Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-Nine It’s on purpose!
Zhu Yunye also wanted to know what Wang Yuanji was thinking, and asked curiously, "Businessmen regard wealth as their life. Is your idea too optimistic?"
Wang Yuanji sat steadily on the golden pier, looking calm and relaxed.
He nodded slightly and said, "It is precisely because merchants regard wealth as life that they are willing to lend money to the court. After all, the court does not lend money in vain, it wants to give them interest."
Although Wang Yuanji was talking about businessmen, Zhu Yunye felt that there was something in his words. He couldn't help but look embarrassed and a little red on his face.
"Ahem, merchants may not trust the imperial court so easily, right?"
The imperial courts of all dynasties almost regarded merchants as pigs and dogs, and there were many examples of fattening and killing them for meat. This also led to merchants, even if they had great wealth, to insist on crying for poverty when they saw others and never change their lives.
I'm afraid these merchants would rather bury their money in a pigsty than lend it to the court.
Although after decades of changes, the Ming court no longer had any prejudice against merchants and allowed merchants to wear silk and satin in public. But it was still a big deal for the court to borrow money from merchants!
Wang Yuanji smiled faintly, cupped his hands towards Zhu Yunye and said, "I have to thank the Emperor for this!"
"Xie Zhen, what are you doing?" Zhu Yunye was a little confused. .??.??
Wang Yuanji laughed "haha" and continued, "If the emperor refuses to lend money, those merchants may be worried and dare not lend money to the court. But now that the Royal Bank dares to lend money to the court, then the merchants
There will be a lot less worry.”
Over the years, Royal Bank has established a good image and credibility among merchants through borrowing and saving money. Merchants still trust Royal Bank and know that if Royal Bank dares to lend money to the court, they are not afraid of not getting it.
return.
Even if the court wants to return at that time, the merchants can still get their principal and interest back through the Royal Bank.
"Ah! So, I am also responsible for this?" Zhu Yunye's eyes lit up and he said in surprise.
"certainly."
Wang Yuanji bowed slightly and nodded.
Zhu Yunye suddenly said, "Then can you give me a higher interest rate?"
Zhu Yunye regretted a little. If he had known this, he should have directly offered an annual profit of 20%. Since Wang Yuanji made a request to him, Wang Yuanji would agree even if it was a 20% annual profit.
"Your Majesty, you have a golden tongue!" Wang Yuanji couldn't help but remind him.
Zhu Yunye suddenly laughed dryly. Seeing other people looking at him with different expressions, he quickly explained, "I just said it casually."
Can the emperor's golden words be said casually?
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Well, Zhu Yunye just said yes, the emperor has done this, how can they, as ministers, hold on to him?
"Ahem, let's leave this matter to Wang Aiqing."
After a pause, Zhu Yunye reminded again, "But it's not about uncle, I'm afraid."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am willing to go and explain to the Duke of Zhen." Wang Yuanji did not put Zhu Yunye in a difficult position and took the initiative to take on the matter.
Zhu Yunye breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Yuanji's move had indeed solved a major problem for him.
Wang Yuanji was recommended by Han Du as the chief assistant, so Zhu Yunye would naturally regard Wang Yuanji as Han Du's spokesperson subconsciously. However, after contacting him, Zhu Yunye found that Wang Yuanji was indeed a very upright person, and he always did the right thing.
Not to anyone, and there was no sign of speaking for Han Du at all.
For example, this time, he knew that it would be detrimental to Handu if the court built the railway tracks himself, but he strongly advocated this because it would be beneficial to the court and the people.
Moreover, Wang Yuanji is indeed outstanding in ability. No matter how difficult the problem is, he can turn big problems into small ones like spring breeze and rain, and help Zhu Yunye solve many difficult and complicated diseases.
After several years of getting along with each other, Zhu Yunye also developed enough trust in Wang Yuanji.
After walking out of the palace gate, Wang Yuanji and everyone handed over their hands one by one, thanked a few people for their concern, and looked up in the direction of the Zhenguo Palace.
"Come here, get up the sedan and go to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."
A plain green sedan stopped at the entrance of the Zhenguo Government House, attracting side glances from those who happened to be passing by.
This sedan is too ordinary, just the most ordinary sedan, without any hint of wealth or nobility.
When the servant guarding the door saw the person getting off the sedan, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Shoufu Wang hasn't been here for a long time, please come in quickly."
Wang Yuanji nodded politely and asked with a smile, "Is sir in the house?"
"On the ground, on the ground"
Hearing Wang Yuanji's arrival, Han Du summoned him to the study with a smile.
The servant came in and served tea to the two of them, then bowed and quickly left.
"You're such a busy man, why do you have time to see me today?" Han Du looked at him with a faint smile.
Wang Yuanji lowered his body slightly, holding the tea, looking at the floating of the tea leaves in the cup, sighing deeply, and said with great melancholy, "It's been a long time since I came to ask for advice from Mr.
