Magic card gods

Wei Yuan made friends in the small town early in the morning, such as hot pepper soup, meat buns, mutton stewed noodles, beef fried pancakes... and chicken legs are full of belly!

What are you talking about? Wei Yuan and Chicken Drumsticks went to have breakfast while Erha was still awake.

When it was almost noon, the chicken legs lying on the awning were looking forward to it, saying that they were going to the county seat.

At this time, Erha came from nowhere. When it woke up, the house was already empty, so it just caught up.

Because he didn't eat anything in the morning, Erha's stomach growled while walking, his tail was clamped tightly, his ears drooped, and he was listless.

Wei Yuan looked distressed: "Ha Er, are you hungry? I knew you didn't eat this morning. This is what Dad left for you. Eat it quickly!" Steamed bun.

Erha shed tears of gratitude, the food was delicious!

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Pinghu County is located at the southern end of Changshuifu, in the middle of Hangzhou Bay.

Because of the rich products and prosperous sea trade here, the county is very prosperous, even more prosperous than the salt-producing Haiyan County.

There used to be a vast Pinghu Lake in this county, which was a very famous scenic spot sixty years ago. There are always ronin and poets coming to check in. Same as those of later generations.

It's just that the water level and area of ​​Pinghu Lake have gradually shrunk in the past sixty years, and now it is less than half of its original size.

Originally, the Yanghu Mountain where the old man Zhao was located was called Yanghu Mountain. The mountain range was beside the lake, and the reflection of the mountain was rippling in the lake, as if lying in the lake. I remember that in the past twenty years, the lake has receded for seven or eight miles, so the name of the mountain has also been changed.

However, after all, Pinghu County is on the edge of Hangzhou Bay, and it is a rare natural port for offshore trade. The north-south trade here is very prosperous, so there are many rich people.

When it comes to rich people, one word has to be mentioned, and that is the business gang.

When the society develops to a certain level, along with the economic prosperity, capitalism will gradually sprout.

This world is similar. The Shanxi merchants and Zhejiang merchants that appeared during the Ming Dynasty suffered a devastating trauma at the end of the Ming Dynasty. But capital never sleeps, and businessmen still found a reasonable way of existence in the new dynasty.

Gradually, the business names became stronger, merchants from all over the country began to form groups, and merchants of various categories also began to unite in competition.

In order to gain more benefits, the voice of merchants gradually began to increase, especially in the past century, the court of the Zhou Dynasty was increasingly not doing business.

In particular, two consecutive generations of emperors suffered from cerebral palsy. One wanted to become a fairy, and the other thought he was the reincarnation of Buddha.

Under such circumstances, businessmen began to infiltrate the court and began to support their own spokespersons.

At the same time, businessmen from all over the world have discovered that the power of one or a few families is not enough to compete with those Confucian ministers in the court. Gradually they began to unite and formed what is now known as the Merchant Gang.

The current top ten business gangs in Dazhou, I am afraid that the cash of each of them is several times that of the national treasury. In many cases, natural and man-made disasters caused the imperial court to be so shy that they even wanted to borrow money from these big business gangs.

And often at this time, those at the helm of the big business gangs will generously donate money conditionally, striving for the right to speak and influence.

At the same time, they came to infiltrate education, began to donate money to set up private schools and academies, and selected those seeds of study to give funding, especially those close to themselves.

Over the past 60 to 70 years, this business group has been like a towering tree, with dense and prosperous trees covering the sky of Dazhou, and the roots of the trees are intertwined and penetrate deep into the underground of Dazhou.

Although there are competitions and even fights between the merchant gangs, and there are strife and games among them, but the merchant gang as a whole has become a huge monster that cannot be surpassed, cannot be handled, and its tail cannot be lost.

You can probably understand it by referring to the Three Stars Consortium in Bangzi Country.

It's just that the big week is vast after all, where can a merchant help? Therefore, it is often a business gang that occupies one or two provinces, monopolizes three or four major industries, and controls the basic necessities of life for tens of millions of people in Liming.

Nowadays, those parents' officials and the border ambassadors of Mushou's side will inevitably deal with business gangs.

As long as the business gang cooperates with you, everything will be fine and smooth for you.

If the Shangbang gives you a slap in the face, then you can say that drinking cold water is stuffed between your teeth.

And because the big business gang controls the lifeline of the local economy and the food and drink of most people, so you can't do anything with him, but he can trip you up in every way.

Not to mention the criticisms from the spokespersons of the other side in the DPRK and China, just not being able to collect taxes is enough for you!

The big business gangs are the absolute big taxpayers in the local area. Can those parents officials, prefects, governors, and governors still target their own benefactor's father?

Not only can it not be targeted, but it must be given sufficient support and protection.

Some big business gangs clashed with others, and the local government yamen took the other person into custody without saying a word!

Go to the local yamen to file a lawsuit with the local big business gang, but you can't win.

Sometimes even because of what you said to "slander" the big business gang, the government government office will issue a sea arrest document and send government servants across several provinces to arrest you!

If they arrest you, they will neither beat nor kill you. They will mentally torture you and then throw you into a torture kiln to suffer. Let you wait endlessly!

Sometimes there are conflicts between the big business gangs in the two places, and that's interesting!

Those big business gangs haven't done much yet, and the yamen in the two places are about to start working! You deduct my payment, and I arrest your caravan, that's a lot of fun!

Sometimes a big business gang is really unreasonable, and falls behind in the competition, and they can turn waste into treasure.

