In Dangtu County, a huge flag of Wei's Trading Company was planted on the pier. Wei's Trading Company made a big investment and spent 5,000 yuan to buy 500 acres of land including the pier. It is currently carrying out extensive construction work, dredging the pier, building warehouses, and leveling the piles.
The people of Dangtu County are looking forward to it, because it means they don't have to go to Wuhu and can find very good jobs right at their doorstep.
Wei's Trading Company is indeed not bad. It has recruited thousands of local people to participate in the construction. Even dozens of aunts who can cook have been invited to be cooks and cook for the construction site. The surrounding farmers are selling their products very well.
There is no need to worry about selling, all kinds of agricultural products are sent directly to the construction site.
Of course, this Wei's trading company is only in name. It was an agreement reached by Chen Qing and Zhang Jun. They used Dangtu County as a transit station and stationed 3,000 troops to raise the banner of the Heaven-Shaking Army. Everyone knew that this was a direct lineage.
Zhang Jiajun, protected by the army and supported by Zhang Jun, no one dared to cause trouble in Dangtu County.
Zhou Kuan was ordered to stay for one to two months to stabilize the situation in the southeast. To be precise, he stabilized the newly gained interests of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army in the southeast. One was the newspaper office and the other was Dangtu County. He could not take care of Quanzhou.
With Wan Yanchang returning to Hebei, the crisis in the newspaper office has been resolved. Zhong Huan has led fifty internal guard soldiers and has withdrawn to Dangtu County. Daily security at the newspaper office is maintained by ten intelligence station warriors led by Wei Yanwu.
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The construction here in Dangtu County is coming to an end, and the return time has been put on the agenda.
That morning, a fleet of hundreds of 500-stone cargo ships loaded with goods sailed into the Dangtu County pier. Standing on the bow was a short, fat, middle-aged man. His name was Hindeli, and his father was
A Sichuan businessman believed that hard work would lead to profit, so he named his son Xin Deli.
When Chen Qing visited Qinzhou, there was a serious shortage of food. Zhou Kuan was ordered to go to Sichuan to purchase food. He stayed in Zizhou for three years. Xindeli was one of the first subordinates Zhou Kuan recruited in Zizhou. He later worked as a military officer and merchant in the Western West.
Has been promoted to deputy general manager.
This time he was transferred to Dangtu County by Zhou Kuan and was responsible for operating Dangtu Port. He was also responsible for Jiangnan procurement. He purchased a large amount of Jiangnan materials and transported them to Jiangling, and then from Jiangling to Bashu. This time Hindeli purchased 10,000
Barrels of tung oil, tung oil is mainly used for shipbuilding and furniture, but it is also an extremely important military material. Tung oil is also produced on Sichuan Road, but the quality is worse and the price is more expensive.
Hindli saw the perimeter of the dock. He quickly asked his men to arrange for the men to carry the goods ashore. He jumped ashore. More than a dozen warehouses had been built on the shore, filled with tea and dried fish purchased from Quanzhou.
, these tung oils can only be stacked in the open air and covered with tarpaulin.
"Deli, how was your trip to Jiangnan?" Zhou Kuan stepped forward and asked with a smile.
Hindeli bowed and sighed: "The richness of materials in the south of the Yangtze River is amazing, especially silk. If you transport it to Jingzhao and sell it to Sogdian merchants, you can make a huge profit of more than ten times. This time, I purchased 10,000 barrels of tung oil and 50% of tung oil."
Thousands of pieces of silk and satin will arrive tomorrow, and I also have a suggestion."
"What do you suggest?"
"I suggest you not to use Wei's Trading Company's brand name."
Zhou Kuan was startled, "Why?"
"The reputation of Wei's Trading Company is not very good. Although the officials along the way did not dare to take care of it, ordinary merchants and ordinary people were disgusted and did not want to do business with Wei's Trading Company. In the end, they had to remove the flag of Wei's Trading Company before buying goods.
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Zhou Kuan nodded, "Any other suggestions?"
"In addition, I suggested setting up a trading house in Pingjiang Prefecture and setting up a large warehouse. The trading company would usually purchase goods from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and then transport them to Dangtu on a regular basis. When transporting, the flag of Wei's Trading Company could be used, but the trading company in Pingjiang Prefecture would use another one.
