"Hiss~! It's all from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce! And everyone donated more than 10,000 yuan!"

"Tsk tsk! Together, there are more than 100,000 yuan?"

"They are too willing to bear it? That's tens of thousands of dollars!"

"Hey! What's so strange about this? The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce monopolizes the entire Tang Dynasty's bicycles, new carriages, fairy tea, football and other novel things. Members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce can make huge profits from it every year, which is naturally not comparable to those of us small shops!"

"Tsk tsk! I don't know how to become a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce!"

This world is like a pyramid. There are always a very small number of people standing on the top of the pyramid. The same is true for businessmen who came to attend the fundraising conference today. For example, Lin Wenyuan and Cao Wendong, the family funds of huge 10,000 yuan, are just a few after all, and most of them are just those with little family funds. Faced with the gorgeous opening of the fundraising conference, everyone could naturally be amazed in private!

"Jubaozhai Wang Peng, donate - 30,000 guan~!"

At this moment, the name Lin Wenyuan was chanting did not come from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, but his next sentence finally caused an uproar again!

"Wow~!"

"Thirty thousand coins!? I heard it right?"

"Oh my God! I'm not a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce at last, but this person actually donated 30,000 yuan, just as much as the Marquis donated!"

"Where does this Wang Peng from Jubaozhai come from? He is willing to donate so much money?"

The merchants sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the inn were in an uproar at this time. What did they hear? Someone actually donated 30,000 yuan, which was comparable to Li Zexuan. What’s more important is that this person didn’t actually come from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce?

Where did Wang Peng from Jubaozhai come from?

For a moment, such a question arose in everyone's hearts.

But after coming back to his senses, many people immediately reacted. After all, most of the people present were merchants near Chang'an City or Chang'an:

"This...if I remember it well, 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! I'm still from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce for a long time!"

"Taiyuan Wang Family? So, did the Taiyuan Wang Family also participate in this fundraising conference? Tsk tsk, judging from the Wang Family's financial resources, these 30,000 yuan can be really taken out!"

"No, no, no! This Jubaozhai is the private property of the eldest son of the Wang family, not from the Wang family in Taiyuan!"

"Why didn't the prince donate money in his own name, but in the name of the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai?"

"Yes! If I could donate so much money, I would definitely donate in my own name!"

Soon, someone revealed the background of Jubaozhai, and Wang Renbiao, the behind-the-scenes boss, also surfaced. However, many people were a little puzzled. Why did Wang Renbiao give this opportunity to become famous to his shopkeeper instead of himself?

But there were many smart people present. An old man whispered to his companions: "The eldest son of the Wang family is now the governor of Qizhou, representing the officialdom of Qizhou. This fundraising meeting is mainly about our merchants. It would be inconvenient for the eldest son of the Wang family to donate money in his own name, so he could only attend in the name of the shopkeeper of his own shop!"

What this said is reasonable and instantly won the recognition of many people.

Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, it is extremely rare to see alternative people like Li Zexuan who serve as high-ranking officials in the court and engage in business affairs openly among the people. Most people in the officialdom only let their families or subordinates engage in business affairs behind their backs, and will not put them on the surface!

The following facts proved that it was indeed as the old man guessed!

"Li Ji, carriage, horse, luggage, and luggage in Yong County, Qizhou, donated 2,000 guan!"

While everyone was talking in a low voice, Lin Wenyuan immediately pronounced the next name. The reason why he was so anxious was that the "custodian" of these two donations was the same person!

In the middle and back seats, a middle-aged man in a wide and fat body stood up, holding two cards in his hand and walked forward. Then, the old man lit up the cards in his hand to everyone. One said 30,000 guan, signed as Jubaozhai, and the other said 2,000 guan, signed as Li Ji, Chema and Lu Jingchu. After the display, the old man put the cards in his hand into the carton, and then led by the "staff" of the venue to go to the second floor of the inn to pay the corresponding amount of donations!

This old man turned out to be the co-"custor" of two donations!

Seeing this, the people below couldn't help but talk.

"What is the relationship between Li Ji Chema Xing and Jubaozhai? No, it should be the relationship between the eldest son of the Wang family and this Li Jingchu? Why did they ask Wang Peng to donate their money?"

"Li Jingchu? It sounds like a woman! Tsk, two thousand guan, this girl is so generous to take action!"

"I... I really want to hear of this Li Jingchu. A few days ago, I happened to send the shopkeeper to Qizhou to transport a batch of goods. At that time, I heard that the governor of Qizhou, Wang Renbiao, will marry a civilian woman in a few days, and that woman is called Li Jingchu!"

