Li Gong heard Mao Jiu's strange questions, but he was not angry.
He had the same status as Mao Jiu before, but he gave birth to a good daughter, and his current status far exceeds that of Mao Jiu.
Mao Jiu was a pirate and made his fortune through maritime trade at a time when the empire had little contact with Europe.
The maritime merchants and pirates at that time were like me among you, and you among me.
It was precisely because of Mao Jiu's reckless style of doing things that he had a deep conflict with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, which vigorously developed maritime trade.
Now that Li Gong's status has risen, Mao Jiu is just jealous.
Li Gong smiled calmly and ignored Mao Jiu's aggressive attitude.
The more indifferent he behaved, the more intense the jealousy in Mao Jiu's heart became.
Mao Jiu looked down on Li Gong. He usually looked down on people who relied on nepotism to get to the top.
In the early days, "maritime merchants" relied on swords, guns and artillery, and fought for status with their lives.
Only those with real skills can stand out.
People in positions of power who are nepotistic can only bring destruction to the team.
Mao Jiu said in a slightly contemptuous tone: "Li Gong, you probably know only a little about the court's new policy, and you are ready to show off in front of us.
If you really want to know the situation, then don't hesitate and talk openly about the specific policies of the imperial court.
What time is it now? The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days. How could the imperial court be so aggressive during this period?"
As soon as Mao Jiu said these words, many businessmen's eyes flickered, and their hearts were shaken.
What President Mao Jiu said is right. President Li Gong probably only knows a few words.
Before the imperial policy is implemented, any news is just a rumor.
They really followed Chairman Lee Gong's advice. Once the court fails to take action, the company they run will definitely have big problems.
President Li Gong saw that something was wrong with the current situation. Under the guidance of Mao Jiu's words, some people's trust in him decreased.
He came today with a mission to convey to these businessmen the policies that the imperial court was about to implement.
The businessmen he invited were all overlords of a certain industry in the empire.
Their actions will affect the court's implementation of new policies.
Li Gong knew about the new policy of the imperial court, which was implemented by the forces headed by the prince.
Once the new policy is not implemented well in the early stage, it will give the forces opposed to the prince a suitable excuse.
Li Gong's task today is to persuade most businessmen to support the new policy.
He would have gradually guided these businessmen at his own pace so that their ideas would be similar to the new policy and they would support the new policy out of heart.
Now that Mao Jiu has interrupted his plan, some businessmen have already developed a crisis of confidence in him.
In this case, Li Gong could only come up with a backup plan.
The way he prepared before was just what he thought was the best method, and the backup plan was a method that would definitely succeed.
Businessmen value profits and look forward to everything.
No matter how nice the words are, if they don't get actual benefits, it will be difficult to take action.
Li Gong's backup plan is to tell the court's new policy, which is beneficial to these businessmen.
A small number of businessmen may give up their interests when faced with major life decisions such as the death of their family or a confidante.
Most businessmen will choose the decision that is best for them at any time.
Li Gong pretended to be angry, slapped the table and said: Mao Jiu, if you are willing to stay here, then listen to me continue to tell.
The door is not closed, so just leave if you don’t want to.”
Mao Jiu heard Li Gong's curse, but he didn't react at all.
He has experienced being scolded too many times in his life.
He had a knife held to his neck, a scene he had experienced more than once.
He just wanted to take a look, how would Li Gong solve the current situation?
When many businessmen saw President Li Gong getting angry, they thought about it but did not step forward to stop the fight.
They also want to know in their hearts, does Chairman Li Gong know about the court's new policy?
President Li Gong has a special status. He is the father-in-law of Prince Su Shu.
During this time, the court was also discussing new policies.
If the new policy is really going to come out, Chairman Li Gong will definitely be the first person to know about it.
If they know the specifics of the new policy, they can make preparations in advance and gain maximum benefits.
Chairman Li Gong looked at everyone's performance and he was not surprised at all.
Businessmen are all fair-weather friends. How can there be real friends?
He sighed and said with a hint of regret: "The imperial court is about to introduce new policies. For some companies, these new policies will be like rain after a long drought, bringing these companies back to life.
But it is a heavy blow to most companies.
Companies that were originally viable have no hope of being saved after the new policies are introduced.
I was afraid that all brothers would be desperate, so I didn’t reveal the specific content of the new policy.”
