Zhu Xuan is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty emperor, and this is Zhu Xuan's fiefdom.
With the Chamber of Commerce in his hands, it would be easy to become the only legal one and get official certification.
Coupled with Zhu Xuan's status as the grandson of the emperor, he can do a lot of things here. In the future, if he really wants to introduce foreign businessmen to trade in the Ming Dynasty, it will not be difficult to go through the Chamber of Commerce.
If it can be implemented and done properly, the benefits will be considerable.
After hearing Zhu Xuan's words, Wu Yongfeng asked expectantly: "Your Highness, how can we join the Panyu Chamber of Commerce?"
"It's very simple. Just pay the membership fee of 100,000 taels and register as a member."
Zhu Xuan said.
Wu Yongfeng fell silent without saying a word.
Zhu Xuan asked: "Why, is it too expensive?"
He was also prepared to offer a membership fee of 500,000 taels, but considering that Wu Yongfeng was the first person to contact him, he gave him a discount.
Even if the membership fee is 500,000 taels, Zhu Xuan feels that it is cheap. After joining the membership, it is easy to earn back the money.
Wu Yongfeng smiled bitterly and said: "In the past, I could have taken out one hundred thousand taels at any time, but as I said just now, I came to seek refuge with His Highness when I was desperate, and I couldn't even afford ten thousand taels."
Zhu Xuan: "..."
Originally, he wanted to set up a chamber of commerce and earn a membership fee to supplement the current expenses, offset the cost of going overseas, and use the money to build water conservancy projects in advance.
Who would have thought that the businessman Xu Qi brought back was even poorer than him.
How could he go overseas for trade if he couldn't even get ten thousand taels?
I can't even afford travel expenses.
"I still have a batch of goods on hand, but I am overseas and have no advantage. That batch of goods cannot be sold and is backlogged in the warehouse."
Wu Yongfeng said helplessly: "If this batch of goods can be sold, the membership fee of 100,000 taels will be nothing."
One hundred thousand taels is still a small thing, which shows how profitable a trip to sea can be.
Zhu Xuan thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. I'll owe the membership fee first. When you go to sea with me and make money, how about making up for it?"
Wu Yongfeng immediately agreed: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
"You'd better make sure you really make it up to me."
Zhu Xuan snorted softly and warned: "If you don't make up for it by then, even if you go to sea and become a pirate, it will still be easy for me to kill you."
Wu Yongfeng quickly promised: "I definitely don't dare. Please rest assured, Your Highness, but can you please let me go back first and transport the goods? May I ask, Your Highness, when will you take the fleet to sea?"
Zhu Xuan said: "I'm not in a hurry, you can go back first! Even if I am in a hurry, I will wait for you to come back before going to sea."
Wu Yongfeng thanked him again, grateful.
He felt that this was really an opportunity.
As long as you hold on tightly, you will be as stable as an old dog in the future.
After sending Wu Yongfeng away, Zhu Xuan went to Xu Qi again and asked him to suspend the purchase of all farmers' products. If he continued to collect, he would run out of money. He would wait until he came back from overseas and made a lot of money before continuing to purchase.
In addition, he also took a trip out of the city.
At the Panyu Trade Port, next to the warehouse, another office building is planned to be built, which will be the headquarters of the Panyu Chamber of Commerce in the future.
Zhu Xuan not only talked with Wu Yongfeng, but also really wanted to implement these things.
If everything here is standardized, there will be a lot of things that need to be done.
the next day.
The Hongwu ship entered the Pearl River, and Guo Ze finally brought back the technical staff and things in Annan.
Yingtian's Science Pavilion is almost completed and can accommodate people temporarily. Zhu Xuan arranged for them to live in it and get familiar with the environment first. As for the experimental bases needed for research and development, there is enough space in the Science Pavilion.
If you need to use chemicals, you can go to a fertilizer and chemical factory outside the city.
Returning together, in addition to the Hongwu ship, there is also a third warship. This ship can go to sea. The warship is also equipped with twenty-four divine cannons and various other equipment.
“Well done!”
Zhu Xuan looked at the third warship for a while at the edge of the Panyu Trading Port, and said with satisfaction: "Let's call it the Panyu ship from now on! When you have time, you can move all the goods we have in the warehouse onto the ship, but be careful. , there are some china and glasses that need to be handled with care.”
Guo Ze nodded and said, "Okay, when will we go to sea?"
"Wait a little longer."
Zhu Xuan recalled the content of the plan and added: "Our early preparations are not enough, and there is still a trendy businessman who wants to join our fleet who has not returned."
Xu Miaojin gently pulled Zhu Xuan's sleeve and said expectantly: "Brother, can you also take me to the sea?"
She is not in a hurry to go back to Yingtian.
With Zhu Xuan by her side, it didn't matter whether she could go back or not, but going to sea sounded like a lot of fun. She was a little tempted and wanted to go to sea with Zhu Xuan.
"Sister Miaojin is not going to respond to Tian?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
Xu Miaojin shook his head and said: "If you don't come back, please promise me, brother!"
Zhu Xuan could not refuse her request and agreed: "Then let's go to sea together."
"OK!"
Xu Miaojin cheered.
This time I go to sea, I will definitely go to a foreign country.
She had never seen those exotic customs before, so she wanted to see them no matter what, to see the difference between other places and the Ming Dynasty.
The Hongwu ship and the Panyu ship were parked on the shore. The workers were busy loading cargo onto the ship in preparation for going to sea, and were also busy moving things off the ship.
"Is there enough coal on the ship?" Zhu Xuan asked.
"It's not enough. After I go to sea, I plan to go back to Annan to replenish enough before going to the ocean." Guo Ze explained.
"so be it!"
Zhu Xuan agreed with Guo Ze's approach.
Anyway, after going to sea, it is almost a convenient way to go to Annan, so not much time is wasted.
They were about to go to sea, and Zhu Xuan was wondering what was going on with Zheng He.
"With the divine cannon, Zheng He is not afraid of danger."
"According to the sailing speed of the Yingtian ship, it should reach North America and return in a few months."
Zhu Xuan was thinking.
Those messy thoughts were quickly forgotten by him.
The Panyu ship has also seen it, and all the arrangements and instructions should be done. Those technical personnel have been stationed in the new Science Pavilion one after another. Zhu Xuan also arranged for Xu Qi to recruit students for the Science Pavilion and train new students.
Spread the knowledge of physics, chemistry, mathematics and so on throughout the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Highness, Lord Prefect."
At this time, a policeman from the government office came over in a hurry and said: "The fight has started, the fight... the fight has started."
"What's the fight about?"
Xu Qi asked.
The policeman walked in a hurry, panting and saying: "Duiji Village, Dashui Town and Xian Village started fighting over water."
Now is the busy time for irrigation, which requires a lot of water. However, in the past two months, it has not rained much, and the water level of the river has dropped appropriately, causing water shortages and eventually leading to fights over water.
Zhu Xuan did not expect that such a situation would really happen.
When Xu Qi heard this, he said anxiously: "Gather everyone in the government office, contact Mr. Hua, and send someone from the guard station over. Go quickly!"
Judging from his nervousness, it seems that fighting over water is not an easy thing to solve.
