"Oh, I knew it." Li Rong sighed helplessly, "I really regret giving such a name in the first place. Can you go into the room and explain?"
"It seems there is a story here. Let's go inside and tell it."
Sitting on the first-layer buffalo leather sofa, Lian Rong took a sip of the special-grade Pekoe Silver Needle whole-bud tea brought by Ke Ke and started talking about it. What else could be explained? The name issue had already been explained by heart. "Well, at that time,
It’s really stupid, why do you have to give me such a name?”
When I took the photo, I thought of another aspect: "Since you founded the Phosphorus Rong Society, you should know it very well, right? Now we are at war with the Phosphorus Rong Society, can you provide some information?"
"Well, if you asked this question 50 years ago, I could tell you a lot. But after so many years, I don't know what will happen to Phosphorus Rong. Then Tang Ji is really a bad idea. He took over my organization.
You didn’t even change your name, you deliberately disgusted me, ugh!”
Now it’s my turn to write an article.
"President, I'm here to inform you that I'm going to have a lunch here tomorrow at noon. Representatives from the Killer Guild and the Holy Light Religion will be invited. You'd better attend." "Is it about yesterday?"
"Yes, I have some situations that I want to explain to everyone. So what do you want from me?" "Haha, what else can you do, just this. Although you happen to have a meeting tomorrow, if you have anything you can tell me alone today,
"Is it true?" "...You can say yes. I may be notorious tomorrow. President, please remember to protect me!"
"What do you mean?" Paogao frowned and began to guess, "Could it be that you planned it?"
Pai Wen could only smile bitterly: "In a sense, it is like this, but the main thing is to teach from the abdomen first."
"It turned out to be a trick. Indeed, now we can only tell the truth to others and compensate for the losses as much as possible. However, we cannot just bear all the faults. I suggest you invite the people from the first abdominal education, too.
Confrontation in court can explain a lot of problems." "This... is not good, is it equivalent to telling the Xianfu Cult that I have rebelled?" "Why, you still want to hide deep inside and become a spy? How can a spy let a family know?
It's up to you to take the blame, so save it. You can only bear the responsibility for the mistakes you make, but if the Xianfu teacher wants to cause trouble for you, I will protect you to death." "As the president said, I will
Don't worry, let's do it." "Don't worry, please explain to me first. I'm still confused, what's going on?"
Pai Wen told the whole story again, and sure enough, Pai Giao was also very interested in the sword manual: "Since we have to hand it over to them tomorrow, why don't we write it down first?"
"Haha, that's what I meant." Paiwen dragged a box out from under the sofa.
"It's actually under the bed?" Heijiao was surprised: "Aren't you afraid of being stolen?"
"Haha, the most dangerous place is the safest place." "Just go ahead."
Pai Wen took out a green jade slip, and Luo Rong was the first to get close to it. "What, Mr. Luo Rong is also interested?" Pai Wen didn't know Li Rong.
Li Rong smiled and said: "How can you say 'ye'? I asked to see it before you did."
After four hundred years, every move on this sword manual is still very clear. It can be seen that the material of this jade slip is valuable. Phosphorus Rong scanned the lines at a glance and forced these contents into her brain. Phosphorus Rong discovered that her cultivation can be improved.
He has significantly improved his memory ability, which is also an important reason why he insists on practicing despite his rubbish talent. However, Li Rong had no basis for practicing swordsmanship before, so he just memorized a form and knew nothing about Shen Yun. But the form is still Shen Yun.
The basis of it!
Pai Gao carries the blue steel rapier with him. The lobby of the photographer's villa is very large, and there is plenty of space to swing it. Pai Gao tried it according to the sword manual: "It's a very strange sword manual. It felt awkward at first, but I got it once."
After that, it felt natural and comfortable again, but when I took a closer look, I found that there were mistakes everywhere...it was weird!"
