I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Chapter 110 Investment Promotion Conference 4

Early the next morning, all the merchants who had arrived entered the school in Lijia Village.

"If this school were bigger, it would be comparable to the schools in the prefecture."

"Isn't it? This school is very grandly built."

"It seems that this kind lady is truly an extraordinary woman."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this time, the area near the lake in the school garden was filled with armchairs, with square tables placed between them. A high platform was built in the front. Young men and women selected from each village, dressed in uniform, were leading the visitors through the venue.

"Look, that's the second master that the Qinzhong Li family just found."

"This doesn't look like it was raised in a farming family."

"So, what kind of person you are is what you are made of. Even if you grew up in a farming family, some things in your bones can't be changed. He is still a scholar now, and Qiufen will take the imperial examination next."

Hearing this, the man was shocked and said, "The Li family might have another official."

"No."

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Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Li Chengxuan was led to his seat by the little girl. Looking at the platform in front of him, a hint of satisfaction flashed across his eyes.

After a while, there was another commotion on the field.

Zhou Yunbei, Huo Qiubai, Pei Sinan and others came over and sat down in the first row of seats.

"This benevolent and kind Lord is showing off his presence. Seven of the eight great families have already arrived."

"You didn't know that someone from the banker has also come?"

"Is this true?"

"Why would I lie to you? I heard that it was Zhuang Yiyang, the head of the Zhuang family, who came in person, and there was a quarrel between the two parties when they entered the checkpoint."

When the young man in gorgeous clothes heard this, he felt as if he had eaten a huge melon, and his mouth remained open for a long time without closing.

"Look, the owner of the banker is here."

At this moment, the lords and young masters who were seated in the back all stood up and saluted Zhuang Yiyang. Zheng Zhanting, who was in the front row, wanted to stand up, but was stopped by another young master who shook his head.

Zhou Yunbei sneered, disdainfully thinking, "Besides a face and a cousin who's a concubine, what else does she have? She just pretends all day long."

"Yunbei, Zhuang Yiyang is really good at pretending."

He glanced at the person approaching him and said sarcastically, "Of course you are. You're not afraid of being struck by lightning."

A fierce look flashed across Zhuang Yiyang's eyes. Without saying much, he sneered and sat down next to Zhou Yunbei.

"Master Zhou is here. Look, it's Master Zhou who's here."

Suddenly a shout was heard in the field. Others looked in the direction of the voice and saw a very handsome young man in a purple robe and a jade crown on his head walking towards them. He was accompanied by the magistrate of An County, Xu.

Seeing this, everyone present stood up and bowed.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yiyang's eyes darkened, and he sneered, but didn't stand up. Zhou Yunbei, who was standing beside him, glanced at him and said sarcastically, "Oh, who did the Zhuang family rely on for this ability? They don't even need to bow when meeting officials. The Zhuang family is really a big family."

After hearing his words, a hint of cruelty flashed across Zhuang Yiyang's eyes, and his handsome face was full of gloom. He stood up reluctantly and bowed.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Yunbei snorted coldly, turned his head away, and said with contempt in his heart: He really thinks he is a big shot.

After Zhou Yuntian and the others were seated, Li Yan walked up to the podium holding the village chief's most treasured loudspeaker.

He raised the loudspeaker and announced, "Welcome everyone who has come from afar to attend our investment promotion conference. This conference is sure to leave everyone curious and smiling. The first part of the event will be the product display. First, please welcome Li Xi, the head of the laundry workshop, to the stage to give a presentation."

As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, a low murmur of discussion arose on the field.

"Hey, what's that thing he's holding? It's so loud."

"Yeah, how come this Renshan Township Lord has so many rare things? I really want to go explore."

"You're asking for your life! Who's behind Xiangjun? Do I need to tell you?"

When the man heard this, he immediately understood. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly whispered, "I was just saying it casually. Don't tell anyone."

"There are many people who have the same thoughts as you. Why don't they dare to take action? Do they dare?"

……

At this time, Li Xi, dressed in a white dress, walked onto the platform.

Potian, who was sitting at the back, followed the woman on the podium with her confident movements, and sighed in his heart: My little Grape has finally grown up and become extraordinary.

"This is the first product on display in our laundry shop: soap. Now let me show you how to use it."

After a while, Li Xing came up to the platform with a basin of water and a dirty white robe. She then showed everyone how dirty the robe was, put it in the basin to soak it, and then took it out, rubbed it with soap, and put it back in the basin to soak.

Half a cup of tea later, Li Xing picked up the clothes from the basin again, rubbed them vigorously, wrung them out, and unfolded them. She walked down the platform with the robes in her hand and presented them to the assembled people.

