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Chapter 593 Boil the T-shaped roll and dry it

"Yangzhou salt merchants have been said to be eight families and twelve households. The eight families have passed on salt to their families for more than 100 years. They have been engaged in this business since the Ming Dynasty, and the twelve households prospered slowly after the establishment of the dynasty. Of the eight Zhongshan-Shaanxi merchants accounted for six, Huizhou merchants accounted for two, and among the twelve Zhongshan-Shaanxi merchants there were only three, and the remaining nine were Huizhou merchants.”

Wang Wenyan patiently introduced to Feng Ziying the top group of powerful merchants in the Great Zhou Dynasty——salt merchants.

It's not about how powerful they are, but that they have enough money to ignore others.

"From the point of view of classical Chinese, if the official intends to persuade these merchants to buy Kaihai bonds, or persuade them to invest in Tonghai Yinzhuang, how sure are they? How much money can they raise?"

Feng Ziying doesn't go around in circles, and has collected so much information, is it really just for fun?That must not give up until the goal is achieved.

It's just that whether the most satisfactory effect can be achieved in terms of quantity depends on each company's ability.

Wang Wenyan laughed, "My lords have set up a government office here. The salt merchants are all shrewd people who see the wind and the wind. How can they not understand what your lords are here for? It's just that they are the most astute and cunning when it comes to business. The younger generation, naturally have to weigh the weight of adults, and use various methods to test or negotiate conditions."

Feng Ziying was full of interest, and wiped off the non-existent beard on her chin, "It seems that everyone is tacit, and it's nothing more than bargaining?"

"It's about the same." Wang Wenyan also judged in this way, "But depending on who the adult opened the gap from, the effect may be quite different."

Feng Ziying was thoughtful.

Salt merchants are certainly not monolithic, as can be seen from the so-called eight households and twelve households divided into two eras and two places. Naturally, Wang Wenyan's opinions were broken one by one, and then compared, forcing them to follow Feng Ziying's The intention is to make money.

But he didn't intend to do that.

Although they belong to different groups, their natures are the same.

The profit source of salt merchants is monopoly. In this regard, it can be said that this group has not made much contribution to Dazhou, let alone building gardens, developing drama culture, and raising thin horses.

If you intervene directly from the beginning, you can certainly achieve some results, but it will definitely be difficult to achieve the best results, because the threshold determines the upper limit, and they will subconsciously draw a line for themselves.

After looking at the posts piled up on the table, Feng Ziying casually picked up a few and looked at them.

This kind of post received more than a dozen copies almost every day, even though they knew they didn't see any visitors, but these people were still tireless.

Even Lin Ruhai would send some irresistible messages from time to time, so that Lin Ruhai was saying that he thought that he rented this small courtyard to borrow the scenery of the Lianghuaidu to transfer salt to the Siyamen, but now it seems that Some are back in reverse.

"Your Excellency has an idea?" Wang Wenyan naturally knew that Feng Ziying would not easily follow the method he recommended to him.

If everything is done according to his own ideas, it is impossible for this person to reach such a high position at such a young age.

Just like Dongfan's development and salt affairs, in Wang Wenyan's opinion, this is simply a stroke of genius. No one would have thought that such a seemingly inadvertent tasteless rib can have such a magical effect, but this is based on his understanding of Dongfan's situation. above understanding.

So Wang Wenyan was also surprised how the other party knew that Dongfan's coastline near Penghu was extremely suitable for drying salt, and even knew the mysteries of the higher salt content in seawater. These situations are not something ordinary people can do.

"Well, I have some ideas. Good dishes are always the last to be savored slowly. They all know that my goal in Jiangnan is for them, so let them suffer first." Feng Ziying picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, and lifted the lid. , took a sip, "There is always a time when they come in handy."

Wang Wenyan understood, and smiled, "Are you planning to burn the fire to its fullest?"

Glancing at Wang Wenyan, this person has a clever mind, no wonder he was able to serve as the Donglin Party's think tank in his previous life, but under his command, he should have a better stage to perform.

"Burst enough fire first, and the food will be cooked naturally." Feng Ziying replied, which seemed to rhyme a little.

"Where does your lord plan to start?" Wang Wenyan found that with this new owner, he could feel and learn new things almost every day, and the other party's sophistication and maturity made people doubt his age and experience It is completely inappropriate, perhaps it can only be explained by the genius of the sky.

"The Dongting is full of emblems, let's start with the Dongting merchants. It is said that they are the most able to judge the situation. I would like to see what they think of my trip to the south of the Yangtze River, and what they think of the imperial court's plan to open the sea. Feng Ziying casually raised a letter in his hand, "My other father-in-law's letter has also arrived, so I should show some face."

Feng Ziying also found it quite interesting, her two in-laws are from Suzhou.

