There were two sides to the story!
Outside the Shanxi courtyard, Chen Yu sighed and left silently!
When they arrived in Shanxi, they would be welcomed by Jin merchants!
Now that he had left Shanxi, the shadow of loneliness and desolation was drawn down by the setting sun!
Qiao Youwei, the head of the Jin merchants, rejected the donation from the Grand Canal!
The reason was very simple. The main industries of the Jin merchants were divided into land acquisition and interest lending (usury). The second was to do business with the later Jin people. Their business rarely involved shipping!
Since it was not beneficial to the business of the Jin merchants, Qiao Youwei was not enthusiastic about it. He used the excuse that he needed to discuss with the other Jin merchants and did not show up for several days!
"Youwei, this is an imperial edict from the emperor. It seems a little unreasonable for us to reject it like this!”
Chang De, the second-in-command of the Jin merchants, stood high in the teahouse, looking at the back of the man who was leaving on his horse. He was a little flustered!
In the feudal era, imperial power was supreme!
Since the Emperor had issued an edict to donate money to the Grand Canal, no matter how unwilling he was, he should at least show his loyalty. However, the Sect Leader firmly opposed it, and Changde was helpless!
"The Grand Canal is short of millions of silver, but that old emperor only asked the three merchant gangs of Jin, Zhejiang, and Hui to donate silver.”
Qiao Youwei did not mind. He pinched the young concubine's cheeks that seemed to be out of water and said with a smile,""He opened his mouth and asked for millions of taels of silver. Our silver isn't something that comes from the wind. If we give it to a stupid (fool) Li Zi, he will have to die every time he collects the debt. We can only raise a large number of lazy people to collect the debt.
Besides, going deep into the barren desert to do business with those sons of bitches, Hou Jin, he was always trembling in fear of being ripped off. This was all our hard-earned money, how could you bear to give it away?
If he gave it to her, what would she eat and drink, and how would she take care of her eighteen wives? Just like Xiao Cui, how can she follow me without money?”
The concubine in his arms smiled coquettishly and said coquettishly,"Little Cui was redeemed by the old master from the brothel with a large sum of money. She is the old master's person alive and her ghost dead!”
"Old Master loves your little mouth!”
Qiao Youwei looked at that cherry mouth and could not help but move his fingers. His belt loosened and he fell to the ground!
Xiao Cui was so charming that she acted coquettishly. Her delicate body twisted a few more times, and under Qiao Youwei's furious gaze, she slowly lowered her head!
"Phew!"
Cao Jun, the third-in-command of the Jin merchants, was a little disgusted. He stood up and walked to Chang Dezai's side, saying indifferently,"De Zai can be at ease. This is the emperor's request of us. Even if we refuse, there won't be a problem!
We control one-third of the gold and silver in the northwest. No matter how dissatisfied the emperor is, he won't take advantage of the war with the Houjin to fall out with us!
Even if the war between the Great Ming Dynasty and the Houjin Dynasty ends, we can still transfer our clansmen and gold and silver to the north to join the Houjin Dynasty. We can guarantee that we will be able to live a carefree life and live a long life of wealth!”
The Jin merchants were very clear about the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty. With the current situation, the Nurhachi Boar Skin soldiers were strong and the Ming Dynasty was retreating. The Liaodong war was extremely chaotic!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jin merchants bought a lot of excellent weapons and armor from the former commander. In the end, they sold them to Houjin and earned a lot of money from the national disaster!
Therefore, the Jin merchants and the Houjin formed a deep friendship, and Nurhachi promised that if they couldn't live in the Ming Dynasty, they could come to the Houjin!
"I know all this, but I still feel a little uneasy!”
Chang De had a kind of haze in his heart that could not be dispelled. He looked at Cao Jun's eyes and said extremely seriously,"Third Brother, you are the brains of our group. Tell me, should we continue to feed the enemy and profit from the country's disaster?”
"This…"
Cao Jun, who claimed to be a smart person, hesitated. As a man of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally knew that these things should not be done!
However, the profits were too great!
In just a few short years, the power and properties of the Jin merchants had increased tenfold, and they had the potential to become the number one merchant gang in Ming Dynasty!
Give up?
This thought spun in Cao Jun's mind for a moment before it was completely erased. He shook his head and said,""De Zai, business is business. As long as the taxes that should be paid to the imperial court are not reduced, we can do business with whoever we want!”
"But…"
"No buts!"
Cao Jun interrupted Chang De Zai and comforted him,"Didn't De Zai just want to test the Imperial Court's attitude?
It was very simple. He had his subordinates and tenants spread the word that the Emperor had the intention of " fighting for benefits with the people ", that the officials of the Imperial Court were forcing the good people, and that the people were in dire straits!
If the Imperial Court's reaction is strong, we can just lower our heads then. If the Imperial Court's reaction is ordinary, it means that they don't take us seriously at all and do business as they should!”
The existence of a think tank was to come up with strategies and pacify the morale of the army. Cao Jun had done a good job in this regard!
Chang De's tightly furrowed brows relaxed and he nodded,"That's for the best!"
"Then that's it. Leave this matter to my subordinates. Don't mention it again!”
Cao Jun brushed this matter aside and paused before saying,""The current problem for the Jin merchants is to build a good relationship with the new commander and test the likes and dislikes of the new commander. Only then can they quickly resume trading with Houjin. De Zai, I'll leave this matter to you!”
"What is the background of the new commander-in-chief?"
"It is said that he is a silkpants young man who offended someone he shouldn't have in the capital. Thanks to his father's legacy, he is still alive but was demoted to the rank of commander of Shanxi.
I invited you to Spring Breeze House tonight. Gold, silver, beauties, treasures, calligraphy and paintings are all ready. You can give me whatever you want!”
Cao Jun despised these good-for-nothings who relied on their fathers 'influence the most. Naturally, he was unwilling to interact with them. He took this opportunity to throw the mission to Chang De Zai!
Anyway, it was all about eating, drinking, playing, and giving gifts. It didn't matter who went!
"Alright, I'll go!"
Chang De Zai nodded and shrugged."Then I'll leave the new governor of Datong Town to you!”
Speaking of this, Chang Dezai felt a little annoyed. The new governor of Datong Town was simply unmoved. He handled everything impartially. In the matter of giving interest money, Jin merchants suffered a few losses in the court. It was simply annoying!
"Everyone has weaknesses, and I believe that the new governor is no exception!”
Cao Jun smiled. He was very disdainful of Chang De's tactic of appeasing everyone. For example, the Shanxi General could only appease the tens of thousands of elites, but for the new governor who came alone, why waste so much effort?
"Pay attention to propriety!"
Chang De Zai sighed. They had been brothers for many years. How could he not know what Third Brother was thinking?
However, the Jin merchants were not just his business group. The vast majority of them chose to let it be!
At this moment, in the Zhenfu Prefecture!
Shi Kefa, the new governor who had troubled the Jin merchants for a long time, was at his wit's end because the real governor had disappeared…
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