The Jin Chamber of Commerce was set up in the rich and prosperous east city of the capital. The Hui Chamber of Commerce is located in the south of the city, that is, outside the Chongwen Gate.

In fact, in the early years, the world's No. 1 consortium was not Jin Shang. Rather, it was the Hui merchants represented by the big salt merchants. Hui merchants repeatedly donated silver taels for the southern tour of the Emperor Taishang, and they were generous and attached to power, and their influence was great.

At the same time, Huizhou merchants also operated tea, bamboo, wood, porcelain, cotton (cloth), grain, pawn, stationery, pen and ink and other businesses.

However, with the ascension of the Yongzhi Emperor, the status of Hui merchants began to decline slowly. By the end of the thirteenth year of Yongzhi, Lu Yong, the leader of the Jin Dynasty, donated hundreds of thousands of silver to the Son of Heaven to reopen the Chengde Mulan Enclosure. Jin merchants began to prevail in an all-round way.

On the morning of the fifth day of the first month of March, it was another spring rain, and the Hui Chamber of Commerce in Beijing was full of visitors these days. The two major leaders of the Hui merchants: Wang Heting and Ma Juntai came to Beijing and lived here.

The visitors who are not enough are all younger generations, such as Wang Youhong, the eldest son of the Wang family, and Xiao Youan, a famous man in Yangzhou.

In the quiet courtyard, Ma Juntai and Wang Heting drank tea and chatted, "Brother Heting, although the minting and issuance of silver coins are indispensable to our Hui merchants, you and I still have to come to Beijing. They are all disturbed, and they cannot be cleaned! ”

That's a bit of a pretense.

Wang Heting smiled, tasted tribute tea, and said: "It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out." Although the hall is well repaired, it is not as good as the other courtyard in Yangzhou. ”

Ma Juntai laughed and said, "This Brother Heting is wrong. According to the Great Sunday Daily, Jiafu spent one million taels of silver to build a provincial villa in the mansion, which is known as: all the scenery in heaven and earth, and the weather is thousands. It's no worse than you and me in the West Garden and the Little Linglong Mountain Pavilion on both sides of the Xiaoqinhuai River. ”

The Great Sunday newspaper advertised the cost of one million taels of silver in the Grand View Garden, which was by no means a good thing for Jiafu. Since ancient times, China has paid attention to wealth and not exposed.

Wang Heting smiled at his friend and said, "How credible is Jin Shang's report?" I heard Xiao Youan say that Yin Wuji, the owner of Baichuantong, who sponsored the Big Sunday newspaper, was still in Man Tingfang and Jiafu some time ago. ”

The handover of political power was accompanied by bloodshed. The transfer of economic rights is also a "war". Hui merchants and Jin merchants have been fighting for many years! Otherwise, how can it be divided, Jiangbei belongs to Jin merchants, and Jiangnan belongs to Hui merchants?

"Oh?" Ma Juntai looked surprised, pondered for a while, and said, "It seems that tomorrow's meeting will not be smooth sailing." ”

Of course, Hui merchants were bystanders. Their share is indispensable.

According to Wang Youhong's visit to Jia Huan, he got a little inside information. The initial plan of the household department was to divide the share of the minting and issuance of silver coins into nine parts: the powerful and the wealthy merchants shared it. Minting coins has been a huge profit since ancient times.

On the face of it: 1 silver dollar was minted in eight cents of silver. One tael of silver is equal to about ten denarii dollars. Only 20% profit margin. Labor costs are also deducted. But how big is this coinage?

In the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, the treasury income of the entire imperial court was 37.52 million taels. What about the silver that circulates throughout the people? What about silver ingots obtained at low prices from Toei and overseas trade? This plate is unbelievably bigger. It may even exceed the revenue from selling salt for a year.

Moreover, it is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money. In any business, there are operational risks. But legal coinage, absolutely nothing. This is worth more than a good land, enough to pass on to future generations.

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The majestic Forbidden City, since the Ming Dynasty Chengzu built the capital, is the political center of the country. For two or three hundred years, a storm of power has been staged here.

In the evening, Ruolan and Chen Yejun, the guards of the front guard of the palace guards, left the imperial city with their colleagues after handing over their shifts. When they went out of the noon gate, they dispersed.

Wei Ruolan and Chen Yejun came out, and the little servants of the two families were already waiting, busy coming over to serve the young masters of each family.

