In the picturesque West Bay of Bermuda, a river and offshore utility steam merchant ship returning from its home city of Manchu enters the harbor. Merchant ships are laden with locally produced goods, chimneys are painted with the logo of the Ming Hing Trading Company, and sailors on deck take off their hats to the cruising Navy offshore patrol ships as they happily wait to call at port.

Starting from Manchester City, Ming Hing's merchant ships arrived in Bermuda laden with all kinds of goods, some of which were sold to European merchant ships there, and some of which were shipped to Jamestown, a Virginia colony in England. Then, the specialties and raw materials of the English colonies were purchased in large quantities and shipped to the Chinese capital of Mangwe, which was sold. Finally, all kinds of goods ordered by Mingxing Company in China were shipped back to Bermuda.

This is the small triangle trade route that the company has been operating well in for the past year, and it will be carried out in its entirety once a quarter. Like other local trading companies, taking advantage of Bermuda's excellent shipping location in Twin Bays, Ming Hing Trading Company has also taken entrepot trade to the extreme.

Behind the well-developed and mature maritime trade is the rapid development of Bermuda's overseas territories led by Di Zugong. Today, the city of Shuangwan in Bermuda has more than 3,000 officially settled nationals, and there are hundreds of "migrant workers". More than half of the citizens are engaged in port or trade occupations, more than 150 merchant ships enter the port every year, the annual cargo throughput exceeds 50,000 tons, and the import and export trade volume exceeds 5 million US dollars. A beautiful near-modern urban area, a busy port operation, and a headland lighthouse that lasts all night make Bermuda a dazzling pearl on the vast North Atlantic route.

As a free port, the number of European immigrants who spontaneously came to Shuangwan on European merchant ships has been increasing in recent years, and by the end of last year, more than 500 "European illegal immigrants" had become migrant workers in Shuangwan City, including many excellent sailors or craftsmen.

The state did not open the right to administer immigration to the local government of Shuangwan City, so these people can only make a living in the form of labor visas, for Di Zugong, who has been desperate to increase the immigration quota. The country's rigid immigration policy is very detrimental to the further development of Shuangwan City.

Since the inflow of Chinese immigrants has begun to increase this year, and the government's "four-year development plan" has also relaxed the annual immigration limit on European immigrants, Di Zugong intends to take this opportunity to build a free immigration port in Bermuda.

Now in the mayor's official residence, Di Zugong is reviewing the final application document and signing the administrative document "Application for the Establishment of Shuangwan City Free Immigration Port of Entry", which is ready to be sent to the government cabinet.

"Master, Mr. Zhao has been waiting for you in the living room for a long time."

It's been 5 years since she got married, but Mi Siniang still calls her husband as she did at the beginning. The 28-year-old Mi Siniang has given birth to a son and a daughter to Di Zugong over the years, and she has also maintained herself more and more mature and beautiful. not only takes care of Di Zugong in family life, but even in his career, he is Di Zugong's hard-working secretary.

"This Zhao Mingchuan has a very strong temperament...... Siniang, you tell him, just say that I'm too busy with work today, let's do it another day. Thinking of having to face the other party's "dead advice" again, Di Zugong couldn't help but feel a headache, and quickly waved his hand.

"Master, Siniang shouldn't be too talkative as a woman, but I think this Mr. Zhao is honest and humble. It's a natural help from the master, why is he alienated from him now? Mi Siniang asked cautiously while pouring tea for her husband.

