A businessman next to him interjected angrily: "We are better at trafficking grain. After all, this is what we need regardless of the season. It's just making less money. Other businessmen were picked up by Yaxing and delivered to the warehouse. He controls it at will, not to mention taking it privately, but he also suppresses the merchants' goods and refuses to find a buyer for wholesale sales with you. As a result, merchants often sit there for months and a year without getting rid of the goods. Master, just imagine , which businessman doesn’t put all his wealth and life on the fluctuation of the market? If he suppresses it, the hot goods will become cold goods. Isn’t this life-threatening? "
"Oh? If the price of goods drops, what good will the dental shop do?"
"Although there is no benefit, there is warehouse rent. They can't do it themselves, and they are not allowed to sell wholesale on their own. When the goods are cheap, they will suppress it even more, in order to collect the warehouse rent. We businessmen, we can tell It's capital turnover, and now he has been holding it back for a year and a half, but the expenditure cannot be reduced at all. How many people have lost their fortunes and their families have been ruined by doing this!" He Gao said sadly and indignantly, "Someone is seriously ill, and some are ruined. Some are beggars, some have thrown themselves into the river, and some have gone crazy...it is truly unspeakable!"
Lin Baiguang said: "How much payment does Yaxing still owe you?"
Shopkeeper Ding calculated with his fingers: "Our dozen or so households are all large households, each with tens of thousands or as little as one or two thousand dan. The total is around 120,000 dan. There are also some scattered small households, about There are also one or two thousand stones."
"How much do these tooth people pay you per stone?"
"According to the current market price, Guangxi's first-class brown rice should cost seven cents and three cents per stone. In fact, they give it a 30% discount. It is not easy to get six cents."
"How much silver per stone does the local rice merchant buy from the Yaren?"
"Now that the market is at a high level, grain merchants can get one tael of silver or one stone for buying it."
Lin Baiguang remembered that the average price of rice on the market was about one, two or three yuan, and he nodded. Said: "This shopkeeper He is right. Ya Ren Ya merchants used to facilitate buyers and sellers, but now they have become a scourge for businessmen. We will naturally ban them."
As soon as he said this. More than a dozen grain merchants had surprised expressions on their faces - they had never dared to think about banning tooth merchants. I just hope that I can take advantage of the change of dynasties in the city of Guangzhou to be able to kill someone with the power of killing teeth and vent my anger. If we can replace them with new ones and start a new dynasty, they won't look too ugly. They can also take a breather.
They had seen too many court officials behave in a way that when common people went to petition, they would be scathed and denounced as "unruly people." Or if you see that the people are powerful, you will be ambiguous and vague, saying nothing more than "I have already known your petitions, you can go back, the court has its own opinions." As for what the opinions are, only God knows. 10 times out of 10, there is nothing to follow.
The second government of Guangzhou in the Song Dynasty actually said that they wanted to ban Yaren right from the start. They were so straightforward that they couldn't believe it.
Shopkeeper Ding hesitated and said: "Master, are you serious about this?"
"I, the Senate, are the most trustworthy, how can I deceive you?" Lin Baiguang said, "The Ya people have been doing evil for many years. They probably owe a lot of blood debt. We are carrying out the Tang-Wu revolution, and we have to settle accounts with them. No?" He said with a slight smile.
The meaning of these words was very clear, and the merchants suddenly became commotion. They have been oppressed by the Yaxing people for many years, and everyone is full of resentment. Now that they heard that the Australians are going to deal with the Yaxing people, they are all excited beyond words. Shopkeeper Ding's beard trembled with excitement and said: "Master! If we can deal with these gangsters, I will repay all the food money they owe me!"
He Gao also followed suit: "I am also willing to serve the Song Dynasty!"
Someone took the initiative, and the rest had to follow suit. They all expressed their willingness to contribute food funds.
Lin Baiguang shook his head: "No way, you all worked so hard to transport rice grains to Guangzhou for sale. How can we get your grain money? Don't mention this matter again." He motioned for everyone to sit down, " Since we have to liquidate the crimes committed by the Ya people over the years. We are outsiders and know very little about the joints inside, so it’s up to you..."
He signaled to the grain merchants to submit an abbreviation of their alleged teething conditions and crimes.
"The most important thing for us as a Senate is to act in accordance with the law. Although the crimes of these gangsters are obvious, they must have evidence to prove their punishment."
"Yes, you guys understand." Shopkeeper Ding responded hurriedly, thinking that the Australians were going to kill pigs, and they would definitely make a fortune by raiding the homes of these people. "You guys, you will understand this." It's been done properly, Mr. Lin, please rest assured."
"Where are you all?"
"Haiyang Club."
"Okay, you go to the guild hall to rest, and don't go out for the time being. And don't reveal this matter to the outside world." Lin Baiguang said, "I will send someone to protect you secretly."
