Ye Yueqing frowned slightly as she listened to her boss's instructions. After her boss finished speaking, she couldn't help but reply:
"Boss, these are the entire assets of the entire Chamber of Commerce. If loans are added, it will probably take several years for the Chamber of Commerce to recover, or even..."
Speaking of the latter, Ye Yueqing couldn't bear to continue talking. According to the boss's behavior, the entire chamber of commerce would be completely hollowed out, and there would still be a lot of debts.
The name of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce does not apply to the entire Ming Dynasty, but there are countless other large chambers of commerce in contact with it. At this critical moment, don't expect others to help, as it will only add insult to injury.
Although grain loans will not be like a casino, the high interest rates will easily bring down the chamber of commerce, and the entire chamber of commerce may fall apart.
The impact involved is not only related to the Ming Dynasty, but also to the Western Regions, deserts, and grasslands. It can be said that many years of business have been ruined.
"What you said makes sense, but I have my own considerations. I will deal with the money and food matters first. As for the people to whom the food is to be loaned, there is no rush at the moment. I will make a list later, and I will borrow those on the list."
"Borrow freely and accept whatever interest the other party offers. Except for those on the list, don't pay attention to anyone who comes to borrow."
Zhu Ying did not refute, but explained lightly...
As the saying goes, there is no husband without poison.
As for the grain loan, he never thought about repaying it from the beginning. Not only did he borrow but failed to repay, he also wanted to destroy all the unscrupulous chambers of commerce one by one.
During the Ming Dynasty, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce relied on the huge profits from snowflake salt and was very familiar with some of the top chambers of commerce in the business industry, and even knew the general details of each other.
To put it bluntly, basically in the 25th year of the Ming Dynasty, large-scale chambers of commerce were established, and each of them had a very dark heart. They even colluded with the ministers and noble generals of the court.
For example, the Guoheng case in the 18th year of Hongwu era is a microcosm.
The case implicated twelve chief secretaries of the Ming Dynasty, including Zhao Mao, the Minister of Rites, Wang Huidi, the Minister of Punishments, Wang Zhi, the Minister of War, and Mai Zhide, the Minister of Works. The total loss was 24 million shi.
However, the actual losses were far more than that. The recovered part was with the officials and the grain merchants, which was difficult to recover.
Such situations are relatively big, and there are more small ones. Corruption is always unavoidable, it just depends on the size of the matter.
Qunying Chamber of Commerce also deals in grain business and is very familiar with some big grain merchants.
In this situation, if you want to become bigger and stronger, you will inevitably use some evil methods. The key point is where the evil lies.
The grain business of Qunying Chamber of Commerce is basically to collect more and sell less, using the profits from snowflake salt to fill the gap.
Most of the dirty money made by big grain merchants comes from hoarding goods.
Zhu Ying didn't have any psychological burden at all in attacking these grain merchants.
Furthermore, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is not a serious business organization, and it has never done less business without capital.
Ye Yueqing was still a little confused at first, but when she heard what Zhu Ying said, she immediately understood.
This trick of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha can be said to be really powerful.
After all, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to its reputation in order to be able to do business better in the Ming Dynasty. It will definitely have good results in terms of grain lending.
Zhu Yuanzhang listened quietly on the side, with a smile on his face, and he felt very happy in his heart.
This kid, Da Sun, is really better than his peers.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew best that people, especially those in the job of emperor, should not be pedantic.
The eldest brother, Zhu Biao, was good at everything. He had nothing to say about his literary skills and military skills. The only thing that made Zhu Yuanzhang either too satisfied was that he was too pedantic and had the bad habit of a scholar.
In fact, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, when governing the world, one cannot pay too much attention to it. Some things must be suppressed severely in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, rather than just being tolerant.
As an emperor, he has to be restrained by his ministers, so what kind of emperor can he be?
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that people like the boss Zhu Biao are already very good, at least there is no problem in governing the world.
The performance of the eldest son just now was, to say the least, a bit dirty, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt very happy when he saw this.
