1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 57

Yan Chujie nodded. In fact, even if Luo Shengdong didn't complain, the Executive Committee had already designated him as a "key target".The Executive Committee believes that Luo Shengdong has seen the greatness of Chuanzhong, is a smart person with knowledge and interest, and has a certain amount of self-motivation in his personal career. It is more suitable as a nail buried in Yazhou in the future. candidate.

Yan Chujie gave Schneider a look, and Schneider said understandingly: "Mr. Luo Bai, we have a way to make a fortune, it depends on whether you dare to do it."

Luo Shengdong was already a little drunk, but when he heard this, he immediately sobered up and instructed a few of his subordinates: "You go out first, guard the door and don't let anyone come in!"

After a few subordinates went out and closed the door, Luo Shengdong hurriedly asked, "I don't know why Chief Shi taught me?"

Schneider stretched out two fingers and said: "There are two options, I'll start with the first one. You are now an officer of the Imperial Navy, and you may be promoted in the future. After you become the general manager, yes Isn't it possible to mobilize most of the ships in the water village?"

Luo Shengdong pondered for a while and said: "If you want to mobilize most of the ships, you must have a warrant from a general, but usually it should be fine to send a few ships."

"How about using a ship that you can mobilize to help us transport the goods?" Schneider suggested: "Just go to Shengli Port, Yazhou, and Qiongzhou Fucheng. The freight can be converted into money according to the market price. I heard that the water village There are more than 20 boats here, how about making full use of these boats to earn some extra money?"

"How can this be made!" Luo Shengdong said in shock: "If this is found out, the crime is not small if it is used for private purposes!"

"Whoever can check you, you will drag whoever into the water. You can't earn money alone. Dividing some benefits to your colleagues, bosses, and subordinates will not hinder your plan to make a fortune." Schneider is like a devil. In the same way, he kept persuading Luo Shengdong.

"I don't want to dominate this business, but..." Luo Shengdong seemed to have some scruples, but he hesitated.

Yan Chujie couldn't stand it any longer, and decisively released a big move: "I said, Mr. Luo Bai, you have already died by lying about the military situation before, what is there to be afraid of now?"

Luo Shengdong's heart suddenly "squeaked", his foot had already stepped into the mud, do you still expect to land cleanly?What is loyal to the court, what is loyal to the emperor, from the day he was captured alive, it has all become a joke!These Haihan people tried their best to do business with me in Ming Dynasty, so they must not have any intention of becoming an enemy of my dynasty. In this case, why don't I get some benefits for myself?
After he figured out this joint, Luo Shengdong's originally anxious mood immediately relaxed a lot, and nodded in agreement: "Then I will deal with this matter first, and the details can be discussed slowly. Mr. Shi might as well talk about the second method. ."

"The second method is private salt." Schneider ignored the surprised expression on Luo Shengdong's face and continued: "To tell you the truth, soon our salt field in Victory Harbor will be put into operation, and the output will definitely exceed You have passed through other salt fields in Qiongzhou Island. You are an officer of the navy, and the ships of the navy can go anywhere unimpeded. This business is like a duck to water. As for the profit of private salt, I don’t need to go into details. ?"

When it comes to the salt farms on Qiongzhou Island, the largest one today is the Yangpu Salt Farm in Danzhou, which became the official salt farm since the Tang Dynasty and was one of the first salt farms to use the sun-dried method to make salt.Rake the mud, filter the salt mud, and dry the brine, which has been used by the salt workers there for thousands of years to make sea salt.But even this local largest salt farm has an annual output of less than [-] tons according to historical records. Such a small amount of output is not enough for Chuanzhong, who has a huge demand for the chemical industry, and even meets the needs of the entire Qiongzhou Island residents. not enough.

According to the plan of the Executive Committee, the area of ​​the salt field in the sea outside Shengli Port has reached twice that of the Yangpu Salt Field. After adopting more advanced salt-making technology, the output should also increase significantly. Annual production should not be less than [-] tons.In this way, the cost of producing salt will be much lower than the official salt farm, not to mention that the salt farm will not pay taxes to the imperial court at all, and the price competitive advantage is very obvious.

The World Health Organization once issued a salt intake standard, recommending that the above-mentioned adults should consume no less than five grams of salt per day, while the recommended standard in my country is six grams per day, so the annual per capita consumption of salt is about four to five grams. catty.According to Luo Shengdong's knowledge, the current price of salt on the market is about three cents to four cents depending on the quality, which is three or four hundred coins per catty.At present, the population of Qiongzhou Island has exceeded 20, and the annual salt consumption can reach as much as one million catties. Even if the selling price of private salt is only half of the official salt, it is still a business of more than 20 taels of silver every year!

