Chapter 2: Stand alone and win over all others. This chapter is free.
Li Mansion is located in the southeast of Luofeng City, covering an area of several hundred acres. [] Pavilions, pavilions, glazed gold tiles, red lacquer doors, majestic lions and unicorns can be seen everywhere, guarding the Li family.
Feng shui luck in the mansion. The back garden is full of all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and there are even many flowers blooming in the cold winter.
In the Li Mansion, there are hundreds of guards responsible for the security of the Li Mansion, and as many as a thousand servants are responsible for daily chores. Such a huge family business naturally has a shrewd butler. He is Li Fu, who manages Li Mansion.
There are more than a thousand people in the mansion, keeping everything in order in Li's mansion.
Li Fu squinted his small eyes and looked up and down at Lu Sheng and Zhu Xin. Lu Sheng felt that the sight from Li Fu's eyes was like a sharp blade, ruthlessly sweeping away all his clothes... He couldn't help but shudder.
Chills.
Li Fu seemed to be very satisfied with the reactions of Lu Sheng and Zhu Xin. He nodded slowly and shouted to the people behind him: "Li Tian is looking for two sets of clean clothes and takes these two boys to take a bath.
Don't embarrass the Li family, and free up the woodshed by the way, so they can sleep in the woodshed from now on."
The servant behind Butler Li quickly bent down and replied: "Okay! I will go and do it now, Butler Li, don't worry!"
Putting on the clean clothes of the Li family, Lu Sheng and Zhu Xin were led to the woodshed and were responsible for some trivial matters such as chopping wood and making fires. They did not need much guidance... Early the next morning, Lu Sheng and Zhu Xin were taken to the woodshed.
When I woke up to chop wood, the thick cold air in the early morning penetrated my bones, making Lu Sheng tremble with the cold.
Humph! Humph! Humph!
There were bursts of neat sounds of martial arts training coming from the courtyard. The voices were strong and powerful. The strength of the escort team coming to Li's house should not be underestimated. Lu Sheng's attention was also attracted by the bursts of humming sounds.
In fact, Lu Sheng was not very interested in martial arts. He thought it was the work of a reckless man. A gentleman should be like a feather fan and a silk scarf blowing in the wind. He would point out the country while laughing and chatting, and be happy and free.
I saw that Guard Li raised his hand vigorously, and the movements of more than a hundred guards suddenly stopped and greeted Guard Li respectfully.
"Today, the Li family is mainly going to Zhaixing Tower to attend the Southern Business Alliance meeting that is held every four years. At that time, every respectable family in the south will attend the meeting. This year is different from the past. It is said that the situation may change. Please keep your spirits up.
Highlight. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" More than a hundred guards replied in unison, their voices rising into the sky.
Guard Li nodded with satisfaction and stood respectfully in the queue. At this time, the sedan chair of the head of the Li family had been carried out from the inner courtyard. Following the sedan chair were four men in black, all of whom were eight feet in length and strong in build.
Standing like a pine tree with a calm momentum, Li was guarding the four people with a clear look of fear in his eyes.
The sedan stopped in front of Li Huwei. Li Fu quickly stepped forward and opened the curtain of the sedan. Li Nantian, the head of the Li family, stepped out of the sedan. Li Nantian, who was not yet in his forties, was very heroic and had thick sword eyebrows.
The bridge of the nose is high and straight, giving people a sense of calmness and unpredictability.
"Is Meng'er here?" Li Nan looked at Li Fu and asked.
"Go back to the master, the eldest lady is washing her clothes and will be here soon." Li Fu replied respectfully.
"Go and urge her. The conference will start in an hour. As a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, you must not be late." Li Nantian's voice was not loud, but it was very dignified.
"Young man, let's go now." After finishing speaking, Li Fu bowed and ran towards the eldest lady's boudoir.
After drinking tea, the eldest lady came to Li Nantian under the leadership of Li Fu. Lu Sheng looked at the eldest lady of the Li family carefully through the woodshed. Lu Sheng couldn't help but take a breath, how beautiful this is.
Such a person, with clear eyes, eyebrows and temples, skin as white as gel, smooth lips as red as cherries, Lu Sheng has never seen such a little beauty, with twinkling eyes that he dare not look directly at. This is Li Mengyun, the eldest daughter of the Li family.
Li Mengyun's red lips parted slightly, revealing a row of bright white teeth, and said: "It's not impossible for me to go, but I have to bring someone with me."
Li Nantian nodded in agreement.
Li Mengyun walked straight to the woodshed, which made everyone's eyes widen. Li Nantian also looked at Li Mengyun in confusion, but Li Fu followed the eldest lady closely, for fear of making some mistakes.
Lu saw the eldest lady of the Li family walking towards this side, and quickly turned around and pretended to chop wood with Zhu Xin.
"It's you, what's your name?" Li Mengyun pointed at Lu Sheng and asked.
"The villain Lu Sheng... no... Li Sheng, what are your orders from the eldest lady?".
As soon as Lu Sheng entered the Li Mansion, he had to change his surname to Li. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to secretly vow to change his surname to his own in the future.
"Li Sheng, you don't have to work in this woodshed today. The eldest lady is going to attend the business alliance meeting and has specified that she will take you there. It is your blessing to be chosen by the eldest lady. Do you understand?" Li Fu said to Lu Lu.
Sheng said.
