Li Shuheng took a sip of tea and said, "When the Fan family's motorcade comes back from the grassland, the owner of the field will ask them."
Tian Shenglan remained silent.
Although he didn't want to believe that the matter was true from the bottom of his heart, he also knew that people from the Tiger Flag could not lie to him about this kind of thing, and this kind of thing could not be deceived and could be easily exposed.
But if the Tiger-Character Banner really gets permission from the Great Khan in Qingcheng to do business on the grasslands, then their Tian family will have nothing to compare with the Tiger-Character Banner except food.
Li Shuheng said, "As long as the Chamber of Commerce is established, our Huzi Banner will go to the grassland to do business, and the Tian family can also benefit from it. The grassland is so big, it is impossible for the Huzi Banner family to eat them all."
"Could it be that after the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, the Tian family's fleet can also enter the grassland to do business?" Tian Shenglan looked at Li Shuheng expectantly.
Li Shuheng smiled and said, "With the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, our two families have become one family. We, Tiger Flag, have four-wheeled carts and strong enough bodyguards to protect us. In the future, the goods sent to the grassland will naturally be made by Tiger Flag." "
"But my Tian family also has its own fleet!" Tian Shenglan frowned.
Li Shuheng said with a smile, "I'm afraid the carriages in the Tian family's fleet are no match for the four-wheeled carts in my Tiger Flag! Besides, there are so many horse bandits on the grassland that we need my Tiger Flag's bodyguards to protect them, otherwise Boss Tian won't Come to Lingqiu to cooperate with our Tiger Flag."
Tian Shenglan frowned and said, "What you said is true, but if we only use Tiger Flag's fleet and bodyguards to protect us, our Tian family is equivalent to working for Tiger Flag. Even if the Chamber of Commerce is established, it will be the same as the conditions proposed by Dongzhu Liu before!"
After speaking, he glanced at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng, who was sitting opposite, seemed to have not heard Tian Shenglan's words. He was holding a tureen in his hand and slowly sipping tea.
Li Shuheng said, "I, Tiger Flag, will be responsible for the transportation and protection, but there must be someone to manage the goods delivered to the grassland. Shops must also be set up and shopkeepers must be appointed to manage them."
Tian Shenglan said tentatively, "You mean to let someone from my Tian family be the shop owner?"
"Yes." Li Shuheng nodded and said, "Not only the Tian family, but also merchants who join the Chamber of Commerce in the future can send people to be shopkeepers in shops on the grassland. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has more than one shop and will open them all over the grassland. Go to the store."
What he said was all discussed between him and Liu Heng last night.
Tiger Character Banner has risen too fast, and it barely has some military talents, but there are too many shopkeepers and accountants to manage shops, and Tiger Character Banner is lacking too many suitable candidates to go to the grassland.
On the contrary, leaving these shopkeeper positions to members of the chamber of commerce is different. It can reassure the members of the chamber of commerce. After all, the goods sent to the grassland are sold by their own people.
More importantly, the Chamber of Commerce can raise troops for the Tiger Flag. As the Chamber of Commerce expands, the farther the convoy travels on the grassland and the more tribes it visits, the more bodyguards are needed to protect the Tiger Flag. There will be more.
Moreover, the position of the president of the Chamber of Commerce is in the hands of Hu Ziqi. The members of the Chamber of Commerce are only responsible for selling goods, and the force of the Chamber of Commerce is still in the hands of Hu Ziqi.
In this way, Tiger Flag will not only have money to raise soldiers, but also be able to expand the team of soldiers in an honest way.
"Do you really want a tiger flag owner?" Tian Shenglan asked worriedly.
Li Shuheng shook his head with a smile and said, "Of all the shopkeepers on the grassland, I don't want any tiger flags. I will leave them all to the members of the Chamber of Commerce."
"Aren't you afraid of these shopkeepers secretly doing tricks?" Tian Shenglan asked again.
"This can be easily solved," Li Shuheng said. "In order to prevent these shopkeepers from doing tricks secretly, each shop is assigned a deputy shopkeeper. These deputy shopkeepers are all appointed by our Tiger Flag."
Tian Shenglan thought for a moment and said to himself, "The shopkeeper is from my Tian family, and the deputy shopkeeper is from the Tiger Flag, so that's fine."
Li Shuheng, who was sitting opposite, heard this and said with a smile, "We can't be the only ones in the Chamber of Commerce. After Lord Tian returns to Xuan Mansion, he can invite more powerful Shanxi merchants to join."
"So how many companies need to compete for the position of shopkeeper?" Tian Shenglan frowned.
"There will definitely be more than one shop on the grassland in the future." Li Shuheng said, "As long as you join the Chamber of Commerce, you can send people to be shopkeepers in the shops on the grassland."
Tian Shenglan asked, "Is the same true for deputy shopkeepers? Members of the chamber of commerce can select suitable people to serve as deputy shopkeepers."
"It's different." Li Shuheng said, "Only our Huziqi family is qualified to appoint the deputy shopkeeper. The shopkeeper can be appointed by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce."
Hearing this, Tian Shenglan frowned even deeper.
Seeing this, Li Shuheng said with a smile, "The deputy shopkeeper is appointed by our Huziqi family to prevent the shopkeeper and deputy shopkeeper from joining forces to manipulate the store and usurp the interests of the chamber of commerce."
Tian Shenglan nodded, feeling that what the other party said made sense.
If a chamber of commerce is really to be established, it is indeed most appropriate for the deputy shopkeeper to be appointed by Hu Ziqi who is not the shopkeeper.
Thinking of this, he was suddenly startled and realized that he was already thinking about what would happen after establishing the Chamber of Commerce.
Regarding this, he had a clear mind, and he was not opposed to establishing a chamber of commerce with Huziqi. He could even say that the idea of establishing a chamber of commerce was a good one.
"Mr. Tian, what do you think of my proposal? Should our two families discuss the specific matters of establishing a chamber of commerce?" Li Shuheng said with a smile.
"This..." Tian Shenglan hesitated.
Although the method of establishing a chamber of commerce is good, it is quite different from his original intention of coming to Lingqiu to meet Liu Heng. Before coming, he only wanted to use the force of the Tiger Flag to escort the Tian family to the grassland. He had not thought about fighting with the Tiger Flag. Flag together to establish a chamber of commerce.
In his heart, Hu Ziqi's foundation is not clean after all, and if everything is fine now, it does not mean that it will be fine in the future. If the Tian family has too close contact with Hu Ziqi, it will easily be labeled as a bandit.
Seeing that Tian Shenglan was still hesitating, Liu Heng, who had not spoken yet, said in a stiff tone, "Since Boss Tian is unwilling to cooperate, let this matter be dropped. Zhao Wu, see you off!"
Zhao Wu took two steps forward, stood in front of Tian Shenglan, and said, "Master Tian, please invite me. I will see you off."
"Wait a minute." Tian Shenglan shouted urgently, and then said, "Dr. Liu, can you give Tian some time to think about it?"
"How long does Mr. Tian need to think about it?" Li Shuheng asked.
Tian Shenglan thought for a moment and said, "When the convoy sent by the Fan family to the grassland comes back, Tian will give an answer whether the establishment of the chamber of commerce is successful or not."
"Proprietor, what do you think?" Li Shuheng looked at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I'll give you some time to think about it, Mr. Tian. However, my convoy with the tiger character flag will soon go north to the grassland. If Mr. Tian hasn't thought about it by then, then I, the tiger character flag, will The establishment of a chamber of commerce between Qi and the owner of the land is over now!"
"Thank you." Tian Shenglan stood up and cupped his hands.
