Chapter 1048 of the main text Jin Shang (2)

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The Jin merchant families were intertwined and married to each other, forming a powerful alliance of men, not only in Shanxi. The surrounding provinces are also their sphere of influence.

They operated salt, horses, and tea, and were responsible for the transportation of military food on the nine borders, and these businesses, to a greater or lesser extent, all involved the lifeblood and foundation of the imperial court. Being able to do this kind of business is itself a symbol of status, and in this era, it is said that businessmen have no status, but businessmen who can do these businesses, if they say that they have no status, it is purely a liar. Among the children of several families, many of them are officials in the court, and the Ma family even has a military squire.

Although the squire has passed away now, there are still some old connections in the court that can be used as help, and there are also many relatives and friends in the local officialdom of Shanxi and Shaanxi. As for the border army, Jin Shang also has a large number of chess pieces, such as Zhang Yin, who is Zhang Zimian's kindred. It was with the assistance of the Zhang family that he was able to sit in the position of commander.

There are still many military attaches like this, and there are still many in the four major families, who turn their children into military attachés, and then rely on these military attachés who hold military power to transport goods out of the border and exchange them for heavy profits on the grassland. In fact, the smuggling trade with Mongolia has always been the private land of the Jin merchants, and it was not until after the establishment of Yang Ji that they took a piece of the pie from them.

The heads of these families are not only giant businessmen, but also great Confucians, and they are quite famous scholars in this era, so it is naturally impossible to believe in the absurd Smelling Fragrance Sect. But one thing they couldn't reverse was that the Wenxiang Sect had developed very rapidly among the people, and its cooperation with Yang Ji had already had a huge impact on the business empire of the Jin merchants.

Shaanxi was originally the sphere of influence of the Jin merchants, but now it has been gradually seized by Yang Ji, especially the business roads on the grassland side, which are almost occupied by Yang Ji. These Jin merchants want to support their spokespersons in the Wenxiang Sect, and it is normal for them to control the Wenxiang Sect in the near future.

The four leaders of the Jin merchants are all old men who are over the age of sixties, although they are big businessmen on the rich side, but they are not very luxuriously dressed, and they look more like small rich people in the southeast. No one will despise them because of what they wear, just by the temperament on their bodies, it can already be seen that they are characters who have seen the world and gone through great ups and downs.

A few people first exchanged a few words at the bottom of the mountain, and then entered the hall together, and several sect leaders saw a few outsiders, and their faces showed joy, they dared to come out against the water this time, and the main help behind them was these outsiders. The Jin merchants not only have money, but also have the energy of officialdom, they promised money and official status, in short, as long as they can operate according to their model, the upper echelons of the Wenxiang Sect will almost be beneficial. Compared with it, although Yang Ji also has the benefits, it is still a little bit worse.

If they competed with Hao Qingqing, they could fight, but after Yang Chengzu appeared, they couldn't hold on. If you want to fight against this Jinyi Governor, only these big businessmen have a little hope.

A few outsiders were full of energy, and the long journey did not have any impact on them, several personal elders made ginseng tea, and some people took a few small snacks to fill their hunger. Zhang Zimian smiled and exchanged a few words with Yang Chengzu, and asked casually:

"The Metropolitan Governor killed the Japanese in the southeast, and it took more than two years before and after to earn a Haiyan River for my Daming. This is a first-class great merit, but in the eyes of the old man, the real great merit is still the northern merchant going south. This sea trade has always been the private land of the Southern Merchants, and the old man has always been unconvinced, why should the southerners occupy such a big plate. Now the Metropolitan Governor allows us northerners to open warehouses and build sea ships in the south, this is the greatest good governance, no matter who in the court speaks, I am the first to support the Metropolitan Governor's move to open the sea. ”

Ma Hongtu also smiled: "In the former's court, there is a small frame in the court of Wuding Marquis Guo Chitose, and the inner part has also climbed to Zhang Gong, and the four of us have been ready to fight the lawsuit in front of the palace and make it clear." In the end, thanks to the fact that the Metropolitan Governor judged things as he saw and did not let some villains' tricks be sold, we were not dead, and we owed the Metropolitan Governor a favor. I heard that the governor came to Shaanxi from Beijing, and the old man specially prepared two interpretation flowers, but I don't know if they can meet the governor's mind. ”

"Old man Ma, you have a heart. We'll talk about those two flowers later, but let's talk about it now. The four foreign nobles are busy, and they all have a private need to take care of them, but they have to run to Qinglong Mountain, and the face of the Wenxiang Sect is so big? As far as I know, Shanxi has never been the territory of the Wenxiang Sect, and it is said that how the sect leader is changed should have nothing to do with the four members. ”

Wang Xian put down the ginseng tea, and gently kneaded a pair of walnuts in his hand, "Dadu Dudu, a few of us old bones, there are Bodhisattvas at home, smell the fragrance and teach ...... We are unbelieving. Even if it is a child of the clan, few people believe this, no matter who is the sect leader, we actually have no opinion. In the final analysis, this is a family affair taught by Wenxiang, we have lived for such a long time, and there is a truth that we understand, that is, we must not interfere in other people's family affairs. We are here this time not to talk about the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, but to talk about business. A real big business. ”

Seeing that Yang Chengzu was interested, Yang Xingshen took over and said, "This business is very large, and the resettlement of 200,000 people." From housing and food, to clothes and furniture, what a big business this is, you can think about it clearly. When so many people came, the court wanted to give them a house to live in and find food for them. Some of them can become soldiers or workers, but at least sixty percent of the population has to eat leisure. Such a big plate, the imperial court itself can't take it, at least with Shaanxi's financial resources, it can't catch it. Yang Ji repairs bridges and repairs roads, and likes to do good deeds the most, and this kind of thing will definitely not be left behind. We, the businessmen, are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it is natural for us to share our worries about the country. So this business, we hope to do it with Yang Kee. Even in the future business, the two of us should also join hands and communicate with each other, I don't know what to do with the governors? ”

"The resettlement of 200,000 people? This topic is indeed not small. How could four people be so interested in 200,000 people. When you do business, you talk about interests, don't say how benevolent you are, this kind of thing, keep it for you when you send a plaque. In business, everyone is a businessman, and to do this kind of thing, it must be Yang Shisong who has given you some promises. You help him, he helps you. But I don't understand, if this kind of thing is good to take it, why sue me. ”

Wang Xian nodded, "It's not a secret, this time 200,000 people crossed the border and returned to the north, and the pressure from the imperial court was very great. Specifically found us and asked us to take a shot out of it, maybe some benefit. After all, there are tens of thousands of children to raise in our family, and we must want to do business for benefits. Among the benefits, it includes Shaanxi's and Hetao's. But we have come here today to make some things clear. These benefits can be passed on to Yang Ji, the leader of the Smelling Fragrance Sect, and we can also support the people supported by the Grand Duke. ”

The other three members also nodded, expressing their agreement with Wang Xian's opinion, they didn't come over today for a certain Wenxiang Sect leader platform, or rather, from the beginning, they didn't really think of a certain sect leader's platform, but used the position of the Wenxiang Sect leader as a bargaining chip, piled up on the table, and traded. Now that they have made a bid, it only depends on how Yang Chengzu chooses. For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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