The Royal Merchants Selection Conference is scheduled to be held on the first day of October. The entire capital is paying great attention to this meeting.
The common people thought simply, thinking that the goods in the hands of merchants were related to the richness of life and the convenience of buying and selling, so they paid more attention to them.
The dignitaries are thinking more. This time, the emperor will be personally selected by the imperial merchants. Firstly, they want to understand the emperor's thoughts; secondly, businessmen from all over the world gather together, which is a good opportunity to select affiliates and collaborators. p>
Therefore, after mid-September, the street where the Zodiac Hall is located and the nearby streets are filled with people coming and going every day.
The National Wealth Corridor and the Minyin Corridor, which can see the waterside pavilion in the center of the Zodiac Hall where the conference will be held, have been reserved by dignitaries from all walks of life.
As October approaches, Chu Yao spends more and more time in the mansion, and as long as he is in the mansion, he will definitely stay in Shi Fuxin's room.
Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao, who came to her room to drink tea silently as soon as she returned home, and was speechless: "Are you very free recently?"
Chu Yao glanced at her: "It's okay."
Shi Fuxin thought for a moment and asked with a smile: "I heard that the heads of the four companies in Zhao'an, Nanhai, haven't shown up yet. Why don't you go and investigate?"
Chu Yao looked at her: "You know clearly."
Shi Fuxin smiled: "This is necessary. I am determined to be the number one businessman in Dachu. Naturally, I have to pay more attention to my peers who are more skillful."
"The number one businessman in Dachu?"
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin: "How dare you think about it."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "You still have to have dreams, what if they come true." She paused and snorted, "Why, you seem to be very dismissive of me? Do you think I don't have the ability?"
Chu Yao said nothing.
Seeing this, Shi Fuxin became unhappy and snorted heavily, then ignored Chu Yao and continued to look through the information on businessmen from various places collected by the cigarette bag.
Chu Yao looked at her with complicated eyes.
He wanted to be the number one businessman in Dachu. This arrogant tone made him more and more sure of his guess.
Apart from the beauty Xiaoshiliu, there must be other industries, and this industry is most likely to be Shennongtang, which all parties are vying to win over!
Chu Yao had a headache when he thought that Shennongtang was involved in the border troops.
But some names are not so easy to bear.
It would undoubtedly be beneficial to the eldest prince to have the help of Shennongtang, but Chu Yao did not want Shi Fuxin to get involved in the whirlpool of the imperial power struggle. He hesitated for a while, but still spoke: "This election of Huangshang is very complicated, you'd better
Don't mix it up."
Shi Fuxin immediately raised her head and looked at Chu Yao: "I have to go."
Chu Yao frowned: "There is no turning back. Once something is exposed, there will be a steady stream of troubles in the future."
Shi Fuxin replied: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. You can't stop moving forward just because of fear."
Chu Yao was a little silent after hearing this. In fact, he envied Shiliu's daring and adventurous temperament.
Even though he is now the commander of the Supervision Department, and he seems not to care about everyone outside, in fact, no one knows that he has no bottom in his heart many times, and he only relies on his breath to hold on.
As for Shiliu, her daring to think and act is entirely out of self-confidence.
Shi Fuxin thought that Chu Yao would say something else, but when she saw that he finished the tea in his hand and left without saying a word, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
During this period, Chu Yao stayed with her every day. It was not like other people in the house thought that Chu Yao couldn't live without her and wanted to be with her.
When Chu Yao came to her, he wanted to explore her more.
She also understood that with the intelligence network Chu Yao had, there must be some speculation about her affairs.
Fortunately, Chu Yao sought refuge with the eldest prince, and she was his master. In general, they had common interests.
Therefore, even if her identity as the leader of Shennong Hall is exposed, there will be no conflict with Chu Yao.
After figuring this out, Shi Fuxin continued to deal with the matters at hand.
Time flies and it’s the first day of October.
Because the emperor was going to visit in person, the Zodiac Hall was taken over by the Guards three days ago. Now, people from the Guards are everywhere inside and outside the hall.
At four quarters of the hour (8:00), the emperor's dragon chariot appeared outside the Zodiac Hall.
Behind the emperor are all the princes. Even the prince who injured his leg also attended today. He was carried and followed behind the emperor into the guild hall with the eldest prince and others.
The Huangshang campaign venue is on the Tongxin Lake in the center of the Zodiac Hall. A two-story hollow attic was built in the center of the lake.
The first floor of the attic is supported by twelve pillars with a diameter of nearly 20 meters. There are no walls. Looking from the outside, you can see everything inside at a glance.
The second floor is closed, and outsiders cannot see what is going on inside.
From the shore to the center of the lake, there is a bridge corridor in each of the four directions: east, west, south and north.
The emperor took the princes directly to the second floor of the attic. From the second floor, he could clearly see everything that happened on the first floor.
As the commander of the Supervision Department, Chu Yao is familiar with the intelligence of all parties. In order to facilitate the emperor to understand the situation, he also stays with the emperor.
Half an hour after the emperor and his party entered the museum, the dignitaries from all parties were able to enter. After entering, they could only look at the situation in the center of the lake from the promenade on both sides of the Tongxin Lake.
Because the Twelve Zodiac Hall was built under the supervision of Queen Wende, female relatives were allowed to visit whenever a chamber of commerce was held starting from the Taizu period.
The Cathay Corridor and the Minyin Corridor stand on the east and west sides of Tongxin Lake respectively. The Cathay Corridor is where male guests gather, while the Minyin Corridor is full of female relatives.
On the male guest side, almost all the officials and dignitaries who could come in came, including several princes, and many other marquises and uncles with titles.
As for the female family members, the highest status is the Crown Princess, the Queen Mother in the palace. The Queen is not happy with occasions like New Year's Eve, so she sends the Crown Princess as her representative.
Many relatives of the emperors and the female relatives of officials also came.
Shi Fuxin originally wanted to come alone, but before going out, she was called over by Princess Guan, and then she learned that Princess Rong was also coming to the Zodiac Hall to watch the fun.
In the end, Shi Fuxin could only go to the Zodiac Hall with the female family members of Prince Rong's Mansion.
Princess Rong and the Queen Mother were of the same generation. As soon as she appeared, even the Crown Princess had to stand up to greet her, and other female relatives present also came over to say hello.
"Sister Xin!"
Seeing Shi Fuxin coming, Xiahou Huanyan immediately came over: "I knew you would not miss this kind of excitement."
After a brief exchange of greetings with Xiahou Huanyan, Shi Fuxin asked in confusion: "Don't Princess Qingyang not like to go out? Why are you here today?"
Princess Chengyang relies on the emperor's favor and is a high-profile person who likes to show off. Her appearance is not surprising to everyone. However, Princess Qingyang, who rarely attends banquets and gatherings, also came today, which surprised everyone.
Xiahou Huanyan knew that Shi Fuxin had wanted to marry Princess Qingyang's son Gongsun Ming. Seeing that she was still paying so much attention to them, she couldn't help but asked: "Why, you haven't let go of Gongsun Ming yet?"
Shi Fuxin laughed: "What are you talking about? I'm just a little weird."
Xia Hou Huanyan: "What's so strange about this? Maybe Princess Qingyang just came out to relax." After a pause, "But it is indeed a bit strange. Gongsun Ming's daughter-in-law is not with Princess Qingyang, and she doesn't know where she is."
Where is it?"
They were just insignificant people. Shi Fuxin paid no attention to them and cast her sights on the attic in the middle of the lake.
At this moment, there are many businessmen sitting on the first floor of the attic.