Chapter 166 Xujiazhuang visits the purchasing group
The thunderous home raid operation by the coalition forces to eliminate profiteers was a complete success.
Eight Shanxi merchants were wiped out in one fell swoop.
All properties to be confiscated shall be confiscated.
All the people belonging to the eight major Shanxi merchant families and nine clans who should be arrested were captured.
The houses, stores, workshops, fields, mines, etc. that should be dealt with have all been dealt with.
This inspection operation lasted until November 7. Professional financial personnel from Xujiazhuang came up with a "Summary Report of Eight Inspections" and gave the following sets of data at a results sharing conference held in Pingyao City:
"During this operation, the gold, silver, copper, pearls, agates, gems and jade, antique calligraphy and paintings, and various rare and rare treasures confiscated by the major armies were all converted into silver coins, and the total amount was 56,714,860 silver coins."
"The houses, shops, workshops, livestock, carriages, fields, goods and other movable and immovable properties belonging to the eight families that were seized by the major armies were all converted into silver dollars after reasonable valuation. The amount was 16,827,531 silver dollars."
"The major armies captured a total of 89,544 men, women, old and children belonging to the eight major families and nine clans. Almost no fish escaped the net. After all were sold as lifelong mining slaves, their value was 156,350 silver dollars."
"The above three items are combined together, and after deducting the 2 million silver dollar interest-free loan provided by Tianxiatong Bank during this operation, the 3 million silver dollar remuneration promised to the royal family is deducted."
"The net gain from this operation was 68,698,741 silver dollars."
The total harvest was nearly 70 million silver dollars!
What is this concept?
Close to 100 million!
The wealth of the eight Shanxi merchants can be described as being as rich as the country.
After listening to this "Summary Report", the sixteen court generals who participated in the operation, including Hong Chengchou, Cao Wenzhao, Yang Yufan, Wang Hong, Deng Qi, Qin Liangyu, etc., all laughed with their faces red, or clapped their hands.
They are red, or they keep eating melon seeds and peanuts, or they are gearing up to hide their excitement.
Of course, they also whispered to each other.
Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "This generation of businessmen is obviously rich enough to rival the country, and their wealth can be squandered for ten lifetimes, but they are still not satisfied. They also collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, and do things to kill the nine tribes. They are so powerful that they make them stupid."
Cao Wenzhao nodded: "Businessmen have no virtue, no benevolence and no righteousness. The Eight Great Merchants of Shanxi are the most typical representatives. Since ancient times, such profiteers are those who need to be killed. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants are the last.
It is caused by these scum, ahem, of course, Xujiazhuang is the most righteous businessman in the world, the most righteous businessman with the most righteousness for the family and the country and the love for the people. It is very different from the eight great families. It is the two sides of light and darkness, good and evil.
Both ends are the beneficial merchants that Ming Dynasty needs most." Seeing many people looking at him or making gestures with their eyes, Cao Wenzhao quickly flattered a lot of them.
The veteran general Deng Qi sat next to the female general Qin Liangyu and said to his partner who had cooperated to put down the She'an Rebellion: "Old Madam, the land of Shizhu is quite poor. I see that the white-poled soldiers led by the Old Madam are all thinly dressed.
Wear more straw sandals, it snowed two days ago, and many white soldiers caught colds. If the doctors of the Xujiazhuang caravan had not provided medicine, many young people would not be able to return home."
"yes."
Qin Liangyu nodded: "Every time I lead troops on an expedition, no matter whether I win or lose a battle, or die in battle or from illness, even if there is no war, at least 10% of the young people cannot return home. This time, the doctors of the Xujiazhuang caravan were of great help, a
They haven't died of illness yet, and they even gave away a lot of clothes for free, but I can't give them a few taels of silver as reward. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed~" She couldn't help but wipe the corner of her eyes again.
"Old madam, there is no need to be sad. When the spoils of this operation are distributed, the situation of the white-armed soldiers will definitely improve a lot. When you serve the Ming Dynasty in the future, you don't have to rely solely on the passion of a good man." Deng Qi comforted her.
"Yes, it will definitely improve."
Qin Liangyu nodded repeatedly. In the past, Qin Liangyu would have disdained to have too many interactions with people like Deng Qi and Yang Yufan, because they were all selfish and had no Ming Dynasty in their hearts, but she and her white-armed soldiers
, I only pretend to be Ming Dynasty in my heart, and I always think about serving the country and eradicating evil. What is the result?
