Tan Zhen, the great eunuch, has now taken up the post of Hangzhou Shipping Secretary.
The so-called promotion naturally does not refer to promotion and election, but a unique title for an official in the Song Dynasty, who is responsible for special affairs, such as the Municipal Shipping Department.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuangyuan, Tan Tiju is very generous to the general, and he is also very supportive of the navy he is planning to build. Now in less than two months, the Hangzhou navy has begun to take shape."
"Just a few days ago, the last general personally led his team to wipe out the pirates in Daqu Mountain. He captured three hundred enemies and gained more than ten boats."
After saying this, Fang La paused and whispered in a very low voice.
"The general brought the boat and the corpses of the pirates back to Hangzhou, and handed over the only ship worth a thousand materials to Fang Fei."
Gao Zhang raised his eyebrows, raised his hand with satisfaction, and patted Fang La's shoulder, who had bent down specially.
"Well done. This merchant fleet has been able to develop into the number one champion in a short period of time. Brother Fang, you are indispensable."
The merchant fleet has grown from only a dozen ships at the beginning to twenty-five now, and all the old boats have been eliminated.
Under Fang Fei's auspices, in addition to suppressing bandits and acquiring them, he also spent heavily on purchases, and also recruited Fang La's former maritime friends.
Of the three thousand young men that Fang La recruited at the beginning, only a few hundred returned home. The rest either joined the merchant fleet or became his soldiers.
Of course, it is impossible for the merchant fleet to have no defensive capabilities. There are more than 20 ships and nearly a thousand combat members.
Moreover, Gao Zhang simply made a move with Fang La and went out to practice battles. Even the merchant fleet also practiced together, and asked them to participate in the bandit suppression.
For no other reason than to increase the combat effectiveness of that merchant fleet as quickly as possible.
Gao Zhang did not want this merchant fleet to just do business, but wanted this fleet to be able to wield silk and satin with one hand and a broadsword with the other.
Not only can it defend against pirates who are interested in making money, but it can also allow those who are unwilling to do business to do business honestly with their own fleet in the near future.
On the shore, in the territory of the Song Dynasty, Gao Zhang had no way to train his own private soldiers.
However, at sea, it is simply the best private training ground.
With a strong team, traveling across the sea, in the future...
Gao Zhang couldn't help turning his head and glanced north. After a long time, he boarded the carriage.
"Let's go, Brother Fang is riding in the same car with me. Let's go to the Shipping Department to meet Brother Fang, your immediate boss."
Fang La agreed and squeezed into the car with Gao Zhang. He glanced at his sister Fang Baihua who was sitting next to Gao Zhang and looked a little speechless.
But he still bit the bullet and started talking about serious things.
"Since Mo General returned from the sea, Zhongguan Tan couldn't wait to ask Mo to wait for you at the dock. He has been waiting for three days..."
"Is there something big going on?"
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When Gao Zhang thought of the letter sent to him by Zhongguan Tan, he couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.
“This Zhongguan Tan is also a person who wants to do great things.
Since the establishment of the Hangzhou Shipping Company, he has been thinking about making outstanding achievements. "
"It's just that he was thinking hard and couldn't find a suitable way, so he specifically asked me for advice."
“And when I came here this time, I came here just to see the current situation of Shibo Division.
Secondly, I want to see if I can help him and make Hangzhou's industry and commerce bigger and stronger. "
Hearing this, Fang La suddenly realized.
At this moment, Tan Zhen, the chief officer of the Shibo Division, is sitting in the room, closing his eyes and concentrating. During this period of time, he has been managing the affairs of the Shibu Division.
He was really haggard, and even his temples had a lot of silver threads.
However, although the business and revenue of Shibo Company have been rising, it is like a thread, which makes Tan Zhen feel a pain in the balls. Eh...it seems that he doesn't have such a thing. Well, it should be a pain in the liver.
Fortunately, Tan Zhen was also a very proactive and capable person, and he quickly thought of Gao Zhang, the child prodigy who helped him build this shipping company.
After all, after getting along for a while, Tan Zhen also had a deep understanding of this prodigy champion.
I know that this No. 1 Scholar is very resourceful and has a lot of brains. What is important is that many things he thinks are extremely difficult.
He had a way to resolve or solve the problem, so Tan Zhen decided to write to Gao Zhang for help.
Within a few days, I received a reply from Gao Zhang.
Zhuangyuan Gong had previously told Tan Zhen that if he wanted to run Shibo Company well, he had better put aside his past mentality of taking advantage of any advantage.
After all, if you really want to do this, it will be equivalent to driving those maritime merchants to other shipping companies.
Therefore, if you want to increase the business volume of this Hangzhou shipping company in a short period of time, there are many ways, but you have to wait for my official to come and inspect before giving you the answer.
As a result, Tan Zhen began to think about it day and night, hoping that Gao Zhang could come to Hangzhou as soon as possible to talk about it.
I have been waiting for this for several days, but it still hasn't come. Fortunately, I received a letter from Gao Zhang a few days ago.
Finally, Tan Zhen became excited again.
"Tijiu, Jijiu... Gao Xuanfu has arrived and is now outside the Yamen."
"Finally here..." Tan Zhen took a deep breath and stood up.
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After the two exchanged pleasantries, Gao Zhang, the Xuanfu envoy, sat down with Tan Zhen to face each other.
As soon as he sat down and had not even taken two sips of water, Tan Zhen couldn't wait to ask Gao Zhang what kind of solution he had.
Only then can the Hangzhou Shipping Department be able to make a name for itself at once and attract a large number of traders.
"Come on, come on, this is a plan I brought with me this time...Tan Tiju, please take a good look at it first."
Tan Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard it, and when he saw the book that Gao Zhang handed over, it was as thick as a book.
He quickly stretched out his hands and took it respectfully, looked at it carefully, and read out the words on the cover in a low voice.
"This is...the planning document for the Hangzhou International Commodity Expo?"
"Well, this is the good thing I came up with just for Tan Tiju to make this Hangzhou Shipping Company famous in the shortest possible time."
"Take a closer look first. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask."
Tan Zhen sucked in a bit of toothache, put the rather solid planning book on the table and opened the cover.
I saw the table of contents inside and started reading it carefully.
Gao Zhang, on the other hand, drank tea and began to walk around the room. He soon saw the ship models placed in the room, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
(End of chapter)
