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When Guo Linxiang turned his eyes and looked around, he could see the changes in the expressions of all the Jin merchants.

Guo Linxiang naturally understood the concerns of the Jin merchants, and the plan to re-infiltrate the center of the temple with the help of Zhao Junchen's hand was of course extremely profitable, not only to invest a lot of resources for many years, but also to bear great risks.

Therefore, Guo Linxiang, Chen Gongxing, and He Zeng have already made a decision in their hearts, but they must also attract all the Jin merchants to participate together - this plan is too huge, even if Guo Linxiang, Chen Gongxing, and He Zeng are the leaders of the Jin businessmen, but they are also unable to bear it alone - only the entire Jinshang Group participates together, which is not only to share the investment together, but also to share the risk together, and the final chance of winning will also be enhanced by three points.

So, Guo Linxiang glanced at Chen Gongxing and He Zeng, and motioned for them to express their stance again.

Chen Gongxing naturally understood what Guo Linxiang meant, immediately stood up, and said loudly: "Actually, I have thought about the idea of forming an alliance with Zhao Junchen for a long time, but Zhao Junchen has not yet gained a firm foothold in the temple at that time, and he is just a courtier who carries the black pot for the emperor and attracts public resentment, and sooner or later he will end up embarrassed, so I have never proposed it, and there is no more contact except for the necessary cooperation...... But now the situation is very different, Zhao Junchen annihilated the Mongol coalition army in one fell swoop, even Emperor Deqing did not dare to target it easily in the future, it is foreseeable that within ten years, Zhao Junchen's temple status will be as stable as Mount Tai! Therefore, if we cooperate with Zhao Junchen in depth, we can guarantee the income for at least ten years, and many investments will not be in vain! ”

He Zeng also nodded and agreed: "An excellent candidate like Zhao Junchen is really rare, his temperament and ideas are all similar to ours, and he has not overwhelmed people with power for many cooperations, but has chosen a win-win situation, and now he has gained a firm foothold in the temple and can give us long-term support...... If we really want to influence the temple policy, we miss such an excellent candidate, and it will be too difficult to find a similar one! ”

With Chen Gongxing and He Zeng's restatement, all the Jin merchants present were either moved or hesitant, but they still couldn't make up their minds.

At this time, Guo Linxiang spoke again: "My thoughts are similar to those of Boss Chen and He Da Shopkeeper, and I also think that this is a great opportunity for us, and we should take a risk, but if you have any concerns or different ideas, you can also put them forward for discussion." ”

An old-fashioned Jin merchant said: "Boss Guo, we are all businessmen, naturally we understand the principle that the greater the benefit, the greater the risk, compared to the benefits of our future influence on the temple policy, it is nothing to bear a certain degree of investment and risk, but what I am worried about is that this Zhao Junchen Zhao is a very assertive person, I am afraid that after we choose to cooperate with him, we will eventually be controlled by others." ”

On the other hand, the younger Jin Shang also said: "The younger generation is not resistant to our cooperation with Lord Zhao one step closer, but some are not sure of the specific way of cooperation, if we just unilaterally invest in him, hoping that he can fight for some interests for us in the temple, it is too passive, if one day this Lord Zhao turns his face and does not recognize people, we don't even have a means of checks and balances, and a lot of investment will be wasted!" ”

Guo Linxiang nodded and said, "Your concerns are naturally reasonable, and the old man has thought about these things carefully...... The old man believes that the best way is to let us and Lord Zhao become a community of interests, one is prosperous, one is lost, in the final analysis, we just want to make the business bigger, as long as there are common interests, Lord Zhao will naturally take the initiative to fight for us at that time, and there is no need to worry about being controlled by others and turning his face ruthlessly. ”

A Jin merchant hesitated, "Boss Guo, what do you mean...... Share swaps? ”

Guo Linxiang nodded with a smile and said: "That's what I mean, as long as the business of the two sides is united, we and Lord Zhao will be one with each other!" You don't have to worry about the loss of swapping shares, the scale of this Zhao's business is now not to be underestimated, even the old man is ashamed of himself! The pancreatic and perfume business of 'Yue Rong Fang' is just the tip of the iceberg in his many businesses! The 'Zhao's Boat Company', which has a dominant position in the 'United Shipping Company', is the industry of Lord Zhao, and the annual income of this alone is the number of days! For example, the development of Sichuan salt, agricultural rectification and so on, Mr. Zhao also set up different commercial banks to participate in them, all of which are making money every day! ”

After a pause, a trace of hesitation flashed between Guo Linxiang's expressions, and finally continued: "In addition to these businesses, as far as the old man knows, Lord Zhao has another way to make money every day, and this business involves Lord Zhao's secrets, and there is not much news about the old man, so I won't mention it more, but if we form an alliance with Lord Zhao, this business should also have a share...... All in all, no matter from any point of view, exchanging shares with Mr. Zhao is the best choice, not only the immediate interests will not be damaged, but there will be countless benefits in the future! ”

The "confidential business of Zhao Junchen" mentioned by Guo Linxiang naturally refers to the "Jubao Commercial Bank"! In less than a year, this trading house has already annexed most of the arable land and industries of these military towns and guards, and has controlled the economic lifeline and logistical supply of these military towns and guards, and the profits in this are naturally extremely amazing.

Zhao Junchen's original intention of setting up the "Jubao Commercial Bank" was to infiltrate the army, this matter was too sensitive, and he had always been cautious and hidden, so most people did not know that the behind-the-scenes boss of the "Jubao Commercial Bank" was Zhao Junchen, but this matter could not be hidden from Guo Linxiang's eyes.

Long before the "Jubao Commercial Bank", the Jinshang Group has been secretly infiltrating the major military towns for many years, and the business progress of the "Jubao Commercial Bank" can have the rapid progress it has today, largely because Guo Linxiang took the initiative to withdraw and actively set up a line.

In fact, in Guo Linxiang's view, this secret is also one of the confidence of Jinshang Group's cooperation with Zhao Junchen, and he has a handle of Zhao Junchen in his hand, and he is not afraid that Zhao Junchen will turn his face and not admit it afterwards.

Of course, Guo Linxiang would never dare to disclose this secret until the last resort, because the Jinshang Group is not clean in this regard, and once the matter is made public, it will inevitably be a lose-lose situation.

But at this time, Guo Linxiang will not tell this secret in public, the Jinshang Group is also complex, and there are many people, and now Guo Linxiang wants to promote the alliance between Zhao Junchen and the Jinshang Group, so naturally it will not spoil Zhao Junchen's plan.

On the other side, after hearing Guo Linxiang's words, all the Jin businessmen present nodded one after another, and all the worries in their hearts were also eliminated.

Seeing the change in the expressions of all the Jin merchants, Guo Linxiang decided to work harder, and said: "The old man thinks that it is best to make a decision as soon as possible in this matter!" Speaking of which, long before Lord Zhao and his power were not successful, there was already contact and cooperation between our Jin merchants and Lord Zhao, but now with the advancement of commercial tax reform and the establishment of the 'United Boat Line', the relationship between those Hui and Zhejiang businessmen and Zhao is much closer than ours, if we don't take any action for a long time, Zhao Daren will not only not be able to become our temple spokesperson, but will become the temple spokesperson of those Hui and Zhejiang businessmen, and then we will be passive! ”

After hearing Guo Linxiang's reminder, all the Jin merchants had a grim expression.

As the two largest commercial interest groups in the Ming Dynasty, the Jin merchants and the Hui and Zhejiang merchants have been fighting for more than 200 years, and they all regard each other as fierce rivals, and the interests of any aspect must be contested, and this concept has long been deeply rooted.

Now, thinking that the merchants of Huizhejiang have come to the front of themselves, all the Jin merchants have a sense of crisis and urgency in their hearts.

He Zeng took the opportunity to say, "This is also one of the reasons why I want to promote our alliance with Lord Zhao!" At the beginning, we infiltrated the temple with the merchants of Huizhen and influenced the decision-making of the imperial court, and the battle between them was too fierce, which gave Emperor Chongzhen an opportunity to take advantage of it, and finally drove the forces of both sides out of the center of the temple together. But now, this Lord Zhao is very likely to become the co-spokesperson of our Jin merchants and Hui and Zhejiang merchants, which will reduce the trouble of pulling each other's hind legs, and our plan to infiltrate the temple will have a much better chance of winning! If Lord Zhao finally leans towards the government and the opposition with our help, even if the imperial court policy cannot be biased towards either side of our Jin merchants and Hui and Zhejiang merchants, but on the whole, it must be a mercantile policy, and we will still benefit greatly! ”

Chen Gongxing added: "Of course, the fundamental interests of us and the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang are not the same, and in the end it is still necessary to divide the winners and losers, but the plan to infiltrate the temple is by no means an overnight achievement, as long as it is with the help of Lord Zhao's hand to reverse the light business trend of the imperial court, so that local officials do not dare to extort at will, even if our short-term goal is achieved, it can be regarded as a win-win situation with the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang...... After the overall situation has been decided, it is not too late for us to separate the advantages with the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang! ”

In the end, under the persuasion of Guo Linxiang, He Zeng, and Chen Gongxing, all the Jin merchants finally made up their minds!

"In that case, this plan is my 'Ronghe Commercial Bank'!"

"Senior Guo, Boss Chen, and Shopkeeper He are all the leaders of our Jin merchants, and we are naturally the first to look forward!"

"It's a rare opportunity, and you really should give it a go!"

