Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 707 Maritime business is not easy
Boss Hu naturally has the right to speak about the navigation of the Red River. He is a veteran of sailing, and now he is talking about the lower reaches of the Red River, which he has traveled many times. Of course, he has full confidence.Although he is a "boss" and Gao Yu is no more than a servant, he really dare not neglect in front of Gao Yu, and he affirmed it again.

Seeing that Gao Yu just nodded, Boss Hu continued to ask: "Speaking of which, Gao Tuanzuo, is this your first time in Annan?"

"Exactly."

"Are you still used to it?"

"Fortunately, I stayed in Qinzhou for a while, and after all, it is near the New Year's Eve, and Qinzhou is not as hot as I imagined."

"Now is the best season in Annan!" Boss Hu laughed, and said enthusiastically: "Gaotuanzao, you may not be very clear. In Annan, the four seasons are not obvious. The locals usually divide the year into dry seasons. , rainy season, and now it is the dry season, whether it is doing things or fighting, it is convenient. If it is in the rainy season..."

He chuckled, shook his head with a smile, and said with certainty: "That's really not a good time to come to Annan."

"Because it's hot?"

"Heat is only one aspect, the key is that travel is extremely inconvenient." Boss Hu sighed, and said: "Annan is very poor, there are many places where there are no decent roads at all, and in some places, there are still roads in the dry season, but when we arrive During the rainy season, those so-called 'roads' are all gone."

Gao Yu once fought against Japanese pirates in Jiangnan. Although Jiangnan is rich, the wealth is concentrated, and some places are also poor, so Gao Yu knows what Boss Hu said.He nodded and said, "It seems that if we want to make a fortune here with Annan, we still have a lot to do, especially in terms of infrastructure."

Emphasizing infrastructure construction is a thinking brought by Gao Pragmatism from his previous life, and even these cronies under him are also very affected now.

"Yes, yes, Annan actually has many advantages, but the foundation is really poor. And the locals are lazy. They would rather go to the army and be half-starved than farm honestly. As for In business, these people are very stupid..."

Boss Hu said, pouted, seemed too lazy to talk about those local people, and turned the topic back: "Actually, even if it is a dry season, there are also cool seasons and hot seasons. It is still in the cool season, but usually two more The hot season is about to begin in July. Gaotuanzuo, this is the hot season of Annan's dry season, and when it gets hotter, it's not much worse than the rainy season!"

At this time, Boss Li, another ship owner next to Boss Hu, interjected and said: "Old Hu is right, but the destination of our trip, Shenglong City, is a little better than what he said. Divided into north and south, relatively speaking, the northern region has more distinct seasons, unlike the southern region, which is almost only divided into two seasons, the dry season and the rainy season."

Gao Yu nodded and said, "Then the rivers in Annan have very clear divisions between flood seasons and dry seasons?"

"Yes, Gaotuanzuo." Boss Li said, "However, even in the dry season, the water volume of the Annan River is still abundant, but in the flood season, the water volume is too abundant, and many sections of the river are not suitable for navigation. "

Gao Yu nodded and said with a smile: "I understand that. I see floods a lot in Jiangnan."

"Yes, Gao Tuanzuo has traveled far and wide, and he has seen a lot." Boss Li smiled and said, "In Annan, almost every big river has floods every year, but the size and scale are different. .”

Speaking of this, he looked at Boss Hu and said, "So, I think that in the future, we can organize a survey of the hydrology of the Red River during the flood season."

Eh, you already counted Annan as the territory of Ming Dynasty in advance?Oh, but theoretically speaking, Annan is now Da Ming's territory...

Boss Hu smiled and said: "If Jinghua wants to do this in the future, of course I personally support it with all my strength—in fact, Boss Li, as long as Jinghua can take Shenglong down smoothly this time, How many times to detect the Red River in the future is a matter of course."

Eh?Wait, why are you being more straightforward than Boss Li, and just treat Annan as Jinghua's private property?

Boss Hu himself was not aware of it at all, and looked at Gao Yu while talking, "Gao Tuanzuo, by then, Jinghua's business can be fully promoted to Annan, and we can also take advantage of Jinghua's east wind, Well expanded in Annan."

Gao Yu doesn't care much about business matters, but he still understands the truth of what he said, so he nodded with a smile.

"There is also the Lu River!" Seeing that Gao Yu was not even modest, Boss Li thought that Jinghua had a plan for Annan, so he couldn't help but get excited immediately, and hurriedly said: "I think that now we should figure out the shipping value of the Lu River. ——Can a large ship like Jinghua's armed transport ship travel up the Li River to Thang Long?"

"潡河?" Gao Yu was taken aback for a moment, what kind of river is this?

