Daming, Hu Guangbu Political Division, Xunyang Prefecture.

Wang Xiaoan, 23 years old this year, is a small merchant who sells all kinds of odds and ends for a living.

He has been engaged in this profession for almost ten years, he is already very familiar with this industry, and he has a lot of regular customers, he has already taken root in this industry, and he can barely support his family.

But......

And that's about it.

If you think about the rich and rich, and think about the unrealistic things, it is impossible to do it, and you can't have any illusion that you will get rich.

Because the experience of small traders in the past ten years has taught him that in this business, he must not talk about it, and only sell things that he can afford to pick up on his shoulders, will not exceed 100 catties, and the total value must not exceed 20 silver dollars, if it exceeds these standards, it may lead to very serious consequences.

He had three unforgettable lessons about this.

Once when he was fifteen years old, he saw that the sugar sold better, very popular, and the profit margin was also very high, so he couldn't help but sell 120 catties at one time, but when passing by a country road, he was found by the county inspectors, and then he ran desperately, and those inspectors were desperately chasing, but he carried hundreds of catties of things, and after running for more than ten miles, he was still caught up, and all the sugar was confiscated, and he was fined 20 silver dollars, and was beaten badly, and the total loss exceeded 50 silver dollars. It's more than the family's income for two or three years.

The second time was when he was eighteen years old, he found that the refined salt produced by Xujiazhuang was very good, and iodine was added to it, which was said to prevent big neck disease, and the price was very cheap, so he entered 100 catties and was ready to be transported to a mountainous village for sale, but halfway through, he met the inspection personnel of the government again, this time he did not run, after all, the cheap salt was concerned, but the inspectors still did not let him go, and all the refined salt was confiscated, saying that this was He Yuanwai's business, and he could not rob He Yuanwai's business, otherwise he would see him once in the future.

There is also some time ago, he and more than a dozen merchant companions, picking up a large number of cigarettes, cheap sweet potato burning, needle thread brain and preserved fruit snacks and other products, but also went to a town in the mountains with hundreds of households, planning to make a good profit, as a result, Zhang Yuanwai opened a grocery store in the town, there is everything in it, and they are not allowed to rob the business, Wang Xiaoan They are not convinced, a dispute broke out, and as a result, they were beaten by more than 100 people, although Wang Xiaoan They have good legs and feet, but they are not good at fighting, and they are beaten very badly, There is a partner who is directly disabled, and he will be affected for the rest of his life.

Stalls were also smashed.

All the goods were robbed.

The loss is more than 20 silver dollars, which is equivalent to half a year of waste.

Defy.

And then there is dissatisfaction.

Wang Xiaoan can no longer stand this status quo.

He complained to his companions:

"Brothers, Xu Jiazhuang has long published the "Law on Free Competition in Commerce" in the "Oriental Times", requiring all places to respect the principle of free competition in commerce, and not to engage in unfair and bad competition, if my things are not good, customers can not buy them, but in the case of the same things, but let my things not be bought, in an unfair way, suppress our survival, so that consumers have only one choice, this is an improper commercial competition behavior, but also a violation of the Commercial Freedom Law, If we encounter such a phenomenon, in order to survive, we small traders also have the freedom to resist, and we can directly use force to eliminate this unfair phenomenon, which is called non-cooperative violence, unless everyone abides by the rules and is willing to compete fairly, then the violence must stop, otherwise it is a violation of the law."

"In other words, we are fully qualified to buy weapons, launch a rebellion, and then kill He Yuanwai and Zhang Yuanwai, who are rich and unkind, if they don't give us justice, we will use violence to get justice back! We are all human beings, they are not more noble than us, we are not lowly, we are just deprived of the qualification of fair competition, now the railway of Xujiazhuang, built to every place in the Ming Dynasty, we Xunyang has a big

As long as we are willing to walk one or two hundred miles, dumping those wholesale price goods, we can earn at least 30% of the price difference, or even 100%, if there is no government suppression, there is no monopoly business behavior outside the staff, we can easily earn two or three hundred silver dollars a year, but we can barely mix food and clothing, can't save any money, why? It's these bastards who hurt us, they never put us in their eyes, we are pariahs, we are mud legs, they can bully as much as they want, even if they are killed, they don't have to lose a penny, they can sell things in the wholesale market at a price increase of four or five times, everyone makes a lot of money, and eats a lot of brains, we little shrimps, it is impossible to get a fair, they just don't want to give us a little living space, they will desperately squeeze us and beat us when they seize the opportunity."

