In fact, King De and King Heng did not have much money in their hands. The wealth accumulation of the two is "far inferior to that of the Lu Wang family in Yanzhou Mansion." The private property of the two, if you don't count the real estate, the king of De is at most three or four hundred thousand taels of silver, and after several turmoil, King Heng "may have less than one hundred thousand taels of silver." As for jewelry and jade, "it has to be sold before it can be turned into silver."

It's a bit difficult for them to use the money to do business. If they are good at business, they can naturally borrow money to make money and earn more money. The principal of 100,000 taels of silver is not too little. But "if they are not good at business, 100,000 taels of silver, if they lose money, they will lose, and the risk is indeed very great."

Zhang Zhun's method is indeed the most appropriate. Deposit the silver into the first money village of the Tiger Ben Army, as long as the Tiger Ben Army still exists for one day, "the first money village of the Tiger Ben Army", it will not be repaid. Of course, this method is also the slowest to come to the money, and there is only a little interest every year, which may only be enough for the daily life of a small family. Well, it's absolutely impossible to live as luxuriously as before. There are gains and losses, and they are indeed a little decisive.

Glancing at the two princes, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If you two feel that it is not safe to stay in Shandong, you can move to Jiangnan at any time, and I can order you to be released." You can all take the floating wealth with you. King De and King Heng, you look at me, I look at you" both shook their heads in unison. Although the two have little courage to resist and are indecisive, they are not fools. As long as they can survive in Shandong, they will work hard and take a big risk to "go to Jiangnan to do what?" Do you want to make an excuse for the people over there to kill your own head?

Don't look at yourself as a vassal king, once the crime is confirmed, "the end will be very miserable." If you don't believe it, just look at the example of King Tang. At the beginning, the king of Tang responded to Chongzhen's edict of King Qin and organized soldiers and horses to prepare to go to Beijing, but as soon as he left the country, he was arrested by Jinyiwei, and then he was demoted to a concubine, and the crime was to leave the country without authorization. Right now, "King Tang is imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion in Fengyang, and he doesn't see the light of day all year round." On such a day, life is better than death!

Because of the Li Guorui case in Jingshi, the two princes were very worried that if they made a mistake and fell into Chongzhen's hands, Chongzhen would definitely find an excuse to lock them both up, and then confiscate all their family property. To say that Cheng is short of money, "Chongzhen is much more serious than Zhang Zhun." Zhang Zhun may also save some silver and floating wealth for them, but Chongzhen is absolutely impossible. Once they leave the country without permission and go to Jiangnan, "their money will soon become Chongzhen's."

The main purpose of their meeting with Zhang Yan "is actually to learn about Li Guorui's case and see how Li Guorui will be dealt with in the end." Chongzhen did it to his relatives for the sake of money, "Their safety is indeed guaranteed by no friends." In Chongzhen's hands, safety is not guaranteed, but in Zhang Zhun's hands, safety may be a little safer, and the irony in this is indeed too strong.

What's more, with the strength of the Tiger Army, after controlling the northern country, it is not difficult to control the south of the Yangtze River. If you are gone now, you will still fall into the clutches of the Tiger Army in the future. This time is not obedient cooperation, "Next time Zhang Zhun may not be too lazy to meet them in person." If it doesn't work, the butcher's knife of the Tiger Ben Army will be raised. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Seeing the gains and losses of King De and King Heng, Zhang Yan's mood was also very complicated, "I feel very uncomfortable." Apparently! Under Zhang Zhun's strength, anyone in the Zhu family's royal family who tried to resist Zhang Zhun was very unwise, and would only bury his life in vain. As a woman, the best she can do is to save the lives of the two as much as possible.

Perhaps, without the appearance of her Zhang Yan, King De and King Heng "couldn't pull their faces and secretly took refuge in the Tiger Ben Army." But she, Zhang Yan, came to "unveil the knot in the hearts of the two", and the two of them could easily go into battle. The reality is so cruel: "If you don't take refuge in the Tiger Army, there is only one way to die." She Zhang Yan didn't have any other choice.

The majestic wind blows on the shore of Daming Lake, a piece of silence. Zhang Yan, King De, and King Heng are all thinking about their own things. Zhang Zhun's words: "It's really hard to accept. However, no matter how difficult it is to accept, it must be accepted. Otherwise, "the end will be even more miserable."

Zhang Zhun stood up and said with a solemn expression: "You guys think about it slowly, I'll go first!" No matter what their response was, Zhang Zhun took his leave and left.

Zhang Zhun returned to the prefect's yamen, and Tian Feng came up to report the matter.

After the Tiger Ben Army took control of Jinan City, all the yamen at all levels in Shandong were abolished, and all the officials were sent home.

The current Jinan Mansion is an ordinary prefecture, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Political Affairs of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Tiger Ben Army. Because of his excellent work before, Tian Feng was directly promoted from the county order to the prefect of Jinan Prefecture.

