Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 64

"Everyone, what do you think... Liu Zhongtang went to Ao Island at this time, and his master threw a big banquet on the back foot, what could it be for?"

In the inn, several big merchants from Jiangxi were looking at each other with Wu Shuntian's invitation, trying to analyze something from it.

(Zhongtang is a respectful title for the cabinet bachelor. The protagonist's Chaozhou governor is temporarily dispatched. At this time, his official position is the cabinet bachelor. Although it is a vain title, it can already be called Zhongtang.)
"To be honest, since the Chaozhou government wants to do business with the outside world, honestly speaking, it is not a big problem for us Jiangxi merchants. No matter how we do this foreign trade, porcelain will be indispensable after all. The red-haired devils are not stupid. Knowing that our Jiangxi porcelain is the real number one in the world, to be honest, I am a little hesitant now, whether to open a business in Chaozhou Prefecture."

"How to say?"

"Here, there are Eight Banners garrisons! We lived in this city of Chaozhou for the past two days and saw that the Eight Banners soldiers were rampant. It was said that Hao Duo was bedridden and uncontrolled. Do you know if Hao Duo is really lying in bed or pretending to be lying in bed now? I think that although Liu Zhongtang controls the three armies in name, he may not be able to subdue the Eight Banners in the three armies, right?"

Another person heard the words and said: "Everyone, it goes without saying that we are almost all the top businessmen in Jiangxi Province. I also believe that all of you have people in the court. Excuse me, in the future, when we do this sea trade business, we must have a lot of inflows and outflows. I am afraid that the account books will not all be in the millions. "If Master Zhongtang really can't control these soldiers of the Eight Banners, can we really write a letter to the court to rescue soldiers? Eight Banners, killing people is not against the law!"

"Indeed, we Jiangxi merchants are quite different from these Cantonese and Fujian merchants after all. Apart from porcelain, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to get a share of this Chaozhou sea trade. But if we only talk about porcelain, our Jiangxi merchants Is it possible that the porcelain is still worrying about selling it? Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to deny that the imperial court’s sea ban has been loosened in recent days. Haven’t your families ever received visitors from Wanwan?”

"If you say a thousand words and ten thousand, it still depends on Master Zhongtang's means. This Chaozhou city is still an empty shelf, and the streets are full of soldiers. It doesn't look like a commercial town. It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. Everyone knows that Haimao is a piece of land. Big fat, but, good things take time, who knows when Liu Zhongtang will be able to grind it out, and if he will be able to grind it out?"

"That's right. Although there are rumors that Mr. Zhongtang is far-reaching in wisdom, engaging in commerce and engaging in political power are two different things. The development of maritime trade is not all about fighting with troops."

"I understand what you guys mean. Anyway, we Jiangxi merchants hold heavy weapons and don't have to worry about selling them. It's just a matter of doing the icing on the cake, but it's unnecessary to send charcoal in the snow. And can this Chaozhou sea trade develop? It is worth mentioning, but it will fall on the head of the word law and order instead."

Everyone nodded.

"Then, let's talk about this matter like this? We are fellow villagers, but we must advance and retreat together."

"It's natural. When everyone goes out of the province to do business, the most important thing is the word Baotuan. If they do their own thing, they will be eaten by the local snakes to the bone."

As soon as the words fell, they suddenly heard a burst of noise downstairs, and everyone couldn't help frowning, and then ordered the servant to stumble in: "It's not good, master, it's not good, someone threw an open fire downstairs."

"Smash open flames? Who?"

"Eight Banners!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned green.

But they said that these Jiangxi merchants just arrived in Chaozhou yesterday, and Chaozhou City was actually just a military town before that, and its business was not developed enough, and there was no special merchant hall or the like. The restoration of the people's borders, the relocation of the people of Dahao Island, and the most important new construction of the city, the housing is very tense and even a little chaotic.

So even these big businessmen just found a random inn to rent out, intending to stay temporarily for a few days, and then buy a yard for a temporary stay after looking after it.

But who would have thought that he had just stayed in this inn for a day, and encountered such a heartbreaking thing as the Eight Banners soldiers smashing the open fire?
Opening the door and going out to look, I saw that the face of the owner of the inn had been beaten like a pig's head, but he was still kneeling on the ground and laughing endlessly, even lying on the ground like a dog barking, seven or eight wearing Eight Banners soldiers in Eight Banners uniforms are showing off their might in the hall.

In fact, the matter is not very complicated, these seven or eight soldiers of the Eight Banners are obviously drinking a little too much, when they come to this inn for dinner, the shopkeeper said that this place has been taken over by merchants from Jiangxi, and then they were beaten up.

The military man lost his temper and stopped eating, so he ordered the shopkeeper to lie on the ground and bark like a dog to relieve boredom, it's as simple as that.

"Pack? It's a joke. The entire Qing Dynasty is under our Eight Banners. It is for your face that the military master comes to your house for dinner. How dare you refuse to entertain the military master? What kind of big merchant, so majestic? Go, pull it out and let the military See you, Lord."

Seeing this, the people upstairs knew that they had been involved in this matter for no reason. Although they were suffocating, they had no choice but to send a representative down to negotiate.

"Mr. Jun, Mr. Jun, Mr. Qian Laishun, who is in charge of the Qian family in Jingde Town, Jiangxi Province, is my fault. I'm all to blame for this matter today. My brothers just came to live here and gave the shopkeeper a little more money. Originally, I wanted the shopkeeper to serve me well, but who would have thought that he would even dare to stop the military master? Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding, these silvers are our filial piety, please invite the military masters to drink.”

As he said that, he took out a large handful of broken silver with a smile on his face and put them in the hands of these soldiers one by one.

Unexpectedly, those soldiers of the Eight Banners accepted the money, but they smiled and said: "I heard that you are all top businessmen from Jiangxi, and you are just begging for such a little money? ?”

As he said that, he swung his arms round and slapped another big mouth, directly bewildering the Jiangxi merchant who came down to distribute the money.

"You...I...my cousin-in-law is Li Benshen, General Soldier of Guizhou!"

After the merchant was beaten up, he quickly moved out of his backer, trying to make the Eight Banners soldiers fear, but who knew that it was okay if he didn't say anything, but once he said it, the Eight Banners soldiers became more energetic
"Yo, a relative of the chief soldier."

But suddenly another big mouth slapped him fiercely in the face: "Li Benshen is amazing, I am the Eight Banners! I will beat you to death today, let's see if Li Benshen has the ability to make me pay for my life!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't show any face at all, and he was beaten up again, as if he was really going to be beaten to death here.

All the merchants upstairs were amazed when they saw this. Although they each had servants to guard them, how could they dare to let them go?They had no choice but to go downstairs one after another, and after finishing their soft words, they replaced them with whole large silver ingots and presented them respectfully, but these soldiers of the Eight Banners were still relentless. In the end, they actually presented two beautiful concubines. Only then did he give up and leave.

"If Liu Zhongtang can't control these Eight Banners soldiers, this Chaozhou business can't be done."

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