1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 530
December 1644, 12, Daming, Guangzhou.

On Tuesday, Gui, the head of Qi State in Guangzhou, met a long-lost old acquaintance, Zhou Yingping, his former boss, in the big warehouse in Hanzhou.

Looking at the old club with a vicissitudes of life, Tuesday Gui hardly dared to recognize him. He was less than forty years old, but he already showed an old look. There was a deep scar on the left cheek and his hair was a little bit scattered.

"Hehe..., a few years ago, I encountered a rout in Huai'an and was hacked. Fortunately, I didn't hurt my life. It's a fluke, a fluke!" Zhou Yingping touched the scar on his cheek with his left hand, and smiled wryly, "This The war is in chaos, not to mention that business is not easy to do, even life is sometimes difficult to save."

"Old club, aren't you running on the sea? Now, you are..." Tuesday Gui asked cautiously.

"Ergui, don't call me my boss anymore." Zhou Yingping smiled and said, "Seven or eight years ago, I gave your body deed to the chieftain Cao (Cao Xiong), and you have already been that boss." Hanzhou people."

"Our Hanzhou has established a national system, and now it is called the Qi State. The king is the chief civil affairs officer of our Hanzhou in the past..."

"I know about this." Zhou Yingping nodded, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, "Unexpectedly, a...promising young man in the past has become the king of a country....The world is unpredictable!"

"My family's Wang Shang is very wise and wise, and now he is taking care of our Qi country in a prosperous way." Tuesday Gui cupped his hands towards the south and said sincerely.

"Ten years ago, I saw that Qi Tian was an extraordinary person." Zhou Yingping continued.

"Old club, please keep your mouth shut when talking about my king," Zhou Tugui looked around and reminded.

"Oh?" Zhou Yingping was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that the young man who smiled harmlessly to humans and animals was now the Lord of Hanzhou and the King of Qi. Gui arched his hands to show his regret.

"Old owner, but have you encountered difficulties in Guangzhou?" After a long exchange of pleasantries, Tuesday Gui became a little impatient, and several managers and black-clothed guards in the warehouse asked him to go to the backyard to discuss how to transfer the tens of thousands of people in Foshan. Blacksmiths and artisans brought some to Guangzhou, and then shipped them back to Hanzhou.

Recently, I heard that the Zheng family in Fujian has begun to organize the transfer of blacksmiths from Foshan to Quanzhou, Taiwan and Luzon. It is obviously preparing for the future changes in the mainland.Well, if Hanzhou doesn't take this opportunity to follow the Zheng family and seize the time to recruit a large number of blacksmiths and other craftsmen, then the work of Hanzhou warehouse will be too dereliction of duty.

Don’t you see, the representatives of the Qi State and the black guards stationed in Nanjing have used all means to rob the Zheng family of all kinds of craftsmen in the Longjiang shipyard, and compete for weavers and silk workers in Songjiang. If Guangzhou is a little slower , that would probably allow the Zheng family to take the lead and kidnap everyone.

The situation in the south is completely different from that in the north. After the establishment of the Hongguang court in Nanjing, the situation in the whole south is relatively stable. It is not blatant to get some craftsmen and entertainers, but they can only operate secretly, promising money, land and houses, plus years of immigration from Hanzhou It has a good reputation and has collected many useful craftsmen and craftsmen.

In the north, the entire order has been completely disrupted. The marines sent by the Qi State directly packed and shipped away all the craftsmen, entertainers, scholars and other skilled people from one prefecture and one county during the battle against Jiannu. There is no hindrance or restriction at all.

A considerable part of the immigrants collected in the Land of Denglai turned out to be complete families, and the ratio of men to women increased to nearly 1:1 for the first time last year.This result satisfied the local immigration officials in Hanzhou and various immigration receiving places.Nima, for the many bachelors in this area to marry their wives every year, the chief officials of each area rack their brains and urge the Ministry of Immigration and Trade countless times, whether it is robbing Annan, North Korea, or sweeping Timor Island, Weiyuan Island, or from Southeast Asia, Japan, or even India, Persia to trade, get more women back quickly.

Think about the 10,000+ population of the entire Qi State, and adult males account for more than 1%. Many of them have immigrated to the mainland for four or five years, but they have not found a daughter-in-law to start a family. This is a big hidden danger to the stability of the entire society.Therefore, for the ratio of male to female in the immigrant population to be raised to a ratio close to 1:[-], the local people of Hanzhou are very happy to see the result.

"Maritime trade is not easy!" Zhou Yingping sighed and said, "In the past, the Zheng family's ships monopolized the maritime trade of Japan, North Korea, and some Annan, Cambodia and other places. But with the expansion of the Zheng family's maritime power, , and now controls more than half of the entire Nanyang region, even distant Ceylon, Burma and India. Without the Zheng Jiahaiwang Banner, it is difficult for many maritime merchants in our Ming Dynasty to enter the sea."

