The super large order of 200,000 horses of Leizhou cloth is like a shot in the arm, adding a super engine to the booming Leizhou economy, making Leizhou City even more prosperous.

In particular, the east of the city is showing a thriving appearance, with houses rising on both sides of the road, and the joint cooperative workshop has carved out a full 1,000 acres of workshop land in the east of the city and has entered the construction period.

With the large-scale recruitment of employees in the cooperative workshop, more migrant workers have flocked to Leizhou City, which has indirectly promoted the consumption of catering, entertainment, education and other consumption here.

In addition, the stories of getting rich have come out, which makes everyone yearn for Leizhou City even more.

Someone set up a food stall in front of the joint workshop, but in less than a year, he had already bought a house in the city and more than 30 acres of land in the village.

No one is really willing to live a hard life in the village for the rest of their lives, more and more young girls want to go to the cooperative workshop in every possible way, and some young villagers have also poured into Leizhou City.

Leizhou City was originally an unknown capital city in western Guangdong. It is not as good as the humanities of Gaozhou City, nor as rich as Lianzhou City, giving people more of the impression that it is poor and backward.

But in just one year, it has resolutely become a new landmark in western Guangdong, a place for countless young men and women, and the most important window for foreign trade in the Ming Dynasty.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of November has passed, and the weather is even colder.

Haojing Wharf is crowded with people, and it seems to be extremely lively.

Whether it was the reign of the Ming Dynasty or the occupation period of the Portuguese, there was a certain degree of restraint here. But under Lin Haoran's leadership, it has quietly become the most open port.

It allowed Ming merchants to come and trade, Portuguese to live here, and even the church to preach here. Therefore, it is full of Chinese and Western elements, and it also presents an unprecedented cultural blend.

"The best porcelain, don't miss it when you pass by!"

"The clocks of the Franc machine, ingenious things, have been transferred at a low price!"

"The pearls of the country of Sulu are so big and round that you don't believe them!"

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At the boarding point of a luxury passenger ship, a large group of shrewd peddlers of goods to the passengers in the upper class were diligently peddling all sorts of goods, resulting in several transactions, and some of them spending a fortune.

With the opening of the "Haojing-Leizhou" route, the passenger service here is also quietly rising, and there are three luxury passenger ships sailing from Haojing to Leizhou every day.

Prepared by the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, and with Leizhou's Lianlianfang as a shareholder, the interior of this sea vessel engaged in passenger transportation is not only luxurious, but also has a strong guarantee in safety.

As a result, more and more businessmen abandoned the overland route to Leizhou via Zhaoqing and went to Leizhou comfortably on luxury passenger ships by sea.

Most importantly, they gradually discovered that the upper class cabins of this luxury passenger ship would provide them with a good place to socialize.

No matter how noble the status is, once you are in this cabin, you don't look up and look down at each other. In particular, the journey is long and boring, which makes it easier to get closer to each other, and many people have made big deals during this journey.

Perhaps for this reason, even if the ticket price of this upper class is more than ten times higher than that of the ordinary class on the lower floor, some people are still willing to pay for it.

A fair-skinned old man boarded the passenger ship, his eyes welling up with surprise, and he was surprised to find that the layout of the ship was very different from the previous river passenger ships.

Not only are there suites here, but there is also a dining room outside, and a stage is arranged to perform plays, making this place feel like a relatively quiet restaurant or theater.

"Being able to take the same boat with you is a kind of fate, I Zhao Fugui invited this meal!" Zhao Fugui was dressed in festive red costumes and shouted excitedly at everyone.

"So, then thank you Zhao Yuanwai!"

Most of the people present here are businessmen or squires from Guangdong, and they are more familiar with this Niu Yinshan's in-laws. Hearing that he was going to have a treat, everyone did not shirk it, but expressed their gratitude one after another.

Those who often take this kind of luxury passenger ship know that many big businessmen will be so heroic, and make friends from all over the world by entertaining guests, so as to expand his network.

Zhao Fugui has a fat and round body, but his eyes are small, and his smile looks very much like Maitreya Buddha, this time he is returning home from a family visit. After greeting a few friends who knew each other, he was suddenly stunned and found that the old man sitting in the corner watching the play had an extraordinary bearing.

"The contemptible surname is Zhao Mingfugui, who does some salt selling business, and also makes a joint venture with friends to do cloth trading, but I don't know what to call Brother Ren?" Zhao Fugui walked over directly, and then respectfully saluted.

"You just call Mr. Dongshan, the old man!" The old man was a very easy-going person, and replied with a smile.

Zhao Fugui's interest was even stronger, and he smiled and said, "I've seen Mr. Dongshan!" But I don't know, can I sit here? ”

"You may be seated!" Mr. Dongshan raised his hand and smiled.

Zhao Fugui sat down, immediately asked someone to add wine and food, and then asked directly: "Mr. Dongshan, you are a scholar at first glance, you shouldn't have gone to Leizhou to do business, right?" ”

"The old man is indeed an idler, and now he travels around to increase his knowledge!" Mr. Dongshan nodded slightly, as if to emphasize the identity of the tourist, and pointed in the direction of Haojing: "This Haojing's house is weird, could it be that the local customs are not successful?" ”

At this time, the hull of the ship had just been activated, and if you went outside, you could still see the mirror.

"Mr. Dongshan, this is the first time you have come to Guangzhou City in recent years, right? Even if it comes, I'm afraid it will come and go in a hurry? Zhao Fugui did not answer immediately, but pretended to be hypocritical.

"How so?" Mr. Dongshan raised his eyebrows lightly and looked at Zhao Fugui suspiciously.

But without Zhao Fugui's explanation, a businessman next to him replied: "Because in the past few years, Haojing has been occupied by the Franc Machine, and those houses were built by the Franc Machine, which is not our custom here." ”

"Really?" Mr. Dongshan looked at the merchant and asked with a solemn face.

Another businessman replied loudly: "This is naturally true!" This matter is not a secret in our Guangdong Province at all, it is the result of a certain adult's connivance with the Franc machine, and even the imperial court has been kept in the dark! ”

"That's not right!" Mr. Dongshan suddenly shook his head seriously, and then pointed in the direction of Haojing and said: "It is clear that our Ming soldiers are maintaining law and order, and I also saw the Yamen of the Ming Inspection Department just now!" ”

Zhao Fugui seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and explained with a smile: "At the beginning of this year, our Guangdong City Bo Si raised Lord Lin and personally led a group of soldiers, which took back the Hao Jing from the hands of the Francophone and returned it to our Ming Dynasty to govern!" Otherwise, this is still the territory of the Franc Robot, and we may not be able to come here at all! ”