"Where is the new market going to open?" Wu Haogu thought about the words, "Who will be given to the operation?"

Of course he knew Ma Zhi’s thoughts, but what he didn’t know was whether the Ma family planned to operate this newly opened market as its own foundation?

"Nanjing Road has already a Jiehe Market, and there is no place to open one, so the new Market is ready to open on the ground of Tokyo Road or Zhongjing Road."

Ma Zhi smiled and blinked at Wu Haogu, "My uncle hasn't figured out where to place it yet... But this place must be both a business and a place of basis in the future."

"Future?" Wu Haogu laughed, "Is this what you mean by Brother Ma, or is it the idea of ​​Mr. Ma?"

"Haha, what's the difference?" Ma Zhi said, "The general trend of the Liao Kingdom has been getting worse every year, and the current emperor seems to be worse than his grandfather. After being the emperor for two years, he knew to avenge his father. The others did not cheer up at all, and they were not as good as the hero of the Song Dynasty!"

The great master of the Song Dynasty?

Wu Haogu just smiled: "If the Ma family wants a foundation, then the most suitable one is naturally the territory outside the Anfu Army Pass in Suzhou."

The Anfu Army in Suzhou was the Dalian of later generations. The Liao people built a short "Great Wall" there, which divided the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula from other parts of the peninsula, and called it the place outside the pass.

"It's good to do a foundation there," Ma Zhi said, "But can the market prosper? If you can't pay 20,000 or 30,000 a year, that guy Yelu Yanxi is afraid that it's hard to speak, right?"

"Yes!" Wuhao Ancient Road, "The Song Dynasty is preparing for a Jingdong Maritime Warehouse recently, preparing to open a new commercial market in Penglai Town, Dengzhou. Isn't Suzhou Anfu Army located opposite Penglai? In addition, I also asked the official family for Shaman Island. At that time, Suzhou Pass Foreign Commercial City, Shaman Island, and Penglai City will be connected together, and are you still afraid that you won't make money?"

In fact, Wu Haogu was fooling Ma Zhi. How much trade volume in a year between Song and Liao dynasties? With such a prosperous Jiehe Commercial Market, how could there be an opportunity for "Dalian City"?

In addition, the commercial value of Penglai City and Shamen Island is not too high. If Jiehe Commercial City is not available, it can be made. Now that Jiehe Commercial City has the commercial value of those two places is useless.

However, Wu Haogu still planned to take down Shaman Island, he didn't want his money anyway, and the prisoners there could be used to see the territory.

As for Penglai Market, Wu Haogu actually wanted to take it, but now there seems to be a craze for subsidiaries in the Song Dynasty. I don’t know if Penglai Market will be hyped up at a sky-high price? So he planned to take a look first. If there is a sucker who wants to take over at a high price, then let them do it first. When the loss is too much, it will not be too late to be a buyer.

In fact, for Wu Haogu, the most urgent task now is not to expand, but to consolidate the existing "territory".

Ma Zhi then said, "If it is really possible outside Suzhou Pass, then my uncle wants the Ma family to take the lead... After all, the Liao Kingdom is different from the Song Dynasty! There are always several families who have the final say."

His brows frowned again, "Actually, my uncle is still a little worried that he will not be able to restrain several families, so this market will be difficult to do."

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "There is nothing easy to do in the commercial market! Isn't our Jiehe commercial market also troubles?"

"What's wrong?" Ma Zhi looked at Wu Haogu, "Is the Khitans asking for too many taxes?"

Wu Haogu shook his head, "Seventy thousand pieces of silk are not very good, but don't say I agree immediately... It seems a little harder to delay it for a few months."

"I know," Ma Zhi snorted, "or he would have to get a ruler into the ruler again.

Dalang, what trouble is your business market in?"

"It's hard to cure the big market!" Wu Haogu said with a smile. "When the market was invented, everything was rough and loose, and now it's getting bigger and bigger. There are more and more rules and regulations to establish."

"Oh." Ma Zhi nodded, "You really have a lot of things here. You have rules and regulations. Can you decide for a moment? How can you hold a meeting of the Senate? And there are people who object, it's really unreasonable."

Wu Haogu just smiled bitterly about Ma Zhi's remarks. Jiehe Shangshi has never been a one-man show of Wu Haogu. Although he was the mayor and chief senator since the establishment of Shangshi. However, the power of Shangshi is the senate of Jiehe Shangshi, which belongs to the Senate, and has never been a wooden stamp.

Although this market has grown and grown under the leadership of Wu Haogu, how can the market develop smoothly without the support of those awesome shareholders?

Moreover, Wu Haogu, the mayor, has too many things to do, and is always unable to do it. He is not in Jiehe Commercial City at least half of the year. The operation of the Commercial City is not a problem. The municipal team composed of Zhang Xizai, Huang Zhisheng, Lin Chong and others can still cope with the situation.

However, the supervision responsibility for the municipal team fell completely on the shoulders of the Senate composed of thirty-three people (Wu Haogu was away, his senate position could be represented by designated persons).

