"Sir, what are you doing?" The third aunt, Taizhang and the second monk were confused. She knew this thing. It was made in Australia. It was called "cigar". It was actually light sarsaparilla, nothing special. After smoking it,
There was a smell on both hands and clothes. I don’t know why the master suddenly put it away so solemnly - it was still half-sucked. "It's not a valuable item, but it's still dirty."
"What do you know?" Gao Zhi smiled, "This is how rich my Gao family will be for several lifetimes!" He was a little excited when he said this, and ordered, "Open a jar of Lanling wine sent from Jiangnan!"
Seeing that he was happy, the third aunt repeatedly ordered the maids to prepare. She also brought some cups and chopsticks for herself and poured wine to accompany him.
Gao Ji rarely talked about his business affairs with women. But today he couldn't help but be filled with excitement and told him about his reunion with Mr. Wen.
"...I never imagined that life's circumstances could change like this!" Gao Ju sighed, "I thought when the three of them were standing in the backyard, I could kill them with just one finger. I never thought that they would become such a big shot now!"
The third aunt said: "Is it better to be more cautious about this matter? The Ming Dynasty is not dead yet. What if the court comes back? You see, Mr. Li hasn't come out yet."
Gao Ju smiled and said: "Fight back? If we could fight back, would I still need to go out and raise the money to redeem the city? At that time, the Australians were weak and only occupied one county. They could defeat He Zhentai's entire army.
They were destroyed and forced Governor Li to pay in gold. Now they are not even Wu Xia Amen. They took down a famous southern city like Guangzhou without even hearing a sound of artillery. I think the Ming Dynasty is about to run out of energy, and the dynasty will change in these ten years.
Years have passed. As for Li Luoyou, he is like "My heart illuminates the moon, but the bright moon illuminates the ditch." He is still obsessed with the court. Can the Australians want him? Besides, his family has many properties in the north, so
I don’t dare to take this job.”
The third aunt was still a little uneasy after hearing this, so she just clasped her hands and said: "Amitabha, since you said so, I can only pray that the Australians can enter the capital as soon as possible and become the emperor."
The next day, Gao Ju went to Zheng Shangjie and expressed his willingness to be the "President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry." Zheng Shangjie praised him and immediately issued him a "letter of appointment" and a "special pass" - with this certificate,
He can come to see Zheng Shangjie at any time.
"Mr. Gao, if you accept this letter of appointment, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be established. However, you are still a short-term general. You must organize all the large and small shops in this city as soon as possible." Zheng Shangjie assigned him a task.
, "I know that there are all kinds of merchants in Guangzhou City, and there are many factions. The Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang alone have a lot of things to deal with, and it is inevitable that they will do evil things to each other. If you want them to sit together and talk about things, you are afraid that
It’s not easy.”
He raised his head and said, "Thank you, Director Zheng, for your concern. These things did happen, but that was in the past. Nowadays, the Senate has changed, and heavy laws are used in troubled times. It's too late for them to clamp their tails, so how can they dare to cause trouble again? As long as Mayor Liu and Director Zheng
If you maintain concentration, none of these things will matter."
Zheng Shangjie nodded, this is not an easy move. These words clearly want the Senate to firmly support him - this is a man who will follow orders as soon as he has the power. But it doesn't matter, regardless of the ability of such a person,
At least dare to think and do. This is very beneficial to creating a new work situation.
The reason why Gao Ju was chosen as the president was not only that he had an "old connection" with the Senate, but also that Gao Ju was a complete outsider and did not belong to the two largest business gangs in the city: the Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang. Avoid
"Treat one over others". When outsiders are in power, they will have no scruples in breaking up regional business gangs and disrupting monopolies.
Zheng Shangjie said: "Mr. Gao, you can rest assured that the Senate will use all means to fully support you. There is no need to have any worries."
To organize a chamber of commerce, it is not enough to just ask Gao Ji to come forward and shout out. Moreover, he is not the number one merchant in the city, and his appeal is limited. Therefore, administrative orders must be used. Zheng Shangjie serves as the secretary-general of the chamber of commerce and industry, and at the same time, he posts notices
, all industrial and commercial shops in the city are required to obtain a "business license", and traders without a storefront must also obtain a business license.
The business license is issued at the original Salt Division Yamen, which is where the New Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau and Monopoly Bureau are located. By issuing business licenses, the municipal government can roughly understand the number, types and approximate business scale of shops in Guangzhou.
Although self-reporting inevitably has problems of concealment, exaggeration and reduction, these can all be gradually adjusted in future inspections. It is more accurate than their current blind eyes and only grasping a few big businessmen in big industries.
After receiving the license, the shop owner will also join the "Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce" and receive a membership card.
After receiving the two certificates, in addition to the paper certificates, two "license plates" for tinplate manufacturing will be issued and hung in a conspicuous place in the store or business premises.
