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Wan San cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I was just lucky. With the Emperor's great grace, I managed to accumulate a little bit of my wealth."

"Little family." The Righteous Emperor could not help but laugh as he said, "If your family background was small, then there wouldn't be any wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty."

"Ever since the founding of the Great Ming Dynasty, the Hua family in Jiangnan has been the richest, but I am only right. If you randomly pick a shop from a large family in the entire country, two and a half of them would belong to the Hua family, and five of the remaining seven and a half would belong to you. I wonder if what I said is right!"

Wan San's heart suddenly tensed up. He never thought that the emperor would actually know his family like the palm of his hand. How was this possible? One must know that even the steeled god Marquis Zhu Ziwen who was working with him did not know of his entire fortune!

"Your majesty is right, this commoner is indeed quite successful in business." Wan San bowed, "However, this humble one's wealth is all under the Great Ming Dynasty. If I did not have the vast and mighty Imperial grace to pacify this chaotic world, how could I have achieved such a feat?"

The Righteous Emperor nodded and then said, "Then do you know why I have called you here today?"

"This …" Wan San hesitated for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. "What the Emperor is thinking … how could this commoner guess such a thing?"

The Righteous Emperor smiled and didn't expose him. He just said lightly, "You should know that Liu Jin caused the people to suffer greatly when the Eight Tigers went on a rampage. In the past few years, I had more wings and finally got rid of him. However, after Liu Jin was eliminated, the imperial court was in chaos. The people were poor and had to live in poverty. Furthermore, there was the Tatar of the North. Mongolia was also eyeing them covetously. It could be said that the treasury was really tight. "

"This commoner understands." Wan San heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Since the Righteous Emperor had made things clear, he was just asking for money. In this world, the thing that he did not lack the most was money. Using money to exchange for his own safety couldn't be any better.

"No, you don't." The emperor slightly shook his head and said, "Do you think I've invited you here to ask for money to fill the treasury?"

Seeing that Wan San and Zhu QIngdeng were a bit confused, the Righteous Emperor lightly said, "Wan 3000, although you are the richest businessman in the world and you can't be too rich, but you are still a merchant after all, and the way you look at things is from a merchant's point of view. From my point of view, even if you hand over all your wealth to the national treasury, you will only be able to make over ten years' worth of wealth. Is it in the interest of the Ming dynasty? "

"I won't." The Righteous Emperor said seriously, "Although you have a huge fortune, it also means that you have a large share of the country. If you were to lose 13,000 yuan, the business economy of the Ming Dynasty would be wasted for at least a dozen years, and without the circulation of business, the economy of the regions would not be able to develop, and would only make the citizens more impoverished. If this goes on, the Ming Dynasty would be barren for at least a few decades."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Wan San frowned, his eyes lit up. The merchant's sense of smell had given him a great opportunity.

"Reform the business." The Righteous Emperor calmly spat out these words.

"Reform the business?" Not only was thousands of people shocked, but even Zhu Bian was shocked by the thought of the Righteous Emperor. How terrifying was the reform of the business world? One mistake was to cause great waves throughout the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, you can't!" Zhu Jue immediately dissuaded, "Your majesty, now that Liu Jin has been removed, the court has regained its calm not long ago. If business reform is initiated, it will definitely set off a huge wave in every corner, and if there is even the slightest error, causing the citizens to resent it, it will definitely affect the Great Ming Empire!"

The Righteous Emperor lightly reached out and stopped Zhu Jue from speaking. He then sighed and said, "How could I not understand what Imperial Uncle means? But Imperial Uncle never thought that this is the best time for business reform."

Without waiting for Zhu Qu to speak, he continued, "Currently, out of all the businesses in the world, 13,000 are in the fourth quarter, the Jiangnan Hua Family is in the second half, and the Ming Dynasty itself is in the second half. It can be said that as long as 13,000 work together with the Hua Family and the Imperial Court, they can occupy about 80% of the businesses in the world."

Ignoring the slight change in expression, Emperor Zhengde continued to say, "From generation to generation, which dynasty is the most prosperous? The Southern Song Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, it could be said that the Central Plains was the most prosperous time. Although farming was a huge income, it was the circulation of business that allowed the people to live in prosperity. "During the Song Dynasty, the government promoted the development of business greatly. That was the reason why the Song Dynasty was so prosperous."

"But it was different when they arrived in the Ming Dynasty. With the invasion of Mongolia, the Song Dynasty's business was pushed to its lowest point. Up until now, there had not been any business carried out. However, if we were to introduce business and allow goods to flow everywhere, it would greatly speed up the commerce and trade. This would surely change the economy of our Ming dynasty every day. One had to know, things that did not flow were always dead. Money could only be used to earn more money. Do you think that what I have said is true? " the Righteous Emperor asked Wan 3000.

Wan San's expression was very excited as he said, "This subject agrees with Your Majesty. Business can only create more wealth by moving around. If the economy of a place is like a pool of stagnant water, then there is no possibility of development. How can you get rich just by relying on the crops the people plant from the fields? "

"However, if there were to be any mistakes in the business, then the Great Ming Empire would surely cause huge waves. In fact, even the slightest mistake would cause the economy of the Ming Dynasty to completely decline." Zhu Bian was still a bit against the idea, "Moreover, if the imperial government placed too much importance on business, then agriculture and industry would be greatly affected. This way, a large number of people who are making a living would lose their jobs."

"Royal Uncle's words are wrong!" The Righteous and Moral Emperor said flatly, "The ancient people were the scholars, the scholars and the peasants. There is something wrong with their arrangement. They are the scholars, and they are the people who should be ranked first in the selection of the imperial court. However, agriculture was an industry that had to suffer hardships. It was also the occupation of the toiling masses, yet it was ranked second. This was a form of ridicule. Industry is the foundation of a country's strength, and commerce! Without the merchants, the entire country will be like a pool of stagnant water. No matter how much better the development of agriculture and industry is, they can only support one side of the population. If the business development is good, it can support the entire country's citizens. "

"Your Majesty's words are very kind." "The people work in agriculture, but the land is different. The south of the river is the home of fish, so agriculture is naturally the number one place in the development. However, the northwest and northeast of the country are poor, so how can the people work in agriculture?" "Only by taking another path can there be a way out."

"Moreover, there are very few people in the country who can truly own their own land. The vast majority of people are landlords and wealthy merchants who can cultivate their own land. Rather than this, it would be better to pull them from agriculture to commerce and industry, to promote the advancement of commerce and industry. Industry was the backbone of the country. Business was the lifeblood of the country, and though agriculture was the foundation, there were too many people farming. Rather than wasting resources, it was better to promote commerce and industry and let it become the mainstream so that it could lead to economic development throughout the country. As for agriculture, I don't think the people will give up on their jobs. "

"Good, good, good." The Righteous Emperor praised, "You are a wise man too, Wan Three thousand! The saying that business is the lifeblood of the nation is not false. Now that you account for nearly fifty percent of the country's businesses, the Hua Family has about twenty-five percent of the country's total. Adding on to that the influence of the imperial government, we can easily control the business of the entire Ming Dynasty, adjust the business of the entire Ming Dynasty, and move it in the direction that we want. "

"But your majesty, what a great thing business reform is. Once a loophole appears in it …" Chu ignored the worry.

"Isn't there still Imperial Uncle's Dragon Guardian Villa?" Emperor Zhengde laughed and said, "With the ability to gather information from the Dragon Guardian Villa and the Number One Manor in the world, coupled with the intelligence of a thousand three hundred thousand people in business, reforming the business is not as difficult as Royal Uncle imagined. If there really is someone behind all this, I think with royal uncle's ability, it shouldn't be a problem to find out. Once it's found out, no matter who it is, he will be killed without mercy. " At the end, the Righteous Emperor's expression turned cold.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that business reform will shake many people's interests, especially the civil and military officials in the court. Once it comes into contact with their interests, I'm afraid …" Zhu Tianming laughed bitterly, "This way, the entire court will be involved."

"Then let's just clean up the imperial court." The Righteous Emperor's words immediately caused Zhu Ziying and Wan Sansheng's faces to change drastically.