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Fortunately, Li Donglai made the right bet and took this opportunity to set up a chamber of commerce.
Thanks to Li Donglai's business acumen, Donglai Chamber of Commerce is now a well-known figure in Liyue Harbor.
The main business scope of Donglai Chamber of Commerce is textiles. It has a great say in the clothing industry and has many production workshops with a large number of workers.
And because of the frequent import and export, the Donglai Chamber of Commerce also has a lot of port business.
The Liyue Workers' Mutual Aid Association has caused such a big commotion at the dock recently that the Donglai Chamber of Commerce has certainly noticed it!
At first they adopted a wait-and-see attitude to see if it was just the workers gathering to cause trouble.
If it were just the workers who were revolting, it wouldn't have had much of an impact, as they have plenty of experience in dealing with such problems.
Just find the leader, bribe some of them with benefits, and then suppress some of them. You don't need to do anything for the rest, the workers will fight among themselves.
At first, the big businessmen thought that the workers' mutual aid association would still be in the same rhythm, but on a slightly larger scale.
As a result, the Liyue authorities responded quickly and issued relevant laws and regulations in a very short period of time... If you say that the Liyue Workers Mutual Aid Association has nothing to do with the authorities, these businessmen would not believe it even if you kill them!
Why did Liyue officials make such a big fuss? Different people have different opinions.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Liyue officials believe that this is to standardize management.
In the eyes of these businessmen and capitalists, the government is standing up for Qin An, warning some powerful chambers of commerce to cancel their improper ideas.
Li Donglai quickly understood Ningguang's idea. The reason why he was able to grow Donglai Chamber of Commerce to its current scale was because of his unique vision.
When it comes to business matters, don't go against Ningguang even if it means suffering a loss.
Sometimes suffering a loss is not necessarily a bad thing, at least it won’t attract Ningguang’s attention.
Li Donglai has been doing business for so many years, and he has discovered one thing: any businessman who is targeted by Ningguang will not have a good ending.
Of course, these people were already following evil ways, so it was no wonder that Ningguang took action to discipline them.
Li Donglai was very smart this time. Since the momentum of the Workers Mutual Aid Association could not be stopped, he might as well join them!
It is not shameful to join if you can't beat them, and the workers under the Donglai Chamber of Commerce are still the main force.
If nothing unexpected happens, the spread of the Liyue Workers Mutual Aid Association will accelerate. Currently, it only covers the workers at the docks. Li Donglai believes that it won't be long before the entire working class of Liyue Port will be covered.
Then the Liyue Workers Mutual Aid Association will become a real behemoth.
Having the workers' voice in their hands also means being able to enter the ranks of Liyue's senior management.
Li Donglai felt that this might be an opportunity.
Therefore, Li Donglai sent his confidant to invite Qin An, and before he came, he specifically told him to be nice and not to offend Qin An!
No matter what request the other party makes, Li San can take the initiative to temporarily satisfy the other party.
Li San acted very pretentiously. He was following the orders of his boss, but he did not expect to be questioned by Qin An as soon as they met.
This scared him. It was the first time in recent years that Li San saw his boss giving such a serious instruction. If he messed up, losing his job would be a small matter. It would be hard to say whether there was still meaning for his existence.
"Isn't it?"
Qin An noticed that the man in front of him had a strange attitude. At first he thought that something happened in Jueyunjian that caused the people from Donglai Chamber of Commerce to cause trouble.
I thought to myself that after coming to Liyue for so many years, I seemed to have finally encountered an event that happened in the legend.
As a result, as soon as he questioned the other party, he became completely timid. People who didn’t know would think he was a bad guy.
"That's right! Sir Qin, you have to be clear! We at the Donglai Chamber of Commerce will never do anything to anger you!"
Hearing the other party's assurance, Qin An frowned and said, "Just call me by my name. I am just an ordinary person. Don't call me Sir."
"Um...Okay, Mr. Qin."
Li San could see that Qin An really didn't like this title, so he quickly changed his words.
"That time when I was in Jueyunjian, I saw the thugs from your Donglai Chamber of Commerce looking for the immortal. I had some conflicts with them. I thought you came here to talk to me about this matter."
After hearing Qin An's words, Li San felt relieved, but then he became nervous again.
He was relieved because the incident was not caused by him, and even if the boss blamed him in the end, he would have a reason to shirk responsibility.
The reason for the tension was that the Donglai Chamber of Commerce had actually offended Qin An!
You have to know that Qin An is a distinguished guest personally invited by the boss!
If Qin An really hates Donglai Chamber of Commerce because of this incident, then he cannot escape the blame!
