After discussing the development of Yizhou with Lu Su, Yuan Shu began to meet with the civil and military officials in Yizhou.

Although Yizhou, as a land of abundance, had no worries and had few British masters, it still had many civil servants and powerful generals. Although the vision and knowledge of these people may be inferior to those in the Central Plains, they were enough to satisfy Yuan Shu.

He gave some local specialties from Jiangdong and Jingzhou and exchanged some greetings. Although this kind of thing was trivial, Yuan Shu, as the master, had to do it. In ancient times with limited transportation, if he wanted to control the forces under his command, he had to do it.

It is necessary to become familiar with the ministers under your command and win over people's hearts.

Although Yuan Shu acted strangely, he had to do this kind of thing. After all, you can't just rely on a pure heart. If you want to achieve something big, how can the people under your command follow you wholeheartedly without some means?

After staying in the governor's office in Chengdu for more than half a month and meeting with nearly a thousand officials from all over Yizhou, Yuan Shu was free and able to deal with other matters.

"Zijing, how is the current situation of the Southern Barbarians?" Yuan Shu asked Lu Su while scanning the situation in Yizhou during this period.

Lu Su took a step forward and bowed respectfully: "My lord, Su has always made arrangements according to the plan made by the lord, and there are basically no omissions. Now everything is going smoothly in the Southern Barbarians, and the merchants are unified under the organization of my Yizhou government.

Nanman trades. With the supervision of the government, there is nothing wrong with the behavior of the merchants."

Yuan Shu nodded: "That's good. You should be busy during this period. You must strictly manage the officials in charge of Nanman's business, try to put an end to the unscrupulous behavior of those profiteers in the past, and prevent the people of Nanman from being deceived. In a year or two, Nanman's

The price of goods should be completely stabilized, and then things will feel a little easier."

Lu Su nodded: "My lord, the problem of the Southern Barbarians is not that big, the problem of the aristocratic families is the most serious. As soon as your remarks came out, all kinds of monsters and monsters appeared on the border of Yizhou, and all kinds of unscrupulous businessmen began to wander around Yizhou.

The small countries around the state are disrupting local prices. Many small countries have already expressed their dissatisfaction to us."

Yuan Shu snorted disdainfully: "Dissatisfied? Just because of them?"

Lu Su sighed and said: "My lord, although the attitude of these small countries is indifferent, the easy defeat of the Southern Barbarians this time has greatly shocked these small countries, and they dare not come forward. But the behavior of the noble families is indeed a bit excessive, so

Recklessly interfering in the affairs of so many small countries will inevitably bring notoriety to me, Jiangdong, over time. We should still limit it, after all, if I, Jiangdong, want to annex the surrounding small countries, it is better to convince people with virtue."

Yuan Shu looked at the speed of the fold, paused, picked up the jade seal specially carved with him and put it on the fold. The big word "read" appeared on the paper. Yuan Shu was already lazy to this extent.

Touching the short beard on his chin, Yuan Shu pondered for a while and said: "That's right. These aristocratic families are a little too crazy. They don't even understand the concept of boiling frogs in warm water. It seems that they are really being sealed off.

It’s gone too far, it’s time to put some restrictions on it.”

"Zijing, please pass on the order. Troops will be sent to patrol the roads in the southwest of Yizhou. No businessmen other than official merchants are allowed to go abroad for transactions." After Yuan Shu thought for a moment, he tied a chain to the aristocratic families.

"Official merchants?" Lu Su asked in surprise. He knew what official merchants were, and the Zhen family in Jiangdong was a typical example. Although 90% of the profits were handed over to the state, the resources at hand were far beyond what ordinary businessmen could match.

Although Jiangdong treats merchants quite favorably, there are also many corresponding restrictions. The funds in Jiangdong Bank do not reach a certain amount, and you are not qualified to intervene in some things. Even for some large merchants, there are great restrictions on the scale of transactions.

There are now three official merchants in Jiangdong, the Mi family, the Zhen family, and the Cai family. Needless to say, the Cai family is headed by Cai Yi, which is actually Yuan Shu's small treasury. Yuan Shu's personal expenses all come from here. Mi Zhu of the Mi family

Both the Zhang family and the Zhen family have chosen to join Yuan Shu with great fanfare, and their entire wealth has been left in Jinling, so there is no need to worry.

These three government merchants are completely giants in the business world of Jiangdong. Nearly half of the goods in Jiangdong are sold by these three companies. Although 90% of the profits are handed over, the profits still make countless businessmen jealous.

Death. But unfortunately, Yuan Shu had no intention of expanding the scale of official business. Even if the Lu family requested it, Yuan Shu would not relent at all.

Yuan Shu now stipulates that only official businessmen are allowed to trade abroad. This is obviously to expand the scale of official businessmen! Otherwise, wouldn’t everything done before be in vain?

"My Lord wants to expand government and business?"

Yuan Shu nodded: "Since some people have been looking forward to it for so long, it's time to relax."

“But I don’t know what the restrictions are on becoming an official businessman?”

"More than 70% of the property should be placed in Jiangdong Bank, and it must be at least three million yuan. 10% of the net profit from goods transactions within Jiangdong will be handed over, and half of the net profit from foreign trade transactions will be handed over."

Lu Su was shocked again when he heard this. It was not that he thought the conditions were harsh, on the contrary, they were too loose.

"What about the Zhen family and the Mi family?"

Yuan Shu waved his hand: "The treatment of the three families will remain unchanged and they will be promoted to imperial merchants."

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this official merchant was not the other official merchant. Yuan Shu had created a weakened version of the official merchant.

"Then my lord, what privileges does this official and businessman have?"

"Only official merchants and imperial merchants are qualified to engage in foreign trade. Once other merchants are discovered, all their property will be confiscated, and all those involved will be sent to do hard labor. The time will depend on the seriousness of the case. In addition, official merchants can also receive certain government support.

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Yuan Shu curled his lips, knowing that he was going to make a fortune again.

Lu Su thought to himself, doesn't this mean that only aristocratic families with government and business ties are qualified to acquire fiefdoms? With a capital of three million yuan, even aristocratic families can't get a few. Yuan Shu is trying to get money in disguise!

After Yuan Shu's influence, Lu Su, who was already extremely sensitive to the economy, gradually understood the true meaning of wealth. Tomorrow's money is far less valuable than today's money, and Yuan Shu can steal a large amount of wealth from aristocratic families with just one hand.

into the arms.

Although Yuan Shu said well, there is a certain amount of government support. But with the connections and power of the aristocratic families, why do they need government support? Except for a small group of top businessmen who really rely on their own strength to make a fortune, this support is useless.

Moreover, Lu Su was sure that Yuan Shu would impose certain restrictions on officials and businessmen, and would never be too easy on the noble families. After getting along for a long time, Lu Su gradually understood what kind of lord his lord was.

Lord, always think about maximizing interests, especially when dealing with aristocratic families.

Every time a piece of cake is thrown out, the aristocratic families have to lose half a catty of meat. The fiefdom was thrown out before, and the land of the aristocratic family was confiscated. What is thrown out this time is even more terrifying. The aristocratic families will be forced to give up the country.

Yuan Shu would never be willing to give up blood.
Chapter completed!