The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 92 The Pink Eye Disease of Shanxi Merchants
With the expansion of the basic market in hand, many disadvantages also began to appear.

Insufficient manpower is the biggest problem at present.

The manpower here does not refer to ordinary people or soldiers.

There is no shortage of these people, and they have a wide range of backgrounds. If there is blood transfusion from Qin and Shang, naturally there is no need to be afraid.

There is a huge shortage of literati who can write and count, have the ability, and have the ability.

Both civil and martial arts are indispensable.

The literati of this era have many stink problems, but it is undeniable that many things are inseparable from them.

Issuing documents, summarizing affairs, staffing, arranging promotions, etc. all require literati.

The number of people in hand is small, and Wang Bi and the others can handle it.

Now that there are too many people, some are not enough.

Before, a batch of accountants were transferred from Honey Pavilion.

But they are just ordinary accountants after all, it's okay to ask them to do the math, if the things involved are too wide and deep, it will be a bit difficult.

Now in the city, everything is a bit stretched.

This is the fault of too few literati.

Besides, schools and even military academies in the future will need a large number of literati.

Xi'an Prefecture is the largest city in Northwest China, and theoretically speaking, it is also the place with the largest number of literati and gentry in Northwest China.

There are many poor scholars, and there are also many capable literati.

But now those literati in the prefectural city of Xi'an have two opinions on whether they can take a fancy to Sun Jie.

Stinky Hill Eight, Stinky Hill Eight, since the Song Dynasty, the culture is noble and the military is humble. It has lasted for such a long time. How easy is it to change in a short period of time?
Don't even think about those ordinary Juren in Xi'an Fucheng.

It's not that there is no way, Qin Shang is not just an ordinary businessman.

This is a business gang that integrates gentry and merchants. Many people have their own fame, such as that Yang Lin, who has a reputation for raising people.

Sun Jie's father-in-law was also from Juren.

Although he was not admitted to Jinshi, his knowledge and ability are very outstanding.

There are many other people in Qin Dynasty like this.

It is not impossible to recruit them.

However, for this kind of thing, Sun Jie had to go there in person.

The roads from here to Xi'an Mansion are much smoother, some of these roads were built by the captives, and some were built by the refugees who got here from Xi'an Mansion.

At that time, it was not the time for farming, and it was not the season for farming and harvesting, so these refugees were mobilized to build roads with work in lieu of relief.

There are not many roads built, and they are mainly concentrated in the mountain streams and earthen walls.

There is an official road outside the city of Xi'an Prefecture. Although it is dilapidated, it is much better than those roads in the mountains and earthen walls.

The carriage was driving on the official road outside Xi'an Fucheng, without saying hello in advance, Sun Chuwen and the others didn't know.

The carriage stopped directly in front of Sun Chuwen's house, and the busy porters at the door recognized Sun Jie immediately.

He hurriedly ran inside, walking in a hurry.

Sun Jie got out of the carriage, and as soon as he reached the door, Sun Chuwen came out.

It stands to reason that the father-in-law doesn't have to treat me like this when my son-in-law comes to visit.

But who is Sun Jie?This is the god of wealth, and it is also the guarantee of their Qin and Shang forces.

To put it bluntly, Sun Jie will not be able to overturn the boat in the territory of Xi'an Prefecture, or even in the entire Shaanxi territory, for Sun Jie.

Sun Chuwen looked excited, which was called enthusiasm, "Oh, why didn't you say it in advance?"

"It was just a temporary idea, so I came directly." Sun Jie said haha, and walked in.

The two sat in the back hall, drank two cups of tea, and started talking.

"Now, there are tens of thousands of people there, right?!"

Sun Chuwen looked at Sun Jie with a smile.

Many of the people in the resident were sent by Qin Shang, and Sun Chuwen also had a certain concept in his heart.

"Yes, there are a lot of people now, almost more than 8 people. Now that there are more people, some things are very troublesome.

The purpose of returning to Xi'an Mansion this time is to recruit people.With so many people, it is still difficult to manage them completely!

I don't have any literati in my hand, so I count all my pens, and Wang Bi counts half of them.It's enough for now, but in the long run, it's definitely not enough! "

The father-in-law was sitting in front of him, and with the things that happened before, the interests had long been intertwined, and there was no need to beat around the bush.

Sun Chuwen's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he said: "That means, this time I came back to attract scholars?!"

Sun Chuwen is also a literati, and his butt is more or less tilted towards the literati.

Now when he heard that Sun Jie wanted to recruit literati, he would naturally be happier.

