Take the mall to Datang

"I'm going to the cotton merchant to discuss something." Xue Kai said.

"It's too slow to take a carriage, let's go to the West Station and take the train." Gong Shunan said.

"Hey, then I'll have to work." Xue Kai said.

Things like train tickets can be bought, but Xue Kai, who is always frugal about details, is not willing to spend more money.

It's different when it comes to Gongshunan. Anyone in the Lantian Development Zone who has a business relationship with the Ministry of Economic Development can take the train for free. It's a pity that although he is one of the richest people in Chang'an, he doesn't have such treatment.

After getting on the train, Xue Kai's chatterbox opened up. In just a little more than a stick of incense, he had a speculative conversation with Gong Shunan. When he heard the news of the second treasure ship, he was also sighed.

The boat is easy to wear, but although the Xue family is a rich man, they don't plan to open a sea trade route, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't want to make more money, but seeing the development of the Cangzhou shipyard, at the time of the "Weishui Covenant" You should grit your teeth and vote together.

When Xue Kai arrived at the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, he said that the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce ordered the treasure ship. Zheng Qi actually regretted it a long time ago, but what can he do? Be careful.

At that time, there was no investment but it did not affect his purchase of ships, but the price was not favorable. However, in the current situation, the Cotton Chamber of Commerce has not realized the importance of shipping, because it takes a lot of time to transport goods from Chang'an to Cangzhou port. From the return, the freight volume is large, but the formation will be delayed.

He never thought about what would happen if he opened another textile workshop in Cangzhou. There is nothing wrong with the current textile factory not considering these things.

"Uncle Xue, this may be fate. If the Zheng family hadn't invested all their money in the bicycle workshop at that time, maybe they would have followed Zheng Yiyi and the others to mess around." Zheng Qi said.

Xue Kai didn't say anything, because he knew there was no medicine for regret in this world.

"Have you heard that the Cangzhou ship went to Fusang and Silla to do a big business a while ago, and it is said that one transaction can make such a sum." Xue Kai stretched out his hand and spread his five fingers as he said.

"[-] guan is so much." Zheng Qi said in surprise.

You must know that even the bicycle workshop does not make money as fast as a trip to the sea.

"50 guan." Xue Kai said immediately.

"What!" Zheng Qi suddenly stood up from his seat, and his mind seemed to go blank for a moment.

"I said that one trip to sea can earn about 50 guan. Some people in Cangzhou saw coral worth thousands of guan and shipped several carts. The rest were gold and silver." Xue Kai walked to Zheng Qi and said softly.

"Uncle Xue, what do you think?" Zheng Qi calmed down and asked instead.

"I think this is an opportunity. If we have a merchant ship, wouldn't we earn the money?" Xue Kai said flatly.

Originally, I came here today to discuss using the Cangzhou ship to transport goods to the south. As for the sea trade, I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after hearing some words from Gong Shunan, I started to think about it, and suddenly found that doing business with Fanbang was more profitable.

Zheng Qi hesitated. It wasn't that he didn't want to make money, but that merchant ships seemed to have great benefits but also great risks. How many merchants couldn't turn over because of the sails. Although land transport was less loaded, it was at least safer.

"Uncle Xue still needs to be carefully considered. Merchant ships are too risky. Cangzhou's ability to go to sea to do business is not only relying on the treasure ship, but also the guards of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. What should the pirates do?" Zheng Qi said.

Zheng Qi, who has calmed down, is quite ambitious but very rational. Don't look at him daring to invest millions of dollars in buying bicycle workshop equipment. It is because he has seized a good opportunity and will also value the bicycle market. It is not a gamble at all. It is a gamble if you get a merchant ship to go to sea. He is able to make the Zheng family's business so big because he is usually very cautious.

"When we come to Fanbang, if we encounter trouble, we don't have to abide by the rules of the Tang Dynasty. An eye for an eye is an eye for an eye." Xue Kai said.

At this time, Xue Kai changed from the old man's cowardice to give people a bit of a harsh feeling. Zheng Qi didn't say anything. He could see from Xue Kai's eyes that his father was determined to make a decisive decision back then.

He knew that no matter whether he joined the Xue family or not, he would do maritime business...

It took only two days for the news that the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce ordered the second treasure ship to spread. What is even more surprising is that the rumors that the Cangzhou went to Fanbang to make money were a bit exaggerated, and the benefits directly became millions of income.

As a result, there was a sensation in Chang'an City. In fact, those people who joined the fun didn't know how much they earned. It was all fabricated for the sake of many people's eyes and ears, but the fact is that they were quite accurate in this situation.

The accounts calculated before were all theoretical valuations, but after some corals went public, the prices rose again and again. Yuan Shan didn't expect that the profit would soar a lot after selling them.

It is strange that such a rumor did not attract the attention of the court, so after some officials verified the situation, they came to trouble Yuanshan again.

