Su Tiancheng arrived at Weihaiwei Wharf first.

A few months have passed, and the situation here is very different, and it has changed radically.

The huge wharf is presented in front of you, six causeways extend into the sea, stretching out of the distance of the long, these causeways are for large cargo ships, as for small and medium-sized cargo ships, use the passage on the right side of the causeway, on the channel, set up a wooden boat, connected into a piece of wooden boats, is the place to download goods, continuous past dozens of meters away, close to the far right, there is a special passenger wharf, this is Su Tiancheng proposed, in the early days of the sea ban, freight and passenger transport can be carried out at the same time, the number of passengers will not be very large, It is not cost-effective to open up a special pier.

As for the military camp more than two miles away from the wharf, the construction has already been completed, and the 10,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed here have been stationed for a long time, because it is necessary to speed up the progress of the project, and most of the Jiangning battalion officers and men are involved in the project, which can be regarded as military training for them.

The speed of the wharf construction is very fast, and every time Su Tiancheng comes, he can feel obvious changes.

This time he came to the wharf and looked at the surrounding facilities, Su Tiancheng understood that the time for the wharf to open the port had come and it was ripe, but there was still one of the biggest obstacles to the opening of the port here, which was Zheng Zhilong, who was far away in Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong controls most of the shipping routes on the sea, and the pirates on the sea are rampant, and there is only one way to want Weihaiwei Wharf to prosper quickly, that is, to open up the overseas route to Weihaiwei, within this route, no one dares to challenge, only this. A large number of overseas merchant ships will flock to it, and countless pieces of silver will flow into the governor's mansion.

This time will not be too long, and Su Tiancheng is not in a hurry, after the ships such as warships and patrol ships are built within the year. The sailors have gone to the warship and can control the Bohai Strait, the Yellow Sea and even the East China Sea, and it is the best time to open the port.

The Ming Dynasty will open the holy decree of the sea ban in Weihaiwei, along with the Di Bao, to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no reaction to this day, which is also because Weihaiwei has not shown any movement, or the south will not believe it, and the sea ban will be opened in Weihaiwei. What can it do, or can there be merchant ships to Weihaiwei.

Su Tiancheng believes that someone will definitely pay attention to the place of Weihaiwei Wharf, those overseas merchant ships, will not miss any information, they will definitely send people to pay attention, once the time is ripe, there will be merchant ships to Weihaiwei Wharf. After all, it is much better to trade properly than to be sneaky. Besides. The transactions allowed by the Ming government can also be protected by the government.

After watching the construction of the entire Weihaiwei Wharf, Su Tiancheng finally spoke to Xiong Zijian beside him.

"Lord Xiong, you have done a very good job, you can basically build the dock in such a short time. You are indebted. ”

"The lower officials don't dare to be greedy, if it weren't for the supervision of adults, the construction process would not be so fast."

"Is there any question at the moment, my request, in December. Weihaiwei Wharf needs to be opened. ”

"There is no problem with this, to ensure that the port can be opened in December, the problem that Xia Guan encounters is that the matter of those shops, many businessmen have come to contact, and ask for shops to have transactions at Weihaiwei Wharf, but there are not so many shops built by Xia Guan, it is impossible to satisfy, if you build too many shops, you need a lot of silver, as for housing, Xia Guan is not worried, if someone wants to live, you can build your own house."

Su Tiancheng looked at Xiong Zijian crying and laughing, such a simple matter, Xiong Zijian couldn't solve it.

"Lord Xiong, the price of the shop can be denied."

"Come out, large shops 100,000 taels of silver, medium-sized shops 80,000 taels of silver, small shops 50,000 taels of silver, Weihaiwei Wharf currently has 15 large shops, 30 small shops, 50 small shops, can accommodate less than 100 businesses, can apply for more than 200 businesses, it's really hard to choose."

"Hehe, Lord Xiong, you have become a rich man, I envy you, counting the shop, the value has reached 6.4 million taels of silver, this is not a small amount."

"My lord, the lower officials don't dare, all this silver, the lower officials have to hand over all the silver to the governor's mansion, and they don't dare to be greedy for ink."

"Alas, such a simple matter, do you still want me to remind you, sell the shop, use part of the silver, continue to build the shop, isn't this problem solved."

Xiong Zilong shook his chest with his hand.

"My lord, the lower officials are stupid, I didn't think of such a simple thing."

"One thing you have to pay attention to, the shops can not be too much, my opinion, here is a maximum of one hundred and fifty shops, can not be more, merchants come here, they also need to make money, there are too many shops, their profits are not enough, it must not work, in addition, the warehouse should be built as much as possible, it can be in the form of leasing, this is the fixed income of Weihaiwei Wharf, don't underestimate this income, if the wharf is prosperous, this income can exceed one million taels of silver."

