Kowloon wins

Chapter 142 The Grand Plan of Shipping ([-])

"My lord, what is this all about? It's not dark in the middle of winter, but it looks like a ball of charcoal."

After the sack was lifted up, several palace guards carefully took out the contents one by one, but they saw dozens of potatoes wrapped in wet mud, a small bag of shelled peanuts, and a dozen golden corn cobs , took out more than a dozen huge sweet potatoes, and put them neatly on the floor, nothing out of the ordinary, but everyone in the room looked a little baffled, and really couldn't figure out that Hongqing spent a lot of money What is the significance of posting these things? While looking at each other, Liu San'er was still talking fast, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice.

"Silly boy, these are all treasures, ten thousand gold is not easy, hey, you don't understand if you tell me, hurry up, put them away first, and plant them in the mansion first, next year at this time, you boy will wait Good food."

Peanuts and other things are considered rare things for people in this era, but for Yu Hongqing, they are just home-cooked dishes, and she can clearly see them at a glance, but she is so beautiful in her heart, no For other reasons, just because there are so many good seeds in hand, Hong Qing can write an article of the boss. Of course, Hong Qing didn't intend to explain it in detail to everyone present, but just laughed and scolded With a cry, he stopped talking.

"Hey, well, the little ones are just waiting to be eaten."

Seeing that Hongqing was in a good mood, Liu San'er was happy to join in the fun, and responded with a playful smile, directing everyone to put away all the species on display safely.

"Xuanmin (Liu Qi's word), you have done a great job this time, and you can't be rewarded too much. This is good. I will take charge of the overall situation of the newly established firm, and I will give you [-]% of the shares. It's settled!"

Being able to get the corn and other things into her hands so smoothly, Hong Qing was in a very happy mood. Of course, it was cool, but Hong Qing would never forget the reward that should be given, so she pondered for a while and gave I got a big reward.

"Ah, this..., please take back your life, the little prince, you really can't be a slave."

Others don't know what's going on with the new company, but Liu Qi knows it well. Hearing that Hongqing offered [-]% of the shares, he was immediately frightened. Nothing else, this is a huge investment in shipping trade. [-]% of the shares means less than a million taels of silver. How could Liu Qi not be surprised by this? He panicked and couldn't sit still, so he quickly fell to his knees and spoke with trembling voices I sincerely say.

"Xuanmin doesn't have to be like this. What Ben Beizi said is accurate, but Xiaoer can concentrate on his work, so what is a little share? If your son succeeds in learning in the future, this background will be wrapped in Ben Beizi. stop."

Hongqing can't do the thing of wanting the horse to run and keep the horse from grazing grass, and the only way to be a servant is to distinguish rewards and punishments. Hongqing knows this truth better than anyone else.

"Thank you, master Long En, the slave should die to repay it!"

Seeing that Hong Qing had already said so much, Liu Qi didn't dare to say any more, so he hurriedly kowtowed a few times, thanking her gratefully.

"Well, let's invite the ship boss and the shipbuilder to see me."

Hong Qing was quite satisfied with Liu Qi's expression of loyalty, but she didn't say any more, just nodded in relief, and said in a calm tone.

"twitter!"

Now that Hongqing had given the order, Cao Yanshan and others who were waiting by her side hurriedly agreed to the promise, and after a while, she accompanied several people and turned out from behind the screen. There was a sound of surprise and suspicion, not for anything else, but because among the five people who were about to come in, there were three blond and blue-eyed burly men. Although they were dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes, they didn't look like good people. Cao Cao That's all for Yan Shan and the others, they have seen these white people before, and those who should be surprised have already been surprised, but Liu San'er and the others have never seen a white person before, so they can't help being a little surprised when they first see them. A trance.

"The little Sun Chengwu (Sun Mingxu) kowtowed to the little prince!"

Before everyone came back to their senses, two of them rushed out and knelt down on the ground. The faces of the two were similar. The elder was nearly fifty years old, and the younger was just in his early twenties. They were a father and son They are all people who have traveled the sea all the year round. This time they came to Beijing with Liu Qi, and they have already practiced the etiquette too many times. Now the greetings are very well-behaved.

"Excuse me, Director Sun has come all the way, it's been hard work, Ben Beizi didn't greet well, please ask Haihan."

Facing the grand gift from the Sun family father and son, Hong Qing kindly raised her hand and greeted politely.

"Don't dare, the villain can gain the trust of the little prince, it is really lucky for the third life."

The grandparents of the Sun family all lived off the sea. It has been handed down for more than ten generations since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It’s just that the luck of the past few years was not good. Both of the two cargo ships they owned sank due to storms. The family of ten Only the father and son survived, and their family fortune was ruined, so they had to make a living by helping people sail. After being introduced by others, they met Liu Qi who was eager to find a good sailor. During the trip to the capital, at this moment, in front of Hong Qing, an incomparable master, Sun Chengwu dared not show the slightest bit of disrespect.

