Everyone did not expect that as soon as the Shanghai Port tax exemption was mentioned, King Wu immediately agreed. He responded: "That's it! I always thought that the good business in Hong Kong was due to the long-term habits of the maritime merchants."
Mr. Bao said: "I have been accustomed to it for many years and the port itself is very large. The most important thing is not to collect taxes and to treat smuggled goods as genuine goods."
Wu Wang said: "Since this is the case, it is better to expand Wuxi Port."
Mr. Bao said: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of navy troops on the other side of Wuxi, so I'm afraid someone will peek into the secret. Besides, the Shanghai port is very small now. There is no need to demolish the old port. It can save a lot of work in terms of civil engineering. And the expansion of the port will only take several years.
Wuxi Port is busy and cannot bear the trouble."
King Wu heard that it made sense, so he agreed. He said: "Is your third son good at it?"
Mr. Bao said with a smile: "There are Master Zhen and Master Wei."
King Wu immediately thought of Wei Ruoheng's concubine. This woman's demeanor and manners were like someone who was restless in her family. He said unconsciously: "Wei Ruoheng's little wife is not simple. I have never seen such a woman before."
Bao Erye said softly: "Two days ago, the wife of a minor minister tested her once. She was generous and outspoken. She said, Wei Ruoheng's eldest son is now studying with His Highness the Eighth Prince. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that, His Highness the Eighth Prince
I will definitely go to South America in the future. When the Wei family gets old, he will have to go there, and he has a bright future. Her son is a bastard after all, and not much of General Wei’s property can be left in the hands of Second Master Wei. She is not the official wife, so there is no need to worry about it.
What are the rules of a wealthy family? General Wei is away at war and does not need her to serve him. It is better to save up ideas for his son's private house while he is young."
King Wu stroked his beard: "She knows better." Then he said, "Won't her son go out to fight?"
Mr. Bao said, "Ms. Zeng said that her son is weak and she plans to ask her husband to teach him how to read." Nai paused and said, "She said that after all, there is an uncle who will inherit the Wei family's art of war."
King Wu frowned and said: "Women are short-sighted. Everyone is hiding behind, who is going to fight?"
Bao Erye said: "Your Majesty, I think it makes sense for General Wei to let his eldest son inherit the martial arts and the second son to be literary. On the battlefield, swords and guns are short-sighted. If there are three good things and two bad things, you can leave a root, right?"
King Wu said: "Isn't Wei Ruoheng's own brother Wei Ruolan also fighting for Lao Jiu? He is afraid that something will happen and he will have more children."
Mr. Bao Er said: "According to what Zeng himself said, General Wei has a high level of vision, and he doesn't look down on ordinary vulgar people."
When King Wu thought about it, Wei Ruoheng's wife and concubines were indeed stunning, and he did not like the beauty she gave him in the early years. Now his eldest son went south with Xiao Ba; people around Xiao Ba sent a message saying that Mrs. Wei was not
Dare to let her son go alone, she has decided to follow them to Taiwan to take care of her. There is nothing wrong with leaving her second son in Wu. Although Mrs. Zeng is a woman, she is quite visionary and ambitious. She chose Zhen Zangzhu as the best partner.
However, Zhen Zangzhu had no foundation, but she made friends with the third son of the Bao family. There was no doubt that she would be able to do that. So she said to Mr. Bao, "Let them try."
Mr. Bao said with a smile: "Even if it is not completed, it is not the treasury that pays the money anyway, so the prince will not lose anything." King Wu stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.
Since King Wu agreed, the expansion of Shanghai Port was like opening a door. Zhen Zangzhu then acted as a host and invited Mr. Bao and Mr. Zeng to a banquet to discuss matters together. Mr. Bao came to Zhen's house with a smile and met Zeng.
Shi opened his eyes wide - he had seen a lot of beauties, but he had never seen anyone as charming as Zeng, and he felt inexplicably afraid to look down upon him. The three of them exchanged a few words with each other, and Zeng pointed at Jia Cong and said: "
This Uncle Zhou is someone I met in Japan. He is a large-scale businessman and is interested in partnering with us."
Jia Congte, wearing Western clothes, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "I am a Nanyang merchant named Zhou. He has a very good cooperation with Mr. Zeng, and I trust Mr. Zeng's vision. I have nothing else. One has a few coins, and the other has access to the Nanyang waterway. "
Third Master Bao wanted to make friends, so he hurriedly handed over his hand: "Uncle Zhou seems to be a refreshing person." She couldn't help but look at his clothes curiously, "Do all you Nanyang people dress like this?"
Jia Cong said: "No, there are many Chinese people in Nanyang now. If you don't wear foreign clothes, it won't show that you are not a local, right?"
Third Master Bao wondered: "How can it be like this? I don't think so." He looked at it again and said, "It's too plain, but it's energetic."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I chose a plain style. Western dresses are too fancy to be fancy." Then he changed the topic and talked about the West and Southeast Asia. Jia Cong is best at deceiving the ancients with explosive information from later generations. And this Although Mr. Bao is not young, he is a curious baby, and he will be coaxed until his eyes widen and he will not be able to take it back.
