Princess of the auxiliary country

"Father, I think that since the court wants to set up a bank, someone with a noble status must come forward. I think that father is the right person."

"You are also a wise and wise king among the people. As long as you are willing to come forward, I believe that the people will be happy to trust the court."

The prince also stood up. He was smart and did not ask for orders directly. He first pointed out those who needed high status, and then asked the emperor to come forward in person.

But will the emperor come forward in person? Obviously it is impossible. So among the civil and military princes of the Manchu Dynasty, who has the most noble status except the emperor?

Of course it is him, the prince.

Taking retreat as a way to advance, he also praised Emperor Zhaowu. It must be said that the prince has made a lot of progress during this period.

Actually, this guy's brain is quite useful, but he doesn't like to use it on the right path. In addition, he is forced too hard by King Qi and King Chu, so he is always eager for success and loses a bit of composure.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, Emperor Zhaowu's complexion improved a little. He didn't know whether he was happy to see the prince's progress, or whether he was happy to be praised by the prince for his wise words.

But the next moment, Meng Xuancheng stood up and said directly that the emperor was classified as the ninth emperor, how could he do such a thing?

That bank belongs to the category of merchants, so how can it be said that the king of a country goes to do the business of merchants?

As he stood up, some censors and some people who disagreed stood up.

There was a lot of noise, but Huo Jingzhi finally stood up and spoke, and everyone quieted down.

"Your Majesty, I feel that we are not in a hurry about the bank. Many things have not been taken into consideration. It would be inappropriate to start it rashly."

As soon as he opened his mouth, King Qi retorted directly: "Mr. Ji Guo, why did you start it so rashly? We have discussed so much in the court during this period, and the bank's affairs have basically been finalized, so what's wrong with it?"

"Your Highness King Qi, these discussions are all just wishful thinking on our part. We don't know whether they will go as smoothly as we think. This matter is related to the face of the court, so it is better to reconsider it again."

"If you start it rashly and don't achieve good results, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult the second time."

King Qi was somewhat silent. At this time, Fang Qiao also stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I think what Duke Ji Guo said is good, but this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term."

Emperor Zhaowu also reacted at this time, yes, weren't we still discussing how to improve it just now? Why did you suddenly jump to starting a business directly?
"You two are right. There is no need to rush this matter. Let's discuss it later."

The court soon dispersed. King Qi glanced at Duke Ji, snorted in dissatisfaction, and then left with a puff of sleeves.

King Chu didn't show much performance. Although he also wanted this job, he also knew that he needed to fight for it. It was hard to say whether it would fall on him in the end.

Anyway, he personally doesn't think the chance is very big, so he doesn't care much. As long as King Qi and the prince don't get it, it's a good thing.

The prince didn't say anything. What he wanted to say has been said just now. The main thing is a noble status. Except for Emperor Zhaowu, that is him. His chances are still very good.

"Mr. Ji, Prime Minister Fang, your Majesty has invited me."

The two looked at each other and followed Gao Fu to the imperial study room.

After entering the imperial study, Emperor Zhaowu did not hide it.

"My dear friends, you all know very well about this bank matter. It is definitely a good thing for the Yu Dynasty."

"It must be done, but how to gain the people's trust? Do you two have any ideas?"

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and said almost at the same time: "There is no way." "Oh?"

Emperor Zhaowu was overjoyed. Fang Qiao and Huo Jingzhi looked at each other again. They guessed each other's thoughts almost immediately.

"Let's talk about it, Prime Minister Fang."

Fang Qiao didn't hesitate and said directly, "What I said may be a bit treasonous. I hope the emperor won't blame me."

"It doesn't matter. We have been kings and ministers for many years. You can say whatever you want. I won't blame you."

"Actually, the emperor may also know that the trust of the court among the people is actually far lower than that of the gentry and the gentry from all over the world."

What he said is not false at all. After all, it is not easy to go out these days. Many people stay in one place all their lives. The biggest officials they have ever seen may be some petty officials, or even the county magistrate. I've only met him a few times.

But the local gentry and landlords, as well as the small gentry, are still very clear to the people.

After all, you can often come into contact with the people in their house.

At the same time, many people will subconsciously look at the attitudes of these people before making decisions.

In the case of the imperial court, if the local official is a good official, then publicity will still be effective, but what if he is not a good official?
I'm afraid that the people will immediately feel that these officials are trying to steal their hard-earned money in various ways, and they will definitely be very resistant.

Also, if the gentry and landlords are unwilling, it will also affect the judgment of these people.

"This is quite true."

Even though he didn't want to admit it, Emperor Zhaowu knew very well that this was the fact.

"So, I feel that as long as we can attract this type of people to save money, it will definitely lead to a large number of people to follow suit."

"Because the people don't have much money in their hands, the amount of money these people save will definitely not be small. If they follow them, if something happens, there will be these respectable people in the front line. If they follow, it can be regarded as a favor to them. 10% guarantee.”

Emperor Zhaowu thought it made sense when he heard it, but he also had a headache.

He despised those guys from the noble clan the most, and those same guys didn't have much respect for the imperial court.

Very difficult to adjust.

"And how could Princess Zhaode's bank be opened so easily and achieve good results?"

"The noble families played a decisive role here."

The shareholders of the Hot Spring Villa are basically all prominent local figures. In addition, this is a company model. Everyone makes money together and is motivated by profit. Naturally, they are willing to follow suit.

But the court's doing so did not bring much benefit to them. Besides, they already had their own bank, which was also very convenient, so why bother following the court?
"Therefore, I feel that if you want to take over the bank, you must first make these people willing to join and save money. As long as they join, they can attract some people."

"As long as the follow-up is handled well and no trouble occurs, the people will see the convenience and join in one after another."

Emperor Zhaowu nodded, looked at Huo Jingzhi and asked, "Jingzhi, what's your plan?"

"I have two methods. First, it is similar to what Fang Xiang said, and the nobles need to take the lead. Second, speaking of it, this is not my idea, but I went outside the city a few days ago and learned about it from my daughter. .”