The Three Kingdoms

"Subversion of the system?"

Sun Quan's words made all the shrewd merchants in the lobby start to fall silent, all staring at his figure with a trace of scorching breath in their eyes.

"Young Master Quan, although your status in Jiangdong is unparalleled, but a system formed by scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce has lasted for thousands of years, can it be changed overnight, let alone you, even His Highness Marquis Wu, cannot be overthrown."

A mature and stable middle-aged man stood up and said in a low voice. His voice obviously did not believe Sun Quan's words. All the merchants looked at each other and could see the helpless look in each other's eyes.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, this kind of status arrangement has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and businessmen will always be the youngest.

"That's right, changing the status of a businessman is not something that happens overnight." Sun Quan stood up and walked up with big strides. A ray of sharp eyes shot out from his amber eyes, staring at the merchants in the lobby. , said loudly: "I, Sun Zhongmou, don't have enough confidence to guarantee success, but if we do it, we still have a glimmer of hope.

But if we don’t even dare to try and don’t do it, we will be bullied for the rest of our lives. I, Sun Quan, don’t care, but you, your family will always live at the bottom, and your children and grandchildren will be at the bottom. Are you willing? "

Sun Quan's words were very harsh, every single word made everyone a little disgusted, but he had to admit that every word he said went deep into the hearts of these lowly merchants.

[Text 2Chapter 16 Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce]

In the hall of the county government office in Moling, everyone's eyes were shining with scorching light, staring at Sun Quan's figure, all of them were silent, their faces were ferocious, and everything was quiet.

Every word of Sun Quan seemed to reach the deepest part of their hearts.

The merchants who can sit here in the lobby today are basically the heads of the merchants with tens of millions of wealth. Even in troubled times, their wealth can keep the family well fed, but they have to admit one thing, they still They are the most humble group of people in the world.

Not only peasants, even a down-and-out son of a noble family who can't even eat can look down on them.

This is a kind of social status represented by the system of scholars, farmers, commerce and industry for thousands of years. No matter how smart these people are, they know how to make money, and no matter how much wealth they earn, they are still the people with the lowest status in the world, and wealth cannot change their status.

That's right, they are desperate in their hearts, and wanting to resist this system is undoubtedly a dream for them, and they will even be beaten to death by the powerful forces of the aristocratic family.

But what Sun Quan said is not wrong. If they don't do anything, then they will never turn over forever, generation after generation.

Generations of lowliness!

"Remember, you will always be merchants. If we try, there may still be a chance to resist, but if we don't try, you will only bear the most humble status of merchants for the rest of your life."

"Even if you control a huge amount of wealth in your hands, you can only survive!"

"Even your children and grandchildren are also businessmen, and they will never be able to hold their heads up as human beings."

Sun Quan stood in the middle, his gaze was as sharp as a knife's edge, and he scanned the faces with a cold heart. He just used the most ugly words to stir up these resigned merchants who had been suppressed.

If a person is used to being humble, then they have a mentality of being content with the situation in their hearts. They have lost the blood in their hearts and have no will to resist. Sun Quan knows that only by stimulating the fighting spirit in their hearts can they unite. In order to establish a position for business.

"Mr. Quan, of course we don't want to be cowards for the rest of our lives, but you should know that in Jiangdong, if those aristocratic and powerful forces make a move, we merchants will not be able to resist at all."

After the silence, a middle-aged man took a step forward, his face was gloomy, his eyes were cold, he shook his head and said in a low voice.

"It's better to die than to live!"

"The Jiangdong family can even resist the general's mansion. The powerful control the fields and the population, and the general's mansion should be afraid of three points. It depends on how we can possibly fight against them!"

"Somewhat whimsical!"

"It's not that we don't want to, it's just that we are powerless!"

Sun Quan overlooked one reason. All the merchants have been oppressed by the powerful class of the aristocratic family for these years. Their hearts are shadowed, and their instinctive sense of fear prevents them from taking that step.

Everything is negotiable, but when it comes to fighting against these powerful families, they always lack confidence in their hearts.

To put it bluntly, instinctive fear.

"You have to understand that any reform will damage the interests and status of some people. Therefore, once the merchants form an alliance, it will inevitably usher in the attack of the aristocratic family. I will not deny this. It is normal for you to be afraid. But if you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about your children and grandchildren.”

