Tianjin - Liaodong - North Korea - Japan!

Since Kangxi succeeded to the throne and put down most of the rebellions, the entire Qing Dynasty began to show a prosperous scene. As a result, this caused the supply of copper for coinage to exceed demand, in addition to the domestic "Yunnan copper", but also from the east neighbor Nagasaki, Japan to replenish, by the merchants called "Yunnan and foreign combined".

Later, Fan Sanba, the head of the Fan family, one of the "Eight Great Imperial Merchants", saw that the transaction was lucrative, so he contacted the imperial merchants to ask for a package and put forward the competitive conditions of being willing to sell it to the Qing court at a reduced price. Kangxi saw that this move could save a lot of expenses for the Qing court, and finally approved his request a few years ago to transfer "the six passes of Wuhu, Hushu, Hukou, Huai'an, Beixin, and Yangzhou to Baoquan and Baoyuan Second Bureau, and the amount of copper to be undertaken by the merchants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

And after two years like this, Fan Sanba was weak and sick and his physical strength was not good, so he handed over the family business to his third son Fan Yubin, who was only in his twenties!

However, what Fan Sanba didn't expect was that the Jin merchants led by Kang Siding had also taken a fancy to the fat meat of copper sold in Japan! It's just that because the Fan family made an early move, in two years, a certain scale and system have been formed for the sale of Japanese copper, and it is difficult to snatch it from it. Therefore, Kang Siding and his group could only watch Fan Yubin inherit his father's business, because he was familiar with copper affairs, and every time he completed the task as promised, he was more and more appreciated by the Qing court, and further obtained the authorization of the Qing court to contract all the transactions that needed to purchase copper materials from Japan in Jingzhou, Fengyang, Taipingqiao, Longjiang, Xixin, Nanxin, and Ganguan. Moreover, they also heard that Fan Yubin was very ambitious and had begun to secretly plan a larger-scale independent trade with Japan.

Originally, they thought that they could only blush and watch this descendant of the Fan family, who was not treated by them, get better and better, but they didn't expect that Mo Jing suddenly came.

From Cao Sanxi's mouth, Kang Siding and others learned that Mo Jing had a deep relationship with Fengtianfu Yin and Ferdinand, the new secretary of the Imperial Academy. In the middle, their hearts were moved.

It is important to know that going to Japan to buy copper is an extremely difficult and risky matter. At the summer solstice every year, the copper merchant ships must be loaded with the local sundries of the Central Plains required by the Japanese to go to sea, and in mid-September, they will load copper and other Japanese goods back to China; After a light snowfall, he went to sea again on the eve of heavy snowfall, and returned to China in April of the following year; Copper can only be transported twice a year, and it can be rounded by the monsoon. These boats, perennial adrift at sea, haunt the stormy reef, and may be buried in the belly of the fish at any time.

However, Cao Sanxi and the others are self-made capable people, and they have found another way. This is to go north, to the sea!

The business priorities of merchants in the north and south of the Qing Dynasty were somewhat different. In addition to the direct rule of the Qing court, merchants in the north wanted to make a fortune, and most of them went to the north or northwest (most of the northeast belonged to the business scope of the imperial merchants), while the merchants in the south went to sea. Therefore, although the Qing court opened the sea ban, the only known routes to Japan are those that start from the south and then cross the sea to Japan. Few people want to get out to sea from the north. However, there are no absolutes in everything, and these Jin business leaders thought of it.

Tianjin to Liaodong, it will not take a few days; Liaodong to North Korea, it will not take a few days; Then, along the south of North Korea, it is much easier and safer to walk along the coastal coast of North Korea, which is much easier and safer than the Fan family starting from the southern port and then crossing the sea. Moreover, there are also supply shelters on the way! The chances of an accident are much smaller. Then, they could cross the Tsushima Strait and reach Japan.

This road is safe and easy, and the north is not always disturbed by natural factors such as typhoons like the south, so you can go back and forth many times a year along this road!

However, there is a condition that must be met, that is, it needs to be able to pass through Liaodong and North Korea. Liaodong Minato and Minato and stop ships are good to say, but North Korea is different. This is also where the Jin merchants need Mo Jing's help. After all, a fleet of boats "cruised" from the shore of their own home, no one will let it go! And it would be different if you could have the help of the Li Fan Yuan, Korea was a vassal state of the Qing court, and the Li Fan Yuan was also in charge of part of the foreign trade! As long as Old Man Fei makes a move, the road will be smooth.

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"A few people also say that I am a big spender, and it seems that you are the real big spenders! When you go back and forth to Japan, it's a money-making business! Two million taels, I'm afraid it won't take you two years to earn it back! After listening to the plan that Cao Sanxi said on behalf of the Jin merchants, Mo Jing finally really looked at these Jin merchants. Although she has long known that the Jin merchants are powerful, she only knows that the Jin merchants are very good at playing ticket numbers and money, but now, she understands that these people are very visionary, extremely courageous, and really good for big business. The earthy titles of "Shanxi Lao Li" and "Lao Xi'er" actually don't match them at all. Think about it, Chang Wei, a sheep herder, can sell tea to Russia, and then what is it to do business in Japan?

