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When Zhao Junchen came to the hall, he saw that there were more than ten people waiting quietly in the hall. (If you like this book, please bookmark biquge.info)

These more than ten people are among the top businessmen in Shanxi, some are salt merchant leaders, some are camel gang leaders, and some are ticket number bosses, but in this era, they all have a unified name, that is, "Jin merchants"!!

The hall was very quiet, and the Jin merchants were also very well-behaved, and there was no noise, most of them were just drinking tea silently, occasionally communicating, and whispering softly.

Jin Shang's table xiàn made Zhao Junchen very satisfied.

So Zhao Junchen was also very polite, as soon as he arrived at the door, he was already bowing his hand to the Jin businessmen: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting for a long time, this official is late!" ”

"I've seen Chincha-sama!"

After seeing Zhao Junchen appear, all the Jin merchants also showed respect, and knelt down to salute.

"There is no need to make this big gift, this is the private residence of Governor Liu, and this official is also invited by everyone in a private capacity, this kind of officialdom is not necessary!!"

While speaking, Zhao Junchen personally helped these Jin merchants up one by one, with a cordial expression.

Although Zhao Junchen is now quite a saint and powerful, and he is not afraid of the power of this Jin Shang, but this meeting with Jin Shang is for cooperation, so he will not neglect them.

After everyone sat down, Zhao Junchen picked up the tea on the table and said with a smile: "When the official first came here, he didn't bring anything with him, but this West Lake Longjing was given by His Majesty, and I also liked to drink it the most, so I brought it with me to entertain you, and I asked everyone not to laugh at the shabby official." ”

A group of Jin merchants didn't even dare to say it.

One of the older Jin merchants said with a smile: "The adult is really polite, if the old decay is not wrong, the adult's tea is the best in the Shifeng Longjing, it is rumored that it can only produce dozens of catties every year, its color is green, its fragrance, its taste is mellow, its shape is beautiful, that is, mellow and sweet, and sweet and lasting, such a good tea, only in the palace, I can't drink a few times in my life, and where will I feel shabby?" If this is all shabby, then I don't know what to use when I entertain adults in the future. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "You said it clearly, but I don't understand it, it has always been a cow drink, I just think it tastes good, if I let the tea lover see the way I drink tea on weekdays, I'm afraid most people will scold me for chewing Ganoderma lucidum and tyrannizing heavenly things." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's self-deprecation, all the Jin merchants couldn't help but laugh.

Zhao Junchen continued: "Everyone knows my identity, but I'm new here, but I'm not familiar with you, Qingyan, why don't you introduce me to me?" ”

When these Jin merchants came to the mansion, they were all personally led by Xu Qingyan, and they had worked hard before, so they knew a lot more about the identity and origin of these Jin merchants than Zhao Junchen.

After Xu Qingyan nodded yes, he first pointed to the old man sitting on the left side of the guest seat and said: "This is Guo Linxiang Guo Daboss, he is the chief shopkeeper of the largest ticket number in the north. ”

Although he had already saluted before, when Xu Qingyan introduced him, Guo Linxiang still stood up, bowed to Zhao Junchen, and said, "Guo Linxiang has seen adults." ”

"Please sit down, please take a seat."

Zhao Junchen raised his hand and said.

Xu Qingyan pointed to the middle-aged man at the head of the guest seat and said: "This is the largest salt merchant in the north, Boss Chen Xinggong, for many years, the salt and grain trading in the northwest provinces has been in charge of Boss Chen. ”

"Chen Xinggong has seen adults."

Like Guo Linxiang, Chen Xinggong also stood up and bowed to Zhao Junchen again.

"This is Boss He Zenghe, the largest boat gang in the Yellow River and the largest camel gang in the Northwest are all industries under the name of this Boss He."

"He've ever seen an adult."

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Looking at the respectful appearance of the Jin merchants, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but nod secretly, feeling that the Jin merchants really deserved their reputation.

In later generations, people often put the Jin merchants and the Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants side by side, thinking that they were the representatives of the merchants of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but in fact, in Zhao Junchen's view, the Jin merchants and the Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants were fundamentally different.

Putting aside the influence of power, compared with the high-profile luxury of Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants, Jin merchants have always kept a low profile, at least on the surface.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was common to hear that this Hui merchant network official, that Zhejiang merchant and official fight, but the Jin merchant group rarely had such rumors, but often heard that they assisted the imperial court in doing things, donating money and materials.

Therefore, there are many Jin merchants in history, but the hundred years of Hui merchants and the hundred years of Zhejiang merchants have never heard of it.

In the Qing Dynasty, this situation was more obvious, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty at that time were clearly the Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants as pigs to raise, when there was a shortage of money, they started with them, and then cultivated the next batch of Zhejiang merchants, Hui merchants, and at the same time, the Jin merchants were able to continue to get the Ming and Qing Dynasty court issued business privileges.

The reason why they are so different, regardless of the business strategies and local characters of the two sides, is that they are essentially two kinds of businessmen.

The reason why the Jin merchants were so rich was that they were "privileged merchants", or "bureaucratic merchants", who had all kinds of merchant privileges, and under these privileges, they naturally developed extremely quickly.

The means of making money of Zhejiang merchants and Hui merchants, in addition to because of regional specialties, most of them are still smuggling and profiting, and the famous Zhejiang merchants and Hui merchants of the Ming and Qing dynasties are basically the largest smuggling merchants at that time.

Although the Jin merchants also had smuggling situations, such as He Zeng, who had the camel gang and boat gang industries, he was a well-known smuggling merchant in the north, but it was not the mainstream after all.

And this is also the reason why Jin merchants should be more polite to the people in the official government, although compared to other merchants, whether in the local or in the center, their influence is greater.

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"In this way, everyone can be regarded as acquainted." After a polite exchange, Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "You must have heard the rumors during this time, can you guess what is the matter with this official coming to you this time?" ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, after the Jin merchants glanced at each other, Guo Linxiang stood up on behalf of the Jin merchants and replied: "My lord, can you mean disaster relief?" We also know that now the locust plague in Lu'an Mansion is rampant, and the people are poor, but it is not easy for the imperial court over the years, although the relief grain has been allocated, but there is still a shortage, the reason why we and other businessmen can have today is to rely on the support of the imperial court and the help of the people in their hometown, at this time naturally can not stand idly by, if the adults are in need, my Guo family is willing to donate a thousand loads of food. ”

As soon as Guo Linxiang's words fell, Chen Xinggong also got up and said: "What Boss Guo said is reasonable, and my Chen family firm is also willing to donate a thousand loads of grain." ”

He Zeng also said: "My He family is also willing to donate 1,000 quintals of grain." ”

"Zhangjia Commercial Bank is willing to donate 700 quintals of grain."

"I, Fuhe Commercial Bank, am willing to donate 500 quintals of grain."

"My royal family is also willing to donate 800 loads of grain."

One after another, Zhao Junchen secretly counted, in a short period of time, the Jin merchants had donated nearly 10,000 loads of grain, although these grains were only a drop in the bucket for the shortage of grain and grass for disaster relief, and they were only a drop in the bucket for the Jin merchants, but they were also very face-saving for Zhao Junchen.

In fact, in the eyes of the Jin merchants, Zhao Junchen's invitation to them to get together this time was a routine blackmail by the government, because Zhao Junchen's status was noble, so they also specially doubled the donated grain.

This time, however, they were wrong.

I saw Zhao Junchen shaking his head with a smile and said, "You have misunderstood, this time we met, this official wants to do a business with you." ”

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