Chapter 110 The world does not talk about equality, only reciprocity! (Second update)
The sound is like a tidal wave, which lasts for a long time.
Xia Zhibai stood in front of the wooden platform, looking at the endless crowd, and a feeling of heroism arose in his heart.
Ambition is certainly passionate, but the road must be walked step by step, and you cannot become fat by eating one bite.
It cannot push down the mountain of decay that is pressing down on all the people.
At the moment, we still have to focus on production.
When the cheers from all around gradually died down, Xia Zhibai stood on the stage again, bowed to the people around him and the industrial and commercial people on both sides of the street, and he said slowly: "I, Xia Zhibai, have great faith. , and a promise worth a thousand dollars.”
“Since the people and businesses all over the world recognize this data.”
“I, Xia Zhibai, will never deny it.”
He tiptoed. He stood up and grabbed the white cloth that the clerk was counting on.
Under the gaze of hundreds of people around him, Xia Zhibai pulled off the white cloth with dense numbers written on it.
Zi!
Xia Zhibai threw the white cloth into the air and said loudly: "The goal of five hundred thousand catties has been achieved with the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of people and the industrial and commercial people in the city. This piece of cloth has been achieved. The white cloth that restricts the people's ability to gain real benefits has no effect."
"I, Xia Zhibai, solemnly declare"
"From now on, fine salt will be produced in the Kyoto Salt Industry. The highest selling price is fifteen cents per catty.”
"It will never rise."
"All the people in heaven and earth are witnesses and supervisors."
"Okay." Someone shouted in response.
"The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes, Xia Zhuangyuan, you really think about our people, please accept my respect." An old man in the crowd blushed, his old voice trembled, old His body knelt down to the ground in public.
Xia Zhibai quickly jumped off the high platform and helped his father-in-law up.
He couldn't bear this kneeling.
Xia Zhibai smiled bitterly and said: "My father-in-law, you are really a shameful young man."
"Only juniors in the world kneel to their elders, how can any elders kneel to their juniors?"
"I just did what I should do. I can't deserve such a big gift. Besides, I still have a lot of things to do in the future, but I can't bear such a shortened life."
"You If you really want me to be well, you’d better get up quickly.”
It's just that not many people around buy it.
"Mr. He is a living Bodhisattva.”
“.”
Xia Zhibai helped his father up and said solemnly to the people around him: "I really can't bear this great gift from you. This is not a modesty, but the truth. I do business because it is profitable and It’s not true selfless dedication.”
“China has never talked about equality.”
“It only talks about equality.”
“The king and his ministers are not equal. Father and son are not equal, and brother and brother are also not equal, but all kinds of etiquette and rules require equality."
"Confucian sages particularly emphasize this."
"The king must be benevolent, the minister must be loyal; the father must be kind, the son must be filial; the brother must be a friend, the younger brother must be respectful, etc."
"China has never made one-sided contributions."
"I also adhere to principles in everything I do."
"When I do business, I sell goods for money and food."
"You use money to buy salt, and I collect money to sell salt."
"Everyone gets what he needs, and it's always equal."
"You don't need to think too highly of me, and you don't need to praise me too highly. You spent money to buy salt, but you don't care about salt. Secondly, I accepted the money and didn’t complain about the amount, so the transaction was completed, and it doesn’t matter what I did for you. I just did what I should do and earned what I should earn.”
“That’s all.”
“And more.”
“Doing business is to serve the people.”
"Being an official is also serving the people."
"In fact, there is not much difference between the two."
"Of course I also know why you are so excited. The world is miserable and people's livelihood is very difficult. "
"It has been eighteen years since the founding of the new dynasty, but the impact of decades of war has not been completely eliminated. The remaining Yuan forces are still peeping at the world, and there are still people along the coast. The southwestern frontier is also unsettled due to Japanese pirates' intrusion, and people's lives are still very difficult. "
"Having nothing to eat and not having enough clothes to cover your body is the norm in the world."
"Especially when the old and new order changes, there is turmoil and evil in many places, and it is difficult for people's lives to improve."
"People's livelihood is difficult, and every penny must be counted."
"Salt is indispensable to you. "
"However, there were floods in Shouzhou and Chuzhou some time ago, and the price of salt increased. The autumn harvest will soon come, and it will be tax time in the new year. Life is already difficult, and it is naturally difficult. With the higher price of salt, the emergence of salt shops in Kyoto has solved the urgent needs of many families and greatly reduced their daily expenses.”
“It has also made it possible for many families to survive. ”
"It's not me you should be grateful for, but yourselves."
"He who helps himself, God will help him!"
Xia Zhibai's voice came out, and the crowd suddenly fell silent.
