Liu Han has always been wary of the Dongying people, and although this Dongying is very different from the island country in his memory, some things still have the same traces.

The traditional island woman was once a symbol of heaven and was known for her feminine and submissive, while the men of the island country were known for their tenacity and brutality.

Is the current Dongying the same as the island nation it once was?

He didn't know.

Still, he was deeply vigilant.

The next day, Gu Heng climbed into the carriage with a splitting headache, continued to visit Lu Qiao and Yu Wen with Liu Han, and drank another one in the sea, but did not stay here, and in the evening, with Liu Han visited Fengshan She and Li Shan, the lord of She Mountain, Feng Xiao and Li Kun.

Feng Xiao was very grateful to Liu Han, and the two sides talked very harmoniously, in addition to Gu Heng, who came with Liu Han, there was also Zhu Chi, the shopkeeper of the Wujun branch of Hanhai Trading Company.

This Zhu Chi was originally the second shopkeeper of Guangchangyu, the Yangzhou branch of Hanhai Trading Company, and also the old man who came back from the Western Regions with Liu Han.

"Don't worry, Brother Li and I will definitely support Brother Gu. ”

Feng Xiao patted his chest and reassured, Liu Han nodded with satisfaction: "Wunan is mountainous, the land is barren, and the She people live in poverty, but they can't improve the lives of the She people only by farming and weaving, and they must have a smooth business to improve the lives of the She people, and I have reported to the imperial court to build roads for the She people." ”

Feng Xiao and Li Kun looked at each other, the two looked puzzled, and Liu Han smiled: "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, only when the roads are smooth, and the colorful brocade, lacquerware, and bamboo weaving produced by the She people can be sold to Jiankang Yangzhou in Wu County, and they can be sold at a good price." ”

Only then did Feng Xiao and Li Kun understand, and the two of them clasped their fists together: "Thank you, my lord." ”

Obviously, the two of them still haven't understood how significant this road is to the economic development of the She people, and Liu Han doesn't care.

Feng Xiao and Li Kun exchanged glances, and Feng Xiao said cautiously: "My lord takes the life of the She people to heart, and we She people are grateful, but after all, this road construction takes a long time, so it is better to allow us to open a mine." ”

"Open a mine?" Liu Han was a little surprised, you must know that opening a mine is not an easy task, and the imperial court is very cautious about this kind of thing.

"What kind of mine are you going to open?" asked Liu Han slowly.

"Salt mines. Li Kun said: "Salt rocks have been found in both Lishan and Fengshan, and we want to open a salt mine. ”

Liu Han was a little relieved, if it was an iron mine, it was almost certain that the imperial court would not agree, but there was some hope for the salt mine.

"Opening a mine, the stakes are very high, I can't be the master, I want to apply to the imperial court, I will do my best, but, the two mountain lords have not thought about it, how does the cost of this rock salt compare with sea salt?"

"This, we have calculated, the cost of rock salt is sixty percent lower," Feng Xiao looked a little excited, the biggest problem of sea salt is to rely on the sky to eat, rely on the sun to be exposed, and rock salt only needs to add a fire and boil, of course, the yield is slightly lower.

"Low sixty percent?" Liu Han was very surprised, and didn't believe it at all: "You didn't miscalculate? Rock salt must be considered first, and then boiled, and firewood must also be counted as money." ”

If you talk about sea salt, Liu Han is not very clear about the process, but rock salt is much more familiar, he found rock salt in the Western Regions, and made rock salt fingers, but the scale is not large, the reason is very simple, he found natural salt mines in the desert, and it is refined salt, but the road is far, and rock salt is used to supplement.

Feng Xiao was slightly stunned, firewood is also money, Feng Shan and Li Mountain, the mountains are full of trees, what kind of money does this want.

Liu Han understood at a glance that they hadn't calculated these, so he explained with a smile, if it is boiled in small batches, it can not be counted, but large-scale manufacturing must be counted, a tree takes ten years to grow, cut down a tree to boil salt, how much salt can be boiled, this must be calculated, otherwise when the time comes, the salt will not be produced, and the trees all over the mountain will be cut down, which is not cost-effective.

Hearing Liu Han say this, Feng Xiao and Li Kun, who were originally very interested, were suddenly splashed with a bucket of cold water, Liu Han saw it in his eyes, and said with a smile: "That's it, Zhu Chi is with my old man, in the Western Regions, he has done rock salt, he will go with you to have a look." ”

Feng Xiao and Li Kun were immediately overjoyed, thanked Liu Han again and again, and looked at Zhu Chi's gaze and became enthusiastic.

Zhu Chi smiled slightly: "I am still taught by the master these two times, if you want to talk about this rock salt, you must first look at the salt content of the rock salt, if the content is low, then there is no mining value, so the first thing to determine is the salt content, and then to determine the others." ”

"That's it, when Wu County is done, you can go with the Lord of Fengshan and Lord Lishan, and go to the field to see if you are sure. ”

"Yes, master. Zhu Chi responded very respectfully.

Feng Xiao and Li Kun were nervous at first, and then became interested in their relationship, Liu Han smiled slightly, and explained: "This Hanhai Trading Company is my industry, and they all know it in the palace and Lu Qiao Yuwen. ”

Only then did Feng Xiao and Li Kun understand that they both laughed, but what they said about the salt content made them nervous again.

Liu Han saw their uneasiness, comforted them a few words, and then inquired about the specialties and customs of the She people.

The atmosphere between the two sides was harmonious, and it was a very comfortable and comfortable evening.

The next day, Liu Han held the inaugural meeting of the department store chamber of commerce, at which Gu Heng did not have any accidents and unanimously passed and became the president of the department store chamber of commerce.

The people sent by Lu Qiao and Yu Wen served as the general ledger, the people from Zhou Se and Gu Tong became the supervisors, and the people from the Cao Gang served as the general affairs, a position similar to that of the COO.

The rest of the things are not in Liu Han's charge, the rules and regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, how many branches to be opened in various places, the shopkeepers of each branch, etc., the fleet to be built, etc., are all Gu Heng's business.

These things seem simple, but they are very trivial, involving the interests of all parties, the negotiation will be a difficult process, and it is also the best trial stage for Gu Heng, whether he can sit firmly in this chair depends on the performance during this time.

The celebration banquet held after the inaugural meeting was not only attended by Liu Han, but also by Feng Sheng, the county guard, with a large number of subordinate officials, and singers and dancers were indispensable at the banquet.

Zhou Se held the wine glass and came over drunk to thank Liu Han, he naturally wanted to thank him, without Liu Han, the Zhou family would have to shed his skin if he didn't die this time.

"I pay attention to the distinction between grievances and grievances," Zhou Se was very arrogant: "My lord, please rest assured, there will be a place for my Zhou family in the future, please just give orders." ”

Liu Han didn't take it to heart at all, if he wanted to believe it, he was a fool, but the words were still in order: "Thank you so much, I will ask Zhou Lao to take care of me in Wu County in the future." ”

"No problem! No problem, it's on me. Zhou Se was a little drunk, patted his chest and promised, and then smiled weirdly: "My lord, I gave two gifts, just outside the carriage, and you will know when the adult goes out." ”

Liu Han smiled, and when he saw Feng Sheng looking at him, he didn't say anything, he raised his glass to him from afar, and Feng Sheng also raised his glass accordingly.

Liu Han was not in Wu County for a long time, less than a month, the methods were ruthless, the Jiangnan Society was uprooted, Xu Wei was beheaded, dozens of merchants were copied, and there were hundreds of people who cried and cried and were assigned to the army, and the woman who was auctioned in the market may have been a lady and lady in fine clothes and jade food a month ago, and now she has become a female slave whose fate is completely controlled by others.

But being ruthless is not enough to show Liu Han, what is more powerful than being ruthless is that his methods are still sleek, it is said that such a big action, the entire Wu County has not been turned upside down, the She people are unruly, and the Dongying people are fierce, but they are all leveled by him one by one.

This made the officials of the county guard's office, who had been interested in watching jokes, fear him again, and everyone was like this, and the object of contempt suddenly achieved unexpected success, so their hearts jumped from one extreme to another, and from contempt to fear.

Liu Han is such a person, which makes these officials jump from contempt to fear.

Feng Sheng hesitated, picked up the wine glass, passed through the writhing waists of the dancers, and walked in front of Liu Han.

"Lord Liu, the Jiangnan will be a case, the adults have worked hard, let the lower officials admire, and give the adults a glass. ”

Liu Han got up with a smile: "Don't dare, it's all set by the imperial court, I'm just acting on orders, and I can't say that I have merit." ”

Feng Sheng smiled, although he had not been in Wu County for a long time, he also knew that this matter was not easy to handle, and if there was a slight mistake, it might cause turmoil, or leave endless troubles, but Liu Han handled it very well, leaving no troubles, and did not let Wu Jun break his muscles and bones, after the Department Store Chamber of Commerce replaced the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, Wu County could immediately calm down.

Without waiting for the banquet to end, Liu Han got up to say goodbye, Feng Sheng Lu Qiao stayed, Liu Han told him that he would return to Yangzhou tomorrow, and he had to go back to clean up, Zhou Se sent him outside the door, winked at him, and smiled weirdly.

Liu Han said goodbye to everyone, lifted the door curtain and got on the car, and couldn't help but be stunned, and the two women knelt in the carriage in fear.

"Shizuka (Mika) has seen the host. ”

Liu Han turned his head to look back, Zhou Se smiled strangely at him, and then turned around and entered the house.

Liu Han walked into the carriage, Shizuka Meixiang knelt on her knees, turned around on the spot, and buried her head deeply.

"Get up. Liu Han commanded, Shizuka Mika raised her head, exquisite makeup, pretty face, but with a little trepidation and uneasiness.

