The Shang Dynasty was in shock these days.
Many merchants from the Shang Dynasty were gathering in Zizhu Building, the tallest building in the Shang Dynasty. Except for Xie Yuhua and some merchants who had traveled far away, almost all other well-known merchants were present.
Merchants were almost regarded as an aristocratic class unique to the Shang Dynasty, but this class did not have the same privileges or corruption as traditional aristocrats.
Business competition is fierce, and if you are not careful, you will suffer heavy losses. Therefore, almost every businessman here is a true elite.
At this time, everyone was discussing the recent changes in the Shang Dynasty; but more precisely, the changes since the "National Assembly".
Since Li Xian started killing people a few days ago, everyone has been discussing here. Some people left and some came back. The person who presided over this discussion meeting was Zhang Xianzhang, the largest businessman in the Shang Dynasty and the president of Pengcheng Wanli Group.
Well, now Xie Yuhua has become the latecomer, and he is representing the Shang Dynasty in the Dongsheng Shenzhou. But in terms of influence, especially in the development of high-tech enterprises, Zhang Xianzhang is still the representative.
At this time, Yuan Zhao represented the Jiuchongtian Group and the Yuan family to participate in this conference. Today, it was finally Yuan Shao's turn to speak again.
Everyone still took Yuan Shao's words seriously. First of all, Yuan Shao and Li Xian were sworn brothers - OK, this is a joke and not a serious statement, but the Shang Dynasty had freedom of speech, so it was nothing.
Today, Jiuchongtian Group has become a new high-tech group, almost surpassing Pengcheng Wanli Group in the field of science and technology. However, its overall financial figures are far behind Pengcheng Wanli Group.
The main reason is that Pengcheng Wanli Group involves a lot of civilian technologies, while Jiuchongtian Group is almost entirely devoted to industry, etc. However, Yuan Zhao's influence cannot be underestimated.
At this time, Yuan Shao stood on the podium and said slowly: "I thought about it for a long time last night. Combining what everyone said in the past and today, I suddenly realized that the mind and ambition of the wise king are far beyond our imagination. In the past, we thought that although the wise king was a little special, he was still following the old path of development in the fairyland, but added a little bit of other decoration. But now it seems that we are wrong. Now looking back at the politics of the Shang Dynasty, there are no nobles, and everyone is a citizen. There are no restrictions on all industries. As long as you are willing and as long as you don’t break the law, the country even encourages us to keep trying. Even if you want to be an official, as long as you temporarily give up your identity as a businessman, there is no problem. Even if you have made outstanding contributions, reputations, and abilities as a businessman, you can still rise to prominence. The reason why the Shang Dynasty cut off the connection between officials and merchants was not to belittle merchants, but just to prevent collusion between officials and merchants. Therefore, I have a conclusion that I dare not believe myself, that is: the wise king is building a real "Great Harmony World" that only exists in fantasy."
As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, everyone looked up suddenly.
Yang Fugui from Yang's Grain Store was the first to shout, "Yes, that's it! I've been thinking about this recently, Yuan Shao is really smart! The wise king should be committed to building a true and healthy world of great harmony. The capable will be promoted, the incapable will be demoted; the more you work, the more you get, the less you work, the less you get; no work, no gain. But the country will provide everyone with basic living security. And as long as they work hard, everyone has the opportunity to succeed. In addition, such a system has another benefit, which is that it can effectively prevent corruption. I think we really should thank the wise king."