And the officials and big businessmen themselves hardly come down to see the specific affairs. That big convoy is a pickling place. How could those big businessmen and bureaucrats bow down to look at these things, it's too disrespectful! So Liu Pei began to rest assured and boldly equipped his axle with pneumatic tires. As a result, pneumatic tires appeared more than two hundred years in advance.

At that moment, Liu Pei told Hua Shufeng in detail about the structure of department stores and carriages and horse shops and how they operated. Listening to the flower tree peak is drunk and obsessed! But when a good merchant sees a large amount of money flowing in front of him, where does he not think of seizing it? And Hua Shufeng, as one of the big shopkeepers in Jinan City, is even more so. Liu Pei is absolutely sure that Hua Shufeng's pupils have changed into the shape of a circle on the outside and a square on the inside!

Hua Shufeng was excited for a long time, and after listening to Liu Pei's words, he drank two glasses of wine in a row to stabilize his mood. He then asked: "Brother Xian just said that there is a way to avoid the government's exploitation, what is the specific way?" ”

Liu Pei said: "This matter is located in the department store! There are many department stores. Which of those big businessmen does not have the government behind them as backers! After we have grown our business, we might as well set a set of rules to distribute the amount of tribute according to our official position. For example, we set a standard for how much the prefect should take, how much the same governor should take, and even how much the following officers should take. And this standard is fixed in the local area, and you have a share as a local official. When you leave your job, there will be no more. In this way, merchants will not be double-exploited, and they can save a lot! ”

The salaries of Ming officials were very meager. The most important thing is the credit of Boss Zhu back then. He was born in a humble background and saw a lot of the greed of officials, so after he became emperor, he especially hated the corruption of officials. So he calculated an account for the officials, which was the amount of silver needed for the livelihood of the small people, and then added a little bit to the salary of the officials! And this kind of salary is only enough for the official's family to live, as for wanting to do something else, don't think about it! The result? The Ming Dynasty has always been a Hai Rui.

Since the salaries are so small, it is natural for the officials to find a way to get their hands on it. One of the easiest and safest ways to do this is to rip off merchants. If the people who have real power in the government do not want to do business themselves, they will choose a large local business to become a shareholder. As for whether it is really taking money to buy shares, everyone thinks!

No one dares to touch Huashufeng's business in Shandong, the reason is that the prefect of Shandong is the major shareholder! So he opened branches all over Shandong, but the price was also heavy. Half of the annual profits are sent to the prefect's house. There will be a gift every year. In addition, it is necessary to deal with some actual personnel. So he didn't really make much profit.

And the most odious thing is what happens after the official leaves office. Some officials still want to make a face, and after leaving the local area, they will not go to the merchants to get any more money. Instead, he turned around and changed places and found another merchant to re-invest. The thick-skinned ones also want the merchants to withdraw their shares. That is to say, he did not take the money to buy shares, but when he left office, he asked the merchant to take out the corresponding money to buy back the shares. There are even more shameless ones, even after leaving office, they refuse to give up their shares. Regardless of the fact that the merchant was still being exploited by later officials.

This is the case with Huashufeng. The prefect has left office, and I don't know if he will leave with his feet, or will he withdraw his shares, or will he still want to keep his shares? If it is really like what Liu Pei said, everyone can indeed save a lot of profits by paying for the public share together. At the same time, it also avoids filth among officials.

In addition, don't think that if an official takes a merchant's money, he will definitely protect the merchant, that is impossible! In their eyes, the status of a merchant is lowly, and everything is given by them. Suppose an official has a fight with another official. Often the first to be unlucky are those who are attached to these officials. Their opponents will first undermine the neighboring relations of the hostile officials by cutting their wings. So the helpless businessmen were the first to be unlucky.

And the official who collects the money may not be serious about protecting the businessman. In their opinion, this businessman is unlucky, and it is natural to continue to survive it. If you can't survive it, it's good to change to another one. If you follow Liu Pei's method, the interests of all officials are tied together. In this way, even if there was a fight between certain officials, it would not affect the merchants. Because at that time, it was detrimental to the interests of the majority.

That's why Hua Shufeng thinks this is a good idea. He asked hopefully, "Is it going to work?" ”

Liu Pei said confidently: "Why can't it work? However, the way of doing things is different, and you must start with a way to start from the officials! Those officials were full of fat, and the servants below were hungry and full. With a fixed share, those petty officials and servants benefited and were naturally willing to uphold this rule. ”

Liu Pei is right. It must be known that if the yamen wants to operate, it is inseparable from these officials and servants. In the eyes of the officials, being an official is to be a stormy person, and as for those pickled things, they can naturally be handled by those pickled officials and errands! In fact, those little officials are also readers. But often there is a lack of guidance from famous teachers, or they are limited to talent and cannot go to high school. had to inherit his father's business and continue to be a small official. And the same goes for the officers.

Therefore, these servants and servants have been entrenched in that position for generations, marrying and worshipping each other, forming a dense net. Those officials are separated from them, and they will not be able to govern their territories at all. When the time comes, things will be in a mess, and they will be the ones who are unlucky. If the officials want their wives to live peacefully, either the officials have extremely powerful abilities and means; Either you have to compromise with these petty officials and servants to a certain extent. If these people are offended severely, it is not impossible for these people to unite and let the chief official make a mistake. It's just a matter of whether they're willing to pay the price.

The two people at the table studied carefully and discussed in detail for a long time. The meal was over until ten minutes of the palm lamp. However, the two were still not satisfied, and the next day the two of them thought about it at home, and finally settled on a rough implementation plan.

Hua Shufeng patted the thick stack of paper and sighed: "If the virtuous brother succeeds in his plan, including me, I don't know how many people will be grateful to the virtuous brother!" ”

Liu Pei smiled and said, "It will be successful!" Trust me! ”

Hua Shufeng nodded and said, "Yes, it will be successful!" I'll start arranging contact with those servants and servants tomorrow to find out their attitudes and appetites, and then our plan can be implemented! As for the virtuous brother, I will first send three shopkeepers to help you sort it out, and as for whether you can leave someone behind, it's up to you! ”

Liu Pei was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Thank you, brother!" Then I'll go back and wait! On the same day, Liu Pei happily returned to Fushan Village.