In the following days, the situation in Luoyang Salt City changed.

"The He family has made a move, what do they want to do?"

"This He family is too ruthless, they actually used our salt goods channel to talk to the people behind us and cut off our salt goods!"

"Damn, the He family is obviously going to take refuge in Jingping Commercial Bank!"

"Shame on them, this is a betrayal!"

"The He family is originally an outsider, and it's not a big deal for them to help Jingping Commercial Bank!"

"With the support of the salt of the family, it is impossible for Jingping Commercial Bank to collapse!"

"But we can't support it anymore!"

"Forget it, I gave up on the Luoyang Market, while I still have a little strength, I will leave Luoyang with the salt shop, maybe there is still a chance, otherwise I will leave all my net worth in Luoyang City!"

"No, I've already put all my money and dumbness into the market, I'm not reconciled!"

"We must resist to the end!"

“……”

As the salt shop of the He family entered the battle, the salt merchant of Luoyang was like a camel crushed to death by the last grass, and there was no ability to turn over, some people were retired, ready to pack up their burdens and leave Luoyang, some people seemed to be a gambler who lost a red eye, could not see the result of the final opening, after all, he was lucky and pressed everything down.

……

……

A few days later, the time entered the second year of Guangxi, the twenty-third day of the first month.

Early morning.

In the Luoshui River, several officials rushed down and were carefully scooping up a corpse from the river.

"Who jumped into the river?"

The people like to watch the excitement, and they have already formed a big circle here.

"It seems to be the shopkeeper of the Tan family's salt shop in the South Market, Tan Laohan!"

"It's really him!"

"Why did he jump into the river?"

Someone recognized the salvaged body and whispered.

"Iniquity!"

"This old man Tan can't do it if he doesn't jump into the river, his salt shop has lost nearly 100 gold, and even his daughter-in-law and children have been mortgaged, and he still owes dozens of gold, I heard that his salt shop is also mortgaged, and he is still a hundred when he dies, or he will drag down the whole family!"

“……”

The surrounding people were not talking loudly, but there were not many people who could hear it, and not all of them joined the discussion.

"Head, in the past three days, this is the fourth time, what now?" Several officials looked at the corpses that had been fished up, and they all looked at the leaders of the officials.

"What else can I do!"

The leader of the official was in his thirties, with a long tiger's back and a bear's waist, looked at the corpse, sighed, and said: "Send it to Yizhuang, and then let it be examined, if there is nothing suspicious, check the identity again, check what is in the family, if someone comes to claim the body, let people claim it, and if no one comes to claim it, it will be sent to a mass grave outside the city and buried!" ”

"No!"

Several officials received orders.

"This is the so-called bloodless war that has been rumored in the bazaar?" The news of this official leader is much better than that of these little officials, he remembered some recent rumors in the market, and suddenly smiled slightly bitterly: "Sure enough, there is no blood!" ”

Who would have known that the current drop in the price of salt to the point where everyone can buy it is the result of the salt merchants paying with their lives.

……

……

Salt merchant Yan family.

Above the main hall, there was a gloomy atmosphere.

In this battle, since the salt source was cut off, the salt merchants in Luoyang were defeated, and the Yan family bore the brunt of the battle.

When the market has been taken by Jingping Yanpu, in Luoyang, they basically have no foothold.

Yan Hong also couldn't afford to get sick.

"Dad, you have to take care of your body!"

The sons knelt down in front of the bed and looked at their father sadly.

"It's fate!"

Yan Hong didn't even finish half a bowl of porridge in the morning, and he had no energy, but at noon, he suddenly became very energetic, so he called his son in front of him, because he already had some premonitions.

It's a flashback.

He looked at his sons lovingly, and said: "Losing is losing, we have to learn to lose, although the Yan family has lost a lot, but there is also some heritage, from now on, sell your property, and then leave Luoyang!" ”

Now the price of salt has fallen by 8,000, and buying one get one free is equivalent to less than 4,000 yuan, which is lower than the price of their purchases.

But the Yan family is the Yan family after all, and after so many years of foothold in Luoyang, there may not be thousands of gold family wealth, thousands of gold family wealth is enough, even if it is a loss of one or two thousand gold, there are still a lot of family backgrounds.

It's not that some small salt merchants will lose all their money.

"Dad, even if we lose, we will have a chance to make a comeback in the future!"

The eldest son, Yan Feng, said in a deep voice: "As long as we can contact some salt merchants and continue to supply us with salt goods, this Luoyang may not be the world of Jingping Salt Shop!" ”

"The right way, there is no hope!"

Yan Hong saw it very clearly, his face like a dead tree showed a bitter and ugly smile, and said to the eldest son: "Our foundation is so deep, we have contacted most of the salt merchants in Luoyang, but we can't stop the footsteps of Jingping Commercial Bank, even if we breathe this breath in the future, they have already established a solid foundation, what strength do we have to fight back!" “

"Dad, maybe the situation hasn't reached this point yet, we can admit defeat appropriately!"

