Chapter 2219

Dai Yingda was so shrewd. When he heard that Yuan Tao's tone had softened, he knew that the other party must have been persuaded by him, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot: "If Dai could have a brother like Shopkeeper Yuan, it would be too late to be happy. What could he do?

Inconvenient? If Shopkeeper Yuan doesn’t mind it, I’ll ask someone to prepare incense candles and three animal sacrifices. If the time is right, I’ll hold the ceremony immediately! The heads of the seven major surnames are all in Daijiazhuang except Mr. Ma.

Just in time to bear witness!"

Seeing that Dai Yingda was serious about what he said, Yuan Tao even wanted to bring all the seven surnames to witness the ceremony. He had obviously considered this carefully and was not joking.

"In this case, it's better to be respectful than to obey! Boss Lao Dai will make arrangements for you!" Yuan Tao is also a decisive person. He feels that this matter will be beneficial to his future development, and will also benefit Haihan's future influence on the Yangzhou area.

Apply influence and agree immediately.

Dai Yingda was overjoyed when he heard this. Being able to accomplish this matter, in his opinion, was no less effective than inviting Jindun from Zhoushan. In the long run, the role that managing this kind of network can play may be far more than just serving the seven surnames.

It's just about gaining military support.

Dai Yingda originally considered marriage, and found a young woman with better conditions in the clan to marry Yuan Tao, but later she heard that Yuan Tao had already married and established a family, and the family was harmonious, and after coming to Daijiazhuang, it seemed that he had arranged for the host's family

She was not interested in certain special services and did not look like a womanizer, so Dai Yingda decisively gave up the marriage plan.

Later, Dai Yingda gradually realized Yuan Tao's talent, and simply decided to take action personally. With the help of Yuan Tao, he safely evacuated from Yangzhou City this time, which was a good time to raise the matter. Being able to win it in one go, he was previously

This investment of resources can be regarded as an excellent return.

Dai Yingda immediately summoned his subordinates and asked them to handle the relevant affairs. It was as simple as pinching soil to make incense, cutting off the chicken heads and burning yellow paper, and saying a few words of loyalty about life and death in the same year, month and day. However, Dai Yingda had a prominent status.

, and this matter is not entirely a private matter between the two of them, but also symbolizes the long-term cooperation between the Yangzhou salt merchants and Haihan. Naturally, we cannot just let it go casually. We must handle it properly and treat both parties in the future.

Factions also have many benefits.

After returning to Daijiazhuang for a short rest, Dai Yingda invited the heads of each family to attend a dinner in the evening of the same day, and informed them of the results of the city's activities during the dinner. Since this matter was directly related to the names of all salt merchants,

Whether the business under the business can continue to operate, so everyone is particularly concerned about this.

After Dai Yingda entered the Yanyunsi Yamen in the morning, he went straight to see the transfer envoy. The other party should also be very aware of Dai Yingda's purpose of coming. He did not put up any airs to show off to him and quickly received him.

Dai Yingda and the capital transfer envoy were old acquaintances. We all knew what the other party's interests were. To solve the current problem, money was the most effective way to solve the problem. So Dai Yingda put forward his offer and demands straightforwardly.

After several rounds of bargaining, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, with the seven major surnames paying to clear their "charges" in exchange for a license to restart the salt industry.

This expense is of course a very large amount, because it is not only the transfer envoy of the city that needs to be managed, but also many related personnel inside and outside the Salt Transportation Department. Since the transfer of the third-grade city

From the top down to the police and government officials who don’t even have a rank, everything has to be taken care of.

Of course, Dai Yingda did not pay for such a large amount of money alone, but the seven major surnames raised funds to share all related expenses. However, for the salt merchants, the pain caused by this hemorrhage is only temporary, as long as they can save

If you own your own property, the money spent will be earned back sooner or later.

For the Lianghuaidu Salt Transportation Department, this investigation and release is equivalent to eating up the banker and eating up the player. Both ends have benefited. It is really an easy and enjoyable job. As for the two groups of salt merchants

The Salt Transportation Department will not care so much about how to resolve the conflict of interest next. If these salt merchants are willing to continue to pay, then the transportation envoy should not mind repeating the entire process again.

However, the seven major surnames headed by Dai Yingda do not want to use this extremely expensive method to attack their opponents again. After all, this method will hurt the enemy one thousand, damage oneself eight hundred, and the validity period is extremely short, so it is not a cost-effective deal. Presumably the opponent

If it wasn't for the purpose of forcing himself to show up in Yangzhou City, he probably wouldn't have adopted such an extreme method.

