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"Father, don't you know that after returning from Liaodong, the family uncle Wang Shuai and Yongning Bo are closer than before?"

Wang Muchen continued to strike while the iron was hot: "My Wang family is in Shanxi, not to mention the leader in the business world, it can be regarded as one of the best, and it can be called a wealthy party, not to mention that there is a clan general in my family.

Now, Fan Yongdou and the others in Zhangjiakou are short-sighted, full of copper stink, and are bent on working with slaves to earn the treasonous money. My father has listened to his son's advice and has gradually turned the family business into the right track. The business in Zhangjiakou and I are no longer dispensable.

So, why go to this muddy water? "

Facing his son's questioning words, Wang Dayu fell into deep contemplation. It was not until a long time later that he slowly opened his eyes and asked softly, "My son, what should I do?"

"Father, according to Mu Chen's opinion, go to Datong as soon as possible to meet the clan uncle Wang Pu Zongbing, explain the whole story, and then explain to Uncle Yongning through the clan uncle, so that we can avoid Uncle Yongning's suspicion and protect my Wang clan. Prosperity and happiness!"

Wang Dayu was still unable to make a decision at the moment, he looked up to the height of the beam, and said with difficulty: "In this way, I will cut myself off from the merchants on the right side of the mountain. I am afraid that it will be more difficult for my Wang family to become a merchant gang in the future."

"Father's fallacy. Based on Mu Chen's understanding of Uncle Yongning, it's hard to say whether the Shanyou Merchant Gang can survive after this incident. What's more, Xuanfu is now under the rule of Uncle Yongning, and Shanxi and Datong are also quite promising. Yongningbo means approaching.

Mu Chen thought, it won't be long before the three towns of Xuanda are probably under Yongningbo's control, but at that time, there may be no such people as Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku in this world. "

Wang Muchen saw that his father was still contemplating, hesitantly looking forward and backward, and then said: "Father, let's think carefully, are the people who participated in the secret meeting that day really all fighting with him, Fan Yong?"

"did you mean……"

Wang Dayu opened his mouth but couldn't continue, but his son Wang Muchen's voice came from his ears: "Father should understand the truth of 'people talk too much'.

All the people who participated in the secret discussion that day, except the eight masters in Zhangjiakou, and the four relatives of the Kang family and the Qu family in Shanxi, let's not talk about them for the time being, just take the eight masters in Zhangjiakou as an example, is it really "one heart"? "

Wang Dayu was terrified when he thought about it, and the expression on his face was constantly changing, cloudy or sunny, but after only a moment, his eyes became firm, and he said: "It's not too late. Mu'er, you set off immediately, go to the Take a walk in Datong."

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Shanxi, Datong Prefecture, Huairen County.

Huairen is located in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River in the north of Shanxi, outside the Yanmen Pass and in the middle of the Datong Basin. It faces Hunyuan County across Dading Mountain in the east, and borders Datong Zuowei and Yunchuanwei on the west. It is adjacent to Yingzhou and Shanyin County in the south, and directly connected to Datong Fucheng in the north.

It is 480 miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, more than 180 miles away from Taiyuan Fucheng, [-] miles away from Shuozhou, and only [-] miles away from Datong Fucheng in the north.

The general name of the well-known firm "Gandeji" in Datong Prefecture is located in this unremarkable Huairen County, and the Qin family is also the richest businessman in the county, known as "Qin Bancheng".

Although the business center of Gandeji has moved to Datong Fucheng in recent years, its ancestral home and head office have remained in Huairen without any changes.

In fact, this is also a tradition of Shanxi merchants, and even merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty. Once their general numbers are established, they are rarely changed, and they often stay in the same place for decades or even hundreds of years.

This is not only limited by the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, but also demonstrates the original intention of the ancient business families to "never forget their roots". Since the establishment of the head office, they have never changed their location, and it also reveals the core of their business - "integrity". Two words.

The Qin family has lived in Huairen for generations. Because it is on the official road from Taiyuan to Datong, its ancestors started from a small stall. It took countless generations of hard work to achieve what they are today.

It is precisely because of this hard-won family fortune that the Qin family has always attached great importance to their children's education, which is also a big secret of their long-term prosperity.

