The tea party was held in the main hall of this courtyard, and the partition on this side of the door was removed, and a total of 57 people were connected to the corridor inside. Everybody is a person who has been through the world, so it looks a lot like that.

Sen Rixiu is worthy of being a new master who pioneered the tea ceremony, and the main process was carried out in an orderly manner under his auspices. Holding a pot, boiling water, washing tea, and cleaning a cup...... All this kind of work, which should have been performed by a housewife, was not only trivial in his hands, but became art in every move. In this way, the whole main process basically ended smoothly and entered the later stage of small talk.

Floyce has been in Japan for more than 20 years, up and down contact with all walks of life, wandering from place to place, although it is hard but after all, he is deeply involved in life, so he is very handy at tea parties, and he is more expert than the average Japanese middle and upper class.

In comparison, Ernst and Gomez are obviously far worse than him, although they are also "old Japan", but they usually come and go for a while, and they are also in a hurry to do business here, and they really don't know enough about the local climate and culture. Besides, they have been major trade rivals for many years, and it would be unrealistic to say that they did not have a knot in their hearts. Fortunately, they are all "civilized people" and they are all scruples about me, so they didn't make any jokes, just kept "dueling" with their eyes!

"Guys......" I cleared my throat a little and looked around, and everyone immediately quieted down and turned to me, knowing that this was the beginning of business. I'm new to Sakai Town, and Ishiyama has a lot of questions, so I would like to ask you about it. Thank you for taking the time to come, my Xingqing clan is grateful, if there is anything wrong with staying, please don't be surprised! ”

"Your Highness is polite, we are listening to the teachings!" And so they all said.

"Today, the times are changing, and most of the prosperous Sakai towns and Ishiyama in are strong!" I say this as both an emotion and a compliment. "The annual taxes and donations of the two places account for most of the expenses of the imperial court and His Royal Highness the Right General, which is not only the guarantee of the peace of but also the driving force for the stability of the world. You are all celebrities from both places, and you have contributed a lot to the community, which is well known in your heart. Without the concerted efforts of all of you, not to mention the counterinsurgency of the right general, even I myself would have not known to be defeated! ”

"If it weren't for the protection of the army of General Oda Right and His Highness Zhuxing, we would not be as developed as we are today!" Soyoshi Tsuda answered in time. Although he didn't do anything with Kii last time, after all, he is also an old partner who has worked with me for many years, which is like saying that the praise and teasing in cross talk, someone must speak at the critical moment to take it.

"Report to the Son of Heaven An Lishu, this is the duty of a samurai!" I nodded knowingly, and then continued: "Although you have contributed a lot over the years, the imperial court has not yet settled the world, and His Royal Highness the Right General still needs a lot of money. Not only money, but also goods. For example, the "Vessel Control Order" promulgated by General Right the year ago has a certain effect on clearing the source and eliminating the flow in the long run, but in the short term, a large number of ships have been forcibly recruited, which still has a huge impact on maritime trade! What I want to explain to you today is that this kind of thing may not happen again in the future, and I can only ask you to cooperate and resist the military orders of His Royal Highness the Right General! At this I snapped and swept the audience with a stern gaze.

There was a gasp sizzle in the room, and many people's spines began to stiffen. Oda Nobunaga's thunderous subjugation of in the past decade can be said to have created a favorable environment for those doing business, and the volume of transactions in various goods alone has increased fivefold. But businessmen are businessmen, they are a group that maximizes monetary benefits, and it is always uncomfortable to take out a large amount of money. And Oda Nobunaga is not as good a talker as I am, and he usually doesn't consider the feelings of others, so he generally has no room for accommodation!

"Of course, I can fully understand everyone's difficulties......" After a while, I softened my tone and resorted to the traditional method of hitting and pulling. In fact, it is not only the military expenses of the right general, but also the occasional shortage of positions in normal trading. This is a very bad thing for everyone, it is a loss of credibility in business, and it is a big sin in the right general. Since I am in this position, I have to think about it and make a unified plan to solve this matter! ”

I could see that everyone's emotions were tense, and more than fifty pairs of eyes were staring at me.

"My solution is......" With my procrastination, many people's green tendons on their temples collapsed. Raise funds to set up a new store! "I finally said it.

"New store?" Countless question marks rose in different places, and I dare say that everyone in this room was a mess except me. "Yes...... Can you elaborate on that? "Little Silongzo, not far to my left, was the first to ask. Oh, yes! What does a new store have to do with the question?

"The role of this store is to raise and allocate funds!" I had already opened my mouth, but suddenly I had a flash in my heart, wasn't that a good chance to test them? So I finally decided not to tell the whole story at once. "I think the main purpose of this shop is to provide financial support to all of you and all the merchants in Sakai Town and Ishiyama, and it is a public management service, and it is not primarily for the purpose of making a profit. In the future, I will allocate donations and other affairs to each store according to the scale according to the previous practice, and when it is temporarily difficult, the new store will advance the payment, or finance the position during the transaction. Of course, in order to maintain the necessary operation, a certain amount of interest is charged at the time of the advance, but it is not very high, and the object is also subject to strict examination! ”

There was a deathly silence in the room, and everyone was thinking seriously about the stakes of the plan. At this time, the money loan industry (or loan sharks) in Japan was developing rapidly, but few people were doing it full-time, and because the new store was not open to the people, and secondly, it was able to provide low-profit turnover for the merchants here, so it was a good thing that there would be no excessive competition.

