The meal was pleasant, with the princess, Wen Hui and Mei Zhen, and Ma Mingsong's wife. During the banquet, Wen Hui deliberately mentioned the gift that Meizhen brought to the princess, and the princess opened it to see that it was a glass cup made of exquisite leaves, crystal clear, shining, dazzling. Ma Mingsong's wife said: "What I know is the product of Baojingfang. I also bought a few pieces at home, and they are all very beautiful. Now in Suzhou City, who doesn't buy this exquisite glass product? Even a few of our salt merchants in Yangzhou heard about it and went to Suzhou to buy it. ”

The princess smiled and said, "Really? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Mrs. Ma said, "Princess, you didn't go to Suzhou City." This treasure mirror shop is newly opened, but it has been open for about a month, and the business is so good. I never thought that this glass could be made so beautiful. Generally, the glass products we see are used by ordinary people, and we all use porcelain. You know, glass things are cloudy and don't have any brilliance. But the glass products in the Treasure Mirror Workshop are different, all of them are crystal clear, like crystal, and still shining, it is simply not a product, it is simply jewelry. ”

The princess was very interested. Wen Hui said: "This treasure mirror workshop is Sister Meizhen's business. ”

Mrs. Ma glanced at Meizhen in surprise and said, "It turned out to be Miss Wan's business, you are really amazing, such a flower-like person, this business is so good." ”

Wen Hui said: "Sister Meizhen is the daughter of Wanjia Yinlou, and she is also in charge of the family's jewelry and silver building business." ”

Mrs. Ma smiled and said: "No wonder you can make glass like jewelry, your Wanjia Silver Building has a semicolon in Suzhou City and Yangzhou City, and I often visit it." Although your jewelry is not as exquisite as those century-old stores in Beijing, it is still novel, and the business is also very good. “

Princess Lichuan heard this and said, "I know about Wanjiayinlou. The set of jewelry worn by the mother concubine was made by Wanjia Yinlou. I also helped your Yinlou open a branch in the capital. The third aunt just said that finding a daughter-in-law for Wen Jun was a girl from the Wanjia family, but I didn't know that it was the Wanjia who opened the silver building. I thought it was the home of the Zuodu Imperial History. ”

Meizhen's face froze when she heard this, but she quickly recovered and said with a smile: "The princess helped our family, and the people in my family have always remembered the princess's kindness." ”

Princess Lichuan looked at Meizhen's down-to-earth and generous appearance. I don't have the shyness and twisting energy of ordinary merchants, so I like it in my heart, and say: "It's still the third aunt who has a good eye, and the daughter-in-law she is looking for is good, and she is generous and not twisted, I like it." I'm most afraid of being with those ladies in my life, and talking like a mosquito can really kill a person. ”

Mrs. Ma smiled and said: "That's because you are a cool person, princess, so you can't get used to seeing this, you must know that men like it." This is called gentleness and thoughtfulness. ”

The princess said, "Ah. I don't understand that. Talking like a mosquito is gentle, that is, considerate? I think I am also very gentle and considerate to our colt, and take good care of him and take good care of the house. I just can't learn that kind of mosquito humming. ”

As soon as he spoke, everyone laughed. Princess Lichuan said again: "I look at this glass cup is very exquisite, and the small mirror that Sister Wen Hui gave me last time is very good." Why don't you open a branch in the capital? The capital is a place where the nobles and rich people gather, and if you open a branch there, you will definitely make money. ”

Wen Hui immediately said: "Where is it so easy to open a branch in the capital, you have to have a good backer." ”

Mrs. Ma immediately said, "Who else do you want to be a backer?" The princess is here, and it's hard to say that you sisters and relatives are here? ”

Wen Hui gave Meizhen a color, and Meizhen immediately said, "Sister Princess, if you go to the capital to open a semicolon." I'll go and arrange it myself, and I'll ask the princess's sister to help me when the time comes. Let's make some fat powder money for our sisters. ”

Princess Lichuan immediately understood what Meizhen said, first calling her sister, and then saying that her sister made fat powder money, which meant to give her shares. Princess Lichuan couldn't help but praise this Meizhen in her heart for being a delicate and transparent person. said: "Good sister, we are close relatives, not now, and will be in the future, you must have my help to open a semicolon." Whoever dares to find fault with you, you will find me. But you'd better come to the capital after the start of next year. ”

Meizhen was overjoyed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but blush her cheeks when she remembered that the princess had joked that she would also be a relative in the future.

