On the bed, Chang Baiye reflected on what he had done today, and images of every word and action flashed through his mind.
Chang Baiye has not reached this stage by luck, speculation or cleverness. He has a deep understanding of himself and has always maintained the habit of "examining himself three times".
Human growth is a process of deepening self-understanding, a process of dialogue with oneself, and a process of answering oneself.
Talking to oneself, asking and answering questions to oneself, is sometimes a kind of wisdom.
Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce!
This idea came from the Capital City and the Heroes Chamber of Commerce. Chang Qianli had discussed this matter with Hou Xiyu, Qu Bao and others, but at that time everyone was busy shipping goods and making a lot of money, and there was no urgency to unite. Sex and Necessity.
But things are different now.
There is not only Shen Yiyuan in micro-business, but there are also two powerful figures. One is named Hu Wenyi. He seized the opportunity of the imperial court to set up granaries in various places, bought countless ships in Jiangxi, Huguang and other places, and purchased a large amount of rice at low prices. , shipped to Xuzhou, Huai'an and other places, exclusively sold to the government.
Some people joke that there are erhus in every ten boats in the river, which shows how big their business is.
The other is Zhou Dajiang. You can tell his identity from his name. He is a craftsman. Specifically, he is a shipwright. In the 20th year of Hongwu, he was recruited to build sea ships at the Longjiang Shipyard in the capital. Later, he was When he injured his hand, he arranged for his nephew to take his place, and then he returned to Xiuning, Huizhou.
Although this man did not have much knowledge, he was very business-savvy. When he heard from the grapevine that the imperial court was about to lift the ban on the sea, he went to the Royal Central Bank in Huizhou Prefecture, pawned everything he owned, and obtained a hundred new banknotes.
With this one hundred taels of new banknotes, Master Zhou went to a place called Xupu in Changshu, Suzhou, recruited three hundred private boatmen, and spent dozens of taels of banknotes to buy an old shipyard that had been abandoned for a long time. Personally lead people to clear the mud.
After that, Master Zhou received hundreds of orders for "sea-going ships", and each one paid them generously and generously, with one request: to build a sea-going ship as soon as possible.
Dissatisfied with the order waiting until the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhou Dajiang personally led people to explore the coast, gathered private craftsmen, and opened private shipyards in Yangzhou Haimen, Ningbo Cixi, Yuyao and other places. His business grew and grew, and he became famous in Jiangnan.
It is said that many officials in the imperial court were related to Zhou Dajiang in order to obtain ships.
Shen Yiyuan, Hu Wenyi, and Zhou Dajiang have become representatives of Huizhou merchants, but what about Shanxi merchants?
When Shanxi people talk about Shanxi merchants, they also know about the eight major Shanxi merchants, the Chang family, the Hou family... I can name a few. But after leaving Shanxi and arriving in the capital, people simply didn’t know who the representative figures of Shanxi merchants were.
Chang Qianli's reputation is considered to be the highest, but it is only limited to businessmen circles. Outside this circle, no one among the common people or scholars mentioned any of the Shanxi merchants. They simply said "Oh, Shanxi merchants..." and never said "Oh, Shanxi merchants are often thousands of miles away..." …”
This phenomenon is related to the fact that Shanxi is far away from Nanjing. After all, Huizhou Prefecture is very close to Nanjing. In terms of jurisdiction, it belongs to the territory of Southern Zhili.
But Chang Baiye believes that Shanxi merchants are too scattered and not strong enough, which is also the main reason why the outside world thinks that "Shanxi merchants" are inferior to "Hui merchants". Therefore, the only way to change all this is to unite.
The next day, morning.
Chang Baiye walked to the backyard, picked up a bow and began to practice archery. Ever since he saw the power of the Beiyuan cavalry, Chang Baiye thought that he also needed to master some riding and archery skills to avoid being unreasonable or robbed one day when he came out of seclusion. The Tatars and Walas, not to mention beating them away, at least you can use them when you are running away...
Beiyuan is still silent, no wonder for them. After a long winter, the war horses are hungry and thin. Now the grass on the grassland has just sprouted, and it will take a few summer rains if it wants to be lush.
Once they have gained some weight and regained their energy, it’s probably time to start making noise. I don’t know if there will be chaos this autumn. Do you want to take people to Beiyuan again to fan the flames?
"Chief Steward, there is a Mr. Hou outside the door asking to see him. He seems to be from the Hou family of Fenzhou."
Chang Jin came over and reported.
Chang Baiye asked doubtfully: "Young master of the Hou family? It should be brother Hou Xinglong. Let him come to the backyard."
Chang Jin agreed to leave, and soon after, a handsome young man came with fragrance.
call out!
The arrow flew past and hit the bullseye.
"Brother Chang also knows how to ride and shoot. It's really surprising."
Young Master Hou took a look and praised in a false voice.
Chang Baiye looked over and was immediately surprised, shouting quickly: "Yes, it's you?"
Although the man in front of him was wearing a young man's uniform and had two fake beards taped under his nose, Chang Baiye dreamed of these eyes and face almost every night, how could he not recognize him.
If it's not Hou Qianqian, who is it?
Seeing that her identity was revealed, Hou Qianqian stopped pretending, took off her fake beard, returned to her normal voice, stretched out her hand to ask for my hairpin, and asked, "Where's my hairpin?"
"Didn't you return to Fenzhou already?"
Chang Baiye was surprised.
