But soon, they naturally saw Ali, and the eldest merchant among them strode forward and greeted Ali.
When they heard that he was a merchant from Maroma, they simply told them their plan openly.
"We have a total of eighty boats and almost three thousand people. If you are willing, Ali, then we can add you and we will..."
After hearing the words of this maritime merchant named Faisal, Ali's pupils suddenly shrank.
Why don't you understand that they want to live alone? After all, those who can cross thousands of miles of ocean and come to the Song Dynasty to do business are all ruthless.
Regardless of the fact that they are now maritime traders, maybe the goods in their hands and even the ship were looted halfway.
In this vast ocean, it is normal for both merchants and thieves to do business.
At this moment, one of the maritime merchant's interpreters was walking towards this direction, and soon came close.
"Boss, boss, can you take a look at this?"
Faisal was the owner of this interpreter. Seeing the other party's eager look, he could only restrain his impatience and stepped forward to ask what was going on.
"This is Jiangnan Business News. It says that in one month, the Hangzhou Commodities Expo will be held in Hangzhou."
""Jiangnan Business News"..." Feisal took it in his hands. After all, he often went to the Song Dynasty and could recognize the characters of the Song Dynasty. He glanced at it carefully and saw the eye-catching headline.
The interpreter on the side also made a special mention.
"Boss, although this "Jiangnan Business News" is a new thing, I heard from the newspaper seller that this "Jiangnan Business News" will be published in the Song Dynasty, Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road."
As soon as these words came out, Feisal and the other barbarian merchants who were about to play some dirty tricks suddenly changed their expressions.
They all came forward and looked at the newspaper in Feisal's hand. Everyone had already become proficient in writing through the exchange with Da Song, and naturally recognized the content on it.
"...the two Zhejiang roads also include the Fujian road. Then, wouldn't that mean that we are in addition to the Guangzhou Shipping Company?
Can all the shipping companies in Quanzhou, Mingzhou, and Wenzhou of the Song Dynasty know this news? "
"Then let's..."
"Well, how about we just take the property and collect the "Jiangnan Business News"?"
"But do you know where Jiangnan Business Daily is published?"
"Deng Tongyi, thank you for your hard work. Come on, forget it. Let's go take a look around Hangzhou together. Does anyone know where this "Jiangnan Business Daily" comes from."
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The origin of Jiangnan Business Daily was Suzhou, which was quickly established.
But there is a very important issue. The diplomacy of the Song Dynasty had very strict restrictions on these foreigners.
Just like the Hangzhou Shipping Department, there are strict regulations. The Tibetan guests from various overseas countries crossed the sea and went to Hangzhou to collect their treasures, conduct private transactions, allow them to return and return, and allowed them to stay.
However, you can only live in the designated fanfang outside Hangzhou. Even if you Tibetan merchants want to go to other cities, it is not impossible.
But you need someone to vouch for it, proving that you are doing business, and the procedures are quite cumbersome.
So even if they knew that "Jiangnan Business News" was in Suzhou, it would be difficult to acquire it in a short time.
Faisal, Ali and others looked at each other, except for sighing, but there was nothing they could do.
However, as a profit-seeking businessman, hard methods are not available, and soft methods are still available.
Just like Ali, he decided to sell all the goods in his ship in the shortest time, and then immediately went south to Mingzhou Port to find some familiar maritime merchants there to lend money.
After all, if you want to buy goods, you must have enough capital in hand. After these barbarian merchants who first arrived in Hangzhou saw the unique charm of Hangzhou's commodity market.
Already starting to make various calculations and operations.
"Jiangnan Business News" was only a few days or more than ten days behind Hangzhou, and it made its grand debut in the city where the shipping companies were located.
It directly attracted the attention of the barbarian maritime merchants who were engaged in trade in various shipping companies.
Even the Song Dynasty merchants on Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road all brightened up and started thinking.
After all, the merchants of the Song Dynasty did not work alone. It was normal for them to communicate with each other. They had also learned through their respective channels that the Hangzhou Shipping Department had prepared a lot of good treasures.
The important point needs to be drawn here. Many good things are made from the Suzhou Weaving Factory.
In this case, everyone might as well rush to Suzhou first to see if there is a chance to intercept them in advance.
Then it is not impossible to become a second-rate dealer and sell it to those barbarian maritime merchants.
All in all, the commodity exhibition hall on the Hangzhou Pier is more and more lively every day.
The land and sea routes leading to Hangzhou are becoming more and more noisy.
As for Suzhou, these products do exist, but unfortunately, they are all designated suppliers of the Hangzhou International Commodity Fair.
Therefore, before the Hangzhou International Commodity Fair opens, no one can buy a piece of cloth or a piece of ready-made clothing from the Suzhou Weaving Factory and its affiliated factories...
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Naturally, it is not that no one wants to take evil ways, whether they want bribes or other ways.
It turned out that the backer of the Suzhou Weaving Factory and other factories was none other than Gao Zhang, the child prodigy who put down the Zhu family rebellion in Jiangnan.
This made a group of wealthy businessmen from Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road have no choice but to give up their thoughts for the time being.
This child prodigy who became the number one scholar at the age of eleven had just put down the Zhu family rebellion in Jiangnan.
In the whole of Jiangnan, it can be said that he is very popular. As for Suzhou, many people have already built shrines and offered incense to this twelve-year-old prodigy.
He has a very high reputation in Suzhou and Zhejiang Road. What's more, the Zhu family and his son in the past cannot afford to offend him or anyone else.
In less than half a year, the No. 1 Scholar had uprooted the influence of the Zhu family and his son.
Therefore, a group of wealthy businessmen, even if they had resentments in their hearts, finally calmed down and waited calmly for the Hangzhou International Commodity Expo.
Gao Zhang naturally knew everything about such things happening in Suzhou City, but he didn't need to come forward for such things.
He is busy with a more important matter, which is the expansion of the Jiangnan Shipyard in Fushan Town, Suzhou.
There used to be a shipyard here, and it was the Zhu family's industry, but now it has become an industry under the Kaifeng Metal Workshop.
After all, Gao Zhang was the Xuanxianzhi envoy responsible for handling post-war assets, and he was also the magistrate of Suzhou.
It can be said that Gao Zhang himself would take a good look at the Zhu family's property first, and if he felt it was suitable, he would hand it over with his left hand and his right hand.
(End of chapter)
