086. Excellent technology
Last night, when Emperor Kangxi was bored, he had already constructed terms and conditions for related matters. After Kangxi ordered people to summon Zhang Yushu, he asked him to sort out the "Opinions and Regulations on Bidding Measures for Maritime Businesses to Japan" based on the drafts graffitied by the emperor himself.
Zhang Yushu lay on the desk in the side hall of the Nanshu study room while silently sorting out Kangxi's manuscripts, while secretly marveling in his heart. He didn't know how the emperor came up with these powerful sentences, which not only allowed those merchants to be subject to the court's constraints, but would not be unprofitable, and would have to share the benefits with the court.
How could Zhang Yushu guess that Kangxi suffered a little grievance last night, and the beauty Wen Yu was not as warm as she was in the dream. The emperor's depression could not be relieved in the royal curtains, so he wanted to go to the outside world of the court to vent.
For example, in the mind of Emperor Kangxi, one of the people who had already decided to go to Japan to go to Fan's business was Zhang Yuan. Suddenly he changed his mind and did not want the Fan family to win this long-term foreign trade business quickly. In short, let me participate in the bidding and bidding, and the higher the price will be obtained. If Fan's own ability sets a high price and directly bids it. If Fan's loss of the bid, at worst, he can finally get a high price and his family, and it's okay to change it in the end. In short, from the emperor's perspective, he will never suffer any losses.
It is not certainly a blessing or misfortune that Fan was attacked by the time-traveling Emperor Kangxi. In real history, Zhang Yuan and Fan were also approved by the Qing Dynasty royal family to operate trade in Japan, and that was the only one and no one competed with him. Later, Fan's business did reach the extreme. The luxury of the old house of Zhang Yuan's Fan family was once said to be "Little Golden Palace" in the local area. However, after the Fan family went bankrupt in the late Qianlong period, it was ruthlessly obscured by history, so it was just that prosperity would decline. Perhaps Fan's family was too arrogant and angered those in power, and it was difficult to say that they were punished and lost money.
Although Emperor Kangxi supported Shanxi merchants' business path of starting businesses and getting rich, he did not want to indulge any of them to take the lead. Kangxi always believed that healthy competition was conducive to promoting common development, while monopoly would have the disadvantage of being held captive. The exclusive monopoly trade and pricing power were decided by one, which would lose the opportunity for "fair" competition. Therefore, Kangxi decided to temporarily choose two maritime merchants. Three monks had no water, and the two monks would be balanced with each other, so that they would be better controlled.
As mentioned above, Kangxi was deeply touched by the so-called relative fairness and multiple checks and balances, because he could personally experience the invisible pressure from the inner palace. Kangxi thought very rationally, and he believed that he existed in a real life drama, not a romance novel drama. The decisions of many things, perhaps the emperor's identity can be done at will, but Kangxi did not want to indulge himself too much. He was actually worried that some unknown plot and unexpected ending would happen, which made him unbearable.
For example, when dealing with Wei Liangyi, Kangxi must have suppressed his true thoughts and silently followed the rules of the palace, without any emotional action. In the past, when he returned to the Condor Hero, he was very depressed when he met the Queen and Rong Mama's appearance. He recalled Rong Mama's ruthless tricks against Ziwei, clamping his fingers, pricking his needles, pricking his waist and eyes, and pricking his feet..., all of which are not decent and heart-wrenching tricks.
When Kangxi thought of the dark means of fighting favor in the palace, his hair stood up. He absolutely did not want those scenes to happen to him and Wei. Even if he was really Emperor Kangxi, he could be angry after the incident like he did in a TV series and go to save the poor "Ziwei". But "Ziwei" had to endure several months of pain after all, and maybe she would never be able to play the piano again from now on. The plot of the novel is too bloody and it is very convenient to do the brush. In real life, it is better to avoid it as early as possible.
If we think from a neutral perspective, the Mama Rong just wanted to protect the rights and interests of the Empress and the Twelfth Prince of the Legitimate Prince were treated in a very abnormal situation if it was put into the real Qing Dynasty palace. Emperor Shunzhi, who died early, had done it before, so the Empress Dowager loved and resented the son and hated him deeply for his absurdity.
