Power and Empire Chapter 3094: Aden Battle Cloud (4)
The river surrounds the city, the rain is pouring, the city wall is towering, the towering city wall is a bit ignited, the outline of the city stretches out in the rear, vaguely, there is the sound of the ancient temple bell, and the fat man raised his head from the report and stretched out After a sluggish waist, Li Yuehua cautiously said to the opposite of him, "Your Majesty, Lu Yangyu's blatant attack on the Wu family, will he startle and startle the snakes? If the people of Aden find out that the empire has taken action, I am afraid they will be alert!"
"The people of Aden didn't notice it, it's not important anymore"
The fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, pressed the report in his hand on the table, stood up and said, “It’s difficult to conceal this kind of thing for a long time. Besides, there are so many people in Aden who have a lot of eyes and ears in Liucheng Port. , Then simply be more direct. As long as the plan is really promoted, even the people of Aden will not be aware of it in time."
"What does your majesty mean? ‘Li Yuehua’s pretty face is confused,
The fat man picked up a secret report from the table and handed it to Li Yuehua. "This is not alarmist. You can see this by looking at this. This is a report on the trade quotas of the six ports in the first three months. It can be seen that in the foreign trade of the six ports, imperial merchants account for less than one-tenth, and the goods are mainly some cheap northern specialties. The truly profitable commodities are completely monopolized by the Aden merchants. Knowing that the Aden merchants have higher prices for their goods, the Chinese and Byanmar merchants are still willing to trade only with the Aden merchants. After all, it is an empire that has just entered the market in terms of reliability and stability. Merchants are undoubtedly far behind, and it is difficult for imperial merchants to get involved. If they only develop according to conventional means, it will take at least ten years for imperial merchants to compete with Aden merchants in six ports. We cannot spend ten years with Aden. Merchants compete, so we can only take extraordinary measures"
"Extraordinary means?"
Li Yuehua's eyes flickered. She is not good at business matters.
"Remember what I told you, why did the empire support Zheng Zhi?" the fat man asked
"It was to let the people of China and Biyako know about the existence of the Imperial Bank!" Li Yuehua knew that the reason why the emperor chose Zheng Zhi was because the fact that Zheng Zhi was forced to go to nowhere by the Wu family was spread throughout Longchang Port. But this time Zheng Zhi suddenly returned, and he also brought abundant funds and Lu Yangyu from the Lu family. He not only reversed the strength of the Wu family in one fell swoop, but also forced the Wu family to a dead end. Such a big reversal plot, I am afraid it will be early now. It has spread all over the six ports of Central and Bahia, which is equivalent to an invisibly established word of mouth for the Imperial Bank in advance,
"The business is still money in the final analysis"
The fat man nodded, his black pupils flashed brightly, like stars in the dark night, and the corner of his mouth sneered, "Six cities and ports, after all, the empire has just entered, and the people of Aden are already in these six. The port has been in business for more than several decades, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a tree with deep roots. It is not surprising that the merchants of China and Bahia accept Aden merchants far more than the imperial merchants. But now, as long as Aden merchants are driven out of Longchang, Then Zheng Zhi, as a merchant directly under the princess of China and Bia, offered the temptation to lend a loan to the China and Bia businessman in Longchang. How many do you think can resist this temptation?"
"The nature of merchants is to expel profits. If they can obtain loans from the Imperial Bank to expand their operations, I am afraid that none of them will refuse."
Li Yuehua’s face showed a daze, and the flash of thoughts even made her delicate body tremble slightly. It’s no wonder that your Majesty will show an expression of admiring Lu Yangyu. He is indeed a wise man. In order to show his value, he persecutes her. Wujia, the biggest obstacle to Longchang Port was used to lure snakes out of the cave by thunder, and all this was for the purpose of driving all the Aden merchants in Longchang out of Longchang Port in the name of thoroughly investigating the Wujia.
This is the core place,
If Longchang’s Aden merchants are expelled, then those merchants that Longchang used to expand their operations with loans will now only be able to trade with one, the imperial merchants, as long as this monopoly can last for a month, The share that originally belonged to the merchants of Aden would be completely taken away by the merchants of the empire. If this were the case, the absolute disadvantage of the empire in the six cities port would be fundamentally changed, at least ten times from the original. First, it has become a monopolistic monopoly of one port. The importance of this is not clear in one sentence.
