“Why not go by sea?”

Lin Quanan was stunned. He had never thought of transporting goods from Jiangnan to the capital by sea. After all, the flow of materials and people between the two places had always been via canals.

"I don't know about that." Lin Quanan shook his head, "I've only heard people say that shipping by sea is difficult. If there are storms and waves, everything will go bankrupt in an instant. We would rather use water boats. Even if a few of them sink on the way, it won't happen."

completely annihilated."

"Cattle boats are very slow."

"Yes! The canal is not only slow, but also has serious drawbacks during the process." Lin Quan'an said. He has heard of many tricks on the canal. From the beginning of the shipment, there are all kinds of extortion, theft, and bad regulations. Along the way, people "rely on the water to draw water" to eat the canal.

I don’t know how many people there are.

"But the merchants can just hand it over to the Cajun army to transport the goods. They will handle all the negotiations during the period. It only costs a few extra dollars for freight."

"Isn't there money in this?" Si Kaide thought. If the freight from Jiangnan to the capital could be changed to sea transportation, and part of the cargo transportation business in the canal could be snatched away, not only would the Crossing Group be able to make a lot of money, but it would also be a good exercise.

By building a fleet across the north and south, the army will have ready-made ships and sailors available for future maneuvers at sea, and routes along the way can be developed early.

In this case, it would be better to locate the main account in Shanghai.

Shanghai is the junction of China's north and south shipping. It is very convenient for ships to go to sea, whether heading north to Tianjin, Liaodong, south to Guangdong and Fujian, or even penetrating into various inland provinces.

Going up the Yangtze River from Shanghai, you can easily reach the Huguang area, China's main grain-producing area. If you occupy this golden waterway in China, you can use the Yangtze River as a transportation hub to penetrate to both sides of the strait. You can continuously absorb the rich local products and human resources.

, sells large quantities of goods.

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If the Crossing Group wanted to engage in trade with Japan, it would be more convenient to start from Shanghai than from the Jinxia area occupied by Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong's goods shipped to Japan include raw silk and silk products as the largest items, followed by cloth, daily necessities and medicinal materials. These products are produced in large quantities in the Jiangnan area and can be purchased and shipped nearby. In terms of freight, they are also higher than those of Zheng Zhilong Group, which is located in a corner of Fujian.

Comes cheap...

In fact, Si Kaide is still thinking about shipping grain to the Ming Dynasty. Every year, millions of grains of grain are shipped from the south of the Yangtze River. If he can handle this, his income will be huge.

However, this idea is too far-reaching, and I'm afraid it won't be possible for a while.

The two parties had discussed and decided, and each party made preparations on their own. Lin Quan'an immediately made a request that if he wanted to go out to work in the headquarters, he would need to bring his wife, concubine, and their children, and other family members could stay in Lingao.

Of course Jiang Shan agrees - this is a reasonable request. Lin Quan'an actually has another plan: to take this opportunity to transfer part of his family's population and property - this is still a cunning idea.

"It's a pity that your son is too young, otherwise he could be your helper." Jiang Shan didn't know what he had in mind.

"I need more support from the leaders in the future." Lin Quan'an said very politely.

Wanyou established by Lin Quan'an was called Shanlu in Lingao's intelligence bureau system. It was codenamed "Golden Name". Based on many meetings and discussions between the Foreign Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Colonial Trade, and taking into account the dual considerations of trade and intelligence, the decision was made

The future mainland intelligence-trade system will refer to the organization method of Zheng Group back then.
Chapter completed!