"I promised him like this, I was really unwilling!"

Hearing this, Yamai Takafuku involuntarily glanced at Saito Shozo, and said in his heart, If you weren't weak, how could I be so humiliated today.

Gao Sui, who was on the side, saw Gao Fu's face sank, and immediately jumped out and slapped his face:

"Bastard! As the head of the branch, how dare you question the decision of the head of the house! ”

Seeing Gao Sui do this, Gao Fu, the head of the Shanjing family, couldn't cry or laugh - Gao Sui and Zhuan Zang still had a fluke mentality, one tried to die and struggle, while the other was fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter, hoping to step on others to get out, but unfortunately, the abacus was wrong!

As the head (shopkeeper) of Edo Echigo Gofuya, in the case of the invasion of Fuso by foreign cloth and the rising price of silk, the face of the family, the Wufuya in Edo and even Fuso, is gradually withering and even unable to make ends meet, which is not a naked slap in the face of the Yamai family.

And Gao Sui is even more excessive!

As the head of the eleven families of Shanjing, he was entrusted with the important task of being responsible for the "two substitute merchants" money bank business of the Fuso Sanjing family.

As a result, not only is the business sluggish, but also the business of "lending and lending gold" has been let go:

Before the establishment of the Yokohama Bank, the shogunate consulted the Yamai family, who was the main force of the "imperial substitute". The people led by Gao Sui insisted on refusing to join the joint venture on the grounds that it was too risky to trade with foreigners and that the guarantee for Fuso merchants outweighed the losses.

Although, because of the huge loss of Daimyo loans a few decades ago, the Yamai family at that time almost fell apart, so the always cautious business style is not wrong.

Today, however, the Yokohama Bank was thriving, and its position was becoming more and more important, not only controlling the various Fuso merchants who traded with the foreigners, but also becoming an important link between the shogunate and the princes.

Can this be compared to the business of a daimyo's loan?!

Not only did the shogunate and the Yamai family gradually estrange, but now that the Yokohama Kogyo Bank has expanded and has begun to set up branches in Nagasaki and Hakodate, the Yamai family's money business has now shown signs of declining.

These two people have corrupted their ancestral business like this, and in the past, the Shanjing family had nothing to do and couldn't think of a better way, so they could only let it go and let these two people toss. But now whether it is grievances or flattery, in today's field, these two stubborn and old-fashioned ones should be replaced as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Yamai Takafuku is also a little weak:

It's not so much that these two people don't help, but that the entire Yamai family has made a big mistake.

Since the opening of the three ports of Fusang six years ago, who would have thought that this would be completely different from the previous trade with the Lan Kingdom and the Tang people!

In the past, the Nagasaki business was firmly controlled by a few houses, including Yamai.

But now the arrival of foreign ships covering the sky and the sun, and foreign merchants do not pay attention to business ethics, as long as it is profitable, cats and dogs can trade with them, but giant businessmen such as the Shanjing family, because of the ship's great difficulty to turn around, thus losing their former status, who is to reason with.

However, since the establishment of the Edo "Echigoya Wufu Store" in the first year of Enho (1673), the Yamai family has experienced as their business expanded, and they have experienced a lot of wind, frost, rain and snow.

Speaking of which, the Yamai family is far from the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, no, Onomura Rizaemon personally brought people to visit, which shows the deep foundation of the Yamai family, and the shogunate's implementation of the new policy is completely inseparable from his own family.

Thinking of this, Yamai Takafuku has no guilt:

As the chief of the family, it is natural for him to be cautious, and these bastards will only make mistakes! In the end, it's not about cleaning up the mess yourself.

Since you can't adapt to the new era, it's good to abdicate early and let Xian go.

Thinking of this, Takafuku couldn't help but be a little distracted, Onomura Rizaemon who came to the door this time, as a rising star among the wealthy merchants, not only has his own talent extraordinary, but also has a close relationship with Edo Minami-cho's Oguri Tadashun and Kanjo's Hori Naohide, isn't it

If you want to deepen the relationship, why not find a daughter of the Yamai family to marry her as a side room?

