Chapter 707 Ningbo trip
After a long time, Xie Zun returned to his former elegant and shrewd Confucian businessman appearance, which was completely different from him just now. "Chang'er, those Fusang people are not trustworthy, you should be more careful. But Uncle Ao will help you, remember to keep yourself first and not show off."
"Don't worry, my father, the child is a proper person. But the child is a little worried. The three hundred bullets, one hundred pairs of iron armor, and so many medicines, where can we go? If the goods cannot be delivered by then, these Fusang people will be distorted. Will it be inconvenient for us to do business with them in the future?"
"Hmph, it's just a group of Japanese people. What's so great about it? We certainly need their money, but they need our goods even more. The two heroes of the Ouchi family and the Hosokawa family are together, and it's a matter of time before the Da'ani family's military resources depend on our Ming Dynasty commodity trade. Even if they cheat them once, what can they do? Besides, when they really steal Ningbo and the road to official trade is blocked, who else can they rely on besides relying on us? We will get more benefits. Didn't Yang Chengzu want to do maritime trade? I want to see, the imperial court has banned the sea, so what does he use for maritime trade!"
He shook his head again, "It's a sin, a sin. I don't know how many people will die for this incident. Will those people blame me?"
"Father, you are also doing our home. If you don't make money back through Fusang people, how can we survive in our family? If you have your own difficulties, outsiders will not understand."
Xie Zun already had a bracelet on his hand. "Yes, how could they understand that food is the lifeblood of our family. Even if we can't eat it all, we can't let the government come in. Once the government enters the grain business, we will not even have the place to stand. No matter what, I will protect our family's foundation. But I am also guilty this time, and I am afraid I will live a life. But who made me the head of the patriarch of the Xie family? What I should bear cannot be pushed to others, Chang'er, helping him to the Buddhist temple, I have to recite the scriptures for three days and eat a long vegetarian for one month, otherwise I will feel uneasy."
Just after February, the southeast of the Ming Dynasty was already spring, and the breath of spring was everywhere. At the foot of Yuhuatai Mountain, Sister Guo Jiu proudly showed off her spoils and a large bag of Yuhua stones.
"My husband, do you think I'm awesome? I've put away so many rainy stones. Do you think we should just send an army to get rid of these rainy stones? Anyone who wants rainy stones in the future will have to buy them from Yang Ji, otherwise they will not be able to dig them, and they will be guaranteed to make a lot of money!"
Yang Chengzu didn't expect that she could actually make a monopoly road without a teacher, so he kissed her in the face with a funny smile, "Good lady, it's true that she is a husband-promoting appearance. I thought of a way to make a fortune so quickly. But I didn't have time to do this business with you. I want to go to Ningbo to sacrifice to the sea god, but it's not easy to miss the time. The shop here will entrust you to worry too much. If you have any difficulties, ask Xu Qiansui to help you. Those empresses in the family can also share the pressure for you, as well as those female accounting and female managers. Don't make trouble if you have nothing to do. If you really can't handle it, write me a letter. But I believe that my wife is the best."
"Don't worry, there must be no problem. It's definitely not wrong to leave this kind of business to me." Sister Jiu patted her chest and said that she had no problem, but she was reluctant to take the corner of her husband's clothes.
"You have to come back early. Although there are many relatives here to accompany me, I still miss you. Since I was with you, I found that I don't like women as much as before, but I still like the feeling of holding me. Also, don't eat too much. When I come back, I want to check the public food."
The sea gods of the Ming Dynasty were worshipped at the Qingming Festival and Frost Descent. In addition to the capital, they were the city temples along the coast. As an important foreign trade port in the southeast, Ningbo built the Tianfei Temple, and it was natural to worship the sea gods here.
Another important factor in choosing here for sacrifice is the development of Yang Ji, which is ultimately about going to the ocean. Ningbo Maritime Warehouse is an important base for the imperial court's foreign trade. If Yang Chengzu wanted to do foreign trade business, he naturally had to pay attention to it.
In addition to monopolizing the sales of some commodities, his Yang Ji wanted to make a profit, the other thing was foreign trade. In this era, the ocean trade did not mean that the government could really do it as soon as it wanted to do it. In fact, it was necessary to have a way overseas to know who to do the business and how to do it.