"I understand, little man. Thank you, Mr. Butler, for reminding me." Although Lu Sheng was very confused as to why the eldest lady called him, he did not dare to ask any more questions. He also learned a lot from eavesdropping on the character talks of those scholars and knew how to proceed and retreat appropriately.
, since you are a human slave, you must follow the rules of slavery.
Li Fu nodded with satisfaction and followed Li Mengyun out. Lu Sheng quickly followed, but he was thinking secretly in his heart. The Southern Business Alliance Conference is a grand conference held every four years. Jingyang Province is the economic heart of the South.
The Governor also attaches great importance to the conference, which has remained unchanged for many years, but this time Li Nantian actually brought the eldest lady with him, which is a bit confusing.
Although Lu Sheng had all kinds of doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. As a servant who had just joined the Li Mansion, it was natural for him to behave honestly.
Zhaixing Tower is an extremely exquisite and elegant pavilion. The name of the building is Zhaixing, which means "stars can be reached." Although the name is so, the building is not. The pavilion is neither high nor short and is proportional to its size. The four-story attic has many layers.
The beauty, the edges and corners of the roof echo each other.
Li Nantian and his party arrived at the fourth floor of the Star Building, and everyone's eyes immediately focused here. This was the new president of the Chamber of Commerce this year. In previous years, there was only one president of the Chamber of Commerce, but this year there was another president.
There was even a rumor that the Governor-General was at odds with the former president of the Chamber of Commerce. Everyone knew that there was something fishy about it, and most of them looked on with a playful attitude.
From the outside, Zhaixing Tower doesn't feel very big, but when you are inside, you find that it is quite spacious and bright. Hundreds of people gathered here without any sign of congestion.
There are long tables placed around it, and the prominent business leaders of the southern provinces are seated at one table. As the governor of Nanyang Province, he sits in the center to the west, which means he has a high position. The seat to the left of the governor is
Another chamber of commerce president, Qian Wanwan, was born into a business family with a big business. He was a man who could move around Jingyang Province. However, the seat to the right of the Governor was empty. Naturally, it was for the second chamber of commerce.
Prepared by President Li Nantian.
Li Nantian walked to the seat calmly, hugged the business leaders around him, and sat down cross-legged. Li Mengyun sat next to him, with icy muscles and jade bones in a graceful posture, like a fairy falling from the sky to the mortal world.
From the moment Li Mengyun took her seat, the young man next to the Governor had been staring at her. That man was Jiang Xian, the son of Governor Jiang Yang. Jiang Xian was thin and frail, with a face as white as a dead fish. He had been hanging out all year round.
In the dust, Li Mengyun frowned, disgusted with Jiang Xian's gaze.
The Governor cleared his throat and said: "Our great country, Donglong, upholds destiny. With long live the blessings, the people can enjoy peace and all living beings are happy. Our business network in the south can be reached. The few and lonely chambers of commerce in the past are now prosperous and prominent.
Like thousands of flowers blooming, all the flowers are blooming, so this year the Chamber of Commerce has added a president, Nan Tian, the head of the Li family. I hope that Chairman Li and Chairman Qian can strengthen their business contacts and seek benefits for the people of Donglong Kingdom.
More blessings.”
"That's natural. As the new president, Li will do his best to serve the people. I will ask Chairman Qian to take care of him in the future." Li Nantian said to Qian Wanwan with a smile.
Qian Wanwan touched his shy belly and laughed at Li Nantian, showing the two big yellow front teeth in front of his mouth: "President Li is being humble. Everyone knows that President Li is extraordinary in talent and resourcefulness.
, it is Qian’s great fortune to have the honor to ask you for advice.”
The two of them usually fight overtly and secretly in business, and they talk about everything in public like they are old friends who have not seen each other for many years, which really shows how deep their scheming is.
The people in the four seats all know it well, but no one will expose it. It is natural for these people to have been in the business world for so many years and even become business tycoons. Now Li Nantian and Qian Wanwan are the two members of the Southern Chamber of Commerce.
Big giants, others don’t dare to offend them.
Although flowers are beautiful when they are in bloom, they are not as beautiful as a single flower. It is said that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and everyone in the world knows this truth.
"President Li, everyone knows that the cloth market in the south has always been controlled by my Qian family. Anyone else who wants to intervene must obtain my permission and give me 40% of the proceeds, but you have occupied it in a moment.
The two-level share of the entire market has robbed me of four million taels of silver a year. Isn't this inappropriate?" After a few glasses of wine, Qian Wanwan couldn't hold back his anger and asked Li Nantian.
"Hahaha, it's easy to say. We are all our own people. Don't let these trivial things break your friendship. The worst I can do is share 20% of my share in the private salt market with you. We will make a fortune together." Li Nan smiled softly.
Said without smiling.
Qian Wanwan knew in his heart that if Li Nantian said it casually now, he would not be able to fulfill it at all. But it was not easy for him to have an attack.
When everyone saw this situation, they just pretended not to see it and just talked about some business matters with the people around them. The four-year business conference came to an end after two hours of communication.
This conference brought in millions of dollars. I was very angry, but I couldn't help it. I left the Star Building as soon as the chamber of commerce was over.
Li Nantian left with millions of dollars in his hands, whispered to the governor for a while, and then walked out with his escort team. The rest of the people also walked out one after another. Only Li Fu, Li Mengyun and Lu Sheng were left in the huge Star Reaching Tower.
, as well as the Governor-General Jiang Yang and Jiang Xian.