Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Although Henan is the hinterland of the Central Plains and relatively rich, it is only a secondary market.The most important markets in Henan are Kaifeng and Henan along the Yellow River. As for Runing and Guide, their importance is not even as important as Xi'an and Taiyuan in the northwest, let alone nearby Xiangyang and Wuhan.

In the past, it was not that the Wang family did not fail to notice that the markets of Runing and Guide were abnormal.When the Wang family and the caravans of his business group entered this area to do business, many of the goods were confiscated and fined by the Internal Affairs Department of the Runing Army, under a name that the Wang family had never heard of: violating the Patent Law.

What exactly is the "Patent Law"?The Wang family is unknown.So they take it for granted that someone is monopolizing business in this area.

It's not the first time the Wang family has encountered a monopoly.After all, the commercial market in the late Ming Dynasty was not very standardized. Some local officials and local wealthy families occupied the local market to make huge profits.So the Wang family also used the usual method to deal with it.Simply put, it is to open the way with money.

But this method doesn't work when applied to Runing Army.Of course, the Wang family first prepared generous gifts to make good friends with the local government, but in Runing, commercial activities are under the control of the Runing Army, and the countryside is also completely controlled by the Runing Army, so only the administrative orders of the local government, that is It is useless at all, because there is no actual executor!

And bribing and buying those who are in the Department of Internal Affairs will not be effective.The discipline of the Runing Army itself is very strict, and the Department of Internal Affairs has always strictly implemented the decrees issued by Wu Shigong.They even violently enforce such brutal laws as the "Forbidden Wasteland Order" and "Banning the Trafficking Order", so the "Patent Law" is nothing more than sprinkled water!

If the Runing Army hadn't implemented the policy of encouraging industry and commerce, maybe the Wang family's bribery and buying behavior would have made the Department of Internal Affairs even worse.So the lower route doesn't work either.

If so, give it up for now.Let the Wang family spend a lot of money to dredge an unimportant small market, and this kind of thing that is not worth the loss is meaningless.

It can be seen that Ma Boyan, the head of the Ma family, had a vicious business vision. He saw the importance of the "Patent Law" at a glance, and used the "Patent Law" to form a technical barrier that only appeared in modern business .In Runing and Guide, Ma's monopoly was formed. [

However, with the establishment of the Ma family's production base in Runing and the commercial routes secured by the Four Seas Trading Company by force, the products produced in Runing and Guide spread rapidly to the central and western regions. Just got squeezed.Moreover, there is also a "Matthew Effect" in the market, and the gap widens.It just gets bigger and bigger.

Moreover, the Wang family also fell into a disadvantage in fighting for funds. With Runing's sound financial support and the convenient financing from the stock exchange, the Ma family is definitely not afraid of a price war.

What made the Wang family vomit blood the most was that the Wang family had many of their own advantageous products.The patents were preempted by the Ma family, and it turned into the technology that the Wang family stole from the Ma family.

Moreover, as the Peasant Army became more and more rampant, the entire central and western region would not be able to conduct business without the protection of the army. In addition, the Wang family finally found out that the ship used by the Ma family belonged to Wu Shigong.They finally realized the importance of Wu Shigong.

Since there is a need for others, the first thing to do is of course to make friends. At this time, the Wang family carefully inquired about Wu Shigong's background.As soon as they learned that Wu Shigong was the son of a noble, they contacted those nobles in Jinling City.

But the result of the contact made the Wang family a little dumbfounded. Wu Shigong's last trip to Jinling almost offended all the honorable children in Jinling City.

Turn around!The Wang family also learned that Wu Shigong is a member of the Donglin Party, so they should find an official of the Donglin Party in Jiangnan.But after contacting again, I found that no Donglin party officials knew Wu Shigong at all. I really don't know how Wu Shigong got into the Donglin party.

This matter is really weird, why don't you ask Ma Bo'an?Isn't this self-defeating?It was hard to find a seat from Nanjing Taipu Temple.The official who once sold the war horse to the Runing Army, but at this time the news came that the imperial envoy Sona had killed Wu Shigong, and the official immediately withdrew his "letter of introduction".

At that time, the Wang family was a little gloating, and the Ma family who was tied up with Wu Shigong this time must be unlucky!Under the cover of the nest, are there any eggs?Unexpectedly, the bird's nest of the Runing Army was not only destroyed.And it was converted into reinforced concrete.Not only did the imperial court not punish Wu Shigong, but it also continued to take actions to appease him.At least for a short period of time, Wu Shigong was restless.

Of course, wealthy merchants at the level of the Wang family are particularly concerned about the dynamics of the court.So they immediately analyzed: the imperial court was useful to get Wu Shigong, and the imperial court also had scruples about Wu Shigong.And what should the court use and scruple about military officers?It must be the army in his hands.

