The rise of the prince

Chapter 336 The New Phase of the Palace

At the end of June, on the second floor of the Tingyu Building, the building was brightly lit, and outside the building was pouring rain, with strong wind and thunder.

Great merchants from all over Jingguo gathered here, and while drinking wine and wine, everyone had different expressions, happy, jealous, hesitant, doubtful, no matter how much they pretended, they would always miss some clues.

Shiyu is responsible for the preparation of this banquet. It is said to be a banquet, but it is actually a gathering of the chamber of commerce.

This banquet was hosted by all major merchants that do business with the Palace. As the business of the Palace continued to expand and its influence grew, more and more merchants joined in and became members of the partners of the Palace.

Although the palace doesn't say it's a big business now, many businessmen know that the largest business in Beijing is Prince Xiao's Mansion.It's just that many people don't like the status of businessmen as scholars, farmers, businessmen, so they don't say it clearly, for fear of offending the palace.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Shiyu started to talk about business. She and Li Xingzhou learned a lot in bed, but occasionally they were a little serious when he calmed down.

For example, when people are full, their attention will be distracted. When talking, it is easy to speak from the second to the main. When bidding, you must grasp the anchor point first. These things allow poetry to take the initiative in every chamber of commerce.

This time the chamber of commerce is mainly another request from the Wangfu, that is: merchants who continue to do perfume and general wine business with the Wangfu, from next month, the wholesale goods of the Wangfu, as long as they go by water, must be delivered by the Wangfu. , the freight is paid by the merchant himself.

That is to say, apart from the money paid for the purchase by Wang Fu, there is also the need to pay for the shipping fee. As a reward, Wang Fu will "deliver the goods to your door".

All of a sudden, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Many businessmen were dissatisfied and spoke up. After all, this is equivalent to the overlord clause. Among them, the Huai family in Guazhou and the Shen family in Jiangzhou spoke the most. Because Guazhou and Jiangzhou are close to Dajiang, these big merchants naturally have their own Boat.

But until Shiyu slightly raised his hand, signaling to everyone to be calm, then picked up a pen, wrote down the shipping fee quoted by Wangfu, and handed it to everyone, all of a sudden, most of the merchants were quiet, because the quotation from Wangfu was too low!

Shiyu smiled and looked at the expressions of these people's jaws that were about to drop to the ground. She was in a good mood, and at the same time, she was sure of victory.

Can't help but think of Qiu'er, the first batch of large ships in the Wangfu, the prince named it "Dingnan Class", which means the model that determines the victory of the South, although I don't understand what the Dingnan Class means, but he should have someone to say so reason.

Dingnan No. [-] ship was named "Qi Rui Ship", and Ding Nan No. [-] ship was named "Qi Fang Ship". The prince said that the world would not remember their contributions, so they commemorated the names of the two large ships.

Except for Qirui and Qifang, the other two ships, Dingnan No. [-] and Dingnan No. [-], will also be launched in mid-July, and Dingnan No. [-] and Dingnan No. [-] will be launched in mid-August.

In this way, the six large ships of the Wangfu, with their fast speed and terrifying capacity, are not a problem at all.

The most important thing is to use this as an opportunity to slowly get involved in the water transportation business across the country, and then use the advantage of the royal ship to defeat the opponent, and finally master the entire shipping industry.
In fact, these guys have thought of it a long time ago, so he builds ships, wholesales general brewed perfumes, cooperates with major merchants, and even goes south to clear the waterways. Everything seems to be in order.

But Shiyu realized that he was always belatedly aware. He said one step, and he thought about one step, took one step, and followed one step, until now he looks so unbelievable.
In fact, Li Xingzhou had already thought about the overall situation, far-reaching thoughts, and huge plans. Thinking about how short-sighted and ignorant he was back then, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Back to thinking, the faces of many big businessmen have changed. After all, the lower shipping costs save what they earn.

Poetry naturally doesn't care, "You don't need to care, everyone is talking about business, everyone has their own opinions, if I didn't agree at first."

"Poetry girl Gao Yi!"

"I was waiting impatiently and misunderstood the girl."

"The girl is right, but I am being unreasonable and reckless."

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Poetry gives the steps, and many big businessmen naturally go down the slope.

There are a few big merchants with boats at home who still want to open their mouths, such as the Huai family in Guazhou and the Shen family in Jiangzhou. Seeing that the situation is one-sided, they dare not open their mouths, because once they do, the business with the Wangfu may really be impossible. up.

If it is beneficial to most people, then no one will stand on the side of a small number of them who are losing money. They all understand this truth.

Afterwards, the atmosphere of the banquet was lively, people often came out to flatter the palace, everyone was talking and laughing, and the girl from Fumenglou came to sing. It was a joyful moment, and the tense atmosphere before was no longer there.

Shiyu took a sip, the spiciness made her frown, and then quietly exited the banquet with the corners of her mouth slightly upturned. She liked the feeling that everything was under control.

Starting today, the era of shipping belonging to the Wangfu has officially kicked off.

That night, after Shiyu talked to Li Xingzhou about the chamber of commerce in bed, Li Xingzhou became wild with joy, because it meant that the palace officially changed from doing business in the capital to doing business in the whole country.

Arguing that she must be rewarded well, Shiyu was in a hurry, wanting to take advantage and find such a shameless reason, but he didn't stop him after all.

At night, there was a strong storm, and the water flowing from the eaves was like a stream, crashing and falling on the small courtyard, and the branches and leaves of the trees made loud noises, which happened to provide cover for the two dogs and men.

Qiu'er, Yue'er, and Gillian all live downstairs, and the two of them are burning firewood. With the cover of the wind and rain, they don't have many conveniences, so they don't have to hide.

The summer night was already sweltering, Li Xingzhou carried her directly to the window, Shiyu shyly resisted, but the resistance was ineffective, the small courtyard was pitch black, the wind and rain were loud, and the shame-occupied Shiyu blushed, followed by Shock bit his shoulder tightly, trying not to make a loud noise.

Days of torrential rain at the end of summer turned Kaiyuan into a land of swamps. With such heavy rain, almost no one could go out.

Several streets in the west of Kaiyuan City were even flooded. The streets were full of urine and filth. The sewage and garbage in the sewers were all washed to the ground with the rain.

The west of the city is a civilian residential area with a large population. Kaiyuan has been an ancient city for hundreds of years, and the underground drainage system has long been decayed. It exploded.

However, most of the people in the west of the city are ordinary people. Even if they told the government many times, they didn't pay much attention. Once the rainy season came in the past, after days of rain, the west of the city was like a hell on earth. Passers-by covered their noses, and local residents dared not go out.

Li Xingzhou can't go out, so he can only do some grown-up things at home with the poetic and crooked, and tell stories to a few little girls. Of course, the stories are just about the big talk ghosts in "Journey to the West" or "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" s story.

(End of this chapter)