Chapter 885: Those who don't know don't blame
Changxing Island is prosperous and prosperous. Although the shops are built temporarily, there are many commercial goods inside. When the fleet transported Lang San’s army to arrive, Hao Fenglou had just got off the dock and smashed into an ancient well like a small stone. The entire Changxing Island seemed to be boiling water.
People from major business banks came to visit one after another. Hao Fenglou and many of them were old acquaintances. When everyone met, they were straightforward.
No one likes excessive courtesy in Lang Son, time is money, and everyone has long been accustomed to being pragmatic.
The first person Hao Fenglou met was the Wu family, a giant in the iron smelting industry. The Wu family attached great importance to Chongming Island. The boss Wu Yinglong came here in person. The Wu family was once a merchant family in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Later, the family moved to Lang Son and accumulated wealth a hundred times. Now that he came to Chongming Island, he was ambitious and had the idea of building an iron shop here. Taking advantage of the chaos in Japan, he wanted to sell iron tools. In addition, in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, agricultural production also relied on agricultural tools. How could large-scale agricultural tools be comparable to those produced in ordinary shops? The Wu family wanted to occupy the market immediately before the other iron shops were still making decisions.
Therefore, a few days ago, through the broker, Wu Yinglong met many people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. On the surface, these characters were just merchants who came on private boats in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the power behind them was amazing.
Originally, for the aristocratic families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the imperial sea ban was the most beneficial to them. After all, once the sea ban was banned, the silk and porcelain unique to Jiangsu and Zhejiang were not allowed to be exported. Once ordinary people went into the sea, they would be dead. However, the aristocratic families were different. Behind them was a relationship, and others could not go out to sea. However, they could bribe many people to transport goods out with private ships. In this way, these goods became Xibei goods. They monopolized the market and they had the final say on what price they wanted to open.
If the sea is opened, then the top silk will be sold at most a dozen taels of silver. After all, there are more silks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but once the sea is banned, no one will go into the sea. There are few people going into the sea, and the price will increase by ten times. There are always some overseas wealthy people willing to buy them, and they have made this daily necessity into luxury goods.
However, in recent years, they have been hit by Lang Son Silk, which has caused their profitability to plummet. Now that the imperial court is imperative to trade, it seems that they can't stop it at all, they simply began to find a way out again.
Wu Yinglong hit it off with these people. He needed to rely on the connections of these people, and these people also needed Wu Yinglong. This was mutual use.
It seems that because the talks were pretty good a few days ago, Wu Yinglong seemed quite happy. Now that Hao Fenglou has arrived, he immediately came to pay a visit.
The two were old acquaintances. Wu Yinglong bowed and stroked his beard and smiled, "Your Highness has been standing in a row and Lang Shan has been deeply encouraged, and now he has forced the court to negotiate peace. The morale has increased. I took advantage of this wind to come to Changxing for a walk. It would be fine if I didn't look at it. After a glance, I realized that there had been a mountain of gold and silver here. His Highness Lai was lucky, and I am afraid that he would have won something this time."
Hao Fenglou couldn't help laughing: "Wu Zizheng is too polite. TOEFL is not a question. It's just a business dealer. Wu Zizheng has all these, but he is worried about not making any profits? But now I only know how to lead troops, but I am a lot unfamiliar with the economic path."
After saying a few irrelevant words, Hao Fenglou got to the point: "Wu Zizheng came from Lang Son, but he didn't know what Lang Son is now."
Wu Yinglong certainly knew what Hao Fenglou was asking. He was the Chief Executive. He had just attended the Chief Executive Meeting and came here after taking a leave of absence. Therefore, he was most clear about the affairs of the Chief Executive Bureau. He said: "In the Chief Executive Bureau, there are many people who support the conquering. I said to myself that even I also support the conquering. However, His Highness Pingnan suppressed the voice of seeking war. After thinking about it, it was not wrong. To this end, the Langshan army could not even keep up with the supply. It was just a waste of manpower and material resources. It was really better to take a break. Besides, the situation is now under the leadership of the overall situation. When the Langshan army was in charge of the uprising of the Langshan army, the treacherous ministers and the foolish monarch have collapsed. This division is unknown, so it is better to make peace for the time being."
