Next, the conversation became lighter. One will talk about the humanities of Leizhou Mansion, one will talk about the climate of Leizhou Mansion, and one will talk about the geography of Leizhou Mansion.

The geography and climate of Leizhou Mansion are indeed very superior, such as Leizhou Bay will not freeze and seal the sea, and here is east to the Daming coastal line, south to the Nanyang countries, north to Tokyo Bay.

This well-connected shipping line is undoubtedly a major advantage of Leizhou Prefecture, which seems to have been born for maritime trade.

Lin Haoran mainly listened to everyone's story, and rarely took the initiative to express his opinions. In essence, his understanding of Leizhou Mansion is still very limited, and he doesn't know many things, such as Tianfei Palace, which is also a tiger girl who told him to know where it is.

Probably because of the fact that they live near the sea, these people do have a wide range of horizons, even better than the merchants in the capital. The vision is not limited to Leizhou Prefecture, but even to places such as Annam/Luzon.

Of course, they are all shrewd businessmen, and they know who the protagonist of this banquet is, so they will naturally praise Lin Haoran without a trace.

Whether it is getting rid of the bully Jia Bao or breaking the fake county order Liu San, this is one of Lin Haoran's political achievements. Especially in getting rid of the bully Jia Bao, it not only enhanced Lin Haoran's prestige, but also won the love of the people of Leizhou.

Now in Leizhou City, the people give Lin Haoran a thumbs up, and even call him the Lord of the Blue Sky.

It's just that when talking about this, Lin Haoran didn't show too much excitement. Because he knew that the imperial court measured his merits, not how well he did in the prefect of Leizhou, but whether he could complete the important task of opening the sea.

Gu Qingfeng seemed to understand Lin Haoran, or he was the one who thought about Lin Haoran with his heart, so he asked: "Brother Lin, when you go to the east of the city today, you won't really just go to play, right?" As far as I know, the West Lake in the west of the city is the best place to visit, and you haven't been there yet! ”

Hearing this, everyone also swelled up with curiosity. Previously, they all thought that Lin Haoran was going out of the city to play, but after Gu Qingfeng said this, this trip did not seem to be simple.

Lin Haoran put down the chopsticks, glanced at Gu Qingfeng with a smile, and then said openly and honestly to everyone: "Brother Gu is really wise, this official is indeed not going to play, but plans to build Leizhou Wharf in the east of the city!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people at the table looked at Lin Haoran in shock. No one thought that Lin Haoran would be so big that he wanted to open a port in Leizhou City.

Shen Liuye was also extremely surprised, and asked directly: "Governor Lin, this Leizhou wharf cost a lot of money, but Leizhou Mansion doesn't seem to have any products except for some betel nuts!" ”

He is engaged in foreign trade business in Dianbaicheng, so he is extremely familiar with the situation in western Guangdong.

Although this Leizhou City is not too bad, it is mainly due to the benefits of Haiyan, and the handicraft industry base is even weaker than Dianbai City, and there are very few commodities that can be obtained.

Now that the construction of Leizhou Port is costly, once there is no commodity output, it will definitely be a thankless task, perhaps throwing the silver taels into the sea.

Lin Haoran met everyone's shocked gazes, nodded slightly and smiled: "It is true that Leizhou City has no trade products at present, but I invited our big businessmen in Guangdong this time to build Leizhou City into a new textile base. ”

This is his idea, in fact, he already had this idea as early as when he was in the capital.

Among all trade goods, luxury goods can be directly eliminated, and ceramics and tea are not suitable for Leizhou Mansion. Only the textile industry is the fist product of maritime trade, and it is also a fast channel for the rise of regions and even countries.

The United Kingdom, for example, exported textiles worth more than £7.8 million in 1802, making it the largest foreign exchange earner. It was the income generated by the textile industry that made Britain very powerful and supported them in their campaigns.

It was only after the Second World War that Britain was hit hard, and the United States, Japan, West Germany and Italy took the opportunity to develop the textile industry, and their markets were robbed, and Britain's exports also suffered heavy losses, and it has been in a state of collapse ever since.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the next tide of maritime trade, those who win the weaver will win the world.

Lin Haoran saw the huge potential of the textile industry, so he had already made up his mind to establish Leizhou Port, build Leizhou City into a textile base, and then transport textile products.

It's just that when Gu Mancang and the others heard this big plan, their faces showed a solemn look.

The textile industry center of Daming is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the textile center of Guangdong is in Guangzhou, and now Leizhou wants to develop the textile industry, not only to face the competition of Jiangsu and Zhejiang cloth, but also to face the challenge of Guangzhou cloth.

Not to mention that they are no strangers to cloth, even if they don't know how to do it, they also know that the cloth in Guangzhou Mansion is good and cheap, and it is not something that Leizhou City can compete with at all.

Especially compared with those exquisite weavers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, even if Leizhou Mansion has been cultivated for a hundred years, I am afraid it is not as good as there.

Lin Haoran naturally saw their concerns, so he said lightly: "The day after tomorrow, I will take you to the east of the city for a walk, and I will also show you some things, after you have seen those things, if you are interested, you can also participate." You can rest assured, it is up to you to participate or not, and this official will not be reluctant! ”

"Lord Prefect, I'm afraid you've misunderstood! I will definitely support you, but I am afraid that the prefect will be disappointed, and those who are invited may not be able to participate easily! Chen Qinghe immediately said.

"That's right! We will definitely support it, but those businessmen are afraid that it will not be easy to be convinced! Zhao Fugui also hurriedly said.

This is indeed the case, people in this era are very particular about gratitude and retribution, not to mention that Lin Haoran is very likely to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future. They resolutely stood behind Lin Haoran, but they were worried about the feasibility of this goal, and they were also worried that Lin Haoran did not see the big difficulties.

Shen Liuye didn't say anything, and looked at Lin Haoran deeply.

Among so many people, he has dealt with Lin Haoran the most, and he has a deep understanding of this person's business talents. Previously, he thought that Gaozhou Mansion could not dye good cloth, but this person changed his concept and made Changlin cloth one of his main products.

Now listening to Lin Haoran say so confidently, and seeing him look so confident, there are not too many doubts in my heart, but I have become expectant.

Although he also felt that it would be very difficult for Leizhou City to develop the textile industry and would face many constraints, he always felt that this person might bring him a huge surprise.

If Leizhou could really become a textile center, he didn't even dare to imagine it. With the advantages of underground burial here, with the purchasing power of those Westerners, and with the market demand in Luzon, Annam and other places, this will surely open up a big gold mine.

"That's enough for you! Let's drink this cup together, and we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow! Lin Haoran looked at their attitudes with satisfaction, and confidently raised his wine glass and said loudly.