Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 380
"Is it decided by the emperor?" Zhang Baoshan stood up all of a sudden, his face was full of surprise and suspicion, his mouth was open and he was speechless.

"Brother Dingfu, think about it carefully, don't talk about you and me, even outsiders understand that it is impossible and unfeasible to abolish sang and promote agriculture. Why did Li Zhongtang, the governor of Zhili, make such a proposal inexplicably, but So far, why did Liu Kun and Master Liu remain silent, and how did I know in advance that I secretly purchased a large amount of raw silk. Brother Dingfu will understand after thinking about it."

After listening to Lin Qizhao's words, Zhang Baoshan's heart could no longer settle down. Lin Qizhao's words were clear, and it was indeed such a thing, but it was too bizarre. He couldn't believe it, but he couldn't believe it. .

"It's not convenient for me to explain the whole story to Brother Dingfu in detail. As long as Brother Dingfu understands a little bit, this matter came out of Shang's intention and involved important officials of the court. It has a lot to do with it. It can only be successful but not retreat, and there is no way out. Retired. So now that I have made a move, I will go all out and do a big job. My bottom line is that the price of raw silk must be doubled, otherwise I will die with foreigners. Brother Dingfu, don’t have too many worries. Today is different from the past. Back then, Hu Xueyan was a Fighting against foreign businessmen from all over the world with our own strength, today we have the imperial court and the emperor behind us, and the reason for this is completely different." Lin Qizhao said with a concentrated expression, looking at Zhang Baoshan with incomparable determination.

These years, the price of raw silk has been completely controlled by foreign merchants. The silk merchants in Jiangnan have been oppressed, and they have long intended to join forces to fight, but Hu Xueyan's lesson back then was too painful, and everyone was worried and did not dare to act rashly.

Hearing Lin Qizhao's words at this moment, Zhang Baoshan also felt a surge of courage to fight hard, and connected with Lin Qizhao's proposal earlier, to give away half of the remaining [-]% raw silk profits, and told himself the big secret No matter how bad he was, he gradually came to understand that Lin Qizhao was trying to tie himself to him with benefits, and there must be something to ask for.

"Since Zihua is frank, I have nothing to say. Since ancient times, no meritorious service has been rewarded, and Zihua has ordered anything. As long as I can do it, I will do my best. If it can't be done, no matter what happens in the future. To make money or to lose money, my Zhang family and the Lin family are in the same boat.”

"Happy, brother Dingfu is really proud and dry." Lin Qizhao laughed and said, "Brother Dingfu is a straightforward person, and I don't hide it. I came here today because I have two things to ask brother Dingfu The first thing is that I am going to invite the silk merchants in Jiangnan to form a silk industry association to jointly fight against foreign merchants. If foreign merchants cannot buy a pound of raw silk in my Jiangnan market, they will Compromise. But I don’t have enough prestige to speak lightly, so I still need to ask Brother Dingfu to use the connections of the Zhang family in Nanxun to secretly help. But there is one thing that Brother Dingfu must keep in mind, and you must never show it publicly.”

"This is as it should be, of course it's not a problem, but since we are joining forces to fight against foreign businessmen, everyone should come forward and take responsibility together. Why did Zihua ask me not to come out publicly?" Zhang Baoshan asked Lin Qizhao, looking at Lin Qizhao with some puzzlement.

Lin Qizhao smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "This is the second thing I asked Brother Dingfu to do. Everything can be done without warning. It is necessary to think about the good side and the way out. It's just a created game, so it can't be taken seriously. If the foreign merchants are really in a hurry and delay until the beginning of next spring, and when the new silk comes into the market, it will lose everything. I know that the Zhang family and the foreign companies have The relationship between those large-scale compradors has always been good, so I would like to ask Brother Dingfu to mediate when things are at an impasse, and one of us will play the red face and the other will play the bad face, so as to coax the foreigners into this trap."

Zhang Baoshan suddenly realized at this time, he couldn't help admiring Lin Qizhao in his heart, he was so young, yet so sophisticated in his actions, he really didn't know how the old man of the Lin family trained him.

"Okay, just do as Zihua said. Zihua deserves to have stayed abroad, and he does things with discipline and rules. Admire, admire!"

But Lin Qizhao just waved his hands lightly. When it comes to admiration, at this moment in his heart he truly admires the emperor in the capital.This hoarding of raw silk and Jiangnan silk merchants teaming up to fight against foreigners, although it was proposed by myself, but it was the emperor's idea to make a fake show and sing it. Without this move, how could the price of raw silk suddenly skyrocket? How could foreigners be in a hurry.Even the method of singing red face and bad face was told by the emperor, and he repeatedly told him not to make the fake show come true, and to make a move when it is time to make a move. It seems that every move is planned by the emperor. Like.

