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In the past, he and the Australian big boss in Guangzhou were on equal terms and called each other brothers and sisters; but now he has to go through a woman and rely on old favors to communicate to the "leader".
Maybe what Zhao Tongsheng said is right? Then Guo Yi is actually just the head of the Australian Secret Service or the Imperial City Department. He has made great achievements in Guangzhou City, and he will only be promoted to ambassador when he returns to Lingao? But this Liu Yuanlao is the appeasement envoy sent by Australia Song Dynasty. Is he the envoy?
When he thought of that Zhao Tongsheng, Gao Ji became irritated. The saying "You are worthy of the surname Zhao" has spread throughout the Guangzhou business community and scholars. This Zhao Tongsheng is an old boy from Nanhai County. Guangzhou is a prosperous place with many scholars. Although the results of the joint examination are not as good as those in the south of the Yangtze River, it is still worthy of the gathering of talents. In Guangzhou Prefecture, not only passing the examination, but also passing the student examination is a difficult task. This Zhao Laotong is a man in his forties who has not yet entered school. On weekdays, he always hints that he is a descendant of the Zhao and Song royal families, and he also has a lot of research on Song history. Zhao Tongsheng was even more excited after the Australians took the title of "Australia in the Great Song Dynasty". He would inquire about the whereabouts of every Australian "real man" who had ever shown his face under the banner of Guangzhou City, and then assigned him to them. Let’s analyze the origin of an official name in the official system of the Song Dynasty. After going back and forth, I found out that something was right, and he became quite famous in the scholarly and business circles. However, after several setbacks and defeats, Zheng Yuanlao finally could only exclaim, "It is unseemly for a woman to be in power."
Before and after the King's Banner was changed to the city of Guangzhou, Zhao Tongsheng first kept claiming that Elder Hong must be the "Guangnan East Road Transfer Envoy", the "Aussie and Song Dynasty Envoy", and the "Transportation Minister", which made everyone in the business world confused. He went to flatter this "husband-in-law", but he violated the taboo of Australians and made everyone in the business world hate him. Later, after the city of Guangzhou was "recovered" by the "Song Dynasty" army, Zhao Tongsheng brought his family tree with him He ran to the door of the city hall and asked the "Fu Yin" to come out to greet him as the "Clan of the Zhao family", and also asked for recognition of his clan status... In the end, he was driven away by the Japanese guards at the door who could not understand his words. "He also deserves the surname Zhao." This meaningless comment without context is said to have been made by a certain elder and has spread throughout Guangzhou City - of course, the Sister Ye who made this statement has been arrested a few days ago. In jail.
With his thoughts flying high, he didn't notice the previous registration at all. If it weren't for Han Yue's familiar voice, Gao Zhou might still be in a daze.
"Master Gao, I've been waiting for a long time!"
"Ah! Miss Hanyue!" Gao Ju nodded with a smile.
"Ishigang, this is the shopkeeper Gao Da. He is an important relationship with the chief. From now on, he does not need to register for his visit. He can just report directly." Han Yue turned to the correspondent and said.
The correspondent named Ishigang frowned and asked firmly: "Is this the chief's instruction?"
Han Yue was choked and speechless. She just gave Shigang a hard look and said, "Do I need to ask Chief Zheng to write a warrant to you?" Then he turned to Gao Ju and said, " Shopkeeper Gao Da, this is the correspondent sent by the central government to the chief. He has just arrived and doesn’t know the situation yet. He speaks and acts according to Lingao’s method. Please bear with me."
Gao Zhang took a closer look at the scene just now, still wondering if this was a change in the direction of Zheng Yuanlao, or if it was just a conflict between Aunt Hanyue and the new disciple. He was thinking in his mind, but he was not slow in his words, and replied: "It's up to the guest to do as he pleases. Now that we've recovered, let's just follow the method of Australia and Song Dynasty. Always replace the old talisman with the new peach! Please ask Miss Hanyue to lead the way!"
"New peach for old talisman" obviously means that the situation in Guangzhou has changed, but here it also implies that Aunt Hanyue has been deprived of her job. Han Yue was at a sensitive moment. After hearing this, her face darkened. She stared blankly at Gao Zhan, but she still had a smile on her face, just like usual. She just said that she was thinking too much, so she answered with a smile. Gao Li went inside. But he didn't know that when her face turned dark, Gao Ji confirmed what he was thinking and felt relieved.
The layout of Australian rooms is compact. Although there are internal and external partitions, there are actually only a few steps, so Gao Zhi didn't ask any more questions. Han Yue knocked on the door of the living room and reported, then opened the door and let Gao Zhan in.
As soon as the door of this room opened, Gao Zhou found that this side of the room was different from the past. The big and small officials in Australia are different from the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. The chief official also has to make detailed arrangements. In the past, even if he made an appointment in advance, Zheng Yuanlao would usually handle official documents in the main seat of the living room, although there may be It's just a pretense and a show of favor, but he's really busy, not holding an official document and shaking his head to show off. When I saw it today, the desk in front of Zheng Yuanlao was clean and refreshing. There were only a few earth-yellow paper boxes containing organized documents, neatly arranged into a small square.