White soldiers wear single clothes and straw sandals.
The weapons are quite crude.
The food they ate was the worst, because they never disturbed the people and often went hungry after meals. Many people suffered from stomach problems.
If he accidentally dies in battle or due to illness, Qin Liangyu can only take out two or three taels of pension money for his family, and then apologize to their relatives.
Compare this to the other fifteen imperial armies in this operation.
The achievements achieved by her white-pole soldiers are definitely among the best. They can be regarded as outstanding battle achievements and are fully qualified to look down on other armies.
But the unlined clothes that could hardly keep out the cold, the tattered straw sandals, and the meager food—among the sixteen armies of the imperial court, they were the most beggar-like. It would have been great if they had not been laughed at, let alone despised.
But it was clear that she, Qin Liangyu, and Bai Ganbing were the most loyal to the court, so why did they end up in the worst situation?
Not only the five thousand white pole soldiers couldn't figure this out, but Qin Liangyu herself couldn't figure it out either. You must know that in the previous Qinwang operations, she had sold all her family property, received many awards, shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and achieved what she could
It's the limit of what you can do, but it's always more bitter than sweet.
Could it be that in this world, if you follow the right path, do the right thing, be loyal to the emperor, love the people, and perform your duties, can you only end up like this?
Although the cooperation with Xu Jiajun in Xujiazhuang this time was fruitful and worth looking forward to, Qin Liangyu knew in her heart that Xujiazhuang seemed generous and generous, but in fact, profit came first and was not a good bird. However, Xujiazhuang was fair, just and open, with clear rights and responsibilities, and clear rewards and punishments.
The way she acted also brought her some thoughts: If the imperial court could act like Xujiazhuang, would the situation of the white-pole soldiers be much improved? Could some of the problems be caused by the imperial court?
"Everyone, I see that you are all impatient. Let's get down to business and distribute the results of this operation."
Zhang Xianglong, the representative of Xujiazhuang, stood on the stage and said something that made everyone cheer up and stop whispering.
Coming.
The most exciting part is here.
Sitting in rows and sharing fruits! This is the moment they are most looking forward to these days!
"Hong Chengchou, Mr. Hong, you brought 7,000 elite troops from the three sides here this time. Together with Cao Wenzhao and General Cao's 3,000 cavalry, they captured the Fan family of Jiexiu, the richest merchant in Shanxi. The total seizure value was 2385
Calculated based on a 30% share of assets seized on site, multiplied by 70% of the number of people, Mr. Hong’s share of the assets is 5 million 8,500 silver dollars. Due to the low intensity of resistance encountered during the mission, the mission difficulty is medium, and luck is on the side
"Good, only a few people were injured, so from the properties handed over, we can get 70% of the average harvest, which is 2,244,200 silver dollars, for a total of 7,252,700 silver dollars."
Zhang Xianglong asked Hong Chengchou, who was in front of him, who had already stepped onto the stage: "Master Hong, do you have any dissatisfaction or objections to this allocation?"
"No, no, I have no objection."
Hong Chengchou shook his head repeatedly, how could he have objections? The jealous eyes of those in the audience almost melted him.
"Okay, please take this deposit certificate, remember the key you just set, and you can withdraw money from Tianxiatong Bank at any time... Then next one, please Cao Wenzhao General Cao to come to power!"
Zhang Xianglong handed an object similar to a certificate to Hong Chengchou's hand, and then started the next one.
soon.
More than an hour later.
This spoils-sharing, no, the fruit-splitting conference is over, and everyone has received a very satisfactory harvest.
Zuo Liangyu opened and closed the deposit certificate in his hand, looked at the string of numbers on it, shook his head and said: "Zuo's luck is so bad, he met the Huang family, the poorest of the eight families, and he scratched the ground, so he just checked
I paid 3.5 million taels of assets, and even though I received 120% compensation, I still received 3.798 million silver dollars, and more than a hundred brothers died in the battle. I, Zuo Liangyu, suffered a loss!"
"If you feel that you are at a loss, you can go and raise objections. Why bother complaining here?" Zuo Guangxian, who was next to him, glared at him in displeasure.
"No, no, how dare I have any objections." Zuo Liangyu said with a smile, more than three million is already a lot, and he didn't dare to leave the impression that he was being obedient despite being cheap.
