"Sir, what are you doing?" The third aunt, Taizhang Erfu, was confused. She knew this thing. It was made in Australia. It was called "cigar", but it was actually light sarsaparilla. There was nothing special about it. 》乐>文》Novel www.しwxs.com After smoking it, there is a smell on my hands and clothes. I don’t know why the master suddenly put it away so solemnly - it was still half-sucked, "It's not a valuable item, it's quite dirty."
"What do you know?" Gao Zhi smiled, "This is how rich my Gao family will be for many lifetimes!" He was a little excited when he said this, and ordered, "Open a jar of Lanling wine sent from Jiangnan!"
The third aunt was so happy to see him that she repeatedly ordered the maids to prepare. He also added cups and chopsticks to himself and poured wine to accompany him.
Gao Zhi rarely talks about his business matters with women. But today he couldn't help but be filled with excitement, and told him about his reunion with Mr. Wen.
"...I never imagined that life's circumstances could change like this!" Gao Ju said with emotion, "I thought that when the three of them were standing in the backyard, I could kill them with just one finger. I never thought that they would become such a big shot now!"
The third aunt said: "Should we be more cautious about this matter? The Ming Dynasty is not dead yet. What if the court comes back? You see, Mr. Li hasn't come out yet."
Gao Ju smiled and said: "Fight back? If we could fight back, would I still need to come forward to raise the money to redeem the city? At that time, the Australians were weak and only occupied one county. They were able to defeat He Zhentai's entire army. They were destroyed, forcing Governor Li to pay in gold. Now they are not even Wu Xia Amen, a famous city in the south like Guangzhou. They took it down without even hearing a sound of cannon. I think the Ming Dynasty is about to run out of energy, and the dynasty will change in these ten years. Years have passed. As for Li Luoyou, he is like "I would have illuminated my heart by the moon, but the bright moon illuminated the ditch." He is still obsessed with the court. Can the Australians want him? Besides, his family has many properties in the north, and I don’t dare to take this job.”
The third aunt was still a little uneasy after hearing this, so she clasped her hands and said, "Amitabha. Since you said so, I can only pray that the Australians can enter the capital as soon as possible and become the emperor."
The next day, Gao Ju went to Zheng Shangjie and expressed his willingness to be the "President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry." Zheng Shangjie praised him and immediately issued him a "letter of appointment" and a "special pass" - with this certificate, he could come to see Zheng Shangjie at any time.
"Mr. Gao, if you accept this letter of appointment, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be established. However, you are still a short-term general. You must organize all the large and small shops in this city as soon as possible." Zheng Shangjie assigned him a task. . "I know that there are all kinds of merchants in Guangzhou City, and there are many factions. The Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang alone have many things that they cannot deal with, and it is inevitable that they will do evil things to each other. You want them to sit together and talk about things. I'm afraid. not easy."
He raised his head and said: "Thank you very much, Director Zheng, for your concern. These things did happen, but that was in the past. Now that the Senate has changed, and heavy laws are used in troubled times, it is too late for them to clamp their tails, so how can they dare to cause trouble again? As long as Mayor Liu and Director Zheng If you maintain concentration, these things are nothing."
Zheng Shangjie nodded, this is not an easy move. These words were clearly intended to ask the Senate to firmly support him - this was a man who would follow orders as soon as he had the power. But that’s fine. Regardless of their ability, such people at least dare to think and do it. This is very beneficial to creating a new work situation.
The reason why Gao Ju was chosen as the president was not only because he had an "old connection" with the Senate, but also because Gao Ju was a complete outsider and did not belong to the two largest business gangs in the city: the Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang. Avoid "favoring one over the other." When outsiders are in power, they will have no scruples in breaking up the regional business gangs and disrupting monopolies.
Zheng Shangjie said: "Mr. Gao, you can rest assured that the Senate will use all means to fully support you. There is no need to have any worries."
When organizing a chamber of commerce, it is not enough to just ask Gao Ju to speak out. Moreover, he is not considered the number one merchant in the city, and his appeal is limited. So we still have to use executive orders. Zheng Shangjie served as the Secretary-General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the same time, a notice was posted requiring all industrial and commercial shops in the city to obtain a "business license." Traders without a storefront must also obtain a business license.
The place where the business license is issued is located in the original salt department office - which is where the Xinde Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau and Monopoly Bureau are located. By issuing business licenses, the city government can roughly understand the number, types and approximate business scale of shops in Guangzhou. Although self-reporting inevitably has problems of concealment, exaggeration, and reduction, these can all be gradually adjusted in subsequent surveys. It is more accurate than their current situation of being blind and only grasping a few big businessmen in big industries.
After receiving the license, the shop owner will also join the "Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce" and receive a membership card.
After receiving the two certificates, in addition to the paper certificates, two "license plates" for tinplate manufacturing will be issued and hung in a conspicuous place in the store or business premises.
