Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 988 Winning Nanyang Eleven
Nanyang is the birthplace of Jingping Commercial Bank, so this is also a source of the sudden rise of business in these years.

There are more merchants in Nanyang, and the merchants are more powerful, but they are slightly low-key.

Agricultural business.

Business is a low-level business, not respected by others, not respected by others. In all dynasties, it has been the lower level of the pyramid, even inferior to some ordinary farmers.

The success of Jingping Commercial Bank gave many merchants hope.

The hope of business development.

Businessmen can be respected hope.

So since the disbandment of Jingping Commercial Bank, dozens of large and small commercial firms have appeared in Nanyang. Merchants use this method to show their unity and enhance their status.

In fact, this approach can be considered very successful.

If it were in the past, merchants' families could be beaten and scolded at will, some gentry and wealthy families, noble families, and aristocratic families could crush a large number of people to death with a flick of their fingers.

But now, in Nanyang, even some famous families dare not easily say that they can kill a merchant's family casually, because they will use the power of economic judgment to unite merchants.

Once an economic war is launched, even a huge family may not be able to bear it.

The most important thing is that merchants know how to behave. No matter who is in charge of Nanyang, these merchants will donate money and food. If you don’t smile when you meet people, you can’t return them to ransack their homes and exterminate their families.

Therefore, Nanyang's business is very prosperous, even though the chaos has remained in these years, it has always maintained a prosperous economy.

However, a merchant is always a merchant, earning high-profile money and being a low-key person. On the contrary, these years, he has not become a top bird, making money steadily, and living a stable life. Even some princes will not pay special attention to it.

As the political center of Nanyang, Wancheng is also a commercial center. It is connected to Guanzhong, Yuzhou, and Runan in the north, Jingzhou in the south, Hanzhong in the west, and can directly enter Jiujiang and pass through Jiangdong in the east.

As far as Nanyang as a whole is concerned, the four major commercial banks that were separated from Jingping Commercial Bank were the most influential.

Hengtong Commercial Bank, Xumen Commercial Bank, Zhengyang Commercial Bank, Hongfenghao.

The power of these four major commercial firms is not limited to Nanyang, but has already covered the whole world. Whether it is influence or accumulated financial resources, it is beyond the reach of ordinary commercial firms.

But in Wancheng, the most influential is Wancheng Commercial Bank.

Wancheng Commercial Bank also came from Jingping Commercial Bank in the past. At the beginning, several Wancheng merchants joined Jingping Commercial Bank. Later, Jingping Commercial Bank was disbanded. They were unwilling to submit to others, so they united and established Wancheng as the center. City Commercial Bank.

The big shopkeeper of Wancheng Commercial Bank is Xu Shen.

Xu Shen, a small carpenter, was unknown at the time, but if after Jingping Commercial Bank, he flew into the sky, he would be highly valued by Mu Jing and became one of the executive shopkeepers of Jingping Commercial Bank. After years of influence, the Xu family The shops grew stronger and stronger, almost monopolizing the timber market.

In the dead of night, Wancheng was filled with chills.

The courtyard of Wancheng Commercial Bank was brightly lit.

"Everyone!"

Xu Shen is in a high position, his eyes swept away, he looked at the faces, and said indifferently: "Everyone wants their wives to do business in a peaceful way, and I also want to, but sometimes, people have to stand in line and do business." Same!"

"What does the treasurer mean, let us take refuge in the Minghou Mansion?"

A businessman stood up and asked: "But now we are under the eyes of the Guanzhong Army. We are not aristocratic families, gentry and aristocratic families who can casually summon tens of thousands of strong men. We are just merchants. Even if they lose, they can easily kill us!"

"Everything is dangerous. Even if we are just doing business, isn't there a risk? If a batch of cargo is shipped out and returned, it will face the possibility of annihilation of the entire army. If you want to do big things, how can there be no danger!"

Xu Shen said: "Besides, I am not going to let you go to sneak attack the Guan Zhongjun. I just hope that I can talk to them and be a lobbyist!"

"A lobbyist?"

When everyone heard the words, they looked at each other face to face, a little embarrassed and a little struggling.

Since ancient times, businessmen have been chasing profit first, avoiding evil and seeking good fortune as a supplement, staying away from danger, and focusing on profit is the theme of businessmen. It is not because of how much loyalty they have to Minghou, but because of how much interest they have.

Minghou Mujing founded Jingping Trading Company back then. He fought a salt war and then a grain station. He is regarded as the founder of the rise of business. The "Das Kapital" he took out back then was regarded as a book of sages.

