"In that case, do we still want to feast on Jian Chen?"

"Please still please, it's best to be able to make it clear. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info I said that this method can be used for a while, after all, Chen Jian still has a father in the family, although he has no foundation, but if he does it too much, it will always be difficult for the business officer. Moreover, once something went wrong, it would only take him three or five months to ship the North Alkali from the north, and although the price was expensive, it was not impossible. Young man, he must always be given a step down, lest he really try his best to lose both, which is not good. ”

With a sharp gaze sweeping over everyone, Tian Wenliang said solemnly: "Now everyone is in distress, this is not a matter of one family, but the matter of the entire Mincheng glass workshop, and it is also the rule of the industry." If someone is thinking about wagging their tail and begging for mercy from Jian Chen at this time, I might as well tell you that that kind of person has such ambitions and will never accept you. What do you have? Why are you? Anyone who does not abide by the rules of conduct will be severely punished. ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and finally decided to go around first, and ten days later, Chen Jian was invited to a banquet and let Hu Lin bring a message. Hu Lin's father is fine, Hu Lin still has a younger brother, the more miserable this brother is, the better, and even if Hu Lin's father values this son, he also hopes that his son will not be able to go on and apologize and admit his mistake and go home.

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In Nan'an County, the invitation to the banquet had not yet been delivered, and good news came from Hulin's side first.

The sales of glass are quite good, and the price is low among luxury goods, although there is no earthquake and tsunami so that sales do not surge, but basically it is a monopoly on the large glass market in Mincheng in the short term.

Merchants from the surrounding counties will also buy from the trading company and sell them in the county, because of the glass transportation frame, some large landowners who own a lot of land or homesteaders on family farms can also accept it.

Chen Jian's lead glass was also successful, and he produced a batch of special glass for grinding mirrors, and began to try to use the stamping method to make some fake crystal candles, cups and other luxury goods, but it still needed time to explore, and it was not perfect.

The chemical workshop is also being rebuilt, the soy sauce has not moved at all, Chen Jian knows that if he wants to monopolize an industry, he will inevitably suffer from the counterattack of others, and he doesn't want to offend two industries at once, so he focuses on glass first.

In fact, there is a soy sauce workshop in Nan'an County, and Chen Jian does not compete with them, except for the people in his own workshop, no one knows that he is actually a black-hearted soy sauce producer.

The large clay jars that had been ordered were also transported to the workshop, and they were busy connecting and improving, and a large amount of sulfur and saltpeter were purchased with them.

In the past few months, Chen Jian has gradually gained some fame in Nan'an County, and occasionally someone entertains him, but he can't get mixed in the high-level circle in Mincheng, so he can finally get mixed in when he goes to Nan'an.

Chen Jian asked the trading company to pay the toll tax in Nan'an, and the production tax on his side also prepared the account book in advance, and wrote it clearly bit by bit, and never defaulted. Sometimes, when there is an assessment such as building water conservancy, it is also actively paid.

At the beginning of April, he bought a lot of books, pens and ink, tables, chairs, stools and some glass in the name of his own workshop and sent them to the county school, and he got the name of Chen Shanren.

With such a name, at a banquet held in the county, he saw the county order and praised Chen Jian a few words.

The county order is called Yuanshan, and it seems that it is only twenty-seven or eight, it is obvious that this Yuanshan knows the relationship between Chen Jian and Chen Siwen, but as Chen Jian thought, he did not say anything private. Jian Chen didn't say much, some things don't need to be said, and some things may not be useful.

The official reputation of Yuanshan is good, neither the kind of moral saint ascetic gentleman, nor the kind of person who is greedy for ink, he has the means and ability, as for whether he has a background Chen Jian is not clear, but Nan'an County is rich in minerals, and it can be managed so stably that the means are acceptable.

Compared with the county order, those officials such as tax officials, commercial officials, and sheriffs have a good relationship with Chen Jian.

It is also natural that if the central authorities want to centralize power to curb separatist tendencies, they must hold on to their purse strings.

There are not many taxes that can be collected at the local level, except for those that can be collected explicitly, and theoretically the local council can agree to collect more, but it is unlikely that there will be such a stupid person under normal circumstances.

Fortunately, there is no threat of steppe nomads in the north, and there are no perennial floods, which saves a lot of money and can make a large number of rogue officials and officials. In addition, there is a large amount of arable land, taxes are mainly based on assets and land, and less on the basis of per capita accounting, and there are some government-run mines, salt farms, and the like, and there are nondescript things in the government-run money banks, and the income is enough to support the operation.

With one more workshop like Jian Chen, the local government can charge a little more allowable tax, and of course they like it.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Jian is hiding in Nan'an County, at least he doesn't have to worry about his workshop being demolished by Nan'an County, which is considered to be no internal worry.

When Hu Lin sent someone to Chen Jian to tell him that the people of the Glass Guild were going to feast the two of them, Chen Jian knew that the external trouble had finally come.

When I arrived in Mincheng, I saw people coming and going in front of my trading company, and many people would say hello when they saw Chen Jian, not only because of his previous name but also because of the benefits brought by the charity trading company.

As soon as he entered the door, Hu Lin smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Chen, what you said is really right, it seems that we are really blocking other people's financial paths." I'm afraid this meal in the evening is not delicious. ”

"There's nothing bad to eat, but Brother Zhu, it's been nearly a month, how is the matter of the hired pickets?"

