Ming Zuo

Chapter 532 Invitation

Tsushima Fan, as the name suggests, is on Tsushima Island.

According to the distance relationship between the daimyo and the shogunate in the shogunate era, it is no surprise that the Tsushima Fan belongs to the backcountry.

After the Korean War, through long and hard negotiations, North Korea and Japan finally signed the "Treaty of Qingchang" in 1609, normalizing relations between North Korea and Japan, and resuming trade between them.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was conferred the title of [-] Shige Daimyo of the Tsushima clan because of his contribution to the restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and Japan to the Ma Zong family, and he was in charge of diplomacy with North Korea.

When it was decided to provide assistance to Mangurtai, Wu Jiang and others from the direction of Sakhalin Island, Zuo Menggeng knew that Tsushima Fan could not be avoided.

If you want to go to Sakhalin Island, you must pass through the Tsushima Strait.

Once or twice can pass through the night, but it must not become the norm.

Under such circumstances, it has become the first choice to carry out diplomatic and commercial activities with Busan and Tsushima in North Korea.

And to accomplish this, Zheng Zhilong's permission must be obtained.

This request seems excessive, but it has no effect on Zheng Zhilong.

What Zheng Zhilong pays more attention to is the route from Jiangnan, Nanyang to Dongying.

As for the North Korean side, they are so poor that they can't squeeze out a few taels of oil, and the geographical location is too far north, so Zheng Zhilong has no desire at all.

What's more, Liao Zhongjian made it clear that he is still fully responsible for Fuyao Glass' business in Japan.

Without harming his own interests, eager to get the Napoleon Cannon, and not having enough money to pay for the goods, Zheng Zhilong finally made a decision after a little thought.

"Mr. Liao's words are very kind. If you can use the tax money paid by Shandong to offset part of the artillery payment, you will have the best of both worlds."

Liao Zhongjian took advantage of the situation and said: "Before I came down, I had full authorization from my general. The total price of the cannon purchased by Mrs. Zheng was [-] taels. Among them, [-] taels will be used to offset the tax paid by my Shandong cargo ship. Is it possible? "

Zheng Zhilong thought about it.

The discount of [-] taels is equivalent to [-] trips for Shandong cargo ships, and only sails to North Korea and Tsushima Island, which will not have any impact on Zheng's business.

"good!"

Hearing that Zheng Zhilong agreed, Liao Zhongjian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he felt that he had suffered a great loss in this transaction, Zuo Menggeng had ordered him to do so, and he could only follow it.

On the same day, Liao Zhongjian and Zheng Zhilong signed several agreements on artillery sales.

According to the content of the agreement, Shandong must provide Zheng with [-] small Napoleon guns and [-] heavy Napoleon guns before June.

Shandong obtained the duty-free passage right for [-] times on the routes of North Korea and Tsushima Fan, and permanently obtained the right to sell products other than glass to Tsushima Fan.

In view of Zheng's inability to pay for the remaining cannons at one time, the two parties decided to mortgage [-] taels of furs in Zheng's inventory.

In this way, Zheng only needs to pay one hundred thousand taels of cash, which greatly eases the financial pressure.

The agreement was signed, and both parties were very happy. Zheng Zhilong ordered a banquet with all kinds of water and land, which was extremely rich. He already regarded Liao Zhongjian as the most precious guest.

On the second day, Liao Zhongjian set off from Quanzhou to Zhangzhou with a hangover.

Here, there is also an important person waiting for his arrival.

Bao Yong, the largest velvet merchant in Zhangzhou City.

With strong financial resources and reasonable prices, he has been recognized by all velvet weavers in Zhangzhou, and has almost monopolized the velvet business.

And he is also the largest partner of Tianzhi Company.

Liao Zhongjian's visit this time was not to discuss business, but to invite him.

