King Lu Chenyang of Chu came to Guangzhou with his confidants.
The lights of Guangzhou Harbor are brilliant at night.
There are street lights on both sides of the road, using incandescent bulbs for lighting.
Various small shops on both sides of the street have plaques made of colored glass above them, which display colorful names under the illumination of small light bulbs inside.
The shops at the port are mainly various specialty shops and inns.
After Lu Chenyang, the king of Chu, came ashore, he refused the invitation of the governor of Guangdong.
He is already the monarch of a vassal state and should not be too close to the local officials of the empire.
They were hosted by the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce and stayed in the best restaurant in Guangzhou.
It has delicious food with Guangdong characteristics and is also convenient for communicating with businessmen from the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu smelled the delicious food in the restaurant and wanted to have a late night snack.
He then thought that his predecessor, King Zhang Yuliang of Fujian, as a hero in the founding of the country, did not die on the battlefield, but died of diseases caused by obesity.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu did not want to die too early because he was too fat.
He allowed his entourage to move freely.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu came to his room and made a cup of light tea.
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As a monarch, he does not have his own royal guards.
The throne will definitely not be secure, and he will probably die in a daze.
The hottest thing in the empire recently is that the princes and kings are leaving the empire one after another.
The countries have not yet been formally established, and the intrigues have already begun.
The Gui Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom have begun to fight openly and secretly over the inheritance of the Holy Roman Empire.
As for the established vassal states, they also set their sights on the new vassal states.
The countries like Min, Zheng, and Cai are not very aggressive.
They just took the opportunity to send people to the chaotic Europe and the Middle East to recruit some talents.
It takes more than ten years to cultivate a talent in your own country. It is much easier to snatch the talents cultivated by other forces.
Zhao State, Wei State, and Cao State are extremely aggressive countries.
When they recruit talents, they also recruit some domestic disobedient people and some people with ulterior motives.
Immigration to Europe and the Middle East by various means.
The original countries in Europe and the Middle East have been defeated and collapsed, and are now under military control. The new countries have not yet officially taken over management rights.
The local area is in a very chaotic state, with only some basic order.
In this state, it is very suitable for these forces to mix sand.
Some immigrants who have obvious problems can still detect clues in advance.
Once some deeply hidden dark particles are detonated, they will cause extremely serious losses.
In doing so, these countries also alienated the mutual trust between the royal family and their ministers.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu did not have a better way to solve this conspiracy.
He can only be more lucky. He has the confidants cultivated by the Chu State since childhood, and the ministers who are deeply bound to the Chu State, and they will both prosper and suffer.
The King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, would definitely not reuse a family that cast a wide net and allowed its branches to serve as officials in various countries.
He drank a cup of tea to refresh himself. There is no other civilization in the world now.
It can calm down during this period. Once the empire shows its decline, it will not be able to suppress the vassal countries below.
A new war will inevitably break out.
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King Chu Lu Chenyang listened to the crisp bells outside. He slowly opened his eyes and opened the curtains.
A bright beam of sunlight enters the house.
He put on his clothes and learned that his cronies were transporting supplies that Chu State had purchased in advance to the cargo ship at the port.
When Fuzhao saw Chu King Lu Chenyang approaching, he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty said before that he wanted to meet the businessmen of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
I conveyed your opinion to the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and they responded positively.
The Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce has elected representatives and is waiting in the restaurant.
Whenever you have time, I will make arrangements immediately."
King Lu Chenyang of Chu thought for a while and ordered: "The time we have to stay in Guangzhou is limited, so we should do it sooner rather than later."
He looked at the time on his watch. It was half past eight in the morning.
"Tell the hotel to arrange a banquet. At nine o'clock sharp, I will personally entertain the representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce on the fifth floor."
After hearing the instructions from King Lu Chenyang of Chu, Fufang immediately went to the room where the representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce were and informed them of the banquet.
The room where representatives from the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce were located was filled with smoke.
Wang Dahai smoked a cigarette vigorously. He looked at President Chen Fuxing and asked with some concern: "President Chen, what do you think of King Chu's attitude?"
President Chen Fuxing said with a tangled expression: "The attitude of King Chu is hard to say.
But I know that these generals are from princes and kings, and it is best to be direct when communicating with them.
If everything is unclear, we will be the ones who suffer the consequences.
Our Guangdong Chamber of Commerce does not put all our eggs in one basket.