"That's right!" Boss Li said, "The Li River flows into the sea in Guang'an and meets the Thang Long and Hong Rivers. If large ships can travel up the Li River to Thang Long, the shipping in the Red River Delta, whether it is sea or river transportation, can be integrated. , extending in all directions!"

As he spoke, he took out a map and pointed it out to Gao Yu.It turns out that Guang'an North is about 130 miles away from the mouth of the Honghe River.

"Speaking of Guang'an." Boss Hu suddenly became stern, and said, "Guang'an is on the north side of the estuary of the Lihe River. I thought it would be better to find a new site on the south side of the estuary of the Lihe River and build a new one from scratch." New port!"

Boss Li's eyes suddenly shone, and he slapped his thigh, "That's right! Old Hu, what a hero sees the same thing!"

Boss Hu smiled and said: "Although the coastline of Annan in the north is very long, there is only Guang'an's family with a decent seaport. However, the location of Guang'an is actually not particularly convenient for doing business."

Gao Yu was a little dissatisfied with the fact that the two bosses started to deviate from the military theme, but he knew the reason why the two of them insisted on saying these things in front of him-this was not for Gao Yu, but for the master Highly pragmatic listen.It's just that the two of them couldn't talk to Gao Yushi because of their identities, so what they said to Gao Yu was actually to let him pass it on to Gao Yushi.

Seeing that these two are both ***...uh, for the sake of being pro-Jinghua sea merchants, Gao Yu still intends to listen to them. listen.Besides, it is also good to learn more about the topographical environment of North Annan.

Boss Hu said: "The geography of the estuary of the Li River is completely different from that of the estuary of the Red River. The former is not only much wider than the latter, but the water depth is also much deeper, otherwise it would not be used as a seaport."

He paused slightly, and then said: "Although the mouth of the Li River is wide, it is divided into two by Catba Island. The subsidiary islands of Catba Island are all on the north side of the main island, and Guang'an lives in Haikou. As a result, the access channel is not only much narrower, but also has many turns and turns, which is quite inconvenient."

"That's right!" Boss Li interrupted, "Not only that, the location of Guang'an is relatively inland, and the distance from the port to the sea is too long, which is also one of the inconveniences. If there is no Cat Ba Island, then It’s not a big problem, but since we have Catba Island, we have to go around it first, and then we can go south.”

Boss Hu raised his head, squinted his eyes slightly, and imagined the coastal geography of that area. After a while, he couldn't help nodding: "Old Li, it's really what you said—if there is a port on the south side of the mouth of the Lihe River, then But it's much better. The water depth is not inferior to the north side, and the waterway is much wider than the north side!"

"That's right!" Boss Li said, "And there is another fatal flaw in Guang'an - there are many small islands dotted around Catba Island, but the geography to the north of Catba Island is even more special. There are more and more such small islands—there may be hundreds, even thousands, or even thousands of islands in the entire bay! In comparison, Catba Island is already the largest one. !"

He sighed slightly, and said: "These small islands have been a haven for pirates since ancient times! Pirates rob goods and kill people in the open sea, and if they hide in the bays dotted with small islands, there is no way to track them down." Suppression—Imagine, hundreds or thousands of islands, where to find people? The officers and sailors have chased them in, and if they can’t get out by themselves, I’m afraid it’s all a problem!”

"I understand what you mean." Gao Yu nodded this time, and said, "That is to say, the waterway for Guang'an to enter and leave the open sea is too close to the pirate's lair, so it is easy to be harassed."

"Yes!" Boss Li quickly agreed.

"Mao Sai suddenly!" Gao Yu said with a smile: "These words, I will pass them on to my family to know." Having said that, Gao Yu's thoughts in his heart are: if you expect me to take the fleet to suppress pirates, Then stop thinking about it as soon as possible, I'm here to get Shenglong, the master didn't let me play hide-and-seek with pirates.

However, he suddenly thought of another question and asked, "Hiss...wait a minute, I'm curious—since the geographical environment of Guang'an is not ideal, and it's too close to the pirate's lair, how can it Will it be the only decent seaport in Morse?"

Boss Li smiled and waved his hands, and said, "It's because of the pirates! Think about it, Mr. Gao Tuan, although the pirates are called pirates, they can't always stay on the island. They also have to go ashore—not only to sell their stolen goods, but also to Buy all kinds of necessary supplies. Also, many pirates are actually people nearby, and their homes are actually on the shore.”

Oh, I see.Gao Yu understood that this Guang'an was actually prospered because of pirates, just like when the Ming Dynasty opened the sea a few years ago, the first port to open the sea, Zhangzhou Yuegang, was originally a port that was prospered because of pirates. In fact, the geographical environment of the place is not very good, so the development after the opening of the sea will soon be surpassed by the truly advantageous big port.

(End of this chapter)