"Can there be so many?" Shen Qianzhong counted it several times and couldn't believe it.
"The bulk of the money is made from candy. I got nearly 150,000 taels of silver from selling candy."
The official porcelain and the hundred pieces of brocade, which were exchanged with Wu Youcai, also got one hundred thousand taels. These two items were the bulk of the money.
Huo Xi already knew it.
She, Yang Fu, and Shen Qianzhong calculated the supplies purchased by other companies and found that each family could still make 200,000 taels on this trip. If her own family didn't have the candy, their income would be similar to that of other companies.
A trip to sea takes a year or two, or even longer. A narrow escape from death.
Earning two to three hundred thousand taels is considered average.
During the preparation period, each family paid 50,000 taels to the public. Later, before the voyage started, each family added another 20,000 taels for trip expenses and customs duties at both ends.
In addition to the shopping and various expenses for this trip, each family will spend at least one hundred thousand taels of silver on a trip to sea.
Earning two hundred thousand taels is nothing more than gambling with your life.
But because Guangfeng Water contains sugar, plus Guan porcelain and Yun brocade, the money spent on buying goods is not much. This trip made a lot of money, and it was these two items that accounted for the majority.
Of course, if it is an exclusive business, you will make more money.
But since the Ren family's boat capsized, it is estimated that going out to sea by grouping goods will become the main way for everyone to go out to sea in the past two years. Money must be made, but risks must also be guarded against. Going out to sea alone, if you can't come back, is really a stretch. bone.
"Boss, can we still hide the candy?" Shen Qianzhong was a little worried.
Huo Xi turned to look at Yang Fu.
"Langguang Pavilion knows. The other families didn't ask me, so they probably didn't see it. When we got to the place, each family went to find someone to negotiate on their own. I learned Japanese on the boat, brought samples, and soon I sold the candy, exchanged it for silver, and packed it back in a box. They only saw me bringing the money back, and they didn’t know how much it was.”
If you didn’t ask, you probably don’t know.
He had already prepared an excuse, saying that he exchanged sugar with Westerners and brought it to Japan to sell. As for why he didn't sell it in the capital, of course he wanted to transport it here and sell it at a high price.
He prepared a lot of prevarications, but he didn't expect that no one asked him.
Shen Qianzhong also felt that Yang Fu was lucky on this trip.
Behind Langguang Pavilion is a nobleman who took Guangfeng Shuigan shares. Shen Qianzhong doesn't know who that nobleman is. But Langguang Pavilion can be regarded as one of his own.
If you know, you will know. They will not tell outsiders. After all, the more Guangfeng Shui earns, the more the master of Langguang Pavilion will get at the end of the year.
"Anyway, let's do it if we can. Let's make some money quietly for a few years. When we can't do it anymore, we'll do something else," Huo Xi said.
Shen Qianye nodded in agreement.
Who doesn’t want to be the first to eat crabs? Besides, don’t each family have their own secrets?
We don't pry each other, we stay close but keep a certain distance, so that we can cooperate better next time.
"Langguang Pavilion wanted to buy the sulfur, flame, saltpeter and red copper from me. But I didn't agree." Yang Fu looked at Huo Xi.
He knew that Huo Xi specially told him to buy these items, which should be of great use.
"Langguang Pavilion is our nobleman. If we don't agree to him, will the boss behind him be unhappy?" Shen Qianzhong was a little worried.
This trip went so smoothly because the Longxing heard that Langguang Pavilion was going to sea together, so everyone quickly formed a group and succeeded. I also borrowed the help of Langguang Pavilion.
Huo Xi was not worried: "I will talk to Langguang Pavilion."
He said to the two of them: "After the New Year, shopkeeper Shen took his uncle to the guard station to find He Baihu and Yan Qianhu, and asked them to take you to see Commander Ning. Sell sulfur, flame, salt, and red copper to the guard station. .As for whether the guardhouse should be kept for personal use or as a favor, that is their business."
"Although we got the business of military uniforms and quilts from the health center last year, it was only a business for a health center. We were given business for two years. I'm afraid there will be many jealous people, and something will happen this year. If these things can be exchanged for the health center, If we get a longer contract and can provide one or two more health clinic contracts, then we will make money."
Shen Qianzhong suddenly looked at Huo Xi.
Unexpectedly, the little boss wanted to go so far and actually wanted to win all the business of the guard station from Commander Ning.
Huo Xi shook his head: "It's not necessarily possible to win all the guard station business. But if our products can win the heart of Commander Ning and add one or two more guard station businesses to us, in the future, the business will not only include military uniforms and quilts. We can make a lot of money here. Besides, with the support of the army, we can have a smoother journey in the future."
Shen Qiandian nodded: "Okay, I will take Yang Fu for a trip after the Chinese New Year."
In the past two years, they have given gifts to the adults in the guard station every year and festival. Commander Ning has also received a lot of benefits. He should be able to take care of them.
Nowadays, various military posts are in short supply of military supplies. These items are all used to make firearms.
Although I heard that these firearms often exploded, Shen Qianzhong thought that foreigners already had firearms, and it was impossible for our country not to develop these. Otherwise, we would be waiting to be beaten.
The sulfur, flame and saltpeter can be sold for twenty times the price when brought back. The red copper is sold for nineteen cents per catty, and the ones sold for more than three hundred cents are robbed.
But the total amount of goods is only 700 shi, and it cost less than 2,000 taels of silver to buy it back. If it is sold, it can only get 20,000 taels of silver. Even if the money is not received, Huo Xi only gets the benefits of returning to the guardhouse. willingly.
The three of them discussed the matter of selling goods and settled the accounts. The first day of the sixth year of Yongkang arrived.
Yuan Day is Huo Xi's birthday, and she is one year older.
Huo Xi didn't run around during the New Year, and she didn't have any relatives to go to. She didn't want to go to the Huo family. So besides staying in the village to entertain An An and watch Huo Nian get out of trouble, she hid in the room and watched. Queen Xu's "Book of Encouragement".
The late Empress Xu, posthumously named "Queen Renxiao", wrote a book to advise the prince and his two other sons, hoping that they would do good and avoid evil.
After the death of Empress Xu, Emperor Yongkang printed a large number of copies and distributed them to students in prefectural schools, county schools and academies in the capital. Huo Nian also got a copy.
Huo Xinian had nothing to do, so he opened it and read it.
The book is divided into three parts: "Preface", "Text" and "Postscript". The "Preface" was written by Empress Xu herself, explaining Empress Xu's views on good and evil and the reasons for compiling the book.
The main text consists of 20 volumes, divided into two parts: "good words" and "reflection". It collects the words and deeds of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the past dynasties to encourage good and punish evil. For example, good and evil will be rewarded; good and evil come from the heart; observe the five Len...wait.
Although, like some "Girls' Precepts" and "Girls' Rules", they all require the world according to current standards. But it can also pass the time, get rid of the dross and take the essence, right. Then select some good ones and use them to teach Huo Nian is also good.
Now is the time for Huo Nian to cultivate his three views, and he cannot let it go wrong. As a sister, she has little background, so she can only stand on the shoulders of great men and use the experiences of great men and predecessors to teach him.
After a few days of leisure in Zhuangzi, on the fifth day of the new year, Yang Fu and Shen Qian returned to the capital to open a shop. Huo Erhuai also took his family to Hot Spring Zhuangzi.
On the seventh day of the lunar month, I took Qin Huaiyu and his family to Zhuangzi to relax.
When they got off the boat, Huo Xi saw that her uncle had followed them.