Chapter 215: First Contact
Yang Xing didn't say anything, Yuan Fang smiled when he saw this, and said, "You don't have to be restrained, sit down, Your Highness is benevolent, don't be restrained." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Under the leadership of the old man, a group of businessmen thanked them again and again, and reluctantly sat down, but they didn't dare to sit down, just put their buttocks on the side, and Yuan Fang had a toothache for a while, and it seemed that sitting like this was more tiring than standing.
Everyone sat down, and then there was nothing to say, Yuan Fang and Yang Xing looked at each other, not knowing how to speak.
Yang Xing didn't speak, those businessmen were nervous one by one, and when they came, Wei Chigang's people didn't say anything specific, and everyone was uneasy.
Chang Xun and Chen Xin didn't know what to say, they were born in the army, and these belonged to government affairs, so the two hid under the pretext of avoiding suspicion, Wei Chigang didn't know what Yang Xing and Yuan Fang were doing, for fear of affecting Yang Xing's plan, they were also silent, and the atmosphere in the hall was very weird.
After a while, it was Yuan Fang who took the lead in breaking the silence: "That, Your Highness's state affairs are heavy, so we won't delay time, Yuyue, you come over for a while." Yuyue, who was guarding the door, was stunned for a moment, and walked to Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang whispered a few words, and Yuyue left in a hurry.
After a while, Jieyue came in with a dossier, and Yuan Fang said loudly: "Everyone, this is the identity certificate of Her Royal Highness, which includes the letter from Her Royal Highness the Queen to General Chang Xun, and the handwritten certificate of Her Royal Highness the Queen, which is clearly written, as well as the royal pen signature and royal seal of Her Royal Highness, let's take a look." ”
Jieyue opened the file in the face of a kind of businessman, and there were two letters pasted on it, one was the letter from the queen to Chang Xun asking him to help find and rescue Yang Xing, which recorded Yang Xing's life experience and current whereabouts, and the latter was the letter from the queen to correct Yang Xing's name, which was more formal than the previous one, not only with a signature but also a royal jade seal.
When a group of businessmen watched the file, Yuan Fang gave Yang Xing a look, Yang Xing was inexplicable, I didn't know what Yuan Fang was going to do, there was no way, Yuan Fang had to remind him, Yang Xing reacted, untied the jade pendant around his waist, handed it to Jieyue, and Jieyue showed the jade pendant to the merchants, so that they could compare it with the pattern drawn on the letter.
To be honest, these businessmen still had doubts about Yang Xing's identity before, and they were also worried that Yang Xing was an impostor, but now that they saw these two letters and jade pendants, they no longer had any doubts in their hearts, especially the two people who bought two of Yang Xing's five blessings were even more ecstatic.
The two auctions that Wei Chi just made before, they were only half-convinced of it, and everyone had reservations, and finally the two of them could buy two treasures, and now that the identity of the three highnesses is verified, the meaning and value of the two words suddenly skyrocketed, especially before Wei Chigang said that when the three highnesses ascend the throne in the future, any pair of words can be changed to a request, which is what they want the most, and it is also the most important.
The ecstasy of buying the word, the chagrin of not buying it, secretly decided that the next pair of words would have to be spelled even if they were bankrupt.
After the merchants had read it, Jieyue put away the file and jade pendant, put it on the bookcase in front of Yang Xing, and exited the hall. Yuan Fang smiled and said, "Now everyone is relieved." ”
The businessmen were embarrassed in their hearts, and their expressions became more and more humble. Yuan Fang opened his mouth and said: "Don't talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point, Your Highness, I think that monopoly hinders the development of the industry." Speaking of this, he paused and looked at the crowd.
The businessmen were shocked when they heard this, and their expressions were even more uneasy, they all had a certain monopoly in their respective fields, otherwise they would not have accumulated so much wealth.
Yuan Fang smiled and continued, "Everyone knows about the Imperial Ordnance Agency, right? The businessmen nodded, not knowing what Yuan Fang meant by this.
Yuan Fang continued: "The Imperial Ordnance Agency is a monopoly giant businessman, it may be a bit inaccurate for me to say this, but they make weapons and sell them to the Empire, this is a kind of commercial behavior, a commercial organization, but the empire belongs. For the sake of the development of the arms industry, His Highness decided to establish a similar organization, so that the two can compete and drive the continuous development of the economy and technology in the industry. After speaking, Yuan Fang looked at the group of businessmen to see how they reacted.
As expected, a group of businessmen looked at each other, they all knew the strength of the Ordnance Agency very well, and wanted to establish a business organization that could compete with the Ordnance Agency, the funds required were not a small number, they were businessmen, they knew the risks and costs, and of course they also knew that once they became a function, they also knew that once they got the benefits, but Yuan Fang, the spokesperson of the Third Highness, only said half of what he said, as businessmen, they had no one to express their position, they were waiting, waiting for Yuan Fang to explain the distribution of benefits, and then measuring how much should be invested, as for a dime, They didn't think about it, let's not talk about whether this transaction would make money or not, but since the Third Highness had spoken, they had to express it.
After a while, Yuan Fang opened his mouth and said, "Of course, Your Highness will not let you contribute in vain. All the businessmen pricked up their ears, and what was next was what they cared about the most.
Yuan Fang first whispered a few words to Yang Xing, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Highness will establish this institution named the military factory, as the name suggests, it is a factory specializing in the production of military merit items, that is, a workshop, the main production of items include military armor, bows and arrows, weapons, horses, miscellaneous manufacturing, the factory is set up with one factory, the overall situation, the deputy is in charge of two, to assist the factory to deal with a thing, the level is the same as the general, the subordinate classification supervisors, each has a director and deputy director, the captain level, all belong to the military position, These positions are all vacant, and His Royal Highness means that they are rewarded according to merit except for the factory capital. ”
The businessmen were in an uproar when they heard this, their initial idea was to make a petty official at most, and they would be satisfied if they could mix to the level of the capital, but they didn't expect His Highness to open his mouth, that is, an officer at the level of a general or a captain, which was definitely a big deal, at least for them when they came.
Everyone was talking, and it was difficult to hide the excitement on their faces, and the old man led by him remained silent and coughed lightly, and the others immediately stopped talking.
Yuan Fang glanced at the old man and asked, "I don't know what Your Excellency is called?" ”
Although the old man didn't know who Yuan Fang was and what his identity was, if he could sit next to His Royal Highness, he would definitely be a powerful person, and the old man hurriedly got up and saluted: "Lord Hui, President of the Caomin Xinglong Chamber of Commerce, Wu Lun." Yuan Fang muttered secretly, Xinglong Chamber of Commerce? I haven't heard of it, so I can't help but look at Wei Chigang and ask him about his origin and strength with his eyes.
Wei Chigang walked to Yuan Fang's side, whispered a few words and returned to his seat, not squinting.
Xinglong Chamber of Commerce is one of the three major chambers of commerce in the Dongsheng Empire, with strong financial resources, and the industry involves many industries, especially mining, forging and manufacturing, and most of the silkworm breeding and weaving industries in Danxia County and Suli County in Xizhou belong to this Xinglong Chamber of Commerce.