Nanyang is the place where Jingping Commercial Bank started, so it is also a root cause of the sudden rise of commerce in recent years.

There are more merchants in Nanyang, and the power of merchants is stronger, but it is slightly low-key.

Shinong Industry and Commerce.

Shang is a lowly industry, not respected, disrespected, all dynasties, are the lower level of the pyramid, even inferior to some ordinary peasant status.

The success of Jingping Commercial Bank has given many businessmen hope.

The hope of the rise of SynTao.

Hope that businessmen can be respected.

Therefore, since the dissolution of Jingping Commercial Bank, dozens of large and small trading houses have appeared in Nanyang, and merchants use this way to show their unity and strengthen their status.

In fact, this approach has been quite successful.

If it was placed in the past, the family of the merchants, let them be beaten and scolded, some squires and wealthy families, and the families of the scholar family, could pinch a large piece to death with their fingers.

But now, in the place of Nanyang, even some famous families dare not easily say that they can pinch a merchant family to death casually, because uniting merchants will use the power of economic adjudication.

Once an economic war is launched, even a large family may not be able to withstand it.

The most important thing is that the merchants know how to behave, no matter who is in charge of Nanyang, these merchants will donate money and food, and they will not hit the smiling face when they meet, and they will send them to the door, and you can't give him back to the family to exterminate the family.

Therefore, Nanyang's business is very prosperous, even if the chaos is still in place over the years, it has always maintained a prosperous economy.

However, businessmen have always been businessmen, making high-profile money and being low-key, but over the years, they have not become a rising bird, making money steadily, living a peaceful and steady life, even some princes will not pay special attention to it.

As the political center of Nanyang, Wancheng is also a commercial center, with Guanzhong, Yuzhou, Runan in the north, Jingzhou in the south, Hanzhong in the west, and Jiujiang in the east.

As far as the whole Nanyang is concerned, the most influential are the four major commercial houses that were separated from Jingping Commercial Bank that year.

Hengtong Commercial Bank, Xumen Commercial Bank, Zhengyang Commercial Bank, Hongfeng.

The power of these four major commercial banks is not limited to Nanyang, but has covered the world, and the business in the world, whether it is influence or accumulated financial resources, is not something that ordinary commercial banks can do.

But in Wancheng, the most influential is still Wancheng Commercial Bank.

Wancheng Commercial Bank, in the past, also came from Jingping Commercial Bank, when several Wancheng merchants joined Jingping Commercial Bank, and later Jingping Commercial Bank was dissolved, they were unwilling to submit to others, so they united, Wancheng as the center, the establishment of Wancheng Commercial Bank.

The big shopkeeper of Wancheng Commercial Bank is Xu Shen.

Xu Shen, a small wood merchant, was unknown back then, but if Jingping Commercial Bank, he flew from the sky, and became one of the executive treasurers of Jingping Commercial Bank, and after years of influence, the Xu family shop became stronger and stronger, almost monopolizing the timber market.

In the dead of night, Wancheng was slaughtered.

In the courtyard of Wancheng Commercial Bank, the lights are bright.

"Everyone!"

Xu Shen was in a high position, his eyes swept over, he looked at the faces, and said indifferently: "Everyone wants their wives to do business peacefully, and I want to, but sometimes, people can't help but stand in line, and it's the same for business!" ”

"What does the big shopkeeper mean, let us take refuge in the Minghou Mansion?"

A businessman stood up and asked: "But now we are under the nose of the Guanzhong army, we are not a wealthy family, the squires and wealthy families who can summon an army of 10,000 strong men casually, we are just merchants, even if they are defeated, it will be easy to kill us!" ”

"There is danger in everything, even if we are just doing business, isn't there also a risk, a batch of freight goes out and is shipped back, we will face the possibility of total annihilation, if we want to do something big, how can there be no danger!"

Xu Shen said: "Besides, I am not ready to let you go to the Guanzhong Army to sneak attack, I hope that I can talk to them and be a lobbyist!" ”

"Lobbyist?"

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, some were embarrassed, and some struggled.

Merchants, since ancient times, chasing interests, avoiding evil and seeking good fortune, staying away from danger, and focusing on interests are the theme of businessmen, not because of how loyal they are to the Ming Hou, but how much they have interests.

Ming Hou Mujing, when he founded Jingping Commercial Bank, fought a salt war, and fought a grain station, is the founder of the rise of business, and now the shopkeepers of large and small commercial houses are more respectful to him, how many people in business regard the "Capital" he took out back then as a book of sages.

"Now that the herdsmen outside are besieging the city, it is a matter of time before the Ming Hou Mansion attacks, if we don't do anything at all, I'm afraid it will not be so simple to do business with the Ming Hou in the future!"

