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    "It seems that the only way is to go through the Gillins channel!" Chen Zaixing sighed secretly.  In the past three years, the company he partnered with Gillings has exported a large amount of tin ore and teak to Western Europe, and he has also made a lot of profits. However, overall, Myanmar's tin ore exports are still very cheap, and most of the profits are lost to middlemen.  and Western European factory owners, Chen Zaixing hopes to build his own tin smelting plant in Myanmar or China and export tin ingots directly to the country, but now it seems that this channel is not yet mature.  Chen Zaixing sat there thinking. The businessmen at the same table saw that he was silent and thought that his refusal had offended him.  These businessmen all know that he is not only wealthy and powerful, but also has inextricable connections with the top executives of several of the largest banks in Shanghai. More importantly, he is also the husband of the regent princess of Myanmar, and he also has such profound influence in the court.  If his connections make him unhappy, he can look good on the table with a flip of his hand.  The businessman surnamed Huang gritted his teeth and said cautiously: "Mr. Chen, if the quantity of your Burmese goods is smaller, it's not impossible for me, Fatty Huang, to grit my teeth!" Chen Zaixing was startled when he heard this and looked at the other person's face.  , and immediately understood that the other party was worried that he would not be able to save face, so he quickly raised the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Then I'll thank you first. I'll be staying at Liu Mansion these days. If you can use it for anything, I'll let you know."  Don't be polite!" Fatty Huang was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly stood up and raised his glass, saying repeatedly: "Mr. Chen, you're welcome, you're welcome!" He naturally knew where the Liu Family Mansion Chen Zaixing was talking about. If he could take advantage of this opportunity to make peace with Hou,  Mr. Liu from Deutsche Bank got acquainted with him, which was a blessing in disguise.  Fatty Huang put down his wine glass and looked around with envy and jealousy. He suddenly felt a heat in his stomach rushing to the top door. He couldn't help but said loudly: "Mr. Chen, if you can trust me, Fatty Huang, please first leave a list of the goods to be imported."  At my place, Fatty Huang is asking around in Shanghai, maybe he can find some solution. " It was already late at night, and Chen Zaixing got into the carriage with the support of Jiang Zhiqing. Jiang Zhiqing shouted to the carriage driver: "Go to Liu Mansion!  Then he got into the carriage and asked in a low voice: "Master, are you okay?"  Zhiqing, have you gone home to check on the situation? " "Sir, the place in my house has been demolished and turned into a factory area. After asking around, it seems that my father has passed away.  I heard that the younger brother and sister went to Jiaxing. "Oh? How could this happen?" Chen Zaixing stopped moving. Jiang Zhiqing has been working under him for the past three years. He is diligent, smart and ruthless, and has done a lot for Chen Zaixing.  The matter has become Chen Zaixing's confidant, so Chen Zaixing promoted him to be a commercial specialist in Shunhua Company. When he returned to Shanghai this time, he also brought him with him, intending to let him return home in fine clothes, but he did not expect this result.  "I heard that there was a conflict between the workers who were demolishing the house and the residents. The demolishers simply set a fire and burned many people to death. My father did not escape." Jiang Zhiqing stopped here. Chen Zaixing saw him  With a gloomy face, he sighed and said: "In that case, I will give you two hundred taels of silver and hire some monks to perform a ritual for your father. I am in Shanghai these days, and you can go to Haosheng to find the whereabouts of your brother!"  "Thank you, Master!" The carriage went all the way back to Liu Mansion. After Chen Zaixing washed himself, he lay down to rest. He drank Shaoxing Nuerhong that night. This wine is a type of rice wine. It is quite sweet in the mouth, but has great staying power.  Chen Zaixing actually drank a lot, and he had a seizure when he returned to his residence. He fell asleep and did not wake up until nearly noon the next day.  "Master, Master!" Chen Zaixing was sleeping soundly, but he felt that he was shaking. He turned over and was about to continue sleeping, but felt a cold feeling on his face. He suddenly woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Zhiqing.  There was also a wet towel in his hand. It was obvious that the other party had just wiped his face with the wet towel to wake him up.  "What happened?" Chen Zaixing knew that his subordinate was not unaware of the seriousness, so he immediately asked in a deep voice.  "Master, there are more than 20 people outside asking to see you. Yesterday, Mr. Huang, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Chen all came!" "Mr. Huang? Mr. Xu, Mr. Chen?" Chen Zaixing frowned slightly. What Jiang Zhiqing said  These people are either the big factory owners who attended the banquet yesterday, or businessmen who import Burmese rice. I have been dealing with the channels for importing Burmese rice in Shanghai these days and have had a lot of relations with them. At this juncture, they came over. Could it be that they are  Something unexpected happened.  "Go out and take the people to the side hall and ask them to wait for a while. I'll be ready and I'll be there soon!" "Yes, sir!" Chen Zaixing freshened up for a while and then walked to the side hall. As soon as he got up the steps, he saw  More than 20 people in the hall stood up in unison,Everyone looked anxious.  