Imperial means are the source of true control over everything. You cannot let the name of emperor fool you.
After Zhu Ying finished talking about the food, when Ye Yueqing was leaving to make arrangements, he once again gave instructions: "We must strictly tell all doctors who go to Henan to treat the plague that they must wear masks and protect their noses and mouths tightly."
"Especially the entrance water must be boiling water. All clothes that have been in contact with patients related to the plague must be mixed with mugwort leaves and boiled together."
"Not just doctors, but everyone's clothes, especially underwear, must be changed every day and washed with mugwort leaves mixed with boiling water. Anyone who fails to comply with this order will be imprisoned without mercy."
Hearing Zhu Ying's serious warning, Ye Yueqing also understood that the plague was no small matter. He nodded seriously and replied: "Yueqing understands and will pass it on directly."
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "Okay, then hurry up and help handle this matter, and let Commander Jiang Wei handle it together."
Then he turned to the old man and asked, "Grandpa, is it okay?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "It's too late for us to be happy, what could be the problem?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yueqing bowed and went out to find Jiang Wei.
Such a large mobilization is not just a matter for the Chamber of Commerce. Naturally, Ming resources related to the station must be used to provide rapid support.
"Dasun, what do you mean when you say the mask boils in water?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with some confusion.
He can understand both of these words, but when it comes to plague, he inevitably doesn't understand them.
Zhu Ying was not surprised when he heard this. The concept that hot water can cure all diseases still does not exist in today's Ming Dynasty. There is no industrial pollution, and many people do not boil drinking water intentionally.
As long as the water quality is clear, you can drink it directly when you take it home. There is no concept of boiling it. This is how everyone has been here for generations.
Zhu Ying explained: "When I was in the Western Regions, I established a medical school to train doctors. The main purpose was to treat trauma with the army and save many soldiers."
"The Medical School not only studies trauma, but also has a certain understanding of various diseases, including plague."
"The most terrifying thing about the plague is that it is extremely contagious. It seems to be impossible to prevent, so we started to study the ways of infection."
"After long-term research, we have found that the plague is like an invisible poisonous insect that enters through the nose and mouth through the gas between breaths. Therefore, only blocking the nose and mouth can reduce the possibility of being penetrated."
"Under such circumstances, after joint discussion at the medical school, masks were produced to prevent the spread of the plague."
After hearing Da Sun's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood the situation of the plague.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had read a lot, he was just as lacking in knowledge about medicine as he was about business. However, after some explanations by his eldest son, he suddenly understood.
But he continued to ask, "Then what's going on with the boiling water? Is it possible that boiling water can kill this invisible evil miasma?"
Zhu Ying nodded, the old man was still very smart, he could basically understand everything, and then explained:
"This is another discovery made by the Medical Hall. It is one thing for moxa leaves to dispel miasma, but the effect of boiling water is more direct. These miasma, in fact, under the high temperature of the water, are equivalent to being burned to death by fire, and can be effectively eliminated to a large extent.
, comprehensively eliminate the spread of the plague."
"And the miasma can adhere to the water. Boiling the water before drinking it can also eliminate the evil miasma to a large extent and prevent you from being infected by the plague."
"Actually, miasma poisonous bugs are everywhere. Even in water sources where there is no plague, they will still exist. However, they will not cause serious problems. It is best to drink water after boiling. In this way, even diseases will be reduced a lot."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang basically understood how to effectively isolate the plague. Dasun's words were also easy to understand. The concept of boiling water was deeply rooted in people's hearts and impressed him deeply.
"As soon as we have such a method, we will send an order to Tai Hospital and other medical offices to let them pay attention to it," Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Ying took out a book from the bookshelf, handed it to the old man and said, "Here are some relevant records. You can take it over and let the imperial doctors have a look."
Zhu Yuanzhang took it and flipped through it. There were not many records about medical skills in it, but more about some precautions. There were not many pages.
