Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1773

"Master, what are you doing?" The third aunt, Taizhang, and the second monk were puzzled. She knew about this thing. It was an Australian product called "cigar", but it was actually sarsaparilla, nothing particularly rare.After inhaling, there is a foul smell on hands and clothes.I don’t know why the master suddenly put it away so solemnly—it’s still half-sucked, “It’s not a valuable item, and it’s so dirty.”

"What do you know?" Gao Ju smiled, "This is the wealth of my Gao family for several lifetimes!" He was a little excited at this point, and ordered, "Open a jar of Lanling wine sent by Jiangnan!"

The third aunt was so happy to see him, she ordered the maids to prepare.He added more cups and chopsticks to himself, and poured wine to accompany him.

Gao Ju rarely talks about his business affairs with women.But today he couldn't help but be filled with excitement, and told about his reunion with Boss Wen.

"...I can't imagine that the changes in life can be like this!" Gao Ju said with emotion, "When the three of them were standing in the backyard, I could kill them with one finger. I didn't expect to become such a big shot now!"

The third aunt said: "Is it more prudent to do this? Daming is not dead yet. What if the court calls back? You see, Master Li hasn't come out yet."

Gao Ju smiled and said, "Call back? If I want to fight back, do I still need to come forward to raise the redemption fee? Back then, the Australians were weak, occupying only one county, and they were able to beat He Zhentai to the whole army." The annihilation forced Governor Li to pay the money. Now they are not Wu Xia Ameng, a famous city in the southern sky like Guangzhou, they won't even hear a cannon shot. I think this Ming Dynasty is dying, and the change of dynasty is just here. It's been a year. As for Li Luoyou, he is "I used my heart to illuminate the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch". He is still infatuated with the court. Can the Australians want him? Besides, his family has a lot of industries in the north, and it is impossible I dare not accept this errand."

The third aunt was a little uneasy when she heard that, so she clapped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, since you said that, I can only pray for the Australians to enter the capital as soon as possible to become the emperor."

The next day, Gao Ju went to Zheng Shangjie's place and expressed his willingness to be the "Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry".Zheng Shangjie praised him a lot, and immediately issued a "Letter of Appointment" and a "Special Pass" - with this certificate, he can come to see Zheng Shangjie at any time.

"Master Gao, if you accept this letter of appointment, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be established. However, you are still an empty general, and you must organize all the shops in this city as soon as possible." Zheng Shangjie assigned him a task. "I know that there are all kinds of merchants in this city of Guangzhou, and there are many factions. The Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang alone have many things that they don't deal with, and there are also things that are against each other. If you want them to sit together and talk about things, I'm afraid It's not easy."

He raised his hand and said, "Thank you, Director Zheng, for your concern. These things did happen, but they were in the past. Now that the Senate has changed its day, and the troubled times use heavy codes, it's too late for them to tighten their tails. How dare they make trouble again? As long as Mayor Liu and Director Zheng Hold on, these things are nothing."

Zheng Shangjie nodded, this is not easy.These words obviously wanted the Senate to firmly support him-this is a person who will carry out orders as soon as the power is at hand.But that's okay, no matter how big or small such a person is, at least he has the courage to think and act.This is very beneficial to start a new job situation.

The reason why Gao Ju was chosen to serve as the chairman was not only because he was an "old relation" of the Senate, but also because Gao Ju was a complete outsider and did not belong to the two largest business gangs in the city: the Chaoshan Gang and the Guangfu Gang.Avoid "playing favoritism".Outsiders are in power, and they will have no scruples in breaking up the regional business gangs here and interrupting the monopoly.

Zheng Shangjie said: "Master Gao, you can rest assured that the Senate will use all means to fully support you, so you don't need to have any worries."

To organize a chamber of commerce, it is not enough just to ask Gao Ju to come forward and give a shout out.Moreover, he is not considered the number one merchant in the city, and his appeal is limited.So we still have to use administrative orders.Zheng Shangjie served as the secretary-general of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and at the same time posted a notice requiring all industrial and commercial shops in the city to obtain a "business license". Traders without a storefront must also obtain a business license.

The place where the business license was issued was located in the former Yamen of the Salt Department—that is, the location of the Xinde Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau and Monopoly Bureau.By issuing business licenses, the municipal government can roughly grasp the number, types and approximate business scale of shops in Guangzhou.Although self-reporting inevitably has problems of concealment, exaggeration and reduction, these can all be gradually adjusted in subsequent inventory checks.It's better than their current blind eyes and only mastering a few big businessmen in big industries.

After receiving the license, the shop owner joins the "Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce" at the same time and receives a membership card.

After receiving the two certificates, in addition to the paper certificates, the two "licenses" issued to tinplate manufacturers are hung in a conspicuous place in the store or business place.

