When it comes to collusion between officials and businessmen, the first idea that comes to mind may be bribery or investing in stocks to make money together.

Of course there is, but the measures taken by Jiangnan’s wealthy merchants are longer-term, more hidden, and more effective, that is, to run academies and support students.

On the surface, donating money to support education is to do good deeds and do good deeds, which will bring good reputation. But this is not the main purpose, but a long-term investment.

Among the students funded by the Haoshang Company, there will definitely be students who will be awarded the title of the list in the future and become officials. Even if they are just juren, they can only be small officials in the local area. For the Haoshang Company, they will recover their investment and will receive rewards.

The reason is very simple. After students who have received funding become officials, they often give businessmen some convenience out of gratitude.

It may be a slight effort at the beginning, such as proper care within a reasonable range.

But over time, closer connections will be formed and inseparable relationships will be formed. In the end, officials and businessmen will be likely to be connected together to form a community of interests.

The benefits of doing this are obvious, which is much lower than the cost of pleasing with current payment.

In layman's terms, helping others in time before they become successful can be much better and more effective than waiting for them to add icing on the cake when they are developed.

It’s such a far-sighted and steady investment. Zhu Youxiao was so impressed.

Think about it, the scholar's origins are from a family of officials or from a merchant family, and there is no need for funding, and he has connections with merchants.

As for poor students, the colleges can have food and accommodation, and famous teachers, they must be quite attractive.

But who would have thought that behind the kindness and donation of funds to support education, there would be such long-term and smart calculations?

I'm going, I didn't even expect it before!

It is only a matter of being able to afford time and money and being able to endure the nature of a person. This is an investment that can last more than ten years or even decades before it can be achieved.

When sealing off academies in various places? Zhu Youxiao immediately shook his head and denied this idea.

No matter what purpose or calculations are behind it, the positive significance of donating funds to support education cannot be denied. It is inevitable to give up food because of choking.

Think about it again, let me think about it again. There must be some things in it that I can’t understand from this perspective.

Well, then try to think from the perspective of a businessman to see if you can get the answer!

Thinking from the perspective of others is what Zhu Youxiao is good at, and he has also gained a lot of inspiration and produced a lot of inspiration.

As soon as he "changed" himself into a businessman, Wang Tiqian sent him to the list of Jinshi in the current Kewu.

Zhu Youxiao stroked his forehead helplessly and turned back to the Supreme Emperor of Nine Five.

The rules of provincial examinations, imperial examinations, palace examinations, and martial arts examinations were finally determined. Although it was formal, Zhu Youxiao no longer did it himself like during the spring examination.

The propaganda effect of buying horse bones with a fortune has emerged. The treasury has been used to pay the military service fee, which has also made the scale of the martial arts examinations in the current sciences ranked among the top in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhai doesn’t have to worry about too many admissions and has no place to settle.

The current new army's reform is still very rough. After training in martial arts and supplementing a large number of grassroots officers in the new army, it will greatly improve the overall quality of the new army.

Knowledge is power, and Zhu Youxiao firmly believes in this.

The end of cold weapons, or even disappearance, is an unchangeable historical trend; in the war of hot weapons, the level of cultural knowledge of officers is required to be higher.

Looking through the list, Zhu Youxiao hoped to find one or two celebrities so that he could focus on training. But after watching for a long time, he was a little disappointed.

Don't know each other...

In addition to this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes stopped at a name. It looked familiar. The young emperor frowned and wondered if it was the guy's dead ghost Lao Dou.

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The young emperor was speculating on others, and others were also thinking about him.

In the mansion of Xu Guangqi in the capital, Sun Yuanhua and Li Tianjing were discussing work with Xu Guangqi.

The emperor has approved the establishment of the calendar bureau. As the organizer and leader of the calendar, Xu Guangqi naturally has to focus all his energy on the calendar.

Moreover, Xu Guangqi's wish was to compile an almanac that integrates the advantages of Chinese and Western calendars and reaches the highest scientific level at that time.

This not only requires translation of some Western astronomical books, but also manufacturing instruments and equipment for observation and performing a large number of calculations, as well as recruiting personnel and detailed money and grain work from the bureau, which will be quite cumbersome.

For this reason, he felt that he had no extra time to deal with other things, so he had to explain clearly to Sun Yuanhua, who could already take the lead.

Li Tianjing is the deputy leader of the Li Bureau and will assist Xu Guangqi in completing the compilation of the almanac.

"I have calculated it a little bit and Changde. It will take at least five or six years to compile the calendar." Xu Guangqi stroked his beard and said to Sun Yuanhua: "Chuyang will take on the work of the Weapons and Gunpowder Bureau and the Steelmaking Bureau alone."

Sun Yuanhua bowed and said, "Students don't have to worry about it. The teacher only focuses on completing the calendar, and leave other tasks to the students. He should do his best to do his best without placing the teacher's energy."

Xu Guangqi smiled and said, "You don't have to do everything yourself, as it's too tired. Promote more officials and talents to share the burden for you. Long live, you still have great faith in you. If you have any difficulties, please submit more memorials and questions to ask for instructions."

