Luoyang City, the prosperity of the past, as if yesterday's yellow flowers, the whole city, almost fell into a depression.

The Shi family, which has been in charge of the lifeblood of the Luoyang business circle for more than ten years, has collapsed.

The collapse of the Shi's family made the merchants of the entire Luoyang aware of the signs of the coming winter.

The Shi family has been operating in Luoyang for nearly 50 years.

Protégés, diners and friends, all over the class.

Even, almost all the famous businessmen in Luoyang were basically apprentices, hired workers or bookkeepers of the master's family.

The secret of the master's wealth is different from all the big giants in the world.

From the first day of Shi's business, the ancestors of the Shi family have established a family rule of helping the younger and promoting their peers.

As long as you have the talent for business, the talent for making money.

Then regardless of status, age, or even gender, the door of the teacher's family will definitely be open to you.

Countless Luoyang Dajia, when they were young, had studied various business knowledge under the wings of the master's family, and followed the caravan of the master's family, traveled around the world, and sold specialties from all over the world.

And when you feel that you can do business independently and start a career, the teacher will not stop you, and will even give you help depending on your talents.

This often comes in the form of a large amount of start-up capital – of course, the master wants to turn that money into dry shares.

In the process, some people fail, and some people succeed.

Losers often choose to return to their master's house and continue to serve, of course, because you lose all the money given by your master's family, then the rest of your life. can only work hard for the teacher's family and make money for his efforts.

And the winners. The Shi family did not lose money.

The more you earn, the greater the teacher's income.

The head of the previous generation. I once said: The goods are impermanent, the rich have no business, the heroes of the world, the capable are divergent, and the unscrupulous are disintegrated.

Today, the Shi family moved to Guanzhong for Chang'an.

The whole of Luoyang and even Henan County. Even in Hedong, Hexi, Lianghuai, Qilu, many businessmen, they suddenly only felt the sadness of the rabbit and the fox.

Even people like Shi's family can't escape the destruction of Tingwei, how can we make a living?

In panic, the businessmen of Luoyang, in order to protect themselves, stopped going out to do business.

As a result, the entire city of Luoyang immediately became depressed.

Even. The business activities of the whole world have shrunk very much all of a sudden.

Gai Yin, led by Shi's Luoyang merchants, occupied a position that could not be ignored in the commercial circulation field of the entire Han family.

Luoyang. Dwelling in the world, facing Qi Qin Zhao Chu.

Since ancient times, the merchants of Luoyang have been walking the world. An important force to communicate with each other.

The Shijia alone has hundreds of large and small carriages and ox carts. There were dozens of ships, thousands of hired workers, guards, and slaves.

They are the key to the commercial circulation of the Han family.

Without them. The circulation of commerce in the world will come to a standstill.

And this time, the unconscious behavior of the merchants in Luoyang made them know for the first time that they also have such power!

Looking at the depression of Luoyang City, as well as the deserted situation of Luoshui and Chidao.

Countless people's hearts were pounding.

"What are we going to do?" Many people set their eyes on the Henan County Guard Yamen in the middle of Luoyang City, and they were proud in their hearts.

In their opinion, Luoyang is depressed, Luoshui is deserted, and the road is empty.

No matter who it is, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand the pressure.

You must know that the commercial tax of Luoyang and the market tax account for one-third of Henan County's annual revenue.

No matter how iron-clad an official is, in the face of a problem related to the black yarn hat, he must carefully weigh the consequences of continuing to fight!

Pity......

The merchants' calculations were in vain......

The one who is now in charge of Henan County is the famous Eagle Dog of the Son of Heaven, known as the Zhidu of the country's minions.

As a disciple of the Legalists, Zhi Du looked at Luoyang City, which had suddenly become deserted, and instead of having any worries, he was quite pleased.

"That's good...... Zhidu's heart was so happy that he almost jumped up.

For Legalists, uncontrollable and unstable laws, systems, groups, and classes should all die!

And the merchants, without a doubt, are the most hated by the Legalists.

Especially the merchants of Luoyang.

They walked the world, and as soon as they went out, they hadn't heard from them for years, and they didn't know what these guys were doing outside.

What's even more hateful is that these guys often employ a large number of guards, thugs, and many of them are even armed traders, and if necessary, they can immediately turn into bandits, killing people and goods.

For example, in the year of Chao Cuo, he gritted his teeth in his recital to Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and described the characteristics of the merchants - none of them were rich because of the adultery of Fenglu, and they were buried in the spine, and they were raised with the times to make profits.

