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After the great victory of the Northern Expedition, the King of Qin wanted to go to Guanzhong to pay homage to the mausoleum and comfort his ancestors. The news quickly spread to the world and caused a great sensation.
The previous monarchs, as long as they had the opportunity, they would rush to grab the dragon throne, for fear of being too late.
Not far away, take the current Guangxi and Guangdong for example. They occupy a remote corner of the country. There are 800 people with a few bad guns in their hands. They are not only rushing to be emperor but also fighting against each other. Siblings cannibalize each other.
Qin Mu expelled the Tartars, restored Chinese clothes, and conquered the whole world. What a great achievement! In spite of the earnest expectations of the people and the repeated persuasion of the ministers, they had to rush all the way to Guanzhong to pay homage to the mausoleum first, rather than rush to the summit first.
This is a filial piety to the Chinese ancestors and a mind as big as the sea. Only such a person is worthy of being the master of the world!
Some people can't help but think of what happened in Yongle. When Zhu Di captured Nanjing, he rushed to the Jinluan Palace to ascend the throne. Or did someone remind him, "Your Highness will first visit the mausoleum, and will he ascend the throne first?" Zhu Di woke up and hurriedly went to visit the mausoleum. This move It seems very hypocritical, but with the word "filial piety", it is still recognized by the people of the world.
King Qin's actions today are not the same as those of Zhu Di. Under the current situation, there was no need for King Qin to go to the mausoleum first, but he insisted on doing so. This showed great sincerity and made people admire him from the bottom of his heart.
Many scholars who had the conditions and ability to travel far took notice of the news and rushed to Guanzhong on their own, hoping to witness or even participate in this grand and meaningful mausoleum ceremony.
Of course, there are also many people who hope to take advantage of the opportunity to be summoned by King Qin. After all, wherever King Qin goes during this period, he always selects talents and appoints capable people. Many scholars became farmhouse ministers in the morning and ascended to the Emperor's Hall in the evening. How many people who think they have some talents and learning can not be moved
Not only scholars are taking action, but smart businessmen are also taking action after hearing the news.
King Qin's chariot has just left the capital. A businessman named Liu Yu had the courage to stop the King of Qin's carriage on the way and donated all his wealth to the King of Qin. It is said that he even sold his family's land to collect 160,000 taels of silver.
When making the donation, he said: In recent years, the world has been in constant war, and the Chinese ancestral mausoleums have fallen into disrepair. As a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, we cannot bear to see our ancestors humiliated. So he spent everything he had to build the mausoleum.
Liu Yu's move moved the King of Qin, who took him 150,000 taels of silver and gave him an official position.
This matter suddenly spread like crazy, ordinary people were moved incomprehensibly, and other businessmen saw an opportunity in it.
As King Qin traveled westward, there was an endless stream of merchants and wealthy households who came to donate;
In particular, the newly established Shanxi Chamber of Commerce raised a huge sum of 1.2 million taels at a time and waited for the King of Qin to drive outside Taiyuan City. King Qin also received them.
The imperial censor Yanguan who accompanied him was panicked. They stared at the Ministry of Household Affairs and refused to allow them to allocate a penny more for the construction of the Xijing Palace except for the one million taels. But now it seems that blocking the residential area does not necessarily mean everything will be fine.
If the King of Qin thought that the wealthy merchants lining up to donate money to him could line up from Beijing to Xijing, this would be an exaggeration. But it is definitely not a problem to build a magnificent palace.
You know, when the imperial palace in Nanjing was built, people all over the world donated ** million taels at a time. The imperial censor Yan Guan, who couldn't sit still, began to give advice frequently.
But Qin Mu still resisted all opinions. In Taiyuan City, we picked up representatives from three Shanxi chambers of commerce: Wanyi, Hu Shannan, and Li Ji.
The place where Qin Mu was stationed was originally Hu Shannan's property. He took the initiative to ask Shanxi Governor Shen Wenkui to use his own courtyard to receive the imperial commander.
Under the leadership of Shen Wenkui, the three of them walked into the courtyard with fear and fear. Outside the steps, they began to bow three times and kowtow nine times. After entering the hall, they kowtowed again, just like a pilgrimage.
Qin Mu looked at the three people lying on the ground, nodded gently and said: "I have accepted the silver you donated. At this time, it would be a bit inappropriate to mention the eight families on the right side of the mountain. But for your own good, I, the king, will I would like to remind you again to learn from past mistakes and never make the same mistakes again.”
"The grassroots people don't dare, the grassroots people don't dare." Hu Shannan and the other three people kowtowed again.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. Profit-seeking is the nature of businessmen. If there is 50% profit, they will take desperate risks. If there is 100% profit, they will dare to trample all laws in the world. If there is 300% profit, they will dare to trample on all laws in the world. If there is 300% profit, they will take risks." Profit, it dares to commit any crime."
