Chapter 438 Blackmail

The envoys in Chunnan stationed in Dongping are a very good job. Every year, many trades between Chunnan and Dongping have to be carried out through envoys. Chunnan never dares to pluck the hairs when purchasing weapons in Dongping, but there are still many other goods and envoys who can operate. For example, helping merchants who want to enter the Chunnan market arrange some local affairs in Chunnan, on the one hand, can add a business partner to their family and obtain some benefits. On the other hand, Dongping merchants will naturally repay their kindness after making profits in Chunnan. The envoys are originally a public relations position, and they are constantly organizing various things with a large amount of money from the country.

At the party, feedback the various news obtained at the party. The envoys can often hear how many things a certain business has sent, what fun new products are there, or what new technologies a certain business have emerged to make everyone look at. There are many news, and there are not many people involved in the country's livelihood and military affairs, but there are many people who can let the envoys feedback to related merchants. With the spread and exchange of this kind of news, a smart envoy can get many silver and money gifts in a year, and those with political ambitions can rely on this channel to meet many people and establish the most basic friendship and trust.

Basically, the envoy to Dongping once a year is now a popular position, and most of them are young talents who have a bright future in Chunnan in the future. On the one hand, it is because of this level that is not high, but can be exposed to many positions of great people to broaden the horizons of young people and sharpen their temperament. On the other hand, it is also to allow those who have not formed habits and dusk in the officialdom to observe and learn various systems of Dongping. From this perspective, the Lord of Chunnan is also a bit

The ambitious people are just like this state system and situation, and there is something that the king cannot do. And over the years, the energy to deal with the matters of quelling the internal friction between party struggles and the throne has increased significantly. Of course, according to what Lian Fei Chang Ling once said in private, young people have ideals at least and will not make money in this position. After all, they will think about doing something and letting an old man go, but it is really not accurate. Judging from this sentence, Lian Fei Chang Ling can be considered a bit politically savvy.

This envoy was the new top scorer in Chunnan the previous year. He was not very high-level and his family was barely rich enough. He has always been unknown. He has never had any big shots who shocked the court and the public, nor has he committed a prodigal son. This young man named Zheng Zhe finally passed the top scorer at the age of 29. Because this guy is quite capable of doing practical things, after working in the Ministry of Rites for a year, he achieved remarkable results. Only then did the Lord Chunnan directly named him to Danyang without any backstage. Zheng Zhe was diligent, although the military purchase between the two countries was

He can't get involved, nor can he say he can influence anything, but in terms of contacting the business cooperation between the people, he can largely put aside the family's ruts and do things as well as possible. Of course, if he wants to help the family, it depends on whether the family has the strength to help those businesses. Zheng Zhe's style has won him many friends, especially those big businesses in Chunnan and Dongping and big families. However, after all, he has no family background, and it seems not easy to make eye-catching achievements in the position of envoy.

When Zheng Zhe's housekeeper handed him the simple invitation and invited him to attend the opening ceremony of the Danyang-Dongjiaji-Thunder Cliff airship route, Zheng Zhe frowned. He didn't understand what was going on. But then the news sent by his spies from different departments of Chunnan surprised him. Although he had always heard that Dongping was going to engage in civil aviation, now flying is really too cutting-edge technology. Even the possibility of leaking technology is unbearable. Now, is Dongping really going to put the airship in front of ordinary people?

However, when I thought about it, Zheng Zhe had to admit that this was really a very attractive thing. Being able to fly in the sky and overlook the vast earth was simply comparable to the legendary gods. The fast traffic brought by flight is even more desirable. The Chunnan army has been eager for airships for a long time. This is an invincible reconnaissance weapon that can make the enemies on the ground disappear. The effect of the attack on the ground has long proved its power and value through several combat examples in Dongping. Even if we put aside these, we can directly cross mountains and ridges, which is several times faster than the tortuous ground roads, so it makes people have no possibility of rejecting such things.

"Who sent it?" Zheng Zhe asked.

The housekeeper immediately replied: "He is from Jiuzhou Trading Company, the subordinate of Mr. Song, who is in the silk business in Ximen."

Zheng Zhe smiled and said, "Old Master Song is definitely not interested in this kind of thing, and it is not important to be able to post such a post according to his own thoughts. This is the business of the inner government and the Ye family, which is a bit similar to that FedEx. The Ye family provides technology and the inner government provides money. Although this old master Song has a huge net worth, it is a lot different after all. This is someone who wants to see me. I will write a reply, and you can deliver it to Mr. Song's mansion in person later."

