Chapter 324 If you want to sell Japan, sell Ryukyu first (please order, please vote)
Shanghai, Suzhou River, Liyidu Wharf,
Someone who had been Luo Yaoguo, King of Wu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for a long time, once again transformed into Luo Xueyan, the Governor of Shanghai in the Qing Dynasty and the Minister of Nanyang Commerce from the moment he stepped onto the dock.
This wharf was built by Sanxin Company chaired by Xu Yuegui. It is located on the south bank of the Suzhou River, close to the original British Concession and French Concession areas. In order to commemorate Luo Yaoguo's "heavenly descent", it was named Coiyidu Wharf.
The area around the Reiyidu Wharf was originally farmland. After Luo Xueyan took over the Shanghai Concession, it was all bought by the Governor's Yamen at prices ranging from fifty taels to one hundred and fifty taels.
The reason why the price of land has fluctuated so much is, of course, that the price of land in Shanghai has been rising since Luo Xueyan took over. Especially the agricultural land near the original concession area, which is now included in the Shanghai New District, has increased in just a few months.
It tripled in time!
Before Luo Xueyan came to power, it was less than fifty-two acres, and it has increased to one hundred and fifty-two acres now. However, one hundred and fifty-two acres is still cheap, so the Governor's Yamen still buys and buys in this area on the south bank of the Suzhou River.
.... In order for the purchased land to be integrated into one piece, Sister Yue Gui even asked her to send some friendly-looking Red Gang brothers to do ideological work for the local landlords.
The land purchased by the Governor's Yamen has now been opened up into more than a dozen large and small roads named after the prefectures, states, and counties of Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi.
The reason why these roads are named after the place names of Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi is because after the land in this area is leveled, it will be sold to the Prince Wu's Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After that, houses will be built and allocated to Prince Wu's Mansion.
Officers and soldiers from Hunan and Guangdong and Guangxi.
This was a promise made by Luo Yaoguo when he was reorganizing the army in Daozhou, and now it is time to fulfill it.
All officers and soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan who are affiliated with Prince Wu's Mansion can be assigned homesteads or ready-made houses of varying sizes based on official position, military merit, and whether they have been allocated fields in Hunan.
Although these officers and soldiers under Prince Wu's Mansion cannot come to live in Shanghai for the time being, these residences and houses can still be rented out by Sanxin Company, and all they have to do is collect money on a monthly basis.
Due to Prince Wu's "release", now big landowners and big businessmen from Su, Song, Chang, Jia, Hu, Ning, Zhen, and Yang are still coming to Shanghai with their Xinruan!
Not to mention, there are many Qingyao officials or retired officials in the Suhu area. How can they dare to stay in their hometown? How did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom divide the land in Hunan to fight against the local tyrants? Do they still know? And they themselves are
What kind of identity can you still have in mind?
Even if ordinary industrial and commercial landlords can get away with it, they bureaucratic landlords should hurry up and "moisten" it!
And even the Yangzhou salt merchants who took refuge with Yang Xiuqing, and the Dongtingshan Gang and Nanxun silk merchants who took refuge with Luo Yaoguo all had "a black heart and two kinds of preparations." While serving King Luo Wu, they also gave part of their family and property to
Delivery to Shanghai.
Therefore, these days, the supply of real estate in Shanghai exceeds the demand! Whether it is rented or sold, there is no need to worry about no one wanting it. Even the newly leveled white land can be directly rented out for tenants to build their own houses.
The land allocated to the old brothers of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan under the jurisdiction of Wu Prince's Mansion to reward their meritorious service only accounts for part of the land acquired by the Governor's Mansion these days. On the south bank of the Suzhou River, there are still more than a dozen roads and along the river bank that can be used.
Come to build the dock, and the land for building the warehouse has not been touched yet!
As for the north bank of the Suzhou River, it was planned as an industrial park by Luo Yaoguo. Now a long street along the river has been built, named "Suzhou Road."
"Factory Terminal" cargo terminal.
After Luo Yaoguo stepped onto the Coi Yi Ferry Pier, he did not immediately greet the staff of the Governor's Mansion who came up to him. Instead, he turned around and looked at the Silk Factory Pier on the other side of the river.
There is also a string of export boats towed by a small steamer parked on the pier. The dock workers are unloading the goods. The coolies are carrying large packages of goods, and they are constantly being transported from the export boats to the warehouse next to the dock.
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"What's in that bag?" Luo Yaoguo asked casually.
"For the record, Overseer, those are just silkworm cocoons."
A man in his early thirties, with a round face, slightly fat, and medium height, wearing a white silk robe and a melon cap, but without braids on the back of his head, took Luo Xueyan's question with a smile,
Cocoon:::
...\n" Luo Xueyan looked back at him and said with a smile, "Xueyan, are those raw materials from Shanghai Silk Factory?"