"Today's velvet is produced by weavers individually. Not to mention good and bad quality, the output is extremely limited. Not to mention other businesses, even if it meets the needs of Tianzhi, it is still unable to do so. The commander said that if velvet cannot be produced industrially, Then everyone’s business will be affected. Therefore, I sincerely invite Brother Bao to come to Shandong to set up a factory and start a business, and explore ways to mechanize the production of velvet.”

Bao Yong didn't expect it to be like this.

However, as the person in charge of the current situation, he is still very clear.Not only that, he also went to Songjiang Mansion to observe the operation of Tianzhi Factory.

The countless kinds of equipment, the crowds of weavers, and the endless products all had an unparalleled impact on him.

Bao Yong has been in business all his life, and this is the first time he has seen the power of industrialized production.

Traditional velvet is used as an independent textile, and because of its exquisite quality, rich patterns and high price, it has become a nobleman in textiles.

In Tianzhi Factory, after seeing other uses of velvet, Bao Yong realized that velvet has such great value.

The production scale of Tianzhi Factory determines that its demand for velvet is huge.

For this reason, the market price of goose down today is more than five times what it used to be.

Even so, Tianzhi Company did not get more velvet.

"The colleagues in Songjiang Mansion really taught Bao a lesson. To tell you the truth, Brother Liao, after Bao came back, he was already planning to set up a factory."

Liao Zhongjian knew it well.

"Is it going well?"

Bao Yong's face was full of bitterness, he just shook his head, his heart was self-evident.

"If you don't do it, you can't hear it."

Why not?
Because velvet is not only a commodity, but also a royal tribute.Therefore, the supply of the royal family must be guaranteed every year, and the rest can be sold.

In addition, it is all hand-woven by weavers, and the output is extremely limited, which cannot meet industrial production at all.

Secondly, Fujian has a lot of people and little land, and the land is expensive. Bao Yong searched for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable place to set up a factory.

When the local government learned of this, they repeatedly hinted and asked for benefits.

Although Bao Yong is a wealthy businessman with a wide network of contacts, he is still a fat lamb in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats.

All these things have made him linger until now, and there is nothing he can do.

Knowing these facts, Zuo Menggeng ordered Liao Zhongjian to persuade him and invite him to set up a factory in Shandong.

The most friendly place to businessmen in the world can only be Shandong.

Moreover, Shandong is trying its best to absorb the excess population in the surrounding areas. The cost of labor and land is very low, which is the best place to promote industrialization.

As for mulberry trees, Shandong can also be widely planted, so there is no need to worry about raw materials.

"Brother Bao, if you are willing to go north, I, Shandong, have prepared two million mu of mulberry tree plantations for you. How big the factory can be, and how much the workers will use, all depends on your energy."

This condition already made Bao Yong's heart skip a beat.

In Fujian, let alone [-] million mu, even [-] mu is an extravagant hope.

In Shandong, not only will there be two million mu of plantations, but they will even be their own.In other words, even the cost of purchasing raw materials is saved.

Bao Yong didn't know that this condition was just the beginning.

"The commander-in-chief guarantees that if Brother Bao is willing to come to Shandong to build a factory, all taxes and fees will be exempted within five years."

Bao Yong jumped up, his face full of disbelief.

"Is this true?"

It was the first time he had heard that there were places in the world that did not collect taxes.

Liao Zhongjian had a bad look in his eyes.

"Brother Bao, don't you know who the commander-in-chief of my family is?"

Only then did Bao Yong realize that he was Meng Lang, and apologized again and again, finally making things right.

"Brother Liao, Bao is so grateful for such a deep friendship. There is nothing to say. Within three months at the latest, Bao will definitely go north. Not only Bao, but believe me, there are many like-minded people in Zhangzhou."

In the face of huge benefits, Bao Yong knew that he was alone and weak, and he did not have the strength to fully absorb it.

For the current plan, it is natural to recruit a lot of friends to make it bigger and stronger together.

For this reason, throwing away your family and business and leaving your hometown, what is it?
He believed that one day, sooner or later, he would return home in full glory.

　Chapter 522, which was blocked before, has been lifted!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)