Nanming Yiming

Chapter 110
I thought that Fan had a lot of silver in stock, but I didn't expect that it would not be able to support it for two months.

It seems that now we have to find a way to make more money.

Qian Mo said: "The government must strictly investigate the illegal profiteers who took the opportunity to annex the official land at a low price before, and issue a notice ordering them to return the farmland or make up for the difference and interest within a time limit. If you still don't repent at that time, you don't have to be polite. Now the governor's government is in desperate need of money. , and directly confiscated his family property."

"Of course, we have no way of investigating the bad debts of the previous dynasty. This matter should not be involved too widely. It should be investigated from the first year of Hongguang. However, all governments must strictly restrain their subordinates, and must not take the opportunity to engage in extortion and implicate those who are not judges for profit. Just chase it back."

He also said to Gu Yanwu: "Ancha envoys whose cases involve more than 100 mu must carefully review, and there must be no unjust, false or wrong cases or fraud for personal gain."

Then he said to everyone: "I'll put my ugly words up front, whoever dares to take advantage of this matter to seek personal gain, or deliberately expand the connection in order to claim credit, don't blame the Governor for being rude!"

"We need to get the money, but these state capitals have just been laid down for a short time. Stability is also important. Do you understand?"

Qian Mo's words were resounding, and he was not angry. Everyone felt the remarkable changes in this loyal and brave uncle.

Xia Wanchun and others replied: "This subordinate obeys the order and will definitely live up to Uncle Zhongyong's expectations!"

Qian Mo said to Weng Zhiheng: "Admiral Weng, the construction of the two bastions in Changxing and Si'an Town must be carried out as soon as possible, and they must be completed before the main force of the Qing army goes south."

"The cavalry of the Taihu Battalion must also train quickly. Now our territory is getting bigger and bigger. Unlike before, the infantry can provide timely reinforcements. The cavalry must form combat power as soon as possible. I recruited one of Tian Xiong's cavalry warrior Hu in Shaoxing. Hitachi, after his injury recovers, he will go to the Huzhou camp to serve as the deputy commander, so that Weng's admiral can also withdraw from the Huzhou camp."

Weng Zhiheng replied: "The final general will live up to Uncle Zhongyong's expectations."

Qian Mo said: "Guangde Prefecture and Ningguo Mansion, which are close to Huzhou in Anhui, are currently empty of troops, but if we seize these territories now, it will definitely attract the attention of the Qing army, and it will block the only way for the Qing army to go south."

"In this way, we will become the first target of the main force of the Qing army going south to the Eight Banners, which is very unfavorable to us. I have more than 4 people under the command of the Governor's Mansion of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to take the lead for Jin Shenghuan, who has 30 troops. It is too self-defeating. gone."

"So Huzhou's strategy is defense. The northern line uses the complex terrain of Tianmu Mountain and the bastion to form a solid line of defense."

"Jiaxing is relying on the three strongholds of Jinshanwei, Tianjiazhuang, and Nanxun Town to build another line of defense."

"Next, the Taihu Battalion will defend the Changxing and Si'an town bastions in the north of Huzhou; the Huzhou Battalion will defend Huzhou Prefecture and the Nanxun Town Bastion in the easternmost part of Huzhou as a mobile force; the Tianmu Battalion will take over Anji Prefecture and Changhua to the west of Hangzhou. The defense of the entire Tianmu Mountain area in Lin'an area; the Jiaxing Battalion is in charge of the defense from Jinshanwei to Jiaxing Mansion."

"Hangzhou camp stays in the east of Hangzhou, Kuaiji camp guards the north of Shaoxing, and Baitou camp defends the south of Shaoxing."

"Admiral Weng and Admiral Lu, you must protect Hu, Jia, Hangzhou, and Shao Mansions!"

All the generals shouted: "The last general's order!"

Qian Mo said again: "12000 soldiers from Jingnan Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Chongming Battalion went south to attack Yanzhou Prefecture; Chongming Battalion went south from Changhua to take Chun'an; Go south from Xincheng to break Tonglu, and after completing their respective goals, the three armies jointly attack Jiande, the capital of Yanzhou."

Qian Mo glanced at Huang Yu and said: "This time, Huang Yu, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, will control the three battalions and command them as one. I have given the commander Huang the right to make decisions on the fly. All battalions must obey the command and work together to take Yanzhou in one fell swoop."

As soon as these words came out, all the generals cast envious eyes on Huang Yu.May I ask which general does not want the opportunity to lead the army alone?

Even Weng Zhiheng and Lu Shanhai, who had just been promoted to admirals, were no exception, thinking that the governor still prefers Huang Yu the most!
Hong Fugui said on the spot: "You can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer. There are thousands of Qing troops in Yanzhou Prefecture, and 4000 people in my Chongming Camp are enough. Give me 3 days, and I will take Yanzhou immediately!"

