This scene was seen by Yaze. He was surprised as to why the leader of the Xifeng clan was acting like this. Following his gaze towards the entrance, a tall and inhuman figure was about to block all the morning light.
As that figure entered, everyone in the hall stood up and shouted "President" in unison.
Is this the president?
Yaze looked at this young man with a kind face and was so excited that he couldn't breathe. This was his belief, the one who brought new life to him, his family, and his tribe. He was the Buddha he vowed to follow throughout his life.
In his eyes, the sky and the earth lost color, and this figure was the only one left in his pupils. The president was not a few years older than himself, and had just revealed some stubble, but his body looked bigger than both of himself, and he was full of radiance. With the pressure belonging to the Buddha, as the president approached and felt the president's aura, Yaze's legs couldn't stop trembling. He even couldn't help but want to kneel down, but was firmly grasped by a big hand. He held his shoulder and patted it twice...
Yaze's head was empty for a moment, and he couldn't even remember what the president said with a smile just now. He only knew that the president just held his shoulders and patted him twice encouragingly...
When he came back to his senses, he saw that the president had already sat down and was chatting and laughing with everyone.
Yaze made up his mind that he would never wash this black dress again, but would put it away when he got home. This was a dress that the Buddha had touched, and it must be made a family heirloom and passed down from generation to generation to protect future generations.
Standing here, Yaze could only see the president's side face. Half of his body was much taller than the people at the same table, making it difficult to be blocked.
Sitting next to him were two slightly shorter young men. The one on the right he knew was Zhong Yanchong, the captain of the condolences team of the Chamber of Commerce. He heard that he was also the president's cousin and had visited him with supplies. His family was also sponsored by the tribe, so he could be recognized at a glance.
He had never seen the one on the left, but he knew who it was by looking at the big and small eyes of the sign. Captain of the Chamber of Commerce Guards, Yue Fei!
When Yaze was looking at him, Yue Fei seemed to be intuitive and psychic, and his eyes seemed to sweep across Yaze inadvertently. With just one glance at Yaze, he felt that his naked body was being touched by a sword, as if his body would be dislocated if he made the slightest movement.
Is this the Arhat under the Buddha's throne? It is indeed terrifying.
Yaze withdrew his gaze and did not dare to look at him again. At this time, all the members had arrived. Seeing that the time had come, a host came to the stage and announced, "Everyone, be quiet. The first general membership meeting of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce has officially begun. What will follow? President Wang Zhi delivered a speech.”
Wang Zhi stood up and saluted everyone around him. After everyone returned the salute, Wang Zhi did not sit down, but left his seat and walked slowly while saying: "I am very happy to meet you all partners again. It has been three years, and the Chamber of Commerce has been working together." It has been a difficult journey, but fortunately you have always persisted, and this is how the Xixia Chamber of Commerce came into being today."
"Three years have not been long, and when I think about it, it feels like yesterday. What the Chamber of Commerce was like at that time, and what Pingxia City was like. Everyone here should know that everything today is the credit of all of you. The Chamber of Commerce will remember your efforts. Xixia The people of this city and Xixia will be grateful for your kindness."
"Before the three-year contract expired, a partner asked me whether the contract would be renewed after it expired. I didn't have an answer to this question, because the Chamber of Commerce is everyone's chamber of commerce, not mine, Wang Zhi's, nor Langya Wang's. Chamber of Commerce, when we established the Chamber of Commerce, the regulations in the contract were very clear. All matters related to the Chamber of Commerce must be voted by a majority of the veteran members of the Chamber of Commerce. Whether the Chamber of Commerce will continue or be dissolved, of course, must be decided at a general meeting of members. .”
Wang Zhi's stroll attracted everyone's attention, including Yaze's. He began to understand why a Song person could establish a chamber of commerce in Xixia, and why a chamber of commerce filled with Xixia people would only have a Song person follow suit.
Some people said it was because of interests, but Yaze could see through their eyes that it was definitely not interests, but respect, a heartfelt respect for this young man who was younger than most of them.
When one person is strong enough to hold all the power, how many people can resist the temptation and give power to others?
No one will. Once they have power, they will use the power in their hands to seek greater power until they ascend the throne and become emperor, with power over the world.
But in the President's Meeting, he controls all the supplies of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce and the force of all the escorts. He actually has the pricing power of items, the right to use money, and the power to appoint and remove personnel. However, he has not intervened in any of them. All matters big and small are handled by the Chamber of Commerce. The wishes of all members come first and the opinions of every member are respected. I think this is the reason why the president successfully established the chamber of commerce and continued its harmonious development for several years.
"Before you all speak up and vote, I want to share a story with you. This is a story that really happened in history."
Wang Zhi walked up to the stage and looked at the wall with his hands behind his back. Everyone looked over and saw four big characters hanging on the left and right sides of the wall. On the left it said 'The Great One in Business' and on the right With the words "For the country and the people", there is a portrait hanging in the middle of the two large characters. The portrait is of an old man, and the name "Shang Sheng Fan Li" is marked below.
