"Hi~! They are all from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce! And everyone has donated more than ten thousand yuan!"
"Tsk tsk! Taken together, there are hundreds of thousands of strings, right?"
"Are they too willing to give it up? That's tens of thousands of dollars!"
"Hey! What's weird about this? The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce monopolized the entire Tang Dynasty's trade in bicycles, new-style carriages, fairy tea, footballs and other novelties. Members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce can make huge profits from it every year. Of course it's not us. Nothing these small merchants and shops can compare to!”
"Tsk! I don't know how to become a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce!"
This world is like a pyramid. The people standing at the top of the pyramid will always be a very small number. The same goes for the businessmen who came to participate in the fund-raising meeting today. People like Lin Wenyuan and Cao Wendong with millions of dollars are only a minority after all. The vast majority People are just the kind of people with little wealth. After facing the gorgeous opening of the fund-raising meeting, everyone couldn't help but marvel in private!
"Wang Peng of Jubaozhai, donate - 30,000 yuan~!"
At this moment, the name Lin Wenyuan read finally did not come from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, but his next words finally caused an uproar again!
"Wow~!"
"Thirty thousand guans!? Did I hear correctly?"
"Oh my god! Finally he is no longer from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, but this person actually donated 30,000 yuan, which is the same amount as the Marquis donated!"
"Where did Wang Peng from Jubaozhai come from? He was actually willing to donate so much money?"
A group of businessmen sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the inn were in an uproar. What did they hear? Someone actually donated 30,000 yuan. This amount is comparable to Li Zexuan. What's more important is that this person is not from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce?
Where does Wang Peng from Jubaozhai come from?
For a moment, such a question came to everyone's mind.
But after coming back to their senses, many people immediately reacted. After all, most of the people here are businessmen from Chang'an City or near Chang'an:
"This...if I remember correctly, this Jubaozhai is the property of Wang Renbiao, the eldest son of the Wang family in Taiyuan!"
"Wang Renbiao? Isn't Wang Renbiao also from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce?"
"Hey! After all this fuss, you are still from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce!"
"Taiyuan Wang family? So, did the Taiyuan Wang family also participate in this fund-raising meeting? Tsk tsk, judging from the financial resources of the Wang family, these 30,000 yuan can really be obtained!"
"No, no, no! This Jubaozhai is the private property of the eldest son of the Wang family, not the Wang family of Taiyuan!"
"Then why doesn't Prince Wang donate money in his own name, but in the name of the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai?"
"Yes! If I can donate so much money, I will definitely donate it in my own name!"
Soon, someone revealed the background of Jubaozhai, and Wang Renbiao, the owner behind the scenes, also surfaced. However, many people were a little confused as to why Wang Renbiao gave this opportunity to become famous to his shopkeeper instead of himself. ?
But there were many smart people present. An old man explained in a low voice to his companions: "The eldest son of the Wang family is now the governor of Qizhou, and he represents the officialdom of Qizhou, and this fund-raising meeting is mainly for our merchants. It would be inconvenient for the eldest son of the Wang family to donate money in his own name, so he can only participate in the name of his shopkeeper!"
This was quite reasonable and was instantly recognized by many people.
Now looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, it is extremely rare for someone like Li Zexuan to serve as a high-ranking official in the court and engage in merchant business openly among the people. Most people in the officialdom just let their family members or subordinates engage in merchant business behind their backs. matter, rather than putting it out in the open!
The following facts proved that it was indeed what the old man had guessed!
"Li Jingchu from Yong County, Qizhou donated two thousand guan to his car, horse and luggage!"
While everyone was talking in low voices, Lin Wenyuan did not stop and immediately read out the next name. The reason why he was so anxious was because the "client" of the two donations was the same person!
On the seat in the middle and back row, a fat, middle-aged man in Chinese clothes stood up, holding two playing cards, and walked towards the front. Afterwards, the old man showed the cards in his hand to everyone. One said thirty thousand guan and was signed Jubaozhai. The other one said two thousand guan and was signed Li Ji, Car, Horse and Luggage Jingchu. After showing it, the old man Putting the cards in his hand into the carton, he went up to the second floor of the inn under the leadership of the "staff" at the venue and paid the corresponding amount of donation!
This old man turned out to be the common "trustor" of the two donations!
Seeing this, the people below couldn't help but start talking again.
"What is the relationship between Li Ji Carriage and Horse Racing and Jubaozhai? No, what is the relationship between the eldest son of the Wang family and Li Jingchu? Why did Wang Peng donate all their money?"
"Li Jingchu? The name sounds like a woman! Tsk tsk, two thousand guan, this girl is really generous!"
"I...I really want to have heard of this Li Jingchu. A few days ago, I just sent the shopkeeper to Qizhou to deliver a batch of goods. At that time, I heard that the governor of Qizhou, Wang Renbiao, was going to get married to a commoner woman in a few days. That woman was named Li Jingchu !”