"Resist! To change this status quo, we have only one way to resist, and the result of not resisting is that we will always live this kind of peddler life in Tibet, and we can only sell something secretly, and once we are caught, we will be stripped of a layer of skin, and we can't withstand more destruction at all, and we can't get any fairness, what should we do? According to the "Commercial Freedom Law", we go to buy weapons, we people unite, we kill those who want to block our way of life, the big deal is to get out, even if we are caught and killed by those outsiders, it is just a rotten life, the land of Yunyang, there are hundreds of small traders like us, can they kill them, as long as we dare to resist, we make them feel pain, scared, willing to compete fairly, our good days will come, and they will no longer be driven around, We don't have to live in secret, we have to do our business with integrity!"

Wang Xiaoan shouted.

It's just that...... The reaction of his companions was not particularly strong, but they poured some cold water on him.

"Resistance? Are we just such a small number of people who can resist other people's big families? If we can't touch it, we can only blame ourselves for bad luck if we are beaten and killed, anyway, our ancestors have been here for generations, and we can't change our lives."

"Yes, in this world, it's good to be alive, and there are still many people who are worse off than us, what about those who are even worse? Or shall they draw their swords and slash at them that hinder them from their enrichment? Impossible, this is our life, the hawkers have to do business so secretly, if they can be above board, our upper generation, there should be a powerful reader, become a showman, and then with the help of these readers, you can do some business fairly, will not be harassed by the government, peers do not dare to make a trip, and then the business is getting bigger and bigger, becoming our envy of the outside, at least two or three generations to have such a good situation, and then compete with us fairly, is this possible? Where does this give them the advantage that they have accumulated over two or three generations? If I were them, I am afraid that they would also be very suppressed, and they would not give us a chance to catch up and surpass them."

"Give up, even if it's a rebellion, we're such a small number of people, they have a big door, they can pull up hundreds of people at will, we dare to resist, a group of them rushed up, and they were killed in two or three hits, it's useless for us to resist, we can't fight, Xu Jiazhuang just supports us, but at most it's verbal, it won't bring much change, or don't be impulsive, take your life into it, isn't it good to live, there is nothing when you die."

"Xiao An, I really can't stand it, don't do this business, find a factory to work, work 12 hours a day, you can get 15 silver dollars a month, and you can earn more than 100 silver dollars a year, marrying a daughter-in-law is completely enough, if you don't go to work in a factory, sell your physical strength, this is also a fairer thing."

"That's right, I have a mother-in-law and children, and they are still waiting for me to make money to support my family, and I can't resist Zhang Yuanwai with you, we can't win, resisting is an egg hitting a stone, taking his life in vain, and the result still can't change anything."

"Yes, don't be impulsive, find a way to scrape together some more money, buy a new stall, and then continue to buy goods and do business, those words just now should be impulsive and angry, don't be stupid and really do stupid things."

The companions persuaded one after another.

Helpless.

Wang Xiaoan felt very helpless, these companions have no backbone at all, they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, even such a fate can be endured, even if they are killed one day, they can only consider themselves unlucky, they will not think that the fish will die and the net will be broken, and there will be no blood at all in business.

But he Wang Xiaoan will not be like this.

He must change this unfair status quo, he must fight for a fair return for himself, even if he can't do it, he still dies in the end, that also proves his bloody nature, not in vain to come to this world for a while, and also let those people outside Zhang Yuan see that there are still small traders like him, there are still people who dare not admit their fate, there are people who dare to break the net, this world will not be in their hands forever, and the order will change sooner or later.