The Shen family is a well-known and well-known family in Suzhou, a scholarly family, and the Lin family is also a wealthy family in Suzhou, but they are born as nobles. Well, to be precise, they can be regarded as Wu Xun, but they declined very quickly. In Lin Ruhai's generation, there is no shadow of Wu Xun at all. It all depends on Lin Ruhai's ability to read.

If he hadn't married Jia's daughter, Lin Ruhai would really have nothing to do with Wu Xun.

Dongting merchants are the most outstanding representatives of Suzhou merchants, and their business categories are almost all-encompassing. Although they each have their own emphasis, they cover almost the entire Jiangnan, Huguang, and even the north. Although this group is not as famous as Shanshan merchants and Huizhou merchants, But in fact, it is the appearance of an emerging force.

"Agree to see us?" Xu Chengdong finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, it's not in vain for us to follow from the capital to Jiangnan, where is the Weng family?"

"Weng Gong is still in the capital, but the news came back that although the official met Weng Gong, he didn't say much, he only said that the court was difficult, and hoped that the gentry, merchants and merchants would consider the court's difficulties. Ordinary affairs, but they should be prevaricated and perfunctory, unwilling to discuss in detail,..."

The person who sent the letter came back cautiously.

Xu Chengdong fell silent.

When he went south, he specially went to Dongchang Mansion to pay a visit to Shen Xing, and it took a lot of thought. The prefect Shen also wanted to make further progress in his official career, and he didn't have much contact with him before, so he just got the other party's promise that he would Write a letter to Feng Ziying, but that's all.

It seems that things are not going well with the capital.

Guan Yingzhen was from Huguang, and it was even more difficult to deal with. Weng Qiyang also failed to achieve much.

And looking at this posture, Feng Ziying went south to Yangzhou with the posture of making a final decision with special orders and full powers, and his teacher trusted him very tightly.

Drilling into the sky Dongting does not only mean that Dongting merchants travel to many places, or that their business is so simple, but also means that Dongting merchants have a more accurate and thorough understanding of the current situation.

Doing business in Dazhou, needless to say, if you want to make a fortune, if you don't have the slightest judgment and grasp of the changes in the political situation, it will not last long. This is true for individuals, and even more so for groups.

At first glance, Kaihai does not seem to have much substantive connection with the current business of Dongting merchants. It is more about maritime trade or overseas development. Although it has some relationship with the current business of Dongting merchants, it is not deep.

However, those who have keen perceptions in this regard have felt something different. The big move of the court is unprecedented, and it has a huge impact on the entire situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A wave of big changes is coming.

They all have a feeling that if they can't keep up with this rhythm, maybe the Dongting merchants will be like a flash in the pan, or even reduced to a second- and third-rate merchant gang.

Seeing Xu Chengdong groaning silently, the person beside him whispered, "Mr. Xu, can I make some preparations?"

"Preparation? What preparation?" Xu Chengdong said indifferently.

"Uh, as usual,..."

"Do you think this little Feng Xiuzhuan is such an ordinary official?" Xu Chengdong seemed to relax while standing upright, and walked around the flower hall with his hands behind his back. "If he is like that, he can settle down." It's done, why do we need to go from the capital to Yangzhou?"

"Maybe it's for sale?" The people next to him were a little unconvinced.

"The word "buy for a price" is accurate, but the 'price' and 'buy' are probably not as simple as you think. If he only looks at silver, then my eyes should really be poached and lost. .” Xu Chengdong sighed, “It’s a big plan.”

"Then Mr. Xu, what do you think this little Feng Xiuzhuan is drawing?"

"I don't know. If I know, why do I have to think hard again?" Xu Chengdong said leisurely: "It seems that we can stand on the sidelines, but my intuition tells me that if we dare not take this trip, it seems that we will miss a lot. No chance to catch up,..."

intuition?This reason is really strong enough, but facing the head of the Xu family of the "Weng Xu" family among the Dongting merchants, others naturally dare not speak out to refute.

"Then Xu Gong, what should I do?"

"Soldiers come to block the water and cover them with soil, just see the tricks." Xu Chengdong also collected all his thoughts and said calmly: "This Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan has left us for so long before seeing us. Naturally, he has plans, but I really want to know what this little Feng Xiuzhuan wants us Dongting merchants to do."

Industry perhaps?Xu Chengdong suddenly realized something.

If you want to talk about the biggest difference between Dongting merchants and Huizhou merchants and Shanshan merchants, I am afraid that the Dongting merchant group is not just merchants. Such a group includes not only merchants, but also such a group who run workshops.

The silk workshops and printing workshops in Suzhou, the cotton cloth workshops and dyeing workshops in Songjiang, the pharmaceutical workshops in Jinling, and the ceramic kilns in Jingdezhen are all inseparable from Dongting merchants.

Is it really this reason that made the other party put aside the Shanxi and Huizhou merchants and see themselves first?Xu Chengdong pondered.

(End of this chapter)