At the same time, in Gusu City, in Lengxiang Garden.

Young Master Zhao was also dressed up by his sisters, and he left Shuiyun Pavilion where he stayed last night in neat and tidy clothes.

But when he came out, he was almost shocked. He saw Master Hua and his disciples, Wang Mengxiang, Wang Shimao, Chen Huaixiu, Lu Kuang, Gu Dashou, Gu Dadong, Dai Gao, Liu Zhengqi and other senior executives of the group, all waiting outside the water pavilion.

"Oh my god, why are you all here instead of going to Shantang Street?" Zhao Hao thought someone was here to catch someone cheating, and thought to himself, luckily Xueying left first... Bah, we are innocent!

"We are here to welcome you, sir." Hua Chalongxu said with a laugh, "Before the ceremony begins, please accept our greetings!"

"Thank you for your hard work, young master." As he said this, he led everyone and bowed deeply to him in unison.

"Serve the people. Oh no, it's all for the tribe. Pfft, it's all for the group." Zhao Hao said to ease his panic. He quickly helped Hua Cha up and said to everyone with a smile: "What are you doing? Hurry up and get up."

"The success of this sea transportation is unprecedented in the Three Wus. It will establish the century-old foundation of our Jiangnan Group!" Lu Kuang, Gu Dashou and others said excitedly.

"Back then, you said that you would lead us to open up the shipping business in an upright manner. Today, it has indeed succeeded. Without your great ability, how could we have accomplished this great event?" The two Wang directors from Taicang were even more moved and shed tears, saying, "We can preserve our family and not disgrace our ancestors, all thanks to your grace in giving us a new life!"

As they spoke, the two of them knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Zhao Hao.

Lu Kuang, Gu Dadong, Hua Bozheng and other original members of the Nine Families also knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Hao to thank him for his great kindness.

Young Master Zhao really deserved their gift. No matter what their original difficulties were, it was illegal for the nine families to participate in smuggling. Just like in order to cover up a lie, they need to tell more lies; in order to cover up this crime, they have to do more things that violate the law of heaven, thus getting deeper and deeper into trouble until they can no longer cleanse themselves.

In fact, they all became a thorn in the eyes of Emperor Longqing. Think about it, can the forces that forced the emperor to move to another place every night have a good end? It's either you die or I live.

With the death of Yan Shifan, Lu Bing, and Xu Jie, the nine families seemed to be flourishing, but in fact their power was declining. Not to mention fighting against the emperor? A governor of Yingtian could force them into a corner. Not to mention that there was also a covetous person,

Gao Huzi's skill cooldown may end at any time.

Can it be said that they have no chance of winning? When Gao Gong makes a comeback, it will be time to slaughter them one by one during the New Year.

It was Zhao Hao who suddenly appeared and saved them. Not only did he successfully whitewash them, but he also used a huge amount of money to eliminate the hostility of Emperor Longqing, and through his extraordinary tricks, he successfully legalized maritime trade!

The past has been wiped out, and from now on they can conduct overseas trade openly. They no longer have to worry about encountering a catastrophic disaster or disgracing their ancestors.

The four words "reincarnation" are as heavy as a mountain, but they are very appropriate when applied to their relationship with Zhao Hao.

~~

"Hahaha, please don't be like this. God helps those who help themselves. I also want to thank you for your trust and support." Zhao Hao helped Wang Mengxiang up again and said with a sincere smile:

"Especially at my age, your trust is even more precious! I must live up to this heavy trust!"

This is true. Although Zhao Hao had already made a great name for himself in the capital when he went south, seeing is believing and hearing is not. Wang Mengxiang and his team believed in this young boy and made a decisive bet on him before the crisis appeared and before it was hopeless. This vision and courage are worthy of their harvest today.

Otherwise, why is it that Master Zhao is so good at talking, and with just a few words he can make those old foxes feel warm inside? They feel that it is worth dying for him.

Seeing that both sides had almost finished their performances, Secretary Ma whispered in Master Zhao's ear at the right time: "Master, it's getting late."

"Oh, yes, let's set off quickly. We can't let Xueying deal with it alone over there." Zhao Hao called everyone to leave Lengxiang Garden together and take a boat to Shantang Street.

~~

At 3:30 pm, all the guests arrived, and Hua Bozhen, the master of ceremonies, sang loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived, play the music!"

The music band, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately started playing the strings and percussion instruments.

There were also ninety-nine employees in formal attire, holding high long poles wrapped with firecrackers, which were lit one by one by their colleagues, creating a crackling sound.

When the ground was covered with red crumbs and the sound of firecrackers had gradually died down, Hua Bozhen read out the list of distinguished guests attending the ceremony.

The guests were surprised that his voice seemed to be amplified and could be heard clearly throughout the venue. Ordinary copper speakers wouldn't have this effect, right?

In fact, this is not a secret. In the book "Elementary Physics" compiled by Mr. Zhao, there is a similar acoustic experiment. It is very simple to say - the extended copper microphone in front of Hua Bozhen, but a tight spring is added between the receiving port and the amplifying port.

