Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 435 Penglai Fairy Island

"All steamships, how magnificent!" The Englishman Stone looked at the almost densely packed ships in the port, and whistled.

Stone was born as a sailor and was naturally interested in ships.

"Shi Dong, what are you looking at, hurry up and get our luggage!" His boss, also the nominal prince of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yongrong, shouted.

I saw Zhu Yongrong wearing formal suits and leather shoes, wearing a civilized hat, and carrying a leather suitcase produced by his own Jiangnan leather factory.His way of dressing will look very trendy and stylish in future generations.The reason is that Zhu Yongrong's clothes were compared with those of Daming's current fashion magazines on the market.Various fashions have appeared in the Ming Dynasty, not only the new-style clothing, but also the old-style togas and sleeves.

After running a leather factory, Zhu Yongrong's business was doing pretty well.Later, one time he went to Shuntian to visit the Emperor, and happened to meet the Emperor himself there. The Emperor chatted with him for a while, and when he heard that his factory was called Jiangnan Leather Factory, he almost rolled on the ground laughing.However, the emperor still gave him some suggestions to establish a high-end brand. In addition to ordinary leather goods, he also made some luxury goods and got involved in fashion trends.

After hearing what the emperor said, Zhu Yongrong felt that it was no wonder that the emperor was praised by the world, and that his brain was really powerful.So Zhu Yongrong began to pay attention to fashion, and opened several luxury brands under the Jiangnan leather factory. In addition to taking his ancestor's king name "Min Wang" as the brand name, he also heard some plausible ones from the emperor. The name, what Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel.Anyway, no matter what it is, what the emperor thought was good, and Zhu Yongrong also went to the Trademark Office to register.

Bai Mingxiu also introduced two designers (system talents) to Zhu Yongrong, but maybe the designer's aesthetics are too modern and trendy. Although the luxury store opened by Zhu Yongrong has a lot of gimmicks by relying on marketing advertisements, the profit Not too good.On the contrary, the small leather shoes, wallets, belts and the like that are produced daily by the Jiangnan Tannery Factory sell very well.But Zhu Yongrong remembered Bai Mingxiu's words, to start a business in advance and to see the future, so he prepared to manage his luxury brand well.

This time, Zhu Yongrong also signed up to participate in the global voyage fleet, determined to explore overseas markets, especially the European market.

This round-the-world voyage Daming has invited many business people to participate, most of them are engaged in foreign trade, directly preparing merchant ships to carry a large amount of goods from Daming, and preparing to sell them all the way. Some suppliers are going to go directly to the market to develop their own products. Sellers are like Zhu Yongrong.Of course, there are still some people who are ready to see if there are any good opportunities in other places to invest.

Not everyone will complete the entire round-the-world voyage. Some people may disembark at a certain comfort department in Nanyang, and then take another ship to return to the mainland, or they will not return at all; some people may arrive in Europe and plan to return home. , so some passenger ships will not complete the entire round-the-world voyage, but will turn back in Europe.But most of the ships in the fleet will pass through the Americas and return to Daming to complete the entire round-the-world journey.

The ones traveling this time were Zhu Yongrong, his old servant Lao Chen, and the Englishman Stone.Even Shi Dong is dressed like a Ming man now, which is very different from that of a European guy.In the cognition of Europeans in China like Stone, Ming Dynasty represents trendy, advanced and civilized, so the things of Ming Dynasty are good things.He made a lot of money in Daming, far more than when he was a sailor, so he was going back to his hometown to show off.

"I said, Boss, don't you really think about tricking a few big girls back from Europe? Those urban pariahs and country girls in Europe, although a bit vulgar, are still new things to you, especially the plump white girls. , very strong. I really envy Daming's man, who can marry several wives."

Zhu Yongrong is not married yet, but with his wealth and a title of prince that sounds very noble although it is useless, Zhu Yongrong is actually a hot commodity in the marriage and love market.It's just that Zhu Yongrong is not in a hurry.

"Don't think about those useless things. This time we went to Europe to market our products. We rented 12 containers. Although most of them were cheap goods, we also brought a lot of luxury brands. Stone, Now is the time to use you, we want to break into the European high society, let those aristocratic lords and ladies realize how precious the products we produce are Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel and Min Wang, which contain What kind of aesthetics." Zhu Yongrong is almost all about business.

After all, Shi Dong was just a sailor. He didn't know how the nobles talked, so he was still a little timid about it, but he couldn't show it in front of the boss. He patted his chest and said, "Boss, who are you? You are Da Ming Your lord, in Europe, you are no worse than the king of France or England! With your status alone, no one can give you face."

In his heart, Zhu Yongrong still didn't want to use his identity as a prince to bluff and deceive, but he was not a fake prince after all, but a prince selling leather bags.

They came to the pier and were about to board the ship. Shi Dong looked at the huge ship in front of him and exclaimed: "It's so big, it feels bigger than a warship!"

The cruise ship they were going to board was named Penglai Xiandao, with a full load displacement of more than 23000 tons, and it was the largest ship ever built by Daming Shipbuilding Industry.Built to the highest standards and with an entirely steel hull, the vessel is capable of carrying high volumes of bulk cargo and is capable of carrying over 500 passengers.From the early stage of construction, this ship was designed to build a large luxury cruise ship, so there are exquisite restaurants, performance stages, open-air swimming pools, casinos, libraries and even gymnasiums on it.

Although the Penglai Xiandao was not considered for traveling around the world when it was designed, but now it seems that this luxurious ship can shock anyone, and it can be said that it is very suitable for this voyage.Many non-military personnel, including diplomats, officials, and businessmen, will live on the ship.

Even this round-the-world voyage has attracted many people who are interested in exploring the world. After all, the ancients also needed to travel.The tickets for this round-the-world voyage were not expensive, and they were sold at a loss by economic standards. Therefore, at least a few hundred people who were planning to travel thousands of miles boarded the Penglai Xiandao or other ships and prepared To take a look at the world.

(End of this chapter)