"Canghuotou, come and tell me in detail how the trade with the Japanese slaves was carried out."

Hearing Chen Yichen's questioning, Cang Huotou immediately put down the rice bowl in his hand, wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth and replied: "Young Master Chen is like this. After we parted that day, Boss Ye took us back to the Fujian mine."

"We were preparing to revenge before and met many people on the road, including those who smuggled along the coast of Fujian. However, trading with Japanese slaves is not ashamed of our local area. The relationship between the two sides is not deep, so there is no way to do this time Contact them."

"Well, do you find them as intermediaries? Is the commission very high?"

Chen Yichen has nothing to do with pirates and smuggling. He is so confused that he wants to raise the flag to rebel. He still cares about his identity.

The only thing he wants to know now is how to make this little money by doing this transaction. Based on the current profit, it will make a thousand taels of silver a year. If the mining tax is added, or other heavy taxes will be added, Don’t you have to raise the flag to rebel?

"It's not high, the other party respects Boss Ye very much, and only one ten times."

To be honest, even if Chen Yichen had never engaged in an illegal industry, he knew that the intermediary of this kind of transaction was very low. Under normal circumstances, it would be no surprise to help contact buyers and provide trading venues.

If you are a little more ruthless, it is not impossible to take away half of the profits.

"Then why can you only earn a hundred taels of silver in a few months?"

"Young Master Chen, is it still less than a hundred taels of silver? Now we can all have a full meal."

Unexpectedly, Canghuo Tou was even more surprised than Chen Yichen, and his eyes widened and looked incredible.

You should know that the reason why they raised the flag to rebel was not because of their ambitions or pursuit of a higher quality of life. It was a standard peasant uprising, and they were suppressed by the government's mining tax and had no way to survive. They were waiting for death if they didn't fight back.

So in their opinion, the fact that the transaction can pay part of the mining tax, no longer be forced by the government, and can also allow the wife and children to have enough food, has already made a huge change.

As for this hundred taels of silver, it is made pure blood, and it can be accepted even if it is less.

This sentence made Chen Yichen feel speechless. Canghuoto was too easy to satisfy. He didn’t even have the ambition to become bigger and stronger?

With this mentality, I still want to raise the flag to rebel, which is not as reliable as a bandit.

"I don't mean it's too little, but it feels like there should be more theoretically."

Chen Yichen tactfully pointed out his own thoughts. He didn't get much money-grabbing business and made a surplus back. He was simply sorry for the stupid Japanese slaves in this era who were very rich.

Zheng Xiang, among the three, had studied in a private school and had a much wider experience than Canghuotou. He understood the meaning of Chen Yichen's words.

"Young Master Chen, we are conducting this transaction on a small island on the sea. The Japanese slaves are responsible for transporting everything themselves."

"And the goods sold were nothing but pottery and coarse hemp, as well as some farming from Murakami, which really couldn't be sold at any price. If the Japanese slaves were not very eager for the copper coins of the Ming Dynasty, they could have exchanged several times of silver for them. Probably less profit.”

Hearing this, Chen Yichen nodded, and he understood a little.

This era has the highest risk and the most profitable maritime transportation link. It is not under the control of Ye Zongliu and others, and it is bound to give up a large part of the profit.

In addition, there are no high-value products in the goods they sell, and they can't sell at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the price of silver in Japan was really low at this moment, I'm afraid that it would be good if they traded without losing money.

This situation is a bit similar to the foreign trade of low-value products such as clothes, shoes and socks in the next two thousand years. It seems to be a large amount, but in fact it can't make much money at all, which is far less profitable than industrial products.

"The Jiangnan is rich in silk, porcelain and tea. Why don't you trade these items with Japanese slaves?"

The items Chen Yichen mentioned were called hard currency even in the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, until they were defeated by industrial products.

Nowadays, except for mines, all other things are poor like ghosts. These things are all luxury goods for them. Even if they are not able to obtain profits from the ocean transportation process for the time being, they are enough to rely on the high addition of goods. It's worth making huge profits.

"Young Master Chen, these things are not easy to purchase in large quantities, and our identity is not convenient."

