Not to mention these, everything is easier said than done.
After the location is decided, the first thing to do is to set up Shibosi Yamen.
There is not only a place to handle daily official business, but also a place to collect business tax. Fortunately, Xue Tingxiang was operating Dinghai County according to the idea of Shibo Company before, and it can be copied as it is.
As for the governor's yamen, Dou Zhun, as expected, took the position of the governor, and an imperial decree had been issued to cooperate with the establishment of the Ningbo Ship Division, and everything should be done cheaply.
That is to say, any requirements can be mentioned, and they will be satisfied as much as possible.
Xue Tingxiang's first request was to transfer Geng Qianhu to Guo Juwei as the commander, and Dinghai Hou's office was handed over to Chen Baihu.
This is for the future. Although the business town he envisaged has not yet been built, it is always necessary to plan ahead.
In addition, if he resigned as the magistrate of Dinghai County, the magistrate would have to choose a person. Xue Tingxiang had always been a virtuous person and would not avoid his relatives, so he recommended Fan Xiancheng.
He originally wanted to choose one from Mao Badou and Li Datian, but Li Datian was in Fujian and Mao Badou was in Songjiang. Since chess has come this far, both of them have their own advantages.
There is also Xie San. The Shibo Division has set up two promotions, one is Xue Tingyan and the other is Shunxi.
Shunxi was a member of the palace, so he didn't care about anything because of his name. Another deputy was nominated, and he was from the sixth-rank official rank. Xue Tingxiang recommended Xie San.
Xie San has been operating in Zhejiang for many years and is familiar with all aspects. Now that this Ningbo Shipping Company is his own territory, Xue Tingxiang naturally cannot bring people in from outside. Now is the beginning stage, and it is a critical juncture. He doesn't want to be tired in front and worry about being stabbed in the back.
It's okay to prefer your subordinates to be stupid, but the key is not to be unfaithful. Including the two masters of Baohou, now Xue Tingxiang has made the official status, and he is charged with the duties of prosecution and grinding. Although he was not a serious official, he was transformed from a commoner to an official.
All of these Dou Zhun have been arranged. Of course, Xue Tingxiang did not sell any favors. He deliberately vacated a few positions and gave Dou Zhun to let him arrange it. This is also a subtle hint that the two are standing on the same boat. In fact, this is all over the Ming Road, including Emperor Jiacheng. Why did Dou Zhun take the position of governor? It is nothing more than to remove all external interference and escort the Shibo Division.
A month has passed, and the brand of Ningbo Dinghai Shipping Division finally hangs up.
The service yamen is still in the Dinghai County yamen for the time being, and the serious Shibosi yamen is still under construction.
The reason why it is so hasty is that since the imperial edict has been issued, things will start to be done. Seeing that autumn is coming, and winter is coming, why should I do a good job before it gets cold, and I can have an explanation to the court.
The news about Ningbo Kaishi Shipping Company has long been spread all over the country, and there are many businessmen here, but now they are just starting to wait and see.
Xue Tingxiang knew what he had in mind, but he ignored them. He just released the news that 20% of the tax will be reduced or exempted from the goods traded by Shiboji this year.
This tax is a combination of the customs of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. It is divided into two types: fine color and coarse color. The fine color refers to precious goods, such as silk, porcelain, pearls, etc. dozens of species. Others are thick, that is, general cargo.
The fine color is one out of ten, and the thick color is one out of fifteen.
It is much more expensive than the cargo storage fee charged by Dinghai County before, but it can't hold one, which is justifiable.
After all, no one wants to do smuggling. They all have a family and a business. If they are caught smuggling, the least thing they can do is lose their property, and beheading is not a trivial matter. Who wants to take such a risk. Although there are more tariffs charged now, there is no need to worry anymore.
Therefore, those businessmen who did business in Dinghai before, although they complained a lot, are still willing to go the old way. As for the merchants outside, seeing more and more people flocking to Dinghai, they also knew that the opportunity was not to be missed, regardless of whether they had done this before, they all came with goods.
Dinghai, a small county facing the sea, became prosperous in a short period of time.
Every day, countless people come from afar. Every day, old houses are demolished and new houses are built in the city, which is a thriving scene.