And now that the seven major surnames have the strong backing of Haihan, they will gradually gain the upper hand in both civil and military battles. Over time, they can steadily eat away at their opponents' market share and slowly squeeze them out of Yangzhou. There is no need to use this useless method anymore.

The government's radical methods are cheap.

When everyone heard that Dai Yingda had reached a settlement agreement with the Salt Transportation Bureau, they breathed a sigh of relief and praised Dai Yingda for his great contribution to the Huizhou salt merchants.

After the other party made a move this time, to be honest, the Seven Great Surnames were caught off guard. Fortunately, Dai Yingda took the initiative to stand up. Knowing that the other party's purpose was to force him to show up, he volunteered to go to the city to resolve the matter.

task.

Dai Yingda's trip to the city is indeed not peaceful. It is very dangerous to experience this fierce battle outside Yangzhou City. If he is not lucky, he may not be able to return to Daijiazhuang safely. Dai Yingda risked his life to resolve the seven surnames.

In this crisis, everyone should indeed be grateful for his special contribution.

Of course, this is part of Dai Yingda's purpose. After reaching cooperation with Haihan, he needs to further consolidate and enhance his prestige within the seven major surnames, and firmly unite the Huizhou salt merchants around him. Otherwise, other companies will

If the Haihan people are regarded as saviors, the seven surnames will soon fall apart, and the cooperation situation with Haihan will also become more complicated. That is not a situation Dai Yingda wants to see.

Therefore, he must play the role of the savior, and he cannot let the Haihan people steal the show. Judging from the results, it has indeed achieved a relatively ideal effect. Several other salt merchants did not know much about the fierce fighting on the other side of the canal.

Of course, they would subconsciously regard Dai Yingda as the hero of this victory instead of attributing it to the Golden Shield.

Of course, what Dai Yingda wanted to announce was more than that. After listening to the praise of each family head, Dai Yingda said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I have one more thing to announce. Shopkeeper Yuan came to Yangzhou to help this time. His ability and

My character is obvious to all, and I don’t need to introduce it further. Although Shopkeeper Yuan and I have known each other for a short time, we are like-minded. Today we fought side by side in Yangzhou City to overcome difficulties together. After we came back, Shopkeeper Yuan and I decided to become sworn brothers.

We are sworn brothers. What do you think?"

Yang Chengye was the first to respond: "Master Dai and Shopkeeper Yuan are both first-class heroes. It is a blessing for us to be able to witness the sworn relationship between the two of them!"

Yang Chengye had already guessed Dai Yingda's purpose when he was halfway through what he was saying. Although all of the big salt merchants present were wealthy, they were probably not qualified to be considered brothers to this shopkeeper Yuan from Haihan.

The only one left is Dai Yingda. And with Yuan Tao as his sworn brother, Dai Yingda will naturally further consolidate his leadership position among the seven surnames.

The most important thing is that no one can come up with any reason to oppose what Dai Yingda announced. In this case, Yang Chengye is also happy to be the first to jump out and express his position, adding fuel to the fire to promote this matter.

After Yang Chengye expressed his stance, several other salt merchants followed the trend and expressed their approval one after another.

Seeing that everyone was well informed, Dai Yingda continued: "I have ordered people to check the almanac. Tomorrow is a good day. Then I invite you all to come to the Dai family ancestral hall to bear witness!"

In the evening of the same day, Zhoushan received a telegram from Yuan Tao from Yangzhou, detailing his actions in Yangzhou City and his upcoming sworn vows with the head of the Dai family.

"Yuan Tao can do this very well! This is stealing the job of your Military Intelligence Bureau!" After reading the contents of the cable, Shi Diwen couldn't help complaining to Ji Yuanqing, who sent the intelligence.

Ji Yuanqing smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I have to find a way to draw Shopkeeper Yuan into the Military Intelligence Bureau, so that I can easily get first-hand information about Yangzhou salt merchants in the future!"

They were not surprised that the Golden Shield could protect Dai Yingda's safe entry and exit in Yangzhou City. After all, the Golden Shield went to all elites this time, and they also specially approved the armed equipment used by the army to deal with the militia under the local salt merchants.

Naturally, there won't be much difficulty in getting armed.

What really surprised them was that Yuan Tao said in the message that he would become brothers with Dai Yingda, the leader of the seven surnames, and asked Zhoushan whether he wanted to make some special arrangements for this - such as trying to persuade Dai Yingda to transfer his assets to

The investment can be transferred to Haihan, or even directly join Haihan citizenship.

