"I'm Li Shi, I don't care about any national affairs, in this life, I only care about money......"

In the face of the businessman, Li Xian was full of guilt, of course, the people in the audience believed it or not, he didn't care, this was an official's attitude.

"Therefore, I want to take everyone to seek common prosperity! We will not allow corrupt officials to stretch out their hands to us! ”

Li Xi took a deep breath and revealed the subject.

"Today, I am gathering with you in Qingpu to work together to build a conference, a conference that can help each other and protect ourselves!"

The hall was silent for a while, and then someone shouted: "Who doesn't want to be oppressed by those corrupt officials!?" But for thousands of years, we businessmen have been the objects of the government's fish and meat, and we can't live without the government. Li Shi! What do you have the ability to say, and what do you have the capital to say this? You let us see! ”

Someone else responded: "I know that Li Sanjiang has a big backer and great ability, but this day is the day of the Qing Dynasty after all, and the government is the official government of the Qing Dynasty after all, even if you want to dream, you have to make this dream come true!" Let us also follow the dream! When you wake up from a dream, you have to do business, everyone continues to do it, but if you want to do more, we have to see if it's a pit or a dream! ”

Li Xian smiled and waved, "Lift it up!" ”

A few guards appeared carrying a long thing, which was a square pillar more than a foot long and a square circle, which was placed horizontally on the podium in front of the stage, covered by flannel, and it was impossible to see the situation inside.

Everyone was surprised, Li Shi pinched the flannel cloth with his own hands, pulled it with a bang, and exclaimed like a tide, and hundreds of people in the audience were in an uproar.

"Fogang Tongzhi Mo Wenning ......"

"Qingyuan Zhixian Yang Dai ......"

"Shaozhou General Sentence Li Chengle ......"

"Dongguan County Cheng Pang Chengzi ......"

More than a dozen human heads, white and miserable human heads, are contained in this square pillar made of glass, corresponding to the name tags pasted on the outside.

"What ability you have, what ability you have, you can't do it by saying it, you can do it by doing it. The Qingpu cargo station under our feet, the chaos before March, everyone also saw it. I, Li Shi, in order to protect everyone's interests, can gamble on my life! ”

Li Shi's words rippled in the hearts of hundreds of people. And their heartstrings are also jumping up and down violently. Kill the officer! One kill is a dozen! Look closely, it turned out to be those evil officials who stretched out their hands towards their businessmen before, this Li Xian, who was so bold and reckless!?

"Now this Guangdong, it's up to me to have the final say......

Li Xian told the truth bluntly.

"If the official reaches out to the merchant again, this is the end!"

He looked at the frightened faces of the crowd, and said in his heart that behind these three or four hundred people is a silver stream of twenty or thirty million taels a year, and if he grasps them, he can not only solve the financial crisis, but also condense a solid interest group.

"I declare that the General Association of Cantonese Entrepreneurs is hereby established!"

Li Xi said in a deep voice.

"Local businessmen, as well as friends who do business in Guangdong, are welcome to join the Association. As long as you join this association, the affairs of the government will be taken care of by my Qingtian company. The previous rituals, miscellaneous expenses, apportionments, and all kinds of extortion have all been canceled! ”

The shock of these words was more violent than that row of heads, and many people rubbed their ears, not daring to believe that this was true.

"I, Li Shi, am not a good person, I specialize in doing good deeds for businessmen, and this is also a transaction. If you join the club and pay the membership dues, I Li Xi and Qingtian Company will be able to let you go freely in Guangdong, and you will no longer be bound by the government. The membership fee is clearly real, and it will never be more than the cost of the government, and I promise that you should laugh when you see the numbers. ”

Li Xi explained today's theme thoroughly, and the businessmen also woke up, this Li Shi is the first naked to be a gangster in Guangdong, kicking the government away, and only letting the businessman pay him protection money, without having to pay tribute to the government.