Shizuka Mika didn't know what Liu Han was going to do, so she didn't speak again except for an order, and went all the way back to the temporary yamen.

The tiger guards had already begun to pack up their things and prepare to leave the camp, and the more than 100 tiger guards had to return to Yangzhou with him.

Seeing Liu Han come back with two women, Nan Sheng frowned slightly, greeted him, and asked in a low voice what was going on.

"A gift from others, Lao Nan, how about it, it's good, if you like it, I'll give it to you. Liu Han smiled, and Nan Sheng shook his head: "My lord, how can this be, we can't accept this kind of gift." ”

Liu Han smiled: "Why not? We are also human beings, with seven emotions and six desires." ”

"My lord!" Nan Sheng was a little anxious, chasing Liu Han into the house, Shizuka Meixiang didn't dare to go in, holding a small burden, standing timidly outside the door.

"My lord, we are Tiger Benwei, the emperor's pro-army, you accept this gift, if you let the Yanguan Yushi know and participate in your copy, it will be troublesome. Nan Sheng said in a low voice.

"It's very simple, I bought these two beauties. Liu Han felt that it didn't matter, Nan Sheng was a little anxious, Liu Han patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I know the severity, these two people are from Dongying, even if you let them go, they can go there, the country is ruined, by the way, you go outside and call that Yamada in." ”

"My lord, what are you going to do here?" Of course, Nan Sheng knew who Yamada was, and he was following Liu Han's ass to apprentice during this time, which made Hu Benwei's brother laugh for a long time.

The door of the high-grade grandmaster is so easy to enter!

"I'm bored and want to have fun. Liu Han smiled and shouted outside the door: "Come in, still standing outside, I want to change my clothes." ”

Shizuka Meixiang hurriedly went in, put down her burden and started to change Liu Han's clothes, Nan Sheng looked at him in confusion, and said half-loudly: "My lord, this can be worshiped under your door, my lord, this will be spread, I am afraid you will have to follow hundreds of people behind you in the future!"

"That's not good," Liu Han smiled, raised his hands, asked Shizuka Mika to change his clothes, and said to Nansheng: "This Yamada, I have a useful place, open the country for business, you must understand what is outside, even if you don't have the intention of harming people, you must also have the heart of guarding against people, Yamada is a key for me to understand Dongying." ”

Nan Sheng nodded, looked at the two of them again, and hesitated: "My lord, these two women, it's better for adults to be cautious." ”

After saying that, he turned around and went out, Liu Han took off his coat and let Shizuka Mika stand down, he sat at the table, and was silent for a while before saying: "I will give you a choice, one is that I will give you five hundred taels of silver, and you can do some business with peace of mind; ”

The two girls didn't expect Liu Han to say this, and the two of them didn't hesitate, and knelt down.

"The slave is willing to stay with the adult. Shizuka said.

Liu Han pondered slightly, and asked, "You don't regret it?"

"My lord, our sisters are tired, so we want to find a stable support. Shizuka whispered.

Liu Han understands that he was chased and fled in Dongying, deceived in Dajin, tasted too much suffering, and was exhausted, and now the only hope left is to find a backer and live well.

"My lord, slave," Shizuka hesitated, a little timid, a little hesitant.

"If you have any requests, just say it. ”

"The six slave sisters fled to Dajin, and our sisters were fortunate enough to meet adults, so we thought, I wondered, if the adults could take our sisters out. The more Shizuka spoke, the lower her voice became, feeling that this request was unreasonable.

Liu Han got up and walked two steps, looking at Shizuka, Shizuka's eyes were full of expectation: "Affectionate and righteous, okay, what are their names." ”

Shizuka was overjoyed, almost jumped up, rushed over and hugged Liu Han, kissed him desperately, tears wet his face.

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir, Shizuka is willing to die for your lordship!"

Liu Han patted her on the back: "Okay, okay, I'll know after a long time, it's easy to serve, it's not easy to serve." ”

As he was talking, Nansheng was outside to pray, and Liu Han asked Shizuka Mika to stand behind him, and then ordered, "Let Yamada come in." ”

Yamada knelt on the ground when he entered the door, Liu Han looked at him, and Yamada said in a deep voice: "Apprentice to meet the master." ”

"You've been following me for a few days, the sincerity is enough, now, the last level," Liu Han stared at Yamada: "Shizuka Mika has four sisters from the same family, and they are lost in the sea, you go and redeem them, remember, you can't use force, only silver, but I will only give you a thousand taels of silver." ”

Yamada bowed heavily: "Please rest assured, Lord, I will go." ”

Liu Han took out two silver tickets of five hundred taels and handed them to him: "I know you have silver, but you are not allowed to use your silver, just this one thousand taels, if it is redeemed, you can follow me in the future, otherwise, you can go back to Yuhang." ”

"Rest assured, Lord. Yamada grinned, turned around and went out.

(End of chapter)