Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 283 The Battle of the Salt Merchant III

Three days passed quickly.

In Jingping Commercial Bank, Zhang Heng quietly waited for the news. He had to confirm the attitude of the He family before he could make the second move. strategic deployment.

"Report to the shopkeeper, the letter from the He family!"

At noon, outside the mansion, a guard delivered a secret letter.

Zhang Heng opened the vermilion lacquer and looked at it. His tense face gradually relaxed, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You are greedy!"

There are only three characters on it, four or six.

It means that the battle is over, Jingping Trading Company will gain [-]% of the profits, and the He family will divide [-]% of the profits.

"it is good!"

Zhang Heng replied with just one word, and sent someone to the He family.

After receiving the consent of the He family, Jingping Trading Company began to attack in all directions.

"Within half a month, I want to collect [-] salt, and the price of salt must rise to [-]. Everyone, start!" Zhang Heng ordered domineeringly.

"promise!"

The battle that Jingping Commercial Bank had prepared for a long time has completely left the curtain.

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Time passed silently, gradually entering December of the first year of Guangxi.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the sky is covered with heavy snow.

Under the snow and ice, Luoyang City seems to be calm, but there are undercurrents everywhere. For merchants, they pay more attention to the recent salt price in the market. Calm, ups and downs are not very noticeable.

But recently something unexpected happened.

I don't know what kind of power secretly made a strong move. Within a month, the price of Luoyang's salt suddenly soared. From seven to eight thousand yuan per stone at the beginning, it has increased by about thirteen thousand one stone now.

This huge fortune has already made many salt merchants become a little crazy. Many people see the benefits, but they can't see the risks behind the benefits.

"It seems that this year's salt market will make a lot of money!"

"Garn up the salt!"

"It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's even more troublesome to transport salt. If we continue to increase the price from now on, we can at least reach [-]!"

"Order all shops to hoard salt!"

Many salt merchants started hoarding salt frantically.

Of course, there are also some keen salt merchants who saw the danger brought by the unusual fluctuations in salt prices and began to worry.

"Could someone want to dominate Luoyang's salt market?"

"Who is so bold to forcibly raise the price of salt under the eyes of several big salt merchants!"

"Salt price fluctuations are so high-profile, why on earth!"

The cautious salt merchants began to deal with it cautiously, not daring to store salt on a large scale, nor did they dare to release the salt in their hands too quickly.

In the west of the city, in a mansion.

Yan House.

The Yan family is one of the representatives of the salt merchants. It has been based in Luoyang for nearly a hundred years. It has been selling and buying salt, and its assets are quite rich. Not only the salt market, but also quite important among Luoyang merchants.

The head of the Yan family is a sixty-year-old man, Yan Hong and Yan Changping.

At this moment, Yan Hong was kneeling in the hall, carefully looking at the account book in his hand, which was the account book of Yan's salt shop within one month, he read it very carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes squinting, but his expression remained calm.

"Father, the price of salt has risen to [-] yuan a stone today, but the supply is still in short supply. Some of them must buy salt with big hands!" Yan Hong's eldest son, Yan Feng, said Yan Zheng, he was in his early forties, square Zheng Zheng's big face has a somewhat foolish temperament, and he is the big shopkeeper of Yan's salt shop.

"Right way, who do you think is buying salt in large quantities?"

Yan Hong closed the account book, raised his head, looked at the eldest son, and asked in a harmonious voice.

"Father, this person's high-profile acquisition of Yanba is nothing more than wanting to store salt. If he has enough salt, he will naturally be able to control the entire salt market. This is because he wants to dominate the entire salt market. It may not be outsiders, outsiders don't know Luoyang's salt market, even if they want to, it is difficult to gather such financial resources to come in, I suspect it is someone from Luoyang's salt market!" Yan Feng said in a deep voice.

"Luoyang is the capital of the empire. The Luoyang salt market is a link between the past and the future. The salt collected from things can be supplied to Beimo. This market is so big that someone dares to swallow it all at once!" Yan Hong narrowed his eyes, and the bottom of his eyes flashed. Have a touch of doubt.

The salt market in Luoyang is not simple. It not only supplies the salt for millions of people in Luoyang, but also concerns the salt in the northern Bingzhou and the entire northwest region. How many caravans go south and stop at Luoyang to buy salt from Luoyang and go north .

Yan Hong knew how big the market was, so he was surprised.

"Father, the most indispensable thing in this world is ambition!"

The second son of Yan Hong, Yan Yong, was standing on the right side. He only opened his mouth when he heard what Yan Hong said: "Luoyang Salt City is controlled by our five families. Even our Yan family has the ambition to monopolize the Yan City. Who doesn't want to monopolize Luoyang Salt?" City, it is not surprising that someone will do it!"

"Then which one do you think will do the trick?" Yan Hong asked after pondering for a while.

"The Yao family and we have always advanced and retreated together!"

Yan Feng thought for a while, and said: "The He family in Luoshui is not stable, and those who can do it, I think it's either the Fang family or the Liu family!"

