Chapter 167: Preparation II
In addition to the crown prince, the representatives of the clan also asked for a back door, which was within the scope of the emperor's acquiescence.
Speaking of which, the clan of the Great Xia Dynasty still doesn't know that it is a cousin who is separated by several generations. In the previous games of the vassal kings, none of them helped each other. Although he didn't stand in the wrong line, he didn't contribute much to the current emperor of Shu.
After the king of Shu ascended the throne, he and the members of the clan were all ordinary, and they couldn't say anything in front of the new emperor. This time, at the back door, I went around the bend to the Queen Mother, and I had a chance.
Of course, Zhong Qinbo will agree and give them a quota of two ships, you know, this time the merchants, the imperial court only gave a total of fifty ships.
The nobles of the family, the maiden family of the nobles in the palace, all those who can be dispatched have been dispatched, and they can't see the loyal and diligent uncle, and the ladies and ladies have also come out, and the female relatives are almost annoyed to death, and Heiwa has to fight quickly.
Half a month later, the maritime trade conference was held in the largest restaurant in the capital, and Zhongqin Bo was the east, and invited 100 posters to participate in the meeting.
The candidates for these posts are carefully selected, of which the shippers account for one-quarter, the merchants account for two-quarters, and the Xungui family is the remaining quarter.
It's not yet the appointed hour, but everyone came to the restaurant early, and looked at each other, Yo, there are many acquaintances.
"Master Diao, you haven't been out of the mountain for a long time, this time it has alarmed you?"
Everyone's eyes turned to the old man who was over seventy years old, this is a business tycoon, and they all went out in person.
"Brother Su, the children and grandchildren in the family are not angry, they are getting old, and they have to let my old bones come out and walk around, why are you here?"
"I've been meeting friends in the capital this month, no, I want to join in the fun!"
"That's really a coincidence, it's not like us, we came here on purpose!"
The people in the circle of this big businessman have met on some occasions, but it is the first time that they have gathered so neatly.
The helmsmen gather together, you come and go, playing the edge, the second generation, there is no shortage of elites, listening to all directions and watching all directions, but they don't dare to make a mistake in a place where the big guys gather.
The families have their own faction, and most of the people who come are the heads of the house's affairs, and their eyes are arrogant, but they are not the same kind of people as the merchants. The attitude also seems to be the most casual, as if he is here to drink tea and meet friends, and he can talk a few words lightly when he sees the same kind.
There are several generals in Xungui, and their voices are the loudest, and the whole restaurant is the most lively as far as they say. The focus of their discussion is still to guess where they are going this time, whether there is gold and jewelry everywhere overseas, they can't do business, and they are not worthwhile to grab land.
"We're going to sign up for the water army, can we still catch up?"
"I've asked a long time ago, but I can't do it, people still choose people from the water army on Dunyu Island this time, it's a pity."
"However, if the family can go overseas this time, we can also get on our own merchant ship!"
"Hehe, I think so too, otherwise, who would be interested in this business, this money-making thing, we are not interested."
didn't let everyone wait too long, Zhong Qinbo came in, followed by a group of six, who were arrested to work part-time.
The boys each carried a thick stack of books and books, and when they came in, they scattered and handed out a book to each of them.
Everyone involuntarily stopped talking, stood up, and wanted to greet Zhong Qinbo.
Zhong Qinbo pressed down with both hands and said loudly:
"Please sit down, there are a lot of old men and nobles who are here today, let's not greet each other again, I believe everyone is more informed than me if you can come to participate in today's maritime trade conference."
I'll make a long story short, and I invite you to open the booklet.
The home page is about the qualification requirements of the merchant ships of the sea trade, and the merchants who finally get the admission tickets will ask the shipyard and the navy to jointly verify the capital, and only the sea ships that meet the requirements can accompany them. There are also requirements for the number of people per vessel and the cargo capacity.
From the second page of the booklet, there are the commodities needed for this sea trade, mainly silk fabrics, porcelain, tea, art, and food.
If the products of the listed merchants are outside the five categories, please apply separately, however, these other categories of goods are only available for two ships, and priority will be given to them as they are scarce.
There is also a booklet on the number of required goods and specific requirements, if you bring samples to Beijing, please submit them to the Imperial Court after the conference. Explain the name of the company and the quantity and price available, and we will compare the options within one month before announcing the list.
The list is publicized for half a month, if there is no objection, then please go to the household department to deliver the food used in the escort fee, and these grain household departments will be specially accepted.
After this chamber of commerce, if there is another way, the qualification will be cancelled; Malicious competitors will be disqualified.
This is the first sea trade, after the opening of this road, maybe once a year, often come and go, I hope you cherish the opportunity, fair competition! ”
Hearing Zhong Qinbo's words, some were confused, some were secretly happy, and some were disapproving.
However, the booklet is indeed very clearly written, and the people who got the booklet are already thinking about whether the samples they brought can meet the standards, and they are whispering to each other.
"It seems that this tea, silk and porcelain are the big heads, Diao Ye, isn't your tea garden ruined by locusts this year? What is the share of this tea? ”
"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this, last year, our tea garden made a lot of brick tea, this brick tea, the more you put it, the more mellow it is! Will your family still receive cocoons this year? And mulberry leaf silkworm farming? ”
"Hehe, who doesn't have any inventory?"
The nobles frowned, most of them have no specific industries, and within their sphere of influence, they have a lot of shares, and many of them are still dry shares, but when it comes to specific commodities, this may not be competitive, and they are not allowed to go through the back door? !
"Today, I will give everyone an hour to answer questions, and if you have any questions, you can raise your hand to ask!"
