Although Huang Huatang arrived late and was not dressed very decently, when he sat there, he looked like a master.

"Don't forget to take care of my little black."

He turned around and instructed, and the little guy hurriedly nodded and said, "No need for Huang Ye to say, the little one has already led the donkey to Ma Peng, and the food is all good." ”

Huang Huatang nodded, turned around and said while arranging his sleeves:

"You're all here, there's something I have to tell you, it's not trivial, I think it's better to settle it early."

Serious?

As soon as they heard this, the surrounding businessmen muttered, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd surnamed Huang...

In fact, the reason why these businessmen gathered here early was that they knew that Huang Huatang was not what it used to be, and he had made friends with many court officials, and they came here to seek opportunities.

They had already vaguely guessed that Huang Huatang must have received some kind of envoy from the emperor, and now when they heard it, it was true!

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, there are countless wealthy businessmen and celebrities in Jiangnan, and their family wealth is comparable to those people here, and even more than Huang Huatang.

Huang Huatang went straight to the point, which happened to be the purpose of these people's coming.

Hong Liangwen looked at Huang Huatang and said with a smile:

"Since the shopkeeper Huang is quick to talk, then we will also say it directly, since the court has a big matter to the shopkeeper Huang, and the shopkeeper Huang came to find us, it must be a big list, I'm afraid that one person won't be able to eat it, right?"

Huang Huatang smiled slightly, noncommittal.

"Lao Hong's words are still so sharp, as you said, this list is not ordinarily big."

"Actually, don't say it's my Juxing family, if you want to earn a future for yourself and fight for your family, this is the only opportunity in this life."

"The opportunity is close at hand, whether you can grasp it or not, it depends on you."

At this moment, a cloth merchant stood up and said:

"Under Dong Xiaohe? The shopkeeper of the Songjiang Chamber of Commerce? I have admired Huang Dongjia for a long time! ”

Huang Huatang sat there, looking deaf.

"I heard that the Juxing was only occasionally famous a few years ago? Now it has become one of the largest businesses in Suzhou? It's amazing! Dong Xiaosi picked up a glass of wine, laughed and said:

"It's better to be famous than to meet? Huang Dongjia's conversation is really extraordinary. ”

Huang Huatang was greeted like this, and his face was still as plain as water? Sitting there with a glass raised? smiled back: "It's the shopkeeper Dong, look up for a long time." ”

Dong Xiaosi saw that Huang Huatang drank his own wine, and his heart was relieved, and he sat down and said:

"Although we are merchants? But also a subject of the Ming Dynasty? His Majesty ordered the matter, naturally not to be done, Huang Dongjia only said how he wanted me to do it. ”

After he said this, the rest of the merchants couldn't sit still and spoke one after another.

"yes? Huang Dongjia, just tell me what Your Majesty means! ”

"What if the Imperial Court is useful for me? Serve yourself! ”

Businessmen pursue profits, this is an eternal truth.

Although these people say good things? But not all of them are good fruits.

Having said that, Huang Huatang himself is the same? He collaborated with the imperial court? Isn't it the idea of serving the country loyally? That was to see the benefits that cooperation with the imperial court brought to himself and even the entire Huang family.

He first looked at the helmsman of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, that is, his old friend Hong Liangwen.

"The Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is the premier chamber of commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, and the assets of the Hong Dong family are not more than ten times that of me, but they can also top my three or five Huang families."

Hong Liangwen didn't dare to say anything, and he excused himself, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Huang Huatang complimented here, changed his words, and said: "The Hong Dong family has so many family businesses, presumably we should also consider finding a guarantee for ourselves and the Hong family." ”

The smile on Hong Liangwen's face froze, and he asked, "Lao Huang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Huang Huatang didn't plan to say anything more, pushed the wine glass in front of his eyes, and said with a smile: "The matter of the signing of the trade agreement between the imperial court and the Francois must have been known by the Hong Dong family. ”

Hong Liangwen squinted his eyes and did not speak.

"Your Majesty asked me to go, so that I can establish a royal chamber of commerce in Suzhou, and this royal chamber of commerce should include other chambers of commerce in various places."

This sentence exploded like thunder among the merchants.

All of you here are leading figures from all walks of life, with assets all over the south of the Yangtze River, and most of them are at the helm of chambers of commerce in some places.

It is a group of such businessmen who also know the meaning of Huang Huatang's words.

There are chambers of commerce everywhere, which is an organization that circles the local businessmen, and it is these chambers of commerce that control the prices, freight imports and exports, and even the economic lifeline of a place.

The subordinates of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the shipping companies from all over the country, have wharves wherever the canal flows, and the merchant ships travel between the north and the south every day, and the Chamber of Commerce also directs and dispatches on it.

Huang Huatang's sentence illustrates one thing, from now on, the imperial court will pay attention to the development of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the economy of various places.

The signing of trade with the Francois is a beginning, and the formation of the Royal Chamber of Commerce is an advanced step.

The headquarters of the Royal Chamber of Commerce is located in Suzhou, with the aim of bringing local chambers of commerce under its jurisdiction.

Of course, the imperial court will not directly manage the merchants, but still manage the merchants with the merchants, and the emperor is only in charge of the head of the royal chamber of commerce.

While perceiving the opportunity, the businessmen felt a little sad and even powerless.

Because the imperial court is so powerful, all the goods in various places are in the hands of the imperial court, and after the trade, the goods from the Western Francois must first be traded with the permission of the imperial court.

Everyone had a hunch that the merchant was having a hard time.

To be precise, the days of merchants who do not deal with the imperial court will soon be sad.

If someone is willing, there must be someone who is unwilling.

Without waiting for Hong Liangwen to speak, a businessman sneered and said, "I want to ask, which one of you here is not full of money, and there are countless branches in various places?" ”

"The imperial court wants to set up the Imperial Chamber of Commerce to manage the chambers of commerce in various places in a unified manner, is it too lenient?"

Another businessman stood up and said: "Our Song family alone has 5,000 acres of salt fields in Huai'an and Denglai. ”

"Our Song family has always acted in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, and if we don't participate in this imperial chamber of commerce, please don't embarrass us with Huang Dongjia!"

After speaking, the Song family turned around and was about to leave.

Huang Huatang was originally a businessman, so he naturally knew the Tao in it.

He was already laughing halfway through hearing these words, and when this person finished speaking, Huang Huatang didn't save any face, and said with a sneer:

"Don't say it so sanctimoniously, your Song family's joint Denglai Inspection Division resells illicit salt for huge profits every year, and it has long been an undisclosed secret!"

"The imperial court will investigate and deal with the salt affairs of the Denglai Inspection Division over the years, and no one will be able to leave at that time."

"To tell you the truth, even if you don't enter the Imperial Chamber of Commerce this time, the imperial court will have to take care of Shandong's salt industry sooner or later!"

"Shandong salt industry can make huge profits, do you think that the people in the court are all fools, watching you swallow it alone and be indifferent?"

"When the time comes, I'm afraid it's too late."

When Huang Huatang saw this person's footsteps pause, he knew that he understood, changed to a persuasive look, and continued:

"Don't be in a hurry to wipe your butt so clean, you wipe it yourself, the court should check it or check it! Do you think the imperial court will only hold an imperial chamber of commerce this time? ”

"Wrong, very wrong!"

"After the establishment of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, the imperial court will investigate the salt industry in Shandong, and then the coastal fishery in Ningbo, especially the Hangzhou of your Hongdong family, which is a big reseller of grain at a high price during the famine, and it must also be investigated!"