"If it is not handled well, it will lead to impeachment and even criticism from the civil and military officials of the court!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled evilly when he heard this.

"rest assured!"

"They can't take care of Gu now. Gu played a trick with them before leaving Beijing. They don't have time to deal with their own rebellious descendants. How can they have time to deal with us!"

"Let's finalize this matter while they are in a hurry, and the framework of the Shipping Department will be completely established!"

When Zhou Zhiqing saw the emperor's grandson saying this, he immediately remembered what his colleagues in the capital mentioned in the letter, and couldn't help but reveal a smirk on his face.

The emperor's grandson was indeed too shady. He just gave out a bunch of useless and useless posts, causing chaos in the capital.

It is said that Yan Shenggong is now so angry that he fell ill and scolds his rebellious grandson at home every day.

Chen Zongli, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was scolded by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the Ministry of Revenue as a waste. He could not even control his own son, and he had completely lost the right to mint coins and issue Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

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"Zhiqing, your official career has not been easy these years."

"If you can't do well here, then there will be no place for you in Ming Dynasty."

As soon as Zhou Zhiqing heard this, he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi.

"His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson's kindness to me is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. Even if my heart is broken, I will follow His Highness to the death and never let down His Highness's expectations for me!"

Zhu Yunxi originally wanted to give him a blow to make him see the situation in front of him clearly.

Now that he has understood who he should be loyal to, he no longer pays attention to him.

"Go to work!"

"In the name of Guhe Songjiang Mansion, the notice will be posted. For prestigious houses, people will be ordered to deliver the news personally!"

"The Ming Dynasty's imperial examination was held in the autumn, and Gu's imperial examination should be held in the summer!"

"promise!"

Zhou Zhiqing agreed, quickly retreated, and summoned some clerks from Songjiang Prefecture to write notices and post them in the streets and alleys of Songjiang Prefecture.

The fact that Zhu Yunxi came to Songjiang Mansion not only affected the court, but also affected the nerves of the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants.

Therefore, as soon as Zhu Yunxi arrived, they rushed over by boat or car.

Not for anything else, just to see the Ming Emperor's grandson's methods for the first time and see how he breaks the situation!

For the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty, if he wants to build the Shibo Company, he currently faces a total of four problems.

The first problem is that there is no one!

Neither the imperial court nor the local government would cooperate with him and provide him with enough manpower.

The second problem is lack of faith.

The imperial court has treated the common people well over the years, but has no trust in its treatment of merchants. The more powerful the merchants, the more afraid they are of being targeted by the imperial court. How could they throw themselves into a trap and take the initiative to report to the Shipping Department?

The third problem is no business.

Overseas merchants have long been monopolized by the nine Jiangnan families. Quanzhou, Fujian and other places, as well as local maritime merchant families, monopolize transactions with Siam, Vietnam and other places...

Even though the emperor's grandson had extraordinary means, he could not contact the merchants in Shanghai, so he could only watch as the goods of the shipping company were unsaleable.

The fourth problem is out of stock.

Almost all the silk and tea in the south of the Yangtze River were controlled by the Nine Families. Even the silk collected by the imperial court was finally bought back by them and woven into various kinds of textiles in textile workshops in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places.

of silk.

It can be said that after the imperial court released the thousands of looms under the control of the Weaving Office, it had no other sources of goods.

However, how many of these thousands of looms can weave even if they weave day and night?

I'm afraid that even if we are busy all year round, we won't be able to fill ten cargo ships.

Lu Shiyuan led his beloved daughter on a stroll through the streets of Songjiang Prefecture, casually looking at the goods sold at stalls on both sides of the street.

"Dad, Songjiang Prefecture is so poor. It's a long way from Zhenjiang, let alone Suzhou and Hangzhou."

"I really don't know if the emperor's grandson is really stupid or pretending to be stupid, he chose such a shabby place to be the shipping department. It's no wonder no one wants to come. I'll pay him to death, hehe..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shiyuan hit his daughter on the head with a folding fan.

"Silly girl, just from this point of view, there is more than a little difference between you and the emperor's grandson!"

"Fortunately, you often boast of yourself as Tao Zhugong and think you are a business wizard, but you can't see that Songjiang Prefecture is the best natural seaport in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Relying on the water transport of the Yangtze River, this place has the advantage of access to the sea. Its terrain is flat and very suitable for farming, which can provide a continuous supply of vegetables and other materials to the dock."

Lu Hongfu said unconvinced after hearing this.

"Then why have no shipping companies been built here in all dynasties? We never built one here before the Ming Dynasty?"

"Is it possible that the old emperor is not as smart as his grandson?"

Lu Shiyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly after hearing this.

"His Majesty the Ming Emperor is so talented that he can be ranked at least in the top five among the emperors of all dynasties."

"How could he not see the advantages of Songjiang Mansion?"

"It's just that his old man's perspective on the problem is different from that of the emperor's grandson. The emperor's grandson likes the way of merchants and is willing to use merchants' methods to solve problems. The old emperor, on the other hand, considers more military and security issues."

"Although Songjiang Prefecture has all kinds of conveniences, there is one flaw that can never be made up for, and that is that it is too close to the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

"As long as you go straight upstream, you can reach the gates of Nanjing in less than two days. This is an intolerable danger for the emperor."

"Therefore, when you take care of your family business in the future, you should also try to consider things from the perspective of the emperor and the court."

"Only in this way can our Lu family seize the opportunity and become invincible!"

After hearing his father's analysis, Lu Hongfu said with conviction.

"My father's lesson is that my daughter must keep it in mind!"

"It's just a pity that my father is so talented, but he can only settle down in Zhenjiang, doing business as a businessman that my father doesn't like..."

Lu Shiyuan News

Yan also sighed for a while.

"well!"

"Time is destiny!"

"I am also too greedy. I was born into the shadow of my ancestors and have a net worth of tens of millions. But I am also greedy for fame and want to become noble on the basis of wealth..."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from ahead.

"Dad, look, it seems the government is posting a notice!"

Lu Hongfu couldn't help but couldn't help but eagerly took his father's hand and ran over.

Lu Shiyuan was dragged forward by his daughter, with a wry smile on his face again.

This wild girl of my own is too good to be true. What’s so good about a government notice?

However, when Lu Shiyuan was pulled to the notice and saw the content on the notice, he was shocked.

"City Shipping Department Recruitment Notice!"

"According to the decree of the Emperor Taisun, the Shipping Department is now recruiting officials and subordinates from the Ming Dynasty's civil servants, industry and commerce."

"Now we are recruiting and promoting one person, who will be treated as the fifth rank. Two deputy officials will be promoted, and they will be treated as the sixth rank. Twenty governors will be treated as the seventh rank. Forty officials will be treated as the ninth rank."

"Scribes, there is no quota for staff, and we are planning to recruit 300 people."

"The salary is based on the official system of the Ming Dynasty. After serving for three years, you will automatically obtain the qualification of a student. You can pass the internal recruitment to obtain an official position within the municipal shipping department system, or you can be selected to become an official through the imperial examination...".
Chapter completed!