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Zhang Zhou asked for a leave of absence and returned to Hezhou to celebrate the new year.

Zhang Zhuo had made a rule that at the end of the year, all the business leaders in the Nine Regions would return to Hezhou to participate in the annual meeting to carry out the summary of their work. Furthermore, the empress had granted him permission to properly arrange matters of the family before heading south. Naturally, no one would gossip about it!

In just a short year, the business development of the Nine Prefectures was so fast that it shocked everyone who was in it. Only Zhang Zhou and Guan Yu-niang could truly gather the information. According to the information provided, there were nearly thirty thousand people under the control of the Nine Regions Business Group and the Nampingzhou Northwest Base. Last year, the total income reached over 10 million silver taels, and the investment was also extremely shocking. It reached over 10 million silver taels, and the two were almost equal!

The Nine Regions' business could be divided into seven main areas: business, manufacturing, logistics, entertainment, construction, intelligence, and management!

Commercial: More than a hundred shops have opened up in Kyoto and the northern states. Zhaoxiang, Hezhou Lie, and Jiuzhou Furniture became the three main moneymaking forces in the Nine Prefectures' business. Ze-xiang has developed several more flavors, which will be put on the market in a year's time. Hezhou Li-li has also produced a few new wines of different degrees, but they are still in the process of being tested. Furniture continues to take the innovative route of fine products, further consolidating their market share.

The area involved in manufacturing was much more complex.

Staffing: All kinds of craftsmen have more than 1000 people. If the technical institute starts school, the number of people will increase even faster. This also laid the foundation for the growth of the Nine Regions' commercial production capability.

The wine shop and soap factory had already been expanded. Nowadays, it was difficult to meet the needs of different places, and there was not much inventory. All the wineries in Hezhou have become the supplier of Hezhou.

Guan Xiaolou's R & D department also added more than a hundred people. Although the speed of R & D was slower than in his previous life, Zhang Zhou was still very satisfied with the results. There were too few such talents these days. Most technologies are also in a strictly confidential and frequently tested phase. Zhang Zhou felt that such an advanced technology might not be a good thing for the business of the Nine Regions, or for him. In addition, he had a basic theory, so most of the technology was only in the direction of research, and he still needed a lot of basic research to gradually realize it. For example, the steel that Wang Tieshou was in charge of, on one hand, was trying out various methods to improve the quality of the material, and on the other hand, an Iron Refining Furnace had already been built in the Garden of Zhang.

Zhang Zhou invested heavily in R & D while at the same time trying his best to perfect the confidentiality work. Just the number of guards in Zhang Garden amounted to 500 people, and in his own residence, there were only a few dozen guards.

According to the report from the director in charge of medical research and development, Yun Feng's "acupuncture" had already matured, it was just that it had made those "clinical" patients suffer. Zhang Zhou laughed it off, those sinners who had been caught by the "Yaksha" were already a pity not to kill them, it was a pity not to do clinical work. Currently, Yun Feng had also taken in two disciples, one of which was Qing Lin's illegitimate child. At the same time, the number of doctors had also reached more than a hundred. In accordance with Zhang Zhou's request, they began to divide up the internal medicine and surgery as well as practice medicine! Not only did it solve the problem of internal medical treatment, it also began to open a medical clinic within the borders of Hezhou. In the field of medicine, although there was a method to make medicinal pills, the production was rather low. It was still far from being on the market and currently, it was only being used internally, as well as in their own infirmary.

In logistics, there was no way to keep a low profile with the Nine Regions' commercial fleet, including the four prefectures' trade caravan and the border army convoy. The total number of carriages reached more than 800, and the number of assigned personnel amounted to more than 4000! The caravan headquarters ten miles away from Zhang Garden was the size of a town! After the meeting, the carriages were changed into new carriages, and the transport capacity greatly increased. If all of the carriages were changed, then there was a tendency for the carriages to reach a balance of payments. This was something that Zhang Zhou had never thought of!

The development of water transportation was also extremely fast. Although the capacity of the modified ships had not changed much, their speed had greatly increased. They had basically monopolized the river water transportation.

As for Bei Yan, Zhang Zhou still refused to give up, especially after Huyan Dong Hedong sent back a message that there was a long and narrow passage at the border between Bei Yan and Tang, near the desert region of Han Hai. It was once used as a trading road leading to the Great Yan Prairie, but because of Tang Yan's confrontation, it was now almost abandoned. Zhang Zhou felt that this was an opportunity and decided to think of something, even if it meant a small opening. If this plan was fulfilled, Mei Changqing and Huyan Dongya would have to accept this mission.