Xu Shen said softly: "The four major commercial houses in Nanyang, why can they cover the world with their influence and do business at will in Yizhou, it is because they support Minghou, and our Wancheng commercial banks are weaker than them, but if you leave Wancheng and Nanyang, you can't do anything, why?" ”

"This ......"

Some people are sighing, but they can't say why.

"I'll tell you!" Xu Shen said: "Because we have no support behind us, it is also Jingping Shang who has walked out, but everyone knows that Minghou supports them, not us!" ”

"We didn't have a chance before, but now, in Wancheng, whether it is the four major commercial houses in Nanyang or other merchants, they are not as strong as our Wancheng commercial houses, we are here, we are the strongest!"

Xu Shen stood up, glanced at everyone with his eyes, and said: "Now that our opportunity has come, there is only this one opportunity, which can allow us to get close to Minghou smoothly, this is also a business for us, it is done, in the future, Wancheng Commercial Bank will no longer be limited to Wancheng in Nanyang, you can borrow the name of Minghou, go all over the world, lose, it's a big deal that we lose money, send them food, send them clothes, and don't let their slaughter and extermination, after all, we don't plan to be enemies with them!" ”

"What is the big shopkeeper going to do?"

The merchants pondered for a long time, and finally someone spoke.

"Starting tomorrow, all shops in the city will be closed!"

Xu Shen took a sigh of relief and said.

"Shops in the city closed?"

Everyone gasped, this was a big operation.

"Why?" Someone asked, "Is this good for us?" ”

"It's not good, and it will even be a loss, but I can tell others the strength of our Wancheng Commercial Bank!" Xu Shen said: "I want to talk to people, first of all, let them know that we have the strength to dominate Nanyang, even if it is a wealthy squire in Wancheng, we can influence!" ”

"If it's a business, do it!"

A young man stood up and said to Xu Shen: "Big shopkeeper, I believe in you, our Luo family is willing to advance and retreat with Wancheng Commercial Bank!" ”

"Since the big shopkeeper has confidence, we also believe in the big shopkeeper!"

"It's like the big shopkeeper said, even if things can't be negotiated, it's a big deal to lose money in the end, we have made a lot of money over the years, and we can afford to lose points!"

The businessmen gritted their teeth and finally agreed.

Xu Shen's eyes became sharper: "Then next, I will trouble you, you are the pillars of my Wancheng Commercial Bank, for the more brilliant future of Wancheng Commercial Bank, I hope we can work together!" ”

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The attacks outside the city for several days were maintained in an offensive boundary, which could give the city a huge oppressive force, but did not form a formal offensive and defensive battle.

Just like this, it has already made Huangfu Yin anxious.

"Today is another attack and retreated halfway through?"

"Hmm!"

"What the hell are they trying to do?"

"I thought it was a temptation, but now I feel like they're playing a virtual strategy with us!" Zhou Song told Huangfu Yin, "I conclude that an earth-shattering attack is being prepared outside the city, but before the attack, they will exhaust our spiritual power, one feint, two feints, and three feints...... Ten times it was a feint, we could be vigilant, but the eleventh time, we would always be exhausted, and this was the best time for them to attack! ”

"Damn it!"

Huangfu Yin clenched his fists and said, "Is there no way!" ”

"Nope!"

Zhou Song shook his head: "The main thing is that our troops are too small, and we don't even have a way to replace them, so we can only hold on!" ”

After thinking about it, he asked, "Lord Taishou, after so many days, doesn't the general have any news at all?" ”

Huangfu Yin's face twitched, and after half a sound, he said faintly: "No news!" ”

"Why?"

Zhou Song didn't understand.

"Maybe ......" Huangfu Yin had a trace of bitterness on his face: "Nanyang, even us, have been given up!" ”

"Impossible!"

Zhou Song couldn't believe it: "The general has no foothold at all except Nanyang, how could he give up Nanyang, even if he captures Jiujiang, it is impossible to give up Nanyang, Nanyang is the best living space for him and for the Guanzhong Army......"

"The living space of the Guanzhong Army will always be in Guanzhong!"

Huangfu Yin interrupted Zhou Song's words.

"Could it be ......" Zhou Song's eyes widened and he looked at Huangfu Yin.

"I don't know!"

Huangfu Yin shook his head: "Huangfu Song does things, he is always leakless, he gives up and does not give up, as long as there is a decision, no one can stop him, he regards Nanyang as a part of his battlefield, as long as it is on the battlefield, he is always calm and a little indifferent, and can make decisions that we can't make!" ”