The street lanterns in Jianchang are first hanging, and the number of pedestrians is decreasing. In front of the Zhiwei Building on Ximen Street, there is a lot of traffic and people. Liu Lei, the owner of Zhiwei Building, was dressed in a brand-new long shirt, wearing a round hat with a cluster of flowers, his eyes narrowed into a slit, his face was full of smiles, and he was happily standing in front of the door of Zhiwei Building to personally greet the guests invited to come tonight.

Seeing a guest come in, Boss Liu was a long one.

"Yo, Jia Yuanwai, I haven't seen you for a long time, upstairs seat, please please!"

A cyan silk curtain, gold wire trimmed carriage, under the traction of two pure white tall horses slowly arrived in front of the Zhiwei Building, the handlebar type on the carriage stopped, the curtain moved lightly, Boss Liu first saw a pair of delicate embroidered shoes on the edge of the carriage.

Could it be that the county lord also invited a noble lady? Boss Liu said secretly, because he was a woman, he was not in a hurry to step forward.

When the woman got out of the carriage, she stood by the carriage and looked at the plaque of Zhiweilou above her head with a smile, and then at Boss Liu.

Boss Liu was confused, because he didn't know this beautiful girl. Boss Liu was a little embarrassed, and arched his hand and stepped forward to ask, when he saw the woman turn around towards the carriage with a smile, and her voice was like a nightingale: "Master, Zhiweilou has arrived!" ”

Boss Liu stumbled, hurriedly stood still again, and secretly said who was in the carriage, why was he so arranged, he quietly took two or three steps back, stood steadily, and carefully looked at the person who was about to get off the carriage.

A pitch-black cane with an emerald head poked into the ground first.

Boss Liu immediately panicked, rushed forward, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, Chairman Zhang, you can count it." Come, the little one will help you grow old, slow down......"

The president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Zhendong, arrived.

Xu Liang went back to Xu's Mansion and when he arrived at Zhiwei Building, the second floor of Zhiwei Building was almost full of people with heads and eyes in Jianchang.

Boss Liu of Zhiweilou saw the carriage escorted by the guards, and then saw the woman with a knife in a strong suit, and knew that it was Xu Liang, the chief bookkeeper of Jianchang, who had arrived. In other words, since Cheng Xu Liang increased his guards, Dai Yingying, the female guard captain, has almost become the living signboard of Master Xu's book, and the squire of Jianchang knows that the female captain has appeared, so it must be Lord Xu who is here.

"Has Lord Futai arrived?" Xu Liang asked as he walked.

"If you go back to the adult, it's not yet, the little one sees that the guests are almost there, so I invite someone."

"Well, the official will wait in front of the door."

At the moment, Xu Liang was in front, Liu Lei was behind, and the two stepped forward to bring a group of Nankang prefects Sun Yiping, who was judged, and Wang Xian and others from Jianchang Zhixian County welcomed into Zhiwei Building.

Sun Yiping, the prefect of Nankang, entered the Zhiwei Building surrounded by officials, went up to the second floor, and sat down in the top seat. With the opening remarks of Jianchang's parents, Wang Zhixian, the prefect's receptionist banquet officially began.

Xu Liang looked at the people present, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. Xu Liang sat at the main table, in addition to the officials headed by Sun Yiping, the prefect of Nankang, there were also three people sitting, next to Jianchang Dianshi Jiang Zhunan sat a long-bearded, over seventy-year-old man in a gorgeous robe, behind the old man a young and beautiful woman in a dress holding a cane as black as ink, with a head inlaid with gems hanging her head.

Sitting next to the old man was a round-faced outsider, Xu Liang looked at it, a little familiar, and after thinking about it again, he remembered that this was the former Chen Yuanwai who had come to "talk" when he was preparing for the patrol camp food.

The person who made Xu Liang feel uncomfortable was the third person, the boss of Tan's car and horse shop, Tan Zhicheng, Uncle Tan, was present.

The wine has passed three cycles, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Sun Yiping, the prefect of Nankang, asked with a smile: "The officials sitting at our table have basically known each other, but today it is the first time to meet the three business celebrities in Jianchang. ”

Zhang Zhendong, president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, and the other three got up in a panic and drank it all with smiling faces.

Sun Yiping asked with a smile: "Since the official took office as the prefect of Nankang, it is the first time he has come back to our Jianchang County, and he knows the situation in Jianchang very well. Saying that, Sun Yiping said to the subordinate officials of Jianchang County: "The three of you are not allowed to interject when you talk." ”

Wang Zhixian smiled awkwardly.

Zhang Zhendong, president of the Chamber of Commerce, stroked his long beard and said slowly: "The old man has been in Jianchang County for more than 50 years, and since the day Wanli Ye ascended the throne, the old man has been in Jianchang County. ”

"President Zhang, please speak." Sun Yiping said.