"Well, President Pai, can you lend me your sword?" "You know how to sword?" "No, but it would be a pity to forget such a precious thing after reading it once. At least I hope to remember it with my brain and body.
If you stay here, maybe you can teach others in the future.”
"You have a lot to think about," he patted his coat and handed over the sword, "but you don't have any basic knowledge at all, so I'm afraid you won't be able to remember much. When the time comes, it will be bad if you miss something and make mistakes, right?"
Phosphorus Rong was silent, took the sword, recalled the figures on the sword manual, and began to make gestures.
He patted his coat and watched the joke. Phosphorus Rong had no foundation at all, his steps were sloppy, his moves were jerky, his sword was weak and weak, his body was abnormally twisted, his center of gravity was unbalanced... There were countless problems. However, after completing the set, Pai Wen was stunned for a long time and said:
"Phosphorus Rong, you...are exactly the same!"
"Really?" Lian Rong took the sword manual and compared it one by one, "No, there is something wrong here, the arm is a little lower..." As he spoke, he came again, and this time the connection of the moves was a little more natural.
But every move is accurate. "Haha, there are advantages to not having a foundation. It will not be affected by the past, and it is easy to copy perfectly." Phosphorus Rong is still very satisfied. He is just a porter, so who has the foundation?
No? It's enough to have scarce resources, and you don't rely on them to fight anyway. "What, President, if you don't remember this sword manual after I send it out, I can teach you."
"Forget it, this sword manual is not suitable for me." Pai Gao believed that even without the advantage in cultivation, she could still abuse Li Rong with her sword skills, but when it came to the ability to copy this sword manual, she had to accept it. "
Quickly, return the sword to me, this is the treasure he gave me."
Phosphorus Rong returned the sword, "Who is 'him'? There is a story, Mr. President."
Pai Gong took the sword, wiped it and put it away, and sat down. The majestic president now turned into a pregnant girl: "Of course he is my man. When he hooked up with me, he was much more handsome than Pai Wen.
At that time, my cultivation was budding, but the talented girl who was famous far and wide was looked down upon by most men, but she followed his path in a confused way. Alas, let me not talk about it, it is also a sad past. "
I couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this wonderful? Why did it become a sad past?"
She slapped her coat and rolled her eyes at him: "You need to guess? This damn ghost didn't practice well and died of old age early, leaving me alone as a widow. We also have children, and now they have all died of old age. There is no one left who is still alive.
I don’t know how many generations it has been. This is the fate of practitioners. It’s so cold at high places.”
"Then why don't you find another man?"
He patted his coat but did not answer directly: "In the dark suburbs, we are all women, can you understand me?"
Heijiao nodded: "Well, once you have loved someone, you have a higher level of vision." "Yes, I guess I will be alone in the rest of my life, pursuing the peak of spiritual practice. This is not bad, after all, the unveiling meeting
Among those who are at the same level as me, I am relatively young. If only I could take a step or two further... Well, I am getting further and further off topic. Sometimes I envy you mortals who can live and die in about the same time as your loved ones.
, it’s also a kind of happiness.”
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Lian Rong broke it and said: "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I have another business to attend to. President Pat, if I develop some armed forces in some gray areas adjacent to the Chamber of Commerce, such as the Niandian area in the north,
Will it cause trouble to you?"
"Hmm...can you tell me the reason?" "That's right. During this period, I used the Hei Family's Monster Bite Army to collect a lot of information on the mineral resources on the mainland. Some of them have been shelved and abandoned, and some are suffering from
Some of the destructive developments that have been exploited by the people are even leaking out in vain. I remember that the Royal Chamber of Commerce used to be mainly engaged in mining, right? Now that the Royal Family has been destroyed and the industry is scattered, I hope that the Chamber of Commerce can open a convenient door for me and try to rebuild it as much as possible.
To take over, we also need some military support. But the legions of each family have to protect the safety of the family as their first task, so I need a force of my own to do this. As for the benefits to the chamber of commerce, I will leave the rest for the time being.
