Du Qi and his entourage returned to the relay station and went to bed early. By the time they returned to the relay station, it was already very late. After a quiet night, Du Qi woke up early the next morning. He had just finished washing up and had breakfast. Before he could decide what to do during the day, Guan Zhilan had already rushed into the room.
Guan Zhilan bowed to Du Qi and said, "Your Highness, there are about ten people outside the courtyard. There were managers of banks, Xinhua Wen Xuan, silk and cloth shops, restaurants, tea shops, and so on. They all swarmed outside and asked for an audience with an anxious look on their faces. When I asked them what they wanted, they refused to tell me and insisted that they would only tell me when they saw the king. "
Du Qi thought for a moment and suddenly understood. A smile appeared on his face.
It must be about their official positions.
Whether it was the restaurants, tea shops, or the bank, they all belonged to Du Qi. Like the cement factory, they were all Du Qi's businesses. Moreover, the managers of these businesses knew each other and were in contact with each other. In addition, Du Qi did not hide his speech at the cement factory yesterday. It was public knowledge, so the news had spread.
How could the people of the cement factory have official positions?
What about them?
So early in the morning, everyone came to ask about their backgrounds and see how Du Qi would deal with them.
Guan Zhilan asked, "What are you laughing about, Your Highness?"
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Go and inform them. Tell them to go to the main hall. I'll see them there."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guan Zhilan immediately went to inform them.
Du Qi changed into a new set of robes and headed towards the main hall of the courtyard. There were both ordinary and excellent hotels in the cement factory. Du Qi lived in a top-notch courtyard. There was a separate courtyard, a living room, and so on.
When Du Qi arrived, everyone stood up and bowed respectfully.
These people were the backbone of the company.
They were all indispensable talents under Du Qi's command.
Du Qi's position as Xia Xia was stable. On one hand, the army under his command was strong. On the other hand, there were more and more people under his command. On the other hand, Du Qi relied on the people in charge of his various businesses. These people provided him with a steady stream of money, ensuring that Du Qi's financial resources were abundant. They also ensured that Du Qi had enough money to fight wars. He didn't lack money just because he was in the Western Regions.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, my king."
Everyone answered in unison, but no one sat down immediately. Instead, they waited for Du Qi to sit down before they sat down.
Du Qi looked around. In fact, he had seen everyone here before. After all, when he had just arrived in Yi Province, Du Qi's political center was in Yiwu County. The bank, tea shop, and restaurant had all taken root here. Du Qi had arranged for these people one by one.
Du Qi said, "Tell me, why are you all here?"
The manager of the bank said, "My king, all of us are here to understand. The cement factory is my king's business. Now, the general manager and shopkeeper of the cement factory will have official positions and become Xia Xia's officials. Although they don't have official positions, it's different with official positions. Since we are also your business, will we also have official positions? "
At this point, the manager of the bank was slightly embarrassed. He seemed to be embarrassed that he had taken the initiative to ask, so he added, "My king, it's not that we are greedy for official positions. To us, as long as it's serving my king, as long as it's working by my king's side, we are happy to do it. "
"It's just that everyone is the same. Suddenly, the cement factory is different. We are not used to it. Moreover, if we don't treat everyone equally, I'm afraid that the enthusiasm of the people working below us will be affected. "
The manager of the bank said, "We are all working for my king, but the cement factory is superior while we are inferior. I feel a little disappointed. Please understand, my king. "
"Please understand, my king."
The shopkeeper of the bookstore also spoke.
The rest of the people echoed.
If the general manager of the cement factory was not an official, and if the many shopkeepers of the cement factory were not officials, no one would think in this direction. Now that the cement factory was suddenly superior, everyone was unhappy. So they swarmed to Du Qi, hoping that Du Qi would give them an explanation.
Du Qi raised his hand, and everyone quieted down.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Since you know that the management of the cement factory will have corresponding official positions, you should know that this King said yesterday that this plan is still in the process of being drafted and has not been appointed yet. In fact, whether it is the cement factory, the bank, the other tea shops, the bookstore, or any other business that belongs to this King, as long as they are in the management, they will have corresponding official positions and corresponding ranks. So you don't have to worry about this. Just wait for the notice from the government. "
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The manager of the bank immediately became excited when he heard it.
The rest of the people also echoed.
Each and every one of them was very excited. They also had official positions, which meant that their status would soon change. This group of people were the people in charge of various businesses. They were all shopkeepers, and their salaries were not low. They lived a good life. But when it came to status, they were all businessmen. Compared to scholars, they could not raise their heads. Now that Du Qi gave them official positions, they had status. For these people, it was extremely exciting.
Du Qi waited for everyone to finish flattering him, and then said, "Besides this matter, is there anything else?"
"Nothing!"
Everyone shook their heads and answered.
Du Qi said, "Since there's nothing else, then this King will talk about it. I'm sure all of you already know about the cement factory's Wang Guangyao. You also know that this King has sentenced him to death. The cement factory has already started an internal investigation. This King hopes that you will also check and correct yourselves. Go back and check if there are any problems. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "As for this problem, you should find it out yourself and deal with it as soon as possible. If this King finds out, you will be punished severely. Before this, because this aspect was not involved, the management was lax. But in the future, the management will become stricter, and there will be more and more rules and regulations. In short, don't stretch out your hands. If you stretch out your hands, you will be caught. "
Everyone became serious when they heard that.
They also absolutely forbade corruption and bribery. Because at their level, their salaries were not low, and they lived a good life. They did not lack money. But the people below still needed to be taught a lesson.
Everyone hurriedly nodded and said that they would go back and report Du Qi's arrangements.
After that, they all left.
The hall became quiet again.
Du Qi sat alone, thinking about the arrangements in Yiwu County. Guan Zhilan entered again and said, "Your Majesty, the Provincial Governor of Yi Province, Yang Buqi, requests an audience."
"Let him in!"
Du Qi ordered.
Guan Zhilan immediately went to inform Yang Buqi.
Not long after, Yang Buqi entered. He was now in charge of Yi Province and was in charge of government affairs. Although he was very familiar with government affairs, he had just arrived and was very careful. He did not dare to relax at all.
Yang Buqi stood still and said, "Your Majesty!"
Du Qi said, "Provincial Governor Yang, what brings you here today?"
Yang Buqi said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of Yi Province. Because Yi Province is close to the Tang dynasty's Longyou Road, especially Guazhou, I pay special attention to the Tang dynasty's merchants who come and go."
"After I became the Provincial Governor of Yi Province, I have arranged for people to keep an eye on them. After a period of investigation, I found out that the Chen's Grain Company in Yiwu County was the shopkeeper, Chen Youde, was a spy arranged by the Tang dynasty in Yiwu County. He was in charge of gathering information. "
"Every once in a while, Chen Youde would arrange for people to send out letters. And last night, the people who were monitoring Chen Youde reported that Chen Youde sent out another letter. "
Yang Buqi said, "I conclude that the content of this letter is very likely to be related to your Majesty's whereabouts."
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