Generally speaking, there is not a single good thing in the group of businessmen, all of them are illegal and potentially dangerous elements, and they make a fortune by taking advantage of legal loopholes and committing adulterers.

Zhidu thinks so!

Since taking office as the county warden of Henan County, Zhidu has discovered at least hundreds of murders from past files.

Most of the dead were killed by blunt objects in the wilderness, in the valleys of violent corpses, rivers and woods.

What's even more terrifying is that Zhidu Tongguò's investigation found that many of the dead were often the murderers of the previous group of deceased, and these murderers were killed by people who were more powerful than them.

And the identities of these people are almost all businessmen!

And the master who seems to be respected by Luoyang and the benefactor of countless businessmen is the mastermind behind these murders.

There is more than one evidence, which directly points to the fact that the master family exerted pressure on certain merchants to make profits or get rewards within a time limit.

Desperate merchants, after failing or being frustrated in business, can only extend their hands to those fellow villagers who sell goods and return to pay off their debts.

There is even evidence that faintly proves that some homicides were caused by the Shi family himself, and those who died were all businessmen who refused to accept the Shi's funding or competed with the Shi's family.

Amusing. Such a teacher is considered by many to be a 'family of integrity'.

Over the past few decades. The master family can honor the reputation of carrying the backwards and taking care of Sangze, and has repeatedly escaped the fate of migration.

Zhidu couldn't accept such a result.

For the Minister of Legalism. It is unacceptable to discover sin without punishment!

As for this, the market was depressed and the trade routes were stagnant.

For others, this may be bad news.

But for the Legalists, it is best for a businessman or something to die!

One qiē power, attributed to the government, all acts. It should all be controlled by the government, and even the birth, old age, sickness and death of the small people, their daily life and daily life, it is best to follow the rhythm of the government.

If you take this opportunity to sweep away the merchants of Luoyang, let these unstable and dangerous elements all go to farming, pay taxes and serve, this world. It's almost like the Tao!

Pity......

Zhi Du sighed, this wish, I'm afraid it won't come true!

Because, the Son of Heaven in Chang'an has already sent an urgent order for eight hundred miles. He was ordered to restore the prosperity of the bazaar.

For a Legalist minister, the law is greater than one qiē, and the Son of Heaven is above the law.

In other words. For the Legalists, the order of the Son of Heaven. It is the truth, and the reason must be implemented. If it is unreasonable, it must be enforced!

In the blood of every Legalist, the instinct of obedience to the Son of Heaven has long been engraved.

Rubbing his temples, Zhi Du stood up and issued an order: "Gather more than 800 stones in the county, each with a Si Cao Lingcheng, come to discuss the matter!" ”

Since the Son of Heaven has already issued an order, he asked the city to resume trade.

Zhidu immediately gave up the idea of taking this opportunity to wipe out the merchants and order them to change their ways.

Instead, he began to think about how to restore trade in the market.

However, for the Legalists, such a thing basically does not need to be considered, and it must be a policy of opening the way by decree and sending officials to Xiaoyu, a gathering place for merchants.

Those who do not obey are all thieves, and they can be arrested and killed justifiably.

Now, it's still winter, and you can still continue to kill!

Thinking like this, Zhidu's heart became hot again.

……………………………………

Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Palace.

Liu Che held the music in his hand, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

Since he put the knife room in the Lingyi migration list, and then issued an order to the county guards and county lieutenants of the county, asking them to carefully inspect the county heroes, verify their behavior, and draw up a migration list.

This thing seems to be a little out of control.

The so-called upper is good, and the lower is effective.

When Liu Che made it clear that he would strictly investigate Haoqiang, especially Haoqiang, who started as a businessman.

In order to show that they firmly support the Son of Heaven, the counties and states are completely loyal to their positions.

So they began to take the big households in the county, especially the big ones with merchant attributes.

That's fine.

Arresting some businessmen and sending them to Guanzhong will solve some local forces that are difficult to cut off by law or righteous means, and avoid the emergence of gate valve forces, and on the other hand, it can also enrich the pockets of officials at all levels from top to bottom, which is more conducive to the economic development and wealth gathering of Guanzhong.

It's just that......

Liu Che wants to crack down on those parasites who are illegal and notorious in the local area, and at the same time make a living by usury and protection fees.

I didn't want to cut into the real economy.

