Shanghai Kangjia received Xu Yuanzuo's message, and immediately organized people to escort Jinshan Island, and invited Xu Yuanzuo to visit the future Guishan Inspection Division.

Xu Yuanzuo simply took Luo Zhenquan and a cadre of guards to Shanghai. Among the entourage, Gu Shuisheng and An Shopkeeper were impressively listed, but Mei Chenggong was left in Tang Xing, responsible for communicating with Cheng Zai and An Jia.

Kang Pengzu and the others were outside Shanghai, and when they saw Xu Yuanzuo getting out of the car, they walked over quickly, and said, "Let's not enter the city, just get on the boat." ”

Shanghai itself has a port, but it is not popular with seafarers due to the depth and width of the waterway. In the past, Wusong Port and Yangshan Port, which were very famous in the past, are now under the jurisdiction of Jiading County and Wusong and Baoshan Shouyu Qianhu, and the latter are under the jurisdiction of Dinghai County and Dinghaiwei of Ningbo Prefecture.

Shopkeeper An was worried about such a large amount of goods in his heart, and he was already uneasy in his heart. Now that the ship is at sea, who knows if it will have long nights and dreams? He didn't even know if the boat he sent out had made contact with the cargo ship.

Xu Yuanzuo didn't say much, invited Kang Pengzu to get into the car and galloped towards the port.

There are several firewood boats moored in the harbor, and it is precisely by these boats that they can be ferried to get on the big ships that are parked in the open ocean. The car that the Kang family prepared for Kang Pengzu was a traditional Daifuku ship. This kind of ship is suitable for going to the ocean, and the ship is tall, and it can often crush small boats when it is condescending, the only problem is that there are only two guns at the head and tail, and it is obvious that the naval thinking of the Kang family is still in the stage of many people.

Xu Yuanzuo didn't know much about naval warfare, and judging from the information he could access, the Ming maritime merchants were not complacent, but the string artillery tactics of European sea ships were too scum. Not only is the hit rate outrageously low, but it only works if you get close, but who would be stupid enough to play a close-range shooter with you? They set fire to the boat from afar. Wait until the two boats approach, directly set fire to the guns, and jump into hand-to-hand combat.

This is the reason why the Tessie ship can only bully lone sea ships in Asian waters. It is also the reason why the mainstream thinking of Daming Haike cannot accept multiple guns. Of course, if so many stringed guns are added, it will affect the cargo capacity of sea ships and reduce profits, which is obviously more undesirable.

Xu Yuanzuo stood at the bow of the boat, his forehead wrapped in a thick cotton cloth to wipe his forehead. The streamers at the back of his head were pulled by the wind.

Kang Pengzu walked to Xu Yuanzuo's side, was blown by the sea breeze, shrunk his neck, and said, "Jing Lian likes to see the sea?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo has been standing for half an hour.

Xu Yuanzuo pursed his lips, for fear that he would pour in the salty sea breeze as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Brother Changsheng." Xu Yuanzuo stretched out his hand to block his mouth: "Do you know how wide the ground is and how wide the sea is?" ”

Kang Pengzu was stunned for a moment and shook his head.

"This sea is bigger than all the land in the world combined." Xu Yuanzuo sighed: "If controlling the trade route can make a tenfold profit, then controlling the sea route can make a hundredfold profit." He looked up at the blue sky: "If only someone could build a flying ship." If you control Tianlu, it will be ten million times more profitable. ”

Kang Pengzu said with a smile: "I heard that there was a flying shuttle in the Tang Dynasty, but no one has seen it in ancient times. ”

Xu Yuanzuo stretched out his hand and pointed to the sea: "We only look at this sea." How many ships do you want to achieve supremacy at sea? ”

Kang Pengzu became serious and said: "Back then, Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others owned more than 10,000 ships, and they were able to claim the king overseas. ”

Wang Zhi is a native of Huizhou, not from a Haike family. However, he did reach the pinnacle of seafarers. Occupy Matsuzuura, Satsushima, Japan, and use the name Song. He claims to be the King of Hui, deploys official subordinates, and has a famous name, even if the Warring States Daimyo has to look at his face.

"If there are more than 10,000 ships, then I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands or even millions of people." Xu Yuanzuo sighed: "Even in China, it is a prince." ”

Kang Pengzu did not speak. There is no one in Jiangnan who does not hate the Japanese Invaders, but the hatred gradually weakens with the rise of the class. Because of a powerful man like Kang Pengzu. If you live in the city, you will not be directly slaughtered by the pirates. also because they know more, they inevitably have a trace of admiration for Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and other generations.

Husband, you can't eat five tripods in life, and you have to cook five tripods in death!

"It's a pity that Wang Zhi is still too small after all." Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile.

"I wish to hear Jinglian and see it."