"A few months ago, in order to save some money, I took the risk of not buying the Zhengjia Haiwang Banner, so I took a boat trip to Nanyang with a few partners. When I returned to the Chaozhou waters in Guangdong, this... this was accidentally captured. The Zheng family patrolling fleet intercepted, and the cargo was detained by the Zheng family. If only the cargo was seized, it would be fine, we can only consider ourselves unlucky. But..., but the Zheng family also took your 17-year-old nephew on board The son also withheld it. He declared that he would redeem him with 10 taels of silver, and the time limit was two months. Otherwise, he would be sunk into the sea to feed the fish."

"Ergui, oh, no! Shopkeeper Zhou, I heard that you Hanzhou and the Zheng family have a good relationship, can you help me talk to Xiang Yier and let my child back. 10 taels of silver is really too much! These Over the past few years, there have been natural disasters and man-made disasters, and business has been difficult. Over the past few years, the family has not only failed to save much silver taels, but also lost a lot. If the Zheng family wants 2 taels of silver, they can barely make it together. Take it out. But that 10 taels of silver really cost me my life! Shopkeeper Zhou, just for the sake of the past, help me..."

Seeing Zhou Yingping talking with snot and tears on Tuesday, Gui shuddered in his heart.If Zhou Yingping and Hanzhou hadn't repeated things back then, how could they have ended up in such a situation.Relying on the prestige of the Qi State, he made good friends with the Zheng family, and made things flourish in Fujian, Guangdong and other places.After the establishment of the Hongguang Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong was conferred the title of Nan'anbo, which was even more powerful than before, and it provided great convenience for Hanzhou warehouse trading and population collection.

Time, fate!
"The old club doesn't need to be like this." Tuesday Gui softly persuaded: "If the Zheng family really detains my nephew, as long as no one is hurt, everything is easy to talk about. I will send a confidential person to follow you to Quanzhou for a while. Hey, bring my nephew back. How do you like it?"

"To meet Zheng Zhilong, you don't need to go there yourself?" Zhou Yingping asked cautiously.

"Detaining your cargo and tying up your child is most likely done by a patrolling officer under the Zheng family in private. Nan'an Bo will certainly not know about it." Tuesday Gui said with a smile: "I will send someone to accompany you to Quanzhou, Find them General Zheng (Zheng) of Quanzhou, or Chen Hui, the deputy commander. This matter should be properly resolved. In the future, if you want to go out to sea again, you can report to the outside world for our merchant ships of Qi State and fly our national flag, Zheng Whether it’s a family or a Dutchman, give us some face.”

Zhou Yingping was a little panicked when he heard the words. After nearly ten years of development, this Hanzhou could already be on an equal footing with Zheng Jiaping?
"Actually, the products produced in my country of Qi can be sold for some money in the Daming and Nanyang regions. If the old owner is willing, he can directly get the goods from the Hanzhou warehouse. With the friendship between you and me, I will naturally give you a discount Discount." Tuesday Gui said with a smile: "The price paid can be money, materials, or even useful craftsmen and entertainers."

"Hanzhou still needs a lot of Dingkou?" Zhou Yingping asked: "If people are transported directly to the mainland of Hanzhou, maybe they can exchange for some money or some commodities needed by the market?"

"Ordinary Dingkou will naturally be transported by our Qi State immigrant fleet. If young women, craftsmen, entertainers, and a large number of skilled immigrants are transported to Hanzhou, they will definitely be able to exchange for some money." Tuesday Gui said: "Actually, for some For money, why don’t you buy more various industrial products produced in Qi, such as glazed mirrors, sugar, honey wine, canned food, as well as cloth, wool spinning, leather goods, etc. These products, whether in Daming or Nanyang, are It can make a lot of money.”

"Thank you, Master Zhou!" Zhou Yingping said gratefully, cupping his hands.

"Old boss, I remember that your father-in-law owned several kilns in Jingde, Fuliang County (now Fuliang County, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province). They used to make pots for the palace, but are they still in business now?" Tuesday Gui suddenly thought What, he asked.

"The north is chaotic, and there are many soldiers and towns in the Jianghuai area, and there is no place to sell the fired porcelain. The two kilns that Yue Zhang belongs to have stopped for more than a year." Zhou Yingping sighed.

"Can you send people to Jingde, Fuliang, and bring some of the porcelain craftsmen there to Hanzhou?" Zhou Zhougui said, "Porcelain is very popular in the West, and the profits are huge. If the old company can transport a group of porcelain craftsmen, together with If the craft formula is obtained in the mainland of Hanzhou, it will definitely make my king happy."

"It's easy!" Zhou Yingping promised generously, "When I bring the children back from Quanzhou, I will return to Huai'an first, and then to Jiangxi, and I will recruit some porcelain makers for your Hanzhou!"

(End of this chapter)