Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 Business affairs (supplement, 720)

At nightfall, the night fell to Luoyang City, and a bright moon hung above the sky of Luoyang. The moonlight was bright and clear, slanting down, with a little bit of starlight.

The city has been under martial law, the streets and alleys are quiet, only the sound of footsteps.

These are the soldiers and horses of the Jinwu Office responsible for the security of the capital. These soldiers and horses are patrolling the night.

Dongshi, Ping'an Square.

Jingping Firm.

This mansion is not big, with three entrances and three exits, and it only covers an area of ​​six or seven acres. However, in Luoyang, a metropolis with every inch of land, it is already expensive. A big house like this is also very distressing.

In the mansion, the lights flickered.

Above the lobby, oil lamps were lit one after another, and the clean wooden boards were shining brightly. Mu Jing was walking back and forth in socks, listening to Zhao Ping's careful report of what he had done during the period since he arrived in Luoyang City.

His brows were a little wrinkled, and his back and forth pace stopped sometimes, sometimes quickly, and his expression was obviously gloomy.

"Uncle, for so many days, you have thrown nearly a thousand gold as a price, and in the end you are just a little eunuch under Zhao Zhong's subordinates you approached?"

"Ok!"

Zhao Ping sat on his knees, nodded slightly, and said in shame: "A certain incompetent, after coming to Luoyang, he spent a lot of money to get acquainted with one or two eunuchs. In the end, I continued to spend money and bought layers of money, and then I got in touch with a young eunuch of Zhao Zhong's direct line, who purchased ingredients from Miyagi. I invited him to drink three times and gave him thousands of gold cakes, but this person is extremely greedy. The last time I begged to see Zhao Zhong, he was always procrastinating, and although I have gold cakes in my hand, I dare not make a big deal, for fear that he will take advantage of it and end up with nothing!"

"You're a bit conservative with money!"

Mu Jing was afraid of this kind of situation, bribery is also a skill, obviously Zhao Ping's skills are not good enough, so he insisted on coming to the capital, this trip is the right one, if you don't wait for Zhao Ping, you can wait to die.

He paced back and forth, crossed his hands, twirled his index finger, and the thoughts in his mind also turned: "This little eunuch is still valuable. If I can get in touch with Zhao Zhong in person, that's fine, but I can't see Zhao Zhong for a long time. , lest our plans fail!"

Zhao Zhong was one of the ten permanent servants, among the officials, he was granted the title of Marquis of the Capital. Among the ten permanent servants, his influence was second only to Zhang Rang, who was the head of the ten permanent servants.

Today, the emperor dotes on the ten permanent servants for a reason, and the powerful family controls the government. He can only use the ten permanent servants to bear the notoriety and fight against these powerful families. Therefore, although the ten permanent servants are notorious, they must have real skills.

Among the ten eunuchs, the emperor favored the two eunuchs the most. It is often said that Zhang Changshi is my father and Zhao Changshi is my mother.

So the two are the right and left hands of the emperor in the deep palace.

Zhang Rang is the outsider, the vanguard against some powerful ministers in the court. Zhao Zhong is in the house, and he has a lot of feminine methods. All the big and small things in the harem are under his command, and even some information is under his control.

It was rumored that this person was greedy and wanted to amass wealth after succeeding to the throne. This was a breakthrough.

If he could directly contact the emperor through him, it would be worth his money.

"But the young master, we can't guarantee that these eunuchs will take the money to do things. If they don't do things with the money, wouldn't we lose the gold pie and be thankless?"

Zhao Ping said worriedly.

This is also the reason why he has never dared to take big bribes.

"At this point, money is not important, what is important is time!"

Mu Jing looked firmly, and said: "The Battle of Runan is coming to an end, it is estimated that the news has already reached the capital, my father is just an ordinary person, how can those aristocratic families let him monopolize the battle, if we can't act first, we will There are no bones left for some people to eat, you go to contact this little eunuch, I want to see him in person!"

"promise!"

Zhao Ping nodded, turned and left.

"Is it too urgent?" Jiang Lu, who had been silent all this time, asked.

"No rush!"

Mu Jing smiled wryly: "Do you think those people from the Yuan family in Runan will leave my father with the great achievement of pacifying Runan?"

"Certainly not!"

Jiang Ludao: "But you made some preparations before you came, so that they don't dare to be too presumptuous. After all, he caused a lot of trouble. Even if they want to, they still have to worry about the impact. The Yuan family in Runan needs to save face!"

