"Sir, Pei Changsui is back."
Yang Hewei patrolled the Yamen, and the servants ran to Pei Hong to report.
Pei Hong asked without raising his head: "Is he the only one coming back?"
"Pei Changsui was accompanied by a man who brought a lot of things. Pei Changsui arranged for someone to drive him to the backyard in a car." The servant replied respectfully.
Pei Hong raised his head and said again: "Do you know who it is?"
"I don't know." The servant shook his head.
Pei Hong saw that the servant in front of him really didn't know anything, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, step back. When you see Pei Shun, ask him to bring him over. I'll see him."
"My dear, please excuse me." The servant hunched his waist slightly, took a few steps back, and then turned around and left.
Pei Hong leaned back on the chair, picked up the tureen beside him, and took a sip of tea.
Not long after, Pei Shun walked in with a middle-aged man with a rich look.
"I've met the master."
"Orchids grow in the fields of grassroots people, please see the censor, Lord Censor."
Pei Shun bent down and saluted, and the wealthy middle-aged man knelt on the ground.
"Get up!" Pei Hongxu raised his right hand to signal the other party to get up.
Pei Shun walked to the table where Pei Hong was and stood with his hands hanging down.
"Thank you, Sir." Tian Shenglan, a wealthy middle-aged man, got up from the ground and stood carefully aside.
Pei Hong took a look at the middle-aged man in front of him who claimed to be Tian Shenglan, and said, "Do you know what I want to do here?"
"Before coming here, my lord, Deputy General Yang sent someone to inform the grassroots." Tian Shenglan replied respectfully.
Pei Hong nodded and said: "Since Deputy General Yang has told you, you should know that you are here to deal with the Tiger Flag."
"Don't worry, sir, the common people all understand." Tian Shenglan lowered his head and replied.
"It's good to understand." Pei Hong said, "As long as the matter is completed, your benefits will be indispensable in the future, and even your Tian family can replace the tiger character."
After hearing this, Tian Shenglan showed excitement and knelt down on the ground again, saying: "Please rest assured, sir, the Tian family will do their best to work for you, sir, and defeat the Tiger Flag."
Tiger Character Banner has long been a behemoth among the merchants in the three prefectures of Taiyuan and Xuanfu in Datong, and its business was even bigger than that of the Fan family among Shanxi merchants.
"I heard that there is a chamber of commerce in Xuanfu, and Boss Tian is also an old man in the chamber of commerce. Based on Boss Tian's connections in the chamber of commerce, I think there won't be much problem in dealing with the Tiger Flag in Xuanfu!" Pei Hong said, looking at Tian Shenglan. .
In order to deal with the Tiger Character Banner, he set his sights on the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, hoping to use the power of the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce to deal with Datong's Tiger Character Banner.
Tian Shenglan said hurriedly: "Sir, the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce must not use it. The actual control behind the Chamber of Commerce is the Tiger Flag."
As his words fell, Pei Hong, who was sitting in his seat, straightened up, frowned, and said, "Didn't I say that the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce is a local Shanxi merchant? How could it be related to the Tiger Flag!"
Regarding the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, Yang Guozhu told him that if he wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag through commercial means, he would naturally need to find a strong business name, and the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce would be the best choice.
"The Caomin dare not deceive you. The Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce is ostensibly local Shanxi merchants in Xuanfu. In fact, it has already been controlled by the Tiger Banner. The first people to initiate the Chamber of Commerce were Caomin and Chen Liyun. Later, because the Caomin was dissatisfied with the Tiger Banner's control of the Chamber of Commerce, they After raising objections several times, Hu Ziqi colluded with Chen Liyun to take away the title of director of the Chamber of Commerce." Tian Shenglan explained.
Pei Hong frowned deeply and said: "There is still such a thing, so it is impossible for you to bring the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce to deal with the Tiger Flag?"
Hearing that the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce could not be used by him made him look disappointed.
Without the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, Tian Shenglan would not be of much use to him. One Tian family was not enough to compete with the Tiger Flag.
Tian Shenglan was worried that Pei Hong would think that he and the Tian family were useless, and said hurriedly: "Sir, although Cao Min is just an ordinary member of the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, he has many acquaintances in the Chamber of Commerce, including the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Cao Min is willing to come forward to win over them and let them Do something for you, my lord.”
"Director? Can you win over him?" Pei Hong looked suspicious.
Businessmen are only interested in profit. The Tian Shenglan in front of him knew at a glance that he would not do well in the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce. He did not believe that such a person could win over the directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Sir, please rest assured that the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce is not monolithic. There are still directors and members of the chamber of commerce who are dissatisfied with the Tiger Flag. The common people promise to win them over." Tian Shenglan promised, patting her chest.
In order to gain the trust of Pei Xunjian in front of him, he tried hard to show himself to be useful in front of him.
Seeing that Tian Shenglan was so confident, Pei Hong decided to give him a chance and said: "I will give you a chance to win over the directors of the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce. I only want results."
"Don't worry, sir. The common people will definitely win over the directors of the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce for you. They will be used by you." Tian Shenglan said firmly.
Pei Hong shook his head slightly and said: "The result I am talking about is not to see who you win over, but to see the results of your Tian family's dealing with the Tiger Flag."
"The grassroots understand." Tian Shenglan bent down.
Pei Hong took a sip of tea from the tureen and said, "Pei Shun, from now on you will contact the owner of the field."
"I understand." Pei Shun agreed.
"Okay, let's get down!"
Pei Hong moved his hand holding the lid of the cup toward the door.
"The common people retire." Tian Shenglan saluted and left the back office accompanied by Pei Shun.
As soon as the person left, Pei Hong put down the tureen in his hand and rubbed his forehead with his hands.
The Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce was controlled by Hu Ziqi, but he had not expected it before.
Without the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, it would be difficult for Xuanfu, Taiyuan and other places to find businessmen capable of competing with the Tiger Character Banner. Although Tian Shenglan was the most suitable choice for fortune telling, he was barely the best choice.
Before no other businessman could compete with Tiger Flag, he could only use Tian Shenglan to deal with Tiger Flag.
Pei Shun, who sent away Tian Shenglan, returned to Houya.
"Master, the person has been sent away."
Pei Hong nodded slightly and asked: "Why does this Tian Shenglan want to be an enemy of Tiger Flag? Have you ever found out his details?"
Although Tian Shenglan was the candidate introduced to him by Yang Guozhu to deal with the Tiger Flag, he did not trust Yang Guozhu very much and sent his long followers to the Xuan Mansion to specifically inquire about Tian Shenglan's situation.
"The villain has found out clearly." Pei Shun said, "This Tian Shenglan was indeed the earliest member of the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce. Later, he was unwilling to be just a director and wanted to become the president of the chamber of commerce, so he offended Hu Ziqi. Finally, I even lost my position as director.”
