The establishment of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry was like a storm, which made the merchants present sigh. But for the Fu Han army in the eye of the storm, it seems to be just a trivial matter.

For these merchants of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, although they have been stunned by this pie, they still don't understand the practices of Ning Yu or the Fu Han Army. After all, this is not just a good deed, this is simply being a bodhisattva, and being a bodhisattva is not so generous.

Only one percent of the industrial and commercial taxes seem to be much higher than the Ming and Qing taxes, but in fact, counting the abolished harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, it can be said to be the lowest in all dynasties.

"The Fu Han Army is not doing good deeds, nor is it buying people's hearts, what we are doing right now is actually a deal. We are the buyers and sellers. Ning Yu had a smile on his face.

"Buying and selling? What is this sale? ”

"If you give a 10% industrial and commercial tax, the Fu Han Army can ensure that you can travel freely to the provinces under the command of the Fu Han Army, as long as it does not involve strategic materials and related prohibited materials, everyone can do the rest of the business, and you can also minimize the constraints of the government, your business will become bigger and bigger, and the Fu Han Army can collect more and more industrial and commercial taxes."

"Therefore, if you want to make good money, the premise is to abide by the "Jiangnan Business Administration Regulations" on the iron pillar, and if someone dares to break the contract, they will naturally be punished accordingly."

Everyone nodded, this thing engraved on the iron pillar could not be changed by anyone. If there are really some people who are greedy for small profits and evade taxes, they will kill this person internally without waiting for the government to take action. For businessmen, rules are engraved in their bones, and they are destined to not live without rules.

Ning Yu looked at everyone, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart, strictly speaking, many things should be done in front, but there is no such condition at the moment, so with industry and commerce as the line, these things may be able to be connected in series, and the Fu Han Army at that time may usher in a makeover.

With the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the "Jiangnan Industry and Commerce Regulations", the rest of the things are logical, and the Jiangnan businessmen present quickly signed and drew a pledge, which can be regarded as officially joining.

In view of the organizational structure and operation process of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ning Yu also took out the things that had been discussed and sorted out before, and sent people to distribute many thin booklets to the businessmen present, which contained some structural aspects of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In Ningyu's planning, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, like other chambers of commerce, existed as a semi-official organization, supervised by the newly established industrial and commercial office of the Chu Prince's Mansion, and then elected 36 directors within the chamber of commerce to be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the organization.

Of course, joining at the beginning is not completely free, and Ning Yu's understanding of this is still very clear. The new businessmen will charge a symbolic membership fee, which is in line with the previous Huguang Chamber of Commerce, but of course, the support is relatively greater.

At night, a grand banquet was held in Jiangning City, after a baptism during the day, many people were a little excited, fortunately, Jiangning City has lifted the ban on alcohol, so everyone is also drunk.

As a landlord, Ning Yu naturally had to accompany him, but he had other important things to deal with, so he only had a few drinks and left the table to return to the study. I saw Cui Yu sitting in the study, waiting for Ning Yu's arrival.

"I haven't seen the Metropolitan Governor for many days, but the Metropolitan Governor has lost a lot of weight."

Cui Yu said with some emotion, this person is different from people, this Fu Han army is about to fight half the world, but the metropolitan governor is still so hard, he doesn't think about having fun at all.

Ning Yu wiped his face with a towel, and after feeling the warmth, he let out a long sigh.

"I've really made the right hand to you on this errand, and now the businessmen in the south who have a slightly more sensitive nose should all come to Jiangnan. After this opportunity, I am afraid that the next good opportunity will have to wait for a long time. ”

Cui Yu had a smile on his face, "The Metropolitan Governor has done such a big thing now, how could his subordinates miss it?" The establishment of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is no less significant than the battle in Anqing in the past. ”

Ning Yu glanced at Cui Yu with some surprise, "How can you see it?" ”

Cui Yu is usually a little taciturn, but at this time he seems a little impassioned, he tries to suppress his emotions, and tries to make his words appear calm and powerful.

"The establishment of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is not about how this institution is, but because the Fu Han Army can really treat businessmen with an equal attitude, which is the most precious ......"