At least one thing is certain. With the strong capital injection of the Imperial Bank, Longchang Port must rise rapidly. This will inevitably arouse the attention of the other five port cities. With loans from the Imperial Bank, the monopoly of Aden’s merchants will disappear completely, and even be abandoned by the Chinese and Bianist merchants. This is a naked business war. The people of Aden would never have thought that the Emperor would invest this time. What a terrible figure the funds of the six ports in the south are. Soon these funds will become a huge torrent that impacts everything, and the merchants of Aden will be smashed in the six ports
The Wu family in Longchang disappeared overnight. The news came out and shook the entire Liucheng Port. Overnight, the Wu family went up and down more than 130 people without a single escape. The sky was not clear the next day. Over the years, the family has oppressed their peers, colluded with pirates, and saw a series of crimes such as six civilians smuggled by the Wujia family. They have been posted on the streets and alleys of Longchang. The city guards sent by the Longchang Mansion were then arrested and arrested in one fell swoop. There are more than 20 Aden businessmen who are involved in the Wu family. They were detained and driven out of Longchang. The whole Longchang was full of tears and weeping. Everyone was in danger. Although they all knew that the Wu family was going to be unlucky, they did not expect to change. Like this,
"Longchang Mansion drove merchants to Aden, who shall we do business with?"
The merchants all smoked their faces, but they all dared not say anything. What kind of identity is the Longchang Lu family? Saying that they want to destroy the Wu family is just like playing. Until now, I haven't seen anyone dare to stand up. Saying a word for the Wu family, on the contrary, Zheng Zhi, who had returned earlier, suddenly became stronger. Longchang Mansion confiscates the Wu family's property, but in the end he does not know how it became the Zheng family's property. Half a shop in Longchang Port, until a businessman dare to ask about Longchang Mansion, an even more shocking news came out. The Zheng family, unexpectedly, became the direct merchant of Princess Mingyue, the eldest princess of the Chinese Royal Family. , The upright imperial merchant, Longchang Mansion said that the ransacked Wu family industry was naturally handed over to the imperial merchant to manage it.
"You don’t have to worry, even if you don’t do business with the Adenites, we can do business with the Empire, and the Empire’s commodity prices are much lower than those of the Adenites!" Zheng Zhi, who has just become the president of the Longchang Commercial Federation, has his eyes hot. He swept across the Longchang merchants sitting on the benches, tapped their fingers on the table in front of them, and said condensedly
"Doing business with the Empire is not safe in terms of funds"
Some merchants carefully asked, “Everyone doesn’t know much about the empire. After all, it’s a foreign race, and it’s said to be from the far West Continent. Unlike the merchants of Aden, who have had nearly a hundred years of trading history with Longchang Port. Even many Aden businessmen live in Longchang all the year round. Everyone knows the bottom line. In most cases, the Aden businessmen still have a good reputation. They have been used to business and suddenly want to change a transaction partner. No one is willing."
"Funding is absolutely not a problem. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. This time I will be with Zheng Zhi and the Imperial Bank people." Zheng Zhi raised his head excitedly and introduced the Imperial Bank to the merchants. In fact, he didn’t say that other businessmen also heard more or less rumors, knowing that Zheng Zhi’s operation from time to time not only destroyed the Wu family, but also the Lu family who came up with it, and even became rich overnight. This is what the imperial bank is. Reason for
"I heard that the Imperial Bank can lend us money, I don't know if it is true?" A businessman licked his lips and hesitated.
"Yes, I, Zheng Zhi, can have today because the Imperial Bank lent me one hundred thousand imperial gold" Zheng Zhihao said without concealment. His duty is to promote the Imperial Bank to Longchang merchants, and he will flee to the north. But unexpectedly, he added to the support of the Imperial Bank. Not only did he get the astronomical figure of one hundred thousand imperial gold, but also received the support of Lu Jia Lu Yangyu, looking at the faces of the Longchang businessmen with bright eyes. Zheng Zhi's voice paused, and he said in a low voice, "You may not know that even Master Lu Yangyu is from the Imperial Bank! Otherwise, how could I come back with Master Lu Yangyu?"
"What, Master Lu Yangyu is also from the Imperial Bank!"
