Wang Zhenyu just came to Hongjiang, and he didn't even have a maid, so naturally there would be no politeness to let his subordinates serve tea to entertain these merchants. Everyone didn't care about these imaginary things, and they all stood respectfully on both sides. Even if Wang Zhenyu is a fool, he understands that these ** lakes are not standing here to see how handsome they are, but to know what kind of attitude they have towards them!

Wang Zhenyu knows that he is young, and he must not fall behind at this time, Jiao Dafeng will die in Changsha? It's because he's too young, so young that he's not confident, and he asks about everything, and the result is that the gentry and bureaucrats in the Advisory Bureau suppress the momentum, the east one is for your good, and the west one thinks about you, but as a result, he was manipulated like a doll, and he didn't even have the liliang to protect himself.

Wang Zhenyu also knows what this group of people in front of him means to him, and if he can control it, it will be a boost and financial resource for his own development in the future. If you can't control it, you will be eaten by this gang of people, if so, it is better to take advantage of your army here to eliminate them cleanly and save trouble.

So Wang Zhenyu decided to take the lead first, he had to overwhelm them in momentum, and make them feel their domineering (what does this thing look like?). "Ladies and gentlemen, bosses, Wang is very happy to meet you here. This Hongjiang is a pearl in Hunan, and the bosses are the mainstay of Hongjiang, and Wang knows a lot about it. Then he coughed twice and continued to play officially: "Wang also hopes that your business will flourish with the prosperity of Hongjiang, but there are no rules, and today Wang invited everyone to come just to set up a rule." ”

Coming, coming, the big businessmen know in their hearts that the main event is coming, whether it is to send money, donate or repay, and how much?

Wang Zhenyu stood up, first nodded with a smile with the heads of the four major families, and then continued: "Shinong industry and commerce, business is the end, this is a tradition for thousands of years. Wang Mou is not talented, and if he wants to change this tradition, he thinks that he has not yet done this, but in the land of Hongjiang, Wang wants to change and change this rule, for the long-term development and prosperity of Hongjiang, this business cannot be in the last position. This is by no means an empty cannon, Wang has already begun to implement it in Jingzhou, so Hongjiang will also do this next, so the prosperity of the place in the future will depend on the efforts of everyone and Wang. ”

This is the Republic of China, resting in the former Qing Dynasty, Wang Zhenyu's words are definitely enough to destroy etiquette, the crime is extremely evil, and the emperor will personally award a plaque to him of a famous sinner.

Even now, saying this is the same thing that provokes a thousand layers of Lang, so the merchants are all stunned to look at the young man in his early twenties in front of him. They still don't know what kind of charter this new owner of Hongjiang is, but they faintly feel a hint of freshness and change, and some people who know about Jingzhou's political reform even have a trace of expectation.

"Wang has some decisions, and I will inform you today." Wang Zhenyu walked in the main hall with his hands behind his back.

"The first is shipping, Wang Jihua within a year, send sappers to dredge the entire Yuanjiang waterway, and at the same time set up the Yuanjiang steamship company, buy a large number of coal-burning freighters, specializing in the freight of the Yuanjiang River, everyone here can become a shareholder. Let the bosses' goods output at least double. ”

The eyes of the merchants suddenly lit up, and the entire Yuanjiang River was densely covered with dangerous shoals, often ships were wrecked, people and goods were lost. This is the kind of risk that businessmen are most afraid of.