It was not because of making too much money that he was envious and jealous, but because of envy and jealousy, he reported that Yuanshan sold the goods to Fanbang at a super high price, so the remarks such as damaging the face of the big country came out.

When the city was full of troubles, Yuan Shan didn't bother to pay attention to them. The more money he earned, the more troubles he had.

Fortunately, the money bank's treasury was scattered and could be put down. After it was settled, the money bank began to encourage merchants to pay and settle large accounts in the form of gold and silver.

When Yuan Shan didn't make any response, Li Shimin received more and more memorials, all about the Cangzhou going to sea.

At this time, Li Shimin was indeed concerned about the real income of the Cangzhou. After investigation, all the real data were recorded in the file in his hand, and even the situation at that time was introduced to a certain extent.

When Zhou Ru sent the Fusang knife last time, Li Shimin knew about the situation of the Cangzhou, but he just ignored the profit of a sea trip.

After seeing the real data, Li Shimin was also shocked.

"It turns out that the news from Chang'an City is that there is really 100 million coins. How did they do it?"

No matter how much he thought about it, Li Shimin couldn't figure it out. He couldn't figure out whether it was more profitable to just trade than to rob directly.

Chapter 653 Meeting at the Hot Pot Restaurant

In the hotpot restaurant on the second floor of the Hepingfang store, Yuan Shan was eating hotpot with Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, and Qin Qiong.

"Your Majesty Yuan Shan's table is full of memorials to you, and you are so interested in eating hot pot here, and you still have a good appetite." Cheng Zhijie called out.

"No matter how you live, don't you still have to live your life as it is. If you are impeached, you will be impeached. It's okay for the courtiers to have different ideas. They just envy me for making money. Who cares? It's fate to meet uncles at the hot pot restaurant today. Let's drink well today. Uncle Qin, stop drinking." Yuan Shan said.

Qin Qiong was very moved. He originally wanted to have a few drinks secretly with his brothers when he came out this time, but he didn't expect that "Cheng Yaojin" came out halfway, which directly disrupted his original plan.

After several years of recuperation, the anemia is really no more, and the bones of the body are getting stronger and stronger.

"Zhang Shigui has been attacking people for a month, and he hasn't improved at all." Cheng Zhi said frankly.

"Gong Prefecture Governor's Mansion has jurisdiction over Xun, Meng, Bin, Cheng, Yan, Gong and other prefectures. The terrain is complex and there are too many mountains and forests. It is normal that there is no success for a while. Don't worry about Zhang Shigui's ability to conquer and fight well. " Qin Qiong said.

"Shubao is right. The sultry forces in the south of the Five Ridges are divided and there are many barbarians who want to solve it so quickly. Besides, there are many mountains and forests, even if you dispatch the Beiya imperial army, it is impossible to see immediate results." Yuchi Jingde said from the side.

"Yuchi Jingde, you are trying to destroy your own prestige by making someone else's ambition, if you let someone take You Wuwei to see someone and don't kill him for three days and three nights." Cheng Zhijie shouted.

"Hahaha, Cheng Demon King, you should rest. Now that you are already the Duke of the state, why are you still so murderous? For Liao people, you should focus on suppression and control. When will you finish killing like you? This is also not conducive to the management of the state government in the future, do you want the bureaucrats to fight to the death when they see the officers and soldiers?" Qin Qiong said.

"Brother Qin, a certain person also wants to reduce some uneasy people for Datang, and should use vigorous measures for extraordinary things." Cheng Zhijie said.

"Yuan Shan, tell me whether to kill or not to kill the Liao people." Cheng Zhijie suddenly changed the topic to Yuan Shan who was eating hot pot.

Yuan Shangang opened his mouth to say that it's not good to fight and kill every day, but he couldn't say it when he got to his mouth.

"This good mutton just came out of the pot and chatted while eating." Yuan Shan smoothed things over, knowing that Cheng Zhijie would not let him go easily if he didn't say something.

"I heard something about the Liao people. The situation of the Liao people is a bit complicated. They have been called Baiyue since the Qin and Han Dynasties. This name indicates the situation with the Liao people. The tribe of the Liao people is intricate. It is said that there are many people now. Tribes, in fact, the Liao people just want to have enough to eat, and the people of the Tang Dynasty should deal with this problem rationally." Yuan Shan said.

"It sounds like a certain civil servant is like those civil servants. He always thinks long-term and thinks twice before acting. You just talk about how to deal with it." Cheng Zhijie said.

Yuan Shan, one head and two big, said casually: "Since it is because of the land issue, it is natural to start from the land aspect. Wouldn't it be better to be tolerant, accept and live in harmony, to eliminate the need for swords and soldiers to increase the population, and the imperial court will contribute to the happy life of the Li people?" Serve."

Many Liao people in Lingnan call themselves the Li nationality, and this statement now refers to the northern and southern families.

"People of Limin, what you said is very interesting." Qin Qiong said.