Fu Song

Chapter 228 Repeat Operation
The four caravans planned by Xiao Cheng will monopolize the right to trade bulk goods in Qianzhou.For example, grain, salt, iron, cotton and linen, etc.Controlling these bulk goods basically controls the economic lifeline of each Jilin state.

You don't have to be convinced, you can come to compete, but which of the prefectures under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou can have the power to compete financially with these behemoths?
If you really dare to invest a lot of money in it, you are afraid that if the other party just exerts some means, even if they don't need to use the power of the government, it is a purely commercial means, and you will lose all your money.

Want to use force?
Exactly!

Xiao Cheng wished that some tribes could not bear to jump out and make a noise, so that he could make an example of others.

Speaking of which, the success of Yang Wanfu and others in Dushan really aroused Xiao Cheng's idea of ​​wanting to complete his work in one battle.

This is the easiest way!
However, this idea was just turning around in Xiao Cheng's mind, and then it was extinguished by itself.

The actions of Yang Wanfu and others in Dushan can be regarded as their personal grievances with Huang Ze, and the surrounding states will only think that Huang Ze is inferior to others.Anyway, this kind of power change is not uncommon in this area, and it will happen a few times every few years.

But if Xiao Cheng intervened directly, it would be tantamount to the intervention of the government, which would make these Jilin states feel like they were fighting against each other, and things would be difficult to handle instead.

Don't look at Sizhou, Bozhou and other places where chieftains are also in power, but the Tian family and Yang family are still very different from these small tribes. Those small tribes who occupy one side are really barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, but the Tian family With the Yang family, now they have a big family and a big business, and they have been integrated into the upper class of the Song Dynasty and have been recognized. It is impossible for them to go into battle shirtless.

And this is the basis for Xiao Cheng to cooperate with them.

Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region, and those who do not plan for the eternity are not enough to plan for a moment.

As a de facto local separatist force like Tian's and Yang's, it has always been a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of a unified imperial court.At any time, the central court wants to get rid of such special existences.It's just that he didn't dare to do it because of the problems involved.Once given the opportunity, no matter who is in power, they will do it without hesitation.

Therefore, in families like Tian's and Yang's, the head of the family should first consider how to avoid this situation.

No matter how you plan, strength still comes first. As long as you have enough strength, others can only greet you with a smile.

But just as the Tian family and the Yang family are full of vigilance against the imperial court, the imperial court is also always vigilant against these two families. Whenever they stretch out their hands in Sizhou and Bozhou, they will immediately receive a blow like Mount Tai.

Xiao Cheng's arrival gave them an opportunity.

A series of actions by Xiao Cheng in the northwest had already attracted their attention, and what made him happy was that Xiao Cheng actually came to their territory.

The Xiao family's influence in the northwest is already strong enough, but it is not worth mentioning in this area.A lonely but ambitious young man landed in an unfamiliar land. If he wanted to make a difference, he naturally needed a powerful ally.

Then, with the help provided by Tian and Yang, Xiao Cheng, who is weak in strength, can suddenly become a powerful force, capable of wrestling with anyone.

Of course, at this time, Tian and Yang didn't know that Xiao Cheng had already laid out the chess pieces in advance.

No, for Xiao Cheng, Tian's and Yang's came to his door automatically, but they were doing as he wished.If you want to completely integrate this area, you can't avoid families like Sizhou Tian and Bozhou Yang.Having such an entry point allowed him to successfully break into such two extremely closed families that outsiders could not enter, which saved him a lot of work and countless time.

Both parties take what they need.

As for whether the east wind will overwhelm the west wind or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind in the future, it will depend on their own methods.

Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce came into being.

"Everyone, there are dozens of large and small prefectures in Qianzhou, and they are independent. To put it bluntly, the laws of the Song Dynasty are basically equivalent to a piece of waste paper in these places, and the government has never formed an effective policy for these places. governance." Looking at the people in the room, Xiao Cheng said bluntly: "This is also an important reason why this area is still impoverished. Everyone can look at Jinghu Road and Liangzhe Road. , the wealth possessed by the people there, can we compare it here?"