He Guirong has walked in countless circles in the yard of his main house. Today is the third day that the Australians announced the "industrial and commercial registration". He once again asked his colleagues to try their luck with toothbrushes - in fact, he himself knew
, this is purely hoping that "God will open his eyes" and get lucky.
On the first day of registration, he asked his master to bring his toothbrush. There was a sea of people in front of the salt office. The master waited in line for a long time before he could get to the table. It went smoothly at first, and he passed all the questions and registrations.
, when he got to the place where the certificate was issued, he was refused:
"We don't have a dental card. You can take your dental card back first." The cadre who spoke was very polite, but no matter how nice the master said, the "license" would not be issued.
The master hurriedly came back to report. He Guirong was already worried, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask other people. The result was very bad: none of the families who went to register had received a "license". They were all sent back with the same words: "We don't have one here."
Dental license”.
This touched He Guirong's already tense nerves. After the Australians entered the city, he tried his best to find a way to meet the Australians, but he encountered obstacles everywhere. Originally, the dental shop was already preparing to spend one hundred thousand taels of money to honor the Australians, both public and private.
I just wanted to replace the dental post in my hand with a Da Song one. I never thought it wouldn’t work!
He Guirong still couldn't figure out why the Australians were so indifferent to them: you know that Director Zheng even met the owner of the blacksmith shop, but only the people who worked in the blacksmith shop were not seen!
You must know that teething has existed since ancient times, and it has a mutually beneficial relationship with the government. It is both public and private, and it does no harm to the government. If you don’t want the benefits in front of you, what are the Australians planning? Could it be that they are dissatisfied with their own family?
Not filial enough? But they didn’t even send someone to deliver a message!
Now as long as the Australian opens his mouth, he is willing even if he loses everything!
Just when he had no choice but to do so, he saw his personal servant running in and reporting that the dentist who just went to get the license had come back, but he still hadn't received it.
"... Mr. Xu asked me to report to the master that the Australians have posted notices. Anyone who does not have a license will be considered an 'unlicensed business' from May 1st and will be banned. Please take action as soon as possible..."
"Okay! Go down!" He Guirong's face looked like frost.
The boy did not go down, but said: "Master Xu also said that the Australians did not issue dental licenses, which is probably related to the fact that the Chaoshan grain merchants from the Haiyang Guild Hall complained..."
"What?!" He Guirong's eyebrows suddenly twisted together, "Speak carefully!"
"Yes!" the boy reported, "Master Xu said that he found out that the grain merchants went to the Great World more than ten days ago and met with an Australian elder. I don't know how much money they spent to bribe them.
Australians don’t change their toothpaste…”
"Is this true?" He Guirong glared.
The boy shrank back: "That's what Mr. Xu said."
"Invite Master Xu and the other masters immediately! Tell me that I have something important to discuss!"
The "several gentlemen" he mentioned were all prominent figures in the dental shop, and the boy knew it without naming them, so he went immediately. He Guirong thought to himself that he was really careless. After thinking about it for a long time, he did not expect that these Chaoshan guys would
He went to see the Australians first and knocked down the elders with money!
When it comes to financial resources, the grain merchants in Haiyang are much better than them. I didn't expect that these powerful dragons from other places would take this opportunity to fight against this local snake!
The summoned tooth dealers all realized the seriousness of the situation, and they were unwilling to give up the benefits of "buying and selling short" and making money on the sidelines.
"We can't spend more money than them." The dental dealer, who was called "Master Xu" by the servants, worried, "They have great wealth and power, and they are one step ahead..."
Everyone felt that there was little hope.
"Huh, who knows who will win?" At this time, someone suddenly said gloomily.
Xu Guarong was struggling to think of a way. Seeing that it was his master who was speaking, he quickly asked: "Master Shi, what can you do?"
"We can't compete with each other for money, but they are outsiders after all. Even if they are lying dead on the street, there will be no one to help them complain. If a person dies, where can he get money? I don't think Australians are stupid either.
.”
"What if the money has already been sent?" someone asked, "there must be an explanation for receiving money."
"Wouldn't that be better for the Australians? The money was collected, but the person died. This is called death without evidence - you can naturally say you don't know what you promised. What's wrong with turning over the money and getting the money from the dental shop?
?Officials are all cannibals, and I don’t believe Australians are an exception!" Mr. Shi said with a sinister smile.
When he said this, everyone felt enlightened. Mr. Xu couldn't help but stick out his thumb: "High! It's really high!" A group of people also agreed with each other. None of the dental dealers are good people.
This is not the first time they have done this kind of thing: in order to teach foreign businessmen who "do not understand the rules", hiring gangsters to assassinate foreign businessmen and setting fire to ships and warehouses are nothing new for them. (~^