PDLP Chapter 178 Giving a Little Sweetness
Chapter 178 Giving a Little Sweetness
Chapter 178 Giving a Little Sweetness
Next comes business.
"Gentlemen, this is the last thing! From this day forward, no industry may be monopolized!"
I've heard that a certain family in this area has used all sorts of despicable means to drive all their competitors to their deaths or out of business.
They then monopolized the local salt industry, subsequently raised salt prices, and made huge profits!
Salt, which costs a mere ten coins per pound, can be sold for ten times the price!
The local people couldn't fight back, and appealing to the authorities was useless.
This led to widespread salt deficiency and serious illnesses among the local population, resulting in numerous deaths.
There was even a certain powerful family that monopolized the local textile industry. From silkworm rearing and silk collection to weaving and garment making, the entire county's textile and garment production depended on their whims!
Many people had only one or two pieces of clothing for their entire family. The women dared not go out naked, while the men changed clothes and went out to farm!
Once the weather changes, countless people die from illness or freezing to death!
Besides.
He also monopolized the dock trade, and all the laborers earned a lot of beatings and a little wages for their hard work. He extorted money from passing ships, and merchants from other places dared not enter the city, which led to the decline of commerce in the entire city. Later, the laborers lost their jobs and died!
Monopolies are terrifying!
Without competition, you will have more authority than the county magistrate! Because your every move affects the lives of the entire county's people.
If you use one hundred people, you will affect one hundred households!
Therefore, from this day forward, all businesses will be autonomous and will not be allowed to use collusion between officials and businessmen, thuggish behavior, robbery, arson, or other such acts to suppress the survival space of their competitors.
For every type of business in every county, there must be at least two businesses operating it!
You're the only one selling fabric in the county! That won't do!
Even if you're the only one selling salt in the county, that won't work!
Furthermore, the church will later establish church merchants who will engage in business for the church, involving a large number of businesses that affect people's livelihoods within the county.
For example, if the county town is short of salt, then the Valley God Sect Salt Shop should be established!
Stabilize prices and curb monopolies!
"Good!!" Ji Canghai couldn't help but shout.
He was genuinely excited, as he had discovered the truth of what Xu Tianyi had said in every place he had traveled to in the past.
But he lacked the ability and didn't know how to change it.
Therefore, he mostly used the term "dog officials" to refer to officials, and he referred to the Imperial Guards as the court's henchmen.
That's the reason!
Now that Xu Tianyi has proposed constructive policies, he is the first to wholeheartedly support them.
Most other people also strongly agree with this, and some have even suffered as a result.
Lan Meng's eyes were filled with stars. She herself was born into poverty and fully understood how beneficial Xu Tianyi's policies would be. In the future, the brothers and sisters in the church who were suffering could eat cheap salt and wear cheap clothes.
Ning Hongye and Ji Yingying looked at him with satisfaction; at this moment, he shone brightly!
Loyalty among those below surged dramatically, while loyalty among the aristocratic families plummeted.
Even Shen Haisheng has dropped to around sixty years old.
At this moment, Xu Tianyi spoke again.
"Dear heads of noble families, I understand your dissatisfaction, after all, I have encroached upon and reduced your interests."
But I need to think about the issue from the perspective of the overall development of the power, rather than focusing on one particular entity.
Everyone has desires, and I really like power.
I also know how to obtain my rights.
In the past, the imperial decrees could not even leave the Central Plains.
Because they cannot control the economy, the entire military, or the hearts and minds of the people.
I can!
I will take back from you the rights that a complete power should have.
"I'll set the rules from now on!"
After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.
Then, thunderous cheers and applause erupted, and all the officials held Xu Tianyi in the highest esteem.
People from prominent families all have their own unique characteristics, and they all sigh and lament.
Xu Tianyi quickly pressed a button, and everyone quieted down again.
“What I said before was all about restricting and suppressing aristocratic families!”
You might think I went too far.
But don't mind, because I also know that powerful families can't be eradicated. In this world, there will always be outstanding people who become wealthy. Everyone has the right to pursue a happy life, and everyone has ambition.
Therefore, I will now offer some suggestions for supporting aristocratic families.
Old Master Shen once asked me how he could make his Shen family as glorious as it was a thousand years ago.
I agreed, but didn't explain how. Now I'll discuss the details.
Upon hearing this, Shen Haisheng immediately tensed up.
Everyone stared at Xu Tianyi with a mixture of anticipation and scrutiny.
If Xu Tianyi's words do not satisfy them, their loyalty, which has already dropped below fifty, will plummet even further.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Xu Tianyi slowly began to speak.
"First point!"
"Noble families, large merchants, or even ordinary people—everyone has the right to take examinations to become an official. At the same time, large private academies are permitted; anyone who passes the examinations can enter my Valley God Cult's officialdom!"
Upon hearing this, the heads of the powerful families were overjoyed.
Can they become government officials?
Collusion between officials and businessmen?
Xu Tianyi didn't care about these things. He would set the rules first and change them later if they weren't right. Anyway, he was always on patrol and didn't need to cultivate.
"Second point!"
Established families or large merchants could hire large numbers of laborers to expand their businesses, subject to oversight but not regulation!
Upon hearing this, the loyalty of all the aristocratic families soared once again.
In the past, commercial activities were absolutely not allowed to expand significantly. Otherwise, what would it mean if you had a factory with 10,000 people? Weapons and equipment distribution would be tantamount to rebellion, wouldn't it?
Secretly training troops?
Now that Xu Tianyi has given permission, their businesses, such as agriculture, can be contracted out, and their factories can be expanded.
Seeing that their loyalty level instantly returned to over fifty, Xu Tianyi immediately smiled and continued speaking.
"Third point!"
"Eminent families or large merchants can receive support from the Valley God Cult and participate in its development through bidding and other means, even becoming its official merchants!"
These words can be quite damaging.
Fame, that's what fame is!
How could something favored by the cult leader not sell well?
With these three points, the loyalty of all the members of the aristocratic families has been raised to 70 or higher!
The reason why noble families are called noble families is because they control three weapons.
Literacy leads to official positions, widespread commercial monopolies, and large grain reserves.
Although we have lost our grain reserves and monopoly, we can still ensure that our families can study, become officials, and make money.
That's also a very good choice.
Especially when they control a large number of people, they can completely influence the survival of the local people, which will also make the Valley God Cult completely bound to them.
When the Valley God Cult prospers, they will also prosper.
Faced with enormous profits, a mere piece of land is simply given away.
Anyway, I can hire people with money, and I can also make small profits but sell more.
In an instant, all the heads of the aristocratic families stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Our leader is wise!!"
(Everyone said they'd come back and update soon, but not a single one of them has done it out of love. You must be lying to me.)