After entering the city, Wen Rensheng followed Li Xin to the door of a large courtyard with six entrances.
As soon as Li Xin came to the door, several helpers who were sitting on the porch in front of the door hurriedly got up.
"I've met Mr. Li."
"Well, just make an announcement and say I'm back."
Li Xin was very polite to these helpers.
Obviously, the status of a civil servant is very valuable.
The helpers immediately ran all the way and went to the concierge first to make an announcement.
An old man came out of the concierge.
"Mr. Li is back. I told you to meet him in the study as soon as you arrive."
"Okay, this is my nephew Li Hao. Please make arrangements."
"Easy to say, easy to say, please come with me."
Wen Rensheng then followed the old concierge to a wing to stay.
Of course, he couldn't go to see the governor directly. He must have waited for Li Xin to see the governor and be summoned by the governor before he could enter.
At this time, he began to figure out in his mind which path to take.
A late Ming Dynasty type world.
If you want to make a fortune by relying on the people, there are several ways to do it.
First, he started his career as a refugee, and Li Zicheng is a typical example.
The second is to take the maritime trade route, Zheng Zhilong is a typical example.
The third is to follow Zuo Liangyu's route, which is also the warlord's route, develop territory and become Cao Cao.
There are several other routes, but none of them have proven themselves historically.
Not worth relying on.
And you cannot use concepts and technologies that are beyond this era.
Then we can only use the existing technology of this era.
In fact, it is enough.
At this time, the West already had mature firearms tactics.
Accumulate money, take in refugees, train a large number of cheap line soldiers, rely on low-level officers and whips, and have relatively sufficient food and military pay to make them obey military discipline.
As long as the exchanges are one to one, no one can be your opponent.
But the prerequisite is that you have to do business well.
To do business in this era, you must have a government background. Without a government background, you will just cut the leeks in the field when they are fat.
No exceptions.
How big of a business can you do if you have a strong government background?
How many shops can a student official open, how many streets can a civil servant occupy, how many counties can a jinshi scholar occupy, how many provinces can a vassal king occupy, and how many provinces can a eunuch or a pavilion elder occupy? They all have their own characteristics, but they cannot be seen clearly.
Also imitate the rules of Huhu.
Without the background to rely on, it is just a joke.
As for making money through fair trade, business innovation, inventions, efficiency improvements, etc., then I think prison is not enough.
The death of a few people here really has no impact.
From this point, we can know how friendly the modern business environment is.
Wen Rensheng thought carefully and realized that given his current conditions, it would be more comfortable for him to take the warlord route.
Firstly, it’s quick to get started, and secondly, the risks are low.
Needless to say, there are many refugees who have the same background and experience as Li Zicheng, and I don’t know how many have died.
The probability of death is the highest among the three.
Not to mention the maritime merchants, Zheng Zhilong’s close and brave generals were all killed with fishing nets in the sea battle.
The warlord route, on the other hand, is really not very dangerous. If you manage the servants, if you can't defeat them, you will have the servants escort you and escape.
As long as you have soldiers, horses and servants, even if you run away, the governor and governor will not kill you and will still rely on you.
Of course, the premise is that you still have money, territory, and clan, so that you can convince the court and make the court worry about you.
Just like Li Chengliang, 8,000 servants traveled across Liaodong, colluding with the upper and lower ranks, and dominating one side. No matter how many people tried to impeach him for treason, it turned out to be okay.
To be able to do this, firstly, there are soldiers and money in hand, secondly, there are people in the court, thirdly, there are always military exploits to report, and if there is no military exploits, it is self-created.
Raising the bandits' self-respect is also an important part.
In short, the court was fooled.
They are all his people, members of his family, his adopted sons, and his servants.
In the end, any general soldier with a foreign surname who came here could not sit still.
Even if the imperial court can remove one of him, it does not have the ability to change the whole body.
Because when the imperial court came to him, the executive power of officials was not as strong as it was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was better to do less than to do more.
As long as he doesn't rebel, then just make do with it.
And Li Chengliang did not rebel, but he raised rebels.
Wen Rensheng thought for a while, how he should imitate him.
Well, have more children.
He is now 15 years old, and he can take concubines and have children at the age of 15.
If you take 3,000 concubines in one go, you will have 3,000 dolls a year later.
After 15 years of operation, all of them were assigned to the military.
Which court minister can shake him?
impossible.
Moreover, the doctrine of loyalty and filial piety of this era can be used to tightly bind these children.
The binding force of an adopted son is very strong, let alone a parent and child?