He Guirong has walked countless circles in the yard of his main house. Today is the third day since the Australians announced the "industrial and commercial registration". He once again asked his colleagues to try their luck with their toothpaste - in fact, he himself knew that this was just hoping that "God would open his eyes" to good luck.
On the first day of registration, he asked his master to bring his toothbrush. There was a sea of people in front of the salt office. The master waited in line for a long time before he could get to the table. It went smoothly at first, and he passed all the questions and registrations. , but when he got to the place where the certificate was issued, he refused:
"We don't have a dental card. You should take your dental card back first." The cadre who spoke was very polite, but no matter how good the master said, the "license" would not be issued.
The master hurriedly came back to report. He Guirong was already worried, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask other people. The result was very bad: none of the people who went to register had received a "license." They were all sent back with the same words: "We don't have a dental license here."
This touched He Guirong's already tense nerves. After the Australians entered the city, they tried their best to find ways to meet the Australians, but they encountered obstacles everywhere. It turned out that the dental shop was already preparing to spend one hundred thousand taels of public and private money to contribute to the Australian people. I just want to replace the dental post in my hand with one from the Song Dynasty. I never thought it wouldn’t work!
He Guirong still couldn't figure out why the Australians were so indifferent to them: you know that Director Zheng even met the owner of the blacksmith shop, but only the people who work in the blacksmith shop were not seen!
You must know that the dental industry has existed since ancient times, and it has a mutually beneficial relationship with the government. Whether it is public or private, it does no harm to the government. If you don't care about the benefits in front of you, what are the Australians planning? Could it be that you think your filial piety is not enough? But they didn’t even send someone to deliver a message!
Now as long as the Australian opens his mouth, he is willing even if he loses everything!
Just when he had no choice but to do so, he saw his personal servant running in and reported that the tooth man who had just gone to get the license was back, but he still hadn't received it.
"... Mr. Xu asked me to report to the master that the Australians have posted notices that any business without a license will be considered an 'unlicensed business' from May 1st and will be banned. Please take action as soon as possible..."
"Okay! Go down!" He Guirong's face was as cold as frost.
The boy did not go down, but said: "Master Xu also said that the reason why the Australians did not issue dental licenses is probably related to the fact that the Chaoshan grain merchants from the Haiyang Guild Hall complained..."
"What?!" He Guirong's eyebrows suddenly twisted together, "Speak carefully!"
"Yes!" the boy reported, "Master Xu said that he found out that the grain merchants went to the Great World more than ten days ago and met with an Australian elder. I don't know how much money they spent to bribe them. Australians don’t change their toothpaste…”
"Are you serious?" He Guirong glared.
The boy shrank back: "That's what Mr. Xu said."
"Invite Master Xu and the other masters immediately! Tell me that I have something important to discuss!"
The "several gentlemen" he mentioned were all prominent figures in the dental industry, and the boy knew it without naming them, so he went immediately. He Guirong thought to himself that he was really careless. After careful consideration, he did not expect that these Chaoshan guys would rush to see the Australians first and knock down the elders with money!
When it comes to financial resources, the grain merchants in Haiyang are much stronger than them. Unexpectedly, these powerful dragons from out of town would take this opportunity to fight against this local snake!
The summoned tooth dealers all realized the seriousness of the situation, and they were unwilling to give up the benefits of "buying and selling short" and making money on the sidelines.
"We can't spend more money than them." The tooth dealer, who was called "Master Xu" by the boy, worriedly said, "They are rich and powerful, and they are one step ahead..."
Everyone felt that there was little hope.
"Huh, who will win? There's no telling!" At this time, someone suddenly said gloomily.
Xu Guarong was struggling to think of a way. Seeing that it was his master who was speaking, he quickly asked: "Master Shi, what can you do?"
"We can't compete with each other for money, but they are outsiders after all. Even if they are lying dead on the street, there will be no one to help them complain. If a person dies, where can he get money? I don't think Australians are stupid either. .”
"What if the money has already been given away?" someone asked, "There must be an explanation for receiving money."
"Wouldn't that be better for the Australians? The money was collected, but the person died. This is called death without proof - you can naturally say you don't know what you promised. What's wrong with turning over the money and getting the money from the dental shop? ? Officials are all cannibals who eat people without spitting out their bones, and I don’t believe Australians are an exception!" Mr. Shi said with a sinister smile.
When he said this, everyone felt enlightened. Mr. Xu couldn't help but stick out his thumb: "High! It's really high!" A group of people also followed suit. Tooth merchants are not good people, and this is not the first time they have done this kind of thing: in order to teach foreign merchants who "do not understand the rules", they hire bandits to assassinate foreign merchants, set fire to ships and warehouses, which is not for them. Nothing new. (To be continued.)