"No farming, no stability, but no business, no wealth! For the development of the Fu Han army and the survival of the people, it is inseparable from the power of the merchants...... Although he does not understand the grand strategy of the governor, he understands that from today on, the merchants of the whole world will be attracted by the current conditions of the Fu Han army, and they will naturally bring their wealth to Jiangnan! ”

Ning Yu smiled, this time the establishment of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Commerce, setting up so many preferential conditions, is to make Jiangnan a unique free trade area in the world, so as to attract more businessmen, so as to achieve the purpose of wealth gathering. To put it bluntly, this set is the result of Ning Yu learning from future generations.

Although some things are limited by the times and cannot be copied in their entirety, it is completely feasible to use the advantages of Jiangnan's original industrial and commercial industry to promote the re-amplification of resources, and the probability of success will be large after all.

"Now you have to grasp the shareholder style in Jiangnan, whether the governor can eat a few more pieces of meat in the future depends on you!"

Ning Yu half-jokingly, speaking of which, he had already thought about it, and when the country was established in the future, the return of this treasury to the treasury, and his own small treasury would have to think of some way, especially since he still had a lot of plans to do, which could only be carried out through the small treasury, so a financial source that could be held in his hands was very important.

Cui Yu said with a smile: "Please rest assured, as early as when we first entered Jiangnan, we received a lot of industries and land at a low price, which is really a million profits!" ”

Having said this, Ning Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, he still found an imperial businessman, but he had to mention a few words, but don't find a big black cauldron for himself at that time.

"I have to make it clear to you first, there are no imperial merchants in our Fu Han Army, and you are not an imperial businessman who works for my Ning family.

After Ning Yu finished speaking, his tone softened, "Of course, I will also inform you in advance of any information about this, this is also not to make you too embarrassed, we have to talk about rules in doing things, and this can also convince the public, understand?" ”

"The subordinates know in their hearts that they will never affect the reputation of the Grand Governor!"

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Hangzhou Mansion.

Although the Fu Han army marched rapidly, the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River still spread to Zhejiang, and many displaced people from Jiangsu had already poured into Hangzhou, including Huzhou and Jiaxing Mansions, and they dragged hundreds of thousands of people with their families and mouths, and they were crammed outside Hangzhou.

Yang Zongren looked at the hundreds of thousands of homeless people outside the city, but there was no expression on his face, in his heart, his current situation would never be better than these homeless, so naturally there was no so-called sympathy.

Cao Fu stood beside Yang Zongren, but he was a little touching, he thought of the clansmen who were far away in Jiangning, and the current situation may be worse than these homeless people, but in troubled times, he was powerless.

"My lord, I heard the news that Lord Manchu was defeated on Kinmen Island, and now he is going to Liangguang with his people, and he will not come to Hangzhou...... We have become outcasts. ”

Yang Zongren naturally knew in his heart that he even knew the root cause of the current turmoil in the imperial court, that is, whether to evacuate the Northwest Army to support Jiangnan, but the result had already come out, and Yongzheng had beaten his opponents to the ground, and extinguished the last hope of rescuing Jiangnan.

Not to mention whether Manbao will come from looking for a dead end, even if he Yang Zongren changes places, he will definitely not come to Hangzhou, it is clear that this place has been abandoned, it is better to retreat to Liangguang, and maybe he can find a glimmer of life.

"Wait...... When Chu Reverse comes over, we can be regarded as loyal to the Qing Dynasty......"

Yang Zongren's face was gloomy, and the words he said seemed to be a little weak, and even the emotion of anger had completely disappeared.

Under the general trend, some people are discouraged, but some people are encouraged, and the world is a little brighter after all.

In Dongzhuang, Nanyang Village, a suburb of Chongde County, Jiaxing Prefecture, an old man hurriedly walked in from outside the village, followed by a young man, both of them were a little excited, walked briskly all the way, but it was not a few steps to a Zhuangzi, the door plaque on the Zhuangzi was written with a Lu character, and the young man went to knock on the door.

After a while, the door was opened, and the porter, seeing the old man and the young man, bowed politely.

"But the distinguished guests have arrived, and the little ones will go and inform my master."

The old man smiled slightly, and then thanked him, "It's hard work." ”

It's just that the words are said like this, but the whole person seems to be a little excited, walking back and forth.

After another moment, the porter opened the door of the house, and then respectfully invited the old man to enter, showing the way of courtesy.