"Mr. Qin, please describe what those people look like! I will punish them myself as soon as I get back, and make them come to your house to apologize!"
Li San said this with great confidence, and he acted as if as long as Qin An nodded, he would immediately go back and deal with the group of thugs who made Qin An angry.
Qin An waved his hand: "No need, it was just some misunderstandings at the beginning, I don't care."
After hearing Qin An's words, Li San carefully observed Qin An's expression.
Li San is a shrewd person, and he is best at guessing other people's thoughts. He relied on this skill to rise from an apprentice to his current position.
The expression on Qin An's face was very natural, and it didn't sound like he was just saying something to save face. Did that mean he really didn't care?
That would be even more difficult to handle. Judging from the attitude of this nobleman, if I went back and forcibly dealt with those people, it might cause his disgust.
Although you can try your best to avoid being discovered, there is no point in doing this since you can't save face.
Go back and secretly ask those guys about the situation at that time, and then deal with it.
After Qin An heard Li San explain why the Donglai Chamber of Commerce invited him to be a guest, he did not rush to speak.
Qin An was thinking there, and Li San didn't dare to urge him, so he could only smile apologetically.
Shen He felt very bored.
She felt that the person in front of her looked gorgeous on the surface, but was actually fake to death, and had so many negative emotions that it was disgusting.
If it weren't for Qin An's influence, Shen He would have turned around and left when faced with such a situation in the past.
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look."
Qin An finally accepted the other party's invitation.
Chapter 111 Motivation
"I'll go as well."
Shen He followed Qin An.
She wanted to stay with Qin An. In her opinion, these people were not good people. What if Qin An encountered danger when meeting them?
I want to protect him.
This is what Shen He thought in his heart.
Strangely enough, Qin An understood what Shen He was thinking just by looking at the girl's eyes.
He smiled, then patted Shen He's little hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will just meet with them, there will be no danger."
Li San was also hesitant to speak. Before coming, the boss had specifically told him to only invite Qin An and not to let other people follow.
But he couldn't say much about what was happening in front of him and could only stare at Qin An.
Fortunately, Qin An took the initiative to reject the other party.
This made Li San feel relieved.
"Mr. Qin, let's go."
After Shen He saw the person she hated, she looked at Qin An again. She wanted to say something.
Qin An spoke up in advance: "It's okay, Shen He, you have to believe me, I am not without the ability to protect myself."
Then Qin An said, "How about this, I'll give you a task. Try to walk around Liyue Harbor by yourself... Tell me how you feel when you come back in the evening, okay?"
Shen He originally wanted to say something, but after seeing Qin An's convincing eyes, Shen He finally just said "hmm" obediently.
Just before they separated, she whispered in Qin An's ear: "If you encounter danger, you can activate Senior Sister's token. Senior Sister and I can sense it."
"Do not worry."
Shen He's cute look made Qin An couldn't help but touch the girl's head. This behavior was completely subconscious.
The girl's white hair was particularly cold. Shen He just lowered her head and let Qin An touch it. In order to ease the embarrassment, Qin An helped smooth the hair around the girl's ears.
Pretend to fix her hair.
After leaving the pier, we came to an alley.
"Mr. Qin, this way please."
It turns out there is a horse-drawn carriage here.
"Sir, you go first."
Li San's attitude was very positive.
Qin An found this scene very interesting, but she didn't say anything. She just lifted the car curtain and sat in.
The carriage looks smooth from the outside, but it's actually a whole different world inside!
It is extremely luxurious. The decorations are all made of silk, and the car cushions are sewn with gold threads. The air of luxury is everywhere.
The corner of Qin An's mouth twitched. It was the first time he had seen such a wealthy atmosphere since he came to Liyue.
It's like I'm rich written all over my face.
Even when I went to the Qun Yu Pavilion last time, I didn't see this situation in Ningguang's study.
Doesn’t Ningguang have any money?
Just kidding, the richest woman in Liyue is no joke!
When it comes to wealth, Ningguang is second, and no one in Liyue dares to claim to be first, but Ningguang doesn't show off like this.
It is true that she is wealthy, but her wealth is very elegant. She uses all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings as decoration, and there is no special desire for expression at all.
Compared with it, the Donglai Chamber of Commerce in front of me is like a big gold chain and a small watch, which makes me want to tell the world that I am rich.
In fact, this was also what Li Donglai intended.
He wanted to win over Qin An, and he used this carriage to indirectly tell him that the Donglai Chamber of Commerce was very rich!
Giving the other party enough room to imagine is like saying that as long as the cooperation is pleasant, there will be great benefits.
Li Donglai believed that any smart person would be able to see his motives for doing so.