For a time, all the Jin merchants were stimulated by the instinct of "seeking wealth in danger" in their blood, and everyone loudly agreed.

However, after making up their minds to cooperate with Zhao Junchen in depth, some Jin businessmen instead had the psychology of gaining and losing.

After the scramble of the Jin merchants came to an end, a wealthy Jin merchant asked with a worried expression: "Now we have made up our minds to deepen cooperation with this Lord Zhao, but there is some worry in our hearts, if this is just our wishful thinking, Lord Zhao has other ideas, then what should we do?" ”

After hearing such worries, Guo Linxiang's old eyes flashed with shrewdness, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old man assures you that once we propose a share swap, Lord Zhao will definitely agree!" ”

Guo Linxiang is also an old-fashioned and far-sighted person, and his scheming city government is not inferior to several powerful ministers in the temple, since he discovered Zhao Junchen's use of the "Jubao Commercial Bank" to control the military towns in various places, he also noticed Zhao Junchen's ambition.

Guo Linxiang knows very well that Zhao Junchen's goal is not just to tilt the power of the government and the opposition for a while!

Therefore, don't look at this Zhao Junchen is already a big family and making money every day, but his ambition is greater, so his various expenses are far more than his usual income, and he must need the financial and human support of Jin merchants!

In fact, if Zhao Junchen's ambition is only for a while, Guo Linxiang will not promote the in-depth cooperation between Jinshang Group and Zhao Junchen.

Guo Linxiang's ambition is also very big, and now Zhao Junchen has allowed him to find the opportunity and chance to realize his ambition!

After all the Jin merchants reached a consensus, they discussed many things one after another.

How should we show sincerity to Zhao Junchen? How should share swaps work in the future? What kind of interests should Zhao Junchen be asked to fight for them? And so on and so forth.

It wasn't until the moon hung on the branches that the discussion of the Jin merchants came to an end.

After the discussion, all the Jin merchants said goodbye to Guo Linxiang, and just when everyone was about to leave, Guo Linxiang suddenly thought of something, but added: "By the way, there is one thing that must be reminded of you!" Now that Lord Zhao has completely annihilated the main force of the Mongolian army in one fell swoop, the Mongolian tribes may not be able to recover for many years from now on! Many of you are still in contact with the Mongolian side, from now on it is best to stop completely, this time the total annihilation of the Mongolian coalition army is the proud achievement of Lord Zhao, and it also assured the court in the good news that the northwest frontier will be worry-free for ten years, if it is because of our relationship that the Mongols have recovered too early, let Lord Zhao lose his trust in the court, I am afraid that it will attract the displeasure of Lord Zhao! ”

After hearing Guo Linxiang's reminder, all the Jin merchants did not feel too much melancholy, and they all nodded in agreement.

Among the Jin merchant group, there were by no means a few Jin merchants who secretly engaged in smuggling transactions with the Mongolian tribes, and even if Zhao Junchen had warned them when he passed through Shanxi some time ago, he could not effectively curb this situation.

Compared with these old qualified Jin merchants, the Gansu Wang family that Zhao Junchen raided a few days ago can only be regarded as a rising star.

These Jin merchants would not be loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the past, nor would they be loyal to Zhao Junchen in the future, they were just seeking more benefits.

Now, they choose to cooperate with Zhao Junchen, and they have given up the business of the Mongolian tribes, which is just a trade-off.

What's more, the Mongolian tribes are now seriously injured, and the smuggling business with the Mongolian tribes is unprofitable and useless in the short term, and it will not be distressing to give up for the time being, anyway, Guo Linxiang did not ask them to give up the smuggling business with the Northeast Jurchen.

It can be expected that if Zhao Junchen and the Jin Shang Group have a conflict of interest in the future, they will also give up Zhao Junchen as they gave up the Mongolian tribes today.

Of course, whether Jinshang Group can have the right to choose independently is another matter.

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In this world, whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, as long as there are interests, people will take the initiative to group and divide into different interest groups in order to compete for interests.

And when there are interest groups, people will have to face the problem of position all the time.

Most of the time, the position is greater than the principle, the bottom line, and everything else, which determines people's life and death, honor and disgrace, and fate, and also affects everyone's choices, decisions, and ideas.

Now, with Zhao Junchen's victory, everyone is reconsidering their position.

Even the common people, Confucian scholars, and businessmen have begun to reconsider their positions and re-examine their future relationship with Zhao Junchen, not to mention the politicians and officials who have been in the sea for many years.

Because of Zhao Junchen's good news, whether it is a local yamen or a temple center, it seems to have caused an earthquake, and everyone from Emperor Deqing and down must seriously consider a question - what will they and Zhao Junchen get along with in the future?

Is it the enemy? Is it a friend? Is it the Lord? Is it a servant?

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