Daqin: White porridge and pickled mustard tuber, I became the national teacher

Chapter 271 The caravan belongs to Ying Zheng.

As long as he controlled those three imperial merchants, it would mean that all the merchants in Xianyang were under Ying Zheng's control.

Then slowly, it radiated to other counties around Xianyang.

Those independent merchants who want to find a way to survive and do business in peace and stability.

Then we must also rely on the imperial merchants.

In this way, the economic lifeline of the Qin Dynasty can be completely controlled step by step in the hands of Ying Zheng.

For a country, the most important thing besides military strength is economy!

Forming a caravan?

Royal merchant?

A caravan that belongs exclusively to him in Daqin?

Ying Zheng was very moved by Qi Pan's proposal.

Qi Pan said: "Didn't we get a lot of prescriptions from the system before?"

"Those soaps, perfumes, and so on can all be put to good use."

"After the soap is made, give it to the three royal merchants."

"Let them sell it in Xianyang first, and then sell it to the surrounding counties and prefectures."

"They have mature caravans, mature shops, and mature business models."

"We don't need to worry about it at all, just leave these things to them."

"We can see a lot of money flowing in, and we can give them some convenience and protection as appropriate."

"Now that we have a lot of money, we can step up our efforts to build the Great Wall."

"We can also build roads and canals."

Ying Zheng listened to Qi Pan's words and went over in his mind the benefits of the caravan to the Qin Dynasty.

"What the Imperial Master said makes sense."

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and wrote an edict.

Then he gave it to Xia Lin and asked Xia Lin to take it to the palace gate and post it.

"promise."

After Xia Lin responded, he held the imperial edict in both hands and left the hall.

Walk towards the palace gate.

...........

Palace entrance.

A special palace maid posted the imperial edict sent by Xia Lin and then read out the contents of the edict.

The onlookers were suddenly in an uproar.

"This............Royal Merchant?"

"Your Majesty actually gave official titles to those who do business?"

"It's not an official, it's... oh, it's just a nice title, not an official."

"Why isn't he an official? It says in there that he is an imperial merchant. Doesn't imperial mean he is related to His Majesty?"

"This was conferred by His Majesty himself, so how can it not be an official title?"

"Ah... OK, OK, OK. If you say yes, then yes."

"So you can become an official by doing business? I sell eggs at the market every day, can I become an official in the future?"

"Come on. What are you thinking about?"

"Do you know the names of the three royal merchants above?"

"That one is called Jiang Xiang, but on that street over there, there are several big restaurants and shops."

"They are big business people. How can you, who sells eggs in the vegetable market, compare with them?"

"That's right. Besides, didn't you hear what it said?"

"Your Majesty did not confer them titles casually. They all donated money."

"That's right. Think about it, they run such a big restaurant and shop, so how can the donation be small?"

"You want to be promoted to an official position just by selling eggs. How much silver can you donate?"

"That's true...ha."

The servant of a noble family, who was mixed in the crowd and waiting here to gather information, quietly withdrew from the crowd.

In a mansion.

The nobles and dignitaries had not yet dispersed, and were either sitting or standing here waiting for news.

A servant ran in breathlessly.

"Master! It's bad! Master!"

Song An's face darkened as he shouted angrily, "Shut up! Master, I'm fine!"

Song An is old and can't stand hearing this kind of talk.

The servant was so frightened by the shout that he immediately knelt down with a pale face.

"Master, I was really anxious and said something wrong. Please forgive me, Master."

Song An snorted coldly and said with a dark face.

"Tell me, what news have you heard?"

Knowing that he would not be beaten to death, the servant who escaped breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"My Lord, there is news from the palace..."

"The imperial edict conferring the title of imperial merchants to those three merchants has been posted at the palace gate."

"The imperial edict was read out by the palace attendant."

"Now many people in Xianyang know about this."

"I think within three days, all the people in Xianyang will know about it."

what?

The imperial edict to confer the title of imperial merchant has been posted? ?

Although Song An knew that the imperial edict would not be posted too late, he did not expect that it would be posted immediately after they left the palace.

So as soon as they left the hall, His Majesty immediately picked up the pen to write the edict?

Isn't this too fast?

Your Majesty, don't you need to discuss this with other ministers in the court?

It’s settled right away.

Isn't this a bit too hasty?

When the other noble families heard this, they could no longer sit still.

"Now that the imperial edict has been issued, are we really going to be unable to do anything to these merchants from now on?"

"I set my sights on a shop owned by a merchant last month and was thinking of using some tricks to take it over."

"Now that the imperial edict has been issued and they have the title of Imperial Merchant, how can I take action?"

"Don't talk about you. I also have my eyes on a restaurant's recipe."

"We were originally planning to take action in the next two days, but now that the imperial edict has come, it will be difficult to handle it..."

The aristocratic and powerful families all knew without a doubt that those lowly merchants would definitely form a group.

They finally got the title of imperial merchants and had His Majesty as their backer.

They will absolutely all be crammed together.

It seems that there are only three merchants who were named imperial merchants.

In fact, 90% of the merchants would join the names of these three imperial merchants.

In this way, 90% of them are imperial merchants.

They can't move easily.

Song An asked the attendant, "Is that all?"

The attendant quickly said, "It also says that His Majesty will personally bestow three plaques on the three imperial merchants."

"The plaque is currently being made. Once it is completed, it will be sent to the three merchants by the palace servants."

After hearing this, Song An's face turned even darker.

They even want to give a plaque?

The difference in treatment is too great!

They have nothing.

Those merchants were both imperial merchants and had plaques.

Song An felt extremely unbalanced.

The other noble families also had gloomy faces.

They all donated money, why do they come away empty-handed?

At this moment, they have completely forgotten.

The original intention of donating the silver was to have a monument engraved on it for the family.

It will be admired by the world and passed down through the ages.

At this time, their minds were full of lowly merchants who were personally named imperial merchants by Ying Zheng and were also given imperial plaques.

They worked hard to raise and donate so much money, but got nothing in return.