Lu Kai returned by sea transport. After reporting his safety at home, he still came to see Kang Yueran first.
Kang Yueran was a little embarrassed. "Um, do you know about the Maritime Affairs Office?"
"I know. As soon as I got home, my wife told me that it was you who made the suggestion to the court. She also advised me not to be angry with you. She was just imagining things. I'm not that petty."
“The emperor has set his sights on shipping. The people in the court don’t understand how to do business, so I thought that instead of letting them mess around, I might as well give them some advice.
"Brother Lu, I won't hide it from you. Once His Majesty has tasted the sweetness of sea transportation, I'm afraid he'll be even more reluctant to let it go. I think His Majesty will definitely introduce some rules and regulations for sea transportation next year or the year after to control maritime merchants."
No matter how rich a merchant is, he cannot compete with an official, let alone the emperor. "You have a point. I guess I need to think of another way out."
"Then think carefully, did your trip to the Han Kingdom go smoothly?"
Lu Kai's worry turned into joy. "It went quite smoothly. Our goods are always in great demand and they sold out quickly when they arrived there. I also brought back three red corals this time."
My wife said that the emperor has granted you a marriage with Prince Heping, so I'd like to congratulate you first. Those three red corals are very festive and extremely rare. Do you want to keep them?"
Kang Yueran thought for a moment and said, "Okay, just sell those three red corals to me." Red corals would definitely be a good dowry.
"When I go to the Han Kingdom again next year, I will bring you some pearls as a dowry."
"Okay, I've been busy with business these years and haven't saved any dowry." Not to mention the powerful and wealthy, even ordinary people with some financial resources started saving for dowries when their daughters were very young.
Lu Kai teased a few times, then asked awkwardly, "Um, you have a good relationship with Prince Ning, right?"
Kang Yueran laughed out loud, "Why? You want me to introduce you? Just say it directly, why are you embarrassed?"
"Yes! When my father gave me the money to start a business, he said that the Lu family's ink-making skills would be passed down to my two younger brothers. In fact, I thought about it on the way here. I want to do shipping business. Standing on the ship, looking at the black sea water, feeling the turbulent waves, I like this kind of adventure."
Being able to do what you love is a lucky and happy thing. "Okay, I'll invite Prince Ning and Chu Yun to my house for dinner tonight. You can come too, and I'll introduce you to each other. They both love to play and have fun, and I believe you will get along well."
Lu Kai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much!"
They still had to give Kang Yueran face, so Chai Shibo and Chu Yun arrived as scheduled and had a very pleasant conversation with Lu Kai.
Lu Kai grew up in Anzhou City and knew many interesting places that others didn't know about. He invited Chai Shibo and Chu Yun to go out and play several times, and their relationship became even closer.
In October, the Maritime Transport Office was completed. Chai Shibo and others went in for a tour and were very satisfied.
He pointed to the three large characters on the plaque at the entrance and asked Kang Yueran, "Why is it called Shibosi?"
Because it was called this in ancient China! "Shi means city, and Bo means ship, which also means foreign. How easy to understand."
"It sounds better than the Maritime Transport Office. I'll submit a memorial to my father when I get back." He laughed triumphantly, "Three Maritime Transport Offices and three Maritime Customs Offices, and Anzhou was the fastest to build one. Hahahaha... I've really worked hard and made great contributions."
Chu Yun rolled her eyes at him and said, "Have some shame? It's because of Miss Kang that the merchants in Anzhou are so cooperative with you, and you can be the fastest."
Although merchants have a low status, it would be a very troublesome matter if they united to hinder the imperial court.
Chai Shibo smiled flatteringly at Kang Yueran, then turned to Chu Yun and said coldly, "What do you know? She's my sister-in-law. What's wrong with helping me? Chu Yun, you're shameless."
"How am I shameless? Who is shameless between us?"
Kang Yueran ignored their bickering. She looked at the words "Shibosi" and smiled. Regardless of the future, she was genuinely happy to witness the establishment of the Shibosi in Dayong.
Chai Shibo quickly submitted a memorial to Emperor Jianning, in which he not only proposed that the Maritime Transport Office be renamed the Maritime Customs Office, but also applied to stay in Anzhou to manage the Maritime Customs Office.
Emperor Jianning wrote the word "approximate" on the memorial with a flourish of his brush.
Chai Shibo and Kang Yueran have a good relationship. With Kang Yueran's help, the Maritime Customs Office can be improved and developed in the shortest time.
Chai Shibo was extremely excited when he received the approval from Emperor Jianning. He booked three rooms at Mu Lian's restaurant to celebrate, invited many merchants from Anzhou, and loudly announced that he would be the future Anzhou Maritime Customs Commissioner.
A few days later, Kang Yuanchen's Kangji Cart Shop opened quietly near the Maritime Customs Office.
Niu Dayan came to congratulate in person with gifts, and the new manager Kang Yuanwu received him very politely.
Being too polite means you're not familiar with each other! Niu Dayan knew that he and the Kang family could no longer go back to the way they were before, and it would be difficult for him to benefit from Kang Yueran again in the future.
Looking at the gifts displayed in the lobby, he felt very uncomfortable. No matter how good the excuse was, once they separated, others would inevitably make some guesses.
Kang Yueran, He Zhengchu, and Chengdu gave gifts. Those who were rich gave more, and those who were poor gave less. The amount was a token of appreciation.
The plaque of the Kang Family Carriage Company was written by Prince Ning himself. Chu Yun gave two horses as a gift, but Kang Yueran didn't want to be too high-profile, so both of them gave the gifts privately.
On the third day of its opening, Kangji Cart Shop received a huge business. The imperial ship had returned!
Lu Kai is very experienced and taught Chai Shibo, Chu Yun and He Zhengchu the process step by step.
First unload the goods to the warehouse of the Maritime Customs, and have someone inspect the cargo ship. If there are any problems, they must be repaired immediately.
He ordered his men to register the goods brought back, set a date to notify the merchants to come and inspect the goods, and set prices for all the goods before the merchants came...
The court had many ships and brought back a lot of goods. Lu Kai was bold but careful. He taught slowly but in great detail step by step.
Since he had no trouble selling the goods, Chai Shibo simply relaxed his schedule and slowly learned the trade. By the time he sold the goods and calculated his profit, it was already the twelfth lunar month.
There would be no more going out to sea at the end of the year. Chai Shibo arranged his official business and left He Zhengchu to look after it. He and Chu Yun took the silver and returned to Beijing, and would come back after the New Year.
On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, Kang Yuanchen got married.
Getting married is a big event, so Kang Yuanchen sent a carriage back to Fengtou Village to pick up Kang Yanshun, Kang Hong and others.
Before leaving, Kang Yuanwu said that many villagers would definitely want to come, so he decided to go right before the wedding to catch them off guard. Furthermore, if he only sent two cars, not many people would be able to come.
But he still underestimated the villagers. He sent out two carriages, but when they came back there were five carriages. Huang's face looked a little unhappy.
The three extra cars were hired from a large car dealership in town, and Kang Yuanchen quickly paid for them.
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