Sun Yuanhua nodded and asked in confusion: "Teacher, do you know when Long Live will dabble in Western learning? Do you have a deep understanding?"

Xu Guangqi hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Tianjing, and saw him shook his head slightly, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "I don't know what happened to this. However, there are some personal guesses."

After waving his hand, Xu Guangqi felt a little disrespectful about this discussion, and continued, "Well, you can make random speculations, it's better not to say anything."

"What's the point of saying it?" Li Tianjing smiled and said, "There are rumors among Western missionaries, saying that long live there are British people around them, or people living in Ou Ming."

Xu Guangqi shook his head and said, "How could the British be by his side? If there is one, it would be impossible to hide it. People living in Ou Ming have a little chance, but there is no evidence. According to some opinion, Long Live may have read Western books and had contact with people who sell overseas and know how to speak Spanish."

After stopping and thinking for a while, Xu Guangqi said, "Apart from this, it is a perfectly intelligent person and a very good understanding."

As he said that, he spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "Is there any other explanation?"

Li Tianjing nodded repeatedly and said, "That's true. Someone can't think of any other reason, it can only be said to be talented. From Wansui's skill in skill and his supreme intelligence, he can tell one or two things."

Xu Guangqi looked at Sun Yuanhua and said earnestly: "Long live without saying it, don't ask, it's even better to ask for advice in person. Chu Yang, you know that you must have done this."

Sun Yuanhua nodded with a bitter smile and said, "Long live tolerant, and has not answered, nor has he been punished. However, the students will not dare to do so in the future."

"If you have any questions, you can go to the question book. If you have any guidance, you will do it accordingly." Xu Guangqi said slowly: "If you have no choice, you will solve it yourself."

Sun Yuanhua bowed and said, "Students understand."

Li Tianjing smiled and said, "Mr. Xu doesn't have to be too harsh on Chuyang. He is eager to learn and ask questions. Long live, maybe I believe in Chuyang because of this! It may be inappropriate to ask in person, but I should be fine in asking questions in the question book."

Xu Guangqi blinked slowly and said nothing, which was a default.

Sun Yuanhua knew that the teacher was not sure, so he stopped asking more questions and changed the topic. "Now, in addition to building weapons, even if you are minting silver coins, students are sure to do it well. The teacher just needs to compile the calendar with confidence."

"Calling silver coins is a great event for the country. Although it is not urgent, you must be more careful." Xu Guangqi warned: "There are many silver coins in the southeast coast, and they have gradually entered the mainland. If this continues, it will be detrimental to our Ming Dynasty."

Sun Yuanhua respectfully agreed, and the three of them talked about other things casually.

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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with the prosperity of maritime trade, silver dollars cast in the West began to flow in. Because of the best-selling of tea, porcelain and silk, that is, the increase in trade surplus, the number and types of foreign silver dollars also increased.

At the beginning, foreign silver dollars were traded based on weight and color to match footprints.

Later, because of the stable color, uniform weight, and easy to use, the silver dollar was loved by domestic merchants, and they were willing to exchange silver dollars with a purity of about 90% and weighing about seven cents.

If this continues, such exchange will inevitably lead to the outflow of domestic silver and seriously infringe on the economy of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao accelerated the pace of abolishing the two sides and changing the reign. At the same time, the preparations for the Imperial Bank were also in full swing.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, since foreign silver dollars can be accepted by merchants on the southeast coast, according to their quality and weight, the cast of the Ming Dynasty will have no reason to be boycotted and cannot be circulated.

Of course, traditional thinking and habits will exist for a period of time, that is, the transition period of using both meta and two, but the impact should not be significant.

Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhu Youxiao was quite cautious. The first batch of branches of Imperial Bank only set these four places.

The Mint is temporarily only one in the capital, and it may build another mint in Tianjin and Shanghai in the future.

The plan has been completed, and what makes Zhu Youxiao feel difficult is the lack of economic talents.

The civil servants in the court discuss poetry, songs and essays, and the beautiful articles are fine, but when it comes to financial and economics, few people can understand it.

In desperation, Zhu Youxiao had to recruit talents from private money shops and silver accounts first, and then train them to become staff members of Imperial Bank.

The first president of Imperial Bank also gave Zhu Youxiao a headache. Who made Ming Dynasty so few officials good at economy and financial management?

After thinking about it, he could only transfer Jinfu Bi Ziyan back. Although it was not now, Zhu Youxiao had already explained to Bi Ziyan through the secret press channels.

For example, the business scope and operational characteristics of Imperial Bank were written by Zhu Youxiao and have been studied and improved by many people.

After Bi Ziyan understood the emperor's general ideas about the Imperial Bank, he must have done a lot of homework and made many suggestions in his secret memorial to the emperor.

After such communication, Zhu Youxiao felt relieved and sent Li Banghua to Tianjin to get to know the work and prepared to hand over to Bi Ziyan.
Chapter completed!