Although the people in the room were somewhat unconvinced, they had to admit that what Xiao Cheng said was true.

"However, it is difficult to change this form at present, because any forceful action by the government will be considered malicious by the local tribes, and will inevitably arouse their strong opposition. If something goes wrong, it will turn into a riot. Everyone knows the difficulty of suppressing riots in these places, if it were easy, there would be no such prefectures." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "But what the government's decree cannot do, we can do it from Start with business. Because of getting rich, I don’t think anyone will refuse, right?”

In a corner of the room, Chen Qun was sitting in a corner, watching Xiao Cheng silently talking.

"To do this, we must first unite. This is the meaning of my proposal to establish a business federation. The four major caravans have cross-shareholdings with each other. You have me in each other, and you have money in me. Everyone earns together, and everyone is in trouble together. Everyone, it is indeed difficult to control when the stall grows bigger, but after the stall grows, isn't the ability to resist risks greatly enhanced?" Xiao Cheng said, "What's the matter? , let's discuss it. But any decision made in the Chamber of Commerce must be strictly implemented, and anyone who violates it must be severely punished!"

"Xiao Zhijuan, I don't understand something!" Chen Qun said suddenly.

"Secretary Chen Zhang, why don't you understand, just say it clearly!" Xiao Cheng looked at the imperial envoy who came to Qianzhou on behalf of Li Fang, and knew that if he was not reassured, Li Fang, the transfer envoy of Kuizhou Road, would not Don't worry, Li Fang is worried, many things may not be done in the future.

"It is true that the establishment of these four caravans can make money, but it is only the four of you who make money. The other small tribes may not even be able to drink soup. This is a great loss of their interests. They Why do you swallow your anger? It is true that you have enough strength to suppress it, but if it is something that the imperial court cannot do when the flames of war are raging, can you do it?" Chen Qun spread his hands.

"The secretary is worrying too much. Although there are only four caravans, we do not prohibit other people from applying to join!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "The four caravans are the main body, under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou, all capable people , can apply to join. What we want to suppress is the old business model of small-scale operations. There are dozens of Jimi prefectures, and there are dozens of caravans. Everyone is doing the same thing, and they are suppressing each other. You come to me to impose heavy taxes, and I will naturally be unceremonious when I come to you. Sometimes there are even some things that are robbed secretly. After all this, everyone did not make much money, but formed a relationship with each other. A lot of hatred, a lot of blood was shed, and those ordinary people also spent more money in exchange for what they needed, no one got any benefit."

"So you gathered all these people together to do it together? But with more people, there will be more voices!" Chen Qun said: "In the end, it's not just a mess, a mess."

"Of course not!" Xiao Cheng said: "This is the meaning of the existence of the Chamber of Commerce. Everyone can join, but there are no barriers to entry. Moreover, after joining, not everyone has the right to speak. To put it bluntly, some people have the right to speak, while others only have the right to share dividends.”

"How do you define who has the right to speak and who doesn't?" Chen Qun asked further.

"Strength!" Xiao Cheng spit out two words coldly.

Chen Qun nodded and closed his mouth.

Strength is a simple word, but it contains too many things.

Strength is a very inclusive term. Political, economic, and even folk word-of-mouth can all be classified into the category of strength.

"There will be a chairman in the Federation of Commerce, and someone Xiao recommended himself to take up this position." Xiao Cheng smiled and glanced at Chen Qun: "The Federation will have multiple directors, and these directors will be assigned by each branch. After the caravan came to make recommendations on their own, all major matters of the business association in the future will be discussed by these directors to form a resolution and then be implemented."

"What if there are people who don't know good and bad and don't want to join?" Tian Yixiao asked.

