"Boss Cao is afraid that he has misunderstood, my Li family is no longer a merchant family, there are a few shops in the house, and the servants are also taking care of them, and neither Benjue nor Benjue's family is directly involved. As for Boss Cao, you said that improving the status of businessmen and changing the impression of businessmen in the eyes of everyone is such a major and sacred task, Ben Jue can't afford it! Boss Cao, you should ask for another master~! ”

Inside the hall of the Li Mansion.

Li Zexuan lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then shook his head and refused.

This Cao Wendong only paid a few thousand yuan, and he wanted him Li Zexuan to lead this group of businessmen to "make a revolution", which was really a bit whimsical. To tell the truth, Li Zexuan was sympathetic to the unfair treatment of businessmen, but it was only sympathy, and he was unwilling to do it if he wanted to be the head of the businessman.

First, it is not worth it, if you want to break the class division system that has existed for thousands of years, you need to pay too much, and it will not be good for him, you know, he is now in the class of "scholars", and he is considered a vested beneficiary of this class division, how can he be enthusiastic about going to the businessman because of Cao Wendong's words? He's not an impulsive and brainless hairy boy.

Second, he is not interested in this now, and his main task at the moment is to do a good job in his Yanhuang Academy, and he is not interested in these irrelevant things at all. So why do things that are not good for him and that are not of interest to him?

Can't just because Cao Wendong "raised his hands" before, he has to obey his words, right? It's simply impossible!

When Cao Wendong heard this, his two arms shook suddenly, and his expression quickly darkened, he smiled bitterly and arched his hand to Li Zexuan, and said: "It seems that Cao Mou is abrupt, I hope that the lord will forgive the sin, and Cao Mou will leave~!" ”

"Slow down~!"

Li Zexuan stretched out his hand and said:

"Although Benjue can't come forward to organize the establishment of a chamber of commerce, but the matter of cooperation is still possible, if Boss Cao has any feasible cooperation plan, although he can go to the workshop to find Fu Bo to discuss with Ma Zhou, and also, Benjue has no prejudice against businessmen, on the contrary, Benjue believes that if Datang wants to progress, all the people in the world want to live a happier life, and they are absolutely inseparable from businessmen. I think Boss Cao is a person with ideas, although I can't personally participate in the Chamber of Commerce you mentioned, but some support within my ability, Benjue is still very happy to give~! ”

These words are Li Zexuan's words from the bottom of his heart,

Historically, people's perception of merchants is arguably the most screwed in the world, and the low status of merchants is also the result of thousands of years of stigma.

Why stigmatize businessmen?

Perhaps many people will think of the policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business" in previous dynasties, but first of all, we must understand that the business referred to by "suppressing business" is a private businessman and not an official businessman

Therefore, "Zhengyi suppresses business" is an extremely pseudo mention, just like the modern "purifying the network ring and establishing a new style of civilization", it is a righteous and awe-inspiring slogan of the person in power, and the slogan of scolding the mother is the same, such as a thousand years later, there is a comic expert who only interprets it literally, thinking that the "Internet action" has protected the physical and mental health of the people in Shanghai, and you will laugh off your big teeth when you are doubled.

Regrettably, history is not written by businessmen, who are reluctant to write books and disseminate their ideas and experiences in order to maintain their market advantages and prevent the leakage of trade secrets. That's it

It gives the propagandists in power the advantage that they can stand on the moral high ground, wantonly distort the role of businessmen, and make the other party screw in order to gain a dominant position in public opinion. So much so that for many years, most people actually believe it.

But in fact, there is no doubt about the role of businessmen in promoting social progress, and the greatness of businessmen cannot be overemphasized; The so-called "businessman does not create value" is the biggest prejudice, businessman creates value, but labor does not;

Businessmen are the first driving force for social progress, and businessmen bring vitality to society and promote freedom, fairness and democracy; Merchants invented and maintained commercial systems and logistics networks, and promoted the exchange and spread of ideas, people, and cultures, such as in the late Xia Dynasty, it was West Asian merchants who introduced wheat, bronze, and mathematics to China;

The brilliant achievements of human civilization, such as science, technology, the rule of law, and the arts, are all by-products of the commercial system; History is politically oriented and incomplete, and only by looking at history from a commercial perspective can we restore history to its original face.

Therefore, from the perspective of social progress, Li Zexuan is still very willing to see the status of businessmen improve a little and Datang's business become more prosperous, but if he is allowed to be the vanguard of the "revolution", then forget it~! You could say he's cold-blooded and ruthless, but he has people he needs to protect, and he doesn't take risks for something less relevant.

"That's great! In this way, Cao Mou thanks the lord for his assistance and guidance! ”

Cao Wendong thanked excitedly.

Although this result is still a certain distance from the ideal, it is better than not getting nothing, at least he has some hope!

"Hehe~! Boss Cao walks slowly~! ”

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"Dad, Xianggong, how about you try this fried chicken meatball?"

Midday.

The family gathered around a table and ate lunch warmly, but the dishes on the table today were obviously different from before, Li Zexuan smelled it as soon as he smelled it, it was definitely not made by Aunt Zhao, the cook at home, and it was not like the old lady's cooking.

"That's right~! Master, Xuan'er, today's lunch, but it's all rain and a person, and it took a lot of effort~! ”

Mrs. Li squinted, glanced at her daughter-in-law, and said with a smile.

"Huh~? Isn't there a cook at home? Why did you cook the food yourself? ”

Father Li frowned and asked, he thought that it was a disadvantage for his subordinates!

"Dad, my daughter-in-law just wants to do her best, it's not about Aunt Zhao, Dad, please try it, is it delicious? Xianggong, you can also try it, there are several dishes here that are derived from the chicken, braised pork, and lion's head dishes that you made before, Xianggong, you can see if it suits your appetite! ”

Han Yu smiled and gave Li Zexuan a chopstick dish and said.

Li Zexuan looked at the golden and crispy, pigeon-egg-sized, pigeon-egg-smeared chicken meatballs in the bowl, and was slightly amazed, isn't this similar to the salty crispy chicken eaten in modern times? It's still a high-end version of salted crispy chicken!

If it weren't for Han Yuxi saying that she imitated the dishes she had invented before, Li Zexuan would definitely think that his wife had also crossed over.

The forehead drops a turtle, and his daughter-in-law's learning ability is against the sky! will be bypassed according to the existing dishes, what a genius!

"Just looking at this dish, it makes people very appetizing, well, I'll try it!"

Li Zexuan smiled, then picked up a muscle and fed it into his mouth, and suddenly his mouth was fragrant, and he gave a thumbs up and said, "Mmmm~!" Delicious! It's so delicious! Lady, fortunately I married you home, otherwise our family's Drunken Immortal Mansion would definitely lose money now! ”

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(End of chapter)