Chapter 1053 Market Management Committee
"Left Prime Minister...Qinghe Marquis..." Su Yue, the CRRC Mansion standing next to him, poked Chen Xu gently with his finger.
"Oh~" Chen Xu woke up instantly, "What's the matter with the Order of the Su Mansion calling me?"
"Where is Feng Xiang just praised you?" Su Yue licked his face and said with a careful smile.
Chen Xu then realized that a circle of people were looking at him straight, and quickly bowed to the group of people and said, "I was rude and rude. I couldn't sleep well yesterday, and Xu lost his composure. I wonder why Feng Xiang praised me?"
"My dear brother has been working hard recently. Not only did he arrange the autumn market, but he also had a happy daughter yesterday. He accompanied me to watch the lanterns and parade at night. It is inevitable that he will be restless and lose his mind. Just now, Feng Xiang praised me for making the autumn market properly and orderly arrangements, which is very difficult!" Qin Shihuang said with a smile.
Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand with a smile and said, "Feng Xiangmi praised it, Xu felt guilty. It was not my credit to organize this autumn market, but to work together with the three provinces and six ministries, the Inner Historian Mansion, the Lieutenant Mansion, Xianyang and business colleagues from all over the country, so that this event would become so orderly!"
"Why should I be modest? These tens of thousands of merchants and hundreds of thousands of civilians gathered in the area. The scale is as large as a war. Moreover, because they cannot be subordinate to each other and have no military orders, it is like a mess. Therefore, if you want to arrange it in such an orderly manner, it must not be as easy as your beloved." Qin Shihuang said with emotion.
"I am ashamed that merchants and civilians are not soldiers. Although there are many people, they are cowardly and are far from fighting on the battlefield. However, this time, I have made some careful arrangements to prevent Qiushi from being too chaotic. This market management committee is the key!"
"When I have free time, why don't the Marquis tell me carefully and let me learn a little while. In the future, this management method can be spread to counties and counties across the country, so that officials from all over the country can also conveniently manage markets in various places..." The Ministry of Revenue Ling Gao Teng bowed with humility.
"Yes, now we are waiting for the city tower to see the scenery, and we are idle. There are too many official duties in the court on weekdays and it is rare to have such leisure and leisure. Please do not hide your own personal information!"
A group of kings, princes, princes, ministers and supervisors of the three provinces and six ministries spoke together.
Chen Xu nodded helplessly and said, "Well, then Xu will talk about the key here. In fact, it is not complicated. It can be summarized in one sentence. It is called classification deployment and overall management. The Spring and Autumn Market is huge in scale and there are many merchants participating. Therefore, according to the plan of Cuju Commercial Building, I first divide it into several trading areas according to the variety of goods, such as daily necessities, food areas, fur areas, silk cloth areas, etc., and then put their high-value luxury items in the most core square. In this way, merchants and people can find their respective areas according to different prompts, and properly manage these merchants and stalls. After discussing with Master Feng Xiangmeng, Chen specially formed a market management committee. This management committee is this huge market.
The core of the operation is to start from business registration, stall rental, commercial tax inspection, dispute mediation, contract signing, transaction guarantee, goods safety, etc., to provide one-stop service for merchants who come to participate in the market to solve the worries of all merchants. I mobilized more than ten bureaus, including the Secretariat, the Provincial Supervision Province, the Ministry of Revenue, the Finance Department, the Trade Department, the Shaofu, the Lieutenant's Mansion, the Neishi Mansion, and the Huaxia Money House, to form a temporary yamen. This is the Management Committee, and a comprehensive management office was set up. In the row of wooden sheds between Cuju Square and the Riverside Garden, everything that happened during the Qiushi Market was coordinated and the Management Committee Office was asked to coordinate all departments to handle it in a comprehensive manner, so as to reduce unnecessary travel and trouble for merchants..."
Chen Xu explained the general management methods of commodity trade fairs or various exhibitions that he had heard of in later generations, and established a temporary organization for one thing, which is very common and common in later generations, not only for business, but even for government departments, such as some central inspection teams and investigation teams. In some novels and films, officials often have the emperor appointed them as the inspectors, holding the sword of the Shangfang, and are responsible for investigating major cases, and have the right to take action first and then report. After one thing is completed, the institution or this temporary official position will be revoked and the rights will be taken back by the emperor and the court.
But for today's Daqin, there is no precedent for the temporary establishment of a coalition yamen. As for the temporary appointing a person to perform a certain task, it is not common. The Daqin investigation of officials in the world is a matter of supervising the province, and dispatching a censor is also a matter of supervising the province. This is a fixed job of fixed positions. The Daqin implemented in the hands of Li Si and other legal disciples, which were all based on laws and regulations.
