Chapter 2522

Ning Zijing had been dealing with various businessmen for a long time in Qiong Lianfa and was used to all kinds of tricks, so he was more flexible than Tao Hongfang who worked in the yamen. Although he had no ill feelings towards Peter, he always felt that this person was in trouble.

Deliberately showing off knowledge to gain favor from others.

Having just heard Pete talking about the planning plan of the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway, Ning Zijing felt that this should not be something that a foreigner could think of. Even if Pete had a certain understanding of Haihan's transportation system, it seemed difficult to conceive it out of thin air.

Such a big project.

This requires a considerable understanding of the situation in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions and Haihan's future plans for Hangzhou to be able to make such a plan, and it is obviously impossible for Peter to reach such a level.

Then Ning Zijing felt that the only other possibility left was that Pete noticed Haihan's traffic plan for this area from other channels, and then took this opportunity to speak out to show his extraordinary knowledge.

On a smaller scale, this is just a foreign businessman trying to be clever, but on a larger scale, it can also be classified as an act of snooping on state secrets. The latter is extremely serious in nature, but it must be left to the security

The Ministry has come to deal with it.

Tao Hongfang and others are all from high-ranking official families. They have been strictly educated by their parents since they were young and know the importance of keeping state secrets. At this time, Ning Zijing pointed out the problem, and Tao Hongfang immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and his face immediately changed.

He became serious.

Peter answered Ning Zijing's question calmly: "Master Ning listened carefully, and it is indeed true. After your country announced the relocation of its capital last year, I planned to buy some land on the south bank of the Qiantang River, closer to Hangzhou. I thought

I thought it might come in handy in the future. But I never thought that almost all the land in the area had been banned from buying and selling by the government. I could only do the next best thing, thinking that as long as it was closer to Hangzhou, I would slowly look for land in the east and inquire about the price.

, and then I discovered that the government had only banned land sales in some of these areas. The area they were located in happened to be a land passage leading to Ningbo. This reminded me of the time when Haihan built the Changhua-Danzhou project on the west coast of Hainan Island.

Similar measures were taken during the construction of the railway, which led to speculation about building a railway."

What Peter said was almost exactly the same as Ning Zijing's speculation, and he used the development of the Hainan Island Railway as an example, which dispelled the doubts of several young people. If he couldn't tell one, then Ning Zi

Jing may have doubts about the source of his information.

"Shopkeeper Pi is really knowledgeable. He even knows the development process of the Qiongxi Railway project!" Ning Zijing was still worried and continued to test Peter with words.

Peter responded: "When your country was building the Qiongxi Railway, I happened to visit Changhua and Danzhou with my father and walked back and forth along the construction site of the Qiongxi Railway, so I know a little bit about it."

Tao Hongfang and others exchanged glances, and they all believed that Peter's words were highly credible. When the Qiongxi Railway was built, although the Dutch had been allowed to move freely on Hainan Island, they still had to report to the government in advance.

Report it, so if any Dutch people visited these places at that time, you can check it back and know whether it is true or false. I don't think Peter would dare to brag about such a thing.

Peter may also understand that these young people are testing him, and he turns the topic to the management of the Dutch store. He told everyone that in the past, the East India Company was often troubled by settlement problems when purchasing goods in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Because there were differences in purity and measurement units between the silver shipped here by the Dutch and the official silver circulating in the Ming Dynasty, trade activities were very difficult.

Later, the Dutch also noticed the special role of Haihan Bank in cross-border trade settlement, and thought about following this method and setting up their own bank for trade settlement. But the problem is that the Dutch are not rich enough in capital, and they cannot do the same.

Haihan Bank set up business outlets in various coastal states, so this plan came to an end soon, and in the end, Haihan Bank had to be relied on to complete settlement.

Of course, during this process, Peter naturally spared no effort to praise Haihan and made no secret of his fondness for Haihan. If Tao Hongfang and others had not known about the relationship between Haihan and the Dutch East India Company,

In the old days, I might have thought that the Dutch were as admiring as Peter was.

"If any of you are interested in cross-border trade, or have any profitable business, we can try to cooperate. You may also know that our East India Company can traffic goods to the continent of Europa tens of thousands of miles away.

The goods are very popular there and the profits are very huge. Although your country's maritime industry is also very developed, in this regard, I think my country is still in a leading position for the time being."

When Peter talked about maritime trade, he finally couldn't help but show off the achievements of the Netherlands in this field. At the same time, he also wanted to use this topic to test the ins and outs of several young people again.

Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "This Mr. Ning works in Qiong Lianfa. You are colleagues, so you can get closer and closer."

Of course, Peter knew what kind of business giant Qiong Lianfa was. Hearing this, he was surprised and said: "It turns out that Mr. Ning has a high position in Qiong Lianfa, so maybe he came to Zhoushan this time for inspection?"

Ning Zijing was secretly amused, and quickly waved his hands and said: "I'm just running errands for the superiors. It's our servants' turn to do this kind of inspection!"

He said it modestly, but Peter didn't believe it. The way Ning Zijing dressed, talked and behaved, he was definitely not an errand boy. Even the local stewards, shopkeepers, and bosses that Peter dealt with on a daily basis had a better temperament than Ning Zijing.

There was a big difference. Moreover, when the men came to report earlier, they mentioned that these four people came in a group of four carriages. This kind of pomp could not be the behavior of ordinary people.

Peter remembered that he also knew someone in Qiong Lianfa's office in Zhoushan, and thought that he would go back and find out who this young man named Ning was. If he could find out about his family background, he could prescribe the right medicine and find a solution.

Building relationships.

Peter made up his mind and said that it was almost noon and wanted to invite Tao Hongfang and others to have lunch together at the business inn. However, Tao Hongfang and others were only planning to stop at Dinghaiport for a while, so they were not willing to spend their limited time

I wasted all my time here, so I politely declined Peter's invitation immediately.

Peter was now basically sure that Tao Hongfang and others came to the store not to discuss business, but just out of curiosity to have a look. However, this made Peter more firm in his opinion, thinking that these young people must

His status is extraordinary, otherwise how could he easily refuse his invitation and not even want to have a meal together.
Chapter completed!