The old man shook his head, sighed, and stopped talking.
The old man has rented out the entire Juxian Building. There are twenty-three members of the Tea Merchant Association, all of which are relatively successful tea merchants. One-third of the foreigners who come to Beijing to do business there are tea gardens in various places, although the scale is not as large as that of Longxing.
, but he is also a very important figure in the tea business.
When the old man and Yin Le arrived, everyone was already here. Before the old man sent the post, they had already received the news, so as soon as Yin Le came in, everyone's eyes were focused on her.
Yin Le found that most of the eyes focused on her were disdainful and contemptuous. With a faint smile on her lips, she followed the old man to her seat.
Before the old man could speak, the businessman sitting next to him said: "Mr. Liu, this matter is too sudden. We just discussed it privately and don't agree with it."
Yin Le looked over and saw that the speaker was about fifty years old, with gray hair, a mustache, and sharp eyes. His thin body was sitting next to the old man, and he actually looked even shorter than the old man.
The old man looked around the audience. Before he spoke, everyone said together: "We all agree with Brother Yang Bai!"
The businessman named Yang Bai continued: "If you feel that you are old and unable to do what you want, you can choose a new president. Our tea culture has a long history. Chairman Ren must have a solid understanding of tea. He is not just someone who comes up casually.
People say she can be the president. Besides, her background and qualifications really insult the position of president." After saying that, he glanced sideways at Yin Le with a rather contemptuous expression.
The old man was a little stunned. He didn't expect that the opposing opinions were so unanimous. Even a few people who were close friends with him now expressed their opposition. He suddenly felt hopeless and couldn't help but sigh: "I have a reason to do this. I'm so big
You can leave Longxing Tea House to her, don’t you trust my vision?"
Yang Bai laughed and said: "We naturally believe in Mr. Liu's ability to select people, or that Mrs. Sun is indeed outstanding, but this ability is not enough to hold the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Although this position is
We established it among the people ourselves, but once there is a change, it must be reported to the imperial court, and it will also be recorded by the Guangzhou Division (the palace is responsible for the treasury, collection of silver, leather, porcelain, satin, clothing, and tea. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs)
It’s on record and people are not replaced easily.”
"Of course I know, but the Guangzhou Division will not care about our matters, as long as we can provide good tea in time." What he wants is for the Guangzhou Division to record it, otherwise, how can it be done?
Tell the world that Long Yinle is the president of the Tea Merchants Association? The world will also know that she has been married a long time ago. If the emperor has another idea, he will rob the common people's wives.
"That's the case. If we elect a woman to be the president, won't we make other business alliances laugh at us?" Yang Bai said dissatisfied. In the final analysis, this is the key. Who would be willing to accept a woman as their leader? Isn't that true?
Instead of telling others that their tea merchants had no one who could take on important responsibilities, they actually let a woman take the lead.
Yin Le smiled slightly, "Everyone, please be patient. I have prepared some gifts. Please accept them." She turned back to Hongyan and Mo Yan and said, "Give the gifts to all the gentlemen. Remember, don't confuse the names."
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Yang Bai said contemptuously: "Young Mistress Sun is indeed a good person, but this matter cannot be compromised by giving some gifts, unless Young Mistress Sun has the ability to convince us."
"Why don't you take a look at the gifts first? Maybe everyone will change their minds, I'm not sure?" Yin Le picked up the tea cup and took a sip quietly, "The tea is good tea, but it's a pity that at this time, you should drink some cold soup to reduce the heat and relieve dryness.
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Mo Yan and the others used this to distribute the brocade boxes to the people present. When everyone opened the brocade boxes, their faces suddenly changed, and they were filled with shock and anger. They immediately closed the brocade boxes, looking anxious and a little scared.
The old man was a little strange and looked at Yin Le with questioning eyes. However, Yin Le just drank tea lightly and remained silent, with no expression on his face.
The scene was deathly silent, and even breathing could be heard clearly.
Yin Le smiled and said, "You have seen the gifts. Do you have any objections to our old man's proposal? If you do, please speak up immediately."
A tea merchant in his sixties stared at Yin Le and said something through his teeth: "The old man is wise and I believe that Mrs. Sun can lead everyone to a new field."
"We have no objection!" When everyone saw someone speaking out, they joined in. Most of their faces were ashen, but there was only one person whose face was filled with expectations and surprise. He was about the same age as the old man, and his eyes were kind.
His name is Chen Duda. He has been doing good deeds all his life, so he has kind eyebrows and kind eyes.
Now it was the old man's turn to be shocked. He looked at Yin Le with wide eyes. Yin Le smiled, stood up and raised the cup of tea, "That's very good. I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future!"
Everyone's faces were stiff, but they didn't dare not to stand up and raised their cups together, "Happy cooperation!"
Although there were rich dishes in this meal, most people believed that the food did not taste good. The old man was full of doubts and did not know the taste. He had been mentally prepared and persuaded one by one, but things turned out to be...
It was solved so easily. He knew that the key to the problem lay in the gift sent by Yin Le. What gift could make everyone so frightened? He couldn't help but think of Chen Pingyuan. Chen Pingyuan was willing to give up the money he got because of a letter.
After spitting it out, he has not even left Beijing yet, and has been thinking about asking to see Yin Le. Yin Le pushed him three or four times, but he was not angry and kept waiting. Could it be that this is not a gift, but a handle for everyone?
The old man has been upright and aboveboard all his life and would never use others' excuses to threaten others, but now he has to admit that if he didn't do this, there would be no better way.
Yin Le seemed to see what he was thinking and whispered in his ear: "In extraordinary times, use extraordinary means!"
The old man nodded silently. He was still hesitant just now, but now he is very at ease. It is not an easy task to grasp the handle of more than twenty people in two hours. But she actually did it, and Longxing handed it over to her.
, leave the tea alliance to her, I believe there will be no mistakes, maybe she can do better than herself.
After the banquet ended, everyone left the table one after another, most of them with bad expressions. Only the old man named Chen Duda stayed. He walked into Yin Le and asked softly: "Can the Fifth Grandma really find the old man back?"
Lost grandson?”
"Mr. Chen, give me a month, and I will definitely inform Mr. Chen of his whereabouts." This Chen Duda is the only one who has no clues. His only weakness is that he lost his only grandson many years ago, and now his son and daughter-in-law
He is dead, he is alone, he has thousands of fortunes, but no heirs. He and the old man have different types of sorrow. The old man has many descendants, but he has no one to rely on.
"I'm so grateful!" Chen Du's eyes were red with tears streaming down his face. He had no hope in old age and only looked forward to being reunited with his relatives.