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Chapter 930 Emblem everywhere

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    The science cruise ship slowly sailed into Wuhu along the Qingyi River.  Zhao Hao stood on the bow of the boat and saw boats passing by on the broad river, thousands of sailboats racing across the river, shops on both sides of the river, and business travelers coming one after another. It was like a prosperous scene like a giant port on the Yangtze River!

    What¡¯s even more amazing is that such a wealthy place has no city walls.  The entire Wuhu is like a modern city, growing lushly without restrictions.  Hundreds of shops stretch all the way to the Yangtze River, forming a jaw-dropping ten-mile street.

    The impact of this ten-mile long street is too strong. Not even Jinling City has such a long bustling commercial street.  Only the No. 1 commercial street in the world outside Changmen in Suzhou can surpass it.

    "Compared to Shanghai, which is still a small county town, Wuhu is so prosperous that he doesn't need to worry about it.  Zhao Hao even suspected that as long as he gave this place another hundred or two hundred years of peace, it would naturally complete its evolution without his own intervention.

    Not bad, this place is better than expected.  Zhao Hao couldn't be more satisfied.

    At this time, the Science Ship slowly sailed towards the Huizhou Pier.

    As the name suggests, this is a place where Huizhou merchants stop.  There is no way, the entire rice market, steel mills, pulp and dyeing bureau in Wuhu are controlled by Huizhou people, so Huizhou merchants naturally have some privileges here.

    Strictly speaking, I am also a Hui merchant.

    Thinking of this, Zhao Hao felt at peace with the stop.

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    Seeing that the Science was about to enter its berth, several government sentry boats hurriedly blocked other civilian ships from colliding with this beautiful and outrageous white sailing ship.  And the handsome and outrageous young man on the boat.

    With the blessing of various auras, people see him as having a beautifying effect.

    On the pier, Wuhu County officials wearing red uniforms with black edges had already dispersed a group of people and put the entire pier on alert.

    The magistrate of Wuhu County and a group of local gentry and wealthy businessmen are waiting eagerly for the opportunity.  The welcoming scene was ten times more exaggerated than that in Changxing and Liyang.

    It¡¯s really a red carpet, with colorful buildings towering high.  Dragon and lion dances, gongs and drums are noisy.  Those who didn't know thought that some elder had returned to his hometown or some governor had come.

    ?????????????????? Actually, he¡¯s just a slightly extraordinary young boy well, he¡¯s not too young anymore.

    Even though he was escorted away by officials from various counties along the way, Mr. Zhao was still so shocked by this exaggerated scene that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

    What kind of trouble is this? Can you be so willful if you have money?

    Under his surprised gaze, the Science docked and the sailors dropped the cable.

    Eight people on the shore carried the luxurious boat with handrails on both sides.

    Amidst the warm welcome, Mr. Zhao walked out of the boat holding on to the railing somewhat uncomfortably.

    The county magistrate Shuai and the two old men came to greet them. After the two sides greeted each other politely, Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Shuai's parents, eldest son, and Uncle Wang, what have you done?"

    He actually knows all three of them.

    Shuaiji was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing's reign. After a few months of observing government affairs at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he became the magistrate of Wuhu County. Needless to say, he knew who was responsible for this.

    In fact, through his connections with the official department, Mr. Zhao arranged for more than a dozen of Mr. Zhao¡¯s brothers to be sent to other counties in the south of the Yangtze River in one go!

    Zhao Hao admitted that he acted in a hurry.

    But there is no other way. He can help Li Chunfang block Gao Huzi for a while, but he cannot stop Gao Huzi for the rest of his life.  When the living bandit returned to the capital, he became the chief assistant and heavenly official.  Mr. Zhao, let alone arranging people, would be grateful if he could save his father from being driven out to Lingao as the county magistrate.

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    As for the ¡®eldest prince¡¯, he is the famous dyeing giant Ruan Bi.

    This man is extremely legendary, and together with his fellow villager Wang Zhi from Shexian County, they are known as the two best merchants of Huizhou.

    Back then, like thousands of Anhui merchants, both of them left their hometown with old cloth shoes on their feet, oil-paper umbrellas in their arms, and rag bags on their shoulders, carrying the hope of the whole family.

