Dominate the Country

Chen Ming and many others are still staring at the northwest battlefield.

He has let go of a lot of domestic affairs. Recently, the power of the Council of State and the Cabinet has been rapidly expanding. For the first time, the review power of the military budget of the Grand Commandery and the financial budget plan of the intelligence department has been assigned to the cabinet. And the Council of State is also brewing something in full swing!

The attention of many big figures has shifted.

Many of them have been promoted to high positions recently, because the previous grand enthronement has left many positions vacant in the top management of Chen Han. These people have "just arrived" and have not completely mastered the power in their hands. Now, how can they still look outside?

The inside is the most important thing for them.

What the Council of State is brewing has not been exposed yet, but the waves it has caused have caused a great sensation outside.

Now in the whole city of Nanjing, guild halls can be seen everywhere. Although in this era, with the emergence of the "chain hotel" led by the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, the private hotel industry has made great progress, the history of private hotels with few facilities and poor services, and some are simply shabby and not like places for people to live has become a thing of the past. However, as part of Chinese traditional culture, the ancient place of the guild hall did not immediately withdraw from the stage of history, but survived tenaciously under the impact of the changes of this era.

After all, the most important thing for Chinese people is a relationship. As a gathering place for people of the same nationality from all over the country, the relationship between fellow villagers here can play an important role at certain times.

In the 21st century, there are also various hometown associations in China.

When you go out, the most hope is to have someone to take care of you. "Fellow villagers" is obviously a very reliable relationship. After all, Chinese people are very face-saving. If someone cheats a fellow villager, it will spread in the guild hall. It will not only lose his reputation outside, but also directly stink to his hometown.

And the guild hall is undoubtedly the place with the most fellow villagers and the most suitable for socializing. Relationships are all built.

Therefore, although the current level of bustle in the guild halls in various places can no longer be compared with the past, the guild halls have gradually separated from the "hotel industry" and simply transformed into the "service industry". The operating funds required are mostly donations from fellow villagers, as well as the industry and financial investment of the guild hall itself. Therefore, in the face of fierce competition from new-style hotels, the guild halls have survived leisurely and easily.

Of course, in order to survive better, the guild halls have to make improvements and change the rules to adapt to the competition in the new era.

In the past, the guild halls generally only received local fellow villagers, but now, they will also warmly receive the "friends" brought in by fellow villagers.

Often, there are guests from northern Anhui living in the Guangdong guild hall, and guests from Guangxi living in the Shanxi guild hall.

Of course, the proportion of the latter is not large. And generally speaking, the owners of this guild hall are also closely connected with the provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, and even many guild halls have been taken over by the provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, especially the guild halls in Beijing.

In response, the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce has also quietly opened club villas in major cities. Everything is to create a good place for rich people to socialize.

However, they cannot affect the dominant position of the guild hall in a short time. As for the future, there will be no violent conflict between the two that will shake each other's foundation. Because the former is based on the important urban business circle, while the latter is based on the hometown of merchants. Unless the human touch of the Chinese people is greatly reduced, the "guild hall" will always exist.

Now, there is a big man living in the upper room of the Anhui North Guild Hall. This man's surname is Yue, his ancestral home is Wuhe County in Anhui North, and his nickname is Yue Yunpeng.

Originally, Yue Yunpeng was not called this name. His grandfather was Yue Wenhai, who changed his current name to him. It was to make him work hard when he grew up and add a few strokes to the Yue family in the emperor's merit book. As a result, Yue Yunpeng was not interested in being a soldier at all, and he couldn't bear the hardship. So, Yue Wenhai died, and his wish was not fulfilled.

Now the imperial court has conferred titles on the princes, and the Yue family, with the title of a duke, has also been allocated a piece of land in South America. The area is not large, less than a prefecture [10,000 square kilometers].

Many descendants and wealth of the Yue family have moved to South America. No matter how small the land is, it is also the land where the Yue family is in charge.

The Yue family that stayed in China is headed by Yue Yunpeng, the grandson of Yue Wenhai. Yue Yunpeng is currently one of the leaders of the Anhui North Provincial Advisory Council, one of the Anhui North representatives of the Council of State, and one of the bigwigs in the Anhui North Federation of Industry and Commerce.

The Yue family had a family relationship with Chen Cong's lineage in the early years, and he was also ranked second. The development speed of the Yue family should not be too fast.

However, with the transfer of Yue family power to America, Yue Yunpeng's current position is no longer secure. So he actively participated in the big event that was brewing in the Council of State. As long as this matter is accomplished, he will be one of the heroes of all merchants in the world... and his position will never be shaken again.

The Northern Anhui Guild Hall can also be seen as the Northern Anhui Guesthouse, or it also has an office in Beijing. The person in charge here treats Yue Yunpeng with great respect. In any case, this gentleman has a close relationship with the Song Palace. The two pillars of the Song Palace have gone to South America, but this does not mean that the Song Palace is completely finished.

