Of course, in actual maritime trade activities, the capacity of the ship remains unchanged whether it is sailing out or returning. There is no saying that merchants only export goods or only sell goods to China. They are both.
The transport capacity will not be empty, at most it will be partially empty, it is just a matter of tendency deviation, all of which are business considerations.
And precisely because of this, Li Er and others felt a headache.
Mudd, if these merchants are deliberately going against the imperial court, the worst the imperial court can do is add some triggering measures - sea trade still has to collect taxes after all, and except for a few categories, most of the rewards are in the nature of "tax rebates".
If these merchants are deliberately going against the imperial court, then it’s simple. If you are disgusted, I will be disgusted with you...
But the problem is that no one is really going against the imperial court this time. There is no atmosphere of dissatisfaction with the imperial court among the merchant circles in Hangzhou, and they even praise the imperial court. After all, this is the first time that it has given benefits to merchants.
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So Li Er and others were confused. Since they didn't mean it, then...how could things happen like this? If it continues like this, Datang cannot continue to accumulate precious metals from ocean trade, and Datang will become stronger and stronger in the future.
, factories are bound to open more and more, and if more and more factories open, if the resources are not enough, wouldn’t this be a shutdown? Thinking about it this way, it becomes like Teemo’s mushrooms, not only disgusting, but
You still don’t know what’s disgusting you…
However, Li Er and others came here to relax, and gathering information was only one of their purposes. They dispersed to the industrial area...
In the industrial zone of Hangzhou, now, because of the shipbuilding industry, both shipwrights and small-time workers have high incomes and strong spending power. Naturally, the industrial zone is full of teahouses and restaurants, which is quite prosperous, even more prosperous than those near the dock.
The entire area is exactly the same, and that is where half of China’s liquid assets are gathered.
Entering such a place, the four of them were walking around, ordering food and drinking in the restaurant, but Wei Zheng was a little absent-minded.
This scene... made him feel a little moved, and he seemed to have a glimpse of the difficulties facing the court recently.
However, it is always unclear and difficult to figure out what exactly is the face beneath these eyebrows.
In the end, he couldn't figure it out after much thought, so Wei Zheng could only drink and drink to vent his anger... But at this moment, Li Er's eyes lit up.
A somewhat familiar face appeared in the restaurant, it turned out to be girl Danqing...
But he said that this Danqing girl thought that she was "Li Sheng's person" after leaving the Lion House, but she didn't expect that she was Li Sheng's migrant worker... Currently, working for Wu Meiniang is equivalent to working for Li Sheng.
Wu Meiniang took charge of the management of the industrial zone for Li Sheng, so Danqing was naturally a hard-working person, and from time to time she would go out to meet guests for Wu Meiniang.
Normally, when Wu Meiniang or Dan Qing invites people to have a meal, it is basically a working meal in the industrial zone - this is what Li Sheng taught, because having a working meal for entertaining foreigners can first of all make you look professional and reliable, but people who are serious about doing business will not
It depends on the ostentation, whether you are professional or not. Secondly, it is also an invisible deterrent. You see, I don’t even have a banquet to entertain you. It shows that we have many collaborators. Although we are willing to entertain you, you should not be arrogant with me.
The third thing is to show your strength, because even though the work meals in the industrial area are very ordinary compared to many restaurants, the quality is not bad!
This is also part of strength...
However, Danqing only took a few subordinates and colleagues out for dinner that day, so there was no public relations routine.
And it was exactly when I was about to go back to the industrial zone after finishing my work meal that I caught a glimpse of Li Er here...
Wu Meiniang knew where Li Er was coming from, so Li Er would dress up in disguise every time he went to see Li Sheng and try to avoid Wu Meiniang.
But Danqing is different. Danqing doesn't know His Majesty. She only knows that the Young Master has a few old friends.
When they met by chance, Danqing, as Li Sheng's maid, could not turn a blind eye and immediately said hello with a smile.
Li Er and others were just drinking, but when they saw that it was Li Sheng's people, their hearts suddenly moved.
Li Sheng is currently at the Center Left Institute, still managing the great cause of the South China Sea, and because the Center Left Institute is also planning to industrialize, of course a lot of Li Sheng's research and development work is also done at the Center Left Institute.
Zhongzuo Institute is much further away from Chang'an than Hangzhou, so it is not easy to meet Li Sheng. After all, Li Er has not yet figured out when an edict will send Li Sheng to Chang'an...
But now that he met Danqing, Li Er was in a better mood.
After all, the state's foreign enemies miss good generals, and when there are problems, they miss good ministers. Li Sheng has solved so many problems. At this moment, even seeing the people around Li Sheng made Li Er feel relieved.
But when it came to talking about it, Li Er was embarrassed to talk about the current problem. After all, he was the king of the Tang Dynasty. How could he talk nonsense like this? So everyone was a little absent-minded...
However, since Danqing is Wu Meiniang's most capable person, her emotional intelligence is certainly no joke.
Seeing that Lao Li and others were in a bad mood, they seemed to be in a cold mood while chatting. Dan Qing knew that these few people were friends of the young master, and they were also distinguished guests when they arrived at the industrial zone. Of course, they would not really make the atmosphere cold, so he started talking
We just had a party for dinner.
Complain about your colleagues or something, and try to spark a common topic.
But just for this burst of complaints, among Li Er and others...
Wei Zheng suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"...Wait a minute, the craftsmen in the industrial area can't save money?"
Wei Zheng suddenly became excited. Even with his great will as Prime Minister and the most famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, his voice could not help but tremble at this moment.
Li Er was immediately startled!
He quickly turned to look at Wei Zheng, and Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others on the side also had different expressions on their faces. They thought that this old boy had epilepsy and went crazy...why was he so excited all of a sudden.
What should we care about the trivial life of the craftsmen in this industrial area?
But after a moment, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling suddenly realized something was wrong.
Wei Zheng seems to be thinking about something important!
However, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others didn't quite understand what it was, and Li Er could only stare at Wei Zheng to see how he performed.
Of course, Wei Zheng's reaction shocked Danqing - these friends of the Young Master are really very clever...
Isn't this just trivial matters, why is this guy so high-spirited?
However, it is better to have something to talk about than to be silent. Danqing still explained the reason... The reason is naturally that this is Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is the heart of the Jiangdong area and has been very prosperous since ancient times.
And because of the existence of industrial zones in recent years...