"If I am Wang Wufeng. waved Naha, took an official position in the Ryukyus, remotely controlled Japan, and declared himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty. In the future, it will either be a succession or a Zen concession, and it will be easy to win the Ryukyu country. Please make tribute, isn't it a situation for thousands of generations? Xu Yuanzuo shook his head slightly: "Why bother to use the body of a maritime merchant to collide with the imperial court, and finally end up with a dead karma." ”

"Wang Zhifu has only been punished for ten years, and now the court has opened the sea." Kang Pengzu said with regret: "If he is really as Jinglian said, he hibernates in the Ryukyus and seeks to consolidate the country, he may be the real overlord of the East China Sea by now." ”

He glanced at Xu Yuanzuo and suddenly said, "Jing Lian has plans to claim the throne of the Ryukyus?" ”

"Even if I had, I wouldn't be in the Ryukyus." Xu Yuanzuo said: "I'm not Wang Zhi, I don't have so many people to handle the ship." ”

Kang Pengzu sighed, and said: "I have heard that many pirates are seeking official positions in small countries in the South Seas, or generals, or governors, to name a few. ”

Xu Yuanzuo scoffed: "Child's play." ”

Kang Pengzu saw Xu Yuanzuo's eyes drifting, turned his head and looked, it turned out to be Shopkeeper An coming over.

Xu Yuanzuo didn't care and said: "If it were me, I would base myself on Jeju Island and the Beihai Islands, and I would be able to turn over the clouds and rain when the time comes." ”

Shopkeeper An came over, and when he heard that these two young men were originally dreaming of youth and blood in search of the marquis, he couldn't help but feel funny. However, he couldn't help but ask, "Where is Jeju Island?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo said: "Overseas on the southern border of North Korea is the place where North Korea exiles sinners. ”

Shopkeeper An said: "How many people can be accommodated in that kind of place?" Unconsciously, he also began to participate in this fantasy game.

Xu Yuanzuo thought for a while and said: "In ancient times, it established itself as a country, and later it was incorporated into Goryeo Nai County. Now I heard that North Korea has set up two counties on Jeju Island, and there is no problem in raising a population of 350,000. ”

"Jeju has erupting volcanoes. The climate is mild, the water is abundant, and the people of the east graze horses there. If agriculture is implemented, a population of 350,000 will definitely be able to support it. Kang Pengzu further explained.

Shopkeeper An answered, frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Xu Yuanzuo explained: "Occupying Jeju Island also facilitates the flow of commercial goods. ”

"It's just that there are two counties above. I'm afraid it's not easy to occupy. Ann said.

-- With the fighting power of the Koreans, I may not be able to take those two counties now, but I am afraid that I will not be able to hold them.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "Anyway, it's a joke." ”

Shopkeeper Ann smiled, ashamed of himself for being too serious.

The time on the ship was boring after all, and the three of them went back to the building to drink, and then went back to the cabin to rest.

Kang Pengzu took out a book of current writings. They are prepared to work the road. I turned two pages, but I couldn't read a word. He slapped the book on the table, turned his head to look at the waves surging outside the window, remembered what Xu Yuanzuo said, "being the king overseas", and couldn't help but fall into a reverie: If I want to be the king overseas, what kind of situation will it be?

This topic turned out to be like a demon law, so Kang Pengzu couldn't help but think about it more and more, and time slipped away.

The ship traveled all day and anchored in the military port water village of Jinshanwei. Shopkeeper Ann hurried to contact his family. Get feedback. Xu Yuanzuo took Kang Pengzu to Tuolin Town.

At this moment, Tuolin Town is full of people, ushering in the highest peak after the war. The town built a wall more than one zhang high out of consideration for the prevention of Japanese invasion. Inside the city wall are two horizontal and vertical streets, and there are a few vegetable fields near the city wall, and there is almost zero trade, and the few shops are not stocked. It's a world away from the towns that are close to the county seats.

Chen Yizhi arrived in Tuolin early and scattered the laborers and guards in the dwellings here. He learned that Xu Yuanzuo was coming, and hurriedly rushed to the temple where Xu Yuanzuo settled to report to work. From recruiting workers to catering along the way, everything is small. I wish I could tell Zo Ge'er everything.

"What do you think of this Tuolin Town?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Chen Yizhi's heart trembled, and said secretly: You don't want me to stay here, right? Although he was flustered, he still replied: "Before the Jiajing War, maritime merchants went to sea from Longquan Port to trade and arrived at Shuangyu, so it was also prosperous. Later, Shuangyu was destroyed. The rebellion broke out, and the sea and land trade routes were cut off, and Tuolin was defeated. I heard the old man here say that in those days, not only was the city crowded with people, but even the city outside the city was full of residents. ”

Xu Yuanzuo came all the way. All you see is farmland, business is sluggish, and it is indeed difficult to imagine the scene of that day. However, it is certainly not the locals bragging, because at that time Shuangyu was a pearl on the sea, and it was only a day or two from here to Zhoushan Shuangyu, and it was rich just by selling firewood, rice, and meat.

