Li Guodong and his party found the Hangzhou Branch of the Dadewang Business Company in Hangzhou City. This branch is located on the most prosperous commercial street in Yongkinmen. It is a two-story shop with luxurious decoration. Seeing the store's store, Li Guodong admired Wang Quan and Zhao Feng's business talents. If you can have such a store in Yongkinmen, Hangzhou, you must have tried every means to win over local officials as the backstage.

I remembered last year that Li Guodong did not visit him personally because he was not familiar with the eunuch of Xuanfu garrison Wang Kun, so he did not visit him in person. Wang Quan went to see Wang Kun. This year, he came to see Wang Kun in person. Wang Kun had a very good attitude towards him, which is enough to show that Wang Quan's ability to do things is quite reliable.

Li Guodong walked into the business. Although the shopkeeper did not know him, he immediately knelt down and saluted: "I don't know if the boss is here, and the grass-roots failed to go out to greet him. It's really a guilty."

"Get up!" Li Guodong helped the shopkeeper up, "What are you guilty of? The Hangzhou semicolon is well managed, and this is considered a great achievement."

The shopkeeper said in a panic: "Where is it! The boss has won the award. This is all the credit of Manager Wang. If it weren't for Manager Wang, Caomin would probably be a beggar now."

Li Guodong looked at the shopkeeper carefully and saw that this man was of medium height and looked very capable, but he looked loyal to the boss and very smart to the outside world. So he admired him and didn't know where Wang Quan found such a reliable business talent.

He had heard Wang Quan say before that the shopkeeper of the Zhejiang branch was Zhao Xiancheng. He was originally an old boy living on the streets in Ningbo. After many years of exams, he couldn't even pass the scholar and was in a poor and miserable state. Later, he met Wang Quan. Seeing that this person was smart and literate, he recruited him into a business and became a accountant. Zhao Xiancheng was already disappointed because he failed to pass the scholar for many years and was poor. He was scolded by his wife all day long, saying that he was useless and was a scholar, so he agreed to become a accountant.

In fact, Zhao Xiancheng is quite smart, and he is good at making all accounts. He is not good at writing eight-part essays, so he failed many tests. After becoming the accountant, because he was loyal to his boss and never made mistakes in doing accounts, Wang Quan trained him to become the shopkeeper of the Zhejiang branch and donated him a supervisor. With this burden, Zhao Xiancheng could not kneel down when he saw the official, and it was much more convenient to do things.

But for Li Guodong, Zhao Xiancheng was still much worse than Zhao Feng. Li Guodong didn't know that in fact, Wang Quan's Dadewang Business, the accountant and the shopkeeper of the branch office had changed several people. A few guys who were stubborn and unclean, were tied to a stone by Wang Quan and sank into the Yangtze River.

It is precisely because of Wang Quan's killing and cruelty that he has suppressed some of the guys who are ready to move. After all, when a few guys who are stingy or have unclean hands and feet, he may lose all his money. As the saying goes, "Not being in charge of wealth," people who are in charge of money need some means in addition to being too loyal and too soft-hearted to their friends."

After chatting with Zhao Xiancheng, Li Guodong learned that Wang Quan's methods were indeed very clever. Officials in Hangzhou City all opened the joints. The Jinyiwei who collected protection fees every month came to the door and did not dare to charge them too much. Of course, it was still a symbolic thing to give. With the Jinyiwei's support, some thugs would not dare to come to the door. Otherwise, those people would be really unpredictable. Wang Quan had eliminated several thugs and blackmailed thugs without knowing it, but it was useless. It was only if the Jinyiwei had opened up the relationship with them.

But it was still a bit unsatisfied to support an army with one business name. The Later Jin army was supported by the eight great masters of Shanxi merchants. In this era, Zheng Zhilong was the only one who could support an army with one business name.

Zhao Xiancheng arranged a place for Li Guodong and others to live in an alley behind the store. There was a three-in-a-large courtyard. This courtyard was a house bought by the store itself. Dozens of people live in it are very spacious.

Three days later, a fleet of ships with the "Zheng" flag entered Qiantang River and moored on the Hangzhou Wharf. The ship unloaded boxes of precious goods, including Japanese treasure knives, lacquerware, sulfur, copper ingots, Korean ginseng, Dongzhu, Thai glass, crystal, silverware, wine, South China spices, ivory, jade, Indian velvet blankets, Persian gems, and all kinds of goods.

The second day after the goods arrived, the trade event kicked off by the West Lake.

The things sent by the Zheng family were all shipped out in the South China Sea, and the Sichuan embroidery, Hunan-border bronze ware, Jingdezhen porcelain, Zhejiang tea, raw silk and other goods sent from various places in the Ming Dynasty were also delivered. In fact, it was very simple. The goods from the Zheng family would be sold to merchants from all over the country, and they would buy the goods they brought from the merchants.

On the edge of West Lake outside Qiantang Gate, the scene is even more lively than the New Year. Not only are the local people in Hangzhou watching the fun, but the Zheng family is the real protagonist. Needless to mention the supporting role, they are business names from all over the country.

Li Guodong also had goods to deal with, the wool they exchanged for from the Mongolians in the sand ditch, which was woven into wool sweaters and various wool products, and a small coal stove that was carefully crafted.

Coloring sheds were built by the beautiful West Lake. The largest coloring sheds were naturally owned by the Zheng family. The rest of the small coloring sheds were built by various businesses, in order to attract the Zheng family to buy goods from their own hands. Even if the Zheng family didn't like them, the merchants would not come in vain. Their goods could be sold out locally in Hangzhou.

Li Guodong looked at the coloring shed of the Zheng family, and saw several Japanese girls wearing kimonos standing outside the coloring shed. The strong Zheng family soldiers were mixed in the clothes of the people in the crowd. Although they were wearing the clothes of the people, their temperament of fighting with the wind and waves on the sea for many years and fighting with pirates could not escape Li Guodong's eyes.

"Luo Futai, Wang Zuo's two Shangguans arrived!" A long shout came from Qiantang Gate.

Li Guodong looked in the direction of the sound and saw several official sedan chairs stop outside the Zheng family's coloring shed. Two of the largest officials, Zhejiang Governor Luo Ruyuan and governor Wang Ji, got off the sedan chair. There was also an official sedan chair behind it. Although it was a sign of the seventh-rank inspector, these seventh-rank inspectors were amazing. Not to mention the seventh-rank county magistrate, even the prefect, the governor and other high-ranking officials dare not offend them. What's more, the name of this inspector censor is Zuo Guangxian, and you will know it by the name. He is Zuo Guangdu's younger brother! Zuo Guangxian is as upright as Zuo Guangdu, and he is truly upright, not the kind of person who is a common Donglin party who looks like a benevolent, righteous and moral, but does all the bad things behind it.

Li Guodong's coloring shed was naturally not qualified to welcome these Zhejiang officials, so these people walked directly into the Zheng family coloring shed.

"The Zheng family has such a great face!" Han Dashan sighed.

Zhao Xiancheng said enviously: "You don't even look at who Zheng Zhilong is! He is truly the richest businessman today!"

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Chapter completed!