The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Zhao Qi has not made any arrangements for the four major caravans that have made great contributions to his hegemony after he ascended the throne. This is actually a very difficult problem, which makes Zhao Qi quite hesitant.

If all the caravans are converted to state-owned, then a monopoly business giant will appear in the Song Dynasty. But he also believes that under the current system, this group will soon be penetrated by various forces, with officials as the

Businessmen, they are used to doing business through administrative means and doing things that ignore business rules.

In the end, the caravan became a bureaucratic inefficient, forced to buy and sell, losing its most essential function - making money, thus becoming another cancer to absorb nutrients attached to the Song Empire, and had to go through again.

There are too many lessons in reform and the path of official businessmen, and Zhao Qi did not want to repeat the same mistakes.

If they were to be dismantled and turned into commercial institutions, it would seem very unfair to some of the elders. Back then, they followed them from scratch to work hard, went out to sea, and went to the desert, and made it from a small caravan with dozens of people.

The big business group that can control the lifeblood of the empire's business has made great contributions to being able to reach the peak of power.

Of course, they themselves gained benefits, but some of them also hope to be able to find a job after the throne of the "big shopkeeper" ascended the throne, and win a wife and a son, and shine the family. However, businessmen value profit, and after becoming an official, they will definitely

If you do things with the idea of ​​a businessman, profit will be the first priority in everything. The result will be that heaven is angry and people are resentful. In the end, either killing Ma Su with tears or losing both people and wealth.

Zhao Qiong considered to maintain the status quo and maintain the situation of the four halls. The current situation is not only a simple commercial organization, but also involved in a variety of industries. It has its own workshops, farms, cabinets, restaurants, and other entities formed.

A comprehensive group has a certain popularity. It can be used to have or not, and allocate funds to each other. Once it is split, it loses various advantages and loses competitiveness.

If it is retained, although there is suspicion of competing for profit with the people, Zhao Qiong believes that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. The weapons and ammunition supplied to the military are all made by his own workshop. Even after ascending the throne and taking power, he did not allocate them to the Ministry of Works.

Military weapon supervision is not only convenient for ensuring quality, but also conducive to keeping the secrets. Once others participate, it is difficult to prevent problems, so the lifeblood is still held in your own hands.

In fact, there are more than these, and there are many "patents" such as glass, soju, perfume, etc., all of which are exclusively produced. On the other hand, Zhao Qi also needs a lot of money, not only to subsidize the royal family, but also to have many major issues.

If the money is passed through the Ministry of Revenue, it must be discussed. However, some of the things can only be done and not said, otherwise it would not be enough to listen to their long-winded words. It would be better to use your own private money to facilitate and quickly.

In addition, there are four halls in which economic turmoil occurs. If there is economic turmoil, measures can be taken to stabilize the market through their dominant position in the market. You can also lead the trend with them, such as the upcoming overseas trade, and with their driving force, you can make

Many private capitals who saw the interests involved participated, thus quickly opening up the situation. Moreover, the caravans in each hall were also responsible for monitoring the situation in various places. The task of collecting military and political information was its own other eye. This time, they could quickly take down those

Corrupt officials, they make a great contribution...

"Your Majesty, please!" Zheng Fu respectfully bowed and invited Zhao Qi to go first.

"Haha, don't be polite, just like we were in the mansion back then!" Zhao Qi smiled and helped Zheng Fu and said, today the general manager and manager of the four halls came out to train the reorganization of the water army. All were invited to the palace.

"How dare you? Today you are the king of a country, no better than that of that day!" Zheng Shou waved his hand in a hurry.

"I'm walking ahead, you all follow from afar. How do you talk?" Zhao Qi smiled. He looked at the people who were dressed properly today, and they were much more restrained. They all bowed their heads and bowed their hands. He didn't dare to lift him anymore. Liu Song was fat and had a layer of sweat on his face, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe him.

"His Majesty…"

"Oh, wearing such a pair of skin makes everyone uncomfortable. Let's call the second master like in the past. Your Majesty, I feel uncomfortable all over!" Zhao Qi saw that they were still polite and frightened the dragon with a look of fear. He took off his robe and threw it to Jianxi.

"Get up quickly, the second master is angry. Don't you know what the second master is? It's okay if others are polite to him. You are all old people in the mansion. You have been with the second master for many years. They are all right-hand men and confidants. You are your own family, and now you are so polite, the official feels sad!" Zhao Qi's outrage scared everyone and they all knelt down quickly. Seeing Xi hurried over and helped them up and said in a low voice.

"Second Master, don't be angry. We all have no knowledge. I heard that there are many rules in the palace. I think too much for a while, but I will make you angry. It's so damn!" Sun Erqian hurried forward and put his hands on his face. He patted twice and said.

"In the past, you often said that you could go into the palace and have a royal banquet in this life. Now I am the emperor, and the palace is our new home. Instead, you pretend to be a gentleman with me, and it's time to fight!" Zhao Qi He patted Sun Erqian on the face twice again.