The name is better, you can use the Zheng family's Cheng Kee Bank. Cheng Kee Bank is very famous and has a very good reputation, but it requires the Zheng family's consent."
Zhou Kuan laughed, "Chengji Bank was originally called Chengqing Bank. It was a trading firm jointly established by His Highness King Yong and Zheng Dutong. Later it was renamed Chengji Bank and was managed by the Zheng family. Feel free to use it. I'll give it to the Zheng family."
Just say hello, but have you decided on the person to be the chief executive of this firm?"
"Lu Fan, whom the counselor recommended to me, is very good. He is down-to-earth and responsible. He can be used as the chief executive of the company."
Lu Fan is actually the eldest son of Lu Datong. Lu Datong has two sons, who are completely different. The eldest son Lu Fan was born by a maid and is very honest and honest. Lu Datong dislikes this son very much, especially when he became an adult and became a businessman.
, which disgusted Lu Datong even more, so the eldest son Lu Fan did business abroad all year round.
Later, Lu Datong's first wife gave birth to a younger son, Lu Jiao. Lu Qiao was naughty since he was a child, but he was extremely smart and was loved by Lu Datong. When he grew up, he fooled around with a group of bad friends and got into bad habits. Eventually, because of too many evil deeds, his father
Losing his official position also caused his uncle to be dismissed as prime minister.
Although the eldest son Lu Fan was disgusted by his father, he was extremely filial. He used his 30,000 yuan saved from many years of business to buy a five-acre house in Lin'an for his father to live in. Unfortunately, the house was sold by Lu Datong to provide for his children.
The son is exempted.
Lu Yihao also felt unworthy of Lu Fan, so he recommended him to Zhou Kuan. Lu Fan also came to Dangtu County to participate in the construction of Dangtu. Everyone is a smart person. Xin Deli only had one interaction with him and knew that Lu Fan was
Fan is a down-to-earth person and is worthy of trust and reuse.
"Will Lu Fan escort tomorrow's silk fleet?"
"Exactly, this time he was responsible for purchasing the silk and satin in Pingjiang Mansion. Tens of thousands of dollars were handed over to him, and there was no mistake in the last penny. It's admirable."
Zhou Kuan has never had a good impression of Lu Datong, but he did not expect that he would have such a dutiful son, and he would not treat him well. This shows that Lu Datong has a problem with his concept of right and wrong, and he must remind His Highness King Yong
, this kind of person cannot be reused.
Zhou Kuan added: "The Pingjiang Prefecture's trading house must be established as soon as possible, and you will be fully responsible for the construction of Dangtu. I will leave thirty internal guard warriors to be responsible for the safety of Jiangnan procurement. In the future, the operation of Dangtu Seaport and Jiangnan
I’ll leave the business to you.”
Hindli nodded silently, "When will the counselor leave?"
"The fleet coming from Jiangling will arrive at Dangtu the day after tomorrow. I will set off in five days and return to Jingzhao."
In mid-September, five months after leaving Jingzhao, Chen Qing finally returned with his army.
Not surprisingly, Yu Lian gave birth to a son to Chen Qing. In fact, Chen Qing knew about it in Chengdu, and he was eager to return to Jingzhao.
My son is already two months old. He has a big head and a big head. He is very strong and his calves are strong. He looks like he is a military commander.
Everyone likes a fat son who is healthy and strong, and Chen Qing really likes this son, holding him in his arms and refusing to let him go.
"Husband, the little guy only has a nickname: Yinger, and I expect you to give him a correct name!"
During dinner, Lu Xiu talked about naming him, and the whole family looked at Chen Qing eagerly!
"Then let's call him Chen Ying!" Chen Qing said with a smile.
"Eagle's eagle? Not good!"
It was the child's biological mother, Yu Lian, who spoke out against it. She lowered her head and whispered: "Chen Ying feels that the name is too fierce and unlucky."
"Then why do you give him the nickname Ying'er?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
Lu Xiu explained with a smile: "When the child was born, an eagle happened to land on the roof. I thought it was a bit strange, so I gave the child the nickname Eagle."
Chen Qing nodded, "I see, then there are two names, one is Chen Ying, the heroic Ying, and the other is Chen Yan, in memory of his mother's hometown, Yan'an Prefecture. Choose one of the two, you choose!"
Everyone deliberated for a while and unanimously chose Chen Ying.