Mrs. Ma said, "The princess said that, is she planning to spend the New Year here?" ”

Princess Lichuan said, "I've been in a hurry to go back for a long time. I still have a boy and a girl at home, how can I rest assured. It's just that I can't leave here, but this time I see that I am about to enter the moon, I can't wait, and as soon as the fleet leaves the port, I will return to the capital. Hurry up and hurry up to return to the capital in Layue. When I got to the capital, there were still a lot of things to be assigned. These four mansions are going to arrange the New Year. ’

Mrs. Ma hurriedly said: "Yes, who in the Great Chu Dynasty doesn't know, the princess is the most virtuous and capable, and she manages four mansions by herself, which is really capable and hardworking." ”

A few people chatted while eating, which was very pleasant. Meizhen is very good at talking, neither humble nor arrogant, and speaks flattering to the princess without leaving a trace. At the end of the meal, the princess already regarded Mi-jin as a friend. And made an appointment to open a branch in the capital.

After eating and drinking tea, Wen Hui and Mei Zhen returned to their courtyard. Wen Jun was waiting anxiously, Wen Hui looked at it and smiled: "Why is there nothing to do in my brother's dock?" Don't go back yet? Don't worry about my sister Meizhen. Are we just having dinner with the princess so that Sister Mi-jin can lose a hair? ”

Meizhen couldn't help but blush again, but her heart was beautiful. Wen Jun's cheekiness was already thick and said, "Aren't I waiting to see what goods you all have, so I can wait to arrange the position?" ”

When Meizhen heard this, she hurriedly asked people to pick up the booklet, and said: "This time, I don't have many mirrors, only ten, which also means to raise the price, if it is supplied in large quantities, it will not be worth much." There are also fifty sets of glassware, all of which are top-notch. In addition, Madame Bai also asked me to bring 100 jars of Yuquan wine, 50 bottles of high-quality perfume, and 300 boxes of preserved fruits, which was just enough for a position, because it was the first voyage, and I didn't know that those things were easy to sell, so I took them all with me. ”

Chen Wenjun nodded and said: "That's fine, although there are not many things, just a position thing, but they are all fragile things, I have to arrange them well." You have people pull things to the docks. I arranged for the manual handling. ”

Meizhen was busy arranging manpower. Wen Hui saw that it was not too early, so she went to the account room to check the accounts.

After two days like this, Mi-jin settled everything, there were not many things but they were all fragile, and she and Wenjun discussed many ways to arrange the goods.

In the past two days, the Lan family also brought goods, all of which were ordinary silk, and the Wang family brought soybean oil. These are all positions that Wen Jun helped arrange.

After a few days of such a busy journey, the fleet was finally on its way. Wen Hui and Mei Zhen both went to the port to see them off. This time, not only did they have their goods, but the most important thing was that Wenjun followed. Mi-jin waited for the fleet to move away, and couldn't help but shed tears. Wen Hui smiled and said: "Sister, you will get used to it in the future, men are ambitious in all directions, what is this distance." ”

Meizhen was embarrassed to get up, put away her tears, and followed Wen Hui to the princess's mansion to play for a while. In two days, Mi-jin is going back, after all, she is still thinking about the workshop. Wen Hui had no choice but to let her go back.

The days that followed were monotonous. The princess also went back to the capital. In addition to managing accounts every day, Wen Hui also helps Wen Lin, and in her spare time, both brothers and sisters are worried about their brother and look forward to their eldest brother's return soon.

Finally, on the twentieth day after the flotilla left, Moon Jun returned with the flotilla. The ship was full of goods, and the horse Xu Wenchang was very happy and personally went to the port to greet him, and this time the voyage was smooth, bringing back a large amount of grain, silver, gold, and many precious medicinal materials, such as Korean ginseng. This huge profit immediately stimulated the onlookers, and the news flew out like wings.

Wen Hui also attended the celebration banquet. The next day, everyone sat down in Xu Wenchang's conference hall to listen to Ma Mingsong and Chen Wenjun's summary of this voyage.

Ma Mingsong said: "This voyage was very profitable. What we sold was ordinary porcelain, silk, and real money, as well as precious medicinal herbs such as grain and Korean ginseng. ”

Wen Jun said: "On this voyage, our ship performed very well, and we will definitely be able to go further in the future." Of course, there are many shortcomings, and I have discussed with a few craftsmen that I will improve this kind of fast boat when I come back, and I believe that the modified boat will definitely be better. ”

Ma Mingsong said: "It only took us five days to sail to Goguryeo, and it took 10 days to go back and forth, but it also took 10 days for us to sell and buy goods. Goguryeo is still too poor, but they haven't traded with us for many years, and they have a great demand for our silk and porcelain in the country. They also have a lot of Korean ginseng, grain, gold and silver, so we should be able to trade with them a few more times. But after a few times, it doesn't work, and we have to think of something else. ”

Wen Jun said: "It's my sister, your mirrors, perfumes, and glassware are sought after there, and those who come to buy them pay real money." But it is precisely because of this that its market is smaller, and I estimate that it will be saturated after three more sales. ”

Wen Hui had expected this for a long time, and said: "I know this, anyway, it is a time to earn once." We've made a lot of money this time, and I'm already happy. It's just that in the future, if we want to maintain such high profits, we still have to open up new routes. ”

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