Republic of China small businessman

When Huang Wanxing heard this, it was like a timely rain, and hurriedly stepped forward to invite Xie Siquan in: "Patriarch Xie, please come in quickly, Huang has been waiting for a long time!"

Xie Siquan was not polite to him either, he went straight to the front, sat down on the grand teacher's chair, and asked: "How is everyone's discussion going?"

Everyone was chattering, each business had different financial resources, and the products they produced were also different. Some old-school salt merchants in the upper city were unwilling to participate, so they only sent their nephews and nephews to give two thousand silver dollars. The behavior of the families affected by banditry in the city was also different. Some people were scared out of their wits and still advocated peace and peace, while Huang Wanxing and the Shen family advocated a complete eradication, never to cause future troubles.

Xie Siquan was sitting there just about to speak, when suddenly a hand was placed on his shoulder, Xie Jing slightly bent over and approached in a low voice: "Uncle, don't say anything, they will ask you later."

Xie Siquan thought about it, and sat there waiting.

Sure enough, after a while, these people shifted the topic to Xie Siquan. Without him, the Xie family has guns.

The Xie family in Shangcheng sent out 50 people and [-] guns. Obviously, their own family would not be able to use them. Therefore, it would be more beneficial for the family to share more of the loaned guns.In these years, the war is raging, and no one wants to die in vain. The most important thing is to save one life.Relying on their family friendship with the Xie family, the Shen family stepped forward and said soft words: "Patriarch Xie, the ancestor of the Shen family is an acquaintance with your family, this time to suppress the bandits, no matter what, we must give Shen some guns..."

Hearing this, the other families stepped forward one after another, blowing their beards and glaring and said: "Why, the life of your son from Mr. Shen's family is valuable, and the lives of my brothers are worth nothing!" The man said while turning his head to Xie Siquan and cupped his hands He said, "Patriarch Xie, although I have no contact with you, I have always respected you as a human being, and I know that you value loyalty and justice. This time, since you have contributed so much to suppress the bandits, you should make the first contribution! Not much to say, my Zhao family only obeys you, Xie Siquan, and my thirty sons and daughters, all of them are entrusted to you, and the matter of suppressing bandits is under your orders!"

This is quite beautiful, not only praised Xie Siquan in the open, but also secretly took a share of the Xie family's gun quota for the Zhao family, which is really clever.

Many people at the scene heard it, and followed suit.

Xie Jing stood behind Xie Siquan with her hands behind her back, and coughed lightly.

Xie Siquan opened his mouth and said: "Everyone said that Xie is terrified, but the matter of suppressing bandits is extremely dangerous, and the guns on Yunmeng Mountain have no eyes. I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this important task."

None of the merchants present knew the danger, the more so, the more they wanted to hug Xie's thigh tightly.

"Patriarch Xie is too modest. Who doesn't know that you have been the Patriarch since you were 13 years old, and you have outstanding abilities!"

"Yes, Master Xie is smart and capable, a hero among men!"

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There was everything to say for a while, and some people hid behind and didn't make a sound.

These families have always been at odds with Xie Siquan, and secretly sneered in their hearts, thinking that Xie Siquan had been taken advantage of, with so many supplies, what is wrong with them?He went out to suppress the bandits, and broke his own strength to save other people's sons.

Xie Siquan was flattered for a while, but he made some excuses on his face, but he didn't refuse again: "Since that's the case, Xie can only accept orders in the face of danger, and won't refuse any more." He changed the subject, and said: "It's just that the order is out. There must be a charter for everything.”

Everyone said: "Thank you Patriarch, but it's okay to say, let's all listen!"

Xie Siquan: "Xichuan Salt Merchant has a long history. In the past, each had their own strengths and weaknesses. Why not take this opportunity to form a Xichuan Chamber of Commerce for mutual benefit and mutual assistance? What do you think?"

