Yan Shiyue said seriously: "Aye is very poor, and even poorer now, and our Simao is just an 'experiment'. They don't believe that I will definitely make a profit, so if I use this reason to ask for money from the treasury, someone will definitely complain."
Qu Sinian nodded.
Yan Shiyue continued: "Why don't we do this?" She patted his shoulder in a friendly manner: "Haven't you always wanted to compete with the master? I'm also quite optimistic about you..."
Qu Sinian said: "Prime Minister, can you just say it directly? I feel a little weak when you say this."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Why are you being so vain? I didn't ask Ah Jing to wait by the side with a knife."
Qu Sinian held his forehead with his hand.
Yan Shiyue continued, "Just kidding, it's actually very simple. Didn't I just say that we should recruit franchisees? Have you ever thought about this? 'State-owned' is a golden signboard. If you can be associated with state-owned, it's actually like being a royal merchant. Many people will be happy to do so..."
"So, we can do this... We will first send a group of people with glass products to the local Chamber of Commerce, and then tell them that the court is going to make this thing."
Qu Sinian asked: "Like you did in the imperial study?"
"Hey, how did you know?" Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. We fooled... ahem, convinced them to invest. We used the investment money to build a workshop, and then the investment money would be deducted from the future payment for the glass products."
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Qu Sinian had a complicated expression: "Isn't this just a scam?"
"What do you mean by getting something for nothing?" Yan Shiyue said dissatisfiedly, "Can you talk? You will definitely make money. Those who invest first can enjoy discounts, for example, they get a 50% discount, and those who invest later get an 80% discount? In short, policies like that. Just think about it, how much money does a factory like this need? In fact, it doesn't take much at all! In other words, as long as you can attract three or four people like this, the factory can be built."
"Besides, it's only the first one that's difficult. The rest will be much easier. Once the glass is on the market, you can spread rumors everywhere..."
She pretended to whisper, "Hey, have you heard? So-and-so invested one thousand taels in the state-owned glass workshop, and now he has made a hundred thousand taels! And it's been less than a month!"
Then she quickly changed roles: "Really? How do you make money..."
So and so...
"Wow! Why doesn't this state-owned glass factory build it here? What? It's going to be built here too? I'll go invest there right away!"
She played two roles, and Qu Sinian looked at her with a complicated expression.
Yan Shiyue's expression became serious. "Let me ask you, is anyone at a disadvantage in this? No one is at a disadvantage! Those who try to get something for nothing are liars, but this is economics, so you can use certain techniques. In short, think about it carefully. If you still can't change your mindset, it means you are not suitable for this job. You should continue to play your political games."
Qu Sinian hurriedly cupped his hands: "I will definitely think about it carefully."
As soon as he left, Yan Shiyue started yawning and fell asleep without even taking a shower.
Qu Sinian walked on the road with his hands behind his back, carefully thinking about the idea she mentioned.
Yes, the most important point here is that “no one suffers any loss”, so this is not a lie.
And, just as she said, the first one is the hardest. After that, you can manipulate the rumors a little bit, and then it becomes easy.
As they were walking, a man suddenly stopped his horse and said with a fake smile, "Isn't this Lord Qu?"
It’s Jinhejiao.
Qu Sinian calmly cupped his hands and said, "Master Jin."
The two were enemies now, and their eyes were particularly red when they met. Jin Heqiao sneered and said, "Master Qu is walking alone in the starry night. Where did you suffer injustice?"
"Oh, I really feel wronged." Qu Sinian said with a smile: "After dinner, the Prime Minister caught me and scolded me. He said that I only know how to play tricks and don't understand economics, so I am here to think about it!"
Qu Sinian sneered angrily.
This is probably a show of... backing? Anyway, since he eats at the Prime Minister's residence every day and can be scolded by the Prime Minister in private, Jin Heqiao is really not to be messed with now.
In theory, they were both fourth-rank officials, but in the capital, rank was nothing. He was young, and with Princess Fuyan standing behind him, he had a bright future.
And he...ha, is just a loser who is on the way down.
Qu Sinian immediately bowed and said, "Excuse me."
He walked away slowly again.
As he walked, he suddenly laughed and thought of the once arrogant Jin Hejiao.
So he suddenly thought, what is a few thousand taels of silver? The imperial court sent people to a local chamber of commerce, which really allowed them to show off their power and get silver by just finding an excuse, so even if the performance was not good enough, it didn't matter.
Anyway, a workshop takes less than a month to be built and put into production. Wouldn't it be better if these people misunderstood at first? Then there will be more surprises. Maybe they won't even need to spread rumors, they will tell others themselves.
So the next day, Qu Sinian presented several selected "factory sites".
This requires sending someone to the scene to take a look, pick a place, and then implement Yan Shiyue's plan.
Yan Shiyue nodded in agreement.
This is equivalent to a large warehouse that can deliver goods nearby, and the key is convenient transportation.
Then Qu Sinian chose Suizhou first. After much thought, he decided to go there in person, so he asked Yan Shiyue for permission, carefully selected several glass products, drafted an investment contract... and then he took his men on the road.
A few days after he left, the Simao examinations in various places were over, and the papers were sent to the Duke's Mansion one after another. Yan Shiyue called everyone over to mark the papers with her, and the Crown Prince also came to join in the fun.
The scroll contains information such as name, hometown, whether the author has any achievements, whether the author is writing for someone else, etc.
Some of the handwriting was good, some was bad, and some she couldn't even recognize clearly, so she needed someone to read it to her.
When the prince saw the test paper, he was very curious about what the answers would be.
For example, she mentioned Guan Zhong's surrender of silk to Lu and Liang, the Hengshan Plan, and buying deer to control Chu, and asked how to understand it. She also mentioned the last disaster relief work-for-relief, and for another example, she wrote a poem that goes "The scorching sun is like a burning fire, and the rice in the fields is half-burnt. The farmer's heart is like boiling water, and the princes are fanning themselves."
It seemed that her brows were furrowed, and she threw away the papers one by one without hesitation.
The prince asked, "What is the correct answer?"
Yan Shiyue said, "I emphasized in every question that you should think from a businessman's perspective, but after reading so many of them, you all kept talking about worrying about the country and the people. Why are you trying to show off your loyalty?"
The prince asked, "Then how should we think from a businessman's point of view?"
He pointed at a place casually and said, "The jade pendant was broken into two pieces. How can it maintain its value? What kind of question is this?"
"It's very simple!" Yan Shiyue said, "If the jade pendant is broken, just ask any jade shop, and they will definitely tell you to carve it into something else! Is it just a waste? I originally thought that this was an entrance exam, and if there were many people, there could be a retest. Now it seems... there are probably not many people left."
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