readx; The seven major merchant gangs of Beijing once again gathered in "Man Tingfang", which made several gang leaders feel strange that Li Zicheng, the young gang leader of the Shaanxi merchant gang, who has always been silent, is unusually today, and after greeting this one, he is very affectionate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everyone thought he had something to say, and after sitting down, he asked carefully, but Li Zicheng smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't have anything, but I don't think about you for a few days." Ladies and gentlemen, please discuss, we Shaanxi businessmen are the only ones who are the first to look forward. ”

Several gang leaders also said that Li Zicheng drank too much flower wine last night, and his head was dizzy today, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and soon discussed the matter of opening a grain store in Wuzhou Trading Company to lower the price of rice.

For Jin merchants, Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants, the transportation of grain from the south to the north is one of their main businesses. Now that a Wuzhou trading company has suddenly popped up to disrupt the situation, of course they refuse to just forget it. Zhou Shaoning, the leader of the Longyou Merchant Gang, first proposed to unite to fight a price war with the Wuzhou Trading Company, he sold six taels, we sold five taels, he sold five taels, we sold four taels, and pressed the Wuzhou Trading Company to lose all its money. Although this is a practice of "killing 10,000 enemies and losing 3,000 yourself", several major merchant gangs are strong and can completely afford to lose this silver. After the Wuzhou trading companies could not bear it and withdrew from the grain market, they could naturally make up for the losses by raising the prices.

Qiao Yuliang, the leader of the Luliang Business Gang, immediately agreed, and he patted the table murderously and said: "This rabbit cub of Wuzhou Trading Company, we Shanxi people have fought with him to the end, see who can hold on to the end!" ”

However, several merchant gangs such as Cantonese merchants and Fujian merchants did not agree. Because this is clearly to lose money, the grain business has a long cycle, occupies a lot of funds, and loses too much, not only whether it can be earned back in the future is difficult to say, but also affects other businesses.

Li Zicheng also said slyly: "We all know that Old Qiao's gang leader is strong, but the contemptible gang can't compare with your Luliang Shang Gang." Although it is infuriating for Wuzhou Trading Company to reduce prices, if I deal with it myself, I can only follow the market and reduce the price, otherwise it will not be able to turn around. Otherwise, let's negotiate a price, and the goods of our Shaanxi Merchants Gang, you Luliang Merchants will eat all of them. We will make a hard money for running errands, and the price of rice will rise to ten taels or twenty taels in the future, and the profits are all from the Luliang Business Gang, what is the idea of Qiao Lao Gang? ”

When Li Zicheng said this, Cantonese businessmen and Fujian businessmen also echoed him. Qiao Yuliang almost didn't have a crooked nose, because Li Zicheng's move was clearly to transfer all the risks to himself. It is true that his Luliang merchant gang has a strong background, but against the Wuzhou Trading Company alone, the benefits after success are shared by several major merchant gangs, and he will never do this kind of thing.

At this time, Xu Yousan, the leader of the Huizhou Business Gang, said with a smile: "The old man has a different opinion. Please think about it, compared with the antique business of the Wuzhou Trading Company, although it looks lively, the running water may not be more than the antiques. Even if we squeeze out the Wuzhou Trading Company in terms of grain, he will still continue to exist in Jingshi. For this kind of person who does not understand the rules, we need to uproot him, not hurt his fingers. ”

"What is the opinion of the Gang Master?" Everyone asked at the same time.

"We don't cut prices, we hoard food!" Xu Yousan smiled sinisterly, "Unfortunately, we won't do grain business this year, so let Wuzhou Trading Company sell it." Ladies and gentlemen, we don't know how much rice Jiangnan can produce every year. Several major merchant gangs have basically finished harvesting Jiangnan rice, where does his Wuzhou trading company get grain? When he sells all the food, won't it be our turn? The common people are used to buying his low-priced grain, and when the time comes, we just need to pinch it a little and say that he deliberately does not sell grain, hahaha..."

"Old Gang Leader Xu!" Everyone praised one after another, only Li Zicheng said with a slight worry, "It's just that rice can't be put down, it is easy to mildew when it is wet, and it will age after more than a year..."

"What do you care about so much," Zhou Shaoning laughed sharply, "When the time comes, there will be no food, let alone moldy rice, and the common people will even be able to eat Guanyin soil!" Just this thing, love to buy it or not, don't buy it and starve to death! ”

"But the rice shop has no income, and it's not easy to explain to the brothers in the gang..."Li Zicheng still frowned.

"Then it depends on how Gang Leader Li manages the affairs of the gang." Xu Yousan sneered and said, "Anyway, in our Huizhou Business Gang, as long as the old man makes a decision, no one dares to disobey it, otherwise don't stay in the Shang Gang!" Shaanxi businessmen have been ganged for more than 200 years, don't they even have this rule, hehehe..."

Li Zicheng didn't dare to say more, so several major merchant gangs reached an agreement: grain prices will not fall, and at the same time, this year's autumn grain will be purchased in advance, so that Wuzhou trading companies will have no grain to buy.

Once the big thing is decided, the next step is the entertainment. Accompanied by dozens of Qinglou women, these big businessmen spent all their time drinking, full of ugliness, and all of them got drunk, and then each hugged a few women into the room to have fun. Li Zicheng vomited so much that he couldn't even stand, so he had to be carried away from "Man Tingfang" in advance.

When he got on the sedan chair and walked to a secluded place, Li Zicheng whispered to a "servant" next to the sedan chair: "Lord Qianhu, you carry the sedan chair for the villain to sit, how can the villain afford it!" The villain or..."

The "servant" lowered his voice and said, "Gang Master Li doesn't have to be polite, you have already done us a great favor." Just now, we have already drawn the faces of the leaders of the merchants, and their servants have also sent people to keep an eye on them. In the future, their every move will be under the control of Jinyiwei. ”

"They forced the Shaanxi Merchant Gang to deal with the Wuzhou Trading Company, how should this be?" Li Zicheng said uneasily.

"The helper just does what they ask," the "servant" said calmly, "Of course, the Holy Lord knows that the helper is loyal. The helper only when we Jinyiwei does not exist, how to do business and how to do it, Jinyiwei has its own measure. However, I would like to remind the helper that wine is a poison that pierces the intestines, and the color is a steel knife that scrapes bones, and this body is my own. The helper drank so much wine to cover us today, and I am grateful, so don't drink like this in the future. ”

Li Zicheng was sweating profusely when he boarded, and Nuo Nuo continued to speak. He usually likes to drink and lust, but now he knows very well that not only Xu Yousan and Qiao Yuliang, but also under the strict monitoring of Jinyiwei. The emperor has always been disgusted with this set, and he should not feel uncomfortable.

At a street corner, Li Zicheng's sedan chair continued to move forward, but the "servant" stopped and dodged into a small courtyard on the side of the road. There were already more than ten brocade guards in civilian clothes waiting quietly, and when they saw him come in, they all clasped their fists and saluted in a low voice: "Lord Qianhu! ”

"One to six groups, monitoring as originally planned." The young Qianhu distributed the portraits of the leaders of the major merchant gangs to everyone, and forcibly suppressed his excitement and said, "As for the Luliang merchant gang, I will personally monitor it. This is another important task given to us by the Holy Lord, and it all cheers me up and does the errand beautifully! ”