Wang Changshi thought that they were all his own people, so he took the list and asked Chang Suining: "In this case, what is your plan?"
"I have no intention of killing them all. These salt merchants have raised the price of salt before, but they were also affected by Xu Zhengye's rebellion, and now I still need them to stabilize the salt market." Chang Suining said in a tone of peace, "I have asked someone to invite them to come for a detailed discussion today. I will thank them in person for their generosity then."
"But..." Wang Changshi tried to remind him, "Didn't you invite the leaders of various industries to come here to discuss this?"
"Yes." Chang Suining nodded: "After I say thank you, we can sit down and discuss matters together. With the salt merchants, we will be all here."
Wang Changshi understood, wonderful.
The governor wanted to publicly "commend" those salt merchants who donated generously in front of the leaders of various industries.
"It's not good to thank you empty-handed." Chang Suining thought for a moment, stood up, and said, "Everyone, please sit here and have some tea. I will go and prepare some thank you gifts."
Li Tong also put down his teacup and left with Chang Suining. As he stepped out of the hall, he curiously asked, "What thank-you gift is Chang planning to prepare?"
"Naturally it is what best demonstrates my sincerity..." The two of them walked away while talking.
Watching Chang Suining's back disappear, Luo's mother sighed, "The governor is really a busy man, he has no time to rest."
There was a hint of regret in this sigh.
Only Luo Guanlin knew what his mother regretted - probably that the flattering words she had prepared were not put to use in time.
“Mr. Qian—” Wang Changshi called out, and seeing that the other party was unmoved, he called out again: “Mr. Qian?”
Luo Ze coughed lightly and reminded: "Father, the chief secretary is talking to you."
Luo Guanlin then looked at Wang Changshi: "...I wonder what advice you have for me, Changshi?"
Such a tone made Wang Changshi raise his eyebrows. He was really so arrogant.
Wang Changshi was still smiling: "Sir, this is your first day here. How about I take you around and familiarize you with the affairs of the mansion?"
Luo Guanlin remained indifferent. He raised his hand, said "thank you", and followed Wang Changshi away.
So two quarters of an hour later, Luo Guanlin sat in the outer study.
Looking at the pile of official documents in front of him, Luo Guanlin felt complicated.
At first everything was normal, but then, Wang Changshi took him to the study...
And he was given such a bunch of unimportant but time-consuming and labor-intensive tedious official duties! This Wang Zhongyuan, just talked about his background. It is known that when he was in the capital, he was only a small seventh-rank official at an old age. He was not even worthy of seeing him before... Now he is bossing him around! It 's really absurd, he hasn't even eaten yet! For a while, Mr. Luo's desire to improve his status became stronger.
So, I patiently picked up a piece of official document and looked through it.
Wang Changshi walked away with his hands behind his back with a comfortable smile on his face.
With such a big attitude, he must have some great abilities.
They don't keep idle people in the governor's mansion, so who cares about the airs? Now that they've come in, they have to use the resources quickly and not waste them.
On that day, all the invited leaders of various businesses and trades came to the governor's mansion, and none of them were absent.
All businesses had been affected and damaged over the past year, and they urgently needed government intervention so that normal trade could be restored as soon as possible; secondly, offending the new governor would not do them any good, so since they had been invited, they had to come.
Speaking of offending the new governor... we have to talk about the salt merchants. For some reason, this Governor Chang did not invite the salt merchants this time. Everyone was guessing that the other party might be going to target the salt merchants, the biggest piece of fat meat.
Although these big salt merchants were usually the most arrogant, relying on doing business with the government and paying the highest taxes, they considered themselves superior to ordinary merchants like them, and were not good people. Therefore, they were happy to see these salt merchants suffer a bit of bad luck...
But the status of merchants is not high to begin with. In the current situation, if this Governor Chang is really such a person who kills the chicken to get the eggs, they will inevitably feel that their teeth will be in danger if their lips are gone.
With this thought in mind, the leaders were inevitably nervous on their way here, worrying about the salt merchants and their own future.
The worry about the former continued until they were invited into the main hall and saw the salt merchants chatting and laughing with the officials in the hall...
So... why are these salt merchants here? Didn't they say they were not invited?
Looking at the salt merchants who were treated with great courtesy by the officials in the hall, the people in charge were unable to understand the situation for a moment.
After some greetings, they took their seats one after another. Since Governor Chang had not arrived yet, everyone just "chatted" for a while.
As they chatted, the people in charge gradually figured out something... Wow, it turned out that these salt merchants had secretly donated money without saying a word! Soon, with a message, all the officials stood up, and a girl in a scarlet official robe walked in, surrounded by a group of officials.
The merchants saluted hurriedly.
Those who were in charge could obviously sense that the governor was more polite and amicable towards the salt merchants. There was no other way. After all, they had paid money, and a lot of money at that. This was the basic quality of an official and it was understandable.
But... what about them? Seeing the governor sending gifts of praise to the salt merchants, the people in charge felt uneasy. They didn't know where to put their empty hands, so they could only transfer their anger to the salt merchants.
They thought the other party was isolated and were worried about his situation, but the next moment they found that he had sneaked through the back door and boarded the new governor's ship first, so he was in the limelight in front of them, which pushed them into an abyss of embarrassment and anxiety...! As expected, these salt dealers have dirty hearts!
When it comes to being a human being, you are really a piece of shit!
Why couldn't you inform them in advance before making such a decision?
Sensing the overwhelming resentment in the air, the salt merchants sneered in their hearts - why not let the heads of the salt dealers "pass by" in front of their door, and then drip two ounces of blood on them... and see if they dare to wait until the next day! Thanks to the guilty conscience caused by the "unequal distribution of stolen goods", the people who were in charge of today's conversation became even less confident. Many of the conditions that were originally agreed upon in private were not dared to be spoken of several times.
It was not until dark that the group was able to leave the governor's mansion one after another.
Jiang Hai, the largest salt merchant in Jiangdu, got on the carriage with his trusted accountant before he was able to wipe the sweat from his forehead with a cotton towel.
This was not a sweat caused by fear. He also understood in the second half that the other party only wanted the eggs and would not kill the chicken for the time being. Therefore, he, the golden chicken, reluctantly put his heart back into his stomach.
The sweat was due to the hot and humid weather. He was fat and couldn't stand the heat. Now he got on the carriage with an ice basin and drank the cold tea in one gulp. Only then did his breathing become more even.
When Jiang Hai put down the tea bowl, he looked at the long brocade box and urged, "Open it quickly and see what she gave you..."
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