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Chapter 767 Jiangnan, inflation!

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    Liu Zuanji, named Tianliang layman.  He was originally a purchaser from a noble house in Nanjing.  After the Jiang-Sea Joint Defense Agreement, a large number of Nanmi trading contracts were resold by the distinguished disciples at the Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing, and huge profits were made in an instant.  As a member of the family in the mansion, he is naturally the first to get the most.  Relying on the convenience of running errands for the master of the house, and relying on his status as a member of a wealthy family, Liu Chanji had both ends of the road.  How to eat both ends?  To put it in more cultural terms, it means "holding an official to bully a businessman, holding a businessman to hide an official." What, you still don't understand?  Then let¡¯s make it more clear.  In front of those rice merchants, he represented the honorable nobles, "The owners of this business have said that we will pay this price. If we don't pay this price, not only will you not be able to buy it in our house, but also in the entire city of Nanjing."  You can¡¯t even buy it!¡± This is what is called using an official to influence a businessman.  Then, it would be easier to hold business in order to deceive officials.  After the business is concluded, according to the rules, you should go back to the house to pay the account.  He had to delay it for at least ten days and a half. He would first put the money outside for a period of time and earn some interest before spending it.  Then, he returned to the house and complained all kinds of grievances in front of his masters, complaining about poverty, saying that there were too many grain and rice contracts, how difficult it was to do business, etc.  There are endless ways to get another benefit from it, such as big head and small tail, underpaying for more, yin and yang contracts and other means.  Anyway, no matter whether you are a distinguished person or a businessman, you will be severely peeled off by Liu Tianliang in both cases.  In just a few years, Liu Zuanji and Liu Tianliang have jumped from a small purchaser to one of the few large grain merchants in Jiangnan. The grain and rice contracts they handle every year are at least millions of dan.  Not only did he deal in grain, he also took advantage of the convenience of frequent travel between places, and started an exchange business with everyone in Caobang, and also started a car and boat trade between towns.  "However, this person's ability to observe words, colors and the direction of the wind is innate.  After Duduo moved south from the north of the Yellow River, he quietly took advantage of the convenience of grain merchants and got in touch with the Qing army through the four towns in Jiangbei, saying that as long as the Qing army went south to cross the river, he was willing to serve as an internal support.  However, in Duduo, Nanjing, none of the surrendered officials could see him. Where could there be a businessman who had the time to deal with him?  So, he was left idle.  Bolo¡¯s trip south from Nanjing this time gave Liu Chanji, who was watching the scenery at home and waiting for the opportunity, a chance.  He decisively contacted his comrades and sacrificed Jiaxing City.  As the commander-in-chief of an army, Bolo naturally wants to reward according to his merits.  When Liu Chanji was asked what reward he wanted, he replied very cleverly and flatteringly, "I don't want to be an official. I just want to be a good slave for my master and get money for my master to do errands."  As a slave of Bolo's coat, he took on the task of raising food and fodder for his army.  Jiamulou Teahouse is an industry club for Jiaxing grain merchants.  Whenever there are any major or minor issues in the industry, such as negotiating a unified increase in wholesale prices, reduction of discounts, etc., the Rice Industry Association will convene everyone here for a meeting.  On weekdays, various merchants exchange goods with each other, inquire about market conditions, and discuss and resolve any disputes and other matters here.  This is also a place Liu Zuanji must visit almost every day.  Today is no exception here. The front hall, second hall, left and right wing rooms, and flower hall are full of people.  Owners of rice grain stores from Jiaxing, Huzhou, Tongxiang and other nearby prefectures and counties all came, regardless of whether they were members of the Jiaxing Rice Industry Association.  Well, this conference would have been more harmonious if there were not those hundreds of wolf-like soldiers holding swords and guns in front of the door, and Mr. Qian who was sitting on the couch at the door with his eyes squinting at everyone coming in and out.  "Hey! Shopkeeper Lan's! Huang Dong's family?! Why don't you two go in and sit down instead of standing here talking?" Under the eaves, Yuan Yangqing, Liu Zuanji's second shopkeeper, had a proud smile on his face.  It was as if he was a man with the power of life and death, looking at the dying prey under his claws.  