The prosperity of Luoyang City in the past seems like a thing of the past, and the entire city has almost fallen into depression.∮
The Shi family, which has been in charge of the Luoyang business circle for more than ten years, has collapsed.
The collapse of the master's house made all the merchants in Luoyang aware of the signs of the coming winter.
The Shi family has been operating in Luoyang for nearly fifty years.
Disciples and old friends, diners and old friends, spread across all walks of life.
In fact, almost all the famous merchants in Luoyang were basically apprentices, employees or accountants of the master's family.
The master's secret to getting rich is different from that of all the big businessmen and giants in the world.
From the first day when Shi started his business, the ancestors of the Shi family have established family rules to help those who are underachieving and support those who work with them.
As long as you have the talent for business and the talent for making money.
So regardless of status, age, or even gender, the door of the master's family will definitely be open to you.
Countless Luoyang merchants had learned all kinds of business knowledge under the wings of the Shi family when they were young, and followed the Shi family's caravans to travel around the world and sell specialties from various places.
And when you feel that you can do business independently and start a career, the teacher will not stop you, and will even help depending on your talents.
This help is often provided with a large amount of start-up capital. Of course, the master wants to turn this money into dry shares.
In this process, some people failed and some succeeded.
Losers often choose to return to their master's family and continue to work. Of course, because you have lost all the money given by your master's family, you will have to work hard for your master's family and work hard to make money for the rest of your life.
And the successful ones, the masters, did not lose money either.
The more you earn, the greater the teacher's income will be.
The head of the Shi family of the previous generation once said: Goods are impermanent, wealth has no business, and the heroes of the world are strong. The capable ones converge, and the unworthy ones disintegrate. I use a small reward to win over the heroes of the world. This method of war is called a wonderful victory!
Now, the Shi family has moved to Guanzhong for Chang'an.
The entire Luoyang and even Henan County, as well as Hedong, Hexi, Liang, Huai, Qi and Lu, many merchants suddenly felt the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying.
Even a family like the Shi family can't escape the devastation of Tingwei. How should we make a living?
With people in panic, Luoyang merchants stopped going out to do business in order to protect themselves.
As a result, the entire Luoyang City immediately became depressed.
In fact, the entire world's commercial activities shrank drastically in one fell swoop.
This is because the Luoyang merchants headed by the Shi family occupied a position that cannot be ignored in the entire commercial circulation field of the Han Dynasty.
Luoyang. Living in the world, facing Qi, Qin, Zhao and Chu.
Since ancient times, Luoyang merchants have been an important force traveling around the world and communicating with each other.
The Shi family alone owned hundreds of large and small carriages and ox-carts, dozens of ships, and thousands of hired workers, guards, and slaves.
They were the key to the commercial circulation field of the Han Dynasty.
Without them, the world's commercial circulation would stagnate.
But this time, the unconscious behavior of the Luoyang merchants made them know for the first time that they also had such power!
Looking at the depression of Luoyang City and the deserted situation of Luoshui and Chidao.
The hearts of countless people were beating loudly.
"What do we think you will do?" Many people turned their attention to the Henan County Sheriff's Office in the middle of Luoyang City, feeling quite proud in their hearts.
In their opinion, Luoyang is depressed, Luoshui is deserted, and the roads are empty.
No matter who it is, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the pressure.
You must know that Luoyang's commercial tax and market tax account for one-third of the annual revenue of Henan County.
No matter how tough an official he is, he has to carefully consider the consequences of continued confrontation when faced with an issue that affects his position!
pity……
The businessmen's calculations failed...
The one who is now in charge of Henan County is the famous Emperor Yingquan, who is known as the Minion of the Kingdom.
As a disciple of Legalism, Zhi Du looked at Luoyang City, which suddenly became deserted. Instead of having any worries, he was quite happy.
"This is good..." Zhidu was so happy that he almost jumped up.
For legalists, all uncontrollable and unstable laws, systems, groups, and classes should die!
As for businessmen, there is no doubt that they are the entities that Legalists hate the most.
Especially the merchants from Luoyang.
They travel all over the world. Once they go out, there is no news for several years. They have no idea what these guys are doing outside.
What's even more despicable is that these guys often hire a large number of guards and thugs, and many of them are even armed traders. If necessary, they can immediately change their jobs to become bandits, killing people and stealing goods.
