"What, let the eldest brother go to the Oubaluo Continent?" Everyone, including Ruolan, was surprised.
Ruolan asked coquettishly: "Husband, you have only been back for a few days, why are you going to the Oubaluo Continent again?".
Pang Gang glared at Ruolan, "Why am I just messing around? My husband has serious business this time."
Pang Gang complained and spoke out his thoughts. The girls then understood Pang Gang's painstaking efforts, but Wei Manting asked again: "Husband, even if you want to send someone to Oubaluo, there is no need to send Ruolan to
The girl’s eldest brother has been sent, but I’ve heard that Obaro is thousands of miles away, and it takes a year to go back and forth. Moreover, the road is very windy and dangerous, so how can we be worthy of a good and bad couple?
Sister Lan?"
"That's a big fallacy!" Pang Gang shook his head and said, "You guys don't know. If the Kong family just wants to live peacefully at home, just pretend I didn't say it, but if they want to expand their business, then
You have to take risks. There are business opportunities all over the continent of Oparo. I asked my uncle to go to Oparo with the mission. This is an adventure, but it is also an opportunity!"
As soon as Pang Gang's words came out, Wei Manting had nothing to say. As the old saying goes, wealth is found in danger. Going to the Oubaluo Continent is indeed an adventure, but there are business opportunities in it that everyone can see.
Ruolan, on the other hand, comforted her and said: "Sister Man Ting, your husband is right, there is no such thing as a free lunch. I have given you a chance. It depends on whether you can seize it. If you don't want to go, there is nothing anyone can do about it."
, but if the eldest brother wants to go, then it is his own choice."
"It's good if Ruo Lan can think so." Pang Gang nodded. What he was afraid of was Ruo Lan's incomprehension, so he said hello to Ruo Lan in advance. Now that he saw Ruo Lan's attitude, he felt relieved.
However, Pang Gang still asked with some worry: "Ruolan, based on your understanding of your eldest brother, will your eldest brother go to Oubaluo?"
"Yes!" Kong Ruolan nodded and said affirmatively, "My father now dreams of expanding his business. Qingzhou can no longer satisfy him. Now that there are new opportunities, he will naturally not let it go."
Since relying on the big tree of Pang Gang, the Kong family's business has naturally grown bigger and bigger. Pang Gang gave him the right to sell cement in Qingzhou, and Kong Wen also started the business of Jubaozhai.
Business is still booming, but times are turbulent. Naturally, the jewelry business will not be very good. The Kong family also wants to develop other sources of income, and Kong Ruolan is very clear about this.
"That's good, then I feel relieved." Pang Gang asked again: "Ruo Lan, you said that if you mobilize the businessmen in Qingzhou to go to Oubaluo to do business, will they go?"
Kong Ruolan thought carefully before smiling bitterly and said: "My husband has asked me this time. Although I am sure that my eldest brother will go back, it is because of my relationship with you. The envoys and officers and soldiers who are going with me will protect my eldest brother."
, but if it involves businessmen from Qingzhou or even Shandong, that may not be the case. After all, Oubaluo is too far away from our Ming Dynasty."
"Yes, it's too far!" Pang Gang sighed. The Chinese people's mainland plot is indeed different from that of Westerners. Since the fourteenth century, Westerners have begun to drive small sampans to adventure on the ocean. When Chinese people
They still cling to their inherent opinions and always think that everything is available in the vast world, so why go out and take risks? It is this kind of view that makes the distance between them and the world further and further.
After pondering for a while, Pang just said: "Everything in the world is about profit, and everything in the world is about profit and forgetfulness. I don't believe it. As long as there are enough benefits, can those businessmen who are jealous of money be able to endure it?"
Yes, some people really couldn't help it. In the next few days, Qingzhou City was discussing one thing, that is, General Dingguo was going to send a mission to Oubaluo Continent, and he was gathering people who were willing to join him.
The merchants who went to Opalo this time were not only escorted by the navy's warships, but also able to carry their goods. The navy also prepared a treasure ship for this purpose.
Yes, you heard it right, it is a treasure ship, the treasure ship that Zheng He took when he sailed to the West. I heard that this kind of treasure ship is much larger than the largest Spanish galleon currently owned by the Qingzhou Navy, with a total of five thousand people.
The displacement of the material (equivalent to 2,500 tons in later generations). At the same time, four Dafu ships and 13 fast cruisers accompanied the trip. This news quickly caused a sensation in Qingzhou, and was also spreading to the entire Shandong Province.
spread.
For a time, the house of Pang Gang's cheap father-in-law Kong Wen, the president of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce, was crowded with businessmen who came to inquire about the truth.
"President Kong, please tell us what the prospects are for our trip to Oparo!" A businessman in his forties, with a goatee and a thin face anxiously urged the man who was sitting in the chair.
