Hearing Gao Ligong's words, the businessmen below were speechless.
What is the Advisory Council?
The businessmen in Fanjiazhuang are relatively well-informed. They have long heard that there is such a thing as a council in European countries. It is said that in the Netherlands, England and other places, businessmen control the country through the council. Even the financial power of the king is controlled by the council.
In the meantime, the council even launched a revolution and beheaded the king.
Of course, this is something from the enemy country, and one town and nine provinces cannot learn from it.
But what does Governor Gao mean by the Advisory Policy Consultative Conference? It sounds a bit like a council meeting.
The businessmen looked around, a little confused.
Gao Ligong coughed and said, "Don't get me wrong, this Consultative Conference is not a Western council."
"We in one town and nine provinces do not want to learn from those decadent political systems in the West, and we cannot learn from them."
"The Advisory Council serves as a bridge between the government and the business community."
After a pause, Gao Ligong changed his words and said: "The era we live in is an era of great commercial development. In the next hundred years, there is no doubt that businessmen will play an important role."
"Whether it is more and more advanced and efficient factories, or increasingly busy shipping, or the increasingly detailed commodity economy, businessmen will have a broader stage. On this stage, businessmen are operators and are
Leaders are pioneers and deserve to be the protagonists of the next hundred years."
"We see that in the West, the East India Company organized by merchants is like a country, and even has war power and diplomatic power. This is not an accidental phenomenon, it shows the arrival of the commercial era. In the future countries, commerce will become the economic lifeline of all countries.
Policies will be developed around commercial interests, and agriculture will take a back seat and play a supporting rather than a decisive role."
"In our one town and nine provinces, there is no doubt that merchants will play an increasingly important role. We cannot cover our eyes with black cloth and pretend not to see the power and role of merchants in this era."
"Because of this, after careful consideration by the prince, the governments of our one town and nine provinces decided to organize the power of patriotic businessmen. Not only will the businessmen be allowed to compete freely in the market and the fittest will survive, but also the combined efforts of the businessmen will have a positive impact on society and the economy.
country and make due contributions to the nation.”
"There must be a channel between businessmen and the government. Let the government's will be known to the businessmen, and let the businessmen's vision, wishes, and good suggestions for the economy and society be known to the government."
"We develop the Consultative Council to solve the problem of channels between businessmen and the government."
"If this channel is well established, businessmen will have channels to understand the prince's strategic plan and make contributions to the country and the government. At the same time, the prince can also understand the demands of the businessmen in a timely manner. When we encounter reasonable demands, we can change the country's policies, and even
Law, contribute to the development of business and economic prosperity."
When Gao Ligong said this, he stopped talking and calmed down to watch the reactions of the businessmen.
After hearing Gao Ligong's words, the businessmen showed surprised expressions.
Does the prince really want to pay attention to businessmen?
Giving businessmen such an important role? Can they even influence national policies and laws?
Obviously, the prince is not prepared to give businessmen official status or privileges. However, the prince attaches great importance to the entire group of merchants and the commodity economy. For the sake of the efficiency of merchants and enterprises, and for the prosperity of the commodity economy, the prince is willing to listen to the general public.
The voice of businessmen influences the country's decision-making.
This is a great thing, as it shows that the prince will protect the interests of the merchant group as a whole.
Li Zhi drank tea on the stage without saying a word, and the businessmen in the audience couldn't help but whisper.
The businessmen now dare not confront Li Zhi. They really want to cooperate with the government, so they are all headed by Lao Tangtou, who was the first to seek refuge with the government. Some big businessmen seemed to have some ideas, and they bent over and ran to Lao Tangtou.
say something.
Lao Tangtou listened carefully to the words of these businessmen and kept nodding.
After discussing for a while, Tang Zhongdao, the owner of the dye factory known as Lao Tangtou, stood up. His face was red from excitement and nervousness, and his words were trembling.
"Your Majesty, we businessmen in Fanjiazhuang will always support His Majesty's policies."
"Your Majesty has now asked us to join the Consultative Council for Political Consultative Conference. We are extremely happy. We will definitely join the Consultative Council for Political Consultative Conference according to His Majesty's deployment and plan and contribute to His Majesty's career."
Gao Ligong looked at the other businessmen and saw that all the businessmen were looking at him with wide eyes, and he couldn't help but nodded.
Lao Tangtou changed the topic and said: "However, since the Consultative Council is about to be established, the first suggestion from our business community is to hope that the prince can increase the protection of businessmen's property."
"Our businessmen in Fanjiazhuang have become rich in recent years. Some big businessmen often have assets of hundreds of thousands of taels. According to the standards of ordinary people, these properties are an untold sum of money. What businessmen are most worried about is not how these properties will grow.
Become stronger, but how to protect your property."
"On weekdays, those local scoundrels and market hooligans will yell and make noises when they see the sedans of big businessmen like us. On weekdays, during the New Year and festivals, children gather in groups at my door to ask for money. I don't even know where they are.
However, if someone I know gets married or has a funeral, they will send seven or eight messages to the old man's home no matter how far away they are. On the surface, they are asking for gift money, but in fact they are just money.
Take this opportunity to blackmail our businessmen."
"Although the prince implemented the new law in Fanjiazhuang, these people were a little scrupulous about doing things and did not dare to go beyond the limits, but their intention to take advantage of our merchants was obvious. We merchants walking in Fanjiazhuang were like 'children passing through the market with money in their pockets', and we were very worried.
Uneasy."
"I hope the prince can help us change this situation and protect our property."
After Mr. Tang finished speaking these words, he sat down and did not dare to say any more.
Gao Ligong looked at Li Zhi's face, nodded and said, "Mr. Tang Chongdao is an elder in our business community and has been an old businessman for decades. He actively moves closer to our government and is an example for businessmen in our town and nine provinces. He
The suggestions mentioned represent the consensus of the business community. Our government will consider it carefully and come up with solutions as soon as possible."
Changing the subject, Gao Ligong added: "However, as a bridge between government and business, the Consultative Conference will also convey the government's strategic direction to you and give businessmen the opportunity to contribute to the country."
"At present, the most critical project in one town and nine provinces is to build railways in various places. Not only can the government take the lead in building railways, but businessmen are also welcome to take the lead. For railway construction, we will provide the most preferential policies and incentives. If anyone
If you have the strength and ambition to build a branch line or even a main line railway, you can contact Cai Huaishui, chairman of the One Town and Nine Provinces Advisory Council, and he will sort it out and forward it to the prince for review."