Even if Kangxi was a man, he could still understand the grief of the Empress Dowager losing his son in middle age, and also understand the anger of the Empress Dowager being directly rejected by Emperor Shunzhi. He also truly felt the resentment of Concubine Tong being neglected. Kangxi knew that he was the splint between his mother-in-law and many daughters-in-law, so Kangxi was very tactful. I would not force salt on the wounds of women; I tried to maintain balance and neutrality; I tried not to be biased. If anyone hurts me, it would be best for everyone to maintain peace.
Kangxi was eager to maintain the harmonious state of world harmony in the inner palace, so he was irresponsible to stir the water pool of the General Chamber of Commerce to the boil.
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Wang Yongling was entrusted with the important task of the first secretary-general of Kyoto [General Chamber of Commerce], and was busy with everything. He rented office space, designed signboards, and hired stewards... Because the first start-up operation fund of the General Chamber of Commerce was the membership fee of 138 taels that Wang Yongling had agreed in advance, so the young master was careful in everything.
Wang Yongling even begs his grandfather Wang Hongchang, and made a loan note in advance in his personal name, and temporarily borrowed 10,000 taels of silver from the Wang family's account room with a zero interest rate of two years. Young Master Wang's abacus was very smart. Anyway, the secretary-general's term was two years. It would be different if he could pay it back after owing the bank. In any case, he could not work hard and lose the Secretary-General's face.
The boss Wang Hongchang didn't deny him. Anyway, he almost had to donate 20,000 taels of silver that day, but there was no news later. He raised such a junior at home who could stand out and struggle. I guess he couldn't save the money, so he could just let him go.
Wang Yongling's father Wang Hexiang escorted the silver cart in a low-key manner all the way to the Wang Family Branch in the capital. He inquired about his son's behavior, and felt helpless and sighed that the woman was wronged. It was all the eldest wife and the eldest grandmother spoiled him. Wang Yongling was raised by his grandfather since childhood and was never afraid of his father, so he didn't care about his father's resentment and was still excited to "do his career" every day.
Wang Yongling chose the office address of the Chamber of Commerce, and was located in Biyan Street near the Tianqiao outside Zhengyangmen. There was a two-story storefront building. There was a large teahouse on the left, and then there was a medium-sized restaurant. There was a porcelain shop and a silk shop on the right. The long street was a fairly famous Changsheng Class. Two days ago, Zhang Yushu asked him why he chose to rent it to this street? Wang Yongling smiled and replied, "How great it is, it can be used to work, eat, drink, business, and have a show to watch... To put it bluntly, this child likes lively."
At noon, Wang Yongling directed the servants to set up horizontal tables and chairs, and there was a welcome table at the entrance. There was a two-foot-high and six-meter-wide platform in the middle of the inner court, and a half-person-high podium on it, which was for the purpose of the gathering venue.
Wang Yongling stood in the middle of the podium on the third stage, looking at the empty venue. Young Master Wang was fantasizing about the crowds of people below, standing on the platform with a full spirit and talking about the heroic scene, and suddenly a commotion came from the gate.
Wearing an official robe, Zhang Yushu walked in and chanted loudly: "The imperial edict has arrived, Wang Yongling received the edict."
Young Master Xiao Wang was shocked and hurriedly jumped off the platform, invited Zhang Yushu to the stage to stand, then turned around and set up the incense burner, and knelt respectfully to the head. Zhang Yushu suddenly stood up to a high place, and looked at the very short person below, and was very uncomfortable with it. After reading the imperial edict, he hurriedly walked off the podium. It turns out that angels are not something that everyone can do.
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Just passed by the time of Shen, in front of the gate of Bixian Street [General Chamber of Commerce], which had not yet opened, was crowded with traffic and crowded. Countless family emblems of wealthy families gathered here again. The boss Wang Hongchang led the eldest young man Wang Hexiang to come. The old man Wang Hongchang was calculating in his mind. If the 10,000 taels of silver IOU handwritten by his grandson Wang Yongling was changing to the membership fee, I wonder if it would be too late?
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Chapter completed!