"In my humble opinion, in the future, we will probably have to fight a fierce battle with the powerful people in Guanzhong!" Putting down the wine bottle, Zhuo Wangsun already had a serious look on his face. Tianlai Novel ww
"The powerful people in Guanzhong are represented by the Tian family, the Yang family, the Wuyan family and the Lanling family..." Zhuo Wangsun introduced it eloquently: "The Tian family has been the most wealthy in the world since Emperor Gao moved to Guanzhong...
…Back then, when the Zhu family was in Japan, they still had to respect the head of the Tian family with even less respect!”
Everyone in the world knows how powerful the Tian family is.
However, the more wealth you have, the more things you know, and the more respect you have for the Tian family.
Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, there have been more than three or five waves of local snakes in Guanzhong.
But the Tian family has always stood firm.
That’s the thing!
The fact that this family has been able to escape the turmoil and turmoil in the palace over the years is enough to show how powerful it is.
You must know that from Emperor Gao to the present, the political arena of the Han Dynasty has experienced a bloody first thirty years.
At first, Emperor Gao had the intention of deposing the queen and making it easier for him to be the heir, and there was a dispute between Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi in the court.
The death of Emperor Gao marked the end of the turmoil and started the rule of Zhu Lu. During the reign of Queen Lu, the only ones who died were King Qi, King Dai, King Chu, King Wu and King Huainan.
Among the ministers, they were like cutting leeks, and they perished in droves.
Queen Lu's death ushered in a new era.
There was bloodshed in Chang'an, and the oars were thrown away. The ministers and princes killed Lu Lu together and welcomed the king.
The whole country was shuffled again.
During Taizong's reign, although the national level was relatively stable, the turmoil in the palace never ceased.
First, Mrs. Shen was favored and competed with Empress Dou. Later, King Huai of Liang was favored and coveted the throne.
There were also a series of reshuffles such as the removal of the prime minister in Peiping, Huanglong's change to the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhang Shi's ascension to the throne.
Until the emperor came to the throne, the turmoil and reshuffle in Guanzhong continued.
Apart from other things, how many powerful people in Guanzhong during Taizong's time, and even famous powerful people in the world, are there now?
The Ren family in Xuanqu is already a thing of the past, the famous Li family in Guanzhong is like a withered bone in the grave, and the bones of the princes, nobles, and even relatives, princes and kings who fought against us are now rotten.
During the reign of the late Emperor, the famous ministers in the court, Yuan Ang and Yuan Si, who were known as "confidants all over the world", were now counting taros in Panyu.
Similarly, Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei Qi, who was so majestic during the late emperor's time, had the seal of general, and contributed to quelling the rebellion between Wu and Chu, is now unable to even leave the house.
But the Tian family in Guanzhong has remained standing despite so many ups and downs and bloodshed.
This family is a legend in itself!
The most important thing is that many people know that Tian did not miss the team!
But every time, he made timely and surprising choices.
For example, when the ministers and princes punished Lu, the Tian family originally knelt down and licked the Lu family.
To be fair, a rebellious family like the Tian family will definitely be listed on the list afterwards!
However, the Tian family miraculously was not liquidated.
Countless people were dumbfounded and didn't understand why. It wasn't until much later that someone told the truth - it turned out that long before Empress Lu came to power and when Emperor Gao was still in power, Tian was once kind to Empress Dowager Bo...
The truth is so incredible.
Countless people say that the Tian family is lucky.
However, no one here dared to attribute this matter to the Tian family's luck!
Once upon a time, it can be said to be luck!
However, if you can find a savior every time, it is not luck, but strength.
During the reign of Empress Lu, the Tian family had a good relationship with the Lu family. During the Taizong period, the Tian family had a good relationship with the Bo family, and they could also chat with Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo of the Dou family.
Even now, the Tian family is still the guest of Princess Guantao and the friend of the righteous relatives.
The wife of Zhang Tang, the governor of Nanyang County, is the daughter of the Tian family!
Faced with such a family that has been deeply involved in Guanzhong for decades, has a deep relationship with the relatives of the past generations, and may even have a relationship with the emperor, who dares to look down upon it?
Not to mention, Tian's wealth is actually not much less than that of Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying.
It was only in the past few years that Tian's wealth began to shrink.
But this shrinkage is not due to poor management or a recession.
It was the influence of the emperor's policies - two years ago, Ping Lv was officially promulgated to the world and implemented first in Guanzhong.