"What if they play hard?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Lu's pupils changed color slightly: "They will do something to the lord?"

"No?" Mu Jing asked back.

"If you put it that way, I think it will!"

Jiang Lu thought about it for a while, and his thoughts became clearer and clearer, and said: "My lord's identity as a Yellow Turban will definitely not be concealed, the most important thing is that he is at the bottom of Nanyang's position, and Nanyang itself fears him, not only will he not help He will still add insult to injury, after all, Zhang Zi is a member of General He Jin, who was born as a butcher, but he is determined to squeeze into the ranks of the aristocratic family, and he will definitely order Nanyang side to stab him at the mercy of the family. At that time, the identity of the lord will become the biggest attacking point, framing the name of collaborating with the enemy may cause a mob to attack, and then you can only become a rebel again!"

"So we have to compare speed!" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and said, "Father's war has been won, and our war is next. This court is the real game, and we can lose this round." No!"

Although the imperial court of the Han Dynasty is already crumbling, it is still the orthodox world. Now that the imperial court has not yet fallen, it has enough rights to call on all parties. If they do not attach themselves to this thigh, their shepherds will not be able to find a place to recuperate and accumulate strength.

"What if we follow the path of General He Jin?" Jiang Lu changed his mind and asked.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, it's basically impossible!"

Mu Jing shook his head, and asked back: "My father was born as a general of the Yellow Turbans. I can't hide the fact, who is the one who hates the Yellow Turbans the most in this world?"

"Aristocratic families!" Jiang Ludao: "The Yellow Turbans were in chaos in the past. Many families in the world were ruined and their properties were confiscated. If the people in the world hate the Yellow Turban Army the most, they must be the powerful families and the gentry, and they will never allow a Yellow Turban general to enter the house. , to become a general in the imperial court, to command soldiers in the name of the imperial court!"

"He Jin is now able to become a great general and command the world's military power. Who is he most dependent on?"

"Naturally, he is a family member!"

"so……"

"That's why He Jin will never risk offending the aristocratic family to help the lord. This relationship of interest has already destined him to be our enemy!" Jiang Lu quietly continued Mu Jing's words.

"Therefore, I can only follow the way of the emperor!" Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "If we can't impress the emperor, we can only continue to be bandits, wandering around with soldiers and horses, and live a life where everyone shouts and beats us. Can't stop to recuperate!"

"You are right!"

Jiang Lu nodded, then stood up, and said: "It seems that I am too optimistic about many things. We need to make more preparations. In this way, I will prepare a memorial first, and send it directly to the emperor. If we can meet the Son of Heaven smoothly, we still have a chance, after all, the situation of the Son of Heaven in the deep palace is not very good, he needs the military power outside to rely on!"

"Ok!"

Mu Jing responded, and said: "I will try my best to find a way to meet Zhao Zhong. Whether we can meet the emperor depends on our luck!"

……

Late at night.

However, Mu Jing was still reviewing some documents in the lobby. These documents were all recorded on bamboo slips, which seemed quite troublesome, and he had to read every word clearly.

These bamboo slips all recorded some court affairs, as well as recently collected matters about the ten permanent attendants, and there were also some matters about some influential ministers above the court.

These are all the information that Mu Jing ordered Tan Zong to collect, and they are all things that are not secret, things that are easy to find out, but there is a lot of information that Mu Jing doesn't know about.

Only after thoroughly understanding these can we have a preliminary understanding of the court of the great man, and only then can we know who the enemy we are about to face is.

"My lord, shopkeeper Sun Hao is asking to see you!" Huo Yu came up and said in a low voice.

"Let him in!"

"promise!"

Soon, Sun Hao, the executive manager of Jingping Commercial Bank, walked in under the leadership of his personal guard Huo Shao.

"Subordinate Sun Hao, pay homage to the shopkeeper!"

Sun Hao hadn't seen Mujing for a while, but this time when he saw him again, he keenly felt that there was an evil spirit in Mujing, and this evil spirit made Mujing more stable and majestic.

"No need to be too polite!" Mu Jing waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have a lot of things to do recently, and I may not be able to take care of the business side, so don't worry about it!"

"The shopkeeper is the one who does big things. I didn't want to disturb the shopkeeper with these small things, but the situation of the business in Luoyang has not been opened for a long time. I am a little anxious, so I want to ask for instructions!"

Sun Hao is not an ignorant person. These days, the people in Jingping Trading Company are all first-class players, and tens of thousands of gold have been deposited in the company. Such a large sum, even if the company wants to get it out, it is difficult. , it is conceivable that they must have important matters here in Luoyang City.

