Most of the people living in the western city of Jingshi are merchants, and because Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty set an ultra-low tax of 30 taxes and 1, this group of merchants is worth a lot of money after more than 200 years of development. As for the decree that merchants should not wear silk products, it was also useless, and one by one they wore silk and satin, and they smiled for the Pomeranians, and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money.

Yang Jianhui is a commercial leader in the Zhili area, and the Yang Mansion where he lives covers a wide area. There were many wives and concubines in the house, and there were countless servants.

At this time, in Yang's mansion, Yang Jianhui was getting together with other principals of the Commercial Bank Alliance to discuss matters related to the Four Seas Commercial Bank.

It was a cold month in Beijing in December, and there have been several heavy snowfalls recently. Although the ancients did not know how to explain it, thousands of years of life experience allowed them to have corresponding measures.

For ordinary families, the firewood collected before the winter is used as a heating tool. Of course, this is not a matter for those merchants who are worth a lot of money, and more importantly, winter is a good season to make a fortune.

In the study of the Yang Mansion, two braziers made the entire study warm as spring. Yang Jianhui sat in the middle with a satisfied face, and the other principals in the alliance also sat on both sides, like a small water and beam mountain.

These people are smiling, and from time to time they pick up the teacups placed aside and take a sip gently. Then they shook their heads one by one, like scholars and literati, and were as elegant as scholars.

"Colleagues, under the leadership of Brother Zhiyuan (Yang Jianhui's character), the firm can be said to be more brilliant.

Presumably, you brothers must have made a lot of money this year, isn't it, Brother Ning."

A middle-aged man touched his belly as if it were 10 months pregnant.

"I don't know if you brothers have turned around, but Brother Zhang, your belly is a lot bigger."

This man's words caused everyone present to laugh.

Yang Jianhui, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand to everyone, signaling everyone to stop, and he had something to say.

"Brothers, you can trust me Yang, which is the luck of my Yang's three lives. Although I am a little erudite, I also let all the brothers trust me, otherwise there will be no glory of Yang today, and I thank you brothers in advance."

A grateful look flashed in Zhu Yang Jianhui's eyes, and he thanked everyone, and everyone hurriedly bowed back.

"Brother Zhiyuan, if we haven't even trusted this bit of trust after knowing each other for more than ten years, wouldn't it make people laugh and be generous."

Yang Jianhui smiled and said, "Brother Ning killed me."

Although Yang Jianhui had a smile on his face, he understood in his heart that if he could not lead them to make money, how would they obey him. If one day you suffer a disaster, I believe that the first person to fall into the well is the group of people in front of you.

Although over the years, he has also relied on their strength little by little to slowly expand the foundation of Yang's firm. At the same time, if you want to get out, although it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, but the big tree can also attract strong winds and waves. I can also understand the truth of shooting the first bird, once someone wants to be unfavorable to the merchant alliance, he must be the first unlucky person.

However, this is not something that can be done overnight, but it affects the whole body, and it must be thought through. Of course, the most important thing is that Yang Jianhui knows that no one will want to move him, and once he does, he will bear the anger of the people behind him, and even the anger of the entire group. century

After all, his annual 100,000 taels of silver were not given away for nothing, and it was precisely because of this that Yang Jianhui had the courage to form a commercial alliance in an attempt to monopolize the entire Zhili region.

Over the years, under his own leadership, the entire alliance of commercial banks can be said to cover the sky with one hand, although there are also some independent small commercial banks, which are just unsightly. After all, you can't be too ugly when you eat meat, and you always have to leave some soup for others to drink when you eat meat. Otherwise, it will be ruined, and it will not be good for yourself.

After a few years of smooth sailing, Yang Jianhui developed an arrogant and domineering mentality, and those who obey me prosper and those who oppose me die. For Sihai Commercial Bank to refuse his invitation, Yang Jianhui was very angry. I feel that this is a slap in the face, after all, if other small business houses hear their invitations, they will not be quick to express their heartfelt feelings to themselves.

"What is the current situation of the Four Seas Commercial Bank? Do you know that"?

Yang Jianhui asked calmly, and everyone seemed to have no idea what the situation was in Sihai Commercial Bank now.

When everyone saw Yang Jianhui's expression, they secretly laughed in their hearts. Although he knew Yang Jianhui, he asked knowingly, but one by one he pretended not to see it at all.

"What else, now that we have doubled the price, Li Fumin's guy can now be said to be sad, and he has lost more than ten pounds."

"According to the materials we sold to him before, it will be sold out in four or five days at most or at least two or three days, and it will not be so easy to join us at that time."

"Li Fuming, a boy who doesn't know the height of the sky, thinks that he has opened a small business house, and he dares to refuse our invitation after doing several good marketing methods."

Everyone sneered one by one, as if they wanted to skin Li Fumin and cramp, drink his blood, eat his flesh, and finally break his bones.

Of course, there are also people who are sad and feel that their people are doing something too much.

"Having said that, it's just that we don't know who Li Fuming's owner is, and if it is too dead, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

Regarding this point, Yang Jianhui was also afraid that Li Fuming had high-ranking officials and nobles behind him, so he checked it openly and secretly, but he couldn't find the so-called owner information at all. This made Yang Jianhui feel that Li Fuming lied and deceived himself, there was nothing that mattered at all, it was just to resist his proposal, and at the same time increase his sense of mystery, so that he did not dare to touch him easily.

Yang Jianhui closed his eyes and thought softly, whether to continue to implement the previous price increase plan.

Although he has not found the information of the so-called owner at present, it does not represent the owner, it does not exist at all, if it does not exist, it is good to say, once it exists, Yang Jianhui feels that this must be a real adult who covers the sky with one hand. If you do too much, once this person makes a move, he will definitely die and have no place to be buried.

"That's it, Brother Ning, wait a while, you will invite Li Fuming on my behalf and let him join us, and the conditions will remain the same."

Yang Jianhui feels that it is better not to block the road too desperately at present, leave a glimmer of life, and see you again in the future, and at the same time leave a way back for yourself.

"Well, since that's the case, then I'll invite him again on behalf of Brother Zhiyuan, if he doesn't know the height of the sky, he will let him die without a place to be buried."

The middle-aged fat man known as Brother Ning said with a grim and cold face.