The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 200 Shareholding and Response

"The eldest son is here."

A voice came from outside the door, Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou stopped talking, and looked at the door at the same time.

There was curiosity in Xu Zengshou's eyes, the eldest son of King Yan was good at governance, and his reputation in Yingtian Mansion was more or less dynamic.

But the movement is not too big.

There are many descendants of saints, some with bad reputation and some with good reputation, Zhu Gaochi is not the only one.

"Father, uncle." Zhu Gaochi entered the door, saw two figures, stepped forward to salute and called them, with a respectful attitude.

"Haha, it's already so old." Xu Zengshou laughed, without putting on airs of an elder, looking easy-going.

Zhu Gaochi quietly looked at Xu Zengshou.

It looks a little smaller than Zhu Di, giving people a sense of freedom and ease. In the current environment, it is considered a rare species.

Like other fathers, Zhu Di was dissatisfied and said, "It doesn't make people worry less."

Through the atmosphere between the two, Zhu Gaochi judged that Xu Zengshou should be regarded as Zhu Di's "children".

They are also the top children of the capital, and many of them grew up together, but not many of them can be counted as young.

Xu Huizu, the eldest son of the Xu family, as the eldest son, puts the interests of the family first, so he must join the prince line.

Xu Zengshou is actually the third child of the Xu family, and there is a second brother above him, but he is not the same mother as Xu Zengshou and Xu Huizu.

"That's not what I heard. It is said that King Yan has a big son, and King Yan is very happy." Xu Zengshou said directly, and Zhu Di shook his head.

Xu Zengshou looked at Zhu Gaochi with a smile, and sighed: "I saw you a few years ago, you are only so tall." He gestured with his hand in mid-air, and continued: "Now you are like an adult."

"I haven't seen my uncle for a few years. My concubine often speaks in front of our brothers, talking about things about my uncles when they were young."

Zhu Gaochi knew that Xu Zengshou was talking about the expedition to the desert with Zhu Di. Before the expedition, he had been to Peiping, and after the victory returned, he went back to the capital directly.

"It's good that elder sister doesn't speak ill of me." In front of the junior, Xu Zengshou, who had no airs, said indifferently.

After a few pleasantries, Zhu Gaochi had a good impression of Xu Zengshou, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang also liked him very much.

The first time I met, I couldn't put it down, and I named Xu Zengshou.

The ancients believed that young people were too smart to die young, so they were given names to increase their longevity, which shows Zhu Yuanzhang's love for Xu Zengshou.

Not to mention this person's talent, but his behavior is not rigid, which makes people feel comfortable. Given Zhu Yuanzhang's environment, it is not surprising that he likes Xu Zengshou's character.

Zhu Di interrupted the chat between the two, and took the initiative to speak for Xu Zengshou: "Before you came, your two younger brothers have come to visit your uncle."

Xu Zengshou's face was a little embarrassed, he just mentioned it casually, and he never asked his nephew face to face, it seemed that he, an elder, was very greedy.

Sure enough, Zhu Di said again: "We talked with your uncle about the things you do, and your uncle is interested, can you take a share?"

"Whether or not to become a stockholder is a trivial matter. Just talk casually, and don't take it seriously." Without waiting for Zhu Gaochi to answer, Xu Zengshou said directly.

That's what Xu Zengshou said, but Zhu Di didn't look away. It seems that Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou have a really good relationship.

It's no wonder that after Zhu Yunqi ascended the throne, under the politically correct environment of the collapse of the vassal, Zhu Yunqi doubted King Yan, so he asked Xu Zengshou for advice.

Xu Zengshou knew it was wrong, so he still insisted: "The king of Yan and the first emperor are in the same spirit, and they are extremely rich, how could they rebel?"

China Heavy Industries will definitely not divide the shares, but Zhu Di's face must be given, and Xu Zengshou's friendship must be taken into account.

So is there a win-win solution?

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, thought of an idea, smiled, and said to Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou, "It's a good thing that uncle wants to buy shares."

Without waiting for the two to ask, Zhu Gaochi explained in detail.

"Mining Association?" Xu Zengshou's face was full of curiosity. He has always been like this about new things, and he likes new things the most.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi, although it wasn't what he thought, it wasn't bad either.

"The factories in Peiping are all old factories, and there is no increase in growth. It is a business negotiated with the second uncle and the third uncle. In terms of the coal mine, it has been a big profit in the past few years."

Zhu Gaochi said seriously: "The core of China Heavy Industry is the coal mine, so the matter of the mining association is worthy of my uncle."

Through briquette industry associations, mining associations, etc., through economic means, seize the coal industry in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

With the current economic strength, the coal merchants in Shaanxi and Shanxi are unstoppable, and the shortcoming is political.

With the addition of Xu Zengshou, a group of nobles can be brought in, and the combined power will be unstoppable.

The briquette industry and the coal industry itself, China Heavy Industry did not end directly, through the means of control.

Then it doesn’t matter whoever buys shares, as long as they control the briquette industry, coke industry, etc., whoever buys shares in the coal industry needs to obey the system chain of China Heavy Industry.

It's a win-win situation, everyone gets what they want.

Xu Zengshou didn't agree casually, but glanced at Zhu Di, Zhu Di nodded slightly, and Xu Zengshou smiled.

