Wang Shilie took out a cigar and lit it, and said generously: "If it were someone else, I wouldn't agree, because the cement produced recently has been ordered by the military, but who are you Yang Wei, when we were doing raw silk business, you didn't take care of me, now is the time for me to repay the favor, just say how much you want, even if you don't give it to the military, I have to get all the cement you want!" ”

In fact, he recently expanded the cement factory, and a large number of goods were stored in the warehouse, but he was in a hurry, and looked for buyers everywhere to accept it.

Yang Wei was at a loss when moved: "Sure enough, it's a good brother, don't worry, I will pay first and then receive the goods, and I will never embarrass Brother Wang." ”

Wang Shilie smiled proudly: "In the future, our brothers will share blessings and difficulties, if you need cement in the future, you can send a letter to your brother at any time, and I will leave a warehouse for you." ”

Takasugi Jin looked at the overcrowded Wanbao Building, and sighed to Yoshida Shoin: "The Han people have a saying that is really good, the world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for profit, there are so many businessmen here, they are all attracted by interests, this is different from what I saw in the book, China has changed so much, not at all as modest and cautious as described in the book." ”

Yoshida Shoin rarely praised him: "You say a lot, the Chinese are changing, and the same cannot keep up with the changes in the world, only change can become a strong man, China has appeared Li Yunzhong, a strong man, but what about Japan?" It is still a pool of stagnant water, the shogunate deceives the outside and suppresses the advanced people, and Japan lacks a strong man like Li Yunzhong. ”

Takasugi Jin looked at his teacher respectfully, and retorted for the first time: "Teacher, you are wrong, Japan already has a figure like Li Yunzhong. ”

Yoshida Shoin immediately asked, "Who is it?" No one knows Japan better than I do. A pool of stagnant water, exerting a foul smell. It can only be cleaned up from the inside out, from the bottom up. But I've never heard a voice change from Japan. ”

Takasugi replied seriously: "That character is you, you have made a voice for Japan to change, Japan also needs to change, our Great Japanese Empire has never lacked generous people who died generously, for the sake of the strength of the Great Japanese Empire, I am ready to sacrifice at any time." ”

Yoshida Shoin touched Takasugi Jin's immature face and became distracted: "Yes, Japan has come to change, since it can't change peacefully. Let us change him with violence like Li Yunzhong, so that Japan will become a real power, and now the war will no longer have to rely on more people to win, but on steel and guns! It's time for our Great Japanese Empire to rise! ”

"Hi," Takasugi nodded respectfully.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Hundreds of merchants instinctively knelt down and shouted, "See the emperor!" ”

"Flat!" Although Li Yunzhong's repeated emphasis on restoring Han and Tang etiquette and not having to kneel, it doesn't seem to work.

"What's going on with these two Japanese people? Can't understand Chinese? ”

"You two haven't gotten up yet, the emperor will let you be even!"

Li Yunzhong heard a noisy sound in front of him, and raised his eyes to find the source of the sound. It's a pity that he was blocked by a group of businessmen.

"Ahem......" Seeing this, Chen Chengying hurriedly coughed and signaled.

Seeing that the emperor was looking over here, the crowd automatically moved out of the way, and two Japanese who had thrown themselves to the ground appeared in front of Li Yunzhong and his party.

Yoshida Shoin shouted in a sentence that he had studied for a few days: "Yoshida Shoin, a samurai of the Japanese Empire and a special envoy of the Choshu Domain, pays a visit to His Excellency the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty. Long live the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, long live, long live. ”

Li Yunzhong remembered that Hu Mengjun said a few days ago that two Japanese people came to the State Guest House and wanted to see him, but he then forgot about it, and these two Japanese were able to find Wanbaolou! It's not easy.

"You two get up. I'll meet you later, so step back now! Wait on the sidelines. ”

Takasugi Jin whispered to Yoshida Shoin to translate. The two said a few words, then bowed and stepped aside.

Li Yunzhong walked upstairs. Loudly announced to the crowd below: "After that, all businessmen in Dahan can join the Chamber of Commerce, Wanbaolou will be used as the office of the Chamber of Commerce, and disputes between businessmen can also be adjudicated here, and the first day of July every year will be used as the fixed activity date of the Chamber of Commerce, and every registered businessman can come here at any time to talk about business and trade goods, and the six ministries will send officials to be on duty here, in short, this is a paradise for businessmen, there are difficulties that can be solved, there is no bullying, there is no government exploitation, there is no bullying by foreigners......"

The merchants sincerely bowed: "The emperor is wise! ”

Wu Shaorong took the lead and asked: "Dare to ask the emperor, we have enjoyed so many benefits, do we have to fulfill some obligations, otherwise the grass people will really feel guilty in their hearts." ”

Everyone knows that pies will not fall from the sky, and they have echoed it.

Meng Sheng stepped forward and announced: "The obligation is very simple, merchants who join the Chamber of Commerce need to pay one hundred taels of silver as a membership fee every year, and collect one percent of the transaction volume as a tax, and in the future, in addition to the personal income tax collected by the local government, they do not have to pay any other taxes." ”

The merchant began to calculate that the transaction volume was not purely profitable, and after the calculation, the merchants began to talk about it from ear to ear, confirming each other's conclusions.

Lu Jiguang took the lead and shouted: "I am willing to join the Chamber of Commerce, since there are no other messy taxes, we can earn more silver!" ”

"That's right, I'm willing to join."

"I'm joining too!"

……

Except for some people with a net worth of less than 1,000 taels who felt that the fee of 100 taels a year was too heavy and retreated, the others joined the chamber of commerce.

Meng Sheng is very satisfied, and the household will not worry about running out of money in the future! Then he announced to the following: "Since everyone joins the Chamber of Commerce, there must be a leader, the Chamber of Commerce has a president, seven vice presidents, of which the household department sends an executive vice president to participate in the management, and the other vice presidents are elected every three years, and the president is elected by the vice president, and now everyone can nominate the first vice president." ”

Merchants have rolled out the provincial leaders.

Meng Sheng looked at the few people who were expected to return, his face was a little ugly, he didn't expect these people to have such high prestige among the merchants, and hoped that they would not oppose the government.

"Since the vice president has been elected, please nominate ......"

Li Yunzhong didn't wait for Meng Sheng to finish speaking, and said: "You may not know the way, Wu Shaorong and Lu Jiguang of the Thirteenth Lines of Guangdong donated a total of three million taels of silver, and won the titles of first-class knight and third-class knight respectively. ”

The businessmen didn't understand what the emperor meant, and shouted one after another: "I recommend Wu Shaorong to the position of president!" (To be continued......) (To be continued......)

PS: There's still a chapter later.,This chapter has just been completed.,The next chapter is after eleven o'clock.