"It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, one of our ancestors was named Fan Li. He was born in the Chu Kingdom. Although he was born in a poor family, he was learned and talented, both civil and military."
"At the age of twenty-five, he left the Chu State, where the country was rich and powerful, and came to the weak and impoverished State of Yue. He accompanied King Gou Jian of Yue and lived as a slave in the State of Wu for three years. In the end, he successfully helped the King of Yue to overthrow the State of Wu, and was granted the title of King of Yue. To be a general, one person can be said to be inferior to ten thousand people, but on the night of the celebration banquet, Fan Li resigned resolutely, distributed generous rewards to the poor people, and then left."
"My friend asked him why. He said that the King of Yue was a man we could share adversity with, but not wealth and honor. He also advised his friend to leave the country of Yue, but his friend refused to listen. In the end, he was killed by the King of Yue."
"Fan Li left Yue State incognito and came to Qi State. He purchased some land near the seaside in Qi State and cultivated it. He also engaged in fishing and salt fields, so he accumulated some funds and started a business."
"At the beginning of the year, he signed commodity purchase contracts with some farmers and businessmen. By the end of the year, if the price of commodities rose, Fan Li would purchase them at the current market price. If the price fell, he would strictly abide by the contract price."
"Another time, Fan Li had trouble with his cash flow and borrowed 100,000 yuan from a wealthy family. A year later, the wealthy family went out to collect debts with IOUs from various families. A package accidentally fell into the river, and hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost. The IOU and travel expenses were gone, and he happened to walk to Fan Li's house, so he went to Fan Li. Without the IOU, Fan Li not only repaid the principal with interest, but also gave an extra amount of travel expenses to the wealthy man. As a result, Fan Li's reputation for benevolence and trust spread throughout the world, and businessmen from all over the world were willing to do business with Fan Li. With his business ability and reputation, he quickly accumulated a fortune and became the richest man in Qi."
"The King of Qi admired him greatly after hearing about his ability and character, and asked him to be the prime minister of Qi. Fan Li served as prime minister for three years, making the country rich and powerful, and the people worshiped Fan Li as a god. But at this time, Fan Li resigned again. Official, he said: To be an official, to be a prime minister, to run a family worth a fortune, this is the ultimate for a commoner, and to have been honored for a long time, it might be a bad omen, so he once again sealed the gold, dispersed the family wealth, and distributed it to his friends. and the poor people, and then left Qi with his wife and children."
"After that, Fan Li moved his family to Taodi in the northwest, changed his surname and name, and started his family business again with a commoner's body and empty hands. Soon after, under Fan Li's promotion, Taodi became a commercial capital in the Spring and Autumn Period. Fan Li also became richest in the world again."
"Later, there was a famine in Taodi. Faced with all the grain merchants' shortage of goods and driving up grain prices, he took the initiative to open up his own granary, suppress the sky-high grain prices, and distributed grain porridge to everyone. In the end, he lost all his wealth but kept it safe. Save the common people."
"It was no accident. Later he became extremely rich and died without any illness until he was eighty-eight years old. He was full of children and grandchildren."
"Let me count the two times in Fan Li's life when he reached the highest official position, and three times when he became richer than tens of thousands. Each time he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the world, but soon he would quickly reach ten thousand dollars again, as if this wealth was destined for him. Can’t get rid of them.”
Wang Zhi made a joke, walked off the stage, and asked everyone, "Do you think Fan Li's business ability is innate?"
Some people nodded, some shook their heads, but most of them nodded.
Wang Zhi smiled slightly, shook his head, and continued to walk slowly around the long table, talking slowly, "No one is born a saint, everything has its own traces, heaven has its way, the earth has its way, and business has its way." Business Tao, what Fan Li did in his life, is ultimately business Tao."
"Fan Li left Chu and followed Yue because he took a fancy to the potential of the Yue country and was willing to invest all his wealth to help the Yue country recover. He obtained the greatest return with the smallest investment. This is investment in business."
"When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the running dogs are cooked. When he was in power, he saw clearly the king of Yue as a human being, cut off his arm in time to survive, knew the benefits and losses, and knew how to advance and retreat. This is risk control in business."
"He signed a contract with someone. Even if the price of goods dropped, he would buy it at the original price without taking advantage of anyone. He owed someone 100,000 yuan and still paid back the principal with interest even though he no longer had an IOU. This is In business it’s integrity.”
"In times of disaster, he did not raise food prices. Instead, he took the initiative to lower food prices and even used his wealth to help people. This may seem to have nothing to do with business, but it is the most important aspect of business, benevolence and righteousness."
Wang Zhi walked around, stood in front of his seat, put his hands on the table, and said to everyone: "If any of you don't know the relationship between benevolence and righteousness and business, let me tell you, if Fan Li is in Tao Di Disaster Instead of helping the people, he worked with other wealthy businessmen to hoard food and drive up food prices. What will be the final result?"