And in the Jehe Shang City Senate, Wu Haogu's opposition has always existed!

...

Ji Sheng, who is fifty-one years old this year, put down his account book and lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out. He saw that his convoy had arrived at a very lively street, with the streets full of shops everywhere, with the flags of Ji's old shops hanging. One of the doors in the middle was hung with the golden sign "Ji's old shop Jiehe General Number".

It seems that this is the industry of the Ji family in Jiehe Market of Pingjiang. Although Ji Yi and Wu Haogu have long been no allies, this does not affect the development and growth of the Ji family's industry in Jiehe!

The Ji family's industries in Jiehe were managed by Ji Sheng, the boss of Ji Yi's generation, and he was also a veteran of the business market representing the Ji family.

A dozen people who had just heard the fierce Ji family got out of the carriage and stood neatly at the door. A gorgeously dressed middle-aged man quickly came out of the door and bowed to the shopkeeper of Jiehe General Manager of the Ji family's old store in the carriage: "Da Langjun, you are back, Zhang Dianzhi and Xiang Manwai have been there for a while."

Zhang Dian's direct name is Zhang Kexiang, and he is Zhang Shuye's clan brother. He has an official position in the right squad, but he has no actual position. So he was sent by Zhang Shuye to Jiehe Shangshi as a veteran of the Shangshi assigned by the Zhang family.

Among the 33 veterans in Jiehe Market, Ji Sheng and Zhang Kexiang have always existed as Wu Haogu's opposition. Xiang An, who represents the name Xiang family, originally supported Wu Haogu, but in Wu Haogu's "Wenquxing", he became a pioneer in the abolition of Empress Meng, and his position also changed, and he formed an alliance with Ji Sheng and Zhang Kexiang.

Compared with the senate elders with a total of 33 people, the three opposition parties seemed nothing. However, Wu Haogu did not control the remaining thirty elders. Now there are only Ximen Anguo, Murong Wangyou, Pan Qi, Su Anli, Lin Wancheng (representing Gao Qiu), Lin Chong (representing Zhao Zhongge), Zhang Xizai, Hua Mangu, Ma Zhi, Hao Sui (eunuch, representing Zhao Ji), Lu Zhisheng, Ren Daoxing, Wan Baolu, Wu Yanzhao, Huang Zhisheng (recommended by Xiefanglou), etc., which must be in the same group as Wu Haogu. With the head of state, Wu Haogu, there are only sixteen seats in the senate, which is still one seat away from half.

Of course, this difference cannot beat Wu Haogu no matter what. After all, the remaining dozen veterans have the most of the positions, and it is impossible for them to be won over by Ji Sheng, Zhang Kexiang and Xiang An.

However, these three people had other ways to deal with Wu Haogu.

"Brother Chengzhi, have you received Ji Yizhi's letter?"

After Ji Sheng sat down with two allies in a living room deep in the Ji family business, Zhang Kexiang from the Zhang family general got straight to the topic.

"Received it!" Ji Sheng said with a smile, "He asked us to expose the bribes of Du Wenzhong."

Du Wenzhong is Du Wenyu's brother. He originally opened a calligraphy and painting business in Jiehe Commercial City. Later, because of his sister, he worked in the Jiehe Commercial City Political Office. This is a tax errand under the Finance Institute. He is specifically responsible for the collection of taxes. The so-called tax is commercial tax. Wu Haogu came up with a solution to allocate the commercial taxes of Jiehe Commercial City to various guilds, and the commercial city and the guilds negotiate to collect taxes.

This "negotiation" naturally requires behind-the-scenes transactions! Therefore, the corruption problem of "taxation" is a long-standing difficulty in the governance of commercial and commercial cities in the past two years.

"What's the use?" Zhang Kexiang said, "It's not that the Senate has impeached taxes... at most it's just fined money, and could it even cut off the head?"

"The Shangshi Judgment will be sentenced to be a coolie at most, and except for the crime of killing and robbing people, everything else can be redeemed with money." Xiang Andao, "And Du Wenzhong's girl is Wu Haogu's woman. Do you still expect him not to cover up on his own people?"

Jiehe Shangshi is a chamber of commerce city. He seeks money but not life, and has no interest in cutting people's heads. Therefore, the criminal law passed by the Shangshi Senate is very destructive, and most of the punishments can be paid for atonement and paid for the sins is not the profit of the Chamber of Commerce? Therefore, the laws of Jiehe Shangshi are relatively loose, and public officials in the Shangshi lack strict supervision, and corruption cases are common.

Of course, the supervision efficiency of the Shangcheng Senate is not low! The veteran is a shareholder representative, and is much more responsible than the members of later capitalist countries... Shangcheng officials are employees hired by the company. Isn’t embezzlement and bribery just to hack shareholders’ money? Therefore, although Jiehe Shangcheng City has been corruption, it is not true that it is particularly corrupt.

"Let him cover up," Ji Sheng smiled, "We don't want that guy's life."

"What do we want?"

"Reform!" Ji Sheng said, "We need to reform the market!"

"What's the change?" Xiang An asked.
Chapter completed!