Chairman Zhang bowed his hand to Wang Xian, the county magistrate of Jianchang County, and said: "Since the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the county lord has taken office in Jianchang County, and he has worked hard to make the country prosperous, and the rich households have settled the people. Even if it was washed into the city by the unscrupulous Poyang Lake Scourge last year, bringing pain to Jianchang, it can only be regarded as a natural disaster, but fortunately, the county lord actively comforted the injured people afterwards and repaired the city wall, and the Jianchang city after the turmoil was able to quickly settle down, and the county lord contributed a lot. ”

"Yes." Governor Sun nodded with satisfaction and said, "According to President Zhang, Lord Wang still has a lot of achievements in Jianchang. ”

"Lord Futai is right," Chairman Zhang nodded, "It's just that the county officials in this place are doing their best, and it is also very important for the local people to be obedient and obedient. ”

"Oh, what did President Zhang say about that?" Governor Sun's eyebrows moved and he asked.

"Ahem, the old man is just talking about things." President Zhang said: "As the president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, the old man has a better understanding of the business situation in Jianchang, so the old man has the courage to talk about the business community in Jianchang. ”

"President Zhang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Sun Zhifu said.

"There is a saying that two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and a good man can't stand up to a lot of people, this saying is not only applicable to the brawls in the rivers and lakes, but also to our business community. If several businesses unite to benefit each other and seek common development, the power will be several times greater, and the Chamber of Commerce is the organization of this kind of joint business name. ”

President Zhang took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and then said: "At present, more than eighty percent of the firms in Jianchang have joined the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, but there are also some firms that, due to various reasons, have not joined the Chamber of Commerce, but have been working alone. ”

"Oh, so there are still nearly two percent of the businesses that are not protected by the Chamber of Commerce?" As soon as Wang Zhixian heard that it was related to the stability of Jianchang, he hurriedly asked, "Which firms have not joined the Chamber of Commerce?" Does President Zhang know? ”

Xu Liang chuckled in his heart and raised his eyes to look at Chairman Zhang.

President Zhang smiled at Xu Liang and said: "Whether the grocery store with a small door or a small household next to it can enter the Chamber of Commerce is actually irrelevant to the overall situation, but, as far as the old man knows, the emerging Liang Ji soap paste in Jianchang has a big business and a wide road, but it has been operating alone, although the Chamber of Commerce has sent invitations to Liang Ji many times, but there has been no response. ”

Sure enough, it came! Xu Liang said secretly.

"Liang Ji?" Wang Zhixian thought for a while, looked at Xu Liang and said, "Hey, Lord Xu, isn't Liang Ji an industry under your name?" ”

Nan Kangtong, who had not spoken out all this time, moved his eyebrows, turned to Xu Liang, and asked with a surprised face: "Why, as an official of the court, Lord Xu is still in business by himself?" ”

Xu Liang scolded secretly and said with a smile: "Lord He is joking, Xu Liang is an official, how dare he do business again, Liang Ji has always been taken care of by the fiancée of the lower official, it is the Xu family's property, but it is not taken care of by Xu." ”

"Well, that's good." He Tong judged Pi Xiaorou not to smile, and said: "Lord Xu must know that the court has already issued a clear order that officials are not allowed to do business, and Lord Xu should not defy the law." ”

Xu Liang smiled awkwardly.

At this time, President Zhang seemed to suddenly realize, looked at Xu Liang and said: "Liang Ji is also the industry under the name of Lord Xu, that is really beyond the old man's expectations, since Lord Xu is here, it doesn't matter if Liang Ji is included in the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce or not." ”

"Hey, what did President Zhang say?" Xu Liang gritted his teeth in his heart, but there was a smile on his face, and he said: "Although Liang Ji is the Xu family's industry, it is still a serious business in the end, and it is also appropriate to join the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce." When the official turned around, he asked President Zhang to discuss the membership matters. ”

"Haha, good, good." President Zhang stroked his beard and smiled.

"The official suddenly remembered," He Tongju looked at Tan Zhicheng, who was sitting opposite, and said, "Zhicheng, did your younger brother Zhisheng also prescribe a Tan Ji soap cream?" ”

"Exactly." Tan Zhicheng nodded.

"Really." He Tongju stroked his palms and laughed, he turned to Xu Liang and said: "Lord Xu, since Liang Ji is an industry under the name of Lord Xu, and it is all from Jianchang, according to this official, why don't you join forces with this Liang Ji and Tan Ji to make the name of Jianchang and make a place?" ”

He Tongju turned to the head of the Sun Governor's Mansion again, and said with an explanation: "Lord Futai may not know that Tan Zhicheng of Tan's Carriage and Horse Shop is not only the eldest brother of Xiaguan, but also the vice president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, and his younger brother Tan Zhisheng is young and promising, and he is very good at doing business, and more than a dozen businesses under his name are operating well. ”

Xu Liang's face instantly turned gloomy.