"May I ask Uncle, can this fifty percent of the escort fee be converted into money?"
"No, the navy has dispatched tens of thousands of people on this naval voyage, and the grain and grass consumed are not low, and the imperial court does not have much grain in stock!"
"Uncle, if the amount of my goods is insufficient, can I join forces with other merchants with the same goods?"
"The quality of the goods, yes, need to guarantee each other, once there is a problem with the goods, the joint merchants must also be responsible!"
"Uncle, if we encounter pirates, will the navy protect our merchant ships?"
"Of course, the escort fee is not paid in vain, and it is also the duty of the navy to defend against the enemy and protect the interests of our merchants."
"Uncle."
"Uncle."
For a whole hour, Zhong Qinbo answered the questions of the merchants, and both sides were generally satisfied, and the attitude of the imperial court seemed to be very friendly.
Most people are still relatively able to listen, and some of them brought samples and hurriedly went to the Lifan Yuan to register, and those who didn't bring them also hurried home to prepare.
A small number of people who did not believe in evil and wanted to use silver to open the way were unceremoniously disqualified by Zhongqinbo, and they were also publicized on the wall at the entrance of the Li Fan Yuan.
This stabbed the hornet's nest of the nobles, and there were not a few people who took eye medicine in front of Xia Hongdi, but the effect of this medicine was the opposite, not only did he not get the admission ticket, but he was also scolded by the emperor for a dog blood spray.
Yuan Wenjie and Yuan Wenwu both heard the news, and after returning home from the palace, they also learned from Cuihua.
"Why are you publicizing those nobles?" Cuihua was puzzled.
"I'm going to be tougher, our porter can't bear the sugar-coated shells, I'm not used to these people!"
"Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey?"
"Otherwise, before I leave, will I be able to live a quiet life?"
"Kill chickens and don't kill birds~" I didn't use the bird cage to lock up Hum, every day it can also eat a handful of space pine nuts, Hum has been completely raised by Cuihua, no one in the house cares, just love to circle around the heroine.
"You stupid bird, believe it or not I'll pluck your hair?"
"You bad old man~"
"Daughter-in-law, I want to drink starling soup at night, bamboo sunflower soup!"
"Daughter-in-law, you are as beautiful as a fairy! ~”
"Hmph, that's the master's daughter-in-law!"
"Lai Han marries a fairy~"
"Hahahahaha." A few of the little ones leaned back and fell back laughing, watching their dad fury with anger.
Hum has replaced Xiao Liu's position and has become the most funny guy in the whole house. Except for being chased by black tigers and black panthers from time to time, it almost got into the dog's mouth several times, and it was like a fish in water in Bofu.
I don't know how Zhao Leiting said it to Mr. Mou, or Mr. Mu said that he trusted the Great Xia Navy too much, anyway, his father-in-law and mother-in-law finally agreed, saying that they would wait for Zhao Leiting to come back from going to sea to get married.
In addition to Zhao Leiting, Qin Ke followed his twin brothers back to his house today, and he asked to go with him.
Qin Ke excitedly said to Heiwa: "Uncle, my emperor and uncle have agreed to let me go, can you not agree!" ”
It's not just him, who doesn't want to go to the companion reading?
"Dad, we are going too, we escaped the famine in the Yellow River, and we have also been to Dunyu Island, in terms of the experience of running away, our brothers are the most familiar!"
"Little rabbit, don't daydream, what are you going to do with your studies?" How could Heiwa agree, his daughter-in-law doesn't have a good face yet.
"There is a gentleman in the Guozi Prison who will also accompany him, so we won't delay our studies all the way!" The brothers looked at their father with trust written in their eyes.
"Then you go and convince your mother, I don't dare to speak for you!" The black baby is rotten, he is incompetent.
Yuan Wenjie and Yuan Wenwu were embarrassed, and they originally wanted to count on their father, but their father was too afraid of his mother, and there was a tough battle to fight.
Sure enough, before they could finish their request in a stammering manner, they were rejected by Cuihua.
"No, my mother doesn't agree, don't mention this matter again! No matter how many times you say it, my answer is that I don't agree, it's not negotiable! ”
Not only were the brothers scolded, but even Heiwa was kicked out of bed, and the father and son suffered the same treatment.
The mountain is not something that can be conquered in a day, and the father and son said that they should grind slowly.
Old Yuan Tou recently tried a lot of cork to make the life jacket that his eldest son said, but the floating effect was not ideal enough, and the eldest grandson placed a large number of puzzle orders, so busy that he couldn't find the north.
Father Hu came to Bofu with Zhang's family, and there was also Sister Yuan who was worried, and Cuihua received them, and their news in the village still had to lag behind, so they got the news.
"Isn't this a matter of the water army, how can it involve a son-in-law?" Father Hu wondered, isn't his son-in-law still building any low-rent housing now, and why is he involved in the Shanghai Trade Affair.
"Dad, in addition to the navy, the imperial court also needs to send people, your son-in-law wants to go by himself!"
"Brother and sister, why don't you persuade him, my brother will listen to you!" Sister Yuan is in a hurry, it's the sea.
"I didn't persuade him, your brother is fake and obedient, at the critical moment, people have their own ideas, sister, or, you go and persuade him?"
"Then he doesn't want to listen to my words, what's the matter?"
"Girl, can this still be replaced?" Zhang's is so anxious that he has only stopped for a few years?
"Mother, this is the emperor's order, what do you say?"
I was worried about these people, and after Heiwa got off work, he was caught by several people in turn and talked for a long time, so Cuihua didn't let him out, he deserved it!
Heiwa: My daughter-in-law has been a yin and yang person for too long, how to break it?
(End of chapter)