Zheng Xiang showed a look of embarrassment on his face. Although the miners are relatively low in knowledge, there are still many knowledgeable people among them, such as Bian He.

They also knew that they would sell some valuable things to Japanese slaves, but it was only a few years since the Ming Dynasty's merchants were abolished. There were official backgrounds behind the large porcelain factories in various places. It was almost impossible to buy goods on a large scale without connections. matter.

What's more, these people are just temporarily "rest" with the government, and they are still wanting reputations. Which regular businessman dares to do business with them?

The theory is full, but the reality is very skinny. They can’t make a lot of money. If they can ensure the cost of food and drink, they are already very satisfied.

Faced with the reality of Ye Zongliu and others, Chen Yichen nodded with a serious expression. It seemed that things were far from as simple as he had imagined to grab money.

But the problem is that I want to help. Chen Yichen has no connections in business. The literati in the officialdom even regards merchants as low-key people. If you want to discuss business with them, you may be fired first. The scholar-official class.

The only thing that can be called related is Xu Fengyuan, who was a member of Yingtian Guild Hall.

However, the two sides had never met each other later, and the details were unclear. Chen Yichen did not dare to recommend it to Ye Zongliu and others at will.

If Xu Feng is a "insider", he will be really good at it.

Seeing Chen Yichen stop talking, Zheng Xiang also understood that the other party really wanted to help him and others, so he comforted him: "Young Master Chen, don't worry, this time Boss Ye contacted Jiang Fucheng from Youxi, Sanming, and the other party There are more than 10,000 furnaces in Youxi."

"We are going to mine the copper mine ourselves, then hand over the private money with Jiang Fucheng, and finally use it to exchange silver with the Japanese slaves for it. As long as everything goes well, it will become a big money deal in the future!"

Good guy, even Chen Yichen was surprised when he heard Zheng Xiang's words. He never expected that these miners would learn to learn from one example and apply it to others on the road of "illegal and crime".

He skipped the normal trade link of smuggling and chose to mine private mines to mint private money, which is worthy of being brave enough to rebel.

In addition to being shocked, Chen Yichen also felt that the name Jiang Fucheng was familiar, as if the southeast peasant uprising during the Zhengtong period was one of the forces, and he was not weak.

Because Lu Ding is the name of a blacksmith in the Ming Dynasty. You should know that without the strength, you don’t have the ability to swing a hammer to be a blacksmith. And having the ability to forge means that you will not lack weapons, armor, etc., if you want to

It is difficult to become a weak rebel army.

It seems that Ye Zongliu and others had already been in contact with Jiang Fucheng and other groups of furnaces before. No wonder during the Zhengyi Dynasty, the southeast uprising was able to last for several years and it developed to hundreds of thousands of rebels. Sure enough,

They all have two brushes.

However, after Zheng Xiang finished saying this, Wang Neng, who had been quiet next to him, added: "Now the imperial court strictly prohibits private mines. If we mine on a large scale, we may have conflicts with the officers and soldiers. I don't know how many deaths will be done by then

brother."

This sentence made the bright prospect that had been reversed before dimming in an instant.

The reason why Ye Zongliu's group of miners can have a good meal now is that they gave up mining silver mines privately and added some mining taxes, which temporarily eased the governments in Zhejiang and Fujian.

If you go to mine copper ore again at this time, wouldn’t it be like going back to your old business? In the eyes of the government, do you care whether you are mining copper or silver?

The final outcome may return to the point where you have to rebel.

The reason is that there is insufficient means of production, so I can only argue with the word "private mining", otherwise there will be no other way out to support so many miners.

"Give me some time, I'll consider if there is any solution."

After thinking about it, Shen Yichen decided to accept this matter and help the group of miners find another way.

This is not just for the sake of his future power and military source. Whether Shen Yichen can reach the peak of civil officials is unknown. It is unknown how to control force like Yu Qian. It is too early to say this now.

He was more unwilling to see these familiar faces, and in the end they were killed in the internal friction of the Ming Dynasty.

Many people understand the history of the Ming Dynasty, and the introductory book is the book "What Things in the Ming Dynasty". It is indeed easy to understand and written very interestingly. It is very suitable as an introductory book for history books.

