On the fifteenth day of the first month of the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi, the Huguang Chamber of Commerce was officially established in Wuchang City, which accommodated large and small businesses in the Huguang area, and Huitong Qianzhuang became the capital pool of the Huguang Chamber of Commerce.

At the suggestion of Ning Yu, the new Huguang Chamber of Commerce is not a very loose business organization, but a business group with a certain perfect system of modern significance, the Chamber of Commerce adopts a membership system, and three introducers are required to join the association, pay membership dues, and divide authority and interests according to the credit value of the business.

The so-called authority is also an idea of Ning Yu, which is to improve the combat effectiveness and centripetal force within the organization by establishing multiple levels. There are five levels of permissions, corresponding to different rights and commercial resources.

Level 5 merchants are the lowest-level merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, referring to merchants with an annual business quota of more than 1,000 taels and less than 5,000 taels. The annual membership fee is only 50 taels of silver, and after passing the investment review, you can enjoy a low-interest loan or investment of 3,000 taels per year.

Fourth-level businessmen need to meet the annual business quota of more than 5,000 taels and less than 30,000 taels, and the annual membership fee is 100 taels.

But don't underestimate this year-end conference, in fact, it is a communication platform provided by Ningyu for these businessmen, because of the restrictions of the times, most of the merchants are unlikely to get together all year round, so such a platform can allow more businesses to have the opportunity to cooperate and communicate.

The third-level businessmen above refer to the merchants with a comprehensive operating quota of more than 30,000 taels and less than 100,000 taels, with an annual membership fee of 500 taels, and can enjoy a low-interest loan or investment of 50,000 taels per year.

As for the second-level big businessmen, it refers to the merchants with a business quota of more than 100,000 taels and less than 500,000 taels, with an annual membership fee of 1,000 taels, and can enjoy low-interest loans or investments of 100,000 taels per year, and the annual investment quota is as high as 50,000 taels, and some other hidden permissions are also very large.

At present, there are mainly seven families such as the Ning family, the Cheng family, the Zheng family and the Wang family and the Xu family in Hunan, first of all, they must meet the business quota of more than 500,000 taels, and secondly, they need to be invited by the five-level general businessman, and through the vote of the Huguang Chamber of Commerce, they can only enter after passing.

The first-level general business can submit an investment draft to decide the project and scale of investment, and if it is voted by the general chamber of commerce, it can get the support of Huitong Qian Zhuang and the resource support of the entire Huguang Chamber of Commerce, so it is the big player behind the scenes and the final decision-maker of the entire Huguang business community.

Therefore, such a chamber of commerce organization has been sought after by businesses from all over Huguang from the very beginning, and even businesses from nearby provinces have been attracted and want to join it.

The establishment of such a behemoth naturally could not escape the attention of the Governor's Palace, and the Governor of Huguang, Man Pi, the Governor of Hubei, Xiande, and the Governor of Hunan, Zhang Changen, also sent people to congratulate them, on the one hand, in order to win over the Huguang Chamber of Commerce, and on the other hand, to explore some things behind this organization.

The newly established Huguang Chamber of Commerce is headed by Cheng Yuanzhi as the honorary president, and Ning Zhongjing, Zheng Xian, Wang Zihai of the Hunan Wang family and Xu Chongyuan of the Xu family serve as vice presidents, and take turns to serve as the acting vice president, overseeing all the affairs of the chamber of commerce.

The most critical Huitong Qianzhuang is still held by Ning Zhongjing, but Ning Zhongjing has decided to wait until the New Year when Qianzhuang is on the right track, and hand over the affairs of Qianzhuang to Ning Zhongxin, the fifth elder of the Ning family, and the salt and iron mine in the family let Ning Yu gradually take over.

Ning Zhongxin's temperament is quite taciturn, but he is a good hand in business, and he often forgets the accounts, so it is quite appropriate to turn around and go to the bank.

And Ning Yu was quite happy in his heart, after all, there were the elders of the family on the side of the iron mine, and it was inevitable that he would be tied up when he did something, but now he was in power, and now it was just spring, and the mine had not started, so he took this opportunity to summon the stewards who were responsible for taking care of the minerals.

According to the current information, there are four iron mines in the Ning family's hands, except for the iron ore discovered by Yunmeng, which is relatively large in scale and quality, the other three are all small mines, even if the blast furnace ironmaking method is used, the wrought iron produced every day adds up to only five hundred catties. In addition, there are two coal mines, which makes Ningyu quite happy, but the reserves are also not large, and the daily coal output is only more than 1,000 catties.

After a while, a few stewards came in from outside, and after coming in one by one, they knelt down honestly, and now they have all received the news that the mines in the family have been taken over by the eldest young master Ning Yu, so they don't dare to slack off.

Ning Yu stared at the account book for a long time before he said slowly: "Zhang Fu, you are in charge of the iron mine in Xiaogan County, right?" ”

A simple-looking young man below was a little nervous, "Little 。。。。。 People are. ”

"According to the records in this account book, it can be seen that your usual work is still very solid, I don't see anything wrong with the numbers in this account book, and I will go to the account room to withdraw ten taels of silver, which is a reward for you." Ning Yuyun said lightly.

Zhang Fu's face was happy when he said this, he was originally a relatively honest and honest person, and he had done his best since he ran an errand in the Ning family, for fear of being kicked out of the house. Later, this character was also recognized by Ning Zhongjing, and he was promoted to the iron mine in Xiaogan County as a manager, and now he has been recognized by Ning Yu, and his heart is naturally grateful to Dade.

Ning Yu slowly opened the second account book, and there was still no expression on his face, which made the kneeling steward on the ground a little apprehensive, especially the two weak-hearted ones, whose faces were even more pale.

"Du Wu, I remember that you were in the mansion ten years ago." Ning Yu's tone was light.

A steward around forty years old immediately bowed his head deep on the ground and said in a low voice: "The little one is indeed Kangxi who entered the house in the forty-ninth year, and thanks to the kindness of several masters, he has now eaten the food of the Ning family for ten years." ”

Ning Yu snorted coldly, "You still remember that you entered the mansion in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, but this conscience let the dog eat it!" As he spoke, he smashed the ledger over.

"How much is there in this account? You are really a blank slate! ”

"Let's not talk about the old accounts before the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi, just in the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi, the iron material you recorded was not reconciled, and there was a shortage of 3,000 catties of pig iron and 1,000 catties of wrought iron, and the silver you ate was no less than 3,000 taels!"

"Those two-room concubines in your house, the three newly built big tiled houses in your hometown, are my Ning family really blind?" Speaking of this, Ning Yu's tone became more and more cold.

Du Wu bowed his head deep on the ground and said with a wry smile: "Now whether it is life or death, it all depends on the young master." ”