"Zhao Dalang, you said that Xiaolongwan Harbor donated 180,000 yuan. Who can testify about this?" A middle-aged man wearing a soap robe and a square scarf questioned loudly.

"Yes, how should these 180,000 yuan be proved that they were indeed donated to the frontline as military funds?"

"Also, if we donate money, who can guarantee that the money was not taken away secretly?"

After someone took the lead, various doubts followed one after another.

"Everyone..." Zhao Qi raised his horn, "These donation boxes do not have a lid, and the interfaces are welded with copper nails at one time. After the donation is over, we will invite respected gentry to open the inventory and registration in person at the harbor. The 180,000 trump card of our Xiaolongwan Port will also invite social wise men and celebrities to check in person. After all the donations are summarized, we will also invite officials from Yin County or even Qingyuan Prefecture to check again. Finally, all the donations will be posted in the docks in various places to accept supervision from everyone. If anyone questions, he can also participate in the inspection of the donation. If it is less or worse, our Xiaolongwan Port will make up for it. We will never misappropriately..."

"You can now go up and check whether the donation box is as I said. It is a one-time mortise and tenon deconstruction. There is only one entrance to donate. The hands of a three-year-old child cannot go deep into it. In order to prevent someone from stealing with tools, we also installed a flip board inside. No method can withdraw the money inside. Only after destroying the wooden box, we will keep these five wooden boxes here. Later, we will build a wooden shed above and put a wooden cage around the wooden box to fix it. We will arrange people to guard it day and night to facilitate everyone to donate at any time. At the same time, there are another five wooden boxes that we will send to Sanjiangkou, Yin County to raise funds in a few days. By the end of August, all of these donation boxes will be unboxed and inspected on the spot..."

"Go up and take a look!" After Zhao Qi explained, some people in the crowd couldn't help but look at the donation box. After turning over the top, bottom, left and right, and even the bottom carefully, all of them nodded and admitted that Zhao Qi did not say anything wrong. These wooden boxes were not only made of thick wood, but also apart from a foot long and inch wide entrance, the entire box was integrated, and the only mortise that could be pried was also worn with copper nails to welded. If you want to open it, you can only violently destroy it.

"The box is fine, and it will be placed here all the time, so there should be no problem!"

"With Xiaolong Bay Harbour as a guarantee, I think there will be no mistake!"

"Yes, Duke Chong came to Xiaolongwan Harbor to inspect it, and I heard that he was very happy..."

"I also heard that the Lu family wanted to destroy it secretly..."

"It's not just destruction, but I heard that I secretly occupied other people's wife and daughter. I was beaten half to death by Zhao Dalang on the spot. Then I took revenge..."

"Shh, the Lu family is powerful, don't talk about this!"

"Hmph, what's the point? In the end, it's not a shame. Xiaolongwan Harbor is now booming. His Lu family has done little to bully men and women in the Harbor?"

"It has nothing to do with us, so let's hear what Zhao Dalang said. Duke Chongguo treats the people of my Qingyuan Prefecture with kindness. Now he goes to Ezhou to resist the Mongolian army. We do have to do something. There are Liao and Jin before, and Mongolia now. My Song Dynasty is becoming more and more cowardly, hateful..."

"Since you have finished reading, we will get back to the topic. The soldiers on the front line were bleeding and crying in the War of Resistance. We must not stand by. What's more, money is something outside of our body, and we will not bring it to death. In this time when the country is in trouble, I hope you will generously donate money and work hard to make your own contribution to resisting the Mongolian barbarians. At the same time, I also hope that after our donations are delivered to the front line, we can inspire the soldiers on the front line to serve the country and kill the enemy..."

"Although our Xiaolongwan Harbor has donated 180,000 yuan, it is the money of all shareholders. Today, I, Zhao Qi, is the first person to donate, and set an example for everyone..."

Zhao Qi took out two silver clubs from his arms and opened them, "Everyone, these are two silver clubs of five hundred taels, which is my personal wish!" Zhao Qi put the two silver clubs into the donation box.

"A hundred villagers in our Maowan Village also raised 318 guan. They entrusted me to donate in public today to help the frontline soldiers fight the enemy bravely!" A serious and serious look on the face of winter melon took out a thick stack of scattered meetings and showed them several times and then put them into the donation box.

"Our sisters in Qinyuelou and Chunxianglou have also gathered fifty taels. I hope Duke Chong and the warriors ahead will kill a few more Mongolian villains!" A sweet-looking woman put a stack of scattered Huizi and a few pieces of broken silver into the donation box.

"Wow~" Seeing a group of prostitutes donating money, the onlookers were in an uproar.

