Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a weird smile: "Uncle Huang, Shangyi Supervisor, and the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau don't want to purchase these too? With the ability of Uncle Huang, can't we take them over and let us do it ourselves?"

King Ping was stunned. He listened to Zhu Xu's words, pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "You can do it, but what if you let the emperor know or you are impeached?"

Zhu Xu looked at King Ping, his eyes rolled back.

King Ping immediately understood, thought for a while, and whispered: "Such a big business, just the three of us?"

Zhu Xu chewed candied fruit in his mouth, and said: "If the uncle wants to make a stable income, the capital city will do. The three families will share the accounts. Excluding the cost, they can share a small 20 taels a year."

King Ping frowned when he heard this, and said, "Just now, didn't you say 500 million taels?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "Uncle Huang, the three of us can't handle such a big business. What's more, we still need to run errands, so we can't let us show our faces?"

King Ping looked at Zhu Xu, paused and said, "Xu'er, what do you mean we need to win over more people?"

Zhu Xu knew that this cowardly uncle would not make up his mind if he didn't explain it thoroughly, so he continued: "Uncle, do you think, how many connections do we need to win such a big business? Wasn't the king of Lu the emperor before?" Did I make amends to you? Isn't King Fu going to Beijing soon? I heard that their house is full of money."

King Ping looked at Zhu Xu, vaguely understood, and asked tentatively, "Xu'er, do you want me to win over these clans to do this business together?"

Zhu Xu didn't hide it, and said directly: "That is, Uncle Huang, think about it, we princes are all over the whole of Ming Dynasty, if we can get together, we can take over all these businesses, let alone 500 million taels a year, 1000 million taels It’s all possible, and every year we share 200 million, it’s a little less!”

King Ping's face moved intentionally when he heard the numbers, but soon he said worriedly: "Xu'er, if the officials find out about such a big move, it's not a trivial matter to impeach us for misconduct?"

Chapter 180 Shanxi Merchants Establish Chamber of Commerce

Zhu Xu looked at King Ping with wide eyes, and said, "Uncle Huang, what are we afraid of?"

"I'm afraid..." King Ping opened his mouth to say, but he froze immediately.

Although they are all clan and vassal kings, they have many taboos, but if they do some business in private, not to mention that there is a trustworthy king, but if they are really impeached, they will really do nothing, and they will not blame the public.

King Ping withdrew his words, moved his body and said to himself: "Then, it seems that we need to find more people."

Zhu Xu looked at Dingjun Mountain on the stage, tsk-tsk praised: "This singing style is not bad. If it weren't for the fact that the palace can't support people, I would also like to support an opera troupe."

King Ping quickly changed his mind, looked at Zhu Xu with a smile and said, "Come anytime, anytime."

Zhu Xu was talking to King Ping, while Fu Tao led someone into a restaurant.

Fu Tao's face was sullen and cold, not a dandy from a family, but a condescending refusal.

Fan Jinxiong stood at the door with a smile on his face, with expressions of "I'm easy to talk" and "peace is the most important thing".On the other hand, Yang Huaizhong was calm and stable, smiling at Fu Tao and saying, "Mr. Fu, please."

Fu Tao nodded lightly, took off his hat and put it on the table, expressionless.But he was muttering in his heart, "Why does Your Highness want me to wear this hat like this?"

The three sat down among the guests, Yang Huaizhong looked at Fu Tao as if he was the host, and praised with a smile: "Being famous is worse than meeting, Mr. Fu's demeanor is really extraordinary."

Fu Tao sat upright, looked at Yang Huaizhong calmly and said: "There is no need to say more polite words, I know what you mean, so just tell me how you want to cooperate."

Yang Huaizhong was startled, and turned his head to look at Fan Jinxiong. He never thought that Fu Tao would be so straightforward, and he didn't even want any foreplay.

Fan Jinxiong smiled heartily, looked at Fu Tao and said, "Mr. Fu is quick to speak, no wonder he was able to do such a big business in such a short period of time. Presumably, Mr. Fu also wants to go further?"

Fu Tao picked up the teacup, poured water on his own, and said indifferently: "Go on, I hope you are not here to waste my time."

Fan Jinxiong squinted his eyes and looked at Fu Tao. Seeing that his eyes were calm and his face was really impatient, he cut to the chase and asked, "Mr. Fu, how much can you do in water transportation?"

Fu Tao took a sip of tea, looked up at Fan Jinxiong and said, "Half of the boats are at my disposal."

The meaning of Fu Tao's words is very clear. If he can control half of the ships, then there are a series of pass ports along the road, let alone a series of wharves.

Naturally, Fan Jinxiong understood very well. He stared at Fu Tao closely, and said carefully, "Mr. Fu, those three shopkeepers must have reported to you. Our Jin people do a lot of business, and our Fan family grows three teas alone. There are thousands of acres, and there are also precious medicinal materials, silk and satin, rice noodles, money and food, valuable antique calligraphy and paintings, etc., as long as the business that makes money, we will do it..."