President Li Gong's long sigh and his slightly regretful tone made the businessmen present feel a little in their hearts.
Jiang Jinxiu thought of what Chairman Li Gong had just said, that the imperial court's purpose was to support new production capacity and eliminate backward production capacity.
What is backward production capacity? Is the textile industry in which he invested heavily considered backward production capacity?
The textile industry has existed for thousands of years. After the appearance of clothes, there was the primitive textile industry.
No matter how you look at the textile industry, it has nothing to do with new production capacity.
If the imperial court's new policy was to eliminate the textile industry, Jiang Jinxiu thought about it carefully and realized that his company would not be able to withstand this huge upheaval.
He saw a look of panic on everyone's faces.
He immediately stood up and toasted a glass of wine to President Li Gong.
"President Li Gong, you have the best information. Let me tell you the details of the imperial court's new policy.
Even if we were to go bankrupt, we would still have to die.
If the situation is overwhelming, you can still get out in time, so that your company will not be bankrupt and your family will be ruined.”
After Jiang Jinxiu said this, everyone immediately agreed.
"President Li, we are all businessmen who have gone through great storms. Even if we are in danger of having our homes confiscated and annihilated, we can still smoke a cigarette before crying.
The imperial court's new policy will not kill all of us businessmen.
If this happens, our only option is to flee overseas.
President Li will tell you the specific situation. If you want to die, you must be an understanding ghost."
When President Li Gong heard the pessimistic speeches of many businessmen, he secretly laughed in his heart.
In this way, he first lowered everyone's expectations so that they would not put all their hopes on the empire's new policies.
Once the empire's new policies are not what they want, resentment will arise in these people's hearts.
He first lowered his expectations. As long as the new policies of the imperial court were higher than the expectations of these people, they would only praise the new policies of the imperial court.
Seeing that the time had come, Li Gong took a sip of wine and said in a calm tone: "Everyone has strongly requested it, so I will talk about the new policies of the imperial court that I have learned.
I only have a general understanding of the new policy, and the specific details can only be announced by the court."
After President Li Gong said this, he paused for a moment and saw that no one had any objections.
He then continued: "I have just said that the general direction is to grasp which new industries are supported by the court and which are backward industries that the court wants to survive on their own.
We can take advantage of this panic to get out of the quagmire of the economic crisis.
There are many new policies from the imperial court, but there are only three that have a greater impact on our businessmen.
The first is the credit policy. I have said before that only new industries can obtain credit support from banks, while it is difficult for backward industries to obtain credit support from banks.
If you use your own family funds to keep the company running, it will be difficult for the company to grow.
He certainly cannot compete in the market for companies that have access to large amounts of bank credit.
The second item is tax policy, which has an extremely serious impact on everyone.
Taxes on backward industries remain unchanged and are still the taxes currently prescribed.
There are preferential taxes for new industries.
If the annual turnover is less than 100,000 taels of silver coins, the tax will be exempted for three years.
For a normal new industry company, its tax incentives range from 2% to 5%, which vary by industry.
Everyone knows that even if the difference is only 0.5%, it is the difference between life and death.
Article 3: The imperial court will transfer the industry.
Some backward industries will be moved to remote areas such as the northwest of the empire.
For example, the area west of the Ural Mountains, the Indian region, and the South Pacific region.
These industries also enjoy similar local preferential treatment as new industries, which will be the only way out for backward industries."
After listening to Chairman Li Gong's introduction, the businessmen all breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Baonian said happily: "This situation is very different from what I thought.
The imperial court had a good idea. It supported new industries to help the market get out of the quagmire. The imperial court did not kill them all and gave backward industries a chance to survive.
In the underdeveloped areas of the empire, they were unable to absorb a large number of backward industries.
Only those who are prepared to select the best from these backward industries will stand out. I will make arrangements now to seize this rare opportunity."
Du Baonian does not need to judge at all, what is a new industry and what is a backward industry?
Needless to say, the sugar factories and canneries under his command are definitely backward industries.
Products from sugar factories and canneries are still products that need to be shipped in quantity.
All are products with small profits but quick turnover, and are extremely sensitive to taxes.
The imperial court only needs to raise taxes to drive out all sugar factories and canneries.