To a certain extent, once he started recruiting literati, it proved that Sun Jie already had ambitions in his heart.

I dare not say how ambitious it is, but it is stronger than it is now.

"That's right, some things are difficult to handle without literati, so we must recruit some literati!" Sun Jie said.

"Then do you have any requirements? I can help you with this matter. There are many scholars in our Qinshang." Sun Chuwen said with a smile.

Seeing such an enthusiastic old man, Sun Jie smiled and said, "Why don't you come with Mount Tai?"

Sun Chuwen was taken aback for a moment, and finally laughed again.

"Haha, there's no need for this matter. I'm old now, and my eyesight is already blurred. I'd better leave it to those young and strong people to do it!"

Sun Chuwen laughed and rejected Sun Jie's request.

The refusal is true, but not for this reason.

Sun Chuwen had already positioned himself well a long time ago. His main duty was to sell goods for Sun Jie, that is, to make money for Sun Jie.

If there is really something difficult to deal with with Sun Jie and needs him, he can also go to help.

As for other things, if you can not get involved, don't get involved.

His daughter is Sun Jie's wife. Although she is not married yet, she cannot escape the position of wife.

According to various indications, Sun Ling is very favored, and with Sun Jie, she has a lot of power.

If he leans over at this time, there is a suspicion that his relatives are the big ones.

He is a sensible person, although this kind of thing doesn't seem to have any impact now, just in case, if you can not get involved, don't get involved.

In addition, he has a selfish heart.

He himself is getting older, so that's what he will do in the future.

He also has three sons, and he has to think about their future.

They will definitely hang out with Sun Jie in the future. If at that time, he is still an official there, and the whole family holds important positions, I am afraid it will not be a good thing.

It's better to pick yourself out early and stay out of it.

Sun Jie didn't expect so much, and when he heard that Sun Chuwen was unwilling, he was a little bit embarrassed.

With a change of tone, he said: "Since this is the case, then we have to rely on Mount Tai a lot!"

"It's no problem, I'll help you with this in a few days!" Sun Chuwen said plausibly, and agreed to this matter.

The two talked some more, and it was time for dinner.

After dinner, Sun Jie returned to his residence in Xi'an Mansion, and Sun Chuwen went to do the things Sun Jie arranged.

……

Zhangjiakou is the place where Shanxi merchants made their fortunes, and it is also the place where they built slaves and camped dogs.

After Longqing negotiated peace, it became the largest mutual market between the grassland and Daming, and at the same time began to build a city.

Since the Wanli period, the city of Zhangjiakou has been flourishing and prosperous, and it has become the birthplace of many businessmen.

Today, Zhangjiakou has become a forbidden area in the hands of Shanxi merchants, and ordinary merchants can't get their hands on it.

After Chongzhen ascended the throne, the situation in Liaodong became more and more corrupt.

In order to stop the chance of building slaves, Chongzhen repeatedly issued decrees to shut down the Zhangjiakou Mutual Market.

However, there are too many interests involved here, and Chongzhen's imperial decree is like a dead letter, which has no effect.

Although it was closed on the surface, Chongzhen couldn't go to check it in person.

Secretly, it's the same as before.

All the top and bottom were managed by Shanxi merchants, and only Chongzhen was kept in the dark.

His elder brother once left him a powerful factory guard, but this powerful force was ruined by him.

To some extent, this is all his own doing.

There is a Shanxi Merchants Guild Hall in the city, and now, the study in the backyard is full of people.

In addition to the leaders of the eight major locusts, there are also several middle-aged people wearing dog fur hats.

If you look closely, you can see their bluish sideburns.

These people were the spies sent by Jiannu.

Huang Taiji has already made a basic decision, and now he will send these people into the customs to assist Shanxi merchants in obtaining information.

These middle-aged people are all Fan Wencheng's henchmen.

Originally a Han from Liaodong, he followed Fan Wencheng's example and surrendered as a slave.

The leader was originally surnamed Wang, but later joined Fan Wencheng's family, changed his surname to Fan, and was called Fan Dachen.

He sat on the main seat, accompanied by Fan Yongdou.

"Did you hear what I said just now? Find out all the situation in the capital.

I will give you one month, if you can complete it, His Majesty will reward you a lot! "

Fan Dachen's tone was full of contempt, and he felt that he was superior to others because he wore a money rattail.

Fan Yongdou smiled obsequiously: "That's natural, you can't get along with anything, not money.

Within a month, we'll definitely get these things. "

It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing, and I'm already familiar with it.

