"My lord, the matter on Lord Shen's side has already come to an end, Li Renhe from Huguang has become the president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and Zhao Dexiao from Shanxi and Du Boqing from Jiangnan have been elected as vice presidents."

When Li Hongyu was enjoying the shade on the Taishi chair in the gazebo in the courtyard of the back house, a guard walked over quickly and reported to him in a deep voice.

"Brother Yu, things are the same as you guessed, Uncle has become the president, and Uncle Zhao and Du Yuanwai are the vice presidents."

Naren Toya, who was peeling the apple for Li Hongyu on the side, couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and handed the peeled apple to Li Hongyu's hand, Li Hongyu had already guessed this result in advance.

"Yu'er, this matter is over, my heart in Yangzhou is over, you let people pack up and salute, and we will leave for Beijing tomorrow."

Li Hongyu took a bite of the apple, smiled and said to Naren Tuoya, he has been in Yangzhou for so long, and it is time to return to the capital to report to Emperor Wanli, otherwise he may not even see the last face of Emperor Wanli.

A few days ago, Li Hongyu received news from Zhao Xin secretly that Emperor Wanli was seriously ill and bedridden, and he was afraid that there would be more than one luck, so he should rush back from Yangzhou quickly, and some things must be decided before Emperor Wanli died, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

As for the candidates for the president and vice president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, in fact, there is no need to bother to choose at all, except for Li Renhe, Zhao Dexiao and Du Boqing, others do not have this qualification at all.

Li Hongyu was in charge of the Customs Department, and Li Renhe was Li Hongyu's uncle, plus he belonged to the merchants in the central region of the Ming Dynasty, and had a good relationship with the merchants of Hui and Zhejiang in the south and the Jin merchants in the north, so he was naturally the only candidate.

Among the three major merchant gangs of the Ming Dynasty, the Jin merchants were the representatives of the northern merchants, and the Hui merchants and the Zhejiang merchants were the representatives of the southern merchants, so it was natural to elect one person from the Jin merchants to represent the interests of the northern merchants, and one person from the Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants to represent the interests of the southern merchants.

Among the Jin merchants who became a supplier, Zhao Dexiao was not only Zhao Xin's uncle, but also Fuxiang was also a famous big merchant among the Jin merchants, so he was naturally elected as the vice president.

As for the representatives of the southern merchants, Du Boqing, who is the vice president of the General Association of Salt Merchants, is naturally the best choice, including Liu Mingyuan of the General Association of Grain Merchants and Chen Mingzhi of Ningbo, who are not his opponents.

Although the candidates for the president and vice president have already been decided, according to the process of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, it is still necessary to vote through the voting of suppliers, and only in this way can it have legal effect.

"Brother Yu, are we in a hurry, Miss Yang is also going to ask us to go to the West Lake in Hangzhou to play."

Naren Toya naturally didn't know that Emperor Wanli was seriously ill, and when she saw Li Hongyu walking so urgently, she couldn't help but say, to be honest, she liked Yang Li'er, who had a hearty personality.

"There is heaven and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou, Brother Yu also wants to accompany you to visit the gardens of Suzhou and the landscapes of Hangzhou, but unfortunately there are many affairs in the capital, and we have to go back to Beijing."

Li Hongyu knew that Naren Tuoya was a little reluctant to Yang Li'er, but she finally made a friend to talk to, so she said with a smile, "We will come back next year, and let us enjoy the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan at that time." ”

"It's a deal." Naren Toya is not the kind of girl who is not sensible, and she knows that Li Hongyu has something to do, so she smiled and stretched out her little finger to Li Hongyu, ready to make an appointment with him.

Li Hongyu laughed when he saw this, hooked his little finger with Naren Toya, and formalized the matter, and next year the Customs Department will officially enter operation, and huge challenges are waiting for him to overcome.

The news that the Customs Department was preparing to recruit managers of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce for the whole country soon spread throughout Yangzhou City, becoming the talk of the people on the streets and alleys, and it was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those young people with great ambitions in the shopping mall.

According to the regulations of the Customs Department, the training of managers belongs to the Commercial College under the Customs Department, and the accommodation and board will be provided free of charge, which can be described as exceptionally generous.

In addition, the Department of Customs will post advertisements for the admission of commercial colleges in all states and counties across the country, so that young people who are literate and under the age of 27 can apply for reference.

Considering the inconvenience on the road, Li Hongyu set the examination time for the enrollment of students in the Commercial College at the end of the year, so that there would be half a year for aspiring young people from all over the country to rush to Yangzhou.

Undoubtedly, the people who are most interested in the manager are the 20 businessmen with overseas trade licenses from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, who will undoubtedly help aspiring young people from their hometown to come to Yangzhou to take the exam.

Among the young people who are taking the examination in all regions, in addition to the young people in the south of the Yangtze River, who have the geographical advantage, the young people in Huguang and Shanxi have an absolute advantage that ordinary people cannot match.

The matter of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce was decided by Li Hongyu, so he must be prepared first to avoid the youth of Jiangnan dominating the Commercial Academy, which is not a scene he wants to see.

After all, it is difficult for young people from other places to compete with the young people in Jiangnan who have a strong literary style and avant-garde business ideas, so Li Hongyu must take action to balance the power of young people from all over the world in the commercial academy and avoid the situation of one family dominating, which is not conducive to the stability of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce in the future, and only by taking into account the interests of everyone can the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce go further.