His deputy, the Tongzhi of Jinan Mansion, is called He Zheng, who turned out to be the magistrate of Jinan Mansion, because he was outspoken and outspoken, he offended his boss and was imprisoned. After the Tiger Ben Army came, he was rescued. This person is indeed a good hand at doing things. After Tian Feng arrived in Jinan Mansion, "it was with the help of He Zheng that he quickly got started."

The current Jinan Mansion, in all its work, dare not say that it is comparable to Laizhou Mansion and Dengzhou Mansion, but compared with Qingzhou Mansion, it can still be taught at a high level. Liu Guangxin, the governor of Qingzhou Prefecture, is actually very talented, but he is limited to Qingzhou Mansion's own resources and conditions, and it is indeed very difficult to develop Qingzhou Mansion quickly.

Tian Feng said when he met: ", Lord Dudu, we need a sum of money." Zhang Zhun asked lightly: "How many ......?"

Tian Feng said cautiously: "To complete all the work", it will take about 200,000 taels. Before May, it would be better if you could give us about 50,000 taels." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually: "No problem......"

Tian Feng was immediately relieved.

The prefect next to him, Tongzhi He Zheng, was dumbfounded. Tian Feng asked Zhang Zhun directly for money? And Zhang Zhun didn't ask much, so he sent the silver down directly? Is the Tiger Benjun doing things like this, is it simply neat, or is it hasty and credulous? Two hundred thousand taels of silver, that's not a small amount. Even if he knew what the money was used for, He Zheng still felt a little incredible.

After the Tiger Army took over Jinan Mansion, there was a lot of work to be done, and silver was indispensable in all aspects. Silver is needed for the relief of refugees, "silver is needed for post-war reconstruction", silver is needed for rectifying public order, silver is needed for cultivating fields, silver is needed for laying roads and sewers, silver is needed for building bridges and culverts, and silver is needed for building water conservancy facilities...... Everything needs silver. It took Tian Feng and the two of them a few days to barely count a basic number, which was the 200,000 taels that Tian Feng just mentioned.

He Zheng originally thought that "when Zhang Zhun approves it, it will definitely be cut in half." This is also the habit of the imperial court. The imperial court said that if 10,000 taels of silver were allocated, 3,000 would be deducted first in the household department, and 3,000 would be deducted when it came to the political envoy in Shandong. Continue to go down" There are still layers of deductions, and in the end, it may be less than 1,000 taels.

And "these four thousand taels of silver may not be in good condition." The so-called full-colored silver, that is when you are lucky, you can get it. Ordinary people get seven cents of silver. The so-called seven-cent silver is an inferior product with only seven cents of silver at most, and the other three points or even more are "what it is" only God knows.

Zhang Zhun saw He Zheng's somewhat strange look, so he asked with a smile, "Old He, what's wrong?" He Zheng hurriedly said: "My lord, we will use every cent of silver to the real place." Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "It's best to ...... this way."

Tian Feng was worried about his own affairs, got up to say goodbye, and He Zheng naturally followed Tian Feng to get up and say goodbye.

Zhang Zhun suddenly thought of something, "raised his hand and said", Lao He, "You wait, I have something to ask you." Tian Feng "Don't go" Sit down and listen to ......"

He Zheng hurriedly said, "My lord, may I ask." ”

Tian Feng also sat down again.

Zhang Zhun said: "The Chamber of Commerce in Jinan Prefecture, the Federation or something" How much do you know? ”

He Zheng said seriously: "The subordinates know one Qilu Chamber of Commerce, and the others are not very clear. If you want to know more and ask Zhu Baowei to come over, he will definitely know it......"

Zhu Baowei is the president of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce, "The last time Zhang Zhun went to a banquet in the Dewang Mansion, he was present, but this person's behavior has always been low-key and rarely speaks. During the last banquet, he didn't speak, so Zhang Zhun was not very impressed with him.

When Zhang Zhun thinks about it now, he seems to have a little impression. He vaguely remembered that this person was a standard big fat man.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Okay!" You call him over! He Shi immediately got up and sent someone to summon Zhu Baowei.

At present, the Tiger Army is in the limelight, hot, and Zhang Zhun is a savior and a bad star "Hearing that Zhang Zhun is looking for himself, no one dares to slack off." Soon, "Zhu Baowei, the president of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce, arrived. Zhang Zhun's memory is indeed correct, "this Zhu Baowei" is indeed a standard big fat man, his height may only be one meter six, and his weight is definitely close to two hundred pounds.

Zhu Baowei didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Zhang Zhun, "He didn't even dare to laugh too much, so as not to cause Zhang Zhun's misunderstanding, he asked respectfully: "Lord Governor announced that the villain is coming, I don't know what to care for......"

