C1419 Stock Market Opening (1/2)
The economy fuel politics, and politics is the spark, and the military is the boiler that controls the flame.
All three of them complemented one another. Xiao Letian knew this principle, many ancient people knew it, and when Zai Chun began to spread the news for the Suzhou stock market, giving support, the officials of Jiangnan immediately became alert, and they could smell the money.
The officials sat upright, the representatives of the Gentiles of Jiangnan, the elders among the commoners, and even the most outstanding people in the eight works were all here. There were more than thirty of them.
The current little emperor had already been trained by Xiao Letian to be very well-versed in the art of buying people's hearts. He would mock and ridicule officials, attack them indirectly, and even take down their unfaithful big hats.
But facing these people who were so frightened that they were about to collapse, and who were so excited that they were about to faint, Zai Chun took out his sense of camaraderie in the Ryukyu and personally helped the old man cut melon. He spoke gently with a smile and made this group of people, who had never seen the real world, cry emotionally.
Now, Zai Chun had fully taken on the appearance of someone who loved his people like a child. Adding to that, the photographer Lei Ao was an expert in photography, this scene today would definitely be recorded in history and spread through the mountains and rivers of the Great Qing along with the newspapers.
Zai Chun had finally made his move, and his first move was exactly the kind of move that the bureaucratic class was most afraid of. An emperor who was without a doubt, had personally brought the halo of heaven bestowed by the Monarch's authority into the people, to compete with the scholars and bureaucrats for the hearts of the people, and for the right to speak.
This was a path that would not allow the scholar to live! This was a war of attrition on the lives of all the scholars in the world! However, there weren't many people who were aware of this fact. Even within the large group of Confucian Scholars, only the top experts would be able to see through this.
Zai Chun listened to the introductions from the officials, and in the end, suddenly realised that amongst the representatives of the officials, the number of merchants were very small, and out of the 30 people, there were only 4 merchants.
Puzzled, the little emperor asked, ”The four citizens are separated by industry and industry, and the merchants are my citizens as well. Why are you here today at the very least?”
The Prefecture Overseer of Suzhou quickly replied seriously, ”Reporting to Your Majesty, today is the first day of trading in the Suzhou Stock Market. All of the mega-merchant in Jiangnan are heading towards Suzhou City. This official is useless. I really can't catch up in a short period of time! ”
”Hahaha …” Not a problem, not a problem! Anyway, after I patrol Jiangning, I have to take a detour to Suzhou. I must personally see that Suzhou Market … ”Men, come and listen to my decree!”
They didn't know that the Emperor had already given them the decree, and had even praised the entire stock market. Now, all of their attention was placed on the 30 giant chalkboards in the stock market.
The original signboard of the Letian Bank had been replaced with the signboard of the Suzhou stock market. Today was the day of great celebration when the opening hours of the market would be held.
A hundred thousand firecrackers were dragged from the rooftop all the way to the ground, and the crackling sounds of firecrackers were like a rainstorm hitting the surface of Taihu Lake. The commoners in the distance saw a mushroom cloud suddenly rise up from the direction of the bank, and the smoke from the firecrackers came crashing over as if it was real.