Every day, a specialist will bring the latest news from outside. This is the method of almost all Lang Son's business companies. Compared with the comfortable and idle life in the past, Tongshanji's pace is much faster, and the acceleration of life naturally becomes harsh in the spread of news.

Finally, today's friend came. Today he was blushing and said almost impatiently: "Good news, news came from Jinling that the prince of the Marquis of Luzhou Hao Fenglou has been pardoned for not guilty and made great contributions. The Ming Palace issued a commendation order, and the reward was extremely generous."

"What..." Many people suddenly rose up, including Ruan Ci.

Ruan Ci was too excited, and it would be impossible not to be excited. This was a favorable relationship, which meant that Annan’s famine could be avoided, and the large amount of cotton hoarded by the family had sold.

In this way, the family will not only not lose money, but may make a big profit.

As long as Hao Fenglou is fine, all doubts can be dispelled.

"Can you take it seriously?"

Faced with countless people's questioning, the guy gasped and said, "It's true that it's the news from the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis' Mansion has also received the order of the Ming Dynasty. There will be no mistakes. The Marquis of Luzhou received the praise. Lord Hao Fenglou ordered the Marquis of Haifang, added a lot of fiefdoms, and rewarded a lot of silver and money."

"That's great!" Ruan Ci almost clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the tea table. He was afraid that he would never have thought that he would be so worried about the life of a Han man who was irrelevant and even killed his monarch. He would be so grateful for the kindness of others.

But he understood that the fate of the Hao family was closely related to the Ruan family.

Immediately afterwards, a not-so-good news came: "The Ming Dynasty court had already planned to establish Annan as a county, establish an inter-site province, set up a provincial commander's office, and set up a provincial commander's office, and declare the administrative department and the criminal commission. The provincial governing department had 15 prefectures, 36 prefectures, 180 counties, and five states with the Zhili Prefectures, which were divided into twenty-nine counties, and there were eleven guards, three offices, and one municipal commission in the important places. All registered populations were recorded in the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Ming Dynasty, all registered populations were recorded in the yellow book, and recorded in the books, and then held by the people. For the inspection by the people. In addition, each prefecture and county set up a deputy envoy of the Tax Division and the River Pond Office. Taxes were collected, and the Confucian scholars in Annan participated in the Nanbang Imperial Examination..."

These measures were passed, which really shocked everyone.

Because everyone realized that the Pizhou County of the Ming Dynasty was so strict this time, and almost no favor was given.

Let’s talk about the establishment of three departments and counties first, which means that all officials will be managed by migrant officials from the Ming Dynasty. Can these Han officials really live in harmony with the local wealthy families?

In addition, the yellow book system is obviously much more stringent than Annan's household registration policy. The yellow book not only needs to record the population, hometown, and appearance, but also needs to make a certificate that is held by the people for verification by the government. If someone's certificate does not match the one contained in the book, he or she must be arrested.

There is also the so-called tax department, so there is no need to say. I used to want to reduce taxes, but now it seems that it is "treat equally".

All the measures were obviously the Ming Dynasty's plan to "discipline" Annan, which is obviously something that many people are unwilling to accept.

So, the joy of knowing that Hao Fenglou is safe cannot help but dilute a little. People in the business have joy and sorrow, especially Ruan Ci. Although the biggest trouble has been solved at the moment, there is clearly a lot of uncertainty in the future.

He just sighed quietly, but knew in his heart that in this group of headless Annan, there was only this at the moment, at least it was much stronger than the constant war.

But then there was finally a little good news. The latest news was that the price of cotton rose.

That's right, it did rise. Just yesterday, someone sold cotton heavily. After all, for most people, there are many uncertainties in the future. They are holding cotton in their hands. Who knows whether they will still collect it in the future, so the price of cotton plummeted. Now after learning this good news, everyone is not anxious and no longer rushing to sell it. They would rather keep it in their hands. At present, the demand for cotton in Lang Son's cloth shop is extremely high, so the price has risen three times a day.

On the market, everyone was looking for cotton, and they were in a hurry, which was obviously a great benefit for Ruan Ci.

He hurriedly returned to his villa, immediately compiled a book and ordered someone to send it back to Can Tho, and then went to visit Wu Xiong.

Wu Changshi has now established a mansion in Tongshanji, but it is not ostentatious and seems very low-key.

At this time, there were many distinguished guests in front of his mansion. After the news came out, everyone was inquiring about more details and making longer-term plans for their own business. The chief of Luzhou Wu Xiong was obviously one of the most important objects of flattery and inquiry, and naturally became the object of attention.

