Hu Yizhi was at the door of the other courtyard, watching Mu Linfeng and Gu Meisheng enter the door. Gu Meisheng also looked back at him and smiled from time to time.
Hu Yizhi was a smart man, so he could naturally tell that Mu Linfeng had deliberately behaved like this with Gu Meisheng in front of him, and he was extremely angry. However, when he saw Gu Meisheng smiling at him, it seemed that the anger in his heart had disappeared in an instant.
According to Hu Yizhi's original temperament, after being ridiculed by someone like this, even if he didn't kill him, he would be lucky. If he still followed him shamelessly, that would be unique. However, now Hu Yizhi feels the meaningless resentment in Qian's heart.
Instead, he felt very happy and peaceful, and unconsciously followed Mu Linfeng into the Peach Blossom Courtyard.
At this time, all the guests in the Peach Blossom Courtyard were already in the main courtyard. Mu Linfeng was standing on the rostrum, with Su Duxiu, Nan Huairen and Ma Shiying standing beside him, and Tokugawa Ie behind him.
Zheng Lianxiang, Chen Yuanyuan, Bian Yujing and Gu Meisheng.
The foreigners were standing on the left talking and joking among themselves, while the merchants in Suzhou followed Wang Zhideng's lead and followed Wang Zhideng one after another, looking at the foreigners aside from time to time with surprise in their eyes. Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, was chatting with other merchants
The ladies stood together chatting and laughing, and occasionally glanced at Mu Linfeng on the rostrum.
At this time, the servants in the other courtyard put some desserts, fruits and other things made by the foreign chefs in the kitchen on the long dining table, and the chefs next to the two ovens next to the dining table also lit the stoves and were ready to start.
BBQ.
Mu Linfeng saw that it was getting late, so he whispered a few words to Nan Huairen, waved his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said to everyone: "It is a great honor to invite the three countries of England, France and Germany today.
Merchants from various countries, as well as our merchants from Suzhou in the Central Plains, all come to attend this banquet!"
As soon as Mu Linfeng finished speaking, Nan Huairen immediately stood aside and translated in English, French and German. After that, Mu Linfeng continued: "Friends from the Three Kingdoms traveled thousands of miles and traveled across the ocean to come to the oldest continent in the East.
, I believe their longing for the culture of the Central Plains is friendly, so the main purpose of this banquet is to use this banquet to form a commercial and trade partnership between our Central Plains, oh, yes, it is still the Jiangnan region and the Three Kingdoms...
"
Mu Linfeng paused for a moment. Nan Huairen immediately translated Mu Linfeng's words into three languages. After telling the foreigners, Mu Linfeng continued: "But, after all, this is still the first time we have people from the Three Kingdoms."
For a cooperation, I have carefully considered it for a long time. I feel that Suzhou is an important town for silk production. It is better to start with silk. Let all the Suzhou merchants here take the lead and export your silk to the Three Kingdoms to see the response.
How, then the next step can be to continue the export of tea, porcelain and more goods from the Central Plains..."
"As for how to cooperate, both Chinese and Western friends here are experts in doing business. After the banquet is over, everyone can exchange business information. Mu is also here to give you a recruitment inspiration. As long as you are proficient in foreign countries,
Mu strongly welcomes any talent in the language, because now we only have Mr. Nan as a translator. In the future, our business dealings will inevitably involve more friends from different countries, and the language barrier must be overcome!"
After Nan Huairen translated, Mu Linfeng continued: "I have planned a brand new plan to build the Shanghai area into a special economic zone. In the future, all foreign goods imports and Central Plains goods exports must pass through Shanghai. Naturally, here
Let’s talk about the tax policy on the import and export of goods. We are all businessmen, and I believe we pay a lot of taxes every year. I, Mu Linfeng, don’t know how it is in foreign countries, but tax evasion and tax evasion are very serious in some areas of the Central Plains.
Once I established a special economic zone in Shanghai, I just used Shanghai as a model. If it works, many coastal cities will be developed as windows for foreign trade in the future. We welcome friends from all over the world to come to our country to do business, but Mu has something to say first.
, you can make money, but in our Central Plains, you must abide by the rules of our Central Plains, whether it is importing or exporting, you must pay taxes according to law..."
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The merchants in Suzhou naturally understood the meaning of Mu Linfeng's words without Nan Huairen's translation, and began to discuss in low voices. Mu Linfeng suddenly decided to develop Shanghai into a special economic zone. Many people still expressed doubts about this. After all, nowadays
Outside of a small port in Shanghai, the rest of Shanghai is desolate, which is really weird.
Then Wang Zhideng pondered for a long time without saying anything, as if he had a plan in mind.
After Nan Huairen's translation, the foreigners seemed to understand what Mu Linfeng meant, that is, when they come to the Central Plains in the future, they must transport their goods through Shanghai, using Shanghai as a turning point, and then transport them to various parts of the Central Plains.
At present, it is not enough to develop large-scale trade in a small place, but it is always better than nothing. After all, the trade port in the Jiangnan area has been opened.
Mu Linfeng looked at the expressions of Suzhou merchants and foreign merchants, and roughly understood what everyone was thinking, and then said: "This world will only progress if there is competition, so I will not object to your strong cooperation. As for you foreigners, you can continue
China has started a series of shops, but judging from the current situation, they can only be limited to Shanghai. Moreover, once a shop is opened in Shanghai, the tax rate will only be about one percent less than that of the Central Plains people at most, and it must be compared with the people in the Central Plains.
By cooperating with merchants from the Central Plains, you Western talents can open shops in the Central Plains. In other words, in your Western sense, when you open a store, a Central Plains merchant must be a shareholder, and the shares must not be lower than three levels..."
After Nan Huairen translated, Mu Linfeng seemed to see that the foreigners seemed dissatisfied, and immediately smiled and said: "But what I can guarantee is that all this is temporary. After all, we have no precedent of foreigners coming to the Central Plains to open shops.
, if everyone agrees, and if the market conditions are good in the future, I will consider appropriately reducing the taxes on your Western shops and the shares of Chinese people, until there is no need for Chinese people to take shares, and you can open shops. This is not completely
Not possible."
"As for what I heard before, you Westerners want to rent land in our Central Plains. I have also considered this matter for a long time. I am afraid that this cannot satisfy you. However, I have a clause similar to renting land, starting from Shanghai.
In Shanghai, you foreigners can spend money to rent land, open your own shops, or set up factories. However, the contract expires every three years. After three years, you will sign another land lease contract based on the current land price.
The most important point I want to make clear is that this terrain is rented to you, but it does not mean that you have the privilege to have no scruples in your own rented land. After any unreasonable situation outside the contract occurs, we in Zhongyuan have the right to
Immediately take back the land without compensation..."
After Nan Huairen translated, there was another commotion among the foreigners. At this time, Ricky asked Mu Linfeng: "So, can we do anything on the land we rented, as long as it is within the contract?"
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "No, as long as you rent the land and do nothing within six months, we will forcefully take back the land and rent it to people in need. I want to emphasize here that the land belongs to us no matter what.
In the Central Plains, under any circumstances, our Central Plains government has the right to exercise sovereignty, and the issue of sovereignty cannot be negotiated under any conditions and circumstances!"
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