When Li Gong heard Du Baonian's confident words, he smiled and asked, "Brother Du, you won't regard your family's industry as a backward industry."
Du Baonian spread his hands and said helplessly: "My industries are mainly sugar factories, canning factories, and oil pressing factories.
These are industries for rough processing of crops.
There is almost no technical content, and the value created by the industry is also limited.
No matter which direction you consider, my factory is a backward industry."
Li Gong waved his hand and answered: "Brother Du is worried that agriculture and the primary processing industry of agricultural products will receive preferential treatment in the new policy.
Brother Du, don't worry, the court has a minimum purchase price for agricultural products, and there will also be relevant support for the primary processing industry of agricultural products.
Otherwise, how can we convert the large amounts of agricultural products into industrial products?
The Nanyang region is rich in sugar cane and naturally gathers a large number of sugar companies.
How could the imperial court let these sugar companies transfer their industries?
When these companies move away, what will happen to the local farmers who grow sugar cane?
At most, the imperial court only supports leading companies with larger scale and stronger technical strength.
Everyone must know that the purpose of the new policy introduced by the imperial court is to survive this economic crisis.
The imperial court will not do anything to make the economic crisis worse."
When Du Baonian heard Li Gong's analysis, he said happily: "I hope what Brother Li said is true, and our Xingsheng Company perfectly conforms to what Brother Li said.
Our companies and local farmers have a mutually beneficial relationship.
If the imperial court really wants to touch our companies, it must settle the farmers in advance."
When Du Baonian said this, his tone was extremely cheerful.
He has been worried that the imperial court is vigorously developing government-owned companies and taking advantage of this economic crisis to allow government-owned companies to monopolize the supply of all agricultural products through the lowest purchase price of agricultural products.
Once the supply of goods is monopolized by a government-run company, even if it has its own farm, Xingsheng Company will only end up going bankrupt.
Now he understood from Li Gong that the imperial court definitely did not want one government-owned company to dominate.
The imperial court still chose to let the market compete freely.
Du Baonian has been ups and downs in the shopping mall for so many years. As long as he does not use the power of the government to intervene, he has not been afraid of free competition.
After listening to Li Gong's words, Mao Jiu raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
He can understand from these three policies that the imperial court hopes to overcome the economic crisis as soon as possible.
As long as the imperial court wants to survive the economic crisis, it will inevitably introduce various measures.
If the court takes action, it will give the market confidence.
It is very possible that merchants and the imperial court can work together to survive the economic crisis.
The main industry in Maojiu is shipping. I don’t know whether this industry will be classified as a new industry or a backward industry.
But shipping is a service-oriented industry. Only when the empire's economy improves can he make a lot of money.
He hoped that the empire's policies would be effective this time and the market would become active again, so that he could make a lot of money.
Jiang Jinxiu was a little worried. He couldn't help but stand up and asked: "President Li Gong, how does the imperial court judge new industries and backward industries?"
President Li Gong spread his hands and said helplessly: "I can't understand the specific judgment criteria.
But I learned that one of the rough standards is extremely important, and that is the technological content of an industry.
High-tech industries with development prospects are the industries that the court focuses on supporting.
Traditional industries with low technological content may not necessarily be classified as backward industries.
But wanting to get support from the imperial court is just wishful thinking."
Jiang Jinxiu did not learn the specific situation from Chairman Li Gong.
A look of disappointment flashed across his face, but he already had the result in his heart.
He had not previously understood how high-tech textile companies among government-owned companies were, because this data was not important.
The textile company under his command certainly does not have much technological content.
The worker stood in front of the machine, and the operation was extremely mechanized. He didn't even buy the automated machine because it was too expensive.
Jiang Jinxiu must be prepared in advance to see the detailed rules for industrial support and industrial transfer once the new imperial policy is actually introduced.
Whichever way can get him more benefits, he will choose to improve the company's technology or take the company's assets to settle in other areas.
The businessmen in President Li Gong's room were all thoughtful after listening to his words.
He clasped his fists at everyone and said: "My abilities are limited and I can only understand this situation.
The specific situation depends on the policies announced by the court. I hope everyone will consider the future development."
After President Li Gong said these words, all the businessmen immediately stood up to express their thanks.
They were grateful to Chairman Li Gong for telling the news in advance, giving them a chance to make adjustments before the new policy was announced.
