"Sister just said that this outsider only saw the brilliance of the Ye family, but he didn't know the suffering of the Ye family, could it be that the merchant ship didn't make money at all?"

Seeing that Fang Yage had changed the topic, Hongpin's heart was relieved, so he continued to talk.

"The county lord doesn't know that this merchant ship is naturally making money, not only making money, but also being better than guarding a mountain of gold and silver. But this layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, and people who don't know think how easy it is to go to sea, but they don't understand the danger of this. ”

"Dangerous? Is this risky? Fang Yage then asked.

"Very big. I remember that I once heard the elders of the Ye family say that when the Ye family went to sea for the first time, they almost lost all their money. It wasn't until the third time that I earned back a 'mountain of gold'"

"'Golden Mountain', this is too exaggerated, even if you sell all the things on that ship, it's not worth a gold mountain. Unless it is a very rare thing here, but such a thing is also very valuable in Yonghe, why go to other countries to sell it, and take such a big risk. ”

Seeing that Fang Yage didn't believe it, Hongpin hurriedly explained, and even his expression became stern.

"Lord of the county, you are mistaken, the goods that this merchant ship brought with it when they left were not the valuable things we have here. Instead, just ordinary objects. ”

Fang Yage was shocked when he heard this, how could it be, could it be that there was more gold and silver abroad, or that they had too few things there? So willing to pay more for something?!

"No, do they have too much gold and silver there?!"

"Hehe, no, I'll tell you about it in detail. In fact, every time this merchant ship leaves, the goods it carries are things that we have here and that other countries do not have, such as tea, or porcelain and silk. These things don't have to be beautiful, but they are rare. Think about it, if you see something you have never seen in a foreign country before, would you be willing to pay a high price for it?! ”

Hearing this, Fang Yage suddenly realized, yes, scarcity is expensive, and things are not very good in Yonghe, which does not mean that they are not popular abroad.

"And we're going to bring some finite and rare things back from outside. For example, the dressing mirror and the self-striking bell in your house were brought back by the Ye family's merchant ships. Of course, you'll have the best in your house. These things are not very rare in foreign countries, and the price is not high, but when it comes to Yonghe...... You should know that. ”

Fang Yage now fully understands that the two things in his house are priceless and in short supply. This merchant ship buys goods at a low price from Yonghe, sells them at a high price outside, and then buys other people's good things at a low price, and sells them at a high price when returning to China.

No wonder Ye Qingyun is squandering money, this Ye family is rich and rivals the country, if he also has such ability, then can he also make a lot of money, and his uncle's treasury will not worry.

Thinking of this, Fang Yage's mind moved, "Sister Hongpin, the shipping business is so good, why haven't you heard of other people doing it?" Or am I lonely in the capital, in fact, the shipping in the south is very developed? ”

Hong Xiao smiled when he heard this, "Do you remember what I said about the Ye family's fleet going to sea twice before, and they lost all their money?!" ”

Only then did Fang Yage remember the first sentence of the red sale...... It seems that he has let money be blinded and forgotten the danger.

"Yes, why is that?"

Hongpin shook his head and said, "County Lord, don't you know, this shipping business is not easy to do. This man said that the mountain road was difficult, but he did not know that the sea road was even more difficult. Walking on mountain roads is hard at most, and sometimes you have to live in the wilderness and sleep in the wilderness. The most dangerous hài are wild beasts and bandits in the mountains and forests. But with care, most will return safely. But the biggest risk in this shipping business is not people, but the sea, I don't know if the county lord has ever seen the sea? ”

Fang Yage sighed secretly when he heard this, this red sale is really well-informed, and he seems to know a little bit about everything.

"I've never seen the sea, and if I have the chance, I really want to take a good look at it."

"Lord of the county, the sea seems to be calm and waveless, but in fact the depths of the sea are rough, and if our ship encounters a big wave, then it is likely that one wave will sink to the bottom of the sea. That's a shipload of goods that didn't go home. ”

When Fang Yage heard this, he realized that this shipping transaction really depends on luck, if the weather is good, then it is better, if the weather is bad, then anything can happen.

"Moreover, there is nothing to refer to at sea, the sea is so vast that it is easy to get lost. The sea water is salty and undrinkable, and if it is really lost, then the person will die of dehydration. In addition, we are accustomed to life on land, and this trip to the sea is for many months, and there are no vegetables on this sea, only food, and the hardships can be imagined. ”

Fang Yage was silent for a while and said: "No wonder, this shipping business can only be done by the Ye family, because the Ye family has withstood the losses of the first two times, and I think it has cultivated a group of experienced people."

Hongpin smiled, didn't say much, but continued the topic just now.

Moreover, even if a person successfully reaches another country, he will not be able to speak the language, and he will be easily caught as a spy. At the beginning, the Ye family also spent a lot of money to get through the relationship between all parties. To put it mildly, there are other families who can successfully bring their goods ashore, as long as the Ye family doesn't want to, their goods can't be sold. ”

Looking at the look of the red sales, I think that this matter will not be fake, it seems that the Ye family is already one step ahead, and it is too difficult to get a piece of the pie on the sea. Unless, let the Ye family be completely destroyed, but this matter is more difficult than the previous one.

"It seems that others don't want to meddle in the Ye family's shipping business. Hey, it's no wonder that so many people are staring at this business but are helpless. ”

Hongjin was silent for a while after hearing Fang Yage's words, and then slowly spoke: "Actually...... In fact, it is not that there are no outsiders, and there are still people in the shipping of the Ye family. For example...... The Ye family's in-laws. ”

The in-laws of the Ye family, Fang Yage thought about it, and felt that the words of this red sale had a deep meaning, but the in-laws of the Ye family, she was really unfamiliar with it.

Looking at Fang Yage's confused expression, Hongpin sighed, this has prompted him to this, and the county lord actually hasn't remembered it.

"It's a coincidence. This Ye Qingyun and the county lord are actually relatives......"

"Relatives? Hehe, where do you start with this, how do I ...... Could it be that Brother Ye's mother is ...... Is it the second princess Jin Ruan?! ”

Seeing that Hongpin nodded slightly, Fang Yage felt that he was simply a fool, and he didn't even think about it for such a long time. The second princess of the emperor, Jin Ruan, went to the south with her brother Jin Feng and married a local wealthy family, it turned out that this Ye Qingyun turned out to be Jin Ruan's son, the nephew of King Gong Jin Feng, and his own cousin.

No wonder this red sale wanted to talk and stopped several times, it turned out that he was stupid and couldn't stand it. The most important thing is that for such a long time, Ye Qingyun didn't tell him or remind himself, this bastard, it turns out that what Hongpin said is not an exaggeration at all, he is a shameless bastard. (To be continued.) )