Hearing what Zhao Yunyan said, Zhu Su couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Zhang He inquiringly. Zhang He nodded after feeling Zhu Su's gaze, proving that what Zhao Yunyan said was true.
Then he also remembered that when there was a banquet in Shen Yuan that January, there was indeed someone like him. He remembered that after the Shen family was the first to express support, Zhao Yunyan was the second to express support for Zhu Su.
He also donated 85,000 dan of grain and grass.
Zhao Yunyan's Chinese character face is very recognizable.
"Since I am not a rice merchant, why didn't I tell you earlier? I am not an unreasonable person." Now, Zhu Su felt a little embarrassed.
It's unusual for other merchants to hoard grain, but what rice merchants sell on weekdays is just rice, so it's normal for them to hoard. Moreover, in the year of disaster, the merchant did not increase the price too outrageously. He had previously
The unscrupulous businessman who suppressed and punished the hoarder in Suzhou can be said to be Zhao Yunyan, who was completely affected.
To be fair, if you insist on selling grain at a fair price during a disaster year, not only can you not be considered an unscrupulous businessman, you can even be considered a righteous businessman.
"Haha, whether the Lord of the Palace has a deal with them or not is a matter of my own free will." Zhao Yunyan said with a smile.
"Besides, the grassroots people insisted on selling grain at a fair price when Suzhou was flooded, which offended many wealthy businessmen. If it hadn't been for the help of the emperor, the grassroots people would have been suppressed by them."
"This time to raise grain and go to sea, it will be the last grain merchant business made by the grassroots. The grassroots came to the east and planned to attach themselves to Diandong Jiwei and become a maritime merchant on the Silk Road. I hope that Dongdong can give me more support.
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Zhu Su's heart moved slightly, and he looked at Zhao Yunyan with admiration. He was afraid that other Suzhou merchants would think that this would not be a step for them to gain access to the East. Now look at it.
Come on, I'm afraid that Zhao Yunyan takes this matter seriously.
Whether what he said about being "suppressed by wealthy merchants" is true or not, Zhu Su had to admire this man's courage when he decisively abandoned the grain merchant business and prepared to transform into a maritime merchant. After all, the direction of the Ming Dynasty at this time was generally in favor of maritime prohibition.
. But placing a bet on Haizai in advance at that time was enough to prove that the businessman had an extraordinary vision.
Moreover, this person directly and honestly stated that he wanted to be in his own boat, and he showed enough sincerity twice before and now. It is difficult not to make Zhu Su feel good. This person is really clear-eyed, so I hope you can
What does the business of a mere grain merchant mean when we board the big ship of the emperor's house? Just abandon it.
The Shen family has already gone down the road of Dongpo. Whether it will be destroyed or not depends on Lao Zhu's thought. Isn't it because of the posthumous title that it is flourishing? Isn't it because the glass business was taken away from his own legs?
Thinking of the Shen family, Zhu Su couldn't help but look towards Shen Sen in Didong. He saw Shen Sen looking at Zhao Yunyan with a hostile face, as if he was very guarded that this person would steal the position of his family.
Seeing this, Zhu Su couldn't help but shook his head. The Shen family was short-sighted in Dongshu. I originally wanted to let the Shen family take the lead in private shipping, but now it seems that the Shen family is embarrassed.
"That's all. Zhao Yunyan, since I have worked hard for this king, I will naturally let me have a good future." Zhu Su turned his head and looked at Zhao Yunyan.
"That time General Zhang He transported grain by sea, it was not an expedient measure. But after I return to Beijing, I will report to my father and make the matter of shipping grain from Liaoning a rule."
"For the time being, I will do some maritime trade with the imperial ship that transports grain. When the Ming Dynasty has a large ocean-going ship, he will send me to open up the Maritime Silk Road together."
"No!" When Zhao Yunyan heard this, his face was ecstatic. He immediately knelt down towards Zhu Su and kowtowed to the ground: "The common people are so grateful to the imperial court! The emperor is so kind to me!"