This is not just for show.
The emperor personally supervised it, and Ting Wei, Nei Shi, Shaofu and Zhi Jinwu acted together.
The entire empire's bureaucracy was operating at full strength, going deep into counties and villages, measuring land one acre at a time. With the help of thousands of examination scholars, grassroots officials and Mohists, the court spent a whole year.
All the land in Guanzhong was measured and registered.
Then, with these data in hand, the government gathered all the powerful landlords and merchants together and asked them: Do you want to be a businessman or a landlord?
Businessmen cannot occupy limited land.
And the landlords are not allowed to do business!
Violators will have their tax calculated as a stepped tax.
Forced by helplessness, one by one the powerful families in Guanzhong began to dismember and split up.
Businessmen were forced to separate from cultivators.
Countless alliances of landowners and merchants were directly broken up.
This policy was strictly implemented even for the Tian family, and the tens of thousands of acres of land and more than a dozen manors under his name had to be distributed to more than a dozen nephews.
However, even so, Tian's wealth cannot be underestimated.
A conservative estimate is that the Tian family currently has at least 50 million in savings and thousands of gold reserves.
In addition, its workshops and shops combined are worth at least tens of millions!
Moreover, although the Tian family fell apart, the time was still short after all, and the connections and bonds were strong.
If the head of the Tian family gives an order, those side branches who have obtained the land and manors will definitely contribute their efforts enthusiastically.
but……
Although the Tian family is powerful, everyone is not afraid now.
Because the leader of this alliance is Zhuo Wangsun, Lord Guiping of the empire.
And his will is to a certain extent the emperor’s will!
With the emperor taking the backing and backing, there is no reason why the big guys can't win if they join forces to enter Guanzhong this time.
It’s just that if you win more, you win less.
And precisely because they knew this, everyone started talking about it all at once.
"I heard that among the nine cities in Chang'an, the Tian family now controls most of the shops in the direct city. In addition, they also own shops in Huai City, Liushi City and Heping City..." Li Sheng, a wealthy businessman in Zhaodi, said softly.
Looking at Wang Xuan beside him, he said: "Almost 30% of the people's firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea in Guanzhong are supplied by the Tian family! In addition, the Tian family has also mastered the channels that specifically supply vegetables and meat to monk Guanli in Qili.
…”
Wang Xuan's eyes glowed green when he heard this.
Guanzhong is the place with the strongest consumption power in the world today.
No need to look at anything else, just the economic wave created by the examination every year is enough to make everyone excited.
According to conservative estimates, the trade volume of this market will exceed 300 million yuan in one year!
Moreover, as the Han Empire continues to grow stronger and expands, the economic and consumption power, population, and wealth of the imperial capital, Chang'an, and Guanzhong will only continue to increase.
In this market, just one bite is enough to feed your family for a lifetime!
And the business controlled by Tian has undoubtedly become a piece of fat that everyone wants to eat!
Li Sheng and Wang Xuan, in particular, have targeted this market early.
With their abilities, they are certainly no match for the Tian family - they are not even qualified to compete with the Tian family.
But now, the merchants from all over the world have united, and a total of thirty-one wealthy businessmen with a family fortune of more than thirty million have united together. The Tian family is no longer an unchallenged giant.
"Li Gong, you have the best swordsman and the most famous warrior in Zhao State, and you also have the three best singer training camps in Zhao State..." Wang Xuan said: "And in my hands, I have the entire Huaihe River.
The best clerks, shopkeepers and accountants in the Si area, you and I join forces, as long as we can have a foothold in Guanzhong and Chang'an, we will definitely replace the Tian family in twenty or thirty years!"
Li Sheng listened and nodded. For him, whether the business in Guanzhong is profitable or not is secondary.
The key is that he cannot live without a backer in the court.
Without a backer, no matter how much money he has, no matter how many shops he has, the strongest swordsman, or the most beautiful singer, they only belong to others.
Only businessmen like Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying are truly safe!
In fact, every wealthy businessman who comes here has such a plan!
Vast wealth? No slaves and countless workshops?
In fact, they are all false!
It cannot gain the support of the country and the favor of the emperor, and it cannot advance and retreat together with the country and breathe the same breath.
Then at any time, he may become the ghost under the sword of the court captain, the "thief" in the censor's writings. This good man, and even his wife, concubines and children, may become the county guard and the county magistrate's political achievements.
Therefore, for many people, entering the customs this time is not just for profit.
