In March, spring is bright and willows are swaying. There are so many tourists in Yizhou Park. In the wide square, many people are flying kites with their children. At the same time, many vendors are shuttled among the crowd, shouting snacks and desserts in the basket. In a corner of the square, a young man in his thirties is carrying a camera and taking pictures attentively. A woman in her gorgeous clothes is pointing and saying a few words from time to time, which arouses the young man's heartfelt laughter.

"Madam, this camera is really amazing. How did you tell me it recorded this scene?" After the young man finished shooting, he found a stone bench with the woman and sat down.

"Didn't the national teacher say that it is the imaging principle. I didn't understand it very well, but we don't have to know that much, as long as we know how to use this camera, it will be done. My husband, what are we good at shooting, we can't just shoot these life scenes. I heard from the national teacher that we can find some actors to perform and then take pictures."

"What the lady said is that I think we can also write something ourselves and let the actors perform according to our requirements, which may be better. For example, we can shoot stories from history books." The man said a little excitedly.

The woman thought for a moment and said happily: "This idea is good. Kong Rong gave pears, slept with firewood and tasted gall, visited the cottage three times... many historical stories can be photographed."

...

After transporting all the film and television equipment to Yizhou, Wenshen extracted some personnel from the chemical factory and hydropower station, recruited some students from the school, and established a battery factory, mainly producing lead-acid batteries. Lead-acid batteries are mainly produced using raw materials such as ceramics, sulfuric acid, and lead. The manufacturing process is relatively simple and mainly used for home lighting.

Time passed quickly, and it was early April when the battery factory officially started production. In order to match the battery, Wenshen purchased a large number of incandescent lamps and wires from Hyundai. The battery and electric lights were already on the market, which triggered the Yizhou market. There were long queues in the five sales points in the east, west, south, north and middle. Seeing this, foreign merchants rushed to the battery factory one after another, hoping to obtain the agency rights of other places.

In the battery factory office, a young man with a white face and no beard in his thirties held the account book and reported to Wen Shenhui: "Owner, we sold 10,000 batteries and supporting facilities in just ten days, with sales of 150,000 yuan and profits of 100,000 yuan."

A dark-faced man in his forties next to Wenshen smiled and said, "Boss, if we sell our own light bulbs and light wires, the profit will be higher."

Hearing this, Wen Shen felt aroused and smiled and said, "How is the difference between the light bulbs and wires you produce compared to the ones I gave you?"

"The service life of the bulb is a little shorter, and the main reason is that the inert gas inside the bulb is not filled properly. The lamp wire is mainly to draw copper and then wrap it with an insulating layer. The insulation layer we use now is linen. It is not as good as you give us. By the way, what material is the insulation layer made of the wire you give us?"

“Made of rubber.”

"Rubber? What is this?"

"Well, rubber is a tree in the south." Speaking of this, Wen Shen thought to himself: "It seems that it's time for me to take a trip to Nanyang and build a rubber plantation."

...

Three days later, Wenshen took more than 700 people and two warships to sail towards the South China Sea. One of them was the previous Dingyuan, and the other was the newly launched Zhenyuan. The parameters of the two warships were basically the same and belonged to the same model.

The road was smooth and it took less than a long time to pass through the Taiwan Strait and enter the South China Sea. On the way, Wenshen temporarily decided to go to Hainan Island. It turned out that Wenshen suddenly remembered that Hainan Island was also a large rubber planter in later generations, and it was close to the mainland, so he planned to open a rubber garden on Hainan Island.

At noon that day, the fleet arrived in Yaxian County, Hainan Island (now Sanya City). The Yaxian pier looked large and there were many merchant ships passing by. The huge ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan caused a stir. After the stop, Wenshen took Wang Chao Ma Han and four others off the ship. They saw that the dock was crowded with people, and a group of movers surrounded him and shouted: "Our company, you need to carry things. It is absolutely fast and the price is low."

At the same time, a large number of merchants also surrounded him and said anxiously: "Boss, you can sell goods. We purchase a large number of goods, and the prices are absolutely fair."

I remembered that there were a lot of soap, matches, glass and other goods on the boat that needed to be sold, so I stopped a man in his forties with dark skin: "I have a lot of soap, matches and other goods here. I wonder how you can buy it?"

After hearing this, the man's eyes flashed: "A piece of soap is thirty cents, and a box of matches is three cents. What do you think, boss?"

The fat man wearing silk shouted, "Shopkeeper Wang, you are so untrue. These are all hot goods." Then he said to Wen Shen: "Boss, a piece of soap is 35 cents, a box of matches is 4 cents, and I will accept all the goods."

