Chapter 13: Autumn and Beyond

The most profitable business in the world will always be the arms business!

As soon as the so-called cannon sounds, there are ten thousand taels of gold! Japan is so close to the Great Song Dynasty, and a large-scale conflict broke out across the country, in this context, any little steel can be sold at a sky-high price!

It's easy to do business if there is conflict, and it's good to do business when there is no conflict! The arms dealers of US imperialism are very worthy of study. Moreover, woe to this country, Zhang Yang really does not have a little psychological burden.

What's more, the worship of China in Japan at this time has reached an unbelievable level, and they even have an official plan to 'borrow seeds'.

That's right, literally!

When the flamboyant caravan is familiar with the daimyo around Japan, and occasionally carries a little weapons and armor in the goods, it will naturally greatly enhance the strength of the local daimyo after a long time! At this time, I will tell them about the profound meaning of 'the prince will have a kind of Xiangning'...

With a strong army, don't they want to 'go to Luo'? Don't want to experience the feeling of 'coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes'? As long as one of them takes this step, Japan will soon enter the Warring States period of rookies pecking at each other!

Troubled times are a good time to make a fortune! The large amount of gold and silver obtained from the arms trade would provide the initial capital accumulation for the Song Dynasty to embark on industrialization.

With a mind full of intrigues, Zhang Yang, accompanied by Shopkeeper Li, visited the coast of Haizhou, and finally finalized a small port with a water depth of nearly 6 meters as the future home port.

"Owner, although this place has enough water depth, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money to build a port! Far less cheap than the other two. Shopkeeper Li whispered to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang only smiled faintly at the suggestion of Shopkeeper Li, Shopkeeper Li is a typical small businessman and has not seen the benefits of building a large port! But as his confidant, Zhang Yang still explained it simply, and said with a smile:

"With the development of hydraulic technology, our output will be more and more, and Dongying will be our commodity dumping ground, and the small wharf cannot afford this task."

As for his intrigues and tricks, it is obviously impossible to talk to Shopkeeper Li.

As a BOSS, Zhang Yang naturally doesn't have to do it himself, he only needs to give instructions on these things, and the people below will naturally do things well.

Shopkeeper Li has been completely tied to Zhang Yang's chariot, and his sons are still working as clerks in Shuyang County, of course, he has not made much money during this time.

Therefore, Shopkeeper Li heard the meaning of Zhang Yang's words, and it was obvious that he would make a lot of money in the future! In an instant, passion came, and he did not hesitate to take this matter to himself.

Now the best shipwrights and shipyards in the Great Song Dynasty are in the south, and as for how Shopkeeper Li got those people back, it all depends on his ability.

After inspecting the port, Zhang Yang hurried back to Haizhou, the autumn test is different from the township test, and Zhang Shuye will be personally responsible for invigilating the exam!

Zhang Yang knows very little about Uncle Zhang, but from a historical point of view, he was demoted from Beijing because he offended the traitor Cai Jing, and he also destroyed the Song Jiang Uprising, and finally died when the Jin army went south! It can be seen that his person is definitely an upright minister, and in the face of such a person, Zhang Yang is still in awe, and activating the 'money ability' will only backfire.

Therefore, Zhang Yang is ready to participate in more cultural meetings and find someone to promote his fame, this method Zhang Yang said that there is no pressure, after all, modern society has long been rotten.

Because of the large amount of money waving, the flamboyant name is unique in Haizhou! After a long time, Zhizhou Zhang Shuye, who is the invigilator, naturally knows. Being able to make a good impression on the examiner before the exam is obviously a good thing.

Of course, those people who helped Zhang Yang tout were not simply brainless blows, and in order to become famous, Zhang Yang did not copy two poems that worried about the country and the people! Now, the name of worrying about the world and having unparalleled talent is solid.

The Song Dynasty was not the Ming and Qing dynasties, where literati gathered together to comment on state affairs, the pleasure of pointing out the country and the satisfaction of showing off their wisdom.

And this kind of bragging and fart occasion is the most popular! Similar arguments on the Internet are coming one after another, in line with the principle of 'take-it-or-leave-it', and after publicizing the natural unwillingness, every time you argue with others, you can always come out on top, attracting countless people to look at you.

At this time, hundreds of scholars gathered in Haizhou City, and the high-profile and strong flamboyance naturally became the talk of a group of literati after dinner, and the number of discussions was more, and it slowly spread to Zhang Shuye's ears.

Uncle Zhang was a little fond of this little guy who suddenly became famous, and a little disgusted. Although he is a little disgusted by his vulgar slang sentence 'big stick in hand and warm words in the mouth', but 'the rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible' won his heart! I can't help but secretly think in my heart: But don't be a grandiose embroidered pillow!

If Zhang Yang knew what Uncle Zhang was thinking, he would probably be ashamed of himself, he didn't have Gu Yanwu's noble temperament.

The day before Qiuqiu, Zhang Yang repeated his old tricks and asked Zhao Hu to help him take the exam again, while he himself returned to modern times.

Zhang Yang in modern time and space spends most of his time with his wife, no way, more than five months pregnant, her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and her action is naturally slow, although Zhang Yang's mother accompanies her around the clock, but how can she have a husband to accompany her comfortably...

After spending three days with his wife at home, Zhang Yang had time to go to a new round of purchases! Because most of the luxury goods can already be produced in small quantities on the side of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhang Yang mainly purchased things like refractory bricks and crucibles that can be used immediately by the Great Song Dynasty this time. Although these things can also be made in the Great Song Dynasty, it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to find raw materials.

These things can be made immediately when they are transported to the Great Song Dynasty! Although the low yield of the crucible steelmaking method is a bit touching, it is also superior to the 'frying steel method'! And the use of coke can increase the furnace temperature, not to mention the quality.

With this, Zhang Yang will be able to pull up a force armed with steel in a short time!

stayed at home for five days, and after all the things were done, Zhang Yang returned to the Great Song Dynasty, and it just so happened that Zhao Hu also successfully finished the exam.

Because of his hundreds of years of 'experience' in the imperial examination, Zhao Hu can be regarded as a normal performance this time, and the top three may not be guaranteed, but the top fifty are still very sure. But this is enough, Zhang Yang does not plan to be too ostentatious in the early stage, and boring development is the last word.

Because it would take a long time to read the papers, Zhang Yang did not wait in Haizhou City. He began to choose a site for his iron factory, because there were coal mines in Haizhou, so the iron factory was still built on the side of the Shushui River, which was convenient for cheap water transportation.