"These heads are a gift to you, and they are also a demonstration of my determination to protect your interests. Of course, this will always come and go voluntarily, but if you don't join the association, you will be bullied everywhere, so don't blame me Li Xianai for not being able to help. ”

If you want to do business in Guangdong, you have to join the association, otherwise you ...... "Isn't this the old example of the Taiping Customs Association?" ”

In the past two years, the customs meeting has been running smoothly, it is very convenient to pass the customs, the cost is still small, and the things are still taken care of, which is very worry-free, and the businessmen are used to such rules, and now Li Xi is going to expand the customs meeting.

It's just that unlike before, this Cantonese Chamber of Commerce is no longer the same as the Customs Association, and they can't share the remaining taxes. But even so, the experience of the association is that many businessmen have been convinced that Li Xi will never pay a high membership fee.

"But the court ......"

Merchants are talking one after another, who doesn't want to save the trouble of dealing with the local government, who doesn't want to be pressed by a mountain of rules and etiquette? It's just that...... Can the imperial court make you jump so much?

"The imperial court is far-sighted, and will definitely understand my Li Shi's determination, and the emperor's sage and wisdom will also know the bottom limit of my Li Shi."

Li Xian said lightly, and everyone also said in their hearts, what is the difference between this and being a thief?

"There is only peace in the world, and if you want to win the world of our merchants, you must have enough strength, and I, Li Shi, have such strength!"

Li Shi said coldly, but everyone in the audience was enthusiastic, that's right, not only the battle of Qingpu, but also the battle of Fogang, it is said that it is Li Shi's hands and feet, if you really want to expose this strength, whether the court really dares to fight, it really has to be said. If Li Shi just led everyone to do business in peace, maybe, maybe, or, there was such an opportunity to prop up a free world for businessmen in Guangdong.

Such thoughts violently hit everyone's minds, and it is estimated that everyone will lose sleep tonight. They must calculate what kind of profit space they have between Li Xi and the imperial court.

"The General Association of Cantonese Entrepreneurs, in addition to being covered by me Li Shi and seeking a common future, there are some exquisiteness!"

Li Xi changed the subject again.

In the future, the content of the "Qingpu Business Contract" was revealed.

"Cantonese Chamber of Commerce, three chapters of the law!"

"First, not alone, not alone, with common interests and responsibilities."

This refers to the prohibition of monopoly, the freedom of industry and commerce, the equalization of interests, and the sharing of responsibilities.

"Second, harmony generates wealth, and judgment returns to the public."

This means that malicious competition is not allowed, and if there is a dispute, it will be decided by Qingtian Company, and it will be discussed together.

"Third, do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and respond to the people."

This means that it is forbidden to do harm to others, and it is not a karma contrary to conscience.

These three articles have been the common trade route of Chinese merchants for thousands of years, and there is nothing new about them, but the General Association of Cantonese Entrepreneurs has refined these three articles into countless details, formulated punishment regulations, and also stipulated that the representatives elected by the general association shall regularly review and revise them.

Regarding the organizational structure and operation process of the Cantonese Chamber of Commerce, everyone got a very thick book, and the regulations and articles of association were stipulated in detail, which made everyone sigh that this Li Shi was really prepared. didn't know that this was something that Li Shi asked the Commercial Relations Department to discuss and sort out with some good businessmen and close friends for more than a year.

"Guangzhou Anhetang is willing to join ......"

"Hunan Longxingtang joins ......"

"Hunan Jusheng joins ......"

"Guangdong Yixiang joins ......"

"Guangxi Guiliang joined the ......"

The businesses that have a close relationship with Li Xi have responded, they have no choice, they have come to this step with Li Shi, and then they want to clean up, there is no possibility, since there is hope ahead, then go all the way to the dark.

The other businessmen are still hesitating, entering the fog of not knowing the blessings and misfortunes, to what extent Li Xian and the imperial court have to quarrel before they can make peace, and to what extent they businessmen will be implicated, this is not clear. If it can be retreated, the loss is obviously visible, and the land of Guangdong is no longer a place where they can stay, and for the merchants who take Guangdong as their export or foundation, this is a direct end.

If you take the risk, you may die, if you don't take the risk, you will die immediately, the choice is clear at a glance. There were even bold businessmen who said directly: "How did the Jin merchants get up back then?" ”

These words reminded many businessmen, they all smiled knowingly, and then they still felt that they were still in a dream, the Qing Dynasty had been stable for decades, but they didn't want to blink an eye, Guangdong had changed this day.