The corners of Fu Tao's mouth turned up slightly, showing a sneer, and said in a disdainful tone: "Tea, you always buy low and sell high, and fill it up with inferior ones. Most of the medicinal materials you get from Liaodong. Silk and satin, Most of the rice, noodles, money, and antique calligraphy and paintings come from Jiannu, and I know your business well, so it doesn’t need to be so clean.”

Fan Jinxiong's face froze, and he looked at Fu Tao with a smile and said, "Since Mr. Fu is so clear, then Fan can save some tongue. I don't know what Mr. Fu thinks about our cooperation?"

Fu Tao's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly said in his heart, "Sure enough, as His Highness said, the methods of Shanxi merchants are not ordinary. After several conversations, it seems to be suppressing him and leading the conversation."

He looked up at Fan Jinxiong and then at Yang Huaizhong, and said calmly, "I hope you don't waste my time."

Fan Jinxiong took a dark breath, and said decisively: "Mr. Fu, how much influence can you have on Zhangjiakou?"

Fu Tao showed a confident look on his face, and said: "My father is in charge, and besides, Mr. Luo of Jinyiwei has a very close relationship with my father, so it is not difficult to do something."

Fan Jinxiong heard what Fu Tao said, nodded his head and said solemnly: "Mr. Fu, in fact, there are three places we want to cooperate with you. One is your Huimin Chamber of Commerce. We are very interested in the things sold there. , One is water transport, we need unimpeded ship guides that are exempt from inspection, and the other is Zhangjiakou, our goods need to be sold there.”

A smile flashed in Fu Tao's eyes, and he motioned for Fan Jinxiong to continue talking expressionlessly.

Fan Jinxiong glanced at him, and said in a negotiating tone: "Mr. Fu, Huimin Chamber of Commerce, we hope for a lower purchase price. Water transport, if you can provide us with a boat guide or transport for us, we are willing to pay 50 for each trip. Two silver. Zhangjiakou, we are willing to give you [-]% of each batch of goods."

Fu Tao took another sip from the teacup, with a look of disgust on his face, he said indifferently, "That's the only way?"

Fan Jinxiong was slightly startled, looked at him and said, "Then, what does Mr. Fu think?"

Fu Tao said in an unquestionable and uncompromising tone: "My idea is that you should set up a chamber of commerce, not to be scattered. In the future, the business, whether it is in the South China Sea, or with Jiannu, or your own , must be included. The only one that cooperates with me is this chamber of commerce. In and out of silver must go through my bank. Only in this way can my other chambers of commerce give you convenience."

Fan Jinxiong's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he immediately frowned.

Yang Huaizhong next to him also looked surprised when he heard the words, but his heart was pounding.He has always felt a headache for the Shanyou people's seemingly incoherent cooperation. If they can really unite, it will be very beneficial.

Fu Tao didn't give Fan Jinxiong time to think, and said in a more rigid tone: "You have no choice, either cooperate with me, or wait for the loss to go bankrupt. You have also seen that the court's party struggle is becoming more and more fierce, and the treatment of Shanxi merchants and construction The flirtatiousness of the slaves is becoming more and more intolerable, especially when Mr. Sun Ge returns to the capital, I am afraid that it will not be long before he will deal with you."

This sentence made Fan Jinxiong's face completely gloomy, which was also what he was worried about.In his view, whether it is to rectify the water transportation, or to strictly control Zhangjiakou, the fortress of the Jin Dynasty, and the fortress of the Mongolian exchange market are a series of means used by the imperial court to contain the Jin people. Perhaps, the Shanxi merchants like them will be dealt with next.

Fan Jinxiong looked at Fu Tao with a serious face and said, "Master Fu, can you really guarantee that the imperial court will let us go if we set up a chamber of commerce?"

Fu Tao revealed a slight smile, and said, "Master Fan Da doesn't know, what about Manager Yang? Who dares to touch my business?"

Yang Huaizhong remembered the robbery by the court the year before last, looked at Fan Jinxiong, and nodded silently.

Fan Jinxiong gritted his teeth, his face twitched, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, Mr. Fu, I'll go back and discuss it. I believe there should be no problem."

Chapter 181

Within a day, the clan and Shanxi merchants were circled, and Zhu Xu was in a great mood.

So, he happily listened to the opera at Prince Ping's Mansion until after lunch.

After drinking and eating, the two played Go in the side room again.

King Ping is extremely proficient in poetry, poetry, and Fu, and he becomes a guiding chess when he plays.

"Xu'er, when you play chess, you have to watch three moves at a time. Don't stare at your own chess, but at your opponent's."

"There are still some fixed formulas, which will cause headaches for opponents if used well."

"False tricks are sometimes necessary."