There are no less than a hundred salt merchants in Luoyang, but those who have the ability to do it are the five major families who control the market. Apart from their Yan Mansion in the west of the city, the Yao family in the south of the city and them are in-laws and even allies. They have advanced and retreated together for many years. It should not be possible. As for the He family in Luoshui, although this newly emerging salt merchant has gained a firm foothold in the Luoyang market with the huge salt source behind it, neither its influence nor market share is enough to provoke a battle, and only the north of the city The family and the Liu family in the east of the city are the most suspicious.

"Father, we have been fighting with the Fang family for so many years. Once they become big, they will definitely attack us. We can't sit still!" Yan Yong walked up and said in a low voice.

"How much salt is left in our salt warehouse!"

"It's less than eight hundred stones!"

"Eight hundred stones?"

Yan Hong's pupils changed color slightly, and this share could easily lead to a shortage of goods, resulting in a loss of market share: "When will Xichuan ship the salt!"

"It's snowing heavily now, and the road to Shu is not easy!"

Yan Feng said: "The third child has been away for more than a month, but there is still no news. I am afraid that he may not be able to come back before the end of the year!"

The source of goods behind the Yan family came from salt merchants in Xichuan.

"Turn!" Yan Hong ordered resolutely: "Start with the Fang family and the Liu family, snatch the salt in the market, mobilize our caravan to Beimo, buy it in the name of Beimo, and take their inventory!"

"promise!"

Yan Feng and Yan Yong surrendered.

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In the north and northwest corner of Luoyang City, about a mile or so away from the west gate of the North Palace, there is a rather elegant mansion, Fangfu, on a street not far away.

The Fang family is also a representative of Luoyang salt merchants.

The helm of the Fang family is a young man in his early thirties, Fang Shao and Fang Boming.

Fang Shao was tall and sturdy. From the impression, he looked more like a hunting farmer than a merchant, but among the merchants in Luoyang City, he was one of the most dangerous people.

"interesting!"

Fang Shao listened to his confidant shopkeeper's report on the recent situation of the store, and a dangerous smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "It seems that Luoyang Salt City has been quiet for these years, after all, someone can't hold back!"

"Brother, it must be those bastards from the Yan family!" Fang Tao is a young man in his early twenties, as burly as a brother, with a hint of wildness on his body: "They want to eat our Fang family!"

"If you haven't checked it out, don't jump to conclusions!"

Fang Shao shook his head, his eyes flickered with wisdom: "Even if old man Yan has the heart, he can't ignore his own ability. With the ability of Yan's family, he can't eat the salt market in Luoyang, and some people won't let it go." He is alone!"

They say they are salt merchants and a beautiful salt market, but after all, they are just lackeys of some people. Without the permission of the people behind them, no one dares to touch Luoyang's market easily.

The people above will not let the family dominate.

This is not conducive to their control.

So Fang Shao was very suspicious, if it was done by the Yan family, where did the Yan family get the confidence.

"Patriarch, I have already found out. The Beimo caravan that bought our [-] stone salt yesterday was confirmed to be from the Yan family. They did not leave Luoyang at all. Although they went around outside the city, the salt still entered Yan The government's salt warehouse!"

A middle-aged man walked in, clasped his hands and reported.

"I just said it!"

Fang Tao shot up the case: "It must be those bastards from the Yan family!"

"Annan, keep staring at the people of Yan's family!" Fang Shao narrowed his eyes, and a chill flashed in the depths of his eyes, and said, "Try not to startle the snakes, and find out their salt warehouse!"

"promise!"

"Fonso!"

"Patriarch!" This is a literati, in his thirties, with a refined appearance, and has read some books. He can be regarded as a scholar, and he is also a member of the Fang family, but his status is still higher than that of Fang Shao's younger brother Fang Tao, and Fang Shao relies on him the most. left and right hands.

"Talk about this to the Liu family!" Fang Shao said with a smile.

"Understood!"

Fang Suo's eyes lit up and he nodded.

He thought for a while and said, "What if the Liu family doesn't take the bait?"

"It doesn't matter if you take the bait or not!"

Fang Shao shook his head: "Just let them be alert!"

He always felt that things were not that simple, so he didn't want to move so quickly, because he was afraid that it would hurt both sides and someone would benefit from it, so he planned to let the Liu family try the Yan family's move.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the Liu family doesn't move, as long as they are wary, it will be difficult for the Yan family to continue to store salt.

"Brother, don't we want to settle?"

Fang Tao asked unwillingly.

"Don't worry!"

Fang Shao said in a deep voice: "It's better to be careful about this matter!"

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Jingping Firm.

"The Yan family made a move?"

Zhang Heng sat cross-legged and was reviewing the accounts in his hand. When he heard a shopkeeper's report, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "After all, I can't help it!"

"But the Fang family doesn't seem to want to move!"

Xu Chao was Zhang Heng's favorite general when he fought against Wancheng's business circles, and he was also one of Zhang Heng's right-hand men. He handed over his hand and reported: "The Yan family made moves from all sides, and there was a lot of salt, and the price of salt was even raised to one hundred percent. Around [-], but the Fang family doesn't seem to have moved at all!"

"Patriarch of the Fang family, Fang Shao!"

Zhang Heng squinted his eyes, and the Fang family's information sounded in his mind. Fang Shao, the 12-year-old Nanning man who succeeded the Fang family's patriarch and brought a declining Fang family back into the hands of a salt merchant, is not a cheap man. Lamp, it seems that we need to work harder.

(End of this chapter)