Hong Kong Movies: The Boss's Global Empire

Chapter 354 Mr. Lu, we are all good friends

Of course, there is sugar in the Ming Dynasty.

Craftsmen have been striving for perfection based on the previous sugar making technology and invented the yellow mud water leaching decolorization method.

The refined cane sugar produced is as white as snow and has crystal clear particles. The whitest and most delicate one is called Western sugar!

The so-called clean powder plum slice snowflake sugar,

It is the current export product!

Sugar is the flagship product of Ming Dynasty export, with excellent quality.

The annual export of sugar is between 10 and 15 million pounds, and its export volume is only second to tea and silk.

At present, in the Ming Dynasty,

The price of white sugar is 75 wen per jin!

Ordinary people in the city can afford it.

Zhou Kui tasted the snow-white salt from another jar. His eyes widened. "Salt?"

Zhou Kui looked at Lu Wendong in surprise: "Mr. Lu, are you from Hankou?" The richest merchants in the Ming Dynasty were divided into three groups.

Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, and Zhejiang merchants. Shanxi merchants are traitors.

They made money by smuggling ironware, grain, and arms to the Later Jin Dynasty. Hui merchants were salt merchants.

As for Zhejiang businessmen,

Of course it is silk! And this Hankou,

At that time, "May, June, and Seven"

It is the transportation center of the salt industry in the world.

The merchants there are the richest in the world! For modern people,

Buying salt is a simple matter.

But it was very troublesome for ordinary people in Ming Dynasty to buy and eat salt.

The salt monopoly system was implemented here, and the production and consumption of salt were controlled by the imperial court.

Salt is not only limited to specific supply channels, but also sold at fixed locations, prices and quotas.

Ordinary people often have no money but nowhere to buy salt.

It is because salt is too expensive to buy. So how expensive is salt? The current price of pork is 14 coins.

But it is only enough to buy 2 catties of Guangdong salt and 1 catty of Lianghuai salt.

The places where you can buy it at this price are often in the southern region.

If you go a little further north or in the middle, you won't be able to buy it at this price.

"Uncle."

"Are you interested in these two products?" Exporting sugar,

You can earn money from outside. Selling illegal salt,

Then you can earn money from the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the wealth Lu Wendong brought from the Hong Kong film world,

He pondered,

One or two years at most.

It can cause the financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

It is enough for Lu Wendong to develop a powerful military-industrial complex and cultivate a modern steel torrent!

Lu Wendong is a very patient person.

Even if you are full of desire for this world,

I never thought of picking up my sword and mounting my horse to conquer the world right away!

Zhou Kui's face turned pale and uncertain. After a moment,

He then said in a deep voice: "So you are a salt smuggler!" The room suddenly became solemn and murderous!

In the Ming Dynasty,

Smuggling salt is a life-threatening business!

Lu Wendong laughed heartily: "Uncle, what is public? What is private?"

"What's the most important thing for a person? Life is only a few decades long, and the most important thing is to be happy." "If you cooperate with me, I guarantee that your annual income will not be less than one million taels of silver!"

Saying,

Lu Wendong clapped his hands again.

The servant in the backyard continued to carry the box and then put it down in front of Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui took a look.

This box is similar to the one for silver in front, and my eyes suddenly widened.

really,

Once the box is opened,

There was white silver inside. Zhou Kui's body softened instantly.

The followers behind him hurriedly supported him.

"Here are two million taels of silver. It's my deposit for our future cooperation." This silver is free for Lu Wendong...

because,

This thing was made from the treasury of Honduras.

Lu Wendong only spent some manpower and gasoline to get it. Zhou Kui looked at Lu Wendong in fear.

He trembled: "Who... who are you?" The things in the warehouse were enough to make people tremble, but they were definitely not as powerful as the impact of silver! The glass was just for viewing.

If you want to exchange it for money, you need luck!

Unlike silver,

This is really useful!

In front of Zhou Kui was three million taels of silver!

The current annual income of the Ministry of Revenue is only 400 million taels! As a result,

Lu Wendong took it out easily!

This shows that the financial power behind it is terrifying! "I am a businessman."

Lu Wendong said slowly, "I came back from overseas and just wanted to find a business partner." "Uncle has good character."

This is what I said,

Zhou Kui's face flushed immediately.

“It’s the partner I’m looking for.”

"Now, it depends on whether Uncle is a friend." "Friend, friend, definitely a friend."

200 million taels of silver,

Only a fool would refuse to be friends with Lu Wendong. Zhou Kui quickly agreed.

His face was filled with a smile. "Mr. Lu."

Zhou Kui shouted, "In the Ming Dynasty, it's just one sentence. I support you in whatever you want to do." "I guarantee it will work!"

Lu Wendong smiled slightly: "Uncle is really straightforward." He waved his hand,

The young man who had previously received Zhou Kui came forward.

"Uncle, this is Lu Wenbao. He will stay in the capital to take care of the business." "If you need anything, you can contact him."

Zhou Kui immediately asked, "Mr. Lu, don't you often stay here?"

Lu Wendong smiled and said, "I will come over if I am lucky. If there is anything rare, I will ask you to appreciate it." Zhou Kui felt a little sorry.

The imperial city is so good, I stay here, with my husband here.

What good things can't be enjoyed?

