Oh~ there is something fishy going on!
That’s interesting. I didn’t expect that building the road was just a cover. I wonder how much benefit it will bring later?
The wealthy businessmen began to look forward to it.
Fang Zheng saw the change in his aura and said with a smile, “First of all, there are only two requirements for road construction!”
"Durable! Smooth! That's all."
"You can carve whatever you want on the bricks and stones used for the road surface, and the government will never hold you accountable!"
"Whether it's the products you sell, your own slogans, or pictures, everything is fine."
"Just think about it! The whole street is filled with messages left by your family... Will there still be people like you on this street?"
"Moreover, this road! The maintenance work for the next fifty years will be entirely handed over to the successful bidder!"
"Of course, I haven't finished yet. Just this one item alone, the profits and opportunities involved...please think about it."
Holy crap! This is amazing!
As soon as Fang Zheng said this, the people below thought about it and immediately started a heated discussion.
Isn’t this the whole street becoming its own signboard?
If I sell jewelry, people can see my sign when they look down, so who would know other stores?
Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from the crowd.
"Master Fang, although we are all merchants and engaged in menial jobs, we still have to maintain some dignity."
"Who would be willing to put their own sign on the ground for people to step on? If it gets out, wouldn't people laugh at them?"
"Besides, Jianjiang is nothing compared to the capital where Lord Fang is. How many people there are literate?"
Yes, putting your own sign on the ground for people to step on might have the opposite effect.
The discussion stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at Fang Zhengyi again.
Where did the dog come from? So many mouths?
Fang Zheng glanced at it and immediately knew what was going on.
This man has a pointed face and a mean look. His name is Cheng Kui. He is a famous medicinal material merchant in Jianjiang, and his medicine shops are all over Jianjiang.
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Oh, this must be Boss Cheng. This is just a matter of concept."
"But what you said does make sense. It's true that some ignorant people think it's unlucky to have their signboards stepped on by others, but all of us here are doing long-term business!"
“May I ask if those ignorant people think about stepping on other people’s signs every day?”
"I'm telling you, they won't think about it, nor will they care. They'll just laugh it off. They only know one thing! When they want to buy medicine, there's only your pharmacy on this street, Boss Cheng's!"
"What if this street was built by Zhang's or Li's pharmacy? Excuse me, would anyone know about the Cheng family with your sign hanging high up?"
“We are all businessmen, with flexible minds and adaptable thinking.”
"If you want to do big business, you must cherish your good reputation, not fear a bad reputation, but fear having no reputation at all!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Kui lowered his head and began to think, and the people in the audience began to discuss in a low voice again.
"Master Fang, what you said is very good! It is really thought-provoking! The qualification to build this street belongs to Sun Jiacheng alone!"
Suddenly, Sun Jiacheng stood up and howled.
Wang Qixun immediately followed suit and slammed the table, angrily saying, "Why? You haven't even started the fight yet, so just because you have a loud voice, it means you're mine?"
"Just because I'm faster than you!"
"You farted!"
"Hey! Don't fight.....Master Fang is still here!"
The two of them started arguing at the top of their lungs, and were about to come to blows, when the people around them hurriedly pulled them apart.
Fang Zheng looked at the two of them with admiration.
Very good! Good helper! Good helper!
"Ahem! Alright! Everyone, stop making a fuss! Good things are naturally what everyone wants, and we'll talk based on our financial resources later!"
Fang Zhengyi's rhythm was disrupted. He picked up the gavel and knocked the table twice.
"Um...where were we talking about?"
"The biggest fear in doing business is not having a good reputation!"
"Oh, right, right! Let me continue. According to what Boss Cheng said just now, most people in the city are illiterate, right?"
"That's actually not a problem! First of all, illiterate people don't have much money, so naturally they won't have much impact on your business."
"Secondly! I have ordered people to start building a school outside the city. All children under the age of twelve will be admitted free of charge!"
"From now on, we will follow this rule. Even if we are older, there will be schools with reduced or waived tuition for the people!"
"You have been maintaining the road for fifty years! How many literate customers have you witnessed in those fifty years?"
"How many Juren, Tanhua, Bangyan and even Zhuangyuan have walked through this street in the past fifty years!"
"When they grow up and take up positions in local government, you can open branches. The local officials will have feelings for you!"
"In a few decades, your branches will be able to open all over the country and all corners of the world!"
"Then your family will be a chamber of commerce! A business gang! No...you can't say that, you should be called a consortium!"
"You hold a huge amount of wealth, and you are rich enough to rival a government. Your family's every move can even cause an earthquake in an industry."
"Then you will not only have wealth, but also responsibility! You will provide services to countless people!"
"When that time comes, how will the officials in the court view merchants? No one will dare to say that merchants are a lowly profession. All officials will look up to you!"
The audience below was already excited.
Fang Zhengyi closed his eyes, raised his head and sighed: "But what about now?"
"The status of merchants is still not recognized. You don't even dare to wear fine clothes on the street."
"Those poor scholars and candidates can walk around in public and be admired by others, but we businessmen can only walk around in the night in fine clothes."
"This kind of day hurts me so much when I see it!"
"To be honest, I grew up in a merchant family and was looked down upon by others."
"But my parents still worked hard to raise me and send me to school."
Fang Zhengyi smiled secretly in his heart, my family runs a convenience store, I don’t know how many people envied me when I was a child!
"From that time on, I knew who was the most hardworking and dedicated person in the world? It was the merchants!"
"Who is the most beautiful person in the world? It's Shangjia!"
"So I have had a dream since I was a child, which is to change the status of merchants when I grow up!"
"Do you know how much criticism I will have to endure in the court for the right to renovate and maintain the streets for fifty years? But that's not important!"
"The important thing is, I need an opportunity! Everyone needs an opportunity too! What is this opportunity? Who can tell me?"
Sun Jiacheng stood up suddenly and said, "Rehabilitate the reputation of merchants!"
"Rehabilitate the reputation of merchants!"
You are stealing my words again, aren't you? Wang Qixun gritted his teeth and looked at Sun Jiacheng.
The merchants in the audience were stunned.
An official, in front of so many people, shouts that he wants to clear the name of merchants?
This... I wouldn't even dare to do this in my dreams! Tears in my eyes!
"Master Fang is so righteous!!!"
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