Chapter 599: T-Zone Gambling, Development Consortium

 “Lian Gong!”

Wang Jiuyu finally saw the person who had been waiting for a long time, and quickly came forward with his entourage to salute.

"Thank you, Jiuyu. You've been waiting for a long time." There were seven or eight people in the group. In addition to the leader, Wang Jiuyu saw that there were two other people who rarely showed up. He quickly greeted him: "Mr. Zhu, Mr. Lin, you two are here too. ."

"How can you feel relieved if you don't come here in person for such a big thing? Brother Lian has been dreaming about Dongfan even in his sleep these past few days. You said in your letter that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan was very concerned about Dongfan, which is close to the coast of Penghu. The place is very familiar, but seriously?"

The burly man couldn't wait to ask the man with the last name before he could speak.

Although they were a little dissatisfied with the anxious behavior of their companion, even the man surnamed Lin and the man surnamed Lin could not help but frown, but this problem had indeed troubled them for too long, so they were eager to know the details of the matter, so they There was no sound.

Because of this situation, it can be said that the number of people who know about it in the whole Zhou Dynasty is no more than a slap in the face. Why can Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan know it? Moreover, Wang Jiuyu also said that the other party knows it in detail. This is a bit unbelievable.

Seeing that Lian and Lin also had expressions of concern on their faces, Wang Jiuyu also knew that if this matter could not be cleared up, these people would have trouble sleeping and eating.

"Lian Gong, Zhu Gong, Lin Gong, Jiuyu naturally doesn't dare to tell lies about this matter." Wang Jiuyu motioned for the three of them to follow him. Several carriages were already waiting outside on the pier, and the three of them didn't mind the crowd. , minding his own business and followed Wang Jiuyu into the car, obviously wanting to get the answer as soon as possible.

As soon as he got into the car and sat down, the man surnamed Zhu urged Wang Jiuyu to answer the previous questions.

"…, before Xiao Feng Xiuzhan waited for Jiuyu to finish speaking, he directly asked Jiuyu if he wanted to colonize Dongfan. Jiuyu said that he was not good at colonization, so he thought about it and asked Jiuyu if he wanted to colonize Dongfan. Jiuyu had no intention of hiding the idea of ​​Dongfan Salt Service. Just as he was about to speak, he said that Dongfan was still in the development stage and the salt service was of little significance, and then asked Jiuyu if he was interested in it. Went to Dongfan Saltworks,…”

The man surnamed Lian’s face changed slightly, “This guy is quite smart, but how do he know the location of the salt farm?”

"Lian Gong, listen to me. Without waiting for Jiuyu's answer, he said directly that the right bank salt field is the first-class salt field in Dazhou. It is far better than the Lianghuai Salt Field, and even has better conditions than the Changlu Salt Field. When the terrain was low and flat, he said that the sunshine in winter is good, the temperature is high, and the salt content in the sea water is high, etc..., many things that even Jiuyu didn't know were blurted out, and he was obviously familiar with these situations for a long time..."

 The three of them looked at each other.

Even Wang Jiuyu doesn’t know many of these situations. Wang Jiuyu only knows a rough direction. This is the core secret in the salt field. How can Wang Jiuyu, a salt owl leader, have such knowledge?

Obviously this is not that the other party is lying or exaggerating, but that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan really knows the situation of the right bank salt field very well. For example, the high salinity of sea water is something that even a few of them don't know about, but now they actually believe it. .

By the time Wang Jiuyu finished speaking, the three of them had arrived at the place where Wang Jiuyu had arranged.

 After getting off the car and entering the house, without having time to rest, the four of them got together again and deliberated carefully.

"It seems that Xiao Feng Xiuzhan is really aware of this situation. If we want to play tricks in front of him, I'm afraid it will leave a bad impression in his mind, but we need to think carefully. How to get this opportunity from him.”

"Brother Lian is right, but how he knew about this situation makes people curious." The man surnamed Zhu showed a look of approval on his face, "Although the Longyou and Jiangyou Anfu merchants are quite experienced in reclamation, they I have never thought about going east, but how can I know the situation in the West Bank Saltworks? Even the local mountain people in the surrounding areas cannot have such knowledge."

"Brother Lian, Brother Zhu, I have heard some news, which may be related to this." The man surnamed Lin couldn't help but interjected.

“Oh? Brother Lin, please tell me.” The man named Lian nodded.

"My younger brother heard that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan proposed the strategy of opening up the sea in the capital, and he strongly advocated that Dongfan should be included in the strategy of opening up the sea. It is said that several important officials in the court did not agree with it, but this one is said to have He has a temper that won’t give up until he achieves his goal, so he searches around the capital city for people who understand the situation in Dongfan. Could it be that he got the situation in Dongfan because of this?”

The man surnamed Lian nodded slightly, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Brother Lin, could it be that Shen Yourong is in Beijing right now?"

The man surnamed Lin also laughed, "Brother also suspects that Shen Yourong revealed this situation to Xiao Feng Xiuzhan? But Shen Yourong only fought against Hongmaofan on Penghu. How did he know about the situation in the right bank salt field? Besides, How could Shen Yourong, a martial artist, understand the secrets of this salt field, the salt content of the sea water, the topography of the salt field, the sunlight, and the wind direction of the four seasons? How can we understand these things unless we are familiar with this business?"