He Guirong has gone around countless times in the courtyard of her main house.Today is the third day since the Australians announced the "business registration", and he once again asked his colleagues to try their luck with dental stickers—in fact, he himself knows that this is purely hope for "God will open his eyes" to luck.

On the first day of the registration, he asked the master to bring the toothpaste. There was a huge crowd of people in front of the Yamen of the Salt Department. The master waited in line for a long time to get to the table. It was smooth at the beginning, and all the registrations for questions were passed. , but when it came to the place where the certificate was issued, it was flatly rejected:
"We don't have a toothpaste here. Take this toothpaste back first." The cadre who spoke was very polite, but no matter how good the master said, the "license" was not issued.

The master hurried back to report. He Guirong was already worried, so he quickly sent someone to ask other people, but the result was very bad: none of the people who went to register had received a "license".They were all sent back with the same words: "We don't have a dental license here."

This touched He Guirong's already tense nerves.After the Australians entered the city, they tried to find ways to try to meet the Australians, but they ran into walls everywhere.Originally, the dental office was ready to spend 10 taels of silver to honor the public and private interests of Australians.I just want to replace the toothpaste in my hand with Da Song's.Never thought it wouldn't work at all!
He Guirong still couldn't figure out why the Australians were so indifferent to them: You must know that Director Zheng even saw the owner of the blacksmith shop, but he only saw the people in their dental shop!
You must know that there have been dental shops since ancient times, and the relationship with the government is also cheap and beneficial.Whether it's public or private, it's not harmful to the government. What's the deal with the Australians?Could it be that they think their filial piety is not enough?But they didn't even send someone to deliver a message!
Now as long as the Australian speaks, he is willing to go bankrupt!
In a moment of desperation, he saw his valet running in and told him that the man who had gone to get the license just now had returned, but he still hadn't received it.

"...Master Xu asked the little one to tell the master that the Australians have posted a notice that anyone who does not have a license will be regarded as 'operating without a license' from May [-]st and will be banned. Please hurry up and find a way..."

"Okay! You go down!" He Guirong's face was frosty.

The boy didn't go down, and said again: "Master Xu also said that the fact that Australians don't issue dental licenses is probably related to the fact that the gang of Chaoshan grain merchants in the Haiyang Guild Hall have filed a lawsuit..."

"What?!" He Guirong suddenly twisted his brows and eyes together, "Speak carefully!"

"Yes!" the boy reported, "Master Xu said that he found out that the grain merchants had been to the Great World more than ten days ago and had met with an Australian elder. I don't know how much money they spent to bribe them Australians don't change their teeth..."

"Is this true?" He Guirong stared.

The boy flinched: "Master Xu said so."

"You immediately invite Master Xu and the other masters! Say that I have something important to discuss!"

He said that "several masters" are all prominent figures in the tooth shop, and the servants knew it without calling names, so they went there immediately.He Guirong thought that he was really careless, and after all the thinking, he didn't expect that the gang of Chaoshan people would go to see the Australians first, and directly beat the elders with money!
In terms of financial resources, the grain merchants in Haiyang are much stronger than them.Unexpectedly, this group of strong dragons from other places would take this opportunity to fight against this local snake!

The dentists who were summoned were all aware of the seriousness of the situation, and they were unwilling to give up the benefits of "buying short and selling short" and making money on the ground.

"Compared to spending money, we can't spend them." The dentist called "Master Xu" worriedly said, "They are rich and powerful, and they are one step ahead..."

Everyone felt hopeless.

"Hmph, it's unknown who will win the game!" At this time, someone suddenly said grimly.

Xu Gurong was suffering from not being able to think of a solution, seeing that it was his master who was speaking, he hurriedly asked: "Master Shi, what can you do?"

"We can't compete with money, but they are outsiders after all. Even if they lay dead on the street, no one will help them to cry for grievances. When people are dead, how can they get money? I don't think Australians are stupid. .”

"What if the money has already been delivered?" Someone asked, "There must be an explanation for receiving money."

"Wouldn't that be better for Australians? The money is collected, but the person dies. This is called death without evidence--you can say that you don't know what you promised. What's wrong with turning your hands and getting money from the dental bank?" ? Officials are all cannibals, and I don't believe Australians are an exception!" Shi Shi said with a sinister smile.

When he said this, everyone felt a sense of enlightenment.Master Xu couldn't help stretching out his thumb: "Tall! It's really tall!" A group of people also echoed in eagerness.Dental merchants are not good lords, and this is not the first time they have done such a thing: in order to teach foreign merchants who "do not understand the rules", hiring bandits to assassinate foreign merchants and set fire to boats and warehouses is not acceptable to them. It's nothing new.

(End of this chapter)