"Old madam, how much money did you receive here?"
Deng Qi sat down again and asked Qin Liangyu, who was smiling like a cute girl next to him.
"General Deng, aren't you asking questions knowingly? I went with you to capture the Liang family. Didn't you and I get the same amount?" Qin Liangyu covered her mouth and smiled.
"3.959 million silver dollars, old lady, now you should be kinder to yourself and to the white-pole soldiers, right?" Deng Qi said.
"Yes, yes, I will be nice to myself and my sons right away."
Qin Liangyu laughed and had lines at the end of his eyes. Although Qin Liangyu, a female general of this age, had an average appearance and was not attractive at all, in the eyes of veteran Deng Qi, she was infinitely charming, attracting his attention more and more.
Thinking of his old wife's new death, Deng Qi suddenly had an earth-shattering idea in his mind, so he became even more concerned about his old partner.
At this time!
"Everyone, the results of this operation have been distributed, but please don't leave in a hurry. This conference is not over yet. The next step is the most exciting part. Our caravan salesmen from Xujiazhuang will take the stage to demonstrate
It also introduces a variety of Xujiazhuang products and merchandise, including performance demonstrations, pricing, etc. You can take a look."
Zhang Xianglong on the stage spoke again, announcing that the conference had entered the second stage.
Hong Chengchou narrowed his eyes: "Is it coming? Is Xujiazhuang about to start harvesting?"
Cao Wenzhao secretly said: "I knew how could tens of millions of taels of silver be ended so easily?"
Zuo Liangyu said with general interest: "Let's finish it early, Zuo is in a hurry to withdraw money."
Some people also speculated: "Tu Qiongdiao sees, is Xujiazhuang going to start killing pigs?"
Qin Liangyu's expression became solemn, and most of his joy disappeared, and he said secretly: "There are indeed no simple things in this world, let alone falling pie. I just hope that Xujiazhuang will not scratch it too hard and leave at least 20 to 30%."
But after seeing the salesmen come on stage and sell one product after another.
Not only did it quickly dispel their concerns, it also immediately attracted their attention and aroused great interest.
Because almost every product is what they need and want!
For example, the latest model of half-body plate armor has added a lot of reinforced rib structures, increased flexibility, a 5% increase in weight, and a 40% increase in defense. The price has not changed, only 20 silver dollars per set.
For example, the extremely sharp alloy Yanling knife and the terrifyingly lethal alloy Zhanma knife can easily cut through dozens of ordinary weapons. They have outstanding armor-breaking performance and the price is only 10 silver dollars per knife.
For example, the new Jinlong brand bicycle has many advantages, is strong and durable, and sells for only 500 silver dollars per bicycle.
There are also mechanical watches with accurate timekeeping, twenty-fold telescopes that can observe the enemy's situation from a long distance, and even sugar grenades with huge explosive power. They are all available for purchase. The price is not cheap, but they seem to be able to afford them!
There are also alloy daggers, woolen coats, camping sleeping bags, compressed biscuits, cans, lighters, soaps, penicillin, Yunnan Baiyao and other commodities. They are all very necessary products that make people have a strong desire to buy, and the prices are not too high.
expensive.
Not only that.
Just when everyone was clamoring to place an order, Zhang Xianglong announced an even more important news:
"Don't worry, everyone can buy these excellent products and merchandise. As long as you have money, you can buy as much as you want!"
"But I have a better plan that will bring you benefits. That is, we will organize a high-standard 'Xujiazhuang Visiting and Purchasing Group'. There will be a dedicated person and car to take care of the pick-up and drop-off. Free food and accommodation will be provided. There will be professional staff
The guide will take everyone to visit and make group purchases in Harbor City, and everyone can enjoy a 12% discount on group purchases.”
"That is to say, as long as you join the visiting purchasing group, no matter how many goods you purchase in Harbor City or how much you spend, you will receive a 120% discount at the end of the checkout! This will help you save a lot of money."
"Everyone, do you want to sign up to join the visiting purchasing group?"
Zhang Xianglong just finished speaking.
Buzz.
"I want to join!"
"Zuo Mou also joins!"
"I heard that Xujiazhuang is quite magical and Harbor City is as beautiful as a fairyland. I have long wanted to visit it, and now I can make my dream come true."
"I'm going too, I must go!"
There were countless voices applying to join the audience.