"I understand, I understand." "Little brother."

Zhou Kui promised Lu Wenbao: "I'll give you a driving permit later. If you need anything, just come to me." "It's not easy to live in the imperial city."

Lu Wendong said slowly: "A business like ours is prone to all kinds of evil spirits coming to our door." 3.7

Zhou Kui hurriedly said, "Don't worry, with a man here, who would dare to come and cause trouble?" He glared at him, "Are you tired of living?"

Lu Wendong smiled and said, "I can't trouble you for everything, Master."

"How about this, please help me, Uncle, and let Wenbao wear a Feiyufu." Feiyufu is a formal dress second only to the dragon robe.

For example, military officers from the rank of lieutenant general or guerrilla commander and above,

They all have to wear Feiyu clothes.

Zhou Kui thought about it and understood. Two million taels of silver!

Of course it is impossible to just make a deposit! Since people can come up with this money,

There will definitely be a lot of demand later! And this flying fish suit,

It’s just the beginning!

He then asked cautiously, "Mr. Lu, what do you think of the Jinyiwei captain?"

Wendong Warehouse specializes in selling luxury goods.

Those who are attracted by it must be rich or noble!

And most of them are profit-seeking people! For example, Zhou Kui,

He is a notorious money-grubber and miser.

With 200 million taels of silver in front of him, he could even call Lu Wendong his ancestor!

It's just a Jinyiwei Qianhu. It's not a real job!

What can't you agree to? That's right,

Not all Jinyiwei were Tiqi.

It also has the nature of a salary official.

A large number of paid officers were placed in the Jinyiwei and other personal guards; in addition,

A large number of painters, craftsmen, translators and other special talents were appreciated by the emperor, but because there was no corresponding position in the existing bureaucratic system,

Therefore, most of these people were placed in the Jinyiwei who were close to the emperor; at the same time,

The civil service group was also included in the ranks of the hereditary Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei are different from Jinyiwei. Zhou Kui was about to send someone to take the silver away, but was stopped by Lu Wendong's men.

02 "Mr. Lu."

Zhou Kui was puzzled: "What are you doing?"

Lu Wendong pointed at the things in the warehouse with a forced smile: "Uncle, do you think the things here are treasures?" "Treasures, treasures."

Zhou Kui couldn't help but nodded, to be honest,

He has grown so big,

I've never seen so many rare things! It's simply overwhelming!

"How many people in this world can resist these treasures?" Zhou Kui blurted out: "Absolutely not."

He was stunned,

Then he looked at Lu Wendong.

"I took out 300 million taels of silver at once!"

Lu Wendong said slowly: "I can't say I'm the richest man in the world, but at least there are definitely not many people in this world who can compare to me, right?" "Yes, yes..."

Zhou Kui suddenly calmed down.

Then I realized that unconsciously,

A cold sweat broke out on his back. "Then tell me."

Lu Wendong asked, "I'll give you two million taels of silver, and you'll get me a Ji Lu official?" What is a Ji Lu official?

There are official titles and treatments,

But there is no actual ministry.

If you want to have a practical ministry, that's fine, but you have to pay extra!

Simply put,

This kid Zhou Kui is playing tricks.

"No no no."

Zhou Kui was startled: "West Office, West Office, how about it?" During the Chenghua period, the East Office and the West Office were added to the Jinyiwei.

Among them, the East Office investigated matters;

The West Office caught thieves,

At that time, the power of the commander of the Five Cities Military Department was transferred from the Ministry of War to the commander of the Jinshi Department of the Jinyiwei. Later, Wei Zhongxian cast a special seal for the Jinyiwei West Office.

You can skip the Jinyiwei Commandery and report directly to the Silijian. Now Wei Zhongxian has been demoted to Fengyang to guard the ancestral tomb.

The West Office was also cleaned out, leaving quite a few vacancies!

"Uncle."

Lu Wendong said slowly: "The most important thing about friendship is to be open-minded."

"Actually, you should think about it. Since I can easily come up with so much money, it means I can make more money..." "Playing tricks in front of me..."

He paused and then stopped talking.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu, it's a misunderstanding, absolutely a misunderstanding." Zhou Kui secretly broke into a cold sweat.

He originally thought this was a fat sheep, but now after getting to know her,

You may be the one being treated as a fat sheep.

"I'm just a little bit stupid, I definitely don't have such thoughts." Zhou Kui smiled apologetically: "Mr. Lu, we are all good friends." "He is the powerful thousand households in the Western Office, there will be no problem."

"I said it!"

After Zhou Kui and his group left,

Lu Wendong then said to Lu Wenbao, "There are many secrets in the Jinyiwei. Once you go in, dig deep."

Jinyiwei is a secret service agency.

Regarding the hearing and sight,

Few can surpass it. "Yes!"

"After you go in, spread more silver paper."

"With Wendong Warehouse, you can get along with the wealthy families in the capital." The main function of Wendong Warehouse is here.

As for selling things and making money, it is secondary.

Lu Wendong was thinking in his heart,

It has been a few days since Wendong Warehouse was opened.

Anyone who can see it should have seen it. In this world, flowers are seen through the fog.

Lu Wendong specifically used Wendong Warehouse as a guide.

I just hope to see what kind of power I can bring out.

So far,

Zhou Kui is the richest and most powerful guy.