Chapter 339: Great Expectations

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Every day when the hour comes, there will be a special guy to bring the latest news outside, which is almost the means of all the trading houses in Lang Son, compared with the comfortable and idle life in the past, the pace of Tongshan Ji is much faster, and the acceleration of the pace of life naturally becomes harsh on the spread of news.

Finally, today's buddy has arrived. Today, his face was flushed, and he said impatiently: "Good news, news has come out from Jinling, Hao Fenglou, the prince of Luzhou, has been pardoned and acquitted, and has made great contributions, and the Daming Palace has made a will to praise it, and the reward is extremely rich." ”

"What ......" Many people are angry, including Ruan Ci.

Ruan Ci was too excited, if he wasn't excited, he wouldn't be able to do it, this was a good relationship, which meant that the famine in Annan could be avoided, and the large amount of cotton that the family had hoarded was marketable.

In this way, the family will not only not lose a lot of money, but may make a lot of money.

As long as Hao Fenglou is fine, then all doubts can be dispelled.

"Really?"

Facing the questioning of countless people, the guy gasped and said: "It's true, it's the news from the Hou Mansion, and the Hou Mansion has also received the will of the Ming Dynasty, there will be no mistake, the Hou of Luzhou won the praise, and Lord Hao Fenglou Hao made the Hou of Haiphong, added a lot of fiefdoms, and rewarded a lot of silver." ”

"Great!" Ruan Ci almost clenched his fist and slammed it on the tea table, he was afraid and never imagined that he would be so worried about the life of an inconsequential, even Han Chinese who killed his monarch, and he couldn't help but want to applaud the favor of others.

But he understood. The fate of the Hao family is closely related to the Ruan family.

And immediately afterwards, a not very good news came: "The Ming court has planned to turn Annan into a county and set up a province." Set up the Command Envoy Division, the Undertaking Announcement Political Envoy Division, and the Punishment and Prosecution Division. There are 15 prefectures, 36 prefectures, 180 counties in the province, and 5 prefectures directly under the political department, which are divided into 29 counties, and there are 11 guards, 3 institutes, and 1 city in important places. All the registered population is recorded in the Yellow Book in accordance with the Ming Regulations, and the name, age and place of origin of the person are recorded in the book, and then held by the person. for government inspection. In addition, each prefecture and county has a tax department and a deputy envoy of the river station. Collect taxes, Confucian students in Annam, and participate in the Nanbang imperial examination ......"

The news of these measures really made everyone stunned.

Because everyone is aware. Daming's Bizhou County is so strict this time. Almost no favors were given.

Let's start with the establishment of three divisions and counties, so it means that all officials will be managed by the Liuguan of the Ming Dynasty, and these Han officials can really live in harmony with the local wealthy clans?

Then there is the system of the Yellow Book, which is obviously much harsher than Annam's household registration policy, which not only records the population, place of origin, and appearance, but also needs to be made into a document that is held by the people for the government's inspection. If the current person's documents do not match those contained in the book. Then they must be arrested.

There is also the so-called tax department, which is needless to say. Originally, I thought that I could reduce some taxes, but now it seems that it is 'treating everyone equally'.

All kinds of measures are obviously the Ming court's intention to strictly 'discipline' this Annan, which is obviously not acceptable to many people.

As a result, the joy of knowing that Hao Fenglou was safe couldn't help but dilute a little. People in the business house have mixed joys and worries, especially Ruan Ci, although the biggest trouble at the moment has been solved, but the future is clearly a lot more uncertain.

He just sighed faintly, but he knew in his heart that in this group of dragonless Annan, it could only be like this now, at least it was much stronger than the constant war.

But then there was finally a little good news, the latest news, cotton prices have risen.

That's right, it did rise, just yesterday, there are people who are wantonly selling cotton, after all, for most people, the future has a lot of uncertainty, with cotton in their hands, who knows if people will not harvest it in the future, so the price of cotton has plummeted, and now after learning this good news, everyone is not in a hurry, no longer eager to sell, rather put it in their hands and hoard, and now, the demand for cotton in Lang Son is extremely high, so the price rises three times a day.

In the market, everyone is looking for cotton, and they are in a hurry, and for Ruan Ci, it is obviously a great benefit.

He hurriedly returned to his other courtyard, immediately repaired a book, ordered someone to send it back to Can Tho, and went to visit Wu Xiong.

Wu Changshi has now bought a mansion in Tongshanji, but it is not public, and it looks very low-key.

At this time, there were many distinguished guests in front of his house, and after the news came out, everyone was exploring more details and making long-term plans for their own business. And Wu Xiong, the governor of Luzhou, is obviously one of the most important objects of stammering and probing, and naturally has become the object of attention.

