The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 757 Whaling Ship

Wu Xiang told the nobles that the Longwu Navy is the only one out there at sea, and they are protected as long as they pay insurance premiums when they go out to sea for trade and fishing.

If you are robbed by pirates, you can use the speed advantage of the whaling ship to escape. If you are brave enough to follow the pirates and find their home port, you will make a lot of money.

As long as you report the specific location of the pirate's lair, the Longwu Navy will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress it.

How much gold and silver treasures should be accumulated in the pirate lair?Corsairs aren't cheap either!
The captures obtained by the Longwu Marine Division can be divided into a quarter for the captain who provides the exact location of the pirates and leads the way.

Several whaling ships went to sea together, during which time they found that the single merchant ships could be robbed as long as they were not flying the special flag approved by the Longwu Navy.

If one shot is successful, under normal circumstances, the income with the ship and the goods is no less than 3 silver coins.

Wu Xiang also told the nobles, it doesn’t matter if you don’t dare to take risks, don’t be foolish and hide your silver in the cellar at home, you must deposit it in the “Sifang Bank”, and you will definitely get [-]% of it every year Interest.

In fact, these news are not all news, the nobles have at least heard about the large deposits of the "Sifang Bank".

The interest on private loan sharks is very high, but the amount of loans is really limited, and the amount that the noble family can do is too limited, accounting for less than half of the family's cash.

Besides, lending usury is very risky. Under normal circumstances, those who are willing to borrow usury are those who drink poison to quench their thirst.

The nobles who lend money are not only empty-handed, but also get a notorious reputation for being rich and unkind and forcing the borrowers to ruin their families.

If you keep the power in your hands, these evil things are trivial. In case one day you fall out of favor and lose power, these things will be turned up by the enemies to make a big fuss.

With bad luck, it is very possible that the emperor who turned his face and refused to recognize anyone ransacked his home and exiled him.

In fact, many nobles really wanted to save money in the "Sifang Bank", and now they heard Wu Xiang take the initiative to ask about the regulations.

Wu Xiang drank a little too much wine and talked too much, he laughed and joked with the British official Zhang Zhiji:
"I know that my father-in-law's family has a lot of cash. I suggest that you take out 50 taels for investment, and send 100 million taels to be deposited in the Sifang Bank to earn interest. It is conservatively estimated that there will be more than 20 taels of extra income every year in the future."

All of you here are nobles who have been passed down for several generations or more than a dozen generations. They can settle accounts. Almost every one of them can afford millions of taels of silver. People are moved.

Zhang Zhiji said: "Wu Zongbing said so well about the 'Red Banner Army' side that he blown the Longwu Navy into the sky.

It's not that we don't believe you, but we want to follow you to Liaohai to see for ourselves, and also to see what business is good in 'Hanjiang Province'. "

Huang Han strongly advocated attracting investment, and Wu Xiang paid the most attention. The purpose of jumping up and down in the capital is to attract investors to "Hanjiang Province".

He said in a big way: "I'm afraid you guys haven't left the capital for a long time to play tricks, right? It's no wonder that the city that never sleeps in the capital is so charming that it always makes people linger.

Going out now is no better than three or five years ago. The capital has a direct road leading to Tianjin Wei. Every household of your lords has a comfortable and fast four-wheeled carriage. If you are willing to get up early and stay late, you can reach Tianjin Wei on the same day.

There are huge passenger ships in Tianjin Port running to Tiger Cave City, Shanhaiguan, Lushunkou, Qingniwakou, Pidao, and now there are many more sailings to Hanjiang Port.

When you are on the road, you will realize that going out is no longer a journey, but a kind of enjoyment.

There are storytellers, singers, and even opera troupes on long-distance passenger ships. The first-class cabin is similar to the guest rooms in the city that never sleeps. There are also running water and toilets, and you can also have hot water for bathing at any time. "

Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen wondered: "Wu Zongbing is bragging, right? As the saying goes, it's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a while, and it's hard work to travel by car and boat?"

It's no wonder that the nobles didn't believe it. Passenger transport used to be for convenience and practicality, and the conditions on board were so-so.

Ever since he made a fortune from the local tyrants in Shanxi, Huang Han has too much capital in his hands.

Therefore, a budget of 40 silver dollars was allocated to decorate seven or eight passenger ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons. Each luxury passenger ship has a first-class cabin. Although the price is expensive, the service is in place and the value for money is guaranteed.

Wu Xiang said: "General Zhenglu always said that the times are developing, and if you can't catch up with the times, you will be eliminated by the times. Today, I have a deep understanding. Gentlemen, if you don't leave the capital and go out to see the outside world, you will fall behind.

If you don’t believe what I say, why don’t you go to the next room and ask Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liang who are drinking with a group of civil servants, and ask them if they have taken a large passenger ship that is as comfortable as a room in a city that never sleeps. "

There were indeed a few nobles who went to the next door to toast with wine glasses, chatted a few words by the way, and Zhang Fengyi described the scenery along the way as if reciting prose, which made everyone click their tongues.

The nobles of the Ming Dynasty, who like to enjoy leisure and hate work, are attracted, and those who have real needs take leave one after another. Of course, Lord Xiaoyao just said to leave.

They went on the road like a sightseeing tour. Wu Xiang made full use of his expertise and served as the head of the tour group and a part-time tour guide. After boarding the luxury liner, the nobles were convinced.

Everyone thinks that Wu Xiang's description of comfort is not enough. How can living in a room in the city that never sleeps have a chance to see the sea view, fish, or eat delicious seafood?
After more than ten days of sailing, Wu Xiang became good friends with Cheng Guogong, Yingying Gong, etc., and they also negotiated to buy dozens of whaling ships to make a lot of money.

Dozens of nobles came to "Hanjiang Province" for field inspections, and there were a total of more than a thousand people including their entourage.

The war has been over for more than two months, and the spring plowing near Seoul has ended long ago. The green rice fields are full of vitality. The residents in the city and the farmers outside the city are busy, trying to make more money for a better life. .

Huang Han has no other skills, but he is good at providing ordinary people with employment opportunities, encouraging labor to get rich, and launching large government projects to build seawalls, river embankments, reservoirs, and roads when there is a surplus of labor.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. The nobles have seen Lushunkou, Qingniwakou, and now they have seen the thriving surroundings of Seoul. They all believed Wu Xiang’s introduction, and many people were ready to invest.

They don't need to carry gold and silver with them, they have already processed bills of exchange at the "Sifang Bank" in the capital, and noble families with more than a century old have pillar industries, and they can do almost everything that one expects to do.

It is relatively simple for nobles to complete investment in one place. Just transfer some shopkeepers, buddies, and master craftsmen from other provinces to build a team for the "Hanjiang Province" semicolon.

(End of this chapter)