Disobedience can also be reported as disobedience.
But the biggest problem is lack of time.
Can only be used as a long-term chess piece.
It’s better to become a prince of a place first.
In terms of fame, fortune and wealth, it takes three years to pass the Juren exam and another year to pass the Jinshi exam.
This is a very lucky situation. After passing the examination, you can take the Jinshi examination that year.
However, after becoming a Jinshi, you have to go to Hanlin, Liubu, and Governor. This process will take 20 years.
too slow.
Or not.
It's not as effective as having a baby.
Wen Rensheng is a player who understands the choice of the golden-armored god. Now he is the son of the barbarian leader, with independent military power and a reputation.
The other party will definitely use the most reasonable measures to accumulate quickly.
The only advantage is that that player's knowledge reserve is definitely far inferior to his.
However, the other party will definitely be able to get comprehensive guidance from the golden-armored god.
He thought carefully about the fastest molding speed or making money.
If you want money, you want power.
If you want to get power quickly, you should take the counselor route.
A scholar can also respond.
As long as you come up with more effective ideas, you can quickly take advantage of the situation and take shape.
Nurhaci followed a similar route and worked as a slave in Li Chengliang's family. Finally, he was promoted and appointed by Li Chengliang and unified the Jianzhou Jurchens.
That was also very slow. It took Nurhaci 30 years to unify the Jurchens in Jianzhou. There is really nothing to boast about.
Later, Li Chengliang died for three years before he dared to rebel. However, he was also old and went crazy within a few years.
It can only be said that it is the current situation.
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A complete mess.
The main reason is that there are not enough troops to mobilize.
The finances are bankrupt, and only about 150,000 troops can be mobilized at a time, while the opponent has 60,000 elites.
Less than 3:1, and there is no geographical advantage. Most of the 150,000 are auxiliaries, and the most elite ones are 30,000 to 50,000.
The other party has 60,000, and has 20,000 absolute elites.
In this way, the gap is even smaller.
Considering the centripetal force and the degree of unity, failure is actually not surprising.
It would be weird not to lose.
Wen Rensheng was thinking about it when the old concierge came and called him:
"Young Master, Mr. Li wants you to go to the study to meet the master."
This is a governor, an absolute leader, and he has the ability to rule an area.
Just because they have to be rotated regularly, there is no chance for them to be divided.
Soon, Wen Rensheng was led by the old concierge to the east study room, which was the second entrance.
I saw an old man in his sixties, sitting on a chair in the study, drawing a picture.
Li Xin was standing aside.
Wen Rensheng walked over, cupped his hands and said, "Student has met Mr. Futai."
"You're not a kid, what did you say when you came? Why don't you quickly kowtow to Mr. Wang?" Li Xin scolded him immediately when he saw Wen Rensheng just raised his hand.
"Master of heaven and earth, I have gold under my knees. I kneel to heaven and earth and kneel to my parents. I will not kneel to others." Wen Rensheng said directly.
Joke, for a bet, let him kneel down.
He's not really a time travel monster.
If he knelt down, he would be a joke.
He is a man of great wisdom. He can only be worshiped by others for his wisdom, and there is no reason for him to worship others in return.
At worst, if you lose, there is no reason to bow down.
"What a crazy person." Governor Wang Guitai put down the pen in his hand and smiled instead of getting angry.
Wen Rensheng was a little impressed by the governor.
If he had done this to the Manchus, he would have been beheaded immediately, nothing else.
It's a beautiful thought for a slave to dare not to kneel to his master.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, all kinds of ideas were rampant, and even the students dared to organize people to beat the county magistrate and prefect.
So if you don't kneel down and worship, you can think of it as crazy.
At least the governor didn't have anyone pull him out and beat him to death.
In fact, he can't do this either.
Because Wen Rensheng had merit and honor at this time, but he just didn't kneel down. If he wanted to punish him, he could give a warrant to an official such as academic administration, saying that he didn't know the dignity and etiquette, but his fame would be gone.
But students can not kneel before officials.
But it is limited to county officials. If it is a larger official, he should kneel down as before.
If you become a Jinshi and become an official, you have to kneel down when you see a superior, let alone a scholar.
But if the governor really does this, his reputation among scholars will be ruined.
"I don't dare, it's just that the student's knees are hard and he can't kneel down." Wen Rensheng cupped his hands and said.
"Okay, then let me test your knowledge. Your uncle really praised you." Governor Wang said.
"My lord, please give me a question."
"Well, there are many things going on in the Liao Dynasty now, the Eastern captives are causing troubles frequently, and the state is running out of money. What's your solution?" Governor Wang said directly.
