Free money is a good thing, so who can have trouble with money?
They obediently brought the money, but you didn’t want it and sent it back?
Even if the prince is willing and Mr. Xu is willing, many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs present will not be willing.
No matter what the policy is, the money is not Xia Shang's money, it belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When the Household Department has money, it solves a problem for the Household Department and every Household Department official present.
Although the money is in the national treasury, it is normal for the household department to need money and misappropriate it.
It is precisely because of the injection of more than one million taels of silver that the urgent need of the Ministry of Household Affairs has been solved. The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs who were supposed to be busy everywhere now have peace of mind and do not have to worry about running out of money.
If we want to terminate the cooperation with the Xiao family now, it will increase the burden on all the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they will have to worry about money.
How can this be accomplished?
Listening to the conversation between Mr. Xia and Mr. Xu, the officials around them looked calm on the surface, but in fact they were very nervous inside.
They were all afraid that Mr. Xu would say something to terminate the cooperation.
After Xia Shang finished his sentence, Xu Renjiang noticed that the atmosphere in the household department was a bit strange. He glanced at the people present, and they all stared at him nervously.
The scene was silent. After a while, a servant who looked like a follower cautiously came to Xu Renjiang's side and lowered his voice: "Mr. Xu, you have just come to the Ministry of Household Affairs and you don't know the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs yet. I would like to suggest that you
We need to first understand the actual situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs before making a decision on this matter."
Xu Renjiang's expression changed. Since everyone here has an abnormal expression, I'm afraid there is something fishy hidden in this matter.
Xu Renjiang originally belonged to Taichang Temple and was not an official of the Six Ministries. Naturally, he did not know the situation of the Hubu, let alone what kind of difficulties the Hubu was facing.
If you come here to serve as a minister, you will be trusted by the prince to supervise the former head of the Inspectorate. Your official position will rise a lot, and you will also prove your status in the heart of the prince.
Of course Xu Renjiang was too happy to receive such an errand. How could he think of anything else?
I just came here today. When I met him, I felt that not only the rumored Xia Shang was a little weird, but the entire household department was a little weird.
Thinking about it, Xu Renjiang stopped it
His expression paused: "Since I am new here, I would like to get acquainted with my colleagues first. As for other matters, it is not too late to discuss them later."
Xia Shang glanced at Xu Renjiang and felt much more at ease. He knew that Xu Renjiang's sudden change of attitude proved that he also had concerns.
As long as there are people who have concerns, no matter who their subordinates are, there is a possibility of operation.
"Since Lord Shangshu has said it himself, then the official will have to go out for routine business."
After Xia Shang finished speaking, Xu Renjiang did not answer, so Xia Shang ignored him and strode out.
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Lending national debt is just a small policy change, and it is far from a prosperous era.
But changes in the world start from the smallest places. Any small change will trigger a butterfly effect. Who knows what the world will look like after this?
Changing the world is not just about changing the court, but more importantly, changing people's lives and changing the face of society.
Dahua's business is basically monopolized by some large families, and you can hear several well-known surnames in almost every city.
For example, Xia family, Xiao family, Chen family, Li family and so on.
This is not a good phenomenon. Local families are divided, monopolize various local industries, and have a natural rejection of outside merchants. Therefore, most families will choose to stay in their own local business, and operate an industry for decades, decades or even generations.
people.
If things go on like this, society lacks communication and money flows, and people's vision naturally has many limitations.
Therefore, the prosperity of Dahua as a whole is only manifested, but internally it is lifeless.
Seeing that Huachao was established nearly a hundred years ago, the entire society has not been able to support the historical development of a hundred years.
Therefore, the court's policies must change, and the social structure must also change.
The Xiao family from Xuzhou is the gust of wind that hopes to break down social barriers.
Xia Shang wants to use the Xiao family to make businessmen all over the world understand that it is not only the way to keep money in a corner, but the only way for the family to grow and develop is if merchants move around more and communicate more, and use innovation.
Now, the Xiao family has given enough money to the court, and Xia Shang also wants to represent the court and give the Xiao family some help within their capabilities, as well as some commercial help.
guide.
Last time, Xia Shang accompanied Xiao Kouer to choose a new house in the capital. Less than half a month had passed, and the Xiao family must have moved in.
Xia Shang left the household department and went alone to the house he and Xiao Kouer visited last time.
When I arrived at the entrance of the house, I saw that it had indeed been replaced with the Xiao family's plaque, and the entrance was simply decorated. It seemed simple, but it made it more popular.
The arrival of Xia Shang immediately attracted the attention of the servants at the door.
Xia Shang did not know this servant, but the other party recognized Xia Shang at a glance.
Now Mr. Xia is the most talked about person in the Xiao family. Everyone knows that without Mr. Xia, the Xiao family would not be able to gain a foothold in the capital.
More importantly, the relationship between Mr. Xia and his young lady is somewhat unclear.
If it had not been discovered through investigation that Mr. Xia already had many wives and concubines, all the servants of the Xiao family would have believed that Mr. Xia would be the uncle of the Xiao family.
"Mr. Xia, why are you here? Are you looking for the eldest lady?" The servant was very enthusiastic.
Xia Shang nodded.
"Hey, today is an unlucky day. Our young lady went to a new shop in Flower Street and I guess she won't be able to come back for a while."
"The new shop on Flower Street?"
"Exactly, tomorrow is the opening of our Xiao family's first rouge shop in the capital. Miss is preparing for the opening of the store tomorrow."
The Xiao family's rouge is a signature brand of Xuzhou. The Xiao family's business is many and varied, but the most famous one is naturally women's clothing products such as rouge and gouache.
And Huajie has the largest number of brothels in the capital. If you open a rouge shop in Huajie, you don't have to think about it, the business will definitely be good.
After a cursory listen, Xia Shang felt that Xiao Kouer had some thoughts, at least the general direction was not wrong.
This place is not far from Flower Street, and it only took two-quarters of an hour to walk there. Xia Shangbian said goodbye to the servant at the door and turned towards Flower Street.
Flower Street is still prosperous, but because of what happened yesterday, the young men passing by and the flower girls in the building have become much more low-key, less noisy than in the past.
Flower Street is not long, and all the things that happen on the street are the focus of discussion among passing merchants.
As for the addition of a rouge shop on Flower Street, all you need to do is inquire about it and you will get results soon.