In the next half month, the Governor's Mansion of Guangzhou City and Guangzhou City also received snowflake letters from all over the country, most of these letters were persuasive, Pan Shicheng joined forces with the Yang family in Yunnan, and it was no longer something that the Huichao merchant gang could easily overthrow.

The characters of each family in the official face are also very eye-catching, and now they are fighting hard with the Pan Yang family, even if they win, it will be a lose-lose ending.

Qi Ying, who received these letters, was also a little embarrassed, but these letters represented a small half of the Han officials, and they were too faceless, just afraid that these people would stumble on themselves and wear small shoes behind their backs.

But after agreeing to Pan Shicheng's matter, it's not easy to stop now, the situation of suppressing bandits is very good, and a lot of credit is there, not to mention whether Pan Shicheng agrees or not, I'm afraid that the officials of Liangguang will not be able to pass that hurdle.

When Pan Shicheng came to talk about what he was embarrassed about, Pan Shicheng, who had gained a lot of benefits, promised to be happy, and in just two days, the vicinity of Guangzhou City returned to its previous calm.

With Pan Shicheng's proposal, Huichao merchants also saw huge benefits, and for a while, Lixiangyuan once again became a good place for people to come and go. In the past few days, Pan Shicheng's entertainment has also come one after another, but Pan Shicheng at the wine table has not said a word about how to compete for the monopoly right.

Seized the monopoly of foreign goods and controlled the flow of goods in the Qing Dynasty, the interests in it, not to mention three or five, are dozens, and in less than two or three years, the industry will have to be doubled. Once the plan comes true. The rich and rival country are just around the corner!

"Star Dou. No matter what you say about the monopoly right, it's not a matter if you keep it like this, and if the Huichao merchant gang doesn't give an explanation, I'm afraid it won't be able to get by. ”

At the end of the day's banquet, Pan Shicheng found Yang Meng and complained bitterly. It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but there is nothing to say, and the matter of seizing the monopoly is stuck here in his son-in-law Yang Meng.

"The strength of our people is not enough. The five major treaty ports are not the world of the Huichao merchant gang, and we must organize a huge alliance that is enough to influence the business community of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise it will not be able to defeat the East India Company.

And after a long time, the imperial court will also pay attention to us, and the two of us alone, plus the Huichao merchant gang, are not enough to deceive the imperial court. We want to build a big merchant gang that can control the southeast coast. Gain time for the development of Yunnan. ”

The foundation was set, and Yang Meng thought about it carefully. However, there are a lot of loopholes, and the formation of a super-large-scale business gang, the interests of each family are entangled with each other, and it seems that it is impossible to establish a well-organized business gang.

"That's a good idea, but what about the small businesses? We have seized the monopoly right, and it is impossible to distribute it to them, but I am afraid that those small businesses will unite against us! ”

United with the Hui Chao Merchant Gang, there should be no problem, the Pan family controls Guangzhou, the Chaozhou Merchant Gang controls Fuzhou and Xiamen, and the Huizhou Merchant Gang controls Shanghai and Ningbo.

"Father-in-law, do you think this will work, let's unite with the Huichao merchant gang, and then win over other giant merchants in the five major ports, select a few of the most powerful, form an alliance, and roughly divide the region, as for the other small merchants, they are controlled by us according to the appearance of the Huichao merchant gang.

In this way, as soon as we enter and exit, we can make a lot of money by doing a single peeling business, and at the same time, we can also let those small businesses get some oil and water, so that the resistance will be much smaller. ”

Thinking of this, Yang Meng took out the structure of the group company, the alliance he organized was the head office, and the members of the alliance were subordinate groups, and those small businesses were the small companies that formed the group.

"Yes, our rules can also come step by step, just like the thirteen lines back then, so that we will not suffer losses in the transaction with foreign merchants, and foreign merchants will not have the opportunity to blackmail us.

In the early days, it was loose and sloppy, only for foreign businessmen, and after we got the monopoly right, we slowly adjusted. At the beginning, your idea in Yunnan was also good, so according to your method, let these big businessmen eat a good meal of meat first, and then eat them in one bite when our strength is greater, so that the entire alliance is ours, and the shopping malls of the Qing Dynasty are our world. ”

The next day, Pan Shicheng convened several people from the Huichao Business Gang in Guangzhou, and after taking out the idea, it was also approved by several major merchants.

The strength of the two Yang Pan families is too strong, with the strength of the Huichao merchants in Guangzhou, it is not enough to fight against the two families, if a few more big businessmen are introduced, it will be a good thing for each family.

Under the contact of Pan Shicheng and the Huichao merchant gang, fifteen big merchants from the five major ports of the Qing Dynasty gathered in Lixiangyuan in Guangzhou City, and after some negotiations, a loose alliance was established.

Now the main target is foreign merchants, especially foreign merchants such as the East India Company, although Western countries also have business competition, but after all, they are in a strong position, these big merchants have not eaten the secret losses of foreign merchants, Lixiangyuan Pan's proposal, can be regarded as to the hearts of each family.

After making out the initial draft agreement, the heads of the fifteen big merchants signed their own signatures, after all, this business alliance is extremely loose, in order to prevent this business alliance from being exposed to the eyes of the imperial court, the fifteen draft contracts signed by the heads of the big families have become their respective constraints.

With the imperial court behind the establishment of such a large merchant gang, the evasion of taxes, as well as the huge financial resources of this merchant gang, are the way for these fifteen families to die, for the sake of their lives, for the sake of huge profits, this loose business alliance also has a certain centripetal force.

