Chapter 108 Three fires when the new official takes office
Shipu, also known as Shicao. In layman's terms, it is the collection of modern industry and commerce, taxation, and urban management.
To talk about this city, we have to start with the official system of the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Bang was originally a rogue. Since the founding of the country, he had no idea how to manage the country. Fortunately, Xiao He and Zhang Liang were considered the wise men in the world, and combined with the officials of the Qin Dynasty
After the establishment of the system, in order to reduce Liu Bang's burden to an unlimited extent, an official system was designed with the prime minister in charge of world affairs.
The Han Dynasty respected Huang Lao's theory and believed in Taoism. Taoism has official positions such as Tiancao and Rencao. Tiancao refers to the immortal official in heaven, and Rencao refers to the human official in charge of human affairs. Therefore, many official names use the word Cao.
The emperor set up "Six Shang" as his secretaries, namely Shang Yi, Shang Shi, Shang Guan, Shang Xi, Shang Yu and Shang Shu. The prime minister set up "Thirteen Cao" as his secretaries. Namely: Xicao, the chairman of the History Department.
.Dongcao, in charge of the removal of two thousand officials, including military officials. Hucao, in charge of worshiping farmers and mulberry trees. Zoucao, in charge of all government memorials. Facao, in charge of law and civil litigation. Yicao, in charge of postal services
Kecheng. Wei Cao is in charge of transporting soldiers. Thief Cao is in charge of arresting thieves. Jue Cao is in charge of criminal law. Bing Cao is in charge of military service. Jin Cao is in charge of currency, salt and iron. Cang Cao is in charge of warehouses and valleys. City Cao is in charge of the market.
Merchant.
From the "Six Shang" and "Thirteen Cao", it can be seen that the government affairs of the country are concentrated on the prime minister. The emperor is responsible for entertainment and entertainment. This design is definitely in line with Liu Bang's meaning. The top and bottom lines are followed, and each prefecture and state establishes itself accordingly according to the layout of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Cao Bo system. The Cao Bo system run by Su Ren can be regarded as a good example of the Wen Party’s ability to know people and appoint them well.
Coming out of the Prefect's Mansion, Huo Jin looked unhappy: "You said he would be re-employed, but what is the difference between this small official and the president of our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce? If I had known this, I might as well not have come."
Su Ren smiled and said: "The difference is huge! What does it mean to be justified? This is very good. With this official position, no one can say anything when gathering merchants!"
Huang Shisan didn't understand this. When he saw Su Ren was happy, he was happy and hugged Huo Jin: "Sir, if you say it's a good thing, then you can't be wrong. Listen to him! On the way here, I found a braised pork seller on the front street.
Yes, I don’t know if it came from our warm water. I’ve been too busy these days. I’ve long been thinking about the Zheng Tu Braised Pork in Laojun Temple. How about I treat you today?”
The two rode horses happily, leaving Su Ren alone to follow them at a distance. When they returned to their residence, Huo Jin and Huang Shisan had a lot of delicious food in their hands. No one could care about Su Ren.
Running towards the backyard screaming
Su Ren sighed: "It's not tiring to live without a heart!"
Sima Xiangru came out of the house and said, "Sir, here you go, what official position did the prefect give you?"
"Market! What do you think?"
"Okay! Best!" Sima Xiangru breathed a sigh of relief: "Ours is a private organization after all. Now that we have this official position, sir, he has a legitimate name and is not afraid of criticism from others."
"I think so too. Yesterday we were worried about this matter, but we will solve it today. Tomorrow, we will post the notice announcing the establishment of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. As long as we gather all the merchants in Shu County, we will not be afraid that the goal will not be achieved!"
Early the next morning, two notices were suddenly posted in the east and west cities of Chengdu. One was the appointment letter from the Taishou Mansion appointing Su Ren as the city magistrate, and the other was a notice announcing the establishment of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce and recruiting merchants to join.
.The merchants who came to the market began to discuss it after looking at it carefully.
"Shopkeeper Wang, why did the Prefecture suddenly change its mayor? Who is this Su Ren?"
"You don't know this. Have you ever heard of Wenshui? He's the man who made the bag of salt! I heard from my cousin's second uncle's son-in-law's third son that Su Ren was recruited by the prefect, so it would be suitable for him to be a merchant."
"Oh! Now that I think about it, this Mr. Su is indeed a business genius! What does this Sichuan Chamber of Commerce mean?"
Shopkeeper Wang shook his head: "I heard about this a while ago. It seems that it came from the Xiangfu Hao in Zitong. Do we want all the merchants in Chengdu to join the Xiangfu Hao?"
A person next to him sneered: "What nonsense are you talking about? The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce belongs to the entire Shuzhong. How come it has the title of Xiangfu!"
"Shopkeeper Liu knows?"
"I've heard a lot about it."
"Let's talk about it and let us understand it clearly. If it's a good thing, that's fine."
"That's a good thing. Do you know that Mr. Su has opened the Yelang Trading Road?"
"I've heard a little bit about it."
"It is said that Mr. Su wants to use this trade route. As long as he joins the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, he can send goods to Yelang through this trade route."
"Oh! That is indeed a good thing! Yelang is rich, and he has made a lot of profits from going back and forth like this!"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled slightly: "Take your time, you two, I have some things to do. I'll say goodbye!" With that, he squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards his shop.
Shopkeeper Wang rolled his eyes and said goodbye. When the remaining man saw the two leaving, he was suddenly startled and quickly squeezed out of the crowd and walked out.
