Chang Le, Sun Rong, and Wu Meiniang came out of Elsa's courtyard and came to the study together.
"Liuqiu, isn't it the big island opposite Fuzhou?"
"There aren't many people around, so why is Brother Su Chen interested in it?"
Changle pulled out a map of the South China Sea and spread it on the table.
Today I received another letter from Su Chen. Changle opened it with great anticipation and almost cursed in anger!
Fang Xuanling, you are so old, why don’t you come back from Guangzhou and take good care of yourself?
He also encouraged the navy to go to Liuqiu, which would delay Brother Su Chen's return home again!
The same goes for Brother Su Chen and Brother Prince. Why did you agree to Fang Xuanling?
Liuqiu is right opposite Fuzhou, and there is no way to escape from a deserted island.
When can't the Navy go?
I must cause more trouble before going home.
At the end of the letter, Su Chen said that he wanted to develop Liuqiu and asked Changle to prepare a group of manpower in advance.
This request put Changle in a bit of a dilemma:
My family has invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in Fuzhou.
The construction of various industries in Fuzhou has not yet been completed, so manpower needs to be sent to Liuqiu.
The family is really short on manpower.
Liuqiu is an uninhabited overseas desert island. If you want to develop it, the amount of manpower, material and financial resources that need to be invested is astronomical, and the development cycle is very long.
Changle stared at the map: "Brother Su Chen wants so many people, and he wants everyone else. What's so good about this broken island?"
Wu Meiniang: "Princess, since the young master said that he wants to develop Liuqiu, you just start preparing manpower here. Do you still doubt the young master's vision?"
Changle glared at her: "You said it easily, look at the manpower brother Su Chen wants, so many senior stewards, master craftsmen and agricultural talents,"
"These talents are all precious. How can I gather them all in such a short time?"
Wu Meiniang: "Princess, the people you put in Yangzhou have been idle for more than a month, right?"
Changle: "That's the one I'm going to send to Japan."
"Zhang Liang's navy will soon wipe out the pirates in the northern seas..."
Wu Meiniang: "Princess, the affairs of Japan are not urgent."
"Young Master will obviously be back in a few months, and yet he is writing to you to prepare manpower. He must be in a hurry, so why not send that group of people for emergency response first?"
Changle thought for a while and nodded: "That's the only way!"
"Hey! I guess we have to wait for Brother Su Chen to come back to make arrangements in Japan. There are too many people eyeing the gold and silver of Japan."
Changle originally planned to send him to Fuzhou and then to Liuqiu from there. He also transferred a group of agricultural experts from Jiannan Road.
"I don't know what good things are on that island that make Brother Su Chen so anxious!"
Changle stamped the souvenir and muttered in his heart.
…
Su Chen was indeed anxious. Just when Changle ordered the dispatch of manpower, two large ships from the Su family had already left Fuzhou for Liuqiu.
The naval fleet has arrived in Fuzhou for two days and is now transferring the spices on board to the cargo ship.
When Lao Liao passed through Fuzhou and Yangzhou along the way, he told him that the cargo ship should wait in Fuzhou.
By the time Su Chen led the naval fleet from Liuqiu to Fuzhou, there were already many large cargo ships waiting at the port.
Su Chen ordered that all the spices on the warship be immediately moved to the cargo ship, and then transported north to Chang'an.
The navy fleet and cargo ships were busy there. Su Chen took Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling to visit the shipyard, and then returned to the other yard in Fuzhou.
Since Su Chen came to Fuzhou, he also took the opportunity to check out his property in Fuzhou.
As for Li Chengqian muttering that Su Chen was selfish and neglected public affairs?
Su Chen didn't bother to pay attention!
By the time we arrived in Fuzhou, the naval fleet was completely fine.
Once we unloaded the spices on the ship, we were waiting to return to Yangzhou to receive the reward from the imperial court.
At this time, Su Chen, the handsome guy, has nothing to do with him.
What if I go back to my own hospital and stay there for two days?
The affairs in Fuzhou are still in charge of the steward Liu Si.
He took several subordinates and a stack of account books to report to Su Chen on the progress of the past year or so.
“We continue to increase investment in tea and tung oil,”
"Perfumes and essential oils are enough. What's important about these things is not quantity."
"Your management is a bit chaotic. The properties of these industries are too different. They need to be managed separately by dedicated personnel."
Su Chen pointed while flipping through the account book.
"yes!"
"Our family has no foundation in Fuzhou. We have people drawn from all over the place, and we have a lot of properties arranged, so it's a bit chaotic..."
Liu Si explained to Su Chen.
Su Chen frowned. It seemed that he needed to standardize the management system when he returned, and he also had to help Changle improve his management level.
I have been away from Datang for more than a year, and my family's property in Fuzhou is in such a mess.
"How come there are so many lumberyards?"
Su Chen asked, flipping through the account books.
"Master! Shipbuilding is becoming more and more prosperous. The shipyard's orders have been scheduled for two years. To supply the shipyard, this lumberyard is indispensable!"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess also revealed to Lao Nu that the imperial court is also planning to build a shipyard in Fuzhou,"
"In the future, this wood gap..."
Su Chen said to Liu Si: "It will be good for the wood gap to be large for a long time in the future."
"But low-tech industries like lumber mills have low barriers to entry and are very labor-intensive,"
"We will not compete with others for business in these areas!"
He closed the ledger and said, "Forget it if it's already built. Cancel everything under construction and planning!"
"However, the wood processing technology and facility scale have expanded,"
"We can cooperate with other lumber mills. Many people come to Fuzhou now, right?"
Liu Si: "There are indeed many companies planning to build lumber mills."
Su Chen: "Then give it to them."
"Transfer the saved manpower to Liuqiu, where we will need a lot of manpower in the future."
Liu Si: "Master, our family has invested in a lot of industries in Fuzhou,"
"Liuqiu is still a deserted island, and it's not the real land of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it too hasty?"
Su Chen: "The imperial court will soon issue a policy to develop Liuqiu,"
"We have to take the lead and prepare early!"
Liu Si had a troubled look on his face: "Young Master, things in Fuzhou are complicated enough. I'm afraid Liuqiu, the old slave over there, won't be able to do what he wants!"
Su Chen: "There will be someone in charge of Liuqiu in the future, you just need to hold on for a few days!"
"However, in the future, all material supplies required for development will be transferred through Fuzhou, so you just need to keep an eye on it."
Liu Si breathed a sigh of relief and continued to report: "Master, we don't have any good sugar cane growers you asked me to find yesterday!"
"But sugar cane is also common in Fuzhou. I'm sending someone to inquire about it."
Su Chen nodded: "You have to deal with this matter personally, find more good people, and pay the highest standards."
"This is the key to my development of Liuqiu, and it will also be a new main source of income for our family in the future. Please do this for me to make sure it is done."
