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Chapter 593 Mutual benefit, the emperor's lofty goal
Of course, mutual benefit is certain.

The Yangtze River Chamber of Commerce is also quite powerful. Various ports along the Yangtze River, such as Yichang, Jingzhou, Yueyang, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Anqing, Zhenjiang, Suzhou, Yangzhou, etc., cover more than a dozen provinces, with broad business prospects.

Through the Yangtze River, porcelain from Jiangxi, Shu brocade from Sichuan, and Hunan embroidery from Hunan, etc., can all reach Shanghai, where they can be loaded on ships for export, and the transportation cost can be greatly reduced.

Therefore, the cooperation between the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce and the Maritime Chamber of Commerce can also benefit greatly.

However, the biggest goal of the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce at present is not to make money, but to obtain Minjue so that it can be on an equal footing with other chambers of commerce.

It is not for the sake of being competitive, but to obtain the official approval of the court and the endorsement and support of the emperor.

The Maritime Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce all have the title of Noble Merchant, but the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce does not.No matter how you look at it, you feel that a dwarf is not worth enough in the emperor's mind.

In fact, the emperor didn't care about favoring one another, and he also kept his contribution to the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce in mind.

It's just that, if the title of Yishang is to be given, it must be justifiable, and the credits have accumulated to a certain level, and the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce does not need to fight for it, and he will take the initiative to bestow it.

As the actions to deal with major disasters are getting bigger and bigger, the role of the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce is prominent, and it is not difficult to accumulate credit and contributions.

"Whatever Long Live asks us to do, let's do it with all our strength. Long Live is wise, and we all see it." Li Dan stretched out his hand to signal Sun Weida to drink tea, speaking earnestly as if he had been there.

Naturally, Sun Weida would not say anything to complain, he nodded in agreement repeatedly, and bowed his hands to the north again and again, praising the emperor for his brilliance and martial arts.

Li Dan pondered for a while, and asked tentatively: "The immigration development of Mekong Province is a good opportunity, did President Sun recruit people to try?"

Li Dan's adopted son Li Guozhu got the post of county magistrate because of his ability to recruit immigrants and passed the imperial court's assessment.Although it is only the seventh rank, it has real power, which is higher than the honorary Duke.

Sun Weida shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "I got the news too late, and Brother Li was not as well informed. When I wanted to start, the court had already canceled this policy."

Li Dan nodded slightly to express his understanding.When the imperial court launched this policy, it did not make it public. The Maritime Chamber of Commerce learned that it was also the emperor's care.

Perhaps because of resistance in the court, this policy was quickly abolished.It can be said that Li Guozhu got a big advantage, but Sun Weida and others missed this good opportunity.

And the emperor was able to withdraw his order quickly because he felt that the advice of his courtiers was very reasonable, and he was a little too hasty.

Despite the catastrophe, the domestic situation is basically stable.Not to mention that it is not a critical moment. It is indeed a bit inappropriate to grant seals when recruiting people, and to officials when recruiting soldiers.

The relaxation of the conditions for officials to transfer to official positions, as well as its implementation across the country, naturally affected the scholars most by relying on imperial examinations to become officials.Now that there is a policy of giving heads to officials, the resistance to opposition is naturally greater.

Since the abolition of imperial examinations could not be completed in a short period of time, the emperor took it as a long-term task and goal.Before that, it is also necessary to make appropriate compromises to calm people's hearts.

Anyway, the imperial examination is held every three years, so not many officials can be recruited, and some talents can be recruited from it.

Moreover, most of the preferential treatment policies for students have been cut.On the one hand, the imperial court has lightened the burden, on the other hand, it has forced many scholars to take the path of transferring officials to officials in order to make a living.

It is the ultimate goal of the emperor to realize the recruitment and appointment system of civil servants in later generations, so that scholars can start from practice and start from the bottom.

Obviously, those at the level of Li Dan and Sun Weida would not understand the emperor's far-reaching considerations.Not only them, most people don't know that the emperor's ultimate goal is to abolish the system of selecting scholars that has been passed down for thousands of years.

(End of this chapter)