This is the lifeblood of Liu Bei's power. When Liu Bei captured Xilingjia, he immediately summoned 10,000 civilians to build the dock. After Liu Bei defeated the Tianzhu coalition, all the 50,000 Tianzhu prisoners of war who were captured by Liu Bei also invested in the construction of this dock.
Therefore, this wharf is even better built than the capital of Xilingjia. A large number of ocean-going ships are parked near the wharf. These ships are like huge castles docked on the wharf. In the distant ocean, there are still faint There are ships heading towards this pier one after another, and it has become the largest and busiest pier in the entire South China Sea!
At this time, Daqian's businessmen and Zhang Shiping were gathering in a conference room not far from the pier.
Zhang Shiping smiled when he saw these big merchants: "Brothers, I have convinced the general. The general is willing to sell these noble monks from Tianzhu to you, but the price cannot be low!"
Zhen Xing smiled and said: "If it weren't for the help of my brother, how could this matter be successful? We will definitely not let you suffer a loss. The price of a Tianzhu man who knows how to farm is 20,000 yuan. If he also has management skills, the price can be still The increase is 10,000 yuan, and for Tianzhu’s beauty, we will give you the best price, a flat price of 200,000 yuan, and we will never let you and the general suffer any loss!"
Xian Yuying also smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, this is high even within Daqian. We really didn't make a dime, and we even paid for the freight. This is because Brother Zhang takes care of our business, so we repay Brother Zhang with this." price!"
Do the nobles of Tianzhu make money?
Of course they made money. The price they offered was high, but the price was higher when sold to the islands in the South China Sea. For these businessmen, it was a profit without making the trip in vain.
They came to Tianzhu selling grain, cloth, ironware, and other materials. Although they could earn gold, silver, and even copper coins, these were precious metals and were very small in size. Many ships had to return empty.
For the large-scale maritime merchants, emptying so many positions is equivalent to losing money for several months. Even if such a channel is highly profitable, for merchants, if they do not make a profit, they will lose money.
Therefore, they are eager to find a special product in Tianzhu and sell it back to Daqian. Only when the goods are sold back and forth can the profit be the highest.
To be honest, the products that can be sold in Tianzhu are extremely limited, such as spices with Tianzhu characteristics! There are few local specialties, unique Tianzhu handicrafts, etc. This kind of small-batch feudal era handicrafts is simply impossible To meet the huge demand for shipping.
Therefore, these merchants who came to Tianzhu urgently needed a large-volume and precious alternative product that could balance the shipments of both parties.
But when they saw many nobles from Tianzhu sweeping the streets and collecting manure, their eyes lit up and they felt that Liu Bei was wasting his talents.
Nowadays, on the islands in the South China Sea, not to mention workers with various skilled skills, even farmers who only know how to farm are considered high-tech talents. If they can also lead a few savages to farm, they will be full-fledged management talents. Even if You can easily become a group leader.
Therefore, Liu Bei looked down on the nobility in Tianzhu, but when he went to the South China Sea, he became a high-tech talent. The businessmen in Daqian immediately told Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang their thoughts, and only then did the two of them respect Liu Bei. proposal.
When Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang heard what Zhen Xing said, they looked at each other and nodded. They often trade with Daqian, so they naturally know that the price of this transaction is already the best. But they don't know that there is an extreme shortage of labor in the South China Sea. , especially senior laborers who know how to farm.
Nowadays, Daqian is in the midst of prosperity. It can be said without any politeness that the whole of Daqian is a beacon of civilization in the known society. Now people in rural areas of Daqian are running to small cities, and people in small cities are running to big cities. Everyone wants to Yearning for a prosperous and lively city life, who wants to go to the wilderness to do things after having nothing to eat and nothing to do?
Therefore, Li Aimin and others do not have more than 10 times their monthly salary, so it is impossible to recruit people. After all, going to the South China Sea means risking their lives to do something.
Yes, they went to those desert islands to do things and risked their lives. Although Xu Wei found a way to improve Daqian's medical technology, going to the tropical rainforest in the South China Sea to open up wasteland was a job with a relatively high mortality rate. Poisonous snakes, insects and ants, dangerous beasts, will always take away their lives in unexpected places, so death is also a problem that needs to be faced on the deserted islands in the South China Sea. It is because of this situation that even Li Aimin and others The price offered is very high, but very few people come to the South China Sea. Few people are willing to come to the South China Sea to work hard. It can be said that the islands in the South China Sea are extremely short of labor.
And these businessmen took a fancy to Tianzhu's labor force. In the known world, apart from Daqian, there is no place with a denser population that can be compared with Tianzhu. Tianzhu's area is one-fifth of Daqian, but its population is not as dense as that of Tianzhu. The population density of Daqian is much higher than that of Daqian. It can even be said that Tianzhu has a higher population density than Daqian.
Moreover, Tianzhu's civilization is also extremely developed. Whether it is agriculture or handicrafts, it is not much worse than Daqian. It is much better than the uncivilized savages in the South China Sea. Even when farming in the South China Sea, these Tianzhu people are stronger.
So these big businessmen saw business opportunities. The profits from selling slaves were already high, and the profits from bilateral trade were even higher. As long as they sold Tianzhu people to the South China Sea, they could easily earn more than double the profits. Got it.
What's more important is that with this specialty, the trade from Tianzhu to Daqian has become the most profitable triangular trade.
They can make a lot of money by selling Daqian's industrial products to Tianzhu, and then make a lot of money by selling Tianzhu's slaves to the islands in the South China Sea, and then buy various agricultural products from various islands in the South China Sea and sell them as industrial raw materials. When it comes to Daqian, it can be said that they can make a profit at every trade point, and such triangular trade forms a closed ring, which allows merchants in Daqian to earn more than ten times the profit in one trade.
That's why they are so enthusiastic about selling slaves in Tianzhu, because as long as they find slaves, their trade route can form a perfect closed circle.
Su Shuangming gave Zhen Xing and the others a goods list and said: "This is the goods that the general needs. I have written them down. I also ask you to buy goods according to this list when you come to Tianzhu next time. This will not only solve the problem It’s a problem for the general, and it can also maximize your profits!”
Zhang Shiping also followed up and said: "Tianzhu's servant brother is also ready for you. We can take a look at it later. I will keep it to your satisfaction!"