Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 12 What to Do with Me
Su Jing chatted with Liu Bowen a lot, and even saw Liu Bowen's quick response in Su's cloth line.

Talent!

Absolute talent!
He has never been stingy with such talents.

"Thank you Mr. Su for your love. The master treats me very well, so there's no need."

Liu Bowen declined again.

Just kidding, now his boss is the emperor, how could he be recruited by Su Jing.

Of course, Liu Bowen is quite satisfied to be so sought after.

It's a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion just kept getting worse.

"Su Jing, don't go too far, my people dare to snatch it, believe it or not, I will break your leg!"

The furious Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swear, and Zhu Chongbani's character was directly exposed.

"cut."

Su Jing snorted coldly and said, "If it wasn't for Uncle Liu's refusal, I would definitely fight for it."

"But since Uncle Liu doesn't have such an idea, let's forget it."

Su Jing, who didn't know the identities of the two people in front of him, was not in the slightest.

As a person who has experienced ups and downs in the business world, Su Jing never shows timidity.

"you"

"Master, master!"

Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to speak, but Liu Bowen gave him a warning look, and stopped before him.

But Liu Bowen looked at Su Jing, and couldn't help feeling that this young man was brave enough.

I just wonder if Su Jing would have the guts to know the identities of the two of them?
Thinking of the scene at that time, Liu Bowen couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Mr. Su, please clarify."

Liu Bowen said to Su Jing again.

Su Jing glanced at the two of them, then pointed to the bustling street outside and said: "You can see that the street outside is full of people, but do you know that Lishui County was completely quiet at night more than half a year ago. "

"Every reason, we must follow."

Listening to Su Jing's words, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help interrupting: "Don't talk around the corner, just be direct!"

Su Jing rolled his eyes at him and said, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

I will endure!

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and forcibly endured it.

After all, he formulated the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very confident whether it was agriculture, business or military administration.

Now, he also wanted to hear what opinion Su Jing had, who dared to belittle his own decree.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking, Su Jing continued: "If you want to manage a businessman, you must first have a basic understanding of business."

"What is business, to put it simply and straightforwardly, is the exchange of resources."

"Swap resources you need for resources you don't need."

"In the beginning, there was no concept of currency, and all commercial activities were barter. Later, with currency, it became a currency-mediated commercial activity."

"Only after understanding the nature of business can we formulate corresponding policies."

Having said so much in one breath, Su Jing's mouth was a little dry, and he raised his glass and took a sip of tea.

Liu Bowen clasped his hands together, and said solemnly to Su Jing, "Young master Su is a great talent, he can fully reveal the core of business in a few words, I admire you!"

This is not a show, but Liu Bowen understood Su Jing's exposition on the nature of business.

"I'm just talking casually."

Su Jing said casually: "Let's continue talking."

"Since the essence of business is the replacement of resources, there is a premise that there must be resources to replace!"

"At present, the main source of resources for our Ming Dynasty is agriculture, so there is no doubt that we should emphasize agriculture, which is very correct!"

Although Su Jing was a businessman, he never felt that agriculture was not important.

On the contrary, in this era of agricultural society, agriculture is the foundation of everything.

"There is some truth to what you say."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Su Jing glanced at him, then changed the subject: "Agriculture can only guarantee basic survival, but business can improve the efficiency of survival."

"With commercial activities, resources can be better circulated, and the integration of resource circulation can in turn promote the development of agriculture."

"It's like a farmer grows grain, and sells the grain after harvesting it. If he has money to buy farm tools and cattle, he can produce more grain."

"Among them, the process of buying and selling grain and farm tools and cattle cannot be separated from commerce."

"Of course, this is just the simplest aspect."

"Nowadays, the commercial tax in our Ming Dynasty is indeed low, but the scope of activities of merchants has been considerably restricted."

"You must know that the essence of business is the replacement of resources, and resources in different regions are obviously different."

"Circling businessmen actually greatly restricts the free development of business."

"That's the first drawback."

Listening to Su Jing's words, Liu Bowen was thinking seriously.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the side couldn't help it, and said directly: "Let's say that what you said is somewhat reasonable, but if this businessman is not controlled, it will be the most unstable existence. I don't know how many people will be deceived!"

Restricting the scope of businessmen's activities, when Zhu Yuanzhang first formulated this rule, was to stabilize the order of all parties.

After all, the ancient times were no more than the modern times, and there were not so many tracing methods.

If merchants circulate at will, there will inevitably be many more profiteers.

It's convenient to change a place with one shot.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that merchants were an important factor in social unrest.

It is precisely because of their meddling in transactions that hoarding and price inflation have occurred in times of war and even in times of peace.

Su Jing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, nodded and said: "You are right, but I don't think it is a good way to simply limit the scope of businessmen's activities."

"The development of commerce is beneficial to people's livelihood, but the emergence of profiteers will destroy people's livelihood."

"Then our first priority is not to restrict business, but to restrict profiteers!"

"For example, I went north to buy beef. On the way, I saw many dental shops because there was no tooth paste, resulting in the accumulation of goods, which made it difficult to circulate, and ended up rotting."

"It's simply a waste of food because of choking."

(Yaxing refers to an intermediary, and Yatie is an official intermediary business license.)
Of course Su Jing is clear that this old Zhu is doing this to maintain his rule and make society more stable.

It's just that such vigorous efforts to hinder the development of commerce have resulted in the inability to raise commercial taxes, and the pressure on Ming's treasury has finally been added to the peasants.

Farmers in the late Ming Dynasty lived in dire straits.

Of course, here Su Jing just briefly talked about the current disadvantages, and can't mention the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent after listening to Su Jing's words.

He and Liu Bowen made a private interview, and Su Jing had indeed seen what Su Jing said.

There is no tooth post in the tooth store, and the goods cannot be sold, but can only be piled up.

He thought it was only a very small number of incidents, but according to what Su Jing said, it might not be what he thought.

And what Su Jing said is indeed reasonable, business is not a bad thing, what is bad is a businessman who is not doing business properly and has a bad mind.

This cannot be generalized.

"Then how do you think this problem should be solved?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked back.

The corner of Su Jing's mouth raised, and he said lightly: "That's the emperor's business, it has nothing to do with me, I'm just a businessman, I don't do government affairs."

(End of this chapter)