"You have to take some risks when you go out to hang out." Huang Hua narrowed his eyes, "If you want peace and comfort, wouldn't it be better to go back to Lingao and be a soy sauce, sit in the office, and push girls around? Why bother coming to this place where there is ice and snow?
Eat the beef of this grandpa's generation? I think if Lao Lin hadn't gone to Zhu Hai Lao's place back then, how could he have the awesome status he has now?"
"That's right. It's better to stay outside, so as not to be criticized in Lingao." Wang Ruixiang stretched, "I think Shandong is good. Zhaoyuan will build a manor soon. Then I will
Apply to live in Zhaoyuan and get some big girls from Shandong..."
"Can the Lord of Luzhuang get it for you?" Huang Hua chuckled, "If you go, the C position in Shandong Branch is not yours, it belongs to the Lord of Luzhuang. Besides, Jin Gui, the elder of Lingao, counts each one.
Even the carrots that occupy the pits of various institutions on the margins are not enough. It is hard to say whether the executive committee is willing to let a few veterans get together - Zhu Mingxia will definitely stay in Shandong for a long time as the commander of the northern dispatch detachment. Plus,
For you, the layout of Zhaoyuan is too luxurious."
Wang Ruixiang thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. He had always wanted to be sent abroad to be a prince. He considered several locations, but found that he felt a little late. After thinking about the recently launched locations, there were almost no places.
I can take charge of the overall situation by myself. I can't help but feel a little discouraged.
The Haitian stayed at Dochi Island for a few days and disinfected all the cargo - especially the furs. Then it weighed anchor and left Dochi Island. It first sailed to Jeju Island, replenished supplies locally, and unloaded the cargo. Furs, ginseng, etc. were purely
The re-exported goods are not going to be transported back to Lingao, and are waiting in Jeju for transfer to Dengzhou or Jiangnan. At the same time, a dozen slaves brought by Huang Hua and Mao Shisan were sent to the island for "purification". Next, the key to body purification is Jeju Island.
It is equipped with full-time Political Security Bureau personnel.
Although Mao Shisan cried and fainted in the toilet, he was still forced to leave his paradise in Jeju Island. He lived in a purification camp and waited for resettlement. However, he was "registered". Huang Hua named this person, so politics
Security Bureau personnel conducted a focused review on him and proved that Mao Shisan was indeed innocent and had absolutely no "historical issues."
The person who really found out that there was a "problem" was the same as Huang Hua's speculation: it was Lan Bian. Lan Bian did not survive the endless wheel war in Jeju Island, and finally confessed that he was a member of the Three Flags. This time, he was paid by the queen.
Officials assigned him to be "undercover" next to him. His real name was Lan Dingbian. He was originally a soldier in Zhejiang and reached the rank of General Qian. He came to Liaodong more than 20 years ago after the imperial court mobilized guest troops for reinforcements. In 1621
He was captured in the Battle of Hunhe River in 1998.
After being captured, because of his strong body, agile mind, and good use of firearms such as blunderbuss, he was quickly spotted by a Zhenghuang Banner Niu Lu named Niu Hulu Yue and became his personal follower. Because
The word "Dingbian" violated Hou Jin's taboo, so the word "ding" was removed. He was somewhat famous among the slaves. In order to win over him, Niu Huluyue even matched him from among the allotted slaves a few years ago.
He married a wife and had several children, and now they all live in Zhuangzi in Niulu. They are like hostages.
As for the other slaves, most of them had no tricks. However, the Korean maid Lan Dingbian once recommended to him was also found to be an undercover agent. Her parents were in the hands of Hou Jin, so she naturally did not dare to disobey.
"If the envoy from Tai'ao takes them directly back to Tai'ao and throws them into the mansion, this undercover agent will be of no use." Feng Zongze looked at the review report sent by the political security personnel, "Even if they were thrown directly into Jeju Island, they would be useless."
It’s useless.”
"You don't even understand this." Huang Hua said, "Since I have put forward the request to open a business store, naturally I will not go as a polished commander. If I want to take servants, I will definitely give priority to these slaves who are familiar with the local environment.
Lan Dingbian is capable and capable, and the Korean maidservant Yisei is very likely to be selected by me to serve."
"What if I can't choose?"
"It's just two students. If you lose it, you'll lose it. The worst is to send a few more people. The Tatars are just using them as idlers."
"What are you going to do with these two spies and the slaves?"
According to the general treatment method, it was found that the spies were sent directly to the labor camp for "indefinite hard labor." Huang Hua thought for a while and said: "These two people were coerced. I think we can counter-discipline them."
―No, use the time instead and let them be double agents..."
"Are you so sure?"
"There is a foundation. I don't think Lan Dingbian is a simple helper." Huang Hua said eloquently, "I talked to him several times on the boat. I feel that this person is quite intelligent and has a good understanding of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties."
There is no emotion at all - he used to be the Qian Commander of the Ming Army, and he was also a genuine military attache after all. After being captured, he worked as a slave for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Isn't he very happy? What's more, he also has a wife and children who are being held hostage. Yes.
