Ji Congliang returned to the Shanghai Post House, and as soon as he sat down, his entourage came to report, "Long envoy, there is a visit from the Merchants Mansion." ”Ji Congliang couldn't help frowning slightly, "What is the Merchants Mansion Newspaper?"
”"Say it's from the Ministry of Rites, let them come over and give you an interview, and it will be published in the newspaper tomorrow."
The entourage is also not clear.I heard that it was asked by the Ministry of Rites, Ji Congliang could only tidy up his clothes, and then asked his entourage to invite someone in.After a while, I saw two Confucian students brought in by the entourage, and the two of them saluted each other and said with a smile: "This is the envoy of Ji Chang!"
Xu Hai, a contemptible person, came today to learn some things about the Xincheng Domain in Dongzhou from the envoy Ji, and asked the envoy to tell him carefully. ”"It is arranged by the imperial court, and Yu Zidang should cooperate."
Li Congliang returned the salute, and then invited the two to sit down.After taking a seat, after serving refreshments, Xu Hai began to ask, Ji Congliang complained, and another Confucian student quickly recorded.When Ji Congliang told them about the hardships of survival after they arrived in Dongzhou, Xu Hai listened for a while, but interrupted: "Let's ask the envoy to tell me how to discover the gold mine, how to mine it, and how the products of Dongzhou are abundant." ”Ji Congliang could only talk about the gold mine, but when it came to Xiyi's robbery of the gold mine, most of the miners died, and the killing and skinning of people, Xu Hai stopped it again.In the end, Ji Congliang also understood, so he specially picked it up and said that it took an hour before Xu Hai got up satisfied and said goodbye."
Ji Chang is resting, these days, I will conduct a follow-up report on you in the next day."
Xu Hai arched his hand, then said goodbye and left the post house.Ji Congliang breathed a sigh of relief, and was just about to take a break to send off Xu Hai's entourage, and then came back to report: "The chief envoy, the shopkeeper of Daming Bank, came to pay a visit." ”Ji Congliang could only cheer up, "Please come in." ”Not much, a shopkeeper in a brocade robe led more than a dozen bookkeepers in."
Ji Chang Envoy, in the Lower Daming Bank, the shopkeeper of the Shanghai branch.I came here today to help Ji Chang's envoy exchange gold for silver dollars for tomorrow's settlement. ”The shopkeeper explained.Ming commercial development, in recent years, has established a preliminary and perfect financial system, but also completed the unification of currency, whether it is overseas trade or domestic commerce, must be settled by "Zhao Datou", and gradually form a standard.The silver accounts, money banks, and banks in all parts of the Jiangnan make a lot of money just by exchanging money and making settlements.Ji Congliang remembered that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty only accepted "Zhao Datou", so he hurriedly said: "This is really hard." ”Generally speaking, it is the merchant who goes to the money bank to exchange, but a shipload of gold is not a small amount, and the silver number is rushing to exchange, so the door-to-door service should also be.At the moment, there was no need for Ji Congliang to personally send the gold to the silver number for exchange, and sent his subordinates to weigh the gold with the silver account office.At this time, with Zhao Ming's instructions, the government carried out propaganda, and the merchants and people from all over the south of the Yangtze River heard the news that someone had discovered gold mines in Dongzhou and made a fortune.Several newspapers controlled by the imperial court published the story of Zhang Yida, who went to Dongzhou from a grass man to become the lord of the new city domain, claimed the king and hegemony in a foreign land, and promoted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty overseas.However, over the years, many trading companies and families in Jiangnan have also carried out overseas colonization, and they understand what it is like to truly colonize abroad, and there is absolutely no newspaper saying that it is easy, as if they can pick up money.Many of them could not bear the hardships of not being able to open up, as well as the climate of the South Seas, and finally gave up and returned to the Ming Dynasty.After all, merchants and clans were very easy to make money in the Ming Dynasty, and they were not very willing to make that kind of money, so there were not many successful colonizations.At this time, seeing the overwhelming propaganda of the imperial court, those who had colonial experience did not believe it at all, but they still participated in the commodity procurement conference held by the imperial court for the new city domain.In Shanghai County, in the venue rented by the Municipal Shipping Division, businessmen gathered, all of whom came to display their own samples.In order to facilitate maritime transactions, the city has held such an exhibition every year, but this is the first time that it has been held for one company.At this time, Ji Congliang, accompanied by the officials of the Li Fan Yuan, entered the venue.The businessmen couldn't help but discuss, "Actually accompanied by Director Chen of the Li Domain, it seems that the rumors are true!"