Shopkeeper Ding knew that he had nothing to "protect", but he just wanted to prevent them from leaking the news that they wanted to ban the dental shop. Knowing that the Australians were determined, he immediately said: "You guys know the importance."
Lin Baiguang saw them off and called a cadre to give them some instructions in a low voice. He was asked to send a team of White Horse personnel to guard the hall and strictly prohibit people from entering or exiting.
The banquet ended very late. Zheng Shangjie returned to his suite in Ziming Building at almost ten o'clock. After entering, he went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then changed into a nightgown under the service of the maid, feeling relaxed. Leaning on the sofa.
Today's banquet was mostly attended by major businessmen from Guangzhou, including many "heavyweight" businessmen like Gao Zhi. These big businessmen have been anxious since the restoration of Guangzhou. They have been looking for ways to camp everywhere, hoping to see the Australians. They are all knowledgeable people and know that there will be no way for Ming Dynasty to come back from this defeat. When doing business under the new officials of the new dynasty, it is natural to quickly find out their temperament.
In the second week after entering the city, my desk was filled with invitations from various channels seeking to meet with Guangzhou Station staff. Guo Yi is gone, happy and quiet. Pei Lixiu felt that she did not have a good grasp of the policy, and was afraid that she would say the wrong thing, so she simply lied and said she was "sick." Only Zheng Shangjie was originally in charge of business and was the one who was determined to stay. Liu Xiang also instructed her to "meet the old relationship, Appropriate comfort", so I had to go out and meet some important customers from the past.
Yes, we met, but out of consideration of not making mistakes, the meeting was purely ceremonial. In addition to saying some clichés such as "do business with peace of mind" and "the Senate always governs the country according to law", the issues that these merchants were most concerned about she Avoid talking about it at all.
There was a reason why she was so cautious: the urban and commercial society of the Ming Dynasty was very complex, and some forms did not meet the expectations of the Senate.
In the past, these old merchants cooperated well with Guangzhou Station. That was under the old social environment of Ming Dynasty, but now the situation is very different. It would be bad if he made some promises rashly and conflicted with the Senate's policies.
The plan for the issuance of new coins was confirmed at the banquet to welcome Chen Ce yesterday. Currency issuance requires circulation channels, and the business she manages must definitely participate. She just held this banquet and invited about fifty major merchants in the city according to the list agreed upon by everyone.
"Chief, we have prepared sobering soup, would you like it now?" The person who spoke was Zheng Shangjie's maid in Guangzhou, called Han Yue. Her original name was "Han Yue", but the HR department changed it because it was inconvenient to register the maid's name. Of course, in Guangzhou Station, she is still called "Han Yue".
She was originally a child of a wealthy family in northern Guangdong. Because she was smart and lived in the young master's room, she was both smart and beautiful. Originally, she was already a candidate for reservation of "Tongfang Maid". I just wait for the young master to be "justified" after he gets married. It's a pity that this young master knew about the situation early and broke Han Yue, who was one year older than him, at the age of fourteen.
Young people cannot help but enjoy themselves when they first taste the forbidden fruit. Within a year, they contracted "typhoid fever" and died. Han Yue was naturally the culprit. In order to vent his anger, the head of the family beat her up every three to five days with hundreds of blows, beating her until she was almost dead. And they will sell her to a brothel. Finally, someone interceded, saying that this would be harmful to one's moral character. Then she was kicked out of the house and left to fend for herself. The family members were afraid of being expelled from the family, so no one dared to come to her rescue.
Han Yue was injured and had no food or clothing. She fell dying on the roadside and was about to die. Finally, there was no way out. People from Qiwei Escort passed by and rescued her and sent her to Guangzhou.
Because she had learned the ability to serve others since she was a child, she was "promoted" to Zheng Shangjie as a maid, specializing in taking care of her daily life.
"No, let's have a cup of tea." Zheng Shangjie leaned on the sofa and rubbed his forehead. Han Yue only had a short training in Lingao for three months, learned Mandarin and some accounting and secretarial knowledge, and then returned to Zheng Shangjie. The traces of "modernization" are not obvious on her. This was good in the Guangzhou station activities in previous years, but now it seems to be delaying her a bit.
"Should we send this child to Lingao to go to school in a while?" Zheng Shangjie looked at Han Yue who was walking back and forth between the two cups, and suddenly felt a little reluctant: After all, this is the caregiver who has been training since childhood. His ability is really admirable! Qian Xuanhuang - although the impression is no longer deep - such a "modern" maid does not have such a considerate feeling!
"What's going on today?" Although it has been almost a month since the liberation of Guangzhou, Zheng Shangjie still hasn't been able to get rid of the living habits she developed in Guangzhou Station. This makes her very entangled - with Liu Xiang, the "modernization of Hainan Island" "Compared with the elders living in such an environment, she felt as if she suddenly became out of place, as if, as if - she was Wang Xifeng who had just climbed out of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and entered the 21st century... This metaphor is so confusing... …(To be continued.)
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