As Qin Zichen and Zhang Cheng, the young masters of the Qin family, moved more and more frequently, the business routes of Gandeji had blossomed everywhere on the North Road and East Road, and even the business in other places in Xuan Town was also particularly prosperous.

Especially last year, their Gandeji also participated in the business of providing and transporting military funds for the Xuanfu army, and they also made a lot of money. Of course, there are also dark stocks of the Wang family of Qi County.

The more Qin Zichen got in touch with Zhang Cheng, the more he felt that Zhang Cheng was really different. Taking the business tax issue aside, he was like a mouse crossing the street elsewhere. relation.

But Zhang Cheng's cleverness lies in the word "willing".

He used these two words with great proficiency. He accepted the commercial tax, but he was exempted from the tax and exploitation of various customs. He also provided the tax-paying merchants with bulk commodity protection services, and only charged a very small fee, so that it would be offset. opposed by most people.

Another thing is this time in the battle of Liaodong. What frightened him was not how fierce and powerful the soldiers of the brave army were, but was shocked by the form of doing business with the army this time.

So money can still be earned like this?
In Qin Zichen's original impression, those generals were greedy and vulgar people, but Yongning Bo gave him a different feeling.

The kind of shrewdness in Zhang Cheng's bones made him feel a little bit of fear, as if everything was under his control, making many impossible things succeed easily.

Taking the matter of doing business with the army as an example, at the beginning he just had an attitude of giving it a try. After all, the reputation of the army is too bad, and it is still good to buy money on credit. , did they do less?

However, because of Zhang Cheng's sympathy, after discussing with Wang Muchen, he still invested a lot of energy in it. After all, Zhang Cheng was already the deputy commander-in-chief at this time, and it would be sooner or later that he would be the commander-in-chief of any town in the future. They are not willing to give up this relationship.

But they never thought about the battle of Liaodong this time. Not only was the Ming army victorious, but their business was also doing very well. The military funds mobilized from various places in Xuanda were transported to Liaodong to sell to the Xuanfu army and they made a fortune.

And the goods they brought privately were also sold for a lot of gold and silver in the capital. The goods purchased from the capital were shipped to Liaodong with the army, and they also made a lot of money. What surprised them most was the purchasing power of the soldiers of the brave army, and Bo Yongning also Never owed a penny on credit.

Afterwards, Qin Zichen and Wang Muchen also analyzed the matter, and they all believed that only Yongningbo could do this, and if there is such a business in the future, they can only do it with Yongningbo alone, and they still can't do it with other great Ming generals. trust.

However, their Qin family made a lot of gold and silver this trip, but Huairen, and even other merchants in Datong Town, were not as good as in previous years. Shock is also a big impact.

Just when Qin Zichen was full of confidence in the future of Qiandeji, he encountered a sudden disaster!
For some reason, rumors spread throughout Datong Mansion. It was rumored that the Qin family had colluded with foreign thieves, harmed the elders of the village, and wanted to eat up all the big and small businesses in Datong Mansion, and monopolize the entire commercial territory of Datong.

Not only in Datong Prefecture, but also in Shanxi Province, this rumor spread rapidly to all parts of the province, as if there was an invisible hand behind it.

As this rumor spread more and more widely, some intermittent shops began to terminate their commercial cooperation with the Qin family, and the goods in their shops were boycotted and could not be sold at all.

At the same time, Gandeji's supply of goods in Datong and Shanxi also had problems. A big problem.

It's okay in the territory of Xuanfu, but once you enter the territory of Datong Mansion, it's a different scene. Many car and horse dealers in Datong no longer do the business of Gan De Ji, which makes it difficult for the Qin family to live in Datong Mansion.

Although Qin Zichen also used some connections, but they were of no avail. Those officials who usually called brothers and sisters, elder brothers and younger brothers, all avoided them for fear of being late. Occasionally, one or two people were found by him, and they were mostly laughing around. Talk to him, never mentioning being run on.

In the end, it even alarmed the older generation of the Qin family to come out. They were dissatisfied with Qin Zichen, a father and son teamed up to run the family, so they took the opportunity to force them to hand over the family's head by threatening the future of the family. position.

Qin Zukang, the real behind-the-scenes boss of Gan De Ji, the helm of the Qin family, although he is nearly sixty years old, is sober in the world. United with outsiders to put pressure on their father and son, trying to take the opportunity to regain the position of head.

And for everything that happened in front of him, he was also a little anxious, unable to deal with it for a while.