"We also want to donate..." A tender voice sounded outside the crowd. After a commotion, a few ragged beggars were seen squeezing in with broken bowls and dog-beating sticks, and took out a few cents from the bowl or pocket one by one and threw them into the donation box.

"Thank you Zhao Dalang for taking care of our brothers and sisters. I hope Grandpa Chongguo can drive away the Mongolian villains!" A group of children bowed to Zhao Qi after donating.

The onlookers looked at each other.

The fact that Zhao Qi took in a group of beggars was well-known to the entire Yanggong Town.

Moreover, Zhao Qi often made some food with Xiaowu and others and distributed it to beggar children near the dock. Although this incident was not a sensational event, it was not common after all. After being circulated, it became a matter for the people to talk about after dinner.

"Poor child!" An aunt in a torn patched dress touched the messy hair of a beggar boy, wiped her tears and turned it out of her pocket. A wrinkled piece of Jackson walked to the front of a donation box and threw it in.

Some people took the lead, and many people watching started to flip their clothes and wallets, some were Huizi, some were copper coins, and some were broken silver, and they were successively thrown into donation boxes.

"In the country is in trouble, how can we stand by and watch..." A scholar wearing a long white robe took out his embroidered purse. After opening it, he poured out all the paper money, copper coins and silver, and stuffed them into the wooden box.

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. This sentence is really exciting. Although we are not rich, we are also a little concerned and do our best to defend our country!" Another man in a soap robe also took out a purse and took out a piece of silver to put it into the donation box.

"What do you think Brother Zhang?" A gentleman in gorgeous clothes and square scarf turned his head and asked his companions around him.

"Of course, I have money and work hard. If the Mongols kill the Yangtze River, the Qingyuan Mansion will inevitably be bloody..." Another short and fat man in a gorgeous costume walked to the donation box, took out a piece of paper from his arms and showed it to Zhao Qi and others. It turned out to be a silver club of 100 taels.

"Brother Zhang is in front of you, how dare Chen fall behind!" The person who spoke just now took out a piece of paper money from his arms and opened it, which was also a silver club of 100 taels.

"Thank you, thank you. For such a large donation, please leave your names and register. At that time, I will post your names and donation announcements together, so that the elders of Qingyuan Mansion can see your patriotic actions!" Zhao Qi bowed and thanked him very seriously.

"I should not leave my name only, just keep my money and do my best. If you want to talk about righteous deeds, Dalang and you are the righteous deeds. I am ashamed of myself. After I go back, I will definitely help promote the donation. I hope more people can come to donate!" After the two bowed, they quickly squeezed out of the crowd and left.

"Since we are killing Mongolian barbarians, we should donate some, less, I hope Dalang won't be surprised!"

Several black and thin porters carrying shoulder poles also squeezed up, each taking out a few wrinkled or scattered copper coins from his pockets, stuffed them into the donation box and left together.

At this time, there were already a crowd of people around the space. Under the loud publicity of a group of children, people kept gathering around from all directions. Some wanted to watch the fun, some didn't know what happened, and some people squeezed out the crowd to leave. During the questioning and discussion, many people watching outside knew that it was donating to fight against the Mongolians. After hearing this, some people turned around and left, and some tried their best to squeeze forward. With thousands of people making noise, the entire harbor was sensational.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and several groups of onlookers had already dispersed, but the entire donation site was still surrounded.

Zhao Qi's declaration of donation has long been spread in Yanggong Town Harbor. In addition to some gentry and businessmen, the most donations were the large number of civilians and helpers who made a living in the Harbor. In addition, there were many fishermen, boatmen and small vendors who carried loads of food.

These were the people at the bottom of the Song Dynasty, and their families were not wealthy and they didn't donate much, including one or two chariots of money, dozens of coins of copper, and even some women donated some silver hairpins and jewelry.

"Brother Zhao is making such a big noise, why don't hello? Could it be that he looks down on me!"

Just when Zhao Qi felt that the donation was on the right track and was about to go back to prepare for fundraising in Yin County tomorrow, several businessmen in gorgeous clothes squeezed in from outside together.

A middle-aged man with a big belly was a tea merchant named Zheng Zhen who sent him home after Zhao Qi escaped.

"So it's Manager Zheng!" Zhao Qi quickly bowed.

"Brother Zhao doesn't need to be polite, defend his country and donate military pay. How can we fall behind in this kind of patriotic and righteous act? If I hadn't seen a child distributing leaflets in front of my restaurant, I wouldn't have known!" Zheng Zhen grabbed Zhao Qi's arm and said excitedly.

"Forgive me for your crime. I am about to ask Manager Zheng and a group of friends to the restaurant to discuss this matter after the two days. Unexpectedly, Manager Zheng came here himself!" Zhao Qi quickly apologized and explained.

