"Shanxi and Suzhou are all the friendship between father and grandfather. The three of us are moving forward and retreating together, like a whole family!"

Zhou Quan said slowly, "The shareholders in Shanxi mainly have businesses such as tea, cloth, fur and other goods, while in Suzhou it is cotton cloth, silk."

I'm afraid it's not the case.

Li Jinglong sneered in his heart. Because the merchants in Shanxi were close to the Tartars, they made not only tea cloth, but also war horses, salt, iron, animals, and sand. They also made a lot of contraband in private.

Some business courts turned a blind eye and had been in seclusion and banned trade from the Tartars over the years. But the Tartars also had to live. If they really couldn't buy anything, even if they couldn't defeat the Ming Dynasty, those Tartars would have to send troops to rob them.

"In fact, Sheng Hengda has today, and our three families are taking too much steps!" Zhou Quan continued, "Last spring, Suzhou borrowed 400,000 silver dollars from the silver bank and said it would build a cotton mill."

"You also know that the cotton cloth in our Ming Dynasty has always been in short supply. Suzhou said it plans to build a large factory with 10,000 workers and 1,000 machines in Songjiang Prefecture, with an annual output of 100,000 cloth..."

After hearing this, Zhu Yunxiu, behind the screen, thought silently in his mind.

The Ming Dynasty at this time was the cotton empire.

Not to mention that the old man used to sweep north and south to rely on cotton cloth, but now, the cotton cloth of the Ming Dynasty is at its highest priority in foreign trade and within its own country.

Last year alone, 13 million cotton pads were produced nationwide and nearly 10 million were exported. Of the remaining 3 million, 1.5 million were tax-deducted as military pay for the border troops.

This quantity is not counted as the cloth woven by the people at home.

What is a small peasant economy? The rice and grain you eat and the clothes you wear are all grown and weaved by yourself. Apart from changing eggs to some salt, you don’t have to buy other foreign products at all.

At this time, in addition to the self-sufficiency small peasant economy, the Ming Dynasty also began to have large cotton mills with tens of thousands of workers.

Moreover, there will be more and more workshops like this in the future.

Zhu Yunxiu thought to himself, "The development of industry and commerce may not necessarily delay land annexation, and even due to developed industry and commerce, grain production will drop too high."

"When we set up granaries in Jiangnan cotton production areas, etc., to calm grain prices, and prevent food shortages during the famine!"

At this moment, Li Jinglong's heart was a different thought.

"These people who do business are so bad. They give others two share of profits, and then use hundreds of thousands of dollars to do business to help themselves with the money they do business. Hehe, isn't this just making a fortune?"

Zhou Quan continued, "But who knew that Suzhou had been involved in a case."

When Li Jinglong heard this, his heart skipped a beat again.

He couldn't help asking, "But what happened to the Japanese?"

"That's right!" Zhou Quan sighed.

The matter of communicating with the Japanese was actually a trap made by Tie Xuan and others for the wealthy merchants in Suzhou who did not want to pay taxes. His half-brother of Li Jinglong also got involved, and in the end, Li Jinglong said hello and got out.

However, at that time, Li Jinglong also made a lot of ill-gotten gains.

"Because of that case, the cotton mill matter was repeatedly shelved, and Sheng Hengda's circulation funds were cut off. A few days ago, the governor of Suzhou was allocated tens of thousands of dollars, saying that he wanted to reclaim Yuhuan Island."

"ha!"

Zhu Yunxiu couldn't help laughing, Han Kezhong and his friends were reclaiming deserted islands there. The memorial he gave stated that they would raise money on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Tie Xuan and Han Kezhong once again regarded these merchants as unjust slaughtered.

However, after laughing, Zhu Yun's face was full of solemnity.

"It is a long way to go to establish a good and healthy business environment. Officials' property should not be taken by officials."

"At the same time, Suzhou still has 380,000 yuan in cotton owed in Henan, and it is urgent that it can only be borrowed again."

Zhou Quan sighed, "This makes the silver number unable to make ends meet!"

