Chapter 60: The Feast of the Hung Gate
The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal passes through a wharf in the jurisdiction of Yaowan Town.
Rehabilitation Ji stood on the boat and looked at Kang Damao standing on the dock with his hands behind his back, and before leaving, he said loudly: "Mao'er, you must avenge your eldest brother, and you must also ensure your own safety, you can draw the financial and material resources of our Kang family along the Luohe River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal at will." ”
After speaking, Rehabilitation Ji threw a bag that had been in his sleeve to Kang Damao, in addition to some heavy broken silver, he also put a note in the bag, which said that the important relationship network between the Kang family's officialdom and the shopping mall, Rehabilitation Ji completely delegated power to his son before leaving.
Kang Damao took the bag and opened the note inside, just glanced at it, then held the note tightly in his hand and nodded heavily towards his father.
"Mao'er, let it go, it's all for the father to carry." Rehabilitation said loudly.
Kang Damao was very moved when he heard his father's words, this is the first time that his father has supported him so much, and he will definitely live up to his father's expectations.
"Father, don't worry, I remember what I promised you before." Kang Damao said and took out a copy of "Spring and Autumn" from his arms, he really looked through it when he was fine, this "Spring and Autumn" is a must-have content for today's scientific examinations.
"Just remember!" With a wave of his hand, the boat slowly left the dock.
Kang Damao stood by the river and looked at the back of his father's departure on the river, he felt inexplicable in his heart, the special feelings between father and son needless to say, they understood each other with one look.
Bidding farewell to his father, Kang Damao returned to the porcelain shop in Yaowan Town, and wanted to discuss the new store with Xiaohua, but at this time, two middle-aged men wearing brocade and silk swaggered into the store, and the two of them went straight to Kang Damao, obviously not a merchant who came to buy porcelain.
"What are you two doing?" Kang Damao took the lead in clenching his fists and asked.
"Presumably you are the boss of this Kangjing Shengshi porcelain shop, you are really young and promising, we are from the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce." One of the middle-aged men clenched his fists and said, he unconsciously raised his head when he mentioned the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce, obviously deliberately elevating his identity and being proud of himself in the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber of Commerce again? How did I hear this name so annoying? Kang Damao muttered in his heart.
"Disrespectful, disrespectful! If you invite me to join your chamber of commerce, you won't be able to, I'm really not interested. After Kang Damao finished speaking, he turned around and walked back, he was really arrogant.
"You ......" the man was speechless.
They didn't know that Kang Damao had no good impression of these chambers of commerce at all in Zhenjiang Mansion before, and he didn't change his mind when he arrived in Yaowan Town.
"It's not that you were invited, but that someone complained about you!" Another middle-aged man said in a deep voice with a cold face.
Forehead! Complain about me? Kang Damao was stunned for a while!
"Which shit's back is this?" Kang Damao deliberately scolded with a big grin, he didn't look like a scholar in the past, but like a hooligan ruffian, and the rapid change of role was unexpected.
The two people at the door of the store heard Kang Damao's vulgar words, their eyelids immediately jumped, this was completely beyond their expectations, they didn't expect this guy to be so young and short-tempered, completely different from the rumors, it looks a little difficult!
"Boss Kang, don't get excited, the other party sues you for malicious competition and disrupting the market, since the matter is out, then our Chamber of Commerce has to take care of it."
"We are all harmonious and wealthy, here is an invitation, please go to the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce tomorrow, and then the Chamber of Commerce will send a representative to negotiate with you to resolve this matter."
Seeing that Kang Damao was so temperamental, the two of them didn't take it seriously, and after a little reassurance, they handed over the invitation and said the purpose of the trip.
Kang Damao took the invitation in the other party's hand, and he didn't read it carefully, this invitation was a war letter from the person who complained behind him, and he didn't understand it.
This time, I am afraid that what is waiting for him is also the Hongmen banquet that the other party has already arranged, but he wants to take a foothold in Yaowan Town, he has to go, Kang Damao also wants to see who is the person behind him?
On the second day, Tang Damao went to the meeting alone as promised.
This Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce is a small single-family building, which looks much higher than the Chamber of Commerce in Zhenjiang Prefecture. Kang Damao and the old man guarding the door said a few words, and then someone came out and led him in.
When he came to the main hall, Kang Damao saw that the main hall was already full of people, and when everyone in the room saw him come in, they all looked at him with solemn faces, and their intuition told Kang Damao that this thing could not be good today.
Hey? No, there is no need to call so many people over to deal with yourself, this is too much to think of yourself, Kang Damao muttered in his heart.
According to the prompt, Kang Damao also found a terminal position to sit down, he quietly glanced around the hall, this look he couldn't help but be surprised, in addition to some local wealthy merchants in Yaowan Town, there are also a lot of foreigners, look at their clothes, there should be Russians, Americans, British and French, these people are also standing around the translator.
Wait, a familiar face on the Frenchman's side appeared in front of Kang Damao's eyes, isn't this person Yin Hongxu's guy? Kang Damao immediately clenched his fists, this guy tried to violate Shen Luojun with despicable means, he didn't settle accounts with him, but he yin himself behind his back, and some of this accounts were settled.