"This Zhao Mingchuan, although his ability is good. It's just that his brain is a little dead, what he wants to recognize and what he wants to do, if you don't give a convincing answer, he will keep entangled. "Holding a teacup. Di Zugong showed a helpless expression, "He wants to persuade the board of directors of Mingxing Company to move the company's main business to Pearl Island." Go and deal with Daming, what is the responsibility of the husband. ”

"In the Far East, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Europeans, various forces are deeply rooted, even if the country opened a small gap there last year, the plate drawn by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is attractive enough, but it is difficult to really settle in. He also came from Daming, how deep is the water there, can he not understand? Di Zugong said to himself, seeing that his wife did not express an opinion, he raised his eyes and found that his wife had wandered, "Huh? Siniang, what do you want? ”

"Oh...... It's okay, since this Mr. Zhao has the heart to go east, then he naturally has these considerations, right? Mr. Zhao is also familiar with Daming, if he is not suitable, then who else in the country is more suitable? I'm afraid someone has to do this, right? Of course, Siniang is a woman's opinion, and the master should think more clearly. ”

Mi Siniang gently sorted out the office supplies that were a little messy on the desktop, and replied to her husband's words lightly.

Di Zugong was stunned for a moment, slowly stood up, and his eyes fell on the bookshelf on one side. There was a secretly pressed letter, which was a personal letter from Changle a few days ago, expressing several things that he hoped to gain support.

"What kind of woman's opinion, Siniang, you are humble...... Di Zugong briefly recalled the hint in his wife's words, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Then work hard Siniang, please Zhao Mingchuan to sit in the study at home, and I will come immediately." ”

"Yes, sir." Seeing that her husband had a change of heart, Mi Siniang also smiled and squinted.

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"Mr. Zhao, can your wife and children settle down? The weather here is quite different from that of the Ming Dynasty, so you should be careful about your residence in the first year, so as not to get sick. In the study, Mi Siniang served tea to Zhao Mingchuan, while still concerned about the other party's family affairs.

"Thank you for your care, Mingchuan will go to Pearl Island one day, I'm afraid that the clumsy Jing family will have to take care of my wife." Zhao Mingchuan hurriedly stood up and saluted Di Zugong and his wife.

After a simple greeting, Mi Siniang withdrew from the study, Di Zugong sat silently, and Zhao Mingchuan looked at it sincerely.

"Although I am the largest shareholder on the board of directors of Mingxing Company, it is enough for me to support you alone. But now Mingxing's business growth in the Atlantic and local is very solid. The Securities and Exchange Law is about to be approved, and the salt farm invested by the company in Butterfly Island has begun to make a profit, and there is basically no problem in listing within a few years. There are many opportunities in the Far East, but the risks are also high, so from a rational point of view, for the benefit of other shareholders, I will not agree with you at this juncture. ”

Di Zugong drank tea and secretly looked at his disciple's face. I saw that the other party also completely understood, and was depressed.

"To do great things, you must have capital, and you must learn to make trade-offs." Di Zugong took out an internal document of Mingxing Company from the drawer and threw it on the table, "It depends on whether you have the courage to go to Pearl Island to start a business, as for the capital, the company can hold a board of directors to buy back your shares, are you willing to do it?" ”

Mingxing Company's fortune, Zhao Mingchuan's credit is obvious. After several adjustments to the company's shares, Zhao Mingchuan has really owned 15% of the company's shares, as long as it is listed, with Mingxing's good performance table, it is worth at least 100,000 US dollars, and the ban on cashing out can be lifted after a few years. If you want to quit now, you can get cash right away, but you can only get up to $20,000.

"Mingchuan was adrift here alone, and he never thought that he would be able to have today's wealth. The teacher's affection for the students is unforgettable. Zhao Mingchuan stood up without changing his face. "This share was originally a gift from the teacher, and the student has no greed and delusion to think that he will make a windfall every day!" ”

"It's in line with your personality...... Well, tell me what you're going to do. Di Zugong was not surprised by Zhao Mingchuan's choice at all.

"Students look at the East China and the South Sea, and there are a lot of products in various places. The demand for the circulation of commercial goods is as strong as that of Huamei. With the protection of the naval ships of Pearl Island, you can borrow the help of Liu Xiang, Li Guozhu and other Nanyang maritime merchants to do the business of transshipment of Nanyang sea. The students also have a heart-to-heart friendship with Liu Yaoyu of Daming Qiongya, and the two Guangxi commercial shores are also profitable. Zhao Mingchuan hurriedly took out the business plan that had been set long ago from his sleeve. It was sent to Di Zugong.

