Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Since ancient times, salt and iron have been hugely profitable.

In any feudal dynasty, the control of iron tools was extremely strict.

If it were a private blacksmith shop, making a few hoes, sickles, and some scattered swords on the sly, no one would care about you.

Once a wealthy family dares to intervene in the blacksmith industry and mass-produce iron tools, no matter which dynasty they are, they will get angry.

Iron, the wealthy gentry cannot interfere, and the only thing left in the profiteering industry is salt.

In the Ming Dynasty, the salt fields were all state-owned, and the salt needed to be "salted" by the court before it could be purchased.

Under such a situation, if the wealthy gentry wants to get involved in the hugely profitable salt industry, they have no choice but to destroy the path of "opening up the Chinese law"!

The "salt introduction" system, which was originally established to facilitate supplies for the border troops, was gradually eroded.

Therefore, since the Xuanzong era, when the emperor "rewarded" people, salt citations gradually came into being.

In any era, inertia is the most terrifying thing!

When rewards of salt and lead become the norm, the cornerstone of the existence of "Kai Zhong Method" is gone!

Under the operation of the civil gentry group, after the dethronement of Kaizhongfa, Shanxi merchants who relied on salt to make their fortunes gradually lost the opportunity to get involved in the salt industry.

After all, the former is a royal charter, and the latter is capital management.

Shanxi merchants who did not have strong capital capabilities naturally could not capture the wealthy Jiangnan gentry.

When Huizhou merchants took away their share of Yanyin, Shanxi merchants actually faced the crisis of extinction.

It can be said that the business model of Shanxi merchants "exporting products outside of China" was forced by the general environment.

And outside this "Zhangjiakou" is Mongolian territory.

When Shanxi merchants first began to shift their commercial focus from internal to external, the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia were still hostile.

Doing business abroad is a bloody road!

In order to maintain their own wealth, Shanxi merchants had to adopt the method of "high payment" and give benefits to their clerks and shopkeepers.

If the benefits are not enough, who will work for you?

Shanxi merchants have an iron rule that lasted from the Ming and Qing Dynasties - as long as they are employees in the store, whether they are accountants, shopkeepers, managers, or small assistants, as long as they join the business, they are the owner's own family.

If you are sick, your boss will take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation; if you are injured, your boss will take care of your family's food, drink, and care, and will try their best to treat you; if you die, your boss will not only support your family, but will also unconditionally recruit one of your descendants. Firms do things.

Under the stimulation of huge returns, everyone from the top manager to the top shopkeeper to the smallest clerk can take up arms and fight for the boss!

Forget it, the "management" within Shanxi Merchants is almost never recruited from outside, they are all selected from among their own employees.

It can be said that the internal welfare of Shanxi merchants has been the best in history - whether it is a business name or a political power!

Shanxi merchants have achieved this level, so naturally - as long as the owner doesn't mess up, the company will naturally not fail...

This is also why the "Eight Families" of Shanxi merchants are so famous.

It can be said that if the Qing Dynasties in later generations are tougher and dare to say no to the great powers, the Shanxi merchants will not disappear.

The reason why the Shanxi merchants disappeared in history is because the great powers did not respect martial ethics...

When someone who respects the rules meets someone who is unethical, the outcome is already determined!

Having said this, some people will definitely say - it's nonsense again, foreign fathers are the most concerned about contracts, how can my foreign father not be concerned about contracts?

Just when Shanxi merchants were declining, there were thirteen foreign firms in Guangdong in the late Qing Dynasty, so Guangzhou was very prosperous. After all, it was the opening city at that time!

In the late Qing Dynasty, there were many poor foreigners who urinated blood and made money in the country.

If you don’t want to make a profit, opening an insurance company is naturally the most profitable thing to do.

There was a theater in Guangzhou called "Guangzhou Stage", which was the best in the country at that time because it was the first to use electric circuits. At that time, electric circuits could easily cause fires.

Just like that, I bought a British dad’s insurance.

Because insurance was a new thing in the eyes of Chinese people at that time, no one dared to buy it.

So, the conversation started like this at the wine table. As soon as the boss drank too much, he started bragging:

"Just three words of "Guangtai" are worth [-] silver!"

As a result, it really caught fire.

Because the fire started in the electrical circuit, wooden buildings are flammable, and the fire is out of control.

The guy only grabbed the sign "Guangdai".

My life savings have been destroyed, and my boss has no choice but to come to your most contract-minded foreign father to compensate you.

Then, their contractual British father said directly - the "Guangzhou Stage" you said yourself is worth [-], it is intact, and we will not lose money.

The matter went all the way to the Governor-General's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi, but he didn't get a penny of compensation.

There are many examples like this!

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What is the Chinese Contract - a moral contract.

The most famous thing is that during the Tang Dynasty, a shop failed.

Three generations of grandparents have been working hard to repay the money.

It was not until the grandson's generation that all the debts were paid off.

Eventually, his grandson built a store that was even bigger than it had been.

There are many such examples!

Our Chinese people's contract is - spitting is a nail. As long as the agreement is made, the promise must be fulfilled even if the pot is sold.

Once you break your trust, you will not be tolerated by society. From then on, your character will be ruined and no one will dare to associate with you.

And what is the Western contract - a risk aversion contract.

After signing a contract, instead of thinking about completing it, you will delve into the loopholes and try your best to escape from it!

This is the difference between Eastern and Western contracts.

One is to think about completing it and maximizing the interests of both parties.

One is to use it to maximize your own interests!

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Without mixing feelings about family and country, Shanxi merchants are representatives of the contractual spirit of Chinese merchants.

And even if the unconventional Huizhou merchants cannot share the interests as equally as the Shanxi merchants, they are still many times better than they are now.

Huizhou merchants are not as well treated as Shanxi merchants.

The relationship between the owner and the employees is naturally not as stable as that of Shanxi merchants.

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Zhu Qingyi's face was ashen.

"Brothers, I have received news from my boss. As long as this fails, I will no longer be able to survive in the Zhu family!"

Zhu Qingyi talked about his difficulties without hesitation, and then said:

"I believe you have also received this news. We really don't have much time!"

Is there still time?

There is really no time.

Everyone present, except Wang Ranming, who had started his own business and created another "Wang family" independently, and was able to mobilize his own resources without any scruples.

One by one, everyone else, who will face being kicked out by his employer once he suffers heavy losses this time?

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Xiaoquan, who had just started to develop and was only two generations old, couldn't sit still.

His strength is not strong.

In fact, the size of Zhang's store is simply not qualified to appear here.

The reason why Zhang Xiaoquan can sit here is because he is one of the few people present who has "enmity" with Zhu Youjian.

Know yourself and your enemy and you will be victorious in any battle. Everyone needs someone like him who understands Emperor Ming's policies to cheer them up.