But now the firm has reached a bottleneck, and Mu Jing is their founder, their greatest reliance, and the big shopkeeper of their firm, so they have to report something after all.

"Tell me first, if borrowing three thousand catties will affect the operation of the business!"

"No, the current financial resources of the commercial bank will not affect the operation if it is possible to withdraw three thousand catties. If it is possible, the big treasurer can also withdraw several thousand gold. Our commercial bank can bear it now. Without the big treasurer, there will be no our commercial bank. The commercial bank must be The big shopkeeper's reliance!" Sun Hao said very sincerely.

"It seems that I have underestimated the current development of the firm. Come and tell me about the specific situation of Wuyin!"

Mujing put down the bamboo slips in his hand.

Jingping Trading Company was built by him alone, but after several months of focusing on the battlefield, he has broken the link with Jingping Trading Company, and he needs to clean up again.

In the past, Jingping Trading Company sold three thousand gold, which would be affected to some extent. Now that Sun Hao has such a big tone, it must be because the firm has become rich and gave him confidence, which surprised him a bit.

"promise!"

Sun Hao began to report: "The Jingping Exchange proposed by the big shopkeeper was established in July, and in less than half a month, it has already seen initial results. It has not only stabilized the market price of the entire Wuyin, but also expanded the influence of our Jingping Trading Company. Now, Wuyin merchants are all looking forward to our Jingping Trading Company, even if they are aristocratic families, without our firm's nod, they can't shake Wuyin's prices.

In addition, the establishment of Jingping Exchange has attracted many caravans from south to north.

The land of Wuyin is not an inevitable road. In the past, many merchants would not go to Wuyin, but since the Jingping Exchange was established, many caravans will deliberately pass through Wuyin, because they can sell some goods in Wuyin. Items they need to travel farther to get.

In just a few months, Wuyin has become the most fierce meeting center in Runan, Nanyang. Of course, the war in Runan has also given us a lot of help. After all, few caravans are willing to pass through the war-torn land. So they stay here, if they want to trade their own goods, or get their own goods, they can only find another way. At this time, only our Jingping Exchange is the most convenient, so we have started to make our reputation. Now in the land of Jingzhou, relatively reputable!

Beginning in September, after discussions among shopkeepers like us, we decided to expand the influence of Jingping Commercial Bank. We began to establish branches in surrounding counties to take care of each other and attract merchants from all over the world. With a small force, he could only barely gain a foothold. Zhang Heng was driven back in despair. In a rage, he set the direction of development to the north, and the strategy of going north to the capital was formed.

At that time, the big treasurer just came to write a letter, wanting to borrow three thousand gold, so we took advantage of the trend and went north, hoping to gain a foothold in Luoyang!
But here in Luoyang is even more complicated. Just find a store that is richer than us, and the market is already controlled by some hidden forces. If we want to enter the market, we have to pay a certain fee. , the gains outweigh the losses, I can't stand at all..."

He spoke very carefully, telling the situation of the firm in detail.

Mujing also listened carefully, but he was a little surprised.

He thought that the Jingping Exchange he established would take at least three to five years to see its miraculous effect, but he still underestimated merchants like Zhang Heng.

Someone once said that as long as he is given a bracket, he can move the earth, which is true.

Mu Jing felt that he might underestimate the ancients.

Thinking is a thing, if you open it, there will be endless possibilities. Zhang Heng and Sun Hao are both capable people above the business. They can explode the influence of Jingping Exchange in a short time, which is the best. represent.

"Too urgent!"

Mu Jing said: "Sun Hao, don't forget that in today's world, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are one step behind and have no status, so we have to take a steady step. Your ideas are good, but you are too urgent. It's steady!"

"What does the shopkeeper mean!"

"The capital is too involved, it is difficult to gain a foothold, the investment is large, and the results are slow, which is not in line with the current strategy of the commercial bank. I think the direction of the commercial bank must be changed. It is not to go north, but to go south. Jingzhou is the land of fish and rice. Jiangdong It is the land of wealth, Xichuan is the land of abundance, what we merchants care about is financial power, and we must start from these places to make money!"

"Then the capital is going to let go?" Sun Hao was a little unwilling.

"You can't let go completely!"

Mu Jing said: "Leave it to me here, invest less, make small and big troubles, and always have a foothold. After all, this is the capital of the Han Dynasty. Since Jingping Commercial Bank aims to be the world's number one chaebol, this is the place where it must stand !"

(End of this chapter)