Chapter 405： Merchant ambition
In the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, many businessmen got together, and the discussion was naturally about trains.
"You all have seen the train. It is said that I have received information that the performance of this train can continue to be improved. I think everyone should be clear about what this means."
Sun Daoming said.
Trains have a huge impact on merchants and business models.
Everyone knows this in their hearts, so they also want to seize the opportunity in this change.
Among them, the most important thing is to be able to hold the railway in one's own hands.
In this way, one's own goods are cheaper than others' goods, and the competitiveness is stronger.
With the power of railway transportation in control, they can do too much, and they can even suppress their competitors to bankruptcy.
"However, the imperial court now means that it wants to control the railway. We can't intervene."
Cui Mingchong said.
The latest national debt issuance plan has been finalized, much worse than their expectations.
There is only one priority for cargo transportation, not even a preferential price.
"But, the money is in our hands. We don't have to pay to buy it. How much money can those untouchables collect? As long as we don't pay, he will have to come to us."
Pang Yuanming said with disdain.
That is five million taels of silver. It is a long-term investment, and it is difficult to see benefits in the short term.
Ordinary people can't spend so much money, nor can they survive that long.
Only by relying on them, big businessmen with strategic planning, can this railway be built.
"It's not so good. We are now making money thanks to the court. Now that the court needs our efforts, will we make your majesty angry?"
Not everyone agrees with the suggestion of uniting and negotiating terms with the government. On the one hand, he feels ashamed, and on the other hand, he is afraid that it will not end well against the government.
"Treasurer Tao is serious. We are not making things difficult for the court. We are also thinking about the court. What is the ability of those officials to manage this railway? Only us professionals know how to make money using railways.
The more we earn, the more taxes we pay to the court. Isn't this also a contribution to Dahua? "
Pang Yuanming quibbled.
They manage and operate, and they may indeed earn more than government management.
However, they must be oppressive means to squeeze the people, or plunder the profits of other merchants.
The government manages it and earns a little less, but it will certainly benefit the people and serve the entire society, not a certain group.
"Our businessmen group really needs more voice."
Hong Tailin said.
His thinking still stayed in Daming. At that time, they colluded with a large number of allies and mouthpieces in the DPRK by bribing the ministers of the DPRK to fund the imperial examinations of scholars.
At that time, the business community had a great say in the court.
Every time Chongzhen wanted to collect taxes from the merchants, he could be sent back by the people they supported.
It is a pity that Wu Changqing is not as incompetent as Chongzhen today. He is the master who ransacks the house if he doesn't agree with him.
With the weakening of their right to speak, they are naturally unwilling, and now taking advantage of the railway construction, they are starting to move around again, wanting to restore their former glory.
"This idea is very dangerous. Your Majesty today is a hero. I think we should just earn a little money honestly."
Shopkeeper Tao said that he is more afraid of Wu Changqing.
That is a figure who started in the last minute and changed the world with his own power. You can't be afraid of too much.
"Treasurer Tao is more worried, we are just fighting for a little bit of our rights. Shopkeeper Sun is still here, can he not think about your majesty. What we have done is also beneficial to the court."
Pang Yuanming said.
Sun Daoming can barely be said to be a relative of the emperor. He now supports the management of the railway in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce.
After all, Sun Daoming is the president.
If this can be facilitated, his prestige will be greatly enhanced.
In the end, everyone became angry and agreed that the collective would not buy those national debts.
The reason is also easy to find, just say that the capital chain is not sufficient.
Treasury bonds were issued for a few days, and they only sold less than 300,000 taels, and they were all small purchases.
This is very abnormal. Ruan Dacheng found the problem keenly through the data.
In desperation, Ruan Dacheng could only summon these big businessmen to chat together.
Don't think Ruan Dacheng is a cabinet minister, but he has no good way to take advantage of these big businessmen.
Unless he is prepared to use brutal means and use force.
But in this way, the impact is very bad.
Therefore, Ruan Dacheng still wants to solve the problem through negotiation.
"Everyone, I won't say too much nonsense. The reason why you can make a lot of money now is because your majesty drives away Tartar, and it depends on your majesty to invent many commodities.
Now that the Great China Empire needs to be built, you should contribute more or less. Moreover, this is not just asking everyone's money, it's just borrowing from everyone, and there is a lot of interest. "
Ruan Dacheng went straight to the point and went sloppy with these people lazily.