Entertainment: Yaotai Dance Teams continue to train their talent, starting commercial performances after the new year. According to Zhang Zhou's intentions, at least three teams should be separated into their own teams. The nearly two hundred beauties who signed up during the meeting also had smooth training at Yaotai. However, it was expected that they would still need some time before they could enter the shop and become the first batch of senior marketers in the Nine Regions' business!

In terms of construction: the Technical College was chosen to be located near Zhang Yuan, while the Song and Dance Academy was in the west side of the city, so Zhang Zhou didn't plan to wait until the weather was warmer before he could start his construction. Zhang Zhou decided to temporarily open the Academy at Yaotai, where he would discuss with Tang Wenxuan and Li Shuting.

The construction of the Kyoto Protocol Pier would also begin after the new year!

The construction of the Southlevel Prefecture was relatively slow, especially in winter. Twenty thousand people were extremely extravagant, but with Tang Long's scheme, he deliberately told the Sima family that it was not suitable to buy or sell things. He prepared to withdraw his funds, making the Sima family compensate for a lot of materials. Because of this, Tang Long was promoted to be Liu Qingshan's assistant.

Intelligence: Including Flying Child's gang, Ma Heizi's "yaksha" and Lao Huang's intelligence agency.

Flying Child has successfully monopolized the entire underground power of Hezhou, which has greatly promoted the security stability and economic development of Hezhou. As for Old Yellow and Ma Heizi's development, no one except for Zhang Zhou knew.

Management: Lu Fang Cheng is definitely conscientious and diligent. After being transferred to the Inspection Department, he eliminated more than 50 people who were not up to standard. You Nan admired his sharp eyes. He rarely escaped the net! Through his verification, he had rejected the unreasonable investment. With a sum of five hundred thousand taels of silver, he had gained the trust of Guan Yuniang.

Feng Xiaoxiao had put in the necessary effort to complete too many files. Even with more than fifty people working under him, he was still extremely busy.

In the summary, Zhang Zhou realized that the development of commerce in the Nine Regions was not on the same level as his own strength. He felt a little bit embarrassed. This situation was dangerous. If he really did cause trouble, his current identity might not be completely taken care of. This was one of the main reasons why he spent so much effort to get closer to the empress. Zhang Zhou felt that it was necessary to slow down the pace of expansion. In addition, he felt that it would take some time to digest the results of the development, accumulate the sediments, and solidify his foundation.

In the new one-year plan, all personnel should be professionally trained and, in addition to professional staff, strictly controlled for the addition of personnel. In short, they should be more elite.

Further planning and rationalization of the structure, regularization of functional departments at all levels. The store was no longer expanding! Instead, there are cuts to be made.

The written summary was something that Zhang Zhou had great experience with. Although it was not easy to obtain, he would definitely not worry about it. However, it was not easy for the people in charge below. Mei Changqing and Lu Fangcheng could easily deal with it, and Chen Chaoying and Feng Xiaosheng did not have too much of a problem. If Liu Qingshan, Ma Heizi, and You Nan Seven were to scratch their heads, then Flying Zi and Qu Thirteen would be scratching their hearts and scratching their livers. Especially Fei Zi, she didn't even know how many words she had written, so she was relying on her brain to memorize every word and her performance on the spot. At first, the others were amused by the Flying Child, but he didn't seem to mind. Soon, he stopped moving because he saw Zhang Zhou's gloomy face. He could clearly see Zhang Zhou's aura, so he couldn't help but be nervous and didn't dare to make a sound. Guan YuNiang wanted to say a few words to ease the atmosphere, but Zhang Zhou stopped her. He looked at the people he trusted the most, and said, "If there comes a day when I bring everyone here and turn the Nine Regions Business into the biggest Chamber of Commerce in the world, would you believe me?"

No one answered because no one would not believe it!

