In the past, we were on equal terms with the big boss of the Australians in Guangzhou, and we were brothers; now, we have to go through a woman and rely on old favors to communicate to the "leader".
Maybe what Zhao Tongsheng said is right? Then Guo Yi is actually just the head of the Australian Secret Service or the Imperial City Department. He has made great achievements in Guangzhou City, but he was only promoted to ambassador when he returned to Lingao? And this Liu Yuanlao
But it was the appeasement envoy sent by the Australian Song Dynasty. Was he the envoy?
Thinking of that Zhao Tongsheng, Gao Ji felt irritated. "You are worthy of the surname Zhao" has been spread throughout the business community and scholars in Guangzhou. This Zhao Tongsheng is an old boy from Nanhai County. Guangzhou is a prosperous place.
There are also many scholars. Although the results of the general examination are not as good as those in the south of the Yangtze River, the gathering of talents is still worthy of it. In Guangzhou Prefecture, not to mention passing the examination, just taking the examination is difficult. This Zhao Laotong is a
He is in his forties and has not yet been able to enter school. He usually implies that he is a descendant of the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties, and he also has a lot of research on the history of the Song Dynasty. After the Australians took the title of "Australia in the Great Song Dynasty", this
Zhao Tongsheng was even more excited. He wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of every Australian "true Kun" who had ever shown his face in Guangzhou, and then gave him an official name from the official system of the Song Dynasty, and then analyzed the origins. After going back and forth, he also
Some of his words were indeed right, and he became quite famous in the scholarly and business circles. However, later on, he had many setbacks with Zheng Yuanlao, and in the end he could only exclaim, "It is unseemly for a woman to be in power."
Before and after the change of the King's Banner on the city wall of Guangzhou, Zhao Tongsheng first kept claiming that Elder Hong must be the "Guangnan East Road Transfer Envoy", the "Aussie and Song Dynasty Envoy", and the "Transportation Minister", which made everyone in the business world confused.
He went to flatter this "husband-in-law", but violated the taboo of Australians, and everyone in the business community was disgusted with him. Later, after the city of Guangzhou was "recovered" by the "Song Dynasty" army, Zhao Tongsheng brought his family tree with him
He ran to the door of the city hall and asked the "Fu Yin" to come out to greet him, the "Clan of the Zhao Family", and also asked for recognition of his clan status... In the end, he was driven away with sticks by the Japanese guards at the door who could not understand his words.
"He also deserves the surname Zhao." This nonsense and without context is said to be a comment given by a certain elder and has spread throughout Guangzhou City - of course, the sister Ye who made this sentence has been arrested a few days ago.
In jail.
Gao Zhou was so distracted that he didn't notice the previous registration at all. If Han Yue's familiar voice hadn't come from him, Gao Zhou might have still been in a daze.
"Shopkeeper Gao, I've been waiting for a long time!"
"Ah! Miss Hanyue!" Gao Ju nodded with a smile.
"Shi Gang, this is the shopkeeper Gao Da. He is an important relationship with the chief. From now on, he does not need to register for his visit. He can just report directly." Han Yue turned around and said to the correspondent.
The correspondent named Ishigang frowned and asked firmly: "Is this the chief's instruction?"
Han Yue was choked and speechless. She just gave Shigang a hard look and said, "Do I need to ask Chief Zheng to write a warrant to you?" After that, he turned to Gao Ju and said: "
Shopkeeper Gao Da, this is the correspondent sent by the central government to the leader. He has just arrived and doesn’t know the situation yet. He talks and does things according to Lingao’s method. Please bear with me."
Gao Zhang took a closer look at the scene just now. He was still hesitating in his heart whether this was a change in the direction of Zheng Yuanlao, or whether it was just a conflict between Aunt Hanyue and the new disciple. He was thinking in his heart, but he was not slow in his words.
, replied: "It's up to the guest to do as he pleases. Now that we've recovered, let's follow the method of Australia and Song Dynasty. Always replace old talismans with new peaches! Please ask Miss Hanyue to lead the way!"
"New peach for old talisman" apparently means that the situation in Guangzhou has changed, but here it also implies that Aunt Hanyue has been deprived of her job. Han Yue is at a sensitive time. After hearing this sentence, her face turned dark.
. She stared at Gao Zhou blankly, but she still had a smile on her face. It was no different from usual. She just said that she was thinking too much, and then she led Gao Zhou inside. But she didn’t know that Gao Zhou’s expression changed.
When it was dark, what he was thinking was confirmed and he felt relieved.
The Australian's room was compact in layout. It was said that there were internal and external partitions, but in fact there were only a few steps. Gao Ji didn't ask any more questions. Han Yue knocked on the door of the living room and reported, then opened the door and let Gao Ji in.
As soon as the door of this room opened, Gao Ji found that today's meeting was different from the past. The big and small officials in Australia were different from the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. The chief officials also had to make detailed arrangements. In the past, even if they had made an appointment in advance, this Zheng Yuanlao
Official documents are often handled in the main seat of the living room. Although it may be a gesture to show favor, he is really busy, and he is not just holding official documents and shaking his head to show off. When we saw him today, the office in front of Mr. Zheng
The table was clean and fresh, with only a few khaki paper boxes containing organized documents, neatly arranged into a small square.
