Chapter 493
October 10th, Shanhai City.
The first time Ouyang Shuo saw Bai Xue, he was amazed, her temperament was unparalleled, and it was unbearable to be insulted.
There are beauties in the north, peerless and independent.
"Miss Bai Xue, welcome to Shanhai City."
Ouyang Shuo stood at the entrance of the main hall, and personally greeted the young master of Bai's Trading Company.
Bai Xue was flattered by such preferential treatment.
After Yingyou explained the procurement matters, Ouyang Shuo's next goal is to try to persuade Cui's Chamber of Commerce and Bai's Chamber of Commerce to move their headquarters to Shanhai City before the end of the year.
Because once the system is updated and the super trading platform is cancelled, the major chambers of commerce in Wangcheng, except for Quanzhou, will not be able to get in touch with Shanhai City for the time being.
Especially in Xianyang, the territory of the [Yanhuang League] is separated between the two places, and the trade routes cannot be opened at all.
For this, Ouyang Shuo naturally had to plan early.
Needless to say, Cui's Chamber of Commerce has long intended to relocate. The relationship between the Cui family and Shanhai City is getting closer and closer. Among the children of the Cui family, in addition to Cui Shousi who served as the magistrate of Yun'an Prefecture in Zhaoqing County, there were two other officials who went to the county magistrate.
The Cui family has an influence that cannot be ignored in both the political and business circles of the territory.
On balance, Shanhai City is obviously more attractive to the Cui family than Dali.
The future of the Cui family in the territory is even more imaginative. Therefore, after Ouyang Shuo revealed his words, the Patriarch of the Cui family immediately made a decision and started the family relocation immediately.
Cui's Chamber of Commerce has been operating in Shanhai City for the longest time, and has won a large piece of land in Xicheng District. Therefore, the Cui family's family relocation this time is not considered hasty.
Perhaps, the head of the Cui family has long been planning this matter.
Of course, the migration of a family is not a simple matter. Some of the shops left in Dali will be transferred, while others will be retained and continue to be operated by people.
Hundreds of shopkeepers and buddies hired by the family must be arranged one by one. Those who are willing to settle in Shanhai City can naturally say that everything will continue as usual.
If you don't want to, you don't force it. Everyone gets together and disperses.
The Cui family's connections in Dali should be managed, and they must continue to operate. The Patriarch of the Cui family had a far-sighted vision and concluded that Marquis of Lianzhou's future achievements would be limitless.
Maybe in a few years, the whole of Dali will be under the rule of Shanhailing.
The difficult one is Bai's Trading Company.
Although Bai Xue is the young master of the trading company, on top of that is her father Bai Gui. This Shang ancestor is the real person at the helm who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, holding the lifeblood of Bai's trading company.
Bai Gui and Ouyang Shuo will not see each other for the time being. The only way is to convince Bai Xue in front of him first. In Shangyanshang, Ouyang Shuo didn't want to use Wei Yang's relationship to kidnap Bai Xue.
As the saying goes, a gentleman does something, and he doesn't do something.
In addition, the nature of Bai's Chamber of Commerce and Cui's Chamber of Commerce is different. Cui's Chamber of Commerce is an aboriginal force on the main map, and its connections in Dali are intricate.
Of course, the influence of Cui's Chamber of Commerce was limited to Dali before.
The Bai's Trading Company is different, it appeared suddenly after the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period joined the wilderness process.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo knew very little about the background and foundation of Bai's Trading Company. On the surface, the headquarters of Bai's Trading Company is located in Xianyang, and it is just an inconspicuous chamber of commerce.
It is difficult for outsiders to know the truth.
After all, the Bai's Trading Company in history was a giant, integrating trade and intelligence.
Ouyang Shuo reckoned that Bai Gui must have deliberately disclosed Fan Li's news to his daughter Bai Xue, in order to sell Ouyang Shuo a favor.
Among them, what kind of calculations does Bai Gui have? Does it mean that merchants from various schools of thought are also preparing to surface and strive for a status that matches their wealth?
What kind of tacit understanding and planning is there between Bai Gui and Fan Li?
Everything is a cloud of fog.
Although the contention conference has come to an end, the contention of a hundred schools of thought has only just begun.
Since the Qin Dynasty, in all dynasties, there have been figures of various schools of thought, active on the stage of history. The only difference is that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was bright, and then it was dark.
Disputes among hundreds of schools will accompany the entire game.
Because of the game, the previously insignificant schools in history may shine in the wilderness.
Merchants are the outstanding representatives among them.
In the wilderness, how can Ouyang Shuo be a lord who pays attention to the development of business.
It is reported that the commercial atmosphere of Danyang City run by Mr. Chunshen is even better than that of Shanhai City. After all, Chun Shenjun's family itself is a business family.
Business is what they are best at.
Except for Mr. Chunshen, the other lords are not fools, they will not be limited by the ancient way of thinking, and do stupid things like "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business".
Therefore, merchants can do a lot in the wilderness.
Moreover, throughout the dynasties, businessmen can be regarded as talented people. Shen Wansan, Qiao Zhiyong, Hu Xueyan and others are like thunder in modern society.
Just like that, how could Bai Gui and Fan Li keep silent?