"This Li Sanjiang, what a big heart!"

In the evening, Qingpu Cargo Station held a sumptuous dinner, and chefs from various restaurants in Guangzhou City showed their skills to these distinguished guests. But everyone is tasteless, some are still uneasy, and some are excited.

"He is no longer Li Sanjiang, with such great courage, I think he should be called Li Tianwang."

A businessman from Fujian was trembling, but he had to enter, and most of his timber and paper business was digested by Guangdong. And this news, he is still pondering, how to tell his fellow businessmen who are familiar with him, and bring them over. Even if Li Shi's chamber of commerce could only last for a year and a half, it would save him too much trouble.

His thoughts, like many people who still have a wait-and-see mentality, since Li Sanjiang, no, Li Tianwang has already muddied the situation in Guangdong, then before the situation is cleaned up, hurry up to spread business in Guangdong, and get a point if you can get a profit.

At the banquet, others quietly gathered, their eyes passing back and forth with sneers and disdain, checking the "Articles of Association of Cantonese Entrepreneurs" in their hands, and secretly agreeing on something.

"Li Tianwang ......"

Hearing Peng Xianzhong's report that the merchants had added new titles, Li Xian smiled, and the title of his previous life finally returned to him.

At the same time when the merchants' minds were mixed, the governor of Guangzhou City, Yang Lin only felt that he was in an ice cellar.

"Our general director said that the people on the list can be dealt with as extortion and corruption, which is also true. As for why people are dead and their heads are gone, let's just find a reason. ”

Now even in the face of the governor of a province, Liu Xingchun doesn't seem to take it seriously.

"This ...... This...... As you see fit!? ”

Yang Lin desperately held down the idea of taking down Liu Xingchun left and right with his beckoning, isn't this a thief!? Killed more than a dozen court officials, and then let him be the governor to wipe his ass!?

His face was pale for a long time, and Yang Lin lamented, he didn't dare to take down this person. The young man in front of him, named Liu Xingchun, who is only an inspector, has a very arrogant attitude, and if he wants to do it, please do it, but in Guangzhou City, maybe he will have to change the flag the next day.

There are precedents of the two battles of Qingpu and Fogang, and Yang Lin has to take such a serious threat.

"You ...... Your chief secretary is really going to be a thief!? ”

He asked reluctantly, gritting his teeth.

"Our general director said that he will not be a thief, but there must be another order in Guangdong, a new order controlled by him."

Liu Xingchun whispered to Yang Lin with great pleasure.

He ...... Aren't you afraid that if I submit a piece of paper, there will be millions of heavenly soldiers coming to encircle and suppress it in an instant!? ”

Yang Lin is still desperately trying to maintain his face as the governor of a province.

"Lord Xiantai, the general director wants to write a letter by himself and report what he has done to the letter, but ...... The emperor will not believe it today. If Lord Xiantai is willing to do it for him, the Director-General is very grateful. As for the millions of heavenly soldiers, hehe, the general secretary also wants to see the tricks of the imperial court. ”

Liu Xingchun shrugged indifferently.

"Don't think that you can act so recklessly by relying on Eighth Elder Brother!"

Yang Lin only felt that what he was experiencing in front of him was too ridiculous, and the only reasonable explanation was that the eighth elder brother behind Li Xi gave him this courage. But think about it again, no, even the eighth elder brother himself doesn't dare and can't, turn a province into such a situation, and trample on the royal legal system like this.

Liu Xingchun smiled incomprehensibly without saying a word, and then took his leave.

Yang Lin's mind swayed. Waiting for the horse light line to be in a trance, then he came to his senses.

Subconsciously picked up the blank fold, about to write the fold, but as soon as the pen started, I felt extremely heavy, I didn't know how to write, looking at the sky quietly, the night sky and stars were blurred, and I couldn't help sighing: "The sky of Guangdong has changed." ”

After being stunned in the middle of the night, Yang Lin finally gritted her teeth and put pen to paper.

"The slave begged for forgiveness, and the previous incident in Guangdong was ......"

(To be continued)