"Isn't Ryukyu full of miasma, mosquitoes are rampant, and the barbarians are extremely ferocious?"
Zhu Benduan thought for a while and asked the three of them again.
"Miasma?"
"In the deep mountains and old forests, there are indeed some places with miasma, but most other places do not have any miasma. As for mosquitoes, they are indeed very powerful, but as long as you have a mosquito net and drink hot water, these mosquitoes are actually nothing."
"There is nothing to worry about if there are barbarians. Our young people in Ryukyu City are trained regularly. They have guns and cannons. We are afraid of what they will do. If they dare to come, we will kill them all."
Old man Wang smiled and said.
"This Ryukyu is really a treasure land. The land here is very fertile and the rainfall is very abundant. It's much better than the loess high slopes."
"It doesn't matter what kind of miasma, mosquitoes or crops are. No matter how good the land is, no one has cultivated it. It is your own family to cultivate as much as you can. Rice can be grown three times a year, and sugar cane can also be grown three times a year."
Old man Chen also nodded and said.
“Can rice be grown three times a year?”
As soon as Feng Xiang heard this, he immediately asked.
He is from Jiangnan. Rice in this Jiangnan area generally grows two crops a year, which has contributed to the prosperity of Jiangnan. Who knew that rice here can be grown three times a year.
"Of course you can plant it for three seasons~"
"If we were here in Shandong, my hometown, it would still be freezing cold, and it would snow from time to time. Look at the clothes we wear. It's the dead of winter now, and we don't even need to wear cotton-padded clothes."
Qin Laosan said with great certainty.
The winter here is so comfortable. If it's winter in the north, basically you can't do anything except cat-winter. You spend most of your time on the kang and rarely go out.
Because everyone is poor and has no money to buy new clothes, these cotton-padded jackets are basically kept for three years, three years for new ones, three years for old ones, and another three years for sewing and mending. They are passed down from generation to generation.
But it's different here in Ryukyu Castle. Winter is the most comfortable time. The weather is very comfortable. You don't need to wear winter clothes and you can go out to work.
After hearing what Qin Laosan said, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang looked at the three of them, and then at themselves. At first they didn't feel any difference, but now they realized that they were all wearing very thin clothes.
"Two gentlemen, we have to make deliveries to the city, so we'll take our leave~"
Old man Wang looked at Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang, then looked at the sun in the west, smiled and said.
"Okay~Okay~"
Feng Xiang and Zhu Benduan quickly cupped their hands and replied.
"Drive~"
Old Man Wang and the three men also handed over their hands, and then drove the ox cart towards Ryukyu City.
Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang were silent for a while. They looked at the bustling scene at the gate of Ryukyu City and walked inside while thinking deeply.
As soon as you enter Ryukyu Castle, the streets inside are neatly planned and very spacious. They are also hardened with cement, and camphor trees are even planted on both sides of the road.
The streets are very clean, and the houses on both sides are all high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete, with glass windows shining brightly in the setting sun.
Some buildings have begun to light up lamps. Whale oil lamps are very resistant to burning and have no odor. The most important thing is that they are very cheap. Coupled with the lamps made of glass, the lit buildings look magnificent.
“It’s so lively~”
Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang walked slowly on the street, carefully observing everything here.
As businessmen, they are very good at observing and seeing things in details that others cannot.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, various shops, restaurants, teahouses, restaurants, snack bars, grocery stores, grain and oil stores, etc., all kinds, covering almost all types.
The management here in Ryukyu Castle is very strict. There are no vendors. If you want to do business, you must rent a shop here. These shops are also divided into many types.
The most important streets in Ryukyu City have very large shops, which are mainly for big business. Restaurants, teahouses, inns, high-end restaurants, etc. are all located on this street.
On the secondary streets, the shops in these places are very small and large in number. The rent of these shops is relatively cheap, so they are rented out to vendors.
Snacks, breakfast, noodle shops, and some grocery stores are all set up on these streets to facilitate everyone's life. In short, vendors are not allowed to set up stalls privately in Ryukyu City.
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The street connecting Tamsui River Hebend Pier is naturally the most prosperous street in the entire Ryukyu City. There are many high-rise buildings here and there are many various shops.
At this time, due to the arrival of the fleet and the arrival of hundreds of ships, tens of thousands of people suddenly poured into Ryukyu City, making the entire Ryukyu City extremely noisy.
Originally, Ryukyu Castle had arrangements for food and lodging. To rest and recuperate here, the fleet as a whole paid a sum of money to Ryukyu Castle.
