Chapter 502 President
After collecting the agreements signed by these merchants, and the self-recommendation records of those merchants were completed, Tang Tang had spent a whole morning to let all the merchants go back and wait for the news, and hurriedly used lunch, and Jiang Lang took these things to the court.
After asking the eunuch to report, Jiang Lang came to the imperial study room and found Emperor Jingtai.
Today, Emperor Jingtai seemed very busy today. When Jiang Lang came to the imperial study, he was busy reviewing memorials. On the table in front of him, there were also a thick stack of memorials. In fact, these memorials were only a small part. Some other memorials of sesame matters had been submitted to various departments and were reviewed by them themselves. However, the emperor had to read a lot of memorials every day.
"emperor!"
Jiang Lang shouted softly.
This time, Emperor Jingtai raised his head, looked at Jiang Lang, put down the red pen in his hand, and smiled and said, "You are here, how are the businessmen dealing with?"
“It’s going very smoothly!”
Jiang Lang immediately added, then waved his hand and shouted: "Come here!"
Immediately, the two eunuchs walked in with thick agreements, but without the permission of Emperor Jingtai, the agreements were still held by them now and not placed on the already very crowded desk.
Emperor Jingtai opened his eyes wide, looked at the thick agreement held by the two eunuchs, and then said wonderingly: "Is this the agreement you are talking about that the court wants to sign with them?"
"Yes, Master, these are exactly those agreements!"
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "The merchants above have signed the letter and have been detained. If there are any problems in the future, or if there are any disputes between the two parties, we can solve the problem according to some of the above regulations, and in a certain aspect, let those people know that the court will not use its own rights to do unfair things to them. We also do things according to the rules!"
Emperor Jingtai was slightly silent, then he used his hand to point out the agreement and said, "Will that damage the prestige of the court? If we were wrong when dealing with the problem in one aspect?"
Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, no, if we are really wrong, then what we have to do is to bravely admit our mistakes. If this is the case, it will not only not damage the prestige of the court at all, but will make the people know that our court is not the kind that subjugates people with power. In this way, the people will believe us more. And I think that some things, both big and small, may as well be handed over to these people for discussion and solicit their opinions, such as where we are going to build a port!"
Emperor Jingtai was very surprised at Jiang Lang’s suggestion and said strangely: “So ask the people for their opinions?”
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, what we have given them discussions are just irrelevant things, that is, some small things. In this way, the people can feel that the court is intimate with them."
"What do you mean is that the people discuss things that are easy to make decisions?"
Emperor Jingtai also reacted and said that the key to the matter was hit.
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Yes, it's just a few small things, that is, it's very easy to make decisions. If we leave them to discuss and we finally implement them, these people will have an idea that they are their own suggestions. This idea is a considerable wealth for a country!"
However, it was impossible to leave the matter to the people for discussion. Even Emperor Jingtai would not draw a conclusion immediately. After thinking about it immediately, he said: "I think it is very necessary for us to think about this matter carefully. After all, there was no precedent before!"
"If there is no precedent, we will set a precedent!"
Jiang Lang immediately said without hesitation, bowed his hand and said, "Emperor, I also know that there is indeed no precedent, but there is no precedent, so let's set a precedent, just as there was no Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu founded the Ming Dynasty!"
Jiang Lang compared the precedent of setting up this precedent with the creation of the Ming Dynasty, so he could also pay attention to this matter. At the same time, he knew very well that Jiang Lang, the Emperor of Jingtai, now he had to use this trick. "
Sure enough, Emperor Jingtai showed a look of excitement on his face, and he made a decision on the spot, saying, "Yes, then according to your suggestion, this plan can be done like this, but then again, these agreements really need to be signed and sealed with jade seal?"
"yes!"
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "This shows that the court attaches great importance to them, so they have to do their best to do their best to do their business!"
"Okay, let me see!"
Emperor Jingtai waved to the two eunuchs holding agreement.
The two eunuchs immediately walked up with the agreement, bent down and placed them on the already crowded desk of Emperor Jingtai.
Emperor Jingtai picked up the top one casually, looked at it, and then said, "This is not an agreement, right?"
"That was what the merchants said when they recommended themselves. I ordered people to sort them out, and then the first president of the chamber of commerce, Weichen planned to be assigned by us from these merchants!"
Jiang Lang immediately answered Emperor Jingtai's words.
"I think it's that Murong Fu!"
Emperor Jingtai said lightly while looking at the records above.
It is not surprising that Emperor Jingtai knew that Jianglang of Murong Fu was not surprised. There were his own people in the East Factory, and also those of Emperor Jingtai. However, Jianglang was still a little surprised by Emperor Jingtai’s conclusion and said, “Emperor, why should I choose Murong Fu?”
Emperor Jingtai raised his head, put the record in his hand back in place, then stood up and said, "I heard Yu Qian say that Murong Fu is what you met when you went to Yangzhou. His future son-in-law is following you to do things. You know more about the importance of the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce than me. Instead of letting people who are not familiar with the court come to be the president of the Chamber of Commerce, it is better to let people who are familiar, so that we can rest assured and control it. Although the Chamber of Commerce is handled by them, it is also with the permission of the court. I don't want the Chamber of Commerce to go against us in the future. I think you should understand this!"
Jiang Lang naturally understood this very much. In fact, this was just his idea. The position of the first president of the Chamber of Commerce was very critical. If it was operated well, the Chamber of Commerce could become a branch of the court, so it must be managed by his own people. Besides, Murong Fu's power in Yangzhou is not bad. Compared with more than 100 merchants, although it is not the first, it can also squeeze into the top ten. In this case, the court recommends him as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the opposition faced by him should be very small.
Therefore, Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is also my idea. Of course, it would be best to get the emperor's approval. Then the president of the Chamber of Commerce is sure that it is him!"
Emperor Jingtai smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the thick stack of agreements, and then asked, "I need to sign all these?"
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "I want all of them, just a little more, about 300 servings!"
"Not too much!"
Emperor Jingtai touched his chin, then a Jianglang said, "In this way, you can help me too. I will sign it. Are you responsible for the jade seal?"
"Cover the jade seal?"
Jiang Lang couldn't help but be stunned. This jade seal is the representative of the emperor's best rights. There is only one person who can move this jade seal, that is the emperor himself. It is somewhat inappropriate to let him do it.
So Jiang Lang said, "Your Majesty, isn't it a bit inappropriate to ask the empress to build this jade seal?"
“There is nothing wrong!”
Emperor Jingtai waved his hand and asked the two eunuchs to go out, then said: "Now there are only two of us here. If you don't say it, I won't say it, but no one knows it. OK, don't talk nonsense, start!"
Jiang Lang could not resist Emperor Jingtai, so he nodded and agreed. Nearly 400 agreements were signed. It was not a small project. With the addition of the jade seal, the monarch and minister worked hard for an afternoon, and finally finished these things.
After someone sent these things to the factory guards, Jiang Lang left the palace and walked towards his home. Halfway through the way, he suddenly remembered that the court had chosen to let Murong Fu come. But the first president of the Chamber of Commerce was indeed very necessary to let him do it. At the same time, some things had to be explained to him first, so he ordered someone to inform Murong Fu immediately and ask him to come to find him at night.
After returning home, he rested for a while, and after dinner, Jiang Lang went straight to the study and carefully looked at the self-recommendation records of these merchants. Since he wanted to choose these merchants, Dongchang also had a very good understanding of these people. Just compare them with them and you can know that the merchants exaggerated the facts.
Chapter completed!