Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 343 The lingering ghost
Duck Brother is back.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan, Ya Ge excitedly told him about his experiences in Southeast Asia.

It seems that this trip to Southeast Asia really broadened Brother Ya's horizons.

Ya Ge was escorting the goods back to Lin'an with Hojo Daisho.

The fleet was loaded with luxury goods such as jewelry and spices purchased from the Southeast Asian region.

Kuntai and Mikami Chiya were escorting two large ships ready to sail to Japan, loaded with rare timber from the South China Sea, and anchored at the Xiapu Wharf.

They planned to rest there for a while, and then send Wang Changsheng and a group of other craftsmen over before setting off for Japan.

After Yang Yuan understood the situation clearly, he immediately began to make arrangements.

Part of the Nanyang luxury goods that were brought back were sold wholesale, and part were used to replenish the store that the Yang family was about to open.

These Persian, Arab and even Roman beauties living in Nianhua Cottage will soon be dispatched to enrich Yang's jewelry store and Yang's spice store. With their beauty, they will surely become a scenic spot in these shops.

However, Yang Yuan currently only plans to open stores in Lin'an, Shanyin and Jiankang, and then expand them after the operations are mature.

In the early stages, Li Shishi’s help and guidance are indispensable, but later on, you must become independent.

Yang Yuan and Li Shishi can be inseparable and their business can cooperate sincerely, but their accounts and operations must be independent.

Even if it is an industry that belongs entirely to Yang Yuan, the same requirements apply.

Since they are different industries and have different persons in charge, they must be financially independent, have clear accounts, and be responsible for their own profits and losses.

Otherwise, sooner or later it will become a tangled mess with rights, responsibilities and interests in a mess, just like the bloated and inefficient Song Dynasty court.

Therefore, even if funds are borrowed between different businesses, they must be done strictly in accordance with market lending methods.

For example, the ocean trade that Lu Xi was in charge of borrowed a huge sum of money from the wealthy woman Shishi, and also borrowed a sum of money from the catering business that Dan Niang was in charge of, and all of them had to pay an annual interest of 20%.

The "Changshengku" opened in temples during this era was a money lender, and the annual interest they charged was between 24% and 30%.

In the end, Shishi gave Luxi a discount, after all, that was the child's father's property.

Of course, although officials were allowed to engage in business in this era, Yang Yuan did not intend to rush to the front. The Longshan Wang family was a very useful white glove.

Although Mr. Wang only held a 20% stake in his shop, he was actually responsible for almost all practical operations such as leasing or purchasing the shop, recruiting store staff, inland transportation, inland river transportation, etc. Yang Yuan naturally could not let him suffer any loss.

Only when you let people really make money will they work for you wholeheartedly. Otherwise, why would they do that?

Yang Yuan let Emmanuelle Belle take charge of this area, but the prerequisite was that she had to recover from her "illness" first. With her background, she could easily take on this responsibility.

After handing over the brought back goods to Mr. Wang, Brother Ya began to prepare for the real voyage.

Now it is the end of October to the beginning of December, which is an excellent time to sail to the West Ocean. That period happens to be the northwest monsoon, and the ocean currents also flow to the west, which can be said to be both favorable and smooth.

There is still a month before setting out to sea, so these crew members can take a long vacation, reunite with their families, and recuperate.

As for matters such as repairing ships, purchasing ocean-going cargo, and adjusting seagoing personnel during this month, Lu Xi had to take care of them personally.

This was Yang Yuan's first time traveling overseas, so he didn't plan to go too far at once. He had already planned the route for Luxi.

This time we will sail from Lin'an all the way down through Quanzhou, Java, Siam, Aru, Cochin, to Sulu and Aden.

In this case, the fleet already has experienced sailors, with Shishi's advice and help, and Dan Niang's assistance, I believe Luxi will be able to hold on.

Yang Yuan clearly defined who was responsible for which area and the direction of the business, and assigned each person the responsibilities. He no longer worried about the specific details.

Because he had to rush to the Xiapu Wharf without stopping, meet up with Kuntai and others who were waiting there, and go to Japan together.

Mr. Wang has not yet purchased all the goods for his business trip to Japan, so Yang Yuan has to go ahead.

He had three purposes for going to Japan.

The first was to meet the members of the business group in which he had a "shareholding", clarify his own identity, and collect this year's dividends.

The second is to protect Wang Changsheng, the master civil engineer, so that he can help the Japanese daimyo successfully build the ancestral temple and complete Kuntai's commission to Youqiusi.

The third is to find Ono Mingxi and find out what conspiracy there is between him and Qin Hui.

Of the three things, the last one is particularly important. If all three can be done, then it will naturally be perfect. Otherwise, the last one must also be figured out.

……

Yang Yuan set out from "Niaohua Cottage".

Shishi, Danniang and Luxi all saw them off here.

After Yang Yuan boarded the car and headed for Zhejiang Ferry Terminal, Emmanuelle Belle put on her "Qianlu", boarded the car, and also headed for Longshancang Terminal.

In fact, through the secret technique of dual cultivation in the past few days, Belle's condition has improved greatly, and her previous memories are recovering rapidly.

Because she was able to remember the past, the person she had the most contact with these days was Yang Yuan, and every bit of her time with Yang Yuan gradually emerged in her mind.

These were not memories that came gradually, but emotions that were superimposed on her mind all at once. That kind of impact...