Although there are not so many etiquette restrictions between merchants' families and ordinary people's families, they still need to have men and women on guard. What on earth is Hou Xiyu doing, allowing his daughter to enter the Chang family courtyard in such a grand manner?
When Hou Qianqian saw Chang Baiye staring at him, he lowered his head and said, "I received a letter from Uncle Chang on the way, saying that you are doing something big in Taiyuan Mansion. My father ordered me to come first, and said that it won't take long for the Eight Great Whether it's Shanxi merchants or wealthy merchants from all over Shanxi, they will all gather in Taiyuan City. What exactly did you do, and why did it cause such a big fuss?"
Chang Baiye waved away the peeping Chang Jin, took out the hairpin inlaid with Dongzhu from his arms, and said, "It's nothing, I just made a deal with Governor Ru. This is what you left for me under the White Tower. I always carry it with me.”
Hou Qianqian blushed slightly, stretched out her slender jade fingers to take away the hairpin, and then inserted it into her hair, saying: "Doing business with officials is the most profitable, but it is also the most dangerous. Don't be too reckless, otherwise it will It will harm the family. If Brother Chang has intentions, he should not hide it from me."
Chang Baiye looked at the serious Hou Qianqian and nodded. The affairs of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce were not confidential, otherwise he would not have mentioned them in front of Wang Tai, Zhu Qiu and others.
Chang Baiye took out a iron coupon from his arms, handed it to Hou Qianqian, and said: "Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, this is what I am doing."
After Hou Qianqian read it over and over again, she smiled sweetly and said: "Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce, this is not easy. Once realized, you can integrate merchants from all over the place and allocate materials and channels in a unified way. Do you want Shanxi merchants to go out of Shanxi and go to Beizhili , Henan, and even south Zhili and Jiangnan?"
Chang Baiye looked at Hou Qianqian in surprise. He had seen her intelligence before, but he didn't expect her eyes to be so sharp and he could see through his plan at a glance.
No wonder she was able to control the overall situation of the Hou family even though she was a daughter when Hou Xiyu was away. Only such an outstanding woman is worthy of me, right?
"Have you never thought that this iron brand can be easily copied?"
Hou Qianqian handed over the iron coupons and asked softly.
Chang Baiye shook his head and said: "This iron sign looks simple, but in fact it is not. There is a trace of copper foil inside. You only need to cut the exact position to identify the authenticity. Of course, the daily identification of counterfeiting is through a engraved ruler. , runes..."
Hou Qianqian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and added: "In fact, in my opinion, the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce does not need to care about the authenticity of the Ranghui Iron Coupon. Even if it knows it is fake, there is no need to care."
"How does this work?"
Chang Baiye asked depressedly.
The iron coupons were actually a pledge of fate from Shanxi merchants to the court. They exchanged "favors" for the existence of the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce and were able to do business without too much intervention.
The concession itself weakens the interests of the merchants. Regardless of whether it is true or not, doesn't it mean that anyone can go to the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce to take advantage?
Hou Qianqian rolled her eyes at Chang Baiye, snorted and walked over. After Chang Baiye followed, Fang said: "The Ranghuitie Coupon is just a gimmick, it exists temporarily. If it exists for a long time, it will be harmful to the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce. Do you know how many immigrants the imperial court immigrated to Shanxi?"
"Five hundred thousand."
"So you limited your sights to the 500,000 people and ignored the 3.5 million people who were not relocated? Letting the railway coupons win the hearts and minds of immigrants is a kind of compensation. But it can't be Keep making compensation, otherwise it will be unfair to the remaining people, right?"
Hou Qianqian's tone became stern.
Chang Baiye was suddenly shocked that he had made such a big mistake!
If you pay too much attention to the few and ignore the majority, you will easily lose your foundation and have no future.
Now it seems that there are still many loopholes in my plan that need to be improved.
"Little sister Hou said that I was wrong."
Chang Baiye is taught.
Hou Qianqian sighed and said: "Brother Chang is just too impatient and lacks Zhou Xiang's consideration. In the beginning, this kind of Ranghui Railway Coupons will be useful, but after the immigration is completed, Ranghui Railway Coupons should be produced on a large scale. Popularize it to more people and benefit Shanxi together."
Chang Baiye nodded repeatedly. Although "sharing benefits to Shanxi" would be a bit stressful, considering the small profits but quick turnover and the huge number of buyers, the profits it would bring were still incalculable.
"Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce, how do you plan to integrate it?"
Hou Qianqian asked expectantly.
Chang Baiye looked at Hou Qianqian, who was full of spirituality and wisdom in front of him, his heart was beating loudly, and he quickly turned his head and said: "I plan to use the eight major Shanxi merchants as the backbone, the countless Shanxi merchants as branches, and the retail merchants as the leaves..."
The comfortable wind, carrying the light laughter, climbed out of the courtyard wall.
Capital, Houhu.
Gu Sanshen handed over more than a dozen documents and said: "Qiu He, the chief seal of the palace supervisor, Wu Lin, the chief secretary, Liu Quan, the chief minister... all the books and yellow books of the former Shangfu Lu Shan and others have been found, so we can confirm the relationship." One thing is that they all entered the court around the tenth year of Hongwu."
Zhu Yunwen covered the "Notes on Taizu's Daily Life" on the desk, picked up the file of Lu Shan, the former Shangfu, and looked through it. His eyes were slightly cold and he said: "Zou County! Is this Shandong again? It seems that Tang Buping has something new. It’s a mission…”
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