Chapter 752: Whaling Ship
Wu Xiang told the nobles that the Longwu Naval Division was outstanding at sea, and as long as they paid insurance premiums for trade and fishing, they were protected, and they would not lose money.
If you are robbed by pirates, you can take advantage of the speed of the whaling ship and escape, and if you are brave enough to follow the pirates and discover their home port, you will make a profit.
As long as the specific location of the pirate's lair is reported, the Dragon Martial Water Division will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress it.
How much gold and silver treasure should there be in the pirate's lair? The value of the pirate ship is not cheap either!
The capture obtained by the Dragon Warrior Sailor can be divided into a quarter by providing the exact location of the pirate and leading the way.
Several whaling ships went to sea together, and during the process, it was found that the lone merchant ship could be robbed as long as it was not flying the special flag approved by the Longwu Naval Division.
If the sale is successful once, the income from carrying goods on a ship is generally not less than 30,000 silver coins.
Wu Xiang also told the nobles that it didn't matter if they didn't dare to take risks, don't stupidly hide the silver in the owner's cellar and grow hair, and must deposit it in the "Sifang Money Bank", and you will definitely be able to get 6 percent interest every year.
In fact, not all of this news is news, and the nobles have at least heard of the large deposits of the "Sifang Bank".
The interest rate of the private printing money is very high, but the amount of borrowing is really limited, and the amount that the noble family can do is too limited, and it does not account for half of the cash in the family.
Besides, the risk of usury is great, under normal circumstances, those who are willing to borrow usury are the ones who drink to quench their thirst, and they are definitely forced to be scoundrels, and too many people have not chosen to hang themselves and die.
The nobles who lend money will not only be empty, but will also have a bad reputation for forcing the borrower's family to ruin for the rich and unkind.
If you keep your power in your hands, these evil things are trivial, and if you fall out of favor and lose your power one day, these things will be turned over by the enemy and make a big fuss.
If you are unlucky, it is very likely that you will be exiled by the emperor who turns his face and does not recognize people.
Many nobles actually really had the idea of saving money in the "Sifang Money Village", and now they listen to Wu Xiang take the initiative to ask about the charter.
Wu Xiang drank a little more wine and talked a little more, and he smiled and joked about the British Gongzhang Zhiji:
"The official knows that the grandfather's family has a lot of cash, so I suggest that you take out 500,000 taels for investment, and send 1 million taels to be deposited in the Sifang Money Village to get interest, and it is conservatively estimated that there will be more than 200,000 taels of money every year in the future."
The people here are all nobles who have been passed down for several generations, more than ten generations, they will settle accounts, almost every one of them can get a million taels of silver, even if they don't invest just to eat interest, there are 60,000 taels of silver a year, most people are moved.
Zhang Zhiji said: "General Wu said so well about the side of the 'Red Flag Army' that he blew the Longwu Naval Division into the sky.
It's not that we don't believe you, but we want to follow you on a trip to Liaohai to see for yourself, and also to see what business is good to do in 'Hanjiang Province' by the way. ”
Attracting investment was vigorously advocated by Huang Han, and Wu Xiang paid the most attention to the fact that the purpose of jumping up and down in Beijing was to make Dora investors go to "Hanjiang Province".
He took it all and said, "I'm afraid you haven't left Jingshi for a long time to go out to play, right?" It's no wonder that the city that never sleeps in Jingshi is so charming that it always makes people linger.
Now going out is not as good as three or five years ago, Beijing has a direct road to Tianjin Wei, every family has a comfortable and fast four-wheeled carriage, if you are willing to get up early and take late, you can reach Tianjin Wei on the same day.
Tianjin Port has huge passenger ships running Tiger Cave City, Shanhaiguan, Lushun Port, Qingniwakou and Phi Island, and now many more flights have been added to run Hanjiang Port.
When you get on the road, you will realize that going out is no longer a dusty thing, but a kind of enjoyment.
There is everything on the big passenger ship that runs long distances, storytellers, singers, and even opera troupes, and the first-class cabins are almost the same as the guest rooms in the city that never sleeps, as well as running water and toilets, and there can also be hot water for bathing at any time. ”
Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen was puzzled: "Wu Zongbing is not bragging, right?" As the saying goes, a thousand days at home are good, but it is difficult to go out for a while, and it is a car and a boat, how can it not be hard? ”
It is no wonder that the nobles did not believe that in the past, passenger transportation was for convenience and practicality, and the conditions on board were average.
Since he made a fortune by fighting the local tyrants in Shanxi, Huang Han has too much capital in his hands.
Therefore, a budget of 400,000 silver dollars was allocated to renovate seven or eight passenger ships with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons, and each luxury passenger ship had a first-class cabin.
Wu Xiang said: "The general always said that the times are developing, and if you can't catch up with the times, you will be eliminated by the times. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't leave Jingshi and go out to see the outside world, you will be outdated.
You don't believe what the official says, so go to the next room and ask Lord Zhang and Lord Liang, who are drinking with a group of civil officials, if they are on a big passenger ship that is as comfortable as a room in the city that never sleeps. ”
There were really a few nobles who went to the next door to toast with wine glasses, and chatted a few words by the way, Zhang Fengyi described the scenery along the way as if reciting prose, which caused everyone to smack.
The great Ming nobles who like to enjoy the good and bad work were attracted, and those who had real shortcomings took leave one after another.
They went on the road like a sightseeing tour, Wu Xiang gave full play to his strengths, served as the head of the tour group and a part-time tour guide, and the nobles were convinced after taking the luxury passenger ship.
They all think that Wu Xiang does not describe the comfort enough, where can I have the opportunity to see the sea view, where to fish, and where to eat delicious seafood in the room of the city that never sleeps?
After more than ten days of sailing, Wu Xiang became good friends with Chengguo Gong and British Gong, and also negotiated to buy dozens of whaling ships to make a lot of money.
Dozens of nobles came to the "Han River Province" for field investigations, and together with their entourage, there were more than 1,000 people in total.
It has been more than two months since the end of the war, the spring ploughing near Seoul has long ended, the rice fields are green and vibrant, and the residents of the city and the farmers outside the city are busy, trying to make more money for a good life.
Huang Han has no other skills, that is, he is good at providing employment opportunities for the people, encouraging labor to get rich, and when there is a surplus of labor, he will also launch major government projects to build seawalls, river embankments, reservoirs, and roads.
Hearing is false, seeing is believing, the nobles have seen Lushunkou, seen Qingniwakou, and now they have seen the thriving scene around Seoul, and they all believe Wu Xiang's introduction, and many people are ready to invest.
They don't need to carry gold and silver with them, they have already handled bills of exchange in the "Sifang Money Village" in the Beijing Division, and the noble families of more than 100 years have pillar industries, and they do everything they want.
It is relatively simple for the nobles to complete the investment in one place, as long as they transfer some shopkeepers, men, and master craftsmen from other provinces, they can build the team of the "Hanjiang Province" branch.