As for the division of territory, Yang Pan and his family have the advantage, not only monopolizing the commercial port of Guangzhou, but also Shanghai and Ningbo, each accounting for two percent of the share, this result is already very good, a commercial giant with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of assets, fifteen business alliances were established.

The first thing that the business alliance was established was to deal with the East India Company, and after listening to Pan Shicheng's story, the other thirteen couldn't help but shout that they were fooled and fell for the evil of Pan and Yang.

But huge benefits. and the Yang family's hard knife handle. Let the thirteen giant businessmen choose to compromise. What the Yang family has in mind, they won't care, the most important thing for businessmen is interests.

Besides, with the Yang family as a thug, it is a great thing for the fifteen business alliances, and the bandits in various parts of the Qing Dynasty have been continuous in recent years, and the Yang family has also played a prestige in Guangzhou City this time, with the Yang family in town. Coupled with the group training of the major families in their hometowns, even if the imperial court really wants to deal with these fifteen business alliances, it has to think carefully about it, can it succeed?

The huge interests made the other thirteen families, intentionally or unintentionally, ignore the ambitions of the Yang Pan family, they don't plan to care about what these two families do, as long as they have rich interests, the rest doesn't matter.

Although he supported Yang Pan and his family against the East India Company, the largest merchant in the Qing Dynasty, Yang Meng put forward the idea of making an appointment. But it was unacceptable to the other thirteen.

No matter what they say, they are serious businessmen, not bandit businessmen of unknown origin like the Yang family. Some things can be done, some things can't be done, and it is better to make an appointment with the East India Company and defeat it.

In case of victory, the East India Company will not give up, causing a national war, and it will be these merchants who will be unlucky in the end.

"Ignorance!"

With an angry shout, Yang Meng's palm slapped on the big table of Huanghuali, and the tea cups on the table kept jumping for a while, and the lobby, which was still messy just now, instantly quieted down.

"Yang Laosan, what do you mean by this?"

"Ignorance? I think you're a fool! ”

"What? Is your Yang family still going to be the boss of these fifteen business alliances? ”

……

The head of the thirteen families, the youngest of whom was also in his forties, was startled by Yang Meng's angry shout, and his face couldn't hold back, and he made accusations one after another.

"Humph! Last month, the Yang Pan family had 300,000 goods, which were robbed by the East India Company, and they also killed and injured 30 lives of the Yang family.

The Eight Banners and Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty, do you dare to rely on it? In the first battle of Gengzi year, the Humen Fort, which was crisscrossed by fangs, was beaten down by several gunboats and more than 1,000 foreign soldiers, and it took only one day's effort.

After the war expanded, the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion joined forces, and the battle was called a lively one, which cost countless manpower and financial resources, not to mention the defeat and retreat, and also caused the southeast to erode, do you dare to rely on such people and horses?

It's just an English alley! Millican, France and other countries, which is not a hungry wolf, they treat my Qing Dynasty as fat, just waiting for us to show our flaws, so that we can have a good meal.

You are all businessmen, you should also know what India, Annan, Nanzhang and other countries are like! If you don't know, then I'll tell you, those countries are called colonies in the mouths of the great powers. To put it bluntly, they want to turn us into their vassals, vassals who can buy and sell their territory at will.

Before the Ming Dynasty, there were Mongols, and the current court, how did it come about, I think you know much better than me, a junior. When the great powers and countries come up, we will have to experience such a big change as the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, and when the time comes, whether you are dead or alive, we can't help it!

Have trade relations! It's just the beginning, it's not much different from the original mutual market, think about it, what will be next? ”

After Yang Meng finished speaking, the lobby slowly quieted down, the thirteen heads of the family, all of them are literate and well-informed, what Yang Meng said is very reasonable.

"What can your Yang family do about the matter between the two countries?"

"Yes! Can your Yang family win the war? If they missed the cowardice, wouldn't it let them see the sluggish side of the Qing Dynasty? ”

"What's the use of winning? How many people can your Yang family raise? A large general's cannon, tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a shotgun are also fine firearms, and the cost of raising soldiers is not something that a merchant can afford.

Your Yang family destroyed the family to relieve the difficulties and prevent the plague, I agree with this, and the court also praises it, but raising a private army, no matter what the purpose, is it a capital crime in the imperial court, is it worth it? ”

"That's a good word, Yang Sangongzi, you just give us an explanation, and if it makes sense, we will support you."

……

From the first person to break the silence, the heads of the family also put forward their own opinions, and there was no lack of insight, Yang Meng listened to these questions, smiled slightly and reopened his mouth.

"Yang San Bucai, he is the general of the first battalion, and there are eight thousand soldiers under him, these people should be enough to protect our fifteen business alliances!

The soldiers who made an appointment for this war used foreign guns and cannons, which Yang San bought from foreign devils at a great price, and after more than half a year of training, these people can be worthy of a war.

I don't know if I am defeated or undefeated, but the thousand people I brought with me will not return to Yunnan alive if they can't win.

You don't need to pay for this battle, my Yang family will bear it, all you have to do is to wave the flag and shout, if you win, do foreign devils dare to be obscure?

This appointment battle is the same as business, if you make a lot of money, you don't necessarily lose your old capital. If you win, if you all have trouble in the future, my Yang family can also come out, but this military budget will cost fifteen families. ”

After Yang Meng's words were finished, most of the thirteen family heads showed expressions of agreement on their faces, it seems that the military expenses of the epidemic prevention camp will be settled in the future. (To be continued......)