After breaking up for half an hour, Zeng coughed and said, "Boy, let's talk about something serious."
Third Master Bao also said: "I also forgot about serious matters. Brother Zhou Xian, let's talk about it later." Jia Cong nodded vigorously.
Mrs. Tsang then ordered someone to bring in a brocade box carved from nanmu. When she opened it, she found a thick stack of photos, all of which were taken at the Hong Kong docks. She said: "Hong Kong can become what it is today because of its many advantages. .We choose the good ones and follow them, and we change the bad ones."
Mr. Bao exclaimed: "What a beautiful painting! The painting looks just like the real thing."
Zeng said angrily: "This is a photo. It was originally taken. Our general met in Taiwan and took a single photo." As he said this, he took out a small and exquisite Western picture frame from a purse on his waist. A photo of Wei Ruoheng is embedded in the frame.
Mr. Bao took it in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, then he praised it: "How did you draw this thing!"
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "I have seen this too." Then he talked about the camera, "There is one in Java, too. It was made by some college in Taiwan. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to make, and not many have been made so far. , there is nowhere to buy it. Otherwise, with how much money he has, I would like to buy one to play with."
Mr. Bao hurriedly said: "I want to buy it too!"
Mrs. Zeng said with a smile: "Now our eldest son has accompanied the Eighth Prince to Taiwan. If there is one for sale there, I will trouble him to help the third master buy one."
Mr. Bao hurriedly handed over his hands: "Thank you..." He thought for a moment and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zeng!"
Jia Cong immediately followed: "Uncle Wei, please help me buy one too. Thank you, Mr. Zeng!"
Mrs. Zeng smiled and said: "Uncle Zhou's family has a big business. Don't I know that your family has a lot of properties in Taiwan?"
Jia Cong said: "This thing is so rare that even if it is sold, it will definitely not be sold in a shop. Ordinary people will not be able to buy it. If not, I have to ask Uncle Wei to take the route of His Highness the Eighth Prince of Wu Kingdom."
Mrs. Zeng nodded and said, "That's right."
Several people passed around the stack of photos and pointed at what was good to learn here and what was not so good. After all, there was still a lot to learn. Mr. Bao became more and more energetic after seeing it: "Just do what they do. After all, Lingnan is far away from the Central Plains, so there is no advantage over our country Wu."
Jia Cong hurriedly stretched out his right hand: "Brother Bao San! Shake your hand! Heroes think alike, and I think so too." Mr. Bao shook hands with him heavily and smiled from ear to ear. Zhen Zangzhu He and Mrs. Zeng looked at each other and thought to themselves: It has only been a short time since we met, and Master Bao has become Brother Bao...
In the next few days, these people discussed together day and night, and the discussion was very clear. Jia Cong quietly said to Zhen Zangzhu Zeng: "This Bao Laosan is much cuter than Xue Pan! Xue Pan is a lustful fellow, and this Bao San
But she respects Sister Zeng quite a lot. This aspect alone makes her many times stronger than an ordinary man. Don't underestimate the dude, I think he is very reliable." Mrs. Zhen Zangzhu also agreed.
Mr. Bao went back to tell his father and brother about the progress of the expansion of Shanghai Port. The men of the Bao family were also impressed. Mr. Bao was very proud. Before he started, his father and brother already looked up to him. Mr. Bao said to "Uncle Zhou"
"I was very interested, so I asked Mr. Bao to make an appointment to meet him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhou received an urgent letter and would be leaving in the next two days. Even so, he still found time to have a drink with Mr. Bao.
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The two of them talked for nearly two hours, until it was finally time to break up. Uncle Zhou told Mr. Bao: "We'll meet next week."
Mr. Bao felt that the name sounded familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly remembered that he was a "sea merchant from the Malay Kingdom of Southeast Asia."
Jia Cong smiled and clapped his hands and said, "My name is unusually tight. There are only two people who can guess their identities so far: Mr. Bao and Mr. Zeng."
Mr. Bao quickly stood up and saluted: "My brother-in-law has no eyesight and cannot recognize Mount Tai."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "I never told him my name at all. Second Master Bao, I think Third Brother Bao was just a little loose in the past. It's impossible to say that he just doesn't sing, and there's no telling if he will become a blockbuster."
Mr. Bao Erye smiled and said, "I would like to borrow your majesty's kind words."
Jia Cong sighed: "We haven't established a country yet. We are very poor and have few people, so we can't establish it. That's why I went to Japan to learn scriptures and got to know the man who once headed the family."
Mr. Bao's eyes flashed: "What does General Zhou think of this woman?"
Jia Cong said sternly: "The Bao family came from the capital, and they must know that Qin Sangu is the most powerful person in the west of the city. The former head of the family is as good as that one, and Wei Ruoheng got a big advantage. Speaking of himself, I'm afraid that the next few will
Our children and grandchildren will not have to worry about food and clothing."
Mr. Bao was slightly shocked: "She is so powerful?"