"Master Ruan, I also want to contribute a little bit to Dahua's construction. However, I made a plan to expand the scale a year ago, and I really don't have any money in my pocket."
Pang Yuanming said.
It's just that Ruan Dacheng wouldn't believe what he said.
If he held such a meeting without investigating in advance, then he would not be eligible to sit in the position of Shangshu in the Ministry of Engineering.
When he does things, he usually prepares well.
"Well, treasurer Pang's profit in December is 130,000 taels of silver, and this year's expected profit is 2 million taels. And your expansion plan is five salt farms, and the initial investment only needs a hundred thousand taels.
With the completion of these five saltworks, your profits can be increased by a few percent. No matter how you calculate it, you don't have a lack of money. "
Ruan Dacheng directly exposed Pang Yuanming's lie, and he can roughly get these figures based on Pang Yuanming's tax situation in one year.
Pang Yuanming was a little embarrassed when he heard that, but he was also an old fox, and immediately changed his words: "The five salt farms were the original plan. I don't think the salt production is still too small, so I want to build more."
"No, it's just right to expand to five. You have to give other salt merchants a buffer of transition time. Expansion so much at one time can easily kill other salt merchants, which is not conducive to social stability.
With five more, there will be no more salt shortage in our jurisdiction. As for other places, I will talk about it later, the current railway construction is more important. "
Ruan Dacheng continued to fret, he had to bite off quick meat from these people today.
Pang Yuanming was speechless immediately, but he did not agree.
He was going to see if others could hold it, and if everyone else could hold it, he could insist on not helping, after all, the law does not blame the public.
If other people will also be confused by Ruan Dacheng, then this time I guess they can only admit it.
The matter of seizure of power has to be discussed in a long-term plan, and it will be discussed slowly. The address of the latest chapter of the aircraft carrier I built in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/book/149212.htmlI built the full text of the aircraft carrier in Daming to read the address: https://www.novelhall.com/read/149212/I built the aircraft carrier txt download address in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/down/149212.htmlI read it on the mobile phone built by Daming: https://m.novelhall.com/read/149212/In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on the \"Collection\" below to record this reading (Chapter 405 Merchant's Ambition), next time Open the bookshelf to see it! If you like "I Build an Aircraft Carrier in Daming", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.) ,Thank you for your support! ! (www.novelhall.com)
"You all have seen the train. It is said that I have received information that the performance of this train can continue to be improved. I think everyone should be clear about what this means."
Sun Daoming said.
Trains have a huge impact on merchants and business models.
Everyone knows this in their hearts, so they also want to seize the opportunity in this change.
Among them, the most important thing is to be able to hold the railway in one's own hands.
In this way, one's own goods are cheaper than others' goods, and the competitiveness is stronger.
With the power of railway transportation in control, they can do too much, and they can even suppress their competitors to bankruptcy.
"However, the imperial court now means that it wants to control the railway. We can't intervene."
Cui Mingchong said.
The latest national debt issuance plan has been finalized, much worse than their expectations.
There is only one priority for cargo transportation, not even a preferential price.
"But, the money is in our hands. We don't have to pay to buy it. How much money can those untouchables collect? As long as we don't pay, he will have to come to us."
Pang Yuanming said with disdain.
That is five million taels of silver. It is a long-term investment, and it is difficult to see benefits in the short term.
Ordinary people can't spend so much money, nor can they survive that long.
Only by relying on them, big businessmen with strategic planning, can this railway be built.
"It's not so good. We are now making money thanks to the court. Now that the court needs our efforts, will we make your majesty angry?"
Not everyone agrees with the suggestion of uniting and negotiating terms with the government. On the one hand, he feels ashamed, and on the other hand, he is afraid that it will not end well against the government.
"Treasurer Tao is serious. We are not making things difficult for the court. We are also thinking about the court. What is the ability of those officials to manage this railway? Only us professionals know how to make money using railways.
The more we earn, the more taxes we pay to the court. Isn't this also a contribution to Dahua? "
Pang Yuanming quibbled.
They manage and operate, and they may indeed earn more than government management.
However, they must be oppressive means to squeeze the people, or plunder the profits of other merchants.
The government manages it and earns a little less, but it will certainly benefit the people and serve the entire society, not a certain group.
"Our businessmen group really needs more voice."
Hong Tailin said.
His thinking still stayed in Daming. At that time, they colluded with a large number of allies and mouthpieces in the DPRK by bribing the ministers of the DPRK to fund the imperial examinations of scholars.
