Hearing Gao Ligong's words, the businessmen below were dumbfounded.

What is the Consultative Conference?

The merchants of Fanjiazhuang are relatively well-informed, and they have long heard that there is such a thing as a council in European countries. It is said that in places such as the Netherlands, England, etc., merchants controlled the country through councils. Even the king's finances were in the hands of the council, which even launched a revolution to behead the king.

Of course, this is the stuff of the enemy country, and one town and nine provinces cannot learn it.

But what does Governor Gao mean by consulting the CPPCC Chamber of Commerce, consulting policy consultative meetings? It sounds a bit like a council.

The businessmen looked around and were a little dazed.

Gao Ligong coughed and said, "Don't get me wrong, this consultation is not a Western council. ”

"Those decadent and degenerate political systems in the West, we don't want to learn from one town and nine provinces, and we can't learn from them."

"The Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China (CPPCC) acts as a bridge between government and the business community."

After a pause, Gao Ligong changed his words and said: "The era we live in is an era of great commercial development. In the next 100 years, there is no doubt that merchants will play an important role. ”

"Whether it is more and more advanced and efficient factories, or more and more busy shipping, more and more in-depth into the subtle commodity economy, will give businessmen a broader stage. On this stage, businessmen are operators, leaders, and pioneers, and they are well-deserved stage protagonists for the next hundred years. ”

"We see that in the West, the East India Company, organized by merchants, is like a country, and even has the right to war and diplomacy. This is not an accidental phenomenon, which speaks to the arrival of the business era. In the future, commerce will become the lifeblood of the economy, all national policies will be carried out around commercial interests, and agriculture will take a back seat and become a guarantee rather than a decisive role. ”

"In our towns and nine provinces, there is no doubt that businessmen will play an increasingly important role. It is impossible for us to blindfold ourselves with a black cloth and pretend not to see the power and role of businessmen in this era. ”

"Because of this, after careful consideration by the prince, the government of our town and nine provinces decided to organize the forces of patriotic businessmen. It is not only necessary to let businessmen compete freely in the market for the survival of the fittest, but also to let the joint efforts of businessmen make due contributions to society, the country and the nation. ”

"There has to be a channel between businessmen and the government. Let the will of the government be known to the businessmen, and also let the businessmen's vision, the wishes of the businessmen, and the good suggestions of the businessmen for the economy and society be understood by the government. ”

"We have developed the Consultative Conference Chamber of Commerce to solve this channel problem between businessmen and the government."

"If this channel is well built, businessmen will have a channel to understand the strategic plan of the prince and contribute to the country and the government. At the same time, the prince can also understand the demands of the merchants in a timely manner. When we encounter legitimate demands, we can change the country's policies and even laws to contribute to the development of business and economic prosperity. ”

When Gao Ligong said this, he stopped talking and quieted down to see the businessmen's reactions.

Hearing Gao Ligong's words, the merchants showed surprised expressions.

Lord Wang, is this really going to pay attention to businessmen?

Give the merchant such an important role? Can it even influence national policies and laws?

Obviously, the prince is not ready to give the merchant official status, nor is he ready to give the merchant privileges. But for the entire group of merchants, for the commodity economy, the prince attaches great importance to it. For the efficiency of businessmen and enterprises, and for the prosperity of the commodity economy, the prince is willing to listen to the voices of the majority of businessmen and influence the country's decision-making.

This is a great thing, which shows that the prince will protect the interests of the merchant community as a whole.

Li Zhi drank tea on the stage without saying a word, and the businessmen in the audience couldn't help but whisper.

The businessmen don't dare to confront Li Zhi now, and they want to cooperate with the government, so they are all led by the old soup head who first defected to the government. Some of the big businessmen seemed to have some ideas, and bent down to run to the old soup head and say something to the old soup man.

The old soup man listened carefully to the words of these merchants and nodded incessantly.

After discussing for a while, Tang Chongdao, the owner of the dye factory known as the old soup head, stood up. His face was red with excitement and nervousness, and his speech trembled a little.

"The prince is above, and our businessmen in Fanjiazhuang have always supported the policies of the prince."

"The prince now let us join the consultative chamber of commerce, we are twelve points happy, and we will definitely join the consultative chamber of commerce in accordance with the prince's deployment and the prince's plan to contribute to the prince's career."

Gao Ligong looked at the other businessmen, and when he saw that the businessmen were all staring at him with wide eyes, he couldn't help but nodded.

The old soup man changed his words and said: "However, since the Consultative Conference Chamber of Commerce is about to be established, the first suggestion of our business community is to hope that the prince can increase the protection of the businessman's property. ”

"In recent years, our merchants in Fanjiazhuang have become rich, and some big businessmen have assets of hundreds of thousands of taels at every turn. These properties are a huge sum of money by the standards of ordinary people. The main concern of merchants is not how to make these assets bigger and stronger, but how to protect their property. ”

"On weekdays, those ruffians and market hooligans will shout and shout when they see the sedan chairs of our big businessmen. On weekdays, during the New Year's holiday, the children gathered at the door of the old man in groups to ask for money, and the old man didn't know which child it was, but he had to send away three coins of silver. But if someone you know marries and holds a funeral, no matter how far away you are, you will stuff seven or eight posts into the old man's home, ostensibly asking for money, but in fact taking the opportunity to extort a sum of money from our businessmen. “

"Although the prince implemented the new law in Fanjiazhuang, these people have some scruples about doing things and dare not go beyond their proportions, but the meaning of taking advantage of our businessmen is obvious. We businessmen walk in Fanjiazhuang, like 'children passing through the market with gold', and we are very uneasy. “

"I hope the prince can help us change this situation and protect our property."

After Old Man Tang finished saying these words, he sat down, not daring to say more.

Gao Ligong looked at Li Zhi's face, nodded and said, "Mr. Tang Chongdao is an old-timer in our business world, a businessman who has been in business for decades. He actively moved closer to our government and was an example for our businessmen in one town and nine provinces. The suggestion he said represents the consensus of the business community, and our government will carefully consider it and come up with a solution as soon as possible. “

As soon as the conversation changed, Gao Ligong said: "However, as a bridge between politics and business, the CPPCC Chamber of Commerce will also convey the strategic direction of the government to you and give businessmen the opportunity to contribute to the country. “

"At present, the most critical project in one town and nine provinces is to build railways in various places. The construction of railways can be led not only by the government, but also by businessmen. For railway construction, we give the most preferential policies and incentives. If anyone has the strength and ambition to build a branch line, or even a trunk railway, they can contact Cai Huaishui, chairman of the CPPCC Chamber of Commerce in one town and nine provinces, and he will sort it out and transfer it to the prince for review. ”