"Shut up for me, it's time now, you guys are still arguing, if we don't get through this difficult time together, then we might as well break up in two, and everyone go back to their hometowns to eat their old books!" Fan Yongdou didn't expect that this was just the beginning, Wang Dengku and the others quarreled regardless of the overall situation, which made him slap the table angrily and roared.

Seeing Fan Yongdou angry, Wang Dengku and the three of them also closed their mouths with interest, although they are listed as the eight Jin merchants, but in fact, they are very different in strength, among them, the Fan family is the head of the eight Jin merchants, and their strength is not comparable to them at all, such as Wang Dengku, who ranks second, his wealth is probably only half of the Fan family, not to mention other people, so they are very beautiful on the surface, but in fact, they have to look at Fan Yongdou's face.

"Master Fan, don't be too anxious, although the imperial court has opened up the border trade, most of the trading areas are still concentrated in some tribes that are relatively close to the Ming Dynasty, and the distant tribes are still controlled by us, and we have strong financial resources, and we are more familiar with the roads and customs on the grassland than those newcomers, so the old man thinks that we can buy wool and cattle and sheep in front of others, and judging from the current lack of raw materials in those workshops, there is no need to worry about sales in the future!" The white-haired old man sitting at the end suddenly spoke.

This old man's name is Huang Yongfa, although he ranks last among the eight Jin merchants, he is the last family to enter the eight Jin merchants, and only rely on him and his father for two generations, he has completed the efforts of others for several generations, so it can be seen how good this person's business ability is, so although he ranks last among the eight major Jin merchants. But the weight of the words is heavy.

However, Fan Yongdou shook his head irritably and said: "Brother Huang's words are wrong, the reason why our eight major Jin merchants can have their current status is to monopolize the transactions between Daming and the grassland, if they are now like those ordinary merchants, to buy wool and beef and mutton, although they can still maintain the operation of the family in a short time, but after a long time, this income is not enough for the family's usual expenses, is it difficult for us to sit on the mountain and eat nothing?" ”

As soon as Fan Yongdou's words came out, he immediately attracted the approval of Wang Dengku and others. After several generations of reproduction. They all have a huge family behind them, and the life of the Jin merchants has always been known for their luxury, so don't look at the amount of silver they make, but they also spend a lot of silver. Previously, it was also thanks to the huge profits brought by monopoly trading. So that they can live a very nourishing life. If there is no monopoly, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to maintain the family's usual luxurious life by doing some wool and mutton business like those ordinary merchants. As the so-called difficulty in moving from luxury to frugality, the Eight Great Jin Merchants were accustomed to the original life, and they were naturally unwilling to give up this luxurious lifestyle, so they were absolutely unwilling to give up the interests on the grassland.

"Then what should we do now, the imperial court has already released a trading ban, not to mention anything else, although our Wucheng Zhang Garrison has long been our people, but they dare not disobey the orders of the imperial court, and even if we can block those merchants in Zhangjiakou, but others can still enter the grassland from other places, we can no longer monopolize the business on the grassland as before, unless we can make the imperial court take back the order and resume the trading ban with the grassland." The youngest Wang Dayu obviously complained a little breathlessly.

"Actually, it's not impossible, but I don't know if you brothers have the courage to do it?" At this moment, suddenly one of the middle-aged strong men in his thirties spoke, this person's surname is Jin Liangyu, and he is a very special figure among the eight Jin merchants.

"Oh, what does Brother Jin think?" Hearing Jin Liangyu suddenly speak, Fan Yongdou also asked with some surprise.

Although this Jin Liangyu is also ranked among the eight Jin merchants, he is different from the other seven, because Jin Liangyu specializes in black goods business, the so-called black goods, is the goods obtained by those horse thieves on the grassland, and the horse thieves need to turn these goods into money and materials they need, so the Jin family saw this business opportunity and began to specialize in the business of horse thieves, and now almost all the horse thieves on the entire grassland are connected with the Jin family, sometimes Fan Yongdou Their goods are robbed on the grassland, and they also need to find the Jin family to ask for the goods back.

"Hehe, in fact, all the brothers think things are too complicated, the grassland is not so easy to enter, although the tribes on the grassland have a tradition of not attacking caravans, but there are not only tribes on the grassland, but there are also a large number of horse thieves, but the number of these horse thieves is small, and the equipment is also very poor, so they dare not rob those caravans with a large number of people, but if these horse thieves suddenly have better equipment, and can unite, and then slaughter a few larger caravans, then they will definitely be able to scare away a large number of people, There are fewer merchants on the grassland, and our interests are naturally guaranteed! ”

Jin Liangyu smiled very coldly and said, not so much that he is a businessman, it is better to say that he is a robber, their Jin family not only does business with horse thieves, sometimes encounters fat sheep, but also makes a cameo appearance as a horse thief, after all, this kind of businessless business everyone likes, and it is precisely because of the particularity of their Jin family, so for the Ming Dynasty to let go of the trade on the grassland, Jin Liangyu is the happiest one, because the caravans on the grassland increase, the horse thieves do not always have to lose those poor small tribes, Their Jin family will definitely receive more and more goods in the future.

