It has been more than half a year since Gan Ning came to Kuaiji. In name, he was "demoted" to Kuaiji as the prefect because of his bellicosity.
After all, according to the universal concept of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prefect of Danyang was much more prosperous than the prefect of Kuaiji. Officials who had not even seen some of them just relied on imagination to believe that Kuaiji was full of barbarians and miasma...
However, the Yu family, the Gu family, the Lu family and other big families all knew that Gan Ning was in Kuaiji and had other important matters. They also followed Bai Tu's order and sent a group of boatmen to Gan Ning, all with a contract of betrayal.
Sent by my family.
At the same time, as soon as Gan Ning took office, he wrote back to his hometown. Three months later, a group of boatmen, weavers, and dyers from the Gan family in Sichuan also detoured through the four counties of Jingnan and came to Jiangdong...
Although the Gan family in Shu County would not move their whole family just because of a "prefect", but... Gan Ning's importance under Bai Tu, as well as Bai Tu's own potential and power, were enough for them to decide to divide part of the power.
, to assist Gan Ning.
From now on, this branch of Gan Ning will be the Gan family of Kuaiji!
Needless to say, as a long-established aristocratic family although not noble, they still have this courage. No matter what happens in the future, even if Bai Tu and Yizhou swordsmen meet, the two Gan families will still be their masters.
With the support of technology and talents, the two tasks of Shu brocade and shipbuilding have begun to get busy.
When Gan Ning wanted to get involved in the brocade industry at the beginning, some of the powerful people behind the local Jiangdong brocade industry were a little bit disdainful.
In addition, he thought that Gan Ning had "fallen out of favor" and came to Kuaiji, so he secretly set up a trap...
However, the Jiangdong brocade at this time was far less famous than the Shu brocade, and the Haoyou who used it as a pillar could barely reach the level of a "rich family." The interests of the real aristocratic families did not lie here - most of them were in salt, iron, wood, and shipbuilding.
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Gan Ning did not accept this trick. He wanted to compete normally. Everyone could sit down and talk slowly, dare to play dirty... Gan Ning had just learned that there was a threat to the craftsmen, so he said nothing and did not test it.
, starting that night, he pretended to be a robber and frequently visited the suspicious targets!
Moreover, he was wearing a red robe and a red cloth covering his face. At a glance, he could tell that it was Gan Ning himself "dressing up" - this was Gan Ning giving Bai Tu's military law a face.
At the same time, although Gan Ning was a dog-faced person, he also knew what he was doing. The places he plundered were all "illegal" or businesses that should not be involved in the name, such as private mines, private salt, and hidden fields for growing mulberry...
No one would dare to complain!
Otherwise, before we investigate whether the robbers are disguised as prefects, we must first explain why these industries, which are not registered and are even prohibited from being privately owned, are here.
The local tycoons in Kuaiji were also startled by Gan Ning's wild behavior at first - this was completely out of character!
They knew that wherever Gan Ning attacked, they would not be able to complain to Bai Tu... Moreover, they did not think of complaining to Bai Tu at first. Otherwise, wouldn't it be equivalent to surrendering their weapons to Bai Tu?
The families who wanted to recruit thieves turned to the Yu family, the Wei family, and the Gu family, the "landowners" of Kuaiji.
The Yu family took the lead and set up a banquet at a farm not far from Shanyin City, where Kuaiji was governed, to "mediate" between the two parties.
However, what those rich people didn't expect was that the three families were very polite to Gan Ning who had "fallen out of favor" from the beginning, and they didn't seem to stand up for them at all.
The matter of delivering the boatmen and crew was even brought up during the dinner, and finally, by the way, the "small discord" between Ganning and several other companies was mentioned.
Several local tycoons who started their textile business could not see clearly the situation and quickly begged Gan Ning for mercy. Gan Ning, who had always been soft-hearted but not hard-hearted, reluctantly agreed that he would "take good care of the security of Kuaiji from now on and prevent bandits from running rampant."
After returning to the category of "fair competition", how can other Jiangdong brocades compete with Gan Ning?
