Chapter 2523 It will become a market for our Han and Tang firms to dump cotton
After all, he is just a prince and cannot inherit the throne, but as long as the Han and Tang dynasties are around.
Among the 10% of the land on Huangniao Island, there must be tens of thousands of acres of land owned by King Li Ke of Wu.
Not to mention, the merchant houses of the Han and Tang dynasties still had a large amount of exploration resources in their hands, and they still secretly keep them in their hands to this day.
If there are descendants in the future who are not willing to squat in the Tang Dynasty like Brother De Jiao, they can also go directly to those islands and become big landowners and rich people.
Nowadays, with the rapid expansion of the shipbuilding industry of Han and Tang Dynasties merchant houses and the application of various new technologies, as well as the successful drawing of a large number of nautical charts.
Since the speed of sea trade has become faster and faster, in the past, ships had to be careful when going to the Japanese country for fear of accidents.
Now, we have a rough idea of which season is suitable for sailing on those routes, where we can stop for shelter from the wind, and where there is fresh water and food.
Nowadays, the scale of the maritime trade fleets of the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses is getting larger and larger, and they are already becoming the leaders in the maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty.
Facing such behemoths as the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses, colleagues looked down upon them from the very beginning.
There was a lot of hostility from then on, and then they cooperated with each other after getting benefits from the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses.
Until now, many maritime merchants have taken the initiative to follow the behemoth of the Han and Tang Dynasty Trading Houses.
Now, a large maritime trade fleet consisting of ten merchant ships and a large escort fleet has successfully crossed the strait.
He even took the initiative to launch several counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns against the pirates coming from the west, and won several fierce battles.
Although the barbarian pirates were not wiped out, they suffered severely and suffered severe injuries.
Now, the caravan has arrived at the port built on the land permanently allocated to the Han and Tang Dynasties by Sind Germany.
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Cheng Ping stood on the bow of the ship and looked at this vast plain. It was densely packed with people and countless workers were continuing to work hard.
On the high slope not far from the unfinished pier, many huge houses built of wood have already been erected.
At this moment, several old acquaintances were riding towards this side.
Cheng Ping wiped his face, which had become darker and darker due to traveling at sea all year round.
He held up the straw hat on his head and walked towards these people after getting off the boat.
"Meet the great shopkeeper Cheng, meet all the shopkeepers..." Shopkeeper Qin arrived first, jumped off his horse, and saluted Cheng Ping and others.
Cheng Ping strode forward and grabbed Shopkeeper Qin's strong arm. He looked at the old man and couldn't help but feel happy.
"Brother Qin, long time no see. Haha. Your face is darker than Cheng's."
"I can't help it. The climate here is pretty good. When I was in Tianzhu before, the climate there was really like seeing a ghost."
"It's so difficult in the summer. By the way, you came just in time today. The Sindhi Prince Lahore is on his way and will be here soon."
"The prince also wants to come in person. It seems that they attach great importance to doing business with us." A shopkeeper who arrived with the ship couldn't help but said happily.
"That's natural. We have already made a contract with the Sinde prince."
"They provide half a million kilograms of iron to our Han-Tang Trading Company every year, which accounts for more than 70% of their iron and iron production in Sindh."
"And we can trade in tea, silk, porcelain and cotton."
"They also need cotton cloth?" Another shopkeeper asked with confusion. "I remember, isn't this cotton introduced to our Tang Dynasty from these places?"
"Haha, it seems you still don't understand that cotton stuff was introduced to the Tang Dynasty from their side."
"But so far, their cotton planting area is very small. Why, because they have no convenient way to turn cotton into cotton cloth."
"Our Tang Dynasty, if it hadn't been for our Cheng Sanlang, I'm afraid we wouldn't have promoted cotton cultivation."
As a member of the Cheng family, Cheng Ping glanced at the old brothers with a sense of superiority and smiled.
"This is why my third son takes cotton machinery so seriously.
And I heard that Cheng's University is also researching larger and faster hydraulic looms.
When that thing can be produced, I am afraid that the whole world will become a market for our Han and Tang merchants to sell cotton."
Hearing this, all the shopkeepers nodded.
Shopkeeper Qin's eyes were quickly attracted by the escorts who began to form an orderly formation after getting off the ship to the dock.
"These people are all guards recruited by our Han and Tang Dynasty merchants from Jiannan Road. There are three thousand people who came with the ship this time."
"When the time comes, Cheng will pull out half of it for you and stay here to guard this port."
"So many?!" Shopkeeper Qin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows with joy. "That's great. I thought it would be good to leave three to five hundred people for Qin."
"Haha... In addition, five shiploads of cement and five hundred craftsmen have been sent to you."
"What Third Young Master means is that we must build a permanent strong fortress here."
Let this place become an important base for the Tang Dynasty, Han and Tang Dynasty merchants to trade with the West.
Even the castle design drawings have been sent over. It is a solid fortress built of mud concrete and masonry structures.
It was enough to put this port firmly in the hands of the merchants of the Han and Tang Dynasties, who wanted to seize it, haha... with the current maneuverability of the Tang Dynasty ships.
After receiving the news, it only took between one and a half to two months to mobilize an army of security guards from Jiaozhou Dagang.
I believe that in the future, with the improvement of ship technology, there will be opportunities to increase the speed of ships.
Nowadays, at the Jiaozhou Shipyard, all kinds of weird and bizarre test ships are simply dazzling.
And they are all design drawings based on the concepts and ideas put forward by the principal Cheng Sanlang.
There are two or three kinds of experimental boats that are very fast, but they are still in the experimental stage. If they are to be truly practical, they must be enlarged and undergo repeated trials before they can be known.
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An hour later, a large team slowly moved towards the port area from the north.
And that Prince of Sindh, Lahore, who was previously imprisoned in that prisoner of war camp and ate chaffy vegetables.
She was covered in silk and satin, and her turban was inlaid with large gems. A scimitar inlaid with gold, silver, and gems was slanted on her waist.
He sat lazily on the elephant chariot, picking up a piece of fruit and throwing it into his mouth from time to time.
Surrounded by a thousand elite cavalry from the Kingdom of Sindh, he was surrounded on the left and right.