Hao Fenglou smiled pursed his lips. Of course, he knew that Wu Yinglong must be a pro-war faction, which of course had nothing to do with Wu Yinglong's concept. It was just because for Wu Yinglong's Tiefang, the war continued and was most beneficial to his business. As long as the war continued for a day, there was no way to spend much money on the military, but steel was the mother of all weapons. With this, the Wu family made a fortune and didn't know how much they made in this opportunity.
Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Yes, there are some storms and stories. Besides, the next step is to build railways in various provinces, and you will have to rely on them at that time."
What this means is that although the war is in a truce, Wu Zizheng doesn’t have to worry. Once the railway is built, there will be only a lot of demand for steel. What else should he worry about in the business of the iron shop?
Wu Yinglong looked at Hao Fenglou in depth and said, "I should do my best to serve your Highness."
He said something better, all of which were Lang San's affairs, so Hao Fenglou took this opportunity to learn about the facts about Lang San. Seeing that it was getting late, Wu Yinglong stood up and said goodbye.
Hao Fenglou naturally received the next group of guests.
The person who came this time is different. The sign he was holding was the banner of a business company, but Hao Fenglou knew that this person was a member of the Huimen. He was one of the leaders of the Huimen in Lang Shan. He had a very high status in the "Jianghu" and had mastered many lifebloods in the gray area. Originally, Hao Fenglou had never been interested in these people. Although they were borrowed, they were better off because of their identity, so it was better to stay away from them. But now it is Changxing Island, and all the rules are not necessary to be followed. On the other hand, Hao Fenglou knew very well that the strength of these Huimen was a lubricant for trading.
In other words, although the court reluctantly agreed to Lang Son's conditions, it does not mean that they will not be wary of it. Even if the court allows it, many local officials are openly opposed to trade. The so-called King of Hell is easy to mess with, and the little ghosts are difficult to deal with. Some things that cannot be done by normal means are wandering in the gray area. If they let them do things, they can often achieve miraculous results.
This is the reason why Hao Fenglou meets guests.
This man was born with fair skin, not big or small, but rather elegant. He treated himself as a student. Although he did not win Hao Fenglou's favor, Hao Fenglou also let go of his guard.
Then he chatted for a few casual words and got up to see him off. The man didn't think Hao Fenglou was negligent, but he seemed very satisfied. In fact, Hao Fenglou saw him, to some extent, it was actually an honor, showing an attitude that was enough to make him feel relieved. As for what he said, it was no longer important.
In the past few days, we have met all kinds of people, even Japanese envoys, Hao Fenglou.
Their purpose of coming is very clear, and they are nothing more than asking for peace and hoping to bring the people on Chongming Island back. Hao Fenglou just smiled coldly and said, "There are so many people coming to your country, and you are a guest here. Since you are a respected guest, how can you leave just by saying that? Besides, I heard that your country is in chaos at the moment, even if they go back, they will be in trouble. I think you will stay here."
This Japanese envoy knew that he was not good, but in fact he was prepared for it, so he stopped talking. Compared to his previous arrogance, he is now much more honest, and he bows his head and leaves with great worries.
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Hao Fenglou is now eager to return to Langshan and digest Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou. He has become the top priority of the Hao family. He also knows that Langshan’s Ministry of Public Administration is waiting for him to go back and explain the peace. This peace talk is almost a matter of Hao Fenglou’s “self-decision”. Although he has had letters and mentioned some, such major events will eventually be explained.
So a few days later, Hao Fenglou boarded the Huilang San sea boat. When he returned this time, he only had hundreds of guards, and the others were all left on Chongming Island.
After driving in this vast ocean for countless days, Hao Fenglou had no intention of enjoying the scenery along the way. After one month, he arrived at Haifang Port.
Haifang Port is full of ships, some traveling to Chongming, some going to Guangzhou, and some coming from the West, big and small, seemingly messy and almost congested the harbor, but in chaos and orderly, a barge comes from afar, jumps onto the water digger, holding a compass and a map in his hand, guiding the ship to dock towards the vacant pier.
The water diverter was wearing a white uniform, looking very serious and professional, constantly signaling to the docks on the land. Hao Fenglou looked around and felt it was very fresh. The man looked at Hao Fenglou angrily and said, "Don't make trouble... Uh... you are... Your Highness..."
Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Don't be too polite. Look, I haven't shown my identity either. If you don't know, don't blame me. Just take the boat quickly. Just think I'm a guy who likes to join in the fun."
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Chapter 1 is delivered, and I finally don’t have to get an injection, so I’m pleased. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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