Seeing that everyone had arrived, Huang Zongxi did not wait any longer and walked towards the hall. As soon as he stepped in, the hall suddenly became quiet and all his eyes turned to him. Huang Zongxi walked straight to the high platform, stretched out his right hand and pulled it, and a huge map that was nearly two meters long and wide rolled down.

Everyone looked at it and was amazed, and soon discovered the difference in this map.

This map not only depicts the land of China, but also lists many strange countries and places outside the coastline. Many places are very simple and only mark the locations of some major cities. Even in Shandong, which they are familiar with, they can vaguely see more than a dozen major places.

Outside the Central Plains, as the coastline extends outward, thick arrows point to the ocean, connected to every country and place.

This is a maritime map, with a large map and can be seen very clearly even when standing at the farthest point.

Yu Chenglong and Chen Mingxia sat on both sides, looking at such detailed maritime photos, their faces were full of surprise.

Huang Zongxi took a long bamboo strip and pointed at it one by one: "In the next five years, the government will build or expand seven major ports, one in Vladivostok, two in Liaoning, two in Liaoning, three in Dengzhou, Jiaozhou, four in Laizhou Prefecture, five in Huai'an Prefecture, Lianyungang, six in Taiwan Prefecture, and seven in Qiongzhou Prefecture."

Seeing everyone's faces full of confusion, Huang Zongxi continued, "Maybe you think this is the government's business and has nothing to do with you. But I want to tell you that this matter has something to do with you, at least it has something to do with your future money bags. Except for the military ports of Liaodong Lushun and Dengzhou Liugong Island, which are directly recruited by the government, the other five will be handed over to everyone present. Among them, Jiaozhou and Lianyungang are close to each other, and the government is willing to take out 200,000 taels of silver. Keelung and Yazhou can recruit laborers locally, but the distance is far, and the government is willing to take out 300,000 tons of silver. Vladivostok is far away, and the weather is bitter and cold, so the government is willing to take out 500,000 tons of silver."

Everyone was shocked. All of this was one million and a half million silver, and the amount was not small. Moreover, doing business with the government was profitable even if it was losing money. This represented a relationship.

Soon someone reacted and stood up and walked forward: "Mr. Huang, I wonder what the port is going to be built? How can the silver be delivered?"

Huang Zongxi replied: "I have asked someone to draw the geographical terrain around the port, the length and width of the ships to be docked in the future, and the at least the depth of the port. If you are interested in this, I will ask someone to give you a special introduction after a while. After all, this is huge and not every company's financial resources can support it. As for the delivery of the money, once it is determined, the government will pay 20% of the money first. When the port is about half, the government will pay 30% more. The remaining 50% will be paid after the port is completed. At that time, the government will conduct two acceptances. If the intermediate acceptance is completed, even if the port is not completed in the end, the 50% of the money can be obtained."

Speaking of this, Huang Zongxi probably explained: "Don't worry, the government will not deliberately make things difficult for you in the middle of the acceptance. Because this business is not only done this time, the government's credit is much more important than that little silver. In addition, I have also found someone to estimate it. If there is no abnormal situation, you should be able to make a profit of 20% to 30%. You can also invite special shopkeepers to take a look first. As for whether to do it or not, it will not be too late to make a decision. Another point is that if you can complete the construction or construction in a short time exceeds expectations, the government will also give you an additional 10,000 to 50,000 silver as a reward. In short, the government will not let you suffer a loss."

Seeing that everyone was restless, Huang Zongxi waved his hand and signaled them to be quiet. "Of course, the construction of these six ports has no direct relationship with most of you here, but in fact it is not the case. For example, the construction of Vladivostok Port in Liaobei requires the recruitment of strong men locally and the need to transport them to Vladivostok through sea boats. There are only a few ship merchants who are capable of traveling oceans. Also, their food, clothing, housing and transportation, and their daily consumption also require different merchants to provide. This is all business for you. Those who have money can make more money can also get a share of the pie. This is also the reason for summoning them here."

Huang Zongxi paused and then continued, "Liaodong is bitter and cold, but the area is vast, and there are many fertile fields for cultivation. In addition, there are many minerals, trees, medicinal materials, and animal fur in Liaodong. It can be said to be a natural treasure house. But because most of you think it is a place of war and is more dangerous. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, so most of you are unwilling to go to Liaodong to expand your business. The final result is that there are only two companies that control the business in Liaodong, one is the Liu family in Lushun, and the other is the shopkeeper Li. You can ask them, in recent years, when the profits they have earned from Liaodong every year, is more than one million taels of silver?"

Looking at the restless crowd, Liu Qi, the shopkeeper of the Liu family who was sitting there a little embarrassedly, and Li Ding of the Huaxia Money House, Huang Zongxi smiled slightly, "Shopkeeper Li, Mr. Liu, don't blame me for revealing your past. Our army has achieved considerable victory in western Liaoning, Xiuyan City, and even Jianzhou, the place where the Manhuns are prosperous. Especially in Xiuyan City, the general Dingliaon defeated the Manhuns and captured more than 8,000 Qing troops. At present, the situation in Liaodong is basically stable, and our army will occupy more and more areas. You two cannot do such a big business. Look at what you are doing now, just trafficking some wood, medicinal materials, fur and other ordinary businesses. Don't you want to participate in those mines and military supplies? Sharing some profits with other merchants and earning more is the way to do it."

Before Liu Qi could react, Li Ding had already stood up and bowed: "What Lord Huang said is very true. Liaodong commerce has never been a person. If everyone is willing to come to Liaodong to do business, I am of course welcoming."

Seeing that Li Ding had already made a statement, Liu Qi quickly stood up and expressed his obedience.
Chapter completed!