Shi Shi's engagement was successfully resolved, and Tan Zong's mind turned back to the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce. Although he was relaxed and leisurely after coming to Yangzhou City, he looked like he was doing nothing, but he was extremely anxious: Zhao Yunan was waiting in Suzhou City to find out where the Japanese bandits were going.

Since Yangzhou Prefecture was not invaded by Shanyue people this time, the Japanese bandits were also invading Suzhou Prefecture. Compared with the panic in Suzhou Prefecture, the daily lives of the people of Yangzhou Prefecture were almost not affected.[]

As the saying goes, if you are anxious, you can't eat hot tofu. Tan Zong did not want to be too enthusiastic about grain merchants and chambers of associations, so as not to be seen by those who are interested, which will affect his plan.

In the next few days, Tan Zong was still wandering around Yangzhou City, eating, drinking and having fun, and spending money like soil, and met many powerful people in Yangzhou City.

Many people were full of interest in Tan Zong's identity and indirectly investigated his origin. Unfortunately, Tan Zong's tone was very tight, which made those people find nothing.

Through contact with Fatty Wang, Tan Zong gradually learned about the organizational structure of the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce. The Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce has a president and a vice president. The core organization is called the "Parliamentary Council". The members of the Council are called the "Chengshou", and are heads of various power groups in the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce.

The Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce has almost controlled the procurement, storage and transportation links of grain business, especially the transportation link, and formulated various rules for grain business. If the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce cannot join the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce, it will probably be even more difficult for even the richest people to get involved in the grain business.

In addition to the president and vice president, the council has a total of nine leaders, including Fatty Wang and Xie Laohei, two of them. Once Xie Laohei died, the position of the leader he left was suspended and one person needed to be selected again.

Wang Fatty Wang knew exactly who the backstage of Xie Laohei was. In addition to the conflict between the two, the more important thing was that their backstage was political enemies in the court, which led to the two having to be tough in their actions and becoming incompatible.

In ancient society, due to the underdeveloped transportation, the canal transport was the most important and important mode of transportation. Therefore, not only did the imperial court set up a canal transport department that specialized in the canal transport, but also produced a canal transport gang that made a living by water transport. The canal transport gang occupied a very important role in the canal transport.

Therefore, as long as you are a business person, you will inevitably have to contact the Cao Gang. Without the support of the Cao Gang, you will be a fool to go on the water.

Therefore, Xie Laohei wanted to introduce Jiang Qing, one of the eight incense masters of the Zhongyitang of the Caogang, to Tan Zong. If you want to do business, you should first deal with the people of the Caogang.

At noon that day, Tan Zong arrived at Deyue Tower in a carriage.

In a private room on the second floor of Deyue Building, several middle-aged people sat around the wine table and whispered, looking a little nervous.

"Dear shopkeepers, I've been waiting for a long time." Tao Yong pushed open the door of the box, and Tan Zong walked in with a smile, urging his hands at the middle-aged man present.

"Master Huang." The people present stood up one after another, bowed to Tan Zong, and said respectfully.

These people in the box are Xie Laohei's shopkeepers in various industries in Yangzhou City, including grocery stores, cloth shops, restaurants and rouge shops. Xie Laohei lost the bet, and Tan Zong naturally became the new owner of these industries.

After several days of accounting, Xie Laohei's industries have been counted and he can just repay the gambling debts owed to Tan Zong. If the grain merchants and chamber of commerce have added this year's summer grain share, Tan Zong can be said to have made a big profit.

Because he didn't know Tan Zong and didn't know what adjustments Tan Zong would make, the shopkeepers who run Xie Lao Hei's industry have been in panic these days, fearing that they would lose their jobs because of this.

Surprisingly, shortly after Tan Zong entered the door, Shi Shi followed in, and after Tan Zong sat down, he sat next to him.

"Dear shopkeepers, I have just come to Yangzhou City. I will have to worry about you and manage their own business in the future." After Tan Zong and Shi Shi had all sat down, the shopkeepers sat down. Tan Zong raised the wine glass in his hand and said to them with a smile.

"You are polite, Mr. Huang, this is the duty of our people." The shopkeepers quickly raised their wine glasses. A thin goatee man seemed to be the leader of the group and said with a smile.

Tan Zong nodded, gave the wine glass to his mouth, and drank it all, and the shopkeepers also drank the wine in their respective wine glasses together.

