Chapter 264 Tang Sheng
"Miss Bao, we are just ahead of our main city of Xuancheng." As the ship gradually approached, the shadow of the town gradually became clearer, but why did this town make him feel a little strange? However, this feeling did not
It did not attract any extra attention from Liu Jing, the eldest son of the Liu family. He just thought that he had been away for too long and some changes had taken place in the city, resulting in a strange feeling, so he did not pay much attention to it.
Originally, Liu Jing went overland to discuss the sound with the Bao family. When she learned that the eldest daughter of the Bao family was going to inspect Xuancheng in person, she specially took the eldest daughter of the Bao family to Xuanhe and then from Xuanhe to Xuancheng.
Then we can judge the trade of Xuancheng through the flow of ships on the Xuanhe River, letting the Bao family know that cooperation with the Liu family is definitely a right choice, and the eldest daughter of the Bao family did not refuse, because the ships on the Xuanhe River traveling to and from Xuancheng are
The best testimony and evaluation of Xuancheng trade.
The reality did not disappoint them. At the dock where they took the boat to Xuancheng Territory, there were five or six ships just loading and preparing to set off to Xuancheng Territory, and they were all heavy cargo ships, fully loaded with goods and horses.
, this scene also made Liu Jing very proud in front of the Bao family.
Just when Liu Jing was boasting to the eldest daughter of the Bao family about Xuancheng's various deeds and how important she was in the development of Xuancheng, the ship was slowly approaching the dock on the shore, and Liu Jing just stopped herself
With a passionate speech, he took the Bao family and his family off the boat.
However, when Liu Jing got off the boat, he looked around and was confused. Not only was he confused, but the elders who were with him were also confused.
"Hey, did you go to the wrong place? This is the Xuancheng territory?" Liu Jing grabbed the boatman and asked. They chose this passenger boat at random on the dock. They asked the boatman at that time and said that it was going to the Xuancheng territory.
, so I didn’t ask any questions when I boarded the ship, because Liu Jing knew that the only wharf in Xuancheng that could berth such a large passenger ship was Xuancheng’s wharf.
"Of course it's Xuancheng territory, what's the problem?" The boat boss stepped forward, pulled the boatman back and pushed him behind him, and then asked Liu Jing, obviously very dissatisfied with Liu Jing's behavior.
"No, how come there are so many docks in Xuancheng? You must have come to the wrong place." Liu Jing also realized that her behavior was a bit inappropriate and quickly changed the topic. You must know that something like Xuanhe spans most of the country.
The profits of shipping on the river are very huge. In addition to the cities along the river operating fleets on the Xuan River, the four major families and even the royal family have also established their own fleets on the Xuan River. Even more powerful chambers of commerce are also operating on the Xuan River.
A fleet of boats is established and operated on the river.
Some small or medium-sized ships may not get the attention of these forces, but some large and heavy ships are definitely the treasures of the major forces, because although the Xuan River is extremely deep, the water flow is very gentle, and it can be rowed or sailed
To get very good power, the same cargo requires two medium-sized ships or one medium-sized ship.
The cost and time of two round trips are much higher than the cost and time of one round trip for a large ship. Therefore, large ships and heavy ships are closely watched. For example, the two large ships in Xuancheng were built by the elders of the Liu family.
He personally escorted her back and forth, so the status of the boss of this large passenger ship was not much lower than that of Liu Jing. Once he was offended, it would not look good to everyone.
"It's true that this is Xuancheng territory, but who told you that it belongs to Xuancheng." The boat boss looked at Liu Jing as if he were a fool, "Get out of the way quickly, don't delay other people from disembarking." Then he expelled him with a very bad attitude.
With Liu Jing.
"Brother, this is the territory of Xuancheng, so how come it's not the one in Xuancheng? This little girl is new here, so I want you to explain me to me." Bao Min, who was standing by, stepped forward and asked.
"Ah, I'm new here. I have to know." The boss of the ship nodded and looked at Bao Min's clothes and the few attendants around her. He knew that this woman had a good background and had a humble attitude, so he felt very good.
City territory, but it is not Xuancheng, but the recently built Dan City."
"Dan City? I have never heard of this." Bao Min asked a little strangely. As a business family, although the children of the Bao family have not been to all places, they have a rough understanding of the major trading towns in the country.
, this is also a required course for the family. However, Bao Min only heard that Xuancheng here is located at the upper reaches of the Xuan River, but he has never heard Dan City say this, "May I ask which family is in charge of this Dan City and who is the city owner?"
"Of course the person in charge is the Liu family, but the city lord is not the Liu family, but Liu Dan, the third son of the Liu family. This city is also named after Liu Dan." The ship boss said, "But Dan City is not the most important, because in
After Dan City, there is a huge town - Sanguan City. According to what they said, Dan City is just the gateway to Sanguan City. This portal alone is so big. I think you can already imagine Sanguan City.
And you know it."
"Sanguan City? Is this also a new city?" Bao Min asked.