"It's ok. As you said, I recruited a group of hired workers. I am also a bit of a famous employee among the employees, and there are some people who are not only for money, but also for the sake of being able to do something useful, and two young people from fairly good families have also been added to our trading company. ”

"How many of our people can be on our side?"

"That depends on what's going on. If you're going to say like you said about maintaining order or something, I'm afraid it's still early. However, our trading company has dividends, and I told our employees according to the reasoning you said, saying that it is a win-win situation for dividends, and this trading company is both yours and everyone's. How could there be such a good thing in Mincheng before? Everyone's interest is very high, if someone really smashes our trading company, we don't have to be afraid, ordinary people can't afford to provoke it. Now in the evenings, people come to our trading house to listen to stories, chat, or learn to read and count together, and I have a few friends who also come to help teach some things in the evenings. ”

"That's enough, take your time. After a while, when our trading company stabilizes, I'll flip through the trading company again and make it a little more imposing. Got all the sticks and stuff? ”

"Ready. According to what you said, I didn't buy swords, they were all long and short clubs, and I recruited many retired spearmen in the army. ”

"Okay, I'll go back to see my father first, and we'll go over together when I come here in the evening."

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In Tian Wenliang's house, the dinner party was ready, the bright candles illuminated the room, and everyone in the glass guild was waiting for Chen Jian.

When Jian Chen and Hu Lin arrived, Tian Wenliang greeted them in person, holding Jian Chen's hand and said happily: "Brother Chen, Brother Zhu, you are finally here, I have been waiting for a long time." ”

"Brother Tian, I've kept you waiting. I'm really sorry, I'm coming back from Nan'an, and I have to go back to see my father. ”

"That's that, that's how it should be. Please ...... inside."

After sitting down politely, Hu Lin glanced at Jian Chen, Jian Chen shook his head and signaled Hu Lin not to say anything, just drink and eat with peace of mind.

"Brother Chen, I heard that you built a glass workshop in Nan'an? Oh, I saw your glass, it was bright and big, and I don't know what means were used. I had long heard of Brother Chen's reputation, and I didn't expect to make glass. ”

"Yes, I did have a glass workshop, and the glass produced was really good."

During the banquet, everyone held their breath, and the words had already been mentioned here, thinking that Chen Jian would continue to speak, but they didn't expect Chen Jian to stop abruptly after saying this, as if he was casually chatting about homely things, and poured himself a drink.

Tian Wenliang gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, as soon as your glass workshop opens, we will have no way to live." Besides, Brother Chen, since you are going to make glass, why don't you discuss it with our glass guild in Mincheng first? ”

"Discuss?"

"Yes, in every industry, there must be a guild. It's better for everyone to earn money together than to compete with each other. ”

Chen Jian sighed and said, "My workshop is in Nan'an, not in Mincheng. There were no glass workshops, no glass guilds, and no one told me. ”

"Brother Chen, what do you mean by that? Yes, your glass workshop is in Nan'an, but your charity trading company is in Mincheng, could it be that your glass is only sold in Nan'an? ”

Chen Jianqi said: "Brother Tian, what do you mean by this? I, Jian Chen, am also literate, and after reading our legal norms, I have never heard of the saying that goods are not allowed to be resold. Nan'an is not as good as Mincheng, the population is not much, and it is far worse than the rich, of course, this glass is to be sold in Mincheng. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone stood up and shouted, "Jian Chen, what do you mean?" The law doesn't say it's not allowed to sell, but the glass guild says no! ”

Jian Chen immediately got up, turned around and arched his hand at Tian Wenliang and said, "Brother Tian, forgive me for being timid, I really don't dare to eat this meal." According to the words of this brother just now, the rules of this glass guild are even higher than the law? In addition, from the time of the founding of the country, it was decreed that customs duties should not be levied and circulation should not be imposed for transit between counties, and this incident was also the cause of the war with the Houbo Kingdom in the north. I heard what this brother just now meant, Minjun actually wants to be independent of Huaxia? Do I have to pay customs duties when I ship glass here from Nan'an? Or does it mean that the laws of China can't govern Minjun? If that's the case, I really don't dare to eat this meal, it's a head-off thing, I'm timid, and my father is still an officer, and he's old, so it's not good to let him kill his relatives in the future. ”

Tian Wenliang knew that Jian Chen was messing around, but he never expected this to be so serious, so he hurriedly smiled: "Brother Chen said that he was joking. ”

Jian Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not joking. Since I was a child, my father was strict with my education, and I never did anything against the law. I will do what the law allows, and I will never touch what is not. If you have the ability to make the council of the capital make a law, saying that the rules of the guild are greater than the law, I will not say a word. But since I didn't, I don't know why I had to get your permission to build a glass workshop. ”

Speaking of which, Tian Wenliang didn't go around anymore, and said directly: "Brother Chen, you are a smart person, and you know what we mean by inviting you to dinner, so I want to talk to you today." ”

Jian Chen raised his head and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I will also say it." Let me be the president of the Glass Guild, otherwise I won't talk about it. ”

There is no room for maneuver in this matter, the technology is passed out compared to channels and assets, and I can't compete with others at all, no matter how good I pretend to be my grandson, there are many things about my grandfather killing my grandson compared to the benefits, and this benefit is too great.

Since this matter was provoked by Tian Wenliang, let's kick the ball at him and see how the other party answers.