The next day, the sun rose as usual, and news of what happened yesterday began to spread.
For the masses, the limelight of famous Nanjing celebrity Qin Dewei is really too exciting.
On the one hand, after being collectively ignored by the Nanjing Ministry for several days, he went to complain to the eunuchs, which in turn confused the bosses;
On the other hand, hundreds of shops in the city jointly asked them to stop protesting, making him the first person in the history of Nanjing.
But for those organizers, manipulators, and participants, this situation is simply a mess.
Wuming Garden, Liuye Street, Jiangning County.
This place was originally the property of Cheng Taigong, the former business overlord and the previous generation manager of Xin'an Guild Hall.
But during the catastrophe among primary school students in the 10th year of Jiajing, Mr. Cheng, the manager of Mr. Cheng Taigong, was dead. Now it is not clear whether he is dead or alive.
Then this property was bought by Luo Heng, a wealthy Shaanxi businessman from Yangzhou, and became Luo's residence in Nanjing.
The term "Shaanxi giant merchants from Yangzhou" is not a slip of the tongue, there is nothing wrong with it at all. Many of the big salt merchants entrenched in Yangzhou are from Shanxi, Shaanxi, and are collectively called Western merchants.
Today, a fierce quarrel broke out at the pavilion by the water.
Wang Zhengze, the current general manager of Nanjing Xin'an Guild Hall and a Huizhou merchant, came here to have a lakeside conversation with Luo Heng, the general manager of Nanjing Shanshan Guild Hall and a Western merchant.
"The call for a break should be stopped quickly this time!" Wang Zhengze advocated: "The accident happened yesterday, which made the call for a break lose its original function!"
Luo Heng objected: "We have paid so much, how can we just stop? It's like a sword unsheathed to kill the enemy, how can it be easily taken back?"
In any case, the meaning of calling for a break is still there, so we can only persevere to the end! As for accidents that occur, we can just find ways to solve them!"
Wang Zhengze said angrily: "I have said earlier that we must wait until Qin Dewei has exhausted all his moves before we can call for a break!
And you asserted three days ago that Qin Dewei was at the end of his game and insisted on calling for a break! Then Qin Dewei is not stupid, he must have guessed something now! "
How could Luo Heng be willing to take this responsibility? He argued: "What are you talking about? This is not my judgment alone!
When Qin Dewei went to Jurong a few days ago, he caused such a big scene. Many people concluded that Qin Dewei had exhausted all possible means and would be at his wits end from now on!"
Wang Zhengze was so angry that he couldn't help but want to attack him personally: "I heard that Qin Dewei scolded you for being smart, and I think that's true!"
Luo Heng retorted: "Don't you even have a little resilience in your life and work? If you panic at the slightest accident, what else can you do?
Even if we are exposed, why are we so afraid! In and outside Nanjing, the advantage is still on our side after all!"
Wang Zhengze scolded him back and said: "Fart! Don't think I don't know your plan!"
Our Xin'an Business Gang had such a big feud with Qin Dewei three years ago, he must have guessed us!
But he probably can’t guess you yet, so you may want to let us Hui merchants stand in front of you, and you may be able to reap the benefits!”
Luo Heng said angrily: "If you can't trust me, why did you cooperate in the first place? We agreed that you would help us enter the money industry in Jinling, and we will help you enter the salt industry in Yangzhou!"
Thinking of this great cooperation with broad prospects, Wang Zhengze temporarily closed his mouth.
At this time, a servant hurriedly came to report: "I just received the news that Yuanfeng Bank has issued an announcement calling on the shops to support Qin Dewei by shouting!"
The two general managers were stunned when they heard this. Whether Yuanfenghao had such appeal, as long as it talked about interest exemptions, it would be able to encourage some stores to some extent.
Wang Zhengze sneered and said: "Look, look! Do you think Qin Dewei is a puppet who can only passively endure?