So for the next period of time, Wang Xiaoan continued to work with his companions to do a small business of buying and selling, although in the process, he encountered several thrills and was almost seen and found by the inspectors, but he was lucky to dodge and made several transactions, each of which earned nearly twenty silver dollars.

But after the money arrived.

In the large wholesale market, Wang Xiaoan found a firearms shop, walked in, and asked to buy firearms.

"Why did you buy firearms?" The shopkeeper asked.

"I want to use a musket to fight for justice for myself, or when I encounter injustice, I can defend myself and kill those who want to deprive me of justice." Wang Xiao'an said.

"What is your profession?"

"A little merchant, a small merchant who does a small business." Wang Xiao'an said.

"Do you think you can fight those monopoly businessmen, there is still an official government behind them, the power is huge, you don't have the slightest advantage at all, once you kill someone, you will be hunted down by countless people, losing your life is a high probability thing, such a big risk, are you willing to take it?" The shopkeeper asked.

"Yes, I'm not afraid of death, anyway, people will die sooner or later, it's a big deal to do it vigorously, it's not in vain to come here for a trip!"

"Well, I appreciate your courage, this revolver will be given to you, it can be loaded with seven bullets, and give you a hundred spare rounds, this pistol has average power, but within thirty meters, the lethality is huge, and the person who is shot is almost certain to die, it is very suitable for close-range combat, and it is small, you can hide in an inconspicuous place, increasing the sud......denness of the attack," the shopkeeper said to him.

"Boss, is this gun really given to me for free? Why are you so good to me, no matter what, this pistol and bullets are worth more than ten or twenty silver dollars, you give it to me for free, it's not appropriate, or I'd better give it money?" Wang Xiao'an said.

"If you give the money, you don't have the capital to be a trader, or take it, I am also a person who belongs to the Xujiazhuang system, now all over the Ming Dynasty, there are monopoly types of businessmen everywhere, which has seriously damaged the vitality of the internal market of the Ming Dynasty, and over time, the harm is very great, for the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, they spent expensive money and bought cost-effective things, for other businessmen, they cannot enter the local market at all, it is difficult to take root, the longer the time, the greater the harm, the less the market vitality of the Ming Dynasty, and the more solidified the social class, In the end, it caused an atmosphere of hatred and hatred of business, which is actually very bad, only a fair environment can bring a better future, we must take action to reverse the current bad phenomenon, Xujiazhuang is also willing to show some support to help weak traders like you." The shopkeeper said.

"I see, it's Xu Jiazhuang who supports behind the scenes, right? Since this is the case, I am relieved, I can go and do it, Xu Jiazhuang is much stronger than Zhang Yuanwai and He Yuanwai, since Xu Jiazhuang is out, their good days will come to an end, no matter whether I can see which day or not, then I am also very happy!"

Wang Xiaoan took the pistol and bullets and solemnly put them away.

Soon.

The opportunity came very quickly.

It was just three days later.

Wang Xiaoan and a dozen companions transported a lot of dried seafood products to a remote town with good consumer purchasing power, and after a while, they sold all the dried seafood and canned sea fish, and each of them earned four or five silver dollars.

But this

time.

A group of inspectors who came out of nowhere suddenly came out, surrounded them in the middle, and said with a smile on their faces:

"Whoever asked you to sell seafood contains salt, which will affect Zhang Yuanwai's salt business, and you are not qualified to sell these things!"

"Give me all the money you received from selling things, pay twice the fine, and if you don't pay, you will be sent to the county seat for three months of forced labor."

"Be honest! Whoever dares not to pay, be ready to peel off the skin, the biggest mistake you made is to ruin Zhang Yuanwai's business, you deserve death!"

Bang bang!

Wang Xiaoan suddenly took out his revolver and fired seven shots in a row at the greedy and hateful faces, exploding seven heads.