"Let me just say, how come Master Lu will confront you with the Wu family"
As soon as Zheng Zhi’s words fell, there was already an uproar in the hall, and the merchants looked at each other, showing a look of sudden enlightenment. It’s no wonder that the Wu family is about to finish, and a Zheng Zhi is enough. At most it is a nouveau riche, but Lu Yangyu is. What an identity, the helm of the dignified Lu family, a cough that can make Longchang Port windy and rainy, is also a member of the Imperial Bank, then the meaning is completely different, this is the rhythm of Longchang going to change!
"Tomorrow is the opening day of the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce, Master Lu Yangyu will also come in person, and then everyone will understand!"
Zheng Zhi looked proud and coughed. The businesses of the Zheng family and the Wu family have been merged into the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce. The reason why they are called Mingyue Chamber of Commerce, to put it bluntly, is to tell everyone that this Mingyue Chamber of Commerce is the eldest princess of China. Directly affiliated to the Chamber of Commerce
"If this is the case, I think the Jue family is willing to join the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce"
"And my Lu family is also willing"
"Count me the Ning family", the merchants said to Zheng Zhi one after another. If it is true that Zheng Zhi said, the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce is behind the Royal Princess and the Imperial Bank, and they can also obtain the power of loans. This is simply heaven. How can I miss the good thing about pie-dropping
At the ceremony for the establishment of the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce the next day, all the Longchang merchants gathered. Lu Yangyu appeared again and bluntly admitted that he was the deacon of the Imperial Bank branch. Then, Lu Yangyu announced that the Imperial Bank would invest in the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce for another five. One hundred thousand imperial gold, immediately attracted most of the Longchang businessmen to join the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce with extraordinary background, and also signed a more or less capital loan with the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce, but there is one of the conditions for capital borrowing, that is, it must be cut off. In the trade of Aden merchants, although some merchants showed hesitation, the vast majority of Longchang merchants still signed this agreement
The forces of Aden merchants were completely driven out of Longchang,
The names of the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce and the Imperial Bank are like a gust of wind. On this day, it blows across the coast of Central and Bahia.
"Princess Mingyue? Is this true? Is the Princess Mingyue really behind the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce?" There is also a lot of discussion everywhere,
"Who knows this, but the Lu family is sure. It is said that Lu Yangyu personally admitted that he is from the Imperial Bank!"
The downpour came down, and the streets were already in the evening, and the sky became darker. The water flowed down the eaves, passed through the ditch, and turned into a turbulent current among the city's alleyways, flooding wantonly. A carriage stopped in the sewage-filled alley~IndoMTL.com~Some people in Aden dressed in guard clothing were far away. Holding umbrellas far and near, spreading around, Aden, the elder of Aden, got down from the carriage and walked into a middle-level courtyard in front of him.
A subordinate of "Grand Elder" waited cautiously at the door, watching Aglenn walk over and hurriedly salute,
"Are the people here?" Aglenn asked
"It's already here," the subordinate replied,
"Bring him here." In the wrinkled eye sockets of Grand Elder Aglan, his eyes were a little scary. He sat down on a chair in the hall, and immediately there were four graceful maids in tulle. Walked up from the side to help Elder Aglenn. After all, he was also an elderly person. No matter how tough his body was when he was young, when he reached the age of Elder Aglenn, and it was still on such a rainy day, his body was always More or less there will be problems
Soon, several tall Adenites dragged in one person. It was the nobleman that Agleon sent to see the Yola pirate.
"Why didn't the pirates of Yola attack Longchang Port? Didn't you ran back halfway without seeing Yola?" Elder Aglan grunted heavily in his nose,
"The Great Elder Mingjian, his subordinates indeed went to see Yola. As for why Yola did not attack Longchang Port, the subordinates really don’t know. If this causes losses to the Great Elder, the subordinates are willing to take it. Spend money to compensate those merchants." The Aden noble who was sent to meet the Yola Pirates, knelt on the ground with a frustrated expression, his whole body was soaked by the rain,
"Losing money?" Hearing this nobleman's words, Elder Aglenn's face was pale, and his hand made a chuckle. When did these nobles from the country know that this is a war, one There is no gunpowder in the field, but the same war that is enough to make Aden lose its foundation, the empire is about to come to the city rw