Western merchants definitely recognized the importance and decisive significance of foreign exchange in commerce, and their vision was not doubtful, in another time and space, it was this group of people who created the ticket number a hundred years later.

However, today's Western business forces are far from their heyday, and they temporarily lack the ability to echo the north-south layout like Li You, and compared with Li You, who is ahead of his concept, he is already a few steps behind, and it is difficult to catch up.

Therefore, for Western businessmen, the best way is to absorb Li You, who has a strong background, and become a part of them to develop together. However, what Master Li wants is to dominate and control the financial industry, which is where the real contradiction between the two sides lies.

Although Master Li has only focused on the officialdom battle industry for three years, his main major is not the direction of business warfare, and he has only played tickets in the mall a few times. However, everything in the world is universal, and the fundamental principles of things in different fields are often the same. So, when he heard the news, he immediately sensed the danger when the initial tremors had passed.

If the 21 industry giants are united in the capital to deposit and exchange, if it is realized and accepted, it will at least temporarily achieve an undoubted absolute dominant position in the area of one or two million people in Beijing and the area around Beijing.

It seems that it has little to do with Huichang Yinhao, and the main business development direction of Huichang Yinhao in the future is the north-south foreign exchange, and it does not matter if it is excluded by its peers in Beijing. Besides, the Twenty-One United did not name the Huichang Yinhao, and there was still room for it.

But if you think deeper, you will find that this is not the case, and the remote exchange is a means to control the industry, but it is not the ultimate goal.

Jingshi is still the fundamental. If Huichang Yinhao is squeezed in the capital without market share and discourse, it will really become a source of water and a tree without roots. No matter how beautiful the business is, it is a beautiful building without a foundation.

This is not Li You's unfounded worries, and it is entirely possible that it will become a reality. Twenty-one Western merchant capitals are united, and only Yangzhou salt merchants can compete in the whole world. As for the Huichang Yinhao, it does not have this ability at all at present.

This is the intention of the 21 Alliance, on the one hand, to show the capital strength and execution of the Western business group. On the other hand, it is also a silent warning and pressure on heretics in certain industries, but it does not tear the face.

After Li You figured it out, he instructed the shopkeeper Dai: "Don't panic. Go back quickly and reassure the people, and say that you will see in a few days. ”

The shopkeeper Dai answered and left. Li You sent someone to the Mingli newspaper office again. It was stated that the newspaper was not allowed to publish news related to the 21 alliances, and arrangements were made for follow-up reporting.

Economic problems can be solved by economic means, but they can also be solved by political means. Compared with those twenty-one families, Li You is absolutely weak in terms of economy, so he does not plan to use economic means, but uses the best political means. And the political means are simple and easy, and the cost is small.

The next day, the newspaper was published, and Mingli Bao, which was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Beijing and had recently paid special attention to the silver and money industry, did not report on it in a word. This time, the news of the twenty-one joint exchange was ignored by Mingli Bao.

But soon Western merchants reacted. Although they did not have newspapers, they spent money to print a large number of paper leaflets and distribute them in the streets and alleys, counteracting the news blockade of Ming Li Bao.

When the next issue of Mingli came out, it was reported that many of the 21 money shops "maybe" have been unable to make ends meet. Therefore, it is necessary to unite and play the banner of exchange, in order to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall... This, in turn, aroused the reader's suspicion of Western merchants.

Of course, fighting a war of words and creating public opinion can't solve the problem, and this is not Li You's real killer feature. …,

This day is the day of the court, and the civil and military officials of the Beijing division converge from the east and west cities to the Chengtianmen in twos and threes, and then flow into the palace.

Another wave of officials entered the royal street from the left gate of Chang'an. When I came to the Jinshui Bridge, I saw a very old seven-grade official standing on the bridge, with pale hair fluttering in the morning spring breeze. What is more striking is that he stepped on the carved railing, not knowing what to do.

For this old man, the officials of the previous dynasty looked very angry, and they inquired about each other, but they didn't know each other. In this way, it can be inferred that this person must be a magistrate from other places, or a very down-and-out kind, so he has no connections and no one knows him in Beijing.

What is he going to do? The officials passing by the Jinshui Bridge couldn't help but slow down and looked at it curiously. saw that the old official gritted his teeth violently and shouted, "It is difficult to repay official debts"!

Before everyone's minds had turned, they saw him leap up again, and without hesitation, he jumped into the Jinshui River, splashing a cluster of waves.

Committing suicide by throwing yourself into the water? This can cause a commotion among the officials of the previous dynasty, and some officials committed suicide by throwing themselves into the water of the Jinshui River in the last dynasty, which is absolutely a strange story! I don't know why.

Immediately, someone shouted loudly to the Jinyi guards on duty: "The officers and soldiers quickly save people!" "The brocade guard officer on duty was probably also afraid of taking responsibility for the caretaker, and immediately a few jumped into the water to save people.

After a while, the shore of the water moved together, dragging the old official who fell into the water from the river to the shore. The officials of the upper dynasty stepped forward to watch, and the university scholar Yang Ge Lao happened to arrive at this time, and when he saw that there was an accident, he squeezed into the circle surrounded by his entourage.

Looking up and down a few times, Yang Ge Lao frowned and asked, "The body is hairy and skinny, and it is the parents who are all affected." Who are you? Why do you throw water? And why do you throw water outside the Chengtian Gate? ”

The old official lying on the ground opened his eyes and looked at the sky in a daze, as if he hadn't heard Yang Ge's question.

At this time, Li You, the envoy of the Wenxuan Academy, also went to the court and came to Jinshui Bridge, and when he saw the person who fell into the water, he exclaimed in surprise: "Aren't you the old magistrate of Xuyi!" Why here? ”

Yang Ge Lao glanced at Li You, and instructed the Jinyi guard officer on the side: "There are many people here, and there are many inconveniences. Carry Lord Shang into the East Dynasty room for questioning. ”

A few people carried Shangzhi County through the Chengtian Gate and entered the Dongchao House. It didn't take long for news to spread.

According to Shangzhi County's own account, his family was poor, and after arriving in Beijing, he borrowed several hundred taels of silver for social entertainment. But he was in danger of being able to pay off, and he was forced by his creditors, so he was so miserable that he couldn't think of throwing himself into the water on this Hajj day. In addition, these debts were borrowed from several Western merchants.

This immediately sparked a lot of discussion among the officials of the previous dynasty, and as a political accident that was not big or small, it was also reported to the Son of Heaven at the court meeting.

The Son of Heaven frowned and asked, "What is an official debt?" Why did he borrow official debts? Who dared to force officials to throw themselves into the water? ”

The ministers look at the nose and nose and the heart, these questions are really not good to answer to the Son of Heaven... Could it be that he said to the Son of Heaven that this is the rule of the game for our generation of officials, and my generation has turned a blind eye?

"Yousi investigates thoroughly! Then the report. The Son of Heaven decreed. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )