Chapter 722: I feel suffocated

Now Jiang Yichun's identity has not been announced to the public, and not many people know it. It is indeed difficult for Bai Ruozhu to bear the name of "Mrs. Jiang", and she can't help but think of Mrs. Chen, the Mrs. Jiang who came to make trouble. I feel that I really have no love for this title.

Fortunately, women from the Danliang Kingdom can do business in public, and can also use their own names to go out. They do not have to bear the surname of their husbands.

"This... my husband has official duties, and I can't confirm the specific time. I'm really sorry to apologize to Mr. Xue on my behalf." Bai Ruozhu said again.

After hearing this, the boy knew that it was not good to say anything anymore, so he could only put down the invitation and leave.

Bai Ruozhu didn't touch the invitation on the table. She was a little curious that Mr. Xue insisted on inviting her. She felt that it was necessary to find out the situation of each family in Beijing. Soon, she handed over the task. She believed that the Chamber of Commerce must have information about the big families in Jingli and asked Jian Qi to find a way to get a copy.

In the evening, the information came into her hands, including some of the bigger families in Beijing. Bai Ruozhu looked through it and found that there were many families where princes and princesses married, and then there were county princes, generals, marquises, etc., and The prime minister, the grand master and other high-ranking official families were dazzled by her. Sure enough, the number of officials in the capital could scare people to death.

After searching for a long time, she found Prince Xue's family. There was not much content in it, except that Prince Xue had a cheerful personality and liked to make friends. The original wife Liu died of illness more than ten years ago, leaving only the eldest son Xue Wenqian. Eight years ago, Prince Xue married the Gu family again. The Gu family has another son, who is seven years old this year. Since Prince Xue is in good health, it is not certain who will inherit the title in the future.

Bai Ruozhu thought about it, maybe Xue Wenqian's life in the house was becoming more and more difficult, and even his financial resources were affected, so he wanted to make some friends outside, or even start a business partnership with others?

After suffering the loss of Du Zhongshu once, she would not cooperate with any young master from an aristocratic family, let alone get involved in their internal fights, so she secretly made up her mind to avoid this Mr. Xue.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning came, Bai Ruozhu handed Deng Deng to Lamei to look after, and then went to the business meeting with her master.

There were indeed many old men and middle-aged people present at the meeting, and there were also two old men who brought young people with them. It was obvious that like Elder Lin, he brought his own apprentices.

Bai Ruozhu secretly looked at the two of them. They were both young men in their early twenties. One of them was as white as jade and looked like a handsome young man from a scholarly family, not like a young man from a businessman's family. The other one had slightly dark skin and looked a bit fierce. He also glanced at Bai Ruozhu with a very arrogant expression.

Bai Ruozhu ignored him. He was so arrogant because he put his thoughts on his face, so he probably didn't have much ability.

The bosses, stewards, and elders who came to the meeting came in one after another, and they all looked at the three young men. However, it was obvious that everyone would pay more attention to the two young men, especially the young master with a face as white as jade. She just glanced at her and didn't seem to think much of her.

Bai Ruozhu curled her lips secretly, is it because she is a woman? She didn't care much about this meeting at first, and wanted to bring up a similar idea casually, so as not to lose her master's people, but now she held her breath in her heart. She had to prove it to them, what happened to the woman? Women are no worse than men!

Lin Zhenghui greeted a few familiar old men and introduced Bai Ruozhu to a few people. She saluted those people respectfully and stood aside, listening to her master talking to the others.

The arrogant man before glanced at Bai Ruozhu, his expression seemed to look down on Bai Ruozhu even more.

Soon, Han Weizhuang, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, arrived. He greeted everyone and announced the start of the meeting.

"Today we are mainly discussing new measures for the second half of this year, as well as improvements to some old measures. Everyone here can express their opinions, especially the three young people who came this year. If you have any ideas, please speak out boldly, or give them to our chamber of commerce. Pour in some fresh blood." Han Weizhuang said.

As soon as he finished speaking, an elder immediately spoke up and said: "I suggest that the chamber of commerce tax increase by 100% in the second half of the year to increase the income of the association."

Han Weizhuang frowned, "We only raised 100 taxes last year. Merchants still have to pay taxes to the imperial court. We raise taxes faster than the imperial court. Isn't it bad?"

Bai Ruozhu nodded secretly. The taxes paid by the court were compulsory, and the Chamber of Commerce played a coordinating and protective role for merchants. It should not be too coercive. Frequent tax increases could easily affect the status of the Chamber of Commerce.

Immediately afterwards, some people expressed their opinions, and then some people put forward other suggestions, but they were not substantive suggestions. Others also spoke, but they said more about whether they opposed or agreed, not much. Someone who comes up with good ideas.

"I have an idea," Li Dan, who had slightly dark skin and was a little arrogant before, said.

Everyone looked at him. Although he was not very good-looking, he had bright black eyes and looked extremely shrewd.

"Nowadays, we collect a fixed amount of tax. For example, restaurants in the same area all charge the same commercial tax. However, some restaurants are small restaurants, and some are large restaurants like Yingke Lai. If they are unified Raising taxes will definitely be difficult for small restaurants, but for large restaurants, it is just a drop in the bucket. So I suggest giving it three levels. Merchants with large businesses will definitely need more care from us, so it is normal to pay more." He said He proudly raised his chin towards the jade-faced master, but he didn't even look at Bai Ruozhu this time, obviously he didn't take Bai Ruozhu into consideration anymore.

"This proposal is good, and it is more reasonable when I think about it." Han Weizhuang said.

Everyone started to praise him, and Li Dan saluted everyone with a smile on his face, looking very proud of himself.

"Hmph, Old Ghost Wei is really good at helping his disciples. It's not like I thought he would be proud of it." Lin Zhenghui muttered in an unhappy voice.

Bai Ruozhu snickered from behind. What her master could say was that it was most likely the move that Li Dan's master, Elder Wei, had consulted with others, so that Li Dan could become famous.

"Since Li Dan has come up with a good idea, the other two young people should also share their thoughts." Han Weizhuang said.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Bai Ruozhu and Mr. Yumian. Mr. Yumian bowed to Han Weizhuang and said, "President, I don't have any good ideas. I just want to learn from the seniors here today, so as not to be too embarrassed." Too stupid."

Many people showed disappointment. They felt that such an outstanding young master was not as outstanding as he looked, or they felt that he was too cautious. Bai Ruozhu glanced at the man again and thought that this talent was really not simple.

The president didn't say much, but turned his attention to Bai Ruozhu and asked, "I heard that the popular buffet in Beijing was created by Bai Ruozhu. I wonder if you have any good suggestions today?"