Yang Quan chuckled: "Isn't that simple? If he doesn't join, he will go bankrupt. If he dares to show his teeth, then let him disappear completely."

Chen Qun couldn't help being moved by the murderous words. Li Ge beside him was also pale, but Pang Huai'en, a businessman from Yangzhou who partnered with Li Ge, looked as normal as usual.

In fact, this is the most simple way of life in this area.

The vendetta between each other has never disappeared in this place.As far as the imperial court is concerned, the vendetta between these tribes is nothing more than a trivial matter, and they will not take it to heart at all.

When things got to this point, Chen Qun roughly understood Xiao Cheng's plan.Just as Li Fang guessed, Xiao Cheng wanted to integrate the entire Jimi Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou into a whole.Since it is difficult to achieve the goal in a short period of time in politics, those tribal chiefs and chieftains are used to being local emperors, so naturally they don't want to be oppressed by others, so let's start with economics.

Maybe it won't be long before the so-called Chamber of Commerce will be the one who can issue orders in Qianzhou, not the Qianzhou government.No one can refuse this proposal, because this is indeed a good way to make a fortune, but as long as the economies of various places are linked together to an inseparable degree, political unity will naturally follow.

But next, the four caravans will start to compete with each other.

Fight for the right to speak in the federation.

There are dozens of prefectures in Qianzhou. Under such a general trend, no matter whether they are willing or not, they can only join.And with their strength, they can only choose to attach to one of them, and these four caravans will definitely try their best to win them over.Whoever has more people and has a larger territory will naturally have more directors and more voice in the federation.

The Yang family of Banzhou and the Tian family of Sizhou naturally have their allies in this area, and some of them live by themselves.The caravan of Xiao Cheng and the local officials of Qianzhou, including Lu Ze and Wang Wenzheng, is equally powerful, while the caravan of Li Ge and Pang Huai'en, because of the transfer of Kuizhou Road and Li Fang standing behind them, is also of great strength. vulgar.

Chen Qun is now very interested in this business federation, and decided to stay here for a few more days to take a good look at how they reached the final agreement.

Now, Chen Qun generally knew how powerful Xiao Cheng was.Pang Huai'en, a businessman from Yangzhou, must be Xiao Cheng's secret son. Li Ge and himself have been sidelining all these years. This person neither admits nor denies it, but he is also a powerful character.In this way, this caravan can basically be regarded as Xiao Cheng's ally, and Xiao Cheng still has chess pieces from Dushan!
The Chamber of Commerce will definitely be divided into several major forces, but there is no doubt that Xiao Cheng can only control the situation with a grasp of the overall situation.

This person is old and hot, he looks like an eighteen-year-old boy, but he is a thousand-year-old fox!

What Chen Qun didn't know was that Xiao Cheng had already done this kind of thing once in Hengshan in the northwest.Hengshan Commerce and Trade has now integrated with the General Manager's Mansion of the Northwest Marching Army. It is almost unknown to outsiders, but it controls the entire business north of Hengshan, and it is also the financial support of Xiao Ding's army.What's more, relying on Hengshan's business, Xiao Cheng has brought together the large and small forces north of Hengshan.With common interests, many difficulties can be easily solved, and more energy can be freed up to do more things.

And with such experience, it will not be too easy to operate the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce.Of course, the power in Qianzhou is more complicated than that in Hengshan, and it is more difficult to gather people's hearts, but as long as the majority of people agree, the rest of the people who cannot be integrated can imagine what will happen to them in the end. .

Moreover, with such an operation, Xiao Cheng also gathered a large amount of money. The four caravans handed over the deposit to the federation alone amounted to two million guan. Suddenly he became rich and powerful.

Of course, Xiao Cheng would not let the money go moldy in the warehouse. For him, money is earned quickly, but it is actually faster to spend it!

He wants to turn the money into roads, canals, bridges, and of course, a strong army.

(End of this chapter)