"Second, the roads in the counties under Wang's jurisdiction should be rebuilt, paved with bluestone slabs, and ten commercial towns should be set up at equal distances along the roads in each county, and these commercial towns were stationed to protect the road, and all the governance rights were handed over to the chamber of commerce handed over to the town, and the government only took one percent of the tax revenue. In order to maintain security, the towns should also allocate half of their income to the towns and villages owned by the government, so as to avoid looting in the villages due to poverty. ”

"The third article is the reform of the government, and the establishment of county councils in each county, and my opinion is that the councilors shall be the village heads, patriarchs, and well-known local business gentry. The county magistrates of each county are not appointed by me, but are directly elected by the parliament, and the county magistrate and the various departments under the government have only the power to propose and execute, and the power to decide is vested in the parliament. ”

"The fourth one is about business operations, well, that's what you call buying and selling. Tung oil and opium are being transformed from today. Zhang's family, Zhu's family, and Liang's family headed the establishment of the Hongyou Trading Company, all the major oil numbers were merged, the company was responsible for controlling the output and price of Hongyou, in order to ensure fairness, the shares of the three were equal, totaling sixty percent. Excess transactions must be reported to the company and heavily taxed. From now on, opium will be carried out in the area under its jurisdiction for a period of three years, and the military and government officials are not allowed to smoke opium, and they will be dismissed from their posts when they are discovered, and opium shall not be cultivated in local fields, and they will be shot if they are found. At the same time, the General Anti-Smoking Bureau was established to levy a tax of 200 yuan per quintal of opium in transit. As for the candidate for the director, I think it will be Mr. Liu Qishan and Mr. Liu. Other industries remain unchanged, and the timber industry has set up an Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, with Mr. Chen Hongji as the director, mainly responsible for logging regulations, and indiscriminate felling is strictly prohibited. I will ask Mr. Liu to stay after the dinner and talk about the specific matters later. ”

Liu Qishan's face turned yellow when he heard the first half of the fourth sentence, and Wang Zhenyu actually expelled him from the sale of tung oil. How good is that? Before he could figure it out, he heard that Wang Zhenyu had appointed himself as the director of the General Administration of Anti-Smoking, and he immediately understood that this was a fat shortage, which was equivalent to controlling the opium trade in Xiangxi by his Liu family in disguise, and immediately rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Article 5, Hongjiang established a prefecture, under which there are 12 counties of Phoenix, Mayang, Luyang, Qiancheng, Anjiang, Chenzhou, Yuanzhou, Xinhuang, Yongsui, Baojing, Guzhang and Longshan. In addition, three large wharves will be built at the intersection of Yuanshui and Wushui, and a port authority will be established for unified management. The first wharf was set up at the location of the Furong Building, called Qianzhen, where all the goods of Chenshui, Zhushui and Wushui were gathered; The second wharf is set up at the existing wharf in Hongjiang Town, where goods from the Yuan River are gathered; The third wharf is set up in Anjiang Town, and I will live there in the future, so that it will not affect the governance of the Hongjiang government. By the way, after the dinner, Xu Dongfu, Liu Songxiu, Chen Kunshan, Yang Zhuqiu, Zhou Zhiyun, and Yang Jinsheng also stayed, drank tea, and didn't rush to leave. ”

The choice of Anjiang was the result of a night chat last night, and Ye Zuwen told his son-in-law based on his years of experience that Anjiang is a place that can be used as a foundation. This place is militarily easy to defend and difficult to attack, politically located in the central part of Xiangxi, economically close to the Yuanjiang River, convenient for water transportation, it is simply a natural base. Although Wang Zhenyu had not seen the scene, when he heard this, he basically agreed.

The five orders for Wang Zhenyu, the new official, shocked the big and small businessmen of the Hongjiang Merchant Gang, and they couldn't digest so much information for a while. On the one hand, they were surprised by the new king's familiarity with the Hongjiang region, and on the other hand, they smelled different flavors from these five orders.

After the dinner, everyone hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Zhenyu, and at first glance, they went back to discuss with someone to get an idea.

However, no matter how it is discussed, no one will have any resistance to Wang Zhenyu's five orders, and now fools know that the new five will be a huge boost to everyone's business, not to mention anything else, just the smooth traffic, the benefits that everyone can get are obvious, as for the political status of parliamentarians and the like, this is unthinkable in the previous dynasty! What everyone really has to worry about is how much they can benefit from this huge change, and everyone understands the truth that only by keeping up with the situation can we continue to develop.