However, this book describes the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the Tumubao Incident, there are very few descriptions of the other two large-scale wars, which cannot present a complete historical process.

These two wars are the Battle of Luchuan in the southwest and the largest peasant uprising since the founding of the Ming Dynasty in the southeast.

It was these two wars that mobilized almost all the strategic mobile forces in the left wing of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland, and countless elite generals and officials in the northwest were deeply involved in the inland war.

Until Yeshen's troops crossed the Shuomo, the Mongolian cavalry went south to attack Xuanda, Chen Mao, Jiang Gui, Wang Ji and other central officials of the Ming Dynasty, as well as a large number of officers and soldiers, were still at the end of these two wars.

Shen Yichen had seen refugees in Zhenjiang and watched countless Ming people who were unable to eat along the way. He understood that there was no winner in civil strife.

He once vowed to take the world as his responsibility, so that civil war would be avoided as much as possible, so that hundreds of thousands of Southeast miners and peasants such as Ye Zongliu would be spared from dying under the swords of officers and soldiers.

Similarly, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were also born to their parents, and there were also foreigners in the north. They dragged their tired bodies to the north and eventually died outside the border. Is this worth it?

Shen Yichen had never had the ability to change the historical process before, but this time, he wanted to give it a try.

After relocating Cang Huotou and others, Chen Yichen returned to the public mansion. This kind of thing should not be rushed. At least now, the group of miners in Fujian can have enough food and temporarily stabilize the risk of encirclement and suppression, which is far less urgent than before.

Back at the mansion, Chen Yichen sat in front of the desk, thinking about whether there were any suitable buyers among the people he knew, so that Ye Zongliu and others could trade high-value-added goods with Japanese slaves.

But after thinking about it, I knew either the honorary generals or the literati and literati, and I had nothing to do with business at all. The only one, Xu Fengyuan, was not very familiar with him and did not dare to support such a person at all.

Of course, if there is no way, Chen Yichen can also be a trade intermediary by himself and then hand over the goods to Ye Zongliu and others.

However, there is an extra procedure, and the process will become cumbersome, and I am also far away from Fujian. Communication and other issues are a big problem in this era.

Another more important point is that there will be a spring exam in February next year. Where can I get the energy and time to be a businessman?

After thinking about it, Chen Yichen only felt a headache, and there was no better way.

To be honest, Chen Yichen has made great progress over the past year in the Ming Dynasty. However, if he wants to change the rolling wheels of history, his strength is still a bit worse.

After staying in the mansion for two days, Chen Yichen still did not come up with a solution that would have the best of both worlds. However, he learned about the situation of the corruption case of Zhenjiang Prefecture from the mouths of Cang Huotou and others.

After receiving the news, Sun Ding acted quickly. Before the Zhenjiang official took action, he obtained direct evidence from the grain warehouse, silver warehouse and other important sites that were sealed.

The memorial is now on the way to the capital. After all, the prefect is a fourth-rank civil servant. The six ministries in Nanjing do not have this authority to review it, so they still have to wait for the capital to decide.

If nothing unexpected happens, greed will cause refugees to gather, and the magistrate of Zhenjiang and the magistrate of the magistrate of the government will at least be exiled to the frontier.

However, on the afternoon of that day, a carriage came to the gate of the Duke's Mansion. It was sent by He Pingyan to invite him, saying that the banquet had been set up in Xueling Pavilion in the evening, waiting for Chen Yichen and Sun Shaozong to shake hands and make peace.

Chen Yichen naturally would not refuse what he promised before, so he got on the carriage and stopped in a prosperous place in the capital with the shaking of "creaking".

Chen Yichen walked out of the carriage, looked at the scene around him, and found that there were endless sounds of ethereal sounds, as if it was a place in a raft.

"Carrier, is Xueling Pavilion here?"

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Chen Yichen turned around and asked the coachman.

The word "Xue Ling" sounds like a quiet and elegant private club. Why did you bring yourself to a brothel?

"Yes, young master, look up at the sign above."
To be continued...