I dare not say yet, but I can guarantee a long-term supply of excellent standard military weapons and equipment, as long as the resources are sufficient. You can find out how sophisticated my products are from the head of the Heirong family. The Heirong family and I have been cooperating for some time.
The credibility is guaranteed." "I can't refute what you say. The folk customs in the Niandian area are famous for their fierceness, and they are adjacent to the Punishment Sect. There seems to be the shadow of the Jiezhihui executive behind that sect. Even if I don't have any objections, you
How to do it?" "I don't have any ideas now, but it's just because I don't know much about the situation there. As long as you don't have any objections, I can do some research and there will always be a way. It failed.
There's no loss to you, right?" "That's right. But you know that our Chamber of Commerce is not my sole authority. We still have to refer to the opinions of the family heads. Moreover, it is not a minority that obeys the majority, but a veto system. You have to convince everyone.
Head of the family, at least let them not object." "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Let's give it a try. I think the Hei family will have no problem, and the photographers will have to rely on you to do the job of photographing Mr. Yun. I don't have anything to do with the Mu family.
I hope she can be easy to talk to." "Haha, you don't have to be too nervous. As for Mu Dan, she attaches great importance to the overall interests of the Chamber of Commerce. As long as you explain all the benefits and seal off the disadvantages, she has no reason to disagree.
.”
"In that case, I'll leave it to you all!" Li Rong cupped her fists and said, "Why don't we arrange it like this tomorrow? We'll discuss my affairs in the morning, and invite the Assassin's Guild, Holy Light Sect, Xianfu Sect and others to discuss the writing of the article at noon.
It depends on the situation. If it is convenient, I will listen to it. If it is not convenient, forget it. How about it?"
"Okay, that's it." He patted his coat and nodded.
…
At the same time, on the outskirts of the city, Du Gang was in the worsted textile shop.
With the rise of Father Worsted, worsted shops in the suburbs of Yijing closed down one after another. Only Dugang Worsted was able to survive by relying on the reputation of the time-honored brand and old customers, but it also went from bad to worse and often had no business to sell. The closure of each store led to a large number of
Workers are unemployed, and Dugang Worsted Textile Co., Ltd. does not dare to lay off employees anymore.
At this time, a group of people gathered in the store, mainly the employees of Du Gang Worsted, but also many unemployed workers and owners of closed workshops. They were listening to the passionate speech of a black man with gray-red hair and gray eyes.
Black people are rare in Huanyuan Continent. Black people mainly live in Fupo Continent. At first, people curiously pointed at his skin color, but they were soon attracted by what he said.
"Your workshops are going from bad to worse, workers are losing their jobs one after another, and countless time-honored family brands that have been passed down for many years have been terminated. Do you know why? Why does Pei Yehui ignore your protests and suppress them with force? Why can Father Worsted Spinning rely on it?
Let the Chamber of Commerce forcefully protect the goods against all opinions?"
This sentence asked everyone's thoughts. They used to live a stable and prosperous life in the handicraft business. With the sudden rise of their father's worsted spinning, everything changed. They didn't understand why the yarn spun by their father was so popular.
, so cheap, why could the "dumping" be maintained for so long, and finally defeated them easily.
"It's because of the machine!" the black man shouted loudly. "The man's worsted spinning machine now uses machines instead of manual operations. They abandoned the traditional skills passed down from their ancestors and adopted machine production. Don't think that this machine is just a machine."
I'm just being lazy for a while, thinking that the business that forgets its origins will not last forever. Wrong! Do you know that Father Worsted Spinning only occasionally recruits apprentices now, and never skilled workers? Why? Because in front of the machine, whether you are skilled or not does not matter at all.
The difference! An apprentice worker, with a machine, can produce more cotton yarn in one hour than ten skilled workers can produce in a day, and it’s even better! They don’t need a few workers at all to complete all the orders of the chamber of commerce at the cost of wages.
