"Mr. Yan!"
"Scholar Yan!"
"Dr. Yan!"
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In the Jiangdong market, as Wei Zixian walked past, the merchants who were slightly familiar with Wei Zixian greeted him warmly.
Wei Zixian only nodded slightly and did not say anything in response.
The merchants in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty had the lowest status.
Even though his position as the Imperial College's mathematics doctor was removed by the Imperial College's Chancellor Kong Kebiao.
However, he also had a ninth grade position in the Imperial Academy. Otherwise, he would not have been able to become a doctor of mathematics in the Imperial College.
As long as he had the identity of a ninth grade official of the Ming Dynasty.
No matter how rich these merchants were, as long as they didn't have an official backing them up, they would still have to bow their heads respectfully to Wei Zixian!
Even the status of ordinary farmers and commoners was far above that of merchants!
This was also related to Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.
During the Hongwu period, farmers could wear silk, yarn, silk, and cloth, but merchants could only wear silk and cloth.
Moreover, merchants would also face all kinds of difficulties and restrictions in terms of examinations and official positions.
From this, it could be seen how low the status of merchants during the Hongwu period was!
Perhaps it was because the status of merchants in the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty was too low and the suppression was too ruthless.
Therefore, at the end of Ming Dynasty, the merchants began to crazily counter-attack and constantly betray the country. In the end, the Ming Dynasty was ruined!
In Wei Zixian's opinion, this phenomenon and result were rather karmic.
Wei Zixian walked straight to the largest trading company in the most prosperous central area of the Jiangdong market. He looked up at the Yang Trading Company plaque hanging on it and walked straight in. His voice was cold as he said,
"Have any foreign merchants appeared recently?!!”
When the shopkeeper, who was leaning his head on the counter, heard this, he immediately raised his head and saw Wei Zixian. A smile appeared on his face.
Then, he walked out from the counter and took the initiative to bow slightly to Wei Zixian. He said enthusiastically,
"Greetings, Scholar Yan!"
"Scholar Yan hasn't been here for a while.”
Wei Zixian was quite famous in Jiangdong City, Longjiang City, and Laibin Market.
The main reason was that he was especially fond of foreign goods and was extremely generous. He even had extremely precious glass treasures in his hands!
Often, once he saw something he liked, he would directly throw out the extremely precious Glazed Treasure!!
If one Glazed Treasure was not enough, then three, five, or even seven or eight Glazed Treasures!!!
The value of these Glazed Treasures was compared to the value of the goods he had his eyes on.
The lowest price was three to five times the original price, and the highest price was ten times or even dozens of times the original price!!!
Because of this, Wei Zixian gained the name Yan Liuli, but most people wouldn't mention it in front of him.
This was because such a title was actually a demeaning title to him, who was a ninth grade official.
However, to the merchants in these large trading markets, there was no one they would dislike who was an official and a generous customer.
"Recently, no foreign merchants have appeared. After all, the sea is vast. If those overseas foreign merchants want to come to Great Ming, it will be a narrow escape.”
"However, there will be a small-scale trade fair organized by us in the afternoon. There will be some goods traded with foreign merchants.”
"If Scholar Yan is interested, why don't you wait a moment?”
The shopkeeper approached Wei Zixian and whispered.
Wei Zixian casually took out a glass bead from his previous life. Of course, it was called a glass bead at this time. Then, without looking at it, he threw it to the shopkeeper and said calmly,
"Make the arrangements."
The shopkeeper looked at the glass bead in his hand, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
If he were to sell this glass bead alone, it would be worth thousands of dollars!
With just a few words, he had such a harvest. How could these merchants in the large trading market not like Wei Zixian?
After silently accepting the glass bead, the shopkeeper said to Wei Zixian with even more respect and enthusiasm,"
"Scholar Yan, please follow me."
Then, he led Wei Zixian to a private room at the back to rest for a while. During this time, all kinds of hot tea and snacks were served back and forth.
They rested until the afternoon when the small-scale trade fair was about to begin. The shopkeeper personally led Wei Zixian to a carriage and went to an inconspicuous small restaurant.
The restaurant wasn't very tall, only about three stories high. There were two strongmen guarding the door on both sides. If one wanted to enter, they had to go through a certain identity verification.
After entering, he saw a small platform similar to the auction stage in his previous life. The left and right sides were empty.
The decorations inside were similar to the restaurants outside, perhaps even older.
This was mainly due to Zhu Yuanzhang's emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce. Because of his low status, merchants did not dare to show their wealth.
However, although the interior of the restaurant looked ordinary, the customers sitting on the second floor were somewhat hidden.
Coincidentally, because Wei Zixian had always wanted to find some foreign merchants and buy some foreign merchants 'goods, he had dealt with many customers.
Because they were the only ones who had access to foreign merchants and their items, Wei Zixian could still recognize some of them.
"Jin merchants, Shan merchants, Yan merchants, and your Hui merchants.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, this small trade fair isn't small!”
Wei Zixian glanced at the shopkeeper beside him and said with interest.
Although there weren't many people sitting on the second floor, they were all famous merchants!
To put it bluntly, if these regional merchants joined hands to control the business, it could even cause the entire Great Ming's business to stagnate!
However, no one dared to do it.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife would not spoil them!
It should even be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife would not spoil anyone. As long as they dared to affect the Ming Dynasty, no matter what kind of powerful civil and military officials they were, or what kind of peerless tycoon they were, all of them would be slaughtered!!!
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