Gu Xianting came back and sat down, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Xie, my performance is okay."
"My boss, it's really better than I expected. I feel sorry for you."
Gu Xianting felt a little strange when he heard Xie Fu calling him boss, and said calmly: "It's a small matter, what's the grievance?"
When it comes to public appearances, today's scene is far different from what she has been doing for more than a year.
While they were talking, several people came into the guild hall. The current one was over sixty years old, with a white beard on his temples.
Grain merchants from Jiangnan East Road immediately gathered enthusiastically and greeted him respectfully: "Master Zhu."
It is completely different from his attitude towards Li Baiyong.
Ye Yui whispered: "Your biggest competitor is here. The old man is Zhu Zhengliang, the head of the Zhu family in Hangzhou, and the one next to him is his son Zhu Shide."
"Zhu Shide has always been in charge of the Jiangnan East Road grain trade. Zhu Zhengliang has already retreated behind the scenes. Today he is here to defend his son."
After Zhu Zhengliang greeted a group of Jiangnan grain merchants, he looked at Li Baiyong thoughtfully, but had no intention of coming forward to talk and get acquainted. He sat down with the support of a group of Jiangnan grain merchants.
From this move, a hostile atmosphere filled the air, and the clubhouse was divided into two camps. Li Baiyong also brought many people.
Ye Yuiyi whispered: "It seems that the Zhu family in Hangzhou is very popular among the people."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "That's not necessarily true. After all, the Zhu family in Hangzhou, as the general grain merchants of the East Road in the south of the Yangtze River, is like their parents in food and clothing. How can you be disrespectful, unless you don't want to eat this meal."
After a while, a man with a Chinese-character face appeared. Everyone stood up and said hello: "Master Ye."
Ye Yui whispered: "This is my father Ye Meixun."
Xie Fu looked back at Ye Yuiyi and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Sister Yui, you don't look like your father, otherwise you would be square and square."
Ye Yui said angrily: "What do you mean, are you looking for death?"
Gu Xianting, who was standing next to him, looked at the two people chatting and laughing with his beautiful eyes, his expression revealing suspicion.
Ye Mei asked and gave a unified reply. After announcing the bidding requirements and conditions in public, he left.
Zhu Shide stood up and left and quickly caught up: "Master Ye, please talk over there."
"Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry."
After Ye Meixun responded politely, he said to the middle-aged man next to him: "Wan Li, if there is anything you don't know about Mr. Zhu, please tell Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Shide was stunned for a moment. Ye Meixun had already left the club.
Zhu Zhengliang, who was sitting upright, frowned slightly.
Ye Meixun's behavior conveyed a message to everyone - in this bidding, old friendships and acquaintances will not be forgotten, and there will be no favoritism.
Zhu Shide returned to the table with a gloomy face, and the father and son cast complicated looks at Li Baiyong, who was not far away.
He suspiciously wondered whether Li Baiyong had done something secretly to make Ye Meixun have such a cold attitude towards the Zhu family.
There were so many grain merchants here today, but in fact only five participated in the bidding, and the others served as witnesses.
These five families are Zhu Shide of the Zhu family in Hangzhou, Li Baiyong of the Li family in Boling County, Yuanle in Longxi, Huo Duan in Yangzhou, and finally Gu Xianting in Suzhou.
The other four families knew each other more or less, but this Suzhou Gu Xianting appeared out of nowhere, and she was a beautiful little girl. They all showed surprised expressions. Isn't this a joke?
But when they saw the other party carrying boxes full of tender documents and boxes of money into the clubhouse, they were sure that this beautiful young lady was not joking with them.
According to the specifications of the box, it should be one thousand two hundred taels, which is about 80 boxes, that is one hundred thousand taels.
The high threshold of 50,000 taels of guarantee is enough to shut out most businessmen, and 100,000 taels is a sign of strong strength.
Zhu Shide frowned slightly, when did Gu Xianting appear? Before that, he had not received any news, which really made people feel unsure.
As for competitors such as Li Baiyong, Yuan Le, and Huo Duan, he had already done some research and understanding.
Zhu Zhengliang, who was sitting next to him, asked in a low voice: "Shi De, what's going on?"
"Father, I don't know either."
Just from the fact that he can come up with one hundred thousand taels at once, the origin of the other party is definitely not simple. How can ordinary businessmen have the ability to come up with one hundred thousand taels.
It would be fine if it was just a wealthy businessman, but if there was some kind of power behind it, it would be a bit scary.
Ginger was still very old, so Zhu Zhengliang said calmly: "Don't be impatient." Then he whispered to the person next to him: "Go and find out where these one hundred thousand taels came from."
Zhu Shide was overjoyed when he heard this: "Father still has a way."
One hundred thousand taels is not one hundred taels of silver. It cannot be covered or hidden. The transportation process must be ostentatious. As long as you know where the one hundred thousand taels came from, you will know who Gu Xianting represents behind it.
Li Baiyong seemed to have the same doubts and was whispering to the people around him.
Huo Duan secretly showed surprise. His surprise did not come from Gu Xianting, but from Xie Fu.
As a big businessman with business all over the country, he is naturally extremely well-informed. A few days ago, he had learned an amazing news that the new commander of Huainan Road was about to take office.
Huo Duan didn't take it to heart at first. It had been three years since the last Huainan Road commander took office.
However, all the commanders of Huainan Road could not live for more than a month, and they either died on the road or in office.
The reason is that many people in Jiangnan Dongdao don't like the appearance of such a character to get in the way.
Three years later, the imperial court once again sent someone to take up this post. Businessman Huo Duan's sensitivity allowed him to conduct an in-depth investigation into the matter.
If you don’t check, you won’t know. After checking, you will be shocked to find that this upcoming governor of Huainan Road is actually the one everyone expects.
At the same time, I received the strong recommendation of the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince. You must know that the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince are not in harmony. You always sing the right tune, so I will sing the opposite. It is rare that we have the same opinion.
More than half of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty agreed with this matter.
The person recommended by Benban was Wang Junheng, the former Minister of War.
Wang Junheng is a member of the royal family, which also leads to the fact that Xie Fu is the Wang family's uncle.
What kind of person can snatch Wang Wanzhi from the hands of the Sixth Prince and a group of famous princes? This person is absolutely terrifying and low-key.
With the support of the royal family, the strong recommendation of the sixth prince and the crown prince, and the approval of half of the court officials, Huo Duan felt that this time was really different.
I'm afraid that this time the position of Huainan Dao Jiedushi will be secured by Xie Fu, which is why Huo Duan took the initiative to show favor just now.
After all, he will be the local emperor in charge of the entire Jiangnan East Road in the future. Can he, a businessman who needs to watch other people's eyes to make a living, not take the initiative to show off?
Earlier, he saw Fu Xie appearing in the guild hall, thinking that Fu Xie wanted to know about Jiangnan's grain management in advance, and hoped that Fu Xie could secretly help him and support him.
Gu Xianting's participation in the bidding made Huo Duan realize a problem. Xie Fu had not yet taken office, but he was already planning to reach out to Jiangnan Dongdao Grain General Merchant. What could be more reassuring than holding it in his own hand.
Huo Duan pondered, should he fight or help?
His participation in the Jiangnan East Grain General Merchant Competition was driven by interests and was also dictated by others...