Regarding Ambassador Yang's plan, the little princess's clients...
I can't understand it at all.
Of course they can't understand it.
The top 100 clients of the little princess are all princesses, princesses, princes' wives, and at the lowest, they are all wives of commanders. These people may not have even been to Shanxi, so how could they understand his plan.
Besides, even if you have been to Shanxi, no one understands what rail transit is about!
In fact, even the rail transit in Liaodong is constantly improving through exploration, such as rest areas, such as inspection and rapid replacement of damaged tracks, such as the traffic signal system, which simply means how to promptly notify the moving vehicles when a broken track is found.
Stop. For example, the vehicle is being repaired midway, or even an unexpected detour occurs, that is, changing to the opposite track, bypassing the accident area and then changing to the original track.
Simply put, it is a turnout.
This has become a kind of knowledge. Even Yang Feng himself dare not say that he understands it at this time, let alone these women.
but……
He just said how much he earns in a year!
Anyway, the Ming Dynasty now prohibits the sale of illicit salt, tea, and mining...
There weren't many ways to make money originally.
These wealthy nobles hold a large amount of funds in their hands, and all they can do is buy land, or let their domestic slaves take it out to sell some groceries. Even overseas trade is actually very difficult.
So far, Zhu Yuanzhang has only opened trade with the three countries of Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu.
That is to say, merchants from the three countries can sail to the Ming Dynasty and use treasure banknotes to trade. This can be said to be an iron rule. No matter what they originally carry, whether gold, silver, copper coins or other materials, they must exchange them for treasure banknotes to purchase what they need when they arrive in the Ming Dynasty. Once discovered,
It is forbidden to use other currencies or even barter, everything will be confiscated and then beheaded in public.
It's the same regardless of buying or selling.
However, merchants from the Ming Dynasty were still prohibited from going overseas to trade.
He has no control over it when he goes to sea.
What he wants is to convert overseas trade into treasure currency to maintain the value of the treasure currency.
Even if those foreign maritime merchants take the treasure banknotes with their left hand and spend them with the right hand, it will only support the currency value of the treasure banknotes. What's more, gold, silver and copper coins must be exchanged with the bank before they can be used. He has achieved the effect of forced foreign exchange settlement, but merchants go overseas for trade.
He has no control over what currency they use.
There is no way to force exchange settlement.
After all, even if those merchants earned a large amount of precious metals overseas, they would probably bring them back and hide them at home instead of exchanging them for precious metals. 顅
In this case, those wealthy nobles who already hold a large amount of treasure banknotes really lack interest in participating. They are not short of treasure banknotes. What they want is real gold and silver. Although banks are freely convertible, they are not stupid.
, A small amount of exchange is okay, but if it is a large-scale exchange, do they think that the emperor will not hack them to death?
Everyone already understands the rules of this game.
What the emperor wanted was to maintain the value of the treasure banknotes under the guise of free convertibility and coax the common people to use the treasure banknotes. He did not want wealthy nobles like them to take the opportunity to exchange gold and silver.
They can be redeemed.
The bank will also exchange it for them.
But after the exchange was completed, the emperor suddenly found a crime for them and sent them to Jinyiwei Prison. That was another matter.
Therefore, for these wealthy nobles, the treasure money they hold in their hands really needs a good investment project that can be turned into actual assets. In the past, they deposited it in banks.
After all, bank interest rates are stable.
At this time, a guy like Yang Feng, who can be said to be a gold medal in making money, suddenly proposes a big investment project, which will of course be welcomed. As for how the plan is, it is not important. What is important is that Yang Feng proposed it. So ladies
They only care about how much they earn from this project in a year, and no one cares about anything else. As long as the earnings are exciting enough, then it’s totally fine...
"Thirty percent, thirty percent profit!"
Ambassador Yang pointed at the track map he had drawn with his pointer in his hand, and shouted to the jewels in front of him.
That’s three percent.
He had no intention of making money this way.
"Only 30%?"
"That's right, it's only 30% profit, and it will take several years to start."
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The latter was dissatisfied.
"Everyone, why are you just thinking about the profits of the track company? Don't you think about the benefits that this track will bring? You can go to Shanxi to mine freely, do business, and open factories. As long as you
By building a road from Shanxi to Datong and then to Hetao, the profit you can make is not just the freight on the road. Let alone 30% profit, or even 10% profit on this road. Think about it, you all have your own back.
They spread to Xuanda, Yansui, and even Ningxia, Gansu, and all the way to Kaiping. If you open mines and build factories in Shanxi and sell the things you make to them, will they be embarrassed not to buy them? Their weapons, armor, etc.