"In that case, you should consider how to improve your own abilities. When the time comes, you can continue to be competent in your own positions!" I am brothers with all of you in private, but the Nine Prefectures' business involves the livelihood of tens of thousands of people. I will not allow myself to rely on brotherly feelings to manage this business! "

This was Zhang Zhou's first time speaking so rudely in a public meeting! He knew that with development, just passion wasn't enough. As the core of his class, his education was still lacking. Zhang Zhou looked down at the expressionless Fei Zi and said: "Fei Zi, you are the one who knows the least, but you are the youngest. Don't tell me you can't remember, you can't learn! If you want to help me manage the businesses of the Nine Prefectures, you have to spare some time and learn more. One year later, you won't be able to write a two hundred word report, so you should resign and go to the Zhang Garden to guard the gate! "

Fei Zi raised his head and his face was flushed red. He looked at Zhang Zhou and said, "Don't worry, Big Brother. Fei Zi will definitely not let you down!"

Zhang Zhou nodded and turned around to find Qu Thirteen and You Nan seven laughing. He directly called out the names, "The two of you, if you can't write 500 words next year, then go and watch the door for me as well!"

The two of them immediately had a bitter look on their faces! Liu Qingshan scratched his head and asked, "Then, can I have three hundred words?"

Zhang Zhou said angrily: "Sure, I will declare!" I'm not asking you to take the Beijing exams! We don't need to learn anything about those things, but at least we can write a letter to communicate with each other! Fei Zi, you can't possibly want me to help you steal a beautiful girl, right?

Flying Child's tears turned into laughter as everyone laughed. Guan Yu-niang glanced at Zhang Zhou with hidden bitterness in her eyes. Zhang Zhou hurriedly explained, "It's a joke, a joke. It's just a metaphor!" The awkwardness from before was gone! But later on, when they were talking about dealing with some of the people inside, Zhang really did get angry again.

On the 30th day, before dinner, the discussion was finally finished. After the meeting, everyone had a meal together and Zhang Zhou sent each of them a red packet before dispersing.

There was no snow this year until now, and New Year's Eve had lost a lot of scenery.

Zhang Zhou told Guan Yu-niang to rest first. He, along with those homeless people, Yang Xiaolang, Liu Qingshan, Flying Zi, Ma Heizi, Guan Xiaolou, Mei Changqing, Lu Fang City, and Qu Thirteen, surrounded the hotpot in the house.

Ever since Liu Qingshan had taken revenge, he had already calmed down. In addition, he was in charge of matters in the Southlevel Prefecture. He was so tired that he was like a dead dog. It was rare for him to have such a relaxed time. He was full of praise for this novelty, the hotpot. There were no outsiders on the table, so he spoke very casually.

"Lord, can you take away a few of these things for me?" "Don't you know that the Southern Pingzhou is barren and bitter? With this, your days will be much easier!"

Guan Xiaolou smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Liu!" "As soon as the hotpot was made, Brother-in-law ordered 200 of them to be made in the Southflat State. When you leave, you can bring them with you!"

Guan Xiaolou was in charge of this area, so he naturally understood the situation.

"Two hundred? I can't use it either? "

Zhang Zhou explained: "Nanping Province's food and drinks are monotonous. Bring this hotpot back and let Tang Long run a restaurant to earn money from those big families! It is also to understand more about the situation in the Southflat Prefecture! "

Liu Qingshan nodded. Zhang Zhou then said to Mei Changqing, "If the trip to the Great Prairie is possible, you can use this hotpot as well!"

Only now did Mei Changqing know that the task Zhang Zhou was going to give him, without any pressure, was fake. He was just thinking about how to do it, and laughed when he heard this.

"I hope Evergreen will not fail his mission!"

"Don't feel too much pressure, let nature take its course! If I can't do it, then I have another use for you! It's not that we don't have any missions in the Nine Prefectures right now, but we lack a lot of talented students. How many of our classmates are willing to come, do you have any news? "

"I have an answer already. I will be back after the new year!"

"That's great, now that we have discovered a talent, we will definitely try to rope him into our Nine Prefectures' business!"

Hearing them talk about hotpot, Flying Child's eyes also grew hot. "Big brother, can you give me one of these?"

"Sure, one for each of us!"

"This thing is really pretty good. It's the easiest thing to use in the winter, and it feels really fun to eat. Even ordinary people can use it."

Ma Heizi, who was darker and more muscular than before, said while washing the mutton. Qu Thirteen, who was sitting next to him, nudged him and whispered, "Cousin, tell the lord and give us a few more as well!"

Ma Heizi rolled his eyes at him and retorted, "The Lord is just across the street, why don't you tell him yourself?"

