to restrain their Xia family.

Xia Hongji thought about it carefully for a while, and determined that the patriarch did not mention this matter to him.

Xia Shoufu is an important minister in the court, if the court really plans to set up a chamber of commerce, then there is no reason that Mr. Shoufu would not know about it!
Xia Hongji glanced at Gu Chengyu meaningfully. Could it be that this person himself made a moth to suppress the rice shops that hoarded rice?
Thinking about it this way, Xia Hongji felt that this was very possible.

"Caomin dared to ask Mr. Gu, when did the court say that it would establish a chamber of commerce? Mr. Shoufu often sent letters home to Yingnan Mansion, but he never mentioned this matter in his letters. I don't know what happened."

After Xia Hongji spoke, he hesitated.

But what he meant was very clear, didn't he mean that Gu Chengyu was fooling them?
Everyone present turned their eyes to Gu Chengyu, with obvious doubts in their eyes.

Gu Chengyu was not flustered in his heart, he smiled brightly, and then said: "Because this matter was proposed by the official, it is still only a prototype, and it must be gradually improved. So it has not been announced yet, but it is almost the same .”

Hu Maoshen covered up the doubt in his eyes by drinking tea.

Seeing Gu Chengyu so calm and relaxed, Hu Maoshen couldn't help but wonder, could it be that what Gu Chengyu said was true?

But they obviously didn't hear any news before, which is a bit unusual!

"I'm afraid everyone has no idea about the chamber of commerce at the moment, so I will explain it in detail here. The chamber of commerce, as the name suggests, is a group formed among merchants. So what are the benefits of establishing a chamber of commerce? There are many benefits gone."

Gu Chengyu got up, stood with his hands behind his back, and then began to talk eloquently about the plan that had just formed in his heart.

"As long as the chamber of commerce is established, everyone here can apply to join and become a member of the chamber of commerce. This is called a member. First, if there are more merchants joining the chamber of commerce, there will be more people to choose to cooperate with. They are all members. , is binding, so you won’t be afraid of being deceived again.”

Everyone couldn't help but nodded when they heard the words, expressing their full agreement.They used to travel far and wide to do business, and it was indeed easy to encounter scammers.

There are not a few people who have been cheated out of their money and lost their property.After those scammers defrauded the money, they disappeared without a trace. Even if the deceived people are turned upside down, it is difficult to find them back.

In the end, I can only go away in good spirits and return in disappointment.How easy is it to make a comeback in the future?

As long as it is a merchant, no one can say with confidence that he has never been deceived.Even if he is not a liar, he has been calculated by others and suffered a lot from being dumb.

Gu Chengyu saw that everyone was nodding their heads, and knew that this was talking about their hearts.

He stretched out two fingers, and then said: "Secondly, the chamber of commerce has more members, and other people have important information that you don't know, communicate with each other, and exchange information."

Everyone present nodded again, indeed!Don't look at them as merchants, but merchants also need to understand current affairs and the movements of officials.

For example, the official whom he relied on was demoted, or committed a serious crime, ransacked his family and exterminated his family.But those high officials were far away in the capital, so they naturally couldn't receive the news immediately. At this time, it depends on whether they have a wide range of friends.

If someone you are acquainted with receives the news, tell it immediately, maybe you can avoid a disaster, and prepare early.

Xia Hongji took a deep look at Gu Chengyu, and had to say that he really couldn't refute these two points.

"Thirdly, a single tree cannot make a forest, and cooperation in a group is the long-term solution. You join forces and complement each other, use the strong to bring out the weak, help each other and benefit each other, and everyone will benefit. If you encounter difficulties, such as money suddenly cannot be turned over, you can also Like other members of the chamber of commerce borrowing, they are bound by the chamber of commerce and the imperial court, and they dare not repay as much as they can."

Mr. Sun was so excited that he couldn't get more excited. He was often troubled by the lack of money to turn around.Every time he borrows from a friend, the friend does not charge extra interest, which makes him feel very sorry.

In addition, sometimes he wanted to borrow more, but suffered from no way out.

If he really became a member of the chamber of commerce, it would be more convenient for him to borrow money, as long as he paid interest, someone would lend it to him.As for the matter of repaying the money, he believed that since the imperial court had already planned to set up a chamber of commerce, it would definitely do the same thing.

"Fourth, our imperial court has a mansion newspaper, and the Chamber of Commerce can also issue mansion newspapers. Needless to say, the benefits of the mansion newspaper? I believe everyone here knows it well."

The palace newspaper of the imperial court is similar to the newspaper of the previous life, and this newspaper only talks about major events in current affairs.If the chamber of commerce runs a mansion newspaper, it will be about business information, which is equivalent to the financial newspaper in the previous life.

Even Hu Maoshen pulled his beard in surprise when he heard this.

If this chamber of commerce starts to implement, it will be a big reform.The Dayan Dynasty will surely bring prosperity in a short period of time.

This young man is really amazing, he is simply too monstrous.Hu Mao looked at Gu Chengyu's eyes full of admiration, why did this peasant family give birth to such a wicked son of heaven?It is simply unbelievable.

"Of course, this mansion newspaper must be issued by the imperial court. I will invite the emperor to implement this matter as soon as possible, and try to be as detailed as possible. This is the benefit of establishing a chamber of commerce. Do you think this matter is still feasible?"

Gu Chengyu turned around and sat down, he thought that these merchants would definitely be tempted.In fact, he had never discussed this matter with the emperor, because this was the association he had after he came to Jiangnan and saw the price increase of rice.

(End of this chapter)