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Chapter 727 Merchants Purchasing and Hoarding for Profit
At the beginning of November in the 11th year of Wanli, from north to south in Shanxi, merchants and merchants in Datong, Taiyuan, Pingyang, Lu'an, Qinzhou, Zezhou, Liaozhou, and Fenzhou all received money. A list arrived.

There are all kinds of materials on the list, and the merchants who received the list are quite shocked, because the goods on the list are stored in their own homes, and the price is quite reasonable, often five cents higher than the current price, or higher than the current price. Eight points, and [-]% for the goods that are most in short supply.

In addition to this price, additional foot money was also given to these shops and merchants to hire carts to send them to Datong Prefecture, and the foot money was also paid by the buyer.

The buyers who placed the order were Sanjiang Commercial Bank, Jinhe Commercial Bank, and Yongsheng Commercial Bank. If the government came to buy, everyone would be suspicious, for fear that the government would force them to buy or even rob them.

But these firms have semi-colons everywhere, they are rich in capital, and they deal with a lot on weekdays. Everyone knows the details, so there is much less worry. Once the deposit is paid, many people start to hire horses and horses to ship goods to Datong.

Shanxi is different from other provinces in that its commerce and trade are extremely developed. In addition to the tradition of trade with Mongolia outside the Great Wall, Shanxi also trades with neighboring Shaanxi, and even has a tradition of trading with the Jurchens outside the customs, not to mention It is said that the merchants in the south of the mainland in the south of the Yangtze River transported supplies to border towns and exchanged them for Yanyin. Although it was later changed to directly paying for Yanyin, this tradition has been preserved.

Materials from all over the world are transferred and traded in Shanxi, which has caused Shanxi's business to be far more prosperous than other provinces. Autumn and winter are the peak seasons for trade with the grasslands and the peak season for stocking up for the Lunar New Year.

Shanxi freezes in winter and turns into spring. At the beginning of the year, the roads are muddy and extremely difficult to pass. In addition, there are no waterways between Shanxi and the outside world, only land transportation. It is difficult to pass at the beginning of the year, so it is necessary to travel in autumn and winter when the road surface is hard. Stocked up.

Even though it was the peak trade season, the caravans on the grassland were constantly being robbed, the trade routes were cut off, and the goods could only be kept in warehouses. In addition to the goods prepared for the coming year, the accumulated materials were even more numerous.

There is no shortage of grain, grass, cloth, salt, ironware and utensils, but these materials are needed during the war. The order is issued, the deposit is issued, and the resources are continuously sent to Datong Mansion.

The soldiers of Datong Mansion may not be brave in battle. Most of them are serfs of generals on weekdays. They can't go to battle to kill the enemy, but they can gather to do some work.

On the south side of Datong Youwei, thousands of soldiers were busy and busy, and simple warehouses were built here, as well as fences and stables for livestock.

The shopkeepers of Sanjiang Commercial Bank and its affiliated commercial firms all gather here. Every time supplies arrive, they check the goods, store them in different categories, and pay cash.

The soldiers of Datong Youwei, Yulinwei, and Weiyuanwei also got a lot of benefits. The Sanjiang Commercial Bank offered a price to buy firewood and wood, and needed people to do the work of transporting. The wages were already more than [-]% higher than the market price. The soldiers here are stationed at the border, and their salaries have been deducted for a year, so there is not much left. Now that they can earn extra money, why not do it.

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Datong Town has a very clear understanding of the news from the Alta Department, and the Alta Department has a clearer understanding of the troubles in Datong Town.

They naturally also know that Datong Town is dispatching troops and generals. Mongolia also has many spies and spies in Daming. The capital sent Jizhen troops and Huwei troops to Datong Town to support them. They knew it no later than Datong Town. .

However, Senggedu Gulen Khan and the nobles of the Alta tribe are not worried. In their opinion, the frontier soldiers in Datong Town are not even as good as the sheep on the grassland. Caravan merchants are robbed on the grassland, so they dare not come out Regardless, the Anda Ministry sent cavalry to suppress them, that is, they were a little closer to the side wall, but they were just flying like dogs.

I didn't dare to fight myself, and I even dispatched troops from outside to support, so what can I do to support, I just hide behind the side wall and look at the north with trepidation.

After receiving the news, Senggedu Gulen Khan even ordered his generals to stay closer to the side wall when they were clearing out horse thieves in the south, so as to see how the Ming army reacted.

During November, the activities of the Tartar cavalry near the side wall became more frequent. Just as Senggedu Gulen Khan judged, the frontier soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to move lightly. If they got too close, they only dared to light the beacon and hide Entering the fortress, those Daming scouts who appeared on the grassland ran away in a hurry when they saw the Tartar brigade cavalry, not even the rabbits.

