The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"It's useless for the new emperor to plow ten acres of land himself."

Yan Chengjin looked at Zhu Houzhao. It would take one acre of land to be plowed in one day, and he didn't want to stay here for one day.

Zhu Houzhao turned around and said, "Lao Gao, what do you mean by that?"

Li Dongyang and others cast doubtful glances. Seeing this man deep in thought, they knew he had something to say.

Yan Chengjin looked at Gujing Wubo and said: "Your Highness, do you still remember that rice is divided into male and female?"

Zhu Houzhao: "Of course I remember."

Xie Qian had a little anger on his face. If he didn't plow the fields, the auspicious time would be over, and he still had time to discuss the matter.

Yan Chengjin continued: "I heard that there was a farmer who divided the rice into male and female, and the rice he produced had full grains, straight stalks, and was not afraid of evil winds. Later generations called him the rice father.

Whenever I hear this, I can't help but feel admiration. Now that all the fertile land in the world has been returned to the people, I think I can follow suit. "

If you have more fields, you can try hybrid rice.

At that time, the leader Ning Bo was planting in the south of the Yangtze River and received no scattered news. Perhaps, he did not let anyone plant it at all.

Nowadays, there are outstanding engineers at Liangxiang College of Science. They have enough to eat and nothing to do. They can think about farming, and they may be able to continuously domesticate rice genes.

The officials fell into deep thought.

Yan Chengjin wouldn't be blind. Could it be that after separating the male and female, he could really grow such rice?

Zhu Houzhao's face was full of seriousness: "Lao Gao, how do you want me to plant it?"

"In the Chief Envoys of Huguang and Yunnan, each was given a thousand acres of fertile land, and the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated extra money and ordered engineers to cultivate it," said Yan Chengjin.

It always felt like this man was asking for money from the court in disguise. Wang Qiong frowned: "Sir Yan, if the engineer is not a court official, how can he get a salary?"

Li Dongyang and others' expressions changed and they nodded in agreement.

Engineers have always been paid by the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce, but now they reach out to the imperial treasury.

"What Mr. Wang said is true, but what if the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce returns to the imperial court?"

When Yan Chengjin finished speaking, it was as if a boulder stirred up a thousand waves, and the noise became louder and louder.

I hid it at the beginning because I didn't want officials to take advantage of the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce and ask for money.

Moreover, the merchants of the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce may not agree.

Once it is announced to the world, it will surely attract hundreds of officials to beg for help and spend money on various ministries.

But now that he has become the chief minister, he can make the decision to ask for help.

More importantly, he became the chief assistant, and he had the Imperial Procuratorate, the Tang and Song armies, and the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce in his hands, so he could confront the imperial court.

As a mature bachelor, you must know how to improve yourself.

It’s time for the promise made to the Supreme Emperor to be fulfilled.

Otherwise, the Supreme Emperor might not be able to sleep well, right?

Wang Qiong's pupils shrank suddenly, and his voice sounded like the rustling autumn wind, trembling so hard that it was hard to hear:

"Master Yan said that the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce belongs to the imperial court?"

Zhang Sheng looked at Yan Chengjin nervously, obviously not believing that this man would have such a big mind.

Rumor has it that the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce can compete with the three major business gangs. I wonder how much money it will make!

Yan Chengjin said calmly: "This is what I promised to the Emperor, and I will not go back on it. However, the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce will be returned to the Economic Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Li Dongyang suddenly remembered that the Emperor had allowed good merchants to take the banknotes from Baoyuan Bureau without returning them, and he guessed that it was at that time that he made a deal with his son.

The officials looked at Yan Chengjin angrily.

Good merchants successively competed for the territory of Hui merchants, Shanxi merchants and Guangdong merchants, becoming the largest merchant gang in the world, and then fell into the hands of the imperial court.

Not counting the struggle between the court and the people, this man is very calculating.

………

Liangxiang Yamen.

