Chapter 873 Businessmen who come to make big money
On the same day and in the evening, I went to Nian'an City.
Although today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the soldiers who entered the city for the New Year have also carried out maintenance in the city, you can still see many relics left after the war in the city. Most of the holes in the city wall were burned and only black remains.
A small section of beams, demolished houses, and few pedestrians on the street.
After the war, in order to avoid chaos, most of the people in the city were reluctant to go out unless they had to. Except for the patrolling Ming soldiers, there were very few people on the streets; even if there were, most of them walked by in a hurry, and seeing the Ming army was like a mouse seeing a cat.
If you really can't avoid it, then you will nod and bow. Because today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not want to cause anything bad, so they just nodded and passed.
But at this time, in the most conspicuous position on the main road in Yi'an City, two small sedans were carried by bearers, walking steadily on the street; there were several strong men guarding the two small sedans. This
Although these strong men were tall and fierce, they did not have the spirit of soldiers.
A young soldier who was patrolling the street saw this strange scene and was about to step forward to question him, but was immediately stopped by an older soldier. The young soldier asked in confusion: "According to the orders from above, such pedestrians
If you want to cross-examine, why doesn’t Uncle Jiang let me go and ask? What’s more, it looks like he’s from a wealthy family, so I can take advantage of the situation to knock out a few bucks.”
"My eyes are focused on money and I don't care about anything." The mature soldier scolded: "You see clearly, they are not the local gentry in Annan, but businessmen who come here to do business."
"Businessmen who dare to do business in Annan all have some background. They are not something people like you and I can afford to offend."
Only then did the young soldier notice something unusual about the guards. He took a few steps back and did not dare to speak.
But then the sedan suddenly stopped, and the curtain of one of the sedans was slightly opened. A guard bent down slightly, as if he had listened to a few instructions from the people inside, and then walked over to the two of them, waiting to leave.
When he got in front of and behind the two of them, he took out a few strings of treasure money and said with a smile: "The two military masters are still out patrolling during the New Year. It's really hard work. My master invites the two military masters to have tea after their duties."
Although they did not dare to take the initiative to provoke others, they did not want to give away the money they had given. They thanked them and took the money. They divided it in half and hid it in their sleeves. The guard returned to the sedan chair, and the bearer got up and continued walking.
"Old Xiao, why did you give them money? They don't dare to provoke us." This sentence came from one of the sedan chairs.
"Hey, Lao Zheng, you are not a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and you have never done business in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Even if you have heard of the rules of the Ming Dynasty, you are not deeply impressed by them."
"The Ming Dynasty is not the small countries you see in Nanyang, and it is completely different from India. In the Ming Dynasty, official figures are the most important, but it does not mean that you can run rampant just because you have No. 180 thugs."
"No matter how big a businessman you are, you can't offend a seventh-grade magistrate. Otherwise, the magistrate will always find trouble with you and your business will not be able to continue."
"Annan is fighting a war now, and everything is under the control of the army, but they must be dealt with well. Although the two men just now were just big soldiers, there is no telling when they will be used. Anyway, a few strings of treasure.
That’s all, it doesn’t cost anything.” These words came from another sedan chair.
"Oh, the rules of the Ming Dynasty are troublesome, so I don't want to do business in the Ming Dynasty. Countries in Nanyang are so simple. They have men who can fight, ships that can deal with pirates, and goods that are easy to sell.
You can eat anywhere, but it’s not as complicated as Ming Dynasty.”
"It is also beneficial to do business in the Ming Dynasty. There are many rich people, so I won't mention the more money. Let's just talk about the road. The Ming Dynasty is strong, and it also tries its best to destroy all kinds of bandits. On the official roads of the imperial court, on the big rivers, close to
How much money can be saved by transporting goods on the sea without having to worry about bandits? Moreover, most of the officials in the Ming Dynasty are relatively honest, as long as they do not intentionally offend, unlike many officials in other countries who are greedy.
You are so weak and are exploiting me to the core."
"That's what you said, but I still think doing business in Nanyang is more suitable for me. Now that this deal is done, I'll continue to do business in Nanyang."
As the two of them were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of a courtyard in the city close to the city wall. The two of them walked out of the sedan. Both of them looked about thirty, one of them had muscles and muscles, and he looked like Lian Jiazi; the other
The man was also very strong, unlike ordinary people.
This Lianjiazi was Xiao Zhuo, who was personally asked by Yunxi to spread the news about the merchants accompanying the army. The other person was his friend Zheng Pai, a businessman originally from Siam.
After Xiao Zhuo spread the news to the businessmen he knew that the Ming Dynasty needed military merchants, he also brought his money to Annan to do business. He thought that he had two friends from Annan who had been doing business in Hue, so he wanted to go to Hue.
Remind them both: Ming Dynasty is about to go to war with Annan. Hurry up and take your money to hide in other countries for a while, and then come back after Ming Dynasty wins.
Unexpectedly, he didn't see his two Annan friends in Hue, but he met Zheng Pai, who had just sent him food the year before. Xiao Zhuo then told him about this and asked him to do business with him. Zheng Pai
Hearing that this was such a business, he knew that the profit would be huge, at least five or six times the profit, and he was moved. So he and Xiao Zhuo first found a place to sell all the goods in their hands and exchange them for gold, silver or treasures.
He bought a few more ships and went to Daludun Island, where the Ming Dynasty temporarily authorized foreign merchants to dock. While secretly doing business with the soldiers and ordinary people stationed nearby, he waited for the opportunity to make big money in Annan.
After waiting like this for more than ten days, He Rong led his troops from Haikang Station to attack Annan. They thought they could make a lot of money at this time, but unexpectedly, news of He Rong's defeat came.
After hearing the news, many merchants who had been waiting for one or twenty days dispersed, taking the Ming Dynasty goods they had secretly bought to various countries in Southeast Asia for distribution; some others turned to land to do business. The Zheng faction had been doing business at sea, but
He didn't want to go deep into the interior, and he refused to let go of this opportunity, so he continued to wait until He Rong led his troops to capture Yi'an City before he started to make money.
At this time, Zheng Pai got off the sedan, and the porter guarding the door immediately came over to say hello. Zheng Pai responded and immediately asked: "Is Fu Shun back?"
"Master, I didn't see Fu Shun come back," the concierge replied.
"How long has it been and you haven't come back yet?" Zheng Pai complained.
"Perhaps it's just a bit of a trick." Xiao Zhuo said with a smile.
"I told him that he must come back before noon, but now it's only a quarter of an hour before noon and he still hasn't come back. That's all, I'll give him a lecture when he comes back. Now go and count the 'goods' in your hand, don't smash them.