"It's okay, I'll come here first to ask about the situation after hearing the news. Come on, Brother Zhao and I will introduce some good friends. This is Brother Gao Yucheng, a tea merchant in Yin County... This is Brother Cao Feng, a tea merchant in Shaoxing Prefecture, and Brother Su Houyou, a tea merchant in Fujian..."

Zheng Zhen introduced several of his companions together. After another greeting, several people asked about the donation. Zhao Qi also explained his plans in detail.

"Although Brother Zhao is young, his things he does are different. We run tea shops everywhere and don't often come to Yanggong Town. After hearing about Xiaolongwan, we came here and found that all your houses were sold out. We really missed an opportunity..." Su Houyou, who was elegant and elegant, spoke regretfully.

"There is no way. Xiaolongwan Port is relatively small, with limited industries, and is close to Yanggong Town. It is completely in short supply and it is sold out in a few days. I'm really sorry to Manager Su!" Zhao Qi could only apologize with a wry smile.

"Oh, since it's gone, it's better not to say it. Su was from Ezhou and has been operating tea mountain in Fujian for many years. I just heard that he was donating money to fund Ezhou. So I couldn't wait to ask Brother Zheng to take me to see it. I also wanted to thank Brother Zhao in person for this righteous act to support my Ezhou War of Resistance!" Su Houyou sighed slightly and bowed seriously.

"War of resistance to the country is the responsibility and obligation of every descendant of Yan and Huang. How come the saying of Ezhou and other states? Jingxiang is the gateway to the northwest of the Song Dynasty, and Ezhou is the throat of my Jiangnan. Duke Chong speculated that the Mongols would attack Ezhou with all their might. Unfortunately, the officials and many high-ranking officials in the court thought they would not. Therefore, Duke Chong had to issue military orders in the court to go to Ezhou alone. The court was so perfunctory that once the Mongols really attacked Ezhou, Duke Chong wanted no one to ask for money and no money, how could he resist it? I just wanted to do my best. If Ezhou City was broken, Ezhou would suffer a lot. The gateway to Jiangnan was wide open, and the Mongols would drive straight into the south of the Yangtze River. Even if we hide in this Qingyuan Mansion, how long can we survive..." Zhao Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Brother Zhao said it right. If Ezhou is lost, Jiangnan will inevitably be insured. This prosperous Jiangnan will definitely be covered with sorrows. Unfortunately, the court is full of treacherous officials like Ding Daquan..."

"Brother Su is careful!" Zheng Zhen and others were pale and quickly stopped him in a low voice.

"Brother Su, this is not a place to talk. Why don't we go find a quiet place to chat?"

Zhao Qi also felt that it was not safe to discuss such topics in this bustling onlookers. After all, Ding Daquan has not yet fallen, and there are many people who have cursed him in this harbor. Once it is spread, I am afraid that someone will come to cause trouble.

"Brother Zhao said it well. There is a teahouse run by a friend of mine not far away. It is very quiet. Why don't you go have a cup of tea together?" Zheng Zhen nodded quickly.

"It's just right, I'm dry and dry just now, please!"

"Brother Zhao please~"

Zhao Qi called Donggua to give me some careful advice and then left the dock with a few tea merchants. A few minutes later, he came to a teahouse, a two-story wooden building, with an ancient decoration, and a Sanweiju sign hanging on the lintel.

The shopkeeper of Sanweiju is a man about 40 years old. He has a slender figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks quite heroic. He has a faint sense of martial arts style.

After Zheng Zhen introduced it, I learned that the man's name was Fan Hailong. He had indeed practiced martial arts. He had worked as a lieutenant under Yu Jie. After Yu Jie was killed by a treacherous minister, Fan Hailong resigned in his hometown and settled in Yanggong Town. He settled down this teahouse and became the owner of the teahouse. Because he was generous and loyal, he was doing well at the dock. Many businessmen would come to him when discussing business.

Fan Hailong was very enthusiastic about the arrival of Zhao Qi and others. He personally arranged a secluded tea room and settled down after a while. The fragrant tea was served on the tea table under the tea girl's elegant mix.

"This is Mengding tea produced in Sichuan. Please try it and see how it is different from the tea in the south. Please!" Fan Hailong is a martial artist. He drinks tea with ease and refreshing actions, and does not have many polite words.

"Thank you, please, Shopkeeper Fan!"

"Please, please!"

After some politeness, everyone picked up the teacup and tasted it. The hot tea water entered his throat. Zhao Qi instantly felt that his throat was much more relaxed.

