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Chapter 164 Maritime Effectiveness
Those who have won the title can wear silk and do not pay homage to officials. The regulations on housing and vehicles can be the same as those of officials of the same rank.

But in fact, the privileges obtained by the Duke are very limited.

For example, compared with the Western Han Dynasty, first of all, there was no preferential treatment of exemption from crime and sentence reduction, and secondly, there was no reduction or exemption of taxes and corvees.

As for not worshiping officials, supervising the government, and directly writing a letter, for Zhu Youxiao, who had long wanted to use private power to supervise officials, recruit talents, and listen to opinions extensively, it was a smooth move.

Common people, rich and powerful merchants, are all grassroots.There is no comparison with the government and businessmen in the Mainland. They are maritime merchants, overseas traitors, profiteers, and even called "Japanese pirates".

Therefore, for Li Dan and Yan Siqi, if they can use money to buy a higher status and stand in front of officials with their heads held high, they will definitely not hesitate.

Now, the opportunity is here, and it doesn't cost them money.Of course, it is not free. The operation of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce requires their dedication.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the changing expressions and exchanged looks of the two sea tycoons below, and suddenly felt as if he had guessed what they were thinking, and what he wanted to say seemed more effective.

After a slight dry cough, when Li Dan and Yan Siqi cast their gazes, Zhu Youxiao said slowly: "Merchants, with tens of thousands of funds, have been humiliated by the customs officials and endured criticism by the market. How can you be contemptuous of all your hard work?"

After a pause, Zhu Youxiao continued: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. As long as you abide by the law and get it in a proper way, you don't have to feel anxious and feel inferior? "

This is a definition for the sailing Chinese businessmen, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have been rehabilitated.As for the premise of obeying the law, what is it?

"Long live, Sheng Ming!" Li Dan and Yan Siqi knelt down and thanked, "The grassroots are willing to work for Long Live, and dare not put in all their efforts to manage this Maritime Chamber of Commerce."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, and waved at the palace man next to him.

"Maritime merchant Li Dan, because the coastal residents have little arable land, navigating merchants and fishing are their livelihoods; now he is able to fear the sky and keep his heart, in order to repay China, he is specially granted the title of "Yi Shang" six award, award the sixth-rank medal clothing..."

"Yan Siqi, a sea merchant... bestowed the sixth rank of "Yi Shang" on the title of the people's lord, and awarded the sixth rank medal clothing..."

Li Dan and Yan Siqi were overjoyed, and kowtowed heavily, "Caomin thank you Long Live (His Majesty) Long En, long live, long live, long live."

Zhu Youxiao chuckled and said, "Now that you have been granted the title, you don't need to call yourself a grassroots. No courtesy, but a seat."

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao told the palace servants: "Call Wu Zheng over here."

"The Maritime Chamber of Commerce will be established in Shanghai, with Li Dan as the head and Yan Siqi as the deputy." Zhu Youxiao turned to Li Dan and Yan Siqi and said, "Wu Zheng is temporarily serving as an observer to assist you."

"Yes, Weichen (grassman)..."

Li Dan and Yan Siqi looked at each other, they spoke differently, and they kept talking together, which made it quite awkward.

Zhu Youxiao didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "In the future, we will work together, but we must not tear each other down. You compete with each other. Going to the East and the West is such a huge market. I hope that in the future, I will monopolize it."

"Yes, Cao Min (Weichen) would like to obey the holy decree (dare not to be wholehearted)..."

Zhu Youxiao was also a little helpless, after all, he was not as good as the officials in the court.Many people speak neatly and have rich experience!
"Li Dan is from Quanzhou, and Yan Siqi is from Haicheng, Zhangzhou." Zhu Youxiao pointed at the gifts of the two, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to return home, let's finish the business of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce."

Li Dan and Yan Siqi looked at each other, fearing that they might diverge again.Yan Siqi secretly rolled his eyes, raised his chin, and signaled Li Dan to speak.

You are my deputy, you are the boss, you speak first!

When Wu Zheng entered the hall, Zhu Youxiao gave some more instructions, and asked the three of them to retreat to discuss various matters concerning the establishment of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce.

Two big merchants, or big pirates, are worthy of Zhu Youxiao's condescension?
Zhu Youxiao is also very helpless, it is really too bad that Wang Zhi, the captain of Wufeng, was killed back then.

If possible, Zhu Youxiao wished he could grab that jealous Wang Bengu, who could tell right from wrong, and beat him hard on the elm head.

But now, in the case of insufficient naval forces, recruiting maritime merchants to compete with the Western Yi and monopolize the East Asian shipping route is also a shortcut with the fastest results.

Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised to win Li Dan and Yan Siqi in one fell swoop.

In his prediction, Yan Siqi should be very confident.Younger, more adventurous, and Yang Tiansheng as a lobbyist.

As for Li Dan, Zhu Youxiao thinks that one is that he is old, and the other is that he doesn't seem to live for a few years.

Therefore, he did not have much hope that Li Dan would be the first batch to come to work.

In Zhu Youxiao's mind, at least Yan Siqi or other maritime merchants would be attracted to Li Dan, a giant crocodile in the East China Sea, after they were treated kindly and reused.

Obviously, Zhu Youxiao has not yet fully integrated into the Ming Dynasty, and has not fully adapted to this feudal society, or he still retains too many characteristics of later generations in his thinking.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao may underestimate an emperor's kindness to his courtiers, even if it is only a little bit, it will have unexpected effects.

Similarly, Zhu Youxiao also underestimated the longing for the homeland of the wandering sea merchants, their obsession with returning to the clan, and their eagerness to return to their roots.

An identity recognized by the country, a small wish to return home safely, belong to the clan, and bury the bones of the hometown after death.

Just like Zheng Zhilong, who dominated the East Asian coast in history, his strength has far surpassed that of the navy of the Ming Dynasty, but he has always been obsessed with being recruited to land and return to his hometown.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao's operation changed history again.Shibazhi, who dominated the world's great navigation era, will definitely not appear again.

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For ordinary people in Ming Dynasty, life has not changed significantly, and it is even the same as before.

As for the imperial court's policies and officials' changes, they are not very clear about it, and they don't have the leisure to pay attention to it.

But the reform has already begun, spreading from the capital, gradually spreading, and spreading from top to bottom, sooner or later the common people will feel the impact on themselves.

And now the spring breeze of reform has spread from the imperial court to the suzerains and vassals everywhere, giving them, the royal family and relatives, a personal feeling.

Starting from King Fu of Luoyang, the lands granted by the vassal kings were taken back one by one.More or less, the money that the emperor wanted to borrow also reluctantly took out.

There is no way, the emperor has set the example of King Fu to the vassals.

However, King Zheng of Huaiqing sold slaves privately, and violated the ancestral system to raise diners. He was locked up and taken to Beijing, and the feudal kingdom was abolished, which also let the feudal king see the emperor's determination.

(End of this chapter)