After finishing their business, the young people began to eat and drink happily.

After the first round of toasting, Cheng Bi said to Bai Qishan seriously: "Qishan, do you really want to go into business in the future?"

Hearing this, Bai Qishan put down his chopsticks, looked at Cheng Bi equally seriously, and said, "Well, I've thought about it." ”

"Qishan, you should know that the merchant is the end of the four people, since ancient times, it has been a foregone conclusion, even if you become the leading wealthy businessman in China, you still can't get on the stage..."Cheng Bi persuaded, "Business can be done, but not as the main business, and when the pebble business is on the right track, I think you should resign as the president, and it is right to find a professional shopkeeper to help you take the helm." ”

Chi Longguang and Bauhinia couldn't help but look interested, the two of them had heard or seen the statement of Shinong Gong Gong more than once, but they had never been able to figure out why there was such a strange order, because in their impressions, they had never seen a peasant more noble than a merchant.

"No, no, I don't agree with what Cheng Bi said. Before Bai Qishan could explain, Gao Caimao on the side preemptively said, "First of all, Shang is the end of the four peoples, not since ancient times, in the pre-Qin period, weren't the Chu and Qi countries a big merchant-oriented country?

Moreover, "Shinong Industry and Commerce" originated from "Guanzi Xiao Kuang": "Shinong Industry and Commerce are the four people, and the stone people of the country are also." 'They are all pillars of the country, and they are indispensable, so how can there be any difference between high and low?

The Western Han Dynasty's "Huainanzi Qi Folk Training" has another cloud: "It is a person who is not an official, an official who is not a business, a farmer who is a businessman, a farmer who is different from another state, who is a farmer and a farmer, a scholar who speaks and acts, a man who works and a man who speaks skillfully, and a business who speaks a few words." From this, it can be seen that Shinong Industry and Commerce are just different in the division of responsibilities, where does the hierarchy come from?

It's just that a group of Fa and Confucian schools who hold the authority of the state subjectively dislike businessmen, but people are in power, and naturally what people say is what they say...

But now it is the monarch and the cabinet ministers who hold the authority, although they have not said that they like merchants, and some people do not even like merchants in their hearts, but so what, they will never deliberately belittle merchants, because they are more deeply aware of the need for a detailed division of labor in society than those who pretend to be high-ranking guys in the past, 'agriculture and food, and prosperity, work and business', you see, the ancients have actually recognized this a long time ago, and this does not just show that some people use power for personal gain, regardless of social reality?

Therefore, in China, there is no problem that merchants are lowly workers.

The king directly shouted the words 'no agriculture, no stability, no work, no wealth, no business, no life'. ”

"Haha... Wonderful!" Bai Qishan clapped his hands and praised Gao Caimao.

"Don't be a sycophant..."Gao Caimao said without any appreciation, "I just defended the businessman, but it doesn't mean that I agree with you treating the Chamber of Commerce as your main business." ”

"Why?" Bai Qishan said in surprise, not only him, but also the others were a little surprised.

Only Cheng Bi, who was said to be extremely depressed, was in a slightly better mood when he heard the words, and quietly dispelled the idea of beating Gao Caimao after dinner.

Gao Caimao, who didn't notice that he had escaped, continued: "You are a student now, and you usually have schoolwork, where did you get so much time to spend in the Chamber of Commerce?"

"Uh..." Bai Qishan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then why are you still here to help me?"

"Seeing that you are full of passion, I can't bear to splash you with cold water, just toss some coins and listen to the sound!" Gao Caimao said angrily, "But now I find that you have a tendency to overheat, so I have to cool you down." ”

"What about you?" Bai Qishan asked again.

As a result, in addition to Liu Qingyun, Chi Longguang, Bauhinia Teng, Zheng Mian, and a person named Ji Shaotang, including Cheng Bi, there were two people who had an idea with Gao Caimao, which made Bai Qishan very moved, whether it was out of the righteousness of a friend and helping him without hesitation, or the recognition of his ability and ideas, or both, in short, Bai Qishan was really moved.

"Everyone, Bai Mou toasts three of you. Bai Qishan said, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

After putting down the wine glass, Bai Qishan said sincerely: "I came from a merchant family, I ate well and drank well, and gradually I found that this identity brought me not glory, behind people's admiration, there was only discrimination and disdain, and even resentment."

Although all along, the big businessmen and the big landlords intersect with each other, it is difficult to distinguish each other, the merchant is the end of the four people, but there has never been a real mud leg and craftsman can climb on the head of the merchant, even in the Han Wu period when the merchant was a bank, I have not seen any big businessman than the peasants have been aggrieved, the late Ming Dynasty Jin merchants, salt merchants can indirectly affect the central governance, but the end of the four people is the end of the four people, after all, you can't get on the table, even a kiln, will be despised, a little high-grade prostitutes are even more disdainful of you.

Even I will look down on myself, my father's biggest dream is not to let my son inherit his father's business and make the family business bigger and bigger, but to let me study, I can't pass the exam, and it's good to take the exam to show talent, hehe, ridiculous, a poor and sour show talent is a noble person in my father's eyes, even if I don't have to take Xiucai seriously with my family's wealth. ”

These words, Liu Qingyun, who is also a merchant family, felt the deepest, Chilongguang and Bauhinia vine felt the most, they even found it difficult to understand Bai Qishan's statement, and it felt completely fantastical, especially Bauhinia vine, the three views were almost destroyed.

"That's why I'm going to re-raise the lintel of my Bai family in this new world of non-discrimination against businessmen, in the shopping mall we are familiar with. Bai Qishan finally concluded.

"For this, I can do whatever it takes... Even if you get expelled from school!"

"Boom..."

"You're crazy!"

"What nonsense!"

"Qishan, if you drink too much, say less..."

"Don't say this kind of thing in the future!"

The friends were stunned, and even Liu Qingyun, who had been silently supporting him, couldn't accept it.

"You don't need to persuade you, it's not like this hasn't happened..."Bai Qishan didn't expect that a sentence would cause public anger, and hurriedly laughed dryly.

"Do you still want it to happen?" Cheng Bi was angry, he now regretted helping with this, but the words were signed, and the handprints were pressed, and it was too late to regret it.

"Expulsion, hehe, I tell you, unless you do a big death yourself, or drop out of school on your own initiative, with the temper of the principal, he will never give up on you. Whatever happens in the end, it's definitely not going to be low-key. Gao Caimao said in a weird way.

"Yes, Qishan, have you ever thought that the shogunate will allow you to do this?" Liu Qingyun also persuaded him, "If you drop out of school to start a business, it's okay if you fail, if you succeed, or even achieve great success, have you thought about the impact no... Will there be people with red eyes who will learn from you as soon as their brains are hot? It doesn't matter if their brains are hot, and when the time comes, it will have a negative impact on Xinda, and you, the initiator, will be able to curry favor with you? Can the shogunate let you go? The shogunate still expects our group of college students to graduate early so that they can work for China, such as teachers, public servants, doctors, and researchers, instead of a large number of college students and businessmen! The shogunate has no shortage of businessmen at present, and it will not have the luxury of letting college students engage in private business. ”

Bai Qishan's mind was cold, and a cold sweat almost broke out, such a high-profile thing as dropping out of school or being dropped out of school was really not suitable for him to do.

"Qingyun, and everyone, thank you, I know what to do. ”