"Go and draft a letter of credence to Ming Dynasty."
"We agree to all conditions of Ming Dynasty and are willing to cooperate with all actions of Ming Dynasty."
"I just hope that Ming Dynasty can give me Lancang a chance."
"Tai'er, I'm afraid my father's end is coming soon. From now on, the Lancang Kingdom will have to rely on you. Ahem!"
Faang sighed, then coughed violently.
He is already in his fifties. In this era, he is considered to be in old age. He is plagued by diseases and has long lived up to the spirit of founding the country and leading an army when he was young.
Jinling City.
A rather luxurious manor.
"Brother Wan, that's not possible."
"The output of the imperial paper mill is too large. If this continues, the brothers may not be able to handle it anymore."
A rather wealthy middle-aged man said anxiously to a young man at the head.
"What is the output of the imperial court in a day? Can't we with so many families be able to absorb the output of one of the imperial palace's workshops?"
Wan Shanhou frowned and asked.
Although he was young, he was very promising. At a young age, he became a wealthy man with business all over the south of the Yangtze River.
He is also well-known in the circle of wealthy businessmen in Yingtianfu. Most of the previous strategies that paper merchants made against Xiao Han Paper Mill came from him.
"Brother Wan, it's not that the brothers don't do their best."
"It's true that the imperial court's workshop is so powerful. The amount of paper produced every day is calculated as ten thousand kilograms. Even if a lot of good paper is used by the imperial court to print books, the brothers can't afford it."
The middle-aged wealthy businessman complained endlessly.
"That is to say, everyone has accumulated a lot of official papers in their hands now, right?"
Wan Shanhou asked with a slight nod.
"It's natural. We can't keep up with the output of the imperial court. Ying Tianfu can't digest so much official paper at all. Everyone has lost it."
"Brother Wan, you said at the beginning that we could go directly to receive the official documents from the court to stabilize the market. Now that something has gone wrong, you can't ignore us."
The middle-aged wealthy businessman said.
"Brother Wang, don't worry. Since Wan dares to let everyone do this, he has already thought of a way out for everyone."
"Please also ask Brother Wang to tell you that we will call back all the caravans scattered outside and prepare to transport the official papers. Yingtian Mansion cannot digest them, so we will sell them to other places. Anyway, the official papers of the British Crown Prince are only in Yingtian Mansion. Produce and sell cheaply.”
"We just treat it as reselling official documents. Anyway, the court does not prohibit this kind of behavior."
Queen Wan Shan said to the man named Wang.
"this…"
"Are we going to cross the river?"
"The Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Shandong Merchant Alliance all have their own territories. If we go there directly, I'm afraid there will be a violent conflict with them."
The wealthy businessman surnamed Wang hesitated.
Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, and it is where the capital of the Ming Dynasty is located. The wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan are also among the richest in the Ming Dynasty.
However, compared with the wealth of the wealthy merchants in the south of the Ming Dynasty, the combat capabilities of their escorts are far behind those in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, Shandong, and even Sichuan.
After all, Jiangnan has been prosperous for a long time, and it is also the land of Longxing. Everyone is a well-known and wealthy businessman. They don't need to be beaten to death. No one is easily robbed. Naturally, the combat effectiveness of the bodyguards is average.
In other places, especially the closer to the north, the combat effectiveness of caravan escorts is extremely fierce. Some caravans can even directly bring out a team of hundreds of escorts, and they can even drag out artillery if they are anxious.
If Jiangnan merchants get into their territory, they will definitely suffer big losses.
"No, let's go to Lingnan."
"Although we can make a fortune by reselling official documents to other places, we will be attacked by business alliances from other places."
"But Lingnan is vast and sparsely populated, and the local businessmen are not strong enough to stop us. Especially, recently, the imperial court is migrating refugees to Lingnan to open up wasteland on a large scale."
"Soon the demand in Lingnan will expand. If we go there now, we can control the market in advance."
"Moreover, Lingnan is also adjacent to the Southern Border, and further south are the Southern Barbarian countries. If this is not possible, we can take some risks and send the official documents to the Southern Barbarian countries, and we can always get rid of this batch of goods."
"The Southern Barbarians are uneducated and have backward production capabilities. I believe they are willing to buy our products."
"More importantly, their combined population is at least tens of millions. As long as we develop it properly, it will be a big market."
Wan Shanhou said with a twinkle in his eyes.
"yes!"
"The imperial court is now operating in Lingnan. We can bring the goods to Lingnan without having to conflict with business alliances in other places, and we can get rid of it. Haha, let me tell you, Wan Laodi must have a way."
"I'm going to tell the other brothers the good news."
The wealthy businessman surnamed Wang laughed and went out. As for Wan Shanhou's business strategy analysis, he didn't listen to a word.
"snort!"
"Short-sighted, no wonder it didn't work back then."
Queen Wan Shan looked at the leaving figure of the wealthy businessman named Wang and snorted coldly.
British government.