Although he is the same as his son Qin Zichen, Qin Zukang also has high regard for Yongningbo, and insists that there is nothing wrong with following Yongningbo. Only by being firmly bound with Yongningbo can the Qin family have greater development in the future.

However, faced with the urging of many peers, even a few uncles were invited out to put pressure on themselves, it was difficult to deal with it for a while.

Since ancient times, business has relied on the cooperation of various firms. After all, it is impossible for any firm to take all the business in the world into its own pocket.

Now that all parties have terminated their cooperation, if there is no change in the short term, even if the Qin family has a lot of money, this Qiandeji will come to an end, it will inevitably go bankrupt, close down, and eventually withdraw from the Datong business world.

And "closing the door and closing down" is just the first step.

Then, that was the beginning of the real nightmare. With the help of the forces behind it, there would inevitably be a large number of incited folks, and even green-skinned thugs who took the opportunity to make trouble.

Now there are already all kinds of people gathered around Gan Deji in front of shops in various places every day, insulting and abusing constantly, which is getting worse and worse, so frightened that shops everywhere can only press against the store doors every day, even a few The pitiful one can't do any business.

And many shop assistants also resigned under the pressure from their side and family. Only a few shopkeepers, big and small, continued to stick to the shop with pitifully small jobs.

The once-prosperous Gandeji seems to have been hit by the plague overnight, and almost everyone in Datong and Shanxi is screaming and beating, just like a rat crossing the street.

Qin Zichen also went to the general's mansion many times, hoping to get help from Datong's general, Wang Pu, but his answer was only one sentence: "Brother, please be safe and don't be impatient, my brother will definitely protect you."

Wang Pu treated Qin Zichen with the same enthusiasm as before, but he didn't provide any substantial help. In fact, he couldn't be blamed for this.

After all, Datong Town is not a real guard station like Xuanfu Town. There are two systems implemented here, and the military officer system is implemented in each guard station in Datong Town.

However, outside the scope of the Weisi, there is another normal administrative system. There are local magistrates, prefectures, and county magistrates in charge of local government affairs, while the higher-ups are under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Buzhengshisi and Tixingganchashisi.

Therefore, even though Wang Pu in Datong is also the chief soldier of the town, he does not have the power of Zhang Cheng. Only when he is involved in public security incidents such as robbery and catching thieves, does he have the opportunity to show his face as the chief soldier of the town.

Until one time, when Qin Zichen's wife went to the street, she was also besieged by some rascals and shrews. In panic, even her clothes were torn to pieces.

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On this day, in Huairen County, in the compound of the Qin family, a battle to force the palace was going on in a tense and intense atmosphere.

Under the instigation of everyone, the four uncles in the family also joined the ranks of forcing the palace. Due to helplessness, Qin Zukang, who is the head of the family of this generation, had to hand over the power of the family.

That night, Qin Zichen knelt in front of his father, with tears in his eyes, and said choked up with tears, "Father, it's all because of my child's arrogance that caused you to suffer such humiliation."

"You are right!"

Qin Zukang looked at the moonlight outside the window, and said firmly, "You guys are short-sighted, and you will eventually suffer the consequences."

He turned around and said to his son Qin Zichen: "Zichen, you should pack your bags right away. At dawn tomorrow, take your daughter-in-law Tong Huan'er and set off immediately to find Uncle Yongning in Xuanfu."

"Father……"

Qin Zichen didn't know why his father came up with such an idea, and he continued suspiciously: "How can the child ignore you and mother and find a way out by himself!"

He also felt something was wrong, just after Qin Zukang handed over the seal of authority of the head of Qiandeji, with the withdrawal of all the Qin family members, many servants and servants in the mansion also left.

The huge Qin family compound was immediately empty, there were no more people coming and going in the past, and even a little angry, a vague bad feeling filled Qin Zichen's mind instantly.

"brute!"

Qin Zukang's old eyes were bloodshot, and he roared angrily, "Don't tell me you want my one, so you can't have any descendants from now on?"

Qin Zichen also seemed to have a premonition. For a moment, his mind went blank, and all kinds of past kept reappearing in his mind. Suddenly, a tall, handsome and stalwart figure appeared...

"Father, Uncle Yongning will not ignore us...Wang Shuai will not ignore us..." (End of this chapter)