Tang Bohu traveled extensively when he was young, and everyone in Nanzhili knew about it.

It was he who was robbed of his fame, and he often became a guest of the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan. Mainly to collect money to write epitaphs for people, or to paint to the gentry and wealthy merchants to celebrate their birthdays, which belonged to one of his sources of livelihood.

The sea ban on the Nanzhili side was strict, and the maritime merchants and pirates were almost extinct - decades ago, the pirates were cornered, and simply united to attack Chongming Island, but they were killed by the officers and soldiers, and the remnants of the forces fled into the sea of Zhejiang.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that there were six small imperial courts in Nanjing, it would be very comfortable to open the sea in Nanzhili.

The local gentry must have supported the opening of the sea, because their goods had to be transported to Zhejiang before they could be smuggled.

Suzhou, Changzhou, Songjiang, Taicang and other state capitals here, the handicraft industry is very prosperous and developed, and goods from all over the country can be transported by water. If you can build a port at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it will be much better than Hangzhou in terms of transportation costs, and there are large shipyards here!

It's a pity that Nanjing is too much of a hindrance.

There are a bunch of retired officials in the small imperial court, and they are very active in trouble, so they expect to be promoted and transferred away for meritorious service. If Wang Yuan went to Nanzhili to open the sea, he would be annoyed to death, and he would have to fight with others all day long.

Wang Yuan's overall idea was to open the sea in Hangzhou first and block the mouths of hundreds of officials with huge tariffs. Then open Guangzhou (Guangdong), Zhangzhou (Fujian) and Dengzhou (Shandong) one after another, and then open Ningbo, Fuzhou, Chaozhou, Tianjin and other ports one after another, and finally it will be the turn of Shanghai in Nanzhili!

In the whole north, the best port is not Tianjin, but Dengzhou in Shandong.

It was the maritime merchants of Fujian and Zhejiang, who had to land in Dengzhou for supplies if they wanted to trade with Japan, where the ocean currents and monsoons must pass. From Dengshu, with the help of ocean currents and monsoons, you can reach Japan in three days at the earliest!

Gossip is not mentioned.

Let's say that after Tang Bohu became a staff member, he was directly sent by Wang Yuan to Nanzhili, and said to the gentry and wealthy merchants there: "The general system of Zhejiang Wang is about to open the sea, and he has already contacted the sea vessels, and you only need to transport the goods to Hangzhou to sell them." And before the Qiantang tide comes, the customs duty of Hangzhou Beiguan will be halved, and it will not wait for the expiration! ”

At first, Su Songhao didn't believe it.

Gradually, news came from the northbound business travelers, saying that after Governor Wang came to Zhejiang, Zhejiang would no longer deduct and extort money. Well, the businessmen heard the wind and moved, regardless of whether he could open the sea or not, and then go to Hangzhou first, at least half of the customs duties could be reduced.

In the past two years, due to the low price of cotton cloth in Tianjin, Jiangnan cotton cloth has lost a large part of the northern market. It can still sell goods in Shandong and Henan, and it can't be sold in Hebei at all, let alone Shanxi and Shaanxi (the Shaanxi market is mainly occupied by Sichuan and Huguang cotton cloth).

Jiangnan cotton cloth is unsalable in the north, which indirectly contributes to the rampant smuggling in Zhejiang. The cotton cloth they produce has to find a place to sell it, and if it can't be done domestically, it can only be looked overseas.

In this way, a large number of goods gathered in Hangzhou, and there was simply not enough warehouse storage. It could only be piled up near the port that had not yet been built, covered with a tarp for safekeeping, and Wang Yuan sent firecrackers to patrol and protect it every day.

Tang Bohu successfully completed the task and brought a widow back by the way - the Yang family, the head of the Xu family, the richest man in Jiangyin, and Xu Xiake's great-great-grandma!

Yang's deceased husband is called Xu Jing, and he is close friends with Tang Bohu.

It was thanks to Xu Jing that Tang Bohu was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, and his lifelong career was hopeless, and the two families were cut off.

But Tang Bohu has long been downsizing on these, he fell out with Wen Zhengming when he was young, and he has reconciled a few years ago. Yang asked to come to see him, and Tang Bohu did not refuse, so he brought the widow to Hangzhou.