Now, what's it called?

Zhidu of Henan County uprooted the family that had been entrenched in Luoyang for 50 years and sent it to Guanzhong.

That's a good thing in the beginning.

The Shi family has been in Luoyang for fifty years, and if he stays any longer, he may develop into a freak similar to the family's gate valve - he already has such a sign.

But you Nanyang reported the Kong family in Wanxian County, what does this mean?

You must know that Liu Che of the Confucius family in Nanyang has a good impression.

This family, although it is said that in the process of rising, it is difficult to ensure that it has done many bad things, and the original sin is like a cow's hair.

However, this family is a rare technical expert in the Han family.

In the previous life, the origin of the official policy of salt and iron was only promoted by the Confucius family.

Although this guy is not a good bird, he promotes the salt and iron official camp, just to make money for his own family, play official business, and fight other competitors by the way.

But Kong only did a lot of good things during and before his tenure.

And promoted the popularization of iron farming tools in the world.

It was through the efforts of the Confucian family that Nanyang County became another iron-smelting and casting center of the Han family.

Moreover, in Nanyang County now, so many landlords do not report, why is it that the foundation of reporting is still relatively shallow, in addition to iron smelting, the Confucian family who loves fish farming?

Liu Che couldn't help but feel very uneasy about the officialdom of Nanyang County.

So, the consequence of this is that Liu Che appointed Zhang Tang's younger brother Ning as the lieutenant of Nanyang County, and went to his hometown to investigate and deal with the increasingly fierce land annexation and gentry power in the local area.

In addition, Xingyang reported the Xuanqu Ren family......

After Liu Che saw the report from Xingyang, he just wanted to stuff the head of Xingyang's county magistrate into his asshole.

Everyone in the world knows that the Xingyang Ren family is the only one among all the merchants of the Han family who has been praised by Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and it is the 'elder' and the archway erected by the Han family itself.

Do you want to slap Emperor Taizong in the face or is your IQ really not enough?

Liu Che couldn't help but be full of malice.

"Perhaps, these things are just some people who just want to be disgusting......" Liu Che's brain was already very big, and soon he thought of such a result again.

The officialdom in the Kanto region has been decaying for a long time, and local land annexation has intensified.

To say that there is no official intervention or even confluence, what about ghost letters?

It is also reasonable for these guys to dare not confront each other and secretly play the tricks of these disgusting people!

"The tiger is not powerful, when I am a sick cat?" Liu Che looked at the list sent from all over the country in a daze, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became.

In this Kanto, there are few counties that let him worry.

"Go, summon Zhang Tang and Wang Wenshu to me!" Liu Che ordered to go down.

"Lao Liu's family hasn't lifted the table for too long, it seems that many people have forgotten about it, the Son of Heaven is angry, bleeding and drifting, and ambushing millions of corpses!" Liu Che sneered in his heart and looked at those files: "I have to let some people know what it means to lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot!" ”

It's just that this hit area can't be too wide.

It's okay to kill chickens and monkeys, after all, although the local counties of Kanto have decayed.

If everything is cleaned up, it is not impossible, but if too many bureaucrats are eliminated at once, it will inevitably cause turmoil.

Moreover, today, the Han family really lacks reliable officials.

If the scholars who take the examination want to grow up and take charge of themselves, it takes time to precipitate.

"Ren Jia...... Hehe......" Liu Chefu picked up the report of the Xingyang County Order again and read it again.

This Ren family, in the Han family, is a legendary merchant family.

It is said to be legendary because, in the same land annexation, others occupy a thousand acres, and the local government begins to be wary.

But the Ren family almost swallowed most of the land of its old nest Xuanqu, but it only attracted praise in unison.

Among all the merchants in the Han family, Ren's eating appearance is not elegant.

But on the contrary, everyone thinks that this is a 'home for the elderly' with benevolence and morality, and it is quite ancient.

What the hell is this?

What's even more bizarre is that in history, the little pig launched a collapse, and all the big businessmen in the world were basically wiped out.

Only the Ren family is still the king and hegemon in Xingyang.

It was even praised by the little piglet......

Such means and scheming strategies, the so-called green tea in later generations, is probably like this! (To be continued......)

PS: PS: The division of labor among merchants in the Western Han Dynasty is very clear, at least according to historical records, all walks of life have clear regional characteristics.

Often, when someone gets rich in a certain industry, others in the local area do business, and they tend to follow in the footsteps of successful people......