Those two brothers have been the confidants of the current emperor for forty or fifty years. As long as Emperor Chen is still in power, who dares to despise the Song Palace?

The Song Wang family has always been a big mountain in the political arena of Chen Han. Even though the Song Wang is old and this mountain is no longer so high, it is still an unattainable "sacred mountain" in the eyes of ordinary people.

The North Anhui Guild Hall is in the capital, and it knows the weight of the Song Wang Mansion better.

In order to entertain this distinguished guest, the manager of the service department of the North Anhui Guild Hall personally led people to guard the door of this upper room. Whenever Yue Yunpeng had any instructions, the manager would personally run errands, and he was very happy.

This is a distinguished person. Although he is only a side branch relative of the Song Wang Mansion - Yue Wenhai and Chen Jigong are father-in-law and son-in-law, and Chen Jiqing is the successor to the throne of Chen Cong, but who doesn't know that the Emperor Chen is closer to Chen Jigong. Yue Yunpeng is the nephew of Chen Jigong's mother's family.

Understanding this point, you can also understand why the general manager of the North Anhui Guild Hall is so diligent.

Today, a very plain carriage stopped at the door of the Northern Anhui Guild Hall. The waiter at the door of the guild hall looked at the blackened carriage and rushed over with a start, but he was still a step late. The door and the steps for getting off the carriage had already been arranged by the driver.

Two men got off the carriage, an old man and a middle-aged man.

"Please come in, sirs."

The service staff at the door of each guild hall must be particularly discerning. Although the carriage these two people took was not fancy, and it was not a high-end carriage produced by those big brands, the windows and the carriage were all made of rosewood.

And when you look at the clothes of these two people from a closer distance, they look ordinary at first glance, but if you look closely, the materials are extraordinary.

The general manager had already felt it when the two people just walked into the guild hall. After taking a closer look at the two people, he hurriedly greeted them and was very attentive.

One of them is a famous family in the Central Plains, and the other is a wealthy family in southern Hunan. They are both big figures in the Beijing circle.

The old man is called Zheng Zhixin, and his elder brother is called Zheng Zhilun, who was the president of Zhongyuan Bank and a big shot who advised the Banking Regulatory Commission.

The middle-aged man is named Tao, Tao Shu. He is 35 years old and is a confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is more important than Zheng Zhixin.

Knowing that the two big men were looking for Yue Yunpeng, the general manager hurriedly led the two to the upper room where Yue Yunpeng stayed. And he himself did not even enter the door of the room.

The general manager did not even have the qualifications to listen to the three big men talking.

"Mr. Wang, your vision is really amazing. I didn't expect that the Yue family would be so important that these two people would come to visit in person..." The manager of the service department was flattering the general manager, just as the general manager flattered Zheng Zhixin and Tao Shu before.

"That is the in-law of King Song. What is the concept of King Song's Mansion? Can anyone despise it..."

"You must remember a sentence well, a lean camel is bigger than a horse!" Don't underestimate people.

The conversation between the general manager and the manager had nothing to do with the conversation in the room. After the general manager closed the door, Yue Yunpeng also sent out his entourage and personal bodyguards. He sat opposite Zheng Zhixin and Tao Shu. Although his status was very low and his weight was the lightest, he was not afraid or evasive at this moment.

There were also small groups in the Council of State. King Song failed to enter the Council of State, but Yue Wenhai stayed in it for a few years after retirement. This was also the foundation of King Song's faction in the Council of State.

Yue Yunpeng is now their leading figure in the Council of State, and he is also deeply involved in that major event. Now it is time to "show the dagger after the picture is exhausted", and he has begun to leak some information to the outside world in order to win more support.

Zheng Zhixin and Tao Shu, one represents the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the other represents the Prince Group. One has a prominent position in the Council of State but never participates in the operation of the Council of State, and the other has never actively participated in the Council of State, regardless of whether his position has been "established".

Once the status of Prince Chen Ding was established, the development speed of the Li family was on the fast track. It also has a foundation in the Council of State and the local advisory bureau, but in the area where the Li family is based, there are already very strong local industrial and commercial forces. Even if these people face the Li family, they will not take the initiative to give up their rights.

The Li family is now a very restrained dragon crossing the river. Because of its restraint, it has not yet subdued the local snakes below. This dragon crossing the river would rather see those local snakes voluntarily surrender.

The Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce is because its investment scale is too large and too dispersed. Although it is an invincible behemoth when gathered together, it is a haha ​​when it is dispersed in various provinces and prefectures.

But both of them are indeed "top forces" with great prospects, and the group in the Council of State who is brewing turmoil and making big things hope to unite with them.

Yue Yunpeng is now a contact person.

"The Council of State of State does not dare to hope for the right to elect and appoint and remove, but what about the right to recall local officials?"

The right to recall!