"Huh!"

Yan Hong shook his head and said self-deprecatingly: "Do you think it's okay to admit defeat, you are wrong, Jingping Commercial Bank is not an ordinary merchant, what they want is the entire Luoyang Market, they have such great ambitions and have the ability to eat the salt market, how can they let us balance them on the side!" ”

"Could it be that our Yan family has been based in Luoyang for a hundred years, and the ancestors have worked hard to build this foundation and will be destroyed in one fell swoop?"

Most of the Yan family was unwilling.

"As long as people are still there, we still have hope!"

Yan Hong saw it thoroughly, and also saw the long-term: "Luoyang is a place where the wind and clouds are changing, and it can't stay for a long time, so our Yan family simply took this opportunity to leave Luoyang, maybe there is still a way to live!" ”

Burst!

Although this sentence is good, Yan Hong, the old head of the Yan family, still feels ashamed in his heart, and he is always ashamed and indignant in his heart, afraid that the ancestors and ancestors will blame him, so he is angry, and another mouthful of blood spit out, and his face is even paler.

"Daddy!"

"Daddy!"

When the few people kneeling in front of the bed saw it, they immediately panicked.

"The old man can't do it!"

Yan Hong gently wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, he was already out of breath and out of breath: "No matter what, you must listen to the old man this time, within a month, leave Luoyang, Luoyang, it is already a land of storms, and the old man doesn't want my Yan son-in-law to be involved in this chaos......"

Yan Hong, the head of the Yan family, the head of the Yan family, who has been in Luoyang for decades, died that night.

……

"Yan Hong is dead?" In the Fang family's mansion, Fang Shao was slightly stunned when he heard the news from his subordinates.

That old guy, he was regarded as a lifelong rival.

But when the news of his death came, Fang Shao didn't have the slightest pleasure, more of the feeling of being sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"How did you die?"

"I heard that when the salt merchant in the East China Sea cut off the salt supply, he vomited blood, and then he lay on the sickbed, until the Yan family's salt shop closed one after another, he couldn't hold on, and after explaining the aftermath last night, he went west!"

"So, he was to death!"

Fang Shao lowered his head and sighed a little.

In this battle, they lost fiercely.

Most of the salt shops in Luoyang were squeezed and closed, only the Fang family's salt shops were still lingering, but Fang Shao also knew that it would be a matter of time before the Fang family lost, and his back road was also cut off.

"Head of the house, what shall we do now?"

A shopkeeper asked nervously.

"Admit it if you lose!"

Fang Shao said calmly: "What else can I do now, naturally I will admit defeat and be punished, and I will keep as much as I can!" ”

He thought for a moment and ordered: "From now on, the Fang family's salt shop will be closed to customers!" ”

At this time, he didn't want to think about how to turn the tables, but how to stop the loss.

"In addition, send someone to Jingping Commercial Bank and tell them that I want to meet Zhang Heng, the shopkeeper of Jingping Commercial Bank!"

Fang Shao's eyes burst with a gleam.

"No!"

A shopkeeper took the order.

……

……

Jingping Commercial Bank.

"Whew!" Mu Jing let out a long breath of turbidity, and said in a deep voice: "Finally won, it seems that I underestimated the He family's heritage, I didn't expect them to be so ruthless, but let us easily win this battle!" ”

If it weren't for the He family's action at a critical time, taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and taking down the supply channels behind the Luoyang salt merchants in one go, I'm afraid it would still be a bitter battle.

"The big shopkeeper, the He family is not terrible, what is terrible is that the people behind the He family, who can use such means to reach the sky, must be a giant among the salt merchants, this kind of connection, at least we Jingping Commercial Bank absolutely not!"

Zhang Heng said in a deep voice.

If you want to achieve this situation, you can't just have a lot of money, you must have a strong business network, which is what Jingping Commercial Bank lacks.

"Huh!"

Mu Jing laughed, with a bright smile: "I like to work with people who have the ability to connect, you send someone to tell He Yu, I want to meet the person behind him, maybe we can discuss the next strategic deployment!" ”

Salt City is just the beginning.

The next step is to dominate the Luoyang market, which is the transit station of the world's businessmen, and winning Luoyang is equivalent to undertaking the relationship between the merchants from the south to the north, which is the strategic purpose of Jingping Commercial Bank.

"No!" Zhang Heng nodded and took the order.

"Big shopkeeper, the Yan family has started selling salt shops!" Sun Hao, the executive treasurer, said: "Since the death of Yan Hong, the head of the Yan family, the Yan family has begun to sell off their assets in Luoyang, including many salt shops of the Yan family!" ”

"This is what they want, leave Luoyang!" Mu Jing thought for a while and said: "Our funds are not very sufficient, we should not be able to win them all, but we must take at least half of them, and with our current salt shop, we can't dominate the Luoyang market!" ”

"Understood!"

