I became a group pet after dressing as nine elder brothers

The carrot thrown by Yinzhen was so sweet that even several important ministers couldn't help but want to take a bite knowing the bitterness behind it.

The entire court quickly began to operate.

Of course, the lack of talents is still a big headache. Kangxi held two Enke games in a row and recruited batches of new Jinshi to barely fill the vacancies.

This caused Kangxi to attach great importance to the construction of schools and talents in various places. The whole Qing Dynasty had to start running crazily because of the acceleration of a screw.

For example, quickly pass the annual examination system.

The content of the imperial examination is still the same as in the past. The admitted Jinshi needs to continue to study in the Imperial Academy for three months to half a year, and then they are divided into different departments according to their suitability and ability.As for the students admitted by the new test, they will be dispatched to the corresponding department as soon as possible according to their scores in the comprehensive test.

That's not enough!

After the cabinet's discussion, the imperial court also set up individual subject examinations such as science, law, medicine, martial arts, language (foreign-related subjects), science, and mechanics to facilitate various outstanding talents.

Once opened, it caused quite a stir.

These subjects have corresponding departments, and once entered, there is the possibility of transferring to other departments, which will inevitably attract the attention of many skilled craftsmen, and there are countless applicants for assessment.

While Kangxi was busy, Yinzhen was also recruiting troops.

Former Ministry of Industry member Wai Lang Tan Jiugan and Yuan Wai Lang Zhang Tingzan were immediately moved into the Ministry of Commerce—as for the crying of Minister of Industry Xiong Yixiao, Yinzhen pretended not to hear it.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yuanmeng and Wang Ji, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, were transferred from the Imperial Academy, and then the director Chen Tingjing was temporarily borrowed from the research institute to concurrently serve as the Han Shangshu. It was barely enough to get together the new Ministry of Commerce.

As for Kangxi's dark complexion, Yinzhen won't describe it. Anyway, Yinzhen deeply understands that there are too few capable people, too few, and it is really too few.

After picking up some small officials of the fourth, fifth, and sixth and seventh ranks, the structure of the entire commercial department was finally declared complete.

After the completion of the Ministry of Commerce, the first thing announced at the first meeting was to discuss new business management regulations.

There was an uproar in the hall.

The officials couldn't help communicating with each other, and the two ministers were the quietest.

Chen Tingjing, the current director of the research institute and also the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, and A Lantai, the current bachelor of the Wuyingdian University and concurrently the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, looked at each other, and fell into silence.

To be honest, they were moved to the Ministry of Commerce, and they were ready to wipe the ass of Brother Jiu, but they never thought that Brother Jiu would be so courageous, and the first move was to directly attack the law. Can't do it.

Alantai looked calm.

He stared deeply at Yinzhen, holding back the throbbing temples on his forehead: "Brother Jiu, can you tell me your thoughts?"

Chen Tingjing remained expressionless, but also stared at Yinzhen closely.Following the two ministers' voices, many officials stopped discussing and turned their curious eyes to Yinzhen.

"The Ministry of Commerce should be called the Ministry of Industry and Commerce."

"...Then why separate it to form the Ministry of Commerce?"

"The contents of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Management are intertwined. From the perspective of the Ministry of Industry alone, it can be divided into management of cities and infrastructure, management of transportation, management of agriculture, and even external and internal commerce are all under its management. But punishment, the power of punishment is not in the hands of the Ministry of Industry at all, it has become the management of the Ministry of Households, coupled with the idea of ​​emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business for thousands of years, so that merchants have become one of the two areas."

A Lantai and Chen Tingjing understood these contents, and they did not express their opinions.

Seeing this, Yinzhen went on to say: "Businessmen often suffer unfair treatment, or they are not punished under the corresponding fine regulations, or because there is no corresponding law, many businessmen do not know that they are committing crimes. What's more, even knowing that they are committing a crime, they escape punishment because there are no corresponding legal provisions."

Yinzhen talked in detail: "For example, my elder brother proposed to increase customs expenditures to avoid private inflow of drugs. If there is no corresponding smuggling law, is it a crime or an innocent businessman? Let's start with the previous sea ban. , do all the merchants of the foreign firm have a sea certificate?"

The expressions of the officials gradually became serious.

Foreign businessman?Sea permit?The sea permit can be said to be a one-in-a-thousand quantity, but in fact there are no less than ten thousand traders doing foreign business, and most of them are smuggled.

How many of them were caught?

In the end, most of the people were released, but what about the small number of people who were sentenced?If the preaching does not punish the public, then why were they not released? If it is said that it is dealt with according to the law, why can other people be released?

Yinzhen waited for everyone to think clearly.

When the time is right, he said loudly: "In my elder brother's eyes, the existence of the Ministry of Commerce is to be responsible for market supervision and management of the development of industry and commerce, drafting relevant draft laws, formulating rules and regulations and policies, and maintaining industrial and commercial operations in accordance with laws and regulations. order, supervise the quality of circulating commodities, guide buyers (consumers) to consult, complain and report, and protect the legitimate interests of operators... that is, merchants and consumers."

Yinzhen spoke with dry mouth.

The officials in the hall were silent for a long time, and suddenly there was a round of applause.

Alantai had never been in contact with Brother Jiu in the past.

But now I have to understand why among so many elder brothers, the emperor and the prince will treat the ninth elder brother in front of them differently.

Safeguard the interests of operators and consumers?

Throughout the ages, no one has ever put the dispute between merchants and common people on the table. Even if the matter gets into the yamen, it is usually enough for each of them to have [-] boards.

