golden scales

Ruyang is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, so what Zhang Shiqi did in Ruyang, it is impossible not to spread it to Luoyang.Fortunately, Zhang Shiqi moved fast, and Donggong didn't move too slowly. By the time the news slowly spread, Zhang Shiqi had already obtained the written evidence in black and white.Even if a few households made preparations in advance and slightly reported the actual number of acres and plots, they did not dare to make a big statement.

They also want to take this opportunity to hitch a ride and see if they can reap some benefits.At the same time, I am afraid of making it too obvious and becoming a bird in the early days.The so-called "county magistrate who destroys the family, the governor who destroys the family", is it true that the magistrate is a vegetarian?

"Come with me." Master Liao beckoned for Liao Xing to come over.

Liao Xing walked over under the eyes of a group of uncles and uncles, and followed his grandfather into the inner hall.

Master Liao sat down on the soft chair covered with fox fur, raised his triangular eyes, and said, "How much land do you think our family should buy this time?"

Liao Xing chuckled, and said: "Grandpa, farming is only a profit of eleven, if you have money, it's better to do business."

"What business?" Master Liao took a sip of the ginseng tea on the case.

"The biggest rare commodity in Luoyang right now is the prince. Seeing that Donggong is going to tear up his face this time and snatch the big family, it's better to obediently send the money there." Liao Xing said: "And Luoyang may change hands sooner or later. Let's go with Chuangying. I don't have any friendship with you, so whether I can keep it or not is another matter."

"Nonsense," Master Liao said calmly, "Send money to the prince? Is he short of money? You give 1 taels? 10 taels? Or a million taels? This is a bottomless pit."

"Then what Grandpa means is..." Liao Xing thought about the same reasoning, but his original intention was to say that he would rather give it away than buy the land, not that giving money would definitely be good.

"Let's make a splash, and let our family produce a glorious figure." Master Liao said it easily, as if he was the prince.

"Grandpa said," Liao Xing rolled his eyes, "directly send someone to serve His Highness?"

"What do we rely on to make a fortune?" Master Liao asked suddenly.

"North and South goods." Liao Xing responded casually, grinning at the corner of his mouth and said: "Grandpa said, we don't give money, but give money to people who make money!"

"Yes." Master Liao said with emotion: "Our family started out in business, and later bought land and fields. One is to seek stability, and the other is because your father never had anyone who could take the lead in his life. It's a pity not to mention it. Those familiar faces, just those old buddies have wasted all their time. I thought about picking some people to run errands with the prince and experience it. I don't ask for any merits from the dragon, but only to know a few people from the official , and then pick up the trading house, at least it will not be a waste of the effort your ancestors put in."

Liao Xing felt that the words were a bit off topic, and cautiously asked for confirmation: "Grandpa, don't you want me to go?"

"How can it be?" Master Liao said with an unhappy face, "How can I let you go alone!"

Liao Xing was taken aback.

"When it comes to imperial examinations, our family can't compare with those powerful families. When it comes to business, we don't fear them." Master Liao said with a smile: "Right now, your grandfather and I can summon seven or eight big shopkeepers [-] or [-] old accountants! These people look cheap, and they spend only a few taels of silver a month, but in fact? These people are really golden mountains and silver mountains! Don’t you believe it, if you really don’t have these old people, you Even if you hold the golden mountain, you will starve to death!"

"I believe," Liao Xing said with embarrassment, "it's just grandpa, how can we knock on the door of the East Palace?"

"Well, I've already thought about it for you." Master Liao said with a smile: "The method of collecting money in the East Palace is too slow, and the knife is not fast enough. Grandpa, I have thought of a method, and now I leave it to you. You can use it to offer treasures. Didn't the door just knock?"

Liao Xing had also fantasized about what methods he would use to amass money if he was in the position of the Eastern Palace.But I just thought about it, but I didn't expect that grandpa would go further, not only thinking about it, but also putting it into practice.

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Although the Liao family is declining day by day, it is still one of the largest families in the local area, and after several twists and turns, they really met Zhu Cihong.Liao Xing also showed his talent as always - not stage fright.Even in the face of His Royal Highness the crown prince, Liao Xing was able to talk eloquently, talking about his family history and the business experience of the Liao family.

