C1407 exchange of life with the femur

The sorrow of Chinese merchants had been passed down for thousands of years, and from ancient times until now, the Four Great People's Division of Science, Agriculture, Industry and Commerce had suppressed the position of merchants. Although in life, the wealth of mega-merchant looked impressive, but the influence of Chinese merchants was absolutely inferior to that of the West.

In all of Japan's history, merchants had a very high status. They all had their own independent cities, and even the Warring States Period was unable to control them.

As for China's merchants, they were completely devoured by the feudal and unified dynasty. The influence of the merchants could not grow at all, and their appearance could not cover up the pitiful situation of them being subordinate to power. Almost all the merchants had to find power to depend on.

Even if you open a restaurant, as long as the business goes viral, there would be officials or Eight Flags who would come to you to 'buy shares'. Actually, the so-called "share purchase" was like asking for stocks with white teeth.

But if you don't give it to me, I won't be able to keep this deal going. I might even lose my life. This point was especially obvious in the Beijing. The various merchants and merchants had a close relationship with the Imperial palace s, after two hundred years of entanglement, they had already fused together into one entity.

The two hundred years of management in the Qing Dynasty had caused them to have very deep control over the economy of Jiangnan. They had a backer within the imperial government in almost all industries, otherwise they would not be able to survive.

During the war, a large number of cities in Jiangnan were completely destroyed, a lot of the Eight Flag powers were killed, and the imperial government's control over Jiangnan was weakened as well. However, the Xiang Army powers that followed soon filled in all the gaps left by the war.

Even if the Great Marshal Zeng was not greedy for money, it did not mean that his subordinates were not greedy for money. The habit of killing and looting during the war and fighting for the spoils of war was brought to a peaceful time, where all walks of life in Jiangnan would be eaten up by these people. Even if these big bosses said that there were no Xiang Army generals backing them, they would not believe them.

In their eyes, the merchants were just a bunch of fat sheep that could be slaughtered at any time. Although they were a little stronger than the common people, sheep were still sheep, and they were raising you just for the sake of eating meat.

When the Jiangnan crisis arose, these merchants would love for their backers to lend them a hand so that they could survive. However, those greedy fellows were good at eating and drinking, and yet, you want them to pay outside? That was a fool's dream.

Originally, this cruel reality had already been acknowledged by the merchants, and it had been the same for thousands of years. The merchants of China were now completely numb to this situation, and they wanted to resist? Hehe, what is waiting for you is only your blade and your whole family being exterminated.

Countless bloody realities had proved to them that merchants were dreaming if they wanted to fight against the mighty imperial court and the bureaucratic aristocracy.

But today, the heavy merchants who were already numb and indifferent, a bloody wound ripped open on their callused hearts with just a few words by Liu Chouchu. The suffering that they had never dared to look at or pretend not to see once again surfaced from the bottom of their hearts.

The hall was filled with sighs. Many merchants could not help but sigh as they recalled the suffering they had experienced when they first started their families. They then took out their handkerchiefs and wiped their eyes.

Boss Jia was already crying so hard that tears could be seen from his eyes. Everything is life, what else can we say? This Jiangnan Qian Huang can safely pass this time. If we can keep this old life, then it will be burning incense. What can three portions of money do? Even if it's just a quarter-interest rate, do we still have a choice? "

"The only thing to do now is to ask the Letian Bank to lend quickly, and let the money flow in the Jiang-Nan market quickly, and let all the workshops start working, and let all the paused industries make up for the losses!"

"Especially in the silkworm industry. It's like farming crops, you have to look at the sky and eat. Once the festival is over, there will be no harvest for the whole year!" When that happens, it will no longer be a matter of loss or loss, but of millions of people in the industry starving to death and hanging themselves! "

"Mr. Hesitation, what kind of profit would the bank need? With such a large amount of funds transferred, it would be unreasonable for the bank to not make any money. At the very least, the Letian Bank does not care about our lives. At the very least, they did not just stand by and watch the show … "

mulberry could not continue and took out his handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes. As a merchant, he had already said enough and almost said the words Ming Dynasty.

Liu Chouchu let out a long sigh, "Drinking poison to quench my thirst! "Before, I didn't really understand this idiom, but today, I can be considered to have completely comprehended it. Sometimes, even though I know it's a cup of poison wine, people still have to drink it while pinching their noses …"

The moment those words came out, it made all the merchants feel even more sad. Boss Jia, whose mouth was not very tight, immediately wailed, "No way? Letian Bank really wants 30% of the profit? Wu wu wu … Prime Minister, have mercy on the people of Jiangnan, we really can't afford it! "

"How much interest does the Prime Minister want?" Four? Or five... "No way, don't tell me it's going to take five points or more, wuu …" This time, there were even more people crying. The old men in the hall were crying even harder than the Sister Qing.

Right at this moment, there was a loud bang, and Liu Chouchu slammed the table and stood up: "What nonsense are you saying!" Was the Prime Minister someone who would take advantage of the situation? To tell you the truth, the reason why I called everyone here today is because I want to think of a good way to solve the money crisis without you paying me any interest! Do you really think that I, as the envoy, am so bored that I want to talk to you all casually? "

A roar shocked all the merchants present. They looked at Liu Chouchu in disbelief, and their mouths gaped wide open. Could it be … Could it be that the Prime Minister wanted nothing at all? The Prime Minister is really going to be a living Bodhisattva? "

With a crash, a merchant slipped under the chair and knocked over the tea table, then kowtowed on the ground. "Bodhisattva!" "The Prime Minister is a living Bodhisattva. If the Prime Minister is alive, then all the families of our Suzhou City will give the Prime Minister the everlasting victory tablet!"

With a boom, all of the merchants in the hall knelt down. They knew that this debt of gratitude was simply too great.

Liu Chouchu received this bow on behalf of the Prime Minister, and then pulled everyone up one by one. "Do you want to know my plan? "It's actually very simple, it's trading for my life!"

"Exchanging life for life?" Everyone was at a loss.

"I wonder if everyone has ever heard of a market called the stock market in Xiyang! This is actually a very good way to solve the current crisis, and also the only way to solve it! "

"The problem you're facing right now is actually very simple. It's just a few words... "Firstly, we lack money, and we lack a large amount of cash. Secondly, we are afraid that the high interest rate will delay the start of this year's business. You cannot afford to pay too high a rate …"

"Third, you are afraid. What you are most afraid of are the people who will take advantage of this situation. When Qian Huang comes along, someone will take the cash and eat your property. You are afraid that the business that you have accumulated for generations will be taken over!"