A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, my father took a boat to Qinzhou.
The old man was in good spirits, got off the boat and looked left and right at the port, and was amazed by Li Chao who came to greet him.
"It is said that Qinzhou Port rose overnight, and it is spread like a myth, saying that you will gather sand into a tower, scatter beans into soldiers, and there are paper-cutting people as laborers to help build the city."
Li Chao laughed, "If you really have this ability, it's good." ” There happened to be several slave ships in the port, and a team of Kunlun slaves disembarked wearing ankle chains.
"Scattering beans into soldiers, in fact, it should be these Kunlun slaves," Dad asked.
"The port of Qinzhou was built so quickly, and these people also contributed a lot."
Daddy looked at these people carefully, "It seems to be a little different from the previous Kunlun slaves."
"Dad, in the past, those Kunlun slaves in Chang'an were mainly from the islands of the South Seas and Tianzhu and other places, but now these Kunlun slaves, they come from the Persian Gulf, from the continent south of Persia.
These people are darker, more tame, and more physically fit. ” Daddy was very satisfied.
"Can you get me a few thousand?"
"Thousands" Li Chao was also surprised when he heard it.
Daddy's territory is not very big, it costs thousands at once, which is a lot.
"Shangluo Ling is more lively now."
Daddy is more low-key.
Shangluoling's positioning was an important mutual market point with Xi Qi, which was outside the Great Wall, but close to Hebei Youji, and not far from Yingzhou in western Liaoning.
There is also the advantage of river transportation, and it is more convenient for logistics and transportation to enter and exit.
At the same time, the father is still very trustworthy in trading with the barbarians, and the security of Shangluo is also good, so everyone is willing to trade.
Dad listened to Li Chao again, not only to develop the market, but also to do processing and manufacturing, Shangluo has now become a handicraft commodity production town, a large number of handicraft daily necessities are produced here, and then sold wholesale to the north of Fanbu.
At the same time, the furs and livestock purchased in the market are also processed here, and the scale of leather, wool spinning, and even jerky, milk powder, canned food, etc., is not small.
Dad is still mining and cultivating in the territory, which is completely according to Li Chao's original plan, and now it is developing rapidly, but the manpower can't keep up.
It takes a lot of people to engage in handicraft manufacturing, and people are needed for mining.
In fact, ordinary people should be satisfied with the development of Shangluo Ling now.
There is still less money to be said every day, it is simply flowing gold and silver, but Dad is making money very actively now.
"Qi Niang is pregnant again, and your aunt is also there."
Daddy laughed.
"Dad, you have a concubine" Dad nodded a little embarrassedly, taking a concubine is what Qi Niang means.
Dad is also a dignified prince, and there is such a big fiefdom, and now his life is prosperous, just a wife, and the rumors outside are not good.
After Qi Niang became pregnant, she took the initiative to take two concubines for her father.
Dad originally refused, but Qi Niang persuaded him and accepted it.
"Congratulations Dad, why didn't you send me a letter to inform me, I can send a congratulatory gift."
Dad glared at Li Chao, "It's not a big deal." ” It's really not a big deal to take a concubine, and he doesn't accept the daughter of a big family, Qi Niang chose for him the daughter of two merchants, and the business in Shangluo is not small, the family is rich but the status is not high, they have always wanted to make a father.
This marriage can be regarded as beneficial to the territory.
Dad is really rejuvenating the second spring now, there is a young son who is only a few years old at home, and now his wife and concubine are pregnant again, Dad heard that Li Chao is prosperous here, so he went south to buy some slaves to go back, and by the way, he came here to invest some money to buy some industries.
The territory will be inherited by Li Yue in the future, no matter whether the two people who are pregnant now are men or women, Dad will always have to buy some properties for them.
After Li Chao heard this, he just smiled.
Dad still has a more traditional ideological concept, and his health is fine, so he wants to buy more properties for his children.
"There are indeed slaves to buy here, in fact, Dad, you only need to send a letter, and I will do it all for you."
Nowadays, Qinzhou has become the largest slave trading center in the Tang Dynasty, every day slave ships come from the sea, and then call at the port in Qinzhou, there is a special slave trading house in Dongcheng District, a large number of slaves are auctioned and traded here every day.
Merchants from all over the country rushed to photograph the slaves and then hurriedly loaded them on ships and transported them away.
The reason why Qinzhou can be so popular is mainly because of many policies issued by Li Chao.
Qinzhou is currently the only place where slave ships are exempt from customs duties and slave trade, and it is a new large port from the southern sea that makes it a hot slave market.
Even the Nanyang Company is now involved in this booming trade, with a special fleet of ships to transport slaves.
"Dad, if you want to buy some property here, I suggest you build a port directly."
"It takes a lot of money to build a port."
"In fact, there is not much money, and choosing a good seaport does not need to be built in one step, little by little.
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You don't even have to worry about it, you can leave the construction aspect to a specialized construction company. ” Li Kee Qian Zhuang and Li Kee Construction, as well as the newly established Li Kee Shipping, and several other businesses, are now specially providing one-stop services for those old fortunes who come to Lingnan to invest.
All they need to do is provide a start-up capital, and then Lee Kee will give them a loan, and Lee Kee Construction Lee Kee Shipping can start designing and building for them after getting the first fund, whether it is a manor or a small castle or a port or a wharf.
