Become a feudal king from today

The fiery red sun is about to set in the Western Mountains, but the heat of the day still lingers in the air, indicating that summer is approaching. read

In the study, I talked to Zhou Yi about the naval academy.

Immediately, he led Zhou Yi to a courtyard less than 300 meters away from the palace.

This was once the villa of the Huang family, a wealthy family in Yan County.

The site is spacious, with more than a hundred rooms, and beautiful scenery.

"This is where the Naval Academy is located." Zhao Xu said to Zhou Yi.

After that, he will ask the Gongcao officials to transform the place to make it more like a school.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhou Yi looked around since he came in and was very satisfied with the place chosen by King Yan for him.

Nodding, he continued: "There will be someone in the school to provide you with meals, so don't worry about these sundries. In a few days, I will provide you with a teaching material."

He was not very anxious about the coursework at the Naval Academy. After all, Chen Shou's battleship would not be completed in less than half a year.

The most important thing for Zhou Yi at present is to recruit naval soldiers and then train them for at least three months like the royal army.

In addition to training their physical strength, they must also master the use of flintlocks and artillery and develop their discipline.

Of course, he would often come to the Naval Academy to popularize some basic knowledge to them.

For example, concepts such as ocean currents and monsoons.

After handing Zhou Yi the key to the school gate, Zhao Xu returned to the palace.

Let Zhou Yi handle the rest of the school stuff by himself.

This is also a test for him. Only by letting him do some things himself can he grow faster.

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Trading firm.

Yang He thought about the list for a long time, and when the night was completely dark, he asked someone to light the lamp again.

Taking a long breath, he said to the official next to him: "Go to the Lu Mansion, call Lu Lin over, and tell him that I'll treat him to a drink."

The official said yes, turned and left.

About half an hour later, a carriage stopped in front of the trading house.

A fat merchant walked into the business with the support of a servant.

At this moment, a table of wine was placed in a private room in the business house.

Lu Lin smiled when he saw Yang Hedui sitting there.

"Master Yang ordered me to come here so late, there must be something good going on." Lu Lin cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"It's natural. If I forget anyone, I can't forget Brother Lu." Yang He put aside his official behavior and looked very close to Lu Lin.

He and Lu Lin had known each other for a long time. When the Zhang family was still there, Lu Lin often sold silk from Yuzhou to Yan County.

The Yang family can be said to be one of Lu Lin's big customers.

After he became the head of the trading company, Lu Lin's contacts with the Yang family became even more frequent.

After all, who among the merchants in the world doesn’t want to have a relationship with Prince Yan’s Mansion?

However, compared to other big businessmen, Lu Lin's family background is a bit thin.

He can't compete with those wealthy merchants for the exclusive rights to royal wine, perfume, and glass.

But he was unwilling to do so, so he stayed in Yancheng, waiting for an opportunity to make a fortune.

"Are you serious?" Lu Lin just said casually, but when he saw that Yang He didn't seem to be joking with him, he immediately became serious.

Yang He nodded lightly, "I know that Brother Lu's ambition is to be a first-class wealthy businessman in Dasong. Now I have an opportunity. I don't know if Brother Lu has the courage."

"Oh?" Lu Lin looked puzzled, "Brother Yang, please give me some instructions."

After pondering for a while, he said: "Our Yanzhou Commercial Bank intends to establish a merchant alliance and recruit merchants from all over the world to join. The merchants who join the alliance will be given various preferential treatment by the merchants. However, in return, the merchants must abide by the rules and orders of the merchant alliance."

Lu Lin rolled his eyes. He was not stupid, and he immediately guessed that this matter was unusual.

So he asked carefully: "Is this the instruction of King Yan?"

Yang He just smiled and said nothing.

When Lu Lin saw this, he started to worry.

He is a merchant in Yuzhou. He pays tribute to the Wang family every year and also has the Wang family's business quota in his hands.

It's just that there are many merchants who are attracted by merchants, but there are very few who can get the goods from the palace.