Thinking of this, Lin Qizhao couldn't help restraining himself, and secretly reminded himself that the play had already begun, and the next few steps to close the palace were the most important. If you don't fight now, when will you wait!
Thanks to Zhang Baoshan's secret contacts, most of the "silk customers" who were preparing to sell foreign farms in Yichang, Shanghai, that is, those silk merchants who bought raw silk from silkworm farmers and then sold it to foreign firms, all nodded their heads. Agreed, expressing willingness to cooperate with the Lin family to fight against foreign businessmen.

The calculation is also driven by interests. In business, the price of raw silk is rising steadily, and silk merchants naturally have the idea of ​​hoarding, waiting for the best time to sell.

The officials of Jiangsu Province still kept silent about the raw silk market. However, Liu Kunyi, the governor of the province, was already agitated. Don't bother asking for now, someone will come out to uphold justice in a short time, Liu Kun asked again and again, but Yang Shenxiu kept his secret, just laughed and didn't answer.These days, Liu Kun is suffocating in his heart. He is a feudal official, the highest administrative official in a province, and someone will come to uphold justice for him. Could it be the emperor?Impossible, the emperor was assassinated a while ago, how could he recover so quickly, it was because those hateful media made a mess everywhere and confused the public.But if it wasn't the emperor, who would it be?

On this day, he was practicing Taijiquan in the yard, and his servant came in to report in a hurry, his face was pale, and he couldn't even speak: "Dear, great, my lord, go out and have a look."

"What's wrong!" Liu Kun put away his moves and asked intently.

"You should go and have a look." The servant said shyly.

Liu Kunyi was also surprised. This person has always been articulate, so why did he hesitate in speaking today.He flicked the hem of his gown, and strode towards the main entrance.When he came to the main gate, Liu Kunyi was even more surprised, seeing that all his guards were lying on the ground, looking extremely respectful.There were a few strangers standing in front of the door, the leader was a man in his twenties, dressed in Western style, holding a civilized stick in his hand, his oily hair was obvious, and wearing a pair of sunglasses, he looked a bit casual Mysterious.The people behind them are all extraordinary, and they are not ordinary people at first glance.

Liu Kunyi has been in the officialdom for many years, and he can tell at a glance that the young man in charge is by no means an ordinary person. He restrained his official air and said with a smile: "Excuse me, is this?" Standing high on the stone steps, he is full of official airs.

The young man looked at the tall gate tower of the provincial government office, and said loudly: "Liu Xianzhuang, the Jiangnan business war is about to break out, but you are hiding here very quietly."

It doesn't matter if you say a word, Liu Kun suddenly changed his color, and said in a trembling voice: "You"

The young man took off his glasses slowly, and looked at Liu Kun with a smile: "What's the matter, don't you even recognize me?"

Liu Kun fell to his knees with a plop, "Your Majesty, forgive me for being late to pick you up."

Guan Xuqing laughed loudly, pointed to the guards of the provincial office who were kneeling on the ground, and said to Liu Kun: "It seems that your Master Liu is usually very strict. I just said that I want to see high-ranking officials, but I was almost detained by them."

ah!Liu Kun turned pale with shock, pointed at his subordinates and said angrily: "You guys have caused me trouble, let's see how I deal with you later!"

"Forget it." Guan Xuqing waved his hand and said, "I want to go in and visit your government office." As he spoke, he strode into the provincial government office.Liu Kun walked a few steps quickly, accompanying the emperor.

Guan Xuqing said as he walked, "Should Yang Shenxiu have been here?"

Liu Kun said, "If you go back to the emperor, you have already been here." He carefully looked at the emperor's expression, because he couldn't figure out why the emperor came to Jiangning suddenly without prior notice. Could there be any major reason for this? no.

"What about others?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Master Yang only stayed here for a day and then left in a hurry. I don't know where he went?"

Guan Xuqing nodded: "These days, you, the governor of a province, can still hold your breath when such a big raw silk war takes place under your rule."

Liu Kun said in a respectful voice: "Master Yang has conveyed his wishes to the minister that day. Although the minister is blunt, he dare not disobey the emperor's will."

"Haha, well said, you can talk." Guan Xuqing laughed. He knew that Liu Kunyi was an old official, and his words had always been impeccable, so he put down his smile and said, "Let's talk about business. Do you know Lin Qizhao?"

"He made the largest raw silk transaction in the history of Jiangnan," Liu Kunyi paused for a moment, and began to explain in detail.

At this time, Lin Qizhao also negotiated with those silk merchants. If someone insisted but wanted to sell it, it was okay, but it could only be sold to the Lin family and not to foreigners.This ensures that the silk merchants will not suffer losses. Of course, the silk merchants who only make money but not lose money have nothing to say. They all firmly hold the raw silk in their hands, sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, and wait for the final showdown with the foreigners. moment.

(End of this chapter)