Although the generals and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were so timid and cowardly, the horse thieves on the grassland were even more irritating. Despite such intensive suppression, the activities of the horse thieves never stopped.

Although the frequency of activities has decreased, and even though caravans have been attacked less and less, these horse thieves seem to have set their sights on the small tribes scattered on the grassland. When they broke in, all the men in the tribe were killed, all their belongings were burned, and the livestock that could be taken away were taken away, and those that could not be taken away were slaughtered directly.

When the cavalry from the Alta Department came over, there were only ruins in front of them, as well as those dying women and children. This kind of killing was more cruel than a complete massacre, because all the men were killed, and the women and children became their victims. The burden of Huacheng, and the fear and panic of these women, children, old and weak will be passed on to others, and others will feel it, causing even greater panic.

In fact, the nobles of the Alda Department also took this into consideration. The women and children of this small tribe were all killed by the order of the third lady, and the news was blocked, but the people who knew the news were either angry or extremely demoralized.

The activities of the Tartar cavalry on the grassland were a little less, but after this incident, they became more frequent again, which made Datong, who had just reassured, a lot more nervous.

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In mid-November, a rumor began to circulate in Shanxi that after these goods were delivered to Datong, they were sold to Sanjiang Commercial Bank and a group of commercial firms. After these commercial firms changed hands, they added another [-]% of the price, and then sold them to the soldiers in Datong Town. The imperial envoy Wang Tong brought a large sum of money to Shanxi this time, and he was very rich.

All the businessmen who heard the news suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Sanjiang Commercial Bank was willing to add half or [-]% of the price to buy it. It turned out that the government had such a large profit.

Of course, the business of making money cannot be monopolized by one family. Many merchants have quit here. If they want to deal with the imperial envoy by themselves, the goods can be sold at a high price, so why not do it.

However, these merchants who wanted to sell high prices found that their goods were sold to Sanjiang Commercial Bank and the warehouse of the commercial firm that placed the order for them, and there was no other place to sell their goods. The government is willing to buy their goods.

Not to mention that the price is [-]% to [-]% higher, even if these merchants put their goods at the original price set with Sanjiang Trading Company, the government will ignore them. Twenty percent, the government still ignored.

Some people hit a snag before, and later saw the Sanjiang Commercial Bank and the government servants making the delivery, and the two sides talked and laughed happily.

They finally understood that the government only recognized the Sanjiang Commercial Firms, and that they were only humiliating themselves by coming to the door. They should honestly buy and sell the goods according to the original arrangement and earn a stable profit.

But they can't afford to delay, they don't dare to deal with the government, they don't have too strong capital to turn around, but some people can. Wait for the price offered by the firm to add another five cents, and buy all the goods.

And at the checkpoint where the goods are purchased, in addition to the shopkeepers of the commercial firm, there are also servants from the Datong prefect's yamen. It is said that the purchase is made by the government, but here there are government servants directly on the scene, and the price is five cents higher. Everyone I weighed it in my heart and understood that it was naturally sold to this company.

Huang's House is a well-known and time-honored brand in Shanxi, with strong financial resources and extensive contacts. It is said that more than one prefect of Datong resigned because he wanted to take advantage of Huang's House. Above, people in Shanxi official circles know about these things, and so do people in Shanxi shopping malls.

Since November [-]th, the supplies sent to Datong Youwei have decreased a lot, and most of them have been intercepted in Shuozhou.

Merchants don't have to travel a long distance, save money and can sell at a high price, so they are naturally happy, and they know that the Huang's firm has a big business and a good reputation, so many of them have written IOUs and promised to pay in the future .

Since the Huang's House has such a big backstage, everyone knows that even though it doesn't work for everyone to find the government, the government only recognizes Sanjiang House and a few related companies, but when the Huang's House comes to them, they may not necessarily deny it. It's none of my business to save some face, it's good to make money.

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In the mansion of Sun Daying, the former commander-in-chief in the city of Datong, Li Biao dug out a set of uniforms worn by the commanding officer of the Jinyiwei in the cage, and hurriedly gave it to Wang Tong.

"Han Gang, Sha Dongning, Li Biao..."

Wang Tong tidied up his dress and began to read the names of the guards. The guards lined up in front of the hall, listening to orders solemnly. Seeing how nervous the crowd was, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Which of you has killed someone?"

Hearing Wang Tong's question, the guards who obeyed his orders were shocked, while Sha Dongning and Han Gang puffed up their chests. The two of them had seen blood on the battlefield. Seeing their expressions, Wang Tong couldn't help it. Laughed, smiled again and said:

"Assemble the team, take weapons, and kill people with me!"

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