The Fourth Financial Crisis

The Luoxia City Branch of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce was the last branch to come to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters to hand over work before the Shengxian Conference.

Luoxia City is located in the south of Zhongzhou. Its land is fertile and flat, and there are countless waterways, lakes, and canals within its jurisdiction. The climate is smooth all year round, and the hydrothermal environment is extremely suitable for growing food. It is the leading grain-producing area in Zhongzhou.

Among the more than 30 out-of-town branches established by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, the Luoxia City branch is the farthest from Haiya City, nearly 2,000 kilometers away. It would take nearly a month for ordinary people to travel back and forth even with the convenience of waterways.

Similar to Haiya City, the ruler of Luoxia City is a third-rate sect called Luoxia Sect. Thanks to the good relationship between Jindaomen and Luoxia Sect, although Luoxia Sect is far away from Haiya City, the Luoxia City branch is the first branch established by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, mainly engaged in grain trade.

The chief steward of the Luoxia City branch is named He Mingyuan. He is a man in his late forties with a Chinese character. He is dressed in simple clothes, has a resolute look, and has bright eyes. He looks like a good cadre who "serves the people." .

He Mingyuan was originally a senior local grain trading broker in Luoxia City. He has been in the industry for nearly 20 years since he was 18 years old. However, this person's luck seems to be not very good. Both of his previous bosses suffered huge losses due to drastic fluctuations in grain prices. collapse.

It was precisely because of being stained with the reputation of Shuishen that this unlucky man was unable to find another job for a long time.

Li Qingning took a fancy to his nearly 20 years of work experience, so he took the opportunity to pick up the slack, recruited this well-known business elite, and appointed him as the general manager of the Luoxia City branch of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce.

Due to the long distance to Luoxia City, Manager He reluctantly arrived at the Qingning Chamber of Commerce headquarters before the official convening of the Immortal Ascension Conference. Accompanying him to Haiya City were several shipments of foreign trade grain shipped by the Luoxia City branch, as well as There is his deputy Li Feng.

According to the rules of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, He Mingyuan should report to the Qingning Chamber of Commerce on the day he arrived in Haiya City. However, because Li Qingning recently left for the Wuliang Sword Sect to visit Li Qingyang, and the Luoxia City branch is already the last one to hand over work. branch, Yang Lu was not in a hurry to let them come over, and asked He Mingyuan to rest for two days at the inn of Haiya Chamber of Commerce.

As an "affordable" passenger and cargo hotel for businessmen, the living conditions of He Mingyuan and others cannot be compared with those of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Not only are the rooms small, but the decoration and services can be described as shabby. With the dim light in the room, With such bright light, guests can even see the dense spider webs in the corners that have not been cleaned.

However, He Mingyuan had no complaints about his poor living conditions. Even though it was already very late, he still used the dim light of the oil lamp to carefully check the account books, fearing that he would miss any details.

On the contrary, Li Feng, a close subordinate who lived in the same room with him, couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help complaining: "Manager He, it's already very late. With the kind of accommodation provided by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce for us, you sir Why are you working so hard!"

He Mingyuan said with a serious expression: "Eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor, these are what I should do!"

Li Feng was speechless about He Mingyuan's almost paranoid moral obsession. He couldn't help but mutter: "Look at the treatment of other branches, and then look at the treatment of our Luoxia City branch. It's not like working in the same chamber of commerce..."

He Mingyuan must have heard the complaints from his subordinates, but his expression did not change at all, and he did not even look away from the ledger in front of him: "I can't control the corruption of other branches, but I, He Mingyuan, will never allow my subordinates to harm the interests of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce! I was born with bad luck, and I have defeated two bosses. If I no longer have this honest and honest name, I will have nothing!"

Facing He Mingyuan's righteous attitude, Li Feng's expression was very complicated.

In the view of He Mingyuan's subordinates, the staff of other branches of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce are all well-educated. Some people who report to the Haiya City headquarters must book a room in Haiya Pavilion in advance.

On the other hand, for the Luoxia City branch, every time they go on a business trip, it feels like they are suffering, and they are not willing to spend even half a penny more of the public money.

Everyone works for Li Qingning. It’s okay for He Mingyuan to be a saint. Now even ordinary staff like them have to suffer the same misfortune. Who can I ask to explain this!

But in any case, He Mingyuan's strict requirements for himself did make these subordinates feel awe from the bottom of their hearts. After all, no one would not respect a living saint who is strict with himself.

Just when Li Feng was about to complain a few more words, He Mingyuan suddenly slammed the table and shouted angrily: "What happened! Why did you omit the reimbursement of 2 yuan of spiritual stone coins for the travel expenses to report to the headquarters this time? Documents!"

Li Feng immediately cried out: "Manager He, we have been traveling all the way, and there are hundreds of various reimbursement documents along the way. The total amount is only more than 100 yuan of spirit stone coins. It's not a big deal if we lose one or two documents!" "

"It's simply ridiculous!" He Mingyuan didn't accept Li Feng's statement at all, and got angry on the spot, "You can't go to the chamber of commerce for reimbursement without receipts, and the shortfall must be deducted from your wages... As the branch manager, I also have an unshirkable responsibility. As a leader, one yuan of spirit stone coins will be deducted from this month’s wages as usual!”

Hearing that wages would be deducted again, Li Feng almost wanted to die. But he also knew that it was useless to continue arguing, because He Mingyuan was born with the kind of handling style that does not rub his eyes. What's more, as the top person in charge of the branch, he made no mistakes at all and was willing to take the initiative to bear half of the losses. Those of them who were subordinates , let alone the right to protest.

Noticing the depressed expressions of his subordinates, He Mingyuan slowly closed the account book in his hand and said in a deep voice: "I have not found any other problems for the time being. If this account book is handed in, it should be barely worthy of Miss Qingning's trust in our Luoxia City branch."

It’s more than worthy!

I'm afraid we treat Li Qingning better than our own mother!

However, seeing that He Mingyuan did not find any other problems, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of what he saw at the inn during the day, he couldn't help but mention another thing: "Manager He, I heard that our chamber of commerce recently had a very powerful consultant. It is said that many corruption veterans fell into this person's hands. In my hands!"

"Oh? How powerful is this person?" He Mingyuan's tone was calm, as if this was just a trivial matter.

"I don't know the details. It is said that when Consultant Yang first arrested people, everyone didn't pay much attention to it. They just thought that he caught everyone off guard with a sudden attack. But later, many branch managers clearly took care of it in advance. He gave a confession, but he was still caught in corruption, and everyone slowly realized that his methods were not simple!"

He Mingyuan's eyelids twitched slightly, and then quickly returned to normal: "No matter how powerful this person is, he has nothing to do with us. I, He Mingyuan, have a clear conscience in this life, can he still forcefully frame me?"

Li Feng scratched his head and said: "That's not what I meant, I just think you are really far-sighted. We didn't understand before why you were so strict with everyone, but now it seems that it is 'people are doing it and God is watching'. Those who misappropriated The colleagues of the branch who were living and drinking with public funds now not only spit out all the stolen money, but were even forced to sign a deed of sale to pay off the debt, and we can easily get through without even needing to confess in advance. Now everyone is happy and understands your feelings towards us. The strict requirements of the past are gone!”

He Mingyuan's serious Chinese character face also showed a rare smile: "The headquarters has sent a notice that tomorrow is the day of work report. I want to see if Consultant Yang is as powerful as the legend!"