The Chen family has quite a few industries in Beijing: the Tongfu Restaurant in Dengshikou is theirs. The Wei family is much purer. Wei Ruolan also has an uncle, a brother, who serves in the army. Of course, the status is not too high. The power of the Wei family is similar to that of the historians.

There are some domestic servants and servants.

The two of them were going to Feng Ziying's house to have a drink. Feng Ziying recently bought a beautiful concubine with a beautiful face, and it is said that she came from the declining Prince Yuanshun's mansion.

Wearing rain gear, I walked on Chang'an Left Street, watching the light rain in the evening. Wei Ruolan said with a smile: "I see that Brother Chen has been full of worries recently, what's wrong?" ”

Chen Yejun sighed: "It's hard to say! Brother Wei, recently, the imperial court wants to delegate the right to mint coins, and the wealthy family and giant businessman Gao Zhiling of Suzhou brought silver funds to Beijing, and he has arrived in Beijing a few days ago and is moving around. ”

Wei Ruolan said: "Is it the giant businessman you offended when you traveled to Suzhou a year ago?" ”

Chen Yejun showed a look of remembrance on his face, nodded, and sighed, "Brother Wei, the enemy is right in front of me, but I can't be happy with revenge." How sad.

Alas, Brother Jia took his wife and concubine to Dongzhuang Town to go to Dongzhuang Town and live happily. If he is in the capital, I can still ask him. "Jia Huan is in the circle of friends, known for his talent and poetry.

He and Miaoyu, who practiced in Jiafu, were old acquaintances. After she was an official eunuch, her parents died early, and when she was 17 years old, she was forced by Gao Zhiling to come to Beijing from Suzhou.

Outside legend: Her master's last words said that she was not suitable to return to her hometown, and let her live quietly in Beijing and wait for the result. Actually, it's just a pretext. The real reason is in the high order.

Wei Ruolan smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Dongzhuang Town is only 40 miles away from the capital. You ride away, and you'll be there in half an hour. Brother Feng, I'll cover it up for you. With his temperament, he will not blame you. ”

Chen Yejun thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay." I'm tired of Brother Wei. "Called the little servant and rode out of the city.

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The evening rain was incessant. In Chen Yejun's heart, he is doubly worried, and in Jing Garden, it is the lake and mountains, and the beautiful garden.

There are more than a dozen Jingyuan palaces. It is always full. On the fifth night of the first month of March, in the hall of the main courtyard, there was a staggered plan, singing and dancing, and Mei Ji persuaded to drink.

Susong is a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. For example, the Wei University Scholar is from Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture. And Suzhou Mansion, Suzhou City, is today's fashion capital. Su sample and Kunqu opera are spread all over the world. Chen Yejun's "concerning" Gao Zhiling is the business leader of the Suzhou Merchant Gang and the Taihu Lake area.

The king of Chu today is to set up a banquet in the main hall to entertain Gao's order.

This wine has been "brewing" for several days. A businessman, even with a letter from Liu Anyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, met Han Xiucai. But the prince who wants to see the prince and is expected to ascend to the throne. For the king of Chu, there is still a need for some reserve.

Under the auspices of Han Xiucai, Gao Zhiling contributed 200,000 taels of silver to have today's cocktail party and meeting.

Tonight's guests are Han Jin, Hum Ha two generals (Luo, Tong), Hanlin attendant Zhou Shenxing, Hanlin editor Li Kuan, Peng Wei. The owner of Jin Shang Baichuan Tong is Yin Wuji. Liu Zining, the head of the imperial merchant Liu family. A famous man in Beijing, Hu Mengyang, is famous for his poetry.

Gao Zhiling was forty-two years old at the time, with a short figure of five and a tire mark on his cheek, and he looked very "strange". He was rubbing the towering snow peaks on the chest of the wine beauties beside him, and his technique was sophisticated. It looks rough and profligate, giving people an extremely lascivious impression.

A trace of disdain flashed in King Chu's eyes: Turtle. Immediately, Han Jin's words came to mind: Your Highness, don't be fooled by his appearance and behavior. Gao Zhiling can have a net worth of millions, known as high millions, and his means and IQ are outstanding.

The king of Chu raised his glass and laughed loudly: "Today, the high-ranking people went out to Jingyuan, and the king was happy in his heart. Drink this cup to your heart's content. ”

The wine banquet is in the sound of singing and dancing, and it is moving towards the high tide.

Night rain showers. Concealing all kinds of hidden conspiracies and exchanges in the capital.

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