[Ran^Text^Library] Ji Jing went in March, and he went for five months, and it was precisely because he went to Jiangnan that Gu Mohan let Qin Qi stay in Zhuangzi all the time.

Gu Xinyue thought that Ji Jing should also have a convoy when he came back, with a dazzling array of Jiangnan specialties.

Counting the oil shop and wine shop all the way, and then thinking about the things that Ji Jing brought back, the excited mood was not moving at all in the Zhuangzi, and it cooled down in an instant.

Isn't something wrong?

"Girl." Seeing Gu Xinyue's expression change from the excitement when he got out of the car to the depression when he walked through the second door, Qin Qi called out.

"It's okay, it's a loss, and I won't blame him!" Gu Xinyue seemed to nod to herself, and when she looked up, a smile appeared on her face: "The ups and downs of the business sea, who doesn't miss a time?" ”

"That," Qin Qi chuckled unconsciously after being stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Girl, this is what I told them, we are not allowed to talk about making money outside." ”

The oil mills on the other side of Xinqiao are all their own people, and the neighbors outside don't know that Zhuangzi and the owner of the oil mill are Gu Xinyue, let alone the output and sales in the oil mill.

The oil mills in Qingzhou are even more hidden.

All the people in the Zhuangzi here know is the idea of the field rent in the Zhuangzi, and they will go out for a walk after a period of time with Gu Xinyue, or go up the mountain, or toss those who don't have it with Qinglianzi.

Except for Zi Su and Cai Wei, they don't know how much industry and money Gu Xinyue has now.

Gu Xinyue was stunned for a moment, suddenly understood, paused slightly, covered her mouth and said, "You doubt ......"

"It's not a suspicion, the former astronomical bamboo went to the village below and met with a mother-in-law." Qin Qi said in a low voice.

Day before yesterday? Gu Xinyue glared at him.

"I've seen Ji Jing first." Qin Qi's eyes slipped to the side.

There are some things he doesn't want Gu Xinyue to know, just do those dirty things, and he doesn't want to stain Gu Xinyue's ears.

"Wait a minute, you can explain it in detail!" Glaring at Qin Qi fiercely, Gu Xinyue strode towards the courtyard.

Ji Jing was standing in the courtyard waiting for her, with a cold face and a pleasant smile in her eyes.

Gu Xinyue knew that Ji Jing had gained a lot from this trip.

But I didn't expect it to ...... So much!

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"This time I brought a total of 1,500 colored satins, and I happened to meet a sea ship outside the fan, and they couldn't receive the goods after staying in Hangzhou for three months, and they had to set sail again, so they bought our colored satin at a price twice as high as the market price."

Closing the door, Wu Shan and He Niu were standing guard outside, only Qin Qi Ji Jing was left in the study, Ji Jing took a sip of tea and said with a chuckle.

"Among our goods, only five hundred horses are ordinary silk satin, and the rest are rare tributes outside, but the color is worse, and those people are also like treasures, Shu Jin Yunjin bid one hundred and twenty-one horses, Hua Pingluo bid one hundred and twenty-one horses, and Red Luo directly bid to two hundred and one horses, and after negotiating again, they added another 20 percent, and sold a total of 120,000 taels."

"All?" Gu Xinyue gasped, and her head snapped, and she felt that something was wrong.

Among those colored satins, there are more than 600 horses in Shu Jinyun, Jinhua, Pingluo, and Hongluo, which is not right.

Seeing Gu Xinyue's joy, a look of doubt arose, Ji Jing smiled and said: "Of course not, only half, girl, didn't you say that the other half, we invested as shares?" ”

That's right! Gu Xinyue nodded: "Go on." ”

"The money in the hands of those people is only 120,000 taels, and they still sold the spices and other things that were shipped over, and as soon as they arrived, I agreed with them that we would give them another 300 colored satins, and when they came back next year, they would offset them with spices and precious stones. Ji Jing took out a contract and put it in front of Gu Xinyue.

Glancing at the content of the contract, Gu Xinyue's pupils glanced at Ji Jing with deep eyes.

Not to mention the price at which Fanren sold to the merchants of Hangzhou Prefecture, the price of transporting those things from Hangzhou Mansion to the capital would increase by two to three times, but Ji Jing agreed on the quantity, and judging from this quantity, if those Fanren came back on time next year, they would deliver the goods on time.

The three hundred colored satins could have been ignored.

Well, I didn't need money to come......

"For the other 400 horses, I joined the shares of a local maritime merchant in Hangzhou." Ji Jing smiled lightly and continued: "The maritime merchant is strong, and he doesn't need others to invest in it, but our colored satin is a tribute, and even if there is money outside, he can't get the goods, so he persuaded the maritime merchant." ”

"Is it just this shareholding, or is it the entire firm?" Qin Qi asked.

"This time I'm taking a stake." Ji Jing's brows frowned slightly, and said, "The imperial court is not clear about maritime affairs, I think it's better to be cautious." ”

"Unclear?" Gu Xin said curiously: "Why is your attitude unclear?" ”

"Before the establishment of the dynasty, there was no maritime business, but the small boats of the fishermen on the seashore occasionally went to Fusang Silla, fifty years ago, Master Lu built a big ship, only someone began to sail away, twenty years ago, the first foreign ship arrived in the South China Sea, and then, only a ship arrived in Hangzhou, only a few ships every year, and the maritime danger, seven or eight out of ten ships can not return, so the imperial court has never paid attention to it, that is, the establishment of the city shipping department, but also just put on a show, in fact, there is not much jurisdiction, This made the maritime merchants of Hangzhou do it. ”

Ji Jing paused, sighed and said: "After the new emperor ascended the throne, the city ship division also changed, listening to the meaning of the people over there, the new emperor wanted to start controlling the maritime affairs, and the new one in the city port department asked the maritime merchants for a lot of filial piety as soon as he opened his mouth." ”

"Maritime merchants have huge profits, and it is normal for the imperial court to collect taxes." Gu Xinyue frowned and thought for a while.

Ji Jing chuckled, thinking that the girl was young after all and a lady who had never been out, so he carefully explained: "It's okay if it's just to collect taxes, but the meaning revealed by the city is that it must be designated by the government first, and all the income must be confiscated if it is not designated by the government, that is, it is to confiscate the family and collect property, and there is a government designation, and the accounting of taxes is not calculated based on the actual delivery amount, but the number of annual quotas, that amount, it is said that as long as half of the ships and maritime merchants are sunk, they will be upside down, plus the kickbacks for those officials, I'm afraid that at a huge risk, even if I don't die, the money belongs to the government and those officials. ”

"It's so dark!" Gu Xinyue was surprised: "Then the emperor wants to go crazy for money!" ”

"It's not all." Ji Jing smiled faintly and said: "In recent years, sea bandits have been rampant, and there have been many attacks on merchant ships, but the government has not asked about them. ”

"Pirates!" Gu Xinyue completely understood now.

If it is only a high fixed tax and rebate, it is better to say that the profits of maritime merchants are huge, and as long as they can run back, they will make money, but the sea bandits are wanton and the risks at sea are not increased by one or two points.

It is quite possible that the boat will go out and be gone.

When the time comes, both people and money will be empty, and the court will force it to ask for money again, and it will really be over.

"So, Ji Jing, you voted for a single ship this time, and you are also betting that the final policy of the imperial court has not come down? But what if those ships run into pirates? Gu Xinyue raised her eyebrows and smiled, and continued: "It's okay if you lose, we already have 120,000 taels of silver!" Go on! ”