Chapter 407: Breaking Feudal Decay and Liberating Female Pioneers
The Liu family came by boat and sea, and the head of the Liu family came in person. Of course, the purpose of coming this time was not only to send money to Wang Xuan, but more importantly, he wanted to take this opportunity to catch up with Wang Xuan.
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Bad things have happened. For ordinary people, they will just get angry and complain and then give up on themselves. But for those who are capable, they will try to turn bad things into good things to recover their losses.
Lao Tzu once said: When disaster comes, blessing depends on it; when blessing comes, misfortune lies on it.
The Liu family can create such a big business, carve out a trade route on the sea, and become a powerful maritime merchant in Ningbo, all thanks to the hard work of the Liu family!
Although he was threatened by Tian Boguang last time, the head of the Liu family also cleverly discovered that this was an opportunity, an opportunity for his family to take another step forward.
The Liu family has been engaged in maritime trade for many years, but it has reached a bottleneck. After all, Ming Dynasty's maritime trade is basically with Japan and North Korea. There is only so much room for development in the two countries. After so many years, the cake has been divided.
If the Liu family wanted to go further, they would have to kill a family that was larger than them, and this was basically impossible.
But now, the Liu family has discovered that Wang Xuan has such a big and thick leg. If they can use Wang Xuan's power, they may not have a chance to break the current balance.
Therefore, the head of the Liu family came here in person this time, just to meet Wang Xuan and see if he could persuade him to participate in Japanese maritime trade.
After spending six or seven days at sea, when they arrived at the waters of Fuzhou Prefecture, the Liu Family Patriarch found that there were more ships than before. When they entered the port of Fuzhou Prefecture, standing on the bow of the ship, the Liu Family Patriarch almost dropped his jaw in surprise.
This port is simply too big and bustling. Ships are coming in and out one after another. Five long plank roads go directly to the sea. At the front of the plank road, there is a tower. Although he has never seen this thing before,
But you can probably guess that it is used to indicate directions and lighting at night.
It is really unimaginable that as a maritime merchant, he did not know when the Ming Dynasty had such a huge port. It is simply bizarre!
After all, the Ming Dynasty prohibited the sea, and even the Ningbo Port, which was open to a limited extent, was not so prosperous. After all, sea trade was an underground transaction, and it was not easy to openly disclose it. Major families also shipped goods from their own private ports.
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However, those private ports are very poorly built, and large ships at many ports cannot dock, so small boats are needed to transport goods back and forth.
There is no one in the world who dares to engage in maritime trade so arrogantly, including the Jiangnan region where trade is the most developed. The forces are complicated and constrained by each other, and the development has reached a bottleneck.
"Well, how dare Wang Xuan? Isn't he afraid that the imperial court will come down to investigate?" The head of the Liu family muttered unconsciously, but there was a hint of joy in his heart.
He had also known that Wang Xuan had opened a port before, but he had never been there. If he could open such a large port within two years, how huge his power would be.
Only people with such huge strength can open up that tight network of interests.
After boarding the new city from the pier, the head of the Liu family was as dazzled as Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Either he had not seen it, or he had been to the most prosperous Nanjing in this era and the most glamorous Qinhuai River, but the feeling was different from that here.
totally different.
One is ancient and extravagant but decayed, and the other is new and vigorous, which is completely different from other places in the Ming Dynasty. He is also a businessman who has traveled all over the country, and this feeling is even clearer.
Not to mention anything else, just by walking on the horse trail, the Liu family owner felt the novelty and rules.
After standing on the road and looking at it for a while, he found that the entire middle of the street was dedicated to horse-drawn carriages, and they all drove on the right. No one crossed the line, and pedestrians walked on separate roads on both sides.
All the houses here were of masonry structure, and the lowest ones were two stories high. He had not seen any of the common wooden structure houses.
Pedestrians walking on the street are very neatly dressed. Even the most ordinary people are much better dressed than those in Ningbo. There is not a decent person on the street, and everyone is in a hurry, as if
They all looked busy.
With so many novel discoveries, he did not visit Wang Xuan immediately, but took a good stroll. He had a hunch that this would be the new starting point of the Liu family in the future.
I was wandering around aimlessly when I happened to see the tallest building on the street. It had five floors from bottom to top, and there were five big characters erected on the high roof.
"Xinghui Nightclub." The head of the Liu family read out, but he was a little confused. He knew these words, but when they were put together, he didn't know what they were for.
As he walked closer, he realized that the building covered an area of about two acres. Through the window on the first floor, he saw that there was a hall inside, with dining tables neatly arranged inside. It was lunch time at this moment.