How did Ke Liba know that he still had Yanfu flying in, and at this time he was sitting in the borrowed carriage of the Oguri family, and he was proud of successfully overpowering the Yamai family, the leader of the wealthy merchants:

"Kanta, let me tell you, it is not without benefit that these wealthy merchants will be able to revive the Edo market as the head of the Edo Town.

Therefore, as long as you and I come forward to say this, how can anyone dare not cooperate. ”

After smiling slightly, the happy event Chongya Kuanta nodded again and again.

However, he doesn't fully agree with it in his heart, if he is sure, why do you have to use the carriage of the Oguri family to bluff.

But the thing is done, don't disappoint this flaw, after all, this matter also has a lot to do with him, and he is as happy as Liba:

It is now June of the first year of Keio (1865).

Since the opening of the port in June of the sixth year of Ansei (1859), foreign cloth and yarn have flocked in, and the export of raw silk, silk and tea has continued to expand.

It stands to reason that the price of imported foreign cloth and yarn is low, and the price of exported raw silk, silk, and tea is high, which should be a good thing for Fuso.

But the question is, how can there be such a cheap thing.

Under the impact of foreign cloth and foreign yarn, the people and people of Edo Town have become even more miserable - the price of clothes has begun to fall, but since the opening of the port, prices have skyrocketed, and now the price of clothes has exceeded before!

It is said that the rising prices of raw silk, silk, and tea have led to the improvement of fields into mulberry gardens and tea plantations in various regions, resulting in a decrease in the amount of grain produced.

And the people live on food, and as soon as this grain rises, the prices of all goods begin to rise.

In addition, this spinning is a common livelihood, and in the townspeople, common people, and even ordinary samurai homes, this spinning is a common activity to subsidize the family, but nowadays, it is almost abolished - because of the loss of capital, even kapok (cotton) is not planted, and the spinning has not become a tree without roots and water without a source at all.

But what does all this have to do with Kuanta?

The relationship is big.

Kanta is the head of the store, and the largest store in Edo, with thousands of people in charge of the streets.

This townsman and even ordinary samurai have no money, how can the business continue.

To add insult to injury, in the second year of Bunkyu (1862), the shogunate reformed and relaxed the restrictions on visiting the Hajj, which led to the evacuation of the princes from Edo. The rich samurai lords have all run away, and Edo Keiron is even more depressed.

Fortunately, the happy event house evolved from the jujube house group, and there are people at this door.

Behind the Zaoya Group, it is the original box pavilion pursued by Hori Naohide, and now it is the Matsudaira family, the prince of the country, so the road is very:

Since the opening of the port in June 1859, the sixth year of Ansei (1859), the port was brought up for the occasion and asked to collect Edo handicrafts, and then someone contacted foreign merchants to buy them.

Moreover, since the first year of Bunjiu (1861), the wedding ceremony was required to buy a large number of foreign cloths and yarns, and then make Western clothes and bandages.

Semensariya is the largest store in Edo, and it has a deep connection with the townspeople and craftsmen.

Under the promise of underwriting, each family worked for the happy house, and then they used the money they earned in exchange for all kinds of goods for the happy event, which was really happy.

But the problem is that the guild group headed by Yamai's "Echigoya Wufu store" is blocking this.

This excuse, one is to say that happy events are mixed up, and the quality of the things made is too poor, which not only ruins everyone's reputation, but also disgraces Fusang; The second one, whoever works for the happy event house, then the Wufu stores will unite to boycott him - it will not be possible to continue to open the store, and even the employees related to this matter will be dismissed.

If it weren't for the fact that the jujuya group behind the happy event house was also deeply rooted, the happy event house would have been expelled from Edo long ago.

Today, Kuanta followed Rihachi to visit the Yamai family, and the promise he got was that the happy event could be put in the house

Open business.,So Kuan can not be happy.。

Of course, Rihachi is not just for the sake of happy events, he is ordered by Oguri Tadashun behind him, and Oguri is newly appointed to Edo Minami Town, which revives Edo, so that more people can have a livelihood, where can they be separated from money.