At this moment, there were gasps and exclamations on the field.

"How did you wash it so clean?"

“This is so clean.”

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"This is the function of soap. It is a good thing for washing clothes. Now let's take a look at the fine soap. This one is for washing face, this one is for bathing, and this one is for shampooing hair. There are four scents in total to choose from. Girls, take our fine soap to our master and let the gentlemen take a look."

Soon, a group of girls came from both sides of the field, carrying trays to the ends of each row of seats, letting the people sitting there look at it and then passing it to the next person to look at. Everyone who saw it nodded in praise.

……

An hour later, all the products had been introduced. At this time, Li Lan, dressed in a simple light yellow dress, walked up to the podium, took the loudspeaker, and said with a smile, "I wonder if you are satisfied with today's product introduction?"

"Satisfied. My Lord, we are very satisfied. How can we cooperate?"

Pei Sinan smiled and said flatteringly.

With Pei Sinan's start, the young masters behind him also began to make a loud noise.

Suddenly, Pei Sinan's body trembled, his smile froze, and he turned his head to see Zhou Yuntian staring at him coldly. He was so scared that he quickly sat up straight, not daring to say another word.

Zhou Yunbei sneered when he saw his look, thinking: Serves you right, you like to act like that.

"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I, as the host, cannot refuse your kindness. You may not know that we have already rented shops in several prefectures and cities, and we will open for business after the investment promotion conference is over. Now let me show you what our shops look like."

After a while, the girls and boys on both sides of the field walked to the two ends of the seats with the drawings and distributed them to everyone. There were a total of 5 store drawings.

"This, this shop's decoration style is the first time I've seen it."

"Yes, I like this Wuxing furniture. I want to buy a few pieces of furniture after seeing it."

"Oh, this Nishangfang is great. Look, it even comes with bags and jewelry."

"This Wanshixuan is good."

"This hundred candles are ready."

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Watching the heated discussions and excitement from the audience, Li Lan picked up the speaker and said with a smile, "Do you all think this store is good? Do you want to own one?"

"Xiang Jun, just tell me, how do you own them? I can't sit still any more, I want all these stores."

A young man in gorgeous clothes stood up and said anxiously.

When everyone heard his words, the whole place burst into laughter.

"Then I won't beat around the bush. It's actually very easy to open a store like ours. That's the new way of cooperation I want to tell you about today, which is store franchising. What does franchising mean? Franchising means that as long as you pay a certain fee, you can join us and open a boutique store like ours anywhere.

Of course, some people will say, "I've seen your blueprints and I can go back and open a shop just like you." But I believe everyone here is smart and wouldn't do such a foolish thing that will only make you a little money.

Everyone looked at Li Lan, who was smiling not far away. Some people nodded in agreement, while others looked away unnaturally.

"Why do I say this? First, every product that leaves our workshop is registered with the imperial court and bears an anti-counterfeiting mark. Furthermore, the speed with which our store updates its merchandise, as well as the quality of some of our products, are not something anyone can imitate. So, who would be willing to do such a foolish thing that would cost them their time and money? For all you business people out there, have you heard that a single dominant business is never sustainable? Only when everyone wins together can you achieve long-term success."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience fell silent. Many people pondered these words, and the more they thought about them, the more they felt that they made sense. The eyes of the young masters of the eight great families all lit up. Zhuang Yiyang looked at the woman radiantly on the podium, his eyes filled with uncontrollable joy and determination.

At this moment, Huo Qiubai casually glanced at Zhuang Yiyang, who was staring intently at Li Lan, and sneered inwardly. His gaze shifted to the expressionless, handsome man, and he couldn't help but smile, "There's going to be something interesting to watch."

"Okay, if anyone here is interested in this cooperation model, you can directly consult the staff present at each workshop."

At this moment, several carts had been placed on both sides of the stage. The names of the workshops were hung on the high shelves of the carts, and behind the carts were several tables and stools. The staff of each workshop stood there, ready to move, waiting for the order from the stage.

"Young men and women from all workshops, are you all ready?"

"All right."

Everyone shouted in unison with smiles on their faces.

"Then let's get started."

Following this order, personnel from various workshops rushed forward with their books in hand, as if everyone present was a huge treasury shining with gold.

Looking at the lively scene off the stage, Li Lan smiled and shook his head, handed the loudspeaker to Li Yan, and walked down the stage.

At this moment, Zhuang Yiyang stood up from the audience and prepared to go over to greet them. Suddenly, a figure flashed by, and when he looked again, he saw only the backs of Zhou Yuntian and Li Lan walking away together.