Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The concepts of the Ministry of Public Affairs, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, work department and Ministry of Justice had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people since ancient times. The concept of the six divisions had been deeply rooted in the minds of the people since ancient times.

Not to mention what exactly Xiao Letian was doing, just the words business could cause all the merchants in the world to cry. This was a very obvious signal, first there was a merchant council, and then there was a Ministry of Commerce.

One was a forum for discussing current affairs, and the other was a government department that had authority, which meant that Xiao Letian's policy of valuing merchants would never change.

How could such happy news not be agitated? The political status that many generations of merchants yearned for had finally been granted. A nation's people finally opened their eyes and opened their hearts wide to acknowledge the meritorious services rendered by merchants. How could they not cry with joy?

For thousands of years, China's misconception of the merchant was simply too deep. You could find tales of ten thousand merchants who were heartless, but could only find examples of a few merchants who valued righteousness and righteousness. People hated the businessman to death for his family, but no one had ever imagined how much effort the businessman had put in.

In the past, most commercial activities were done in the form of trading goods. The coastal salt was sent to the grassland, to the central plains, and the gold and iron mines in the mountain range were transported to the city.

No one wanted to know how dangerous it was, how bitter it was. No one was willing to count how many merchants had been killed by bandits, and under the long suppression of the traditional scholar-officials class, the citizens could no longer see the hardships and risks they had to pay, and could only see their greedy looks as they ate the meat.

The goods were all in the world, they were all in each other's possession! This is the most important contribution that merchants bring to the human world. Even the communication between civilizations is accomplished by merchants. We can eat watermelons, walnuts, sesame seeds, tomatoes, potatoes … All these new species were brought to China by merchants.

The Silk Road was not cut off from the outside world, it usually took two to three years for a merchant to travel the length of two to three years. If a merchant could walk the Silk Road more than ten times in his life, that would already be his limit.

Most merchants could not walk that many times. They either died in the desert, or they died in the hands of bandits, or they went into bankruptcy and went into exile. Only a small number of people could earn money and live in peace.

The survival of human society is inseparable from the work of merchants, but this group bears the greatest moral condemnation.

Actually, this was just a typical civilian's mentality of a thief eating meat but not getting beaten up. They just saw the merchant's wife, Great Mansion, a fat pig that ate and drank spicy food.

But no one thought about it. If it weren't for the businessman, then his life wouldn't have lasted for a long time. What do the salt-free people of the interior eat without a salt merchant delivering it to you? No iron merchants trade iron. Where do people go to buy kitchen knives and farm tools?

Not to mention the daily necessities of life, not every region was as self-sufficient as a peach blossom. Without the help of merchants, the living standards of the people would quickly collapse.

It was inseparable from merchants and even scolding them. This was also a reflection of the dark and dirty psychology of humans. Those people who scolded the most fiercely were often those who lacked the ability.

They knew very well that they would never be able to enjoy such a life of wealth in their entire lives, because if they really gave him a chance to go into business, he wouldn't even be able to do so.

They could not read, did not know the way, did not know how to negotiate the price of the goods, did not know how to deal with the government, or were unable to say anything except kowtowing when they met bandits and bandits … That is to say, the worst business practices they have scolded were, in fact, unfamiliar territory for them.

It was precisely because he knew very well that he would never be able to eat the meat inside his body in his entire life, but the red-eye disease had still stimulated their hearts to form a jealous viper. That was why they would try their best to spread the shameless stories of those fake and fake merchants, pouring out the dirty water in their fantasies one after another.

And there were even some scholars who added fuel to the fire!

The God of Fortune had long understood these principles. It was the easiest for merchants to come into contact with the dark side of human nature. However, outsiders had no way of knowing how much grievance there was in their hearts.

Xiao Letian once said that when a class has been oppressed for far too long, they must have accumulated enough explosive energy. Only smart people who are good at borrowing this energy would be able to accomplish great things.

Qing Government doesn't want these merchants, I, Xiao Letian do! The Confucian clan despises these merchants, and we, the Chinese clan, support them!

Now, Xiao Letian's plan to reform had gone a step further, the appearance of the Ministry of Commerce gave the merchants the right to participate in political negotiations, and the hearts of people were swept into this, they were most afraid of comparing, and always walked towards the light.

Seeing the house full of people sighing, old shopkeeper remembered the grievances he had suffered in the past few years of doing business. His eyes reddened as he quickly pressed the corner of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Liu Chouchu who was at the side was the main character in the entire show, he had to push everyone into the city at the most crucial moment, and seeing that everyone's emotions were more or less released, the lord put down his bowl of tea and laughed.

"Alright, alright, why are you crying on such a joyous day!" "When we have the Ministry of Commerce in the future, it would be easier to communicate with other departments. If our business gets bullied, we can all complain to the military directly. We will all be heavy officials at the side, maybe our military ship will go and save us then …"

"There are still a lot of business disputes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not stand by and do nothing. These ministers will sit together and communicate with each other, and for us merchants, we do have a backer!"

Keeper Niu was crying so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, he could only nod in excitement.

Liu Chouchu's expression darkened, "But everyone, you have to think about it, the Ministry of Commerce was expanded from the Letian Firm's structure, to put it bluntly, it is to upgrade the Letian Firm's services …"

"But the Letian Firm is the personal property of the Prime Minister! Are we just going to let the Chinese wash up with us? The Prime Minister said to directly level up, but he didn't ask for a single cent.

"Prime Minister has a noble character, could it be that we're going to have to act dumb?" "If that's the case, then you really must touch your conscience!"

Keeper Niu and Boss Mi immediately understood what was going on, and both of them unexpectedly said the same thing at the same time, "Impossible! How could he let the Prime Minister suffer a loss? Besides, there's a rule for doing business, and brothers have to settle their debts! "

"Mr. Hesitation, please point out a path. As long as we are close enough, we will be able to make the decision!"