After all, Dashang Gang has recruited hundreds of scholars, and they have been planning to whitewash their benefactor's father without sleep. They have also been deceived by others, and now they can only buy a thousand cans of hot sauce for their shopkeepers. , buddy post a post and the like.

Actually, it really aroused the sympathy of many ignorant fools...

And it is impossible for the Big Business Gang to completely eat up all the benefits, leaving no dross left. You always have to save face!

That kind of food looks extremely ugly, and business gangs that don't give others a way to survive generally don't grow long, and disintegrate in ten or eight years.

Now the big business gang model has been prevalent for sixty years, and everyone's routines are very proficient.

We deliberately left gaps to allow small business gangs and local firms to eat leftovers, and used the "small profits" that the big business gangs looked down upon to appease those small landlords and small business associations, divert social conflicts, and release social pressure.

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And this Pinghu County Merchant Gang is the famous small merchant gang in Changshui Mansion.

It can be regarded as one of the best in Changshui Mansion, of course, it still has to be ranked after dozens of business gangs in Zhejiang Province. That’s how rich and extravagant he is to sleep on a five-hundred-square-meter bed and dress his dog in gold and silver~

The Pinghu Merchant Gang's Zhongqiantong firm is considered to be the strongest main firm.

Master Qian's family was not particularly rich when he was young, and when the times were good, he ran a business and made a fortune. But I once ran into a monster on the way to business, and I escaped by swimming for five or six miles in the cold season of early winter.

As a result, the little brother was frostbitten. No, he only got an only child in his forties.

This education issue is definitely a huge issue for the rich generation.

When you are young and strong, you put all your energy into your career. As a result, your children often grow crooked because they suddenly became rich and did not receive systematic professional education.

It's just that Master Qian's only son, Qian Tongqian, is not ordinary, he is so crooked!

Not to mention eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, he always molests big girls and young wives, even some handsome sons and lords!

It's not that there are no capable people to punish him, and he has also been beaten by some knights in the rivers and lakes. It's just that due to the power of the Pinghu Merchant Gang, they didn't dare to make heavy moves.

Qian Tongqian is also a stubborn donkey who is not stingy, hobs meat, can't be led and beaten back.

Most people forget the pain when their scars are healed, but his scars get worse after healed.

Now no one in Pinghu County dares to mess with this person, it's just a piece of shit. You can't do anything to him, but once he stands in front of you, you don't need to touch him, and you will feel disgusted.

Coincidentally, Wei Yuan had just come out of a restaurant with his chicken legs and Ha'er. He had eaten a lot of oil and was going to replenish some supplies before setting off. He happened to meet this former young master Qian Tong who was doing something.

Wei Yuan saw dozens of people at the crossroads watching casually more than ten meters away, so he went up to ask a brother in his forties.

That old man was setting up a stall to buy wontons. He took a look at Wei Yuan and said, "Little master, it's better not to go forward, it's not a good thing. If the young master Qian sees it, maybe you will make troubles." Come."

"Master Qian? What are you doing?"

Brother Wonton also found Wei Yuan pleasing to the eye (high charisma), and couldn't bear to see him fall into the tiger's mouth, so he whispered: "The Qian family is the top of the Pinghu Merchant Gang. This street, that street, and the three roads over here On the street, 80% of the shops are owned by the Qian family, and the family has five or six sea-going ships, so they are very powerful."

"Then Young Master Qian is the only son of the Qian family, a figure like a devil in the world! That's a serious bully! Men and women eat everything, and meat and vegetables are not taboo! Little master, you are dazzling. If this young master Qian finds out, you must provoke him." You're in trouble, so let's go!"

At this time, I heard a wretched voice shouting: "Young master, just follow me! Come to my house and have fun, why bother to sell some calligraphy and paintings here? This is a hundred taels of silver, your calligraphy and painting I bought them all!"

Wei Yuan took a look, and it turned out to be a passing scholar who wanted to buy some calligraphy and painting in exchange for money, so this bullying master caught the attention of him.

Seven or eight family servants and two guards or bodyguards with knives and swords have surrounded the small book stall.

"Hiss~" Looking at Young Master Qian's expression, oh my god, Wei Yuan can't wait to throw the Dragon Subduing Staff on his face!

Wei Yuan gasped, he was such a strong man. slip away!

Wei Yuan immediately wanted to leave, mainly because this fact gave people goosebumps.

The scholar said nervously: "Don't be foolish, I, I am married, and my wife and old servant are waiting at the gate of the city!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Young Master Qian became even more excited: "That's great! Hurry up and invite Mrs. Sister-in-law together, forget about the old servant, and give him fifty taels!"

Wei Yuan shook his head, lamenting that the world is getting worse, and when he turned around to leave, he caught something out of the corner of his eye!

Wei Yuan looked back, Yo!

Wei Yuan saw a painting, which was a picture of a beautiful woman washing her hands by the lake. There are still words on the side!

With a flash of thought in Wei Yuan's mind, he leaned on the subduing dragon nine-ring stick and walked up.

"Scholar, how do you sell this painting?"

That Mr. Qian couldn't wait, there was no room for others to make trouble, and he shouted impatiently: "If you don't buy it, get out of here quickly! Go buy some, I'll interrupt you... Oops!"

When he turned his head and saw Wei Yuan's appearance, he was immediately stunned!

Let's vote, lest Young Master Qian fall in love with you~