The man surnamed Lian, the man surnamed Zhu and even Wang Jiuyu naturally knew Shen Yourong, and Wang Jiuyu was even more familiar with it. But naturally no one believed Shen Yourong knew how to dry salt and make salt.

After thinking for a long time, the man surnamed Lian finally made up his mind: "Everyone, this matter should not be postponed any longer. No matter how Xiao Feng Xiuzuan knew about this situation, you might as well ask when the time comes. If he is willing to tell, of course that's fine. If he is not willing to tell, that's fine." , it doesn’t matter, our key is to win the business of the right bank salt farm, which may be related to the wealth and prosperity of our family for a lifetime, no, for the next few generations! Especially if what Jiuyu said is true for this Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan If he intends to hand over the entire right bank salt field from salt production, drying and sales to me, then it will be worth it for me and several other families to hand over hundreds of lives of our whole family to him!"

The categorical words of the man named Lian made several other people feel their whole bodies shaken.

But then I thought about it, this was originally a huge gamble that tied one's wealth and life to generations of wealth, so what's the difference?

 Which of the salt fields in the provinces of Dazhou is not controlled by the government? How can it be your private businessman's turn to run it? Even salt merchants have to go through several passes before they can get salt.

Even so, the reputation of the Yangzhou salt merchants as one of the richest in the world is unknown to everyone. Although their families are considered to be noble gentry families in Fujian, in terms of wealth, they are not as rich as those who can easily earn millions of taels of silver. Yangzhou salt merchants are two levels behind.

If Xiao Feng Xiuzuan really wanted to hand over this kind of business to Yangzhou salt merchants, it would not be the turn of these families at all.

 When the other party did this, it was obvious that they were not satisfied with the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and this was exactly an opportunity for their own family.

On the other hand, the man surnamed Lin was calmer, "Brother Lian, we are naturally willing to risk this fortune, but I am afraid that Xiao Feng Xiuzhan may not trust us in our ability."

The man named Lian Yilin, Lin Huosheng, has always been known among several families for his vision and intelligence. This is why he highly respects him. I am afraid there is a reason for what the other person said.

“Brother Lin, if you have any great opinions, you might as well tell us and let everyone discuss it.”

The man surnamed Lin also knew that now was not the time to be polite, so he nodded and said: "I have carefully considered why Xiao Feng Xiuzuan chose to cooperate with us. There are several reasons. First, we have some expertise in making salt and drying it. Secondly, our hometown is close to the salt field on the right bank, and we also have ships, which makes it easy to travel between the two sides; thirdly, the development of the salt field on the right bank will inevitably require a lot of manpower and will also lead to disputes with the mountain people. We have someone with the strength..."

A few people nodded.

"But we also have shortcomings. First, although the DPRK and Central Government have some connections, they are far unable to compare with salt merchants like Yangzhou; second, we have no sales channels. If we rely solely on Jiuyu, the salt field will be developed I am afraid that the salt produced will not be sold even for ten miles."

 These words are quite to the point.

"Brother Lin, what do you think?" The tall man surnamed Zhu couldn't help it.

"I don't have a better perspective, so I can only put forward this situation for everyone's reference. Brother Lian is the leader of this trip. From my point of view, when interviewing Xiao Feng Xiuzhan, we can certainly interrupt and ask, but if When it comes time to make up your mind, you only need to listen to Brother Lian to make the decision. If Xiao Feng Xiuzhan puts forward some other requests, everything will be subject to Brother Lian's judgment, and he can directly agree to it."

Lin Huosheng’s words made Lian Wenzhuang think more highly of him.

Although we have known each other for more than ten years, each family has its own way of doing things, but they are all involved in making a living by selling salt.

They didn't pay much attention to it before, but it wasn't until Wang Jiuyu's letter that the three families realized that they were just some tentative ideas, and that their dreams could come true, or even be better than their dreams, so the three families quickly formed a unity. Opinion.

Even Feng Ziying did not expect that this conversation would go so smoothly.

 Before, he thought that he would inevitably have to bargain with the person behind Wang Jiuyu, but the humility and sincerity shown by the other party surprised him.

 In business, no businessman is unfaithful. This is a deep-rooted impression engraved in his mind, but the attitudes of these people are completely different.

He almost fully accepted his own suggestions, even including asking them to attract one or two salt merchants to form a development consortium. The other party only agreed after a brief discussion. Of course, they are still the leading force in development.

Feng Ziying really did not expect that the relevant impressions and knowledge of Butai Salt Field in her memory would have such a big shock and impact on the other party.

Originally thought it was an exclusive secret that could even be used to deceive everyone. Suddenly, I found that a person who was better than me and had better resources actually knew more about it than me. This kind of dimensionality reduction blow was really hurtful.

For them, it would be best to find a more satisfactory compromise and cooperation plan. After all, no one can afford such a huge salt farm, and the initial investment will also be extremely huge. If there is no development opportunity, It is certainly not a bad thing to share the ownership with partners who take the lead.

 (End of this chapter)