In fact, Gao Ji is not used to the Australian-style living room layout. He is used to the lobby and the large hall, where the host and guest are seated separately, the preface is about the left and the right, and the courtesy is distinguished. But since the changes in Guangzhou Mansion, Gao Ji has always been here every time.
They all have the same study-like layout as before: a large desk in the middle, the owner sits with his back to the window facing the door, and on the other side of the table is a chair for guests. On the wall, there are only file cabinets with tin glass windows and tea.
In addition to the counters, there are some potted plants embellished with them. On the wall are distorted versions of the world map and the map of China that have been "revised" by the Office of Truth. There are also a few stacked round stools in the corners for the little boys to sit on.
. This is what Gao Zhang is most unaccustomed to: it is a great blessing for the young man who follows him to stand behind him and listen to instructions. However, Australians are not like this. They must either take a round stool to the wall and sit together, or
Just wait outside.
"The chief is sitting and talking, how dare you, a young servant, stand and stare down at the chief?" Sister Ye, who had just been arrested not long ago, once explained to Gao Ji like this.
It was a pity that Sister Ye was caught, Gao Zhi felt it was a pity. However, he broke up the matter cleanly and got the benefit without any involvement. This is also the benefit of his being "familiar with benevolent love" for many years.
After exchanging a few useless words, Han Yue served Li Mushan Oolong tea - the Australians didn't have any rules about ordering soup as a gift. She took the tea with a raised hand, took a sniff, and took a few more sips.
Zheng Yuanlao praised in a useless way that only authentic Limu Mountain Oolong tea can be found here. The taste is different from other places. However, Zheng Shangjie did not want to continue this useless conversation and did not follow the usual nonsense routine. He just smiled sweetly.
, he also pursed his lips and took a sip slowly, and said slowly:
"Shopkeeper Gao, I really have something important to discuss when I invite you here this time, and I will need more advice from you next."
Gao Zhan cheered up and said quickly: "I don't dare, I don't dare, but the Senate has given orders, and the people will do their best to serve them."
It turned out that Zheng Shangjie wanted him to come forward to organize the "Federation of Industry and Commerce".
Guangzhou has a large number of private industries and commerce with complex categories and a large number of employees. It not only involves all aspects of citizens' lives, but also involves a large amount of domestic and foreign trade.
The Senate does not have the intention to engage in a planned economy. This is not in line with their economic theory and cannot be achieved in practice. However, such a large-scale industry and commerce still needs to be effectively organized. Especially the subsequent tax reform.
Currency reform, promotion of new equipment and other measures all require the assistance of an organization of local industrial and commercial practitioners. Organizing such an organization will also help the local government to effectively mobilize the human and material resources of Guangzhou's industrial and commercial community to regulate prices and materials.
Circulation. At the same time, it also provides industrial and commercial people with a specialized information circulation channel for upward response.
Industrial and commercial people were also organized in the past. Some of them were organized by industry, such as the "Rice and Grain Guild", "Gauze Industry Association", "Money Industry Association"... There were also guild halls organized according to regions. The situation of guild halls is relatively different.
Industry organizations are more complex, including those in the same industry and those across industries. Take the large grain merchants who traffic grain to Guangzhou. They not only participated in organizing the "Haiyang Guild Hall", but also participated in the larger "Chaoshan Association".
Guild Hall", and is also a member of the "Rice and Grain Guild".
Like this high-ranking master, although he is not a member of the Foreign Traders Guild, he is one of the directors of the Xiuning Guild Hall.
These various guilds and guilds must be organized so that they can be effectively controlled and used. At the same time, they can also be prevented from playing too big a role in social life. "If you have difficulty finding a guild hall", it is very important for businessmen and businessmen who live in other places.
For scholars, the guild hall is their only source of support.
Gao Ji naturally didn't know that the Senate's organization "the Federation of Industry and Commerce" had so many intentions. But he instinctively realized that this thing had "something else."
Judging from the consistent practice of Australians, it is their tradition to "focus on business". A place like Lingao, which was originally considered to have no business, was turned into a prosperous place where "businessmen gathered". It was originally a place where all directions converged.
How can Guangzhou, a city with so many businessmen and travelers, not show off its talents?
However, from Gao Ji's many years of experience as a businessman in dealing with the government, when the government takes the lead in doing something, no matter how grand the reason is, the ultimate goal is to collect money. If you become the "President of the Federation of Industry and Commerce" yourself, you will be completely involved in Australia.
People's "thief ships" will inevitably have a lot of troubles, and I'm afraid they will have to bear a lot of infamy.
However, on the other hand, Australians attach great importance to industry and commerce. As the "president", he is the "talker" of the Guangzhou business community. Everything between Australians and the Guangzhou business community must go through him. Many things must be done with him.
Discuss, this kind of power is the first among businessmen in Guangzhou city!
Gao Zhan's mood alternated between excitement and fear. The two emotions were swirling in his heart, and his face could not help but change unpredictably. (To be continued.)