If it's just like this, it's fine, in a peaceful age, the Wang family would definitely not go into this muddy water.For a military officer like Wu Shigong who was not favored by the court, it was too late to avoid him.But now is the era of chaos.

Like the Ma family, the Wang family is not a scholar who doesn't know the affairs of the world, nor is it a person who only stays in the bustling city. Their caravan has traveled all over the world, so they are very familiar with the situation in various places.

Take a look at the big tomorrow now!The dynasties between the DPRK and China are incessant; natural disasters continue for years; Tartars from outside the customs keep entering the customs; peasant rebels in the Central Plains are rampant. No matter how you look at it, it is a scene of troubled times.Therefore, when discussing privately behind closed doors, they even thought that the time for a change of dynasty was coming.

Therefore, in this case, in order to keep one's own family property, whether it is to bet on one side or not to put eggs in one basket, one will certainly not ignore the forces that may succeed on either side.

Look at Wu Shigong in Runing again!With a strong army and wealth in hand, you will not suffer no matter what happens after you have a good relationship.So the Wang family decided: to send Wang Jueqing, who was second only to the Patriarch, to Runing with a heavy gift, even if he came to visit with shamelessness, there would be no further delay. [

After Wang Jueqing rushed to Runing, he was also lucky, and happened to meet Xiaojie getting married, so he asked a good official to introduce him, and attended the banquet in Fucheng first.Sure enough, Wang Jueqing's generosity caught Wu Shigong's attention, and he was summoned by Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong really didn't understand such a complicated background, but he also knew about the Wang family in Suzhou Mansion. After all, Wu Shigong himself was also a businessman, so of course he had heard about the top few wealthy families.If a cooperation with the Wang family can be reached, and even let the Wang family invest in Runing and Guide, Wu Shigong will definitely welcome him with his hands up.

Therefore, Wu Shigong received Wang Jueqing as he would a big businessman.

At the beginning of the meeting, both the host and the guest were happy, and the specific conversation will not be detailed. Anyway, the content of the conversation with Ma Po'an, the head of the Ma family, was similar.But as the conversation deepened, Wu Shigong felt that Wang Jueqing's intentions were not superficial.

"My lord, after listening to your introduction to the "Patent Law", Wansheng would take the liberty to ask: Many of the patents registered by the Ma family were originally owned by our Wang family, but now they have been snatched away by them. It is very unfair!" Although his words were sharp, Wang Jueqing still kept his usual smile.

Wu Shigong was taken aback for a moment, because this question is difficult to answer.Of course Wu Shigong also knew about the Ma family's squatting behavior, and he also understood that this practice was unethical.But at that time, only the Ma family in the Runing Army was willing to invest a large amount of money, so the policy bias must be beneficial to the Ma family.

However, the Runing Army has developed to the present, and it is definitely unwilling to have a big business in its jurisdiction, so its policy will definitely be deflected, and it also hopes to support a few big businesses and compete with each other, so , sooner or later these problems left over from history must be resolved.

But Wu Shigong didn't want to rashly intervene in the commercial disputes between the two, because no matter what kind of judgment the Runing Army made, it would always make one family dissatisfied, or even both of them, which was thankless the result of.

So Wu Shigong thought about it for a while, and answered carefully: "I know about this matter, and there will be an answer before Mr. leaves. But what the Ma family did is not illegal, so it is difficult to deal with, so Mr. Make a list of the goods. If they are indeed owned by your family, then I will guarantee that they can be sold locally. For the time being, they will not be restricted by the "Patent Law". However, I hope that Mr. Ma can negotiate properly with the Ma family and reach an agreement by himself. most."

Wang Jueqing smiled wryly, and then said: "If you are not willing to negotiate, then the Ma family has already made huge profits, and you will never let go. I hope you will uphold justice for the Wang family." Because the interests involved are too huge, Wang Jueqing also agrees. They can only press each other step by step.However, it can also be seen that those big businessmen in the late Ming Dynasty were not very afraid when they saw any officials.

Wu Shigong thought about it for a while, and said: "This matter is not owned by your Wang family, and there will definitely be many such things in the future, and there will be other commercial disputes. Let's do this! I will first set up a chamber of commerce in Runing, and specially give Your Wang family will reserve a place, and your chamber of commerce will formulate various rules, and after our Runing Army approves, it will form a formal decree."

"In the future, if there are disputes between merchants, it would be best if they can negotiate on their own. If not, our Runing Army will build an arbitration court to judge various commercial matters. Before that, I will also assign a special person to coordinate , I also hope that all businesses in Runing and Guide will make a lot of money. Peace is the most precious thing! What do you think, sir?"

Seeing that Wu Shigong was so frank and gave the Wang Family Commercial Guild the right to participate in the decision-making, Wang Jueqing had achieved his goal.In the next few days, Wang Jueqing discovered that the stock exchange was issuing the stocks of the paper-making and porcelain workshops newly built by Runing Army. The shell of the workshop first extended the Wang family's property to Runing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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