Mingtao handed over to him, Ruan Ci was invited into the small hall in the yard. After waiting for a long time, someone called him to another place.

And here, he met Wu Xiong, a study that seemed very simple.

Wu Xiong looked tired, but he was particularly happy today. Lord Hao was fine. This was simply a shocking good news for him. He understood the most that everything he had today was given by Lord Hao. If Lord Hao finished it, he would have to finish it.

Wu Xiong knew Ruan Ci's identity. When he saw Ruan Ci, he immediately stood up and greeted, "Does Mr. Ruan have free time today? Yes, didn't you say you wanted to sell cotton last time? Ha... Lang San is in urgent need, but I don't know when it will be shipped?"

Ruan Ci smiled. In the past, he begged Wu Xiong to collect cotton, but now, he is not in a hurry and said, "It's right, I have to wait for my brother to make up my mind. I have already trusted me with my brother, and I think there will be a reply soon."

Wu Xiong stopped urging, but just smiled and said, "It's so good."

Ruan Ci immediately said, "I heard... I still need ore and wood in Lang San now? But I don't know how much demand is? You also know that Can Tho is a small place, but it is better than many mountains and forests. As long as Lang San is willing to take it, brothers can do their best to raise it."

Wu Xiong glanced at him and said, "I wonder if there are gold, oil sandalwood, ironwood, stone vertebrae, and Pontian wood?"

Ruan Ci couldn't help but frowned and said, "Mr. Changshi wants to build a ship? These... are all ship woods, with hard texture and best resisting seawater corrosion. There are many of these woods, Annan and Zhenla, but... they are not easy to transport."

Wu Xiong smiled and said, "To be honest, it is indeed necessary for shipbuilding. Lord Hao personally studied the book and ordered the process to speed up. The boatmen have already hired them. They are all Suzhou boatmen with good skills. Annan will also recruit some to make up for the shortcomings. Anyway, it's just a try. Whether the ship can be built is another matter; however, the wood is urgently needed, but I don't know if you have it?"

Ruan Ci couldn't help but smile and said, "There are many iron woods in Qinshan, but I don't know what the price is?"

So Wu Xiong stood up, searched directly from the bookshelf on the side, and finally found a price to hand it to Ruan Ci, saying, "Brother Ruan, if you think it is profitable, you can find a way to deliver these wood. Now, the business of weaving, steel and furniture in Lang Son is good now, and it can be said that it has a lot of money. However, this shipbuilding involves a lot of money. Fortunately, there is a ready-made dock and port on the coastal defense side. Some sea boats have been built in the past, but now Mr. Hao is going to build a large ship, and I am not sure."

Wu Xiong sighed and continued, "But... since Lord Hao said, he must go with the slightest order. Lang San is most important to build a large ship. I don't understand the matter of building a ship, but the need for this shipbuilding is full support."

This is a very straightforward hint. If you use the wood, you will suffer a loss.

Ruan Ci was excited and said, "This is easy to say. I will compile the book immediately after I go back."

After saying that, he said goodbye and went out. This time he paid a lot of rewards. Although today's news is good and bad, for Ruan Ci, the urgent problem at the moment is solved. For him, it is still the most important thing to create wealth for his family, and nothing else can be considered.

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A large number of craftsmen are ready in the coastal defense.

This once prosperous city is now full of holes. In Annan, Shenglong is the capital of the royal family, and Qinghua is the gathering point of the wealthy families. Even in wars, both rebels, Chen and Hu dare not do anything excessive, because losing the support of these two cities will lead to catastrophic consequences for any force.

However, coastal defense is different. As the third largest city in Annan, the center of merchants gathering, warlords from all walks of life are not so kind. This place has not only become the focus of competition, but also the center of plunder. Nowadays, most of the city by the sea have broken walls and ruins left behind.

However... the dock was not damaged, and it has become the finite place of the Hao family. Here, the boatmen were treated well.

They lived in comfortable houses, and they were served daily with fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as various meats. Before they came, these people were a little uneasy because there were not many ship craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ministry of Revenue recruited a group of them, and the treatment was pretty good. Shenwuwei took a lot of effort to recruit people in Suzhou. The reason why these people were willing to come was just to get rid of the identity of craftsmen.

Now that I have come to this foreign country, I thought I would suffer a lot, but who knew it was so generous.

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Chapter completed!