However, the people who go to sea to do business are basically wealthy people. Whether they are crew members or people like Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang, they are all owners who are not short of money.
Naturally, the food and accommodation provided in this arrangement did not satisfy them, not to mention that after half a month on the ship, they were already tired of it, so they naturally crowded into restaurants, teahouses, restaurants, inns, etc. in Ryukyu City.
The food must be good, and the accommodation must be comfortable. It would be best to go to a place like the brothel Chukan to have a more chic life, but it is a pity that no one has opened a brothel Chukan in Ryukyu Castle yet.
“Even the First Bank of Ming Dynasty opened a branch here~”
Soon, Zhu Benduan saw a building, a very well-decorated building. The recruitment of the First Bank of Ming Dynasty shone in the sunset, which made him couldn't help but say.
The branches of the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty are almost all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. However, there are generally only two or three branches in a province. The branches of the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty are only found in the most important big cities. However,
I didn't expect that there would be a branch of Daeming Daiichi Bank here in Ryukyu Castle.
"Is there anything strange about this? This place was built by the prince, Liu Jin and other nobles in the court. The same is true for the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty. It is not strange at all to open a branch here."
Feng Xiang smiled and looked like it was natural.
"Let's go, find a place to have a good meal, and then find an inn to have a good rest~"
Then Feng Xiang looked at the bustling streets and took the lead towards a luxuriously decorated restaurant.
"Shopkeeper, come to a private room~"
Out of habit, Feng Xiang threw out a banknote and said to the shopkeeper.
"Sir, I'm really sorry. The private room is full today. There is only one table left on the third floor. Do you want it?"
The shopkeeper looked at Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang. They were dressed luxuriously and in winter clothes. They were obviously people who went to sea with the fleet. They were both rich people and they were not short of money. However, the entire restaurant was already full at this time and business was booming.
It doesn't work.
"That's alright. In addition, just serve seven or eight of your store's signature dishes, and bring a jar of any good wine you have."
Feng Xiang looked at the bustling restaurant. Many of them were acquaintances. They were all dressed similarly to himself. They were obviously from the fleet.
Looking at the street outside, there is too much traffic, and there are people coming in continuously from behind. If you continue to dislike it, you may not be able to get a seat.
So he lost his temper, threw down the banknote, and said casually.
"Okay~ Sir, please come upstairs~"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately shouted.
The two of them walked from floor to floor. The first and second floors were already full of people. When they arrived on the third floor, it was the same situation. There was only one seat by the window that was still unoccupied.
"Your Ryukyu City is really good~"
Standing on the third floor, you can see further and look towards Ryukyu City. At this time, lights have been lit up everywhere, and people have even started to light up lights on some roadsides. There are even street lights.
Looking at the whole place, everything was very bright. This was completely different from the cities they had seen before. Most cities in Ming Dynasty were pitch black at night.
Now in Beijing and Tianjin New Town, such a scene can only be seen at night.
"It's indeed very good. This Ryukyu Castle will become very important in the future~"
"Once this Nanyang route is opened, all ships going to Nanyang will pass through here. If they all anchor here, any business here will be very profitable."
"If nothing else, open a shop here in Ryukyu City, specialize in transshipment business, buy our Ming Dynasty's porcelain, silk, tea, etc., and then sell them to the fleets going south, and then buy these fleets from Nanyang
The profits from the ivory, jewelry, jade, jade, precious wood, etc. that are transported back from the region are astonishing."
Feng Xiang nodded solemnly, as if he had already seen the glorious future of Ryukyu City.
Being in the middle of such an important route, you can make a lot of money from this resale transaction.
"It's much more than that~ The land in Ryukyu City is all ownerless land. Whoever reclaims it will own it. You said that if we invest here, recruit some refugees to come here to reclaim it and plant fields."
"The cane sugar produced in Ryukyu City is very popular in our Ming Dynasty. Even Japan and Korea like it very much. We can set up some plantations to grow sugar cane and rice, which will definitely make money."
Zhu Benduan saw another side of Ryukyu City.
Through chatting with a few old men, they knew that the land here is fertile and the rainfall is abundant. The key is sufficient sunlight. Sugar cane can be harvested three times a year, and rice can be harvested three times a year.
The land here is ownerless and belongs to whoever cultivates it. Any investment in such a good place will make money.
"Yes, it is very good whether it is opening a store, doing resale business, or opening a plantation~"
"Well, I will repair the book and go back to my hometown tomorrow, and ask my family to arrange for someone to come over."
Feng Xiang nodded and made up his mind to invest here without hesitation.
