As Wang Erlang applauded, everyone also imitated the applause, but it was unclear how many of them were sincere.
Although what Fatty Xifeng said is reasonable, everyone knows that after losing the blessing of the Chamber of Commerce, the days of lying down and making money are gone forever. How far you can go is completely up to you. .
The upper limit is high, which is good, but the lower limit is also gone!
Then several die-hard allies of Wang Zhi spoke to express their support for the president's proposal. The other elder members looked at each other and understood that the president had not revealed any information earlier, but suddenly made an attack at the elders meeting, which meant this matter There is no room for maneuver.
If they don't accept it, the only way is to withdraw from the membership, but can they withdraw from the membership? Obviously they can't. The consequences of withdrawal are not something that any of their tribes can bear.
Not to mention the consequences of being isolated by the entire Xixia Chamber of Commerce, the president's starting point is for the righteousness of the entire Xixia people. Everyone is making a living on this land. Who dares to say a word against it?
After boarding the boat, all they can do is to keep walking with the boat. If they jump off the boat midway, they will drown.
After everyone understood this truth, things became simple. As Wang Zhi looked at each one, the answers came out one by one. Without exception, they were all in favor.
As the elder members sitting at the long table finished speaking, the matter was settled without any controversy. With the preparation of the clerk on the side, the rough template of the new contract was also drawn up.
As for the hundreds of ordinary members on both sides, they have no voting rights, only the right to withdraw.
Of course, they also have the right to speak. Next, under the control of the host, every ordinary member who has questions will ask questions or make suggestions, and the elder members will discuss them together, give answers, or modify the contract regulations.
Until there were no more objections, the clerk sent the revised contract to the elder members of the Long Table, and the representatives of each tribe signed and sealed it.
As for ordinary members, they are not qualified to sign and seal the chamber of commerce establishment contract, and can only sign the ordinary contract of the chamber of commerce.
"I announce that the first Xixia Chamber of Commerce Contract Renewal Conference has been successfully completed. The Chamber of Commerce's deadline this time is...indefinite!"
As the host delivered a high-pitched and passionate speech, all the members applauded and celebrated, and the applause was thunderous and endless.
They only learned this form of celebration once and fell in love with it. It was definitely the only way for them to express their happiness and excitement.
Yes, they were so excited. The Chamber of Commerce was no longer renewed every three years, but existed permanently. However, the triennial general membership meeting was retained, and the tribal speaker they were most concerned about was not cancelled. The Chamber of Commerce They still only recognize people who talk and do not recognize the tribe. Their power and status in the tribe are still strong, which makes them unhappy.
Then they entered the guild hall under the leadership of the servant. The place was already filled with all kinds of wine, meat and dishes. Everyone, whether elders or ordinary members, was seated.
How can we celebrate without food and wine? Even with big sticks, we should give some sweet dates.
Wang Erlang walked around the hall with a wine jar and a bowl, calling each other wealthy businessmen at the table brothers and talking about each other's hard work. He perfectly imitated the way that later generations of leaders would express condolences to employees at annual meetings.
The effect was also outstanding. All the businessmen and those who were dissatisfied disappeared completely during the president's personal toast and thanks.
They are people who don't eat bread and don't eat swords, so they just eat this.
At this time, Yaze and other guards could only swallow their saliva and watch. Fortunately, they did not watch for too long. Soon, members of other teams came to replace them, and they also had the feast they had longed for.
It's just that I didn't give them a drink. The core staff of the Chamber of Commerce are all in the Chamber of Commerce at this time, so how can we take it lightly.
Until night, the lights were on in each guard dormitory hut, and countless murmuring voices came from them. If you listen carefully, you can hear that they are the recitation of pinyin tables.
Just in the evening, an order was issued from above to check the memorization and dictation of the pinyin table tomorrow morning, and it will be supervised by the president personally. Those who fail will be directly expelled from the guard team.
As soon as this order was given, the guards all went numb. They were really not joking about their feelings this time. They really wanted to check things out.
There was no hesitation. No matter where they were doing anything in the city, everyone was holding a book and reciting the dictation. Even the team members who were still patrolling the streets were memorizing it while walking, and their fingers were still touching each other regularly. Pinyin symbols are drawn on the sky.
This abnormal phenomenon naturally aroused heated discussion among the people of Pingxia City. When they learned that they were all writing from memory, their respect for the Xixia Chamber of Commerce suddenly increased to another level.
How many wealthy families these days treat their servants and servants as human beings?
Only the Xixia Chamber of Commerce not only provides good welfare and benefits to the guards, but also teaches them to read, read, and understand, and trains them to become talents. Where can you find such a magical employer? It's a pity that now they no longer recruit guards. All the aspiring young people shook their heads and sighed. .
