At noon the next day, there was a banquet at Huashufeng's house, and five wealthy businessmen came to his house. The five of them, plus Huashufeng and Liu Pei, were the core and highest-level existence of the department store. These seven people

The decision will almost determine the direction of the department store.

In the past period of time, department stores have developed rapidly. They have opened department stores in Jinan, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Nanjing, and Tianjin. They have made friends with a large number of local officials and wealthy businessmen, and their money is pouring in!

But it is not without setbacks. The department store in Beijing was opened at Liu Pei's initiative. As a result, it was occupied by others soon after it opened. Liu Pei was also scratching his head for this. Liu Pei originally wanted to set up shop in Beijing.

The next nail was to be used as an intelligence base. But what he didn't expect was that the officials and nobles in Beijing were so shameless that several of them joined forces to occupy the department store. As a result, the department store suffered its first loss.

Liu Pei had to write a letter to several major shareholders to apologize.

However, several shareholders did not blame Liu Pei for this. They just wrote to ridicule him, saying that young people are not reliable in their work. Others did not have any complaints. But Liu Pei also understood the reason.

This is because he holds a large stake in the department store, and these businessmen are suspicious of him. But they will not tolerate Liu Pei making big mistakes again. If his ideas are wrong next time, I am afraid someone will

He was forced to withdraw his shares. Therefore, Liu Pei came fully prepared this time and prepared to tie them more tightly to his car.

After everyone met, it was natural for them to exchange greetings. But immediately someone came to tease Liu Pei. Li Fuchang noticed that two short whiskers appeared on Liu Pei's upper lip. He teased Liu Pei and said: "Oh, the dignified Liu Da."

The boss has already grown a beard, but it’s a pity that he doesn’t have a cousin yet! Does that mean he hasn’t grown up yet?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present burst out laughing. In ancient times, men and crown ceremonies had to have a nickname. Liu Pei was born in modern times, so he never had a nickname. But this time Liu Pei was confident and waited for everyone to laugh.

After he finished, he said: "Brothers, you will never have the chance to laugh at me again! This time I went back to the island and asked the elders of the clan to give me a cousin name."

Taking a cousin name is a big deal! This proves that this person is really an adult. In the past, a few people could take this opportunity to tease Liu Pei, but in the future, I am afraid that they will no longer be able to treat Liu Pei as a child. So Hua Hua

Shufeng said: "Oh! Then what is your cousin's name?"

Liu Pei said: "The elders of the clan have given me the word Congyu!"

Although the people present were not said to have read poetry and books, they were definitely not drunkards. Someone immediately said: "From "The Jade Chapter". Jade, pendant

Ye. This is Pei. Or Congyu. It seems that the elders of your clan have great expectations for you!"

In fact, the two characters "Congyu" are the pseudonyms Liu Pei chose for himself. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, a person without a pseudonym would always be considered a young person, or a person at the bottom of society. With a pseudonym,

It means that this person has officially entered the society, can assume responsibilities, and establish a family.

In the next two days, several people conducted a detailed discussion and evaluation of the current situation and development of the department store, and set goals for the next expansion. Those present are all seniors in the business world. In terms of business,

I don’t know how much better than Liu Pei, and they have more knowledge. Otherwise, they would not be in the position they are today. So Liu Pei was basically silent during the entire meeting. But Liu Pei did not weaken his sense of presence.

. Instead, he added some experience and skills from later generations into the plan, making the plan more maneuverable. At the same time, Liu Pei's lack of words was even more appreciated as a person, making everyone present appreciate Liu Pei.

Pei Dugao took a good look at him and thought he was a humble person. So everyone had a better impression of Liu Pei.

After the meeting, Huashufeng, as the landowner, naturally held a banquet to entertain everyone. While everyone was enjoying the wine, Liu Pei extended an invitation to everyone, inviting them to watch the military parade at Qianhu Station in front of Fushan Mountain.