Shopkeeper Lan and Huang Dong's family held Yuan Yangqing's hand enthusiastically and kept smiling, "Shopkeeper Yuan, we haven't seen each other for a long time. No, when we saw each other today, we thought we'd see each other first.  Let's think about it together and see how we can understand Mr. Liu Da's meaning and understand his words thoroughly, so we can avoid making mistakes, right?" As he spoke, an inadvertent little action was completed.  Under the cover of his sleeve, a small folded piece of paper was thrust from Shopkeeper Lan's hand into Shopkeeper Yuan Er's.  From the touch of his fingers, Yuan Yangqing could vaguely tell the denomination of the golden ticket.  Acceptance bills were originally jointly issued by Long Shengxing and other Nanzhong merchants, each with a denomination starting from 500 silver dollars, in order to make it convenient and safe for merchants from all over the world to trade, so that they did not have to carry large sums of money when doing business in this troubled time.  The amount of money attracted the covetousness of heroes from all walks of life.  However, because this thing is so convenient and has such high gold content, it has not only become popular all over the country quickly.They recognized it, and gradually gained a well-known name in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, "Golden Ticket!" It means that this piece of paper is as good as gold!  "Well, at least one thousand silver dollars. This guy surnamed Lan still knows what's going on!" On the other side, Huang Dongjia couldn't help but hold Yuan Yangqing's right hand tightly with both hands and shake it, and the same movement happened again.  Performed once.  "Mr. Yuan Er, what's going on with Liu Dadong's calling all of us together? Is the rice industry guild going to re-elect? Just tell me to come down and go back and report to the big boss. If he wants to, the leader of the guild will be here."  Okay, Chairman, that¡¯s just what he said!¡± ¡°When it comes to voting, we just have to vote for whatever Liu Dadong¡¯s family wants! He says coal is white!  Yes, let¡¯s just say it¡¯s whiter than snow!¡± After receiving this attitude from the two well-off businessmen, the second shopkeeper Yuanyang Qingyuan was naturally quite satisfied, ¡°Okay! When it comes to business, you have to follow me.  Mr. Da¡¯s order is to leave! Follow him, everyone will benefit from the master!¡± After saying this, Yuanyang Qingshi bowed his hands and continued to greet others gracefully.  .  "Alas! A thousand silver dollars were just thrown into the water." Shopkeeper Lan and Huang Dongjia both had this thought in their minds.  Although the Qing army now occupies half of the rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, the territory of the Southern Guangdong Army has been compressed. In Songjiang Prefecture, only Shanghai County, Wusongkou, Baoshan, Jinshan and other places are left. Although it is better in Hangzhou Prefecture, it is still under the control of the Qing Army.  There are many dangers under the pressure of soldiers.  However, things like business and finance are not based on military advantages.  And it seems to be inversely proportional to military superiority.  The more the Qing army gained the upper hand, it seemed that the silver coins, Tongbao issued by Nanzhong, and the gold tickets representing these currencies became stronger.  The reason is also very simple, that is, during the trade process, Nanzhong merchants only charge Nanzhong silver dollars and Tongbao for currency settlement.  His words were also very direct, "There is too much money in Jiangnan and the Mainland, and it is too abundant. Not to mention that the currency value is difficult to calculate, if we accidentally received fake money, wouldn't we cry and be unable to find the temple?" If you want to think about it,  It is also possible not to use the South China Silver Dollar as the basic unit of currency, then only barter trade is left.  Use raw silk, tung oil, silk, tea, porcelain, and population to settle accounts.  ?Some people may also ask, since both sides are fighting to the death, why have trade activities not been banned by the Qing army?  The reason is actually very simple. In order for the army to need food, and to meet the luxurious life needs of nobles, generals, and officers at all levels, the trade activities between Jiangnan merchants and Nanzhong merchants were not affected, but became even more prosperous.  .  Of course, we can't just drive the fleet to Nanzhong merchants as we did before.  Smuggling flourished like wildfire in spring.  Therefore, for a medium-sized businessman, one thousand Nanzhong silver dollars cannot be said to be a traumatic loss, but it is also a bit painful.  "Oh! If I go to sell some soju and snuff bottles, I'll get half the profit at least!" Huang Dongjia shook his body a little distressed.  "Two gentlemen, it's so elegant! There are cigarettes, tea, snacks and fruits inside. Why don't you go in and talk?" The person who spoke was Liu Qing, Liu Chanji's son, known as "Mr. Qing".  