It’s so low, who can compete with them? As long as they have machines, they can provide overwhelming, high-quality and cheap products. No matter how much you protest, how much you curse, how much you smear, how much you boycott, all the buyers
The family will eventually fall to them."
Hearing this, people started talking a lot. Some of them didn't know that their father had a spinning machine, and some knew it but didn't take it seriously. But today they realized what a subversive revolution the emergence of the machine was. Black people saw
The petition continued: "So, if we want to overthrow our father-in-law and regain our interests, we must unite and destroy all their machines with lightning speed, allowing them to taste the skills of abandoning their ancestors.
s consequence!"
"Yes, that makes sense." "Indeed, the machines are so hateful." "Because of these machines, my whole family is starving!" "Destroy the machines!" "Destroy the machines!" "Destroy the machines!"
Driven by the black man, everyone unanimously shouted the slogan "Destroy the machine".
After everyone calmed down, the black man said: "So today, our Yijing City Worsted Textile Industry Union has been officially established. Our goal is to protect our industry, protect our skills, and prevent all tricks from destroying our lives.
! Our first action is to go to Father’s Worsted Spinning Company tomorrow morning and destroy their machines!”
…
The crucial day arrived. Lian Rong arrived at the photographer's villa early in the morning, changed into a black cloak and windbreaker, put on a red agate bracelet, and black velvet tendon-soled rain boots. She looked quite like a bastard. "
Good morning, brother Li Rong!" Pai Wen warmly welcomed.
"Hey, you guys got up early." This was true. Heijiao was already relaxing on the sofa while taking pictures.
"According to the agreed time, in about ten minutes, all the family heads will arrive one after another." This was the voice of an old man coming from the back room, it was Pai Yun, the head of the Pai family.
Luo Rong quickly stood up and saluted: "I have met the Patriarch of the Yun family."
"Haha, why are you so polite? I'm not an old fool yet. Are you a monk? Don't pretend to be a junior here."
"Haha, the old gentleman is also aware. Yes, I am 86 years old this year, and I am only in the middle of my family. I really don't dare to call myself a monk." Li Rong really didn't dare to include the ten thousand years of sleep. It was too shocking.
"Hey, I'm 86 years old. I'm only over 60 and already in decline. At 86 years old, I guess all my ashes are gone." Paiyun shook his head and sighed.
"I don't dare to tell others, Mr. Li Rong is absolutely fine..." As he was talking, Heirong and Mu Dan arrived hand in hand. Seeing everyone, Heirong apologized: "I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
"There's no need to be polite," he clapped his coat and waved his hands, "Let's sit down and talk about business." So everyone sat down as instructed.
Phosphorus Rong said: "As you all know, I, Phosphorus Rong, and the Wengxinhui behind me want to rely on the Peiye Chamber of Commerce to establish a foundation in the northern Xiangdian area and develop private armed forces. I need the help of the Chamber of Commerce.
There are three aspects. First, don’t be overly vigilant or put pressure on me. Second, help me take over the mining industry left by the royal family as much as possible. Third, negotiate with the Punishment Sect and prevent them from interfering. And I can give you
The benefits provided by me are that in the short term, I can integrate the handicraft manufacturing industry within the Chamber of Commerce and provide you with a stable, high-quality and low-cost supply of goods for your commercial activities. In the long term, my armed forces will play a defensive role in your defense, as long as
You are willing to trust me and give me time so that I can make up for the damage to your strength caused by the destruction of the royal family. What do you think?"
"I agree." Heirong was the first to raise his hand, then he raised his hand as he patted his coat, and then Paiyun raised his hand after thinking for a moment.
Phosphorus Rong looked at Mu Dan: "May I ask if the Mu family has any other advice?"
Mu Dan took a sip of brown sugar ginger tea and said, "Mr. Lian Rong, does he know what kind of place the Niandian area is?"
