Chapter 553: Greed
Human smuggling is definitely a felony in Datang, but for these maritime merchants, it is a piece of cake.
Datang forbade the people to go out of the customs, but it did not prohibit foreign trade, nor did it have any policy of closing the country to the outside world, and even encouraged businessmen to do business abroad.
It's just that these words came out of the mouth of a Tang official, how could it sound ridiculous, but it made many businessmen alert, what is this for? Law enforcement fishing? Just kidding! There must be something wrong with my ears......
In this era, there is no talk of overseas immigrants, and there is more wealth overseas, which is true, but life overseas is hard, and it is true, who is full will live overseas.
"Zhen Lang! This...... It's true? Gao Hai cautiously probed.
"Do you think what I say is false?" Zhen Qian's face became serious, to be honest, he didn't want to use these maritime merchants to transport immigrants, but Zhen Shi's connections in Jiangnan were limited, and if he wanted to immigrate on a large scale, he might not have this power in a short period of time, so he could only wait. But there's another way, albeit a bit risky, but it's a try.
"I don't know if I can ask, what is Zhen Lang doing transporting people to the Shengsi Islands?"
"Naturally, it is to develop the Shengsi Islands!" Zhen Qian said with a haha.
It is true that the Shengsi Islands belong to the Tang Dynasty, but they are isolated overseas, there are no residents on the island, and the government is not willing to go to the island to manage, Zhen Qian said that transporting people to the island, strictly speaking, has nothing to do with smuggling, this kind of vacuum area has a lot in ancient times, the government whip is beyond the reach, and there is no royal law on the island, I really don't know what Zhen Qian's purpose is in doing this.
Gao Hai's mouth was bitter, Zhen Qian was trying to seize the Shengsi Islands!
The Shengsi Islands are hiding filth and dirt, and almost all maritime merchants have some forces on the island, and most of these forces will not let people know, and Gao Hai will not dare to agree to this request, which will cause public anger.
"I don't know if Zhen Lang wants the entire Shengsi Islands, or a piece of land on the island?" Gao Hai thought in his heart, maybe Zhen Qian was also similar to his own maritime merchants, after all, there were not many people on the Shengsi Islands who could feed, and they needed to rely on the materials transported from the mainland to survive, and there was no possibility of separation.
"Nature is just a small place to live!"
Gao Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't occupy the entire Shengsi Islands, it was not impossible to divide a piece of land for Zhen Qian, so he exchanged glances with the surrounding businessmen, nodded and said: "Then it's a word, when Zhen Qian will transport people to the island, we will definitely do our best!" ”
Next, strike while the iron is hot, the two sides have agreed on some details of the delivery, but they did not ask Zhen Qian how to transport the crystal pieces to the Shengsi Islands, everyone has their own secrets, not to mention whether they can ask it, once they open their mouths to ask, they will immediately be thought to be peeking into their secrets, and this business will not be able to continue.
Zhen Qian is a little risky this time, but his current situation is very unoptimistic, the overseas forces have not yet gained a firm foothold, the industry in Datang has been wiped out, and his plan to step on two boats will fail, if he does not speed up the pace of overseas immigration, once he cannot return to Datang, he can really only be slaughtered.
"Cheers to the joy of working together!"
When the matter of immigration is finalized, Zhen Qian is happier than how many crystal pieces are sold.
There was no curfew system in the rental area, and the banquet was drunk until midnight, Zhen Qian was a little drunk, and said goodbye to the businessmen one by one.
turned around and found that Wang Guanqi was left behind, and he had no intention of leaving immediately, obviously preparing to stay and have something to say to Zhen Qian. What is not to be said at a banquet? Zhen Qian pretended not to know: "Brother Wang, but is there something?" ”
Wang Guanqi burped and said, "Didn't Zhen Lang ask knowingly?" ”
it! That's too straightforward, isn't it? Isn't it okay if I didn't say it? Shouldn't you say something that is not nutritious first, or brag yourself a few words, and then turn to the topic after bringing the relationship closer, and then turn to the topic, I am very familiar with Wang Guanqi?
Zhen Qian felt a little drunk, his brain was a little unbright, and he couldn't figure out why Wang Guanqi said this, "What does Brother Wang mean by this?" ”
"Nothing?" Wang Guanqi licked an old face that was not beaten and said: "Zhen Lang has forgotten that Wang's business is not only in Datang, but also in Silla and Bohai, let's make it clear!" Just now, Wang has privately agreed with those businessmen, in addition to Chang'an and Luoyang, the sales of crystal tablets from Silla and Bohai will be handed over to Wang, what does Zhen Lang think? ”
Wang Guanqi didn't mention it, Zhen Qian really forgot that Wang Guanqi also controlled the trade routes of Silla and Bohai, but the markets in these two places were a little small, and even he ignored them.
"Brother Wang, this is trying to sell crystal pieces to Silla and Bohai?"
"Zhen Lang thinks it's impossible?"
It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me! From the perspective of a businessman, when his goods are sold, it has nothing to do with him whether others hold them up to the sky or throw them away as garbage, in other words, as long as Zhen Qian makes money, Wang Guanqi will not ask what he does.
It's just that......?
What did Wang Guanqi do when he said these words? Obviously, Wang Guanqi has something to say and wants to discuss with him in private.
Drinking and killing people, Zhen Qian couldn't keep up with Wang Guanqi's thinking at this time, so he simply didn't think about it, "Brother Wang, just say it directly!" Zhen Qian asked someone to serve strong tea and took a sip.
Wang Guanqi obviously came prepared, and said to Zhen Qian: "Zhen Lang's crystal piece is a big business, it's really eye-catching, I wonder if Zhen Lang has ever thought about cooperating with others?" ”
"And you?" Zhen Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but he concealed it well, and when he raised his head to look at Wang Guanqi, he said with a puzzled look on his face: "Why does Brother Wang have an idea?" ”
Wang Guanqi shook his hand again and again: "Zhen Lang looks down on Wang, I don't know if Zhen Lang knows Yang Xiang, if Zhen Lang is willing to give half of the shares of the crystal piece to Yang Xiang, Wang is willing to match Zhen Lang in the middle, Zhen Lang's glory and wealth are unpredictable!" ”
Zhen Qian's brain "buzzed", and he thought about 10,000 possibilities, but he didn't expect that Wang Guanqi would have a connection with Yang Guozhong, but after Wang Guanqi said Yang Guozhong's name, Zhen Qian immediately realized that he underestimated Wang Guanqi, Wang Guanqi is a businessman, and he can be in Chang'an and Luoyang, how can there be no one behind him?
All the questions were figured out in an instant, but it is still impossible to conclude how close the relationship between Wang Guanqi and Yang Guozhong is, and Yang Guozhong should not know about the crystal piece, so that is to say, this Wang Guanqi is preparing the crystal piece of Zhen Qian to please Yang Guozhong, which is really shameless.
Zhen Qian's face immediately showed a look of embarrassment and said: "Brother Wang doesn't know, this crystal piece is not from Zhen's hand, I'm afraid I can't take out half of the shares?" ”
(End of chapter)