What ancestors, what ancestors, what compatriots, have long been forgotten by them.

"He's a good servant, I'll definitely give you some good words for His Majesty!"

Said a nonsense.

Fan Yongdou's expression changed slightly, and his tone suddenly sank, "There is a difficult matter, if it is not resolved, it may have a great impact!"

"What do you mean?" Fan Dachen asked.

"It's like this. In Shaanxi, there is a merchant gang called Qin Shang, and they now have several very powerful goods in their hands.

One is icing and one is mirror.Relying on these two kinds of goods, they are making a lot of money every day.For Your Majesty's great cause, I, Fan Yongdou, tried my best to spend money to buy food, or various military supplies.

It was fine in the past, those tight businesses were in our hands, but now, with no money source all of a sudden, I'm afraid it will be much more difficult in the future!

......"

Fan Yongdou chattered endlessly and gave Qin Shang eye drops.

The implication is that you must help me get rid of Qin Shang.

"The icing and the mirror belonged to Qin Shang? If that's the case, it really makes money.

However, what you mean is that when His Majesty marched, he sent a partial army to plunder Shaanxi? "Fan Dachen looked at Fan Yongdou.

The meaning is already obvious, and it is not difficult to guess what he has in mind.

Shanxi merchants also bought frosting and mirrors, and even sold them to Liaodong.

That price is very gratifying, and ordinary nobles can't afford it at all.

Although Fan Dachen has never used it, he has heard of it.

It's just that I always thought it was a Shanxi merchant's product, but I didn't expect it to be a Qin merchant's product.

Fan Yongdou laughed, and even those around him laughed too.

"I will tell you the truth about this matter, just wait and see.

I have something to do tomorrow, so I have to go back first.If you have anything to say, say it now.

These few followers of mine will stay here and they will assist you. "Fan Dachen said.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Fan Yongdou said hastily.

At dawn the next day, Fan Dachen set out for Liaodong with a few followers.

Soon after, Fan Dachen entered Shengjing City.

The Shanxi merchants' requirements, as well as the current situation, were all told to Fan Wencheng.

After receiving the news, Fan Wencheng keenly sensed the opportunity and hurried to the palace.

Huang Taiji liked this good servant very much.

Always have a different opinion on something.

In the study, he knelt in front of Huang Taiji and kowtowed repeatedly.

Huang Taiji sat on it, holding the memorabilia handed over by Fan Wencheng.

After a long time, let it go.

Looking at Fan Wencheng, he asked, "What do you think? What can this Qin Shang do?"

Putting on a flattering expression, Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, this is what the servant thinks. Although the Shanxi merchants have helped us a lot, in the final analysis, they are just tools in our hands.

Compared with those knives and guns, there is no difference.Since we can use Shanxi merchants, how can we not use Qin merchants? "

Huang Taiji stood up, with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth in the study, his brows were tightly knit together.

"You said in the memorial that the mirror and icing belonged to Qin Shang.

If this is the case, Qin merchants are much richer than Shanxi merchants.

The water town in the south of the Yangtze River is extremely rich, and if it is sold there, its value is immeasurable.

If Qin Shang can be won over, it will be a great help to my dynasty! "

For Huang Taiji, whether it is a Qin merchant or a Shanxi merchant, as long as it can be used, it is no different from a sword or something.

However, Jiannu had almost no contact with Qin Shang, so he was a little uncertain for a while.

Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji's worry, and hurriedly sent "a clever plan".

"Your Majesty, this slave has a clever plan!" With a flattering look.

Huang Taiji stopped in front of Fan Wencheng and asked, "Why teach me?"

"Your Majesty, the servant thinks so.

Your Majesty's expedition to Khalkha is coming soon, and you can send capable people to test it out. If it is feasible, everyone will be happy. "

"What if it doesn't work?"

"If it doesn't work, we can use a plan to alienate. The price of frosted mirrors is high. A businessman, why make so much money? Could it be that he has two minds?
Chongzhen has soft ears and is a complete fool. If he spends some money to let those corrupt officials blow the wind, Qin and Shang will definitely not be able to please him.

Qin merchants are not Jin merchants, let alone Huai merchants, and the officials in the court and the middle are not as good as them.At that time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will squeeze them out, what can they do?

If you still don't agree, you can order Horqin and other tribes to break through and harass Shaanxi when our heavenly soldiers attack Gyeonggi and Shaanxi soldiers and horses King Qin.

This is a tactic of coercion! "

(End of this chapter)