A businessman next to him interjected indignantly: "We who traffic in grain are better. After all, this is what is needed regardless of the season. It is just making less money. Other merchants were picked up by Yahang and delivered to the warehouse.
, he controlled it at will, not to mention taking it privately, but he also often suppressed the merchants' goods and refused to find a buyer for wholesale sales with you. As a result, merchants often sat there for months and a year without getting rid of the goods. Master
Just think about it, who is a businessman who doesn't bet all his wealth and life on the fluctuation of the market? If he suppresses it like this, the hot goods will become cold goods. Isn't this life-threatening?"
"Oh? If the price of goods drops, what good will the dental shop do?"
"Although there is no benefit, there is warehouse rent. They can't do it themselves, and they are not allowed to sell wholesale on their own. When the goods are cheap, they will suppress it even more, in order to collect the warehouse rent. We businessmen can say it
It's capital turnover, and now he has been holding it back for a year and a half, but the expenditure cannot be reduced at all. How many people have lost their fortunes and their families have been destroyed by doing this!" He Gao said sadly and indignantly, "Someone is seriously ill, and some are ruined.
Some are beggars, some have committed suicide by drowning, and some have gone crazy...it is truly unspeakable!"
Lin Baiguang said: "How much payment does Yaxing still owe you?"
Shopkeeper Ding calculated with his fingers: "Our dozen or so households are all large households, each with tens of thousands or as little as one or two thousand dan. The total is around 120,000 dan. In addition, there are some scattered small households, about
There are also one or two thousand stones."
"How much do these tooth people pay you per stone?"
"According to the current market price, Guangxi's first-class brown rice should cost seven cents and three cents per stone, but in fact they give it a 30% discount. It's not easy to get six cents."
"How much silver per stone does a local rice merchant pay when he buys goods from Yaren?"
"Now that the market is at a high level, grain merchants can get one tael of silver or one stone for buying it."
Lin Baiguang remembered that the average price of rice in the market was about one, two or three yuan. He nodded and said: "This shopkeeper He is right. Ya Ren Ya merchants used to facilitate buyers and sellers, but now they have become businessmen."
It’s a scourge. We will naturally ban it.”
As soon as he said these words, more than a dozen grain merchants showed surprised expressions - they had never dared to think about banning tooth merchants. They only hoped that they could take advantage of the change of dynasties in the city of Guangzhou to kill a tooth killer.
To show off one's dignity and vent one's anger. If some new ones can be replaced and the new dynasty begins, the appearance will not be too ugly. They can also take a breather.
They have seen a lot of the behavior of court officials. Whenever the people go to petition, they will either sternly criticize them as "unruly people". Or when they see that the people are powerful, they will be vague and vague, saying nothing more than "Everyone, please send me a petition."
The situation is known to me, so please go back and the imperial court will have its own opinions." As for what the opinions are, only God knows. Ten times, there will be no follow-up.
The second government of Guangzhou in the Song Dynasty actually said that they wanted to ban the Yaren right from the start. They were so straightforward that they couldn't believe it.
Shopkeeper Ding hesitated and said, "Sir, are you serious about this?"
"We, the Senate, are the most trustworthy people, how can we deceive you?" Lin Baiguang said, "The Ya people have done evil for many years. They probably owe a lot of blood debt. We are carrying out the Tang-Wu revolution, and we have to settle accounts with them.
No?" He said with a slight smile.
The meaning of these words was very clear, and the businessmen immediately became commotion. They had been oppressed by the Yaxing people for many years, and everyone was full of resentment. Now that they heard that the Australians were going to deal with the Yaxing people, they were all excited beyond words.
Shopkeeper Ding's beard trembled with excitement and said: "Master! If we can deal with these gangsters, I am willing to pay back all the food money they owe me!"
He Gao also followed suit: "I am also willing to serve the Song Dynasty!"
Someone took the initiative, and the rest had to follow suit. They all expressed their willingness to contribute food funds.
Lin Baiguang shook his head: "No way, you all worked so hard to transport rice to Guangzhou for sale. How can we get your food payment? Don't mention this matter again." He motioned for everyone to sit down, "
Since we have to liquidate the Ya people’s crimes over the years. We are outsiders and know very little about the joints inside, so it’s up to you..."
He signaled to the grain merchants to submit an abbreviation of the conditions and crimes they reported.
"The most important thing for us as a Senate is to act in accordance with the law. Although the crimes of these gangsters are obvious, they must have evidence to prove their punishment."
"Yes, you guys understand." Shopkeeper Ding responded hurriedly, thinking that the Australians were going to kill pigs, and they would definitely make a fortune by robbing the houses of these people. "You guys, you will understand this."
It's done properly, Mr. Lin, please rest assured."
"Where are you all?"
“Hai Duong Club.”
"Okay, you go to the guild hall to rest, and don't go out for the time being. And don't reveal this matter to the outside world." Lin Baiguang said, "I will send someone to protect you secretly."