Luo Rong calmly took out a piece of paper from her pocket: "The Niandian area is located on the western coast of Huanyuan Continent, bordering the Punzhi Sect to the east, the Feng Er United States to the north, Peiyehui to the south, and Kanan to the southeast.
The Republic of Korea is adjacent to the Sea of Death to the west and the Kingdom of Hitomi is across the sea. The coastline is 66 kilometers long. 2/3 of the entire area is hills and flat lowlands, divided into coastal plains in the northwest, hills in the middle, and hills in the southeast.
There are three parts of the You Plateau, the highest point is 690 meters above sea level, the main rivers are Xiaoxiang River and Hankuo River, and the four seasons are distinct."
Mu Dan glanced at Li Rong in surprise, but still said: "I would rather you talk about the distribution of internal political forces."
Li Rong could only sigh: "Currently, I only know that the largest force should be Beiyou Dao, but it does not have much control over the local area. The main thing is that the local powerful factions are intertwined in a criss-cross manner, each of them is divided into separate parties, and there are constant disputes."
Mu Dan smiled and said: "It's not easy for you to know so much. Yes, the largest force in the Niandian area is Bianyou Dao, but it has only been rising for a year, and it has faced some crises recently. As for other small
If you understand the forces today, they may fall tomorrow. So I want to ask, how do you integrate it in such a region with complicated turmoil and disputes?"
Li Rong took it easy: "I have always firmly believed that without investigation and research, you have no right to speak. Whatever I say now is just talk on paper, and it is completely unfeasible to implement on the ground, so I can't put forward any plan now. But there is one principle that must be established.
, that is, by seizing the interests of the main forces and letting them eliminate individual forces, integration can be achieved. How to do this specifically requires investigation and study."
Mu Dan nodded: "It's true that 'without investigation and research, there is no right to speak.' With this sentence, I can let you take a gamble. However, you and I have only met once, so I need you to provide some guarantees for me.
Only in my hands can I rest assured." In the final analysis, Mu Dan still couldn't trust this outsider. Li Rong suddenly felt a little embarrassed, he really had nothing to use as a guarantee.
At this time, Heirong said: "I will guarantee it. Our Hei family basically purchases cotton yarn from Mr. Luo Rong's worsted spinning shop. It is of high quality and low price and makes a lot of profit. If something goes wrong with Mr. Luo Rong, this
I’ll give part of the business to you.”
Pai Wen also raised his hand: "The Xianfu Gym will be separated from the Xianfu Sect in the future, but it will continue to exist. If Mr. Li Rong has an accident, the gym can be handed over to you."
What else could Luo Rong say? "A friend in need is indeed a friend indeed. Thank you both," Luo Rong bowed.
Pai Wen smiled and said: "What's this? Mr. Li Rong saved my life."
At this point, Mu Dan no longer had any reason to object. He could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "Mr. Lian Rong is really powerful. He had already done a good job of coordinating vertical and horizontal lines before inviting me here. Well, I don't object. But I still
I would like to ask, Mr. Phosphorus, what is the difference between you having achieved this level and directly joining the Chamber of Commerce?"
Everyone was stunned by this question.
Lian Rong didn't expect that she would ask so directly. "This... seems... there is really no difference. How about just letting me join?"
"I agree." Heirong was the first to raise his hand, then he raised his hand as he patted his coat, and then Paiyun raised his hand after thinking for a moment.
Phosphorus Rong looked at Mu Dan: "May I ask if the Mu family has any other advice?"
Mu Dan took a sip of brown sugar ginger tea and said: "This is not possible yet. Although it is just a question of status, as the saying goes, success comes after success. If you want this status, you must first complete what you promised.
"
"That makes sense." Li Rong nodded, "Let's settle it then. I'll leave the negotiations between the Royal Estate and the Punishment Sect to you."