It was for the sake of wealth and life, to clear his name and get ashore, and to find a backer.
Therefore, they would do whatever it takes. After receiving the invitation, they gave up everything they were doing and traveled day and night to come to Chang'an.
After arriving in Chang'an, what they saw and heard strengthened their determination - this is the source of wealth in the world. As long as you stay here and don't make any mistakes, you can definitely make money!
Zhuo Wangsun continued to introduce: "After the Tian family, we have the Wuyan family... The Wuyan family is the son of Qian Merchant, a veteran in Guanzhong!"
"In Huai City, one of the three shops belongs to the Wuyan family!" Zhuo Wangsun sighed: "Although merchants are no longer allowed to hold land after the "Ping Law" was promulgated, the Wuyan family
, but therefore established an auction house to auction off the people, property, and properties pledged by him. Just last year, he relied on this auction house to make a profit of more than 20 million in one year!"
"And the Wuyan clan has no virtue, no justice, no benevolence..."
"The interest on the money he lent was up to five times as much! Countless people were forced to sell their sons and daughters, but they were unable to repay the debt, not even the interest..."
When Zhuo Wangsun said this, he became impassioned: "My lords, if we expel unscrupulous profiteers like the Wuyan family from Chang'an and Guanzhong this time, it will not only allow us to get their homes and shops, but also
It will bring great benefits to the world! Mohists, Legalists and Xunzi schools will all applaud..."
Definitely!
In the twenty or thirty years after its rise, the Wuyan clan did many bad things.
I don’t know how many innocent people’s blood and tears were stained on my hands, and how many families were forced to go bankrupt and their wives and children were separated by this terrible wealthy businessman family.
But……
Righteousness or morality are nothing to businessmen!
In this world, no one makes a loss-making business, even if it is a great good deed.
But if there is a profit, businessmen who smell the smell of blood will definitely flock there, even trampling on all laws and morals.
Now, Zhuo Wangsun suddenly called on everyone to kill the Wuyan clan.
This shocked everyone, and they all thought privately: "Is this the emperor's intention?"
It is almost impossible to wipe out the Wuyan clan without the will of the palace.
Because Wu Yanshi is a legend!
A role model for merchants all over the world!
At first, Prime Minister Chang Pinghou Zhou Yafu was ordered to lead his army south to quell the rebellion during the reign of the late Emperor. Due to lack of military funds, Zhou Yafu had to borrow money from merchants.
But no one dares to borrow - everyone is afraid of risks.
And this risk comes not only from the possibility that the rebels will win, but also from the fact that the king's army refuses to acknowledge the victory.
However, without blinking an eye, the Wuyan family took out the full five thousand gold that Zhou Yafu needed!
This not only shows how wealthy the Wuyan family is, but also how complicated the relationship between this family in the court is!
At that time, Wuyan would never dare to borrow money if the information was unreliable or the backers were not strong.
Afterwards, Zhou Yafu returned victorious and paid off all the loans with interest.
Mr. Wu Yan boasted to others, saying that he had made tenfold profits from this.
This number is of course false.
However, it is a fact that he at least received more than 20,000 gold with interest!
Even the state dares to lend money and then later take back the loan with interest.
Wu Yanshi has created a miracle.
It was also from that time that merchants all over the world began to believe in the credibility of the imperial court and the credibility of the Emperor of Han.
Kill to pay for life, debt to pay for money has since become a familiar saying to people all over the world.
But now, Zhuo Wangsun publicly announced that he would drive out the Wuyan clan and prevent him from gaining a foothold in Guanzhong.
Without the instruction from the palace, this would be impossible!
We are not stupid!
In fact - as of today, look at it, except for a Wuyan family, who dares to lend money to the country? Let alone get repayment!
Wu Yan's backer must be either in Weiyang Palace or Changle Palace!
And no one of equals wants to deal with the Wuyan clan. No matter what, other people are no match for this terrifying family.
Not to mention...
Money merchants are never easy to deal with.
The dead soldiers and desperadoes they keep under their command dare to assassinate even princes and nobles!
Want to attack him?
We must first eradicate the dead soldiers and desperadoes of the Wuyan clan!
And this must be done by the state, or even by the Xiuyiwei who made everyone in the world change their minds after hearing about it!
Therefore, when Zhuo Wangsun expressed his request, everyone hesitated.
Do you want to buy the Wuyan clan?
Of course I do!
But, if you have a life to take it, do you have a life to do it?