The Xiangxi Development Company caused a sensation in Hongjiang like a thunderbolt on the ground.

After the dinner, Liu Qishan was the first to enter Wang Zhenyu's study, where Wang Zhenyu and He Jian were already waiting for him. On the other side, Ye Zuwen was accompanying Zhu Zhida, Liang Xiangfan, Zhang Jingkun, and the six people specially named by Wang Zhenyu just now to drink tea in the main hall next door.

Liu Qishan still doesn't have a clear concept of Xiangxi Development Company, but he knows that he is now embarking on a road to take-off. If Wang Zhenyu really handed over Hongjiang's opium business to himself, the future and status of the Liu family would be unimaginable. Thinking of this, Liu Qishan's legs even trembled with excitement, looking at the study window illuminated by the oil lamp, he took a deep breath and stepped in.

Wang Zhenyu changed his domineering attitude just now, got up very cordially to welcome Liu Qishan's arrival, and invited him to sit down.

After Wang Hu came up with tea, he cautiously retreated outside the study to serve as a guard.

Wang Zhenyu chatted with Liu Qishan very casually, while He Jian sat on the side and listened with a smile.

In fact, He Jian didn't know that Wang Zhenyu wanted to let him sit here, whether it was because he had dealt with Liu Qishan. For this boss who is younger than himself, He Jian's feeling is that he can't see through, can't figure it out, and even has a trace of fear. None of that mattered, though, and soon he would know that Weishenme himself was going to be here.

"Director Liu, please be seated!" This Director Liu immediately made Liu Qishan feel that his whole life was different, there were people who called Boss Liu before, and there were people who called Mr. Liu, but Director, this is an official body. And he is also the director of the Anti-Smoking Bureau, who is really lacking and fattening, not to mention the beauty in his heart, and his promotion to Wang Zhenyu is naturally overflowing.

"In front of the commander's seat, where do the subordinates have a place to sit." Liu Qishan actually answered in a decent way, which made He Jian's eyes, who had seen his arrogance, almost fall to the ground.

Wang Zhenyu stood up, held Liu Qishan's hand, pressed it on the seat, and then sat down and said: "What subordinates are not subordinates, the construction of Xiangxi in the future will still require the joint efforts of Director Liu and other colleagues." The main reason for your visit is to explain the smoking ban so that you can be clearer and more relaxed. ”

Liu Qishan hurriedly got up and bent over and said: "But with Commander Wang's orders, Liu will definitely do his best, do everything he can, and go to the soup to fight the fire." ”

Liu Qishan's acquaintance made Wang Zhenyu very satisfied, and he said softly: "That's the case, what about my thoughts, in the future, Major He Jian will serve as the deputy director of the General Administration of Anti-Smoking, but he will not interfere in the specific affairs of the bureau." I will arrange a special person to do the preparation for the establishment of the anti-smoking corps, but the command and dispatch are still in charge of Director Liu. In addition, there is the issue of the annual anti-smoking tax, which I mean like this: 70% of the annual tax revenue is handed over to the Ministry of Finance (Headquarters), 10% is allocated to the General Administration of Anti-Smoking for use, and 20% is used by Deputy Director He. Director Liu, do you have any additional comments on this plan? ”

Liu Qishan's eyes swirled in his sockets, and he quickly settled the account, according to the minimum of 10 million in previous years, he could share a full 1 million. And if the traffic can really be improved as Commander Wang said, the scale of his own business can be larger, and the profit can be more.

He immediately knelt down, ready to kowtow to thank him, and Wang Zhenyu hurriedly helped up these ** lakes: "Don't be like this, it's not the former Qing Dynasty now, you are not a slave, now you are the director of the government's anti-smoking bureau, this etiquette rule must keep pace with the times and be changed." ”

Liu Qishan smiled awkwardly, and he still couldn't thank him enough. The most excited person was not him, but He Jian who was sitting on the side.