Chen Zaixing made a group salute and said with a smile: "Resurrection has kept you waiting for a long time, please forgive me!" "Sir, something bad has happened!" Fatty Huang said anxiously. At this time, there was already a layer of sweat on his face, but  The difference from last night was that it was not oily sweat, but sudden sweating. He took out a newspaper from his arms and handed it over: "Look, Mr. Chen, there is news from Han Jing that the imperial court  A new law is to be enacted to restrict the import of grains! ""Restrict the import of grains?" Chen Zaixing was stunned when he heard this, and he took the Di's newspaper and found that it was already a little soft. It was obvious that everyone had circulated it several times.  It will be so.  "The Book of Han says: 'Buying is very expensive and harms the people; if it is very cheap, it harms the farmers. If the people are harmed, they will be separated, and if the farmers are harmed, the country will be poor.' In today's Dafeng in the south of the Yangtze River, and rice is imported from foreign vassals, a bucket of rice can only cost a few coins.  The farmers have been working hard for many years, but their income is not enough to pay the rent and taxes. They have abandoned their mausoleums and abandoned their fields and houses. If things go on like this, the fields in the south of the Yangtze River will be completely destroyed. Now, please show your love for the people and prohibit foreign vassals from entering the rice" Chen Zaixing saw it.  Here, I put the newspaper aside and couldn't help but sigh.  He imported grain from Myanmar, but he did not expect that it would objectively hit the agriculture in the Jiangnan region.  Since the Ming Dynasty, the southern Zhili region has been the richest and most developed handicraft industry in the entire Ming Dynasty. Many local farmers have changed their land from growing rice and other food crops to more profitable cash crops such as tobacco and mulberry silkworms. In addition, the population  Prosperous, so the price of food in Jiangnan is generally much higher than that in other areas of the country. This not only attracts food imports from neighboring areas, but also changes the way local grain farmers work. Generally speaking, these grain farmers  They all rent the land from the landowners, and through intensive cultivation, high yields of grain are obtained and sold to repay the landowners' rent.  The large import of cheap rice from Myanmar has caused the price of rice to plummet in the Jiangnan area centered on Shanghai. This has dealt a heavy blow to these tenants. Not only are they unable to pay the rent to the landlords, they cannot even maintain basic survival.  .  Because of the high land and labor costs in the Jiangnan region, it is impossible to compete with the subtropical rice cultivation industry in Myanmar, which has three crops a year.  These landowners and rice traders, whose interests were greatly harmed, asked officials on their behalf to immediately request the court to impose restrictions on the import of Burmese rice to protect their interests.  "Mr. Chen, you have to think of a way! There are 1,600 workers in my factory, and based on half a rice per person per month, that's 800 silver dollars! Eight hundred silver dollars!" said Fatty Huang.  Here, the fat on both cheeks couldn't help but tremble, and it was obvious that he was in extreme pain.  "Yes, Mr. Chen, that's not all. When the price of rice becomes more expensive, other costs will also become more expensive. The cost of transportation of raw materials and the rent of factory buildings will also increase. After we have Burmese rice, we will not have to pay for it this year.  If those rice merchants knew about this, they would definitely increase their prices and give me a severe blow!" "Yes, our business has only made a small profit in the past few years, if we do this again!  If something happens, you can't do anything anymore!" Chen Zaixing didn't answer immediately. He read the newspaper in his hand twice and said with a smile: "Everyone, this is just a rumor, and there is no decree from the court yet.  "My Majesty, the Queen Mother, is so benevolent that the Prime Minister and the Assistant Minister will definitely not let such a scholar's opinion come to pass." "It's really nothing." "Of course it's nothing!" Chen Zaixing smiled.  : "If this Burmese rice cannot come in, I will be the one who loses the most. It will be more than eight hundred silver dollars every month. I am not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry?" When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.  The clever ones also secretly guessed that Mr. Chen, who had great hands and eyes, must be so calm because he had someone to talk to in the court. They each had their own things to do, so they said goodbye and left. After a while, only Mr. Chen was left in the hall.  Next came Chen Zaixing and Jiang Zhiqing who were standing by.  "The opinions of corrupt scholars have misled me!" Chen Zaixing's face looked as if it was covered with frost, and he had already thrown the newspaper on the ground.  "Zhiqing, go and book the nearest train for me right away. I'm going to Hanking!" "Yes, sir!" Hanking, Prime Minister's Mansion.  "Dang, Dang, Dang!" A bell rang from the living room. It was already seven o'clock in the evening. After finishing his walk, Wang Qinian walked into the study room at the clock and started reading as usual.  As the de facto prime minister of the empire, he still maintained the habit of reading for at least an hour every day that he had developed since he was young. People who knew him well knew that after taking a walk after dinner every day, Wang Qinian would return to his study and read a book.  The book of hours, naturally no one will disturb it at this point.  But today was different from the past. Wang Qinian had just turned two pages when he heard a gentle knock on the door from outside.  Wang Qinian couldn't help but frown slightly, but after all, he had been an official for many years, so he still had the magnanimity he should have.    "What's the matter?" "Master, it's me!" It was the old wife's voice that came from outside.  Since she is an old wife, it must be something that cannot be postponed. Wang Qinian closed the book, stood up and said: "Come in and talk!" Wang's wife walked in, with a look of fear on her face, and lowered her voice: "Master, the in-laws are here.  If you don¡¯t know anyone, just wait outside!¡±
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