Chapter 244 When businessmen enter the officialdom, it will become a dark fame and fortune fair.
Lin Che was officially appointed as the Crown Prince and Grand Master. Others could address her as the same, but as the Crown Prince, she could no longer be addressed as Sir. Zhu Biao was still a little uncomfortable with being disrespectful and neglectful, and suddenly changed her words.
"Yes, that's right."
Lin Che nodded in affirmation:
"Since ancient times, because businessmen have a very bad image in people's minds, it has become very necessary to restrict business activities."
“If you want to do business, you must do it in special markets designated by the court, such as the east and west markets in Chang’an City in the Western Han Dynasty. It was not until the Song Dynasty that free stalls were allowed. Unlike the Han and Tang Dynasties, shops, transaction types and transaction hours were strictly regulated. "
"The economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty fattened a group of big businessmen. When wealth could no longer satisfy the businessmen."
"This resulted in a chaos of businessmen starting to enter official positions, and official positions with clearly marked prices."
Hear this.
Not only the Zhu family members looked unhappy and frowned, but even Xu Miaoyun pursed her red lips tightly and looked sullen.
In the first year of Zhiping reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty, he once issued an edict: In the field of industry, commerce, and other miscellaneous industries, those who have extraordinary talents and different practices will also be listened to.
It opened a convenient door for businessmen to enter the official career. After opening the channels for wealthy businessmen to enter the officialdom, it also provided support for the rationality of the existence of businessmen and officials.
As a businessman who is an official, the things he does must be conducive to the development of business.
After businessmen came into contact with shopping malls, in order to form gangs, more businessmen were able to enter the officialdom with this spring breeze.
Correspondingly, the phenomenon of buying an official position is even more prominent. In the third year of Emperor Zhe Zong's Yuanfu reign, official positions were clearly priced, with a salary of [-] guan, a loan of [-] guan, and a post of [-] guan.
By the time of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the phenomenon of buying and selling officials had almost replaced the imperial examination as the easiest promotion channel.
The number of ultimatums issued to false generals, ministers, etc. is dozens of times higher than in previous years.
Businessmen began to enter the officialdom in large numbers, and also brought their profit-seeking into the officialdom, turning the originally dark officialdom into a dark and dark vanity fair.
Thinking of this.
Everyone's mood became heavy unconsciously, and they all put down their chopsticks, no longer interested in eating.
"Once this businessman comes into contact with politics, he also joins this game of power, and in the end he will not end well."
Lin Che raised her chin, glanced at it, and suddenly said: "Looking far away, let's talk about Lu Buwei, and looking closer, let's talk about Shen Wansan. Those who ransacked their homes and were exiled. If they didn't be beheaded, it would be a blessing among misfortunes."
"When a problem cannot be solved, we have to look at the problem from a higher perspective."
Zhu Yuanzhang drank a lot of wine, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, did not interrupt, and waited quietly for the next words.
"Businessmen have money, so what is money?"
Lin Che smiled and asked and answered: "Money is a tool."
"Whether it's official business or private business, to put it bluntly, a big businessman just has a bigger wallet."
"But politics is a game of power."
"Throughout China's thousand-year history, it is not difficult to find an unchanging pattern."
Lin Che took a sip of wine to moisten her throat: “While money speaks, all truth remains silent.”
“But when the right stands up and speaks, money becomes worthless.”
"Some people may be so rich that they can rival the country, just like Shen Wansan, the richest man in the world, but one word from the emperor can make him bankrupt."
"Ordinary people make the mistake of underestimating the power of money and not knowing how to amplify the power of money; while some people make the mistake of attaching too much importance to the power of money and mistaking the power of money for their own power."
Looking at the astonished Zhu Yuanzhang, Lin Che smiled: “When money begins to compete for power, it is seeking skin from a tiger. The rights piled up by money will inevitably collapse because of money.”
"Let's take Shen Wansan as an example. Your Majesty happens to be familiar with it, so it will be easier to understand." After hearing this.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and nodded silently.
Regarding the matter of dealing with Shen Wansan, he thought there was nothing wrong with him.
Although many people tried to persuade him, including Queen Ma, he still firmed up his judgment and was not influenced by the outside world.
"The richest man in the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan, is synonymous with wealth that rivals the country..."
Lin Che raised her glass and gestured to Lao Zhu, signaling him not to be too nervous, and said leisurely:
"The Ming Dynasty was established, the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Hongwu, and the Han Dynasty was regained, but it also inherited a mess."
"I won't go into details here about how poor we were at the beginning of the dynasty. You all know what's going on. It all depends on the Wudi base camp to support the operation of such a huge empire."
"However, Shen Wansan, as the leading wealthy man in the south of the Yangtze River, had so much money that he had no place to spend it. In order to please the emperor, he invested ten thousand taels of silver to build the Yingtian City Wall."
"Actually, from here on, Shen Wansan has already started to think about it, trying to use money to gain power, but he hasn't gone too far and is in a cautious and testing stage."
After having a drink with Lao Zhu, Lin Che continued: "Perhaps because he tasted the sweetness, he couldn't recognize his identity, so he actually took out ten thousand taels of silver to reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor."
"What do you want?"
"You, a small businessman, actually want to get the support of the military?"
"If I chop him with a knife, he won't be wronged."
This statement came out.
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been granted amnesty. He couldn't help but applaud the case and said excitedly:
"Mr. Dayi!"
"That's what we thought at the time."
"If the girl hadn't stopped him again and again... we would have had to chop off his dog's head!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget to raise his eyebrows at his wife, and said happily: "Sir, you don't know something. Not only in Yingtian area, but also in various places, he is generous, often spending millions of taels."
"When we toured the south of the Yangtze River, he accompanied us all the way. We had to pay for our food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way. The streets, bridges, shops, and gardens we saw along the way were basically built with his own money."
"Why is he showing us these things?"
"Mr. Lin will definitely understand that a woman has long hair and short knowledge."
"Right?"
Before he finished his boastful words, he saw Lao Zhu suddenly put on a mask of pain. Queen Ma beside her was smiling, her fingers pinched the flesh of the opponent's waist, and she was still exerting a slight force at this moment...
see.
Lin Che couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, but she had nothing to do with the couple.
It's really one thing and one thing.
This kind of relationship between emperor and empress is unique in ancient and modern times.
"Your Majesty is right."
"Shen Wansan has never been greedy for pleasure, but he is bent on seeking favors and has always won over people's hearts everywhere. His desire for power is self-evident."
"Besides, he has also helped Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang. He has a typical businessman's mentality, investing comprehensively and blooming more. It has nothing to do with belief or camp. He only has interests in his mind. No matter who wins the world, he will not lose, and he cannot defeat Yuan Dogs don’t matter either.”
(End of this chapter)