At the beginning of the morning, the election of the president of the Chamber of Commerce was the opening, and Xia Zhi, as the presiding officer, first walked on the high platform, bowed his hands to the surroundings, and said loudly with internal force: "Everyone, please be quiet, the triennial president election begins now."

The election is divided into three sessions, the first one is where the candidates give their own speeches, and the merchants vote for the candidates in their hearts.

Of the 25 people in this game, 15 were promoted.

In the second round, the candidates complete the lottery within five days, and the students vote according to the report of the monitors and how well you have done it.

Of the fifteen people in this game, five were promoted.

In the third session, the president asks questions, you rush to answer, and according to the number of answers and the quality of the questions, the chamber of commerce steward, the royal merchant and the branch president vote.

In the end, based on the total number of votes and your performance, the president will determine the next president.

Here, for the sake of fairness, the president gave the rules of the Chamber of Commerce, and from now on, the president cannot be re-elected, and he can only participate after a gap of three years. ”

As soon as Xia Zhi finished speaking, everyone began to discuss the matter, some people agreed with the president's re-election, some people disagreed, and some people did not express their position.

Xia Zhi continued to say in a loud voice: "Everyone, be quiet, please listen to the next thing, the position of president is a great responsibility, related to the interests of merchants in the world, if it is continuously in charge, I am afraid that the power of the council will be too great, which is not conducive to the development of the Chamber of Commerce."

In order to make the chamber of commerce develop more long-term, President Zhong issued her last order in the chamber of commerce, those who do not accept it, can give up the election of the president, if they are elected, they must abide by this regulation, otherwise they will be expelled from the chamber of commerce. ”

Everyone talked about it again, and they also knew that this rule had been decided, and it was even written into the rules of the meeting, and it was signed and agreed by the ten major stewards and the presidents of the six state branches, and if they wanted to change it, it was likely to be against them, so even if they sat in the position of president, I am afraid they would not have real power.

More importantly, the previous president has the right to supervise and remove the new president.

After Xia Zhi asked everyone to be quiet again, he said with a smile: "I would like to invite President Zhong to give a speech." ”

Zhong Xuanlan walked up to the high platform, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "Everyone, today's election of the president of the Chamber of Commerce is very different from previous years, this is because the president sees many unfairness, and tries to change it as much as possible, so that more merchants have the opportunity to fight for the position of the president."

The President would like to ask for your cooperation, the Chamber of Commerce belongs to all merchants in the world, and it represents the interests of all merchants.

Therefore, the President hopes that the next President will be a simple businessman, and I would like to ask you to keep your eyes open when you vote, otherwise the elected President will likely harm your interests and it will be difficult to regret it. ”

Zhong Xuanlan glanced at the people around him, and said: "The president looks forward to the wonderful performance of all the candidates, please do not frame or secretly hurt the opponent during the competition, if you find that there are violators, you will never have the opportunity to participate in the election."

Now that the candidacy has officially begun, the President is looking forward to the emergence of a new President. After speaking, Zhong Xuanlan bowed his hands to the surroundings and left the high platform.

The summer solstice continues with the rest of the process, and the candidates are invited to give speeches on stage in the order in which they are drawn.

On the other side, on the way to find Wang Xuannian, Zhong Xuanlan met Gu Qingyun and Ye Zi'an at the door of the second floor of the east attic.

Zhong Xuanlan bowed slightly at them, intending to leave, but Gu Qingyun stopped: "Can Master Zhong have time to chat with him?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan looked at Gu Qingyun again, and thought to himself: I don't know him, why do I have to invite him twice or three times?

is still involved with Ye Zi'an, and the person behind Ye Zi'an is still unknown.

The Gu family is really outstanding, but who it assists, it is also unknown, and it is better to provoke less by yourself.

Zhong Xuanlan refused: "Master Gu, I'm sorry, my husband is still waiting." "I'm leaving.

Gu Qingyun felt in his heart that this person would really dodge, but the person he wanted to invite had never been invited, so he said: "If the big boss Zhong is worried about the prince, he can order someone to inform him." ”

Zhong Xuanlan frowned slightly, this person will not give up until he reaches his goal, but today, there are many dignitaries and merchants, Emperor Jingxi will definitely send people to monitor, and it is better not to have anything to do with them.

Zhong Xuanlan was thinking about how to refuse, and it happened that Liu Yuan came down from the third floor, hooked the corners of his lips and said, "Liu Shao is so coincidental!" ”

Liu Yuan nodded at Gu Qingyun and Ye Zi'an, and said, "It's quite a coincidence!" Zhong Da is in charge, and he has left in advance. "It's so clever that I want to help you out of the siege!

How could Zhong Xuanlan let go of this opportunity and pull one up, and when the time comes, it will be easy to speak in front of Emperor Jingxi.

Looking at Liu Yuan with a friendly expression, Zhong Xuanlan said with a smile: "Liu Shao, what is the urgency of this, do you need help?" ”

When Liu Yuan saw Zhong Xuanlan's smiling face, he felt that it was very eye-catching, and he turned his head to look at Gu Qingyun and said: "Master Gu, this staircase is windy, it's better to hurry back to the box, otherwise you will get caught in the cold, and you will suffer a loss in the spring." "Hurry up and invite Zhong Xuanlan away.

Zhong Xuanlan listened, hooked the corners of his lips and said, "I heard that the Liu family transported a batch of overseas goods into Kyoto City. ”

Liu Yuan sighed in his heart, this person's nose is really smart! He asked, "Is Master Zhong interested in this?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan nodded and said, "Can you sell a batch to Zaixia, the price is negotiable?" ”

Liu Yuan asked, "Yes, when will we talk about business?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan stretched out his hand and patted Liu Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's better to hit the day today than another day!" ”

Liu Yuandao: "Okay! ”

Zhong Xuanlan looked at Gu Qingyun and said: "I am a businessman below, and if business is coming, I will never refuse easily, Master Gu, we will talk about it another day." ”

After speaking, Zhong Xuanlan hurriedly pulled Liu Yuan's sleeve and walked to the third floor.

went up to the third floor and came to a no-man's land, Zhong Xuanlan let go, looked at Liu Yuandao, and said, "Liu Shao is a kind person." ”

Liu Yuan looked at the fox-like person, dissatisfied, and said loudly: "Zhong Xuanlan, who is this pranking whom?"

Zhong Xuanlan sneered: "If you helped me at the beginning, how could there be anything later?" What's more, your own skills are not as good as others, who is to blame. ”

Liu Yuan's face was flushed with anger by Zhong Xuanlan, and he said angrily: "If I help you again next time, I will be a fool." ”

Zhong Xuanlan sneered: "Then you wait to be a fool!" ”

Liu Yuan was sullen for a while, and before he could say anything, Zhong Xuanlan's words just now definitely did not mean that the Liu family had shipped back the goods, but that the Liu family had sailed to the sea, and if it was found out, it might lose a lot of benefits. Asked, "How do you know about my goods?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan said lightly: "I happened to see it, but your family has to be careful, if people find out, I'm afraid it will be divided." After speaking, he walked towards the box where Wang Xuannian was.

Liu Yuan was left alone to stand in the wind and think wildly, until he felt cold all over his body, and then he came back to his senses and left.