Zhang Zhun nodded, gestured for Zhu Baowei to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Boss Zhu, you relax" I do have a good thing to take care of your Chamber of Commerce. ”

Zhu Baowei hurriedly asked, "Lord Governor, please speak." Zhang Zhun said with a cautious face: "How much can you get for porcelain, tea, medicinal materials, silk, raw silk and other goods?" How much profit do you make each year from these goods? Zhu Baowei heard Zhang Zhun go straight to the topic, "Obviously, he came for a purpose" and hurriedly replied seriously: ", Lord Dudu, these goods are indeed not many in Shandong, and it is difficult to sell them. Among the merchants in Shandong, "except for a few near the canal, no one else is engaged in such business." Most of our Shandong Chamber of Commerce are engaged in cotton cloth, grain, salt and other businesses. Zhang Zhun stared at him with shining eyes, and said slowly: "Is it because of the relationship between those big businessmen in Jiangnan?" Is it they who monopolize the business of these goods? Zhu Baowei said helplessly: "Exactly." Well, Lord Bidu also knows that these goods "generally have to go to the South Seas" to make huge profits. Selling locally is making hard-earned money. It seems that goods like raw silk are not very profitable in our Shandong. A load of raw silk, if sold to Nanyang, "can earn ten taels of silver, but in our Shandong, you can only earn about one tael at most." It takes a lot of time and effort, and the gains outweigh the losses, "therefore, everyone is reluctant to engage in such a business......"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "What if you go to Japan? ”

Zhu Baowei frowned and said: "We can't participate in the Japanese market......

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "It's because of Zheng Zhilong's obstruction."

Zhu Baowei said in a somewhat bitter tone: "Lord Du Du knows everything, and the little ones have nothing to hide. The Japanese market is indeed very large, but it is a pity that it is in the hands of Zheng Zhilong, and there is no room for us to survive. In the past, "we also tried to send a batch of goods from Dengzhou Mansion to Japan", but "even the people and goods brought by the ship, all of them were detained." Later, we still ransomed people with silver, and the ships and goods were swallowed by Zheng Zhilong. Speaking of this, Zhu Baowei still has some lingering palpitations. After this incident, "merchants from all over Shandong no longer dare to ship goods to the Japanese market, and even the North Korean market does not dare to touch it." Because, they all know that "these two places" are Zheng Zhilong's territory. Especially Japan. If Zheng Zhilong finds out, the consequences will be very serious.

Zhu Baowei further explained that if he could monopolize the Japanese market, "he could make a profit of at least three million taels of silver a year, which was almost equivalent to the annual income of the national treasury." The problem is that this big fat meat "has always been controlled by Zheng Zhilong." It is very difficult for the Tiger Ben Army to "snatch the fat meat" from Zheng Zhilong's hands, it is unimaginable!

In the end," Zhu Baowei also said cautiously, "According to the disclosure of well-intentioned people, Zheng Zhilong relied on the triangular trade of Fujian, Nanyang, and Japan every year, and made a profit of nearly six or seven million taels of silver." This eyebrow is not fat, but a gold mine. Since it is a gold mine, Zheng Zhilong will naturally see it to death, and if others want to intervene, they will inevitably suffer a strong counterattack from him.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If our Tiger Army monopolizes the Japanese market", are you Qilu Chamber of Commerce interested in joining the ......?"

Zhu Baowei's face suddenly became happy, and then his expression was a little gloomy. Monopolizing the Japanese market "is of course a good thing, and it's no wonder that he doesn't want to join." The question is, such a good thing "doesn't seem to be his turn Zhu Baowei?" Let's not talk about whether the Tiger Army can expel Zheng Zhilong, even if the Tiger Army expels Zheng Zhilong, "seizing the Japanese market, and Shen Lingfei, a woman." The upper-class people in the east all know that this Shen Lingfei is Zhang Zhun's concubine, as long as it is a business run by Shen Lingfei, others dare not easily participate in the competition! Unless you can get Zhang Zhun's personal permission", who wants to joke with their own lives?

Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner: "Shen Lingfei can't meet all the needs of the Japanese market, and we still need other businesses to participate." Rest assured, Shen Lingfei's treatment is the same as that of other merchants." For the Japanese market, I am ready to adopt an access system. Only merchants who have been approved by us will be allowed to enter. In addition to Shen Lingfei's family, there are four places. I don't have a fixed quota, everyone bids openly, and the highest price wins. The admission period for each merchant is 10 years. After expiration, "you need to re-bid." ”

Tian Feng and He Shi next to him couldn't help but glance at each other.

Lord Governor's delay, it is really ...... It's ruthless and vicious!

There are only four places, so it's no wonder that these merchants don't collapse, and the final price of this bid must be quite high. If other markets are good, there is no one in the Japanese market who is not blushing! Merchants in Shandong, if they go to Nanyang, the distance is indeed a bit far, the cycle is too long, and it is not very cost-effective. For them, the Japanese market is the most suitable.

