Chapter seven hundred and eighty eighth to be trapped beasts still fighting
Hong Bajin and the others were only in the first wave. Not long after they left, the second wave and the third wave came one after another. These two times, Li Qi did not give them a chance to speak at all. What he said to Hong Bajin and the others was
He copied the words and let those people eat them up in their stomachs, and then left with their heads down, angry and ashamed.
But before Li Qi could take a breath, the shopkeeper of Qingfeng Tower, Qi Feng, the president of Zhengmenghui, suddenly sent a letter inviting him to attend an emergency meeting at Qingfeng Tower tomorrow.
"Are you going?"
Wu Furong looked at Li Qi and asked.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Go, why not?"
Wu Furong said: "These colleagues are not Hong Yuan and others. I'm afraid they will ---."
"Bullying me?"
Li Qi directly said what he was thinking later, and said: "Uncle Wu, you have to understand that I can defeat them not because I am an official. I was not afraid of them at the beginning, and I am even less afraid of them now. Even now, even if
It was a farmer who invited me to go, so I will go too. Anyway, I haven't chatted with these old acquaintances for a long time. It's just that the old fox went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and I always feel like something is missing."
The next morning.
Li Qi arrived at Qingfeng Tower as scheduled and saw Qi Feng personally greeting him at the door.
"Master Li's great presence has made the shop shine."
When Qi Feng saw Li Qi coming, he quickly stepped forward to respond and showed great enthusiasm. Obviously, Li Qi was the protagonist of this meeting.
"You're welcome, Shopkeeper Qi. Our Tokyo Restaurant is a family. When I come to you, it's just like coming to your own home. How is Shopkeeper Qi doing these days?" Li Qi cupped his hands and said with a smile.
These words were pleasant to hear. Qi Feng chuckled, stretched out his hand and said: "My body is fine, just--well, let's talk about it later. Master Li, please come in quickly."
"Oh, I can just go in by myself. You can continue to do your work."
"Okay. Then I'll forgive Qi for not treating me well."
"Where, where."
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As soon as I entered the store, I suddenly heard a soft groan, "It's really disappointing."
Li Qi looked up and saw Song Moquan and Lu Baixiao walking down the stairs. He groaned secretly, waved and said with a smile: "Good morning, both bachelors!"
Lu Baixiao sneered: "A cook is still a cook after all, and he can't even bow."
Song Moquan glanced at Li Qi with disdain and said calmly: "Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. Let's go quickly, there's no need to talk to a cook."
The two of them glanced at Li Qi disdainfully, and then walked out of the door directly.
Wu Furong couldn't stand it any longer, and muttered: "They all say they are true gentlemen, how come they have so much magnanimity and how can you even work with them?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Uncle Wu, please don't disturb them. They won't be proud for long. Then just wait and see the joke, but you can't tell anyone about this."
When Wu Furong heard what Li Qi said, he immediately turned from anger to joy. He nodded with a smile and said, "Hey, I know."
Under the guidance of the servant, the two walked through the restaurant and came to the house at the back, where they saw many people already sitting inside.
"Master Li. Shopkeeper Wu."
When everyone saw Li Qi coming, they stood up to greet him.
Li and Wu returned the favor one by one.
After chatting for a while, everyone took their seats one by one.
Since Li Qi rarely had any friction with them after he became the economic envoy, he shifted the focus of Zuixianju to other places and brought them a lot of benefits. Therefore, even if Li Qi became official, they
Li Qi was still treated accordingly and allowed to sit near the front.
Li Qi pretended to be confused and gave a few words of humility, then sat next to Fan Shaobai and said with a smile: "By the way, everyone, I wonder what the purpose of this meeting is?"
Fan Shaobai asked in astonishment: "You don't know?"
Li Qi shook his head and said, "It's not stated in the invitation letter!"
Yanglou Zhang said: "Isn't it just a matter of becoming an official for Master Li?"
Li Qi snorted and said, "You are just kidding me. What does my appointment as an official have to do with you?"
"It's a big deal, but let's wait until everyone is here to discuss this." Fan Shaobai said, and suddenly whispered: "By the way, Master Li, do you still remember what you promised me?"
Li Qi was surprised and said: "Have I promised you anything? It's impossible. Except for women, I rarely make promises to people?"
Fan Shaobai was stunned and immediately pulled his face down.
At this time, Zhang Chun'er suddenly walked over and said with a slight smile: "Master Li, actually this happened because of me. I'm ashamed to say it. It's just a small name dispute."
Li Qi asked in astonishment: "Name?"
Zhang Chun'er smiled bitterly and said: "She is the number one cook in Tokyo."
When Li Qi heard this, he suddenly understood. He patted his head and said, "Sexy, saucy, I remembered that it was the dispute between Mrs. Zhang and Fan Lou's Sister-in-law Song."
Zhang Chun'er nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly. I want to ask Master Li to be the judge. I wonder what Master Li wants?"
Li Qi said very cheerfully: "No problem, I have a lot of free time now. I will eat, drink and have fun, and I will welcome anyone who comes. Besides, being able to taste Madam Zhang's craftsmanship is something worth looking forward to. I will definitely compete when the time comes."
go."
Zhang Chuner glanced at Fan Shaobai.
Fan Shaobai turned his head and said, "It will be initially decided at the beginning of next month. It depends on when you are free."
"Except at night, I'm free at any time." Li Qi chuckled.
Seeing how happy Li Qi was today, Zhang Chun'er was moved in her heart and said, "If Master Li is interested, he might as well come and participate, so that Mrs. Song and I can observe and learn a lot. I believe we can definitely learn a lot."
It seems that you still want to compete with me! I won't compete with you yet. Li Qi looked very hesitant again and said: "I'm really sorry. Madam Zhang must also know what I have been through recently. She really has no intention of cooking, and
, I’m not a cook, even if I have extraordinary skills, I still can’t get this title.”
A flash of disappointment flashed in Zhang Chun'er's eyes, but she didn't force it. After all, Li Qi's reason was perfect, without any flaws. She nodded and smiled: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I believe there will be a chance."
Li Qi chuckled: "Definitely, definitely."
At this time, Qi Feng and several restaurant shopkeepers walked in. Everyone stood up again, exchanged greetings for a while, and then took their seats one by one. As the president of the association, Qi Feng naturally sat on the upper seat. He said loudly: "Everyone, I believe that the shopkeepers
You already know the purpose of inviting everyone here today, so Qi will not say more about it."
"Wait."
Li Qi raised his hand and said, "President Qi, I don't know yet."
"You don't know?" Qi Feng said in surprise.
Li Qi said blankly: "I remember you didn't seem to tell me. Could it be that I remembered it wrong?"
Qi Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Sorry, this is Qi's mistake. In fact, the purpose of today's meeting is about Master Li's appointment."
"What about me becoming an official?" Li Qi opened his eyes wide, then rubbed his hands and said shyly: "President Qi, are you kidding? This is just my private matter. Everyone knows that I am quite shy. Wait a minute.
Don't discuss the scandal, and even hold a meeting specifically for it, which is even more unnecessary."
Are you still shy? With your face, everyone in the world together may not be as good as you.
Everyone immediately broke into a cold sweat.
At this time, a person suddenly said: "Master Li, this is not just your matter now, but the matter of all of us."
Another person said: "It should be said that it is the top priority of our businessmen."
Li Qi pretended to be surprised and said: "Wow! The top priority is not so exaggerated."
Qi Feng raised his hand and said: "Master Li, you may not know something. Since you took office, the status of our businessmen has been significantly improved, and we are all grateful for this. However, since you took office, although the imperial court has not We have withdrawn the regulations that allow businessmen to join the officialdom later, but the status of our businessmen is obviously not as good as it was at the beginning of the year."
The king of Wanglou said angrily: "Not only is it not as good as it was at the beginning of the year, it is even worse than before. Nowadays, those talented people and scholars make fun of us businessmen when they see us, so we can only endure it."
Qi Feng sighed: "Yes! In fact, those who are most hurt are those who have turned from officials to businessmen."
Li Qi frowned and said, "What's going on?"
Qi Feng said: "I also recruited a few accountants and stewards through the Commerce Bureau, and they were always very good at first. They are all literate, and they know a lot of people, so they helped me a lot. , I also increased their wages accordingly, and their lives are much better than before, which made their former colleagues envious. But after you became an official, their colleagues came to the store every now and then to deliberately ridicule them. They even pointed fingers at them. Although they didn't say anything, I could tell that they were actually feeling very uncomfortable. If this continues, sooner or later they would be unable to bear it and leave here."
"Yes, this happened in our store too."
"Not just our restaurant, I heard many people say that this happened in their stores."
"It's just that they don't know how to bully people."
"Those scholars are so abominable. We never mess with them, but why don't they let us go?"
"It goes without saying that they have always looked down upon us businessmen."
"Also, Master Li used to help our businessmen so much. They have always been jealous, but because Master Li is here, they don't dare to mess around. Now that Master Li has retired, they still deal with us even harder."
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It can be seen that all of them are holding back their grievances. When Li Qi wanted to improve the status of merchants and enrich the country through business, the scholar-bureaucrats were afraid that merchants would endanger their status, so they always held an opposition. It was only that Song Huizong was biased towards Li Qi at that time, and coupled with Li Qi's unparalleled eloquence, they had to accept this fact. However, when Li Qi was kicked out, they naturally vented their anger on these businessmen.
However, no matter how desolate they spoke, Li Qiwu remained silent.
He remained silent, and it was useless no matter how much the others said. Qi Feng asked: "Master Li, Qi recently heard that you were planning to shut down the Zuixianju Group. I wonder if this is the case?"
Li Qi was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes. I have this plan. As you just said, if those people treat you like this, then they will never let me go. If I don't be honest, I guess I won't even be able to let you go." There are no bones left.”
Fan Shaobai said: "Master Li, how could you do this? At this time, you cannot give in!"
"Yes, we are still counting on you."
"No, don't count on me now. I'm powerless. Let me give you a piece of advice. We businessmen don't want to kiss our mothers and our fathers don't care. If our teeth fall out, we have to swallow them. We can't fight them. Or
It’s okay to admit defeat, I’m already frustrated anyway.”
Qi Feng frowned slightly and said, "Master Li, please don't do this. Can you listen to what Qi said?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "As long as you don't say anything like counting on me, President, if you have something to say, it doesn't matter."
Qi Feng gave a bitter smile and said: "Everyone here and I have earned not to mention too much money over the years, which can at least keep us worry-free for the rest of our lives. Money is no longer that important to us. Compared to
When money comes, respect is what we want most. This reform is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us businessmen. It is a pity that we have ended up in this situation. If we sit back and ignore it, I am afraid that businessmen will never be able to turn around again, and maybe they will
Under stricter restrictions, even for the sake of our descendants, we all feel that we will wait until later."
Zhang Yuanwai said: "The president's words are reasonable. He has already passed the age of listening, but he is ridiculed by some weaklings. Moreover, even my grandson is ridiculed by children of the same age when he goes out. This tone is old.
I can’t bear it any longer.”
No, you, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, can't stand it anymore. What on earth did those scholar-bureaucrats do? Li Qi sighed: "I also understand your difficulties. But I think this is undoubtedly a mantis trying to do something."
Fan Shaobai said: "That's not necessarily the case. Recently, many businessmen in the capital have begun to prepare to fight those people to the end. Since they look down on us businessmen, then we should not be businessmen. We will all become farmers. Then they will not even have a place to eat.
If not, I’d like to see what they do.”
Qi Feng said: "Master Li, this matter is no longer your business alone. If we can't win, we will fight. Even if we are trapped beasts, we will never give up. The worst is to become farmers, at least to be farmers."
It’s not a bad idea to gain respect from others.”
"That's right, even if it means fighting like a trapped beast, I won't hesitate."
"I will never give up until I achieve my goal."
"good."
Everyone responded one after another.
A trapped beast still fighting? Haha, I like this word. A sneer appeared in Li Qi's heart, he stood up suddenly, straightened his sleeves, and said: "Everyone, I'm really sorry. If I were in your shoes, I would do the same thing, but unfortunately not
, I have offended many people over the years in the government. In fact, I have to bear a large part of the responsibility for their treatment of you. Just think of me as Li Qi, who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I really don’t dare to use my own life.
Go fight with them. It won’t be long before I close the Zuixianju Group and live my life with the Zuixianju Group. If you have business dealings with me, the Zuixianju Group, you can go check out now. I’m sorry, there are still people at home.
There's a pregnant woman here, so I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he winked at Wu Furong and walked quickly out the door.
Wu Furong was slightly startled and quickly followed out.
"Master Li, Master Li."
Qi Feng, who had just reacted, quickly shouted twice, but was ignored by Li Qi. Soon, Li Qi disappeared outside the door.
"this---."
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Li Qi's words were like a basin of cold water that extinguished all the anger in everyone's hearts.
Fan Shaobai suddenly burst into laughter.
Qi Feng said in surprise: "I don't know why Mr. Fan is laughing."
Fan Shaobai shook his head and remained silent.
Zhang Chun'er said calmly: "Can't you see that Master Li has already participated in this?"
Officer Qian asked hurriedly: "What does Mrs. Zhang mean by this?"
Zhang Chun'er said: "You don't even think about it, just one Zuixianju Group doesn't matter. As long as the Zuixianju Group closes down, the people who will be harmed will not be counted. Let's not talk about it, just the people under the Zuixianju Group." Those thousands of people will have no place to stay. In addition, there are many businessmen who have dealings with Zuixianju Group, and there are even many foreign businessmen. If they suddenly encounter this change, they may not be able to protect themselves. It will only force more people to participate." But I thought to myself, this person is so smart that it is difficult to guard against. Sometimes even if you know, you can only sneak into the trap he has set and charge into the battle for him. I am really no match for him when it comes to business. As for cooking, well, I will definitely find a way to determine the winner with him.
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As soon as Wu Furong got on the carriage, he quickly asked: "Master Li, why are you doing this? What they do is extremely beneficial to you!"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course I know, but if I agree to them, then they will definitely follow my lead. If so, then it will be a struggle between two groups. If I do not participate, then it will be a struggle between workers, peasants and merchants against soldiers." , do you think the one-on-one situation has a higher chance of winning, or the three-on-one situation?"
Wu Furong was dumbfounded for a while, and then he chuckled: "Master Li, I have finally convinced you."
Li Qi laughed and said outside the car: "Go back to Qin Mansion."
Wu Furong said: "Master Li, it's still early, why are you going back?"
"Haha, of course I am making milk powder. I am now a professional dad."
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