On 25 July, the large and small chambers of commerce in Beijing gathered outside the Yamen of the Ministry of Households. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past, the head of the chamber of commerce sometimes came to the household department, but most of them were complaints, complaints or petitions, and the household department did not give a good face at all.

But this time it was different, far away, there were officials from the household department to greet them, and after welcoming them into the front yard of the yamen, there were tables, chairs, tea, and even a shed and a curtain around them in order to prevent them from being exposed to the sun.

It's just that this courtesy has not been exchanged for a good face.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce is naturally not the powerful behind them, including the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and even the dog master Du Gou'er, who is now famous in Beijing Normal University, did not come out, but just came as a deputy steward. And as soon as everyone came, they asked when the money owed by the court would be returned.

Although the deputy steward of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce did not speak, he was an old god, looking like he was waiting to see a good show.

Not long after the people arrived, Tang Ke, the head of the household, came out.

In fact, this is the second time that the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce have gathered, and when they gathered two days ago, Tang Ke did not appear because of his identity, but only sent a Lang official from the household department to come forward and ask these chambers of commerce to contribute their strength when the country was in danger. As a result, without exception, the heads of each family took out a large amount of various bonds, all of which were issued by the imperial court, even including the first batch of Northern Expedition bonds, and I don't know where they got them.

These principals readily agreed to donate half of these bonds, which are now in the market, to the imperial court, but only if the imperial court cashes in the other half. This request made the Lang official furious, and initiated the official authority to reprimand the public stewards, as a result, the steward sent by the Donghai Chamber of Commerce got up and left, no one dared to stop either the officials or the officials, after him, the managers of the chambers of commerce were all dispersed, and on the same day, it was reported that the chambers of commerce felt that the Lang official was "ignorant", so the Lang official had already gone to work.

This time, Tang Ke summoned everyone again, and he didn't dare to send a petty official to deal with it, so he could only appear in person.

He chattered a lot, it was nothing more than that the country was in difficulty, a temporary crisis, and he needed to work together to help the court get through the difficulties, and he wanted everyone to contribute money. Then the head of the chamber of commerce began to complain, saying that it was difficult to do business after the Liao State was recalled, and that now the neighboring countries in all directions are not quiet, and Japan is also the opposite, and there is no income at all, and some people simply say that in the past two years, the imperial court and officials at all levels have been in their hands, and the commercial taxes that have been collected have been paid for five years, and the chamber of commerce is about to close down, where is there any money left.

In short, Tang Ke complained bitterly, and the principals also complained, they didn't put Tang Ke in their eyes at all, they just didn't give face, Tang Ke still had nothing to do with them, after all, there was the big head of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce there.

Even if there is no Donghai Chamber of Commerce, Tang Ke may not have much to do.

In these chambers of commerce, as long as they are a little larger, there are some powerful people standing behind them.

Seeing that the sun was rising, but there was still no result, several directors of the Chamber of Commerce even used this place as a business club and began to talk about transactions between them. The more Tang Ke waited, the more anxious he became, and after he proposed a "clever plan" to Zhao Ji, he was given a few more days of forgiveness, but the matter was urgent, if the problem could not be solved in a short time, something would still happen.

Therefore, he said: "This official has a word here today, how can you be willing to pay, tell the truth!" ”

This is almost bargaining with the stewards, it is really Sven sweeping the floor, and the court's decency is disrespectful. Tang Ke was sad in his heart, but he had to admit that since the Chamber of Commerce became a big bank, the status of businessmen has been continuously improved, and from this point of view, the ranking of the so-called Shinong industry and commerce will soon change.

"Master Shangshu would have said this a long time ago! We don't embarrass the master, those worthless tattered things that Yang Jian copied out of his house, like some kind of inferior rotten grange, old and dilapidated houses, and a few water mills that may be washed by water at any time...... What do you think of these things, which we reluctantly accept and convert into some cash? One of them said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, great, great, so the court will cash out those useless things, and we won't get nothing."

The directors of the chambers of commerce were gossiping and talking so reasonably, but Tang Ke was so angry that he was smoking.

Copying Yang Jian's home, the floating wealth was not copied much, not even millions, because Yang Jian's family turned most of the money into granges, mansions and workshops. This guy has good eyesight, there are more than 50 large and small granges, spread over more than 30 states and counties, and they are all good farms rich in cotton and grain.

But in the mouth of the head of the Chamber of Commerce, he is an inferior rotten Zhuangzi.

These guys obviously want to make a fortune!

Fortunately, among the people who are talking nonsense now, there is no deputy steward of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, and the person has been closing his eyes and smiling as if he is dreaming.

Tang Ke suppressed his anger, knowing that on this issue, he was afraid that he would have to give in.

But just as he was about to speak, he saw a clerk outside shake and smack at him.

Tang Ke coughed, didn't say anything, and left the table first. As soon as he walked on his front foot, the eyes of the deputy steward of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce behind him opened, and then, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps.

The stewards of the chambers of commerce were a little surprised: "What's wrong?" ”

Some of them walked towards the curtain, but when they reached the door, they were so frightened that they crawled back: "No, no, officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers are coming!" ”

"What's so scary, the officers and soldiers are their own family, will they still embarrass us?" Someone else laughed.

