The commander dismantled the old pigsty and wanted to build a new one.

The auditorium suddenly fell silent, and even some of the widows who didn't understand what the "shares" were looked at the commander-in-chief on the podium dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on, but it was the little salt merchants who were crying and crying that were the first to react and rush to ask questions.

"Commander-in-Chief, what is the basis for the shareholding? Silver or well stoves? ”

"Some wells have fire wells, and some wells don't, how should this be calculated?"

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"The specific articles of association of the company still need to be formulated by you, and I am only responsible for forming the company, formulating fair business laws, and preventing saboteurs from making trouble!" Zhao Bei raised his voice.

"If you don't join, will the well stove be confiscated?" Someone asked.

"The IRA protects private property only from legitimate sources, i.e., protected by law."

Zhao Bei replied ambiguously, changed his words, and said: "But in the head, if you refuse to join the company, then the collection of this salt tax is still in accordance with the old system of the former Qing Dynasty, and you will go all the way to collect it. When it comes to the last few sentences, it is already murderous.

"Contemptible people who operate tung oil mountain goods, aren't they businessmen, can they also invest in dividends?" Someone else had the courage to ask.

"Sichuan Salt Industry Company is both a joint-stock company. Naturally, you can invest. Regardless of whether it was a salt merchant before or not. can be invested in the company. Moistened with salt. Even if the salt merchants refused to form a joint-stock company. Other merchants can also receive official photos at the military zhèngfǔ. Operate the salt industry. The military zhèngfǔ side will give its full support. It is even possible to reduce part of the tax. There is a kind of industrial group in foreign countries. It's called 'trust'. In this way, the price and sale of a certain commodity are controlled. If our salt company does a good job. In the future, it will be a salt trust, where to sell. How much does it cost. It's all up to the company. When the time comes, don't say that it is Huai salt, it is foreign salt, and you will have to bow down. All right. I've already said that. Now you will discuss it. ”

Zhao Bei smiled and nodded. Step off the podium.

This "dismantling the pigsty" is not an easy task. It is both manual work. It's also mental work. The commander-in-chief can only go so far. It depends on whether these salt merchants know each other or not.

There was another commotion in the auditorium. Whether or not they were engaged in the salt business, the merchants got together and talked about it.

Joint stock company. It's a new term. But not no one has heard of it. At that time, Sichuan wanted to build a railway. It is to form a local joint-stock company. There were also quite a few people among the salt merchants in southern Sichuan who subscribed for shares. It's not hard to understand what this salt company is. It's just that the matter is too wide-ranging. For a while, everyone couldn't make up their minds.

For those big salt merchants. Forming a joint-stock company is not necessarily beneficial. But the downside is that it is obvious that it will lose its dominance in the business territory. Previously alone. You can produce as much private salt as you want. You can pay the salt workers as much as you want. zìyóu very if the formation of a joint-stock company. These business affairs can only be decided through the general meeting of shareholders, and it depends on who has more shares. If the minority shareholders join forces, they will not have an advantage at the shareholders' meeting. As for private salt, don't even think about it.

For small salt merchants, the formation of a joint-stock company is not necessarily harmful, but the benefits are certain, in the past they were subjected to the double squeeze of the government and large salt merchants, and some small salt merchants actually became the employees of large salt merchants, whether it is production and operation, or salt field planning, they must be pointed at, mixed not much better than the stove households, a small number of small salt merchants were forced to be cornered, can only rely on private salt to live, once caught, they will lose the salt merchant qualifications, but if the formation of a joint-stock company, then, these small salt merchants become shareholders, If the company operates well, the dividends may not be less than before, and there is no need to be shouted by the big salt merchants, let alone be planted to make private salt.

As for the other merchants who could not be among the ranks of salt merchants, it is equivalent to picking up a treasure, in the past, if you want to be a salt merchant, you not only have to deal with the government, but also have to wait for other salt merchants to fall off, but now it is different, as long as you have silver, you can subscribe for stocks, and you can become a member of the salt merchant, although the momentum is far less than that of the previous salt merchant, but at least the profits of the salt industry can be taken into your hands. People can't do without salt, people can not eat sugar, do not wear foreign cloth, but must not eat salt, this salt industry is a cornucopia, is an evergreen tree, a steady profit and no loss business, but the profit-seeking businessman will let go? Therefore, this group of marginalized businessmen is the strongest supporter of the demutualization of the salt industry.