It was impossible for him not to be jealous when he saw the merchants selling Wangfu's goods in Yuzhou getting richer and richer.

It was precisely for this reason that he held his breath and stayed in Yancheng, just to wait for the new goods from the palace to be released.

So when Yang He said to give him a chance, he couldn't help but be tempted.

But he was also a little worried, fearing that he would be involved in the fight between King Yan and the powerful clans.

To join the Merchant Alliance, you must abide by the rules of the Merchant Alliance, which is the same as obeying the orders of the royal palace.

So he smiled bitterly and said: "A good thing is a good thing, but my small body cannot withstand the torment of His Highness King Yan and the Wang family."

Yang He sneered when he heard this, and said, "Brother Lu, do you know why Yanzhou officials treat merchants with courtesy?"

"I have heard about this. It is said that His Highness King Yan is pursuing a policy of valuing business in Yanzhou and treating merchants like scholars." Lu Lindao.

"What about Brother Lu in Yuzhou?" Yang He asked again.

"The rich and powerful families follow the children of Yun's family to do business, but they all regard business as a dirty thing, and they especially despise merchants." Lu Lin sighed.

"In this case, why does Brother Lu need to be a low-class person in Yuzhou?" Yang He stared at Lu Lin, "Of course, Yang just saw that Brother Lu was a talent that could be made, so he had such good intentions. If Brother Lu didn't want to, he could I won’t force it.”

After a pause, he sighed: "We just passed a village, but there is no such store. Besides, joining the Merchant Alliance does not mean that Brother Lu will march and fight. Please do it carefully. There is no danger."

"Isn't this a serious job?" Lu Lin suddenly said in surprise.

Yang He was stunned for a moment and thought that Lu Lin had misunderstood and thought that he would be against the Wang family from now on if he joined the merchant alliance.

He laughed and said: "Brother Lu, Brother Lu, you are wrong about this. King Yan did not establish this business alliance to fight against others. It is just a big family that brings together merchants from all over the world."

After organizing his language, he said: "First, in the merchant alliance, you can get to know merchants from other states. This is a network of people. Second, the merchant alliance will have its own rules. For example, if merchants in the merchant alliance go to other states to do business, Merchants in the local business alliance cannot bully you and can only compete with you fairly. In this way, a good business environment can be established so that the interests of every merchant can be preserved. "

"Third, if merchants are blackmailed by officials, the merchant alliance will also come forward for them. Fourth, the merchant alliance will unify the prices of goods in the region. For example, the prices of rice and cloth in Yan County will remain roughly similar to prevent someone from going up or down. Sell……"

Yang He told the rules of the merchant alliance one by one.

Finally, he said: "Of course, as the initiator of the merchant alliance, the Yanzhou Commercial Bank will provide preferential treatment to the merchants in the alliance on goods from the palace, and you will be able to do business freely in Yanzhou in the future, and the government will protect your interests."

Then he smiled mysteriously and dropped a bombshell, "His Royal Highness also said that he may allow you to establish a workshop in Yanzhou in the future, for example, he will sell you the craftsmanship of the soap workshop."

"What!" Hearing this, Lu Lin could no longer remain calm.

Yang He just smiled. According to King Yan, they only need to keep the core of soap manufacturing, the caustic soda process.

The caustic soda was sold to merchants at high prices to ensure the royal family's profits, and they were allowed to establish their own workshops in Yanzhou for production.

This can quickly increase the supply of soap.

In order to avoid the waste of manpower in Yanzhou and enrich the population of Yanzhou, the palace will also introduce preferential policies to allow merchants to bring craftsmen from other states.

In this way, it not only attracted a large number of merchants to build workshops in the four northern counties, but also introduced a large number of high-quality people, killing two birds with one stone.

"I'll join, Brother Yang, you must let me join." Lu Lin suddenly held Yang He's hand tightly.

He admitted that his heart was moved, and that it was crazy.

Yang He showed a satisfied smile. For him, the first step of the grand plan was taken.