If Li Si was there, then everything that happened in the market would be handled separately by different departments, and would not care whether the grand event was smooth or not, whether the merchants were comfortable, whether the civilians were happy to visit, etc. In the eyes of the disciples of the Legal family, all the peddlers and civilians in the world must be manipulated and managed like sheep, and everything starts from the convenience of the government management. The five techniques of controlling the people were passed down from Shang Yang to Li Si, and there was no big change. The disciples of the Legal family would not treat ordinary people as human beings.
This is an important reason why Chen Xu was dissatisfied with Li Si and the Legalists during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Of course, it is also the main reason why later generations made major bad comments about the Qin Dynasty.
Labor and criminal law are the key reasons for the collapse of the Qin Dynasty.
"This market management committee not only has officials from three provinces and six ministries, but also business leaders from various industries in Daqin. With the concerted efforts of all the people, His Majesty and you all have such a prosperous and orderly scene. In fact, the specific management ministers have almost never participated, so it is not worthy. However, everything is planned and not planned, and this management method can be promoted to allow officials from all over Daqin to learn and apply it to daily market management and special matters, so that things can be handled more quickly and effectively!"
"Although my love's arrangement seems simple, it is indeed effective, so I love's arrangement does not need to be humble and shirk. In the future, many temporary arrangements will be handled accordingly, and various departments will be coordinated to form temporary comprehensive yamen to coordinate the arrangements!" Qin Shihuang was humble and never shirked the responsibility for all reforms that could bring benefits to the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, in one sentence, a group of top officials of the Qin Dynasty all bowed to the promise together.
Meng Yi, who had been standing next to him, didn't say much today. He looked at Chen Xu and then jumped slightly, withdrew his eyes and continued to watch the grand occasion of the market.
In later generations, such large-scale market activities were generally co-organized by the local government and an exhibition company. The government provides various policy guarantees and arrangements. The exhibition company is responsible for investment and deployment and provides various services. However, according to the current situation of Daqin, it is safer to handle such large markets by the government. However, the market in front of him is indeed too large. In such a large-scale market, a huge caravan composed of tens of thousands of merchants travels thousands of miles from east to east, west to north will not only consume a lot of manpower and material resources, but also very troublesome to manage. Hundreds of thousands of people gather together, and an irreparable loss will occur if one is accidentally crowded and stepped on.
"Your Majesty, I think this market is too large and it needs to be reduced next year!" Chen Xu said with a little caution after thinking for a long time.
"Why, such a lively and grand occasion has never happened before, naturally, the bigger the better, why does Aiqing feel that it needs to be reduced?"
Not only Qin Shihuang was stunned for a moment, but Feng Quji and Meng Yi and others turned to look at Chen Xu in an incomprehensible way about safety.
"Your Majesty, Xianyang is the capital, there are several large markets, and now the shopping malls are spread all over the city, with water and land routes and sufficient goods. The Spring Market was opened because the Hu merchants from dozens of countries in the Western Regions came. I wanted these Hu merchants and envoys to understand the prosperity of our Qin Dynasty, so I submitted a memorial to hold a large market. But Your Majesty was happy to open this market into a two-time market in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, I did not expect that so many merchants and people would come now. Although the situation in front of me was lively and prosperous, it also hid many unstable factors. If there were any ill-behaved people in chaos among the crowd, it would probably cause people to be in a panic and cause unnecessary injuries.
The demise will also make merchants and civilians from all over the country and merchants from the vassal states think that our capital is not peaceful, and although this market has a lot of goods, the quality is mixed. Although I have not yet gone to visit, I have heard from the officials of the Management Committee that many goods are common daily bamboo, wood, salt and pottery, etc., which are common things, and are almost arguing of being a substitute. There are not many benefits for such high-standard markets. Therefore, I believe that if we want to make the two markets in Xianyang's Spring and Autumn Festival into two high-standard markets, we must streamline the scale and leave only excellent goods that can reflect the style of our Great Qin and the capital. Other daily goods will be arranged separately..."
Many officials looked at each other, and Qin Shihuang also began to ponder.
What Chen Xu said is not without reason. The market looks lively, but the more people there are, it is not safe. At present, at least hundreds of thousands of people gather near Cuju Square on the other side of the river. As long as someone draws his sword and fights in it, the hundreds of thousands of people will be crowded and trampled in an instant, which may cause a large number of casualties.