At that time, the business community had a great say in the court.
Every time Chongzhen wanted to collect taxes from the merchants, he could be sent back by the people they supported.
It is a pity that Wu Changqing is not as incompetent as Chongzhen today. He is the master who ransacks the house if he doesn't agree with him.
With the weakening of their right to speak, they are naturally unwilling, and now taking advantage of the railway construction, they are starting to move around again, wanting to restore their former glory.
"This idea is very dangerous. Your Majesty today is a hero. I think we should just earn a little money honestly."
Shopkeeper Tao said that he is more afraid of Wu Changqing.
That is a figure who started in the last minute and changed the world with his own power. You can't be afraid of too much.
"Treasurer Tao is more worried, we are just fighting for a little bit of our rights. Shopkeeper Sun is still here, can he not think about your majesty. What we have done is also beneficial to the court."
Pang Yuanming said.
Sun Daoming can barely be said to be a relative of the emperor. He now supports the management of the railway in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce.
After all, Sun Daoming is the president.
If this can be facilitated, his prestige will be greatly enhanced.
In the end, everyone became angry and agreed that the collective would not buy those national debts.
The reason is also easy to find, just say that the capital chain is not sufficient.
Treasury bonds were issued for a few days, and they only sold less than 300,000 taels, and they were all small purchases.
This is very abnormal. Ruan Dacheng found the problem keenly through the data.
In desperation, Ruan Dacheng could only summon these big businessmen to chat together.
Don't think Ruan Dacheng is a cabinet minister, but he has no good way to take advantage of these big businessmen.
Unless he is prepared to use brutal means and use force.
But in this way, the impact is very bad.
Therefore, Ruan Dacheng still wants to solve the problem through negotiation.
"Everyone, I won't say too much nonsense. The reason why you can make a lot of money now is because your majesty drives away Tartar, and it depends on your majesty to invent many commodities.
Now that the Great China Empire needs to be built, you should contribute more or less. Moreover, this is not just asking everyone's money, it's just borrowing from everyone, and there is a lot of interest. "
Ruan Dacheng went straight to the point and went sloppy with these people lazily.
"Master Ruan, I also want to contribute a little bit to Dahua's construction. However, I made a plan to expand the scale a year ago, and I really don't have any money in my pocket."
Pang Yuanming said.
It's just that Ruan Dacheng wouldn't believe what he said.
If he held such a meeting without investigating in advance, then he would not be eligible to sit in the position of Shangshu in the Ministry of Engineering.
When he does things, he usually prepares well.
"Well, treasurer Pang's profit in December is 130,000 taels of silver, and this year's expected profit is 2 million taels. And your expansion plan is five salt farms, and the initial investment only needs a hundred thousand taels.
With the completion of these five saltworks, your profits can be increased by a few percent. No matter how you calculate it, you don't have a lack of money. "
Ruan Dacheng directly exposed Pang Yuanming's lie, and he can roughly get these figures based on Pang Yuanming's tax situation in one year.
Pang Yuanming was a little embarrassed when he heard that, but he was also an old fox, and immediately changed his words: "The five salt farms were the original plan. I don't think the salt production is still too small, so I want to build more."
"No, it's just right to expand to five. You have to give other salt merchants a buffer of transition time. Expansion so much at one time can easily kill other salt merchants, which is not conducive to social stability.
With five more, there will be no more salt shortage in our jurisdiction. As for other places, I will talk about it later, the current railway construction is more important. "
Ruan Dacheng continued to fret, he had to bite off quick meat from these people today.
Pang Yuanming was speechless immediately, but he did not agree.
He was going to see if others could hold it, and if everyone else could hold it, he could insist on not helping, after all, the law does not blame the public.
If other people will also be confused by Ruan Dacheng, then this time I guess they can only admit it.
The matter of seizure of power has to be discussed in a long-term plan, and it will be discussed slowly. The address of the latest chapter of the aircraft carrier I built in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/book/149212.htmlI built the full text of the aircraft carrier in Daming to read the address: https://www.novelhall.com/read/149212/I built the aircraft carrier txt download address in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/down/149212.htmlI read it on the mobile phone built by Daming: https://m.novelhall.com/read/149212/In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on the \"Collection\" below to record this reading (Chapter 405 Merchant's Ambition), next time Open the bookshelf to see it! If you like "I Build an Aircraft Carrier in Daming", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.) ,Thank you for your support! ! (www.novelhall.com)
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