In the recent period of time, the number of cargo ships docking at the Sanzhou Timber Warehouse Transshipment Terminal has skyrocketed a lot. Not only offshore cargo such as Seokseong Iron Terminal, but also bulk cargo from Denglai and Chosun Province. A large amount of iron, coke, wood, stone, salt, textile materials...... Trade frequently over a period of time.

Even in early summer, the Khitan people in the southern part of the country changed their ways, pretending to be the croppers of western Liaoning, and selling grain to the south of Cangzhou.

"This Han Xi is a bit of a money valley."

had a small meeting, they were all confidants, and Lao Zhang was more casual, "Qian Gu is not a serious emperor's slave after all, this Han Xi is very different." ”

"The market is like this, the emperor can't just use the same when he uses people. If Xungui is strong, he will naturally suppress Xungui; If the relatives are strong, they will suppress the relatives; If the family is strong, it will definitely suppress the family. If you fight a faction, you will naturally have to pull a faction, and this has been the case for thousands and hundreds of years. ”

Lao Zhang listened and nodded: "But this Han Xi is also ruthless enough." The ground in Texas was not lightly affected, and he was not afraid that the emperor would borrow other people's heads. After all, he is 'acting on orders', and he really wants to find the sin of 'incompetence' and 'being the party to blame', and he must also find it on the Texas Assassin's Mansion. This Texas Mansion is also unlucky, and when it encounters this kind of 'self-destruction', it can only pat its ass and leave. ”

In this case, not to mention Yuwen Zen Master, Yuwen Shu's resurrection is useless. When I met a strong emperor and had such a lot of confidence, how could I admit that I was too greedy to do something wrong?

After another year and a half, Zen Master Yuwen's head fell to the ground. If he doesn't die, who will die? Anyway, his father is useless, and he can live to Zhenguan for twenty years, which is simply a good burial of the ancestors.

"It's good to leave the land of right and wrong, but I don't know if things are getting bigger, will the story of 'Juye County' be reproduced?"

"Oh, that's different."

Zhang De shook his head and said to a group of confidants, "There were two people who contributed to the 'Juye County' incident back then, one was the Qinghe Cui clan, this person is well known, and the emperor also happened to use the 'counterinsurgency' to uproot the foundation of the Qinghe Cui clan in Luoyang. It's just that the 'remnants of Juye County' can last for so long, there is no 'money and food', there is no hiding place, how is it possible? ”

"Do you mean the Jianghuai clan?"

"Not limited to Jianghuai, not only the world." Lao Zhang showed a subtle smile, "In addition to Jianghuai, such as Suzhou, Changzhou, and Hangzhou, where are there fewer people who want to make trouble if they stuff some money?" Except for the family, do you think those businessmen who have made a fortune will not be mixed? In these years, although the guild chamber of commerce, a little bigger, is controlled by the clan and covered up by the powerful, but it is not a genius who has no financial management. ”

After taking a sip of tea, Zhang De continued, "These people are rich, and they want to let the children of the family 'go out' and find a way, at most, they are the county magistrates, and they are not a great Caoyun Division." In the two capitals, I want to 'Xingjuan' and ask for a 'confidant', anyway, I have never heard of success. ”

Even in the twentieth year of Zhenguan, the chambers of commerce and trading companies that really have the right to speak, without exception, are all central or local powerful vests such as "Zhongyi Society", "Xiqin Society", "Beidu Society" and so on. If you want to become the "leader" of the industry by relying on your ingenuity, don't even think about it.

No matter how rich an ordinary businessman is, no matter how low his status is, a small official with no lower limit can cure him from death to life. The county magistrate is in a good mood and doesn't care about you, if you are in a bad mood, you make a lot of money, that is, a piece of paper and a pen, and then twenty or thirty two-class soaps, you can "die the whole family" on the same day.

Therefore, if you want to get ahead in the industry, the family has to be a "poor family".

Of course, it is impossible to rely only on the powerful and bureaucratic capital to make the market active, and it is also a common practice for private capital to follow suit. It's just that human nature is like this, and if a "lowly" businessman wants to obtain the same rights as a "noble" businessman, then ordinary means cannot do it, so he can only hope for a "heroic salvation".

So what is the best feature of "Hero"? Normally, people only pay attention to their moral qualities, but the most common characteristic is not morality, but strength.