Although Yaze has memorized the sixty-three pinyins by heart, he still memorizes them in his heart and writes them in his hands over and over again. He cannot make mistakes, and he is not allowed to make mistakes. This is the job that his family depends on for survival. , if he loses his life, he still has enough pension for his family to have enough food and clothing, but if he loses his job, there will be nothing.
Early the next morning, tens of thousands of guards entered the chamber of commerce hall in batches and were inspected by dozens of secretaries at the same time. Who was sitting on the stage in the hall if it wasn't the president Wang Zhi?
Although the guards were fully prepared, they still became nervous when they saw the president.
What was said above is true. The president, who has so many things to do, would be so concerned about a pinyin table. The guards didn't know the reason, but they all cheered up.
When the first batch of guards recited the dictation, Wang Zhi stepped down from the stage and patrolled each examination table with his hands behind his back. From time to time he picked up a piece of dictation paper and took a look at it.
This piece of paper may be just a simple sixty-three pinyin table to them, but to Wang Zhi, this is the third and most important step in his plan to acquire Xixia. The integration of the two countries, Song and Xia In one body!
It is not a superficial commercial integration, but a linguistic, cultural, and heart-to-heart integration.
Xixia was the territory of the Old Qin people during the ancient Warring States Period. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, it also belonged to the Chinese territory. It was a family with the Central Plains. This is why the Old Zhao family has always wanted to recover it.
Because Zhao and Song regarded themselves as inheriting the Han and Tang dynasties, they were the Zhengshuo of China, so how could the old lands of the Han and Tang dynasties be left outside.
This is also the reason why the Dali Kingdom in the southwest requested annexation more than ten times, but was rejected by the Song Dynasty. Because the predecessor of Dali was the Nanzhao Kingdom, not the former Tang Dynasty, Zhao and Song Dynasty did not hesitate to ask for it.
That is to say, in this dynasty, Emperor Huizong, a Taoist who was very happy with his achievements, came to the throne, and after the tireless praise of Duan Zhengchun and Duan Heyu, the two generations of Dali kings, he reluctantly accepted Dali as his vassal.
That's why when Wang Zhi mentioned our ancestor Fan Li yesterday, even though some merchants looked strange, they didn't think it was inappropriate.
It's just that when Li Yuanhao came to the throne more than a hundred years ago, he vigorously suppressed the Han people, rejected Han culture, classified the Han people as barbarians, and called the Han people "commoners".
In order to build cultural confidence and gather centripetal force, Li Yuanhao changed his surname to Wei, took the lead in shaving his hair and changing clothes, and even created a unique Xixia script.
After more than a hundred years of struggle by the Dangxiang people, Xixia has finally become incompatible with China. Today, there are few Xixia people who can speak Chinese. That is to say, these businessmen are still proficient in doing business with Han people all year round. .
Even after three years of hard study, Yaze is still stumbling when speaking Chinese.
Therefore, Xixia people are required to write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, and accept Chinese culture without delay. The detours of more than a hundred years must be corrected, otherwise the superficial integration will not be able to withstand the impact of wind and waves.
And these bodyguards, whom everyone admires in Xixia, are the first step in accepting Chinese culture. People from the lower class are naturally bound to learn from those from the upper class, and promoting it from the top down will get twice the result with half the effort.
These people will be the walking promotion ambassadors of Han culture in the future. How could Wang Erlang not be interested in them?
He went back and forth over and over again, checking each one without getting tired of it.
At this time, he already had several pieces of writing paper in his hand, with the pinyin of Gong Gongzheng written on them. He saw them written well during the inspection, so he collected them.
Even if he wrote it himself, he would not be better than what these people wrote. This shows that these people have deep intentions and work seriously and hard.
Just reciting the dictation took half a day, and at noon a scribe came to report the results.
Tens of thousands of escorts have been inspected, and only fifty-two failed.
Wang Zhi was very satisfied with this result. He asked Yue Fei to find him and handed him the fifty-two unqualified papers and the thirty-eight silent writing papers that he was particularly satisfied with. "Unqualified junior brother, look at this." Let’s do it, in short, the escort team cannot stay, we must make them face up to this matter, so that we can promote Chinese characters later.”
"These particularly good junior brothers can serve as reserve captains. In addition, they can help me select a boy who lives on the high loess slopes, is hardworking and has a complete family. I have an important entrustment."
Yue Fei took the paper, nodded and went to make arrangements without saying much.
Not long after, the result of the treatment of the unqualified guard members came out: they were demoted to warehouse loaders, and fifty-two of the loaders with outstanding daily performance were selected to join the guard team.
And one of the fifty-two eliminated was a member of Yaze's team.
At this time, he was crying and hugging the captain's thigh, "Captain, please help me beg for mercy, help me beg for mercy. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. You know the situation in my family." Ah, how can my family survive if I lose my guard job!"
Seeing the brothers who share the same joys and sorrows, Yaze and others also helped to plead for mercy.