Military uniforms and even food and canned food. Isn’t this a big money-making business?
And in the towns along the border, the herdsmen who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty had furs and horses. Isn't this profitable?
You guys!
I don’t even know how to make money.”
Yang Feng pointed at these women and said.
This is called introducing foreign investment.
It is also a good thing to introduce a lot of wealthy investors to Shanxi to develop the economy. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would have to transport the materials needed by the towns along the border. Now, Shanxi is directly used as the production base to solve the problem, which reduces the transportation distance.
Originally Zhu Yuanzhang designed it this way, but he relied on the salt industry.
Now Yang Feng doesn't care about his salt industry.
In addition to the original ones, new supply channels have been greatly increased, and supplies along the border have skyrocketed, creating capitalists in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it has given the people of Shanxi more ways to make money, and then in two years it will be time for him to recover the costs from this prosperous economy.
. You must know that now he buys food with his own money, and then pays taxes for the people of Shanxi. This year's investment of 2.8 million shi will eventually be recovered from industry and commerce. Naturally, he has to cast a wide net, and he will catch everyone.
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"But we just don't understand, so we came to you for advice!"
The little princess, her sister, Princess Ruyang, who is already married, said charmingly.
While talking, she looked at her sister.
Her sister was already there with a cold glint in her eyes.
Her husband was also a noble, and her father-in-law Xie Yan was also one of the generals in Huaixi. However, he was not awarded a title, but only served as the governor of Qianshi.
"Teach, of course I have to teach!"
Yang Feng said with a smile.
"But we are all in the capital, and our household registration is limited. For example, if we go to Shanxi to open a mine or a factory, there are restrictions on our place of origin. Moreover, it is uncertain what the court's laws are. If your Majesty is convicted by then, the gain will outweigh the loss.
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A middle-aged lady said.
At this time, registration management was extremely strict.
They are from the capital of Wei. It is impossible for them to go to Shanxi to do business for a long time. The most they can do is to use their domestic slaves. But for domestic slaves, the issue of nationality will also be involved, because the domestic slaves have the same place of origin as their masters, so there is no problem in doing business.
But if you are doing business, it will be difficult. As for the little princess's bank staff in various places, you don't need to care about this, but that is because the bank is essentially the emperor's tool, but it is Yang Feng who opens the bank, and its nature is quite
In the late 19th century, the King of England and Luo Shi didn't have to worry about those little things. Otherwise, the bank wouldn't have spread like a plague throughout the Ming Dynasty in just a few years. Now the farthest branch has opened.
It’s Suzhou.
But not these people.
The key is that this kind of thing has just begun. No one knows what the emperor thinks or how the rules will change in the future. It needs to be more prudent.
"Isn't this easy? Which of you commanders in Shanxi Province can't find an old corps to partner with them? You will provide money and they will provide people to manage it. They will not dare to embezzle your money."
Yang Feng said.
This can resolve the resentment of the generals in the Shanxi Capital Command.
The distribution of land to military households has begun, which means that it is difficult for the generals of the garrison to squeeze military households in this aspect. They must be given new directions to make money, and they must be guided to invest in industry and commerce. That is enough now. These are
The wealthy and aristocratic families in the capital are responsible for providing the money, while their partners in Shanxi are responsible for providing the people, and then rely on their connections to ensure sales.
this point is very important.
It is not easy for ordinary merchants in Shanxi to sell goods to the army.
Network building is a long process.
But these people don't need it.
Just like the King of Liao was very prosperous in Liaodong, the essential reason was that he didn’t need to consider his connections. The connections had to come to him.
A group of ladies immediately began to discuss in low voices. It was obvious that they were all a little tempted. The key was that they really had no good investment options. This was the situation in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor had a series of restrictions that had already tied their hands and feet. But now in Shanxi
It is the only piece of land that has been lifted from the ban, so it is undoubtedly the best choice. There is no way for the left and right to pay. If it is true as Yang Feng said, then the treasures in their hands can be turned from paper into actual assets.
"I buy stocks!"
Princess Ruyang was the first to shout.
"One share will be counted from the date when the track is repaired to Datong. The profits will be divided every year based on the income. You can also use the profits to purchase stocks first.
After all, the road is not only built to Datong.
I even plan to build one from Taiyuan to the south, all the way to Puzhou."
Yang Feng said.
So he was actually building the Ming Dynasty version of the Tongpu Railway.
In fact, he is not the only one who is building it, Zhu Yuanzhang is also preparing to build it. Now some road construction craftsmen from Liaodong have been transferred to Luoyang, and they are planning to build wooden rail transportation between Luoyang and Shaanzhou. After all, the one in Liaodong has proven its value.