Hu Shannan, Wanyi, and Li Ji never expected that after finally meeting the King of Qin, they would receive such a call. They couldn't help but turned pale with fright and broke out in cold sweat.
Qin Mu said at this time: "Shen Qing, I am telling you these words."
Shen Wenkui was shocked and quickly knelt down to apologize.
Qin Mu waved his hand and said: "Shen Qing, I just want to tell you that it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profit, so they cannot just rely on their own consciousness. If something like the Eight Families on Shanyou happens again, I will not only copy the merchants, but also Hold local officials accountable for their negligence.”
"My lord... keep this in mind."
"You all get up."
"Thank you, my king."
"If you don't teach, you will be punished for abuse. I am reminding you today because I hope you can abide by the law and run your business, especially not to connect with foreign countries and support enemies and bandits. The reason why I am meeting you today is because Shanxi's strategic position is not only extremely important. , and the group of Shanxi merchants is also quite special.
If you are loyal to the country, you can share a lot of supplies for the imperial court. If you act treacherously and take risks, you will cause huge harm to the country.
Great Qin encourages industry and commerce, and I am happy to see merchants prosper and trade, so as long as you abide by the law and operate your business, you don't have to worry about anything. "
"Yes, yes, the common people must abide by the law and do not dare to go against my king's teachings." Hu Shannan and the other three finally felt their hearts drop, and secretly let out a long breath. Only then did they feel the sweat on their backs. .
Qin Mu pondered for a moment and then said: "In the nine-sided land, it is inevitable to station heavy troops. In order to solve the problem of military supplies, this dynasty will also adopt the method of opening the middle. Shanxi merchants have always been good at business, and I am happy to see you participating in it. Let border trade prosper again.”
Hu Shannan, Wanyi, and Li Ji were filled with excitement after hearing this. All they wanted was this, and Qin Mu's words were enough.
Naturally, Qin Mu would not say too much to them, and quickly asked the three of them to retreat, and then said to Shen Wenkui, Shanxi's chief envoy: "Xuanda is a strategically important place for entering and leaving the grassland, and the imperial court will definitely station heavy troops here to ensure that Controlling all the ministries in Monan and transporting military supplies from the south costs a lot.
I have high hopes in appointing you as the Chief Envoy to Shanxi Province. I hope you can strictly control the officials in various states and prevent them from exploiting merchants at all levels, so that merchants can have a good business environment and trade can prosper quickly. .
It is also necessary to set up more sales places on the side walls to encourage herdsmen to come to trade. The government can build some shops appropriately and either rent or sell them to merchants. This will not only increase government revenue, but also quickly promote trade prosperity. When trade is prosperous, The supply of border troops will be easily solved.
In addition, Shanxi has a lot of barren mountainous land, drought and little rain, and poor agricultural production. You must speed up the promotion of new crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes in Shanxi, and solve the food problem in Shanxi as soon as possible for military use. "
It was relatively novel in this era to set aside a piece of land as a land for sale, and then build shops there or rent them or sell them to merchants. Shen Wenkui immediately saw the huge profit potential from it.
Qin Mu borrowed this method from later generations to develop real estate. He did not do it at home, but went to the border to do it. The main purpose was to solve the supply problem of the border army.
This move will not only raise a large amount of wealth in the short term, but will also have a positive side in promoting border trade in the long run.
Shen Wenkui couldn't help but be overjoyed after getting this wonderful idea that turned stone into gold. He hurriedly bowed and said, "I am deeply moved by my king's kindness to me. I can only devote my whole life to repay my king's kindness. Whatever my king has given me, I will do my best to repay you." I will keep every word in mind and put my best efforts into practice, and I will not dare to disappoint my king’s high expectations.”
Qin Mu was a little tired after traveling westward, so he sent word to Du Feng, the minister of Taipusi Temple, asking him to discuss with Shen Wenkui to refine Shanxi's border trade matters.
In terms of strategic position, Shanxi is more important than Beizhili. The south of Beizhili is open and there is no danger to defend it. Even if the northern forces occupy Beizhili, it will not be easy to hold it.
Shanxi is bounded by the Taihang Mountains to the east, the Yellow River and Luliang to the west, and the dangerous mountains to the south. There is only one ancient Taihang Road, making it extremely difficult to defend. Moreover, heading south is the hinterland of the Central Plains, and heading west is Guanzhong. Going north is the shortcut to and from Monan.
Therefore, Qin Mu paid more attention to Shanxi's defense than Beijing. This time he went to Shaanxi to worship the mausoleum, not just to worship the mausoleum, but also to inspect the nine sides.
Through this trip, we made some arrangements for Northern Xinjiang to truly settle down, which can be said to be a well-intentioned effort.
As for Shanxi merchants, he made an exception to receive them today, which was a foreshadowing that would be of great use in the future.
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.(To be continued...)
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