"This young man is Qiao Yu and Qiao Shunqing? He is really young and promising. I am so happy for brother Qiao to have such a promising son!" Li Yaoting stretched out his big hand covered with age spots and took Qiao Yu's hand, looking very cordial.
Li Yaoting has been in Sichuan for many years and has deep connections. He is also a brother of Cen Yuying, the father of Sichuan Governor Cen Chunxuan. He has a high status. Some people even call the old man the opposition prime minister. Qiao Guangyuan also has some contacts with him. Qiao Yu should respect him in terms of age and status.
This old man.
"Old man, you are so polite, but you are getting stronger and stronger. You are a great banner for Sichuan business community!"
"Hey! What a big flag, even if it is a big flag, the old man has to hand it over to someone more capable today. Come on, everyone, come in. The old man doesn't have anything to entertain you, but there is still some fragrant tea, please come quickly!"
Everyone followed Li Yaoting into the main hall. There were more than 200 businessmen who came to the party. Among them, only about 20 people were qualified to sit in the main hall. The rest could only sit in the courtyard. However, the Li family had already
After being prepared, they all set up tents and arranged them appropriately. After everyone sat down, Li Heyang waved his hand, and countless maids flew out like butterflies and fluttered over to serve tea to these merchants.
These maids are all in their seventeen or eighteen years old, petite and exquisite, each wearing gauze clothes, and their figures are extremely graceful. These maids alone can tell that they have accumulated a lot of experience. Although the Bai family is also a wealthy family, after all, they did not get rich at the same time as Li
How can I have the energy to choose such an excellent maid?
Although everyone was envious, they all knew that first things first. They simply took a few sips of tea and put down the cup. Li Yaoting coughed lightly: "Old man, thanks to everyone's misunderstanding, I have been the president of this chamber of commerce for six years. I
My health is getting worse and worse, and my energy is not as good as before. For the development of our Chongqing business community, I think we should re-elect a young and powerful president to lead everyone. What do you think?"
"Haha, Mr. Li, you should be the leader because of your high moral standing. However, since you have always resigned as president, I think the country cannot be without a leader for a day, and we cannot live without a leader. Everyone should re-elect someone.
A new president."
The person who spoke was a fur trader. Qiao Yu didn't know this person. Wang Gui, who was standing beside him, lowered his head and told him secretly, "This person's surname is Xie, and he and Huang Wanwan are related to each other!"
It stands to reason that Huang Wanwan does not have the advantage. He should try his best to retain Li Yaoting. Even if he cannot let Li Yaoting continue to stay, he still has to win Mr. Li's favor. However, it seems that he can't wait to drive Li Yaoting out. It's really interesting.
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"What Boss Xie said is that the old man has long wanted to abdicate in favor of someone new, so everyone should nominate a new president!"
After Li Yaoting finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said nothing. The old man seemed to feel a little unhappy in his heart. The tea had gone cold before he left. Are you so anxious that you can't even say a few polite words? The old man didn't speak. Everyone
It was not easy to speak blindly. After a long silence, the fur trader named Xie spoke.
"Everyone, we are going to elect a president. In my opinion, this president must be a man of great wealth, with good hands and eyes, who can lead everyone to do great things and make a fortune. I would like to recommend Mr. Huang Baiwan, Boss Huang. Boss Huang's business is extremely
Prosperous and rich, both black and white must give Mr. Huang face. Even foreigners are polite to Boss Huang. Today's world is the world of foreigners. Whether it is the British Empire or the Japanese Empire, as long as they extend their arms
A little finger can turn the factory that some people are proud of into ashes, so everyone should be aware of current affairs!"
"Boss Xie, do you mean that Mr. Huang is eating foreign food?" Wang Gui asked with a sneer. He was already tied to Qiao Yu's interests. He must not fall behind at this time. This is all a favor...
