Fulixing Tea Shop, Xue Qigui drank a few glasses of wine at night, slept soundly, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door, turned over and sat up, and heard a noise outside, and hurriedly shouted: "What's the matter?" ”

The guy outside the door said anxiously: "Big shopkeeper, get up quickly, the street is full of soldiers, and vigorously slam the door of the store to open the door." ”

Soldiers? Xue Qigui was startled, hurriedly jumped out of bed, quickly put on his clothes and pants, opened the door, and saw that all the guys in the store had gathered outside the door, he pretended to be calm and said: "It's not a bandit, what's the panic?" As he spoke, he took a big stride and said, "Go and see." ”

Thinking that all the tea had been sold and all the silver tickets had been deposited in Yuanqi, he was secretly glad in his heart, and he was relieved, and before he was discharged from the hospital, he heard the sound of "bang, bang" knocking on the door.

He stopped everyone, walked to the door and looked out from the crack in the door, and saw that the soldiers armed with torches were tax collectors of the Guangdong Customs, and couldn't help but be inexplicable, what is the situation? Immediately turn around and open the door with a human palm lamp.

As soon as the door opened, a soldier glanced at a few people with a torch and shouted, "Who is Xue Qigui?" ”

"The little ones are." Xue Qigui hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I don't know what important things the military master has in the middle of the night?" As he spoke, he stepped forward and quietly shoved the two oceans into the soldier's hands.

Seeing that he was interested, the soldier's face softened slightly, and he said softly: "On the orders of the Inspector of Guangdong Customs, we will strictly investigate the foreign businessmen who collude with foreign businessmen for smuggling. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xue Qigui's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said that he had vigorously rectified the foreign merchant government twice, seized hundreds of businesses, and confiscated all the goods: "Master Jun, the little wronged, Fulixing Tea Shop has never colluded with foreign businessmen to smuggle." ”

"Don't be verbose, Fulixing Tea Shop is registered, and we are doing things according to the register." One of the soldiers shouted, "All the shopkeepers came out and sealed the door." ”

Seeing that the soldiers did not enter the store, but only closed the store, Xue Qigui relaxed a little, with his relationship with Yi Zhi, it is not difficult to get through this joint, thinking of Yi Zhicontentment, he was shocked, thinking that he deliberately raised the price of tea, and specially instructed to deposit the silver ticket into Yuanqi, is this his means?

There was no time to think about it, he hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed two pieces of ocean for a few soldiers outside the door, and the military attache who led the team specially stuffed a silver ticket, and the military attache did not shy away from suspicion at all, and directly picked up the silver ticket and glanced at it, seeing that it was a silver ticket of twenty yuan, and grinned: "The shopkeeper Xue is a knower, although Fu Lixing colludes with foreign businessmen to smuggle, but the situation is not serious, it is just sealed, don't worry." ”

"Thank you, Master Mingcha." Xue Qigui thanked him, and then asked, "How many businesses are on the roster?" ”

"More than four hundred." The military attache said and waved his hand: "The movements are all sharp." ”

Although it was the height of summer, it was still a little cool in the middle of the night, Xue Qigui looked at the torches and soldiers all over the street, a chaotic scene, and he didn't know where to go? I scolded in my heart, what the hell is this!

The Guangdong Customs vigorously rectified and banned foreign businessmen, and seized more than 400 businesses overnight, more than half of which were tea dealers, and more than 20 of them were arrested and imprisoned.

Early in the morning, the merchants of the Thirteen Lines received a rumor that at the meeting of the merchants' office, the anxious merchants rushed to discuss without even drinking morning tea.

At the same time, tea merchants, silk merchants, cloth merchants, ceramic merchants, medicine merchants, and sugar merchants in Xiguan all received notices from their respective industry offices and rushed to their respective industry office meetings.

Xiguan was shaken, and a group of foreign businessmen living in the Thirteen Merchants Hall were also shocked and worried, and the Guangdong Customs vigorously rectified and banned foreign businessmen, and the life of foreign businessmen was naturally not good, and the good days of private trade and free trade with foreign businessmen were afraid to come to an end, and they would have to deal with the Thirteen Lines that monopolized foreign trade in the future.

Thirteen Lines of Commerce, Conference Hall.

Wu Shaorong glanced at the merchants, raised his voice and said: "Guangdong Customs seized more than 400 foreign merchants last night, you should all know, yes, it is the thirteen banks that implore the Guangdong Customs to rectify the foreign businessmen, the thirteen banks monopolize foreign trade, and now it is in name only, and it has reached the point where it must be rectified!"

Behind closed doors, there is no need for us to hide and tuck, why have foreign businessmen been so rampant over the years? You should all be clear in your hearts, which is the result of the deliberate connivance of everyone here!

Of course, we are not unaware of your difficulties, just because considering your difficulties, the business office has been turning a blind eye to this matter for a long time, why? Rat-thrower! I am afraid that if the foreign businessmen in the industry are rectified, you will go bankrupt.

But now it's different, Yuanqi Bank has unified the Guangzhou Money Bank, and can provide you with a large number of low-interest loans, and there is no need for the Thirteen Banks to condone foreign businessmen, and there is no need to look at the faces of foreign businessmen! ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, looked at Yi Zhicontent, and said, "Yi Da shopkeeper, you can say a few words." ”

Yi Zhifen is not a businessman, but his status in the Thirteen Lines is very detached, his position is next to Wu Shaorong and Pan Zhengwei, the two major merchants, he stood up and did not speak, Liang Chengxi of Tianbao Xing said: "Yida shopkeeper, we have not had time to throw the tea at hand." ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at him, slowly swept through the crowd, and said, "Everyone here, who has sold it?" ”

"I sold it, and I sold all twenty-seven taels." Yan Qichang said.

It's rare to have an obedient one, Yi Zhishu nodded, and seeing that no one said anything more, he said: "Before noon yesterday, someone was sent to notify you, may I ask, who hasn't been notified?" ”

Hearing this, everyone was a little embarrassed, they did receive a notice of contentment, but seeing that the price of tea was rising well, they were reluctant to do it.

"Let's not talk about that for now." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "What Mr. Wu said is very true, Yuanqi unified the Guangzhou Money Bank, the strength has increased greatly, and the amount of low-interest loans that can be provided to you has also increased, and Yuanqi will then launch a series of measures to facilitate bulk trade and greatly accelerate the turnover of funds, so you don't need to worry about not having enough capital turnover in the peak season of sea trade."

As for the business debt to foreign businessmen, Yuanqi's loan interest is now lower than that of foreign businessmen, you really don't need to look at the faces of foreign businessmen, with Yuanqi as the backing, the Thirteen Banks have now increased the monopoly of foreign trade, whether it is facing foreign businessmen or foreign businessmen, your waist can be stiffened. ”

"Good!" Wu Tianyuan said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew can be regarded as giving us a bad breath, we have been like a little daughter-in-law who has just passed the door, careful everywhere, always cautious, and look at the faces of others after being wronged, this aggrieved day is finally coming to an end." ”

"A daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years, and it is really happy." Luo Futai followed with a smile: "It seems that our thirteen lines will usher in a heyday again. ”