These two incidents soon became the focus of discussion among Chengdu merchants. Everyone discussed enthusiastically and speculated on how much benefit Su Ren and the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce could bring to Chengdu merchants by suddenly appearing.
Cui Jiuming burst into Su Ren's house panting. As soon as he entered, he picked up the teapot on the table and drank heavily: "Oh my god, I almost couldn't get out. Those merchants are crazy, and the threshold of my shop is going to be destroyed."
Kicked badly!"
Sima Xiangru laughed: "Isn't this a good thing?"
"What a good thing! They are all here for the Yelang trade route. Yelang only has that little place. How much goods can be digested? Everyone is as smart as a monkey. They have their own little abacus. It is better to have your place here. It is clean. I would have known earlier.
In this case, it’s okay if the president doesn’t do it!”
Su Ren looked at Cui Jiuming's fat body and said, "It's good for you to run more. It's not good for people to be too fat."
"Don't make sarcastic remarks! We are here to solve the problem. What should we do? All merchants in Chengdu have to join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. But now we can't digest so many goods. Accommodating all those people will inevitably reduce the current quotas for each merchant.
There is going to be trouble!"
"Is there anything difficult about this? Just follow our charter. As long as it meets the requirements, accept it. There are only benefits to the Chamber of Commerce and no disadvantages!"
"Can……"
Su Ren's face darkened: "I think it's your selfishness that's causing trouble. These merchants in the chamber of commerce are all close to your Xiangfu account, right?"
Cui Jiuming thought for a long time and had no words.
"As a person, you can't just look at the present. The purpose of establishing the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is for the merchants of the entire Shuzhong. When merchants from Chengdu come, we will reject them. How will we absorb the merchants of the entire Shuzhong in the future? Don't be afraid that the stall will be too big, just follow the instructions
We are not afraid of problems when we implement our regulations, and if we gather all the merchants in Shuzhong together, we will be even more powerful!"
"You can see that by then, let alone doing business, it will not be difficult to destroy the country! The strength of businessmen is no worse than that of the army! There are some things I have not told you before, and I will tell you today, what I left in Wuyang
People, just for the cities in the north of Yelang Kingdom! According to my plan, within three to five years, those places will be my big man’s place!"
Sima Xiangru and Cui Jiuming's eyes widened and they looked at Su Ren in disbelief.
"Don't look at me like that! You can ask the merchants who came back from Yelang if war has started in those places? I started this internal war in Yelang. People will die in the war. When everyone in Yelang
They are almost dead, and the Han border can be moved hundreds of miles south without the need for an army to take them over."
"This is the first time I've heard of using business as a means of war, but it sounds like it's not impossible!" Sima Xiangru pondered for a moment: "As long as we handle it well, we have a great chance of capturing the northern part of Yelang. Sir, it's really possible."
What a great talent!"
Su Ren patted Cui Jiuming on the shoulder: "Do you understand now? Don't aim at making money. Our role is huge. Maybe in the future, Chairman Cui will be granted a temporary title because of your business!"
"Hey hey hey!" Cui Jiuming giggled for a while: "Okay! Then I will do what you want. I will go back and tell those merchants that I will risk my life to become a marquis!"
"Official fans!"
Within a few days, the Chengdu Municipal Magistrate posted a new notice. The newly appointed Municipal Magistrate Su Ren was preparing to recruit caravans to explore trade routes in the Qiang region. The notice clearly stated that on a voluntary basis, all merchants exploring trade routes would
, will have the priority to use this trade route and occupy 10% of the shares of this trade route. Of course, merchants can only choose from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and this rule will never be compromised.
Another bombshell. Except for private business, few merchants of the Han Dynasty go out to do business. For them, leaving the boundaries of the Han Dynasty means entering the wilderness. Wolves, tigers and leopards are rampant, and man-eating demons drink blood.
, these words describe the wilderness.
"Our new market is really good. How easy is it to develop this trade route? After all, we are young and energetic, and dare to risk our lives to open up trade routes. If we don't kill people, it won't be called a trade route."
"You can't say that. I heard that the mayor has a convoy of several hundred people, which was of great use when he went to Yelang."
"Can the Yelang people compare with the Qiang people? You don't know that those Qiang people are very tough and kill without blinking an eye. Yelang people are close to Wenshui, so easy to do! When you go to the Qiang people's territory, you have to walk through the forest to see those private traders.
Wasn't it terrible when we came back that time? It's not like we've never seen all the people who died in the forest."
"It's hard to say, let's take a look!"
Cui Jiuming and Sima Xiangru rushed around in a hurry. The two of them chatted around Su Ren for a day. According to their plan, the development of the Qiang trade route was scheduled for two years. By then, everything would be ready, whether it was a caravan or a caravan.
The organization and the expansion of the escort team will be completed before new trade routes can be opened. Su Ren was extremely uncomfortable with this sudden decision.
"Okay, Mr. Su, where's Su Shi? You still asked me to act in accordance with the regulations, but it's better now. Suddenly changing my mind about something that was clearly agreed upon is a risk!" Cui Jiuming stopped Su Ren, blocking the door with his fat body.
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Sima Xiangru also said: "President Cui is right, everything is not prepared properly, and we will have a narrow escape from death. Moreover, our Chamber of Commerce has just started to improve. If this fails, it will have a great impact on our Chamber of Commerce."
"This matter is settled, you two shut up, don't you bother me, keep nagging me!" Su Ren pulled Cui Jiuming away and walked into the yard.
Huang Shisan strode in: "Sir, the prefect invites you."
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Everyone wants to have fun on the weekend, so I’ll update it in the evening. Have a happy weekend! (To be continued)
