please make me king

Chapter 804 The Way of Business
In the Ming Dynasty, there were three main inland river shipping channels in southeastern Henan. One was from Yuye County, passing through Yancheng, Xihua, and Shangshui to the Shahe River in Yingqikou, Chenzhou; the other was from Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Linying, and Xihua. , Shangshui to Yingqikou, Chenzhou; there is another one that starts from Zhuxian Town and flows into Jialu River in Chenzhou via Tongxu, Fugou and Xihua.

Among them, the canal between Yuzhou and Chenzhou was the route Zhang Shun left Chenzhou to sell grain in Shanxi; the canal between Zhuxian Town and Chenzhou was the route they planned to sell salt; The water transport in Nanzhou is the route for Nanyang goods to be transported to southeast Henan and South Zhili.

It is precisely because of the important role of these cities in river transportation that Zhuxian Town, Ye County, Yuzhou and Chenzhou have all become important towns in Henan.

In particular, the Jialu River almost replaced the original gap in the Qin and Han Dynasties of the Warring States Period and the Tongji Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and connected Kaifeng to the south.As a result, Zhuxian Town has become the only one of the four famous towns located in the north.

The general judge who is in charge of the daily affairs of Zhuxian Town is now sitting in the yamen, and he said triumphantly to the persons in charge of the major shops in Zhuxian Town: "Everyone, don't worry, but with my official here, everyone will work together. It can't touch Zhuxian Town!"

"Even the famous 'Crossing Thief' and 'Cao Thief' fell to the ground in our Zhuxian Town, so what if they were changed to 'Shun Thieves'?"

"This world belongs to Daming after all, this country is still Daming's country, and this Zhuxian Town is naturally still Daming's Zhuxian Town, just put your heart in your stomach!"

Merchants from Shan, Shaanxi, Henan, and Huaiyang looked at each other when they heard the words, nodded their heads, and quickly said with a smile: "My lord's words are true, some thieves are nothing! I'll wait for my guards and buddies. My lord just calls , Zhu Xian is calm and safe."

As the saying goes: "Don't be afraid of officials, be afraid of management."This general judge is now in charge of the daily affairs of Zhuxian Town, and merchants seek money from thousands of miles away, how can they offend this person?
Everyone couldn't help flattering the horse, and even responded quickly with a flexible mind: "The military situation is like fire, I would like to donate one hundred taels of silver as military expenses!"

"Ah? I donate one hundred and twenty taels!"

"I donate one hundred and fifty taels!"

At this moment, many people reacted, and hurriedly "anxious for justice".

In fact, it doesn’t need to be said clearly, everyone understands it in their hearts.The money was donated and not taken to the public account, how much or how little, wouldn't it all fall into the pocket of the general judge?
The judge was also very happy from ear to ear, now that the thieves are menacing, the holy majesty is determined to focus on martial arts, and employs eclectic people.

If I defeat the "thief" and "thief" once, if I can defeat the "thief" twice, and then make a little money, if Jane is in the emperor's heart, wouldn't it be wealth, power, and fame? The future is bright?
The judge was thinking about something beautiful, when suddenly there was a shout outside the door, and a person ran in suddenly, yelling: "It's not good, the big thing is not good!"

"Bold!" Tong judge heard the words and shouted sharply, "What's good, what's bad, with my official here, why panic!"

"My lord, the thief cut off our water transportation!" The man looked at Tong San's face, and replied in a low voice with a bit of timidity.

"What!" Suddenly, a thunderbolt sounded like a sunny day.Although that person's voice was low, it was clearly heard by everyone.

Zhuxian Town is a typical commercial town, with buying and selling as its foundation.It is completely different from Jingdezhen, where the porcelain industry is prosperous, and Foshan Town, where handicrafts are the main industry.

Once the circulation channel is cut off, it will be difficult for the goods in Zhuxian Town to be sold as scheduled, and secondly, it will be difficult to arrive as scheduled, which will cause a break in the capital chain.

Contrary to what many people imagined, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, commerce was prosperous, and many businessmen also had a certain degree of financial awareness.

Sometimes, in order to make huge profits, they will also "raise money for capital", buy and sell, and earn the difference.

Once the circulation is cut off and the capital chain is broken, their end will be the same as that of later generations of businessmen.

It turned out that this was Zhang Shun's strategy. He directly ordered his soldiers to control the Jialu River passing through Tongxu County, cutting off the waterway traffic in Zhuxian Town.

Unlike most officials who don't end business operations, this judge has presided over the affairs of Zhuxian Town for a long time, so of course he understands the power of it.

Immediately, he couldn't sit still anymore, and quickly comforted him: "Everyone, don't worry, the thieves come and go in a hurry, but it will take three to five days, and when the imperial army arrives, the thieves will leave by themselves!"

Listening to the left and right, it is the same reason.Isn't that the same style as the "Cross Thieves" and "Cao Thief" before.

As soon as the voice of the judge fell, the people who came to report the letter couldn't help but stop talking.

When the judge saw it, he asked strangely: "What else do you want to say?"

"That...the thief claimed that if Zhuxian Town couldn't eat pots of pulp within a few days to comfort the rebels, he would... blow up the embankment and destroy the river course!" The spies replied hesitantly.

"Bastard, how is this kind of behavior different from robbers?" The judge couldn't help being furious.

"Eh...they are robbers!" the spy reminded in a low voice.

"Get out!" Tong Pan was so angry that he was half dead, he cursed, "Zhuzi is rude, I will not stand with him!"

Then he walked away, leaving only a group of merchants looking at each other in blank dismay.

There are wolves in the front and tigers in the back, what can we do?
Someone couldn't help sighing: "We businessmen pay attention to harmony and wealth, and harmony makes wealth. How can these people be peaceful when they fight and kill?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and sighed for a while, frowning.

After a long while, someone muttered in a low voice: "I swear against him! Guys, there is something in these words!"

After hearing the words and repeating them several times, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It turned out that the judge knew this bunch of grasshoppers well, don't look at the intimacy they are fawning on him at the moment, if they have enough benefits, they will sell themselves.

Businessmen value profits, what they sell is not selling, as long as they can afford it!
Zhang Shun directly came up with a desperate plan to dig out the roots of Zhuxian Town, so they couldn't help it.

As an official, Na Tongsan reacted much faster to political sensitivities than such a businessman.

Instead of waiting until they hook up again and become themselves, it's better to turn a blind eye and close one eye, so as to have an explanation to the higher-ups.

If the rebel army wins in the future, he can be regarded as a favor to the rebel army; if the officers and soldiers win, he can naturally say that he doesn't know, and kill a few scapegoats to take the blame.

Not to mention how the battle was going, let's say that the Zhuxian town merchant got the acquiescence of the town's general judge, so he pooled some money to buy more than a hundred shi of grain, hundreds of pigs and sheep, and more than a thousand chickens and ducks, and sent them to Zhang Shun's camp.

Smiling, Zhang Shun ordered people to take them away, and then invited these people to the camp to observe the grandeur of the rebel army and the sharpness of the artillery, and then said to them: "This king is benevolent and righteous, and I don't want to lightly kill."

"This king has also heard a little about business matters. The patients he suffers from are just exorbitant taxes and checkpoints. When the king wins the world, he will definitely formulate business laws, clarify business regulations, and clear checkpoints, so that the world's money will be earned by the people of the world! "

(End of this chapter)