"Did you not see how miserably the lord scolded me today! I am afraid that the Lord has not calmed down and would not dare to raise this issue? "

"Hehehe, who told you to have problems! If not, since you handed in your work, you can just follow me and crawl through it! "

"Then forget it. The fleet is developing at a perfect time now!" I can't bear to let go of you! "

Although Zhang Zhou was chatting with Liu Qingshan, he could still hear the two of them muttering. He jokingly scolded: "Thirteen, what's wrong? You're still in the mood to say a few words? "

Qu Thirteen quickly stood up and embarrassedly explained, "Milord, no, really no, you really got angry during the day. I was just afraid that you might not have calmed down …"

"You, your face is no better than Flying Child's. During the day, he was scolded even more than you. Look at him, he's right to eat and drink!" And you even took the initiative to ask for a hotpot! "

The man smiled and said, "Big brother, I am not being thick-skinned. I just made up my mind. I will correct my mistakes and let go of all the burdens in my heart …"

A burst of laughter followed after the serious nonsense. Zhang Zhou stopped everyone's laughter, and said to everyone, "The reason why I was angry at you two today, was not because one of your subordinates did something wrong, but because of your attitude towards Lu Fang City. Zhang Zhou stopped everyone's laughter, and said to everyone," The reason why I was angry at you two, was not because your subordinate did something wrong, but because it was the way you two people treated Lu Fang City.

Lu Fang Cheng, who had been silent all this time, was sitting by the side with his head down. Mei Changqing, who was sitting beside him, saw his hands were trembling, her emotions clearly stirred up!

With that said, Feizi was also somewhat afraid. He hurriedly raised his glass and apologized to Lu Fang Cheng: "Mister Lu, no, Brother Lu, it's all your little brother's fault, don't be angry!"

Lu Fang Cheng wiped his eyes and raised his head. He also picked up his wine cup and stood up. Qu Thirteen also stood up and said, "Erm, Big Brother Lu, you have a lot of manpower.

Lu Fang Chen pursed his lips and nodded his head, drinking his wine with the two of them. Zhang Zhou rarely got angry at them, but even Liu Qingshan and Chen Chaoying felt nervous when he got angry today, not to mention them! This was the dignity of the Patriarch!

"I understand that everyone likes to be a lord, but remember, our Nine Prefectures' business base is too shallow. There are still too many difficulties waiting for us to solve! If the momentum was good, some people would get bloated. That would be extremely dangerous! Even more so, I can't tolerate it! In the future, you will have wealth and riches that others will envy! But now was not the time to enjoy it! If you want to become a real person, just do your job well and study hard. If he only wants to become a nouveau riche, I will definitely help him, but he must give me the spot, so as to not affect the future development of the Nine Prefectures! "I really hope that we can see the progress of the Nine Regions' business together every year and then drink and chat with each other. I don't want to see anyone fall behind in their pride!"

Everyone sat up straight and listened to his lecture.

Zhang Zhou did not stop them, he only paused for a moment, then continued, "The road ahead is very long, we have to overcome a lot of things, if there is no one to restrain us, we will not be able to reach the end, understand?"

"Understood!"

They answered in unison.

"When a matter of principle arises between your opponents, you must not be lenient! If I were to know that you are the one who dotes on your subordinates, I would definitely not be courteous to you! "

Zhang Zhou took a deep breath. Seeing everyone's serious expression, he patted his forehead and smiled, "Ai, look, let me say it. No one wants to eat anymore. If the atmosphere is broken, I will punish one of them!"

"We'll go with you, Sir!"

"Mei Changqing, why is your wine not full?"

"Are you still talking about me? Is yours full?"

"Feizi, you're cheating. No way, I saw it!"

"Scram! I accidentally spilled it!"

"Do you know the price of He Zhou Lie? If you continue to waste Boss' money like this, let's see if you can clean up! "

"Alright, alright, I admit my mistake. Can I fulfill my wish?"

"Lu Fang Cheng, how's your alcohol tolerance? Why are you so unstable?"

"There's no problem drinking you down!"

"..."

Zhang Zhou drank too much again, causing everyone to turn dejected in front of Guan Yu-niang. However, when Guan Yu-niang helped Zhang Zhou out to rest, Seventh Master and Old Yellow came back again. A round of toasts was inevitable, everyone was drunk.