14. Choose Qiongzhou Port and open the door to the world!
Under the escort of three thousand elite imperial guards, the carriage heading south had already arrived at the border of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Zhu Bai kept his promise and booked the biggest restaurant in Guangzhou.
He led three thousand men and ate and drank for the entire day.
The hardships of the long journey these past few days were all thrown to the back of his mind at this moment.
Zhu Bai also gave the order for everyone to rest here for three days, to eat, drink, and have fun.
But just a little!
You can't drink too much!
If they were drunk, they would not be able to continue on their journey.
Zhu Bai was looking forward to the construction of Qiongzhou.
At noon on the first day of their arrival at Guangzhou Prefecture, after everyone had their fill of food and wine, they began to eagerly wait for something.
But since Zhu Bai didn't open his mouth, no one dared to mention it.
"Come!"
Zhu Bai, who was sitting alone with Xu Miaojin, finished his wine and waved at the commander of the 3,000 imperial guards, Zhang Fu.
When Zhang Fu heard this, he hurriedly put down his chopsticks and respectfully stepped forward.
"Your Highness, what are your orders?"
When Zhang Fu stepped forward, Zhu Bai took out a banknote from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Fu." This is a banknote worth 100,000 taels of silver. For the next three days, I will bring my brothers to have fun. When we reach Qiongzhou, good days will come!"”
Commander Zhang Fu tried his best to suppress the excitement on his face. He took Zhu Bai's silver notes with both hands and said seriously,"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The restaurant that Zhu Bai had booked had a total of four floors. Those who could sit with Zhu Bai in the small pavilion on the fourth floor, eating and drinking, were all military leaders.
These people had experienced too many flatbread given by their superiors, so much so that Zhu Bai bringing everyone here to eat and drink this time made them extremely excited.
Everyone's trust in Zhu Bai, this young prince, rose sharply.
Now that they had seen his highness take out a hundred thousand taels of silver for their brothers 'entertainment, everyone was even more impressed.
A hundred thousand silver was not a small sum in anyone's hands.
And Zhu Bai was willing to take it out to reward the soldiers!
at this time
The generals who were drinking together on the fourth level all stood up, their faces filled with respect. They cupped their fists at Zhu Bai and said,"Thank you, Your Highness! Xie Wangfei!"
Xu Miaojin, who was sitting beside Zhu Bai, blushed and retorted,"" What nonsense are you talking about? We haven't gotten married yet…"
The generals looked at each other and then laughed together.
Xu Miaojin's face became even redder. She lowered her head and did not look at the generals.
In the Xu Manor, Xu Miaojin was the third young miss who had no qualms about her words. However, outside, her unruly and willful temper had unknowingly been restrained.
"Alright!"
Zhu Bai waved his hand and continued," What are you talking about? If you're full, get lost!"”
As he spoke, Zhu Baiyou looked at Commander Zhang Fu and instructed,"" We can't leave any of our 3,000 brothers behind. Don't you…"
Before Zhu Bai could finish speaking, Zhang Fu immediately stood up straight and made a fist salute to Zhu Bai." Please rest assured, Your Highness. Zhang Fu guarantees that no one will be left behind!"”
After Zhang Fu finished speaking, he mustered up his courage and walked to Zhu Bai's side, whispering,""Your Highness, I heard that Spring ManLou's top star is not bad and is one of the best in both Guangdong and Guangxi. Do you want me to keep it for you?”
Zhu Bai tilted his head to look at Zhang Fu, coldly spitting out a single word.
"Get lost!"
Zhang Fu hurriedly stepped back and cupped his fists.""Here!"
After everyone had their fill and dispersed, Xu Miaojin wanted to drag Zhu Bai out for a stroll.
However, Zhu Bai was only thinking about his future development in Qiongzhou, so where did he get the time to think about it?
He could only send two soldiers in disguise to follow Xu Miaojin and protect her.
After rejecting Xu Miaojin, Zhu Bai hurriedly returned to his room.
He took out the map of Qiongzhou from his luggage…
Sitting beside the desk, Zhu Bai analyzed the terrain of Qiongzhou, lowering his head in deep thought.
The salt factory had to be near the sea and convenient for transportation.
At the same time, they had to be able to expand their sales.
This was the only way to maximize the benefits.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Bai decided to build the salt factory on the coast of Qiongzhou Strait.
This was a natural harbor, and its geographical location was extremely advantageous.
In the later generations, this place was built into a port that could radiate the mainland inward and connect to the entire world outward.
Building a salt factory in this place would naturally maximize the benefits.
When the first batch of profits arrived, he would start to renovate Qiongzhou Port to increase the cargo handling capacity.
At that time, not to mention developing other businesses, just by selling sea salt, Zhu Bai would become rich enough to rival a country in less than a year.
As for the sale of salt, it was not a problem.
In ancient times, salt and iron had always been a profitable industry. Otherwise, the government would not have interfered.
The salt and iron official camp had already begun in the Spring and Autumn Period. Until now, this system had been perfected.
Ordinary people could earn huge profits by selling salt.
Even selling salt to earn a profit margin had to be approved by the government.
But this point, to Zhu Bai, was not considered a restriction at all.
His identity was not an ordinary person.
It could even be said that after he took over Fan Qiongzhou, he was the actual emperor of Qiongzhou.
Giving power to the salt merchants and letting them sell for him would not only greatly speed up his sales, but also increase the employment rate.
It attracted a large number of people to migrate to Qiongzhou.
To develop, population was essential.
Other than that…
Zhu Bai had planned for a long time to start building the Great Ming Dynasty with Qiongzhou as the base…
therefore
Zhu Bai's desire to go to Qiongzhou became even more urgent.
The years were peaceful, and the future was promising!
Big Ming would undergo a tremendous change in Zhu Bai's hands!
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"Dong! Thump! Dong!"
There was a short knock on the door, followed by Xu Miaojin's voice." Brother Bai?”
Before Zhu Bai could respond, the door was pushed open with a creak.
Xu Miaojin walked in with a basket in her hand.
"Brother Bai, why didn't you go eat?”
Xu Miaojin placed the bamboo basket on the table and took out a few plates of beef and a pot of wine.
Looking at Xu Miaojin's beautiful face, Zhu Bai smiled indifferently and put away the map of Qiongzhou on the table.
"Let's eat together!"
Zhu Bai grabbed the wine jug in front of him, took out two bowls, and filled them up.
After taking out all three dishes, Xu Miaojin nodded and sat down.
Zhu Bai raised the wine bowl in his hand and drank while looking at Xu Miaojin.
He clicked his tongue in wonder.
The daughter of the Xu family was impatient!
Although Xu Miaojin was not yet twenty, her body had not fully grown.
However, it looked like a feast for the eyes.
Her every frown and smile was beautiful.
Seeing Zhu Bai staring at her, Xu Miaojin, who was holding a wine bowl with both hands, had a shy expression on her face. Her red lips parted slightly."Brother Bai, what are you looking at?"
Zhu Bai stood up and placed his index finger on Xu Miaojin's red lips. He said in a low voice,""Shh-"
When Zhu Bai's fingers touched Xu Miaojin's red lips, her fair and alluring face became even hotter.
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Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! (Kowtow!)
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