Chapter 163 Huazhou Chamber of Commerce
As early as the day after Jiang Chengfeng "developed" the soap, Shen Ruoyan took a sample of the soap and sent it to Huazhou by express horse in order to try to promote it.
Speaking of soap, Aunt Zhang was also smiling, "This soap is also a good thing! It's just that the amount delivered is a little small. After using it, many young ladies said they wanted to buy a few more! It's a pity that there is no stock!"
Shen Ruoyan nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry about the soap. It will be available in ten days at the latest!"
After chatting with Aunt Zhang about some business matters, I was in a good mood. However, I was tired from traveling these two days and gradually felt sleepy. I wanted to go back to my room to rest. After Jiang Chengfeng said goodbye, he also prepared to go back to his room to have a good sleep.
But just as he entered his room, Dong'er ran over and said, "Brother Dazhu, the young lady wants you to come over!"
This girl is such a workaholic, she can't even sleep well!
Shen Ruoyan's room was right opposite Jiang Chengfeng. Jiang Chengfeng came to Shen Ruoyan's room yawning, but found that the latter had already finished bathing and was looking at him with a smile.
Getting closer to Shen Ruoyan, Jiang Chengfeng could clearly smell the faint body fragrance emanating from this girl, and his heart couldn't help but feel agitated.
Shen Ruoyan glanced at Jiang Chengfeng and said calmly: "You must be tired after traveling for two days. After I tell you everything, you can go to sleep!"
I don’t know why, but Shen Ruoyan is particularly gentle tonight, just like a newlywed bride.
Jiang Chengfeng smiled, and after sitting down, he poured himself a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "Young lady is as brave as a man. You are not tired, so why should I, a grown man, be tired?"
Shen Ruoyan smiled bitterly, "I'm used to it! Forget it, I asked you to come here mainly to tell you about the Huazhou Chamber of Commerce. In two days, I will take you to attend the annual meeting of the Huazhou Chamber of Commerce. This is a good opportunity to learn! You must cherish it!"
Jiang Chengfeng was stunned and asked, "Miss, can you tell me first, what exactly is this annual meeting for?"
"The so-called Huazhou Chamber of Commerce is the Huazhou Business Alliance. The members attending the meeting are all leaders in various industries in Huazhou's business. They are considered the business leaders of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and are spread all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"
Jiang Chengfeng understood, it turned out to be an industry association! There are also organizations of this nature in later generations!
"If there is one in Huazhou, does it also exist in Huayang?" Jiang Chengfeng asked.
"Of course Huayang has it!" Shen Ruoyan sighed, "Speaking of which, the Huayang Chamber of Commerce is on par with the Huazhou Chamber of Commerce! Our Shen family has always been the leader of the Huazhou Chamber of Commerce, but later the Shen family declined, and the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce was replaced by someone else!"
"Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. Jianghuai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are the economic lifeline of the entire Northern Tang Kingdom. Huazhou Chamber of Commerce and Huayang Chamber of Commerce are naturally the largest chambers of commerce in Northern Tang Kingdom! The two chambers of commerce have close exchanges. According to the agreement, the annual meeting was held in Huayang last year, and this year it is Huazhou's turn!"
Jiang Chengfeng understood what Shen Ruoyan said, and then asked, "So, what exactly are we going to do at the annual meeting?"
"The first topic is to discuss the economic situation of the two provinces over the past year, and then to explore new industries and sectors!"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded and said, "I think the young lady came to me so late at night, she must have encountered some difficulties!"
Shen Ruoyan nodded and said without hesitation, "If it were in the past, I wouldn't be worried! But now is different from the past. The Shen family's business direction has changed a lot. The hot sales of perfumes have long been noticed by some people, so this year's annual meeting may be criticized by some people!"
This is what is called "people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat". The cloth business of the Shen family could not be done, but perfume and soap became two hens that lay golden eggs, which made others jealous. And those jealous businessmen would naturally take advantage of the opportunity of the Chamber of Commerce to attack the Shen family, or ask for a share of the pie!
Jiang Chengfeng nodded and said, "Since our Shen family belongs to the Huayang Chamber of Commerce, the president of the Huayang Chamber of Commerce should stand up for us, right?"
Shen Ruoyan's beautiful eyes rolled back, "No way!"
"Why?"
Shen Ruoyan said angrily: "You have offended their entire family, how can I stand up for the Shen family?"
Jiang Chengfeng's eyes widened. "Could it be that Fang Zhi is the president of Huayang Chamber of Commerce?"
"You are not stupid!" Shen Ruoyan sighed, "After the Shen family fell, the Fang family rose strongly and replaced the Shen family as the president of Huayang Chamber of Commerce!"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "By the way, that Fang Xinyuan is Fang Zhi's sister, right?"
Shen Ruoyan hummed, and Jiang Chengfeng couldn't help but grin. It turned out that this little wild cat was Fang Zhi's sister! I really didn't expect that these two siblings had very different personalities!
"Miss, since the two provinces' chambers of commerce are so important, I think this annual meeting must have attracted the attention of the court!"
Shen Ruoyan looked at Jiang Chengfeng in surprise, nodded and said, "You are right. The emperor would send people to the annual meetings of the two provinces almost every year. I just don't know who the emperor sent this year?"
The Jiangnan area is a granary and a treasury. How could the emperor not pay attention to it?
Seeing Jiang Chengfeng's sad face, Shen Ruoyan said: " Actually , I'm not telling you these things to embarrass you, but to make you prepare early!"
Glancing at Shen Ruoyan, he found that the latter's eyebrows were tightly knitted. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss, I'm not in trouble, but I see that you are very troubled! Have you forgotten what I told you before ? If you are under a lot of pressure, you can vent it appropriately!"
"I just wanted to vent, so I decided to go out for fun tomorrow!"
Jiang Chengfeng was pleasantly surprised. "That's great! But don't forget to bring me along, I want to go out and play too!"
Shen Ruoyan rolled her eyes and remained silent.
The next morning, when Jiang Chengfeng got up, Miss Shen was still lazing in bed. Jiang Chengfeng was surprised at first, but soon figured it out. Maybe she was too tired from traveling for two consecutive days?
After doing some morning exercises and washing up, Miss Shen also got up. However, she looked a little unhappy, and it was obvious that she did not sleep well last night.
Jiang Chengfeng naturally knew that Miss Shen was worried about the annual meeting. He sighed in his heart, but on the surface he smiled and greeted her, "Miss, did you rest well last night?"
Shen Ruoyan, who was gargling, glanced at Jiang Chengfeng and said angrily, "I didn't sleep well! This is the first time I've been lazy in bed in all these years! It's all your fault. What kind of venting method did you tell me to be lazy in bed!"
Although she said this, the girl had a smile in her eyes.
After breakfast, Shen Ruoyan took Jiang Chengfeng straight to the West Lake, while Deshun, Shen Yao, Dong'er and others followed from a distance behind.