At this time, Jiangdong Brocade has not even reached its first development period, and the overall development level of Jiangdong is not high. The so-called Jiangdong Brocade cannot be compared with the famous Shu Brocade at home and abroad.
Just the skills brought by the hundreds of craftsmen sent by the Gan family of Shu County were enough to crush them, and...Gan Ning also possessed craftsmanship information that directly led to Shu County's second great development in the Tang Dynasty.
After giving the information to a trusted tapestry worker for study, Kuaiji's tapestry skills quickly improved.
When the new technology, new dyes, and new weaving methods gradually matured, as an experiment, Gan Ning used the first batch of finished products to customize a classic "red lion and phoenix pattern robe" for himself!
The robe is still Gan Ning's favorite red color. It has a wide front placket, which makes it feel like it is exposing the breasts. However, you can see that there are gorgeous phoenix patterns on the chest plackets, which look like reverse wings.
If you look at the back, you'll understand what this is...
I saw a row of flowers on the shoulders and elbows on the back, a pair of dark red lions facing each other on the vest, and a golden phoenix with its head held high and wings spread on the waist and hip. The spread wings extended all the way back to the breasts.
The moment Gan Ning put on the "red lion and phoenix pattern robe" using a new weaving method, Gan Ning showed a look of satisfaction, and at the same time, the military talisman bloomed with a coquettish red light, and then... in full view of everyone,
Gan Ning was promoted to "Golden Jade Armor"!
The strongest person in Jiangdong at this time is undoubtedly Lu Bu, who has surpassed the armor and military symbols.
Next is Sun Ce - after merging the Overlord's Relic Armor, Sun Ce's military talisman also disappeared. Bai Tu thought it was left behind at the time, but after listening to Lu Bu's explanation, he realized that Sun Ce was now half-detached.
At this time, Sun Ce could already summon the armor directly without using the weapon talisman, but he was unable to enter Lu Bu's state of being like a celestial being.
Moreover, Sun Ce is equivalent to being "cultivated and promoted" by Overlord Yijia. If he wants to break through in the future, there will be a huge bottleneck!
Next are Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao. The former was promoted to the Golden Jade Armor during the battle between Wujiang and Sun Ce. The latter ambushed Ji Ling in Tongshan. During the battle with Ji Ling, he gained insights after the victory and was promoted to the Golden Jade Armor.
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Then in Kuaiji, Gan Ning, who was promoted because of this red lion and phoenix pattern robe, followed closely behind in strength.
The other is Gao Shun - also after the battle in Tongshan, he was promoted to the Golden Jade Armor. However, Gao Shun's armor is quite special. It has little blessing in terms of force, but his command limit has been increased again.
In terms of absolute force, Gao Shun may not be Zhou Tai's opponent, but Zhou Tai is still wearing a gilt armor...
The first batch of improved Shu brocades were named "Ning brocade" by Gan Ning, who was very disdainful. Once they were born, they were outstanding among other brocades.
And regardless of the high-end market or the low-end market, there are corresponding processes that can adapt to it. Wherever Ning Jin went, whether it was Shu Brocade or Jiangdong Brocade, they all lost due to the gap between quality and cost performance, and their shares were directly robbed!
If Gan Ning hadn't shown his "brutal" side before and had the support of the Prefectural Mufu, none of the other truly prominent families in Kuaiji would have wanted to be enemies with him. The few who had been cut off from their financial resources would have tried their best to
thoughts...
However, no matter how much Gan Ning did, anyone who dared to offend him would be retaliated with twice as much, and... the target of revenge was freedom of conscience - which is why Bai Tu didn't give him the Goutan salt!
That thing is more profitable, but... the salt and iron business directly affects the lives of those big families, and Bai Tu doesn't want to deal with it too radically.
After Ning Jin started to attract money, Gan Ning did not need blood transfusions to the Prefectural Mufu. Instead, he directly began to recruit shipwrights, carpenters, and purchase wood on the spot. The shipyard that had completed the preliminary preparations also began to gradually operate with the help of Ning Jin's blood transfusions.