The future blueprint that Xiao Zishan drew for Qiwei Escort was actually to reorganize it into an armed freight company - the social order in the late Ming Dynasty had begun to gradually collapse, and long-distance transportation was simply not feasible without armed escort.
Sun Kecheng was dumbfounded, thinking that this man has such a big voice. Wherever the business is done, the escort agency is opened, not to mention that he does not have so many brothers, disciples, and disciples to work. There are officials, bandits, and local (tycoons) everywhere.
He doesn't have the ability to make friends with all three forces.
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Zishan didn't care, "For the time being, we only need to open a new escort route, from Guangzhou to Haikang and Xuwen."
"Haikang, Xuwen?" Sun Kecheng was a little confused. Haikang is the head county of Leizhou Prefecture, and Xuwen is a subordinate county below. Both places are considered remote areas in Guangdong. In terms of production, only sea salt and cane sugar are the largest.
There are not many rich and powerful families. He knows what Australian maritime merchants sell, and they are all priceless treasures. If this kind of business is done in Leizhou, it will be a huge loss.
"That's right." Xiao Zishan nodded. There are two main purposes for opening up this trade road: first, to open up the land transportation line between Hainan and Guangzhou. Opposite Bopu Port is Xuwen Lantern Corner. The two places are across the sea. If the sea road
If there is no blockage, travelers can cross the sea from Bopu and go to Guangzhou via Leizhou. The second is to obtain local sugar. The climate and soil of Leizhou Peninsula are suitable for sugarcane cultivation. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been sugar cane factories. By the Ming Dynasty, local sugarcane
The planting and sugar production industries have become very developed. Around 1700, the annual output of local sugar has reached 10,000 tons, most of which are exported. Sugar is one of the most profitable goods in China's overseas trade in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Of course, travelers cannot let it go. Although
At the moment, we are unable to directly control the Leizhou Peninsula, but we can still set up acquisition points and secure supply sources.
What Xiao Zishan wanted to do to start the Wei Escort Bureau was to open a branch in Haikang and Xuwen counties within a month, and then gradually open mule and horse shops or limousine shops in important villages and towns along the road, forming a post-stop type of transportation line.
As for the funds needed to open foreign cabinets in various places, they will all bear them. In addition, Qiwei will be given three thousand taels of silver to recruit personnel, make friends with local officials and pay miscellaneous expenses.
"One month is too stressful," Sun Kecheng shook his head repeatedly, "Qiwei has no escort route in Leizhou, so he has to send someone to make a trip. This matter took two or three months to complete."
"Two months, this matter is quite urgent." Wu Nanhai has already informed him that the harvest period of sugar cane is in autumn and winter every year. If the escort route can be opened in time, there will still be time to set up a farm in Leizhou to harvest sugar, and it will be harvested next spring.
Sugar can now be produced on a large scale - the foreign trade products of time travelers have also been secured.
"It's easy to say this." Sun Kecheng was not very excited, "Pardon my words: the shopkeepers come from afar. Leizhou is a remote and remote place. You should think twice about doing business there..."
Xiao Zishan was still a little moved in his heart. In another time and space, there were countless people who were racking their brains and making clever excuses to defraud funds. They polished other people's things and made them themselves, easily defrauding hundreds of millions of people's hard-earned taxes. This is
The owner of a bodyguard bureau, whose business situation is not good, has to think twice about investment projects! The realm of people is really very different.
"Don't worry, we have our own reasons." Xiao Zishan knew that without a serious reason, it would be difficult to impress an extremely decent businessman like Escort with money. Fortunately, the reason for buying sugar was ready: "Leizhou produces sugar.
, Australia needs cane sugar the most, and it is a benefit to the company to come and go. We just want to set up a farm in Leizhou to harvest sugar."
Only then did Sun Kecheng suddenly realize that he called them "far-sighted" and immediately agreed. Xiao Zishan immediately made three requests: first, to recruit people as soon as possible to expand the team of the escort agency; second, to help find experienced and reliable shopkeepers and associates in the local area.
The third is to set up a liaison system between the two parties. Because Gao Di studied martial arts in the escort agency, he is a more suitable candidate, so it was agreed that the contact between Huifu Street and the escort agency will be once every seven days. In case of emergency, both parties can contact each other on the same day.
After the calculation was completed, Xiao Zishan handed the silver slip he took from Gao Ju to Mr. Sun, the bodyguard. The cooperation between the two parties was established.
In the following days, Xiao Zishan has been running between Qiwei Escort Bureau and Gaozhai. He has too many things that need the help of these local people. And Xiao Zishan has also seen the huge influence of businessmen like Gao Zhi in Guangzhou.
Many things can be solved as long as he sends a steward out with a name note. It is more convenient than the leaders in modern society to make notes and make phone calls.