"We can have this situation in Wuhan, and we may be resident in Dingkou to break 2 million in the coming year, which is a reason that cannot be said. That is to give the real 'businessman a cheap industry' a way out. Major cities and towns, such as the newly established Xianning City, dare not say that they must guarantee that 'those who are capable will go up and those who are mediocre will go down', but there will be no 'clever grabbing', right? ”

Everyone nodded slightly, this truth is also one of the many "can't say secrets" in Wuhan. Zhang De's confidant naturally knows it, but Wuhan officialdom generally does not discuss it publicly.

"Merchants and lowly industries" have been continuously "decreed" by successive dynasties, and it is impossible for Wuhan to openly call out now. Again, the meat eaters in Wuhan are still the powerful, and throwing "leftovers" to "sluts" is also a kind of mercy and charity mentality of many Wuhan elites.

Therefore, even if some people think that this is unreasonable, even in Wuhan, it cannot be publicized publicly.

Even if it is "Li Jiangbei" Li Fengjie, he is not interested in supporting the businessman, after all, compared with the "people", the businessman is simply insignificant and cannot be more insignificant.

"Then, the reason is very simple, in Wuhan, those businessmen who are looking for their own way out, there are still some ways to change the lintel. Jianghuai Jiangnan, it is difficult, although these businessmen, although on the surface, they are following the giants and wealthy businessmen to 'get together' to add firewood to the 'remnants of the giant field'. But in terms of heart, it is not a casual thing. ”

The form of expression is the same, but the driving force is different, and the rulers of Wuhan have such "speculation" for this reason. It's just that when running the business, they still uphold the principle of "talking about deeds regardless of their hearts", which is not to say that the governors of Wuhan are schizophrenic, but that business is official and does not bring personal emotions to work, which is the basic ability of an industry elite.

"In this way, this time the matter of Texas, I'm afraid that the businessmen from Hebei and Shandong, especially those from the rivers and lakes, will definitely support it secretly?"

"There is support, but it is difficult to say whether it will be certain."

"Please give me advice."

Zhang De nodded, and said to his henchmen: "In the early years, Jia Fei and I selected and bred cotton seeds, and later promoted them, and then I went to talk to Guo Xiaoke and Xue Dading about cultivated land and artificial labor. The main business is not 'China Resources', nor is it a Cangzhou person. Most of them are people on the rivers and lakes of Hebei. ”

"Why are they people on the rivers and lakes? Isn't that reasonable? ”

"The reason is very simple, at that time, who could have known that cotton could rise, and who knew that the price of 'white fabric' could also be reduced? Farmers don't dare, even if there is a local clan with 10,000 acres of fertile land, who dares to casually exchange grain for cotton? If the harvest fails, a family is the belly of five people, and the family of ten thousand acres of fertile land is not only five people? I don't know how much is involved. But the people on the rivers and lakes are different, especially the swordsmen and swordsmen in Hedong, Hebei, are the most different. ”

After drinking a little tea, Zhang De explained again, "First of all, the swordsman dares to fight, after losing this year, the great Lao Tzu will go to play with the knife again in the next year." Secondly, there are many places where the swordsmen in the two places have a wide range of knowledge, and they have more confidence. Then the people in the rivers and lakes in Hebei and Hedong are mostly formed a dart game, not to mix rice with Wang Zuxian, they all rely on Li Simo, the king of Huaiyuan County, and there is definitely no shortage of capital. ”

"I see, dare to fight, have the capital, and have the way, so naturally dare to break through."

"So now, like that Han Xi in Texas, if he offends ordinary dealers, it's nothing. But as long as you are from the rivers and lakes, you will not give up. Does the old dog also have three teeth, and the people of Hebei have not killed anything? Since ancient times, from the emperor to the slave, what dare not kill? Yan Zhao's legacy, thousands of years of courage. ”

"That'...... Can it be done? ”

"It is impossible to achieve things, and how can anyone rely only on the handle of a knife to achieve anything? In Dezhou, it was just a toss, and it was wiped by the emperor's backhand. ”

If it were so easy to rebel, it would have been easier. It's a pity that just a breath of courage can't last long, and without "social science enthusiasts" to follow along, it will be a failure to toss for 10,000 years.

"If you are bound to lose, why bother?"

Someone sighed, a little emotional.

Lao Zhang smiled and said: "This kind of idea is unacceptable, if you don't make a fuss, how will the emperor know that this Texas is not only picking elbows and chickens, but also picking your pants?" The 'five surnames and seven hopes' are 'full of luxury', which has never been said on the lips, and it is also since the Yan and Han dynasties that he has fought with the court and the emperor for all dynasties, so he has this 'extravagance'. ”

"If I give you a 'wealth' for nothing, I'm afraid I can't afford it."

