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The bitter cold in the world is in the north, and in Jinling City, the spring breeze has quietly blown.

Hou Xuanyan was full of spring breeze, laughing constantly, and he was surrounded by wealthy businessmen and gentry in Jinling City.

The anti-tax families were purged, and the vacancies they left behind were soon replaced by obedient families. Jiangnan business tax has reached a new level, and today the Yue Guo Gong issued an invitation, inviting them to visit Jinling together to celebrate.

Wu Jikun donated 300,000 yuan to help the refugees who fled from the north, and as soon as Hou Xuanyan saw him, he reached out and pulled him to his side as if he saw his relatives. The other people's eyes were very hot, and they all wanted to grit their teeth when they went back, and they also bought this kind of treatment.

Wu Jikun is a native of Jinling, and he is very familiar with every street, so he introduced to Hou Xuanyan with a smile: "Governor, look ahead, that is the place where Zheng and Zheng Gonggong built treasure ships during the Yongle period of this dynasty, which used to be called Longjiang Shipyard. ”

Hou Xuanyan raised his eyes and saw that there were seven artificially dug straight and wide rivers in front of him, which only led to the middle of the Yangtze River, and the seven rivers were not too far from each other, which looked quite spectacular.

"Yongle meteorology, as expected, lives up to its name." Hou Xuanyan looked at this big stroke and stroked his palms in admiration. Emperor Yongle's spirit is different, and whatever he leaves behind, there is a sense of vastness. At a glance, people can imagine how strong the Ming Dynasty was at that time.

Hou Xuanyan was suddenly interested, and said: "I have long heard that our treasure ships at that time were the best in the world, and they were all built from here. Let's go, go and see. ”

Wu Jikun looked a little embarrassed, but when he saw that Hou Xuanyan was full of interest, he still followed him.

Walking into the dock is completely different from the spectacular view from the outside. There are several docks at the junction of the pond, and the width of each dock varies from ten zhang to thirty zhang, and the length is one hundred and sixty or seventy zhang. There was not a single ship in the dockyard, and there were locks, wooden bridges, and stone castles on the dock, but it seemed that it was overgrown with weeds and desolate.

In the middle of the dock, there are quite a few naughty children, who are the descendants of the shipwright, and they can be seen to be very poor at a glance. Waiting for a pair of eyes, looking at these uninvited guests.

Hou Xuan's performance is exciting, and there is no need to introduce it at this time, and he knows that this place has been abandoned for a long time.

Wu Jikun smiled bitterly and said: "The craftsmen who build ships are all passed from father to son, son to grandson, and they can't eat for a lifetime. I had to find some small workshops and do some woodwork secretly. ”

As he spoke, he took his eyes to watch Hou Xuanyan, and all this was not disguised, and it was all in Hou Xuanyan's eyes.

Hou Xuanyan smiled and said: "I said that I traveled to the river today, why did you take me to the dock where the desolation is full of vegetation, haha, it turned out that you were waiting for me here." ”

What kind of person Wu Jikun is, he has long seen that Yue Guo is very open, and he is very supportive of these emerging things, which can be seen from the last spinning wheel. He didn't hide it, laughed, and said: "Guogong, although this dock is deserted, there are still many craftsmen who retain the craftsmanship of their ancestors. Nowadays, there are not enough ships coming and going in Songjiang Mansion, so why put a good dock and let it grow water and grass. ”

Hou Xuanyan stood up, looked back, and the businessmen behind him were all staring at him with hope in their eyes. It can be seen that these people are very hungry, and the cargo ships to and from Japan are making money every day, and more and more people are involved in maritime business. But there are only a few merchant ships produced each year. How can these people who have been immersed in business for half their lives not see the business opportunities.

Hou Xuanyan has never minded others making money, it's not that if you make more money under my rule, I will blush and stretch out my hand. This is also the reason why he is very popular with these businessmen, as long as the business tax is paid on time and does not falsify accounts. Yue Guogong treats businessmen and can be called the best person in power.

Hou Xuanyan pondered for a moment, and he already had a plan in his heart, but he just didn't say it. smiled sheepishly: "I've walked a little too much today, and my stomach is empty, so let's find a place to eat first." ”

The merchants were anxious to listen to his arrangement, so that they could divide this piece of fat, but who knew that there was suddenly no follow-up, and they scratched their ears and cheeks anxiously.

Wu Jikun is an old fox after all, and he knows that as long as Yue Guogong agrees to reopen the dock, as the largest merchant in Jinling, he will definitely not gain nothing.

He bent down and said with a smile: "The grass people have already prepared a wine banquet, and it is in the pavilion by the river, and the prince is here." ”

Hou Xuanyan followed them to a pavilion with high eaves and mahogany by the river, and two guards, one on the left and one on the right, stood behind them.

Wu Jikun clapped his hands, and dozens of maids outside the pavilion, dressed like flowers and butterflies, put up dishes one by one. Except for a few top-notch wealthy merchants, other businessmen were guarding the pavilion, Hou Xuanyan said: "In the pavilion, although it is elegant, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone. It's better to go outside, put it on the ground, and everyone has a lively time, so it's interesting. ”

Wu Jikun's eyes lit up, looked at Hou Xuanyan's eyes, and had more admiration, and said: "Since Guogong has this Yaxing, let's go outside to accompany Guogong to have a drink." ”

The businessmen who were originally guarding outside, although they were not wealthy families, they were also wealthy.

Seeing the maid inside, she came to the green grass by the river with wine and food, and spread it with fine silk satin.

Hou Xuanyan squatted on the ground casually and said, "Come on, come on, sit down, let's talk while eating." ”

The businessmen's hearts warmed, and they squatted on the ground politely, Hou Xuanyan reached out and tore a piece of meat that he didn't know what it was, it was made of bells and whistles, it was very good-looking, and when he took a bite of the juice, it melted in his mouth.

"Longjiang Dock, I'm going to contract out, any of you have this intention, you can take this opportunity to mention it to me."

Everyone's hearts chuckled, as if they had drunk wine, and a chubby white-faced middle-aged man asked, "Guogong, how can you call it a contractor?" ”

"I'll leave the dockyard to you to take care of, as long as you give me three warships a year, or when I need it, make it out for me as soon as possible. At other times, all the ships you build are your own. If there are more than three, even if I ask you to build a ship, I will pay you. The technology I have in the shipyard in Songjiang can also be shared with the Longjiang shipyard. What I want is your ability to operate. ”

Hou Xuanyan heard such a sentence in later generations, selling any state-owned enterprise that is on the verge of bankruptcy to a private person can make a big profit. In this era of great navigation, merchants are destined to be the forerunners, and if they blindly take care of everything, they cannot mobilize the enthusiasm of these profit-seekers, and even if they drive away the Manchurians, they are doomed to fall behind. After all, he tried his best to drive the Manchurians away from the land of Shenzhou, not to be the second Kang Mazi.

The businessmen looked at Hou Xuanyan's eyes, and at this time they had changed from hungry and thirsty to even more hungry.