Today is not a battlefield, in order not to worry these businessmen, Zheng Chenggong came to the banquet wearing a long-sleeved soldier suit in Tsing Yi.

After sitting on the main seat, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and said: "Everyone, today Mingyan is meeting you as the owner of the Four Seas Commercial Bank. You don't have to be polite, just sit down! ”

Although Zheng Chenggong said that there was no need to be polite, no one took it seriously, and they said respectfully: "Xie Guo's surname is given a seat!" ”

After saying that, they sat down next to each other and looked at Zheng Chenggong to see if he had anything to say.

Zheng Chenggong took a sip of Tieguanyin tea and said, "I invite you to come here today mainly because there are two things I want to discuss with you. All of you here are seniors in the business world, and if there is anything wrong with Ming Yan, everyone can say it, don't worry about anything, just say it. Refer to the reference. Threesome, there must be my teacher! ”

They all waited in silence for Zheng Chenggong to bring up the matter to be discussed today.

Zheng Chenggong saw that all of them didn't speak, so he continued: "The first thing today, I have thought about it, in the future, the protection fee of each merchant ship will be divided according to the size and scale, and it will no longer be one-size-fits-all. And the corresponding protection fee will also be reduced. ”

Hearing that the general said that he would redivide the protection fee, and also took the initiative to reduce the cost, the anxious shopkeeper of Jardine Xingwu hurriedly said: "Is this true? ”

Zheng Chenggong pretended to be unhappy and said: "I, Zheng Chenggong, will do what I say, when have you ever seen me lose my trust!" ”

When the shopkeeper Wu heard this, he hurriedly stood up and apologized: "Yes, yes, it's the little one who dares to doubt the surname of the country, the little one who deserves to die, the little one who slaps his mouth!" As he spoke, he really slapped himself in the mouth three times.

Zheng Chenggong saw that he was busy drinking: "Okay, I'm not a stingy person, and I won't blame you for such a trivial matter." You don't have to beat yourself anymore, otherwise if you say it, people who don't know will think that I, Zheng Chenggong, are bullying you! ”

"No, no, don't worry, the little one will definitely tell everyone the truth of the matter. It will definitely not tarnish the reputation of the country's surname! The shopkeeper of Yihe Xing said busily.

Zheng Chenggong said angrily, "Okay, sit down!" The second thing I said is to unite everyone to form a chamber of commerce, share risks, and get rich together! This is the details and rules and regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, everyone take a look at what is wrong first! ”

After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, he instructed the guards who followed him to distribute the paper albums he had sent someone to print a few days ago to the merchants.

Zheng Chenggong's code of commerce was passed through the hands of everyone, only to see that the paper book read:

Article 1: Chinese merchants and civilians should be loyal to the monarch and patriotic because of the food they eat and the land they live in.

Article 2: In order to maintain the healthy development of the industry, industry rules should be established and complied with.

Article 3: Merchants and citizens in China, regardless of their size, should be treated equally. The price of goods traded with Yishang must be determined through joint negotiation with each commercial bank, and if there is a separate negotiation with Yishang on the transaction price, it will be punished......

Article 4: When other places come to Xiamen, Quanzhou and Haicheng ports to trade with Yishang, they should abide by the price set by the Chamber of Commerce for trading, and those who set their own prices or secretly purchase goods will be punished.

Article 5: After the price of goods is determined by agreement, the goods shall be qualified, and those who deceive the merchants with inferior goods shall be punished.

Article 6: For the sake of preventing smugglers, all cargo and ship arrests must be filled in, and those who deliberately evade or do not follow the procedures shall be punished.

Article 7: If a firm encounters another firm in distress at sea, it must do its best to rescue the victims.

Article 8: In order to maintain the operation of the Chamber of Commerce, each commercial bank shall pay its dues according to the size of the cashier, and those who pay the higher dues may give priority to the transaction with the merchants.

After reading the previous seven articles, the others at the table had no opinion. These are all related to their vital interests, and they are also very practical.

But when they saw the last one, they began to talk in a whisper: Sure enough, they asked for money!

Zheng Chenggong looked at the expressions of the others, and there were two or three businessmen who were still exchanging opinions with others as if they had nothing to do, and the others were as anxious as ants on the ground.

One of them, who was nearly sixty years old, coughed, and the others immediately stopped talking to each other.

Zheng Chenggong knew this old man, and Zheng Tai once introduced him to him: Wang Jiawen, an important figure in the Wang family, the chief salt merchant in Huizhou, has a family fortune of no less than 10 million yuan, not only a big landowner, but also controls many industries in Huizhou.

Wang Jiawen stood up and asked, "I don't know how much the national surname plans to charge?" ”

Zheng Chenggong also stood up and arched his hand at him and said, "Mr. Wang is highly respected. It is the leader of the business community in Huizhou, how about you set this membership fee? ”

After hearing this, Wang Jiawen and the other businessmen pondered for a long time, and exchanged views with each other from time to time.

Zheng Chenggong saw that they were all looking at him like thieves, and he was a little unhappy!

After discussing for a while, Wang Jiawen came out and said softly: "My surname is Guo, how about paying this membership fee at 1,000 to 3,000 taels every year according to the size of the commercial bank?" ”

Zheng Chenggong waved his hand casually and said, "You guys have ideas, I won't interfere in this matter!" ”

Wang Jiawen heard it and asked, "Who will pay the dues?" ”

You thought that the membership fee was handed over to Lao Tzu, Zheng Chenggong suddenly lowered his crotch and said coldly: "Of course, the membership fee is handed over to the Chamber of Commerce, do you think I will embezzle your money?" ”

Wang Jiawen said in a cold sweat: "Don't dare, don't dare." The little one just wanted to ask a little clearer! ”

"Hmph, you guys are so careful, I'm not interested in caring about it. Lao Tzu summoned you here today mainly to talk about another thing! ”

"What is the matter of daring to be the surname of the country?"

Zheng Chenggong thought for a while and said: "You are also a businessman for many years, and you all know that those ghosts are thousands of miles away in the Western Regions, but they have always bought silk, tea, porcelain, etc. with us and sold them to other countries, making huge profits. And most of our Chinese businessmen take the routes of Japan, Myanmar and other Ming countries, and the profit is ten times at most, and the difference in price is too big. Therefore, I hope that you will sail to the South Seas and the West to do business, and make a huge fortune. ”

When I heard Zheng Chenggong say that they should go to sea to the far west,

Zhang Jinbao, the shopkeeper of Xingtaixing, said sadly: "The surname of the country, the journey to the west is too far. On the boundless seas, daring pirates attack merchant ships. While maritime trade can be hugely profitable, so are the dangers that come with it. The pirates hiding on the islands are like sharks, trying to engulf us. Our trading house has tried to trade directly with those places on long voyages, but on several occasions we have met with misfortunes. Therefore, although you have the heart to expand trade and want us all to make a lot of money, I can only honestly tell you that such a dangerous trade route as maritime trade is not suitable for timid merchants like us. Please forgive me! ”

Hearing that the shopkeeper of Xingtai Bank rejected his kindness, Zheng Chenggong was angry at that time, you girl, Lao Tzu saw that the cost had dropped, and you were still at home one by one, not daring to go to sea to earn high profits.

However, although Zheng Chenggong was about to burst into anger, he understood that now was definitely not the time for him to get angry.