Qian Mo's face darkened, and he raised his voice and said, "Mr. Hong, are you questioning my military order?"

Hong Fugui also realized that the joke was over, so he quickly knelt down and said, "Damn it, I beg Uncle Zhongyong to punish him!"

Qian Mo thought to himself, this guy doesn't even look at the occasion, so it's obviously not giving Huang Yu face, how can I spare you lightly.

So he said: "It's because I indulged you too much on weekdays, which caused you to be lawless. Someone will drag Hong Fugui down and beat me with 40 military sticks."

Everyone knew that Qian Mo was using Hong Fugui to give Huang Yu a prestige, so they shut their mouths tactfully.

Huang Yu said: "Please Zhongyong Bo Nian, based on Hong Zongbing's past achievements, bypass him this time!"

Seeing Huang Yu begging for mercy, Qian Mo also got off the donkey and said: "Since Huang Yu pleaded for you, I will forgive you this time. You will be fined for half a year to see the effect. If you commit another crime, you will not be forgiven lightly."

Hong Fugui also said knowingly: "Thank you Uncle Zhongyong and Mr. Huang, I will remember it in the end!"

Huang Yu said: "Uncle Zhongyong, please rest assured that the general will not disappoint your trust, and will definitely win Yanzhou Mansion in one fell swoop."

Qian Mo replied: "Then I will wait for the good news in Hangzhou. We must at least occupy Huizhou before the main force of the Qing army goes south, so that we can use the terrain of Huizhou to block the attack."

After accepting everyone's congratulations, Qian Mo took Xia Wanchun and Qian Buer for a stroll around the city.

It can be seen that this is indeed a prime location in Hangzhou City. Although many shops have not yet opened, the roads are full of bustling pedestrians.

Soon a few people were attracted by a tangy aroma, only to see a long queue of people lined up in front of a snack shop, and the boss shouted: "Fried stinky tofu, 2 yuan a piece!"

Qian Buer said: "This is the special snack 'stinky tofu' that has become popular in Hangzhou recently. It has attracted a lot of popularity for this street."

Qian Mo secretly laughed, isn't it because I asked Gu Xin'er to secretly find someone to sell it?

Your commercial street is full of empty shops in the beginning, if you don’t start with food to attract some people, who will rent your shop?
But after all, I am a dignified and loyal uncle, so it is not good for people to know that stealing stinky tofu is not good, so I still have to keep a low profile.

Qian Mo said: "I saw the market in Ningbo, and I feel that its prosperity is no less than that of Hangzhou. If we don't work harder, we will be replaced by Ningbo sooner or later."

Xia Wanchun said: "Ningbo is a natural port, which is convenient for foreign trade. Since the opening of Longqing, its business prosperity has been no less than that of Hangzhou, and it even faintly surpasses it!"

Qian Mo said: "That's why I invested huge sums of money in the construction of Hangzhou's commercial wharf when military expenditures are so tight."

He asked Qian Buer again: "How is the rental situation of the shops in the city?"

Qian Buer said: "According to your plan, we have opened up several commercial streets. This one is a gourmet restaurant street. The shops on this street have already opened, and there are all kinds of restaurants and snacks."

Qian Mo said: "Food and food are mainly to drive popularity and create a lively atmosphere. In the future, Hangzhou City will be a place where the world's largest businessmen gather, and high-end restaurants will naturally be indispensable."

Qian Buer pointed to the Zuixian Tower in front of him and said: "This Zuixian Tower is still under renovation and it will take some time to open. According to your request, we have eaten 4 high-end restaurants by ourselves. Other stores have seen so many High-end restaurants have settled in one after another, and they all come to rent shops, and now 7% of the shops in this food street have been rented out."

Qian Mo said: "You can't make money like this, you have to learn to engage in 'hunger marketing'."

Qian Buer was at a loss and asked, "What does 'hunger marketing' mean?"

Qian Mo said: "You can't release too many shops each time, and you can't feed these merchants. For example, if you release 100 empty shops at a time, those merchants will definitely not be eager to rent your shop, even if you rent it, you can't afford it." It will lower your price. If you only release 10 shops at a time, they will start snatching them up, for fear that they will not be able to rent a shop, and the rent will naturally rise.”

"Especially those shops with the best locations, you don't want to rent them out first. In the end, we will hold an auction and let everyone compete for a shop. It’s going to lift all boats.”

Xia Wanchun said with a smile: "I understand what Brother Mo means. For example, if there are 1000 shops in total, you don't want to release all 1000 of them at once. You can plan them into 5 areas, and then only open 1 area each time. As long as the first When the rent in one area goes up, the next people will wait to grab the second area.”

