When Yan Zheng was speaking, Zhao Jin leaned on the back of his chair and looked at his expression.
In his words and deeds, he advanced and retreated in a measured manner. He did not show any fear due to the attack he had just made, and he did not mean to shirk the blame or shield the Wei family in the slightest.
In a short period of time, Zhao Jin had something to worry about.
This Yan Zheng is a malleable talent, but I don’t know what his character is.
"The county government supervisor must understand port matters." Zhao Jin reminded quietly.
If the supervisor doesn't understand the key, it will be easy to be fooled.
Yan Zheng raised his hands and bowed, "I will be taught by you."
"Master Yan, please sit down." Zhao Jin raised his chin and motioned for Yan to sit next to him.
After being challenged by Zhao Jin, Yan Zheng, who had been tense, relaxed a little.
Zhao Jin pondered for a while and asked: "I heard that Master Yan attaches great importance to business with outside businessmen?"
Yan Zheng's heart trembled, as he realized that Zhao Jin had already found out more about Zhao Jin's situation.
"There are many more foreign merchants in Xiangquan than in other places, and both them and other merchants in the county can bring a lot of wealth."
Yan Zheng hesitated several times before finally speaking out what was on his mind.
Anyway, there's nothing to hide about these.
"It makes adults laugh."
Zhao Jin shook his head, "There is nothing to laugh about. There is nothing wrong with Master Yan's idea."
After saying this, Zhao Jin raised his head and met Yan Zheng's surprised gaze, and said with a smile: "Does this officer seem to be such a pedantic person?"
"Hahaha, no, no." Yan Zheng also laughed, looking much more relaxed, "It's just that most people find it unreasonable when they hear what Xiaguan said."
Saying that, Yan Zheng couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Even my mentor thinks so."
It was rare for Xu to meet someone who agreed with his thoughts, so Yan Zheng couldn't help but talk more to Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin put one hand on the table next to him, listened to Yan Zheng's words, and occasionally echoed a few words.
For a time, the atmosphere in the flower hall was quite harmonious.
"Master Yan, don't worry too much. The prosperity of Xiangquan today is the best proof."
Yan Zheng was slightly startled, but then he laughed and said, "What your Excellency said is true, it's just the official's appearance."
Zhao Jin found that the depression between Yan Zheng's brows had dissipated a little.
He knocked on the table and finally revealed the purpose of his trip, "I am here this time to do business with these foreign businessmen."
"Where has Xiangquan's ship gone farthest for business?"
"It's Shen Zhu."
Shen Zhu is located in the south of Zhao State and can travel by land or water.
"Have you ever wanted to go somewhere further?" Zhao Jin asked.
Yan Zheng sighed, "It's not that I don't want to do it, it's that the ship has nothing to do."
When Zhao Jin came, he deliberately went to the port first. First, he wanted to see the trade situation in Xiangquan, and second, he wanted to see the ships in Xiangquan.
"Sir, you might as well take a look at this." Zhao Jin took out a few pieces of rice paper from his arms and placed them in front of Yan Zheng.
This is the real purpose of his trip.
To go further, a map alone is not enough, you also need a suitable ship.
However, ships from Xiangquan cannot go to the West at all.
Yan Zheng took the rice paper, opened it, and was stunned immediately, "Is this a blueprint of a ship?"
"Yes, these ships can theoretically sail farther."
After saying that, Zhao Jin took out the map he asked for from Fatiris and said, "Sir, take a look at this map again."
The ship can't be read strictly, but he can read the map.
Yan Zheng stood up suddenly, and the hand holding the map even trembled slightly, "Where did you get this map? Are the routes on it reliable?"
"We got it from Westerners," Zhao Jin explained a little bit about Liuli, "This map should be reliable."
Even though Yan Zheng has always attached great importance to business with outside parties, he still has to admit one thing: "Businessmen value profits."
The matter of Liuli is indeed something that these businessmen can do.
Yan Zheng looked down at the map in his hand. For him, nothing was more urgent than this.
"Sir, this map is really helpful!"
Zhao Jin raised his finger and pointed at the map in Yan Zheng's hand, and then stretched out his hand to press it on the ship's drawing. "With these two things, traveling to the Western Ocean will not be a problem."
Yan Zheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, "I don't know how many people have always been greedy for the profits from the Western world, but the Westerners guard their ships very strictly."
"Without a ship that could sail far to the Western Ocean, and without a map, I could only watch this piece of fat being snatched away by them."
It was precisely because Zhao Jin knew this that he rushed to Xiangquan.
Building ships takes time, and the sooner this is put on the agenda, the better.
"The most developed shipbuilding industry in Yunzhou County is Xiangquan. Now we need to build these ships first."
Zhao Jin picked up the drawings and asked, "Master Yan, do you have any shipyard recommendations?"
Yan Zheng looked a little embarrassed, "My lord, I don't know. The shipyards of the Cao family and the Wei family in Xiangquan are both excellent. Originally, it would be best for the two families to cooperate in such matters, but there is animosity between the two families."
"Now we almost never have any contact with each other."
"Wei family."
Zhao Jin frowned. His impression of the Wei family was really not very good, but since the Wei family was also a large shipyard, it would be best to join them together.
"Let the two families do it separately."
Zhao Jin changed his mind and made a decision, "Since the two families have a grudge, they will definitely compete. Give the drawings to both families and let them work on it at the same time. Whoever builds the ship first can participate in the Western business first."
Competition will make things more efficient.
Yan Zheng's eyes lit up. In the past, he always worried about reconciling the two families, but he never expected that he could act like this.
"Hahaha, what a great idea, sir!"
"I'll have someone call them here right now!"
Zhao Jin said: "Don't expose my identity first."
"But because of the Wei family?"
Zhao Jin nodded and explained a few words, "I don't know about the Cao family, but the Wei family already has problems. If a small problem is not solved, it will become a big problem and it will be difficult to solve."
"I'll let someone check the situation first."
Unexpectedly, Qin Heng suddenly said: "Sir, let me go down."
He glanced at Yan Zheng, his eyes full of distrust.
"Why, I was talking about being busy before, but now I am rushing to find a job for myself." Zhao Jin glanced at Qin Heng and laughed at him.
Yan Zheng looked at Qin Heng, "I wonder who this is..."
"The officials in charge of the administration are on the left and right." It was Zhao Jin who spoke.
Yan Zheng was slightly startled, "I have seen you, sir."
Qin Heng just glanced at Yan Zheng lightly, obviously very dissatisfied with him.
"Okay, just let Mr. Yan handle this matter."
Zhao Jin made the final decision, and when he looked at Yan Zheng, his eyes were sharper.
"Master Yan, this matter is of great importance. Since you value Xiangquan's business, don't waste this opportunity."
It is both a reminder and a warning.
"I understand."
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