Chapter 766: 587
The establishment of the Yang Family Trading Company was a piece of cake for the two of them; within a few days, they had drafted a complete set of regulations.
The two families sold their fleet of ships directly to the Yang Family Trading Company, and also sold more than a dozen shops to it.
And the Yang Family Trading Company did not pay out any Silver; this was considered as the one million taels of silver previously mentioned by Yang Zhenshan.
In the short term, the Yang Family Trading Company focused on sea trade, mainly operating sea trade businesses in Liaodong, Jiangnan, Fuhai, and the East South Sea Domain.
After settling down on Star Moon Island, the Yang Family Trading Company also planned to establish glass workshops and salt fields.
At present, Luo Shang and Zhen Yang had only decided to establish glass workshops and salt fields. Although the glass market within Da Rong had already been occupied by the Imperial Commerce Bureau, there was still a vast market in the East South Sea Domain and the southern dynasties, where they could completely make money by selling glass products there.
As for the salt fields, the advantage of sun-drying salt on the islands was too great. Perhaps this business could not grow big in the East South Sea Domain, but it must at least meet their internal demand.
The two had determined to establish the salt fields, firstly, to resolve internal demand, and secondly, to see if they could seize a portion of the salt market in the East South Sea Domain.
The Tenglong Guard had been running salt fields for more than ten years and had summarised quite a few practical experiences. This reduced the cost of sun-drying salt by a lot, and at the same time greatly improved the quality of the salt; they could already produce snow-white refined salt.
Therefore, both Luo Shang and Zhen Yang felt they could seize a part of the salt market in the East South Sea Domain by leveraging the quality of refined salt.
Once the two had agreed, Yang Zhenshan invited Deng Yuehe over.
In the tea room,
Yang Zhenshan, Luo Shang, Zhen Yang, and Deng Yuehe sat together.
"Would Ms. Deng be willing to join Star Moon Island once again?" Yang Zhenshan looked at Deng Yuehe and asked.
Now, Deng Yuehe was the Vice Admiral of the Navy Commander’s Mansion. Although she did not have much real power in her hands, she was still a high-ranking official of Da Rong.
And the Lv family, where Deng Yuehe belonged, had also settled in Da Rong, making their home in the Capital City, buying up residence and some fertile land, and were thoroughly integrated into Da Rong.
Deng Yuehe thought for a moment and said, "The Old Marquis is willing to support my Lv family, and that is our good fortune. However, the Old Marquis also knows that my Lv family has been wandering for many years. Now that we have finally settled in Da Rong, we truly do not wish to return to wandering again."
"If the Old Marquis needs it, this old lady can let her son bring a grandson to Star Moon Island to serve the Marquis!"
Upon hearing these words, Yang Zhenshan was neither displeased nor surprised.
This is human nature!
The Lv family had finally settled down in Da Rong and had no need to return to Star Moon Island and start all over again.
It was already a compromise for Deng Yuehe to allow her son and grandson to help, out of respect for Yang Zhenshan.
"That will be fine. However, in this case, the Lv family will only have a five percent stake in the Yang Family Trading Company!" said Yang Zhenshan.
"Thank you for not blaming me!" Deng Yuehe breathed a sigh of relief as she saw him agree.
Yang Zhenshan continued, "In that case, let’s settle the matter for now. In a couple of days, you all head to Star Moon Island!"
"I have already written to Luo Jingsong. He has made preparations on his end. After you arrive, you can start setting up the framework for the Yang Family Trading Company!"
Luo Shang was the most enthusiastic, saying, "Rest assured, Old Marquis. We are well-prepared. Shopkeepers, accountants, apprentices, and more - I have prepared over a hundred people, including their families, ready to move to Star Moon Island at any time."
"That is excellent!"
Yang Zhenshan nodded in satisfaction, "I expect to head to Star Moon Island by late September, and we’ll make detailed arrangements on the island."
After agreeing, the three took their leave and departed.
In early September, the Luo family, the Zhen family, and the Lv family took hundreds of people and set sail to Star Moon Island from the Jin Hai Guard port.
On September 12th, Wang Qianzhong and Yang Wanting had their wedding, and the Yang family had a grand celebration.
Wang Sheng took up the position of Bazong in the martial training camp of the Twelve Camps within the imperial guard, and the martial training camp’s commander was Lv Shizhi, while the Twelve Camps were led by Lu Baishu; both of these men were old friends of Yang Zhenshan and would be able to look out for Wang Sheng in the future.
The position of Bazong was not high, but it was enough for the Wang family to settle down in the Capital City.
Besides, the Wang family was not poor. After all, the Wang family was a noble family from Ludong and had some wealth.
This could be seen from Wang Bin’s purchase of a five-courtyard mansion in the Capital City.
The dowry the Yang family gave to Yang Wanting was also considerable: a small manor outside the city, over a thousand acres of land, three shops in the city, and six servant households, totalling over thirty people.
Among these thirty people, there were maids for personal service, trained guards, and stewards capable of writing and calculations.
With these people around, Yang Wanting wouldn’t have to suffer no matter what.
Apart from these, Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi had also prepared ten thousand taels of silver as the base of her dowry.
So, Yang Wanting was now a little rich lady, with assets exceeding those of the Wang family in the Capital City.
However, compared to Yang Wanqing, Wanting’s dowry was still much less.
It was an unavoidable situation, not that Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi were biased, but because the circumstances were different and the dowries could not be the same.
Three days after the wedding, Wang Qianzhong and Yang Wanting returned to her family’s home.
Yang Zhenshan, Yang Mingcheng, Yang Chengmao, and Wang Qianzhong had tea in the front yard tea room.
Yang Wanting was the eldest daughter of Yang Mingzhi, but Yang Chengmao was actually Wang Qianzhong’s brother-in-law.
Since Yang Mingzhi was not present, his elder brother Yang Mingcheng naturally had to take his father’s place to entertain the son-in-law properly.
As for Yang Zhenshan, he was purely there to join in the fun.