Jia Cong nodded and said: "Besides, Hong Kong has been established for many years, and everything that should be occupied has been taken by others." Mr. Bao smiled.
Jia Cong then stood up to say goodbye. Second Master Bao asked casually: "I wonder why General Zhou is so anxious to leave? I still want to have more contact with the general." He gave Jia Cong a calm look.
"I got a letter from my friend. He is getting married. I have to rush over to congratulate him." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Speaking of which, you, General Wei Ruoheng, have also met my friend. He is Situ Cen, the third son of the King of Shu. He came back from traveling in the West and passed by our Malay Island, and he also talked about the cocoa tea business. Nowadays, Java’s cocoa tea occupies many ports in Lingnan and Fujian. my country’s cocoa tea cultivation time is slightly shorter, and the output will naturally increase. Our country not only produces cocoa tea, but also many other products. The silk and cloth of Wu State are also world-famous."
Mr. Bao couldn't help but high-five: "That's it."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I heard that the King of Wu and the King of Shu had a close relationship in Beijing in their early years."
Mr. Bao said: "So far, our two countries have more business exchanges than elsewhere." Jia Cong extended his right hand. Mr. Bao heard from his brother that it seems that shaking the right hand is a courtesy in Malay, so he hurriedly extended his right hand as well.
Hold his right hand with his.
After the two said goodbye, Mr. Bao hurried to King Wu's Mansion and reported back to King Wu in detail about today's meeting with "Zhou Ji, the Lord of the Malay Kingdom of Nanyang". King Wu was overjoyed: "Although the cocoa tea is better than the previous two years,
There are more, but the goods are still not available. Wang Ziteng has the earliest contacts with the Kingdom of Java, and he has all the supply of goods at his fingertips. Since the leader of the Malay Kingdom goes out to do business in person, it is necessary to give him a face, right?" Nayue thought.
The happier he became, he smiled and said, "Wei Ruoheng is really lucky to have picked up such a woman." He sighed again, "That Qin Sangu... suddenly said that she wanted to stay behind closed doors. It's really a pity." Then she said to Mr. Bao.
, "The third child in your family has never been engaged in serious business. Since Mr. Zeng is good at business, let him stop making trouble and listen to Mr. Zeng more on serious matters."
Mr. Bao Erye said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never let you do anything wrong with Your Majesty."
King Wu thought about it for a while, and felt particularly uneasy. Then he called Mr. Bao into the house and gave his boss a personal warning. Mr. Bao just agreed, confident and confident.
Jia Congwei actually got the news that Situ Cen was getting married. The guy sent the message to Dajiala in a big way, and Gong Kun sent an urgent message to Jinling via a multi-station coded telegram. Everything in Jinling went smoothly.
Jia Cong wanted to go to Shu to congratulate Situ Cen. A few months ago, when Jia Cong wrote to the prince of Shu, he made a lot of gossip. Situ Cen "fell in love with the daughter of an important official in Shu and did not dare to marry him because of his love."
"Avoid the West." Now the prince has decided to follow their plan and send his eldest daughter to study in Dajiala. They have a good relationship as brothers, so Situ Cen's marriage must be in good hands.
I wasn't so anxious at first. Who would have thought that a few days after receiving the news from Gong Kun, I got another message from a flying pigeon from Shu. It turned out that the person Situ Cen wanted to marry was not his sweetheart at all! In the past, the only person involved in that matter was the Princess of Shu.
I know, many people know it now. Princess Shu is afraid that the two sons will become separated after many years, and the girl’s mother-in-law does not believe in the brotherhood of the Tian family, and is afraid of being involved in the fight for the legitimate son, and jointly set a trap for Situ Cen -
- None of them knew that Brother Situ and Cen were planning to push the little princess into the position of a worldly daughter.
Situ Cen had always thought that there was only one eldest son between him and his sweetheart, and he never guarded against his mother and father-in-law, and was stupidly kept in the dark. He spent every day decorating the house with flowers and plants, waiting to get married. There are people in Shu.
Liu Feng, Jia Cong's earliest confidant, secretly controlled many merchants and families over the years. Liu Feng noticed the clues from several clues and the details Jia Xu set up around the Princess of Shu. After following the investigation, he felt that he knew the Princess of Shu and others.
It was a human plan. When Jia Cong got married, Liu Feng rushed back to Dajiala. Knowing that Situ Cen had a relationship with Nezha, Gong Kun also told him clearly, "Situ Cen is very important to Shu and the whole of Asia."
He quickly sent a message to Jia Cong and asked him if he wanted to take care of it.
Can Jia Cong just ignore it? Holding the letter paper, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Thousands of years of history, even if the emergency brake is applied, it cannot be stopped in three to five years. There is a long way to go to get rid of the old feudal ideas." He hurriedly said
I got to know Bao Laoer and threw him a fragrant bait. The next day, I and Chen Ruijin set out on the road leading a dozen soldiers from the special battalion.
Chen Ruijin sighed: "I followed you around before I got married, but I will still run around after I got married."
Jia Cong said: "That's right! The first lady originally accompanied the head of state everywhere."