For example, back then, Chao Cuo had gritted his teeth in his memorial to Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, describing the characteristics of merchants. They were not those who got rich by being rich by playing tricks, cheating, and committing crimes.
In layman's terms, none of the businessmen are good people. They are all illegal and potentially dangerous elements. They make money by taking advantage of legal loopholes and committing crimes.
Zhidu deeply agrees with this!
Since taking office as the governor of Henan County, Zhidu has discovered at least hundreds of murder cases from past files.
Most of the dead died in the wilderness, in valleys, rivers and woods, and were killed by blunt weapons.
What is even more frightening is that Zhidu discovered through investigation that many of the deceased were often the murderers of the previous batch of deaths, and these murderers were killed by people more powerful than them.
And the identities of these people are almost all businessmen!
But the Shi family, who seemed to be respected by Luoyang and the benefactor of countless merchants, was actually the mastermind behind these murders.
More than one piece of evidence points directly to the fact that the Master family put pressure on certain businessmen, demanding profits or rewards within a time limit.
Desperate merchants, after business failures or setbacks, in order to repay their debts, can only reach out to their fellow villagers who are returning from selling goods.
There is even vague evidence that some murders were caused by the Shi family themselves. Those who died were all businessmen who were unwilling to accept funding from the Shi family or compete with the Shi family.
It’s ridiculous. Such a master family is considered by many people to be an ‘upright family’.
In the past few decades, the master's family has been able to support those who came after him, take care of Sangze's reputation, and have repeatedly escaped the fate of migration.
Zhidu could not accept such a result.
For Legalist ministers, it is unacceptable to discover crimes and not punish them!
As a result, the market was depressed and trade routes were stagnant.
This may be bad news for others.
But for Legalists, it would be best if all the businessmen died!
All power belongs to the government, and all behaviors should be controlled by the government. Even the birth, old age, illness, and death of ordinary people, as well as their daily life, are best to follow the rhythm of the government.
If we take this opportunity to wipe out all the merchants in Luoyang and let all these unstable and dangerous elements farm, pay taxes and serve in the military, then the world will be close to the Tao!
pity……
Zhi Du sighed, this wish may not come true!
Because the Emperor of Chang'an has sent an urgent order of eight hundred miles, ordering him to restore the prosperity of Luoyang Market as soon as possible.
For a Legalist minister, the law is greater than everything else, and the emperor is above the law.
In other words, for Legalists, the emperor's order is the truth, and it must be implemented if it is reasonable and if it is unreasonable!
The instinct of obeying the emperor has already been engraved in the blood of every Legalist.
Rubbing his temples, Zhidu stood up and issued an order: "Gather the commanders and ministers of the county, who are over 800 stones each, to come and discuss the matter!"
Since the emperor has issued an order, Luoyang is required to resume market trade.
Zhidu immediately gave up the idea of taking this opportunity to catch all the merchants and force them to correct their evil ways.
Then he started thinking about how to restore trade in the market.
However, for Legalists, such things basically do not need to be considered. They must clear the way with laws and send officials to Xiaoyu's policy, where merchants gather.
Those who disobey are all thieves and can be arrested and killed without mercy.
Now, it's still winter, so you can still kill people!
Thinking like this, Zhidu's heart became hot again.
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Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Palace.
Liu Che held the memorial in his hand and was dumbfounded.
Since he put Dao Jian on the migration list of Lingyi, and then issued an order to the governors and lieutenants of the counties and counties in the world, asking them to carefully inspect the powerful people in the counties, verify their behavior, and draw up a migration list.
This matter seems to be a little out of control.
As the saying goes, what is good above is effective below.
When Liu Che stated that powerful people should be strictly investigated, especially those who started as businessmen.
In order to show that they firmly support the Holy Emperor, each county and state is a completely loyal minister.
So one after another began to attack the big households in the county, especially the big households with merchant attributes.
This is no problem.
Capture some businessmen and send them to Guanzhong. On the one hand, they can solve some local tyrants that are difficult to eradicate by legal or righteous means and avoid the emergence of powerful clans. On the other hand, they can also enrich the pockets of officials at all levels from top to bottom.
It is more conducive to the economic development and wealth gathering in Guanzhong.
only……
What Liu Che wants to crack down on are those parasites who commit illegal crimes, are notorious in the local area, and make a living by loan sharking and protection fees.
I don’t want to attack the real economy.
Now, what is this thing called?
The capital of Zhidu in Henan County uprooted the Shi family that had been in Luoyang for fifty years and sent them to Guanzhong.
