The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 199 The First Batch of Japanese
There is a large island in the northeast of Jinzhou, which is called Guanglu Island by local people.

Before the Wanghaiguo victory last year, it was an island frequented by Japanese pirates, and it has been recovered by Jinzhou this year.

Sun Yan, the commander of the Jinzhou Guard, set up a water village in Guanglu Island, imitating the Jilin Navy and setting up the Jinzhou Navy.

The Jilin Naval Division was established in the Hongwu Dynasty as a transit point between Andongwei and Yuansanwanhufu to convey government orders and transfer supplies. The Jilin Naval Division was led by Zhuang De.

In order to repair and maintain the Jilin Navy, the imperial court set up the Jilin Shipyard, so Sun Yan also played a role in establishing the Jinzhou Shipyard in Jinzhou to maintain the Jinzhou Navy.

The general of the Jinzhou Navy was transferred from the Beiping Guard, named Deng Xing, who was originally a hundred households of the left guard of Yanshan, but he was promoted to a thousand households because of his military exploits last year.

Leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, there is a prince on the top, and Sun Yan, the commander below. His younger brother is called Deng Zhang, and he is also in charge of hundreds of households.

Three ships, flying strange flags, arrived at Guanglu Island from the direction of Japan. What's even more strange is that the ships of the Jinzhou Navy did not appear.

"XXXXXX." A Japanese man was holding the knife at his waist tightly, his face was disturbed, and it could be seen that he was more cautious.

"XXXXX." On the deck, the companion next to him, who looked a little different, said a few words of comfort.

Liu Ying couldn't help being excited. He was originally a failed sergeant who was exiled to Japan.

Both of them are losers, the difference is that Hirata Masamune, who is in exile, has a group of men in his hands, and the two hit it off and go to sea as pirates.

As a result, he was defeated in one fell swoop in Golden State, and he was ready to be beheaded. Who knew that he would turn around and have a new opportunity.

He persuaded Masamune Hirata, recruited a group of people like him, changed direction, and became Japanese bandits.

The Japanese Japanese pirates were not unwilling to plunder in Japan because of benevolence and morality, but came to Daming to plunder.

It is because Japan has just ended the Southern and Northern Dynasties, not only the people's livelihood in the country is withered, but also the population is sparse, so there is nothing to grab.

As long as it is profitable, they will not take greater risks and come to Daming with unfamiliar places to try their luck.

In the past, only people were poor in Japan, but now that people have become commodities, they naturally become profitable, and they are more confident in their work because they are familiar with the road.

On the three ships, more than [-] slaves were imprisoned, worth more than [-] taels.

"Mr. Hirata, if this transaction is successful, the profit will be small, but it will be stable, and I will discuss the price with General Ming, and persuade the other party to raise the price. The price of one tael is a bit low."

Liu Ying said seriously, the last time was to save his life, so naturally they agreed to whatever others said, there was no room for bargaining.

It's different now. If the cooperation goes well and he becomes a partner, he must consider his own interests.

With money, you can buy weapons from Jinzhou, and you can recruit more manpower, and when the time comes, you can get rid of Hirata Masamune and go it alone.

If this cycle continues, with thousands of people in my hands, wouldn't it be possible to occupy the mountains and become king in Japan.

Liu Ying thought excitedly that she had a clear future.

It can only be said that many ancient people were like this. They did not obey the concept and always wanted to stand out by themselves. This has been the case since ancient times.

After all, the princes and generals have kindness, that they can be replaced, and so on, and similar words have been passed down for thousands of years.

Even Liu Ying's descendants, the Chinese pirates who were guests in Edo in the late Ming Dynasty, even dared to have the idea of ​​​​invading Japan.

Because of the failure of these big Chinese pirates, it actually gave the junior Zheng Zhilong a chance to make a fortune.

Relying on the support of these remaining forces that escaped, Zheng Zhilong, who was still a small boss at the time, gradually became the overlord of the Eastern Sea.

The matter of the slave trade was only known to a few senior executives of the Jinzhou Guard. The commander of the Jinzhou Guard Sun Yan turned a blind eye and closed his eyes. .

The forest farm has been resettled, and after a unified castration, after a few days of recovery, all are arranged to enter the old forest to cut down trees.

Hanging alone overseas, alone, there is no news from the outside world, even most people in Jinzhou Wei don't know.

The second batch, the third batch...

Relying on the convenience of the Jinzhou shipyard, the forestry farm began to set up a fleet to deliver large timber to the three wharves in Tianjin and Denglai.

Soon, the forestry farm recruited new workers and found that there were quite a few places that could be directly reclaimed without having to work hard to cut down trees.

In just six or seven months, the forest farm has undergone tremendous changes, and achieved the fastest development speed with the smallest cost.

Beiping Prefecture.

Zhu Gaochi drank hot tea and looked at the reports in his hands. It took Zhou Shifeng two months to finally return to Peiping from Shaanxi and Shanxi.

"Qin Wang Changshi's attitude is very peaceful, but he didn't give an accurate statement from the beginning to the end, he only said that we can do it with confidence."

"Jin Wang Changshi's attitude is stricter, and the things that can be communicated are more specific, but a lot of things have been negotiated."