For the time being, they cannot penetrate into the mysterious circle among historical figures, whether it is the Black Snake Guard or the Shan Hai Wei. Gaia obviously cares about this.
I just don't know what Gaia's ultimate purpose is.
Ouyang Shuo summoned Bai Xue this time to discuss the relocation of the headquarters of the Bai's Trading Company, and secondly, to test the bottom of the Bai's Trading Company and see what kind of medicine Bai Gui and the others were selling in their gourds.
The two were seated in the main hall, and they were looking at each other carefully, their eyes full of inquiry.
What Ouyang Shuo was curious about was Bai Gui behind Bai Xue, and even Fan Li.
What Bai Xue was curious about was Ouyang Shuo himself.
How could Bai Xue not be curious about Ouyang Shuo. She is very clear about the character of her husband Wei Yang, and she would never leave the mountain easily if she met the master of the world.
In history, Wei Yang traveled around the world, rejected the invitation of countless monarchs, and finally chose Qin, which was in a worrying and weak situation at that time, unexpectedly.
One of the reasons is because of Qin Xiaogong.
What kind of charm does this man in front of him have, so that Wei Yang can follow him with all his heart? !
On the surface, Ouyang Shuo seemed calm. The repeated battles on the battlefield wiped away the childishness on Ouyang Shuo's face, and replaced it with determination and strength.
His face was as sharp as a knife, hard and cold.
Although he intentionally controlled him, Ouyang Shuo still exuded a murderous aura faintly, as well as a majestic royal aura.
The two completely incompatible temperaments were perfectly integrated into one body in Ouyang Shuo.
As the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king.
The way of benevolence and the way of killing, to the king, are interchangeable and not contradictory.
Therefore, even if Ouyang Shuo looked gentle, no one dared to act presumptuously in front of him.
Bai Xue, dare not underestimate the person in front of her.
It's just that Bai Xue still doesn't understand the purpose of the other party's invitation.
Logically speaking, as a guest, Bai Xue lives in Shanhai City, so she should come to pay a visit to Ouyang Shuo, the host. It's just that when Bai Xue came to Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo was far away in Zhaoqing County.
Ouyang Shuo's return this time was only known to a very small number of people. Just last night, the guards of the Duhu Mansion went to Wei Yang's mansion to report that the lord will summon Bai Xue tomorrow morning.
"I don't know how Bai's Trading Company positions itself in Shanhai City's market?" After exchanging pleasantries, Ouyang Shuo opened up the conversation. For Ouyang Shuo, even if he wants to test a person, he doesn't need to beat around the bush.
"Shanhai City is prosperous in business, and the government has a lot of support for the chamber of commerce. Even Xianyang is not as open and inclusive as Shanhai City in terms of business."
Bai Xue heard the words and threw out the "words" she had prepared long ago.
When seeing Wei Yang, Bai Xue once joked that she wanted Wei Yang to help her and let Bai's Trading Company gain a foothold in Shanhai City. In fact, how could Bai Xue really work for Wei Yang.
She really knows what kind of person her husband is.
As far as Wei Yang is concerned, everything must be done in accordance with the law, and he will not be favoritism because of her.
Therefore, before Bai Xue came to see Ouyang Shuo, she had already made up her mind to find a breakthrough in him. As long as Ouyang Shuo, the lord, spoke up, the Bai's Trading Company could really gain a foothold in Shanhai City.
Otherwise, Bai's Trading Co. might not even be able to get a shop, let alone get extravagant land, and build a workshop area according to the layout of the trading company.
The current Shanhai City is completely different from when the city was first built.
During Wei Ran's administration, in order to speed up the construction of Shanhai City, it attracted chambers of commerce to settle in. Wei Ran opened the door of convenience to the major chambers of commerce. If you want land, you have land, and you want policies.
It is precisely this that sets the tone for the early development of Shanhai City.
It is different now, Shanhai City has passed the stage of extensive development. After Zang Wenzhong took office, the auction of land has begun to tighten.
It will be even more difficult for the chamber of commerce to acquire land after the Jiugongge city plan is released. In the entire Shanhai City, there are only two major business districts, Dongcheng District and Xicheng District, where chambers of commerce are allowed to build workshop areas.
As for Midtown, the competition is even fiercer.
The major chambers of commerce can fight countless times for a section of the wharf.
One can imagine how difficult it is for the "newcomer" Bai's Trading Company to gain a foothold.
After all, established chambers of commerce such as the Hequanji Chamber of Commerce supported the construction of Shanhai City very early on, and these chambers of commerce generously donated money when Shanhai City was in difficulty.
The construction of Leizhou County is due to the contribution of major chambers of commerce.
Therefore, the Department of Commerce has certain preferential treatment for these chambers of commerce.
And what about Bai's Trading Company? At least, Shanhai City hasn't seen its value yet.
Bai Xue reckoned that if she hadn't brought the news about Fan Li, she probably wouldn't even be able to step through the threshold of the Commercial Department. Unless, Wei Yang came forward.
That's why Bai Xue attached great importance to this meeting.
Bai Xue's love for Wei Yang is naturally beyond doubt. But at the same time, Bai Xue is an independent woman. She is eager to make her own career outside of her family.
Entering Shanhai City this time may be a test for her by her father Bai Gui.
Bai Xue doesn't want to fail.