"Mr. Li seems to look down on southern businessmen?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he thought for a moment and then said.
¡°It¡¯s not that I look down on them, it¡¯s just that I don¡¯t agree with their approach and I¡¯m not on the same path as them.¡±
"Our factories, workshops, trading houses, etc. in the north all want to follow the example of Liu Gong, the current Minister of Civil Affairs, and the principles they adhere to are also advocated by Liu Gong."
"As the saying goes, a gentleman's love for money is the right way to do it. When we do business, we do business in a down-to-earth manner. What we pay attention to is a win-win situation for everyone in the family, country and the world."
"We have made money by opening factories, and we have to pay every penny of the taxes we should pay, because only when the court has money can it do better things for our people and do long-term things."
"Just like building bridges and paving roads, I used to do some grain trading, specializing in selling millet from Shanxi to the capital."
"At that time, the roads were really difficult to walk on. They were all yellow mud roads. When it rained, they were so muddy that it was impossible to walk on them. The roads were winding and winding, and there were very few bridges."
"It's not like now. The imperial court is rich and vigorously builds cement roads and bridges and roads everywhere. In the past, it would take at least ten days and a half to transport several kilograms of millet to the capital. Now that there are roads, it takes more than three days. The time is enough, and the train has been opened, so it can be shipped on the same day."
¡°This is really convenient and convenient for those of us doing business.¡±
"And when I was out in the past, there were so many monsters, ghosts, and snakes, including thieves who cut the trails, road bandits who blocked the road, and bandit mountain kings, etc."
"When doing business, you have to spend money on transportation along the way. If you go to Shanxi to buy some millet, you won't make much money at all."
"Now that the imperial court is rich, it is rectifying the government, and is constantly cracking down on gangsters, cracking down on bandits and bullies, etc. We businessmen no longer have to be afraid of these things, and we no longer need to spend money to buy roads."
"These are all real benefits. In addition, now that the imperial court is rich, it will reorganize its military affairs and our tomorrow's army will sweep across all directions and expand its territory."强牺 yunx& #117ange.org 读牺
¡°This not only provides us with a large amount of land to immigrate people, but also means more markets for those of us who do business. Now, a large part of the cement in my factory is sold to Nanyun, In provinces such as Ha Trung and Western Region, I am planning to open several more branches in Nan Van Province and Ha Trung next year."
"Think about the past. My hometown is here in Datong, Shanxi. Every winter, the Tatars invaded the country, burned, killed and looted. I don't know how many people died."
"How wonderful it is now. We live in harmony with the grassland people, and we are all subjects of the emperor. We exchange grain and cloth for their cattle and sheep, and they exchange their own cattle, sheep and horses for our grain, salt, and cloth. Everyone can live. Okay, what's wrong with that?"
Li Mao is also a talkative person and talks endlessly.
Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Zhang Mao, Liu Jin and others also listened carefully and nodded while listening.
"In the past, the imperial court was so poor that even the treasury could starve to death."
"At that time, the south was the richest, far away from the border, and had a stable life. It stands to reason that they should pay more taxes so that the court would have money to do some big things."
"But everyone in the world knows that the people in the south of the Yangtze River have more silver than the emperor. Those salt merchants who threw the gold leaves directly into the Qinhuai River would blink their eyes. They are all rich enough to rival the country."
"But as for the common people, the salt they eat is not only of poor quality, but also very expensive. The court does not receive any money, but it only enriches the salt mountains, grain and the like."
¡°Later, Mr. Liu took the lead in engaging in industry, building factories, going out to sea to fish, and making a living. We young and old men in the Beijing-Tianjin area also followed suit and slowly grew bigger and bigger, and we gradually reached the current situation.¡±
"Liu Gong is a son of a master. He sees the long term and understands the principles of his family, country and world."
"When this country becomes prosperous and powerful, we can all enjoy a dignified and stable life. Over the years, our Ming Dynasty has become stronger. The heavenly army swept across the four directions, wiped out the Japanese pirates, and made our country surrender. It swept through Nanyang and won for us." established plantations, launched a northern expedition against the Tatars, and eliminated the threat from the nomadic tribes in the north."
"Let the northern nomadic tribes live in harmony with us, and have huge pastures, a steady supply of horses and meat, and sweep the Western Regions and expand our territory, making our Ming Dynasty have fertile fields thousands of miles away."
Li Mao saw that Emperor Hongzhi and others were very interested in his conversation.?Learn from Liu Jin.
This kind of thoughts and concepts are constantly spreading with the spread of newspapers. In later generations, this is the awakening of national consciousness. The germination and development of patriotism has surpassed the original idea of ??loyalty to the emperor.
"Haha, ashamed, ashamed~"
When Wen Wen heard Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s words, he immediately smiled even more happily.
"You have to pay this tax, and this tax is actually not heavy at all. 10% of profits is actually a very light tax. You must know that in the past, just to open up business routes, Xiao Jing's parties were all bullshit. It¡¯s a huge expense, and coupled with the poor roads, the various expenses involved are extremely costly.¡±
"It's great now. You can just pay taxes according to regulations, and you don't need to worry about other things. After all, the tax is actually very light."
"When the country has money, it is easy to do things, and we people enjoy many benefits. This is a win-win situation. But it cannot be like before, when the country has no money and is always bullied, and the people suffer, that is, they enrich those who cheat and cheat. Businessman."Zhidaorg.com Zhixiao