To be honest, after learning that Aoto had promoted Iwasaki Yataro Zhai to the newly elected president of the Chamber of Commerce, Takeichi Hanheita had the mentality of "watching a joke".

He never believed that a mere underground rogue with no official position and no achievements could have any outstanding abilities, let alone that he could take on the important task of "leading the Chamber of Commerce".

As the leader of the Tosa Kinou Party, Takeichi Hanheita, who oversees hundreds of people under his command, knows very well how difficult it is to manage an organization, and it is even more difficult to manage an organization of a commercial nature.

Without keen business acumen, superb management skills, and suitable business opportunities, it is simply impossible to achieve success in the numerous business paths.

Not to mention getting rich, it is very difficult just for the chamber of commerce to run smoothly without making a profit or losing money. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

Therefore, he determined from the very beginning that it would not be long before Iwasaki Yataro would be doomed due to position fighting.

[Position attack: Deliberately giving the opponent power beyond his ability to cause him to perish on his own.]

As for the newly selected chamber of commerce, it will also fall into the dilemma of "on the verge of bankruptcy as soon as it opens" due to Qingdeng's improper employment.

However... the reality that appeared before his eyes was not only exactly the same as what he had expected, but it could also be said to be completely different.

Yataro Iwasaki was not in dire straits.

The newly elected Chamber of Commerce has not dried up as he expected, but has risen rapidly in a very short period of time!

The flow of passengers facing each other is comparable to the popularity of the Gion Festival, and any businessman will be greedy when he sees it!

[Note·Gion Matsuri: The annual festival held in Kyoto is considered the largest and most famous festival in Japan. It is one of the three major festivals in Japanese summer festivals. (The other two major festivals are the "Tenjin Festival" in Osaka.

and Edo’s “Kanda Festival”)】

Although the influx of customers to the Xinsheng Chamber of Commerce was terrifying, there was never any chaos at the sales site.

Whether it is supplying goods behind the scenes or selling goods in front of the stage, everything is carried out in an orderly manner.

This only means one thing: the person responsible for leading the newly elected chamber of commerce is very clever! His management skills are very good!

At this moment, Takeichi Hanheita suddenly remembered the day when Aoto personally came to ask him to restore the reputation of Iwasaki Yataro's father and move the Iwasaki family's household registration out of Tosa Domain.

Scenes from that time flashed quickly through his mind.

Finally, a picture was frozen in front of his eyes——

When he asked, "What kind of person is it that makes you sit down like this?" Aoto replied, "Well...it's hard for me to explain it to you in just a few words. In short - Iwasaki Yataro

It is indeed worth what I have to do for him.", while showing a meaningful smile.

Aoto used an IOU of 100,000 taels of gold in exchange for Yataro Iwasaki...

At this moment, Empress Dowager Banping of Wu City suddenly realized that she seemed to have lost a treasure much more valuable than 100,000 taels of gold...

Thinking of this, his complexion looked like it had been painted with cyan paint... so green and white that it glowed.

…

…

Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp, Aoden's study——

Qingdeng crossed his legs and leaned casually on the elbow rest beside him.

Yataro Iwasaki sat in front of him solemnly, holding a thick account book in his hand.

"Lord Niou! I..."

As soon as he started speaking, Qingdeng raised his hand and made a "pause" gesture and said:

"Iwasaki-kun, before I get down to business, I have to tell you something very important."

Yataro Iwasaki was stunned for a moment, and then asked quickly:

"What's up?"

"It's time to change the way you call me, right?"

As he said this, Qingden showed a helpless expression.

"One mouthful of 'Nioh-sama'... it sounds tiring and raw."

"If an unfamiliar stranger calls me that, then that's fine."

"You and I are now comrades who share weal and woe, and we will work together for a long time in the future."

"I keep using such a strenuous title. No matter how I think about it, I feel it is inappropriate."

"So, you'd better call me a more friendly name."

After hearing this, Iwasaki Yataro hesitated and continued:

"But...I can't call you by your first name..."

Qingden smiled:

"If you have to use honorifics for me, just call me 'Mr. Tachibana' like Nagakura, Harada and Toudo did."

After thinking for a while, Yataro Iwasaki nodded vigorously.

"Then... Mr. Tachibana, please allow me to report on the current situation of the newly elected chamber of commerce!"

Qingdeng nodded lightly.

"The operation of the production workshop is very stable, and there is no need to worry about the output."

“Our two tactics—‘inviting geishas to help’ and ‘ordering tile dealers to quarrel with each other’—were both huge successes!”

"Under the leadership of Ms. Ziyang, basically all the geishas in Gion use our new selection lens."

"The influence of geishas is indeed extraordinary."

"Nowadays, almost all women in Kyoto know that the silver mirrors produced by Shinseng Shokai are deeply loved by geishas, ​​so they rush to buy mirrors to imitate the geishas."

"The two tile merchants we bribed faithfully followed our requirements and quarreled with each other at the rate of one article a day. They put on a perfect show and successfully attracted the attention of the people of Kyoto."

“The passenger flow attracted by these two tactics far exceeded prior expectations.”

"For this reason, I spent a little more time to finally compile the statistics of the income and expenditure since the opening!"

As he spoke, he opened the account book in his hand.

"So far, we have sold a total of 712 mirrors! Among them, 268 are life-size mirrors..."

He reported to Qingdeng item by item on the operations of the Xinsheng Chamber of Commerce since its opening.

Qingden listened carefully without sadness or joy, and did not make any reaction.

For a moment, Yataro Iwasaki read to the end, and it was also the item that Aonto was most concerned about:

"To sum up, the net income of the newly elected Chamber of Commerce in recent days is... is... is..."

When he mentioned this, he suddenly got stuck.

At the same time, a flush of excitement appeared on his face.

After taking several deep breaths, he took a deep breath, his chest swelled, and he loudly said:

"5167 taels of gold!"

After saying that, he seemed to have lost all strength, his waist bent down, and his whole body seemed to be paralyzed on the ground.

He was not the only one whose body fell limp.

"..."

At first, Qingdeng acted as he did just now, neither showing any expression nor making a sound - he only maintained this calm and calm state for five seconds.

Five seconds later, as if he could no longer control his body, he let out a long breath and hung directly on his elbows.

"It's really a huge profit..."

He grinned and said this with half joy and half emotion.

The production of silver mirrors does not cost much at all.

Whether it is raw materials or production processes, the cost is extremely low.

It only takes a few taels of silver to make a silver mirror worth more than ten taels of gold.

It would be an exaggeration to say that it is "a huge profit".

But if it is said to be a huge profit, then it is undoubtedly there.

Based on this huge profit difference and the influx of customers, earning more than 5,000 taels of gold in just a few days is just a matter of course and a certainty.

More than five thousand taels of gold... It's embarrassing to say that Qingdeng has never owned such a large amount of money.

When he was the richest in the past, his savings were only more than 3,000 taels of gold.

And this is just the beginning.

The business scope of the newly selected chamber of commerce is still limited to a corner of Kyoto.

When the reputation of Shin-Shan Mirror spreads and people from all over Japan come to buy Shin-Select Mirror, the income of Shin-Select Chamber of Commerce and Qingnobo's wealth are bound to increase exponentially!

When you have strong financial resources, you can buy a few steamships, develop foreign trade, and export silver mirrors to Ryukyu, North Korea and other countries.

How much money will be brought in by then... Qingdeng can no longer imagine!

Although as the Shinsengumi continues to grow, selling silver mirrors alone will gradually be unable to support the daily expenses of such a large army, but at this stage, Seito no longer has to worry about money.
To be continued...