Shangguan Lie has followed Zhou Zhengdong in recent years. There is no position, but he has the most personal guard roles.
Now this is the official brother-in-law, in front of Shangguan's family, naturally, he can't be stingy.
Zhou Zheng thought about it seriously, and said: "Go to Tianjin Wei, there are a lot of things over there, you can make up a county prime minister."
Shangguan Lie actually wanted to enter the court, but he had no fame, so he smashed his lips and said, "That's okay."
Shangguanxun didn't care, as long as Shangguanlie had something to do. Shangguanxun has been working with Zhou Zheng for four or five years, and he has never done anything wrong, not to mention that he is a family now, let alone worrying about this.
Zhou Zheng and Shangguanxun were embarrassed when the identities of the Weng son-in-law changed. They found an excuse and ended the conversation. Shangguanqing led Zhou Zheng back to the room.
Zhou Zheng lying in Shangguanqing’s boudoir, smelling the fragrance, turned to look at Shangguanqing who was packing up, and said, "Do you want to go to Tianjin Wei, too?"
Shangguanqing followed her father to walk the darts since she was a child, and was eager to be a female general. This dream has been half done. She won the guerilla general. This is a title, not a true general.
Shangguan Qing said without turning his head: "Where are you, where I am."
Zhou Zheng laughed and said: "Now that the country is in a strong state, I will stay in the court soon. I estimate that at the latest early next year, I may bring troops to quell the rebellion."
With the continuous outbreak of civil unrest, Ming's generals continued to emerge, such as Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang, etc., who have demonstrated extremely terrifying abilities, and have achieved great fame in the suppression of bandits.
Of course, this also includes Zhou Zheng, who fought twice to build a prisoner. Zhou Zheng's two games actually didn't have much technical content, but compared to the suppression of bandits, they appeared to be more'military merit', and their reputation was also very strong.
Zhou Zheng is capable, has soldiers, and has money and food. When encountering difficulties, the court will not let him go.
Shangguanqing just hummed casually, then suddenly turned around and said with a pretty face, "I will be where you go."
Zhou Zheng looked at her, nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing that Zhou Zheng didn't fool her, Shangguanqing turned around and continued to organize things.
Zhou stayed at Shangguan's house for two days before returning to Zhou's house.
He began to entertain some relatives and friends, as well as Zhou Ji, Zhou's Chamber of Commerce, Jiujiang Pavilion and other subordinates, buddies, and even some partners.
The banquet naturally required benefits, and almost everyone in Zhou Zheng's hands was rewarded.
The host’s wedding was rewarded again, and the Zhou Chamber of Commerce was all overjoyed and worked extremely hard.
Zhou Zheng took advantage of this time to step up to adjust his commercial deployment and speed up the pace of commercial development, especially in the sea trade area. Although Zhou Zheng could not do it himself, he has been watching closely.
Chongzhen five years, January 18th.
Cheng Kee took the Zhou Chamber of Commerce and 16 trusted big merchants, and more than 40 merchants from Xiyi, North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, etc., to secretly convene a business meeting in Tianjin Wei.
In this trade conference, in line with the principle of “exchange what is needed”, Cheng Economic signed an agreement with overseas countries to import food up to 200,000 shi, and export tea, silk, porcelain, etc., up to 300,000 taels, and intends to further expand the scope of trade and Amount.
The conference lasted for three days, Cheng Economic finalized the specific details of the transaction, and rushed to the capital to report to Zhou Zheng.
In Zhou Zheng’s study, Cheng Kee sat opposite Zhou Zheng and said: “My boss, these Xiyi people are very eager to trade with us and are very cooperative. It may be out of worry. This is the first time that they buy relatively little. For a year or two, I am confident that I can make at least one million taels every year!"
The Ming Dynasty was a vast land with abundant resources, and there were so many things that Europe desperately wanted. If it is really let go, the trade volume will be extremely impressive!
Zhou Zheng listened and said, "Well, take your time. What we want is food and firearms that I don't have or better. We are not short of silver. As long as they have it, we will let go of buying. Don't be stingy with silver..."
Cheng Kee agreed, saying: "Our chamber of commerce and the people we cooperate with are very excited. Many people are planning to set up a business in Tianjin Wei, and even some are planning to organize a fleet. The profits of the sea trade are really amazing, and only the shipment. One lot of goods and one lot of money, very worry-free..."
Zhou Zheng said with a hum, "I read your report in detail, are there any problems?"
Cheng Kee pondered for a moment, and said: "Owner, once we are far away from Xiyi, this transaction process may last for more than half a year, so a transaction is basically a year. Secondly, Tianjin Wei is a little far away. The Xiyi people are going around a long way. I also heard that Shandong is not peaceful recently. They are worried about the danger and hope to set the delivery location in Guangdong."
Zhou Zheng picked up his teacup with a thoughtful look.
The first point of Chengjiu's theory cannot be solved temporarily. The navigation tools are still primitive, and the navigation time between the two places cannot be shortened in a short time. The second point is that Zhou Zheng needs to seriously consider.
Shandong is indeed not peaceful. When the Jianluo encircled Youtun last year, Kong Youde and others from Shandong rebelled against the Ming and took refuge in Jianluo. Now the Jianluo is short of clothing and food. Grabbing a large number of people's food.
The imperial court is mobilizing various people from Shandong and nearby Ma Qing to suppress. The sea from Shandong to Liaodong is very dangerous, and the whole Bohai Bay is unstable.
Therefore, Xiyi people's worries are not unreasonable. But if the trade location is set in Guangdong, which Zhou Zheng and others are unfamiliar with and cannot control, then the risk is too great for them and too uncontrollable.
Zhou Zheng thought left and right, and said: "I'm still in Tianjin Guardian for the time being. I will let the old Wei send the army to escort him. As long as he is more careful, the problem should not be big. In the future, I will discuss it slowly."
Cheng Jingji also knew that this matter was a bit troublesome, so he should say: "Owner, our total profit last year was 2.7 million taels, and this year will be further expanded. However, the host’s army and various developments, especially the ticket number, A lot of money is needed, and some things may be delayed."
Doing business in Daming, even if you have official support, you will still encounter all kinds of troubles. Zhou Zheng expected this and said: "Mainly focus on the key points I listed. Eat to be fat."
Cheng Jingdao: "I think so too. After I return, I will discuss with the treasurer of Shangguan, etc., and come up with a specific method to strive for the expansion of trade with North Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, shorten the transaction time, if necessary, you can Guangdong has set up a secret trading point."
Zhou Zheng thought about it, and said: "Yes, you must pay attention to safety. If this matter is known to the court, it will be a big trouble, I can't help it, you know?"
In fact, overseas smuggling activities are now very common, and the court and local governments can't control it at all, and can only pretend not to know. But for Zhou Zheng's large-scale'smuggling', it is impossible for the court to continue to pretend, once it is pierced, it must be a thunderstorm.
Chengjiji naturally understood, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we must be very careful. If the Dongchuang incident happens one day, we will resist everything, and we will not hurt the owner!" (End of this chapter)