The most upscale restaurant in Zhangjiakou does not accept guests today, and the entire restaurant is covered by one person from one to three floors, because he is going to receive and banquet seven of the most important and distinguished guests today, and talk about topics that must not be heard by any outsiders, even the flies in the restaurant will be killed afterwards, and they know too much.
These guests are famous and rich from Shanxi, Jin Shangshang Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Ying, Huang Yunlong, And the one who is the east is Fan Yongdou, the first of the eight Jin merchants.
Fan Yongdou started in Zhangjiakou Horse Market.
In fact, the horse market is not just about buying and selling horses, he is a large collection of the Ming Dynasty to the Mongolian tribes, and almost all the internal and external materials are included here, because it has the innate superior conditions of connecting the inside and outside, so the Jin merchants made a fortune here.
Fan Yongdou didn't have much fame at the beginning, but he had a natural businessman's keen sense, he saw the hope of the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, saw the war burning outside the border, what business is the most profitable, of course, it is difficult to make money in the war, so he seized this God-given opportunity, contacted several others, and dared to owe them credit when Nurhachi was just emerging and lacked funds and materials.
Of course, at that time, Nurhachi gave a terrible double the interest, and then Jin Nurhachi although he was a little nervous, not confident, and so on, but this person's reputation is quite good, after a period of primitive accumulation, especially after the battle of Juehua Island, under the nose of Yuan Chonghuan's 200,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry, he easily moved away the 1.7 million silver that Chongzhen had prepared for him in every possible way, and he immediately paid off the loan, so that the capital of these eight merchants increased exponentially.
Since there is such a reputable partner, of course, the business must be done once and for all, because with silver, gold, antiques, jade, etc., Nurhachi is wealthy, "Come on, come on, as long as you bring materials, I will double the money, grain, wrought iron, steel, gunpowder, horn and tendon and other strategic materials, not only double but also double, and never bargain."
So the bloody gold and silver poured into the pockets of the eight men like a tidal wave, and the bloody silver was wiped away.
The old wild boar skin died, it is said that Yuan Chonghuan spent ten miles with a cannon, directly hit Huang Taiji, and then died eleven months later, this huge news is that the secret agent of North Korea first reported to Yuan Chonghuan, and then Chongzhen determined that when the envoy of North Korea "probably probably be" After that, the eight families cheered and contributed to the more shrewd, more credible Huang Taiji ascended to the throne, so the life of the eight families was better, in order to commend their great contributions to foreign trade import and export, Huang Taiji promised, as long as they got the country, The eight of them were rewarded as imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty, and Fan Wendou, who had the greatest credit, was in charge of national commerce.
As a result, everyone worked even harder for this great goal.
Just recently, through their spying collusion, Huang Taiji subdued the Mongolian tribes, and he had to play a big game, which required some grain and grass weapons to be prepared in advance, but originally everyone directly purchased grain from the south and transported it to Shandong, and then sailed to Jinzhou from the sea, but things changed a little for two reasons, one is that Xu Guangqi's old stubborn apprentice was appointed by Chongzhen as the governor of Denglai, Denglai Governor is the world's largest governor, is the first year of the Ming Qi set up, the full name of "Governor Denglai local praise Li military affairs" or Shandong coastal defense governor, the number of defense and Fu military gate, sometimes referred to as "military gate", the rank is the four products, which is the governor of Shandong and the commander of military affairs, the general army of Dengzhou Town and the general army of Dongjiang Town at that time are under the control of the governor of Denglai.
Originally, this Denglai governor was tailored to guard against the Jurchens, and now Houjin, this Sun Yuanhua is as stubborn as his teacher, and he can't get in the oil and salt, so for the time being, things on the Shandong Sea Road can't be done, and the second reason is that this time the master Huang Taiji asked to store it in the north, and the cost of going around the bend was high.
Fortunately, God opened his eyes, and the hairy boy Lu Hanqiang exchanged coke for grain in the south, and he was stupid to post takeaways, wanting to stabilize the price of grain in Shanxi and save the small and medium-sized families.
The price of grain in Shanxi is high or low, this matter is not in their hands, so this opportunity is definitely falling from the sky, not only can you get a large amount of grain, but also purchase and transport nearby, saving a lot of time and costs, compared to their own direct purchase in the south and then transported to the north and then toss and turn the old nose money in other provinces, so, the eight families took out the money, as long as you Lu Hanqiang Commercial Bank produces grain, I will buy, not a grain can be left behind.
But now there is a little trouble, so I need to sit down with the eight people to sum it up.
The thin Fan Wendou sat at the top, and when he saw everyone arriving, he coughed, grabbed the jade wrench on the thumb of the other hand with one hand, and said slowly: "Colleagues, a few days ago, people invited you to come over from all over the place, but there was really some trouble in our business, and we had to gather everyone to discuss and discuss together, and we have worked hard for you." ” The other seven people gave up their hands one after another, and the eldest Tian Shenglan spoke: "Our eight families are in the same breath, saying that it is eight, but in fact, there is not one family inside, and here, you and our great master are the most intimate, so there is no need to call us for anything, you can directly take the head of the house, we are here, it is just an opportunity for you, everyone old brothers gather, it is just a rest." ” The other six nodded their heads and said yes one after another.
Fan Wendou looked at the brothers lined up left and right, and couldn't help proudly pushing the wrench in his hand faster, this thing is a good thing, this is a reward given by Huang Taiji himself, it can be described as priceless, and now the dynasty does not implement this thing, and there are only a few people here who can bring this.
What this is, this is identity, this is glory.
"This time, we are buying grain for the main road above, which is a big business, especially in this drought in Mongolia, there is also a shortage of fodder for horses, and there is a shortage of food for personnel, so the requirements are not only large but also urgent.
However, now that we have a little trouble, please think of a thoughtful solution. ” The eight families have their own division of labor, and Fan Wendou is mainly responsible for the delivery of foreign goods, so the other families have no sense of the changes that have occurred.
So it was Tian Shenglan who asked first.
"The eight of us are unblocked, even if there is trouble, it is just to spend a little more money, as everyone said, as long as the trouble can be solved by money, it is not a trouble."
The young and vigorous Wang Dayu smiled proudly: "And in this world, I haven't seen that things can't be solved with money, so in this world, for us, there is no trouble."
He laughed smugly.
Yes, although now the eight of them have not yet sponsored the Manchu Qing Dynasty to suppress the Taiping Army, and borrowed 100 million taels of silver from the imperial court at a time, it is still easy and pleasant for a family to take out three or two million.
And since everyone's debut, from top to bottom in this Ming Dynasty, there is no one, and there is nothing that cannot be solved by silver, so there is such confidence.
Fan Wendou shook his head slightly, "This trouble can't be solved by silver." ” t1706231537: