Little Zhuangtou and the Great General

Extra Story 5 Maritime Silk Road

The next day when he saw the wealthy businessman, he brought an acquaintance, Pi Guangye, the treasurer of Baiantang, when he saw Shen Miao, Pi Guangye immediately bowed and apologized for what happened at the beginning.

When the first generation was selling fairy grass, he didn't know about Shen Miao and Yang Xingfeng's affairs, and Wu Liu didn't say much, he just asked to find as many buyers as possible.Unexpectedly, Yang Xingfeng had intentions, so he took all the fairy grasses from different buyers in a daze, and only then did he find out about it.Later, when Yang Xingfeng kidnapped Bai'antang's buddies, it happened that Pi Guangye returned to his hometown in the Central Plains, and when he came back, things were out of control.He has been trying to make up for it, and he wanted to apologize to Shen Miao in person. Seeing this opportunity today, he came with the rich businessman.

Shen Miao also knew that Pi Guangye was a human being, and also knew that Wu Liu regarded him as a friend. He would never betray him. There must be something strange about what happened at the beginning. Now when he heard the other party's explanation, he laughed and said: "The matter is over, don't worry about it." .”

Pi Guangye was immediately grateful.

Qian Guan hurriedly smoothed things over: "Okay, don't be humble to each other anymore. In order to make up for this, you gave me the medicine from Baiantang for free to my Qian family's army. That's enough."

Pi Guangye took his seat.

The rich businessman, surnamed Zhou and named Yan, is a 27-year-old man with a handsome appearance and a calm temperament, and his words and deeds are even different from ordinary businessmen.Shen Miao secretly praised it in her heart, and it was true that only such a person would come up with such an idea.

Zhou Yan waited for everyone to sit down, and said: "This invitation is my whimsy, I don't think the two of you can agree, it is my luck."

Zhou Yan's posture was very low, and Qian Guan did not use it to suppress him, but said with a smile: "Your idea is unique, I really admire it."

"Don't dare! Most of it is Brother Wen Tong's idea." Zhou Yan looked at Pi Guangye, who smiled modestly.

Shen Miao immediately said: "Since it's your idea, we won't say much if you appreciate it, and get straight to the point, how about it?"

"I think so too." Pi Guangye hurriedly said, "Why do you focus on shipping? You must know in your heart that the demand for silk tea in the countries of the Western Regions is not diminishing, and the same is true in Dongying, Ryukyu and other places. The land of Chu and Chu is not stable, but the land of Shu is stable, but they can’t transport their silk tea, so they can only turn over the mountains in the southwest of themselves. Those mountains are steep and can only be transported by cavalry, and the quantity that can be transported at a time is very small, so From the current point of view, our side is the most dominant in sea transportation, and the quantity that can be carried by sea ships at one time is more than that carried by any chariot and horse on land."

"I understand." Shen Miao nodded, and then put forward his own views on this matter, "This is indeed a good thing, but there is an important factor that cannot be ignored, the weather at sea is far worse than that of rivers, and there is no excellent shipbuilding technology And seafaring technology, sea transportation is difficult to achieve."

"Brother Zhou didn't dare to expand shipping rashly, and wanted to seek cooperation with the government." Pi Guangye said, "There are many shipyards in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. This is an advantage and a disadvantage. There are many shipyards, and the level is good, but there are too many, and there are often exchanges between them. The quarrel has even reached the point of being irreconcilable these years, Brother Zhou couldn't find a dock where he could devote himself to researching sea ships, and it would be a big difference if the government intervened."

Pi Guangye didn't go on, Shen Miao saw that he already had a draft in mind, but he didn't dare to raise it before he got approval, so he took a look at Qian Guan.

Qian Guan understood, and said with a smile: "How to intervene, you can talk about the mayor's ex-husband, you are so poisonous."

Pi Guangye immediately said: "It needs to be well integrated, for example, some docks located in the upper reaches can be moved down, such as Wuzhou, which is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Qianjiang River, where the river is turbulent, so it is not suitable for building docks; Shut down some docks that are no longer suitable for shipbuilding, such as Yuezhou, which has the heavy responsibility of the Eastern Mansion; there are also Suzhou, Runzhou, and Changzhou, the three of which have high riverboat technology, and are close to the canal and Taihu Lake. , and also divide their duties, specializing in warships, or specializing in civilian ships; the remaining three places, Huzhou, Hangzhou, and Taizhou, can be full-time seagoing ships, especially Huzhou and Hangzhou, which can be moved to Mingzhou. Mingzhou has a natural sheltered harbor. There are also fishermen who have sailed for generations and have rich experience. Taizhou was originally a place alone, and it was originally a place where sea-going ships were traditionally manufactured, but there are mostly fishing boats there, so you can keep them, and then learn from them to enrich the sea-going ships in Mingzhou. Construction experience. There is one more thing that cannot be ignored, sea-going ships must forget to repair warships.”

Shen Miao nodded. Pi Guangye's idea was very good. He clearly explained the problems existing in the existing docks, and also gave an integration plan. The feasibility of the plan was reasonable, and the interests of both the government and the people were clearly considered.He and Qian Guan can formulate official policies based on this plan.

Qian Guan's understanding of Pi Guangye's plan was not as deep as Shen Miao's, but he saw one thing. Pi Guangye is a rare talent. If he can use it, the implementation of this matter will go smoothly. The young master has a plan in mind, is the young master willing to help in the future plan?"

Pi Guangye glanced at Zhou Yan when he heard the words. He is different from Zhou Yan in his identity as a businessman. He has a reputation, and his real identity in Bai'an Hall is not an operator. He can start his career now.It's just that Zhou Yan and him have been friends for many years and have helped him a lot, so it's not something he can do to abandon his friend.

Zhou Yan was generous, and said with a smile: "I am very relieved that you can get the job, and you don't need to worry about it."

Pi Guangye then said to Qian Guan: "I am from Xiangyang. My father, Mr. Zuiyin, was with him in the early years, and he has already obtained a good reputation."

Mr. Zuiyin Pi Rixiu?Qian Guan was pleasantly surprised, and Shen Miao was also pleasantly surprised. Luo Zhaojian often said that if there is anyone in this world who can catch his eyes, it is only skin beauty.

"You were lucky today and picked up the treasure." Shen Miao looked at Qian Guan with a smile.

Qian Guan hurriedly bowed to Pi Guangye: "It's a crime to have eyes but not to see Mount Tai."

"Young master, too modest." Pi Guangye hurriedly said.

Zhou Yan sat aside and watched with a smile, Shen Miao noticed his reaction, this person's expression was very happy, as if this honor belonged to him.Then he said with a smile: "I admire the virtue of brother Zhou's recommendation."

Zhou Yan hurriedly said modestly: "It's really what he deserves. You also know people, and it's not my credit."

Shen Miao smiled, Qian Guan came back to his senses, and said to Zhou Yan: "I will never forget your contribution. I will also consider what you ask for. Right now, the two Zhejiang provinces are waiting to be rebuilt, and the court urgently needs money to relieve them. People's livelihood, sea transportation should be the best way to raise taxes now, and I will report it to the court immediately."

"So, I will wait for the good news." Zhou Yan said.

After one month, the matter was negotiated properly, and the relocation of the dock was not enforced immediately due to strong local opposition, but was mainly voluntary.Both Shen Miao and Pi Guangye believed that as long as those shipyards that refused to relocate saw the benefits, they would no longer insist.The construction of the new sea-ship dock in Mingzhou area started immediately. The dock was jointly operated by the government and the people. A month later, the ship was out of the dock, just as the astronomical tide and flood season passed, the ship went to and from Ryukyu smoothly, bringing huge profits.Now the rest of the wealthy businessmen just woke up and began to join in one after another. Pi Guangye and Shen Miao announced the detailed access rules in due course, and the wealthy businessmen regretted that they did not join first.

The huge profits of Mingzhou Shipping Dock eventually attracted docks in Wuzhou, Yuezhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou and other places to move in one after another. Changzhou, Runzhou and Suzhou were also attracted. Wu Liu cooperated with Shen Miao to launch docks in these three places in due course With the integration measures, the three places immediately saw business opportunities and stayed behind one after another.So far, the docks of the two Zhejiang provinces have been fully integrated, and a nautical era that began in Wuyue, flourished in the Southern Song Dynasty, and peaked in the Ming Dynasty officially opened.

Numerous exquisite porcelain, tea and silk were continuously sold from Zhejiang and Zhejiang to Japan, Southeast Asia, South Asia, North Africa and Europe.Since then, the Liangzhe region has gradually risen to become the economic center of China, and it is still today.