As soon as Xie's family came, people sent out guns, and for a while no one dared to argue with him. After Xie Siquan said this, someone was quick-witted and was the first to stand up and agree. The rest looked at each other and responded one after another. Down.

Due to the bandit's rebellion, the time was short, and it was not a big day, so the Xichuan Chamber of Commerce was in the city that day.

Under the recommendation of major firms, Xie Siquan took the top spot.

Some people congratulate Xie Siquan on the surface, but they are bleeding in their hearts. They don't know the weight of the top spot. The upper and lower cities of Xichuan are afraid that they will only listen to one family in the future.Some people regretted that they didn't bring out more supplies before. Although they were not as good as Xie's family, at least they could win a good position in the chamber of commerce, but some felt extremely sour. Looking at Xie Siquan and the chair under him, they were so jealous.

The matter of the Xichuan Chamber of Commerce was much easier than Xie Jing thought, and there were almost no objections.

On the way back, Xie Siquan changed his normal posture while sitting in the carriage, his back straightened.

Xie Jing smiled and asked, "Uncle, is that chair comfortable?"

Xie Siquan sighed: "That's so comfortable." He turned his eyes to Xie Jing, "You are so clever, I have never been so proud in Xichuan, today I really relieved my anger without a single soldier, you see Don’t those people have old faces?”

Xie Jing nodded.

Xie Siquan was overjoyed: "Those old men were eccentric before. When they called me 'President' just now, their faces turned green. How happy they are."

Xie Jing said: "They will come to beg you after a while."

Xie Siquan: "Why?"

Xie Jing: "In the matter of suppressing the bandits, the head of the family stayed behind in Xichuan, and their nephews and nephews went with them. Uncle has a lot of guns in his hands. For the safety of the younger generation in the family, they either want to hide behind or want to fool things, so they always ask uncle to come Make overall arrangements, and they will naturally come to beg you."

Xie Siquan asked: "Is this also what the ninth master of the Bai family taught you?"

Xie Jing laughed: "Well, he is very powerful."

Xie Siquan felt a little sour: "I am also very good."

"Well, uncle is also amazing."

The little nephew was too obedient, he obeyed everything he said, Xie Siquan felt as if he had punched the cotton, and was about to say something to him, when suddenly he heard someone chasing him on horseback outside, calling out to him.

Xie Siquan asked the coachman to stop, opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out, he was indeed a member of a firm who had previously discussed the suppression of bandits.

The other party followed on horseback, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, master, my master has always admired your character. After seeing you today, I am deeply moved by your understanding of righteousness. I specially asked the villain to ask you to explain it. For the banquet, please thank the Patriarch for the honor."

Xie Siquan said: "Who is your master?"

The visitor said: "My master's surname is Zhao, and the Xiacheng Dongsheng Salt Farm is my property."

During the discussion today, I met too many people. Xie Siquan vaguely remembered that there was a businessman surnamed Zhao who was very respected and stood up to speak for him, so he politely said: "It turns out that Boss Zhao, who has admired his name for a long time, should have gone to see him. But there are a lot of things at home." He pointed to Xie Jing who was beside him, "No, there is a child with him, he is not used to drinking outside, I have to accompany him home."

The other party looked at it, and asked cautiously: "This young master looks familiar..."

Xie Siquan smiled and said: "I don't come to the city often, you don't know him, this is my young master's house in Fuquanzhuang."

Most of Xie's properties are named after the word "spring", among which Fuquanzhuang is the largest and specializes in salt goods. When Xie Siquan said this, the other party immediately understood and called out "Shaodongjia".

Xie Siquan became more fond of the Zhao family: "Go back and tell your master that I will be the host some other day and invite him to Shangcheng for a drink!"

The visitor hurriedly agreed to come down, and handed over his hand to send the carriage away.

The carriage shook slightly, Xie Siquan leaned his elbows on one knee, looked sideways at Xie Jing for a moment, his eyes fell on his empty earlobe, suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand to pinch: "Jing'er, you did a good job today, uncle Can I get you something?"