In the next few days, Fu Xiaoguan went to work seriously.
This hall, which was originally in a state of disrepair, has finally regained its vitality.
Many young people came here, among them were the top three in this year's exam, and there were also thirty-two people that Fu Xiaoguan brought from the academy.
Thirty of these thirty-two people had accompanied him on diplomatic missions to the Wu Dynasty and had unique insights into business.
The other two were named Wangsun Wuji, from the Wangsun family of Bianhe, and Zhong Fangyuan, from the Zhong family of Linzi.
They were supposed to take part in the next year's autumn imperial examination, and given their academic qualifications, they would have no problem passing the imperial examination. Their original destiny was to be sent to serve as local officials, working at the grassroots level for a decade or eight, and gradually moving closer to the center of power in Beijing.
But because of the appearance of Fu Xiaoguan, their fate was changed.
They didn't even take part in the scientific expedition, but went straight into this new building, became a member of the Business Department, and began to come into contact with new knowledge that overturned all their cognition.
"Now I will tell you what business monopoly is and why anti-monopoly is needed..."
There was a large whiteboard standing in front of one wall of the main hall. Fu Xiaoguan held a charcoal pencil and wrote a line on the whiteboard:
“Market economy!”
He turned and looked at the group of officials sitting neatly below, as if he was back in the classroom.
"Before I talk about monopoly, I want to explain to you what a market economy is."
"A market economy is an economic system in which the market allocates social resources. Under this system, the production and sale of goods and services are guided entirely by the free price mechanism of the free market..."
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"This kind of commodity, which should have been priced by the market, was used by a certain large family or tycoon to drive other merchants out of the market through vicious competition."
"When they completely control the market, the product becomes their exclusive property, and they can then control the price, which creates a monopoly."
"To give a simple example, Xishan Industry's liquor has monopolized the high-end liquor market."
The crowd below suddenly laughed. Wouldn’t this anti-monopoly law be against Lord Fu?
Is he going to shoot himself in the foot?
"But I didn't achieve this monopoly through vicious competition. This is a technological monopoly. Such monopolistic behavior is naturally not covered by antitrust laws."
"So, everyone, this concept of studying things is a good one. As members of the Ministry of Commerce, we should vigorously instill this concept in businessmen: invest in the research and development of tools and equipment, and use innovation to drive the development and progress of products. Only through innovation can the products they produce gain a place in the market; otherwise, they will eventually be eliminated."
Another afternoon passed by in a carefree manner.
These officials were fascinated by what they heard and realized that business was not as simple as buying and selling as they had previously believed.
Fu Xiaoguan dropped the charcoal pencil in his hand and clapped his hands. "That's all for today. Next, we need everyone's joint efforts to complete the antitrust law."
"The Ministry of Commerce doesn't have rules about clocking in and clocking out. I only care about the results. There are only about twenty days left before the holiday. I have only one request: I want to see the first draft of the Anti-Monopoly Law before the holiday. Everyone, I'll be leaving first. Goodbye!"
He left this group of people behind, but Li Cai didn't dare to leave. As the Deputy Minister of Commerce, he had no way of asking these new officials to work overtime, because Lord Fu had already set a rule here: no one-man show!
So Li Cai could only say, "Master Fu, this task is very urgent. Those who are willing to stay and work overtime can do so voluntarily. Those who stay can each draft the law, and then we will compile it together in the end."
He thought many people would leave, but he didn't expect that only one person would leave - he was not an official from the Ministry of Commerce, he was the eunuch Nian Gonggong who was beside Queen Shang.
"Master Li, we are Master Fu's students. There is no reason for us to leave. Let's get started!"
"I'm going out for a bit. Tell the servants to go to the Sifang Building and order three tables of banquets. We'll work until noon and have a midnight snack before going back!" This was said by Wang Sun Wuji. Although he had never gone to Wu Dynasty with Fu Xiaoguan, he had listened to Fu Xiaoguan's lectures in the past few days and admired him immensely.
No wonder Grandpa respects Fu Xiaoguan so much. Lord Fu is truly a rare talent!
For a long time afterwards, in the huge palace, the Ministry of Commerce was the only one whose lights were turned off the latest. The Ministry of Commerce became famous among the dozens of government offices of all sizes in the palace.
"This is the young man from the Yu Dynasty!"
"I am very pleased, and a prosperous era is to be expected!"
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Fu Xiaoguan was sitting in Lichenxuan, warming himself by the fire.
work overtime?
Overtime is impossible!
I will never work overtime in my life!
Yu Wenjun sat on his left, sewing a baby's clothes. Her movements were clumsy and she looked clumsy, but she seemed very happy.
Yan Xiaolou sat across from him, brewing a pot of tea as she spoke, "Sitong Bank allocated 100,000 taels of silver to Nanshan Industry, placing it separately in Nanshan Industry's account. Sister Shulan wrote to Chunxiu, saying that all of Xishan Industry's current revenue is now going to Sitong Bank. Today, the first batch of silver arrived, totaling 1.2 million taels.
"What Mr. Li is saying is that now that our bank has nearly 10 million taels of silver in reserve, can we start the lending business you mentioned?"
Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You must tell Li Jindou about the loan. The borrower's qualifications must be assessed and there must be collateral. Moreover, the loan period cannot exceed six months at present, because our own industry will need a large amount of silver next year."
"Hmm..." Yan Xiaolou breathed a sigh of relief. She was really being forced into doing something she was not prepared for. She had never encountered such a thing before.
But she didn't feel tired at all. Instead, she felt extremely fulfilled. Being able to receive praise from her husband made her feel very happy.
She poured tea for Fu Xiaoguan. The doorman Li Zheng trotted to the door of Li Chenxuan and bowed, saying, "Master, there is someone outside who calls herself Zhou Tongtong."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned and frowned.
Zhou Tongtong from Wu Chao Tianji Pavilion...what is he doing here?
"Please ask him to come in."
Yu Wenyun and Yan Xiaolou looked at Fu Xiaoguan, then stood up and left Li Chenxuan.
Zhou Tongtong walked into Lichenxuan under the guidance of Li Zheng. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, I am Zhou Tongtong. I pay my respects to you."
Come again... "You old man, you came so far in this cold weather, come in and sit down."
Zhou Tongtong sat opposite Fu Xiaoguan, his eyes fixed on his face, and said seriously, "Gao Xian has already sneaked into Jinling City!"
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