I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 292 Grab a business?
At this time, Zheng He not only controlled the two important yamen of internal strength, but also held an army of 1. Even if he was called No. [-] in the imperial court, it would not be an exaggeration.

And Li Tian also trusted him very much, and entrusted Zheng He to handle this matter, believing that no matter whether it was the court or the local government, the obstacles encountered could be minimized.

The steamship is the fastest way Li Tian can think of to obtain other resources outside the world.

At the same time, it is also one of the methods that can bring about the biggest changes in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Back in the day, a rumor sent countless people to the desert Northwest Northwest to pan for gold.

If you make a little publicity, say that there is silver in the East, and gold in Nanyang, even if you don't act, it may trigger a wave of gold rush and silver rush.

In any era, there are always people who dare to take risks.

He wants to build Daming into a maritime empire that dominates the world, and let Daming's tentacles spread all over the world.

It is far from enough to rely on the imperial court to organize its own manpower. Only by arousing the people's enthusiasm for exploration in a way similar to that of the East India Company back then, can the people of Ming Dynasty truly go abroad and open up a new world.

Before that, what Li Tian had to do was to prepare the ship for them and build the supply station.

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After dealing with the shipbuilding matter, Li Tian finally couldn't stand it any longer. After dismissing Zheng He and others, he plunged into the bedroom and fell asleep soundly.

This sleep went straight to Sangan the next day.

For three consecutive days, he didn't take care of the government review and review memorials. Whether it was the court or the few businesses he was currently holding, there were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

The matter of the court is easy to talk about, as long as it is not a major issue that affects the country, let the officials give their opinions, and make a little judgment on their own, and it can be easily handled.

However, he had to make his own decisions about the Tiangongyuan, the Royal Bank, the iron smelting workshop, and the soap and match workshop.

It only took two or three hours to finish dealing with the affairs of the court. As soon as he returned to the imperial study, Wang Fu moved a lot of things over.

Li Tian frowned and said, "Wang Fu, do you think I ignored you here for two days and deliberately found something for me to do? What are these things?"

Wang Fu's fat face twitched, but he didn't dare to refute Li Tian's words directly, so he could only pretend to be very wronged and said,

"Your Majesty, it's not that the old slave is just looking for trouble, it's indeed all kinds of things that have been squeezed out by the workshop and the bank in the past two days!"

As he said that, he took out one of them and said to Li Tian,
"This is the banknote of Guo Er, the shopkeeper of Qianzhuang. Because His Majesty was busy two days ago, I couldn't see it in time, so the old slave went to find out."

Unhappily, Li Tian took the notebook and took a look, and found that Guo Liuhu had reported the latest developments about several other banks in the capital.

Fengbei Bank and Guanghe Yinji Bank didn't make any big moves because they were afraid of the background of the Royal Bank. Instead, they quietly gathered their own businesses and prepared to fully launch the capital market.

Baoyuan Bank only reacted during this period of time, and the jumping up and down seemed to be preparing to do something, but at this time it was still cheering and did not take any actual action.

The biggest change is the Huitong Bank, which is backed by Shanxi merchants.

They did not hesitate to spend their money, and at the same time opened or reorganized dozens of banks in various parts of the capital, playing the same banner as the Royal Bank.

Not only does it stop collecting profits from deposits and treasury silver, it also gives similar interest to the Royal Bank, and the method of lending is also completely copied from the Royal Bank.

This is simply wanting to fight the Royal Bank.

In the past ten days since they reopened, they actually took away nearly [-]% of the users of the Royal Bank, which can be said to have caused heavy losses to the Royal Bank.

The chief treasurer, Chen Fangmin, and the second treasurer, Guo Liuhu, tried their best, but they still couldn't do anything to the wealthy Huitong Bank.

Seeing that the income of the bank was declining day by day, they finally couldn't sit still, so they had to ask Li Tian to see if he could save it.

Li Tian had expected that there would be competitors in the bank, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and the money was so big.

Li Tian had ordered people to inquire about the background of Huitong Bank a long time ago, and he also had some understanding of their real financial resources.

In the Ming Dynasty, because the industrial and commercial tax has been lowered to a new height in the past dynasties, any businessman with a little success is very rich.

Zhu Yuanzhang's phrase of hiding wealth from the people back then seems to be a joke now. It is true that some people have become rich, but it is not the common people, but businessmen.

It is rumored that Shen Wansan, a wealthy businessman in the early years of Hongwu, helped the court build one-third of the city wall with the strength of his family alone, which shows how rich he is.

And Shen Wansan was just one of the many wealthy merchants in Daming.

There are countless other big businessmen, famous and not famous, hidden behind the scenes.

Among them, Shanxi merchants are the most united and rich.

If they really unite, if they don't use extraordinary means, the current financial resources of the imperial court may not be able to fight against them.

It's just that they are still doing things in a proper manner at this time. Even if they seized a lot of shares from the Royal Bank, Li Tian didn't think about really doing anything to them.

The so-called solitary sun does not grow long, although eating alone can make a lot of money in the early stage, it is very detrimental to the development of the entire industry.

Only with competition can there be progress, which has always been one of the principles Li Tian believes in.

Otherwise, only the Royal Bank would be left in the entire capital, and Guo Liuhu and the others would inevitably feel complacent. At that time, corruption and laziness would probably be inevitable.

If there is a covetous opponent at this time, he will keep staring at them and revealing his flaws by their side.

On the contrary, they will work harder and try their best to fight against Huitong Bank in order to protect their own interests.

Thinking of this, Li Tian smiled slightly,
"Go back and tell King Zhao and Guo Liuhu that I know about this and let them figure it out.

There is only one thing, that is, no matter what you do, you must be aboveboard, and those dirty methods are not allowed. "

When Wang Fu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart, "What's wrong, Your Majesty, I've been bullied by others, so I should teach them a lesson.

No matter how you look at this meaning, it feels like fueling their arrogance a little bit. "

He thought that Li Tian would give some instructions, but he didn't expect that Li Tian would only give a simple sentence and let them figure it out.

This makes it difficult for Wang Fu, who regards the Royal Bank as his pension insurance, to bear it.

After talking for a long time, I finally couldn't help but say,

"Your Majesty, do you just let those Shanxi merchants go like this?"

(End of this chapter)