As a result, the two wealthy men had to deal with it awkwardly, and once again took out their golden tickets to carefully manage them.  Finally, the proceedings of the Rice Industry Association began.  "My colleagues, the prince's military order has been handed down. In order to defeat the traitorous officials who resisted the heavenly soldiers, we have also sent envoys to our colleagues in the Jiangnan rice industry. We, the Qing Dynasty heavenly soldiers, use our majestic divisions and the banner of righteousness to fight against rebellion with obedience. We  Naturally, we have to help each other, so that we can accumulate some merits for our descendants, and try to make our wives proud and honor our ancestors." Although the table was filled with tobacco, tea, snacks and fruits, the rice merchants present were all indifferent.  No idea at all.  My ears were filled with Liu Chanji's various noises. If I hadn't seen the Qing soldiers standing around the courtyard where the meeting was taking place with ill intentions, I'm afraid someone would have scolded him.  "In order to get the Nanmi contract from the Nanzhong businessman, you almost cleaned your butt and asked someone to sleep with you. Now you said that the heavenly soldiers were rebelling against you. What did you do back then? In order to get the contract, you released  By the way, any concubine or daughter can give up! At this time, you want to help Shun and help Master Wang! "But how dare you not bow your head under the low eaves?  Of course, these words can also be regarded as the service staff of various special entertainment venues to flaunt themselves, "Slaves are forced by the situation, and they do not sell themselves." At night, the devil knows whether you have sold it or not!  Without selling, how do you survive in this environment?  Finally, Liu Chanji revealed his purpose: "The mission handed over from above is to deliver 200,000 stones, grains, rice, oil, salt, and liquor to the camp within five days."??Dear colleagues, do you think we can handle this task?  " Grain merchants, big and small, cursed secretly, you are the largest grain merchant in the south of the Yangtze River. You were the first to sell rice contracts at Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing. Not to mention two hundred thousand shi of grain and rice, even one million shi is good.  You can also take out the Nanzhong Japonica rice immediately! The originally quiet meeting hall suddenly became buzzing. Grain merchants, big and small, lowered their heads and talked to their colleagues in low voices, venting their hearts.  "Everyone, please be quiet!  quiet!  "Liu Zanji waved his hands, trying hard to calm people down. However, if you do this, you are undoubtedly robbing everyone's money bags. How can you make these people as greedy and crazy after seeing money as flies after seeing blood?  Did you ask the people to calm down and listen to your talk? But the Qing army commander Qian who had been smoking a pipe on the side had some tricks. Seeing that Liu Chanji couldn't calm down the people even after waving his arms for a long time, he immediately stood up and put out his pipe.  He put it on the small coffee table and pulled out the knife from his waist without hesitation. The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by people in the room.  The Qing soldiers in the room immediately took a step forward, holding the handle of the knife tightly in their hands, "Dang, Dang, Dang!"  Mr. Qian knocked on the coffee table with his copper-covered scabbard, "You're a straight bitch!"  Let you come to discuss things, and everyone is as noisy as a toad!  Can¡¯t you just listen to what President Liu has to say?  !  If there is any more noise, don't blame me for being rude!  " Under the threat of the swords and guns, the meeting hall suddenly became extremely quiet. The people who were noisy just now didn't even dare to say a word. They just stared at the sharp sword in Mr. Qian's hand. "  well!  Today's two thousand silver dollars were thrown into the water in vain.  I'm afraid that no one from the Liu family will be able to help me at all.  "Huang Dongjia was still feeling pain in his heart for the two thousand yuan money order he presented with both hands. He secretly glanced at Liu Qing, who was sitting next to Liu Cuanji, and saw that the face of the young master who was in charge of the car and boat shop for Liu Cuanji was as usual.  , didn¡¯t look like he was going to kill someone, so he forced his heart back into his stomach. ¡°Liu also said just now that the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty are heavenly soldiers. How can Master Wang be like that before?  Like soldiers and horses, forcibly expropriating people's property?  However, a certain family just said this mission, and everyone refused to listen to what was said behind it, so they just kept making noises about themselves. This is not the way to do business!  "Liu Zanji saw that people were no longer noisy and just stared at him with pairs of eyes. Feelings of pride welled up in his heart, and then he slowly spoke. "Prince Bolo is so extraordinarily gracious.  