Yuan Tao has been the shopkeeper of Jindun for a period of time. He comes into contact with all kinds of people on weekdays, and his mind is much more flexible than when he was in the army. Although he knows that the other party has some interests in taking the initiative to become a sworn sworn brother with him, he does not

Vaguely, he is also already secretly planning how to use this network of contacts to gain more business for himself.

Although Shi Diwen and Ji Yuanqing were joking, they both admired Yuan Tao's bold behavior.

Although Jin Dun has a relatively obvious official background, Yuan Tao is not considered an official of Haihan, so in principle, the official will not directly intervene in his personal relationship with the Ming merchants as long as it does not harm Haihan's interests. More

What's more, Yuan Tao has now taken the initiative to report it, and his attitude can be described as extremely correct.

From the official perspective of Haihan, we must try to strengthen control over the Yangzhou salt merchants who have actively sought cooperation to ensure that the interests of these salt merchants are bound to Haihan, so that the cooperative relationship between the two parties can be stable and lasting in the future.

As for how to bind, trade cooperation is one part, and the other part does require the management of interpersonal relationships. And Zhoushan is run by Shi Diwen, an administrator who is married to local officials of the Ming Dynasty, so his subordinates will follow suit.

Not surprising.

Shi Diwen asked: "What do you think about the things Yuan Tao mentioned in the telegram?"

Ji Yuanqing responded: "I think that I can let Shopkeeper Yuan sworn sworn sworn relationship with me first, and other matters should not be rushed. When the time comes, I will first invite Dai Yingda to Zhoushan as a guest, and let him confirm the strength of our country by himself. We will talk about other things then.

With in-depth cooperation, his acceptance level will probably be higher."

Shi Diwen nodded slightly and said: "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Let him come to Zhoushan for a visit. Like Ma Zhengping, he should have a clearer understanding of our country's national strength!"

Ma Zhengping has not left Zhoushan since he came to Zhoushan this time. Recently, he is busy supervising the construction of a business inn jointly funded by Huizhou salt merchants. Although Ma Zhengping also continues to send letters to Yangzhou about the situation in Zhoushan.

, but after all, it is better to let the investors there come to Zhoushan in person to see clearly.

As for attracting salt merchants to invest under Haihan's rule, Shi Diwen was not in a hurry. He knew that these salt merchants were extremely shrewd and would never miss an opportunity to make big money.

They need to provide them with suitable projects. During his stay in Zhoushan, Ma Zhengping, in addition to preparing to build a business store, was also inspecting various investment projects in Haihan. He even went to Xiangshan and Shipu to visit and inspect Haihan.

A salt farm built locally.

Ma Zhengping has expressed to Yang Yun, the official in charge of commerce, more than once that he hopes to invest in the operation of the salt farm. However, because this matter involves Haihan's salt industry policy, and Ma Zhengping's identity as a salt merchant is relatively sensitive, Shi Diwen cannot directly

To make a decision, we can only ask Sanya for instructions, but we have not received any approval yet.

Of course, in addition to the salt farm, there are quite a few other investment projects in the Haihan territory including Zhoushan. However, in order for the Yangzhou salt merchants to invest their money safely, they must be given more time to conduct inspections.

It is a pity that the Zhoushan Administrative Region is dominated by islands, with relatively limited land resources, and a serious lack of fertile land and farms that Ming businessmen like to invest in. Projects such as shipping and infrastructure require large initial investments and long payback periods, which are detrimental to

Businessmen who lack sufficient understanding of Haihan will generally not choose such large projects. Therefore, although Ma Zhengping has been in Zhoushan for a long time, he has only bought a large piece of land to build a business warehouse and has not invested in other projects.

among.

Of course, after Ma Zhengping gradually understands the national conditions of Haihan, he will definitely choose some long-term projects to invest and operate in Haihan, but they may not necessarily be in Zhoushan. Therefore, Shi Diwen is not in a hurry to sell, and will first let the salt merchants choose in Zhoushan.

If there is really no suitable one, then recommend other overseas projects to them.

As for whether these salt merchants will be naturalized in Haihan in the future, Shi Diwen believes that it will be a matter of course. If there are enough assets in Haihan, these salt merchants will definitely arrange for their descendants to be naturalized in Haihan even if they do not move.

, to better manage and operate these long-term assets.
Chapter completed!