Chapter 473: The Shrewd Prince and the Wise Businessman!

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After a busy day, Zhu Gaoxu finally returned to his childhood home.

Zhu Di was awarded the title of King of Yan at the age of ten, and was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to study and inspect the ancestral land of Fengyang. He was re-educated and trained in military affairs. At the age of seventeen (the ninth year of Hongwu), he "joined the Yan vassal and made his capital Peiping".

Unlike other princes who built royal palaces in the feudal royal city, Zhu Diyan's royal city was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.

After hundreds of years of changes, built by the fifth and eleventh emperors of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, most of the palaces are majestic, luxurious and magnificent.

The Yan Palace in Zhu Gaoxu's memory is a majestic and majestic palace.

It's just that the more magnificent and magnificent West Palace in front of you is far beyond the past.

The clouds are opening, the sun is rising over the golden palace, and the earth is dancing with the wind and the jade is ringing.

The tiger and leopard pass are surrounded by ceremonial guards, and the fish, dragon and sea meet many handsome people.

Prince Yan's Mansion is no longer there, only the West Palace of the Imperial City is there.

The defense of the West Palace has been taken over by Tiance Guards, and this splendid palace has now become a temporary palace of the Han Dynasty.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all. After all, he was ordered to run an errand. As long as the errand was done in the end and his life was better during this period, Zhu Di, the thief, wouldn't say anything.

As soon as they arrived at the temporary palace, Nie Xing and Guo Deng were waiting at the door.

"My lord, everything is done."

As soon as he saw his prince, Nie Xing hurriedly stepped forward and whispered.

In order to complete this mission, he worked hard for a month or two with his brothers in the net.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this, and was very satisfied with Nie Xing's work efficiency.

"Have you figured out everything about the situation in Peiping? Do you know the wealth of those wealthy businessmen?"

Hearing this, Nie Xing smiled mysteriously and said: "Of course all these little things have been taken care of. I even found a business genius for the prince, named Zhan Yuquan!"

Zhan Yuquan?

Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised when he heard this name.

It seems that this person was a merchant from Shanxi Province who had participated in the tasting event and eventually took away the right to supply salt to Peiping.

"Where are people?"

"Waiting in the study!"

"Okay, let's see you there."

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu came to the study.

I saw a middle-aged man looking attentively at the thing on the desk. It was the business plan drawn by him, the prince of Han Dynasty.

"Lao Zhan, why don't you be polite in front of the prince?!"

Nie Xing shouted loudly, which woke Zhan Yuquan up.

When the latter looked up and saw Zhu Gaoxu, he immediately stood up and knelt on the ground.

"The common people show the jade spring and bow to His Highness the King of Han!"

Merchants do not have any power, so they have to call themselves "grassroots" when facing officials. What's more, at this moment, he is facing Zhu Gaoxu, the notorious Prince of Han.

Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the main seat, smiled and said: "Okay, get up, no need to be polite."

"Zhan Yuquan, right? Do you understand this plan?"

Hearing this, Zhan Yuquan felt a chill in his heart.

He knew very well that whether he could seize this opportunity and change the destiny of his family in business for generations depended on his next answer.

If I could get under the radar of Prince Han and help him complete Peiping's business plan, that would be a great achievement!

Relying on this achievement, if you recommend an outstanding member of the clan to the King of Han, His Highness the King of Han will definitely support and care for you. At that time, it will be much easier to become an official!

After thinking about this, Zhan Yuquan considered his words and spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty is a great talent. Based on ordinary people's understanding of this business plan, Your Majesty probably wants to centralize all the businesses in Peiping, so that it can be easily managed."

"Moreover, if a commercial district is specially created, it can gradually develop and expand into a large scale. During this period, it can also continuously attract businessmen from other places to gather here. Presumably, within a few years, this Beiping commercial district will develop into the entire Beizhi The most prosperous and prosperous place in the commercial center of the state!"

On this business plan, in addition to the commercial area, there are also new words such as "industrial area" and "development area".

Zhan Yufeng didn't know what the new words "industrial zone" and "development zone" meant, but he was a businessman after all, so he naturally paid more attention to the commercial zone.

Zhu Gaoxu was a little satisfied with his answer, but also a little disappointed.

Satisfied that Zhan Yuquan can see the benefits of the business district, which proves that he is a top businessman with a long-term vision.

But what is disappointing is that he only saw these benefits and did not see the profound meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's plan for Peking.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt that Zhan Yuquan was a good talent. After all, Nie Xing chose him, so it would give Nie Datou some face.

"Zhan Yuquan, I have a question for you. In the past, when you merchants were engaged in business, were all the big ones taken away by those dignitaries?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Yuquan's face changed slightly.

But he has made up his mind to seize this opportunity and firmly hold the thigh of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu.

So after only hesitating for a moment, Zhan Yuquan nodded directly.

"Your Majesty is wise, we humble merchants may seem to be making a lot of profits, but in fact, what actually falls into our hands is not much profit at all."

"Although the commercial taxes set by the imperial court are not much, or insignificant, on the surface, the taxes collected secretly by officials and servants are dozens or even hundreds of times higher than the commercial taxes on the surface!"

"For example, every major shop in Beiping City will have a high-ranking official standing behind it. Otherwise, your shop would not be able to open in Beiping, and you would be eaten up to the point where no bones and dregs are left!"

"As for those small shops, life is not easy either. The government's various assessments, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net's various demands from green-skinned gangsters, these monthly expenses are spent, and there is not much left for their own expenses. , barely guaranteed to be able to support the family.”

Although there are only a few words, Zhan Yuquan expresses the sadness and helplessness of merchants in the Ming Dynasty.

Obviously, I was honestly making money through business, and the court did not collect much tax, but in the end, the money that actually came into my hands was less than 1% of the real profit.

"The dignitaries take the big prize!"

"The government servants are eating meat!"

"In the end, the merchant could only drink soup with tears in his eyes!"

"That's an appropriate description, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu chuckled, not surprised by the chaos in Ming Dynasty's business.

After all, this was in the Ming Dynasty, not in later generations, when you could do whatever you wanted if you had money.

In the Ming Dynasty, not only can you not do whatever you want if you have money, you will also be targeted by those in power and become a tool for them to make money and profit!

But in order to continue doing business, these businessmen have to rely on these dignitaries and are willing to become their money-making tools!

This is the tragedy of the times!

This is also the reason why Ming Dynasty’s business has stalled!

Obviously there are so many smart businessmen. If the court formulates a reasonable commercial tax standard, why would we still need to rely on agricultural taxes to make a living? It depends on the face of God every year!

The real big deal, the huge amount of money, all fell into the hands of those officials and gentry!

But now, all this is about to change.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhan Yuquan with a smile and said a shocking word.

"If I reform the commercial tax system, you merchants will only have to pay taxes to the court in the future, and you will no longer have to look at anyone's face to do business, and you will no longer have to give money to others. Do you think merchants all over the world will agree?"

Zhan Yuquan: "!!!"

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