Such a large sum of money, even if he can only draw one out of a hundred, Luo Shengdong will not hesitate to think that this is definitely a huge sum of money.But at this time, he suddenly thought of another thing - what Schneider just said about transporting private goods with the warships of the water village, must be paving the way for this second method?To smuggle smuggled salt, what is a more secure way than using the army to smuggle?
Luo Shengdong suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. In the face of the Haihan people's calculations, his original insistence would not play any role at all.If he really smeared his face and rejected the proposal of the Haihan people, then these people will definitely contact their colleagues or even their superiors tomorrow, and use this irresistible money offensive to buy them completely.Luo Shengdong had no doubts that his boss, who was about to join the Zhishi line, would never refuse to use the little power he had to make a fortune before he retired.And if he wants to play the role of this stumbling block, it is very likely that he will be "martially disposed" by General He Can before the promotion order from Qiongzhou Prefecture is issued.

"That's it! In that case, I'll give it up!" Luo Shengdong let out a sigh of relief and responded to Schneider's suggestion.

Most of the task of the action team's trip was completed this morning, and the afternoon became easier.Luo Shengdong walked around the city with a group of people from the action team. After satisfying these people's strong intention to "visit here", the team went out of the city through the South Gate and went to visit the later generations near Nanshan Town. The famous "big and small caves" scenic spot.

The seascape, mountain view and stone scene of this place are known as the first scenic spot in Qiongya. Climbing Aoshan Mountain, you can see the blue waters of Yazhou Bay, the nearby mountains, deep clouds, green forests, and secluded rock caves, all kinds of large and small stone groups.Among them, the huge "shou" character on the immortal weng longevity stone is said to have been written by the ancestor Chen Tuan. A group photo nostalgia.There are many such cultural landscapes in the small and large Dongtian scenic spots, such as Yanzhan Pavilion, Haishan Wonders, Jianzhen Monk's Landing Site, etc., which made these people who had not been there before crossing very excited for a while.

At first, Luo Shengdong didn't quite understand why these Haihan people had to line up and pose strangely in front of the stone inscriptions. Later, he found that the person standing opposite was fiddling with a strange little black box aimed at them.He leaned over curiously and almost didn't urinate. All the people facing the little black box turned into villains an inch tall and reflected on the box. I don't know what kind of profound magic it was. .

"Mr. Luo Bai, let's take a photo together!" Seeing Luo Shengdong looking around curiously, Tom Wang enthusiastically went over and patted him on the shoulder. go.

Luo Shengdong's feet seemed to have taken root: "Impossible! I can't bear such spells!"

When Tom Wang wanted to pull him, Luo Shengdong had already tried his best to break free, and he stepped out six or seven feet in a single stride, looking at Tom Wang with a wary expression, as if the other party was about to drag him to the execution ground, watching the crowd watch. The transmigrators burst into laughter.

After the tour was over, everyone went down the mountain and returned to the seaside camp.At this time, the two companies in Yazhou City delivered the traded goods to the seaside as promised, and were checking and handing over the people who stayed behind on the boat.And the shopkeepers of the two companies came along at the same time, and it seemed that they wanted to witness the strength of the overseas merchants with their own eyes.Of course, the first thing that caught their attention was the white, strange-looking sloop docked by the sea.

The two self-confessed shopkeepers stood by the seaside and watched for a long time, but they didn't see what kind of material the ship was made of, and why it had such a weird shape.However, the hull of this ship is unusually wide and low. It is indeed not the type of ship built by the Western French or the Dutch. It seems that the Haihan people claiming to be from the East is not a nonsense.

Before leaving, Yan Chujie called Luo Shengdong to the boat, and Schneider ordered 500 taels of silver for him, and then told him again: "This is the activity fund for you. You can find it for us in Yazhou City." For a courtyard, it is best to have a pavement facing the street, you can rent or buy it, and we will send people to settle in later. You keep the rest of the money first, and if you need to take care of your boss, you can make your own decisions. But all Expenditures must be recorded, and we can’t say when they will be checked, do you understand?”

"Understood, I understand." Luo Shengdong responded hastily, knowing that this is the Haihan people who are going to do a lot in Yazhou. Fortunately, what they are looking for is only to settle in trade, not to attack the city and loot the land, such a trivial matter Of course you can agree.

"In addition, you can contact us with a few tooth shops that can hire people on our behalf. When we come back next time, we may hire a group of craftsmen to bring them back to Victory Harbor." Yan Chujie made no secret of the next step of the executive committee.

"Yes Yes."

"Work hard, your end point won't just be the boss!" Yan Chujie patted Luo Shengdong's shoulder lightly, just like a revolutionary mentor.

(End of this chapter)