”"That's not necessarily, the key is to see if you can come up with real money.""
Yes, didn't he dig up a gold mine?"
At this time, Ji Congliang walked to the counter of a cotton cloth merchant, and the merchant hurriedly introduced: "This is the cotton cloth produced by Jianghuai Cotton Spinning, which is divided into three products, three yuan for the upper grade, two yuan for the middle grade, and one yuan for the lower grade." ”Dongzhou lacks everything, many people, clothes are worn out, can only wear fur and feathers, cotton cloth is economical, they can't wear it themselves, and they can also trade with the local tribes who are good, which is exactly what Dongzhou needs."
Downgrade, I want 200,000 horses!"
Ji Congliang waved his hand arrogantly and directly auctioned a silver ticket of 200,000 yuan.The merchant was slightly stunned, and said a little embarrassed: "You don't want to pay back?"
For such a large order, it is possible to negotiate the price.And it is usually a deposit in advance. ”Ji Congliang waved his hand, looking like he had a lot of money, left his subordinates to sign the contract, and strode to the counter next to him.The merchant in front of the counter is already stupid, he has been in business for decades, and he has never seen such a lord.The merchant couldn't help but squirm in his throat, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and before he could open his mouth, he heard Ji Congliang point to a few pieces of porcelain and say, "This, this, and this, 10,000 pieces of each!"
”"Uncle Haole!"
The businessman almost knelt down to say goodbye to Ji Congnian, thinking that it was now the Ming Dynasty, so he suddenly stopped the car, and his fat face was red.Ji Congliang patted the silver ticket, not to mention how cool it felt.The surrounding businessmen were boiling when they saw this, and they rushed up one after another without waiting for Ji Congliang to come over."
Ji Chang, look at my family's tea!""
Uncle, buy my family, you are satisfied, uncle."
After a business promotion, Ji Congming spent a total of one million yuan to purchase a large number of cloth, tea, porcelain, books, as well as muskets, artillery, gunpowder, weapons, and ironware.The trading volume of one million is just a drop in the bucket compared with the total annual trade volume of the Ming Dynasty, but it still caused a great shock.This is because after the merchants saw the propaganda of the imperial newspapers, they also conducted some investigations on the details of the Xincheng Domain, a few years ago they were just a small trading company, but now they have been canonized by the imperial court, and they spend a million in one breath, and they don't bargain, and the money is blown by the wind.This made everyone in Jiangnan believe that the Xincheng Domain was so arrogant, it must have really found a gold mine.This made many businessmen, as well as unemployed people, have a yearning for Dongzhou, fantasizing that they can also dig gold mines and get rich overnight.In Yangzhou City, Zhao Ming stood by the dock, patted Li Chengdong on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "The newspaper of the Merchants Newspaper, Aiqing has read it!"
”Li Chengdong nodded, "The minister has seen it." ”A few days ago, Zhao Ming summoned Li Chengdong and wanted to seal Li Chengdong to Dongzhou, but Li Chengdong had never heard of such a place, he just thought that Zhao Ming was going to exile him, and he was busy kowtowing and begging for mercy, unwilling to go to Dongzhou to join the domain.Zhao Ming had to be appeased by good words, telling him that Dongzhou was a good place, and Li Chengdong was suspicious until he saw the report of the Imperial Court Newspaper.The government's newspaper still has to talk about credibility, and it can't be casually nonsense, so Li Chengdong believed Zhao Ming."
It's good to have seen it!"
Zhao Ming patted Li Chengdong on the shoulder and comforted: "The Lonely King still wants to ask Wu Sangui, so he won't see you off." ”(Ask for a monthly pass, recommendation, subscription, and add a book list.)There is another chapter in the evening) ()