The more busy are the two islands of Shuangyu and Zhoushan. Xue Tingxiang borrowed laborers from the two counties from Dou Zhun, and drew the drawings by himself, and asked them to build according to the drawings. The island is the same every day, and it must be not far from the blueprint envisaged by Xue Tingxiang.
While Xue Tingxiang was busy, Zhao'er was no more leisurely than him.
While helping Dinghai's business to source goods, she also moved Wangji Huafang to Nanzhili. Although it is not as good as those old businesses that have been operating there for many years, it still occupies a foothold.
But now Xue Tingxiang has become the promotion of Ningbo Shipping Division, and he plans to build a business town, so that it is not cheap. No, Zhao'er is also busy setting up his own business.
The name of the firm was 'Tailong'. Zhao Er originally planned to call it Wangji Firm, but Xue Tingxiang refused. The current business names are all about auspicious words, although Wang Ji is not considered unlucky, in the end it seems too mediocre.
Zhao'er is not what it used to be now. He has been among those old and cunning big businessmen for a long time, and he is very familiar with some of you and me under the table.
In private, she used the name of Shibosi, and many people gave her convenience. Of course, she certainly couldn't use the name of Mrs. Tiju, but borrowed the name of Mrs. Xue Tiju's maiden brother.
The busyness is that it is the end of the year, and someone from Dinghai County has come.
It was Zhao'er's sister Wang Zhaodi who came with her son Wei Geer.
Xue Tingyan ordered someone to send a letter to Zhao'er, and within three days, Zhao'er rushed back from Nanzhili.
"sister!"
Zhao'er was dressed in men's clothes. I'm afraid no one would look like a woman in this dress. She was very suave. She had a folding fan in her hand. When she rushed up and hugged Zhao Di, Wang Zhaodi was startled until she heard this sound. Sister, just suppressed the urge to be violent.
"You stinky girl, men don't care, and Brother Hong doesn't care. Once you go out, you won't return for a few months. That is, Ting Yan is used to you. If you change to another family's daughter-in-law, you will be divorced long ago." Wang Zhaodi scolded road.
At this time, Wang Zhaodi was the same as more than three years ago. Although Zhao Di was strong in temperament, she was a little weak and delicate. Now she is full of the charm of a mature woman, bright and beautiful, and it is not square.
Since Qi Zhaoer and Xue Tingxiang left home, as Brother Wei grew up day by day, she was unwilling to always let her sister and brother-in-law keep her, so she took over the ready-to-wear business.
Probably the daughter of the Wang family has a talent for doing business. In the past few years, she has also done a good job. She also established Wangji Embroidery Workshop, and even took advantage of the momentum of Wangji Caixing and Huafang to open a shop in Shanxi. . For example, Wang Ji Huafang's business in Shanxi is now under her control, and it is booming.
All these experiences have added some capable temperament to her, which is gorgeous and spicy, as if she has changed her personality.
This time, if Xue Tingxiang hadn't planned to build a business town here, knowing that the business opportunities here are bigger than anywhere else, she would not have left her business to come to Zhejiang.
I really miss my sister, and also because of Brother Wei.
Brother Wei is half a year older than Hong'er, and he has long been enlightened. This child is smart, well-read, obedient and sensible, just a little more introverted.
Zhao Di has always been worried about this matter, but she is busy with business. She thought about it seriously, the younger sister and brother-in-law are here, Hong'er is here, and the cousins are here, so that both children are not alone.
Don't look at Zhao'er's usual calm and capable appearance, placed in front of her sister, she is still the little sister. She held the fan in her hand dryly, thinking that it must be Xue Tingxiang who sued.
This cunning guy usually looks generous in front of him, and he didn't expect to sue secretly. However, guilt still accounts for more, so Zhao'er seems very guilty.
"Sister, it's not for my family's business. Besides, I just went out recently."
Zhao Di squinted her sister's guilty face and hummed, "If I hadn't come at this time, I don't think you'd plan to come back during the New Year?"
"There's no way, even if you don't come, I'm going to come back these days."