"Humph!" Yin Hongxu saw Kang Damao staring at him, he couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "Kang Damao, you are maliciously competing and disrupting the market, you are not even a member of the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce, why are you sitting here?" ”
"Despicable and shameless, something that deceives teachers and destroys ancestors, you are a scum, what if Lao Tzu didn't join the Chamber of Commerce? Can't you do business in Yaowan Town? You French rules? Didn't you sue me for malicious competition, hehe, I told you that I, Kang Damao, will definitely crush you and let you get out of Yaowan Town. ”
Kang Damao stood up and pointed at Yin Hongxu and said domineeringly, he didn't have any worries at all, he just wanted to annoy the other party and calm everyone present, the bigger the trouble, the better, if he didn't have a temper, he really thought that he Kang Damao was a bully.
"I can't help myself!" Another Frenchman beside Yin Hongxu shook his head and said coldly.
The rest of the wealthy businessmen present also shook their heads, they all felt that Kang Damao was still too young, so easy to be impulsive, and this would be a loss.
Besides, this French missionary Louis, as the commercial representative of France in Yaowan Town, is also the director of the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce, and everyone will inevitably want to go to their own Chamber of Commerce after a while, and it is better for young people to keep a low profile.
After all, they are their own businessmen, and it stands to reason that they should be oriented towards Kang Damao, but now the form is completely different, and everyone is observant.
Kang Damao and Yin Hongxu both stood up, and they were about to speak, when someone in the hall stood up.
"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, today is a big day for the Chamber of Commerce, since the people are not here now, then solve the dispute between the two of you first, it is better for the two of you to state it first, Luis, you talk about it first." The person who spoke turned out to be one of the vice presidents of the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce, and now the president of the Chamber of Commerce has not yet arrived, so he is naturally presiding over the scene.
Clear-eyed people will immediately understand that this has not yet started The vice president of the Chamber of Commerce has begun to favor foreigners, after all, this Frenchman is the director of their Chamber of Commerce, the so-called director, of course, pays membership fees to the Chamber of Commerce every year, and also has corresponding responsibilities, is to help the Chamber of Commerce deal with things, especially Yaowan Town, a commercial town like a foreign port is inseparable from the support of these foreigners.
How could Kang Damao, who was tired of it, not see it, since they were embarrassed, Kang Damao wouldn't care about any rules, as for being bound by the Chamber of Commerce, for him, there was no such thing as a thing.
Yin Hongxu told it again according to his own logic, and the rest of the people also felt justified after hearing it, this kind of thing is that the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, you sue me for malicious competition and disrupt the market, why do I sue you for selling fake goods and deceiving consumers.
Kang Damao sat on the chair and knocked his legs, slowly drinking the tea on the table, he was not in a hurry to defend, he wanted to see what tricks this Yin Hongxu would play.
As for the Chamber of Commerce, he is not afraid that they will jointly suppress and boycott his porcelain shop, just relying on Yin Hongxu's words, it is not enough, to put it bluntly, it is to let the porcelain shop he opened be low-key, and Kang Damao has already known this scale.
In the end, there is still no result in coordination, and the Chamber of Commerce is only responsible for coordination and it is not good to impose interference, so it is inevitable that there will be some bullying, if it is spread out, it will be a bad hint to other merchants who come to Yaowan Town to operate, which is not what the Chamber of Commerce wants to see.
Under the stalemate, there was a hearty laugh outside the hall, and before anyone heard his laughter, it turned out to be the late arrival of Jiang Shancun, a giant in the capital.
Everyone in the hall stood up to greet each other apologetically, and quietly, they all secretly competed for a greeting and politeness, from which it is not difficult to see that this Beijing tycoon Jiang Shan has a very high status in the entire business world.
Jiang Shancun is the honorary vice president of the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce, and he doesn't take care of things at all on weekdays, just a title.
This person's identity is relatively special, not only the capital giant, he has a close relationship with the dignitaries in the capital, it is said that he has a relationship with Prince Gong who is above 10,000 people under one person, and the average rich businessman can't afford to offend at all, that is, the president of the Yaowan Town Chamber of Commerce is below him in terms of value and strength, he is the kind of invisible big man who eats all in shopping malls and officialdom, and it is difficult to see each other on weekdays.
Obviously, this Jiang Shancun was respected by everyone present as soon as he appeared, but there was a young man behind him, and the two looked a little similar in appearance.
"This is the dog Jiang Shaohua, I hope you will give me more help in the future, Shaohua, I don't want to come over and see your uncles soon." Jiang Shancun turned around and introduced his son to everyone in the hall.
The jade-faced young man wearing brocade silk and a jade pendant on his waist with a rich appearance had been following Jiang Shancun respectfully, but the next moment, he turned his face to Kang Damao's side and squeezed his eyebrows for a while, his appearance was very funny, and after a while, he returned to his serious color.
"Meet your uncles...... Uncle! ”
The jade-faced young man clenched his hands into fists and bowed respectfully to the wealthy merchants in the hall, and he finally stopped his gaze on Kang Damao, and at the same time, the voice of the word "uncle" in his mouth deliberately raised a few points.
Kang Damao shook his head and was speechless for a while.