At night, on a painting boat parked on the shore of Xiaoqinhuai.

Yang Xiaotian sat in the cabin with a serious expression, and he suddenly received a message from Lord Qincha in the afternoon, asking him to come to Xiao Qinhuai at night to discuss something.

Yang Xiaotian was very surprised by Lord Qincha's sudden invitation, you must know that since Lord Qincha came to Jiangnan, he had not been able to see Lord Qincha, even when he was in Huai'an.

Although Yang Xiaotian is the leader of the Cao Gang, he is just a reckless person who can't get on the stage in front of Lord Qincha, so naturally he can't follow the officials and gentry in Huai'an City to greet Li Hongyu, and it is inconvenient to meet Li Hongyu in his identity.

Originally, Yang Xiaotian wanted to visit Li Hongyu the next day, but who would have thought that something would happen to the casino of the Cao Gang that night.

Due to Li Hongyu's sudden summons, Yang Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, he didn't know why Lord Qincha called him here, it stands to reason that he has joined the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and Lord Qincha shouldn't come to trouble him again.

"Sail!"

In contemplation, several men in civilian clothes got into the boat, and one of them commanded the boatman in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaotian perked up, knowing that Lord Qincha was coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and secretly guessed Lord Qincha's intention to see him tonight.

"I've seen Chincha-sama." When the curtain of the cabin was lifted, Yang Xiaotian hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists and saluted.

"Let Gang Leader Yang wait for a long time, sit." After sitting down at the round table in the room, the visitor said to Yang Xiaotian with a smile.

"Lord Xie Qincha!" Yang Xiaotian was stunned when he heard this, he felt that this voice was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, so he raised his head curiously.

Then, Yang Xiaotian was stunned, looking at Lord Qincha sitting at the round table in front of him dumbfounded, and the person who appeared in front of him turned out to be Li Sheng.

"Gang Leader Yang, we are already old acquaintances, don't be restrained." Seeing that Yang Xiaotian was staying there, Li Hongyu smiled and stretched out his hand to him and made a gesture to sit down.

At this time, several guards who followed Li Hongyu in placed the dishes in the food box in their hands on the round table in an orderly manner, and then retreated and closed the door.

Yang Xiaotian came back to his senses and realized that Li Hongyu was Lord Qincha, so he forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and sat down opposite Li Hongyu, never expecting that he had already dealt with Lord Qincha.

"Gang Leader Yang, I'm really sorry about the casino, Caoyun is closely related to overseas trade, and this official has to give you a dismissal."

Li Hongyu picked up the wine jug and filled the wine glass in front of Yang Xiaotian, then poured himself a glass, picked it up and saluted Yang Xiaotian with a smile, "The past is gone, let's look to the future!" ”

"Cheng Qincha Lord Ji Yan." Yang Xiaotian came back to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass and touched it with Li Hongyu, and the two then drank it all.

"My lord, I'll come." Li Hongyu was about to pick up the wine jug and pour the wine, Yang Xiaotian took the first step to bring the wine jug and pour the wine, how could he let Li Hongyu, the Lord of the Qin Mission, pour him wine, wouldn't this mess up the dignity and courtesy.

"Gang Leader Yang, this official didn't want to meet like this, but this official is about to leave Yangzhou, and there are some things to explain to Gang Leader Yang."

After Yang Xiaotian finished pouring the wine, Li Hongyu's face turned pale, and he said to him with a serious expression:

"This official knows that there are disputes within your Cao Gang, and this time I have suffered a lot of losses from Deputy Gang Leader Zhang, and I definitely want to get back to the field, but in my official's opinion, the Cao Gang is too big, and it is difficult for one family to dominate, even if Deputy Gang Leader Zhang is eliminated, then Deputy Gang Leader Zhao and Deputy Gang Leader Wang will emerge, it is better to keep Deputy Gang Leader Zhang than this, no matter how he says it, he is easier to deal with in the open."

"The teachings of the adults are very strong, and you should take them to heart when you make up your mind." Yang Xiaotian bowed slightly when he heard this, thinking that Li Hongyu was reasonable, the so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, and keeping Deputy Gang Leader Zhang has the advantage of keeping him.

"Gang Leader Yang, don't worry, Deputy Gang Leader Zhang asked him to assassinate the official, and this account official will settle accounts with him, and he will never be happy." Li Hongyu then smiled, picked up the wine glass and said to Yang Xiaotian, "It can be regarded as a breath of relief for Gang Leader Yang." ”

"Lord Sechincha."

Yang Xiaotian was slightly stunned at first, very strange why Li Hongyu knew that the Cao Gang who assassinated the fake Qincha in Yangzhou City that day was sent by Zhang Tieshan, but after thinking about it, he was relieved, smiled and raised his wine glass to Li Hongyu, and drank the wine in the cup in one go.

Originally, many people in the outside world thought that the Cao Gang who assassinated Li Hongyu was sent by Yang Li'er, but since Yang Li'er was in the fishing village of Zhenjiang with Li Hongyu at the time, then Li Hongyu of course wanted to return Yang Li'er's innocence.

This also made Yang Xiaotian finally understand why Li Hongyu persuaded Yang Li'er to participate in the auction of overseas trade suppliers, it seems that he wanted to find an excuse for the release of him and his family, he and the Lu family were worried about Yang Li'er before, and Yang Li'er was very safe with Li Hongyu's side.

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