The dark man looked at the fat man with a resentful look on his face, and then said to Wenshen anxiously: "Boss, the price is easy to negotiate..."

Finally, after bargaining, the soap was sold to two people for 40 cents and a box of matches for 5 cents, and the last one received a total of 300,000 taels of silver.

Wen Shen sighed in his heart: "These merchants are really rich." He looked at the two merchants directing the porters to load and unload goods. He stepped forward and asked, "I saw you know a lot about match soap before."

The fat man smiled and said, "That's right, only these two kinds of goods are produced in Yizhou. The goods produced are basically sold out in the north, and it is difficult to move to the south." Suddenly, he looked at Wenshen and looked at the warship, "Boss, you are not an ordinary person, right?"

"Why did you say this?" Wen Shen wondered for a while.

"A ship that is so big is not something that ordinary merchants can buy. And you can also buy so many popular goods. It would be strange if it is an ordinary person."

Hearing this, Wen Shen smiled: "Why are you your surname?"

"I'm the next surname, Zhang and Dongsheng. Just call me Zhang Dongsheng." The fat businessman laughed.

"Do you know the magistrate here?"

"I am very familiar with the magistrate. The magistrate is Su Yun, and it is said that he has something to do with Su Shi. I don't know what the specific relationship is. However, this magistrate Su is still very good at managing the people. Maybe you also know that there are many people in this area, they are not very educated, and they are very barbaric." The fat businessman talked happily.

At this moment, a man in his thirties in his magistrate's uniform came to him with a few followers. Seeing this, the fat businessman whispered: "This person is County Magistrate Su. It seems that he has come to collect taxes." After that, he greeted the man and bowed and smiled, "Mr. Su, you are here."

The magistrate named Su Yun walked to the dock, looked up at the huge warship, then turned to scan Wenshen, and said in a singular voice: "Are these two ships yours?"

Wenshen turned his head and gave a wink to the Chao. The Chao took out a waist card, stepped forward and handed it to Su Yun, and said, "This is the current national master of the Song Dynasty."

After Su Yun carefully checked the waist sign, his face changed and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "See the national master! The national master came from afar, but the subordinates failed to greet him. Please forgive me."

Wen Shen smiled slightly: "Those who don't know are not blamed. I don't think this is not a place to talk. Why not go to the county government to talk about it?"

"Very good! Very good!"

Under Su Yun's guidance, everyone came to Yaxian County. Thanks to the navigation trade, Yaxian's overall level is quite good, of course there is still a certain gap compared to the mainland's county towns. However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the food, and the county town is full of markets, temples, county governments, and post stations. Moreover, there are many merchants passing by, which makes it very lively.

After taking the seat, Wen Shen asked: "This time I came to Hainan, mainly to buy a piece of land and plant a tree. I wonder if there is any free forest land in Yaxian County?"

"When I returned to the national master, Yaxian County was vast and sparsely populated. There was nothing but forest land. I wonder how much the national master wanted to buy?" Su Yun was happy and replied.

"Fifty thousand acres!" Wen Shen thought for a moment and stretched out a palm.

Hearing this, Su Yun laughed and said, "This number is not very large, and I can make the decision alone. The price is based on the one-acre one acre. What does the national teacher think is good?"

"No problem, deal!"

"The national teacher bought these many woodlands, and I wonder what trees he planned to plant?"

Su Yun had heard a long time ago that the national teacher was both wise and brave, especially the economic and mentality was particularly developed. Anyone who followed the national teacher basically made a fortune. This time he also planned to make some fortune with the national teacher.

Wenshen knew that it was impossible to manage all rubber production, and he could only play the role of a leader. Seeing that Su Yun was interested in following, he smiled and said, "I plan to plant a rubber tree, which can produce rubber. This rubber is very valuable. Can a pound of rubber be sold for 500 min?"

"That's so high, how much rubber can that acre of land produce?"

Wen Shen thought for a while and said with a smile: "How can you produce one or two hundred kilograms?"

"Hiss... that acre of land can be sold for dozens of stakes? This is really a crop that makes a fortune." Su Yun said a little astonished, "Master, can you sell some seeds for me to let the local people grow some."

"It's not impossible, but it takes at least six years for this tree to produce fruit. I'm afraid that some people can't hold on." Wenshen gave Su Yun a vaccination in advance to avoid problems in the future.

"Six years have indeed been a little longer. However, some people still can grow it in the face of high returns."
Chapter completed!