A ray of setting sun spreads across the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.
Liuyuntai was bathed in the golden sunset. The lanterns had not yet been lit, but the crowds of people who had come to the island were almost crowding the place.
For the Wu Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was also celebrated, but it was not as grand as that of the Yu Dynasty.
There had never been a Lantern Festival before. We just got together as a family to eat and drink.
However, when Emperor Dezong ascended the throne, he elevated the status of the Lantern Festival - officials used to have one day off, but now it was changed to three days.
There had never been any lantern poetry gatherings in the past, but this year the young emperor was going to hold a grand lantern festival at the famous Liuyuntai.
I heard that there will be a lot of fireworks tonight. Those things are made by the Firearms Bureau and they are said to be extremely beautiful.
I heard that Your Majesty will come to Liuyuntai tonight to have fun with the people, and it is very likely that he will even write new poems and articles. Your Majesty is so famous now that many people have forgotten that you won the title of the best writer in the world at a literary conference two years ago.
Many scholars and students came.
Many ladies from prominent families also came.
That man has now become the emperor, and these women do not have any extra thoughts, but if they can see him, if they can hear him recite a poem, this is naturally what they look forward to very much.
There are twelve private rooms on the third floor of Liuyun Tower. Except for the largest and best Tianyun Pavilion, all the other rooms have already been booked.
To the left of Tianyun Pavilion is Tianyin Pavilion. This private room ranks second and was booked by a person of mysterious identity yesterday.
To the right of Tianyun Pavilion is Tianqin Pavilion, ranked third. This room was taken by Sima Tao.
At three quarters past three in the afternoon, Liuyun Tower was already crowded.
In the Tianqin Pavilion, more than ten young men invited by Sima Tao were also present.
There are a few more people here today. They are Qiao Chuming, the eldest son of Qiao Liuye of Liufuji, who came from Wofeng City; Fan Che, the eldest son of Fan Shilin of Piaoxiangyuan; and Zhang Guangyuan, the eldest son of Zhang Wenhui of Xiangtailou.
"I heard that Brother Yun Xiyan has also come to Wu Dynasty to serve as an official?" Zhang Guangyuan asked Sima Tao.
"Brother Yun will be here soon. His Majesty has appointed him Minister of Commerce, and he's even more successful than when he was at Wofeng Road." Sima Tao invited everyone to sit down and added, "It's Emperor Dezong's courage to employ such talented individuals. Yun Xiyan was ranked first in last year's imperial examination, a talent personally selected by Emperor Dezong. Although he's from Yu, he's not bound by convention."
Zhang Guangyuan laughed and said, "You didn't know that after Yun Xiyan and Zhuo Bie left Wofeng City, many officials came to Wofeng City to look for the Daotai. Many of them wanted to resign and follow Emperor Dezong to the Wu Dynasty. In the end, it took the Daotai's earnest persuasion for most of the day to temporarily give up their idea. Sigh..."
Zhang Guangyuan shook his head. "This is the power of that gentleman. Father said it was called personal charm. He hand-picked those officials back then. According to the rules, they were his disciples. Unfortunately, he eventually returned to the Wu Dynasty. Look at the 15-year development plan. Unprecedented changes are just around the corner. Brothers, there will be a time to ride the wind and waves, set sail to cross the vast ocean. A new era has arrived!"
The young men agreed. Yu Xingjian gave a wry laugh. "That outline is way too complicated. I'll have to ask Brother Yun for help when he gets here. We're considered foreign merchants, so according to the outline, we have to register our company with the Ministry of Commerce and open a bank at the Sitong Bank. It seems quite complicated."
Before he finished speaking, Yun Xiyan and Zhuo Bieli walked into the room.
"Complicated? What the hell!" Yun Xiyan lifted his sleeves and sat down at the table, knocking on the table. "Sitong Bank will set up a bank window in the Ministry of Commerce. Your foreign capital will only need three steps to enter the Wu Dynasty, and it will be done without leaving the Ministry of Commerce."
Yu Xingjian was delighted and said, "Tell me about it."
"First, when submitting a company application at the Ministry of Commerce's foreign investment window, you need to include the company name, address, business scope, location and scale of the workshop, projected investment, expected launch date, and projected employee recruitment... A template will be posted at the Ministry of Commerce."
"The second step is to open a company account at the bank window and verify the official seal and signature. After the funds are deposited into the account, the bank will be managed separately."
"The third step is the Ministry of Commerce's review of the qualifications of the submitter, that is, the company's legal representative. Since you are a foreign investor, they will only review the capital investment. Once the review is complete, they will issue the company a business license. With this license, you can operate your products within the scope of the license."
"Is it complicated? Actually, it's just because this thing is new. Once everyone gets used to it and the Ministry of Commerce establishes business bureaus in each state, it will be much simpler."
Yun Xiyan explained the company registration matter clearly, and the young people immediately understood it.
"Let's not talk about business today. We finally have a day off. By the end of the holiday, the business department should be ready. Brother Zhuo and I will be working there by then. If you have any questions, ask them later. Let's have a drink."
"Brother Yun, I heard that His Majesty will also be here today?"
"I really don't know, but judging by his personality, I'm afraid he will come and take a look."
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Meng Xi was sitting in Tianyun Pavilion, where nine maids were standing!
She was playing the piano, although the noble man had not yet arrived.
However, there were only two people coming from Tianyin Pavilion next to Tianyun Pavilion.
They are the fat official Fu and the veiled Queen Shang.
Jianshui'er, the singer from Tianyin Pavilion and also the top star of Liuyuntai, was about to go over to him, but she was unexpectedly chased away by the fat man with a wretched face:
"Girl, you see, it's not easy for me to have a twilight romance. Take these banknotes, prepare a nice meal for us and a box of Xishan Tianchun. Keep the rest for yourself and don't bother us, okay?"
Jianshui'er was stunned. The boss had told her that all the guests on the three floors tonight were people of distinguished status, especially Tianyun and Tianyin Pavilion, who were even more intimidating.
She naturally didn't dare to refuse the fat man's offer. She took the banknote but felt a little disappointed. This was a rare opportunity to meet those important people! I'm a 128-year-old woman with a pretty face and many talents... How great would it be if this uncle could have a twilight romance with me?
These days, uncles are the ones with real power. Last year, wasn't Yan Que'er, the most popular courtesan in Liuyun Tower, redeemed by a high-ranking official in the court who spent a fortune to buy her away and she became that official's concubine?
Jianshui'er and her maidservant walked out of Tianyin Pavilion, and then she looked at the silver note in her hand and was shocked... This, I was given twenty taels of silver note, and I also want a table full of delicious food?
Still want to drink Xishan Tianchun?
And he said I would keep the rest for myself...!
That old rogue must have gotten drunk watching the sunset!
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