In the past, he greeted the governor who was also an old acquaintance. With his warm greeting, the two walked into the hall where many guests gathered together. Of course, Shi Lei was introduced to everyone as soon as possible. He was the guest of the host and guest today, and most of the people present came for him, but Shi Lei was still not used to such a scene, so he seemed a little reluctant to deal with it.

Perhaps seeing Shi Lei's chaoticness, the governor quickly came to lead him and met several of the most important guests one by one. Several colleagues in the future must be listed, and then there are spokespersons of several powerful people, including a big shopkeeper from Shi Lei's old Yue's family, who has met his son-in-law a few times.

Shi Lei just signaled him to have a good chat later, but he was pulled in front of several merchants. It is not difficult to see that these people represent several major forces among merchants, including those who specialize in spice business, some do teeth, and some specialize in slave trading. However, as important raw material suppliers, their scale is not large.

After just walking around like this, Shi Lei was basically still face-blind except remembering that he had limited to a few important guests. He could not match his name with his face at all, but it did not prevent him from easeing his nervous state.

When it was time for free communication, Shi Lei ran to the shopkeeper of the Cheng family and asked about his general situation.

The shopkeeper is definitely an old man from the Cheng family. He also knows his son-in-law very well and understands that he is an invincible top general in the battlefield, and is even not inferior to his old master Cheng Da Demon King. On such an occasion, he has made no achievements.

So the shopkeeper simply took on the heavy responsibility of explanation and explained to Shi Lei in plain language. What was going on today?

Simply put, because Shi Lei has taken office, these people, including the shopkeeper himself, have come to re-dividend the interests. Especially the Dou family, who is not in the way of dealing with Shi Lei, must give up a lot of interests, and naturally there is one of the Shi family.

But other noble families may not want to eat up a portion of this share. As long as they are pulled to the mainland, they can earn a difference of several times or even dozens of times, which is faster than grabbing money. No noble family will not be moved. Of course, this time the competition will be particularly fierce.

The governor was originally a bit exiled. His followers were originally from Chang'an. When he arrived here, his dignified governor was not strong enough, so he wanted to bring forward Shi Lei, who had a bright future, and work together to form an offensive and defensive alliance. While protecting his own interests, he could also sell well in the major nobles.

In fact, the latter is the most important purpose. The governor has not given up yet and has not planned to stay in Guangzhou for the rest of his life. He still wants to go back to Chang'an and display his political ambitions.

If he offended so many nobles at once, he would basically not want to run inland again. It would be impossible to die in this position for the rest of his life. After all, there are really not many people who want to take over such a position.

Those who are the considerate subordinates of the powerful are reluctant to throw them into such a corner just to take care of their own business. After all, they are the governor of Shangzhou. If they get the same position inland, it is easier to achieve results and become a strong support for their families in the future, so that they will not be able to wait for mold in such a cramped place.

Of course, for the same reason, in fact, if this governor is really willing to be tough, his position is captured by the military and political parties, and these people may not be able to do anything to him.

But even if you earn a lot of money, what's the use? It's not easy to spend money in Lingnan. You can't build a garden and raise a concubine, so the governor still can't speak hard.

As for those foreigners, they are indeed representatives of the foreign merchants, or they are more like dentistry. Each of them represents the interests of some people. They come to discuss the issue of interest division together so that their things can be sold at a price. Otherwise, facing the many nobles of the Tang Dynasty, they lack some heavyweight bargaining chips.

The merchants didn't want to directly select a few of the most powerful guys from the ship owners to represent their interests, so that they would not have to be handed over by the people of these guilds. But it is difficult to guess each other's thoughts, and there are also a lot of dirty things inside. It is not easy to choose a guy who really makes people convinced.

Moreover, these cargo ships traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to the Tang Dynasty, and anything could happen on the ocean. It is possible that just as a leader was selected, a hurricane came over there, and even the people and the ships were gone.

Or if you are patronized by pirates who don’t know where they come from, the strongest ones will become the weakest ones. Not only can they be convinced, but they may be swallowed up by some of them.

These guys who are used to living at sea will naturally do business honestly when they encounter powerful empires like the Tang Dynasty. However, when they encounter weak forces, they must have done a lot of robber jobs. They have grabbed their companions for many times.

Therefore, it is not realistic to expect them to work together to choose a representative of interests. It is better to expect those fellow villagers who have settled in Guangzhou to fight for their interests.

It happened that Shi Lei was in office when he was about to come to office. The merchants began to gather in Guangzhou. There was no way to sail the ocean now. Many times he had to rely on the monsoon to reach his destination.

The monsoon in May and June every year just takes them to Guangzhou, and wait until October and November, the monsoon from the north will be sent home.

During this period of stay, they just let them handle the goods at hand, and then purchase enough exquisite silk and porcelain from the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, return to their respective hometowns, and make a huge profit.

But even when there were the most foreign merchants, there were only two thousand foreigners in Guangzhou City who nodded. Even with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, thirty or forty ships of luxury goods every year were almost saturated.

Their ships are so capable of loading, and these things are not particularly large items, so the number is already at the limit of accommodation. Moreover, Guangzhou is still a bit backward in its development. If the number of foreign merchants is more, the supply of food, clothing, housing and transportation may not be possible.

Of course, there is another consideration. The subordinates of these merchants are also powerful sailors. I don’t know how many bloody guys are stained with. The Tang Dynasty still has to be wary of their robbery. Two thousand people are also the limit that the defensive power can completely control it.

In addition, there are also foreigners in Guangzhou that are specially designed for them to live in, which is a restriction on them while allowing them to live in accordance with their own customs.

With this guidance from the boss of the Cheng family, Shi Lei had a general idea of ​​the current situation, and he had already made plans for how to operate it.
Chapter completed!