Chapter 2531

Although Qiong Lianfa is a commercial organization that originated in the South China Sea and its business activities are mainly in the area south of the Fujian Strait, because Haihan officials were involved when it was established that year and have a certain official background, it has also been tight in recent years.

Following Haihan's development momentum, it continues to expand its external trade scope.

Originally, the offices set up by Qiong Lianfa in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were first deployed on Zhoushan Island. Later, after the Donghai Region annexed Ningbo Prefecture, an additional office was set up in Ningbo City. Then last year, after the Ming Dynasty surrendered to Haihan, Shi

Diwen directly moved the administrative seat of Donghai Region to Hangzhou, and there was news that Haihan would move its capital to Hangzhou in the future. Therefore, Qiong Lianfa, who had a keen sense of smell, also purchased a large amount of land near Hangzhou City to build a new large-scale

trade hub to meet the needs of future development.

Ning Zijing has never been to Hangzhou. He has not paid much attention to Qiong Lianfa's operations and plans in Hangzhou before, and does not know much information. In fact, Qiong Lianfa's plans in Hangzhou are not only

It is just a business store. Considering that Hangzhou may become the capital of Haihan in the future, even if Qiong Lianfa does not move its headquarters here, it will at least establish a trade hub here that can radiate the entire East China Sea region. The scale of its construction is certain

It will be far more than ordinary commercial stores on the market.

For a business giant like Qiong Lianfa who is not short of money, the priority is not the construction cost and difficulty of construction, but the long-term benefits. And because Qiong Lianfa has always maintained a good personal relationship with Haihan's senior management,

Some key information obtained from this also shows that Haihan is extremely optimistic about the development prospects of Hangzhou, so Qiong Lianfa will naturally not hesitate to invest heavily in Hangzhou to build its own base camp in the East China Sea region.

Tao Hongfang and others arrived at their destination quickly in a carriage. After they got off the carriage, they couldn't help but be a little confused about what they saw.

This is a crossroads, and several shops located at the crossroads look almost identical in appearance, and there is a large parking area for carriages and horses outside each shop. Together, they form a small square at this crossroads.

The strangest thing is that the signboards hanging above the doors of these stores are actually exactly the same, with the word Qiong Lianfa in gold letters on a black background.

"Zijing, you Qiong Lianfa are very creative in opening your shop. You opened four of them right next to each other!" Bai Letong couldn't help but joke when he saw this.

Ning Zijing smiled bitterly and said: "I don't quite understand what they mean... first go find someone and ask where we can be accommodated."

At that moment, some followers went to inquire about the situation, and soon a steward came out with someone. Ning Zijing asked the steward a question, and after the steward explained, everyone understood why there were four Qionglian restaurants at this intersection.

The hair shop is next to each other.

"Master Ning, the four shops you see are goods yards, shops, inns and restaurants. Each has its own division of labor. However, the custom-made signboards have not been completed yet, so now they are all hung up with standard signs. Wait.

I changed the signboard for a while, so I can tell them apart." The steward explained the situation here to Ning Zijing in a concise and concise manner.

Ning Zijing suddenly said: "So, the area around the intersection is our Qiong Lianfa's property?"

"Uh...actually that's not the case..."

"What's that like?" Ning Zijing asked curiously.

The steward responded: "Not only around this intersection, but also the four roads extending from this intersection, within a radius of one mile, are our industries. However, because the project is too large, most places are still under construction, and they must be completed and put into use.

, I’m afraid it will take another year or two.”

After listening to the manager's introduction, everyone couldn't help but be a little shocked. They also thought that Qiong Lianfa might build a large-scale and high-end office in Hangzhou, but they didn't expect that Qiong Lianfa would be so big.

, they actually allocated such a large area of ​​land for construction not far from Hangzhou city. If compared with the Dutch business building that we saw in Dinghai Port before, it really pales into insignificance.

Even though Ning Zijing himself worked for Qiong Lianfa, he had never heard of an office of this scale having been built before. This project in Hangzhou cannot be said to be unprecedented, but it is at least unprecedented.

The steward immediately took the group of them to the inn to settle down. The inn was not as simple as it looked from the outside. There were actually several independent courtyards inside. According to the steward, these courtyards were decorated according to the standards of Haihan Guesthouse.

, the furniture and living facilities are almost all transported long distances from Hainan Island, so they are generally not used to attract guests from outside. Only high-level internal personnel or dignitaries who have close relations with Qiong Lianfa are eligible to move in.

Of course, when designing these high-end courtyards, we obviously drew on the architectural styles of Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, cleverly combining pavilions, pavilions, springs, stones, flowers and trees. The landscaping is very different from the simple and clear Haihan style.

This young man saw such a courtyard for the first time and found it eye-opening. It was hard to imagine that such an environment was actually an inn owned by a business.

Ning Zi admired the crystal-clear appearance of the rockery in the courtyard, and took the initiative to ask: "The stone used in this rockery is Taihu stone, right?"

The steward quickly responded: "Master Ning is really discerning. The stones displayed in this courtyard are all carefully selected and transported by experts from the Taihu area in the north. Although I don't know the specific price, look at this rockery.

It's a whole piece of stone, weighing several thousand kilograms, and the shipping cost alone is huge."

Taihu Stone is actually limestone that has been eroded by the natural environment for a long time. It has become a famous garden stone since the Tang Dynasty. There must be several pieces of Taihu Stone with unique shapes in high-end Jiangnan gardens. In the early years, some travelers were also building private houses.

At that time, they spent a lot of money to transport Taihu stone back from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But later, some people used ordinary limestone to process it and were able to imitate a similar shape. The processing cost was far lower than the cost of buying the stone from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and transporting it all the way back to Hainan Island.

, so this Taihu stone gradually became less popular.

Hangzhou is more than a hundred miles away from Taihu Lake. Although this area has a developed shipping water system, it is still not easy to transport such huge Taihu stones to Hangzhou. It can be seen that Qiong Lianfa was indeed very careful when building these yards.

A lot of money was spent. And this kind of method is probably only used by an owner like Qiong Lianfa who is not short of money.

According to the steward, in addition to the ordinary guest rooms facing the street, there are four high-end residences built here. Because these residences are not open to the public, they have rarely received guests since they were built. Ning Zijing and others, plus their entourage,

It occupied two yards at once.

Of course, given their status, it was reasonable to occupy all four courtyards. However, considering that there might be a need to receive other distinguished guests here, Ning Zijing still consciously only wanted two of the courtyards.
Chapter completed!