The first wind and rain drifted away

The world's first major case has entered the second stage, in the Qianqing Palace, the commander-in-chief Emperor Chongzhen buried his head in the desk, but he was looking through the first stage of the investigation of the eight Jin merchants.

It should be said that the Jinyi Wei Su Traitor Division led by Gong Yonggu, the commander of the horses, has done a good job, the information is very detailed, and the investigation is very thorough, but Emperor Chongzhen is not happy.

It was shocking, beyond the expectations of Emperor Chongzhen!

To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen had tried his best to raise the wealth and strength of the Jin Shang, and the information that could be revealed from the scrolls was still underestimated.

It was poverty that limited his imagination.

Poor Emperor Chongzhen, no matter in his past or present life, he was forced together by two hardships, and he never had the opportunity to understand the world of the rich.

In the volume, the Jinyi Wei Su Traitor Division described in detail the scale of the Jin merchants led by the Eight Great Families from beginning to end.

Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa are the eight famous merchants of Shanxi Jin Merchants.

Their business was mainly engaged in smuggling work, and the eldest of them was the "Xinglongkui" opened by Fan Yongdou, a native of Jiexiu, Shanxi, with about 12,000 horses.

The second is the "Da Shengkui" opened by Zhai Tang in Qi County, Shanxi, with about eight or nine thousand horses.

The third is Liang Guest of Pingyao, and the smuggling gang he founded is called "Qing Taiheng", with about six or seven thousand horses.

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Let's not talk about the wealth of the richest man Fan Yongdou, it is rumored that the property of Huang Yunfa alone can pave a road from Shanxi to the capital with fifty taels of silver ingots.

Although there is an element of exaggeration in this, it is enough to show that it is rich.

In addition, in view of the smuggling business being staggering and risk-free, a large number of followers emerged from Shanxi Jin merchants and rallied closely around the eight Jin merchants.

Jinyi Weisu Traitor Division described that Shanxi's wealthy businessmen are the best in the world, and hundreds of thousands of people dare not claim to be rich.

As for the famous, that's even more incredible.

In addition to the eight families, there are also the Chang family and Nie family in Yuci, the Cao family in Taigu, the Kang family in Linfen, the Pan family in Wanrong, and the Yang family in Yangcheng......

These people were big businessmen, smugglers, big usurers, and big landowners, and all of them had extremely strong capital.

At the same time, with the increasingly fierce business competition, in order to strengthen their own strength and safeguard their own interests, the business organizations of Jin merchants began to appear.

In other words, Jin merchants have a tendency to move from individuals to gangs.

An important symbol of this is the establishment of the clan.

The clan was originally built to connect with fellow villagers, but later developed into an organization to protect the interests of peers or fellow villagers.

It's sour!

In the capital, Jin merchants held each other together and formed a monopoly in a certain industry.

Most of the grain rice and flour shops are operated by Qi County people; Most of the oil and salt hotels are run by Xiangling people.

paper, mostly operated by Linfen and Xiangling people; Most of the cloth shops are operated by Yicheng people, and there are cloth lanes to the west of Xianyukou, all of which are Yicheng people.

And their boss is the Eight Great Jin Merchants.

The night was getting darker, and although it was noon, the sky was still dark and dark despite the rain.

The hall was so quiet that you could barely hear the sound of breathing.

Only the red gold nine dragons around the candlestick, the occasional burst of candles, the thin crackling sound, in this silent palace, but people can hear it very clearly.

The chamberlain Xiao Dezi raised his head and peeked at the fact that Emperor Chongzhen had gotten up and paced to the window lattice.

The sky was dark, the drizzle was miserable, and the wind was whistling outside the window.

After a few moments, the rain was pounding down on the window, crackling, apparently heavier.

The shadows of the trees swayed in the icy wind, casting a shadow on the emperor's unfathomable handsome face.

"Pull a hair and move the whole body!"

Emperor Chongzhen squinted his eyes slightly, stood with his hands in his hands, stared at the rain outside the window, and fell into deep thought.

The world's largest case really lives up to its name!

This involves the interests of at least 100,000 people, and the heads to be cut off should be more than 10,000 conservatively.

It's fucking exciting!

What a challenge to yourself!

I'm late home, I haven't finished writing, it's still continuing, and I'll make up the content later!