The officials who introduced them were frightened and covered in cold sweat, but seeing the prince's expression seemed to be interested, it was a little better.

How could the prince not be interested in these businesses?He has money in his hands, but what he lacks is someone who can move the money.Even if you can't use money to make money, you have to be able to spend money to make money generate value.In this society without industry at all, silver is a metal unless it can be exchanged for something useful to the people's livelihood.

"Caomin has a script in his hand, dare to ask His Highness to look at it." Liao Xing talked for a long time, seeing the gentle face of the Crown Prince, he presented the painstaking efforts of his grandfather and the shopkeepers at home.

Zhu Cihong did not refuse, opened it and glanced at it, but was a little surprised.He pressed the opening book, and said to everyone at the table: "This book is a bit interesting. Mr. Wu, Zhang Mingfu, Liao Xing, come with me to the wing room for a small meeting."

Wu Tong didn't expect that he would be among those summoned, but considering that he is now Zhu Cihong's all-round master, letting him attend is also the point of the question.As for Zhang Shiqi, he is the one who implements it, so he must listen.He was just a little curious, what interesting ideas could a young man who could not see to be in his thirties come up with, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would leave the meeting halfway through for a small meeting.

The four of them retreated to the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Cihong retreated, and passed Liao Xing's script to Wu Sheng and Zhang Shiqi.After seeing it, Wu Tong just lamented that this young man had a mature mind, but Zhang Shiqi was greatly impressed.

Zhang Shiqi said: "His Royal Highness, this method is quite similar to the imperial court's method of opening the middle school, and it also has the meaning of hoarding. I think it is feasible."

Kaizhong method was created in Song Dynasty, but Guochao used it the most.At the beginning of the country, the frontiers were unstable, and the imperial court could not afford the consumption of the transportation to the border towns. It was convenient for Hongwu to formulate the Chinese Salt Regulations in the fourth year of Hongwu. Citation (two hundred catties) of salt.With salt introduction, salt can be produced from designated salt farms and sold to earn high profits.In this way, the country's border towns have been enriched with food, and the merchants have also obtained high salt profits, which can be described as a win-win situation.

Liao Xing's approach was similar to Kaizhong's, suggesting that the magistrate's yamen should not directly sell the land, but sell "diyin".Only those who have land guides can acquire land at a low price.The original land price of Donggong is low enough, and adding a "quote" is purely extra income, and this kind of land quotation similar to tickets is collected quickly, and the cost is just a piece of paper, which can fully satisfy Donggong's strategy of getting a ticket and leaving plan.

"In this way, we don't have to sell our land cheaply. Instead, we can hold auctions like Ruyang's to make money slowly." Liao Xing had already classified himself in the East Palace in his heart, and he used "we" to call him carelessly, and he also Unabashedly mentioned Ruyang Auction.

Zhu Cihong also wanted to solicit, but just smiled and said: "This idea is good, but what I want is to stir up this place."

The reason why the Ming Dynasty is considered by later historians to have the germination of capitalism is not only because of the few looms in the south of the Yangtze River and the employment relationship among them.According to the standards of this middle school history textbook, the degree of capitalism in the Song Dynasty even surpassed that in the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called capitalism is inseparable from capital.After Jiajing, South American silver mines were greatly developed, and a large amount of silver poured into China, and silver really became a currency in circulation.With the increase in the amount of money in the market, the people, especially the people in Jiangnan, generally have a simple financial thinking.Such as partnership, shares, dividends... are all native financial terms.

When these ideas are integrated into daily life, bakery shops will conduct futures trading to avoid risks brought about by changes in grain prices; reputable commercial firms will issue their own bills to collect idle funds from wealthy households and concentrate investment.Although there is no bank in the modern sense, the cash drawer business has already had a great customer service awareness.

It is this universally growing trend of capitalism and the spirit of contract of mutual respect that can give birth to capitalism in the modern sense.And the last soil is the Ming Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to rely on the Qing Dynasty, which regards the world as a family's private property.

At this time, when Zhu Cihong said that he was stirring up the ground, neither Liao Xing, Wu Tong, nor Zhang Shiqi felt unfamiliar.

The corruption of Kaizhongfa is actually because of the word "speculation". (To be continued.)