It is not easy for business people like us to use our capital to seek profit.  Therefore, in order to express grace, every stone and rice is purchased at a price.  "Huh? It is indeed the profit-seeking nature of businessmen that determines their way of thinking. When I heard Liu Zuanji say that the Qing soldiers did not want to forcibly collect food from everyone, but to buy it at a price, my heart suddenly turned over again, "  I wonder what kind of grace the prince can give me?  ¡± Since the Chongzhen period, famines and wars have continued all over the country. Even the prefectures such as "Hangjiahu", Suzhou, Songjiang, and Taicang, which are known as paradise on earth, have also suffered from natural disasters. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, even Suzhou suffered from severe drought.  , everywhere was full of locusts, and the price of rice was four taels of silver per stone. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, there was a major locust plague in May. People peeled bark and sawdust mixed with chaff to eat, or dug up the white mud in the mountains to eat, which was called Guanyin powder in Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture.  , the price of rice is as high as three taels of silver per stone, and the price of wheat is two taels of silver per stone. Houses in urban and rural areas have collapsed, and dead bodies are lying everywhere. However, in the eyes of these businessmen, the more natural disasters occur and the more food production decreases, the more they feel.  It's a good opportunity to make waves in the market and make a profit. Even if Nanzhong's big ships are transporting grains one by one, they still have the means and ability to make a big splash in the market, "Nanzhong's grain transport fleet is encountering trouble at sea."  When the wind blows, it¡¯s so pitiful!  Hundreds of large ships were all buried in the belly of the fish!  Within half a year, don¡¯t even think that a grain of rice will be shipped from the south!  " Nanzhong's rice farming contract was raised by them from one tael of silver and one stone of rice to the point where it doubled or tripled. Then, they had to mix it with necessities such as sand and gravel before they could sell it to those low-income people.  Now, after hearing Liu Zuanji say that Bolo was willing to give money to buy necessities such as military rations, oil, and salt, these people suddenly forgot the fear they had just faced when they were facing death threats, and all they thought of were small abacuses that were comparable to supercomputers.  "The fighting made the mountains ring. "The Tatars like Bolo came all the way from Jiangbei. They looted many cities and looted many goods along the way. Now they have gold and silver in their hands, but they lack food, rice, oil and salt.  At this time, I would like to talk about the price of money and the price, which can be regarded as doing justice to God, robbing the rich and giving to the poor!  Let¡¯s express this evil anger for the people in the south and north of the Yangtze River!  "Represented by the yellow and blue duoThis group of businessmen all had the idea of ??taking advantage of the situation.  "Your Majesty is extremely considerate of us. One stone of brown rice is priced at four silver dollars, and one stone of japonica rice is priced at six silver dollars! Canned goods, shochu, oil and salt, etc. are also purchased according to the current market price. However, the prince has given us grace, and we Jiangnan merchants  The people can't be filial, can they? I have expressed to the prince on behalf of everyone that no matter how much money is left, the fraction will be wiped off! Then, according to the rules of Jiangnan, there is a 28 kickback, which is regarded as a donation to the Qing Dynasty.  We have to raise some money to help pay for the army! "As for everyone making some manipulations with the amount of grain, oil, salt, and soju, the dryness of grain and rice, and the shelf life of canned meat, that's not Liu Chanji's business.  Anyway, everyone has given enough kickbacks. Anyway, these things are not eaten by officers and generals at all levels.  In fact, the situation analyzed by these businessmen is not bad at all.  Bolo and others went all the way south, with plenty of gold and silver in their hands, but what they lacked was food and supplies.  In order to raise enough food, they don't care about spending more money.  Anyway, the money was all robbed. As long as the army has enough food, at worst, they can just go to other cities to rob it.  If it doesn't work, just turn your back and slaughter these fattened pigs and sheep.  So, under the leadership of Liu Cuanji, the Jiangnan merchants were full of energy and delivered 200,000 stones, grains and rice to the camp within three days.  For Bolo, he handed over 100,000 stones, grains and rice to Luck Dehun and at the same time laid a solid material foundation for his march to Hangzhou.  However, Bo Luo and Liu Zanji will not find that with this purchase, prices in Jiangnan and the areas controlled by the Qing army have gradually soared
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