Looking at Shen Mei's resolute gaze, Song Huan shook his head helplessly.
This girl is so cool, she really takes out the money when she has it!
Even Song Huan felt sorry for her!
But fortunately, she and Chen Xin were here today, so this sponsorship meeting wouldn't look too bleak.
And the most important thing is that what Song Huan needs to do next will become more logical.
Song Huan slowly stood up from his seat and walked towards the high platform.
"Everyone can come here to participate in the discussion meeting today. No matter how much or how little you donate, it is all because of your wishes."
"I would like to express my gratitude to all of you."
"But in addition to the two things just mentioned today, there is another very important thing!"
"Since you have established the Royal Merchants Association, it is natural to select a president from it."
"The one who sponsors the most today will be the president of the Royal Merchants Association. Do you have any objections?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately exploded!
"After all, he is the powerful president of the Imperial Merchants Association! Isn't it appropriate for a woman to be the president?"
"A woman! How can she become the president?"
"This is a great shame and humiliation!"
Of course, in addition to those who are vehemently opposed on the surface, there is also a small group of people who are whispering.
"Haha, I knew that today's Shenmeilai would never let her just dig out money!"
"As expected, the president of the Imperial Merchants Association fell into her pocket!"
"Sure enough! If a woman wants to succeed, she just needs to lie down and spread her legs."
"There are thousands of roads in the world, but the fastest way is to take the back door!"
"..."
Although Song Huan did not hear these unpleasant comments, it can be known from the strong reactions of these people that they must have quite a lot of opinions!
"Why, are you not satisfied with my king's arrangement?"
After a long while, someone finally had the courage to speak to Song Huan and said: "Prince Qi, the president of the Imperial Merchants Association is related to the face of my businessman in Daliang!"
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to let a woman be the president?"
"If those common people saw it, they would think that I, a businessman in Daliang, was useless and could only push out a woman to make the cards..."
Song Huan smiled lightly: "I've only ever heard that you have to earn face by yourself, but I've never heard that face needs to be given by others!"
"Today I will put my words here. As long as the person who donates the highest sponsorship fee is the president of the Daliang Royal Merchant Association!"
"If you are not convinced, you can continue to fight for this position!"
Song Huan's words successfully silenced these people.
When they thought of the 25 million taels of silver sponsored by Shen Mei, everyone silently shut their mouths in an instant.
Although the president of the Imperial Merchants Association is a good person, he still needs 25 million taels of silver!
Asking these people to donate this money is simply more uncomfortable than killing them!
When everyone present did not dare to say anything, Shen Mei stood up and bowed to everyone gracefully.
"Thanks to the promotion from all the bosses, from today on, Shen Mei will be the president of the Daliang Royal Merchants Association."
"I hope you can all work together to make your own contribution to Daliang!"
"I will tally up the money donated by everyone today and then hand it over to the prince..."
Before Shen Mei could finish her words, she heard a noise outside the gate of Changchunfang.
"Open the door quickly! Dali Temple is handling the case!"
"What case is Dali Temple handling? Prince Rong is inside, who of you dares to break in!"
"We received a report that someone was illegally gathering inside! We also acted on orders and opened the door quickly!"
"Can you bear the responsibility for disturbing Prince Rong's grand mission?"
"..."
Hearing the noise outside, Song Huan frowned and greeted Liu Qing: "Go out and see what's going on."
"yes!"
As soon as Liu Qing stepped out and went out, he heard the man outside the door sternly saying: "That's right!"
"The one who reported it was the organizer, Liu Qing!"
"Get him quickly!"
Liu Qing's panicked voice rang out: "What did I do?"
"Who are you and why are you arresting me?"
The person opposite said: "I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Lin Shuang!"
"Someone reported you for organizing an illegal assembly here. Besides you, everyone here will also be arrested!"
Liu Qing seemed to be struggling hard, and his voice sounded a little urgent: "Why do you say I am an illegal assembly?"
"This is a sponsorship meeting for the Imperial Merchant. If you don't know the truth, can you please stop talking nonsense!"
Lin Shuang said calmly: "Everyone here has a criminal record. Who knows if this is a real business meeting, or you are just a facade of a business meeting to do something else!"
"Anyway, come back to Dali Temple with us!"
Song Huan really couldn't listen any more, so he reached out and pushed the door open.
Outside Changchunfang, a group of Dali Temple guards had already surrounded them.
The leader was a young man in his early thirties. He had a pair of stern eyes and looked like he was not easy to mess with.
Seeing Song Huan, the young man was stunned for a moment, then saluted Song Huan and said, "Greetings to Prince Rong!"
"The minister of Dali Temple, Lin Shuang, received a report from the masses that there was an illegal gathering here!"
Song Huan looked directly at Lin Shuang calmly: "I heard clearly what you just said inside."
"As far as I know, this should be what Kaifeng Mansion should do!"
"Why are you joining in the fun at Dali Temple?"
Lin Shuang opened his mouth to explain very confidently: "Since the incident with Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, Dali Temple has been temporarily responsible for all matters of Kaifeng Prefecture."
"So the arrest work will be handled by Dali Temple for the time being!"
Song Huan was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Dali Temple would even have a part-time job!
"If someone reports someone, they will be arrested. Your Dali Temple handling of the case is a bit too hasty, isn't it?"
Song Huan stared at Lin Shuang like a cheetah sizing up its prey in the distance.
Lin Shuang trembled all over and felt extremely uncomfortable!
"Weichen has just received reports from the masses, and everyone here has a criminal record!"
At this point, Lin Shuang coughed twice, and like a treasure trove, he accused the merchants in Changchunfang of their "crimes."
"Chen from Chenji Pawn Shop committed fraud and was sued by the customer to the Kaifeng Mansion. In the end, he compensated the customer three times the price!"
"Li from Li Ji Pastry Shop has been short of money many times!"
"Zhao from Xinshengyuan is deceiving customers by passing off inferior products as good ones!"
"The tea merchant Shen repeatedly caused riots in the market and was complained by the shops..."
A group of businessmen followed Song Huan. When they heard these accusations, they were all dumbfounded on the spot!
They never dreamed that some problems that were not problems would now become the reason for Dali Temple to arrest them!
This is not nitpicking, what is this?
Song Huan frowned and listened for a long time, and finally understood the purpose of Lin Shuang's visit this time.
After making a fuss for a long time, this guy is clearly using the public’s reports as a guise to mess up his own situation!
But I don’t know who is the person behind this guy!