Zhou Shifeng has been the big shopkeeper of China Heavy Industry for many years. He has no ability to say that he will not be affected by a few words, so he values ​​Shanxi instead.

"What do you think?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

"Qin Wang Changshi has a strong desire to control. If we really plunge into it head-on, I'm afraid this person will be difficult to talk to."

"On the Jinwang Changshi side, as long as the money is sufficient, he will not interfere too much with the operation of the factory."

After listening, Zhu Gaochi recalled the several times he had met Qin Wang Changshi, and the man's behavior style in Beiping. Compared with Zhou Shifeng's speculation, the impression he got was not unreasonable.

"Then start with Shanxi, anyway, Shanxi is closer to Peiping." Compared with Shaanxi, Zhu Gaochi values ​​Shanxi more.

It's not that Shaanxi is not as important as Shanxi, but that Shanxi's coal has more advantages than Shaanxi, and it is most in line with China Heavy Industry's needs at the moment.

What's more, Zhu Gaochi didn't trust Qin Wang Changshi either, he was like a poisonous snake.

Zhou Shifeng had no objection, he thought so too.

"Meet with Gao Changfang and Wang Ren first, and discuss the development of honeycomb coal industry associations and mining associations in Shaanxi and Shanxi to come up with an executable charter."

"There are still some businessmen who want to join, here is the list, you can take a look first." Zhu Gaochi pulled out a brochure from the desk.

Zhou Shifeng bent forward and took it with both hands.

The list contained detailed information such as name, business firm, and place of origin, among which several people had been explained by Zhou Shifeng.

Juniper, a great salt merchant in the south, and the three brothers Ding Yingyong, a Huizhou merchant, etc.

"These people have a lot of money. The bulk commodity trading center we built has not been completed yet, and it has been covered by these people."

Zhu Gaochi sighed.

Although these merchants can make great profits if the distribution center he established is successful, but the business should not be viewed from one side only.

It is precisely because of the participation of these businessmen that the success of the bulk commodity trading center he runs can be guaranteed.

He and the merchants are not enemies, so we can't suppress the merchants just to be hostile to the merchants.

It is obvious that cooperation is beneficial to both, but because of inexplicable displeasure and feeling that one has a high status, one chooses to suppress the other party, which is harmful to others. This kind of behavior has been seen more and more in later generations.

He looked down on the street vendors, and when he passed by at night, he had to take a few oranges from other people's boxes, eat half of them and throw the half away, just to show his status.

After reading the list, Zhou Shifeng asked, "Which aspect can we cooperate with?"

"Mining areas, briquette and other industries can cooperate, but steam engine factories, coke refineries, iron factories, etc. cannot cooperate."

Zhou Shifeng understood that it was similar to the model in Peking, so there was no doubt.

on the railway.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and asked Li Biao, "You have been working with us for almost a year, do you have any ideas?"

The little prince didn't behave very well. Li Biao was sitting on the chair next to the aisle. He suddenly heard the little prince's question and couldn't react.

Afterwards, a surge of excitement rose in his heart, and he tried to maintain his composure, but Li Biao said, "This subordinate still wants to stay by the little prince's side."

This answer surprised Zhu Gaochi.

The size of China Heavy Industry is not what it used to be. He thought that Li Biao would want to let it out, and asked curiously: "Why?"

Li Biao did not boast, and said bluntly: "I still have a lot to learn, and I deeply feel that I am not capable enough. I can learn a lot from the side of the young prince."

"That's fine." Zhu Gaochi was very satisfied with Li Biao's answer, so he dismissed his thoughts and agreed: "Only by taking advantage of the good time to learn more things can we go further in the future."

With the approval of the little prince, Li Biao felt more and more that his choice was right.

Because of Zhu Di's resoluteness, the railway was not built into Beiping City.

Get off the bus outside the city, the station provided horses, Zhu Gaochi rode the horse, and followed the guards into Beiping City.

There are many pedestrians on the streets of Beiping City, some of them are riding on mules and donkeys, some are sitting on sedan chairs, and some are pushing carts.

Although there are rules, they can still mix together, but the speed is slow, which doesn't affect it.

Compared with a few years ago, the prosperity of Beiping City has increased by one point, which can be judged from the extra shops on the street.

When they arrived at the palace, the butler came to tell them that there were guests in the palace, and the prince was entertaining them, so he ordered the little prince to go there when he came back.

What identity can let the two father and son entertain together, Zhu Gaochi showed curiosity.

"It's my uncle who is getting old."

"Uncle, why did he come?" Zhu Gaochi was incredulous.

Xu Zengshou is the governor of the Youjun Governor's Mansion, how could he run to Peiping?such a big deal.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "My lord's birthday is coming soon, my uncle came to congratulate you."

Ok.

Xu's family is the most noble family in Ming Dynasty. Compared with his eldest brother, Xu Zengshou is indeed more casual.

It is precisely because of this casual personality that everyone knows that Xu Zengshou has an irreversible relationship with King Yan, which laid the groundwork for him to be bestowed to death by Zhu Yunqi in the future.

"I've heard about my nephew's reputation from afar. It's been said that you are so indulgent. I haven't seen him for many years, but I have to test my teacher."

Before he got close, he heard laughter from the hall, and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Ying Tianfu's memories also came flooding back.

The uncle did not tell them anything.

(End of this chapter)