Xiong Zijian was stunned for a while.

"The adults are quick-minded, and the lower officials admire them, these things, the lower officials didn't think of them, and they are really ashamed."

Su Tiancheng didn't speak, he was crossing, if he didn't take into account the interests of the people, he would even make a lot of money from the land, but everything must be done in moderation, too much, some interests need to be given to the people, so that the people can support the government more and completely obey the management and dispatch of the government.

Two days later, Su Tiancheng came to the artillery base.

The artillery base built in Yantai is more atmospheric than the artillery base set up in Dengzhou before the imperial court, and the production capacity is many times stronger, these are the results of a large amount of investment, over the years, in the development of artillery and firearms, how much silver has been invested, Su Tiancheng did not have a detailed calculation, but these investments, have been clearly returned, arms trading, has become one of the most important income of the Governor's Mansion.

When Bi Maokang and William accompanied Su Tiancheng to inspect the artillery base, Su Tiancheng briefly asked about some information, as long as it was still about the degree of use, the layman could not guide the insider, and the development of artillery was a technical work, and Su Tiancheng would not open his mouth indiscriminately.

William took the initiative to introduce the technology of artillery development, but Su Tiancheng waved his hand to stop it, Su Tiancheng told William and Bi Maokang very seriously, since the Jiangning battalion has confidentiality regulations, then he can't be an exception, the technology of artillery production is the top secret of the Jiangning battalion, and it can't be leaked, and he has no right to know it.

When Su Tiancheng said this, William was dumbfounded, looking at Su Tiancheng, for a while, William became serious, and a sacred expression rose on his face, he looked at Su Tiancheng, knelt on one knee, and saluted with the military salute of the Jiangning battalion.

"My lord, my subordinates can't imagine that my lord's requirements are so strict, and my subordinates swear to my lord here that even if my subordinates' orders are lost, the skills of the artillery must be kept secret, and they must not be leaked."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face, this is the effect he needs, in the entire Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, he can't violate the regulations, he needs to abide by the regulations on the secrecy of artillery skills, who else can violate, his own attitude, the shock to William must be not small, in William's eyes, he is the king of Dengzhou.

When he left the artillery base, Su Tiancheng still made a request.

"Master Bi, William, I still have requirements, in terms of technique, I am a layman, but I know a little bit, the power of artillery, depends on lethality, the longer the range, the greater the power, the more successful, so I can only put forward the overall requirements, that is, our artillery, must continue to improve, more and more powerful, as for the cost of silver, you don't have to worry, the Governor's Mansion will be satisfied."

"Lord Bi, William, there is one more request, you must remember that at any time, people are the first, if in the process of developing artillery, there is a danger, first save your personal life, don't take care of the equipment, at the same time, the treatment of all the people in the base must be implemented, the core skills can only be in the hands of a few of you, the guards around you, the main duty is to protect you, what are the requirements, just ask, ask the guards to do."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, before Bi Maokang could speak, William couldn't wait to speak.

"My lord, my subordinates have been to Daming for many years, and it is the first time I have heard such words, my lord's words, my subordinates have remembered, and my subordinates will do their best to develop the best artillery and firearms, and my subordinates represent all the technicians and craftsmen, thank you for your concern."

After William finished speaking, Bi Maokang also spoke.

"My lord, Xiaguan will definitely do it according to the requirements of the adult, the current base has sufficient funds, and the materials are also sufficient, but this year's production volume is a bit large, and a part of the refined iron is also needed, and Xiaguan has asked Lord He to purchase it."

Shipyards, artillery bases and Weihaiwei wharf, including the construction of Penglai City Naval Division, require a large number of materials, in the process of purchasing these materials, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou and other places of commerce, has begun to slowly develop, the huge business opportunities that appear here, has long attracted the attention of businessmen from all over the country, especially in Anningbao and Jingbian businessmen, very smart and keen, they know that where Su Tiancheng goes, there will be huge business opportunities, so the vast majority of businessmen, have begun to in Dengzhou, Shops were set up in Laizhou and Qingzhou, including Zhu Xianxuan, Zhu Youxiang, Zhu Cunshu, King of Qin, Zhu Changhao, King of Rui, and Zhu Kanghuoji, King of Han.

Wan Chenggui, who lives in Qingzhou, did not estimate that the commerce and trade of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou have developed so rapidly, and he has great respect for Su Tiancheng. (To be continued......)