Chapter 524: Sensation in Chang'an City
"Dai Shangshu, look at it, I picked these up!"
"And mine!"
As soon as Dai Xuan walked to the cabin, some soldiers ran out, took the fruits of their labor, and rushed to show him.
"Yo, that's a lot! You're going to be developed! ”
Dai Xuan smiled and said jokingly.
"Dai Shangshu, didn't you see that the mountains in Nanyang are full of spices, these little cubs were first picked for the imperial court, and then they were numb, but as soon as they heard that they were asked to pick them for a day, they suddenly became energetic, and they couldn't even take care of eating and sleeping!"
Wu Changxu also smiled.
"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! Everyone wants to live a good life, too! ”
Dai Xuan understood their behavior very well.
In the face of huge interests, it is already good that they do not take it for themselves.
"Okay, Dai Shangshu has already seen it, you all let it go!"
Wu Changxu knew what the purpose of this group of boys was, but he was afraid of transporting their own spices to the treasury.
"Yes!"
When the soldiers heard this, they ran away with great joy.
"Dai Shangshu, please!"
Wu Changxu made another gesture of please, and continued to lead Dai Xuan forward.
After opening the cargo hold, it was full of spices, and there was a thick layer of hay under the spices, for fear that these precious spices would get wet!
"This ...... So much? ”
Looking at the full cabin, Dai Guan's excited beard was trembling.
"Not only that, but there are also other ships!"
Wu Changxu smiled slightly.
"That has to be a million pounds, right?"
"More than that, at least three or four million catties!"
"So much?"
"That's right, but with such a large batch of spices pouring into Chang'an City, it is estimated that the price of spices will drop!"
Wu Changxu said what he was worried about.
"The drop is definitely going to fall, but the horse specially explained before leaving, let the old man dry the spices, so that they can be stored for a long time, and then shoot slowly, so that it will not have too much impact on the price!"
"This is a good way, as long as the price will not be much, the little spice in the soldier's hand will be able to sell more!"
The navy has been adrift at sea for so long, and it is also very hard, and if these spices become worthless when they come back, I am afraid that they will be very disappointed.
"No, don't sell the spices in the hands of the soldiers at will, otherwise it will definitely affect the price!"
"What does Dai Shangshu mean?"
"Let's let them go to the household department tomorrow to register the quantity, and then the household department will sell it uniformly, and then distribute the money sold to them at the end, so that there will be no chaos in the market!"
Dai Xuan thought for a moment and frowned.
"Well, that's a good idea!"
If the soldiers take it out and sell it themselves, they will inevitably be deceived because they don't understand the market.
But if it is sold by the household department, this situation will not occur!
"It's getting late today, these spices will be on the ship for the time being, but we must be strictly guarded, and the old man will send someone to transport them early tomorrow morning!"
After Dai Xuan walked out of the cabin, he continued to admonish.
"Shang Shu, don't worry, I'll leave it to me here!"
Wu Changxu patted his chest and promised.
They brought all these spices back from the stormy sea, how could something go wrong in their own home?
Sure enough, as Dai Zhou said, early the next morning, he brought the officials of the household department and some porters to the wharf.
First, the names and quantities of the spices of the soldiers were registered, and then the imperial court was weighed and transported.
"These spices have just been picked and have a lot of moisture, and if you want to store them for a long time, I'm afraid you will have to take time to dry them!"
Wu Changxu arched his hand and said to Dai Guan.
"That's right, but the weight still has to be weighed, but the spices of the soldiers are only weighed, and they are not transported away first, and after they are dried by themselves, they are sent to the household department, and finally sold as dry goods!"
Dai Xuan smiled.
He has been in the household department for many years, and this thing must be understood.
"What is the approximate price?"
"I can't be sure yet, but it certainly won't be as high as it is now!"
"These are about three or four million catties, and if you want to dry them, there will be at least one million catties!"
"According to ten yuan per catty, these are 10 million yuan ......!"
With Wu Changxu's estimated quantity, Dai Xuan immediately began to estimate the price, "Oh, it's not a lot!" ”
He thought that such a large pile of spices could be sold for an astronomical amount, but this calculation was only 10 million yuan!
The weighed spices were transported to the palace one after another, and this mighty procession immediately attracted the onlookers of the people.
"Oh, there are so many spices?"
"I heard that the Navy brought it back from overseas!"
"The spices are so expensive now, and if such a large batch is shipped back, it will definitely be sold for a lot of money!"
"I heard that it was the idea that the master gave to His Majesty, so His Majesty sent the navy to the sea to find it!"
"The master of the horse is really supernatural!"
Ordinary people may not have used spices in their lives, let alone such a large batch, and they began to mumble to each other immediately.
In less than a day's work, this incident had already caused a sensation in the entire Chang'an City.
The people were telling the story as a novel, while the wealthy traders were desperately trying to find out where the spices came from.
"With so many spices, I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of catties!"
Watching the last carriage enter the palace, the people couldn't help but sigh.
You know, from dawn to dusk, this carriage of spices never stops!
It's all false to say that you don't envy it.
Before Zhao Yin appeared, the merchants were all low-class and were looked down upon by the Qingliu people in the city.
But after Zhao Yin appeared, everyone's thinking changed drastically!
If you don't talk about money, everyone feels hurtful!
Now that the status of businessmen has also been greatly improved, they are no longer discriminated against, and they still have money in their hands, who can not look down on them?
Even Li Er was able to expand his territory because he had money in his hands.
"Hurry up and inquire about the source of the spices!"
All those who did business in the city began to send people out for activities.
Even though it was late at night, he didn't stop, for fear that this piece of fat would not have his own mouthful.
After all the spices were transported to the treasury, Dai Zhou went to the Lizheng Palace to find the prince to restore his life.
"Prince Yu, all the spices have been transported to the Hubu warehouse, a total of more than 3.92 million catties!"
"Is there really that many?"
Although Cheng Chumo had already reported the approximate number before.
But he thought that this kid was bragging, and now he was really taken aback when he heard the specific figures reported by Dai Guan.
"That's right, I personally supervised the weighing!"
Dai Xuan stroked his beard and said smugly.
"Okay, these spices should be stored properly, and never get wet!"
Li Chengqian nodded, and finally gave a few more words before letting Dai Zhou leave.
Spices brought a lot of impact to the people of Chang'an, but then the navy dried spices everywhere in the camp, which brought a greater impact to the people.
The craftsmen of the shipyard were very envious when they saw that the navy had brought back so many spices, and even talked about it with others as pride.
After all, these ships that go to sea are made by them!
And the speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, and within two days, the whole Chang'an City knew that the navy was bringing back the spices from the South Seas.
And there are islands there, and each island is full of spices!