Zhu Gaochi saw the interaction between the two, and his impression of Xu Zengshou deepened.

evening.

At the night banquet in the palace, although Xu Shi didn't say anything about her younger brother's arrival, she personally arranged the rich food and delicacies for the menu.

Several sisters and three brothers all received expensive gifts brought by Xu Zengshou from Yingtian Mansion.

Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou had a drink, Xu smiled and said nothing, and Zhu Di called Zhu Gaochi to accompany him.

It was hard to be complacent, Zhu Gaochi drank alcohol for the first time, and after drinking two cups, his face was flushed, and Xu stopped him with a smile.

Day two.

After a good night's sleep, Zhu Gaochi went to the distribution business.

"coming."

There was a large group of people waiting on the street, and when they saw the palace carriage, they went up to greet it, and the carriage stopped in front of everyone.

Under the eyes of everyone, Zhu Gaochi bent down and stepped out of the carriage, and several guards on horseback also got off their horses.

"Little lord."

"Hi, my lord."

……

"I've been waiting for a long time, everyone." Zhu Gaochi was very polite, and greeted everyone with a smile.

"I've just arrived."

"A reasonable move."

Everyone replied one after another.

The ordinary people passing by on the street in the distance looked here curiously, and then hurriedly looked away, not daring to look any further.

Many citizens don't know what this place is for. They only see many tall and weird buildings being built, and secretly laugh at the money that has nowhere to go.

Commodity trade has nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people. It is not surprising that they think so.

Just like the furniture and building materials centers in many places, with tens of thousands of square meters of buildings, there are only scattered people wandering around every day, but there are hundreds of businesses.

Many people in later generations will also be surprised when they see it for the first time. This kind of market has not closed down, which is a problem of cognition.

Everywhere has been finished, and many businesses have begun to decorate.

On the archway, Zhu Di personally wrote an inscription, named Beiping Trade Center, and hung a red cloth on it, which will not be opened until the auspicious day.

The streets are wide and clean, with tall buildings on both sides.

"In the center of the word "well", there are not only buildings, but also a bell tower, a water tower, water pipes buried in the ground, and each house has a faucet."

Marin introduced with a smile, Zhu Gaochi and a group of managers and businessmen who laughed.

"This water tower is really convenient." Some of the merchants laughed.

"The water tower is built so high that the water flows everywhere, and every family can use water at home. It's incredible to come up with this idea."

Some people kiss ass.

Zhu Gaochi was not dazzled by flattery, knowing that it was just an exaggeration of everyone.

The use of water pipes has existed since ancient times.

From street wells to pressurized water wells, it is not uncommon to bring water into one's own house through bamboo tubes from high places, etc.

The only rare thing is the water tower.

Due to the restriction of imperial power, the height of the building is limited, so the height of the water tower is not dared to be built by ordinary people.

Zhu Gaochi dares to repair it.

"The management of Beiping Trade Center is covered by China Heavy Industries, and the tax rate is set at a rate of ten to one, but door stall taxes and miscellaneous taxes are cancelled."

"With such a low tax rate, coupled with today's market environment, the owners will show their strengths. I believe this place will definitely become one of the wealthiest places in the northern border."

Zhu Gaochi took people to visit a building, which looked like a cloth line, and said to everyone in front of the door.

Ten to one business tax is really not high.

The commercial tax set by the Ming Dynasty was very low, but there were so many people who intervened, you charged a little, others charged a little, and the combined business tax was high.

In the mid-Ming Dynasty, local yamen, vassal kings, eunuchs, officials, and military officers could set up cards to collect taxes. There were even retired old eunuchs.

Including the local yamen, if a card is set up for something, the business card will remain after the matter is over.

The most famous story is about a Juren who had no hope of studying and planned to start a small business. He transported chrysanthemum chrysanthemum from Anhui to Jianghuai through the canal.

As a result, before arriving at the destination, the tax collected along the way had already lost money, and he had to pay the tax when returning to the original road, so he was so angry that he burned it directly.

It can only be said that such a huge tax revenue has not been received by the court, which has enriched private interest groups.

Zhu Gaochi wants to see the prestige of the palace in Beiping, who dares to collect his taxes.

Whoever collects his tax will give him a knife.

Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp.

Zhu Gaochi has to control the small fish. He wants to eat more small fish so that there are more dried shrimps at the bottom.

This is also one of the main reasons why Beiping Trade Center has won the enthusiasm of businessmen. Not only is it a favorable location, but the business environment is also stronger than outside.

Go to the next building, which is the building bought by the food stamp bank.

The president of the Food Stamp Bank was also in the crowd, and introduced to Zhu Gaochi: "The Beiping Trade Center can use grain stamps for settlement."

"The same-day settlement system is implemented. As long as the food stamps are submitted, they can be exchanged on the spot. I have already received 3 taels of savings."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

That being said, if anyone really takes out 1 taels of food stamps, it is impossible to exchange them on the spot, and a process needs to be followed.

It's not that there is no money. Businessmen understand this truth and will not pursue it too much.

The president of the Food Coupon Bank, who was born outside the cabinet, smiled and said to everyone: "Welcome to cooperate with the Food Coupon Bank."

Everyone quickly responded, and they all agreed.

(End of this chapter)