Gao Ji was actually quite unaccustomed to the Australian-style living room layout. He was used to the lobby-wide hall, with hosts and guests seated separately, prefaces left and right, and etiquette distinguishing between superior and inferior. Since the change in Guangzhou Mansion, Gao Ji has always seen a study-like arrangement every time he comes here: a large desk in the middle, the owner sits with his back to the window facing the door, and on the other side of the table is a chair for guests to sit on. . In addition to filing cabinets with iron glass windows and tea cabinets, there are also some potted plants adorning the walls. Hanging on the wall are distorted versions of world maps and maps of China that have been "revised" by the Office of Truth. There are also a few stacked round stools in the corners for the boys to sit on. This is what Gao Zhang is most unaccustomed to: it is a great blessing for the young man who comes with him to stand behind him and listen to instructions, but the Australians are not like this. They can either take a round stool to the wall and sit together, or go to the Wait outside.
"The chief is sitting and talking, how dare you, a young servant, stand and stare down at the chief?" Sister Ye, who was just arrested not long ago, once explained to Gao Ji like this.
It was a pity for Sister Ye to be arrested. However, he took this matter cleanly and got the benefits without any trace of it. This is also the benefit of his "familiarity with Kunqing" over the years.
After exchanging some non-nutritious nonsense, Han Yue had already served Limushan Oolong tea - the Australian didn't have any rules about ordering soup as a meal. He held the tea high, took a sniff, took a few more sips, and continued to praise in a non-nutritious manner that only Zheng Yuanlao could have the authentic Limu Mountain Oolong tea here. He had a conversation, and he didn’t follow the usual nonsense routine. He just smiled sweetly, pursed his lips and took a slow sip, and said slowly:
"Shop Manager Gao, I really have something important to discuss when I invite you here this time. I will need more advice from you next."
Gao Gao lifted his spirits and said quickly: "I don't dare, I don't dare, but the Senate has given orders, and the people will do their best to serve them."
It turned out that Zheng Shangjie wanted him to come forward to organize the "Federation of Industry and Commerce".
There are a large number of private industries and commerce in Guangzhou, with complex categories and many employees. It not only involves all aspects of citizens' lives, but also involves a large amount of domestic and foreign trade.
The Senate did not have the intention to implement a planned economy, which was not in line with their economic theory and could not be achieved in practice. However, such a large-scale industry and commerce still needs to be effectively organized. In particular, the upcoming tax reform, currency reform, promotion of new equipment and other measures will all require the assistance of an organization of local industrial and commercial practitioners. Organizing and controlling such an organization will also help the local government to effectively mobilize the human and material resources of Guangzhou's industrial and commercial community. Regulate prices and material circulation. At the same time, it also provides industrial and commercial people with a specialized information circulation channel for upward response.
Industrial and commercial people were also organized in the past. Some of them were organized by industry, such as the "Rice and Grain Guild", "Gauze Industry Association", "Money Industry Association"... and there were also guild halls organized according to regions. The situation of guild halls is more complicated than that of industry organizations. There are those in the same industry and those across industries. Take the big grain merchants who trafficked grain to Guangzhou. They not only participated in organizing the "Haiyang Guild Hall", but also participated in the larger "Chaoshan Guild Hall". They were also members of the "Rice and Grain Guild".
Like this high-ranking master, although he is not a member of the Foreign Traders Guild, he is one of the directors of the Xiuning Guild Hall.
These various guilds and guilds must be organized so that they can be effectively controlled and used. At the same time, it also prevents them from playing too big a role in social life. "If you have difficulty, find a guild hall." For businessmen and scholars living in other places, guild halls are their only source of support.
Naturally, Gao Ju didn't know that the Senate's organization, the "Federation of Industry and Commerce", had so many intentions. But he instinctively realized that this thing had "another profound meaning."
Judging from the consistent practice of Australians, it is their tradition to "focus on business". A place like Lingao, which was originally considered to have no business, was turned into a prosperous place where "merchants gather". When we arrived in Guangzhou, which was originally crowded with business travelers, how could we not show off our talents?
However, from Gao Ji's many years of experience as a businessman in dealing with the government, if the government takes the lead in doing something, no matter how grand the reason, the ultimate goal is to gather money. If you become the "President of the Federation of Industry and Commerce" yourself, you will be completely on the "pirate ship" of the Australians. Then you will inevitably have a lot of troubles and I'm afraid you will have to bear a lot of infamy.
However, on the other hand, Australians attach great importance to industry and commerce. As the "president", he is the "talker" of the Guangzhou business community. All communication between Australians and the Guangzhou business community must go through him. Many matters must be discussed with him. This kind of power is the first among the businessmen in Guangzhou city!
Gao Zhang's mood alternated between excitement and fear. The two emotions were swirling in his heart, and his face could not help but change unpredictably. (To be continued.)