Even the follow-up can be advanced, and after the construction is completed, it does not have to be paid in one go, and it can be paid in installments.
This kind of model is not seen in the Central Plains, because the development of Lingnan is now hot, and you can make money by investing casually.
For example, if you build a planting estate or a port or business town, you are not afraid that you will not be able to return to your capital.
Of course, Li Kee's business model actually doesn't have to worry about losing money.
Because although only a sum of money was obtained, it was guaranteed by an industrial mortgage, and those who could come to Lingnan to invest a large amount of money were all nobles and powerful people in the Central Plains.
Once the investment really fails, Li Kee will not lose.
And they earned, and Li Ji also earned the construction fee and loan interest.
Li Kee does not do it directly, in fact, it also means to share risks.
Only when everyone participates can we really catch fire.
Li Chao chose a location for his father, in Fangchenggang, not far southwest of Qinzhou Port.
In later generations, Fangchenggang is one of the more than 20 best seaports along the coast of China, and it is a natural excellent deep-water port.
It is the southwesternmost port in China.
But at the moment it's just a fishing village.
But there is an advantage of being close to the port of Qinzhou, which can radiate over.
The port does not necessarily have to start with such a large investment as Qinzhou, you can take your time and start with a small port and small business town.
"Let's go back and see."
Daddy was a little moved.
Back from the pier, Binh Duong came to meet you.
She bent down and saluted and called out to Daddy, who responded a little unnaturally.
For lunch, I also cooked it myself in Binh Duong, and I made eight dishes, and my cooking skills were okay.
Dad ate a few words of admiration, and Pingyang was full of smiles.
After the meal, the prince came over.
"Teacher, the old general is here, why don't you tell me."
The prince complained that Li Chao did not inform him.
He was also quite close to his father, although when he first met the old iron gun, he was a little frightened by his one-eyed.
Cheng Qian chatted with the old iron gun for a while, and they were very happy.
The old iron gun went to rest, and Li Chao and Cheng Qian talked while walking.
"Your Highness, the Xian family is about to make a move, and it is estimated that it will be in the next two days."
"Didn't they take this path after all," Cheng Qian sighed.
He knew that Li Chao had been waiting for the Xian family to make a move, and he was waiting for the net, this was a trap, and the Feng family was looking for death if he did it.
"We can control the situation" "Absolutely."
Gaozhou, under Yunkai Mountain, by the Maoming River.
In the Feng family's castle, all branches came.
Preparations are not long, and the mobilization of troops is now.
"Tang Ting is so aggressive, we have to counter" "It's the other way around" On August 13, the Xian clan of Gaozhou raised an army to rebel, and some people in Gaozhou City responded to the alliance, and they captured Gaozhou.
When the news reached Qinzhou, Feng Ang immediately met with Cheng Qian and Li Chao and asked to go to Gaozhou to persuade the Xian family to surrender.
"Feng Tingshi, your loyal heart, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and a certain are deeply moved.
Very good, the envoy will now appoint you as a pacification envoy and go to Gaozhou to persuade you to surrender. ” Li unexpectedly agreed to Feng An's request, and even asked several of Feng An's sons and his uncles to accompany him to Gaozhou to persuade him to surrender.
"Rescue is like fighting fire, and the lower official asked to set off for Gaozhou today."
Feng Ang's heart was excited, and he asked again.
"Okay."
Li Chao also agreed again.
"The next official retires," Feng Ang bowed and retreated.
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Guangxi Xuanfu said urgently, "King Yue, the Xian family can take Gaozhou with troops, it must be the Feng family who has done the internal response."
At this time, you must not let Feng Ang return to Gaozhou, this is the return of the tiger to the mountain."
Li Chao smiled and said, "No, I want to capture the old people, but now it's just the Xian family, even if we send troops to pacify the Xian family, we can't do anything with the Feng family."
But we all know that this rebellion was instigated by the Feng family behind the scenes, and if the Feng family does not get rid of it, Lingnan will be restless for a day, and they want to capture it. ” "But if you let Feng Ang go, can you still catch it?"
Li Chao smiled slightly, of course he can.
He spoke, "Feng Ang can't escape from the palm of my hand. ” As soon as Feng Ang returned home, he immediately summoned his uncles, fathers and nephews at home and told them to pack up and leave now.
"I'll leave right away, nothing else."
The moment the horse came out of Qinzhou Yacheng, Feng Ang suddenly felt a refreshing feeling that the tiger was out of the cage.
Fast horses galloped for a day.
It didn't stop until dark.
In front of a city, a team of men and horses galloped out.
"The one who came before is Feng Tingshi" Feng Ang was vigilant in his heart, "A certain is Feng An" "Feng Tingshi, the king of Yue has an order, please Feng Zhijun return to Qinzhou immediately" The messenger took out the warrant.
Feng An's face was extremely gloomy, he was silent for a while, and shook his head.
"No, the crown prince and the king of Yue appointed me as the pacification envoy of Gaozhou and sent me to Gaozhou."
"Feng Tingshi, King Yue now orders you to return to Qinzhou immediately" "No" Feng Ang shook his head and resolutely spit out the word no. t1706231537: