"People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden?"

Wang Wei only got these two words from Ma De's mouth that are almost universally known, but these two simple words made Wang Wei very sad. He knew that Mader's words were so that they could not be too weak and bullied, but when were they weak and when were they bullied? This time, his Wang family opened a silk factory in Zhejiang, where a female worker was forcibly taken out of the factory because of the inheritance of the scholarly family in the clan, and was forcibly taken out of the factory after being known by the elders of the clan, and because the patriarch of the clan had also been an official, he had a little power in the local area, and he didn't know the background of the silk reeling factory, thinking that the silk factory knew that they were a scholarly family and accepted the woman as a worker, which was an insult to their style. Therefore, the young and strong people in the assigned clan went to the factory and smashed it. Originally, Wang Wei didn't take this kind of thing seriously, it was a big deal to fight a lawsuit, who was afraid of whom? Anyway, it's not their royal family's fault. However, unexpectedly, the shopkeeper of the silk factory was so angry that he dismissed all the workers recruited from the township where the clan was located.

At this time, the workers who had been laid off were gone. Since he came out to work, of course, he is to make a living. Moreover, most of the people recruited by the Wangjia Rope and Silk Factory are poor people. Therefore, once they were dismissed, they had no source of livelihood, and the days of renting land from landlords had passed, and the landlords' land had already been rented out, and these workers did not know how to live in the future, so they had to gather together to make trouble. When it came to the strong silk factory, the shopkeeper had already given severance pay, and he thought that he had no responsibility, so he said that he was afraid that the clan would make trouble, so he had no choice but to dismiss all these workers. So, those workers went to the patriarch of that clan to make trouble, which caused a conflict, and in the end, they actually smashed the ancestral hall of that family. It's a big disaster! You know, this year. Smashing people's heads can't smash people's ancestral halls, this is tantamount to a deep hatred. So, a fire and! That's not all, the patriarch of that clan was also slandered by the villagers because the ancestral hall was destroyed, and he was so angry that he was killed by his head. Later, the government intervened. I don't know what to do. The law does not blame the public! And, what do those workers understand? Unexpectedly, the presiding judge actually pointed the finger at the Wang family's silk reeling factory and arrested the shopkeeper. The crime is: instigating the workers to make trouble, causing the death of the court to sue the old officials. …… This is a great sin! Therefore, in desperation, Wang Wei had no choice but to come to Ma De, hoping that the governor could give face and spread a word to the officialdom of Zhejiang. Unexpectedly, Ma De actually stood by and watched.

"Daddy. I always feel it. The Governor seems to want to stop and don't want to ...... with us anymore."

Ma De's performance was different from usual, and Wang Wei also knew what Ma De's support represented to the entire Hui Merchants Association. Therefore, after coming out of the governor's palace, he immediately rushed home and discussed with Wang Weihe.

"Trees die, people live! I knew there would be such a day! Wang Weihe sighed leisurely. He is much older, but as an important figure in promoting the great development of the Hui Merchants Association, his words have indisputable weight in the entire Jiangnan business circle. If it weren't for his consent, so to speak. Ma De's affairs can not be easily unfolded, and it is impossible for them to develop to the point where they are now. However, in the past year or so, he has noticed that Ma De and Luo Xin seem to have begun to consciously avoid intersections with them. In the past, even if it was not an industry that the two sides cooperated, if someone was looking for trouble with them, Ma De or Luo Xin would take the initiative to help them, but now, now. The situation seems to have changed somewhat.

"So what do we do? Dad, without the Governor as our backing, the future will not be easy! Wang Wei said urgently.

"Nonsense! When did the Governor have our back? Wang Weihe glanced at Wang Wei with some dissatisfaction and asked.

"Daddy......" is not the backing? Why isn't it backing? This is obviously the truth! Wang Wei looked at Wang Weihe inexplicably, not knowing why the old man suddenly said this.

"Wei'er, we are a merchant land, since ancient times, there has been no inheritance of more than a hundred years.

Especially for big businesses like us, it is often one or two generations later, and then disappear without a trace. Do you know why? Wang Weihe asked Wang Wei again.

"This ...... Maybe it's because of poor management, or because of bad children! Wang Wei replied.

"Confused!" Wang Weihe snorted coldly, "Do you think that those people who go south and north and finally create a huge family business are people who have little knowledge?" Don't all these people know that they need to train younger generations who can inherit their family business so that their children and grandchildren can have no worries about food and clothing? ”

"Dad, you're right. So why exactly? Wang Wei asked a little absent-mindedly. What he was most worried about now was that Ma De might no longer support their affairs, and he didn't have much interest in this kind of discussion of "sex", if it wasn't for him who raised the issue, he would have walked away long ago.

"Back then, Mrs. Yu gave me, Kang Siding, and Cao Sanxi...... Each of us had two books. You must remember this, right? Wang Weihe asked again.

Naturally, my son remembers. The book about the operation of assets, my son often reads it, and he has always benefited a lot from it. Wang Wei said.

"Do you know what the other one is about?" Wang Weihe asked again.