Very quickly, Guo Yi and others' Baojia was completed, which was regarded as officially registering their household registration. In fact, Guangzhou in the late Ming Dynasty no longer needed things like household registration books. Baojia was mainly a public security measure. As for their
Of course, his place of origin cannot be said to be an Australian maritime businessman, but a fellow villager of the Gao family. With the Gao family in charge, the person in charge of the place did not dare to neglect and got the matter done immediately. Xiao Zishan knew that this kind of semi-official
The "little ghost" of the half-people was the most difficult person to deal with in the past and is also prone to eye drops at critical moments. Now he took out a generous reward package of fifty taels, and as expected, the other party smiled brightly and became more respectful.
Except for a few people left to watch the ship, the purchasing team moved into a house on Weifu Street and rested for two days. They all wanted to go out and see what this 17th-century southeastern metropolis was like.
Xiao Zishan knew that if he stood in the way, it would only attract everyone's opinions, but it would be strange to go out in such a swarm without causing trouble. After all, these people are too well-nourished, and their behavior is not in harmony with the surrounding environment. At the moment, he
The people were divided into groups of five or six, and each group was accompanied by two escorts from the Qiwei Escort Bureau to ensure safety. In addition, each person was given one thousand silver coins, one tael, and one thousand coins as pocket money.
Escorts are a profession that has friendships with both black and white gangsters, creating a unique guarantee relationship. Generally, people who have "made friends" with escort agencies in the underworld will go to the city for medical treatment, sightseeing or purchasing things. As usual, they will be escorted by
The escort agency will send people to accompany and take care of those who eat, drink and have fun, and finally send them out of the city with gifts - but there is one rule: those who enter the city cannot cause trouble in the city, let alone commit crimes, just go whoring, gambling, etc.
As usual, they do not accompany people, and friends in the underworld also abide by this rule. As time goes by, when the government spies in the city see that the criminals are accompanied by bodyguards, they will not question them as usual. Xiao Zishan knows that the time travelers are too careful and form groups.
As soon as you go out, you will be watched by spies from the Yamen. It is safer to ask an escort to accompany you.
Everyone went happily. Bei Wei brought a few students with him and was accompanied by escorts. However, they did not go sightseeing, but surveyed the topography of Guangzhou and drew accurate roads, government offices, and warehouses in the city.
, maps of important facilities such as city gates. Xiao Zi, Guo Yi and his party were led by Liu Gang and strolled around the streets, mainly to explore the future business development model.
The group of people changed their clothes, came out from Huifu Street, walked through several small streets, and came to the busy market. There were many shops here and it was extremely prosperous. Businessmen from all over the country gathered, including those from the north and south, the provinces, and foreign countries.
A variety of goods. In terms of age and scope, there are various antiques from three generations, including fashionable brocades, damasks, embroideries, cloths, household utensils, as well as bells and exotic gadgets from the West. Shops are classified according to industry.
Each occupied a section of the street. As soon as they had breakfast, the streets were crowded with people, and after that time they became crowded. Some people were shopping, some were watching the excitement, some were looking for something strange and eye-opening, and some were just watching people.
Crowds coming and going, laughter and laughter. It is really more beautiful than the scenes in many movies and TV series, and several people can't help but be stunned - thinking that in less than twenty years, in the melee between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this world of mortals will
How many treasures accumulated over three hundred years in the prosperous capital of the southeast were either burned or robbed, and how many people who made a living and visited here were turned into withered bones. I couldn't help but sigh.
The more people walked, the busier the business became, and everyone didn’t know what to see. Liu Gang was very familiar with the roads, and if it was too crowded, he would lead them around by a small path. As they were walking, Yan Maoda saw
There was a large jewelry store next to the street. He gestured and said he wanted to go in and have a look. Everyone was curious, so they went in together to have a look. The Guangdong owner of the store was asking a customer to look at a mirror - the pink
The plastic trim made Xiao Zishan immediately think: Isn't this a Wenzhou mirror he wholesaled from a small commodity market? It can actually be sold in a jewelry store.
"This mirror has to be sold for one hundred and fifty taels? Can you get some more?"
The businessman replied with great respect: "It really can't be any less. Now you can't find such a crystal cloud jade mirror even if you go to Gao's shop to buy it. If you want an ordinary dark jade mirror, a small one can be bought."
One hundred taels is enough. Let me tell you, even Mr. Gao doesn’t know when this crystal colored jade mirror will be available again! A rare pink one like this will probably be available in another ten days and a half.
I have to sell it for two hundred taels."
Obviously, the Gao family not only retails, but also wholesales. It is quite smart to hold high on this point. As long as Australia Maritime Energy can continuously supply, controlling the source of the general wholesale channel will have a wider coverage than just relying on its own shop to sell goods.
Much more. Although the unit price is a little less, the total sales volume has gone up.
The guest looked at the mirror for a while and said, "Okay, I'll keep it. This mirror is very good, it can illuminate people so clearly!"