One person said: "What's so good about that? What's so good about a group of poor military households who don't even have complete clothes?"

Another person said: "Maybe it will be different this time. After all, Cong Yuxian is the official of Qianhu."

Huashufeng also said: "Cong Yuxian has always had great abilities, but maybe there are differences."

Liu Pei also saw that everyone was not sincere, so Liu Pei deliberately provoked them and said: "Brothers, if you follow me to the Qianfu Station, I will show you what it means to be a real elite! The soldiers you have seen before are like me.

Compared with my servants, they are like clouds of clay!"

Everyone's interest was aroused by Liu Pei, and they all agreed to come down to watch the military parade. However, Huashufeng joked: "I'll wait and see. If they don't say it's good-looking or exciting, Congyu will lose some prizes to us!"

After hearing this, everyone applauded and quickly discussed the outcome. If the military parade was not wonderful, Liu Pei would provide his family with free soap and perfume for a year. On the other hand, if they lost, they would each donate 2,000 taels of silver to Liu Pei to support the army.

.Liu Pei naturally agreed readily.

After staying in Jinan for another two days, everyone set off together to Qianhusuo in front of Fushan. While they were on the way, they were slightly surprised by the changes in various places. When they arrived at Qianhusuo, they were really surprised.

Already.

At this time, Qianhu Institute is not as dilapidated as before. First of all, the outside of Qianhu Institute

The village was moved away. All the trees around Qianhusuo were cut down, exposing a large open space. Because the existence of trees will provide convenience to the attackers, there are generally no patches of woods around the city. Qianhusuo

It was originally arranged according to this guiding ideology, but as time passed, people did not care about the rules, and even villages were built along the walls of Qianhusuo.

All the weeds on the outer wall of Qianhusuo have been removed. The damaged areas have also been completely repaired. The bumpy walls have been smoothed out, making them look extra smooth. The gate of Qianhusuo has been renovated and painted with thick paint.

A thick layer of paint was applied. The entire door shone in the sunlight.

The streets inside Qianhusuo have been re-paved and there is no debris at all. All the houses inside have been renovated and cleaned cleanly. The soldiers going back and forth are all full of energy and strong in body.

The soldiers at the garrison are very different.

Huashufeng and the others traveled all over the country, so naturally they knew a lot about military households. However, everything they saw on the road and in front of them completely overturned their knowledge. Huashufeng said: "Brother Xian! This is really something I have often seen before.

The kind of Qianhushao?"

Liu Pei laughed loudly and said: "This was originally the Qianhu House!"

A wealthy businessman surnamed Liu next to him said: "The Qianhu Office in Congyu is different from the Qianhu Office in the Ming Dynasty! Congyu does have great talents!"

Liu Pei said quickly: "I don't dare! I don't dare! I can't compare to your elder brothers in business, but I think I am still somewhat capable in military training!"

After Liu Pei boasted like this, everyone was looking forward to the military parade even more. They all asked when the military parade would start. Liu Pei looked into the distance and said: "Those people who are coming are also my servants. The military parade will start when they arrive."

"

Everyone followed Liu Pei and looked into the distance. Sure enough, a large group of people was approaching. So everyone stood on tiptoes and looked into the distance. Liu Pei said to them: "Brothers, please stop looking here and follow me up the wall.

You can see it more clearly there.”

At Lampard's invitation, Shang happily followed Liu Pei up the wall. As expected, he could see far from the wall. He saw a team approaching the wall not far away, but the smoke made it difficult to see clearly.

At this moment, a "dong-dong" drum sound suddenly sounded in Qianhusuo, which startled everyone! Everyone turned around and looked inside the village wall, and saw a large group of people stepping onto the cross street with the sound of drums.

This group of people ran quickly, and their footsteps were in time with the drums. Every step was shocking. Everyone's hearts were beating. It seemed that every step of these footsteps stepped on people's hearts, and the sound of the footsteps was even more shocking.
Chapter completed!