"You're just going to separate the cake on someone's plate, and you think someone else will be willing? It's like now all of a sudden, the English in Virginia are asking you to help you by force, and let you take care of their trade from Butterfly Island to Bermuda. Will you be happy from the bottom of your heart? Di Zugong only turned the page and threw it aside, showing a disappointed expression.

"Student...... That's what the students think. Zhao Mingchuan felt another burst of loss in his heart, and slowly lowered his head.

"If you want to go to Pearl Island to start a business, or even cooperate with that Liu Yaoyu in Daming Qiongya, you must see the local situation clearly. If you don't understand this, you are at best doing a scalping business with your network of contacts, starting with a small business and then making a big business, if this is the case, what is the difference between what you do in the Atlantic! You're thinking of a plan with all this interest?! Di Zugong ruthlessly scolded Zhao Mingchuan, hating iron and steel, "Yan Xiaosong can help Liu Yaoyu settle down in a poor and white Qiongya, it is not as simple as sending money to support him as an ordinary businessman, there must be a reason for him." ”

"Although Mr. Yan asked about Qiongya many times, he did not mention Brother Yiping's business name...... "Zhao Mingchuan was so ashamed that he seemed to suddenly remember something when he was yelled at by Di Zugong, and immediately raised his head, "Teacher, before the student went to Qiongya to visit Liu Yaoyu, Mr. Yan talked eloquently: The prosperity of Qiongya lies in the favorable time and place, the selection of the good and the avoidance of the inferior, the integration of resources, and the development of echelons. As a student, it should be the policy of the Daming Qiongzhou government to govern the people, and it has nothing to do with me...... Is there any meaning? ”

After listening to Zhao Mingchuan's words, Di Zu almost laughed out loud: "Haha, you are sitting on the golden mountain and don't know it!" You have the heart to govern the country and save the people, but you don't look at things from the perspective of Vice Minister Yan, you have to put yourself in the perspective of a small businessman, and you have made yourself a dead end in business in the past few years? ”

"Sitting on the floor of the commercial camp, only looking at the benefits of the market, and ascending the peak pavilion of national governance, can you know the situation of the rivers and seas!" Zhao Mingchuan slammed his fist with one hand on the palm of the other, with a happy face, "The student understands, thank you for your advice!" ”

After saying that, he was busy planning to say goodbye and go out, ready to get another plan.

"Don't worry, these are just your own internal preparations. Your little capital, without external conditions, no matter how beautiful your plan is, is a mirage. Di Zugong took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Mingchuan, "You take this letter and go to COSCO International Trade Group to meet their president Ren Changle, and say that I recommended it." They want to do great things, and you can do what you do best. ”

As a result, the envelope, without saying a word, Zhao Mingchuan bowed deeply again, and left the city hall with an excited expression.

"Master, then Mr. Zhao left happily, it is estimated that the master will give him the door again."

"He's just a nerd after all, maybe in ten years, he'll hate us, right?"

"Huh?! Sir, what are you talking about here......"

"It must be Su Zining's bad idea, this is the fucking 'East India Company'......"

"The East India Company? Master, Siniang doesn't understand......"

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Soon after, Zhao Mingchuan officially sold his shares in Mingxing Company and chose to join COSCO International Trade Group and became an ordinary business manager.

Regarding Zhao Mingchuan's choice of giving up the Mingxing Trading Company, which has a bright future, "I would rather be a phoenix tail than a chicken head", people in the business community of Shuangwan City, Bermuda, have different opinions. Some speculate that COSCO International Trade Group must have offered a huge price to win over this rising star in the Chinese business community, while others believe that it is a prelude to the country's largest private trading group planning to annex Bermuda's business district.

But no matter how you guess, for a period of time, Zhao Mingchuan never appeared in public in the business world again, and disappeared as if he was a monk. (To be continued......)