Chapter 2098 Recognizing People
After entering the city, Wen Rensheng followed Li Xin to the door of a large courtyard with six entrances.
As soon as Li Xin came to the door, several helpers who were sitting on the porch in front of the door hurriedly got up.
“I’ve met Mr. Li.”
“Well, let me announce that I’m back.”
Li Xin was very polite to these helpers.
Obviously, a person’s status is very valuable.
The helpers immediately ran all the way and went to the concierge first to make an announcement.
An old man walked out of the concierge.
"Mr. Li is back. The master said that you should meet him in the study as soon as you arrive."
"Okay, this is my nephew Li Hao. Please make arrangements."
"Easy to say, easy to say, please come with me."
Wen Rensheng then followed the old concierge to a Stay in the ear room.
Of course he couldn't go to see the governor directly. He must have waited for Li Xin to see the governor and wait for the governor's summons before he could enter.
At this time, he began to figure out in his mind which path to take.
A late Ming Dynasty type world.
If you want to make a fortune by relying on the people, there are several ways.
First, he started as a refugee, and Li Zicheng is a typical example.
The second is to take the maritime trade route, Zheng Zhilong is a typical example.
The third is to follow Zuo Liangyu's route, which is also the warlord's route, develop the territory and become Cao Cao.
There are several other routes, but none have proven themselves historically.
Not worth relying on.
And you cannot use concepts and technologies that are beyond this era.
Then we can only use the existing technology of this era.
In fact, it is enough.
At this time, the West already had mature firearms tactics.
Accumulate money, accommodate refugees, rely on training a large number of cheap line soldiers, rely on low-level officers and whips, and relatively sufficient food and military pay to make them obey military discipline.
As long as the exchanges are one to one, no one can be your opponent.
But the premise is that you must do business well.
Doing business in this era must have a government background. Without a government background, you are just like leeks in the field. If they are fat, you will cut them.
No exceptions.
How big a government background is required to have a big business.
A student official can open several shops, an official can occupy several streets, a Jinshi can occupy several counties, a vassal king can occupy a province, and eunuchs and pavilion elders can occupy several provinces. They all have one A rule that is unclear but vague.
Without this background, it’s just a joke.
As for making money by relying on fair trade, business innovation, invention and creation, efficiency improvement... I think the prison is not enough to contain people.
The death of a few people here really has no impact.
From this point, we can know how friendly the modern business environment is.
Wen Rensheng thought about it carefully and realized that given his current conditions, it would be more comfortable for him to take the warlord route.
Firstly, it is fast to start a business, and secondly, the risk is low.
Needless to say, refugees, people with the same background and experience as Li Zicheng, I don’t know how many died.
The probability of death is the highest among the three.
Not to mention the maritime merchants, Zheng Zhilong’s close and brave generals were all killed with fishing nets in the sea battle.
On the other hand, the warlord route is really not very dangerous. If you manage the servants, if you can't defeat them, let the servants escort you and escape.
As long as you have soldiers, horses and servants, even if you run away, the governor and governor will not kill you and will still rely on you.
Of course, the premise is that you still have money, territory, and a clan, so that the court can be trusted and the court can be wary.
Just like Li Chengliang, 8,000 servants traveled across Liaodong, colluding with everyone, and dominating one side. No matter how many people accused him of treason, it turned out to be okay.
To be able to do this, firstly, there are soldiers and money in hand, secondly, there are people in the court, thirdly, there are always military exploits to report, and if there is no military exploits, it is self-creation.
Raising the bandits’ self-respect is also an important part.
In short, the court was fooled.
They are all his people, members of his family, his adopted sons, and his servants.
In the end, any general soldier with a foreign surname who came here could not sit still.
Even if the imperial court can remove one of him, it does not have the ability to change the overall system.
Because when the imperial court came to him, the executive power of officials was not as strong as it was at the beginning of the founding of the country. It was better to do less than to do more.
As long as he doesn't rebel, then just make do with it.
And Li Chengliang did not rebel, but he raised rebels.
Wen Rensheng thought for a while, how he could follow suit.
Well, have more children.
Now I am 15 years old, and I can take concubines and have children at the age of 15.
Taking in 3,000 concubines at one go, one year later, there were 3,000 dolls.
After 15 years of operation, all of them were assigned to the army.
Which court minister can shake him?
Impossible.
And they can also use the doctrine of loyalty and filial piety of this era to tie up these dolls.
The binding force of adopted children is very strong, let alone parents and children?
Disobedience can also lead to disobedience.
But the biggest problem is lack of time.