"Yes, Sanguan City seems to have been established a little earlier than Dan City, but the development speed is absolutely terrifying. In just over two months, it has expanded to dozens of miles, and it is still expanding. Now I'm afraid
There are already 1.8 million people living in it." The boat boss said as he looked longingly in the direction of Sanguan City, "When I have the opportunity, I will save enough money and buy a house in Zhongcheng to make a small house.
If you buy and sell, you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"Isn't this the territory of Shancheng and Xuancheng? Are the two sides willing to expand like this in Sanguan City and Dan City?" Bao Min asked again.
"Are you willing?!" After hearing this, the ship boss suppressed his funny tone and said, "Shancheng wanted to attack Sanguan City before, but was blocked in the city before even leaving the city gate. I heard that if it weren't for the Xu family
The elder has a relationship with the city lord of Sanguan City. I'm afraid that the mountain city has changed its name a long time ago. Even the mountain city doesn't dare to mess with it, and the mere Xuancheng doesn't even dare to fart."
"You fart!" When Liu Jing heard this, she immediately got angry and was about to step forward and angrily scold the boss of the ship.
"What's wrong, young man?" The boat boss became angry when he saw Liu Jing's attitude. At the same time, several boatmen also gathered around, threatening to take action if they disagreed.
"What are you doing over there? After the passenger ship disembarks the passengers, you have to leave quickly or go to the berth. Don't stand at the pier without leaving, otherwise you will be punished according to the regulations." Just when the two parties were at war with each other, the inspection of the pier discovered this
to the situation on the side and speak up to warn them immediately.
"Let's go now, let's go now." Hearing the words of the patrol, the boat boss didn't care about Liu Jing. He just grabbed people and left the boat quickly, leaving Liu Jing and his party standing alone at the dock, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's really strange that the two emerging towns are developing so fast, and we haven't received any news at all. This is simply impossible, especially when the trade volume is so huge." said a person next to Bao Min.
"It's not that I didn't receive the news, I just didn't expect it to be like this." A Bao family member next to him said, "Have you forgotten the information I went to you to read a month ago? It was said that the Liu family was in internal strife, and the third son Liu Dan was expelled in disguise.
Xuancheng, self-reliance and establishment of Dancheng, has huge development potential. I hope the family will pay attention to it. At that time, you said that a Liu
Dan originally had some talent, but after an accident when he was young, he no longer had much potential. How a Dan city can be built is just a story made up by the people below to get some resources. This kind of information was sent out four times, and the fourth
When you read it over and over again, you get tired of watching it and transfer people to who knows where, and the news stops."
"It seems like this happened." The man scratched his head, "I have forgotten many things during that time."
"The past has passed. We should pay attention to it from now on." Bao Min did not mean to blame. After all, if it were her, she might not be able to do better, because in Fang State, a town rose for no reason.
It’s really unbelievable. “The person who reported it before also quickly commended me to avoid chilling people’s hearts.”
"Okay, ma'am." The man nodded and responded.
When the discussion on Bao Min's side ended, the discussion on Liu Jing's side also ended. It seemed that Liu Jing and the others were quite jealous of Dan City, and they were also making small calculations in their hearts.
"Miss Bao, I'm so sorry. I misremembered for a moment. I didn't expect to come here first." Xiang Bao Min said apologetically, "However, this is also within the territory of my Liu family. Come here first and take a look around.
You can also learn a little bit about our Xuancheng’s strength, please come here.”
"Master Liu, please." Bao Min could tell at a glance what Liu Jing was thinking, but he didn't reveal it. Anyway, this was the Liu family's business, and the Bao family didn't want to get involved.
"This town was originally a dock. When it first started, it was the elder of the Liu family who proposed the construction. At that time, many elders in the family opposed it, including my father. However, I saw the geographical location of this place, so
We fully support the Great Elder’s opinion to build a dock here.” Liu Jing said, “This place is located above the Xuancheng route, between Xuancheng and Shancheng. You can communicate with Xuancheng to the west, and directly reach Shancheng by land to the east.
Side-to-side trade is definitely a Feng Shui treasure."
Listening to Liu Jing's talk, Bao Min and others just smiled politely and nodded from time to time. Although they did not expose Liu Dan, they had already rejected this person in their hearts.
"Let's go, Miss Bao. It's been a long and tiring journey, but I'm doing my best to be a landlord. Today's lunch will be alright and I'll let Liu serve as a villager," Liu Jing said.
"Okay, after such a long time, I'm still hungry. Let's try the craftsmanship here." Bao Min nodded and responded.
"Although it is a small place and has just been built not long ago, it still has the flavor of a small place." Liu Jing said with a smile. After a while, the people who had just been sent out had already found the best restaurant in the city, and then Liu Jing took him with him.
Bao Min and others went there.
The best restaurant in Xuancheng is the Full Moon House, and the best restaurant in Dancheng is also the Full Moon House. Not only do the two have the same name, but they also have the same person in charge, because they are from the same family.