"The matter of the firm will be discussed later. Sun and his son will be at the helm first, and Ben Beizi has his own opinion."

Talking about the business name was cumbersome, and there were other customers, so Hong Qing was not in a hurry to clarify, so she called out kindly.

"Thank you, little prince Ron."

Since Hong Qing said so, the Sun family father and son didn't dare to delay a bit, after each kowtowed their heads, they immediately got up and retreated to the side.

"The Portuguese da Agassi has met the young prince. These two are my companions Bardia Meran and San Diego Dias. I have heard about the young prince for a long time. It is really extraordinary to see him today."

As soon as Hong Qing's eyes swept over him, the leader of the three white men who stood proudly took a step forward, put his hand on his chest, and performed a western greeting ceremony, but he spoke Chinese, although his accent was awkward. It was blunt, but the meaning was expressed quite clearly.

"Presumptuous, my little prince is in front of you, how dare you not kneel!"

"Bold! Don't kneel!"

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As soon as Da Agassi's etiquette came out, Li Minxing and other palace guards who were standing beside him became angry and shouted and shouted one after another.

"Ok!"

Hong Qing raised her hand, stopped the guards of the palace from shouting, and then looked at Da Agassi and others with great interest, then said with a smile: "Mr. Agassi speaks Chinese well, come to me How many years has it been since the Qing Dynasty? But do you live in Macau?"

"The little prince also knows about Macau? Hehe, I don't mean anything else, just strange that the little prince knows a lot. It was 12 years ago when I came down to the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was at war with the Zheng family, and our merchant ships could not be trusted. On the way, some ships were damaged by the storm, so they had to stop at Macao nearby. The next thing is to stay in your country from then on and make a living in ship repairing. Meilan and Dias are both He has only come here in the past two years, and he is considered a technician in the small ship repair yard."

Da Agassi is obviously a very talkative person, and Hong Qing just asked a simple question, and he has already talked a lot.

"Oh, that's it. Can Mr. Agassi's shipyard build big ships?"

Hong Qing didn't care about Agassi's long-winded words, but just listened quietly until he finished speaking, then nodded and asked questions casually.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, Meilan and Dias were originally ship designers of the Royal Navy. They have presided over the construction of countless warships, but they offended people who shouldn't be offended, so they had to go far to the east. , not to mention cargo ships, even battleships, I dare to assure you."

The shipbuilding industry along the coast of Guangdong is quite developed, and there are many large and small shipyards. The shipyard run by Agassiz is just one of them. Such people, even if people from other provinces invest in shipyards in Guangdong, it is difficult to get business. Poor Agassi's shipyard has a relatively strong technical reserve, so it can only do some repair work for Western merchant ships. The operating conditions are not good. Where to go, the reason why Liu Qi was able to bring him to Beijing this time was actually the result of Agassi's self-recommendation. Of course, his reputation in the industry is also one of the fundamental reasons why Liu Qi chose him. The purpose of this visit is to Wanting to get an order from Hong Qing, she was naturally full of confidence when she boasted.

"Hmm, is Mr. Agassi very confident?"

In Hongqing's previous life, she ate nothing but business, so she could tell that Agassi's words contained a lot of exaggeration, so she couldn't help but be amused.

"Little Prince, I'm absolutely telling you nothing. If you don't believe me, you can hand over the order to me. I only charge [-]% of the deposit, and I'll see if I can build the boat you want."

Although Agassi didn't know how many ships Hong Qing wanted, but his shipyard was already at the stage of waiting for rice to be cooked, and he didn't want to miss out on this business, so he gritted his teeth and set a minimum deposit.

"Oh? I don't know how big the biggest boat Mr. Agassi can build, and what is the load? Let's decide the specifics."

Regarding the shipping matter, Hong Qing had already planned in her mind, but she didn't intend to tell the truth at this moment, so she just asked with a smile.

"My lord, you are asking the right person. If you talk about the huge load, all the shipyards in Guangdong can't do it. Please see!"

Agassi came prepared this time. Hearing Hong Qing's words seemed to have the intention of placing an order, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He didn't care much, and hurriedly took off a burden he was carrying on his back, and hurriedly untied it. Come on, he took out a thick stack of folded drawings from the inside, squatted excitedly on the ground, and spread them out on the spot. It turned out that there were very detailed ship design drawings, such as single-masted, two-masted, three-masted It has everything you need, and there are even dozens of blueprints of warships, which are spread all over the floor, dazzled everyone in the room.

(End of this chapter)