"The Yang family, the surviving member of the Xu family in Jiangyin, has seen the governor master!" Yang Ying Ying bowed. Love you eBook

Wang Yuan glanced at the Yang family, Xu was half old, and his charm still existed, thinking that he had a leg with Tang Bohu? He immediately asked, "What do you have to see me?" ”

Yang said, "Please hold your back." ”

Wang Yuan immediately laughed, he had told the pirate a few days ago. Waving everyone else away, Wang Yuan said, "Say it." ”

Yang said: "The concubine has two daughters under her knees, and the eldest daughter is close to the age of Lu, gentle and virtuous, talented and good-looking, and is willing to marry the king as a concubine." The dowry has 500 acres of fertile land, 10 acres of Guanshan, 10 acres of Minshan, 20 acres of tidal flats, and 20 acres of pasture. ”

If Wang Yuan agrees, this will be a good concubine, and her status is much higher than that of Xiangxiang.

Wang Yuan did not directly refuse, but asked, "What do you want?" ”

Yang said: "The concubine has three sons, please ask the general system of the king to accept the apprentices on behalf of the teacher, and the second son and the youngest son are all worshiped under the Yangming Gongmen." In addition, please give Tianjin loom, if it happens, the profits of the Xu family weaving factory, willing to dedicate to the king every year. ”

"You are a woman, but you have a good calculation," Wang Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Are you blatantly bribing this official?" ”

Yang said: "It's really a last resort. The concubine is struggling to support the family business, and it is difficult to continue, so she must be helped by nobles. ”

Wang Yuan muttered: If you take another concubine, the grape trellis at home should fall.

"What did Mr. Wang say?" Yang didn't hear clearly.

Wang Yuan said: "If you really want to marry a daughter. I have a disciple named Huang Xu, who is the same age as your eldest daughter, and his father is Huang Chongde, a giant of the two Huai Huai. ”

"Thank you Mr. Wang for the marriage!" Yang immediately agreed.

Huang Chongde is still very famous in the south of the Yangtze River, this guy made a fortune from Shandong cotton, and in recent years, he has been involved in the salt industry business of Lianghuai, and he is one of the pioneers of the salt industry of Hui merchants.

Although the Xu family is known as the richest man in Jiangyin, since Xu Jing's death, it has long since lost its former glory, and nearly half of the family property has been embezzled. If he can marry Huang Chongde, a Hui businessman, and he is also a disciple of Wang Yuan, then the Xu family can be regarded as having found a backer, and there is no longer any need to be afraid that relatives and brothers will collude with officials to continue to rob the family property.

Wang Yuan said suddenly: "Tianjin loom, I can give it to you." At that time, the two of us will build a factory in Jiangyin, I will account for 40% of the shares, the Xu family will account for 60% of the shares, and the cotton cloth will be handed over to Huang Chongde for sale. How is it? ”

Yang's great joy: "Thank Wang for the general system!" ”

The Yang family heard that Wang Yuan's official reputation was very good, and he was very rich, so he dared to come to offer his daughter to ask for care. If it were another official, she wouldn't dare to do this, what if all the business was taken away?

The Tianjin loom is rumored to be an artifact in the textile industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and if this technology can be obtained, the Xu family's industry can also slowly recover.

Wang Yuan also did not suffer a loss, Tianjin has not been able to open the sea in the past few years, and it must be sold to the outside world in Jiangnan. If he wants to extend his business tentacles to Jiangnan, he has to cooperate with local clans, and Jiangyin Xu is a good partner to work with, and a widow can't make any waves.

As for the large-scale loom technology, once it reaches Jiangnan, it will definitely leak out. But the northern market will not be affected by this, the money along the canal is blocked there, and the cost of cotton cloth in Tianjin will always be lower, and there is no fear of competition from these Jiangnan cotton cloths.

Wang Yuan didn't care about the loom, and even did it intentionally, he stood at the national level, hoping to improve China's overall textile technology. This thing can promote the prosperity of the cotton textile industry, prompt the Jiangnan gentry to rush to open overseas sales, and is of great help to China's ocean trade.

Alas, Zhu Houzhao, Lao Tzu is heartbroken for your country!