But it’s not hard to understand what this means.
He looked at the three merchants below.
Jiang Xiang and the other two merchants were stunned when they heard what Qi Pan said, and then their faces were filled with disbelief.
Imperial... Imperial Merchant? ?
them??
With their clever minds as businessmen, the other two merchants from Jiangxiang instantly understood the meaning of this imperial merchant.
If they were really named imperial merchants by Ying Zheng himself, they would have the title of imperial merchants.
When they are in Xianyang, they can speak with confidence!
No, not just Xianyang.
Even in the entire Qin Dynasty, they can speak with their heads held high!
No need to worry about being bullied or persecuted at any time.
The representatives of the aristocratic and powerful families immediately sounded the alarm!
If these merchants were named imperial merchants and had the protection of Your Majesty, how could they still oppress them and legally obtain benefits from them?
Several of them, representatives of aristocratic families who had held official positions in the court, stepped forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Master, this imperial merchant... has never existed in the history of the Great Qin."
"If you suddenly designate a merchant as an imperial merchant, I'm afraid it will undermine your majesty's dignity..."
"Among the three classes of officials, farmers, merchants and artisans, businessmen have always been ranked last and are despised by people..."
These people are saying, implicitly and implicitly, that merchants cannot be crowned as imperial merchants.
Otherwise, it would damage Ying Zheng's dignity and reputation.
They believed that they had once held an official position in the court.
He can have a say in front of Ying Zheng and has a bit of face.
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