The old man walked through several courtyards, but entered a study, in which a white-haired old man was sitting, and when the old man arrived, there was a smile on his face.

"Senior brother, it's you who came."

The white-haired old man is Lu Yizhong, the ninth son of the great Confucian Lu Liuliang, and the old man is Yan Hongkui, a disciple of Lu Liuliang, who is also a famous Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yan Hongkui pulled the young man and said with a smile: "Senior brother, we haven't seen each other for some years. ”

Lu Yizhong also sighed and said, "Yes, since the imperial court ..... a few years ago It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Is this your disciple? ”

The young man was also well-behaved, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, "Disciple Shen Zaikuan has seen the master. ”

Lu Yizhong had a bit of appreciation in his eyes, and sighed: "Senior brother has accepted a good apprentice, but it's a pity that among the juniors of my family, there is no such talent." ”

Yan Hongkui thanked him, but turned his head to look at Shen Zaikuan, "You go outside the door and yell, I have something to say to your uncle alone." ”

Shen Zaikuan knew that what the two old men wanted to say must be extremely secret, so he obediently listened to the words at the moment, walked out of the door, and became the door god.

Seeing that his junior brother had sent his disciples away, Lu Yizhong felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but have a bit of a solemn look on his face, "Senior brother, is there anything important about coming here this time?" ”

Yan Hongkui could no longer suppress the joy in his heart, he took out a letter from his arms, took a long breath, and then said in a low voice: "Senior brother, this is a letter sent by our junior brother Zeng Putan. ”

Zeng Putan also refers to Zeng Jing, which made Lu Yizhong frightened, "Senior brother, you don't want to die?" This Zeng Jing is now Chu Rebellion! If we let the government know, we will all die! ”

Yan Hongkui had a sneer on his face, "Hmph, now the Qing court officials in Hangzhou City are probably too busy to take care of themselves, who doesn't know?" This Han army is about to come to the city! ”

Then Yan Hongkui said: "At that time, Shizun had always taken the anti-Qing Dynasty as his own business, and swore not to be a Qing official, known as the distinction between Huayi, which is greater than the morality of monarchs and ministers, and Huazhi and Yi are the boundary between people and things. It's a pity that his old man died many years ago, but he didn't see the day when my Shenzhou was recovered! ”

Compared with the fanatical Yan Hongkui, Lu Yizhong was much calmer, he opened Zeng Jing's letter and read it carefully, the content in it was not very strange, it was all something about Huayi's argument, impassioned, which did not surprise Lu Yizhong. It's just that when I saw the back, I was a little surprised, but the text behind it seemed much more concise and powerful, mainly saying that he had been an official in the Fu Han Army for more than a year, and what he saw and heard had already made some subtle changes in this scholar.

"The Fu Han army rejuvenated the king and restored the homeland of the country, and acted in a proper manner, which is by no means equivalent to the ordinary rogue, and the younger brother hopes that the elder brother can join the Fu Han army as soon as possible and achieve the name of the Fu Han Dynasty."

Lu Yizhong put down the letter in his hand, he was a little moved, but reason was also telling him that now is not a good time to make any moves, if he acts rashly in advance, it will cause the Qing army to retaliate, after all, this Hangzhou city is not far from Chongde County, so he was a little hesitant at the moment.

Compared with Lu Yizhong, Yan Hongkui is more like a hot-blooded young man of his age, and he said indignantly: "My Huaxia is a place where yin and yang meet, and only humans should be born, not beasts." The one who dwells in a remote place is Yidi, and under Yidi is the beast. Today's court is occupied by Yidi outside the Saiwai, and it is already a country of Yidi, and it is not the business of the people and ministers who keep the festival. Back then, teachers were reluctant to join the ranks of the pseudo-Qing, and today we should also rise up! ”

Seeing Yan Hongkui like this, Lu Yizhong had no choice but to sigh and said: "The joint in this is very important, junior brother may wish to wait a little longer, and when the Fu Han army hits Chongde, it is not too late for us to work together." ”

Yan Hongkui thought about it for a while, and could only sigh in a low voice, and took off the hat on his head, the braid had disappeared quietly, and was replaced by a smooth and shiny big bald head.

"Back then, the teacher was able to become a monk to show his anti-Qing intentions, and the students follow suit today!"