Speaking of which, some people also sighed, "Since Zhenguan, the 'five surnames and seven hopes' are not without fighting." The court apportions officials, and when they arrive at the place, they are just decorations, and the national law is not as good as the family law, and the law is not as good as the family rules. But if you don't use the 'five surnames', this is a 'country within a country', and it is even more chaotic. It's just that he is fighting, Emperor Zhenguan is stronger than the emperor in front of him, and he actually pressed the 'five surnames' over. ”

"That's what the envoy said. The family is from fighting, and the strong are also from fighting, and there has never been plain wealth. If you don't fight, God won't fall into wealth. ”

"The truth is there, in fact, most people know it. It's just that there are still a few people who are willing to fight with their heads. If you want to pick up the "right" for nothing, such a good thing can only count on the "savior". Thousands of years later, how many "big saviors" are willing to unconditionally cede "rights" to the bottom?

I'm afraid that if it is not given, someone will "take away" this "right" that is easy to come by.

"That'...... Envoy, if it really makes a big fuss this time, what will happen to Wuhan? ”

As soon as this question came out, everyone looked at Zhang De a little nervously.

Lao Zhang laughed: "What should I do?" Sell something. The court wants to buy, and if it is given, it refuses to pay on credit; Hebei people want to purchase, still give, Wuhan only recognizes Kaiyuan Tongbao and China Resources Silver Dollar. Could it be that if we don't sell, others won't sell? If you do evil things, you will do them, what are you afraid of? ”

A group of henchmen have mixed tastes, and they don't know whether to be happy or sorry.

From the perspective of "noble" ideals, they prefer Li Fengjie's life pursuit; But starting from human nature, why don't they want to be a "Yuanmou hero", and when the time comes, they will be rich and noble.

It's just that the latter has a strong emotional thinking after all, and after being mixed in Wuhan for a long time, "Gonghou Wandai" is a fart. How many princes have died in the Zhenguan Dynasty? Not to mention the Wude Dynasty. As for the dynasties, it is even more needless to say.

"Don't think that this is some kind of 'national disaster', the affairs of Texas and even Hebei will die sooner or later. I don't know how many people died, but dead people aren't all bad. At least when this generation of people dies, the emperor knows that the next generation will not exploit much, and the original half will be taken, and the next generation may only take forty percent. If there is an extra one, how many people can live? ”

The struggle is for "peace", of course, it can also be said to be "compromise" from a strange angle, but in any case, this is the same as doing business, you don't even pay back the price, and the other party is not your own father, why do you take the initiative to cut half of it to give you benefits?

"Peace" without struggle, fragile is simply unimaginable.

"'People have their minds set', it's only been 20 years, is there really a big fight?"

Some people are quite confused, and it is quite correct to have such doubts.

But Lao Zhang directly dispelled his doubts: "If it is the Wude Dynasty, it is naturally 'people's minds', after two generations, there are many deaths, and there are widows everywhere, so I have to work hard to farm and recuperate." There are too many people to do the work in the fields, and you still have a fart? But Zhenguan Dynasty, especially in the past ten years, the emperor built a lot of buildings, did not move the capital to build Taiji Palace, Luoyang Palace, after moving the capital, Jiucheng Palace was repaired, but also renovated Taiyuan Palace, completed Dunhuang Palace. Now that there is a palace to be built in North Korea Province, when will this money be taxed? ”

"This ......"

"In the past, when there were more people and less food, they would fight, and all their strength was on the ground. But now, there are more people who don't farm, if they don't have work, then they don't have food, so why don't they make a fuss? ”

The emperor's use of taxes to build the palace shows that the financial resources have been greatly expanded, and the economic composition has undergone major changes. If there is no work, there is no food, which shows that the production relations of this part of the labor force are not on the land.

The combination of the two naturally greatly shortened the time required for a big fight in the original era of "male ploughing and female weaving".

Originally, when small farmers were everywhere, there would be a vigorous war, and it would take fifty or sixty years, a hundred decades, or even two or three hundred years. But now, if an industry suffers from the cold winter of the industry, tens of thousands of people will immediately have no food to eat.

They didn't have the land to dig some grain out, so why don't they wait to starve to death?

This kind of social composition has greatly shortened the time for the "crisis" to come, and unlike the small peasants, who still have dozens of acres of thin land, Zhenguanchao, the main force of the gang to shorten the time of the "big fight", is really "nothing".

After listening to what Zhang De said, his henchmen were speechless for a long time.