"My son doesn't know!" Wang Wei bowed his head and said. The two books that Mo Jing gave away at the beginning did not attract much attention, and no one except the recipients knew what was written on them. Later, the book about the operation of capital was circulated, although the content of the book is less than half of the whole book, but it is enough to make many businesses excited, because many of the content on it is incredible, although some of the methods are too weird. And the people who were given the two books at the beginning are also extremely important in the entire Chinese business community, and most of these people also have the backstage of Jin merchants and Hui merchants behind them, so unconsciously, those two books have become a kind of proof of the status of these people in the business world. However, I don't know if it is to maintain a sense of mystery, those grantees actually only took out the book about the operation of capital, but the content of the other book has never been leaked, and even many people do not know the name of the other book.

If it weren't for the fact that he was Wang Weihe's son. I'm afraid I don't know that Mo Jing sent two books at the beginning. But, in the same way, he didn't know about the other book.

"That book is called 'The Theory of the Original Wealth'! Well said! ......" Wang Weihe sighed, and suddenly stopped talking.

What is good about "Daddy......"? Wang Wei thought indiscriminately.

"Mrs. Yu is a good person, although I have never seen the general, but from Mrs. Yu's performance, I dare to believe it. The general was also a good man. …… Of course, Governor Ma, and the Governor's wife, they are also good people! …… Wei'er, you know what? Mrs. Yu has already reminded us in that book "The Theory of the Original Wealth". Even if the Governor doesn't stop today, one day, this backer will not be reliable. Not to mention that no one has ever been our backer! Wang Weihe said.

"Daddy......" Wang Wei no longer understood what Wang Weihe wanted to say, but he still felt what Wang Weihe was going to say today. It must be extremely important. So. His expression became more solemn.

"Our business is getting bigger and bigger. …… Wei'er, since ancient times, Shinong industry and commerce. Merchants are the cheapest. You know why? Some people say that it is because our businessmen are too profit-oriented, so they are not emotional, and they often hoard and harm the people. That's right, there is such a thing.

However, you and I, father and son, have been in business for many years, and we should always know more about this kind of thing. It is not us businessmen who do the most land, but those officials and landlords...... Hmph, even the dignified Yansheng Mansion, the descendants of Confucius are all usurious and open restaurants in Qufu, why do these people look down on us businessmen? Wang Weihe's tone was a little angry, "Since ancient times, those who hold the authority of the state are people who have read books and are people who are literate and hyphenated. It is also commonly known as 'shi,'.

But what about us businessmen? Let's also read, let's read and hyphenation. Moreover, we know how to calculate better than those 'scholars' in order to earn benefits! …… Mrs. Yu once said to us back then, it is not that we businessmen are inferior, but because we are easy to grasp the lifeblood of the country, and we are also smarter than those scholars, and we know how to advance and retreat better, so we can't be bigger! ”

"The lifeblood of the nation!? …… Dad, you, what's wrong with you today? Wang Wei was a little scared. The lifeblood of the nation? Why did he feel a little ominous when he heard this? He's just a little businessman. These four words are too high for him, and the two should not have intersected.

"Wei'er, you are the helmsman of our Wang family in the future, so you must listen to me today!" Wang Weihe glared at Wang Wei and said stiffly. Years of experience made him anticipate what might happen in the future from Mader's performance, so he had to give his son a vaccination first.

"Yes, yes......" is over. Today the old man is going crazy. Wang Wei thought secretly.

"When the bank was set up a few years ago, Mrs. Yu told us. If this matter is completed, it is equivalent to building a behemoth that integrates the world's financial power in addition to the household department. She once told us to think twice before we acted, and warned us that banks can have big profits and big harms. However, at that time, we didn't think so, we only knew that if the bank succeeded, with the strength of our Hui merchants and Jin merchants, we would definitely be able to sweep away the world's money and connect Wanbang! But, Wei'er, do you know how much power HSBC has now? Wang Weihe asked Wang Wei again.

"The child doesn't know, please teach your father!" You didn't give me this business. Wang Wei said secretly. Compared with other industries, the Wang family's banking business is the largest in the entire family business. As the established head of the Wang family, Wang Wei has always been dissatisfied with Wang Weihe's stubborn commitment to this business, not that he thinks Wang Weihe is doing, but he feels that Wang Weihe underestimated his ability.

"Hmph, even if the imperial court is fully prepared, if HSBC goes bankrupt, the whole world will have to be 'chaotic' for at least three years!" Wang Weihe said coldly.

“…… Three years? "The whole world has been 'chaotic' for three years? Wang Wei's throat squirmed. At present, there are no less than a dozen well-known banks in the Qing Dynasty, and this is not counting those small-scale banks and money banks. However, Wang Wei also knows that although those big banks have their own names, in fact, most of these banks are under the name of HSBC. In other words, HSBC is the source of all the big banks.

This is also a condition put forward by Wang Weihe when he agreed to let those Jin businessmen take a stake in HSBC. HSBC is the head office, and the banks with their own names are branches, which means that these banks have money. In fact, it was allocated by HSBC. However, he still didn't expect that HSBC would have such great power.