In fact, Zhao'er didn't tell the truth. She recently talked about a business, which was at a critical moment. If Xue Tingxiang hadn't had someone send her a letter saying that her sister was coming, she would definitely have to negotiate the business before coming back. By then, it would probably be New Year's Eve. .
"Hurry up and change your clothes. Brother Hong and Brother Wei will be back in a while. What does it look like when the children see it."
Seeing my sister wearing a robe with azurite brocade satin and gold thread patterns, a darker gold embroidered belt around her waist, a sapphire-embedded belt on her head, and a jade wrench on her thumb, she looks like a very romantic boy. His brows never loosened, his face full of disgust.
"I'm not here to talk about business. I'm too shabby and people will ignore me. Okay, sister, I'll change it now."
Zhao'er hurried into the house, and Xiaolu and Xiaohong went to fetch water to bathe and groom her. After a comfortable bath, I changed into women's clothes that I hadn't worn for a long time, and the male face suddenly turned red.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, Xiao Lu held a rhino horn and combed Zhao'er's long hair.
Zhao'er's hair is of good quality, dark and thick. Combing a woman's bun is easy to use, but a man's bun does not look soft. Xiaolu looked at the lady in the mirror and sighed a little: "The lady has changed her clothes, just like a person."
Xiaohong on the side grinned: "I'll give you such a suit, and you can also pretend to be ten percent."
Xiaolu quarreled with her: "How can it be the same? You are dressed in men's clothes, but you still look like a little girl. But Madam pretends to be a woman like a woman, and pretends to be a man like a man."
Zhao'er was amused by the two girls and said, "You can just say that I'm neither male nor female."
Xiaolu hurriedly said: "This is not what the slaves meant. The slaves just sighed. The lady wears men's clothes, which makes the girl's face blush, and she doesn't lose anyone in women's clothes."
Xiaohong interjected again: "Sister Lu, don't say it, there are many women out there who like our wife..."
"What's more?"
A male voice suddenly sounded, but Xue Tingxiang came back from outside.
"Master." The two girls bowed their knees and saluted.
"What did you say just now?"
Little Green said: "Little Red said that she likes it outside..."
Zhao'er hurriedly stood up and interrupted: "Okay, you all go down first, I'll do the rest myself."
Xiaohong hurriedly pulled Xiaolu and dragged her away, who was not conscious of her leaks.
Zhao'er looked at Xue Tingxiang with a smile on her face, and asked warmly, "Why are you wearing such a thick layer of clothing? Are you uncomfortable? Are you hungry? I'll cook for you."
She hurriedly closed her clothes, and went to the cupboard to get a coat to put on, planning to go to the kitchen to cook.
Xue Tingxiang squinted at her, and saw that her pale honey-colored face was full of water vapor, slightly rosy. From the side, her forehead is full, her eyelashes are curled and curled, and the bridge of her nose is high. Because he was a little nervous, Bei Te bit his lower lip unconsciously, making people want to step forward to stop it.
Zhao'er is the kind of person whose profile is extremely good-looking, whether from the front or the side. Unlike some women, who have almond eyes and nose, look pretty, but when viewed from the side, there is no beauty at all.
Her hair was still slightly wet, and it was casually draped behind her. A good figure with long legs and slender waist, because the front is not tied, so the towering arc is particularly beautiful. It's just what Xue Tingxiang thinks, how does he feel that it seems to be a little bit flatter than before, maybe it's because he has been tied up for a long time.
"What are you looking at?" Zhao'er couldn't stand the side glances and couldn't help asking.
Xue Tingxiang didn't speak, just looked at her with a smile.
"Then I'll cook first, if I have something to eat..."
The rest of the words and the steps he took were interrupted by Xue Tingxiang's next action.
"You haven't told me yet, what kind of people are out there who like our wife? Is it a man or a woman?"
This is what I said, I have heard the whole set, but I have to ask it on purpose.
Zhao'er became embarrassed and explained: "Don't listen to Xiaohong's nonsense, those are all firework women, and they were sent to us, so you can't take it seriously."
Xue Tingxiang narrowed his eyes to the point that there was only one slit left, but his smile was even brighter: "Firework girl, welcome to send him? Wang Zhao'er, tell me, what are you doing outside?"