The person in charge of Man Yue Tower in Xuancheng, 'Tang Sheng', originally worked in a town in a neighboring county. Although the location of that town was better than that of Xuancheng, the economy was never good. After taking over, 'Tang Sheng' started various activities and slowly improved the economy.
When it started, 'Tang Sheng' was an upright man in his prime, ambitious and wanted to make a difference, so he was very active and enthusiastic in doing things. It was reasonable to start the town's economy.
However, the good times did not last long. In order to let his children take over the developed town, a steward of the Qin family framed Tang Sheng, kicked Tang Sheng off, and pushed his own children to that position, which was in urgent need of promotion.
However, Tang Sheng was not a person who swallowed his anger. After many activities, things gradually came to light. The steward became angry and sent people to attack Tang Sheng's home. He was the only one in Tang Sheng's family who survived. In the end, what happened
It was such a big fuss that it even alarmed the royal family. Qin
The top management of the family had to come forward to deal with the matter. The final result was that Tang Sheng was reinstated as the head of Man Yue Tower, but not in the original town, but in Xuancheng, which was equivalent to driving Tang Sheng out in disguise.
The steward just gave me a slight punishment and let it go.
Tang Sheng thought about revenge all the time, but when he arrived in Xuancheng, his strength was of no use. All the relationships he had built up before were abandoned by Tang Sheng as the senior officials of the Qin family came forward. Now, except for Xuancheng, he basically
There is no power left. Although he wants to make a comeback, the conditions in Xuancheng are not good, and he has no connections to move around. He can only wait like this. If nothing happens, he will probably stay like this until his death.
However, until the rise of Sanguan City and Dan City, and Zhang Yong and Liu Dan found him, he suddenly found a huge opportunity in front of him, so he defected to Lanhuaxuan without hesitation.
Due to Tang Sheng's own strong ability and his contribution to the intelligence of Man Yue Tower, he soon became an official in Lanhua Xuanmou and was valued by Zhou Kutian. At the same time, Zhou Kutian also promised to let Tang Sheng personally if there was a chance.
Revenge, and therefore gained Tang Sheng’s full allegiance. However, the Qin family and the top officials of many towns did not know about the affairs of Sanguan City, so they probably
It is because of Tang Sheng's activities in it, relying on Dan City's trade orders, Tang Sheng's reputation is gradually improving and expanding, and because Tang Sheng is a person from Man Yue Tower, people think that Dan City and Sanguan City
It has been recognized by the Qin family, so many things were not deliberately publicized, and the power of Sanguan City spread quietly.
"Man Yue Lou?! It's really ridiculous. You dare to call this place Man Yue Lou?!" After arriving at the restaurant, Liu Jing looked at the three words "Man Yue Lou" written on the sign and couldn't help but laugh. You have to know how big Man Yue Lou is.
How could such a powerful force stoop to such a newly built small town?
"Why are you dissatisfied with my Man Yue Lou?" Just as Liu Jing sneered, Tang Sheng's voice came from behind.
"Tang Louzhu." Looking at the person coming, Liu Jing suddenly felt a little weak, "I didn't mean that. I meant that this place used the name of Man Yue Lou in vain. It simply means that Man Yue Tower and Tang Louzhu are not taken seriously.
."
"Use it for fun? Ha!" Tang Sheng glanced at Liu Jing contemptuously, ignored him and walked straight into the Man Yue Building. When the guards at the door of the Man Yue Building saw Tang Sheng arriving, they quickly saluted and said hello. Tang Sheng waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be more polite.
, and then walked in and left.
"This, this, this, what's going on? How did Man Yue Lou drive here? This is impossible." Seeing this move, not only Liu Jing and others were surprised, but even the people from the Bao family were a little surprised.
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Generally speaking, Man Yue Building will only open in the main city of the town, but if the branch city reaches a certain scale, then Man Yue Building will also open branch buildings. Then the possibility of Liu Jing admitting the wrong person is very small, so it can only be said that Dan
The city has reached a level that can be divided into buildings by the Full Moon Tower. To reach this level of strength is really unbelievable for a town that has been built for two months, but this unbelievable thing is indeed right in front of us.
"Miss, I suggest that we discuss our trade with the people in power in Dan City." At this time, someone in the Bao family began to waver, obviously wanting to maximize their interests.
"Second." "Second." Others followed suit one after another.
"No hurry, let's go and see the situation in Xuancheng first. Dancheng comes from Xuancheng, maybe Xuancheng will be better." Bao Min did not give up on Xuancheng immediately, and planned to go to Dancheng to see it anyway.
"Mr. Liu, let's just find a place to eat. Time is tight. We can accept the Liu family's hospitality in the future." Bao Min stepped forward and said, stepping down for Liu Jing. After all, at this time, he had just offended the Man Yue Lou.
The host, although the other party didn't pay attention, it would definitely not be good if he licked his face again.
Chapter completed!