In fact, when Lu Chen first learned that Ma Tong was missing, he was thinking about one thing.
It is said that when a wild goose passes by, it leaves its voice behind, and when a person passes by, he leaves his name behind. How could more than a dozen living people disappear in broad daylight without leaving any trace at all?
Unless, these people are caught in the vast ocean of people's war.
So when he arrived in Quanzhou City, Lu Chen asked his men to pay special attention to the local people's livelihood and their attitudes towards the Jinyiwei and the imperial court.
Judging from the information collected, most people are indifferent to the imperial court.
The reason is very simple, because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
These four words may sound like a joke to Lu Chen and others, but to the people of Quanzhou City, they may be a daily occurrence.
Humans are social animals, and social animals will naturally form a class pyramid.
When the upper class loses control over the lower class, someone will naturally come to fill this part of the power.
Since Quanzhou is far away from the emperor, who replaced the emperor's rights?
The answer is obvious. In Quanzhou, a city with a strong commercial atmosphere, power is actually in the hands of businessmen.
"If it were in a history book, this could be considered the beginnings of capitalism."
The merchants here are a combination of large landowners and capitalists. They not only control a large amount of land, but also control the local maritime trade. Through these two means, this group of people is actually almost completing the original accumulation of capital.
Lu Chen suddenly thought of Samsung in his previous life, the Samsung that claimed that from birth to death, its citizens would inevitably have a connection with it.
The situation in Quanzhou City is almost the same. Whether it is farmers farming in the countryside or ordinary people making a living in Quanzhou City, they must have connections with these merchants. To be more precise, these people rely on these merchants for their livelihood.
If there were a democratic election in Quanzhou City now, Lu Chen could guarantee that the winner would be 100% a big businessman here.
Compared to the court, these people are actually more willing to follow the arrangements of the merchants.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the imperial court has lost its deterrent power, and the work of the Jinyiwei here is indeed not easy to carry out.
From today's incident, we can see that this group of people really dare to confront the imperial court, and there must be someone behind the scenes directing them.
Just think about it, if it were an ordinary couple, how could they have the courage to come forward and cause trouble in that situation.
It is understandable that you want to have a child, but it is hard to understand why you would give up your own life for the child.
Therefore, the opportunity to break the deadlock now actually lies in these ordinary people.
Lu Chen had no idea how to make them break away from their dependence on those businessmen.
Most of these people have debt relationships with merchants. More importantly, the means of production in Quanzhou City are now in the hands of these merchants, and the people have to rely on these merchants for their livelihood.
If Lu Chen cannot find a way for these people to survive, it will be impossible to break this dependent relationship directly.
And even if there is a way, Lu Chen would not do it, because it would be a very long process, and he does not have the time or the patience.
So he decided to turn the table. I may not be able to make the people lean on me and depend on me, but I have a way to directly destroy the people's lives, making it useless for them to depend on anyone.
As long as he could pull the enemy to the same level, Lu Chen would have countless ways to defeat them.
The current situation in Quanzhou City is that housing and land prices are skyrocketing, and many people have sold their houses and land in exchange for money.
In other words, many people now have money in their hands but no way to convert it into wealth.
Maybe everyone will join in the housing speculation at the beginning, but at this stage, housing prices have become so high that ordinary people are no longer qualified to participate or intervene.
In order to make the money in the hands of the people more liquid, Lu Chen felt that it was time to launch a series of deposit and lending platforms.
First, they would set up a makeshift team, then use high interest rates to attract private funds, and then embezzle their principal. This was basically the routine. Lu Chen had often participated in anti-fraud training in his previous life, so he knew a little about it.
"First, we need to set up a company so that the money in the hands of the people has a specific destination."
"And this company can't be solely owned by us. We need to bring in some wealthy businessmen from Quanzhou City."
"With housing prices so high now, I believe some businesspeople have been cleared out, even though they hold a lot of capital."
"They also want to find a reliable way to invest their money. Look how considerate we are! We really care about the people's needs!"
"Then, we need to find a reliable investment channel for this company and a channel and outlet for these funds."
"The imperial court is now planning to make a big move in Quanzhou City. The entire city is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt. Once construction is confirmed, a large amount of funds will be needed. The central bank can advance part of the funds, and the rest will depend on these private funds."
"If we can take advantage of the Quanzhou City expansion project, we can definitely make money. So, there shouldn't be anything wrong with a higher interest rate, right?"
Zhao Gongming nodded in confusion and said, "No problem. What's next?"
"Next, it's naturally your turn!" Lu Chen stretched, stood up and took a few steps. He said with a look of excitement, "In a couple of days, go talk to those businessmen who hold a lot of real estate. No matter how much they ask, just tell them that we theoretically agree."
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