Only as a long-term chess piece.
Let’s talk about becoming a prince first.
In terms of fame, fortune and wealth, it takes three years to pass the Juren exam and another year to pass the Jinshi exam.
This is a very lucky situation. After passing the exam, you can take the Jinshi exam that year.
However, after becoming a Jinshi, you have to go to Hanlin, Liubu, and Governor. This process will take 20 years.
Too slow.
Still not working.
It is not as effective as giving birth to a child.
Wen Rensheng is a player who understands the choice of the golden armored god. Now he is the son of the barbarian leader, with independent military power and a reputation.
The other party will definitely use the most reasonable measures to accumulate quickly.
The only advantage is that the player's knowledge reserve is definitely far inferior to him.
However, the other party will definitely be able to get comprehensive guidance from the golden armored god.
He thought carefully about the fastest molding speed and decided to make money.
If you want money, you want power.
If you want to get power quickly, you should take the counselor route.
A scholar can also respond.
As long as you come up with more effective ideas, you can quickly take advantage of the situation.
Nurhaci followed a similar route and worked as a slave in Li Chengliang's family. Finally, he was promoted and appointed by Li Chengliang and unified the Jurchens in Jianzhou.
That was also very slow. It took Nurhaci 30 years to unify the Jurchens in Jianzhou. There is really nothing to boast about.
Later, Li Chengliang died for three years before he dared to rebel. However, he was also old and went crazy within a few years.
It can only be said to be the current situation.
The Ming Dynasty was already too decadent and its officials had no execution ability. Due to the degradation of science and technology, they were defeated in the face of the harsh and relatively efficient slave military system.
The main reason is that there are not enough troops to mobilize.
Financially bankrupt, only about 150,000 troops can be mobilized at a time, while the opponent has 60,000 elites. Less than 3:1, and there is no geographical advantage. Most of the 150,000 are auxiliary, and the elite can only be 30,000 to 50,000.
The other side has 60,000, and has 20,000 absolute elites.
In this way, the gap is even smaller.
Taking into account the centripetal force and the degree of unity, failure is actually not surprising.
It would be strange not to lose.
Wen Rensheng was thinking about it when the old concierge came to call him:
"Young master, Mr. Li wants you to go to the study to see the master."
This is the governor, an absolute party A high-ranking official, and has the ability to separate a region.
Just because they have to be rotated regularly, there is no chance for separatism.
Soon, Wen Rensheng was led by the old concierge to the east study room, which was the second entrance.
I saw an old man in his sixties, sitting on a chair in the study, drawing a picture.
Li Xin was standing aside.
Wen Rensheng walked over, cupped his hands and said, "Student has met Mr. Futai."
"You are not a child, what did you say when you came? Why don't you quickly kowtow to Mr. Wang?" When Li Xin saw that Wen Rensheng just handed over his hand, he immediately scolded him.
"The king of heaven and earth, my master, there is gold under my knees. I kneel to heaven and earth and kneel to my parents. I will not kneel to others." Wen Rensheng said directly.
A joke, for a bet, to make him kneel.
He is not really a time travel monster.
It would be a joke if he knelt down.
He is a man of great wisdom. He can only be worshiped by others for his wisdom, and there is no reason for him to worship others in turn.
At worst, if you lose, there is no reason to bow down.
"What a crazy person." Governor Wang Guitai put down the pen in his hand. He was not angry, but smiled.
Wen Rensheng was a little impressed by the governor.
If he had done this to the Manchus, he would have been beheaded immediately, nothing else.
A slave dares not to kneel to his master, it’s a beautiful thought.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, various ideas were rampant, and even the students dared to organize people to beat the county magistrate and prefect.
So if you don’t kneel down and worship, you can think of it as crazy.
At least the governor didn't have anyone pull him out and beat him to death.
Actually, he can't do this either.
Because Wen Rensheng had a reputation at this time, but he just didn't kneel down. If he wanted to punish him, he could give a warrant to an official such as academic administration, saying that he didn't know the dignity and etiquette, and his reputation would be gone.
But students can not kneel before officials.
But it is limited to county officials. If it is a larger official, he should kneel down as before.
If you become a Jinshi and become an official, you have to kneel down when you see a superior, let alone a scholar.
But if the governor really does this, his reputation among scholars will be ruined.
“I don’t dare, it’s just that the student’s knees are hard and he can’t kneel down.” Wen Rensheng cupped his hands and said.
"Okay, then let me test your knowledge. Your uncle praised you very much." Governor Wang said.
"Please come up with a question."
