Chapter 135 Who is in favor and who is against (3)
Haixi County Beiji Commercial District Development and Security Management Regulations.
On Zuo Bo's paper, there was a line of seal characters written like this.
Everyone's hearts couldn't help but tremble. They had heard about this weird thing for a long time, and everyone had been trying their best to find out its contents. But when such a beautiful piece of Zuo Bo paper was placed in front of them.
Everyone felt uneasy again when they saw it. What is the content here? Deng Ji made such a big noise, so it must not be something simple.
Nine Haixi County merchants, take a deep breath and read carefully.
In fact, this is a synthesis similar to later industry standards and market standards.
It expresses the government's attitude that it will never suppress or inhibit the development of Haixi business, and is willing to give Haixi merchants a certain degree of social status. However, Haixi business must be jointly controlled by guilds and the government. If merchants
If something happens to us, Haixi County Government can use its official capacity to coordinate; but if the government needs help from businessmen, businessmen must also perform their duties.
At the same time, the regulations stipulate that the current gold market, rice market, woodworking, cloth village and other industries in Haixi County require relevant guilds in the city to protect the development of local business. If there is a conflict between guilds, the exchange will
It is up to the government to solve the problem. When encountering foreign commercial invasion, the guild must assume the responsibility of protecting local business. For example, if some people try to maliciously drive up market prices, then the guild must unite its members to fight back, calm down, and assist the county.
Yamen, maintain the stability and development of Haixi County...
The concept of guilds originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Song Dynasties, and declined in the Qing Dynasty.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, guilds had not yet emerged. However, handicrafts and commerce have begun to develop, and cross-regional commercial activities have also emerged. Although the status of merchants has not been improved, they have begun to actively participate in society.
in action.
For example, Wei Zi, who originally funded Cao Cao, was a big businessman.
In addition, there were Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang who had supported Liu Bei, and the Mi Zhu Mifang brothers who later joined Liu Bei in Xuzhou. They were all merchants.
Cao Peng proposed the concept of guild to Deng Ji, and based on some experiences of later generations, he restrained and managed the North Market. According to Cao Peng's idea, he hoped to use this method to win over those merchants and form a large enough
network of interests.
In fact, behind every aristocratic family, there are huge interests.
This kind of interest relationship is also regional and exclusive. To a certain extent, it is quite similar to the nature of a guild...
For example, the Chen family in Guangling, the Kuai family in Jingxiang, the Lu family in Lujiang, and the Quan family.
These families all have huge business networks, including today's generals of the Ming and Han Dynasties, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, who were also rich businessmen in Fuchun.
Cao Peng didn't say anything. He took a sip of water and closed his eyes.
After reading the regulations, the merchants looked at each other in shock. It is undeniable that although Haixi's business is prosperous now, it lacks a standardized management. In addition, the court's suppression of merchants also discriminates against merchants in law.
"Master Cao..."
Huang Zheng calmed down and opened his mouth to ask questions.
But Cao Peng opened his eyes, waved his hand, and interrupted his words.
"Does everyone understand?"
"Uh, I see..."
"Any questions?"
"I have a question, what does this qualification mean?"
"The so-called access qualifications are to review and investigate the reputation of merchants. Merchants with bad reputations who are cheating, abducting, or intending to deceive customers must be investigated. If the qualifications are not met, they cannot enter the North Market...
This is done to improve the business credibility of the North Market and encourage more people to come to trade. Of course, if you have a good reputation, you can make a lot of money."
As he spoke, Cao Peng picked up a roll of bamboo slips from the dining table.
"Here are recorded the events of the North Market in the past year or so.
Oh, I have to thank that damn Chen Sheng for this. He recorded it in detail... In the past year, there have been a total of 66 fraud cases, large and small, in Beiji Market. Among them, 17 cases involved goods worth more than 100,000 yuan.
times. As a result, many guests committed suicide or stopped setting foot in Haixi after being deceived. If, I mean if, one merchant can bring ten merchants to Haixi, there can be a hundred merchants.
Haixi people got jobs... In other words, in Haixi County last year, 1,700 Haixi people were unemployed. Counting each unemployed person as a family of three, there were 5,100 people.
They may starve to death or be displaced.
Lords, there are 5,100 people, accounting for almost 16% of the total population of Haixi... Phew, I can't help but feel shocked when I see this number."
Not only Cao Peng was frightened, but the merchants present were also a little frightened.
Cao Peng's data is obviously inaccurate, but it contains a certain amount of truth.
"Therefore, the standardization of the North Market is a must. Although Haixi is now prosperous, there are actually many hidden crises.
The establishment of the access system is to regulate the environment of Beiji Market. A good business environment can provide Haixi with more development opportunities. The better the development of Haixi, the greater the identity and status of the public.