In short, the "fat pigs" in the pigsty have their own plans for the commander-in-chief's move to "dismantle the pigsty", but most of the "fat pigs" are in favor of dismantling the pigsty because they can benefit from it, and only a very small number of the fattest "fat pigs" will suffer because of the commander-in-chief's action to dismantle the old pigsty.

Uniting the majority and isolating a very small minority, this dismantling of the pigsty is also a matter of strategy.

Seeing the lively discussion of the businessmen, Zhao Bei was not busy interrupting, and took the staff officers to the side of the auditorium, and made friends with several local snakes in southern Sichuan in the VIP room.

Several Jianghu bigwigs were talking vigorously with the commander-in-chief, but Li Tongyuan, the president of the Fushun Chamber of Commerce, walked into the VIP room with sweat on his head, nodded and said to Zhao Bei: "Commander-in-chief, this matter of the salt industry joint-stock company is very involved, and it is unclear for a while. ”

"It's okay, you can go back to the discussion, anyway, it's just a ventilation meeting today, and I don't plan to make up your mind right away."

Zhao Bei nodded, changed his words, his tone was a little sharp, and said: "But the ugly words are ahead, this matter is related to the long-term interests of Sichuan and even the whole of China, I will never give up lightly, if the big salt merchants insist on going their own way and refuse to participate in the joint-stock company, I will not wait for them, I will start from scratch, pull the small salt merchants and other businessmen to form a separate joint-stock company, at that time, I will not turn a blind eye to the private salt, the salt tax will be levied, the private salt will be arrested, who dares to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth, do not blame me for being ruthless!" By the way, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is finished, so the salt photos issued by it have to be replaced with new ones, and as for when and how to change them, it is up to the military zhèngfǔ to decide. These words of mine are from the bottom of my heart, and you will convey them to the salt merchants for me. ”

"Yes, yes. The contemptible man must convey the commander-in-chief's intention to all the salt merchants. ”

Li Tong's sweat was like pulp, and he could only nod his head like pounding garlic. At this moment, what choice do salt merchants have? Everyone in the area of Furong Town knows that the salt merchants are not entrained

Whether it is a large salt merchant or a small salt merchant, they all rely on private salt to make profits, and the salt merchants who do not go privately and have deep pockets will fall in the blink of an eye, and at that time, only those who join the joint-stock company will benefit.

Li Tongyuan understands this in his heart, and Zhao Bei has already investigated clearly, the nearly 100 miles in the past two and a half days have not been in vain, and the slogan of "going deep into the masses" is not just the slogan of the current affairs propaganda team.

After the group of businessmen left the venue, Li Tongyuan walked back to the VIP room, followed by two people.

"I have heard the name of the commander-in-chief for a long time, and when I see it today, he is indeed a heroic man in the military world." A man in a dress and a top hat bowed to Zhao Bei, looking like he was about thirty, with a heroic look.

Another middle-aged man in a long coat with braids bowed but did not speak.

Zhao Bei glanced at them a few times and asked, "Who are the two?" ”

Li Tongyuan hurriedly introduced the man in the dress, and said: "This is Zhou Daogang's character Ningchi, the Shuangliu people of Sichuan Province once served as the standard commander of the Sichuan New Army, and after the puppet Qing Sichuan Governor Zhao Xiantai dismissed the Sichuan New Army, he made a patrol battalion management belt, specializing in training recruits, after your advance team killed Fushun, Zhou Da persuaded the Qing army commander several times to conform to the revolutionary cháo flow, but he was framed, lost his official position, and now he is idle in his own port. ”

In fact, Zhao Er's dismissal of the Sichuan New Army was completely for the sake of driving away fish, and many of the new officers and soldiers who were dismissed by him joined the People's Army, especially in northern Sichuan, and some high-ranking officers also joined the revolutionary camp one after another.

Zhao Bei nodded and looked at the long man again.

"This is Yin Jiashen, a native of Anhui Province, before the restoration of the Qing Dynasty, he presided over the pseudo-Qing Salt Transportation Division, and after the recovery, he presided over the matter of the Salt Transportation Division, and he also worked hard for the revolutionary cause." Li Tong pointed to the man in the long coat and said.

"Oh? You're the salt transport division here? Now that the revolution is in place, the republic is republican, what are you still doing with your braids? Will anyone be restored in the future and become a loyal servant? ”

Zhao Bei sneered, glanced at Tian Jinfu beside him, and suddenly snorted: "Come on, take this ink official down to the commander!" ”

Immediately rushed out of the two guards, and the eagle grabbed the chicken and held the Yin Jiashen down.

"My lord, wronged, wronged."

