As long as he controlled those three imperial merchants, all the merchants in Xianyang would be under Ying Zheng's control.
Then slowly, it radiated to other counties around Xianyang.
Those merchants who work alone want to find a way to make a living and do business in a stable manner.
Then we must also rely on the imperial merchants.
In this way, the economic lifeline of the Qin Dynasty can be completely controlled step by step in the hands of Ying Zheng.
For a country, the most important thing besides military strength is economy!
Form a caravan?
Royal merchant?
A caravan that belongs exclusively to him in Daqin?
Ying Zheng was very moved by Qi Pan's proposal.
Qi Pan said, "Didn't we get a lot of prescriptions from the system before?"
"Those soaps, perfumes, and so on can all be put to good use."
"After making the soap, give it to the three imperial merchants."
"Let them sell it in Xianyang first, and then sell it to the surrounding counties and prefectures."
"They have mature caravans, mature shops, and mature business models."
"We don't need to worry about it at all, just leave these things to them."
"We can see a lot of money flowing in, and we can provide them with some convenience and protection."
"Now that we have a lot of money, we can intensify the construction of the Great Wall."
"We can also build highways and canals."
Ying Zheng listened to Qi Pan's words and went over in his mind the benefits of the caravan to the Qin Dynasty.
"What the Imperial Master said makes sense."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and wrote an edict.
Then he gave it to Xia Lin and asked Xia Lin to take it to the palace gate and post it.
"promise."
After Xia Lin responded, he held the imperial edict in both hands and left the hall.
Walk towards the palace gate.
...........
At the palace gate.
A special palace maid posted the imperial edict sent by Xia Lin and then read out the contents of the edict.
The onlookers were suddenly in an uproar.
"This... Imperial Merchant?"
"Your Majesty actually gave official titles to those who were engaged in business?"
"It's not an official, it's... well, it's just a nice title, not an official."
"Why isn't he an official? It says he's an imperial merchant. Doesn't imperial mean he's related to His Majesty?"
"This was conferred by His Majesty himself, so how can it not be an official title?"
"Ah... okay, okay, okay, if you say so then it's fine."
"So you can become an official by doing business? I sell eggs at the market every day. Can I become an official in the future?"
"Come on. What are you thinking about?"
"Do you know the names of the three imperial merchants above?"
"That one is called Jiang Xiang, but on that street over there, there are several big restaurants and shops."
"They're big business owners. How can you, selling eggs at the market, compare to them?"
"Exactly. Besides, didn't you hear what it said?"
"Your Majesty did not confer these titles casually; they all donated silver."
"That's right. Think about it, they run such a big restaurant and shop, so how can the donation be small?"
"You want to be promoted to an official position just by selling eggs? How much silver can you donate?"
"That's... true."
The servant of a certain noble family, who was mixed in the crowd and waiting here to gather information, quietly withdrew from the crowd.
In a mansion.
The nobles and dignitaries had not yet dispersed, and were either sitting or standing here waiting for news.
A servant ran in breathlessly.
"Master! It's bad! Master!"
Song An's face darkened as he shouted angrily, "Shut up! Master, I'm fine!"
Song An is old and can't stand hearing this kind of talk.
The servant was so frightened by the shout that he immediately knelt down with a pale face.
"Master, I was really anxious and said something wrong. Please forgive me, Master."
Song An snorted coldly and said with a dark face.
"Tell me, what news have you heard?"
The servant who had escaped death breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he would not be beaten to death.
"Master, there's news from the palace..."
"The imperial edict designating those three merchants as imperial merchants has been posted at the palace gate."
"The imperial edict was read out by the palace attendant."
"Now many people in Xianyang know about this."
"I think within three days, everyone in Xianyang will know about it."
What?
Has the imperial edict been posted to confer the title of Imperial Merchant?
Although Song An knew that the imperial edict would not be posted too late, he did not expect that it would be posted immediately after they left the palace.
So as soon as they left the hall, His Majesty immediately picked up his pen to write the edict?
Isn’t this speed too fast?
Your Majesty doesn't need to discuss this with other ministers in the court?
It’s settled right away.
Isn't this a bit too hasty?
When the other noble families heard this, they could no longer sit still.
"Now that the imperial edict has been issued, are we really going to be unable to do anything to these merchants from now on?"
"I've been eyeing a shop owned by a merchant since last month, and I'm planning to use some trickery to take it over."
"Now that this imperial edict has been issued and they have the title of Imperial Merchant, how can I take action?"
"Don't talk about you, I also have my eyes on a restaurant's dish recipe."
"We were originally planning to take action within the next two days, but now that the imperial edict has come, it's going to be difficult..."
The wealthy and powerful families all knew without hesitation that those lowly merchants would definitely form a group.
They finally got the title of imperial merchants and had His Majesty as their backer.
They will absolutely all be crammed together.
It seems that there are only three merchants who were named imperial merchants.
In fact, 90% of the merchants would join the names of these three imperial merchants.
In this way, 90% of them are imperial merchants.
They can't be moved easily.
Song An asked the attendant, "Is that all?"
The attendant quickly said, "It also says that His Majesty will personally bestow three plaques upon the three imperial merchants."
"The plaque is currently being made. Once it's finished, I'll have the palace servants deliver it to the three merchants."
After hearing this, Song An's face turned even darker.
They even want to give a plaque?
The difference in treatment is too great!
They have nothing.
Those merchants were both imperial merchants and had plaques.
Song An felt extremely unbalanced.
The other powerful families also had gloomy faces.
They all donated money, so why do they get nothing?
At this moment, they had completely forgotten.
The original intention of donating the silver was to have a monument engraved on it for the family.
For the world to admire and pass on its fame for generations to come.
At this time, their minds were full of lowly merchants who were personally named imperial merchants by Ying Zheng and were also given imperial plaques.
They worked hard to raise and donate so much money, but got nothing in return.
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