To be precise, the expansion of Qingdao City is not to expand on the original basis, but to build another city on the opposite side of the harbor, that is, Huangdao District in the later generation.

The two cities were divided into two cities, which was like an arch defense, making the harbor not easy to be attacked from outside.

And the contribution of the Fan Shang is to build this city alone, and then gain some special powers.

For Meng Jiucheng, it is naturally a good thing that someone pays for the construction, but he also has his own principles and bottom line, that is, the control of the city.

"I would like to thank you in advance for your generosity." Meng Jiucheng's words changed sharply, and he said: "But the guards of the city and the appointment of the city lord are non-negotiable. As for the preferential policies, they can be more flexible. ”

The merchants were very cunning, and they probably expected that this offer would not be easily accepted. The so-called price starts on the ground and pays back on the spot. It's also their strategy to settle for the next best.

"In this case, we will do what we can to build the city, and jointly fund it with other businesses." Servant Ladin glanced at his companion, got a hint of his eyes, and said, "In addition, can we bear all the sales of the treasure mirror?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not good." Meng Jiucheng shook his head lightly and said, "The rule set before was that the one with the highest price would get it, and now it is all monopolized by you, wouldn't it offend other businessmen?" ”

It is a trivial matter to offend other merchants, but the key is that the merchants are mercenary, and if they only rely on them to transport goods and sell grain, there will inevitably be some accidents in the future.

Not putting eggs in one basket is also the principle of doing things that Meng Jiucheng upholds.

"Of course, the one with the highest price wins." Servant Ladin smiled and explained, "It's just that the other merchants have overreacted, and the city lord Lord Hu is also partial to everyone's profit. ”

I see. Meng Jiucheng understood that these people must have encountered a setback in Qingdao, and their attempt to monopolize the mirror trade was strongly opposed by other businessmen.

It stands to reason that the price of the merchants is high, and it is not understandable that all the mirrors belong to them. However, Meng Jiucheng felt that this was not good, and it was not conducive to the development of Qingdao's commerce and trade in the long run.

As for why the merchants were willing to pay a lot of money, they naturally wanted to sell overseas in order to make huge profits.

Meng Jiucheng thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with the best way. The rules have been set, and they break it themselves, which is indeed a bit justified.

"This matter will be determined after deliberation." Meng Jiucheng said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please wait for a few days, and after I get married, I will go to Qingdao." As a last resort, I think everyone will be satisfied. ”

"Xie Mengshuai." The servant Latin, who was not stubborn, got up and took his companion to take his leave.

Meng Jiucheng pondered for a long time, and felt that the original auction was a little simple. After all, there weren't many businessmen at that time, and they didn't think so much about it in order to solicit money.

However, to cancel the auction, it is not possible to maximize the profits.

After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Jiucheng suddenly thought of a new term - access mechanism. Is it possible to use this mechanism to enable the market to have both reasonable competition and appropriate protection, and finally to obtain the greatest benefits for oneself?

This greatest benefit is not only money, but also materials and technical personnel, including grain, metals, cotton, sea vessels, etc., and the technical personnel are all kinds of craftsmen.

Is this possible? Meng Jiucheng fell into a long thought, and even Yang Miaozhen came in quietly, but he didn't notice it.

"Meng Lang—" Yang Miaozhen waited quietly for a while before she couldn't help but call softly.

Oh, Meng Jiucheng just woke up from his thoughts. Looking at Yang Miaozhen, she couldn't help but smile to herself, and said, "I think about it, forgive me." ”

"Is it the Fan Shang who made you break your nerves?" Yang Miaozhen asked with concern, and said generously: "Just return the gift, and you don't have to worry about it anymore." ”

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "It's not that I'm worried, but I want to think of a better way than now." Well, gifts don't have to be returned, and they don't dare to ask for them. ”

Yang Miaozhen nodded and said, "Uncle is here, do you want to discuss it with him to see if he is still dissatisfied." ”

Meng Jiucheng hurriedly got up and said, "That's exactly how it should be." Neither of us has any relatives or elders, my master and my mother, your uncle, this is just like our parents. When you get married, you have to worship, but you can't be sloppy. ”

Yang Miaozhen smiled, her respect for her uncle Liu Quan was also respect for her.

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The renovated mansion has a pair of large red lanterns hanging from the gate; A red carpet was rolled from the gate to the entrance of the cave room in the main room of the middle courtyard, and the other gatehouses in the house were lit up.

At the end of the day, Meng Jiucheng set off in the mansion in a red wedding dress and went straight to the mansion where Yang Miaozhen lived temporarily.

The greeting was over, the drum band of more than 100 people walked in front, Meng Jiucheng rode in the middle, and Yang Miaozhen followed in a sedan chair.

Liu Quan, Wang Min and other generals rode behind Yang Miaozhen's sedan chair, and more than 100 soldiers carried Yang Miaozhen's dowry at the rear.

At noon, the wedding ceremony officially began. The wedding ceremony was held in the front yard of the mansion and was presided over by Wang Min.

The music pauses. Wang Min presided over: "The Meng family has a male name ninety percent, and the Yang family has a female name Miaozhen, and the two of them have concluded a good relationship between Qin and Jin today." Heaven and earth are combined, and the dragon and phoenix are auspicious. The generals admire, and the family is prosperous. ”

When the host came here, he paused for a while, then faced Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen, and said loudly: "The newcomer worships heaven and earth!" ”

Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen knelt on the red mat in front of them respectively and bowed to heaven and earth.

"Up!"

"Worship the elders!" Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen walked in front of Wang Zhongfeng and Zheng Ruxin and knelt down to worship Ruyi.

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

"Licheng, send it to the cave room!"

The music started again, and Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen, accompanied by the two ceremonial officials, walked to the middle courtyard, and then entered the cave room.

In the cave room, Yang Miaozhen sat on the bed with her head covered, and the ceremonial official sprinkled gold and silver coins, colored money, and miscellaneous fruits into the tent with gold and silver plates, and took out two cups, tied the bottom of the pot with red and green concentricity, and handed it to the two.

Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen drank a glass of wine, which is also called the gift of "togetherness", and the marriage as a major event in life can be truly completed at this time.

The "Heyi Ceremony" began in the Zhou Dynasty and was an important ritual in ancient weddings, and later evolved into "handing over a glass of wine".

The bitter gourd is a gourd that is broken into two halves, each with wine in between, and the bride and groom each drink a piece.

The gourd is divided into two, symbolizing that the husband and wife are originally two bodies, and the handle is connected by a line, which symbolizes that the two people are connected by the wedding, so they are divided into two first, and then the two are combined into one.

Because the taste is bitter and the wine is also bitter, drinking the bitter wine indicates that the husband and wife will share joys and sorrows after marriage. At the same time, it also symbolizes that the husband and wife are as one and tightly tied together.

In the Song Dynasty, the broken wine utensils were replaced by two wooden cups. After the bride and groom drink together, throw the cup under the bed, if the two cups are one up and one together, it means that the man is on the back of the woman, the sky is over, and the yin and yang are harmonious, which is really a good thing.