We will mainly invest in whichever country provides good policies.
Once it is discovered that a certain country is not doing well, it will immediately admit its losses and withdraw its capital, and transfer the development company's stocks to others.
We businessmen must never conflict with those who hold the barrel of a gun.
Otherwise, we must be the ones who suffer.
It's not like we people have no way out. The empire's performance over the years deserves our trust.
We must not forget that our base camp is in the empire, and if we lose some external things, we lose them.
There is no businessman in the world who doesn't lose money, so don't take advantage of him.
Our Guangdong Chamber of Commerce often takes the imperial golden route to Europe.
Almost all important countries along the route have investments from our chamber of commerce.
We are not newbies in shopping malls. We all have a scale in our hearts that can measure our own gains and losses."
After President Chen Fuxing finished speaking, many representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce nodded their heads.
"The president has great advice, diversification of investment is the way to go."
"A snake can't survive without a head. We follow the president's arrangements."
"This time I can observe King Chu's performance up close.
If the King of Chu meets our expectations, then we should increase investment.
The King of Chu regards us as a piece of cake, so he will find a way to escape.
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While they were discussing, the bell in the room suddenly rang.
Everyone seemed to be pinched by the neck, and the noisy voices in the room stopped.
They all knew that the people around King Chu were about to arrive.
President Chen Fuxing coughed and said while sipping tea: "Cotton from Zhao is cheaper than cotton from the Western Regions.
Those congressmen from the Western Region are making a noise in the Congress, strongly demanding that tariffs be imposed on cotton from the vassal countries to protect the interests of domestic cotton farmers."
Other representatives of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce immediately understood what President Chen Fuxing meant.
Wang Dahai threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground and stamped it out with his foot.
“Foreign countries have to raise taxes, and domestic ones are not prosperous either.
Those guys from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce are planning to join forces with local chambers of commerce in Siam and India to drive up the price of rubber.
They are really not afraid of forcing us and directly choose to import rubber from Cao and Wei."
While they were discussing these things, Variance knocked on the door.
Chen Fuxing, who has a chubby body, walked to the door nimbly and opened it immediately.
When he saw the arrival, he smiled and said, "Welcome, Mr. Fang, please take a seat."
Kaoru looked at the expectant crowd and said with a smile: "I won't sit down, I have other things to be busy with.
I am here to inform you that the King of Chu has agreed to meet you.
There will be a banquet at nine o'clock on the fifth floor of the hotel.
Please come to the banquet on time, the King of Chu does not like people who are not punctual."
When President Chen Fuxing heard the news, he felt a little relieved.
If King Lu Chenyang of Chu is willing to meet them, it will be much better than the princes and kings who are unwilling to meet.
Wu Wang Qi Gangyi, Shu Wang Qian Mingyi, Xiang Wang Liang Feng and other princes and kings simply did not even set up a development company and were not willing to deal with businessmen like them at all.
President Chen Fuxing smiled and said: "Master Fang, we are in a restaurant, how can we be late."
Variance reminded again: "President Chen, you should know what it means on time! I don't need to explain more."
President Chen Fuxing bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Fang, for your suggestion."
After Wang Dahai saw Fang Fang leaving, he asked doubtfully: "President Chen, what did Lord Fang mean just now?"
President Chen Fuxing simply explained: "The King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, was a military general.
In the military, the concept of punctuality is extremely important.
When setting a time for a war to start, it can neither be advanced nor lag behind.
Mr. Fang wants us not to make our own decisions, go to see King Chu in advance, and be sure to arrive on time."
"I understand. Although this matter is simple, if you don't understand King Chu's hobbies, it's easy to get into trouble."
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King Lu Chenyang of Chu took advantage of the time when the food was being served to chat with the steward of the restaurant and asked him about the changes in Guangzhou over the years.
Based on his own analysis, Guangzhou seized the historical opportunity.
Cabinet Minister Honeysuckle does have some abilities. When he was in charge of Guangdong, he actively promoted Guangdong's industrial transformation.
Other places are still exporting to Europe the three traditional categories of silk, tea, and porcelain.
Guangzhou is already opening up the European market with bicycles, sewing machines, clocks, perfumes and other industrial products.
As the merchants of the empire opened up the golden waterways, they opened up markets along the golden waterways.
Guangzhou, an important port on the golden waterway, has also risen with the wind and ushered in opportunities for rapid development.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu believed that if Chu wanted to develop rapidly, it must find its own position.