"We didn't expect the bank to be so powerful. Since the emergence of such a thing as a bank, officials, businessmen, scholars, and doctors...... Anyone who has a little spare money almost always saves it there. Moreover, as the territory of our Qing Dynasty continues to expand, banks are also open everywhere. Originally, we were very happy. Because, all this spare money is concentrated, the business we can do will go to the sea, and it will be big, and as long as it is peaceful and prosperous, we will hardly have to worry about the loss of the family business. We have a bank! But, Wei'er, do you know? Now we only need one word from HSBC, and the emperor and general of Japan have to beg for food. Half of the people there must go and jump into the sea; The king of Korea had to go and drink thin soup; This was a clan official of the Qing Dynasty. At least half of them will immediately become pauper; At least forty percent of the world's merchants have to start over; Millions of people will now have no food and clothing, and the price of food in the world will inevitably rise sharply.

Almost half of the people in the Great Qing Kingdom must start to go hungry......" Wang Weihe's face was so hideous, "Bank, this is the power of banks!" Wei'er, we are all very shrewd, but we are still all bypassed by that Mo Jing to the circle of the bank! ”

"Daddy...... What you say is true? Wang Wei was already in a cold sweat.

If HSBC really had as much power as Wang Weihe said, he should have been happy. However, he didn't know how to do it, listening to Wang Weidi's words, he just felt more and more scared. A sense of fear of falling into the abyss of no earth had gripped him.

"Why am I telling a lie?" Wang Weihe smiled cruelly, "Wei'er, are you afraid?" ”

"Yes...... Yes. Dad, this ...... It's going to happen! Wang Wei stammered.

"yes. Afraid! Not only are you afraid, I'm also afraid! and Kang Siding's old guy is also afraid, Cao Sanxi is afraid, Wang Qian and the brothers are afraid...... Hehe, whoever knows how strong our HSBC is, who dares not to say a 'afraid, word?' But. Obviously afraid, we have never dared to publicize these things, and even our own relatives have not dared to tell each other easily...... Hahaha! Wang Weihe smiled a little nervously.

"Then you still ......" Wang Wei didn't want to think about why Wang Weihe was not willing to hand over the bank business to him, would the old man still lie to him? He was now only thinking about getting as far away from that thing as possible, and even he thought of the possibility of giving up the Wang family's stake in HSBC.

"Why do I keep doing it when I know it's out of control, right?" Wang Weihe's face recovered, and after hearing Wang Wei's question, he just let out a wry smile, "Child, the matter has come to this, we want to retreat, but we can't retreat!" ”

"Why?" Wang Wei asked mechanically.

"Why?" Wang Weihe shook his head and smiled bitterly. Does this need to be asked? If he could retreat, I'm afraid he would have retired a long time ago. They are just rich people, and after building a bank, they thought they just had more money, but the people who used to have to greet even a four-grade official with a smile suddenly found that their strength was so great...... They're shrewd people, so they know what that means! It's a sign of fear, a fear that someone could kill you like a pig at any moment! However, they also knew that some people's knives could not fall so easily, because if they were to be cleaned up, the consequences would be quite terrible. Even if it's the emperor, I'm afraid he can't afford it. Therefore, those people with ulterior motives will definitely think of other ways, and this kind of butcher's knife may fall at any time, how can ordinary people endure it? And, who's to say that everything will be fine if you stop running a bank? Mo said that now that HSBC has made a large number of investments, it is impossible for the deposits in those accounts to be cleared out at any time, and even if they can withdraw, without the identity of the bank's shareholders, the guarantee of life may disappear. Will those who care will be reassured that a person who knows how to run a bank is at ease? Moreover, they have finally kept a low profile all these years, just following behind Ma De and others. With Ma De and others charging in front, exploring the way for them first, and resisting the wind and rain for them, they are not so conspicuous and so afraid. Now, however, it seems that Mader wants to hide and let them come out alone to face the problem......

"It's come to this, it looks like it's time to think about it!" Wang Weihe thought secretly. The meaning of Ma De's words is not difficult to understand, that is, to tell them to dare to face challenges, with the strength they have now, it is indeed not something that ordinary people can move. Even if they play horizontally, not necessarily everyone can win them.

"Are we tigers or pigs?" Wang Weihe smiled bitterly, and he remembered a few words from Mo Jingbiao in "The Theory of Original Wealth". In that book, Mo Jing clearly marked the role of "wealth" for individuals and countries, as well as the possible consequences for countries or individuals after a large concentration of this thing. Moreover, Mo Jing also pointed out that in the eyes of many rulers, merchants are not only indispensable, but also likely to disturb the order of the country, and similarly, they can be fattened and killed...... In the past, although businessmen were "tigers" who disturbed the order of the country, more often than not, they were just "pigs" who were fattened and then slaughtered. And Wang Weihe knows very well that he himself is unwilling to be a pig. Why should the family business that you have worked so hard to create be snatched away by others? Therefore, even if you have to do it, you have to be a wild boar that even bears and tigers have to avoid. And if you want to be a wild boar, you need to start practicing your hands from some small things. That's what Mader meant.

However, although Wang Weihe has figured it out, he still can't make up his mind...... Even if he knew, sooner or later he would embark on this path.

It's hard to get started!