Because sound is produced by vibration, when a person speaks into the sound receiving port, the vibrations generated cause the spring inside to vibrate, making the sound louder than before. Coupled with the sound receiving and amplification functions of the copper speaker, people in the corner can hear his speech clearly.

The principle is simple, but no one else can make it. Because at present, Mr. Zhao is the only one in the world who has a spiral spring... He had the skilled craftsmen in the capital make it with low-carbon steel when he was explaining "Hooke's Law" to his disciples.

Coil springs have a myriad of uses, and were a minor byproduct of their use in primitive loudspeakers.

~~

After the reading was completed, Hua Bozheng asked Niu Chenshi to deliver a congratulatory speech on behalf of the Governor's Office.

Of course, Lord Hai would not waste time on such a boring matter, so he handed it over to Niu Mowang. Old Niu was very happy to show his face, as his term of office would end next year. Whether he could make further progress would depend on the support of the Jiangnan people.

Niu Chenshi stood in front of the loudspeaker and delivered a speech that was so enthusiastic that it was sickening, praising Master Zhao and the Jiangnan Group as the saviors of the people of Jiangnan and the guiding light for the gentry and officials. Master Zhao was so embarrassed after hearing this.

Unfortunately, there was no mute button, so I could only listen patiently to his eloquent speech. Then Hua Bozheng impatiently announced the next item: cutting the ribbon.

The guests saw eighteen beautiful and graceful girls in gorgeous costumes holding eighteen big red flower bouquets connected by long ribbons. This was a new thing they had never seen before, and they wondered if they were going to enter the bridal chamber together.

Jiangnan Group's board members, Chen Huaixiu, Liu Zhengqi, Lu Kuang, Gu Dashou, Gu Dadong, Niu Chenshi, Wu Guancha, the two prefects and the county magistrates, were led to the stage by their respective guides, picked up scissors and cut the red silk in front of them to the exciting drumbeats.

Eighteen big red flower balls fell steadily into the girls' arms, but it was a pity that they couldn't take them home...

Then Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying jointly took down the two-meter-long red silk hanging on the hall door, revealing the four golden characters "Jiangnan Building" written in a flamboyant style, which sparkled brightly in the midday sun.

Looking at the signature again, it is no surprise that it was written personally by Emperor Longqing.

This is the most expensive inscription among those that Mr. Zhao bought with 300,000 taels of silver. Each character costs 5,000 taels!

Because it is big, one is worth three of the others!

Then Chairman Hua Bozhen and Wu Qing, the military governor of Susong, unveiled the couplets on the left and right sides of the hall door. They were written by Wang Shizhen, the leader of the literary world:

'The building is not built from a single piece of wood; the ocean is not moistened by a single stream.'

Just two simple sentences, without any exaggeration, are meant to make it understandable to ordinary people and allow them to appreciate the group culture of Jiangnan Group.

But besides being modest and encouraging each other, there is also a sense of pride that "the fragrance of peaches and plums is self-evident", which makes people think of the Jiangnan Group's lofty status. Leader Wang is indeed well versed in the art of pretending to be Boyi.

Moreover, he only paid 5,000 taels of silver for the twenty characters, but Mr. Zhao was so distressed. He said that they were all family members, and he didn't give a discount. He didn't have the generosity to spend a fortune in front of Emperor Longqing...

~~

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Zhao Hao led the guests to visit the interior of Jiangnan Building.

Well, actually, this was his first time here, and he had only seen it on blueprints before...

But Zhao Hao did not feel unfamiliar at all, because the exterior and interior of the entire building were more than 90% restored to the drawings.

As we all know, the higher the degree of restoration of a building, the greater the cost, and it increases exponentially. It can be seen how much effort President Jiang has put into this Jiangnan Building.

Zhao Hao looked at Sister Xueying distressedly. Alas, this silly girl always treats the tasks assigned by him as huge tasks.

Jiang Xueying smiled sweetly at him. In fact, she didn't feel any hardship at all, because this was her and her brother's child...

Oh, what are you thinking about? President Jiang blushed, and Mr. Zhao was frightened by her charming look.

Knowing that it was Zhao Hao's first visit and the president was not convenient to act as a tour guide, Hua Bozhen took the initiative to take on the task of introducing the guests.

The interior of Jiangnan Building also boldly breaks with tradition, using large windows and glass ceiling structure to let in a lot of natural light, making the interior very bright and transparent. This completely improves the problem of traditional buildings that are beautiful but have very poor lighting and are dark inside.

Moreover, through the large expanses of glass, you can have a panoramic view of the pond, rockery, flowing water, pavilions and bamboo forests outside the window. It is a magnificent garden carefully designed by Mr. Wenshui.

This gives people a feeling of being indoors yet surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it gives guests who are used to seeing various gardens a refreshing feeling.

Although the interior decoration is also simple and elegant, a huge amount of money was spent. Let's not talk about other things, just look at the large square bricks paved on the floor, which are as smooth as black jade and as smooth as a mirror, but not slippery or astringent when stepped on. The guests are all knowledgeable and know that these are gold bricks produced in Yuyao Village, Yuanhe Town, Qimenwai, Suzhou. This kind of bricks are used in the Jinluan Palace in the Northern and Southern Capitals.

This naturally made the guests think much more highly of the interior than the exterior...