The corner of Sun Quan's mouth drew a trace of coldness, and he said sarcastically, "Is there a mountain pressing down on your head these years, which made you used to kneeling?"

"Young Master Quan, how can you hurt others with your words? We are all men of seven feet. Although we are not looked down upon by others, but men who can stand up straight, when will we kneel down and be human?"

When everyone heard the words, their complexions turned red one after another. A young man couldn't hold back anymore, and suddenly stood up, with an angry face, and said indignantly.

"Is not it?"

Sun Quan looked at him, and asked with a sneer: "No matter when and where, you are always shorter than the person you are being. You are not kneeling, what is it? When have you ever straightened your waist?"

"I?"

This young man is a family member of a giant businessman in Danyang Yuanling, so he is naturally a little arrogant, but when he thinks that he has always bowed and bowed to those gentry children all these years, he can't say what he said, and his handsome face looks depressed and angry. gloomy.

The merchants were also a little frustrated. Sun Quan was right. They hadn't been able to show up in these years, and they were indeed nodding and bowing to the people of the gentry class in order to survive.

"Young Master Quan, we are just merchants. Merchants have always had a humble status. If we want to live, what can we do?" One person sighed and said unwillingly.

"It's not like merchants haven't produced heroes before!"

Sun Quan said in a cold voice: "Fan Li in the Warring States period, Lu Buwei in the Qin Dynasty, they belonged to a businessman, but they can control the government and the public. Can you say that a businessman is useless?"

Fan Li, a celebrity in Jiangdong, is known as a sage of business, and he is definitely a spirit in the business world. Lu Buwei, who used to be a businessman, became the prime minister of the Great Qin Dynasty and was also the king among businessmen.

"Mr. Quan, let's not talk about the ancient times, but we say that we are the great Han. For 400 years, the Han Dynasty has only respected Confucianism. For generations, businessmen have no status. It is not easy for us to survive in this environment. Facing the aristocratic family The family members naturally have no confidence in confrontation, but what you said is right, we don’t want our descendants to repeat what happened to us, if your son has a plan, can you tell me about it.”

The giant businessman in Wu County, the head of the Wu family, a businessman who has been supported by Sun Quan all these years, he is a steady middle-aged man. Facing Sun Quan's evil words, although he was indeed a little ashamed and angry in his heart, he still calmed down. He took a deep breath and looked Zhuo Zhuo asked.

"If it's feasible, I don't mind joining hands with Mr. Quan to stop him for the sake of his status as a businessman!" Mr. Xu from Lujiang added with a gleam of light in his eyes.

He is sixty years old, and if he puts all his efforts into raising his head and being a man for future generations, he will not object.

"Young master has a plan!"

When Sun Quan heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. His words still won the hearts of these shrewd and cunning businessmen, which was the first step of success.

"The Han Dynasty only respects Confucianism, and businessmen have no status. Therefore, we want to change the status quo. It will not happen overnight. Things must be done slowly and step by step, but we must first do one thing!"

Sun Quan's eyes were burning, and a bright light flashed across, and he said firmly: "Unite!"

"Those of us in the business world are originally a weak group of people. If we can no longer unite our strength, we can only be suppressed one by one by the powerful class of the aristocratic family. In the end, we are still overtaken. We can only make ourselves better if we condense together. Only the survival of the people can resist this system!" Sun Quan's voice can inspire people's hearts.

"How does Mr. Quan want us to get together?"

The number one richest man who had been silent all this time, Mi Zhu from the Mi family suddenly asked.

"It's easy!"

Sun Quan waved his hand, and the two behind Xu Shu and Xu Shan stood up and handed the documents to each merchant, and then he continued: "As merchants, we form an offensive and defensive alliance and support each other. , to form an alliance dominated by merchants, to revitalize the way of business."

He pointed to the document that everyone was looking at, and said: "This is the constitution of the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce that I drafted. You should read it carefully. If you are willing to join the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, you can sign it and sign it. From now on, you will be a member of the Chamber of Commerce. , as a member of the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, even if you are suppressed by a powerful family, as long as one party is in trouble, all parties will support it, and whoever wants to hit us, we will fight back."

"How to call back?" someone asked.

"What is the greatest weapon of a businessman? It is wealth. We will use our strong financial resources to fight for the status of a businessman!"