Kong Wen, who was silent in the seat, sat next to the goateeed man with a large group of businessmen with different expressions. They were all looking at Kong Wen eagerly.
They are all merchants from Qingzhou and even from all over Shandong, from all walks of life. Since Pang Gang took charge of Qingzhou, everyone has recommended Kong Wen as the president of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce, in order to let Kong Wen fight for their interests. In the past two days,
They saw the notice posted outside the general's palace to go to Opalo, and everyone was excited. Opalo, since the Yi people often walked on the streets of Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou have gradually gotten to know these red-haired and white-skinned foreign devils.
Gradually I learned that there were many countries far away from the Ming Dynasty. Now General Dingguo called on everyone to traffic goods to other countries for sale. This put everyone in trouble. Why didn't Kong Wen come here today?
The government came to ask for advice.
Kong Wen opened his eyes and said helplessly: "Everyone, I have told you all the notices that should be mentioned in front of the general's palace. Just now someone asked me what to do if the loss is too great when going to the Oubaluo Continent. I can only
So, if you encounter this kind of thing, you can only admit that you are unlucky. In business, no one can only make profits without losing money, otherwise this would be too ridiculous. Doesn’t this make sense, everyone?"
Goatee said angrily: "President Kong, we still don't understand what you are saying, but you have given us a thorough explanation. So what are the things that Oparo Continent lacks and what are they rare in, so we can
It's easy to be prepared, isn't it! Your son-in-law, Pang Pang, is very familiar with those barbarians, so you can't say that you know nothing about this matter?"
The goatee's words made Kong Wen secretly curse in his heart, but he did not dare to offend so many colleagues at the same time, so he could only twist his beard and said: "Boss Hong, you are asking the wrong person, my son-in-law just said this to me.
Actually, I think you don’t need to worry about this matter. You can just take a look at what the barbarians buy in our Qingzhou and you will know where and where the rare items are. As for other things, it depends on your luck.
. But I want to say something up front. Although going to Oparo is a way to make money, it is a long way. It may be swallowed up by the sea waves at any time, including people and the boat. You must do your best.
Be mentally prepared. Isn’t this the principle behind the saying that wealth can be gained through danger?”
"Yes, yes, President Kong is right. I think you should think about it carefully after you go back. Don't regret it when you are halfway there. You will not regret taking the medicine then." A man with rosacea
The fat man also nodded in agreement.
"Bah, Fatty Zheng said clearly that no one would drag you along because he was afraid of death. Anyway, the seats on the ship are limited. If you don't go, we can pack more cargo." This fat man was despised by his companions around him.
"Who... Who the hell is not afraid of death? If you, the fat man, are not afraid of death, why don't you join the army and earn an official status with the big people? Why... what are you pretending to be here?
What a wolf with a tail!" This Fatty Zheng was not a good person either. He sneered back with a sip of wine, causing the scene to fall into chaos for a while.
In the end, Kong Wen calmed down and said, "Okay, what's the point of making a fuss? Whoever doesn't want to go, no one will force him. Now everyone is signing up here. Anyone who wants to go must bring the goods he wants to bring."
Write down the names of as many people as you want, so that I can communicate with the vast number of people. Everyone, please remember that once you sign up, you can't regret it, otherwise don't blame me for reminding you before anything happens."
"President Kong, I'm going!"
"We, Long Risheng, are going too!"
"And our Guangyuan Yuan also went..."
Faced with the enthusiastic registration, the four accountants responsible for copying and registering were busy for more than half an hour before the registration was completed.
It wasn't until everyone left that Kong Lin, who had been waiting behind Kong Wen, snorted coldly: "These old foxes are all determined to follow us to take advantage of us, and they still don't forget to inquire about information from us. How beautiful they are!"
Kong Wen shook his head with emotion and said: "You can't blame them. After all, let alone them, we don't have the confidence in our hearts. Opalo is thousands of miles away from us. If we didn't have a good son-in-law,
Maybe he’s also hesitating.”
Having said this, Kong Wen's face showed a trace of elation. He is a businessman. He often told his son that the most proud thing he did in his life was to fall in love with a potential stock like Pang Gang.
Pang Gang recruited his son-in-law when he was just a small household. Now this son-in-law is a second-rank official in the dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands. With this relationship, who would look down on him in the whole Jiangnan?
A glance at the Kong family.
Kong Lin asked with some confusion: "Dad, my child just doesn't understand why Chaodong insists on naming my child to go to Oubaluo in person. You must know that this journey is not peaceful. Isn't he afraid of anything happening to my child?"
"You!" Kong Wen pointed at Kong Lin and cursed, "It's in vain that you have followed me for so many years. Why don't you understand? Chaodong wants us, the Kong family, to set an example."
It’s just to set a benchmark, otherwise why would those people who don’t see rabbits rush to sign up today?”
"Oh...so that's it!" Only then did Kong Lin understand Pang Gang's painstaking efforts.
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