Time passed day by day, and since that rumor in Beijing, the whole world seemed to have forgotten this matter, and there was no further information.

However, the whole world was obviously about to storm, and many major events emerged one after another. Mongolia in the north and Japanese pirates in the southeast did not stop. Guangdong was even more troublesome. Zhang Lian from Chaozhou was preparing to establish the founding of the country and the Kaiyuan period, and the children and Yao people in the Luoji Mountain area of ​​Zhaoqing Prefecture were rebelled again. .

The storm in Luoji Mountain in Zhaoqing Prefecture was not too much. It was quickly suppressed by the officers and soldiers, but it exposed that the Pingyao Battle two years ago did not completely solve the problem, which made Wang Jin, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, increasingly embarrassing. .

Wang Jin and the inspector Xu Ji adopted the suggestion of the governor of Zhaoqing Prefecture Lu Lin, to ced the four capitals of Taiping, Olive, Dapu and Yongyi in Sihui County, which meant extensive peace.

This action shows that senior Guangdong officials have an infinite yearning for "tranquility".

It’s just that ideals are full, reality is skinny.

The pirate Xu Chaoguang led Japanese pirates to invade Jieyang, Chaozhou, causing local officers and soldiers to be exhausted. Wang Jin went to take charge in person, and the situation of Japanese pirates along the coast of Guangdong became increasingly serious.

But all this seems to have nothing to do with the western Guangdong region, and even more so with the Leizhou Prefecture, which occupies the Leizhou Peninsula.

Construction here is still in full swing, and various Ming commodities are transported to the countries of the Southeast through Leizhou Wharf, presenting a thriving scene.

Leizhou has become like a rising star in the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year is approaching.

The core members of the United Business Group gathered in Lin’s living room, and everyone’s faces were filled with joy.

In the past year, United Restaurants, United Rice Stores, United Salt Stores, Yipinjiang and United Cooperative Workshop have all achieved remarkable results, among which United Cooperative Workshop has performed the most outstandingly.

Lin Weiran has always liked to wear ordinary scholarly clothes in his house. At this time, he was sitting upright on the head seat, and slowly savoring a cup of hot tea like an old monk entering into meditation.

On both sides were the core members of the United Business Group. Shen Liuye and others sat in turn, but Gu Mankuang was not seen. Instead, Gu Qingfeng, Hanazisu and Huang Dafu were replaced.

Behind some of them, their nephews stood up in a regular manner, which was the second-generation joint business group currently focused on training. As for the little girl who was trained more focused on, she didn't know where to play. It's right.

Three young people stood in the hall and were talking. On the left was Lin Qiang from Changlin Village, in the middle was Shen Liu's son Chen Jun, and on the right was Yang Chunlai's son Yang Fuhe.

The three of them had just returned from the Luzon inspection and were following the people present to tell the situation in Luzon.

Especially Chen Jun went to find a Guangdong man who settled in Luzon this time. He learned about the many situations in Luzon, knew that the local fields were not worth anything, and many people lived a primitive life, etc.

"I have been listening to you for a long time! You just want to say directly, is it suitable for cotton and pepper cultivation in Luzon?" Mr. Shen seemed to be unable to stand his son's stern and shouted sternly.

Chen Jun was stunned for a moment. It turned out that he had been playing the piano for a long time. He blinked and nodded seriously and said, "Yes! The ground there are fertile, and there are tens of thousands of acres of unlimited land everywhere, growing cotton and peppers. Simplicity is a waste!”

"Will planting peppers be wasted? Do you know how profitable the peppers are? What can be compared with it?" Yang Chunlai rolled his eyes immediately and asked seriously.

The United Restaurant is fully managed by him. The price of a high-quality hotpot soup has been hyped up by him, and the profit is so high that he is embarrassed to reveal it to outsiders.

Chen Jun knew that he had made a mistake. His original intention was to plant any food there, let alone drought-resistant cotton and peppers. He quickly accused Yang Chunlai and said, "My nephew knew his mistake, please don't blame Uncle Yang!"

"Please look at the area marked on this map. This is the situation that the three of us initially discovered during this trip. These places are suitable for building plantations for growing cotton or peppers!"

Yang Fuhe seemed more steady, took out a Luzon map, presented the situation on Luzon clearly to everyone, pointed to the circles marked on the map and said seriously.

Although Guangdong is not far from Luzon, Luzon has not formed any strong consumer market, and its economy and culture are very backward. There is no good thing to trade with Guangdong. Therefore, many people have been interested in Luzon. Not very impressed.

Nowadays, it is beyond the expectation that Luzon's soil is fertile and suitable for large-scale planting of crops.

"Since the land in Luzon is so fertile, why are they still so poor and even have to buy food from our Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Qinghe asked in confusion.

Yang Fuhe said, "We were also very surprised at first! But after understanding, we found out that they all existed in tribal form, and were not even controlled by the Luzon king, and made a living by hunting!"

"Not bad! We only realized there that Luzon had no big cities at all, and their country was deserted everywhere!" Chen Jun nodded and emphasized this point.

After hearing the report of Chen Jun and the other two, they had a clearer understanding of Luzon. They couldn't help but secretly glance at Lin Qingran and found that this was really a godly man, and he knew Lu without leaving home. Song is suitable for large-scale cotton planting.

If the situation in Luzon is as normal as the Chen Jun said, it is indeed worth promoting this major plan, to build a cotton and pepper base in the northern part of Luzon to deliver raw materials for the United Shop and Yipin Sauce.

"Have you ever thought about it! Building a wharf in Luzon, building a defense city, building water conservancy planting cotton and peppers, and protecting our base, is it a lot of investment?" Zhao Fugui said with concern.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Tie Gongyang, the general accountant of the United Merchants Group.

Tie Gongyang had already conducted budget statistics according to Lin Xuran's request. After receiving Lin Xuran's nod, he said bitterly to everyone: "After the preliminary budget, this project requires about 400,000 silver!"

Four hundred thousand taels?

Hearing this astronomical figure, everyone present gasped unwillingly, which undoubtedly exceeded their budget. If it were a year ago, many of them might have stood up and left immediately.

Even Chen Jun, who was full of energy, swallowed and spitted secretly when he heard this investment amount.
Chapter completed!