"Oh, if I had known that the Second Master would still be like this, why did you learn any rules from you yesterday? My waist is so tired that it still hurts now!" Liu Song straightened his waist, breathed a long sigh, and said with a sweat.

"Second Master is afraid that you will be restrained, so he sent everyone else away long ago. This is the old man from the past. Who doesn't know who, so don't play with that kind of vain gift anymore!" Jianxi patted Liu Song's belly and said with a smile. .

"When I was in Xiangyi Mansion, the three general managers tried their best to raise me to be a man. Now they are old and are still running around. And you shopkeepers have been traveling all year round and earning this family business for the mansion. This time, you can raise all your military resources and pay in the southern expedition to defeat the Jin army and successfully pacify the world. You should remember the first merits for you!" Zhao Qi's face slowed down and he said affectionately.

"How dare I take credit for it? It's all thanks to the Second Master's good arrangements and planning, so that I can do what I am today!" Although the few people were still polite, they were very helpful in their hearts. The Second Master is now full of golden words, how many people can there be in the world? People get such praise!

"I'm also blamed me. After ascending the throne, I was so busy that I couldn't find the North all day. I should have invited everyone to the palace to talk, so as not to say that you all would scold me for being the emperor and forget the old people!" Zhao Qi smiled.

"Speaking of this, everyone has complained about the Second Master. In the past, every New Year, our mansion would come back to gather together no matter what distance, but this year, the Second Master did not arrive, which made everyone very disappointed!" Zheng Luyan said.

"Second Master since he returned to Beijing..."

"This matter is indeed my fault. Today I will hold a banquet in the palace to apologize to everyone. I will punish you three drinks of wine at that time!" Seeing Xi just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by Zhao Qi. He bowed his hands and said with a sneer.

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"Okay, today I will also taste the taste of imperial wine, and some people will say it when I go back!" Zhang Que took over the words with a smile. In fact, everyone understands that the Second Master did not only care about the affairs of the mansion in the past, but now he needs to do the whole Song Dynasty.

Worrying is only busier than before.

"Yujiu is produced in our winery, and you still think it is a rare thing!" Sun Erqian teased.

"Wine is the same, but how can it be compared to drinking in the palace!" Zhang Que retorted loudly, and the two live treasures began to quarrel. Everyone watched them laugh and they didn't fly away just now, as if they were still alive.

Back to the past years...

Everyone walked around the palace, ate the imperial banquet, tasted the imperial wine, and came to the imperial garden on the banks of Jinglong River to enjoy the scenery. It is now early spring. Everything is revived, ice and snow are blooming, and trees are spitting, in the river pavilion.

Everyone sat around and savored tea, having fun and was so comfortable.

"To be able to go to the palace today, this life is enough, and there is nothing to ask for!" Zheng Fu said first.

"Yes, seeing that the Second Master can ascend to the Great Treasure, I have not wasted so many years of time. I will retire and return home like Huang Daguan!" Zheng Lu sighed.

"Haha, you all left. Who will leave many things in this church to do?" Jianxi said with a smile.

"Now that the Second Master is already rich in the world, we should have retired from the four halls. What's the use of keeping them?" Zheng Shou said with a little drunkenness.

"Since you are talking about it today, you are all old people in the mansion who follow me around the world and go through hardships, and finally achieve today's achievements. Whether you want to become an official in the court or a rich man can say that you will do your best to satisfy me!"

Zhao Qi looked at everyone and said, he wanted to keep the four halls bluntly, but he saw that Zheng Fu and others were still in their prime when they entered the palace. Now they were all white in their hair and beards. They were 70 years old, so they even asked them to work hard for themselves.

I couldn't bear it, and swallowed the words to my mouth again.

"Second Master, you have never treated us badly over the years. Although you dare not say that you are rich, you have a net worth of millions, and you can't eat and use it for several generations. You don't want to be an official and just want to buy some fertile land and mansions.

In this life, children and grandchildren have their own fate, so there is no need to worry about them!" Zheng Fuyan said.

"The big manager said that we are traveling around the state and the country, and we have some knowledge. We know that it is not the source of official work, and we don't know how to sit in the hall to ask about things, so we can't stand the many constraints. It's better to be a rich man than to be a rich man.

Freedom, so you won’t be embarrassed by your second master!” Zhang Que said with a smile, “A few dogs can’t study and practice martial arts. Let them do some small business and inherit the 'home learning'!”

"Yes, we have been following the prince for many years and have no desires. We just hope to see the second master from time to time, and we are satisfied!" Zheng Shouyan said.

"It's enough for us to have an old Cheng. I can't do it because I can't do it in literature and martial arts. I can only pick the beads of abacus, so I don't see it anymore. I'd better be a businessman honestly, but I have to let my children and grandchildren study hard in the future.

Take the exam and contribute to the second master!" Sun Erqian said with his chest straight, and everyone's eyes were also looking at the official family.

"Now I am ready to issue an edict to open a port. Don't you want to take a giant boat to sea to see the exotic scenery and get some overseas treasures back?" Zhao Qiong took a sip of tea and said...