Smuggling Daming

On the same day when Xie Lingyun and Hong Feiyun got together, the hall of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was also very lively. There was a sumptuous banquet set up in the hall, and there were all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas on the table.Zhou Zhong was sitting on the main seat, and in front of him, five old or steady businessmen were sitting there, chatting and laughing with Zhou Zhong.

"Uncles, I'm new here. I just took over the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. I didn't think about some things carefully. I haven't had the opportunity to visit you all. I hope uncles don't blame me!" Zhou Zhong raised his glass and said to the five people in front of him.

The five people in front of Zhou Zhong are regular customers of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and they have a good personal relationship with Zhou Hai. After Zhou Hai's accident, the Chamber of Commerce owed a lot of money, and many people came to the door to urge to pay back the money. These five people are also creditors of the chamber of commerce, but they have never urged them, and even offered to lend Sanniang and the others a sum of money to repay the debt, so Zhou Zhong is also very grateful to these five people, and took the initiative to regard himself as a junior after meeting .

"Nephew Xian is too polite. We are old friends with your father. We are also very sad about his accident some time ago. But fortunately, nephew Xian has taken over the business of Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. He can be regarded as brother Zhou Hai's successor. If there is anything that needs us in the future, as long as my nephew tells us, we will try our best to help!" A fat old man in fine clothes sitting diagonally opposite Zhou Zhong said.

The identity of this old man is not simple. His name is He Xian. He is a well-known big silk merchant in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Suzhou and Hangzhou, where there are so many people, are also the homes of the most wealthy.In addition, he also owns a large-scale fleet on the Yangtze River, specializing in the purchase of silk and other commodities along the Yangtze River. Most of these silks are sold overseas through smuggling. He used to be the largest silk supplier of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and Zhou Hai’s best silk supplier. One of my best friends is also very enthusiastic about Zhou Zhong.

"Brother He is right. Nephew Zhou Xian can now take over the business of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and I heard that the two major chambers of commerce, Jeolla and Shangquan, have been destroyed as soon as he arrived at Shuangyu Port. I am so relieved. Come on, uncle. A toast to you!" At this time, the thin old man sitting opposite Zhou Zhong raised his glass to toast Zhou Zhong.This thin old man looks a few years younger than He Xian, with a refined appearance and a neatly groomed gray beard. He is wearing a light blue robe and has a strong bookish air. If you meet him for the first time, I'm afraid they will think that the other party is a teacher.

In fact, this thin old man is called Li Mo, and like He Xian, he is also a very famous businessman in Suzhou and Hangzhou. However, he is not in the silk business, but in the porcelain business. , The porcelain shipped in is also smuggled overseas, and the wealth in his hands is no less than that of He Xian.

Seeing Li Mo toasting himself, Zhou Zhong hurriedly stood up, raised his glass, and drank it down with the other party.Li Mo also worked as a smuggling businessman in Shuangyu Port before, but he was cornered by a group of Japanese people and had to quit Shuangyu Port in the end, so he never liked the Japanese people.

"Nephew Zhou Xian, I'm a rough man, I don't know what kind words to say, I have been kind to Boss Zhou back then, so I should repay him now, but I have a straight temper, I don't know why you came to us today, nephew Want to discuss?" Just as Zhou Zhong sat down, the burly man sitting on the left side asked.

I saw this burly man who looked to be in his 40s, with a very vicious appearance. He was wearing a mink coat, several red or blue gemstone rings on his carrot-thick fingers, and even a pigeon egg was inlaid on his hat. Baoyu, big and small, looked at his attire, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was an upstart.

This upstart-like burly man is named Hu Lei, and he is a powerful timber merchant. He not only supplies most of the timber needs of Shuangyu Port, but also purchases a large amount of precious timber from Nanyang from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. This business has made him become one of the well-known businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River from a poor boy, but it is a pity that he is illiterate, and his own recuperation is also poor. the taste of.

"Uncle Hu, don't worry. My nephew invites all uncles to come here today. Naturally, there is a big matter of getting rich to discuss with everyone. Otherwise, my nephew would not dare to celebrate the New Year here. Please come here, uncles." Seeing Zhou He said to Hu Lei with a heavy smile.

"Get rich?" As soon as Zhou Zhong's words fell, the eyes of the short middle-aged man sitting next to Zhou Zhong's right head lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Nephew Zhou Zhongxian, what do you mean by getting rich?" , have you found a new lucrative route?"