"Now that the shepherd army is besieging the city outside, it will be a matter of time before Minghou's mansion attacks. If we don't do anything, I'm afraid it will not be that simple to do business with Minghou in the future!"

Xu Shen said softly: "The four major commercial firms in Nanyang, why they can spread their influence all over the world and do business in Yizhou at will is because they support Minghou, and our Wancheng Commercial Bank is weaker than them, but If you leave Wancheng and Nanyang, you won't be able to do anything, why?"

"This one……"

Someone is sighing, but can't say why.

"Let me tell you!" Xu Shen said, "Because we have no support behind us, Jingping Merchant also came out, but everyone knows that Minghou is supporting them, not us!"

"We didn't have a chance before, but now, in Wancheng, whether it is the four major commercial firms in Nanyang or other merchants, they are not as powerful as our Wancheng Commercial Bank. We are the strongest here!"

Xu Shen stood up, glanced at everyone, and said: "Now our opportunity has come, and this is the only opportunity that allows us to get close to Minghou smoothly. Wancheng Commercial Bank will no longer be limited to Wancheng and Nanyang. You can use the name of Minghou to travel all over the world. If you lose, we will lose money, give them food, and give them clothes. We have no intention of fighting against them!"

"What is the shopkeeper going to do?"

All the merchants pondered for a long time, and finally someone spoke.

"Starting tomorrow, all shops in the city will be closed!"

Xu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"The shops in the whole city are closed?"

Everyone gasped, this was a big move.

"Why?" someone asked, "Is it good for us?"

"It's no good, and we may even lose money, but we can tell others about the strength of our Wancheng Commercial Bank!" Xu Shen said: "If I want to talk to people, I must first let them know that we have the strength to dominate Nanyang, even if the wealthy gentry in Wancheng , we can all influence!"

"If it's a business, do it!"

A young man stood up and said to Xu Shen: "Master, I believe in you, our Luo family is willing to advance and retreat with Wancheng Commercial Bank!"

"Since the big shopkeeper has confidence, we also believe in the big shopkeeper!"

"It's as if the big shopkeeper said that even if the matter fails to be negotiated, we will lose money in the end. We have made a lot of money over the years, and we can bear some losses!"

A group of merchants gritted their teeth and finally agreed.

Xu Shen's eyes became sharper: "Then, I will trouble you all. You are the pillars of my Wancheng Commercial Bank. For a more brilliant future of Wancheng Commercial Bank, I hope we can work together!"

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The attacks outside the city for several days were all maintained within the boundary of why not attack, which could put a huge pressure on the city, but did not form a formal offensive and defensive battle.

Just like this, Huangfu Yin was already devastated.

"Today, they retreated halfway through the attack again?"

"Ok!"

"What the hell are they trying to do?"

"I thought it was a test before, but now I feel that they are playing a false and real strategy with us!" Zhou Song told Huangfuyin, saying: "I conclude that a ground-breaking attack is being prepared outside the city, but before the attack, they To exhaust our mental strength, one feint, two feints, three feints... Ten times are feints, we can stay vigilant, but No. 11, we will always be exhausted, this is the last time they launch an attack good time!"

"Damn!"

Huangfu Yin clenched his fists and said, "Is there no way!"

"no!"

Zhou Song shook his head: "The main reason is that our troops are too small, and there is no way to replace them. We can only hold on!"

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Lord Prefect, it's been so many days, isn't there any news from the general?"

Huangfu Yin's face twitched, and after a while, he said quietly: "No news!"

"why?"

Zhou Song didn't understand.

"Perhaps..." Huangfu Yin had a bitter look on his face, "Nanyang, and even us, have already been given up!"

"impossible!"

Zhou Song couldn't believe it: "The general has no foothold except Nanyang. How could he give up Nanyang? Even if he captured Jiujiang, he couldn't give up Nanyang. Nanyang is the best place for him and for the Guanzhong army. Nice living space...”

"The living space of the Guanzhong army will always be in Guanzhong!"

Huangfuyin interrupted Zhou Song.

"Could it be..." Zhou Song stared at Huangfu Yin with wide eyes.

"I have no idea!"

Huangfuyin shook his head: "Huangfusong will always be impeccable in doing things. As long as he makes a decision about giving up or not giving up, no one can stop him. He regards Nanyang as part of his battlefield. As long as he is in On the battlefield, he is always calm and indifferent, and can make decisions that we can't make!"

(End of this chapter)