Apart from gossip, there is no law that can manage unscrupulous businessmen and troublemakers, but now under the imagination of Brother Jiu, people have civil laws, businesses have commercial laws, and there are rules to follow no matter whether they are punished or go to the yamen .

Now that the big guys have no objections, the business management matters have also begun to work at full speed.

First study the prototype of a law.

Immediately afterwards, Yinzhen announced that the first business conference would be held.

"...Merchant meeting?"

"Why should merchants join the discussion on matters of the law?" Alantai also expressed his opinion: "Most merchants are ignorant, and I'm afraid they dare not make any comments at all."

Yinzhen shook his head: "Lord Alantai is wrong."

With his hands behind his back, he raised his chin slightly and looked out the window: "If you want to tell Brother Ben that a businessman is interested in self-interest, I'm afraid he will try to insert terms that are beneficial to himself when studying the law!"

Alantai frowned: "How...how is this possible?" The businessman wants to rebel against the officials and the laws that have been enacted?He shook his head again and again to express his disbelief.

It was Chen Tingjing who reacted differently from Alantai.

He who is familiar with Yinzhen frowned slightly: "I think Brother Jiu's words are quite reasonable. Businessmen can't afford it early. I'm afraid that once the "Business Administration Law" is released, it will cause a lot of controversy! Just according to Brother Jiu, you That being said, what if merchants band together and try to push for better terms?"

Yinzhen grinned and let out a chuckle: "So...my elder brother decided not only to have businessmen attend the meeting, but also to choose some common people to attend the meeting."

The news can cause quite a stir.

Businessmen, ordinary people participating in business meetings?What is a business meeting?What do you eat?what's the effect?As soon as this Shangbupu was born, the minds of the people in the capital were agitated.

What makes them even more strange is that both merchants and common people come from all over the world, from big merchants with multiple firms to street hawkers, from housekeepers to street clerks to farmers, there are all kinds of people participating, and they can't understand the nine What the hell is brother doing.

Kangxi is also very curious.

He had already read the first edition of the "Business Administration Law", and he also deeply disliked Yinzhen for holding such a meeting. Kangxi's thinking was similar to that of Alantai, and he didn't think businessmen would have the courage to resist the court.

Yinzhen: ...

He decided to invite Kangxi and Prince Yinreng to participate together.

the day of the meeting.

Many people poured into the yamen of the Ministry of Commerce in the morning. Although they were invited by Brother Nine, both the merchants and the common people were filled with murmurs.

So much so that the meeting was very quiet at first.

Without knowing the risks behind them, the merchants were timid, fearful and humble when they saw A Lantai, the Minister of Commerce, and Zhang Tingzan, the Minister of Commerce, standing on the stage.

Facing the "Business Administration Law" recited by the minister Zhang Tingzan, their faces were numb, and they could not utter a word.

In case the names are recorded by the adults on the stage, will there be any good fruits for them in the future?

Looking at a group of businessmen with hunched heads, shoulders shrugged, and flattering and flattering smiles on their faces, Kangxi raised his brows high: "Look, where is there any sign of resistance?"

Although the crown prince Yinfeng supported Yinzhen, he couldn't help being suspicious at the moment, but he still insisted: "Let's wait and see?"

The voice just fell.

There was a commotion among the merchant representatives below, and the recitation of the regulations gradually touched the self-interests of the merchants. For example, false propaganda is not allowed, and products with different materials used and advertised for sale need to be recycled and compensated...

The faces of the merchants changed.

penalty?How to do it?How much is the minimum compensation?How much is the highest?After seeing a commoner boldly propose a hundred times the compensation, the merchants became excited.

hundred times?Do your big head dream!

After the changes to the fine amount proposed by several business representatives were approved, the enthusiasm of the remaining businessmen finally rose.

This escalated and then completely messed up.

Some people say that cross-provincial transactions should pay more taxes, and some people say that vendors of the same product should not be allowed to enter the same street, and some people report malicious competition on the spot. The interests of the industry belong to themselves.

Of course, the representatives of the people on the side are not vegetarians either.

The representatives of the merchants and the representatives of the common people seemed to be pros and cons, and a heated debate began. From morning to night, until the street lights on the street were lit, the meeting of the Ministry of Commerce announced that today's meeting was temporarily over.

Kangxi: ...

The selfish, hideous businessman made him vigilant, and the common people who had the courage to resist and put up face to dispute also made Kangxi feel good.

If you think about it more carefully, aren't the two parties doing things from their own standpoints?Kangxi returned to the palace thoughtfully, but the meeting outside the Ministry of Commerce was not over yet.

One day, two days, three or four days, and half a month passed before barely finalizing the third edition of the "Business Administration Law". Of course, this had to be submitted to the imperial court for review by many ministers.

Even so, the representatives of the merchants and common people present felt that they had accomplished a great event, and they stepped out of the office of the Ministry of Commerce with their heads held high, wishing to announce the great event they had done as soon as possible.

Chen Tingjing was a little worried: "Brother Jiu is not worried that someone will buy these...people?"

Yinzhen blinked: "Why are you worried? If there is a meeting next time...then we have to replace a group of people, no, it should be said to let people vote for a group of famous people to try?"

The "Business Administration Law" that had been staffed by more than a hundred people was repeatedly pondered by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but no loopholes were found. At most, a few typos were corrected and it was promulgated.

Those businessmen or ordinary people who were bragging before were dumbfounded.

The people in the entire capital were shocked.

The news that businessmen and even ordinary people joined in the establishment of the "Business Administration Law" also spread along the way, causing an uproar in all parts of the Qing Dynasty!

It is the first time in the thousands of years since the beginning of the world that ordinary people can join in the study of the law!