Chen Yi said directly, glancing at Gu Shuisheng behind Xu Yuanzuo. Although the two are not good, they have always had a good friendship with classmates and colleagues for so long. When he saw Gu Shuisheng's face showing admiration, his heart trembled again: Could it be that Brother Zuo'er is really going to start a seaside business here? Wealth and wealth are in danger, his family has an old man in charge, and there is no reason not to do such a business with money!

Chen Yizhi thought that he was probably the steward that Zuo Ge'er had taken a fancy, and the blood in his whole body boiled.

Sure enough, Xu Yuanzuo asked: "If this market is handed over to you to develop, do you have any ideas?" ”

Chen Yi's head was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "Don't be nervous, just chat casually, nonsense." ”

Chen Yizhi licked his dry lips and said, "If Brother Zuo'er wants me to talk nonsense, then I will be presumptuous." ”

Gu Shuisheng joked on the side: "Don't be too presumptuous. ”

Chen Yi smiled and said, "The place here is good, and you can take goods, but the population is too small." I walked around the city twice and counted less than 300 households. There is a social school, but the door is locked. When I asked the nearby residents, they said that they had lost their husband for a long time, and they were afraid that they would be locked up for two or three years. ”

Xu Yuanzuo snorted. Renshoutang and Xu needed business talents, even the lowest-level young men had to be able to read and write, and if education was abandoned in a certain place, it would be impossible to find enough local employees.

Chen Yizhi continued: "If there is an inflow of seafood in Tuolin, it will inevitably need to be transported to Huating, Shanghai, Tanghang, and even to Haizhou and Zhejiang to the west. Therefore, if the younger brother presides over this market, he will inevitably buy more land. Even if you can't buy good paddy fields nearby, you have to buy more old land in the city and build houses and rent them to the families who come to work. As for waste land such as tidal flats, it can also be bought to build a duck factory. ”

Xu Yuanzuo nodded slightly.

Chen Yi said straightly: "Then there are the tooth shops, the warehouse, and the inn." This is Renshoutang's main business, and it must give priority to its own people. Secondly, it is necessary to buy stones and building materials in the vicinity - there is an inn Tuolin store that has not been opened so far, and there is also a shortage of building materials. As soon as he came, he went to see the Tuolin store, although it was a pioneering place for Zuo Ge'er, but it was really too shameless.

The original old store manager complained for a while that he couldn't buy materials, and then he excused himself that there were not many merchants and there was no need to expand. Chen Yizhi was very disdainful.

"Then, we must enlighten the society and study the township school, so that people can recuperate and settle down here." Chen Yi said straightly: "Ten years later, if there are no major changes, this place will definitely be able to repeat its former glory." ”

"What about entertainment?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Chen Yizhi was a little embarrassed. For business travelers who go to sea, their favorite entertainment activities are nothing more than gambling and spending wine.

"Can we sit and collect the rent, and as for the operation, we should leave it to others?" Chen Yizhi asked.

Xu Yuanzuo admires Chen Yizhi's temperament of doing something and not doing something. A businessman who wants to make any money is likely to end up making nothing at all, and even his own life will be lost. Heijuren is the most typical example, but I didn't expect Xu Yuanzuo, who was like a little white rabbit, to grow a mouthful of fangs, which he chewed and swallowed with bones.

"Yes, you work hard first, and start buying real estate." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Don't be in a hurry, start from the city." ”

The benefits of opening the port are too great, and it is impossible for the Xu family to eat them all in one go, and it is enough to take the lead.

Although Kang Pengzu knew that he would make money every day after the opening of the port, he didn't expect to be able to play like this, but he was worried about affecting Xu Yuanzuo's layout.

Xu Yuanzuo said again: "Don't do this in the name of the Xu family. I heard that the Confucian sage Yan Yan once came here. I waited for the sages to be in front of me and set up a Fengxian Hall, on the one hand, to worship Yanyan, and on the other hand, to do the work of Renshoutang. ”

Chen Yizhi was on the top of his head: Do you still have to pay taxes!

Xu Yuanzuo said: "This Fengxian Hall should not find so many outsiders to come." He turned to Kang Pengzu: "Brother Changsheng, you and I are the major shareholders, and each of them recommends three to come in, and then spare a share of the local famous households, what do you think?" ”

Of course, Kang Pengzu would not shirk, and said: "Since Jing Lian has an arrangement, I will follow it." ”

"The head office is in Tuolin Town, and you urge them to open the store as soon as possible. For such a long time, even if the building materials were transported from Tang Xing, they had already been repaired. Xu Yuanzuo expressed dissatisfaction with the construction period.

Chen Yizhi had the right to do things, and his spirits perked up: "Brother, don't worry, I will do this as soon as possible." ”

"You go to cure the seal first!"

Chen Yi immediately understood, and said with embarrassment: "As soon as people are happy, they forget about it." ”

- Who can listen to you without a seal? Young people are full of vitality!

Xu Yuanzuo shook his head and smiled.

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