But what surprised Zhu Yuanzhang was that he saw the existence of a breakpoint on it.
So he said to Dasun somewhat jokingly: "Dasun has read a lot of books, but he still can't sentence sentences."
Facing the old man's teasing, Zhu Ying not only did not feel the slightest embarrassment, but said solemnly: "Regarding sentence segmentation, my grandson has indeed never learned it seriously, but it is precisely because of this that he discovered one of the extremely important things."
"Oh, grandson, come and listen."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, a simple joke can make Da Sun have some strange thoughts, he is really a gift.
He discovered that every idea of Da Sun seemed very simple and obvious, but it contained indescribable profound meaning.
So now Zhu Yuanzhang will attach great importance to every suggestion made by Da Sun.
Zhu Ying said, "My grandson discovered this problem when he was reviewing the memorial. Although it is difficult to read, you can get used to it after persisting for a while. I also experienced a similar situation when I was studying earlier."
"At this time, Sun'er realized the so-called difference between scholars and common people. The use of sentence fragments almost completely distinguishes common people from scholars, especially in elegant literature."
"Not all ordinary people are illiterate. There are even some smart people who know a lot of characters and can write some simple letters by themselves."
"However, the existence of elegant texts and broken sentences makes these people not only unable to read classics, but also all the right to speak is controlled by the literati."
"Sentence fragmentation may seem simple after we get used to it, but the difference in sentence fragmentation can actually lead to many tricks. It is the existence of this gap that allows some officials to deceive superiors and deceive others, and do whatever they want."
The way Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Da Sun at this moment was no longer simply shocked. This level of quick thinking was completely beyond his imagination, but some of Da Sun's earlier narrations.
Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted quickly.
Da Sun can always understand his own truth in seemingly ordinary things, and he is truly a man of great wisdom.
"We have actually discovered this problem, but we have never really thought about it in depth. Many literati always laugh at me, saying that I am an old farmer who has not studied. Even the edicts issued are all in vernacular."
"But what have they ever thought about? Our edict is meant for those old farmers and uncultured people. What we are worried about is that these lowest level officials will misinterpret our meaning."
"If this kind of plain talk continues, who can't understand it? We just want to make it impossible for these officials who are trying to make a name for themselves to do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some sigh, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet understood the meaning of the earliest edict in vernacular.
I just thought that when I was a poor man, the officials always held the notices above and said what they meant. So after I became the emperor, I wanted the people below to understand them directly.
But I have never thought about literati.
Under Da Sun's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly understood the key points. In fact, elegant writing and broken sentences were the way that literati had restrained the people's thoughts since ancient times.
This evolved from the dynastic culture of the past and the talents and learning mastered by aristocratic families.
There is no poor family in the world. Aristocratic families control knowledge and form a barrier to talent and learning. Even if you are literate, it doesn't matter. Without the education of aristocratic families, you can't even understand books and classics, and you may even misinterpret their meanings, making it difficult to become a great talent.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little emotional about Meng Yuan.
Once upon a time, the land of Ming Dynasty was dominated by aristocratic families. There were rumors that the aristocratic families were iron-clad and the flowing dynasties were flowing.
In the Tang and Song Dynasties before the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the emperor shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people.
For a poor man like himself, even in the last years of the dynasty, if his skills are not recognized by aristocratic families, he will not be able to succeed.
I am able to establish today's Ming Empire, to a certain extent, I am really grateful to Meng Yuan. If Meng Yuan had not killed these thousand-year-old families in the past hundred years, how could I have achieved what I have today.
But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed his tone and asked: "From what I see, Da Sun's intention seems to be to cancel the elegance of sentences and use the common vernacular."
"But has Great Sun ever thought that if the people were wiser, the world would be even more chaotic."
Today is different from the past. Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer the poor peasant he was then. This world belongs to the Ming Dynasty and the old Zhu family.
The Analects of Confucius says that people can follow it but cannot understand it.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw it, and was deeply touched and recognized it. This is why the eight-part essay appeared.