Xia Zhibai’s words were beyond everyone’s expectations.
It also left many people confused.
Xia Zhibai walked out of the crowd, stood on the high platform again, put the copper trumpet to his mouth, and continued: "Compared to most people in the world, I have read a few more books than you, and I have learned more about the world. , I don’t know what people in the world think of it, but from what I heard, many ministers in the court have made fun of it.”
“Businessmen have been out of the ordinary since ancient times.” “And I do business as an official, so naturally. It is also necessary to be ridiculed by others. "
"But I don't care."
"It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits."
"But in my opinion, officials do business for the purpose of making profits, but they must also take into account people's livelihood."
"Businessmen have actually been divided into three categories since ancient times."
"One : To make a living and make a profit. "
"These merchants are mostly peddlers walking around the streets!"
"Second: To make a profit for the family."
"Most of these merchants are the richest merchants in the world, and they can be regarded as relatively pure businessmen."
"They are only interested in profit."
"Third: seek benefits for the country and the people. ”
“This is a great businessman!”
“This kind of person is rare in the world. I would like to be called an entrepreneur.”
"And I took the initiative to ask for a job and do business as an official because I wanted to find a third way."
"For the benefit of the country and the welfare of the people."
"Nowadays, production in the world It is not developed and has been war-torn for a long time. Many aspects have not recovered, especially those related to people's livelihood. Part of the reason is that some advanced production technologies and skills were lost during the war, and part of it is the family workshop model that many people adhere to. "
“I do not reject family workshops.”
“But after more than ten years of war, many places have been destroyed, and a large number of technical crafts have become incomplete. Although after more than ten years of restoration, , there has been a certain improvement, but most of them are difficult to recover, or it will take a long time.”
"But the people can't afford it."
"People's livelihood is already difficult, and production should be restored at all costs."
"So I chose to go into business in order to break the existing concepts in the world."
“Seek technology sharing between industry and commerce, unite and cooperate, resume production as quickly as possible, and even increase productivity as quickly as possible.”
“Firstly, we can reduce costs and increase efficiency for industry and commerce; secondly, Also improve people’s livelihood as much as possible.”
"I'm not forcing it."
Xia Zhibai glanced at the teahouse and continued: "During this period, many people are secretly asking why the Kyoto Salt Shop can produce salt so quickly and with such high quality. Well, I can tell you the reason, because I have adopted new technology and a new brine-taking machine."
"Many of you should have heard of it."
" That machine is called a steam engine."
"I won't hide anything."
"In the next few days, I will publish the first and second versions of the steam engine drawings for other business people to study and discuss."
"I will also publish some feasible ideas and suggestions for other business people to study and discuss." People go and refer to it.”
“I’m sure.”
“The world will be the age of steam engines in the next few decades.”
“And the family workshops of the past are like this. The ordinary business model will be gradually replaced by more advanced and institutional enterprise models. ”
"It won't take long."
"The only advice I can give is to help each other and stop working behind closed doors. In the past three months, I have recruited a lot of craftsmen, and I can still Seek help from officials of the Ministry of Industry. If you have any technical ideas or encounter technical difficulties, you can come to me and I will try my best to solve it for you."
"Or maybe you value Kyoto industry. I want to achieve my goal through technology exchange. ”
“In short.”
"Kyoto Salt Industry is open to everyone in the world."
"As long as you have technology, ideas, and are willing to seek further breakthroughs, you can become a partner of Kyoto Salt Industry."
< br>"I, Xia Zhibai, trust deeply."
"The technology shared with other businessmen will only be used in Kyoto Salt Industry's own industry and will never be leaked to others."
< br>“My idea, Xia Zhibai, is very simple.”
"It is to improve the production efficiency of handicraft industry as much as possible."
"Improve the productivity of the people."
"Improve people's livelihood."
"Businessmen make profits and the people benefit. , the whole world will benefit, why not do it?”
“If you only focus on your own one-third of an acre, thinking that one person will be full and the whole family will not be hungry, then don’t blame the new technology and new trends. When the struggle comes, there is no room for you to struggle. When the world abandons you, the cruelty will come very quickly.”
"The world needs to enter a stage of mass production!"
Xia Zhibai's voice roared around, but there was silence everywhere.
There was no response, just a long silence.
The person who was most moved by Xia Zhibai’s words was the salt merchant.
They are the ones who have the most say.
It is also the most powerless.
Luo Gan, Zhang Yuan and others looked aggrieved, angry and helpless.
But I have to admit that Xia Zhibai was telling the truth. When Xia Zhibai officially took action, they had no room for resistance and could only watch as everything they once owned was taken away in an instant. Go away, unable to fight back.
It’s so fast and crazy.
(End of this chapter)