The merchants gathered to discuss the matter, and the best of the several selected merchants were mixed.

A few people were unknown before the rise of Mojiasi, but within a few years they became famous merchants in Taoqiu.

Or there are rumors that this is the heir of some high-ranking figures of the Mo family, there are too many policies in Sishang, and the family law of the Mo family is too heavy, so the heirs of these people became merchants in Taoqiu incognito.

There are also rumors that some people are actually ink masters at all, but it is inconvenient to make it public, but they are among the merchants but they are contributing to some things that are inconvenient for the Mo family to do.

True or false, having a nose and an eye is not enough to make these people the champions of the merchants, but these people's information, property, and shares are better than the rest of the people, and they can be the leaders of the merchants.

In later generations, only a few hundred years, during the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, there were speculators who bought futures of the Han Dynasty and made a hundred times the profit.

At this time, the sense of smell of these merchants was no worse than that of their descendants, and this Wei State seemed to be powerful, but several consecutive events made Wei State expose signs of weakness.

Several Wei merchants from Anyi, the capital of Wei, are telling about the political changes in Wei in recent years, from the death of a group of old ministers in the Wenhou era such as Li Kui, Duan Ganmu, and Tian Zifang; and then talked about topics such as Wu Qi running away, Leyang being left out in the cold, and Ximen Leopard being a lifelong Yecheng guard.

In the end, a businessman from Wei said: "Wei Gongzizhi, his talent is not good. Otherwise, with the lessons of the rebellion of the princes of Chu Guogong, how could Marquis Wen seal his son in Zhongshan? There is a danger of Taihang in the east of Zhongshan and a thousand miles of plains in the west, if the prince is talented, wouldn't he stand up as the king of Zhongshan? ”

The Wei businessman said, and said: "Leyang was sealed in Lingshou and was also snubbed. You think Wu Qi's credit is enough, right? Break the Zhongshan, seize the West River, take the girder, and in the end? Let Uncle Acne be the Minister of the Country, why should Uncle Acne be the Prime Minister of the country? ”

"Can this happy sheep be as loyal as he was when he ate his son's meat? I don't think so, his grandson is still in Zhongshan. He is old, and he is left with a grandson to become a talent, is it possible to kill his grandson so that his family will have no sacrifice after it is broken? ”

Even if he ate his son's flesh, his grandson would still sacrifice him. But even if he ate his son's flesh to show his loyalty, could Wei Hou sacrifice him? ”

"So I said...... Wei will be defeated this time. I thought about it, if it can really be done, I am willing to buy 30,000 yuan of shares. ”

The words of this Wei businessman immediately attracted the echo of many Wei businessmen.

Merchants have no country, and the merchants of Wei just happen to be born in Wei, and they are not nobles, so they naturally feel that Wei has nothing to do with them.

Could it be that the profiteering is in front of him, just because the son's surname is Wei, he will give up the opportunity to make a fortune? Besides, he doesn't have the surname Wei, he doesn't deserve the surname Wei, and he doesn't even have a fief, so who is worthy of the surname Wei?

Only the doctor has a family, and the princes have a country, this is the etiquette. The merchant behaved in accordance with the law of etiquette.

After these merchants of Wei State finished speaking, the businessman of Zhao State, who liked speculation the most, said: "I don't think it's easy to say about Zhao State. Gongzizhang's fiefdom is in Handan, and the Mo family has an iron-smelting workshop there, Gongzizhang has been good friends with the Mo family in recent years, and I don't think Gongzizhang wants to be Wei Hou's dog. ”

The Wei man nodded and said, "That's the case." Last time, Wu Qi sent troops to Liang, but Zhao Guoke did not participate. Back then, Gongsun would rebel against Qi and sacrifice the Zhao people in the land of Xiaqiu, and recognized Zhao Hou as the lord, but who does Dianqiu belong to now? If I were Gongzizhang, I wouldn't be able to trust Wei Guo. ”

The Zhao people said again: "The Mo family guards the northern border in Gaoliu to prevent the Hu people from going south." Because the Hu people are unjust, they don't know what is the righteousness under the iron tools of farming. Before, Que Hejun smuggled iron tools and swords to Hu Ren, and it was the Mo family who came forward to capture them. I think the Mo family will support Gongzi Zhang this time. Just like Que and Jun, they have already decided to be unrighteous people, in the words of the Mo family, they are called people who harm the world...... You all know what is the evaluation of harming the world in the righteousness of the Mo family, right? ”

A businessman of Lu Country said with a smile: "It is no less than the evaluation of disloyalty, filial piety, and injustice in the Confucian righteousness." ”

The Zhao people clapped their hands and said, "Ah! How could the Mo family be willing to let a figure like Que and Jun go up? What can Childe Chao do? Que and Jun contributed to his ascendancy, but he couldn't kill Que and Jun in order to marry the Mo family after he ascended to the throne, right? Wouldn't that chill the nobles who supported him? ”

"Anyway, in my opinion, the affairs of the Zhao State, as long as the Mo family supports it, the Wei State will be defeated this time. Coupled with what you Wei people said about Leyang, I think as long as you have money, it is not difficult for Zhongshan to restore the country. ”

The merchants discussed for a while, and one of the merchants from Luoyi smiled and said, "How can you restore the country if you don't have money?" The year before last, Zhou Tianzi was poor and had to borrow debts, and he hasn't paid it off yet. ”

Speaking of this, the businessman couldn't help but scold: "I was also blind at the time, coveting Zhou Tianzi's interest, I was in Taoqiu when Yangyu discovered the gold mine here, but I had no cash in my hand." I even borrowed with a usury interest of 13 per year, never thinking that by the time I borrowed, all the shares would be divided! ”

His words of scolding Zhou Tianzi immediately resonated with some Luoyi businessmen, and it was precisely because he couldn't do anything without money.

