"As long as Your Majesty is willing to support me, I am very confident that I can succeed." Fang Zhengyi said honestly, "When my bank issues silver bills in the future, I want to use Your Majesty's face on the bills and use the best craftsmanship. When the people see your face, won't they rush to the bank?"
"The most important thing is that once the banknotes are circulated, your honor will spread all over the world! Are there any portraits of emperors from various dynasties in history books that look like you? No... But with the current painting level of the Dongda Academy of Fine Arts, I guarantee that your image will be deeply rooted in the hearts of every citizen."
“This is something that our predecessors wanted to do but couldn’t do!”
Think about our poor Brother Chongba. The painting of a shoe horn and a pig's kidney stood out among many portraits of him because of its prominent shape. I don't know how many years it has been popular.
This is a painting from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, said to be painted by Zhu Di, and the shit pot was once placed on the pigtail facing the head...
Of course, there are also many figure paintings left by predecessors in Dajing, and they are all painted in a similar style.
There was no way. Before Fang Zheng arrived, he was constrained by the technological development of the time and did not have a thorough understanding of techniques such as perspective relationships, so portraits could only be drawn to that level.
Of course, different styles and artistic conceptions can also be explained, but the exquisite erotic paintings sold privately in Taoyuan County and the painters who take private jobs to draw books at the School of Fine Arts of Dongjiao University have already explained everything.
Which one is better, the market will often give the answer...
Emperor Jing was well-informed and had seen many sketches before, so he naturally felt that the portraits drawn before were not very realistic.
Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but start thinking about it when he mentioned it.
That's true. How come our ancestors didn't think of this? If my portrait is printed on the banknote...
"If my face is printed on the banknote, what if it is smeared or damaged..." Emperor Jing was a little hesitant.
Although it could improve his reputation and influence widely and permanently, he felt uncomfortable when he thought that someone was messing with the paper with his face drawn on it.
Fang Zhengyi patiently explained, "Your Majesty, you should also know that nothing is perfect, but I dare to guarantee that more than 99% of the people in the world will not do such a thing, which is enough for you."
"Others may leave a good reputation for eternity, but you leave behind not only a name, but also a great image!"
Emperor Jing's throat became dry after hearing this and he couldn't help licking his lips.
Indeed, I didn’t expect that opening a bank could bring such rewards. I feel it is worth it even if I make no profit or loss.
Failure... The possibility is not high, he is still very confident in his image.
After weighing it over and over again in his mind, Emperor Jing said with a sense of relief: "Then do it. I will exchange the treasury stocks for silver and send it to you. However, you must be extremely cautious in this matter, after all, it involves the people's money."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
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Inside the teahouse.
Fang Zheng was wearing casual clothes and Li Yuanzhao was sitting beside him. The two of them were drinking tea and eating snacks quietly.
Next door is the Beijing Stock Exchange, and you can vaguely hear the noise coming from it.
All around were guests having tea, and judging by their attire, they all looked wealthy.
At this time, all the guests in the teahouse were staring at the person giving the speech on the stage, afraid of missing any information.
On the high stage in front of the teahouse, which was originally used for opera performances, there was a man with a confident look on his face, dancing and talking about business.
This person is none other than the famous richest man in Taoyuan, Liu Zhongshun!
With Taoyuan New City and the stock exchange, Liu Zhongshun's fame has been completely spread.
It is said that when the time comes, heaven and earth will work together.
Almost every step he took was in line with Fang Zhengyi's instructions and in step with the times, and he also did a good job.
Now, just as Fang Zhengyi taught him, he gives speeches to his peers whenever he has nothing to do and shares his experiences.
The main purpose is to expand influence in the business and win over personal connections.
On the stage, Liu Zhongshun said with high spirits: "I am ashamed to say that I have said so much. The original intention of everyone coming here today is that I heard that Liu has also started to get involved in railway-related industries. I want to learn some experience and promote some cooperation."
"Liu did not deny that although he was new to the railway production factory, he had already gained some experience. As the saying goes, if you know one thing, you know a hundred. Building and selling houses is just the same as building a factory."
"After my summary, the factory philosophy can be summed up in nine words!"
Please hold your breath and listen carefully.
"These nine words mean, big, big, buy, buy, buy, combine, combine, combine! Those who are able to set up factories are naturally those with sufficient capital, so the scale of the factory must be large. If there are no skilled workers or those who don't understand the production process, we will buy them! If we can't buy them, then we will cooperate and unite all related industries, and finally work together to form a stable structure."
"There is a huge gap in the market right now. It is the right time to grab some land. What awaits us next is circles, circles, circles. Great!"
There was applause from below.
Fang Zheng scratched his face, feeling something was wrong.
Why do I seem to have heard of this somewhere before?
Li Yuanzhao, who was standing by, had a look of boredom on his face: "Lao Fang, you brought me here just to watch him talk nonsense? I'm busy over there."
Ignoring Liu Zhongshun who was speaking on the stage, Fang Zhengyi looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, how busy have you been lately?"
Li Yuanzhao shook his head, his expression somewhat bitter: "At first I thought it wouldn't be too difficult to open a restaurant, but once I took over I discovered there were many problems."
"Let's not talk about how this restaurant will be run in the future, how it will be sold, and what dishes it will have. The supply of ingredients is very troublesome. According to what you told me before, there is no stable supply of ingredients in the capital at the moment."
“Those big restaurants do have some channels, but many ingredients are often out of stock and are usually only reserved for regular customers.”
"We want to do business for the people. If we want to sell high-quality and low-priced food on a large scale as you said, I have to build my own channels, or integrate the channels of other restaurants to form a stable supply."
Fang Zhengyi was a little speechless.
When he first told the prince about his idea of fast food, he mentioned all the modern stuff at once.
The current state of technology and techniques are certainly not capable of reaching the level of modern fast food.
But the market is not that big and the customers are not that picky.
If you can make a beggar's version, it will be considered a success, and you can optimize it step by step in the future.
Fang Zhengyi comforted him, "Your Highness, what I told you at the beginning was just an ideal state. Don't worry too much. If you pursue perfection, this thing will not be accomplished."
"Don't think too much about this. Aren't there plenty of pigs, sheep and chickens on the market? Although many people raise them, we have enough manpower. We can sign a contract in the early stage and collect them from every household, so that we can build a prototype first."
"You will also have to adjust sales strategies, inventory management, brand management, team management... There are so many problems. Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you can take the first step, it's a good thing. No businessman does business like you. You think about all the problems in advance, and you only see the difficulties. You don't have to do anything in the world."
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