Chapter 191: Discussion II
"What's the point of this for the head of the Fang family? Yang had long wanted to do something for the elders of Fuyu, but he was stupid and couldn't figure it out. At this time, he finally realized that he could do his best to the elders of the county." After thinking it through, Yang Yuanzhao slapped his forehead and showed a look of joy, as if he really wanted to do good deeds but couldn't find a way.
Qian Botao did not react slowly, sighed heavily, and said with emotion: "Yes, Qian Moutian is the lord of the county. He couldn't bear to see the people suffering. When he went back this time, he immediately started preparing."
The master of the rank of the ninth rank, and the grades are slightly lower than those of the Liu and Yang families, but this position is in charge of the county's documents, equivalent to the position of secretary-general. Many documents submitted to the county will be transferred to the county master after approval. Similarly, documents issued by the county master will be first transferred to him and then to the various departments.
If you can gain the trust of the county magistrate, you can often act on behalf of the county magistrate, which can be regarded as a position with low status and heavy weight.
Therefore, in some higher and more important yamen, the lords have always been the trusted officials of the lords.
Of course, in such a small county town, a seventh-rank county magistrate is naturally not qualified to lead a ninth-rank official to take office. Therefore, the local gentry are all responsible for the position of the local gentry.
In the local area, if you want to undermine the county magistrate, you will also have many roles in controlling the overall situation.
"Ahem, Liu won't be behind others." Liu Zhengyang said, as if he had finished speaking, and quickly coughed twice, patted his chest and said loudly.
Then, below were a large number of echoes, praises, and flattering each other, as if they had become great charitable people, who had long wanted to save the people from water and fire.
Who is not moved by the good thing of gaining fame and fortune?
Fang Chen smiled and watched a group of drama actors performing with each other, knowing that his goal was half achieved. If he could really bring the whole Fuyu up, he would be happy to see these clumsy performances.
However, this is still early.
Although these people are all acting hard and seem to be able to make people feel confused, if they go to sea, these guys will never take out a copper coin.
After they finish the performance, things will be settled.
As for the conflict between the county town and the county, it is not a big deal in the face of huge profits going to sea. Moreover, the two sides are already in a relationship, but now they are just putting the relationship on the surface.
The rest is a detailed discussion, how to buy ships, how to repair ports, how to prevent pirates, the personnel sent by various companies, the goods to sea, the goods brought back, the allocation of shares, etc.
Some of these details are discussed quickly, while others are arguing endlessly. The main debate is what goods and share shares are brought back.
Fuyu has not gone overseas for more than ten years and is a little unfamiliar with the sea trade. Some people are unable to make sure of the goods. The first ship makes the most money, and anyone is afraid that bringing the wrong goods will lose money or make less money.
Especially the share is related to one's own interests, and everyone wants to take more of it, and almost all the battle is out. Even the big merchants who are usually timid with the aristocratic family are also blushing and unwilling to give in.
There is no Confucianism here, and the class of "Scholars and Shang" is just an ideology and is not directly expressed. Therefore, the gentry did not regard Shang as a lowly person and deliberately avoided business affairs.
Taikang would not be unable to be an official because he was a merchant, and he would be treated equally.
Therefore, whether it is a gentry or a merchant, it will openly discuss matters involving interests.
After hearing the arguing in the county, no one dared to speak out due to Fang Chen's power.
Fang Chen listened for a while and then roughly realized the root cause.
In this world, the strength is the foundation. The status of the gentry is higher than that of merchants, but that is the strength of the circle and the influence of the officialdom, which does not mean that the family is stronger than that of merchants.
Fang Chen himself is the best example, and no major families dare to say that he is overwhelmed by him. Among the gentry, there are only two or three acquired realms, such as Cui and Li families. The strongest is only in the middle of the acquired realm, and there are several merchants.
In order to facilitate business, they would also give the aristocrats some face, but they would naturally not compromise if they were involved in huge profits in going to sea.
At this time, there are only a few companies on the round table.
Fang Chen thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, please listen to something!"
As soon as he spoke, the noisy scene suddenly became quiet, and the needle could be heard. No matter how fierce the fight was, he stopped the voice, suppressed his patience, and turned his eyes to him.
Seeing this scene, the people of the three major families shrank and looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
At the beginning, they wanted to restrict Fang Chen's development, so they deliberately invited the elders in the family to do so. As a result, they stopped fighting and replaced it with literary talent, and they were solemnly disposing of their interests.
Judging from this situation, after today, Fang Chen's influence in Fuyu can still reach its peak, and even the three of them must be inferior. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a word.
Even so, they can do nothing.
Although I don’t want to admit it, Fang Chen is the only one who can integrate the forces of the whole county in Fuyu now and preside over the sea going out!
In contrast, the little county interests that Fang Chen had sought before seemed irrelevant.
Why did you come? If you had known this, you wouldn't have been that evil person at the beginning. If he wanted to destroy a few families, he would let him destroy it. They had seen it clearly. This kid is very smart and knows the way of compromise and balance. Even if they don't interfere, this kid will definitely control his position.
Fang Chen's eyes swept through the many heads of the family present, and all of them sat upright as they passed by.
He withdrew his gaze, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then said, "It is not an exaggeration to pay attention to it, but if you continue to fight like this, it will be difficult to get a result, and it will hurt the harmony. Fang has a method, which may not be meticulous enough, but can also solve the problem a little."
"I mentioned this method to everyone in the county yesterday, and the amount of goods sold is divided by strength and status. But as soon as I heard your argument, I felt that yesterday's method was too rough and might be a bit unfair to some families. After thinking about it carefully, Fang decided to divide it more carefully and divide the amount of goods sold into five levels."
"The first level is not a gentry, but no acquired, and one portion of goods is brought. The second level is not a gentry, but two portions of goods are brought. The third level is a gentry, and four portions of goods are brought. If there are acquired success among the big households, you can also be the same as the gentry, and four portions of goods are brought. The fourth level is a gentry, and six portions of goods are brought. The fifth level is Liu, Yang, Qian and Fang, and eight portions of goods are brought."
"Each serving is calculated based on fifty ingredients, what do you think?"
With this, he completely divided his strength and class. It is an indisputable fact that the gentry is naturally superior to others. Even if the merchants have acquired realm, they cannot really be placed in the same position.
This is considered to be taken care of in all aspects, which is more refined than yesterday. The five levels of families are clearly divided. Each family can highlight its strength, the gentry can also highlight its identity, and have all the inner and face. The most important thing is that the interests are balanced, and families of the same level are the same. What else can you fight for?
At this time, a gentry head hesitated and said, "It is fair to divide the family head Fang in this way. It is only fifty ingredients, which is a little less. Otherwise, what if one part is given as a hundred materials?"
Fang Chen looked up and saw that it was the head of the Huo family in the county town, and couldn't help but chuckled: "Head Huo family, there are more than 100 families in and outside our county. Based on fifty materials, it requires more than 14,000 materials, which has exceeded the expected twelve ships, and at least three more. If it doubles, it will only cost thirty large ships with thousands of materials. Not to mention whether I can get all the people who can handle the ships in Fuyu, such a large team will probably attract the attention of the giant bandits at sea."
The head of the Huo family stopped talking and had no objection to others who felt that they were not selling enough goods. By doing so, the maximum balance of interests was indeed achieved.
More than ten years later, many older crew members were afraid that they would no longer want to go out to sea again. The younger ones were probably really unlucky.
Even if it is really gathered together, the fleet will be a little large, which may really attract huge enemies.
Chapter completed!