The starting point of the route is set outside the north gate of Danyang. There is a large open space. A somewhat large-scale airship mooring site was originally built. Now, the original camp has been renovated. The huge hangar and spacious terminal are lined up, and more than twenty airships are parked in the middle. Although there are actually only twelve airships that have been put into operation on this route, there is a little scene today. Ye Tao specially put his Yunzhou No. 1 and the escort flight team here. Of course, this is also a tempting act. When everyone sees the five special and beautiful airships anchored on one side of the mooring site, everyone's eyes are straightened.

However, the airships used for routes are not simple, and are basically the same as those used by Ye Tao before having a ship like Yunzhou No. 1, that is, everyone has a little less space, and the price of taking a flight is unexpectedly cheap. This route lasts for two days. On the first night, it is parked at the "airport" of Dongjiaji. The airship fare for the entire journey also includes the cost of accommodation in Dongjiaji, which is a total of thirty cars. However, the ticket price of these thirty taels of silver is limited to the weight of passengers and luggage. The excess weight will not exceed 250 kilograms, and the luggage fee will be charged. This route is temporarily scheduled to take off in the morning for two flights per day.

No one knows why Ye Tao and Tan Weixin are so familiar with setting up this kind of business. The airship mooring yard has a very complete ticket inspection and security check from the beginning, and even the ticket transfer and change of airline tickets are very complete. The meals provided by the airship during flight are also very exquisite. Due to the lack of heating tools on the airship, they can only provide cold food and some insulated food. However, the types and ratios of airship meals, the preparation and supply on the ground, and a series of arrangements are very good.

In the terminal with huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows, Zheng Zhe stared at Yunzhou No. 1 and Xue Xiao airships. This is the new airship that several spies have recently reported to have seen. Looking at the smooth and soothing appearance and the pods connected to the airbags with a hard frame, you will know that these airships are completely different from the airships used to establish this route.

"Mr. Zheng came so early today." A voice rang behind Zheng Zhe. When Zheng Zhe heard this, he quickly turned around and said politely: "Hello, Lord Suo."

It was Suo Yong. Suo Yong has been doing very well in the Ministry of Works over the years. With the good technology and production management foundation he laid in Ye’s workshop, he has greatly improved the production quality and efficiency of the factories affiliated to the Ministry of Works within a few years. The joint R&D team of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War has finally been born, and there is no need to rely on the technicians of the Ye’s workshop to conduct commissioned research. Even the production methods of the workshops directly under the Ministry of Works are gradually changing, and those industries with no technical content are not

The business was gradually outsourced to private businesses, and the workshop only carried out relatively core production. The quality was higher and the quantity was larger, but the price dropped significantly. Although it offended some people, Suo Yong had a firm foothold in the Ministry of Works and the entire officialdom. Those who knew him, even those who had conflicts with him, had to admit that Suo Yong was down-to-earth and capable. The brothers Suo Yong and Suo Zheng were now officials with real power, and the other was the only logistics general in the entire Dongping to date. It was also a legend.

Suo Yong has dealt with Zheng Zhe a lot, but today, Suo Yong just came to introduce him. He said: "Mr. Zheng, today is my junior brother looking for you. It should be a good thing."

"Oh?" Zheng Zhe said with interest: "Jingluo Ye is looking for me?... Can Lord Suo reveal what is going on?"

"Didn't Chunnan always want to buy airships? You have looked for me for so many times. I can't make the decision. However, now my junior brother has obtained the permission of His Majesty and can sell airships to you. You can do it yourself." Suo Yong said lightly, but there was a hint of comfort in his tone, as if he had finally settled something. If Ye Tao heard it, he would definitely cancel his senior brother and be an official, and he could use his skills to impress Zheng Zhe than to say more words.

Sure enough, Zheng Zhe bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Lord Suo, for your fulfillment."

Ye Tao briefly exchanged a few greetings with Zheng Zhe, and then handed the prepared document to Zheng Zhe. Liu Yong also stuffed a copy to Suo Yong. It was the first time Suo Yong saw this item, but when he saw the numbers listed inside, he felt that it was a bit difficult to remain calm. He knew the manufacturing price of the airship. Even if he didn't know, with his deep understanding of Ye's workshop, he could calculate the price of the airship. The minimum airships listed in the document were 40,000 taels per ship, but the actual cost may not exceed 15,000 taels. Moreover, the price of 40,000 taels is the price after the signal and other devices were removed. The specific changes were clearly listed on the document. This price does not include pilot training. If Chunnan asked Dongping to train pilots, then the training price for each pilot was 3,500 taels.

If Chun Nan accepts all the prices listed in the document and Chun Nan wants them, the total amount of this military purchase order will undoubtedly exceed two million taels, which is an absolute blackmail. However, Zheng Zhe's reaction was very calm. He did gasp, but after calming down a little, he said calmly: "Thank you, Zhengluo and Lord Suo for your commitment. I will send this document back to Yuhang as soon as possible and will definitely reply as soon as possible."
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