Chapter 202 [Local Emperor of Haizhou Island]

Jiang Lili was shocked that He Fengqing suddenly wrote a poem to praise her and asked her if she needed anything and immediately sent a boat to deliver it.

I don’t know what medicine I took wrongly.

Young man, I am still as rebellious as you were at the beginning.

In the letter, He Fengqing also said that in addition to his flower shop business, he was also doing very well in the jade business. He was good at identifying the quality of pearls and jade and had a very sharp eye.

Jiang Lili was skeptical about the vicious vision.

Jiang Lili shook her head and looked at the second letter: "Manager Jiang is doing well..."

The third letter: "Manager Jiang is well..."

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Jiang Lili: ...Is she some kind of local emperor on Haizhou Island? Are all her ministers writing letters and handing in memorials to pay their respects?

Every letter was signed by a member of the He family. Even He Fangzhi, the eldest brother of this generation of the He family, wrote a letter to greet them. His writing was very elegant and his flattery was subtle, which made Jiang Lili very happy.

Jiang Lili read through the nine letters one by one. The contents of all nine were similar. They were all greetings to her and wanted to send her gifts.

In addition, each person's letter also introduced their business and advantages, just like a resume, as if they were applying for a job.

Jiang Lili thought about it and realized that she had no chance to meet these people normally. The only turning point was when she asked Xin Che to bring some local specialties of Haizhou Island to the He family.

Jiang Lili saw a letter tied to Liefeng's leg, which should have been sent by He Jing.

After reading what He Jing said in the letter, Jiang Lili suddenly realized that it was because they saw the gifts she gave to the He family, and they were all moved and began to support her status as a partner of the He family, wanting to improve her favor and ask for cooperation.

All the treasures they discovered while excavating the mountains in the past two months were placed in the warehouse built in the cave.

Xin Che just picked out a piece of agarwood of a decent size from their warehouse, but it caused such a sensation. Even He Fangzhi, the most arrogant member of the He family, wanted to bring this piece of agarwood to their company's large-scale auction as a treasure to show off.

Jiang Lili weighed it in her mind and thought that this was a good thing, a deal that would not lose money at all.

The pirates in the pirate group are all good at some unorthodox tricks, and treasure hunting and gold panning are one of their most proficient skills.

In addition, with monkeys familiar with the mountains and forests leading the way, and the Xin family father and son who are highly skilled in martial arts and experienced as team leaders, in just two months, they have discovered treasures such as agarwood, rosewood, rosin, and agate mines.

Of course, the gold mine that was originally discovered is still being protected in secret, and only family members know about it. After all, gold and silver are the hard currencies of the two worlds, and treasures like agate and jade have a much slower sales cycle.

Moreover, if Xiaopang sells off too many jewelry and other items at one time, it will inevitably attract the attention of interested people.

Except for metal ores, all the treasures found in the mountains are of little use to Jiang Lili. What she needs most is the people from the He family to send people and ships to her.

After reading the letter, she sighed that the He family was worthy of being the richest family in Lingnan, and these family members were really something.

The He family's children each have their own specialty, ranging from jewelry and tea, spices and dyeing to ironware and woodware, banks and pawnshops. Each of them has deep roots in certain industries and has a very wide network of contacts.

Among them, Jiang Lili was particularly impressed by a member of the He family named He Zhuxiu. When she was at the He family, this man never spoke ill of her.

He Zhuxiu couldn't compete with his other brothers and sisters in Lingnan, so he set his sights on the north shore of the nearby Haizhou Island. He had more than 30 shops on the north shore of Haizhou Island, providing food, clothing, housing and transportation for the residents of the north shore.

Although he doesn't earn as much as other children, it has become his advantage in standing out from Jiang Lili.

He Zhuxiu's letter also said that Jiang Lili could have free access to He Xiuzhu's shop on the north shore of Haizhou Island with the golden peony seal given to her by the master of the family.

As for the shops owned by He Xiuzhu on the north bank, they are easy to recognize. Any shop with the word "bamboo" in its name is He Xiuzhu's business.

Since these He family members wanted something from her, Jiang Lili made her request without hesitation.

What the island lacks most now are all kinds of craftsmen, especially carpenters and blacksmiths. Carpenters build canoes and large ships.

It is too expensive to buy a boat nowadays. A small speedboat, such as an alloy fishing boat, costs more than 30,000 yuan. Such boats are powered by gasoline or diesel. Xiaopang bought nine boats with funds from the public account. These boats and the pirate ship are parked on an uninhabited beach on the west side of South Island.

It is difficult to buy a larger ship, as purchasing it requires many procedures and is quite troublesome.

The alloy fishing boat is currently suitable for use by trustworthy people, such as Wen Qiao or Xin Jiajun.

There are also fast and easy-to-use sea boats, which cost around 20,000 yuan. Xiaopang has also stockpiled five of them.

There is a lot of money to be made from selling ancient gold, silver and jewelry, and there is also a lot of money to be spent on island infrastructure. This is one of the reasons why Xiaopang is now working hard to expand into more profitable areas.

Jiang Lili remembered that when they were rescuing the locust plague, Zhang Xin from the Zhang family, where they stayed, gave her a list of reliable craftsmen on the north shore of Haizhou Island. The craftsmen on the list were all Zhang Xin's good friends, with good character and good skills.

So Jiang Lili asked the He family to dispatch various craftsmen from the Lingnan region to the north island of Haizhou Island.

He also asked He Zhuxiu, who already had a business base on the north bank of Haizhou Island, to send someone to pick him up, and set up an office on the north bank to assist in handling Jiang Lili's affairs on the south island.

Jiang Lili asked someone to find the craftsmen in Beidao that Zhang Xin was familiar with and sent them some of the assembly drawings of the fire pole.

They were asked to help assemble the parts, explaining that the blueprints contained parts their team would need to maintain the ship. Once they were familiar with the assembly process, they would lead the group of craftsmen from Lingnan into mass production.

Jiang Lili will go to the north bank and send the parts cast by the blacksmith back to Master Liao on Haizhou Island, and select trustworthy craftsmen to do further assembly.

As for why the craftsmen were not allowed to come directly to the South Island, the first reason was that the South Island did not have as many blacksmith shops as the North Island, and the conditions for blacksmithing were not good.

The second is the north coast of Haizhou Island, which is closer to Lingnan and has relatively better living conditions. If you had said from the beginning that the destination was the desolate south coast, many blacksmiths and carpenters in Lingnan would not have taken the job at all.

Furthermore, it only takes Jiang Lili and Cen Biaoshi half a day to go to the north bank by water using an alloy fishing boat, which is much easier than sending a large group of craftsmen to the south bank.

Before the incident in Mi Country is resolved, a large number of foreign craftsmen cannot be allowed to come to the South Bank. If a fight breaks out, it will easily cause chaos.

Regarding He Fangzhi's desire to have the piece of agarwood that she had sent to be auctioned at the Zhiyu Trading Company, Jiang Lili replied to He Jing that it was okay, but He Fangzhi had to agree to a condition that he owed her.