Yu Yuanbo's words, Yi Chusan was not clear about how it was. Since the Opium War twenty years ago, there have been many favorable sides to merchants in the court, encouraging merchants to grow and compete with Westerners.

However, in the actual process, this is not the case. The lowly merchants still have to pay the same import and export taxes, and foreigners only need to pay according to the signed treaty, but domestic merchants need to pay layers of taxes.

In the Guangzhou City, Yi Chusan's memory in his mind, following his father and mother had a lot of insights. Therefore, if this were not the case, Yi Chusan felt that there was no need to go around.

"To do...or naturally, we have to do business that Westerners do not have!"

Doing business at the Shanghai Port, those Westerners' foreign businesses have been rooted here for a long time and have formed a monopoly, including tea, silk, porcelain, shipping... Needless to say, Yi Chusan also learned about it from history.

But... Now that the Second Industrial Revolution has begun, the real good business has not yet arrived!

Leave a sentence that made Yuan Bo and others confused, Yi Chusan walked into the Shanghai port.

The next day, I took a carriage with Xu Sheng and Yuanbo and walked around the road at the Shanghai Port. Qichang Foreign Company, Diandi Foreign Company, Jardine Foreign Company, Baoshun Foreign Company, Renji Foreign Company, Qiongji Foreign Company, Guanglong Foreign Company, Huaji Foreign Company...

These foreign companies created by English merchants, French merchants, Citi merchants, Russian merchants, and Nanyang merchants... all have their own semicolons and general numbers at the Shanghai port.

They each operate shipping, insurance, water diversion, banks, ships, ship repairs, dock warehouses, silk tea... and other industries. With the privileges of the treaty, they do have advantages that cannot be matched by the state and dynasty merchants.

In addition, the cross-holding of foreign banks in major countries has made the foreign banks unable to shake the power of foreign banks. It is no wonder that foreign banks have gradually formed a monopoly on the big Chinese business in history.

"Young Master, those foreign companies are too strong!"

After three days of back and forth inspections and inquiries, Xu Sheng knew about the strength of each foreign company, almost no less than the top commercial banks in Guangzhou Fucheng, and all had assets of more than one million taels.

In addition to the power of the court to sign a treaty, ordinary businessmen in the state want to compete with them very much unless they have official support. However, the court is now using troops, so naturally they have no time to pay attention to it.

"It's very strong!"

"But..., this is China!"

Facing Xu Sheng's rather nervous look, Yi Chusan also agreed.

Compared with Guangzhou, the western ports here are too strong. Using this as a transit, you can reach Beijing and Tianjin in the north and Nanyang in the south, which are natural and excellent ports.

Afterwards, Yi Chusan did not hesitate and followed the strategy set before, he entered the government office here in the court and purchased two pieces of land, one of which was the semicolon of Taixing walking here.

One is used for future use.

"Young master, fortunately we are leaving quickly. Just now, the message came from Songjiang Mansion, and the long-haired men attacked Songjiang Mansion again."

"The ever-winning army and the Huai army in Songjiang Prefecture City have come to the meeting, but the result is not clear now."

When he returned to the hotel at the Shanghai Port, Yuan Bo looked scared and said to Yi Chusan the latest news about Songjiang Mansion at this moment. If he hadn't run fast, Songjiang Mansion City would have been in a mess now.

"It seems that we are lucky."

As far as I know, the long-haired people attacked Songjiang Prefecture this time, but they did not succeed. Their important land in Tianjin is now being besieged by Zeng Guofan and others, so it is impossible for them to stay in Jiangsu for too long.

I didn't continue to say anything more. At this time, even if the long hairs cannot be defeated, they will be in a mess, and it is really annoying to live.

"Brother Yuan, let's go back to Guangzhou City tomorrow."

"Xu Sheng, I will leave the construction of the semicolon here to you. This time I will return to Guangzhou City. I will come again in less than a month. At that time, I will bring you a successor."

The matters at the Shanghai Port have basically been completed. Foreign companies have monopolized everything. With the current power of Taixingxing, they have been involved and they don’t know how to die.

They all want to get a share of the pie in the big China.

But I haven't found my own treasure.

After a change of topic, I made up the next arrangement, which I had also told Xu Sheng before.

"Okay, Master."

Xu Sheng nodded, ready in his heart.

It is obvious that in the young master's plan, I still have some weight, and the young master also said that if I agree, I will give myself a captain, and the income will be ten times that of now.

"Xu Sheng, do it well and don't be careless."

Yuan Bo also instructed him that Xu Sheng was his nephew and he also brought it out by himself. Now that the young master is interested in him, he is naturally happy.

"Don't worry, Uncle Yuan, I know."

Xu Sheng smiled again.

"And the thing I told you when I came, I gave you a reserve of 100,000 taels of silver. Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture are now in chaos. Many people should be happy to exchange some things for silver."

Yi Chusan did not forget about collecting antique calligraphy and paintings.

Moreover, it will be much more convenient during war. A large number of bottles and jars will be obviously inappropriate if you take them to escape.

"Yes, Master."

Xu Sheng responded again, it is natural that it is easy to do what you spend money.

The next morning!

Yi Chusan, Yuan Bo and others did not continue to stay at the Shanghai Port. They took the steamship company under Qichang Foreign Travel and took a steamship and went straight south to return to Guangzhou Fucheng.

When I arrived, I was riding a sailboat, which was very slow. It took me thirty-seven days to leave Guangzhou Fucheng and leave Shanghai Port. I went south all the way and watched the steamship emitting thick black smoke, quickly passing through the sea.

When talking about the degree, I also asked about the progress of the steamship, twenty-five miles per hour, and the degree of the sailing ship, about fifteen miles per hour. After all, Gao Ming could indeed arrive before them.

Even so, when returning, the retrograde monsoon was a little slower. It took about twelve days to arrive in Hong Kong first, and then sailed from Hong Kong to return to the capital.

It took a total of fourteen days, plus the previous thirty-seven days, a total of fifty-one days. This time, I entered the dream world and had stayed for 66 days and accumulated sixty-six wisps of great dream power.

During this period, I used two strands when practicing stances. In order to cure Gaoming, I used two strands, and left sixty-two strands, plus the original thirty-five strands, totaling ninety-seven strands.

This amount has exceeded my expectations this time. I just thought about expanding Nanke Cave Heaven next, and 81 strands disappeared in an instant, and I felt that it was consumed too quickly.

"You are back in the third year of junior high school?"

When I entered the mansion, I didn’t rush to return to the mansion. After I went there for so long, my uncle was taking care of everything in the mansion. I also had to ask about the situation. Although the boss was good, he would become blind if he didn’t understand the situation.

In the Xiguan Commercial Bank area, Taixingxing, which is not supported by those Western wonders, seems much more ordinary, but it is much better than when I first took over. I get off the carriage and step inside.
Chapter completed!