The weather has not yet reached April, but coastal cities have already taken on the characteristics of summer.
The air is thick and the wind is filled with the salty smell of sea water.
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The sky was gloomy, but it never rained.
The whole city was like a big stuffy tank, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable.
In addition to going to Lai's house to drink more and more these days, Yang Chengzu spent all his time on Yang Ji.
All the shops under the name of Ryan and the Xue family joined Yang Ji.
Yang Ji's suddenly entered Ningbo's business circle and had a high position.
The prosperity of Ningbo is even greater than that of Nanjing.
It is a typical port commercial city and its tolerance is much better than Nanjing.
Instead of immediately ostracizing Yang Chengzu and his Yang Ji just because they stepped in, the Chamber of Commerce came over to pay homage to the dock and promised to help.
Businessmen also came over to show their goodwill.
For example, the silk and satin shop that Hao Qingqing went to, and many similar shops, all sent invitations to the Yang family, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Of course, this does not mean that the merchants here in Ningbo are all good men and women.
If people with no background and connections come to grab business, they will probably lose money.
However, Yang Ji's own financial strength is not something that these small merchants can compete with, and even counting their backers, they cannot afford it.
Generally speaking, the merchants here still have the profit model of killing foreigners if they want to get rich quickly.
In addition to tribute envoys, there are also maritime merchants.
Although this kind of thing is prohibited by law, at the operational level, everyone has it.
Pretending to be blind is a tacit understanding.
It is easy to cause disputes in foreign trade.
A slight tilt of the guard eunuch's butt can cost hundreds of dollars.
Therefore, no one is interested in messing with Ryan's benefactor.
There is no external pressure, only internal disposal is left.
So many shops have been swallowed up at once, and they have to be re-adapted before they can be used for their own purposes.
Absorption, digestion and internal integration begin in an orderly manner.
With the previous experience of taking over stores owned by distinguished people in the capital, I am already familiar with these tasks.
This is not to say that as soon as these shops were returned to Yang Ji, those employees became employees of the Yang family.
The two parties still had a cooperative relationship.
It's just that those outside the team lost some of their autonomy, but gained a big backer, which is generally more cost-effective.
The shopkeepers in these shops don't have any amazing talents or hidden masters in the market, but those who can do business on the dock are not too stupid.
With rules and regulations, reward and punishment mechanisms for incentives, and some training, you can meet daily work requirements.
After all, Yang Ji is not a place that places high requirements on the abilities of its staff.
Yang Chengzu doesn't want to train his own team, so there is no need to set a high standard for them.
It is enough if it is similar to those working in the same industry in this era.
For the shopkeepers, Yang Ji's treatment was much better than that of his former boss.
After the merger, there was no deliberate effort to embarrass others or attack old employees, so this group of people had no objections to changing the company.
He also actively cooperated with Yang Ji's work, and the running-in went very smoothly.
After taking over these shop houses, in addition to fixed assets and warehouse inventory, the most important gains are contacts and information.
For example, although Xue Lan, the head of the Xue family, can only be regarded as a second-rate maritime businessman in Ningbo, he has really gone abroad and done foreign trade business.
He has a certain understanding of overseas situations, including surrounding pirates and Japanese pirates, and he also has some connections.
He also had an incomplete nautical chart in his hand.
Although the marks on it were vague and the route was ordinary, it was always a good thing to start from scratch.
Xue Lan already knew about the relationship between her sister and General Yang, but he was cowardly and realistic, and it was impossible for him to come out and say that he should be a woman and not cover things up overnight.
On the contrary, he hopes to use this relationship to make the Xue family's business take a step forward and work more diligently.
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He was willing to hand over the two broken ships he had that could go to sea to help Yang Ji engage in maritime trade.
However, his ship was hit by a storm last year and was severely damaged.
Without systematic repairs, it would not be able to go to sea.
He is not very afraid of Japanese pirates.
According to him, those pirates are actually not that scary.
They occupy a route and collect taxes from passing ships.
As long as they are willing to pay it, it will be fine and a section of the route can be guaranteed to be safe.
If you think your force is too strong, you don't have to surrender, and then everyone will fight.
Listening to the model he mentioned, Yang Chengzu also had some thoughts in his mind.
Maritime merchants were not against paying taxes, but against paying taxes to the court.
In the final analysis, the imperial navy is still not good enough, and it has nothing to do with those who don't pay taxes.
If it can be done to sink anyone who doesn't pay taxes, taxation on the sea will not be a problem.
This issue is something that can only be done in the future.
Now it is just an idea at best and cannot be implemented.
However, the information sent from Jingli in front of him aroused his interest even more.
Although people have left the capital, it does not mean that they are blinded by earplugs.
The situation in the capital is still constantly sent to them.
The channels include the ships from the Cao Gang, some of his confidants, and the men and horses in the hands of Princess Yongshou.
The letter in front of me is from Princess Yongshou.
In order to avoid leaks, the letter does not have a beginning or signature.
The first few pages of the content are full of longing, and there are even some bold and explicit love words.
It's hard to imagine that a golden princess would write these words in a letter, which made Yang Chengzu feel passionate and wanted to fly back to the capital.
Another news is the recent changes in Beijing.
Due to Yang Tinghe's suppression of Jinyiwei and Zhu Chen's inability, the entire Jinyiwei laid off a total of more than 170,000 people around the Spring Festival.
This includes not only people from various guards, but also children of meritorious officials, descendants of ministers, and remnants of craftsmen and soldiers under the jurisdiction of Nanzhen Fusi, etc.
Suddenly, the capital was in an uproar.
Some of these laid-off people never went to the guardhouse on weekdays, and could not find anyone except for pay.
But when they suddenly couldn't get their pay, they started to make trouble, and even the Jinyi Yamen was smashed once.
Later, they went to make trouble outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.
By the time this letter was sent, there were already people with sharp knives in their arms, following Yang Ting and the ceremonial guards on their way up and down the court.
They may not really have the courage to commit an assassination, but the dignified chief minister cannot really be plotted against.
Jiajing even sent a team of 100 guards to follow Yang Ting and go up and down the court to ensure his safety.
But Yang Chengzuli smiled slightly: Wanzai's scheming is getting better and better.
This guard group is telling all the abolished Jin Yiwei that your jobs were broken by Yang Tinghe and have nothing to do with me.
He read the letter over and over again, then put it to his nose and smelled it.
Unfortunately, Yongshou was cautious and did not leave any scent.
Putting the letter on the table, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
It was estimated that when he wrote the letter, the emperor was already preparing to restore the imperial guard system.
Over and over again, Tiqi's heart will be restored to its full glory
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