What’s the point of continuing to insist on calling for a break! With such chaos, how can others tell whether calling for a break is support or protest?”
Luo Heng said with great dissatisfaction: "What sarcastic remarks are you still making at this time! I'll go see Da Sima first!"
Then Luo Heng left his residence and sneaked to the residence of Liu Long, the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Then he asked the Liu family to go to the Ministry of War in Nanjing to invite Liu Shangshu to come back.
Liu Long was from Shanxi, and the "West" of Xishang refers to Shanxi and Shaanxi, so it is normal for Liu Long to have some connection with Xishang. Of course, for people hundreds of years later, the name Shanxi Shang is more familiar.
Although Liu Shangshu was annoyed when he heard Luo Heng asked to see him, he felt even more annoyed, but he had to see him.
He temporarily returned home from the government office. When he saw Rich Man Luo, he said, "Stop now!"
Luo Heng was shocked when he heard this: "The matter has come to this, how can we stop?"
Luo Heng was originally a Yangzhou salt merchant, but he was active in Nanjing and established the Nanjing Shanshan Guild Hall. Behind this was the will of the Western merchants.
As mentioned earlier, due to the special national conditions and salt industry policies at this time, most of the salt merchants in Yangzhou were Western merchants who came from thousands of miles away.
But at this time, the city of Yangzhou itself was not large, and Yangzhou, located in the north of the Yangtze River, did not have much hinterland, and its economic size was very limited.
Therefore, after the Western merchants in Yangzhou made money through Huaiyan salt, they thought about expanding their commercial territory. Nanjing, which was very close geographically and had convenient transportation, was an important goal.
It is rare for a Western merchant to become the highest civil servant in Nanjing. This is an opportunity for the merchant gangs to expand into Nanjing. How can they give up so easily?
Liu Shangshu asked angrily: "If you don't stop, what else do you want? In this situation, it is impossible for the government agencies to do anything against Qin Dewei!
If there is no cooperation from the officialdom, what can you businessmen do to Qin Dewei?"
If it weren't for the high authority of Liu Shangshu in front of him, Luo Heng would really want to call him a "pig teammate". Are you all afraid of being like this?
But in the end, Rich Man Luo lowered his stature and said, "Because of this, I beg Da Sima not to stop, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted!"
Liu Long changed his color and shouted: "I am the Minister of War in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty!"
The subtext is that it is not something you businessmen can drive at will!
At the same time, he also said that he, the highest civil servant, would be responsible for the political crisis caused by Qin Dewei.
So now that we are here, what commercial interests are you interested in? If you are dismissed from office and demoted, can a little commercial interests make up for it?
The reason why he got involved in the first place was for the sake of the Shanxi folks in Xishangli, the second was that he also wanted to earn some pension money, and the third was because he was entrusted by the big shots in the DPRK and China.
But I didn't expect Qin Dewei to be so difficult to deal with, and he was always riding a tiger but couldn't get off.
What's even more sad is that Qin Dewei doesn't know his true face yet, and has unintentionally forced himself into this situation.
Luo Heng continued to persuade: "Da Sima! Even if you stop, Qin Dewei may not stop! There is no airtight wall in the world, Qin Dewei will notice us sooner or later!
But before that, Qin Dewei is in the light and we are in the dark. Moreover, Qin Dewei is at the end of his rope and will have no more tricks. This is still the best time!
So we did everything we needed to do before Qin Dewei noticed us!"
Liu Shangshu's only obsession now is: "Unless Qin Dewei withdraws the report from Eunuch Yan! Otherwise, I will not be able to let go!"
Luo Heng offered advice and said: "If you directly ask Qin Dewei to withdraw, he will definitely not agree. After all, this is his biggest political bargaining chip.
But we can find a way to offset the effect of the report. If that doesn't work, let Governor Sheng sacrifice himself. He can no longer control Qin Dewei anyway.
He has several Qin Dewei cases, and he can pass them on to others on the pretext of avoiding suspicion."