"Don't worry." He patted his coat and said with a smile, "Reputation is the life of a businessman."
Li Rong was about to propose attending the luncheon at noon when Keke suddenly came in and said to Heirong: "Master, the soldiers of the Monster Bite Army want to see you!"
"What's going on? Let him in!"
A female soldier with gray hair and gray-purple eyes came in. Her light gray military boots were dusty, and she was obviously a labor patrol. When she saw Li Rong, she couldn't help but said in surprise: "Mr. Li Rong is here too? That's great."
"What happened?" Lian Rong asked in shock.
"There was a circle of unemployed workers protesting around my father's worsted company! They suddenly broke into the store, smashed, looted and burned machines, and clashed with the clerks. Fortunately, the army arrived before any casualties occurred and took control of the situation. But now they are still
Rioting!”
Heirong didn't have time to deal with these things and said angrily: "Surround them. If they don't retreat, we will surround them and not give them food or drink. They will starve to death! This is outrageous! Whoever dares to take action, kill them as a warning! I really think this is a peaceful era."
?”
"Leave it to me this time." Li Rong said, "I suddenly had some ideas. Labor Patrol, please take me there."
"What about the meeting at noon?" "You can just tell me afterwards." "Okay..."
So Lian Rong followed Lao Xun and left. Looking at everyone's curious eyes, Heirong explained: "After cooperating with Mr. Porong's worsted shop, other stores closed down one after another, so this happened."
"They're all closed down? That shouldn't be the case," Mu Dan was surprised again, "In addition to your Hei family's acquisitions, there are many clothing stores that also need cotton yarn. How could they close down?"
"Well, I didn't expect it to be like this. All the demand for cotton yarn nearby has been taken over by his family, and he did not take the opportunity to raise the price to us, so I am willing to believe in Mr. Lian Rong's ability and character. However,
This is not surprising, because the quality of their cotton yarn is generally one grade higher than others, and the price is one grade lower, so how can they compete?"
"This Phosphorus Rong has such abilities. It seems like a good idea to bring him into the Chamber of Commerce." Mu Dan admitted, "Even if his operation in the Niandian area fails this time, his value is enough to join us."
"Haha, Li Rong will never fail." Pai Wen said this inexplicably.
Mu Dan looked at the photo in a strange way: "The meeting at noon was your fault, right?"
"That's right." Paiwen looked into Mu Dan's eyes, "I did it, so I have to solve this matter today."
"What, you can still resurrect the royal family?" "No. But I can stop the loss and find out the mastermind behind the scenes."
"Old man Paiyun, if I were you, I would never let Paiwen inherit the family head." Mu Dan suddenly turned to Paiyun.
Pai Yun replied: "The mistakes made by Pai Wen will naturally be dealt with within the Pai family. The Mu family has no loss this time, right? It is normal for young people to make mistakes, why should we be so concerned about it?"
"Haha, a young man made a mistake? He made a huge mistake. If he makes it two or three more times, the Chamber of Commerce will cease to exist!"
"I understand very well and respect your attitude of thinking about the Chamber of Commerce as a whole," Pai Gao also added, "It's a pity that you are not the head of the Pai family. Our family will naturally punish Pai Wen severely and will not let it go easily.
Please also ask the head of the Mu family to stop interfering in this matter."
"Hmph, I'm leaving my words here. If the outcome of the noon meeting doesn't satisfy me, either Paiwen's inheritance rights will be revoked, or the president of the chamber of commerce should be replaced by someone else!" Mu Dan said coldly.
The selection of the president also adopts a one-vote veto system. As long as any head of the family objects to the current position, the president will be replaced, even if there is no one to replace and there is no president. Pai Wen stood up and said: "There is no need to fight anymore, if
If the talks fail, I voluntarily give up my inheritance rights. I should bear the responsibility for what I have done. If the president is implicated because of my mistakes, I will not feel at ease as the head of the family."