Immediately afterwards, I saw a forbidden army general coming over, but he looked dignified, if Zhou Quan was here, he should know that it was Xie Qian, who had fought with Zhou's father for Zhou's mother.

More than ten years have passed, Zhou's father is a squire, and Zhou Quan is a national prince, but Xie Qian, who was promoted to worship, is still just a rampant official.

But he was Gao Yu's cronies, and after he came in, he first swept everyone away, and then said by name: "The Donghai Chamber of Commerce will come out first." ”

The deputy steward of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce was not afraid, since the burning of Gen Yue, no one dared to do anything to the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, so he took a few steps forward and said calmly: "I am." ”

"You go out first, then the Bianshui Chamber of Commerce, the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, ......"

Xie Qian even counted the names of several chambers of commerce, all of them were backed by powerful people, and after the stewards of these chambers of commerce were taken to a separate place, they saw Gao Yu staying there with a pale face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't talk nonsense, starting from the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, each family will come out with 200,000 yuan first." Gao Yu said awe-inspiringly.

The backer of this Bianshui Chamber of Commerce is actually him, and the steward is a little anxious to hear it, but he didn't say that when Gao Yu gave the opportunity to face to face.

"But what's wrong?" When the others looked at each other, the deputy steward of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce opened his mouth and asked, "Could it be that the Jin people have already broken the Daimyo's Mansion?" ”

Gao Yu glanced at him deeply: "The news of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce is really well-informed. ”

The deputy steward took a breath: "The news I got this morning is that I arrived in Cizhou, this is ...... This...... What about Tong Guan? ”

"Tong Shumi's return to Beijing half an hour ago." Gao Yu said: "So everyone, don't shirk it anymore, the family will come up with 200,000 yuan...... I'm going to the Beijing-Xu Railway to recruit brave people! ”

When he said this, Gao Yu's voice trembled, and he didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

Because of the construction of the Beijing-Xu Railway, in the east of Bianjing, all the way to Yingtianfu, millions of Ding Zhuang have gathered in a distance of hundreds of miles, as long as there is enough money, it is easy to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers.

But these newly recruited sergeants, on the battlefield, how much combat power can they have?

Gao Yu didn't dare to think about this, the only thing he thought about was to gather enough manpower to consolidate the city's defenses and strive to hold out until the reinforcements arrived.

"The Donghai Chamber of Commerce will give 500,000 yuan." The deputy director of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce said very simply: "Before I came today, I have been authorized, and 500,000 silver yuan has been prepared and can be withdrawn at any time." ”

This response made everyone present stunned.

But then, the deputy director said: "It's just that how can the imperial court guarantee that such things will not be an example?" ”

"What do you mean?" Gao Yu said.

"Today, the Jin State betrayed the alliance, and the imperial court was helpless, so we and other chambers of commerce pledged donations. Tomorrow, the summer thief will enter the prison, and the court will be helpless, so I will wait for the Chamber of Commerce to pledge the donation, and the day after tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow...... After setting this precedent, the court had a headache and brain fever, so they thought about asking us to wait for the pledge, is there still a way for the chamber of commerce to live? The deputy steward said awe-inspiringly: "Don't we know how to take on state affairs, but we can't ask us to pay for state affairs!" ”

"That's right!" The rest of the principals shouted, and even the principal of the Bianshui Chamber of Commerce, which Gao Yu secretly controlled, couldn't help but whisper.

"What do you think?" Tang Ke endured the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm not a head of the household, how can I make ideas for the court, in his position, and seek his government, what's the use of not talking nonsense in his position?" The deputy director snorted.

Tang Ke's face turned red again.

"All in all, Tang Shangshu doesn't have to summon me, as long as the imperial court can think of something to reassure us, we can go to the Donghai Chamber of Commerce to withdraw money at any time. Now that the Daimyo Mansion has been lost, there will be many things in the Chamber of Commerce, so I will go back to deal with it first, and I ask Shangshu to forgive me. The deputy director of the Chamber of Commerce arched his hand, got up and left without stopping.

A chill flashed on Gao Yu's face, and he glanced at Tang Ke, but Tang Ke was full of helplessness.

This deputy director is very young, only in his early twenties, but only this makes Tang Ke even more jealous.

Anyone with a little eye knows that this kind of young person in a high position must be Zhou Quan's descendant, if he really uses this person to kill chickens and monkeys, I am afraid that Zhou Quan will kill his whole family.

Zhu Mian's fate is not far away.

The deputy director of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce walked to the door, suddenly turned around, and pointed at Tang Ke and Gao Yu: "If according to my intentions, the Donghai Chamber of Commerce has never been able to live with the princes of the imperial court, only the princes of the imperial court cannot live with the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, the court is alive or dead, and the princes surrender in battle, and it has nothing to do with my Donghai Chamber of Commerce, if it is not for the order of the Duke of Zhou, not a penny will be with you, who knows how much money will be in your hands, how much will be used to recruit brave people, and how much will fall into your private pockets!" ”

"Bold!" Gao Yu drank vigorously.

But the deputy director of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce didn't look at it, turned around and left, Gao Yu didn't have anything to say except for the sound of drinking.

When Xie Qian saw this scene, his eyes were full of complexity.

In just over ten years, one of the young man's subordinates at the beginning could make a person as powerful as Gao Yu helpless. (To be continued.) )