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"I'll buy 10,000 shares!"
Princess Ruyang shouted angrily.
"Go find your sister!"
Yang Feng said.
Then other women started too...
In the end, Yang Feng actually received 500,000 yuan from the first phase of the stock offering, so his Sanjin Rail Transit Company could officially operate.
At the same time, the affairs of the Jin vassal were also settled. The crown prince of Jin, Zhu Jixi, formally succeeded the king of Jin. The vassal of Jin moved to Shuofang, established Shuofang Mansion and built Shuofang City separately. However, for the time being, it only subordinated Shuofang, Dongsheng and Tiande.
County. The three guards of the Jin Dynasty selected a military household to move to the feudal vassal with the King of Jin as the middle guard of Shuofang. The Dongsheng left guard was changed to Shuofang left guard, and the Dongsheng right guard was Shuofang right guard. The three guards were still maintained. However, Shuofang Mansion was still
The Military and Civilian Office was not subordinate to the Shanxi Chief Envoy Division, but to the Shanxi Xingdu Division. In this way, the Jin vassal was finally driven out of Shanxi.
At the same time, the king of Zhou moved his vassal state to Huangzhong.
Xining Acropolis served as the vassal city of the Zhou king.
Like the Jin Dynasty, a military household of one guard was selected from the original Zhou Dynasty guard to travel west together as Xining's central guard. However, the original Xining guard was divided into two, and some were transferred from other places, and finally changed to Xining's left and right guards.
This is still three guards.
As for the problem of insufficient sources of livelihood for the king of Zhou...
Ambassador Yang took care of it.
Just a small thing.
"Your Majesty, I also know that you are really unhappy about moving you to such a poor place all of a sudden."
Yang Feng looked at King Zhou who was summoned to the capital.
The latter is not only unhappy, he can almost be said to be like a walking corpse. When he was forced by his nephew to accept Huangzhong as a fiefdom, he actually didn't know much about the place. He just knew that it was the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi in the Tang Dynasty. In this case
Can't say it's too bad.
At least it should be similar to King Jin.
However...
When I asked about it during this period, I felt like my whole body was getting cold.
So that’s not the same!
What a world of difference!
The difference between Huangzhong and Shuofang is just like the difference between Shuofang and Taiyuan. Shuofang is a plain after all, and Hetao has been used for farming since ancient times, but Huangzhong is completely covered with ravines! In the past, even a single Wei in Xining had a very difficult time.
Now that the three guards have gone over, let’s all drink together! Now that his father has returned his salary, it’s indeed manageable, but when his nephew succeeds to the throne and the salary is stopped, then the whole family will really drink.
Poor King Zhou, he was obviously a little haggard during this time.
"So, you need to ask His Majesty, especially the Emperor Taisun, for permission from the salt industry to allow you to mine salt there and sell it to Shaanxi and Shanxi Xingdusi."
Yang Feng said.
"Is there any salt there?"
King Zhou's eyes widened instantly.
"Don't your Majesty know that there is something called green salt?
Five hundred miles away from Xining City, there is a large salt lake. There is an inexhaustible supply of high-quality green salt. You don’t even need sun-dried salt for frying. You can just grab a spoon and scoop it out. That means transportation is more troublesome, but five hundred miles away.
It's only a few miles away, and the camel team can handle it. Besides, it can be transported by boat on Qinghai Lake, and the shipping on the upper reaches of the Yellow River is also at your disposal. You can sell it directly down the river to the Hetao. In addition, Gansu, Longyou and even Hanzhong can be used as markets.
The only problem is that the local tribes may covet it."
Yang Feng said.
"Ambassador, Xiao Wang Sui Fei is not accustomed to fighting, but if three guards pass by, no tribe in the world can resist it. If this is true, Xiao Wang will be grateful to the Ambassador for generations to come."
King Zhou said.
Then he got up hurriedly and went to find his nephew.
So it’s really simple. Qinghai is indeed poor, with very little land for farming. But in this era when salt is the hard currency, how can you still worry about your livelihood if you have the largest salt mine? Going to the Qaidam Basin to mine salt is a big deal to King Zhou.
It is indeed difficult to say that the distance is too far after all, but the problem is that there is already mined at this time and it is not far away. Chaka Salt Lake is in Ulan, and it is only across the Qinghai Lake from Xining. The green salt there is in Ming Dynasty.
It was a tribute during the Chaotianshun period, and later after the Tumote tribe entered Qinghai, they even collected salt from the Chaka Salt Lake, and then sold it as private salt to Lanzhou and other places.