Shopkeeper Ding knew that he had nothing to "protect", but he just wanted to prevent them from leaking the news that they wanted to ban the dental shop. Knowing that the Australians were determined, he immediately said: "You guys know the importance."
Lin Baiguang sent them off, and then called a cadre to give a few instructions in a low voice. He asked him to send a team of White Horse personnel to guard the hall and strictly prohibit people from entering or exiting.
The banquet ended very late. Zheng Shangjie returned to his suite in Ziming Building at almost ten o'clock. After entering, he went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then changed into a nightgown under the service of the maid, feeling relaxed.
Leaning on the sofa.
Today's banquet was attended by mostly major businessmen from Guangzhou, including many "heavyweight" businessmen like Zhang Zhi. These big businessmen have been anxious since the liberation of Guangzhou, looking for ways to camp around, hoping to see Australia.
People. They are all knowledgeable people. They know that the Ming Dynasty will never come back from this defeat. When doing business under the new officials of the new dynasty, it is natural to quickly find out their temperament.
In the second week after entering the city, the desk was filled with invitations to meet the Guangzhou station staff through various channels. Guo Yi left and was happy to be quiet. Pei Lixiu felt that she did not have a good grasp of the policy, and for fear of saying the wrong thing, she simply lied and said, "
"I'm sick." Zheng Shangjie was the only one who was in charge of business and was determined to stay. Liu Xiang also instructed her to "see old relationships and appease her appropriately," so she had no choice but to go out and meet some of her more important clients from the past.
Yes, we met, but out of consideration of not making mistakes, the meeting was purely ceremonial. In addition to saying some clichés such as "do business with peace of mind" and "the Senate always governs the country according to law", the issues that these merchants were most concerned about she
Avoid talking about it at all.
There was a reason why she was so cautious: the urban and commercial society of the Ming Dynasty was very complex, and some forms did not meet the expectations of the Senate.
In the past, these old merchants cooperated very well with the Guangzhou Station. That was under the old social environment of the Ming Dynasty, but now the situation is very different. If you make some promises rashly and conflict with the policies of the Senate, you will have to
Bad thing.
The plan for the issuance of new currency was confirmed at the banquet to welcome Chen Ce yesterday. Currency issuance requires circulation channels, and the business she is in charge of must be involved. She just held this banquet, according to the list agreed upon by everyone.
About fifty leading merchants in the city were invited.
"Chief, we have prepared sobering soup. Would you like it now?" The person who spoke was Zheng Shangjie's maid in Guangzhou, called Han Yue. Her original name was "Han Yue". The personnel department thought it was inconvenient to register the maid's name so she changed it to this. Naturally.
At Guangzhou Station, she is still called "Han Yue".
She was originally a child of a wealthy family in northern Guangdong. Because she was smart and served the young master in his room, she was both smart and beautiful. She was already a candidate for reservation as a "maid in the common room". She was just waiting for the young master to get married.
It's "justifiable". It's a pity that this young master knew the situation early and betrayed Han Yue, who was one year older than him, at the age of fourteen.
When a young man tastes forbidden fruits for the first time, he cannot help but be greedy for pleasure, but within a year he will contract "Typhoid Fever" and die. Han Yue is naturally the culprit. In order to vent his anger, the head of the family uses her family skills and beats her hundreds of times every three to five days.
He beat her to death, almost to death, and then sold her to a brothel. Finally, someone interceded, saying that this would be harmful to her moral character. Then she was driven out of the house and left to fend for herself. The family members were afraid of being mastered.
She was expelled from her home, but no one dared to come to her rescue.
Han Yue was injured and had no food or clothing. She fell on the roadside and was about to die. Finally, there was no way out. People from Qiwei Escort passed by and rescued her and sent her to Guangzhou.
Because she had learned the ability to serve others since she was a child, she was "promoted" to Zheng Shangjie as a maid, specializing in taking care of her daily life.
"No, let's have a cup of tea." Zheng Shangjie leaned on the sofa and rubbed his forehead. Han Yue only had three months of short-term training in Lingao, learned Mandarin and some accounting and secretarial knowledge, and then returned to Zheng Shangjie.
The traces of "modernization" are not obvious on her. This was very good in the Guangzhou station activities in previous years, but now it seems to have delayed her a bit.
"Should we send this child to Lingao to go to school in a while?" Zheng Shangjie looked at Han Yue who was walking back and forth between the two cups on the beach, and suddenly felt a little reluctant: After all, this is the caregiver who has been training since childhood.
Her skills are really admirable! Qian Xuanhuang - although the impression is no longer deep - such a "modern" maid does not have such a considerate feeling!
"What's going on today?" Even though it has been almost a month since the liberation of Guangzhou, Zheng Shangjie still hasn't been able to get rid of the living habits she developed in Guangzhou Station. This makes her very entangled - with Liu Xiang, the "modernization of Hainan Island"
"Compared with the veterans living in such an environment, she felt as if she suddenly became out of place, as if, as if - she was Wang Xifeng who had just climbed out of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and entered the 21st century... This metaphor is so confusing...