    However, although he also started from scratch, Ruan Bi never did anything illegal to make a living.  He first worked as an apprentice and a shopkeeper in a shop owned by a fellow Huizhou native. While saving some capital, he also thought about what kind of business he should do in the future and where he should do it.

    After careful consideration, he came to Wuhu, a city full of business opportunities, and started a small business of dyeing paper.

    Because he emphasizes credibility and quality, he quickly expanded his business.  Moreover, he gained the respect of his peers and gradually became the leader of Wuhu dyed paper industry.

    After taking charge of the industry, he quickly led the entire dyed paper industry to become bigger and stronger. The products were sold well all over the country, and even the colored paper used by Nanjing Sixth Department was supplied by him.

    During this process, he got acquainted with a fellow villager named Zhao, who later became the right minister of the Nanhu Department.

    Nanjing has a backstage,Bi was finally able to boldly enter the pulp and dyeing industry, which had a market that was hundreds of times larger, and once again achieved great success.

    After that, he initiated the establishment of the Wuhu Dyeing Bureau, organized the dyeing workshop owners who had been fighting each other, and ended the vicious competition in the industry. This forced the Dongting merchant gang to allow them to buy silk cloth and dye it and sell it on their own.

    Before that, they could only make money from dyeing, and they could not get involved in the hugely profitable sales market.

    Naturally, business efficiency has greatly increased, and all dye house owners are making far more profits than before.

    He also took advantage of the business network of Huizhou merchants across the country to set up many pulp and dyeing branches in major cities.  Let Wuhu Sizing and Dyeing Administration become the leader in the national pulp and dyeing industry and sell its products overseas.

    Ruan Bi¡¯s reputation naturally increased and he became the president of the entire Wuhu Chamber of Commerce.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????mbOUT He was a philanthropist who benefited the entire village and was deeply loved by the people in Huizhou and Wuhu, so he was honored as the "Chang Gong".

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    As for the other Uncle Wang, Wang Yu, he has a closer relationship with the Zhao family than Ruan Bi.

    Because he is from Xiuning himself.  Since this young age, the Zhao family in the east gate and the Wang family in the west gate have always represented Xiuning's wealth and nobility.

    But the years when the Wang family has been rich are much longer than the years when the Zhao family has been famous.  During the Zhengde period, his family became one of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and they still hold the license that makes them make a lot of money every day.

    But it was Wang Yu¡¯s cousin Wang Shangju who worked as a salt merchant and raised thin horses in Yangzhou.  Wang Yu's millions in wealth were not obtained by selling salt.  It was earned by his father, Wang Shangquan, who came to Wuhu fifty years ago and invested in a steel mill.

    Speaking of Wang Shangquan, he is also as famous as Ruan Bi in Wuhu.  He took advantage of his financial advantages and spent a lot of money to recruit many skilled craftsmen from Suzhou. He strictly managed and innovated technology, and soon made the Wang family's steel workshop stand out.  Then he successively merged with more than a dozen steel mills, and finally controlled the entire Wuhu steel industry.

    Then he used the Huizhou merchants¡¯ network to market Wuhu Suzhou Iron and Steel throughout the country.  And taking advantage of the imperial court's anti-Japanese war, which required a large amount of wrought iron and fine iron to make guns and cannons, Wuhu's steel production ranked first in the country, higher than that of the entire province of Guangdong, which ranked second.

    Since then, when people mention Su Gang, they will think of Wuhu, think of Wang Shangquan, and never think of Suzhou.

    As a result, he became the president of the Wuhu Chamber of Commerce, and his popularity was unprecedented.

    After Wang Shangquan¡¯s death, Wang Yu inherited the family business and managed it poorly for more than ten years, but he did not lose his father¡¯s reputation.  Now he serves as the vice president of Wuhu Chamber of Commerce.

    In addition, his cousin Wang Shangju has been a good friend of Zhao Liben for many years. The old man's ability to become a minister of the Yangzhou Salt Industry Guild as a minister was inseparable from the support of Wang Shangju and his cheap brother-in-law Ye Xixian.

    After Zhao Shouzheng won the first prize, both he and Ruan Bi went to Kunshan to congratulate him in person, so Zhao Hao was naturally able to match the number.

    ps. It¡¯s not easy to write today. It hurts my eyes to look up the information. There are only three chapters.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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