There is no future for developing agriculture. Chu State does not have the ability or strength to develop industry across the board. It must focus on breakthroughs in certain important industrial fields.
When Fuzhao came to the banquet hall, he walked up to Chu King Lu Chenyang and reminded: "Your Majesty, the time has come. Representatives of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce are waiting outside the door."
King Lu Chenyang of Chu ordered: "Let them come in."
He said to the steward of the restaurant: "Dinner is ready."
The steward of the restaurant immediately ordered the waiters to take off the glass covers on the dishes.
The aroma of the dishes on the table filled the air.
President Chen Fuxing was notified, and he also walked into the banquet hall respectfully with representatives of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce.
When they came to the front of Chu King Lu Chenyang, they immediately bowed collectively and said: "Meet the King of Chu."
"Okay, don't go through all this red tape, sit down and eat!
If you have any worries, then have a frank chat with me."
The representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce saw that King Lu Chenyang of Chu was relatively free and easy, so they immediately sat respectfully at the dining table.
When they saw King Lu Chenyang of Chu moving his chopsticks, they started to eat carefully.
No one at the dinner table said anything unnecessary, and they ate quietly with the King of Chu, Lu Chenyang.
Until King Lu Chenyang of Chu asked someone to bring some jars of wine, and they exchanged glasses.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu asked: "I am here now. If you have anything to worry about, please ask as soon as possible!"
President Chen Fuxing knew they had to seize this opportunity.
After he stood up and finished the toast, he first introduced himself: "King Chu, Xiaomin is the president of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce and the chairman of the board of directors of Fuxing Garment Company, mainly engaged in the clothing and textile industry.
Shareholders of Chuguo Development Company with 100,000 shares can become members of Congress.
May I ask King Chu, what are the specific requirements to become a member of the National Assembly, and what are the benefits of being a member of the National Assembly?"
King Lu Chenyang of Chu had already reached an agreement with his confidants on this issue.
He said briefly: "You businessmen who have purchased 100,000 shares of Chuguo Development Company, if you want to become a member of Congress, you only need to meet two conditions.
The first condition is to immigrate to Chu State and obtain the nationality of the motherland.
Our country’s members of Congress cannot be handed over to foreigners.
The second condition is to spend 10,000 taels of silver coins to buy property in Chu State, whether it is a farm or a factory.
I believe that those who have perseverance have perseverance.
The treatment enjoyed by members of the Chu State’s Congress is similar to that of members of the Empire’s Congress.
It has certain criminal immunity; it can discuss national policies and formulate relevant laws; it also has the right to meet with the king and make suggestions."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! President Chen Fuxing completely relaxed after hearing the request of Chu King Lu Chenyang.
The requirements of King Lu Chenyang of Chu were not high at all.
The most important criminal immunity for members of Congress was also generously granted by the King of Chu.
What these businessmen fear most is that local officials will make false accusations and directly use their power to rob their property.
Members of Congress enjoy criminal immunity, and officials cannot frame charges.
Members must be deprived of their status before they can be put in jail.
Such a case would definitely cause a sensation, unless the King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, wanted to take action.
But if Chu King Lu Chenyang wanted to take action, he would not set up such a complicated system.
Wang Dahai stood up immediately and said: "Xiaomin is Wang Dahai, chairman of the board of directors of Wang Brothers Company.
Xiaoren mainly sells various diesel engine agricultural vehicles.
Compared with the well-known companies in the empire, Wang's company's agricultural vehicles still have a certain gap in technology and reputation.
Coupled with the newly built factories, it will be difficult to compete with Imperial companies.
Xiaomin wants to inquire about the tariff policy of Chu State."
King Lu Chenyang of Chu signaled the variance to answer this question.
Fangfang stood up immediately and said: "Chu State basically implemented a zero-tariff policy on grain and minerals in the early days of the founding of the country, and will make adjustments based on the situation at that time.
But for mechanical products that can be produced in the country, high tariffs will be charged to protect the interests of domestic companies."
King of Chu Lu Chenyang talked with representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce at a banquet.
They had in-depth exchanges on taxation, market competition, talent training and other aspects.
The open and honest attitude of Chu King Lu Chenyang dispelled the doubts of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
After meeting with the representatives of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, all the goods purchased in Guangzhou were loaded onto the cargo ship.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu boarded the battleship Chenyang again and led the fleet south.