In the beginning, this was a good thing.
The Shi family has stayed in Luoyang for fifty years. If he stays here any longer, he may develop into a monster similar to that of a wealthy family. He has already shown signs of this.
But what does it mean that Nanyang reported the Kong family in Wan County?
You know, Liu Che has a good impression of the Kong family in Nanyang.
Although this family has done many bad things in the process of its rise, there are countless original sins.
However, this family is a rare technical expert in the Han Dynasty.
In the previous life, the origin of the official policy of salt and iron was promoted by Kong Zhi of the Kong family.
Although this guy is not a good guy, he promotes the official operation of salt and iron just to make money for his own family, to play with official business, and to defeat other competitors.
But Kong Gui did a lot of good things during and before he took office.
And promoted the popularization of iron farm tools throughout the world.
It was due to the efforts of the Confucius family that Nanyang County became another iron smelting and casting center of the Han Dynasty.
Besides, there are so many landowners in Nanyang County who don't repay, so why should they repay only one Kong family whose foundation is relatively shallow, besides iron smelting, they also like to raise fish?
Liu Che couldn't help but feel worried about the officialdom of Nanyang County.
Therefore, the consequence was that Liu Che appointed Zhang Tang's younger brother Ning as the captain of Nanyang County and went to his hometown to investigate and deal with the increasingly fierce land annexation and gentry influence in the area.
In addition, Xingyang reported the news of the Ren family in Xuanqu...
After Liu Che saw the report from Xingyang, he just wanted to stuff the head of the magistrate of Xingyang into his asshole.
Everyone in the world knows that the Ren family in Xingyang is the only merchant among all the merchants of the Han Dynasty who was once praised by Emperor Taizong Xiaowen. They are the "elders" and the archway erected by the Han Dynasty themselves.
Do you want to slap Emperor Taizong in the face or is your IQ just not enough?
Liu Che couldn't help but be filled with malice.
"Perhaps, these things are just some people who just want to disgust me..." Liu Che had a very big imagination, and soon he thought of such a result.
The officialdom in the Kanto region has been decayed for a long time, and local land annexation has become more and more intense.
If we say that there is no official intervention or even confluence, what about Guixin?
These guys obviously don't dare to fight, but they secretly play these disgusting tricks, which is reasonable!
"If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?" Liu Che flipped through the lists sent from various places, getting angrier as he read.
In Guandong, there are only a few counties where he can have peace of mind.
"Go and summon Zhang Tang and Wang Wenshu to me!" Liu Che ordered.
"Old Liu's family hasn't lifted the table for a long time. It seems that many people have forgotten that when the emperor was angry, blood flowed and millions of corpses were buried in the rafts!" Liu Che sneered in his heart and looked at the files: "I have to let some people know.
, what does it mean to shoot yourself in the foot!"
However, the impact cannot be too broad.
Just kill the chickens and scare the monkeys. After all, although the local counties in Guandong are already decayed.
It's not impossible to eliminate them all, but getting rid of too many bureaucrats at once will inevitably cause turmoil.
Moreover, nowadays, the Han Dynasty really lacks reliable officials.
Scholars taking the examinations need time to settle if they want to grow up and become independent.
"The Ren family...hehe..." Liu Chefu picked up the memorial from the Xingyang County Magistrate again and read it again.
The Ren family was a legendary merchant family in the Han Dynasty.
It is said to be legendary because, in the same land annexation, if someone else occupies a thousand hectares, the local government will start to be wary.
However, the Ren family almost swallowed up most of the land of its hometown, Xuanqu, but only attracted a chorus of praise.
Among all the merchants in the Han Dynasty, Ren's food appearance was not considered elegant.
However, everyone feels that this is an "elderly's home" with benevolence, justice and morality, and it is quite ancient.
What the hell is this?
What's even more bizarre is that in history, when Xiaozhu launched a lawsuit, all the big merchants in the world were basically wiped out.
Only the Ren family is still king and hegemony in Xingyang.
He even received praise from Xiaozhu...
With such methods and scheming strategies, the so-called green tea bitch in later generations is probably like this! (To be continued...)
ps: ps: The division of labor among merchants in the Western Han Dynasty was very clear, at least according to historical records. All walks of life had clear regional characteristics.
Often after someone becomes rich in a certain industry, other local people doing business will tend to follow the footsteps of the successful person...