The name thorn was handed over, and Ruan Ci was invited into the small hall in the courtyard, and after waiting for a long time, someone called him to another place.

And here, in this quaint study, he met Wu Xiong.

Wu Xiong was tired, but he was extremely happy today, Lord Hao was fine, this was simply shocking news for him, he understood best that his every word today was given by Lord Hao, if Lord Hao was finished, he would also be finished.

Ruan Ci's identity, but Wu Xiong knew, he saw Ruan Ci, immediately stood up, and greeted: "Is Ruan Gongzi free today?" yes, didn't you say you wanted to sell cotton last time? Ha...... At the moment, Lang Son is in urgent need, but I don't know when it will arrive? ”

Ruan Ci smiled, in the past, he begged Wu Xiong to harvest cotton, but now, he is not in a hurry, and said haha: "This matter, but I have to wait for my brother to make an idea, I have already sent a letter to my brother, I think there will be a response soon." ”

Wu Xiong didn't urge anymore, just smiled and said, "That's very good." ”

Ruan Ci immediately said: "I heard...... Is there an urgent need for ore and timber here in Lang Son? But I don't know how much demand there is? As you know, Can Tho is a small place, but it is better than the mountains and forests, as long as Lang Son is willing to ask for it, the brothers can do their best to raise it. ”

Wu Xiong glanced at him and said, "I don't know if there are gold oil sandalwood, iron power wood, stone vertebrae, and Pontianak wood?" ”

Ruan Ci couldn't help frowning and said, "Lord Changshi wants to build a ship?" These...... But they are all ship wood, the texture is hard, and it can best resist the corrosion of seawater, and there are a lot of these woods, Annan and Zhenla, but ...... Shipping is not easy. ”

Wu Xiong smiled slightly: "Let's be honest, it is indeed needed for shipbuilding, it is Lord Hao who personally repaired the book and ordered to step up, the shipwrights have already been invited, they are all Suzhou shipwrights with good skills, and Annan will also recruit some to make up for the shortcomings, anyway, it is just to try, whether the ship can be built is another matter; But wood is urgently needed, but I don't know if you have it there? ”

Ruan Ci couldn't help but smile and said, "Qinshan has a lot of iron powerwood, but I don't know what the price is?" ”

So Wu Xiong stood up, rummaged directly through the bookshelf on the side, and finally found a price and handed it to Ruan Ci, saying: "Brother Ruan take a look for yourself, if you think it is profitable, you can find a way to send these woods, right now here in Langshan, weaving, steel and furniture are doing good business now, it can be said that the wealth is extensive, but this shipbuilding is very involved after all, fortunately, there is a ready-made dock and port on the Haiphong side, and some sea ships have been built in the past, but now Lord Hao wants to build a big ship, and I really don't have much confidence here." ”

Wu Xiong sighed before continuing: "But...... Since Master Hao is talking, he has to be hard-headed. At present, the most important thing in Langshan is to build a big ship, and I don't understand the shipbuilding, but what is needed for this shipbuilding is full support. ”

The implication couldn't be more blunt, take the wood, or you'll suffer.

Ruan Ci perked up and said, "This is a good saying, I will repair the book immediately after I go back." ”

Although today's news is good and bad, but for Ruan Ci, the immediate need is solved, and at the moment it is the most important thing for him to create wealth for the family, and the rest is not something he can consider.

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On the Haiphong side, a large number of craftsmen are ready.

This once prosperous city is now in ruins, in Annam, Thang Long is the royal capital, and Thanh Hoa is the gathering point of the Hao clan, even if these two places are in turmoil, whether it is the rebels, the Tran or the Hu clan, they dare not do anything excessive, because losing the support of these two cities will evolve into a disastrous consequence for any force.

However, Haiphong is different, as the third largest city in Annam, the center of merchants, the warlords of all walks of life have not had such politeness, and it has not only become the focus of contention, but also the center of gravity of looting, and now, this seaside city is mostly left with broken walls.

But...... The dockyard was not damaged, and it had become a fiefdom for the Hao family, where the shipwrights were treated well.

They live in comfortable houses, and are supplied with fresh fruits and vegetables every day, as well as all kinds of meat, before coming, these people are a little uneasy, because there are not many shipwrights in the Ming Dynasty, and the household department has recruited a group, and the treatment is not bad, Shenwuwei recruited people in Suzhou, and it took a lot of effort, and the reason why these people are willing to come is only to get rid of the identity of the craftsman.

Now that I have come to this foreign country, I thought that I would have to suffer a lot, but who knew that it would be so rich.

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Chapter 3 is delivered. This is the beginning of a new dungeon, please read it patiently, and don't be too anxious yet. (To be continued......)