Hanjing.

In the Shangxicheng District of the inner city, a five-story high-rise building opened today. Early in the morning, people kept sending flower baskets and colorful flags. This five-story high-rise building covers a wide area and is located in a prosperous area of ​​the Shangxi District. It can be said that every inch of land is valuable. In this prime location, this five-story building looks particularly precious.

"Do you know what store this is?" Many people stopped to watch.

"I haven't heard of it, it's probably a restaurant." People said.

A nearby shop owner was also standing there watching the fun, "It must not be a restaurant. I guess it might be a residence. To be honest, this building has been renovated for a long time, but it is mysterious and I still don't know what it is for."

"The signboard is still covered with red cloth, but when it opens today, you will definitely know what it is doing."

As more and more flower baskets were delivered, more and more people were watching, because there had never been a store opening where so many people were delivering flower baskets. The literate people were chanting the names of the people who gave the flower baskets there, which shocked everyone.

"Fumanlou gave a flower basket to celebrate!"

"Wow, this Fumanlou is the property of Princess Yue!"

"Li Ji Money House gives a flower basket!"

"Wow, Li Ji Money House actually gave a flower basket to congratulate you. What is the origin of this house?"

Li family on Bashang, Changsun family on Luoyang, Qi family on Jinan

The Eight nobles of Zhenguan have arrived, and the Eight Kings of Xingtang, the thirty-six heroes of Zhenguan, and the families of the prime ministers of the current dynasty, almost all sent flower baskets.

"Can it be the property of His Highness the Crown Prince?" someone whispered.

"Impossible, how could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince open a store? I guess which prince's property might be."

Soon, the flower baskets I sent were no longer placed, and the colorful flags were filled.

Carriages began to arrive one after another, and those who came down were the well-known business leaders in the capital, as well as the shopkeepers of many famous business names.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I really don't know who has such a great face."

There are many shops and many shops in the capital. Generally, there will be a guild in each industry, and there will be a guild in the guild. These guilds are organizations of the same industry. They protect the interests of the entire industry, such as peer disputes, or unified prices, etc. Guilds are of great help to practitioners in the industry.

Guilds are also the businessmen in these industries who unite to elect representatives to deal with the government and strive for their own interests.

In recent years, the imperial court has relaxed restrictions on industry and commerce, and even vigorously supported industry and commerce, which has made business prosperous, and various guilds have grown a lot.

During the Sui Dynasty, there were 120 industries in Chang'an. By this time, there were 480 industries in Hanjing. The number of industries had expanded four times.

The expansion of the industry also fully demonstrates the prosperity of industry and commerce at this time.

The large increase in the industry and the huge increase in practitioners have made the imperial court more complicated in management. Therefore, it is also easier to organize these industrial and commercial practitioners according to the industry.

For the interests of the industry, to cope with official duties, and to protect the interests and business reputation of the bank, it also needs to establish a peer guild.

Under such circumstances, the industrial and commercial commerce companies in Hanjing emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain. The number increased sharply, from 120 rows in Chang'an during the Sui Dynasty to 480 rows in Hanjing today.

The guilds in Hanjing are divided into two categories: one is the handicraft guild and the other is the commercial guild. The handicraft guilds are in the manufacturing and processing industry, and they produce and process various commodities, such as gold and silver shops, blacksmith shops, etc. The commercial guilds are industries that focus on buying and selling, such as fish shops, meat shops, fruit shops, etc.

The guild is organized very closely. Chambers of commerce that join the industry are called business owners or pedestrians, and participate in the commerce and investment banks.

Commercial banks protect and monopolize the commercial interests of local industries. Foreign merchants are not allowed to trade in the market without investment banks.

Each line even has its own legend, jargon and costumes. For example, the incense shop is a hat and a back. The pawn shop owner is wearing a soap shirt and a horn belt, and does not have a hat. The pedestrians on the street can recognize it at a glance.

Each industry even has its own masters and its own social days. When encountering some gods’ birthdays, each industry will present its own special tributes. On some important festivals, each industry will also hold activities to contact the relationship between colleagues.

The guild will contact the government with its peers and conduct business on behalf of the bank. Internally, there will be unified prices, unified weights and measures, and restrict competition from foreign merchants.

Guilds were very powerful businessmen organizations in this era. Generally speaking, shops and merchants in the same industry in the city are also concentrated together.

The 480-tourism in Hanjing also means that there are more and more industries nowadays.

For the government, it is also convenient for management. If you have any questions, you will directly contact the first-time employees of each business and pass them on to the merchants of the bank.

A new store opened today, and the first companies of various commercial banks in Hanjing were here, which was shocking. The leaders of various guilds are the largest merchants in the industry and the highest prestige. Who has such a great face that can make the leaders of so many industries come to support them?

Cui Cong, the shopkeeper of the Fumanlou Restaurant, got off the carriage and immediately surrounded the leaders.