Gao. The higher the status of the princes, the more money and goods they can earn. The more goods they earn, the better the reputation of Haixi... In short, this is a virtuous circle. Everyone can look forward to it.
After a while, Haixi County may even become the largest commercial market in the east one day..."
In his previous life, Cao Peng was a criminal policeman.
But in a society where economic development is the mainstay, I still know a lot of economic terms.
In addition, the case he solved at that time covered a wide range of areas. Cao Peng also benefited a lot from the process of solving the case and investigating it.
These words were like a drop of water falling into a pan of oil, and it immediately began to boil.
Most of the business practices in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were still in their infancy. The word "honesty" is indeed a must for merchants, but when it comes to the perfection of the theory, Cao Peng, a half-way monk, really taught everyone a vivid lesson. Standardize the market, establish
The city's credibility promotes the development of the entire Haixi business point by point, and generates huge benefits...
Industry norms, market norms...
New terms one after another entered everyone's ears, creating a huge buzz.
To be honest, when they first invited Cao Peng to the banquet, these merchants did not take Cao Peng seriously.
What ability can a fourteen-year-old kid have? If he had not had a good brother-in-law, he would probably be nothing now. However, the unique design concept of Feiyang Pavilion gave them some recognition. Then Cao Peng treated Ye Bei
He even showed a ruthlessness beyond his years when it came to his affairs. With just one word, the Ye family was ruined. Such a playboy cannot afford to offend!
As a result, people felt awe in their hearts.
And now, Cao Peng has planned a beautiful blueprint for them...
Huang Zheng asked: "What about the admission qualifications..."
"Access qualifications must be reviewed every year, and each review must be approved by the guild and the government. Every merchant entering the North Market must pay management fees to the government. And according to the merchant's transaction limit, transactions will be generated
Taxes are included in the treasury...
At the same time, the guild must pay management taxes to the government every three months... Well, I don’t need to explain these fees."
Taxes in the Han Dynasty were very heavy, but they had never been collected as nakedly as Cao Peng's.
Shopkeeper Ma stammered and asked: "What's this, this management tax?"
"Well, it's the tax that maintains public order in Beiji Market and ensures the interests of the public. Let's put it this way, I have another account here that I would like to share with you. In fact, we all know what the public has done openly and secretly.
Ming. For example, Shopkeeper Huang, you bought a batch of Yun brocade in February last year. You said you bought it from Wujun, but you sold it to the Zhou family in Xiapi at a low price. Where did you get that batch of Yun brocade?"
Huang Zheng suddenly turned pale and stammered, not knowing how to answer.
"Actually, we all know that I don't want to pursue the case, I just want to use this to illustrate the complexity of the merchants in Beiji Market.
The merchants in the North Market were such a mixed bag that it was difficult to tell their origins clearly.
If you meet someone who understands the truth, it's okay to say it! If you are the kind of unreasonable person, it is inevitable that there will be forced buying and selling, and it may even cause conflicts. The impact caused is not what I want to see. This management tax is to prevent
These unreasonable people are causing trouble and affecting everyone's business... Shopkeeper Ma asked well! How to manage it? We have also come up with countermeasures... Starting from tomorrow, a Cao Shu office will be set up in Beiji Market and will be included in the overseas market.
Under the rule of Cao Cao of Western France, Cao's Office will recruit some people, led by special personnel, to inspect the market.
As long as a merchant is found violating the regulations, or someone is causing trouble in the market, the Cao Bureau will be responsible for dealing with it...
I initially plan to recruit a hundred people for this Cao Shu Office to patrol the North Market day and night. Whenever you encounter difficulties or problems, you can report them to the government or guilds through the Cao Shu Office... In short, the management tax is
It will be used for the establishment of Cao's office. The management tax paid by the princes will be a lot of money in the end, which will be used on the princes. This can be regarded as taking from the people and using it for the people."
After Cao Peng explained this, everyone nodded.
Yes, due to the complex personnel in Beiji Market, various accidents often occur.
If the business background is more tyrannical, like Chen Sheng and others before, they can handle matters on their own, but they will inevitably be suspected of being domineering; if the small businesses have no background, they will be more unlucky, and no one will make decisions for them, so they can only solve the problem on their own.
question.
If you are lucky, you will lose money and avoid disaster.
If you have bad luck, it is not a matter of a little wealth.
Everyone here feels the same way about this situation.
Cao Peng took a sip of water, spread his hands and placed them on the food table.
"The situation is like this, and the matter is like this. If you agree, you can sign it. If you don't agree, you can leave now. However, I will give you three days. Within three days, withdraw from Haixi, otherwise
Ye Bei's fate serves as a warning to others.
Haixi, I think it's very good and very interesting.
Now I hope everyone will join me in this matter and make money together.
Okay, I have made the situation very clear. Now, I only have one sentence, who is in favor and who is against?"
