The Nankang Department of Industry and Commerce, where Xu Rusong worked, was essentially the implementation department of the imperial court's laws, not the decision-making department involved in the formulation of rules; Therefore, when the presbyterian decree is issued to them, it means that the previous set of cumbersome and complicated processes has been fully fulfilled. If the Department of Commerce and Industry wants to overturn this legal decree, then it will need to go through the path of the Presbyterian Church again, and reverse the whole process.

To put it simply, if the Department of Industry and Commerce is dissatisfied with the quota of the new faction, the resistance it needs to face is not just Shen Ju alone, or the behemoth of the Council of Elders; Every person or department that has ever approved this decree has become an enemy that the Department of Industry and Commerce must defeat!

Xu Rusong, who was half drunk and half awake, after listening to Shen Ju's words, the smell of wine that rushed to the top of his head immediately woke up most of the time, and thought of another possibility:

The group of bastards in the Salt and Iron Division, are they using his Industrial and Commercial Division as a shield?

Look, Xu Rusong is dull to the extreme of officialdom smell, if he is an official in Beiyan, he will not be able to survive even three days!

"This ...... This...... President Shen, your ancestors have also been in the silk business for generations, you are not a layman! How much rice is in the pot of our industrial and commercial department, you have it in your heart! It's not that I, Xu Rusong, or the Department of Industry and Commerce, deliberately embarrass the Presbyterian Church; It's a deficit of three out of five, and we really can't make it up! ”

Shen Ju heard Xu Rusong speak softly, and he still had any mood fluctuations; He just poured himself a glass of wine, and continued in a flat tone:

"As for that...... Hehe, that's a matter for the Department of Industry and Commerce and the Department of Supervision, and it is inconvenient for us elders to interfere and express any opinions. ”

The meaning of Shen Ju's words is already very clear, it is two words: no matter.

The Nankang Presbyterian Church issued a decree, but the Department of Industry and Commerce did not complete it; Then the next question has nothing to do with the legality of the decree, but has become a question of dereliction of duty on the part of the competent official, and the Supervision Department will send a supervision envoy to conduct a new performance evaluation of the person; Whatever the final outcome, it has nothing to do with the Council of Elders of the central decision-making body.

Xu Rusong listened to Shen Ju's unswerving words, and thought that he must have been put on the hook by the group of bastards of the Salt and Iron Division, but he was afraid that even the life of the Industrial and Commercial Division would not be easy. Once there are concerns in people's hearts, the sharpness in their chests will be gone; Xu Rusong, who dared to talk to Shangguan with his neck just now, muttered a real complaint at this time:

"President Shen, have you forgotten? At the beginning of this year, the "Minjiang Chamber of Commerce" used the heavy losses as an excuse to blackmail the imperial court with a sum of money, otherwise it would no longer help the Minjiang coastal defense army to suppress the Japanese bandits and pirates; Our Department of Industry and Commerce knew that coastal defense was a big matter, and in order to make up such a large sum of money, we had to collect commercial taxes and customs duties for a quarter in advance and plug this hole. That is to say, in fact, throughout the spring and March, our industrial and commercial department has no harvest! Now that we have finally survived this "spring famine" and the Presbyterian Council has issued a decree, can we go to the northwest to make money? It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, and the court can't force people to death, right? ”

Shen Ju, who was in a good mood because of Shen You's wedding, couldn't help frowning when he heard this. The people of Nankang all said that he Shen Ju was a "stone man" who did not eat soft and hard, and did not eat oil and salt; But even a stubborn stone has its own preferences. For Shen Ju himself, he prefers a tough and capable straight man rather than an oil official like Xu Rusong, who has rough methods and a wavering heart. In his opinion, Geng Zhizhong is doing things or being a man, he has to choose a path; The so-called golden mean is just another expression of incompetence.

Shen Jugang wanted to open his mouth to reprimand him for a few ugly words, but suddenly felt that someone had lightly kicked his calf; After thinking of the identity of the people around him, Shen Ju swallowed back the words and added dryly:

"Since Senator Xu and your colleagues in the Department of Industry and Commerce feel embarrassed, why don't you ask Mr. Zhao for advice?"

After he said this, Xu Rusong turned his head sharply and looked at Shen Ju's gaze: this Lord Zhao is completely different from the legendary Zhao God of Wealth, who is wise and bright; Xu Rusong only saw an old fat man with a short figure and narrow eyebrows, and his appearance and temperament were all at the bottom, which was really unconvincing.

Xu Rusong swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and asked with a little doubt:

"I've seen Mr. Zhao...... Dare to ask the adult's Xianxiang Treasure ......"

"Lord Xu doesn't need to be polite, the old man's ancestral home is Wudi Dongou, and his name is Zhao Qining."

As soon as Zhao Qining's three words came out, Shen Gui, who was hidden on the dark side of the roof, immediately turned over and stared at the big old man in the banquet with his eyes; And Xu Rusong, who was drunk and annoyed Shen Ju, was even more stunned by these simple three words:

"Could it be that you are the predecessor of the Elders' Church, Zhao Caishen?"

"I dare not take the name of the God of Wealth seriously, but the old man did serve in the Presbyterian Church."