Shi Shi got up and took the wine pot and poured a cup for Tan Zong. Tan Zong then clapped his hands. Two maids walked in and put down a small red pocket in front of each shopkeeper. The pockets were rumbling, and it seemed that they were filled with silver.

"For the first time we met, I'm a little bit of care. I hope you can accept it with a smile." When each shopkeeper had a small red pocket in front of him, Tan Zong smiled and stretched out his hand to signal them to open it.

Xiaohong had four or five taels of silver in her pocket. Seeing this, the shopkeepers couldn't help but look at each other a few times and gave a meeting gift of twenty taels of silver as soon as they came up. This new boss was really rich. You must know that Xie Laohei gave him ten taels of silver at the most reward.

"Thank you Mr. Huang." The shopkeepers stood up at the same time and bowed to Tan Zong to thank him.

"In the future, I hope everyone will work together to manage the business." Tan Zong shook his hands down, waited for the shopkeepers to sit down, and said, "At the end of each year, you can get 10% of the dividends of their respective industries. In addition, I will also share 10% of the dividends to your subordinates."

"Thank you, Mr. Huang." The shopkeepers were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and bowed to Tan Zong happily, saying that in this way, they could get a considerable additional income by the end of the year.

"This is Shi Shi, my friend of my grandson. I am not often in Yangzhou. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can find her to solve any problems." Tan Zong smiled slightly, pointed Shi Shi, and said.

"Miss Shi." After hearing this, the shopkeepers knew that Shi Shi was Tan Zong's representative, who was used to manage these industries in Yangzhou, and they all bowed to her.

"Little woman Shi Shi, please take care of the shopkeepers." Shi Shi picked up the wine glass in front of him and raised it to the shopkeepers with a delicate voice.

"We must do our best to assist Miss Shi." The shopkeepers also stood up, picked up the wine glasses at Shi Shi, and both sides drank them all.

This is the first time Shi Shi drinks alcohol. After drinking, she is so spicy that her face is red and her ears are red, and she is so choking that she coughs.

While patting her on the back, Tan Zong picked up chopsticks and vegetables for her. The shopkeepers took this scene and looked at each other in private. It seemed that Shi Shi was probably Tan Zong's pillow, so he had to flatter her in the future.

Next, the banquet was held in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. The shopkeepers reported the situation of their respective industries one by one to Tan Zong. Shi Shi listened very carefully. Since she could not drink, Tan Zong did not let her drink again.

The reason why he chose Shi Shi to take charge of Yangzhou's industries was Tan Zong's helpless move. In his plan, he never expected that such an industry would emerge suddenly.

Tan Zong is now a rich young man with a strong and mysterious background. He can't care about these trivial matters at all, so he has to find someone to help him manage these industries. This time he came to Yangzhou alone and had no suitable candidate at all.

Originally, the Zheng brothers were the first candidate in their minds. Because they had helped the Zheng family, the Zheng brothers are now loyal to them.

Unfortunately, Zheng Long, Zheng Hu and Tao Yong are both rough and have never been to school and can't read one of them. They can't manage those industries at all.

Tan Zong thought about it and racked his brains. Finally, a figure appeared in his mind - Shi Shi. Although Shi Shi was young and poor, he did not dare to say that he had a good reading of poetry and books under his father's guidance, managing accounts was still a problem.

According to Shi Hua, if Shi Shi took the scientific examination, he would definitely be able to be on the Beijing Golden List. This shows that this little girl does have extraordinary talent.

When Tan Zong told Shi Shi about his idea, Shi Shi agreed immediately, which made Tan Zong breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, let’s treat the dead horse as a living horse first, and then make a long-term plan after solving the problem of the Japanese bandits.

After the banquet, Tan Zong and Shi Shi got on the carriage amid the compliments from the shopkeepers.

When the carriage disappeared on the corner of the street, the shopkeepers gathered together and talked about Tan Zong and Shi Shi in a verbal manner, and seemed quite excited: when they were drinking just now, Tan Zong gave them greater power, which meant they could let go of their hands and feet and do something big.

"You choose a house another day and I'll give it to you. After all, you are a big shopkeeper now, and the place you live in should not be too shabby." The carriage sent Shi Shi home first. On the way, Tan Zong and Shi Shi were chatting. Suddenly, he remembered something and looked at Shi Shi with a smile.