This man is also called "Xueyan", Hu Xueyan. He is the red-top businessman Hu Xueyan in history. His name is Guangyong and his courtesy name is Xueyan. Luo Yaoguo,
When Zuo Zongtang conspired to take over Huzhou, he was helping the acting Huzhou magistrate Wang Youling manage the Huzhou public treasury, using the money in the public treasury to buy raw silk, and then finding ways to transport it to Shanghai to sell to foreigners.
After Zuo Zongtang arrived in Huzhou, Wang Youling, who was protecting him, was captured by Zuo Zongtang and taken to Ningbo. Hu Xueyan was named by Luo Xueyan to go to Shanghai. One or two Xueyan were together. However,
Hu Xueyan did not get any official position from Luo Xueyan.
Instead, he became the manager of the Shanghai Silk Factory privately founded by Luo Xueyan.
"Xue Shuai is wise," Hu Guangyong replied with a smile, "According to Xu Shuai's instructions, my subordinates have just collected a batch of silkworm cocoons from Huzhou, hired dozens of silk workers, and purchased a batch of silk equipment. Here in Shanghai,
The factory has just been built, and I can try making silk soon."
Luo Xueyan wanted to develop machine yarn in the Shanghai Silk Factory, but the joint-twisting wire machine is not available in Shanghai today, and engineers who can instruct workers to use this kind of yarn machine are not available in Shanghai. He has to go to France to buy a joint-twisting machine.
The French silk machine was invented by the French, and the technology of the French silk textile industry is the most advanced in the world today.
I don’t know when the purchase of machines and engineers to come to China will be completed. Luo Xueyan asked Li Hongzhang and Wang Libin to do it. However, they were not familiar with France when they arrived, so it was hard to say whether they could buy them and hire them.
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Therefore, Luo Xueyan decided to open the factory first and produce the hand-cranked wire wood machine first. Maybe he could ask a few foreign engineers to help improve the hand-cranked wood machine. In addition, the boiler and pipes that provide hot water for the wire are in Shanghai.
It's still possible.
Let’s start with something that’s half earthy and half foreign!
"Okay, Xueyan, work hard. I'll go take a look after the Shanghai Silk Factory officially starts operations." Luo Xueyan patted the shoulder of Hu Xueyan, who had the same name as him, and said with a smile, "Don't think about making profits yet.
To do this, you must first thoroughly understand sericulture and silk culture.
We will use the best technology to make the best raw silk. As long as we have good products, when Wang Lanqing and Li Shaoquan buy the French nesting silk machine, we will be able to mass-produce it, and then we will surely make a lot of money...:..You
There are also five percent shares!”
"What Xueshuai said is absolutely true, Guang Yong saved it."
Hu Xueyan naturally claimed so.
After taking care of the affairs of the Shanghai Silk Factory, Luo Xueyan made a move to Wu Jianzhang, who immediately came forward.
"Daopu," Luo Xueyan said with a smile, "Let's ride together...\n...\n. By the way, tell me how the foreigners plan to conquer Japan?"
Shanghai, Yuyuan.
The day after Luo Xueyan returned to Yu Garden where the Governor's Office in Shanghai was located, the British Minister Bonham, the French Minister Bourblon, the American Minister Marsali and the commander of the American East India Fleet, Major General Matthew Perry, visited together.
In fact, these few people have been trying to find Luo Xueyan for a while, but the Shanghai governor is very busy and is always away from Shanghai...::.\n. So they can only wait patiently, and finally get Luo Xueyan to wait.
Coming.
"General Luo, where have you been during this time? You are a local magistrate in Shanghai, why don't you always stay in Shanghai?"
The British Minister Wen Xian was also a straight man. As soon as he sat down in the Dianchun Hall and didn't even take a few sips of coffee, he asked about Luo Xueyan's whereabouts.
Luo Xueyan smiled and said: "Mr. Minister, I am still the Minister of Nanyang in charge of six ports of trade! I am not allowed to visit various ports of Nanyang?"
"Six people?" French Minister Bourblon was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it five? Why is there one more person?"
American Marsali also said: "Is the Qing Emperor planning to open a new port in Nanyang? Recently, Beiyang opened four ports in Tianjin, Yantai, Busan, and Vladivostok at once."
"Yes, the imperial court has prepared to open the Ryukyu Kingdom as a trading port in Nanyang!"
"What? Ryukyu?" Wen Xian was stunned.
"Ryukyu has been opened!" Bulbulon also frowned slightly, "We can go in at any time."
"Isn't Ryukyu a vassal state of Japan? How come it became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty again?" Marsali raised a question.
Chapter completed!