"The reputation of Zhao Dalang in Maowan Village is now well known to everyone in Yanggong Town. Today, he is able to visit Sanweiju, which really makes Fan's small teahouse shining bright!" After putting down the teacup after a few sips of tea, Fan Hailong said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper Fan has been too rewarded. Zhao was born in a poor family and had no power or power. How could he say that the glory of the brilliance of the penis? Just storekeeper Fan doesn't dislike it!" Zhao Qi waved his hand quickly.

"Haha, Brother Zhao doesn't like making friends, drinking and tea, and I'm afraid he doesn't know his current status in the business world of Qingyuan Prefecture. Now, whenever someone talks about the business in Yanggong Town, the first one will definitely think of Brother Zhao's Xiaolongwan Port. This perfect planning and big investment is completely unreplicable business model. With a investment of less than 100,000 yuan, it makes everyone out of reach. I just chatted with Brother Su and others, and was also talking about your Xiaolongwan. As a result, someone outside said that you were doing fundraising in the harbor, so I couldn't wait to come and see what it was!" Zheng Zhen smiled and cleared Zhao Qi's name.

"Shame, I just wanted to buy a piece of land to build a warehouse at that time, but seeing that the terrain of Xiaolong Bay was indeed good, I opened a plan to build a harbor. In fact, I was very nervous at the beginning. In fact, the construction of Shanghai Port was not smooth sailing. If Duke Chongguo was not optimistic about Xiaolong Bay, it would have been a waste now!" Zhao Qi explained humbly.

"Everyone understands the matter in Xiaolongwan. It's just that the Lu family is too bullying. But the so-called plan is up to others and success is in heaven. The Lu family never expected that Duke Chong would come to Xiaolongwan Harbor to inspect. Humph, he overestimated his ability and sprained his ankle. Lu Yuntai deserves to be unlucky!" Zheng Zhen said disdainfully.

"It is reasonable for the Lu family to rely on Ding Daquan behind their backs. We can't afford to offend them. We should try our best to avoid them in the future. During this Mongol invasion, Duke Chongguo went to the front line to fight against the enemy without hesitation. I think our Qingyuan Prefecture business community cannot be indifferent, but should support it with unity. The fundraising activity I planned is also to throw bricks and attract jade to arouse everyone's patriotism. I hope that you can contribute money and work hard to support Duke Chongguo and the soldiers stationed in the Ezhou front line!" Zhao Qi put aside the Lu family and Ding Daquan and took the topic back to the fundraising.

Now that the war is over, Ding Daquan, as the prime minister, has no time to pay attention to the trends of the people, and the court has no time to take care of people's livelihood. He has begun to increase taxes and grain to resist the Mongolian army. In fact, Zhao Qi of the Lu family did not take it too seriously.

Now Xiaolongwan Port has become a climate. Even if the Lu family is unwilling to destroy it again, they are afraid of it. After all, there are more than 100 merchants investing in Xiaolongwan Port. These people are all wealthy people with a net worth of tens of thousands or even millions of yuan. The Lu family may not take these people seriously when they appear alone, but once these people are all gathered together, they will be a terrifying force. These merchants have formed a mixed relationship with officials from all over the country, and many of them have backers in the capital.

These people spent millions of chunks of money in the first phase of Xiaolong Bay, and they all hoped that the port would expand its business and wait for money after it was repaired. If the Lu family dared to take action, they would offend everyone.

The most important thing is that Xiaolongwan Harbor has tied all these people to a boat.

As the saying goes, a baby who herds cattle cannot afford to lose his cow.

Xiaolongwan Harbor has used the funds raised in the first phase to start building a large-scale construction. That is to say, even if someone wants to refund it now, it depends on whether Xiaolongwan is willing to refund it. After all, this money has become a large amount of money like building materials and labor costs. All investors can only hope that Xiaolongwan can be repaired smoothly. If it is destroyed by someone in the middle and falls into a break in funds, everyone's investment will be wasted. Xiaolongwan cannot compensate everyone for the investment because it cannot be paid. Once it becomes an unfinished project, everyone will only have a piece of wasteland in the end.

Therefore, at present, Xiaolongwan Port is no longer a pure commercial real estate planned by Zhao Qi and others, but has become a group of people waiting to make a fortune, and its nature has completely changed.

The stakeholders are no longer Zhao Qi, but all investors.

All investors in Xiaolongwan Port are not ordinary people. They are all businessmen who have been working hard in the business world for many years. Naturally, they also know the reason for joining the group to keep warm. Therefore, as long as the Lu family shows signs of taking action against Xiaolongwan Port, they are afraid that Zhao Qi will not take action, and there will be another person in secret to stop it.

Just like Zheng Zhen and others are always paying attention to the construction of Xiaolongwan Harbor, and they are also very concerned about the movements of Zhao Qi, the planner.
Chapter completed!