"This..." Li Xin was horrified. This kind of thing was a topic for people to write policy papers during the palace examination after passing the Gongsheng examination.
Now it is really difficult to ask a scholar.
It seemed that the governor was arrogant and wanted to kill his nephew.
The test is not about career, but about practicality.
In fact, it is more difficult in practice.
However, it is now easier for those who value practical work to be promoted and rise all the way up, and they are not affected by competition.
Qingliu was not easily promoted.
"The reason why the state has insufficient funds is that we don't see clearly who has more money and whose money has the least hidden dangers after being collected." Wenren Shengdan said.
"Oh, why don't you come and listen?" Governor Wang was shocked when he heard this.
"Today, the wealthy people inside and outside the imperial court are all vassal kings, nobles, senior officials, powerful eunuchs, etc... Their wealth is comparable to that of the imperial court for decades." Wen Rensheng said one by one.
"Well, you, a scholar, can see clearly, but how to collect it? It's difficult." Governor Wang shook his head and said.
He knew that there was one more person Wen Rensheng had not mentioned, and that was the retired official.
"How to levy it? There should be a king who doesn't like money, sell certain best-selling items in the name of the royal family, and then let the rich and noble people buy them." Wen Rensheng continued.
"Tell me, what can it be?" Governor Wang said in surprise.
His heart was pounding, and he didn't expect to catch a big fish.
If the strategy is written down in a secret book and presented to the current emperor, he, the governor, will definitely be able to join the cabinet, and it may not be impossible for him to become the chief minister.
After all, what the emperor is most worried about right now is military pay, money and food, so that there is no way to provide disaster relief.
"What, it's naturally an elixir. Didn't the royal family refine elixirs in the past? They sold them as elixirs to noble and wealthy people in the feudal lord. One elixir cost ten thousand taels. You only need to sell 300 elixirs, which can be used for a year."
Got it." Wen Rensheng wrote lightly.
Governor Wang's breathing gradually became heavier.
Cultivation, I want to cultivate myself.
After all, this is the nephew of an important staff member. I can't be angry with a fool.
"How can other people buy ten thousand taels of elixir if they are not stupid?" Governor Wang asked.
"Didn't the royal family spend a lot of money refining elixirs in the past? Why did people in the past believe it?" Wen Rensheng asked.
"He is indeed a crazy student." Governor Wang felt a little angry.
This scholar actually questioned himself in a rhetorical tone.
But there is some truth in what he said.
Why were the previous emperors willing to spend millions of taels to refine the elixir?
A few million taels is really not nonsense.
After all, it cost a million taels to build the palace, and naturally eunuchs were involved.
The next step is to buy various medicinal materials, and even all kinds of weird things that can harm the palace maids...
Then there was all kinds of manpower consumption...
It is not an exaggeration to add up to several million taels of silver.
"Sir Governor, the key to the problem is, how to make rich people believe in this elixir? Do rich people believe in Buddhism? If we say that this elixir was given by Buddha, can't we sell it for ten thousand taels?"
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Of course Wen Rensheng could make mirrors and soaps, but these might be beyond the limits of the times.
Not recognized by the golden-armored god.
However, there is no problem in selling the elixir.
After all, the emperor began to refine the elixir himself decades ago in order to achieve immortality.
Now I just sell the refined elixir to others.
"Here, this kid is silent about his strange power and chaos, don't mention this matter again." Governor Wang finally got angry, "You crazy guy, do you have any other ideas?"
"The elixir cannot be sold, so you can only get it by sorting out the royal store. Students have the ability to read people's faces and can tell those people are honest and honest and will not take advantage of them. As long as they are replaced, the collection of money can be greatly increased.
Today's emperor does not value money and has repeatedly emptied his internal treasury. If the emperor has money, it will be enough for the state." Wen Rensheng added.
"Can you recognize people?" Governor Wang frowned, "Don't talk big words, don't talk about those charlatans and sorcerers."
Li Xin also quickly taught him a lesson: "You kid, don't talk nonsense."
"You can give it a try."
That's right, Wen Rensheng doesn't cheat, doesn't cheat, doesn't use muskets and cannons, and doesn't use Spanish cavalry formations in modern times. He only uses an ancient saying to recognize people's faces.
Of course, the ancients published many books, and later there was also the Ice Mirror, which also talked about how to recognize people.
However, it is not allowed.
Only a few people can be accurate.
Wen Rensheng relied on this to quickly accumulate a sum of funds and power.