"Haha, Madame laughed. No matter how well we plan, we can't do without your help! Kang Siding smiled.

Master Kang laughed. Okay, I can mediate and help you make this request to Fei Lao, and I believe that Fei Lao will not embarrass you. However, I also have the conditions......" Mo Jing also smiled slightly. In business, she hasn't lost to anyone yet! How can you admit it?

"Madame, please speak!" Cao Sanxi said.

"In fact, in recent years, Manchurian ginseng and other valuable medicinal materials have almost been monopolized by the Fan family, and the prices have been very low. So, I've been looking for opportunities to settle accounts with them. However, your business is so big, and I, as a businessman, would also like to get a piece of it! …… I will return to you a single cent of the five million taels of silver, but I will monopolize 20% of the business with Japan! And...... I don't pay the capital! Mo Jing raised two fingers and shook it.

"Twenty percent?" Kang Siding and the others were all angry enough. This Mo Jing not only plans to borrow five million taels of silver from them, but also wants to monopolize the share of 20% without contributing, which is simply overbearing. She didn't look at it, the seven Jin merchants sitting here, even Kang Siding didn't dare to say that they could account for two percent!

"Actually, if you go to Liaodong, there are also a lot of good things that can be sold to Japan. For example: glass, clocks, medicinal herbs, wool carpets, sugar, toffee, butter, and all kinds of wool products in the future...... Maybe there will be muskets in the future, and the guns will be resold to Japan! Mo Jing didn't seem to see the faces of a few Jin merchants, and smiled to himself.

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Muskets!? Artillery!?

At this moment, the seven Jin merchant leaders didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. They finally remembered again that the woman in front of them was not just a businessman! She has a deep background.

After being stunned for a while, several people began to ponder again. Glass, clocks, medicinal herbs, and sugar are all big money-making businesses! Mo Jing's words are also equivalent to saying that while they share 20% of the share, they can also get a share of these businesses! So ...... They don't seem to have suffered much!

"Ma'am, can we sign a contract?" In the end, Qiao Guifa stubbornly asked Mo Jing.

"Of course! But how about I draft this contract? …… I'm afraid you haven't written in enough detail! Mo Jing smiled again.

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Mo Jing did write in detail.

She stayed in Kangjiabao for two more days, and gave the contract in eight copies, each with more than 30 pieces of paper, to Kang Siding and others. This is still because Mo Jing worked hard to write the characters small, otherwise, forty pieces of paper may not be enough! And the articles and clauses stipulated in this contract, as well as the corresponding penalties after violating each clause, also made the head of the Jin Dynasty finally realize what a real "contract" is. …… Where have these people seen this before? In the past, it was decided to write roughly two strokes on a piece of paper!

Hou Qinglai once carefully told Mo Jing that there was no need to write so carefully, and told her that Jin merchants value integrity. As a result, Mo Jing in turn told him that he said that "as a businessman, when doing business, I always only believe in profits"! In addition, Mo Jing also asked Hou Qinglai and the seven to find a few contracts they had signed, saying that they would do a live "performance". As a result, under her "coercion", Kang Siding rummaged through the cabinets and finally found a transaction contract of up to 300,000 taels of silver. Just a piece of paper, a few lines of words. was directly punctured by her in a few words, and was directly determined to pay 300,000 taels for Kang Siding. Kang Siding, the leader of the Jin merchants, was stunned and broke out in a cold sweat. …… It can be said that Mo Jing used her "new" contract to teach these Jin merchants a solid lesson, and in addition, with this strict contract, she also made these Jin merchants believe in her "sincerity" even more!

In the end, Mo Jing didn't get five million taels of silver or silver tickets from the seven bigwigs, but only took the contract and left. Because of this contract, she could withdraw money anytime and anywhere in these seven large and small money houses in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou and the entire Qing Dynasty. …… It's far safer than taking money or a silver ticket!

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And just two days after she left Linfen, the situation in Beijing suddenly became tense.

Because, according to Mo Jing's order, Shen Qingyu set off from Linfen a few days in advance and brought Ma De's share of the folds over.

It was Ma Qi, a scholar of the current dynasty, who was also known as Ma Xiangye and Ma Zhongtang!

As a result, before he finished reading the recital, the powerful minister of the current dynasty immediately put aside the lunch that had just been half-eaten, put on his court clothes and rushed towards the Forbidden City (sedan chair)!

Then, almost all the officials in Beijing who can count know one thing: Anhui is going to have a salt shortage! The murderer is the two Huai salt merchants!

Nervous from top to bottom.

Many people don't understand why the two Huai salt merchants want to offend Ma De! Ferdinand had just been promoted to the rank of scholar of the Imperial Court and the squire of the Ministry of Works; Yu Zhong pacified half of Taiwan, just made great military achievements, and was about to serve as the commander of the Manchurian Naval Division...... What's so good about offending their sworn friends at this time?

And like many people, in Yuqing Palace, after being shocked, someone immediately recalled his cronies in various places, and began to scold loudly as soon as they met: "Bastard! Didn't you say they didn't perceive it? Even if you are aware of it, you can't react so quickly! Then why is it that Ma De's recital has already gone up to the Qianqing Palace now? ”