A few years have passed, Cui Cong has become more and more obese, and his fat eyes are almost impossible to see. He has a big belly and is covered with precious silk. As the leader of the Chang'an Restaurant Guild, the fat man is still very decent.

Especially he is also the shopkeeper of Fumanlou. Fumanlou is not only the world's number one restaurant, but also the industry of the Yue Palace.

"Cui Xingshou, I've been waiting for a long time."

Cui Cong also bowed to everyone. He had 480 guilds in Hanjing, and Cui Cong knew so many guilds. However, the people here were all familiar with catering and food. They had many contacts in daily life, but they were all familiar with them at this time.

"Today is a grand event for our business circles, how can I be neglected?" Cui Cong said with a smile.

The crowd of people were also very excited to look at the magnificent five-story building, as well as the countless flower baskets and colorful flags.

"Yes, such a big move, I really didn't dare to think about it before."

"I heard that the King of Yue will come in person later? But take it seriously?" asked the first person.

Cui Cong whispered mysteriously, "I heard that the Crown Prince will be here in person."

"Oh my God, is it really?" A group of businessmen were excited. The prince was coming. That was so shameless.

More people were still rushing to arrive, because there were too many people, even alarmed the officials of Hanjing Prefecture and Daxing County. The western part of Hanjing was under the jurisdiction of Daxing County. The magistrate of Daxing County, the fifth-ranking Jingji County magistrate even came in person and led the yamen runners to maintain order.

The merchants got off the carriage, and their carriage was immediately asked to drive away.

There are too many cars and I can't stop at all.

"It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince will really come today."

The various guilds in Hanjing actually included places outside Hanjing. Because Hanjing was too big, although it broke the separation of markets and formed a street market situation, Hanjing had a large population and developed industry and commerce. The city still could not accommodate so many merchants, especially the processing and manufacturing industry, so many commercial towns emerged in the suburbs of Hanjing.

There are many concentrated places such as workshops, and there are many special trading wholesale markets in it.

Today, these guilds in the suburbs of Beijing also came.

In addition to the leaders of various guilds and veterans, there are also many famous business names in the capital.

"The big shopkeeper of Li Ji Money House is here!"

"The shopkeeper of Bashang winery is here!"

It was almost noon, and Li Chao and Prince Chengqian arrived. As soon as they got off the carriage, they immediately attracted countless merchants to kneel down. No one asked them to kneel down, but the merchants all bowed to the prince one after another. In the past, merchants had a humble position. Even if they were successful in business and wealthy, they had a low status. They either surrendered to the powerful or rely on bureaucrats or large clans, otherwise ordinary merchants would find it difficult to gain a foothold.

But now it is different. The status of craftsmen and merchants has greatly improved. The court has included workers and merchants in good quotas and no longer has business quotas.

Li Chao smiled and let him go aside, and Chengqian accepted everyone's kneeling.

"Please get up, everyone." Cheng Qian responded very appropriately, without any fright.

The prefect of Hanjing and a group of officials came up to greet him and welcomed Li Chao and Chengqian into the building.

"Today will be a day that will be recorded in history." Li Chao said to Chengqian with a smile. Today is the day when the Tang Dynasty Industry and Commerce Federation was established. Most people still don't understand how important this Industry and Commerce Federation is.

They just felt that it was very lively to unite the guilds, but they didn't understand how big the change was.

The establishment of the Federation of Industry and Commerce was promoted by Li Chao.

Today is the ceremony of the establishment of the Hanjing Chamber of Commerce. The Hanjing 480 guilds and some famous businesses have formed the Hanjing Chamber of Commerce. Local Chambers of Commerce will be formed one after another in the country. The whole country’s chambers of commerce will be affiliated with the National Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce will establish three levels in the country, road and state.

The Tang Dynasty Federation of Industry and Commerce is not only a joint alliance between various departments and Hanjing Prefectures, but also the most famous businesses in the world were directly selected.

What is the purpose of joining the Chamber of Commerce and what are the benefits?

When joining the Chamber of Commerce, the business names will select representatives and become representatives of the Chamber of Commerce. If you become a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, you have the power to not kneel when you meet the officials and write a letter to the government. Even the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce can also attend the annual representative meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting, you will discuss the national industrial and commercial situation together, and even the court will send officials to attend the meeting. The representatives can write letters to the court, and even the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce will enjoy some protection. If these Chamber of Commerce representatives commit crimes, the local government has no right to arrest and handle the case. They must report to the Dali Temple, and the Dali Temple will hear their case.

This alone is equivalent to putting a layer of protective clothing on the representatives of the chamber of commerce. Local officials and local tyrants cannot exploit and bully them at will.

It is even more rare to have the opportunity to directly advise the emperor and the court, this is the best place to listen to.

Li Chao gave the merchants such great power, and it took a lot of effort. In order to build momentum for the Chamber of Commerce, Li Chao even brought Prince Chengqian over today.
Chapter completed!