"Have those merchants assembled their caravans and started exploring Lingnan?"
Xiao Han asked looking at Jiang You who was reporting in front of him.
"Back to Your Highness, it is indeed true. Their leading caravan has already set off today with the first batch of our paper."
Jiang You reported to Xiao Hanhui.
"Quite clever."
"I just don't know what step these businessmen can think of?"
"Can you think of exporting goods to the southern countries? After all, the millions of people in Lingnan are not enough."
Xiao Han nodded slightly.
"Pass my order, don't worry about these businessmen, and just produce normally."
"Since they dare to place an order with our Daming Paper Factory, they have to handle the goods themselves. On the agreed date, they will hand over the money and deliver the goods. If any merchant cannot pay the money, they will have their property confiscated directly."
Xiao Han said calmly.
There is no such thing as a breach of contract when doing business with him. Either you take the money or you give me bankruptcy settlement.
Xiao Han's advantage is easy to take advantage of, but it's not that easy to take advantage of.
"Fengxue, you told Li Heng before that we don't have enough refugees in the Yingtian Mansion area?"
Zhu Biao took Li Heng and pushed the door open.
"yes."
"Didn't you give me the land in the new industrial zone yesterday?"
"Then I contacted Shan Anren, and Shan Anren told me that we don't have that many refugees in Yingtianfu who can support me in setting up a second agricultural and sideline industry development zone."
Xiao Han said to Zhu Biao.
"This is going to be difficult."
"Our land reclamation plan in the Ming Dynasty is going well. Most of the refugees from all over the country have already invested in our land reclamation in the Ming Dynasty."
"As you know, the people of Ming Dynasty are still more obsessed with land. If there is a chance to share the land, they may not be willing to join your development plan."
"If I order to recruit those gangsters who are unwilling to open up wasteland for farming, I wonder if you can have them?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
Since ancient times, those who do not farm have been regarded as hooligans who do not do their job properly.
All dynasties believed that these people were lazy and lazy, and the most annoying thing was to deal with these people. They had little output for the court, and because they could not vent their energy, they were prone to trouble.
Therefore, Zhu Biao was hesitant about whether to hand over these people to Xiao Han.
I had made up my mind, but if it didn't work out, I would forcibly transfer some of the refugees from the land reclamation to Xiao Han.
"Don't like farming?"
"Great, I need someone like this."
"If you are really talented in farming, I would be embarrassed to ask you for it."
Xiao Han was not annoyed at all, but slapped his hand and said.
"ah?"
"Are you...serious?"
Zhu Biao was in a daze for a while, looked at Xiao Han and said in astonishment.
"Of course I am serious. You may not know that compared to an honest old farmer who is engaged in industry, I prefer pricking my head."
"If you manage things like thorn heads well, the power that bursts out will be even stronger."
"By the way, those prisoners in Ming Prison who have not committed any serious crimes should not be left idle. Give them some free time and come out to work for me."
Xiao Han rubbed his hands slightly and said.
Just kidding, in front of him, no matter how lazy or disobedient you are, you have to get up and work for me.
Xiao Han has already thought about it, directly applying the later prison model. No matter how vicious or sinister you are, you have to step on the sewing machine honestly.
What?
Are you saying that doing this restricts freedom, is inhumane, and has no human rights?
Sorry, the Ming Dynasty only talked about imperial power, not human rights.
As long as you come to Xiao Han's place, you have to accept it whether you accept it or not. You can either accept it directly or be beaten. You can choose one.
After all, our Duke Xiao Daguo is also a kind person. He has always been kind-hearted and doesn't like to force others. He always wants to give people a chance to choose, right?
I believe that these people will be very happy at work after making their own choices.
Everyone is having fun and the quality is very high. It's like Jinyiwei's prison. No one ever complains about the poor environment.
"Then...okay."
Zhu Biao's mouth twitched slightly.
Why do you feel that Xiao Han is a little abnormal today?
Is it an illusion?
"Oh, by the way, when our people catch the troublemaking bandits in Yue and Lancang, there is no need to kill those who have no murder cases on them. Give them all to me. It just so happens that industries around agriculture need to be cut off everywhere. Yes, we are short of people, otherwise we would have to work part-time for the people during their slack time, which would be quite troublesome."
"From now on, I really need to tell my father that there is no need to cut down all nine tribes. It would be a good thing to cut down three tribes and use the rest for work."
"After all, when there is enough food in the future, there will be a shortage of people. There is a shortage in all walks of life, so we can't waste it too much, right?"
"The ancients wrote good poems."
"I am born with talent that will be useful. I will come back after all the money I have spent!"
"Our Ming Dynasty is a benevolent court that considers the people. We must give those who are not guilty of heinous crimes a chance to realize their value and show their talents, right?"
Xiao Han said to Zhu Biao.
"Yes, that makes sense."
"Um...Fengxue, I haven't finished studying economics yet, so I'm leaving first."
Zhu Biao said with his eyelids twitching.
(End of chapter)