Don't look at this fat old man Zhao Qining, he doesn't look good, but he is the founder of "New Nankang", the former president of the Presbyterian Church, and the designer of the Nankang economic model! Shen Ju is the head of the Shen family in Gusu, and he is the foundation of Su businessmen who cannot be beaten by iron; But if you trace the origin accurately, it is true that the Shen family firm is a Su businessman, but Shen Ju's own financial skills are the true inheritance of Wu Shang Zhao Qining.

To this day, the entire economic model of Nankang still follows the master version founded by Zhao Qining; Moreover, even Shen Ju, who has obtained his true inheritance, often feels distressed and has no way to start for a small repair that is more in line with the current situation. It can be seen that the set of economic operation mode created by Zhao Lao Caishen is quite complete and mature.

Zhao Lao Caishen is only in his early sixties this year, and although he is rich, he suffers from extremely serious "thirst quenching disease". It was precisely because of his poor health that he passed on the position of president of the Presbyterian Church to his disciple Shen Ju; also started from the deterioration of thirst, Zhao Qining's legs soon began to fester, and he couldn't go out; Therefore, Xu Rusong, a group of young officials, had only heard of Zhao Caishen's name, but did not know the exact appearance of this person......

However, please move his big Buddha to deal with the additional quota of the Department of Industry and Commerce...... Isn't it overkill?

"Master Zhao...... How dare you bother your old man with such a trivial matter? ”

Zhao Qining himself did not show the slightest arrogance, but just looked at Xu Rusong kindly and praised repeatedly:

"Hmm...... The appearance is good, and there is a bit of vigor in the prime of life, if you temper it over time, you must be a pillar of talent. You...... It's called Xu Rusong, right? Let me tell you plainly, this decree has nothing to do with the president of the grass hall, but my Zhao Qining's idea. However, this additional increase is not only for your industrial and commercial department. This year, there was a war in Huayu, the sales of tea and silk were greatly damaged, and a large part of the tax revenue was also lost; Although the sales of iron tools, ordnance, food and medicinal materials have increased a lot, the people of Mobei are all border barbarians who draw cakes to satisfy hunger and have no faith in their words, and Huashenjiao is a group of people who eat grain and only know how to reach out for silver; Therefore, I only added 20% to the quota of the Salt and Iron Division! ”

"But our Department of Industry and Commerce is also having a hard time, why do you ...... Zhao?"

"Master Xu, you listen to the old man. It is also not unfounded that an additional quota of 30 percent has been issued to your Department of Industry and Commerce. A few days ago, the new warship ordered from the Diting Tianji Workshop has been launched for sea trials; The Minjiang Coastal Defense Army was very satisfied, and also set up a military order to go to sea after the autumn and go straight to the nest of the thieves. The taxation of the Department of Industry and Commerce, the taxation of internal and external waterways is the majority; Once the coastal bandits are eliminated, this increase of 30 percent is far from being worth the natural increase in income; In addition, the quota for this additional issuance will not be preliminarily verified at the end of the year and made up for it by this time next year, which is not too late! Lord Xu, why are you in a hurry? ”

After Zhao Qining gave Xu Ru a thorough explanation, he was temporarily pacified; And Gao Wenjin, the "mother's family" who was observing this kind of high-level meeting for the first time, was muttering something in a low voice at this time; After Shen Ju heard this annoying "mosquito call", he looked back, immediately smiled, stood up and clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone, be quiet, and introduce to you my Shen family's in-laws. This is the proprietor of the Gao family firm, Gao Wenjin! In the future, please look at the face of the contemptible people, and help me a lot as a brother! ”

Gao Wenjin, who got what he wanted, blushed all over his face, kept bowing to the distinguished guests around him, and even didn't remember what kind words he said, just vigorously posting famous posts and climbing friendships. Zhao Qining and Shen Ju looked at his unloadable appearance of the boat, and they also felt a little good in their hearts.

After Gao Wenjin sat down again, Zhao Qining patted him on the shoulder, wanting to see Shen Ju's face and give him another big gift:

"Brother Gao Xian, what kind of bulk goods have been hoarded on the Guibao recently?"

Gao Wenjin was already stunned by this ensuing happiness, and he couldn't think of any nonsense such as trade secrets, so he immediately confided to him:

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, our Gao family is doing a small business, and there is no other way; So, like everyone else, it's just a matter of stockpiling some food. This time, the northerners fought fiercely, and the price of grain rose faster than the price of iron ore, and the risk was lower......"

Zhao Qining didn't let him say any more, so he grabbed his shoulders and whispered in his ear:

"All the merchant groups are frantically hoarding food, but the battle in the north has not been fought for a few days. Brother Tai is still taking advantage of the high price now, so hurry up and get rid of it......"

Just when the two looked at each other meaningfully, Shen Ju next to him was inexplicably nervous, and when he looked up, he saw a black shadow visible to the naked eye standing under the moon on the roof opposite!

In a hurry, Shen Ju wanted to push away Zhao Qining, who had inconvenient legs and feet; However, the masked assassin who had just raised his hand and held a sharp blade in his hand had suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Qining......

It's too late!