It's just that Jin Liangyu also knows that the horse thieves on the grassland are not so easy to control, and with the increase of horse thieves, the number of black goods will definitely increase in the future, just relying on their certain strength, I am afraid it will be difficult to swallow it in one bite, so it is better to take advantage of the current situation to bring Fan Yongdou and others in, even if others want to move them in the future, I am afraid they will have to weigh it.

Regarding Jin Liangyu's suggestion, Fan Yongdou and the others all looked at each other in some surprise, and then no one spoke. Speaking of which, they used to bribe the generals of the border army, and then smuggle goods to the grassland, although it is also an illegal business, but after all, they also rely on their own brains and hard work to earn food, but people like Jin Liangyu are completely different, they collude with the horse thieves on the grassland, and all they earn are black-hearted money, and the small tribes on the grassland are in danger, and the biggest enemy is not natural disasters, but horse thieves, and horse thieves are everywhere, almost never leave a living, it can be said that the first money earned by the Jin family carries the blood of the grassland people.

"Brother Jin, I don't know how you plan for us to get involved, and in what form do you want to get involved, do you have any plans for this?" Fan Yongdou saw that everyone didn't speak, so he could only cough and take the initiative to ask again.

"Hehe, in fact, it's nothing, everyone has seen it, now everyone wants to go to the grassland to make a fortune, our Jin family has some connections with those horse thieves on the grassland, if you are willing to contribute money and weapons to fund them, I think they will definitely be very willing to obey our command, and then find a few representative caravans to start, it will definitely be able to scare off a large part, then our Jin family will get rich, and you will also restore the original monopoly on the grassland, and even if you are willing, our Jin family is also willing to give some black goods to everyone, It's a win-win situation! Jin Liangyu whispered bewilderments again.

Of course, Jin Liangyu got more than what he said, if Fan Yongdou and others took out the money to let him support the horse thieves, with the prestige of the Jin family, coupled with some of his small means, he could naturally further tie up those horse thieves and enhance their control over the horse thieves, and the horse thieves' equipment was improved, they would definitely be able to grab more goods, which in turn would enhance the strength of the Jin family, as for what to give a part of the black goods to the other seven, it would be a joke, those horse thieves only recognized the people of the Jin family, how many goods did they grab at that time, Isn't it all the Jin family that has the final say?

To put it bluntly, the other party just wanted them to pay, and then the Jin family came forward to hire those horse thieves to rob, and then the Jin family got the money from the robbery, as well as the loyalty of a large number of horse thieves, and they were guaranteed to do business safely on the grassland, and at the same time reduced a large number of competitors.

"No poison, no husband, I think Brother Jin's proposal is good, the business on the grassland is something that we have worked hard for generations, and even exchanged for our lives, but now with an order from the imperial court, our efforts for several generations have been cheaper than others, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world?" The youngest Wang Dayu suddenly slapped the table, and said with a hideous face, young people are the most impulsive, and he is also very dissatisfied with the imperial court's decree to open trade.

Seeing that Wang Dayu agreed, Liang Jiabin, who was sitting next to him, naturally agreed, Fan Yongdou glanced at the pair of Weng sons-in-law, and immediately said: "Our Fan family has also paid countless prices in order to open up the trade routes on the grassland, and even one of my brothers died on the grassland, so naturally the benefits on the grassland cannot be given to others, and I also agree with this matter!" ”

Seeing that Fan Yongdou also agreed, this made Jin Liangyu overjoyed, the Fan family is the strongest one among the Jin merchants, with the material and material support of their family, their Jin family's power on the grassland can definitely have a leap forward.

Fan Yongdou expressed his support, although Wang Dengku and the others were shocked for a while, and finally agreed, but Huang Yongfa, who was sitting at the end, was still a little worried and said: "Fan Ye, the imperial court's opening of the grassland transaction this time, it is said that there is a big conspiracy behind it, if we go against the trend, I am afraid it will provoke the anger of the imperial court, and if the imperial court investigates it, it will be difficult for us to get rid of it!" ”

"I can't take care of it so much, if it goes on like this, we can only wait for death, in this case, it is better to fight to the death, and we are not easy to mess with, if the court wants to move us, I don't know if they have a good tooth?" Fan Yongdou said with a sneer on his face, he was ready to break the net. (To be continued......)