"Ah~? It turns out that these two people are husband and wife! Then why do you have to donate money separately? You can just combine it together!"

"Hehe! Who knows?"

For a moment, everyone talked about some experiences and gossips about Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu in private, and soon restored the truth of the matter to a close range! After all, they are businessmen, and the one with the most informed news in the world belongs to them!

At this moment, Lin Wenyuan threw out a bombshell again: "Li Cheng, the shopkeeper of the Craftsman Pavilion, donated 30,000 yuan~!"

"Wow~!"

Now, Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the first row on the left, couldn't help but his pupils shrank and his face was slightly shocked. At this time, not only the people in the hall, but also the people who were watching the fun outside Longmen Inn were in an uproar!

"Thirty thousand guan, another 30,000 guan! What is the origin of this Jiejiang Pavilion?"

However, this time the background of the Qiaojiang Pavilion was quickly revealed!

"Qiaojiang Pavilion? Qiaojiang Pavilion in West City, Chang'an? Isn't that the shop of the palace?"

"Who is that person in the palace?"

(Word) "It's Your Highness!"

"What? Your Highness the Crown Prince? How is this possible?"

"Shhhh! Speak softly! It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince is also one of the members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. In this way, it is not surprising that he donated money!"

"What? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce?! How much money did the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donate together!"

"I'll do it, this... has 190,000 yuan!"

Everyone was talking about it. With the example of Wang Renbiao in front of everyone, everyone understood why Li Chengqian did not use his own name but used other people's names to donate money. While they were talking, an old man with white face and no beard walked up with a card in his hand. It was Li Cheng, the shopkeeper of the Qiaojiang Pavilion.

So far, the first batch of members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce have all donated, with a total donation amount of 190,000 guan!

Everyone who thought of this was shocked, even Xiao Yu was no exception. He expected that the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce had money and would be the main force of this fundraising conference, but he never expected that the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce would be so powerful. In less than a quarter of an hour, the donation meeting actually donated 190,000 jin!

To be precise, it is 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 betting fundraising conference could not raise enough military funds, but now he has raised 192,000 guan in just a while, which is only 58,000 guan from the "small goal" between him and Li Er decided!

There are six or seven hundred people participating in the fundraising conference today. The remaining people donated an average of 100 coins per person, which is enough to achieve the "small goal" of 250,000 coins!

The power of businessmen!

Xiao Yu realized for the first time that the merchants could also exert their power that cannot be ignored when they unite!

The fundraising meeting is still continuing, and Lin Wenyuan's voices are still coming and going in the hall:

"Cheng Jiji Wine Furniture Cheng Ruisong, donating 5,000 guan!"

"Qin Ji Preparatory Clothing Shop You Guangxian donated 5,000 stagnants!"

"Yin Shixiang, Qingfeng Grain Store, donated 5,000 stagnants!"

"Hengli Silk and Satin Village Xu Hongyu donated 5,000 stag!"

"Baochang pawn shop Lu Yuchuan donated 4,000 guan!"

"Sun Zhuo, the chief of Yifeng Ironware Shop, donated 4,000 guan!"

Lin Wenyuan's singing and harmony came one after another, and the people sitting in the hall and around Longmen Inn were not idle either. Everyone was amazed at the "rich" of these money-donated people, and while privately guessing the background of these shops. Although some shops did have mediocre backgrounds, some shops had deep backgrounds, and most of them were businessmen near the capital. The news about Chang'an City was naturally extremely well-informed, and soon some shops were "dig" out!

"Isn't this the winery of Duke Lu? He also sent someone to donate money?"

"Hey! Isn't this the shop of Duke of the Wing Kingdom?"

"This shop belongs to the Duke of Hubei!"

"Huh? There is actually a shop from Duke Zhao!"

Everyone was shocked to find that not only Wang Renbiao, but also Li Chengqian, people sent people to attend the fundraising conference. Other civil and military ministers in the court, such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Changsun Wuji, etc., actually sent people to attend the fundraising conference, and each donated a lot!

Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the left side of a row, finally couldn't calm down at this time. He widened his eyes and looked incredible. If it was reasonable to say that Wang Renyi and Li Chengqian attended the fundraising meeting because he was a member of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Changsun Wuji and other civil and military ministers also came, it would be completely beyond his expectations!

Crazy! Crazy! This is obviously a fundraising conference held for all the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. Why did the civil and military officials of the court come all over?

"No! Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji and others have 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 was cheated!

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Chapter completed!