This short, middle-aged man was named Chen Wufa. Even though he hadn't spoken all the time, in fact, among the five people sitting there, he was the one with the strongest financial resources.Chen Wufa does not deal in expensive commodities such as silk or porcelain, but in the cotton cloth business. Although the unit price of cotton cloth is not as high as that of porcelain and silk, the quantity of such goods as silk and porcelain is limited, and sometimes they cannot be bought at all. Cotton cloth has a huge output, and the overseas demand is also very strong, so among the smuggled goods, cotton cloth accounts for a considerable share.And Chen Wufa happened to be one of the largest cotton merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. With the huge profits from smuggling, his net worth was enough to overwhelm the other four people present.

"Uncle Chen was joking. My nephew also wants to find a new route that is lucrative, but this kind of thing not only requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but also depends on a bit of luck. Besides, everyone knows the situation of the Chamber of Commerce now. There are not many sea-going ships left, so where can we find any new routes?" Zhou Zhong couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face when he said that at the end, if it wasn't for the situation of the chamber of commerce being so bad, he wouldn't have invited the five people in front of him. people come here.

"Nephew Zhou Xian, just tell me what kind of profitable business it is, I'm dying of anxiety!" At this time, Hu Lei, who has the most irritable personality, shouted loudly. I can't stand Zhou Zhong making circles here.

"Hey, when will Big Brother Hu change his temper? Although Brother Zhou is young, since he took over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, he has never done a major event that caused a sensation in the entire Shuangyu Port. Don't say anything else, just treat the Beigang Tea House It is enough to make Xu feel admirable for keeping Beigang so prosperous during the Chinese New Year!" Sitting next to Hu Lei at this time, the youngest and shrewd middle-aged man said.

It is not accurate to say that this person is a middle-aged person, because the other party looks to be in his early 30s, and like Chen Wufa, he is a short person with a very ordinary appearance. The only thing that attracts attention is the pair of triangles. Eyes, turning around in the eye sockets from time to time, one can tell that it is the kind of shrewd guy.

The name of this shrewd guy is Xu Yin. Although he is the youngest among the five, he is the one with the widest range of connections. He is very popular in both the official and business circles of Ming Dynasty. Most of the goods that came were bought by him at a high price, and whether it was pepper, spices, coral, or pearls, as long as they could make money, he accepted almost all of them. I don’t know where he got so many ways to get the goods sell away?

He Xian, Li Mo and the others were full of praise when Xu Min mentioned the reform of the Beigang Tea House. When they came, they had some doubts about whether Zhou Zhong could take over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but after hearing Zhou Zhong's arrival, they did Several things, especially the business talent shown in the reform of the teahouse, made them immediately full of confidence in Zhou Zhong, and they even became a little enthusiastic unconsciously.

Hearing the praise from He Xian and others, Zhou Zhong immediately said a few words modestly, and finally began to talk about the reason for inviting these regular customers here today.

"Uncles, before my nephew tells you the reason for inviting everyone here today, I have a question to ask you all." Zhou Zhong looked around at the five people sitting here, and then asked, "Uncles Presumably everyone knows that a smuggling chamber of commerce like ours can earn ten times, or even dozens of times of profits every time they go to sea. Many people are jealous of such profits, but unfortunately they have nowhere to go and cannot be smuggling merchants at all. It’s just that my nephew wants to ask here, are all uncles interested in directly participating in smuggling?”

Whether it is goods suppliers such as Chen Wufa and Li Mo, or goods purchasers such as Hu Lei and Xu Min, they are all indirectly involved in smuggling, not real smuggling merchants, only the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the Xie family control The merchants who smuggle the most critical link of sea transportation are the real smugglers.

"Zhou... Brother Zhou, you... what do you mean?" Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Xu Min, who is the shrewdest person, was the first to react, but he couldn't believe what Zhou Zhong said. information, so there are some stuttering problems.

"None of you here are outsiders, so this junior will tell everyone the truth. All uncles are aware of the situation of the chamber of commerce. The smuggling fleet of the chamber of commerce has suffered heavy losses, and my nephew lacks the property to restore the strength of the chamber of commerce, so I just thought about it." The method is to change the chamber of commerce into a joint-stock system, and let everyone buy shares. In the future, you will all be shareholders of the chamber of commerce, and everyone will work together to develop the chamber of commerce. I wonder if all of you, uncles, are willing to become a shareholder?" Zhou Zhong said frankly, with a constant expression on his face. With a sincere smile.

"This... this..., nephew, you are not joking, are you?" Li Mo, who had a refined appearance, also lost his original demeanor at this time, and asked with a face full of disbelief.

"Uncle Li, do you think I will joke about the future of the chamber of commerce?" Zhou Zhong said seriously, and looked around at the five people in front of him again. With sufficient financial resources, as long as you have money, restoring the original strength of the fleet is simply a piece of cake.In addition, letting these people buy shares is only the first step in his reform of the chamber of commerce, and there is still a big meal waiting for them later.

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