The potential to be incited to rebel. As for the Korean maids, the foundation is better."
As for how to instigate rebellion, Huang Hua also had an idea. On the one hand, he was naturally open and honest, and directly attacked him mentally. On the other hand, the Haitian Ship was originally going to return to Lingao, so he decided to bring all these people back to Lingao for a "visit"
"Study". Lingao is not only a "model room" for the life and strength of "Tai O", which is enough to shock the indigenous people, but also has a full-time special propaganda team. They were special propaganda personnel who served as instigators at various mass meetings to carry out professional
As a result of the organization, they have received special training in instigating rebellion and interpersonal propaganda. They are especially "specialized" in inciting hatred. By letting them carry out the work of instigating rebellion, they can get twice the result with half the effort.
As for the other slaves, he would no longer care about them and would directly hand them over to the Jeju Island authorities for purification and treatment, and then the specific resettlement would be carried out.
The news that the Shen family's four sand ships had returned from Japan shocked the entire Jiangnan.
Although the Shen family was not the first wealthy gentry family to send a ship to Japan, they were the first to set off in winter. This was unprecedented. Because ships to Japan usually sailed in the summer on the southeast wind.
However, the four boats of the Shen family set sail in the northwest wind. In the eyes of many people, this was simply a random act. Who knows where the boats drifted in the end. Many people asserted that Shen Tingyang was deceived -
―None of his four boats can come back.
So many people are rumoring that there is something wrong with Zhao Yingong, who instigated the Shen family to set up a "joint stock company": Zhao Yingong came from Guangdong, and he sells a large amount of "Australian goods", which shows that he has an evil background and is probably a criminal.
A great pirate who colludes with the legendary thief.
Although the respectable Jin gentry all laughed at these remarks, no one felt very sure whether the four ships that the Shen family had been deceived into would be able to come back - no one would go to Japan to do business in the cold weather.
Unexpectedly, in just two months, the Shen family's four ships came back. Not only did they come back, they also transported a large amount of genuine Japanese goods: silver, Japanese copper, dried seafood and various Japanese groceries.
As soon as these goods landed in Shanghai, first the whole of Shanghai, then Suzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture...all the way to Hangzhou Prefecture, half of Jiangnan was shocked.
Going overseas to do business is not too uncommon among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. However, this business is extremely risky. It costs 12,000 taels of silver to equip a ship and load it with goods. It takes more than a year to go back and forth, and the ship may fail.
There is no whereabouts. The money invested is just wasted. So there are really not many people willing to do this sea trade business.
Everyone knows that as long as he goes to Japan for trade, he will earn a lot of money. For a time, Shen Tingyang's household was limited to clothing. There was an endless stream of people coming to visit from morning to night. Originally, Chongming County was an inconspicuous place under Suzhou Prefecture.
, now it has become a lively place that many people can go to even if they take a boat.
Amid the commotion, Zhao Yingong had quietly arrived in Shanghai from Hangzhou and hid in the small courtyard inside Qiweizhan.
This time, the sea trade business is just a small test. Rather than doing business, it is more about building the confidence for further cooperation between Shen Tingyang and other Jin gentry merchants who are interested in engaging in foreign trade. Because in the next step, he plans to use the Shen family
With the ships and the money of the Jiangnan gentry, the most famous enterprise in modern China in old time and space was established: China Merchants Group.
China Merchants Bureau is very famous. It was founded in the 11th year of Tongzhi in the old time. At that time, it was based on Li Hongzhang's suggestion. In order to boycott foreign ships, "it was planned to allow the government to build merchant ships, hire them by Chinese businessmen, and allow them to also transport grain.
It has a specialized business and is not squeezed out by foreign businessmen." It was approved by the decree to be launched on a trial basis, that is, Beiyang appropriated funds and another investment company started operations.
Such Westernization enterprises in the late Qing Dynasty were often full of bureaucracy, and the officials in charge often used this as a way to enrich themselves. Therefore, the operations generally failed and suffered serious losses. The Qing Dynasty was not over yet, and the enterprise had been reorganized several times. Still.
Things started to improve after the Republic of China.
However, this company's concept of investment and joint stock was very consistent with Zhao Yiggong's business philosophy of using a chicken to lay eggs, so he took it and used it without any politeness.
Zhao Yingong decided to call the new enterprise "China Merchants Co., Ltd.". In Zhao Yingong's own plan, the final form of China Merchants was to be a comprehensive large-scale joint-stock company including shipping, banking, insurance, real estate and trade.
However, in the current plan submitted to the Planning Institute, China Merchants only includes three business directions: shipping, trade and shipping insurance. The banking and financial business is still handled by Delong.
As for the capital to be opened, Zhao Yingong is preparing to publicly raise shares from the gentry merchants in Jiangnan. This kind of shares is the non-cumulative preferred stock that Wu Nanhai and Wudaokou have negotiated. It is planned to raise 50,000 taels of silver in the first phase. This amount of money will be in addition to
In addition to being used for trade with Japan, it will also be used for port regulation, warehousing construction and commercial real estate development in Shanghai.