Li Jinglong sneered, "You businessmen are so good at planning. Speaking of which, no one has any place to put money at home. But they don't need to put money at home, so they use money from the bank to do business!"

"This..." Zhou Quan was speechless for a moment.

"I understand that the money in the family is the money in the family, and I must not take it out in my pocket. Smart people use other people's money to make money, right!" Li Jinglong smiled and said, "But, your Sheng Hengda's industry is not going to be in a turnover because of this little money, right?"

"What the Duke said!" Zhou Quan said, "The old man wrote a letter to Shanxi in the past two months, and transported 700,000 silver from the water. But..." As he said that, he sighed again, "After Wuchang, even the silver ship and the ship were detained by the Wuchang garrison!"

In an instant, Li Jinglong's expression became solemn.

"Have you ever reported the ship that carries the silver?"

Zhou Quan smiled bitterly, "How dare you not report it? Now the Ming Dynasty collects commercial taxes. Passing the customs card and entering and leaving the city depends on tax invoices. Not only did you report it, but you also walked through the postal station through the Tax Division. The Administration Department transferred fifty archers as guards."

"But not long after arriving in Wuchang, I was directly detained."

Li Jinglong's face became more and more serious, "What's the name?"

"The official deducts things, so what's the name? Sheng Hengda is a bit shameful in the government. It doesn't work to ask someone to give money. In the end, Wuchang Mansion said that it was deducted by the garrison general and they have no right to interfere." Zhou Quan sighed.

Li Jinglong stood up, walked for a few steps, and said nothing.

"After this incident, the old man thought about it and only you, Duke..."

"Don't!" Li Jinglong immediately spoke and interrupted the other party, "I know what you are thinking, but you, you are so proud of me!" As he said, he smiled, "If it's a matter in Beijing, I can help you clear it, but in Wuchang? I can't help you!"

"Master!" Zhou Quan suddenly knelt down again and said, "Don't refuse, you are the royal relative and the emperor's close minister. If you can't do anything, Sheng Hengda will be finished." As he said, he continued, "If Sheng Hengda can survive, it's not just a money..."

"Stop!" Li Jinglong interrupted the other party again.

He knew what the other party meant. Sheng Hengda himself was an old ticket number circulated in the six provinces. Not to mention the promising interest rate, it was a cotton mill in Suzhou that would be built in the future, and it would be an endless treasure pot.

Moreover, Zhou Quan said that in addition to doing business, the two ticket accounts in Shanxi also had other inputs. The two ticket accounts were originally sent to the military guards outside Shanxi.

In the early years of the founding of the State Dynasty, these logistical transactions were handed over to merchants, and then they were given salt tickets to merchants for repayment.

People in the military are afraid of trouble. After dealing with each other for a long time, they not only provide food, but also resell many spoils and even forwarding and storage of military pay.

Even if Sheng Hengda's ticket number is down, these businesses will not go down.

"Why did you offend over there?" Li Jinglong asked.

"I don't know that people who do business will be careful all their lives, for fear of offending whom. But this time, I really don't know which god to offend?" Zhou Quan smiled bitterly, "Duke, you are the royal relative of the Ming Dynasty. Now you can only help you clear it."

"As long as the silver over there can be shipped..."

"Wait a minute!" Li Jinglong suddenly turned around and stared at the other party, "You didn't tell the truth!"

Suddenly, Zhou Quan's spine became cold.

"Not to mention the matter in Suzhou, it seems that this official is not right for Henan cotton owed money!" Li Jinglong sneered, "Who dares to owe farmers money for farming nowadays? Hehe, let's talk about the former Henan Provincial Administration Secretary Hou Yong."

"Whoever dares to owe him a penny to rule the people, will he dare to cut off his head?"

In an instant, Zhou Quan's face turned pale.

"You are afraid that you can't collect the lent money, and you dare not offend it, and then..." Li Jinglong sneered, "Besides, you say you account for 30%, the other two companies account for 50%, and there are 20% of the shares. Who is in his hands?"
Chapter completed!