When we order, most of the tables are already filled with diners.
The strong aroma of rice wafted out from the window, and the head of the Liu family and the two guards suddenly felt hungry after shopping all morning.
"It's dinner time, let's go in and have a meal!" The head of the Liu family greeted, and the three of them walked in. He is also a wealthy family. Although he felt that it must be expensive here, he didn't feel that he could not afford it.
He didn't think so from the outside, but as soon as he walked in, he was surprised. The area was too big. Anyway, he had never seen a hall with such a large area. At least, the wooden structure was difficult and required too much
Many supporting columns.
"Welcome, sir, are you three?" A crisp voice sounded in the ears of the Liu family, and he realized that there were several women with delicate faces and graceful figures standing at the door, all wearing the same black and white skirts.
The head of the Liu family heard the sounds of the two guards beside him swallowing.
This made him slightly stunned. Aren't all the waiters in this restaurant? Why are there still women?
It's a bit awkward for this woman to show off dressed like this... okay?
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But...it looks good!
The head of the Liu family, who was used to seeing Fengyue, was just a little stunned. This new city gave him many novel things, "Yes, three."
"Sir, please come this way." After saying that, the woman twisted her waist and led the way towards the inside.
The head of the Liu family gave a warning look to the two guards behind him, and then stepped forward to follow him. He was not familiar with the place, so he did not dare to let go and cause trouble. Since they dared to wear it, they must have someone to rely on.
It's just that he didn't know that these waitresses were brought back by Wang Xuan. From the time he destroyed King Tang, to the seven great families and Wei Commander, these very large families have too many maids and servants, especially these.
Once a woman leaves her master's family, she has basically no ability to survive.
How could Wang Xuan, the kindest and kindest man in the world, watch so many women wandering around or starving to death, so he could only bring them all back to Fuzhou, but he didn't need so many people in his mansion.
In the end, he had no other choice, so he thought of the very promising job of waitress.
Of course, this is not just a waitress, it represents a new measure to break the decadence of feudal society, and the short skirt maid dress represents the avant-garde idea of female liberation, which is... Anyway, I have a thousand words, Mr. Wang
is great and right...
The head of the Liu family sat down with the three of them. After casually ordering a meal, he threw out a small ingot of silver, which seemed to be two taels. "I ask you something. If you answer well, this silver will be yours."
This is the largest reward that the Liu family has thrown away when asking questions. In the past, it would have been enough to throw away dozens of copper plates or a small piece of silver. This time, the environment of the new city and the huge restaurant made him feel a little uneasy.
I'm afraid I won't take enough and people will laugh at me.
The waitress simply smiled and kept her smile as usual. She had seen this kind of consumption too many times, "Sir, what do you want to ask?"
"I want to buy a house in this city, but why don't I see Yaxing?"
"Sir, there are no dental shops in the new city. If you want to buy a house, please find a real estate agent, or if you want to trade goods, please go to the trading center lobby."
"Who are those patrolling the streets with guns and knives?"
"That's the guard's army."
Is the Guard Army so elite? The head of the Liu family was stunned, and then asked: "Why are the Guard Army patrolling the new city?"
"Of course, it is to maintain public security in the new city. The Fujian Guard Army is different from other places." The waiter smiled mysteriously, and the Liu family leader knew something in his mind. It seemed that the Guard Army had become Wang Xuan's private army.
"Why is your building called Xinghui Nightclub? Why didn't you take me upstairs just now?" He was really confused about this. He had never eaten in the lobby before, but the atmosphere here was so grand that he didn't dare to cause trouble easily.
"This is a nightclub. During the day, the upstairs is closed. During the day, eating is only on the first floor."
"What does nightclub mean? Isn't it true that no one can go there to eat during the day?" He is so powerful that the head of the Liu family really doesn't believe this.
"The nightclub only opens in the evening, where you can eat, drink and have fun together. Moreover, this is Mr. Wuzhou's own business, and no one dares to cause trouble here!" the waiter said with a final look of pride, and then added, "
And there is no precedent for those who caused trouble here to get out alive."
A delicate little girl, she said that she didn't have any murderous intentions, but the head of the Liu family felt chills on the back of his neck. Damn it, no wonder he dared to use a woman as a waiter, and dressed like this... He thought that people in Fujian were all
They were so polite and no one was disrespectful to the waiters. It turned out that they were so afraid of Wang Xuan's power that they didn't dare to do anything rude.
If it were him, he wouldn't dare!
I asked some more questions that I didn't understand during the half-day wandering around, and then dismissed the waitress.