On the other hand, Chen Xu was right. Many merchants who came to participate in the market just operated some ordinary bamboo and wood products, pottery or cloth. These things were common everywhere, so there was no need to get them together for sale. Although joining in allowed the Neishi Mansion to receive a certain amount of rent and commercial tax, they were basically dispensable.
"Since the left prime minister has seen the disadvantages, can there be a good solution?" The young mansion ordered Zhao Wei to bow. He had a fanatical respect for Chen Xu. He knew that Chen Xu would only speak after he thought about everything. If he had not thought about it, he would never say it in public.
"Yes, since I think I need to improve it, there are good ways to change this situation, which can not only make the Spring and Autumn Market reflect the style of our Great Qin Capital, but also not to attack the positive enthusiasm of merchants across the country!" Qin Shihuang also spoke.
"Your Majesty, I think the Chun City can be opened as a commodity wholesale trade fair. All participating merchants must be very powerful merchants in various places, so that they can provide high-quality goods and low prices for small merchants across the country. Moreover, merchants participating in the trade fair do not need to carry a large amount of goods, but only need to carry various samples. Sign a purchase and sales contract with the buyer during the wholesale trade fair, and then agree on the delivery time and place. This transaction contract must be valid after verification by the Department of Commerce. If the contract cannot be fulfilled at that time, the Department of Commerce will be punished by the Department of Commerce. In serious cases, it can be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for disposal..."
"Qiushi City officials suggested opening it into a World Trade Fair. All merchants participating in Qiushi must produce goods that represent the scenery of Daqin or the specialties of the surrounding vassal princes. These goods do not need to be very expensive, but they must have the characteristics of various places. In this way, everyone who comes to Xianyang to visit can learn about the different customs and specialties of Daqin and surrounding countries from the expo, so as to increase exchanges and exchanges between different places and attract different merchants to buy the goods they need..."
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Left Prime Minister's arrangement is indeed good. He positioned the two markets in the Spring and Autumn Period in different positions, so that it can reduce the many pressures and burdens of the Beijing Office and enhance the image of our capital in the vassal states. The rent and commercial tax revenue are indeed good, but it also makes people feel a little busy and breathless..." The Ministry of Revenue ordered Gao Teng to stand up and post it.
"This arrangement will indeed reduce many people and reduce many troubles to manage, but will it disappoint more merchants who are eager to participate?" The inner historian Qi Dang questioned.
"The Qi Neishi does not need to worry. This matter is not unsolvable. I have more than 30 counties in Daqin, with more than 1,000 counties in the county. Many places can open such large markets, and the properties are different from each place. Therefore, I think this disorderly large commercial market can be divided into some more single professional markets. For example, the northwest and northeast are rich in fur goods, so that we can hold a large fur trading market in Yuyang or Yanmen every year in autumn to attract fur merchants from all over the country to negotiate transactions. Of course, the northwest and northeast are not only fur goods, but also other accompanying goods such as medicinal materials. It can also attract some interested merchants to buy it, such as Nanyang Iron Smelting.
Developed, Wancheng can open a steel market at some time every year to attract steel equipment merchants from all over the country to participate. The southeastern places are rich in silk, so a special silk market can be opened in Wuzhong every year, the southwest places are rich in medicinal materials, and a medicinal materials market can be opened in Changsha, etc. These markets can be opened into short-term trading models, and they can also be opened into long-term professional trading markets as needed. The people of Daqin are more than 20 million. Our vision cannot only see Xianyang, the capital, but to benefit the entire Qin Dynasty and develop together. In this way, our Qin Dynasty will be more prosperous and developed, and people from all over the world can also get more benefits..."
Chen Xu said something, and everyone nodded repeatedly.
The current situation is to participate in this large Xianyang Qiu Market. Many items are transported from thousands of miles away, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources. After being transported, many goods cannot be sold, and they may end up selling at a low price or even discarding. This is also an inevitable loss for merchants who come to participate in the market.
However, if localities open professional markets or markets according to their own conditions, it will not only drive more local development, but will also make businessmen in various places more targeted and purposeful, and will not run away in vain or cause unnecessary losses.
When attending a silk trade fair, even if the quality of silk is poor, as long as the price is right, there will definitely be people buying it, because all the participating silk merchants are silk merchants, and there will always be people who can take a fancy to it. But at present, this kind of comprehensive market is completely different. The sellers have no choice and the buyers are also very blind. Many people just come to watch the fun and make a purchase. They do buy it only when they encounter someone they are interested in. However, for merchants, whether the goods they bring can be sold depends entirely on luck.
Chapter completed!