Is it possible to do sea trade? With Wu Diandong's words, it can be said that the Zhao family already has the power to carve out a piece of profit in the extremely wealthy ocean.
After the Yuan Dynasty had occupied China for hundreds of years, many people had forgotten the benefits of sea trade during the Song Dynasty. But Zhao Yunyan always remembered the prosperity of sea trade during the Song Dynasty described by his ancestors. Things from China were not treasures in foreign countries, so
If you can participate in maritime trade, even if your home is in dilapidated condition, once you can successfully return from overseas, you can instantly become a wealthy and wealthy family.
As for when big ships will be available... so what? Even if he can't go far across the ocean now, he can ask the court to make it a regular practice to transport grain from Liaoning to Liaoning. When he passes through Ryukyu and Japan along the way, he can still earn enough profits by trading with those two places.
What's more, I was protected by Ming's army all the way, and I even saved money on hiring guards. I can probably use the name of Wudiandong and no longer fear the suppression of the wealthy businessmen in the country.
It’s worth distributing all the Zhao family’s current possessions in exchange for those promises from the East of the Five Palaces!
After comforting the three people with kind words, Zhu Su left the three people and part of the food and grass in Changli and asked Ru Taisu to use it to resettle the refugees. He and Zhang He took the rest of the food and grass and rushed to the Sanchakou camp on a moonlit night.
Seeing the vehicles entering the camp, the morale of the Ming army in the east rose to a higher level. After all, the fire could not be contained with paper, and the soldiers knew more or less that there was no food in the army.
This incident has also had a slight impact on the morale of the military.
If Zhang He does not come again, Zhu Laosi will consider whether to imitate Cao Cao and borrow one or two heads of grain officials to calm the morale of the army.
"Fifth brother, I came just in time." Looking at the continuous supply of grain trucks entering the camp, Zhu Di was so happy that he rubbed his legs, but he remembered the business and asked Zhu Su: "There is a man named Wu in the big tent.
This man, I came to their camp a few months ago and asked if he had followed my orders and went to the outside world."
"He claimed that he had something he requested very seriously. He wouldn't tell me no matter how much I asked him. He just said that he had to tell me in person." When he said that, Zhu Di felt a little depressed.
"A man named Wu?" Zhu Su was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. "It's definitely not Wu Baihu!"
He immediately took long strides and hurried towards the big tent. Zhu Di followed behind.
"Wu Baihu!" Zhu Su opened the curtain, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure.
The figure turned around when he heard the words and saw Fu Zhusu approaching. He knelt down on one knee and said with a moved expression: "Dong Dong! I haven't seen you for a long time! Am I in good health?"
"Okay, okay." Zhu Su quickly helped the man up, "How can I, Wu Baihu, have arrow marks on my face? I am the only pillar of the Wu family. If I make any mistakes, Mrs. Wu will not be able to hit me.
His gate?”
"Hahahahaha, Don't worry, Lord. The Tatars outside the customs have broken their skin a bit. When did those Tatars outside the customs deserve to be taken into consideration by us!" The man surnamed Wu laughed loudly.
Seeing that the two of them were old acquaintances, Zhu Di, who was following Zhu Su, also relaxed. He walked to Zhu Su and asked, "Fifth brother, who is that strong man? Why don't you introduce him?"
"Oh. I encountered a spring in a foreign country, but I forgot it for a moment." Zhu Su said with a smile. "Fourth brother, that is the Wu Ting Wu Hundred Households. When they went to the north a year ago, they protected Bao'er.
I fought on the battlefield and fought my way out of the siege."
"Later, after he retired from the army, he settled in Bifeng Shandong Huangzhuang. Hundreds of households in Buluowu couldn't stay idle and said they wanted to find something to do. So he asked him to take his old brothers to form a caravan and go shopping outside the customs.
Woolen!”
"Bu Nao is not just buying wool. He once asked Wu Baihu to do a top-secret event. If this is done, Yuanting in the north will no longer be a problem for his Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Su said.