With Shen Lingfei's caravan as an example, businessmen are profit-seeking, if you want to say that they are not red-eyed, it is absolutely impossible. Zhu Baowei is right, "the current Japanese market" is no longer just fat, it is simply a gold mine. There are a lot of big merchants under the name of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce, and the strongest one "can take out two or three hundred thousand taels of silver." It is possible to get a million taels of silver for four places.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Anyway, that's what it means." Four places. Well, if you want to participate, "I quickly prepared funds to participate in the bidding, and there was no store in this village." You have a month to take a closer look. Next month, I will personally host the bidding ceremony to see how sincere you are......"

Zhu Baowei's face was a little complicated.

Zhang Zhun's suggestion did give a great impact to the Qilu Chamber of Commerce. At present, the Shandong Chamber of Commerce is indeed a little sluggish, mainly because there are no big profit channels. A large part of Shandong's business opportunities "rely on Caoyun, and now Caoyun is broken, which is equivalent to the business opportunity is broken." It seems that he himself "has a lot of silver in his hands and wants to look for business opportunities, however, it is a pity that Zhu Baowei has never felt that there is any big business opportunity."

The Japanese market has indeed stimulated Zhu Baowei. If Zhang Zhun's Tiger Army can really open up the Japanese market, then it is completely worth using hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to seek an access quota. As long as the Tiger Benjun can really open the Japanese market, "the profits of these five will definitely roll in." Optimistically looking forward to it, it is not impossible to overpower the rich businessmen in Jiangnan over time.

Of course, if you completely ignore Zhang Zhun's proposal, "That's okay." It's like nothing happened. The problem is that if you ignore it, you might just miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

For merchants, "it is absolutely unforgivable to let go of an opportunity that could make a lot of money."

Yes, idiots know that Zhang Zhun wants money. The so-called access system actually requires you to pay money in advance, and you are asked to willingly put all the money in your pocket into the pocket of the tiger army. To be precise, it was put into Zhang Zhun's pocket. However, the ratio between input and output is also calculated by idiots. This is the reason why Zhang Zhun dared to open his mouth. As long as there is enough profit," he is not afraid that those merchants will not go crazy.

If the bidding price is about 200,000 taels, "ten years, you can earn it back." The Japanese market is a big gold mine, and five merchants can't move it all. If you can't earn two million taels in ten years, you can't be called a businessman at all.

Of course, the risk is also very great, the Tiger Blame Army can't defeat Zheng Zhilong, can't monopolize the Japanese market, and their silver, even if it is all smashed into the water, will disappear with a bang. However, doing business "where is there no risk?" The more profitable the business, the more risky it is. On the other hand, the riskier the business, the greater the profit!

In fact, what Zhu Baowei is most worried about is not the risk of the Tiger Army, but whether he can grab a place. His economic strength "is actually not the strongest in the Chamber of Commerce." In case there are a few rising stars in the chamber of commerce" or a few crazy people who are desperate to change the status quo, it is really troublesome to raise the price.

Set up an offensive and defensive alliance and unify the price? Don't think about it, Zhu Baowei himself doesn't believe this. For the sake of profit, businessmen will definitely desperately raise the price. If you believe in the so-called offensive and defensive alliance, bid according to the agreement, and the one who suffers in the end will definitely be yourself. Zhang Zhun's proposal "just happened to be stuck on the neck of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce." Four places are really precious, and no one wants to give them up!

He Zheng was quite studious, and asked curiously: "Lord Dudu, why do you limit the four places?" Isn't it bad to have a few more? He is not very proficient in the economy, and subconsciously feels that since he wants to sell the quota for money, the more the better. Even if each one is only 100,000 taels, if you can sell 20 taels, it will be 2 million taels of silver! Two million taels of silver, you can do a lot of things.

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Lao He, if there are more places, it will be worthless." In this Qilu Chamber of Commerce, there are probably five or six that can really afford the price, just let them grab it." In addition, "too many businesses are pouring into Japan, and it is difficult to manage." He nodded as if he didn't understand.

Tian Feng suddenly asked, "My lord, what if there are foreign merchants participating in the bidding?" ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "As long as it is sincere, we will welcome it." ”

Tian Feng nodded, "Get up and say goodbye."

He Zheng also followed.

Zhang Zhun stood up and paced back and forth in the hall. I am still somewhat satisfied with my proposal. I don't know, but is this a strong intervention by the regime in economic activities? It seems that the speed of making money is quite fast in this access system. In the future, as long as there is an opportunity, it is necessary to implement it more. Bid: "The highest bidder wins!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside, interrupting Zhang Zhun's thoughts. Zhang Zhun looked back, and it turned out to be the red lady who came.