Qian Buer looked suddenly enlightened, and said, "I understand, if the price in the first area goes up, the price in the second area will rise, and then the price in one area will be higher than that in the other area."

Xia Wanchun said with a smile: "Uncle Qian, it seems that you haven't fully understood. Even if the price in the first area is high, if you open the second area immediately and new shops come out, the price will drop again immediately."

Qian Buer asked: "Then what should we do?"

Xia Wanchun said: "So you can't open the second area right away, they will be full when you open it, you have to make them hungry. In this way, they will continue to grab the shops in the first area and raise the price of the shops even higher ; At this time, you will release the shops in the second area bit by bit."

Qian Mo said: "It seems that Xiaoyin has completely understood the way of 'hunger marketing'. You can't let them know that we have 1000 stores, you can only let them know that we have 200 stores. The second area, the third We just need to know the area.”

Qian Buer understood instantly, and said, "We can't let them know that we are going to use the whole city to build commercial streets, and let them think that only a few streets we are renting out will do."

Qian Mo said, "By the way, is the row of shops I told you to decorate ready?"

Qian Buer said: "According to your order, the surrounding area is surrounded by wooden boards, so no one will see what's inside."

Qian Mo said, "Let's spread the news today."

Soon the notice board on the commercial street was full of people, and everyone pointed at the notice.

A scholar read aloud: "The 7 prosperous shops of Tianzihao on Yuhuang Street are rented out. The rent of the first tenant is 1000 taels of silver per month, the rent of the second tenant is 2000 taels of silver per month, and the rent of the third tenant is 4000 taels of silver per month." Month. The seventh tenant is 7 taels of silver per month. Each person is limited to renting one shop, with a minimum rent of one year. All businessmen who participate in renting shops can participate in the overseas commercial fleet organized by the Jiangsu and Zhejiang governors, and enjoy the great Ming and Zhejiang. The escort of the navy, and the right to have dinner with Uncle Zhongyong. Whoever rents the shop at the highest price can get the exclusive agency right of the glass in the country. The time limit is 64000 days, and the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang of the Ming Dynasty is the Secretary Yamen, Yongli 3 April 2nd."

Shopkeeper Zhang of the silk and satin shop said: "The first one to rent a shop will need to spend 12000 taels of silver, and the last one to rent a shop will need to spend 768000 taels of silver."

Another pawn shop shopkeeper, Wang, said: "My God, what is this glass? It actually costs 768000 taels to rent a shop for a year."

"I've been running a pawn shop for so long, and I've only heard of Liuli. I haven't seen this glass before?"

Shopkeeper Zhang said: "The shops of Tianzihao on Yuhuang Street are all famous shops in Hangzhou City. Renting 12000 taels a year is indeed a bit expensive, at least several times the market price, but you can participate in the imperial court's overseas commercial fleet It seems like a good deal to have dinner with Uncle Zhongyong!"

Another person said: "The shopkeeper, why not be the first to rent the shop, in case no one rents it later, you can still get the agency right of that glass, and make a lot of money."

Shopkeeper Wang also said: "I heard that Uncle Zhongyong is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, and he earned 500 million taels of silver in the Qinhuai River "Tianxia Bureau"!"

At this time someone interrupted and said: "This is absolutely true. I just came back from Nanjing last month, and the statues of the God of Wealth enshrined there are all made in the image of Uncle Zhongyong!"

While everyone was chatting around the bulletin board, someone suddenly ran over and shouted: "Everyone, go to Yuhuang Street to have a look. The first person has already rented the first Tianzi shop. The glass is too big." Amazing!"

So everyone hurried to Yuhuang Street to find out!
At this time, Yuhuang Street was already full of water, and it was surrounded by spectators from all walks of life!Even the second floor near the street was full of onlookers.

The surrounding wooden boards have been disassembled, and the Tianzi No. 1 shop inside reveals the true face of Lushan Mountain.

Although the Italians had already mastered the glass manufacturing technology in the 13th century, it was not until 1688 that a man named Naf invented the process of making large pieces of glass, and glass became a common item since then.

Song Yingxing also recorded some records about glass calcination in "Tiangong Kaiwu". With the breakthrough of blast furnace temperature and the blessing of Qian Mo's golden finger, large-scale glass was finally manufactured.

At this time, Europeans have never seen such a large piece of glass, let alone the people of Hangzhou!

The afternoon sun penetrated the glass outside the window, casting a dazzling light all over the place.The sun shines on the glass, making people afraid to look directly at it, like thousands of diamond-like bright spots jumping in front of their eyes.

The sunlight formed streaks of intense light on the glass, making everything at this moment extraordinarily clear.

The sun shines from different angles, making the light on the glass jump and vivid, like countless golden arrows, which hurt people's eyes, but also give people an unprecedented impact.

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