"Well, there are many things going on in the Liao Dynasty now, the Eastern captives have repeatedly caused chaos, and the state is insufficient. What is your solution?" Governor Wang said directly.
"This..." Li Xin was shocked. This kind of thing was a topic for the policy papers written during the palace examination after Juren passed the Gongsheng examination.
It is really difficult to ask a scholar now.
It seems that the governor is arrogant and intends to kill his nephew.
The test is not about career, but about practicality.
In fact, it is more difficult in practice.
But those who value practical work are now more likely to be promoted and rise all the way up, and are not affected by competition.
Qingliu is not easily promoted.
"The lack of national funds is due to the failure to see clearly who is richer and whose money has the least hidden dangers after collection." Wen Rensheng said lightly.
"Oh, why don't you tell me?" Governor Wang was shocked when he heard this.
"Today, the rich people inside and outside the imperial court are nothing but vassal kings, nobles, old officials, powerful eunuchs, etc... Their wealth is comparable to that of the imperial court for decades." Wen Rensheng said one by one. Come.
"Well, you, a scholar, can see clearly, but how to collect it? It's difficult." Governor Wang shook his head.
He knew that there was one more person Wen Rensheng had not mentioned, and that was the retired official.
"How to levy it? There should be a king who doesn't like money, and sell certain best-selling items in the name of the royal family, and then let the rich and noble people buy them." Wen Rensheng continued.
"Tell me, what can it be?" Governor Wang said in surprise.
His heart was pounding, and he didn't expect to get a big fish.
If the strategy is written down in a secret book and presented to the current emperor, he, the governor, will definitely be able to join the cabinet, and it may not be impossible to become the chief minister.
After all, what the emperor is most worried about right now is military pay, money and food, so that there is no way to provide disaster relief.
"What, it's naturally an elixir. Didn't the royal family refine elixirs in the past? They sold them as elixirs to noble and wealthy people in the feudal lords. One elixir cost ten thousand taels, and only 300 of them were sold. It’s enough for one year,” Wen Rensheng wrote lightly.
Governor Wang's breathing gradually became heavier.
Cultivation, I want to cultivate myself.
After all, this is the nephew of an important staff member. I can't be angry with a fool.
"How can other people buy ten thousand taels of elixir if they are not stupid?" Governor Wang asked.
"Didn't the royal family spend a lot of money refining elixirs in the past? Why did people earlier believe it?" Wen Rensheng asked.
"He is indeed a crazy student." Governor Wang felt a little angry.
This scholar actually questioned himself in a rhetorical tone.
But there is some truth in what he said.
Why were the previous emperors willing to spend millions of taels refining elixirs?
A few million taels is really not nonsense.
After all, it cost a million taels to build the palace, and eunuchs naturally helped.
Then there is the purchase of all kinds of medicinal materials, and even all kinds of weird and weird things that harm the maids...
Then there are all kinds of manpower consumption...
All the chaos adds up, Several million taels of silver is not an exaggeration.
"Sir Governor, the crux of the problem is, how to make those wealthy people believe in this elixir? Do wealthy people believe in Buddhism? If we say that this elixir was given by the Buddha, can't we sell it for a Ten thousand taels?”
Of course Wen Rensheng could make mirrors and soaps, but these might be beyond the limits of the times.
Not recognized by the golden-armored god.
However, there is no problem in selling the elixir.
After all, the emperor began to refine the elixir himself decades ago in order to achieve immortality.
Now I just sell the refined elixir to others.
"Here, this kid is silent about his strange power and chaos. Don't mention this matter again." Governor Wang finally got angry, "You mad man, do you have any other ideas?"
"The elixir can't be sold, then... It can only be obtained by sorting out the royal shop. The student has the ability to recognize people and can tell those people are honest and honest and will not take advantage of them. As long as they are replaced, the collection of money can be greatly increased. Today's emperor does not value money. If the emperor has money, it will be enough for the state." Wen Rensheng added.
"Can you recognize people?" Governor Wang frowned, "Don't talk big words, don't talk about those charlatans and sorcerers."
Li Xin also quickly taught him a lesson: "You Boy, don’t say anything.”
“You can give it a try”
That's right, Wen Rensheng doesn't cheat, doesn't cheat, doesn't use muskets, cannons, or modern Spanish cavalry, he just uses an ancient saying to recognize people's faces.
Of course, the ancients published many books, and later there were also ice mirrors, which also talked about how to recognize people.
But that’s not allowed.
Only a few people can be accurate.
Wen Rensheng relied on this to quickly accumulate a sum of funds and power.
(End of this chapter)