"Ah~? I bet these two are husband and wife! Then why do you have to donate money separately? You can just join together!"
"Hey! Who knows?"
For a while, everyone chatted privately about some of their experiences and gossips about Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu, but they quickly restored the truth of the matter to almost everything! After all, they are businessmen, and they are the most well-informed in the world!
At this moment, Lin Wenyuan once again dropped a bombshell: "Li Cheng, the shopkeeper of Qiaojiang Pavilion, donated 30,000 yuan~!"
"Wow~!"
At this time, Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the first row on the left, couldn't help but shrink his pupils and look slightly shocked. At this time, not only the people in the hall, but also the people watching the excitement outside Longmen Inn were in an uproar. !
"Thirty thousand guan, another 30,000 guan! What is the origin of this Qiaojiang Pavilion?"
But this time, the background of Qiaojiang Pavilion was quickly revealed!
"Qiaojiang Pavilion? Qiaojiang Pavilion in Chang'an West City? Isn't that the shop of the man in the palace?"
"That one in the palace? Who is it?"
(Quietly) "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"What? Your Highness the Crown Prince? How is this possible?"
"Shh~! Keep your voice down! It is said that His Royal Highness is also a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. In this case, it is not surprising that he donates!"
"What? His Royal Highness is also from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce?! How much money did the people from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donate together?"
"I did the math, this... is actually 190,000 strings!"
Everyone was talking about it. With the example of Wang Renbiao in front of them, everyone also understood why Li Chengqian came to donate in someone else's name instead of his own name. While they were talking, an old man with a white face and a beard walked up holding a playing card. It was Li Cheng, the shopkeeper of Qiaojiang Pavilion.
So far, the first batch of members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce have all donated, and the total donation amount is as high as 190,000 yuan!
Everyone who thought about this was shocked, even Xiao Yu was no exception. He expected that the people from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce were rich and would be the main force in this fundraising meeting, but he never expected that the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce would be the main force in this fund-raising meeting. The "output" of people is so vigorous that in less than a quarter of an hour after the fund-raising meeting started, 190,000 yuan was donated!
To be precise, it's 192,000 guan (and Li Jingchu's 2,000 guan)!
I think he was still betting with Li Er a few days ago that the fund-raising meeting would not raise enough military funds, but now he has raised 192,000 yuan in just a short time, which is far away from the "small goal" he and Li Er set. "The two hundred and fifty thousand guan is only short of 58,000 guan!"
There were six to seven hundred people attending the fund-raising meeting today. The remaining people donated an average of 100 guan each, which was enough to achieve the "small goal" of 250,000 guan!
This is the power of businessmen!
For the first time, Xiao Yu realized that when businessmen unite, they can exert a force that cannot be ignored!
The fund-raising meeting is still going on, and Lin Wenyuan’s voice still echoes in the hall:
"Cheng Ruisong of Chengji Winery, donated five thousand guan!"
"Qin Ji, a garment shop in Guangxian, donated five thousand guan!"
"Yin Shixiang of Qingfeng Grain Store, donated five thousand guan!"
"Hengli Satin Zhuang Xu Hongyu donated five thousand guan!"
"Baochang Pawn Shop Lu Yuchuan donated four thousand guan!"
"Sun Zhuo, the director of Yifeng Ironware Shop, donated four thousand guan!"
Lin Wenyuan's singing and harmony kept coming, and the people sitting in the hall and surrounding the Longmen Inn were also busy. While everyone marveled at the "rich" people who donated money, they secretly speculated on the background of these shops. Although Some shops do have mediocre backgrounds, but some shops have profound backgrounds. Most of the people here are businessmen near the capital. The news about Chang'an City is naturally very well-informed. Soon the backgrounds of some shops were "digged" by them!
"Isn't this Lu Guogong's wine shop? His old man also sent people to donate money?"
"Hey! Isn't this the shop owned by Mr. Yi Guo?"
"This shop belongs to the Duke of E!"
"Huh? There is actually a shop owned by Mr. Zhao Guogong!"
Everyone was shocked to find that not only people from the court such as Wang Renbiao and Li Chengqian sent people to participate in the fund-raising meeting, but also other civil and military ministers in the court such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Changsun Wuji and others. We sent people to participate in this fund-raising meeting, and all of them donated a lot of money!
Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the left side of the row, finally couldn't calm down anymore. His eyes widened with disbelief on his face. It would still make sense to say that Wang Renyi and Li Chengqian attended the fund-raising meeting because they were members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Among them, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Changsun Wuji and other civil and military ministers also came, which was completely beyond his expectation!
crazy! crazy! This was obviously a fund-raising meeting for merchants from all over the Tang Dynasty, so why did all the important civil and military officials of the imperial court come over at once?
"No! Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Changsun Wuji have all donated money. If I don't donate, wouldn't it be...?"
Suddenly, Xiao Yu's hand stroking his beard shook suddenly and almost pulled his beard off, because he suddenly realized a problem - he had been cheated!
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