Chapter 339 Ming Chamber of Commerce

Very good. "Zhu Youjian praised Shen Baichuan generously and was very satisfied with his performance this time.

After Shen Baichuan received the important intelligence provided by his son Shen Lian, he immediately sent people to investigate the details of several major chambers of commerce in the capital, and sent another person to investigate the detailed information and business situation of Zhou Yitong and his two uncles.

In terms of investigation and acquisition of intelligence, the underground forces are stronger than the Jinyiwei. In just half a day, the subordinates presented the collected intelligence information to Shen Baichuan.

Shen Baichuan took the time to compile and sort it out, while it was still light. He did not go dark, and entered the palace to meet the emperor before Tian Boguang, which made Zhu Youjian very happy.

He knew the role and purpose of the Chamber of Commerce, but he was too busy to pay attention to it.

The next step was to discuss countermeasures with the three military advisors.

Because the Qing Empire had no movement for the time being, several elite troops had already built defensive positions at designated locations, and various military supplies were delivered. Military advisor Gu Junming returned to the capital.

"Your Majesty, since the Donglin Party can control these chambers of commerce, why don't you set up a chamber of commerce and control it in your hands. "Gu Junming thought for a while and put forward his own idea.

Establish a new chamber of commerce to fight against those chambers of commerce controlled by the Donglin Party. As for members, they can attract and absorb those small merchants who are about to go bankrupt due to closing their shops and striking. The emperor himself will be the president, with the purpose of supporting the small merchants who join the chamber of commerce.

Of course, the emperor is just a figurehead as the president, and the real work is done by the vice presidents. The emperor only needs to support a few loyal vice presidents to be responsible for the operation of the chamber of commerce.

In this way, the closing of shops and striking of merchants controlled by the Donglin Party is just a joke.

"Very good, the chamber of commerce will be named the Daming Chamber of Commerce. "

Zhu Youjian smiled. He did have this idea. Don't underestimate those small merchants who are not financially strong enough. But there are many of them. As long as they unite, they can compete with those wealthy merchants or aristocratic families with huge financial resources.

The prerequisite is that he, as the emperor, supports these small merchants, so that they have the courage to stand in the front and confront those wealthy merchants with strong financial resources.

Originally, as long as he supports these small merchants, they will be grateful, but Zhu Youjian feels that in order to truly win over these small merchants, he will give up some benefits to motivate these small merchants, increase their loyalty, and enhance their cohesion.

Of course, there will definitely be some people who will play dirty tricks, do bad things behind the scenes, and even kill people. He will tell Tian Boguang and Shen Baichuan to watch secretly and punish them severely if they catch them.

In order to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and have a deterrent effect, the first batch of unlucky people will definitely have their homes confiscated and their heads chopped off.

"I don't think this is enough. "Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said that just establishing the Ming Chamber of Commerce was not enough to intimidate the wealthy businessmen and aristocratic families controlled by the Donglin Party. He wanted to make a big fuss about the industrial and commercial business licenses and force those guys to choose sides. Otherwise, there would be no point in doing business to make money.

"Your Majesty is wise. "

Gu Junming, Song Xiance and Wu Buwei were all slightly frightened. The emperor's murderous intent was getting heavier. God knows how many people lost their heads. However, it was their own fault and they did not deserve sympathy.

After solving the Chamber of Commerce issue, Gu Junming stopped talking and just sipped tea leisurely, as if nothing had anything to do with him.

Song Xiance and Wu Buwei exchanged glances, and then Wu Buwei stood up and expressed some of his ideas and suggestions.

His ideas and suggestions were all aimed at Zhou Sichang, the deputy censor, because there was no evidence to prove that Zhou Sichang accepted bribes, so they could only adopt a 24-hour surveillance method. As long as they found out which merchants Zhou Sichang had contact with, the next step would be easy.

"Hmm..."

Zhu Youjian frowned and thought. He understood Wu Buwei's words. The breakthrough point was those merchants who gave money to Zhou Sichang, but it would take some time. As for Zhou Sichang's son Zhou Yitong and his two younger brothers, they could only serve as evidence.

Of course, there are accidents in everything, and there might be unexpected gains.

"That's the only way. "Zhu Youjian nodded helplessly. This old guy Zhou Sichang hid too deeply and was indeed not easy to deal with.

"Xuan Huang Dafa. "