Mo Zhinian always looked calm and unmoved, but he didn't say a word and remained silent.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xi Benzhen hurriedly stood up and said, "My brothers, our gathering today is for the purpose of discussing the common affairs of the council, and the response of the King of Wu to collect grain from the Chamber of Commerce... There is no issue of recommending the president of the Chamber of Commerce. They are all their own family members. Do not hurt the harmony..."

Xi Benzhen's smoothing out did not reduce the arrogance of Shanxi merchants at all.

Fan Yongdou sneered: "Brother Ning Hou, we are not against the people... we will slowly discuss it after the friendship meeting, but now, we have a discussion... profit! The chairman of the chamber of commerce is not an official, so don't need to be appointed by the court. We are not rebelling, but fighting with reason! Everyone, we do business, not to benefit the world. We have a family to support ourselves, right? We can't let a traitor take care of our money... right?"

The scene is out of control.

Not only the northern merchants, but also some southern merchants were incited by this and accused Mo Ming of not being faithful.

Of course, no one participated in the Dongting Business Gang, Huizhou Business Gang, and Ningguo Business Gang to which Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi belonged. On the contrary, they were all defending Mo Nian.

As a result, more than 20 participants were divided into two camps and confronted each other.

"You may have forgotten... This is Hangzhou Prefecture, not Shuntian Prefecture!" Huang Zongxi finally got angry. He slapped the table and said angrily, "In Hangzhou Prefecture, you can't let go of your presumptuousness!"

However, Huang Zongxi's words not only did not shock the scene, but instead aroused the rebellious mentality of the participants. Some people who had not participated and watched also made accusations against Huang Zongxi of bullying others by relying on their power.

Fan Yongdou took the opportunity to shout loudly, "You guys have heard it with your own ears... Tsk tsk, what a great official power! Unfortunately, the Chamber of Commerce is not an yamen, and you can't tolerate you being rampant... Listen to Fan, let's follow the rules... use the shares to determine the ownership of the Chamber of Commerce president... How about?"

It's really out of control!

Huang Zongxi was so anxious that he stamped his feet and said to Mo Ji: "Mr. Mo, you have to talk... Otherwise, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce will change hands!"

Xi Benzhen also advised him, "My old man is the president...has the right to reject a joint meeting agenda item!"

Mo Zhinian sighed softly, "It's going to rain...what can you do?"

After saying that, Mo Jie Nian coughed dryly, "Everyone... can you listen to me?"

That's right, Mo Zhinian was so old that he could not walk any more, and his voice was naturally low.

But he said softly, and in an instant, the chaotic scene slowly calmed down, as if everyone was waiting for Mo Zhinian to speak.

"It is reasonable to use the shares to determine the ownership of the Chamber of Commerce president!" Mo Zhengnian said calmly, "This is the established rules of the Chamber of Commerce... Then you have to follow the rules... However, there is no need to worry. I have been a president of the Chamber of Commerce for several years. Although I have not made great achievements, the accounts are still clear... Since that is the case, then I will save the accounting agenda and directly elect the new president."

After saying that, Mo Zhongnian slowly stood up from the seat, walked to the side empty seat seriously, and sat down.

On the Nanshang side, Xi Benzhen, Huang Zongxi and others were stunned.

They sat down in despair, knowing that it was difficult to stop the situation, so they became silent.

As expected, in one round, Fan Yongdou led by three votes and was elected as the second president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.

"Thank you guys for your recommendation, trust!" Fan Yongdou sat unceremoniously on the main seat that originally belonged to Mo Zhinian, bowed in a circle, and then said with great enthusiasm, "I won't say much about my gratitude, Fan will say all of them in this bow... Next, we have to discuss how to deal with the King of Wu's grain collection this time!"

Speaking of this, Fan Yongdou did not wait for anyone to propose, but said on his own: "Fan, Wang, Jin, and many other kind-hearted brothers have discussed that the King of Wu collected grain from the Chamber of Commerce this time to cause trouble... The Chamber of Commerce used real money and silver to buy grain from the market. What's wrong with it? Since it is legal, how can the government force it to collect... Otherwise, what's the difference between robbing?"

"So, Fan believes that if the King of Wu wants the Chamber of Commerce, he or she will either rob the Chamber of Commerce, or buy it at the price... or at the price set by the Chamber of Commerce... Are you willing to fight against the powerful with Fan?"

Mo Zhinian slowly stood up and said to Fan Yongdou: "Although I have been removed from the position of president, I am still one of the major shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce. President Fan will not deny this, right?"

Fan Yongdou's eyes flashed and he still smiled, "Of course I won't deny it... Mo Lao said nothing, even if he said it."

Mo Guaninian nodded, then turned to the shareholders, "I am ashamed of the shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce... I do not deny what President Fan accused before. I am indeed incompetent in his position, I am ashamed of you... I am ashamed of you here!"

Don’t bow tremblingly, which attracted everyone present to stand up and avoid the side, saying in a word that they dared not.

Fan Yongdou's face changed and he coughed dryly, "Mr. Mo has something to say, why should he do this great gift... At such an old age, he can't do it..."

Mo Zhinian slowly stood up and nodded slightly to Fan Yongdou.

Then he said to everyone: "Although businessmen are businessmen, there must be a definition before the word "merchant"... For example, southern merchants, northern merchants, and Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants, and of course there are Shanxi merchants... But what I want to say at this time is that whether it is southern merchants, northern merchants, or Hui merchants, whether it is Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants or Shanxi merchants, they are actually Han merchants and Ming merchants... The soldiers in front of them fought bloody battles to recover the lost land, enduring hunger, at least we are not hungry, so why can't we provide them with food...?"

There was silence in the venue.

Fan Yongdou's face was gloomy and saw something was wrong, he hurriedly said, "For us businessmen, peace in the world is the blessing of the operators... Now the Qing court has surrendered, the emperor and the queen mother have both left the pass, and only the uncle of Shuntian Mansion is left, and he intends to speak with Jianxing... Killing people is just a head-on, so why bother to ignore the lives of the soldiers and commit more crimes of killing? As long as the King of Wu agrees to be in harmony, there is actually no need to fight, and there will be no shortage of food... Only by being harmonious can you make money. Brothers, are you right?"

The human heart began to turn again.

Don’t obsessively sighed lightly and shook your head, “What’s the cause and what’s the result… Everyone, please do it yourself. I’ll take one step first and say goodbye!”

Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi stood up suddenly and shouted: "Please step slower, and we will leave with Mr. Mo!"

Mo Zunian slowly turned around, "You two are still vice presidents of the Chamber of Commerce... in their position, they must do their own affairs, not... act recklessly!"

Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi were stunned when they heard this, looked at each other and solemnly bowed to Mo Zunnian, "Thank you, Mr. Mo, for your advice!"

Mo Ming smiled and walked around and said, "...The green mountains are not old, I believe that spring will come and return...!"
Chapter completed!