As long as he owes money, don't talk about the princes, even Zhou Tianzi will force him to go into debt to avoid debts.

The Son of Heaven is still like this, and the few Wei merchants who are ready to buy the Wei State will be defeated even feel that they have done nothing wrong: Speaking of which, Zhou Tianzi is still here, what kind of thing are the princes.

The merchants laughed and cursed for a while, and then they went to look at the big businessmen sitting in front of them.

A young businessman who has suddenly become famous in the past few years said: "We can gather here today, and there are some things that need not be said. ”

"If Wei wins, we will all have to lose all our money. Then everyone gathered here, obviously thinking that they might lose. Think about it, who will do it if you know that you will definitely lose money in business transactions? ”

A group of businessmen laughed, thinking that the young man's brain is good, and since they are all gathered here, there is no need to say anything about victory or defeat.

The young merchant said, "We have discussed it in the past few days. Calculated a little. How many numbers are needed to support Zhongshan's restoration? After all, it's not much. ”

He stretched out his finger and said a number that would have been stunned if the princes of small countries or nobles heard it, but a group of merchants below didn't care, and said: "We have to limit the purchase of this, and we have to negotiate a charter for everyone's benefit." ”

This is a number that the nobles may find shocking, and if these merchants do not limit their purchases, they are afraid that they will not be able to take their turns.

The young merchant smiled and said, "What does this money buy?" ”

"Gunpowder, iron swords, spears, stirrups...... These things are sold in the Mo family's iron-smelting workshop, this is a big order, we also went to ask, the supply is sufficient, and it can definitely be bought. ”

"That's it...... Muskets. The Mo family sold less, and it had to involve some laws, and it had to be proved that it was to buy it for self-defense or to buy it for business defense in the wild land. Not to mention that you can't buy so much at once, Zhongshan people may not be able to use it if you buy it. This thing...... On the Zhongshan side, it is not just a matter of gathering thousands of people who have participated in the volunteer service. ”

The rest of the merchants nodded, "Yes." It's useful to buy a gun here, but it's better to buy a spear and an iron sword there. As for gunpowder, there should be scholars in Zhongshan who will also use it. ”

As he was talking, the Wei businessman who spoke before came out and said, "If you want me to say, you can also buy guns." Zhongshan people don't know how to use it, so we won't hire some people who can use it? As long as you have money, don't talk about guns, it's cannons, you can find a few that can be used, right? There are also some ...... for retired gunners The price of the gun, let's buy seven or eight guns. ”

His words can be regarded as a wake-up dreamer, there has never been such a pattern before, where would everyone think of it?

But now the armed colonial reclamation in Yangyue and other places, or the people who go deep into Baiyue and other places to do trade, which one does not have a dozen armed guards around him?

There are even some people who have the habit of working in the fields for five years in exchange for a piece of land, an iron plow, and a musket.

Seeing that everyone was pondering, or nodding, the Wei merchant was even more confident, and threatened: "Outside of Sishang, there are many soldiers in Taoqiu. It is not for nothing that there are people who work hard to make money and have money to speculate. They are all veterans who have served for three or four years, and some have been in the caravan for a few years, so when it comes to fighting, where can ordinary soldiers stop it? ”

"Find some who have been Sima Chang, and find a few who can shoot guns. Get a few hundred people and seven or eight cannons, and let's help him become a general in Zhongshan, it's not impossible. Now that I have read a lot of military books, I can't beat the righteous teacher, and I can't beat the son? ”

After the Wei merchants spoke, they ushered in bursts of cheers, and someone shouted: "Your method is really amazing!" Good way! ”

"yes, it works."

"Besides, if King Zhongshan doesn't keep the contract after he returns to the country, our people will pull him down and replace him."

"It's better to be on Sishang, everything talks about laws. Elsewhere, there is also the need to worry about the default of the princes. The princes must have legal restrictions to do so......"

While a group of people were muttering, behind the big businessmen in front, a man with an account book in his hand stood out.

After someone shouted to be quiet, the person holding the account lowered his head and calculated, obviously this is a figure who came out of the Si school, but he did not enter the Mo family, but became a merchant to manage the accounts or the family itself is a businessman.

After a few formulas, the man said, "If that's the case, I'll tell you about how much we need." ”

"Buy 10,000 military uniforms from the textile workshop in Sishang."

"From the Song Kingdom, you can buy two thousand sets of leather armor."

"Five thousand pounds of gunpowder, used to blow up the city wall."

"Five thousand iron swords and ten thousand spears."

"Five thousand stirrups."

"It's a mess like clairvoyant mirrors, tents, etc., that's another matter."

"If you really want to organize skilled fighters, you should count it as half a brigade. 1,000 muskets, five cannons, gunpowder and lead separately. Plus military uniforms, leather boots, armor, and a few months' salary. ”

"If you go, you will enter the sea along the Jishui River and transport it from the big river to Changcheng, and the ships and sailors will be easy to say, and the cargo ships will be enough."

"If you want food, just buy it from the country. Transported from Weiguo along the river to Zhongshan, Weiguo has a bumper harvest this year, and grain prices are low. ”

Tell the amount of money required for each number, and quickly add it together, and finally say: "That's all the number, how about we operate in the future, according to the model of those companies in Sishang?" Dividends according to shares, various industrial trade monopolies, no personal gain, where the shares of those who seek personal gain belong to the whistleblower and the discoverer......"

There are many rules, more than that, but there are already a few operating trading companies in Sishang, and there is already experience to be found.

Just said a rough idea, and the merchants gathered together all nodded, and this little money was not much on everyone's head, and it was a matter of inevitable profit, and they were all thinking about how to get enough cash in their hands.