Ningbo Maritime Trade Bureau is responsible for the tribute trade to Japan. Although the envoys want to go to Beijing, part of the trade content is completed in Ningbo and through Maritime Trade Bureau. In addition, purchasing, inspection of goods, and even valuation of prices are all the work scope of Maritime Trade Bureau.
In the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states, the policy of favoring trade was implemented, and the value of the gifts was much higher than that of tribute. The Maritime Bureau was a money-losing yamen. This was not because the Ming Dynasty was not good at thinking, but because it had its own considerations, or the calculation was not an economic account at all.
The Ming Dynasty was the leader of the Southeast Asian tribute system. If you want to make a fortune, it would be equivalent to putting these tribute countries on an equal footing with yourself. Having this idea is a wrong principle.
There is no day or day, and there is no two kings in the country. In the eyes of Daming, the so-called countries around him are just their own vassals, and their status is similar to that of chieftains. For example, the King of Korea, in the Ming system, was only a second-rank official, and could not call himself emperor in the country, otherwise he would wait for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to conquer.
As the sect leader, if you trade with the chieftain, it would be too ugly to eat. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, the tribute trade was a ceremony in which the princes paid local specialties to the sect leader and recognized the status of the sect leader in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
With these integrity factors, it is different from the importance of focusing on money. If the Maritime Bureau pays money, it will be reasonable and authentic. As an external window unit, this yamen has some sales channels and has some relationships with overseas businessmen. If Yang Ji wants to do maritime trade in the future, he will definitely be under the banner of the court, so he must deal with this yamen.
The eunuch of Ningbo Maritime Mansion, Lai En, came to the dock as early as the Chinese New Year and brought several trucks of porcelain, lacquerware, and silk as a filial piety to Yang Ji. Although his yamen was compensated, the eunuch of the governor was a fat and oily position.
He was a legitimate minister of Zhengde. After changing to the new king, if he wanted to maintain this position, he had to work hard to curry favor with the new king and his favorite ministers. Not only did he give gifts, he was willing to provide any materials for Yang Chengzu. He also invited him to sacrifice to the gods in Ningbo. He also agreed to hand over several shops under his name and incorporated them into Yang Ji's wharf.
Yang Chengzu had the information provided by Duke of Wei, and knew that Lai En was actually a very influential eunuch. Many local officials in Ningbo were tempted by him. With such a person giving the green light to his business, Yang Ji's situation in Ningbo is easier to open.
The situation in Ningbo must be opened, but Nanjing cannot let it go. Liu, Guo Jiujie and some of the female family members stayed in Nanjing to stabilize the situation and expand their business. Yang Chengzu brought a large number of guards, as well as Yang Ji's workers and friends, and took several ships of cargo and set off for Ningbo.
In order to calm the emotions of the left-behind women, the family played wildly on Yuhuatai for a long time, but the afternoon time was not humane. When the fleet left Nanjing Wharf and went to Ningbo, Yang Chengzu still reminisces about the madness of seeing off. Leng Feishuang snorted angrily next to her, for some reason, although she had known about this man's absurdity for a long time, she used to just watch the excitement of such things, but now she feels more and more awkward.
Seeing him looking over, she was a little upset for no reason, so she had to hand over a piece of information: In Ningbo, a martial artist from the martial arts world came, claiming to be invincible in the southeast, and set up a ring there to challenge the masters from all sides. Leng Feishuang always felt that this behavior might be some kind of plan by the Xie family for her side, reminding Yang Chengzu to prepare more.
After taking a few glances, Yang Chengzu shook his head, "The courage of an ordinary man is not enough. If you have Feishuang by your side, no one is afraid of me." He put the information aside and began to plot with her, how far can the situation be opened in Ningbo? When will Yang Ji's foreign trade business be on track?
At this time, the spring was bright and the wind was calm in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty. As for the fact that hundreds of Japanese people had been waiting in Ningbo for too long, no one really cared about it at this moment. Mobile phone users should visit http://m.piaotian.net
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