"Yes." Shi Shi originally wanted to refuse, but she didn't want Tan Zong to do anything for her, but when she saw the kindness in Tan Zong's eyes, she couldn't help but change her mind and nodded gently.

"By the way, call your brother over here to help. With him as your assistant, you can be more relaxed and some things can be done easily." Shi Shi is a girl after all, Tan Zong thought about it and said.

"I thank you for your brother on behalf of my brother." Shi Shi smiled sweetly when she heard this and bowed to Tan Zong. She was thinking about whether to call Shi Kui to help her, but Tan Zong brought it up herself, which also saved her a lot of worry.

"Young Master is called by an outsider. Just like Yingzi, call me brother." Tan Zong smiled and shook his head, and said.

"Brother." Shi Shi was slightly stunned, then smiled sweetly at Tan Zong.

Although it is just two different titles, the meanings contained in it are very different. Tan Zong asked Shi Shi to call him his elder brother, which means that he has regarded Shi Shi as his own person, and the relationship between the two has undergone a qualitative change inadvertently.

Just when Tan Zong's joke made Shi Shi giggle, a noise suddenly came from the front. He opened the curtain and saw several servants pushing a young man in white mourning clothes out of a courtyard. The young man seemed unwilling to accept it and shouted something angrily inside.

"Stop." Tan Zong felt that the young man looked familiar, and thought about it carefully, and said to the coachman.

The young man wanted to rush into the yard, but the servants stopped him tightly. Perhaps he was angry. As soon as one servant tried his best, the young man fell to the ground.

At this time, a man who looked like a housekeeper walked out of the door, threw a silver note in front of the young man, and said coldly, "This is fifty taels of silver note. From today on, Tan and Xie families have no gratitude. If you want to pester our ladies again, don't blame us for being rude."

After saying that, the man waved his hand and the servants retreated to the yard and slammed the door.

"The world is cold, the world is cold!" The young man picked up the silver note, took a look, tore it apart, threw it into the sky, smiled sadly, and stumbled it away.

"Follow up." Seeing this, Tan Zong in a deep voice instructed the coachman.

The young man walked in front of him in a daze, and the carriage slowly followed behind him. Soon after, the young man came to a courtyard with white flowers and white silk hanging on the door, pushed the door open and walked in.

This family seemed to be holding a funeral. Tan Zong lifted the curtains in the carriage and looked at it. He saw two big words written on the horizontal plaque on the door - Xie Mansion. His brows couldn't help but frowned slightly.

If Tan Zong remembers correctly, the young man is Xie Laohei's son. He was kicked to the ground by a big man in the casino that night. He didn't see him for a few days and looked much haggard.

After thinking about it, Tan Zong got off the carriage and led Shi Shi to push the door and walked into the yard. Tao Yong, who was following behind the carriage, hurriedly followed him with the people.

The yard was hung with white lanterns and white silk, deserted and desolate. Even the lake water seemed to have lost its vitality and became lifeless, giving people a feeling of depression.

Xie Laohei's mourning hall was set up in the hall of the main courtyard, and a group of monks were chanting scriptures.

"Madam, Madam, the debtor is here." Tan Zong just walked into the main courtyard, and a maid in mourning clothes came out of the hall. Her eyes were red and swollen. She suddenly saw Tan Zong and others, turned around and ran away, shouting in panic.

After a while, a group of people in mourning clothes surged out of the hall, surrounded Du, whom Tan Zong had seen that night, and stood at Tan Zongheng one by one.

"Mr. Rong has been tolerant for a few days. Mrs. Du has found a place to live outside. When his deceased father passed by the seventh day of his life, he will naturally lead his family out of here." Mrs. Du walked to Tan Zong with a strong filial piety and bowed to him and said.

"Mrs. Xie is too worried. Huang just happened to pass by and came to burn incense to Boss Xie." Tan Zong bowed to Du and said.

"You have killed my father. Do you still want to disturb his spirit in heaven?" At this time, the girl who wanted to use a hairpin to stab Tan Zong that night came out, staring at Tan Zong with a sad and angry look on her face, and she wished she could swallow the murderer who had ruined her family.

"Stop!" When Du heard this, his face darkened, raised his hand, slapped the girl, "Go back to your house!"

"Mom!" The girl covered her slap cheek, looked at Du, and ran away crying.
Chapter completed!