He visited the Yamai family, in addition to the happy event of the house, mainly so that the Yamai family could lend more money to various merchants - although Oguri issued a decree to appease the dragons and snakes of all walks of life and bargain, then the royal merchants of the Oguri family like Riguri Hachi came forward.

This Shanjing family is not simple, not only a member of the "ten people and two replacements" of the Niuer of the Fusang Qianzhuang, but also the earth warehouse (pawnshop), Wu costume, wine house, rice grain, etc., all involved, and its influence is extremely broad. For example, the Edo Echigo Costume House under his command is a veritable Oofu House in Fuso!

It is said that there are tens of thousands of people in Fusang, and as for those who follow the Yamajing family, there are several times.

According to what Rihachi heard from Koguri Tadashun and Hori Naohide, the Yamai family has two merchant money houses and shops from all walks of life, and controls the operation, circulation and production of the production area.

Such a big businessman, his strength on weekdays is enough to rival the feudal lord of 100,000 stones-this is still the same as before, and now that Fuso is turbulent, a powerful faction like the Yamai family is even more remarkable.

Thinking of this, Liba couldn't help grinning, in this way, he is also a chaebol himself.

Thinking of the next arrangement, Liba's waist immediately straightened:

Not only the Shanjing family, but also the leaders of other wealthy businessmen, also benefited from the personal visit of August 11, Fusang is the way of the world, and this face and lining are the two sides of light, and it is safe to do things.

But in any case, as the purpose of the chaebol generation, Liba can now sit on an equal footing with these old chaebol family heads, and it will also add glory to the spread - this is one of the reasons why Liba is so keen on this matter.

Although he was given the name of the Oguri family, and had a Miao character name like "Onomura Rizaemon", which was indistinguishable from the samurai, he actually made a fortune for only 20 years, and in terms of fame, where can he compare to these wealthy merchants who have been inherited for hundreds of years!

Rihachi is now a large grain merchant in Fuso, and he is one of the two replacement merchants in Edo, and if he is still like this, Kanta is even more unbearable.

Therefore, after the visit to the Yamai family, he saw that other matters were none of his business, and he wanted to slip away after complimenting Rihachi.

Where is Kreiba willing to let him go:

"You can't do that, brother, and when you have walked through, you can cover the hole with sand with the root of your hind foot, which is not impossible.

Shigeya is a well-known broker, and I am counting on your introduction to the various companies that deal with foreign merchants, such as Onogumi Furukawa Ichibei, Kameya's Hara Zenzaburo, Yoshimura Kobei of Yoshimuraya, Takikoya's Semura Shihei, and Omiya Maekawa Taro Guard, among others.

Besides, Kanding pursues Naohide-sama, and I was fortunate enough to get acquainted with it back then. If you don't help, then I'll ask Nao-sama to come forward. ”

In this regard, Kuanta only shook his head and smiled bitterly, he was different from Lipa:

Liba himself is the dominant person, and the business is his own; But he is just the head shopkeeper of the happy house, and the ruler behind him is the jujube house group.

Therefore, what to say, especially to hook up with various wealthy businessmen, he really doesn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi.

Fortunately, what Liba asked him to do, the above had already instructed him, so after he pretended to be embarrassed, he complied with Liba's wishes.

Subsequently, the rising star of these two wealthy merchants not only visited various brokers who had only made their fortunes from foreign merchants in recent years, but also continued to visit the leaders of traditional wealthy merchants such as the Yasuda family and the Edo Jugumi Tsumiya.

At the same time, not only the two of them, but also the royal merchants of the Shogunate Restoration, they also came forward one after another, hooking up with various wealthy merchants in Edo, trying to revive the prosperity of Edo.

Since last year, the confidence brought to everyone by the influx of large amounts of food has gradually been transformed into positive actions by businesses from all walks of life.

With this wave of commercial revival, Fuso began to solve a fundamental problem, which was:

How can trade be balanced between the agricultural countries and the Western countries that have completed their initial industrialization?