Especially Belle still has her "memo". Now that her memory has been restored, when she reads the text again, she can clearly feel her own quietly changing mentality from between the lines.

Through those words, she seemed to be witnessing how she was tempted by the devil step by step and wandered on the edge of the cliff. This made Bei'er panic, so she did not tell Yang Yuan about her memory recovery.

Every time she saw Yang Yuan, she still looked confused.

Only in this way can she avoid facing her true self and feel more natural in front of Yang Yuan.

Now that Yang Yuan had left, she naturally didn't need to pretend anymore and immediately rushed to Longshan Warehouse to find Mr. Wang.

From now on, she will devote herself to the business, and when Yang Yuan comes back, she will surprise Yang Yuan with her changes.

Moreover, she was confident that she would be able to sort out her mood and emotions during the time that Yang Yuan was away.

When Yang Yuan returns, she is still a determined Knight of the Holy Rose and a devout believer!

Leng Yuchan knew that Yang Yuan would sail away today, but their relationship had not been made public yet, so it was not appropriate for her to appear in "Nianhua Cottage".

Moreover, she had official duties to attend to and could not get away for the moment, so she did not rush to see him off.

Leng Yuchan actually felt relieved about Yang Yuan's departure.

As Dan Niang has been avoiding fighting for the past few days and Yang Yuan has been getting more and more angry, she has to deal with it alone.

Even though Miss Leng had turbocharged talent, she was still unable to deal with Yang Yuan, whose skills were becoming increasingly powerful. She couldn't handle it anymore.

She wanted to rest for a while.

Xue Bingxin didn't know that Yang Yuan's leg injury was fake, but she knew that Yang Yuan went to the countryside to recuperate.

So after getting the two thousand strings of cash, she wanted to return part of it to Yang Yuan immediately, but she had to give up because she couldn't see him.

After this, her mentality changed.

Even if she gave away all these two thousand strings of cash, would it be enough to pay her for her shares?
Since I can't pay it back anyway, it would be too pretentious to pay them back two thousand strings of cash first.

How about...let's just leave it like this for now and talk about it later when we have the chance.

Xue Bingxin thought about this and gradually felt at ease.

But she didn't realize what it meant when she began to accept a man's gifts with peace of mind.

The gift from fate has already been secretly marked with a price.

Yang Yuan rushed to the dock with Taro Suzuki, Wang Changsheng, Uncle Lao Gou, Uncle Ji, and a large number of craftsmen.

The Siamese merchants Kun Tai and Mikami Chiya were waiting for their arrival at the Xiapu Wharf with the Kaohu ship's Shabai (Comfortable) and Gaihu ship's Sabaidi (Dead Comfortable), fully loaded with rare timber.

At the Zhejiang Ferry Wharf, Yang Yuan disguised himself slightly and followed a group of craftsmen under Wang Changsheng, leisurely walking towards the ship that was about to set sail.

On the other side, an official ship from Shanyin was approaching the shore.

Mr. Qiao leaned against the side of the boat, looking as if he had lost all hope in life.

If one is unlucky, he will be sent to the county magistrate's residence; if one is evil, he will be sent to the provincial capital's residence; if one is full of evil, he will be sent to the capital's residence.

But Mr. Qiao really couldn't figure out how he could have committed so many evil things?

Yes! He does not seek to make progress, does not seek advancement, does not seek personal gain, and does not form cliques!
Yes, he opened a pawnshop, and he also lent money with the senior monks in the temple to make a profit.

But how come I have committed so many evil things? Why did God treat me like this?

Qiao Zhen couldn't understand it and felt wronged!
Come to think of it, it seemed that all his misfortunes started when he met the fake Wang Er and the real Yang Yuan.

Although he has come to Lin'an now, he and Yang Yuan belong to different systems after all. He only hopes that he will never meet this person again and never have to deal with him again.

Alas! Cao Yong was also promoted to the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture by using the post of Deputy Transport Envoy as a springboard.

But Cao Yong has the support of Qin Xiang behind him.

Qiao Zhen has no backing, so what will he do in Lin'an in the future?
The more Qiao Zhen thought about it, the sadder she became, and she felt that her future was bleak.

The officials of Lin'an Prefecture were waiting for their new official at the dock. After receiving Qiao Zhen, they sent him and his family to the prefectural government office.

Walking past the east wall of the south courtyard of Lin'an Prefecture, Qiao Zhen stopped and saw the list posted on the notice board. He smiled and asked, "Is this the list of candidates for this year's exam?"

Education is also an important criterion for evaluating the performance of a local leader, and Qiao Zhen must show full attention to it.

However, as soon as he saw the name of the first place on the list, his vision went dark.

Liu Yiguan, the military officer of Lin'an Prefecture, introduced him attentively: "This new champion is currently an official in the Privy Council's Mechanical and Electrical Office.

Oh, his big house is right across from our government office in Renmeifang."

When Qiao Zhen heard this, her head started buzzing.

The judge of Lin'an Prefecture said with a smile: "We can discuss this later. Let's send the prefect's family to the inner house first, and then invite the prefect to the welcoming banquet."

The chief clerk of Lin'an Prefecture smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. Governor Qiao, our welcoming banquet will be held at the Flavor House of Little Food God.

Ahahaha, this little food god Miss Song is Yang Jieyuan’s fiancée, don’t you think this is a coincidence?"

(End of this chapter)