But then a new problem arises, since low profits will not make much money, so this is a "business" that will not generate any profits. Who invests in things that don't generate profits? Merchants have to make a little money!

Although there is this question, no one really dares to ask, lest a mouth will cause trouble!

"As for the funding for this new store, I would like to raise it mainly through Sakai Town and Ishiyama, that is, all of you!" I lowered my head and took a sip from the teacup in front of me. If no one asks, I'll say it myself, and none of you can hide from it anyway. “…… According to my initial idea: the total capital of this new store is 1.5 million yuan, but the first phase of the actual income is 1.2 million yuan, and the remaining 300,000 yuan is the price of part of the exclusive business rights granted by me! After that, I will provide 200,000 yuan in cash and another 1 million yuan to be raised from interested merchants. Today, because it was just a draft discussion, I didn't invite the merchants of Kyoto to this party, but I plan to leave them with a share of 100,000 kan, and then the next 900,000 kan will be settled in Sakai Town and Ishiyama! ”

"This guy is greedy for 1 million at a time, it's really TMD too dark!" I'm afraid that the vast majority of people here think so, and the "masterpiece" that I have painstakingly worked on is regarded by them as a shell company for making money. I can only sigh secretly for their short-sightedness, this is really the sadness caused by the times, and at the same time I feel more and more "great"! However, I didn't notice that when I mentioned the exclusive business rights for 300,000 yuan, two people's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

"Excuse me...... Is this initial capital apportioned according to the size of the store? A businessman named Tachibana Mataburo asked with a sad face. He is the largest local cannon manufacturer in Sakai Town, second only to Tanegashima and Kunitomoya in Japan. In fact, many people's hearts are like falling into the abyss, but he shows it most obviously.

"There will be no apportionment this time, everything is voluntary!" My words have made many people breathe a sigh of relief, but they don't yet know what they've lost.

"Does anyone make a statement first?" My gaze drifted over one face after another with different expressions, and I suddenly felt like watching a drama in my heart.

"His Royal Highness Zhuxing is dedicated to everyone, then I will do it!" As soon as my words fell, Tsuda Muneji picked up, and in fact now he is inseparable from my interests. In addition, the loss of Kii's trip was very stressful for him, and he understood the consequences of my decision. "Although my strength is insignificant, I am willing to give 80,000 pieces of dedication!" He is not as stupid as those who come from the roots, so he wants to use this money to buy a way out for his family.

"It's not 'offering', I personally don't want this money, so it should be called 'input'!" I smiled and nodded at him, then turned to Imai Munehisa.

"I'm also 80,000 kan, so I can't fall behind Boss Tsuda!" Imai Munehisa didn't know what I was going to do, so it should be said that the money was out of instinct. He knows me better than ordinary people like Tsuda Sokazu, and he knows that if he doesn't do what I want, he will definitely not be able to fall behind, and besides, there is Tsuda Sokazu in front of him!

"I'm not as good as the two bosses of Imai and Tsuda, so I'll give 50,000 kan!" Without waiting for me to see Sueyoshi, Sun Shiro took the lead in expressing his position. Out of a speculative instinct, he realized something, but he couldn't say it clearly, he just felt that he should catch it.

There was a period of coldness after these three people, after all, not everyone was as "prescient" as they were!

"That'...... Then I'll also make 3000 pieces! "After a while, someone finally couldn't stand the pressure, and it was that Tachibana Mataburo again. However, apparently he was afraid that I would blame him, and immediately explained: "The pressure of competition in the iron cannon business has been too great over the years, and I am really ......"

I didn't say anything, not even the smile on my face diminished, I just turned to the others.

Since you can hide from the enthusiasm, it will naturally not be very high, Konishi Lonzo is 10,000 yuan, and the others are mostly thousands, which is still a big gap with the amount I expected.

"These misers!" I could only shake my head. In fact, I can solve the rest of the part myself, isn't there still a "treasure of the Ping family"! It's just that with this lead, it's easy to say the rest, and I don't want to be too reverie-provocative. "I'll find someone else to raise the rest!" I said seemingly "helplessly", thinking that it was time to take the next step. "So we ......"

"If Your Highness the Stars allows it, then I want to invest 200,000 yuan!" A voice suddenly rang out.

"Who?!" I looked in that direction in shock, as shocked as everyone else.

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Bear in Winter: I didn't expect so many people to be interested in the process of pushing the DAO, which is a bit contradictory to my writing ideas. In order to take care of everyone's emotions, I will add a chapter later, which may cause some breaks in the plot, and this time I won't take it as an example!