Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 567 The right to know Hangzhou military affairs 13
The cold wind has not yet ravaged the south of the Yangtze River, and the weather in Hangzhou is still sunny and the air is warm. People enjoy the refreshing autumn to their heart's content, and it is still rare to be at ease.

However, something happened at first sight in Hangzhou, and it can be said that it spread quickly inside and outside.Not only did it cause shocks in the business world, but even those aristocratic families were shocked.Because, at the gate of the yamen and important places in the city, the Hangzhou prefectural government posted a notice to sell a batch of large salt tea farms, which are all heavy copper coins!Nobody has trouble with money, does they?
In the backyard of the yamen of the Maritime Bureau on Liangzhe Road, a large open space was set up for high-back chairs, and a platform was set up in the north, with a few tables and chairs on it.

Businessmen from all over the world gathered together in twos and threes, or stood aside, or sat together, whispering about the Zixi Salt Field and several large salt and tea fields. Not a lot.

Anyway, the Maritime Safety Administration also manages the yamen, and exists at the level of uncles. In order to pursue profits, businessmen are naturally polite, and they will not offend even a gentleman.

That is to say, after Fei Su rectified with an iron fist, some people would be reluctant to make these uncles understand something, but Mr. Fei is a disciple of Wang Xianggong. Wujie, I can't afford to offend you!
In addition to the local businessmen, there are also some businessmen in strange clothes, all of whom are from Dashi, Shendu and other places.The Great Song Dynasty couldn't help the sea, and was even very tolerant to overseas businessmen. The trade was very prosperous, and there were many businessmen from overseas.At this time, there were tens of thousands of Semu people in Kaifeng, and many merchants settled in the trading ports of Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other places, which were under the jurisdiction of the local city bureaus, and many people settled down and had descendants. A lot of people of mixed race.

There are several saltworks and tea factories in Hangzhou for rent. What a business opportunity!Even if some people have self-knowledge, there are many smart people among them. Reminiscent of Wang Xiu's political views, those who can lease Hangzhou can open other military states. It goes without saying that there are so many business opportunities in it. At least they can get acquainted with Wang Xiu. You'd be a fool not to come.

Wu Xuan stretched his thighs leisurely and sat in the first row. He was quite confident in this auction. Thinking of his operation, Wang Xiu saw his kind attitude and was appreciated by his father. He was excited for a while, as if leading to The patriarch's golden road was paved for him.

"Isn't this Uncle Ji?"

Wu Xuan was enjoying himself, looked up and saw his face changed slightly, he hurriedly got up and saluted, smiled and said: "Oh, who did I say, it turned out to be brother Daoshan."

A rather capable man in his thirties, wearing a blue silk gown, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I never thought you would be interested in this tea salt."

"Brother Daoshan just came to watch the excitement?" Wu Xuan retorted with a smile.

The man laughed awkwardly, and said, "Who doesn't know that you entered the Liangzhe Road with four lucky boats, what are you doing here again? It can't be that you are robbing us for food again."

"Brother Daoshan, you are making fun of my younger brother. How dare I compete with the Han family in Anyang? This is not a joke." Wu Xuan smiled, but scolded clearly in his heart.

It turned out that this person's surname was Han Xuanzhou, and he was a member of the Han clan, a famous family in the Song Dynasty. Like Wu Xuan, he was born in a close branch of an official family, but he was not enthusiastic about imperial examinations and was obsessed with business. A wealthy businessman on one side.

What Wu Xuan said was honest. In terms of family power, the Wu family really can't be compared with the Han family. The Han family is a big family that has been passed down for a hundred years. Its disciples and old officials are all over the government and the public, and the Wu family has a relatively weak foundation.

It seems that the royal family has taken a fancy to the Seventh Sister of the Patriarch of the Han family. If she enters the palace and becomes a queen, the Han family will rise to another level.

However, the Han family has a very fatal flaw. Zhang Qiyuan is the son-in-law of the Han family. Although Han's daughter was taken away and her whereabouts are unknown, Zhang Qiyuan did not remarry and still maintained a relationship with the Han family. Home.

Han Xuanzhou's eyelids twitched, and he hypocritically said: "Where is Uncle Ji talking, how do you and I separate each other?"

Seeing Han Xuanzhou's appearance, Wu Xuan couldn't help sneering, secretly convincing Han Xuanzhou that he was just a descendant of the Han family, and he tried to salt tea in vain. Who knew that Zhang Qiyuan, the son-in-law of the head of the Han family, was a bit contradictory to Wang Xiu, you Han family It would be strange to be able to eat meat.

When I was thinking about it, I heard a gentleman say loudly: "Silence, Mr. Wang is here."

Wu Xuan hurriedly turned around to look, and the merchants present stood up to greet him.

Wang Xiu, who was dressed in a purple robe and a purple gold fish bag around his waist, walked over imposingly, followed closely behind Wang Ang, Liu Renfeng, Fei Su, and even lifted the Secretary of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Shipping to the stage, but he was sitting on the top and sitting down. , Wang Ang, Liu Renfeng and others sat on both sides.

"Everyone, please sit down." All the merchants sat down in the venue, Wang Xiu looked around the audience, and said with a faint smile: "I request that the salt farms and tea farms in Hangzhou be opened for private leasing, fair bidding, payment of money and food, and immediate delivery." , I also hope that everyone abides by the rules, and we all benefit."

The merchants from the foreign barbarians are at a disadvantage. They must master the official language of the Song Dynasty in order to understand the situation.However, Wang Xiu is not equipped with general staff. Since he came to China to seek a living and earn a lot of gold and silver, he should study language and culture well. There is no free lunch in the world. I don’t need to give you convenience. According to the rules, you thought it was the era when a certain foreign language became a subject of the college entrance examination.

"As for how to compete, it depends on everyone's bids, and there are two layers of capital paid in advance, which will be jointly supervised by the promotion of salt and tea, Hangzhou Tongjuan and the tax supervisor."

Wu Xuan curled his lips, the lover Wang Xiu didn't take care of him at all, so many people come to supervise, even if you want to take care of him, it will cause a lot of criticism, unless you don't want to clear your reputation, if you really make a mistake, you will have to provoke a whole body Sao.However, he is bound to win the Zixi Salt Farm. As long as Wang Xiu gives him a look, the officials in charge can relax their fingers. We can only hope that this uncle will take care of the Wu family's face.

Zong Liang walked quickly to the front of the stage, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, please take your seat, write down your money and food with pens and paper, and put them into the boxes marked with the salt farms and tea farms."

Some merchants talked a lot, and some showed expressions of distrust, but Wu Xuan was overjoyed. As long as he didn't announce the price in public, there was still room for maneuver. It seemed that Wang Xiu still took care of the Wu family's face.

"Since it is a competition, there should be multiple bids, and the decision will be made on the spot."

Zong Liang was startled, his eyes fixed on the direction of the voice, and he said displeasedly: "Who is it?"

"Han Xuanzhou in Anyang, Lower Xiangzhou."

Wu Xuan looked at Han Xuanzhou in surprise, how could he know that this guy was so bold to question Wang Xiu openly, did he come to make trouble?Suddenly, he had the urge to kill this guy. If Han Xuanzhou aroused public outrage, Wang Xiu might change his mind.

(End of this chapter)