"Wang Gui, you have no control over whether I eat foreign food or not. Even if I take ten thousand steps back, no matter what kind of food it is, as long as I can eat it, it is better than starving to death! You may be dissatisfied, but I want to tell you that I have
After discussing with the British Empire, I am already the exclusive agent of kerosene in Sichuan. This kerosene is a good thing. Who can use it for lighting? I say this not to show off to everyone, but to tell everyone that foreigners from other countries
Is it enough for us to work hard for a lifetime if a little benefit flows from the seams of our hands? We are all businessmen, and no one has any grudge against Qianzi. If I can become the president, I will never forget such a good thing! Think about it!"
Huang Baiwan took the initiative to speak. Although his words were shameless, they seemed to be a little unreasonable. Many people seemed to be nodding their heads. Mr. Li Yaoting's eyebrows seemed to be raised, and the flesh on his face was slightly...
Twitching, Qiao Yu didn't have any expression change, just sipping tea slowly. In fact, Huang Wanwan's words represent the thoughts of many shameless businessmen. This kind of people have a name, they are called compradors.
Compradors were a major cancer in modern China. China was forced to open up to the world and open its market. Foreign goods came in on a large scale, and a large amount of the country's wealth drained out. The only way to change this passive situation was to work hard to develop industry and have its own manufacturing industry.
Only then can they regain their rights and interests, and the comprador class relies on the protection of foreigners and its own privileges to help foreigners sell goods while plundering China's resources and enjoying the leftovers rewarded by foreigners.
These people are undoubtedly a group of vampires, plundering China's resources and suppressing the living space of national industry. In this way, China's wealth has been sucked away bit by bit. In modern times, especially after the Republic of China, China's industry, especially heavy industry, has not developed at all.
For ten years, we still relied on some factories left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to manufacture some guns and steel. This desolate situation is extremely important to the rapid development of the comprador class. It can be said that their carefree life is completely based on China.
on top of the suffering of the common people.
Wang Dongcheng coughed and said loudly: "Everyone, Boss Huang has pointed out a clear path for everyone, which is to work as slaves for the foreigners, plunder our wealth for the foreigners, and live on a little gift from the foreign masters. I don't know who is willing!"
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Although some of the businessmen present agreed with Huang Wanwan's proposition, they did not dare to admit the reputation. Wang Dongcheng glanced at the audience and continued: "Everyone, it is difficult to run an industry, but it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.
And the profits are so huge that they are far beyond what being a slave to foreigners can do. I own 10% of the shares in Limin Textile Factory, and now the first month’s dividend is 5,000 taels, which means that one month
In that time, the textile factory earned 50,000 taels. This was only the first phase of the factory. Now the second phase of the project has been completed. The production capacity of the textile factory has more than tripled. According to this momentum, it can be said that the capital can be recovered in one year.
, the prospects of other factories are also very promising. Such achievements are mostly due to Mr. Qiao's planning. I, Lao Wang, have never admired anyone in my life, but Mr. Qiao's talent and character definitely impressed Lao Wang, so I am willing to work for Qiao.
The gentleman waved the flag and shouted, everyone can think about it. After all, the number of people working for foreigners is limited, and you may not even get 10% of the people present. With the development of the factory industry, everyone has the opportunity to become a shareholder and enjoy the benefits of industrial development.
, let’s weigh carefully where we go from here!”
Wang Dongcheng's words made sense, and he took the profits of Limin Textile Factory as an example. Everyone knew that textile factories made money, but they never expected that they could make so much. The balance in their hearts was tilting towards Qiao Yu.
Already.
"Everyone, Boss Wang praised me highly, so let me say a few words! We are all experienced in business. I believe that everyone knows the importance of capital operation. Only when money is moved can we create more wealth, otherwise
How much money you have is just a number. In fact, it is not just an industry, but also the entire society. Money is like blood. Only when the blood flows smoothly can people become healthy. We run our own factories and earn money.
We will continue to invest to drive the development of more industries. After workers receive their wages, they will also spend it to buy more goods. If this money is blood, in this circle, it will nourish the entire Chongqing.
Business, and the consequence of helping foreigners is that after the foreigners take away the profits, they will only invest in themselves, and in turn sell more goods to us and obtain greater profits, while our own blood continues to flow out,
But it is getting poorer and weaker. If this continues, I can boldly say that most of the people we are working on will go bankrupt, and it will be difficult to even save the current family business!"