How rude!"
"It doesn't matter." Han Du waved his hand, "We shouldn't be too close to each other in the first place. This will not do you any good. To be honest, I am very surprised that you can come to my place today."
Han Du looked at Wang Yuanji with a smile.
Wang Yuanji can be said to be one of the most outstanding students in the academy. Even someone like Sun Xian is slightly inferior to him.
What gentleman doesn’t like outstanding students? Han Du is no exception. ??
"But if the students come today, I'm afraid I will make my husband unhappy." Wang Yuanji didn't hide anything and went straight to the point.
Han Du raised his head and glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Is there anything else we can't talk about between us? Tell me, what's the matter?"
"That's what happened. The imperial court is going to pay for the construction of railway tracks." Wang Yuanji told Han Du what had happened in a slow and unhurried manner.
Han Du shook his head slightly and chuckled, "I thought it was something."
"Aren't you angry, sir? Since the imperial court wants to build the railway tracks by itself, then the emperor's plan to build the railway tracks will definitely not be approved by the emperor." Wang Yuanji looked at Han Du in surprise.
Han Du waved his hand and said with a meaningful smile, "Why would I be angry? Do you know why I want to build the rails again?"
After hearing Han Du's words, Wang Yuanji suddenly frowned and began to think deeply. Even a fool could tell that there was something in Han Du's words. Of course, a smart Wang Yuanji would not miss it.
So since Mr. Xiang doesn’t care whether the railway tracks can be built, why would he bring up this matter?
After a moment, Wang Yuanji suddenly raised his head and looked at Han Du in disbelief.
Although he was not sure yet, his tone was firm as he said, "Sir, you did it on purpose! To make the court pay attention to the construction of railway tracks?"
Han Du smiled "Yeah" and said, "You have been the governor of Old Port, so you should understand that development is inseparable from convenient transportation, right?
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"This is natural." Wang Yuanji nodded with deep understanding, and then said, "If the Ming Dynasty did not have advanced and fast ships, it would be impossible for the old port to become so prosperous. Even if it could prosper, it would not be what it is now. Maybe, it will not be as prosperous as it is now.
I don’t know how many years it will take for it to develop to what it is now.”
Han Du withdrew his gaze from him and raised his head slightly to look at the ground outside the window.
"The Ming Dynasty has developed well overseas. Over the years, its ships have become stronger and faster, and its speed has become faster and faster. If things go on like this, overseas development will naturally get better and better."
"But Ming Dynasty is not just overseas.
No matter what, the motherland is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and cannot be lost."
"But look at it now, how do you think the Ming Dynasty is developing now?"
As the chief assistant, Wang Yuanji dealt with Ming Dynasty affairs every day.
Without thinking at all, he said, "Although there are still many problems in the country, the lives of the people are already much better than in previous dynasties."
This is not a problem. The cultivation of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn has been fully spread. As long as the people are diligent, not only to provide food and clothing, but at least they will not be hungry.
And just to keep the people fed, no dynasty in the past thousands of years could do it.
"This is indeed good, but we can't be satisfied with it and be content with the status quo!" Han Du smiled, "Now that we have solved the problem of people's food rations, can we continue to solve the problem of people's travel? The basic necessities of life, food, clothing, housing and transportation have all been solved.
The prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty is here."
The prosperous Ming Dynasty!
Wang Yuanji was shaken all over. If he could really bring about the prosperous Ming Dynasty, it would be a trivial matter to leave his name in history, and there would be no problem in shining a light on him through the ages.
Just when Wang Yuanji's heart was racing, he suddenly woke up. He glanced at Han Du, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Why do you want to seduce me, sir?"
In the past, Wang Yuanji thought that he had mastered Qi-nurturing Kung Fu, but just one sentence from Mr. Wang allowed him to break his guard.
"Well, it's not bad to be able to wake up instantly." Han Du nodded in appreciation, "I thought you really wanted to die of exhaustion."
If other people dared to say this to Wang Yuanji's face, then Wang Yuanji would definitely be angry. But when Han Du said this, Wang Yuanji didn't even think about it and just nodded in agreement, "What did you say sir? How dare students have such thoughts?"
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"Let's get down to business." Han Du stopped talking. With Wang Yuanji's wisdom, there was no need for Han Du to say too much.
"The railway tracks from Beijing to Shanghai County have been built and in operation for several years, but the imperial court has no intention of building railway tracks. If you are not in a hurry, then I will let you hurry." Han Du said with a smile.
Wang Yuanji breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It seems that the students are still not doing well enough, so I have to let the husband take care of the students."
"However, it's not that the imperial court doesn't want to build it. It's that it would cost too much to build the rails. Once students bring it up, they will face great resistance."
"That's why I want to help you!" Han Du picked up the teacup with a smile and gestured towards Wang Yuanji.
Wang Yuanji suddenly smiled and bowed slightly in response, "Thank you sir for your help!"