That Yin Jiashen howled a few times, and the other people present all looked at each other, not understanding where this person had offended the commander-in-chief, as for Li Tongyuan, who was introduced to him, he was even more frightened, because his braids had not had time to be cut, if the commander-in-chief investigated it, he was only afraid that his crime would be similar to that of this Yin someone.

No, didn't the commander-in-chief levy a "braid tax" in Hubei? As long as you pay the silver, this man's braids can be saved.

"Wronged, you dare to call it wronged?" Zhao Bei sneered. "Let me ask you, where did all the salt money from the Fushun Salt Transportation Division go? Don't tell me that they were all robbed by the Qing soldiers, you are not the only member of the Salt Transportation Division, you think you are doing it without knowing it, but there is no impermeable wall in this world! ”

It's no wonder that Zhao Bei was angry, after Bai Wenwei led the leading team to enter Fushun County, the first thing he did was to copy the Yamen of the Salt Transportation Division, but after copying for a long time, only a few taels of silver were copied out, and the beggar's nest was only afraid that it was more generous than this Salt Transportation Division. Later, I arrested a few members of the Yamen of the Salt Transportation Division and asked, only to learn that someone took advantage of the chaos to turn the official silver into private money, and the salt money was moved away by Lord Yunsi.

Now the situation is chaotic, social turmoil, many people with a little power in their hands are taking advantage of the chaos to do things that harm the public and private interests, when Hubei was recovered, this kind of person was killed by Zhao Bei a lot, and now he does not plan to open the net.

"Those salt money have been kept by the villain, and the villain is afraid that the rebels will loot the salt money. My lord, the salt money is stored in several silver cellars in the city, and it is safe and sound. Yin Jiashen struggled to argue.

"You don't have to say these things to me, go and say them to the military judge. A few days ago, I looked for you everywhere and couldn't find it, but now it's good, you sent it to the door yourself, what's the matter, you still want to get an official and a half-job from me? You are not only obsessed with money, but also obsessed with officials. In the current period of military administration, all cases of corruption of ink are also under the management of military judges, and our revolutionary army hears cases based on evidence. ”

Zhao Bei waved his hand, and the guards tied Yin Yunsi firmly, and the rope was tied to his mouth, and he was escorted.

Glancing at Li Tongyuan, who was pale, Zhao Bei touched the corner of his forehead and said, "President Li, you don't have to worry about it, you do things by yourself, as long as you don't participate in the division of official silver, this case will not implicate you." ”

"Yes, yes. The villain has no guts to divide the official silver salt. ”

It turned out that it was not a problem with braids, Li Tongyuan breathed a sigh of relief, didn't dare to talk nonsense, closed his mouth, and glanced at Zhou Daogang beside him.

Zhou Daogang comprehended, arched his hand to Zhao Bei, and said: "The commander-in-chief Kurama is tired, and even rì is running around, it is really hard work. I prepared a dinner with President Li below, one is to wash the dust for the commander-in-chief, and the other is to thank the commander-in-chief for saving the people from fire and water. ”

"Since it's the two of you, it's hard for me to refuse. I'm ashamed to say that since the outbreak of the war in Sichuan, I have been in Sichuan for a while, but I haven't even eaten a decent meal. ”

Zhao Bei looked at the gang of gangsters around him and said, "You are also heroes of the recovery of southern Sichuan, if you don't have any other entertainment at night, you might as well go and have a fun together." Speaking of which, I still have something to discuss with you. ”

Everyone happily agreed, and Li Tongyuan naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered the servants to rush back to make arrangements first.

"There is no famous chef in the villain's house, so he can only borrow a cook from the restaurant to meet the scene, in addition to Sichuan cuisine, he also specially invited the barbecue master Yu Fatzi from Xiaoyao Building, this person served in the capital in his early years, and Beijing barbecue is the best, but I don't know if the commander-in-chief is used to eating."

Zhao Bei smiled: "Barbecue? I haven't eaten barbecue for more than half a year. Very good, very good. You ask someone to prepare more pork and beef, let's eat hot pot and barbecue today! By the way, invite all the characters with heads and faces in this Furong Field, let's meet, talk, and it will be easier to deal with each other in the future. ”

Eating hot pot in summer? Everyone present secretly admired and quietly wiped their sweat. Besides, this hot pot was originally an invention of the Sichuan River boatman, and it is not a serious Sichuan dish, and now this dish has just emerged on the side of chóngqìng.

Alas, I can only sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, who calls someone the commander-in-chief?