Yan Chengjin was sitting in the yamen hall, and Wang Busui walked in with a sad face: "Master, how come the Chamber of Commerce belongs to the imperial court? How can the gentry of Liangxiang be willing?"

Even he himself doesn’t want to!

This is his hard work, and he hopes to be the next president.

Whether he can still make money as a good businessman in the future is unknown.

Zhang Xian stood nearby, looking down and thinking hard. He had been an official in Liangxiang for many years, and his knowledge was completely different from that of the officials in the imperial court. He could guess Yan Chengjin's intentions.

Good merchants are as wealthy as the country, and the people are becoming increasingly dependent on good merchants. He does not dare to say how big the good merchants will be in another ten years.

If there is an uprising...

With Master Yan's cautious and prudent character, it is not surprising that he handed over good businessmen to the court.

Yan Chengjin took the tea and took a sip, then took the mouthpiece and said, "Send the good merchants here to discuss the matter of withdrawing from the meeting."

"Master, do you want to withdraw?"

Wang Busui suddenly became nervous.

It seems that the imperial court has no precedent of accepting merchants. Otherwise, merchants would not be ranked at the bottom among scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly and motioned Wang Busui to come over.

Half an hour later, Wang Busui ran out with a smile on his face to make arrangements.

In Liangxiang Yamen, the gentry who had invested in the company took their seats one after another, with nervous expressions on their faces.

Rumor has it that the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce will be brought under the imperial court. Are they concerned about whether they can still share money according to shares in the future?

"Master Zhang, President Xie, we are paying for the land for the Chamber of Commerce, why didn't you tell me first?!"

The gentlemen nodded heavily, with anger on their faces.

Xie Yu has troubles that he can’t tell, but I just found out about it!

He looked at Zhang Xian with some confusion. Zhang Xian probably didn't dare to do it. Is this Master Yan's decision?

Zhang Xian, however, remained silent and allowed the gentry to continue speaking. The government office became quiet instead.

"If you want to withdraw from the Chamber of Commerce, I will refund the money you invested in it. Who wants to withdraw?"

These gentry, having inherited the benefits of the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce and sharing the money every month, have no effect on the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce.

Now, the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce does not lack them.

For a moment, the gentry were all confused and knew how much they were worth.

The Chamber of Commerce can make money thanks to the new gadgets that the engineers are working on.

And the official in the court.

"Mr. Zhang, you misunderstood. We just want to ask if we can still share the money in the future?"

One of the gentry looked at Zhang Sheng embarrassedly and asked.

"Of course, you can, but the silver you can get for your investment is a fixed amount. If you have any objections, you can withdraw from the association."

The business of the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce is getting bigger and bigger, and the silver you can get is getting more and more according to the shares.

It can be divided according to a fixed number, no matter how big it is, you will get the same amount of silver.

Zhang Xian thinks it is very reasonable. These are the returns received by the gentry, which have long exceeded the original cost by thousands of times.

Now it is not paying money or working hard...

"Mr. Zhang, this is not appropriate!" A gentry was furious and stood up.

"Come here, make him sign, and then throw him out of the yamen!"

Several yamen runners rushed up and pressed the man's palm on the withdrawal deed without saying anything.

How angry the gentry was just now, how regretful he was now, and it was useless to cry.

The surrounding gentry were all silent.

Yan Chengjin raised his eyes, Zhang Xian was ruthless, he was a man who dared to petition in front of the emperor, how could he be afraid of these gentry.

"Sir Zhang, I, I am willing!" A gentry stood up first and said.

"I am willing too!"

For a while, all the gentry agreed, wrote a joint deed of dozens of people, signed and signed, and then signed three different deeds, anyway, it was right to sign...

Only a fool would not be willing!

It was useless to be unwilling, Zhang Xian represented the court, the world belonged to the court, where could he go to reason?

Zhang Xian checked one by one and confirmed the signature.

"No dinner today, let's go."

After the gentry left, he turned and walked into the back hall, "Master Yan, everyone is here."