Shanghai, Yanjiang Avenue, Nanyang Guild Hall.

Like the capital, there are many guild halls of all kinds, big and small. The guild halls in the capital are mainly set up for the residence and gathering of fellow townsmen, gentry and imperial examination scholars. Most guild halls in Shanghai are fellow townsmen with industrialists and businessmen as the main body.

The Nanyang Guild Hall is not small in scale and is very grand. It is also very famous in Shanghai. All of this is because the Nanyang sea trade has become increasingly prosperous in recent years. Rubber and bird droppings are the only businesses in Nanyang, and both are in short supply. In addition, the trade in brass, tin, sulfur, hemp products, bird's nest, cinnamon frost, spices, grains, etc. is also booming year by year.

What no one knows is that the Nanyang Association itself is the industry of the Nanyang Association. In recent years, as Yuanqi gradually strengthened his control over Nanyang and Southeast Asia, the Nanyang Association has gradually focused its development on the West. However, its influence in Nanyang cannot be underestimated.

Huang Dianyuan's family was all in Groba, so when he came to Shanghai, he naturally stayed at the Nanyang Guild Hall. He neither went out to stroll nor did he visit. He would go to the guild hall to learn about the situation in China every day. He was far away in the West and knew very little about the situation in China.

On that day, he was chatting with director Lin Anqing in the guild. The concierge hurried in and presented an envelope and said, "Report to the boss, this is just sent by Zhongxin Society..."

When he opened the envelope, Huang Dianyuan ordered: "Prepare the car and go to the royal palace."

When he heard that he was going to Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Lin Anqing raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said, "It's already twelve o'clock in the morning. Should I eat something before going?"

Huang Dianyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, there may be no banquet, but the Prince of Good Wine has probably prepared it for a long time."

When he heard that Huang Dianyuan arrived in Shanghai, Yi Zhizu not only prepared good wine, but also specially ordered a banquet to be placed in Heyuan. The Nanhua Association has made great contributions over the years. The Hang Yin and various medicines sold to Western countries and the various drugs containing the Hang Yin ingredient were passed through the Nanhua Association. Huang Dianyuan has been stranded in the West for this reason for this for many years.

When he entered the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, he came to Heyuan under the guidance of Lin Meilian. When he saw Yi Zhizuo waiting for the welcome at the entrance of the garden, Huang Dianyuan felt a warm heart and quickly strode forward. He was still a dozen steps away and smiled, "Why dare to be the boss to welcome him in person--."

Yi Zhizuxu took a few steps to greet him. Seeing his gray hair, he said with emotion: "Brother Yourong comes, how can you not greet him in person? I have been separated for several years, but I thought about you. "

Huang Dian Yuen Long laughed and said, "After a few years of separation, I'm so drunk. Can the shopkeeper prepare a good wine?"

"With Brother Rong coming, how can you not have a good wine?" Yi Zhizu smiled and took his hand and said, "The banquet is ready, and I will not return until I am drunk today." As he said that, he turned around and ordered, "Please guard outside the door, and don't let someone enter the garden, and prepare sober soup."

After hearing his orders to prepare sobering soup, Huang Dianyuan couldn't help but feel funny, but he felt very moved. The other party is now the King of Zhennan, and he can even be said to be the most powerful person in the entire Qing Dynasty. He is not young anymore. Even though he knows that he is not as good as him, he still wants to get drunk with him.

The charcoal fire in the room was burning strong, and as soon as I entered the door, I felt a wave of heat coming to my face. Yi Zhizuo took off his coat and said, "Brother Yourong is free."

Along the way, he saw not even a maid or a servant. Huang Dianyuan knew that this was specially arranged, so he naturally would not be restrained. He was not a restrained person himself. After sitting on the table, Yi Zhizuo opened a beautifully decorated wooden box and took out a bottle of wine. "This is Maotai that was blended with the raw liquid for a hundred years..."

After hearing this, Huang Dianyuan couldn't help but shiny his eyes. He quickly took the wine bottle, poured it impatiently, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, tasted it, and then said, "Good wine is indeed good wine!" As he said that, he glanced at the wine bottle, "How much is this? It's not enough to drink."

"Don't worry." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Please be enough!" While he said that, he opened the lid of the hot pot and poured a plate of mutton that was as thin as a cicada's wing. "This is mutton hotpot, Brother Rong will try it."

After drinking three cups in a row and eating a plate of mutton hotpot, Huang Dianyuan said with emotion: "When it comes to diet, it is better for our country. Western countries can't catch up with it."

"Brother Yourong has worked hard all these years, I will give you a cup." Yi Zhizu said and cheered.

After siping the wine, Huang Dianyuan said: "What's the hard work? The shopkeeper fought in the east and west, but he built a huge territory in a few years. The country is also prosperous, and even the prosperous era of Kanggan is hard to match..."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "It is really not easy to get Brother Rong to praise him like this."

Taking advantage of the drunkenness, Huang Dianyuan asked directly: "The shopkeeper has never been able to make wedding dresses for others, so why did Li Jianxian let the royal family form a cabinet?"

"Our country has experienced thousands of years of feudal autocratic dynasty, so constitutionalization is not something that can be achieved overnight." Yi Zhizu put down his wine glass and said slowly: "In addition, it is difficult to draw conclusions whether constitutional monarchy is suitable for our country at present. Now it is just an attempt."

After a pause, he continued: "Brother Rong has been in the West for many years and should understand the situation in France. Starting from the Bourbon dynasty, France has experienced feudal monarchy, republic, imperial, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary republic, and presidential system. To establish a political system of a country, it is not easy to formulate a political system that conforms to its own national conditions, and it has to be explored slowly."

After hearing what he said, Huang Dianyuan felt confident and no longer bothered about this matter. He knew very well that in terms of vision, he was far inferior to the other party. After taking a sip of wine, he said: "There is still something that has been puzzled. Western countries do not boycott the fact that they still contain the ingredients of the "English" and other drugs. Why do they let Nanhua sell it?"

After smiling, Yi Zhizu said: "Why did the Qing Dynasty boycott opiates back then? It was not only because of the harm of opiates, but also because of the opiate trade, which caused a large amount of silver loss.

The harm of losing the UK is greater than that of opioids, and it also causes a large outflow of gold from Western countries. In a few years, Western countries will strictly prohibit it. Injustice and open sales are to prevent problems before they happen. The profit of losing the UK is not only huge, but also more difficult to quit than opioids. Even if Western countries strictly prohibit it, there is still a huge market.

Have you ever heard of Channel Weiwang? Let Nanhua set up sales channels from the beginning, especially smuggling and underworld sales channels, in order to be able to operate for a long time."

Huang Dianyuan glanced at him and said, "Is there still opioid smuggling in China now?"

After sighing, Yi Zhizu said: "No matter how strict the ban is, it cannot be eliminated. The profit is too great, enough to make people take risks. I heard that there are still people in the north now that they have begun to cultivate."

Huang Dianyuan tentatively said: "Northeast?"
Chapter completed!