Sun Hao nodded and said.

"Now it's all left of the lower family!" Mu Jing squinted: "Fang Shao is a talent, he can survive for so many days in our encirclement and suppression, and he has to be impressed!" ”

"Big shopkeeper, Fang Shao sent someone to contact me, he wants to see me!" Zhang Heng said.

"See you?"

Mu Jing's eyes lit up slightly: "Do you admit defeat?" ”

"Throwing in the towel is for sure!"

Zhang Heng said: "I don't know if he can go that far!" ”

"Since he wants to see you, let's see you, he still has a lot of sales channels in the Northern Desert in his hands, if we can hold it in our hands, we can be regarded as a salt market in the south of Luoyang City!"

"Got it!"

Zhang Heng nodded.

"Then everyone should be careful!" Mu Jing looked at the excited shopkeepers, poured a basin of cold water, and instructed: "People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, Jingping Commercial Bank will take the salt market with a ferocious momentum, it will definitely surprise the Yang merchants, and everyone will be wary of us, then we must be more cautious in our actions, a salt market will almost make us unbearable, how big is the Luoyang market, you should have a bottom in your hearts, if you underestimate the enemy, Jingping Commercial Bank will be exhausted!" ”

"Yes!"

The shopkeepers were shocked, and suddenly changed color and became serious.

Now is not the time to rejoice.

……

……

In the second year of Guangxi, on the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

At this time, the Ruyang salt market has begun to gradually return to quiet, Jingping Commercial Bank's strategy of opening up the market with prices has also stopped, and the price of salt has begun to recover slowly, and the recovery is not very fast, basically in the acceptance of the people.

Many salt shops have gradually resumed their opening in the absence of such fierce competition, but the situation is not as good as before.

And Jingping Commercial Bank, among the famous merchants in Luoyang.

Today's Jingping salt shop, the expansion is about doubled, all over the corner of Luoyang, the original Yan family under the name of a lot of salt shops, was won by Jingping firm, at the same time the Fang family's name of the salt shop also has a lot of the name of Jingping salt shop.

Since then, in the Ruyang Salt Market, only Jingping Salt Shop dominates the world.

"What a terrible Jingping firm, in just a few months, it actually won the entire salt market!"

The first merchant in Luoyang, the grain merchant Tong's house, the head of the family, Tong Jian, lamented: "Poor Lao Yan, you are also a late festival, when you rejected me thousands of miles away, you definitely didn't expect to be forced to death by a Jingping firm, if you can find me to join forces, the old man may still help you, why be so stubborn!" ”

The head of the Tong family and the head of the Yan family, Yan Hong, are also old friends.

They are all Luoyang businessmen, and the Tong family is a grain business giant, and the business under his name involves all aspects, but he just failed to enter the salt market, because of Yan Hong's strength, he can't set foot in any market.

But he didn't expect that Salt City would be monopolized by a rising star.

"The head of the family, Jingping Trading House is quite ambitious, will they target our grain market!" An old servant reminded in a low voice.

"Jingping Firm?"

Tong Jian said coldly: "The old man is not Yan Hong Fangshao, the grain merchants in Luoyang are all respected by the old man, if they dare to set foot in the grain market in Luoyang, the old man will let them understand the ruthlessness of the merchants in Luoyang!" ”

"Master of the house, don't be on guard!"

"You're right!" Although Tong Jian was confident, he was not frivolous, he looked quite cautious, and nodded: "From now on, keep an eye on Jingping Commercial Bank, and be optimistic about our own market, any changes, report immediately!" ”

"No!"

The old servant nodded.

……

The Yue family in the south of the city, the largest silk merchant in Luoyang City at this time.

"Fang Shao, I didn't expect you to lose so quickly!"

The head of the Yue family was a middle-aged man named Yue Bang, he stood in the courtyard, listening to a subordinate talk about the changes in the salt market in detail, his expression was a little solemn: "What a Jingping firm, we all underestimate you!" ”

The first time Jingping Commercial Bank appeared in Luoyang, it was just a small fuss, and it couldn't get into their sight at all, so they were very unfamiliar and couldn't mention it.

And Jingping's fame started from Jingping's study.

But Jingping Study is involved in the dispute between the government and the government, and this kind of cultural profiteering is not the mainstream of today's market, so the businessmen don't care very much.

But I didn't expect Jingping Commercial Bank to be so powerful.

In just a few months, he took down the entire Salt City, and several giants of Luoyang Salt City were killed and scattered, either forced to leave Luoyang in a gray manner, or forced to surrender, this scene shocked Yue Bang.

"Someone!"

"In!"

"From now on, keep an eye on all the silk villages in Luoyang City, and in the process of buying and selling, if there is any change, send someone to tell a certain family!"

"Yes!"

"I want to see if Jingping Commercial Bank is so bold!" Yue Bang's eyes looked straight ahead, his expression was cold, and there was a touch of arrogance in his words.