Chapter 201, Boxes of Silver
In Tianjin Port, with the ringing of bells, everyone looked at the sea and sky again, and saw that five Dafu ships were rushing towards Tianjin Port.
"I'm finally back, and it's really changed here in Tianjin Port."
On the 'Kunlun', Du Mingen looked at the port of Tianjin with a telescope, and the port of Tianjin at this time had completely lost the scene when he had just left, and had undergone great changes.
The port built with cement is very atmospheric, neat and flat, coupled with the shipyard near the port, the family area of the shipyard, etc., giving Du Mingen a feeling of vicissitudes and things, and the changes are too great.
The ship is getting closer and closer to Tianjin Port, and here in the port, the steward in charge of port management is also starting to get busy, and small ships are beginning to row towards the five Dafu ships.
These five ships went to the North Korean side, and everything here has become unfamiliar, so they need a pilot to guide them to the corresponding dock, and at the same time begin to arrange for the people who have just unloaded to prepare to unload the five Daifuku ships.
"A ship to North Korea?"
Li Dongyang looked at the Dafu boat that was getting closer and closer, and looked at Liu Jin beside him with some doubts.
"That's right, Gong Li."
Liu Jin smiled and said: "This journey to the Golden Continent is very long and dangerous, although these crew members have gone through a certain amount of study, but the training is far from good, so I let these students divide into two groups." ”
"One group is to conduct sea training on the offshore side, and by the way, it is also fishing, and the other group is to try to take a short route first, and carry out corresponding training, only after completing these trainings, fully master the technology of ocean navigation can go to the Golden Continent."
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Zhang Mao nodded, this Liu Jin is still relatively reliable, and originally felt that going to the Golden Continent, which is thousands of miles away, is a bit of a fantasy.
Now it seems that Liu Jin has his own detailed plan, has made full preparations in all aspects, and did not stupidly send this fleet directly to the Golden Continent at the beginning, but first carried out systematic theoretical study, and then carried out practical training at sea, and also carried out short-distance voyages, and made sufficient preparations.
"Of course, this trip to North Korea will definitely not be in vain, and by the way, I will also go to North Korea to do business, earn some silver, and buy some food back."
Liu Jin said with a smile.
"Doing business?"
"Buying food?"
Li Dongyang and Zhou Jing looked at each other, in fact, they had already guessed in their hearts that Liu Jin had always done things without profit and did not get up early, whether it was honeycomb coal and glass made in the capital, or fishing at sea in Tianjin.
Although everything is for the benefit of the country and the people, but in the same way, Liu Jin also made a lot of profits from it, a small honeycomb coal can even earn a million taels of silver a year, as for this glass, it is even more gold, so that Liu Jin and the prince Zhu Houzhao make a lot of money.
The crew training is also accompanied by fishing, and most of the trips to North Korea will not be in vain.
"Boy, this business is a small way after all, your mind should still be on the imperial examination, don't lose a big one because of a small one."
Zhou Jing looked at Liu Jin and said earnestly.
Since ancient times, this merchant has not had much status, and only scholars have status to be able to enter the center of power in this era, as for merchants, even if they are rich, what about them?
Seeing a seven-grade sesame official is not the same as kneeling down, even if he has thousands of family wealth, he is still just a businessman, and the scholar is the one who looks down on these businessmen the most, and when he talks about businessmen, there is a look of disdain in his eyes.
Zhou Jing cherishes Liu Jin's talent, so he solemnly reminded him not to forget the imperial examination and to put his mind on it.
"The kid knows~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he hurriedly replied.
Although I don't really agree with Zhou Jing's point of view, the other party has good intentions after all, not to mention that the status of scholars in this era is indeed too high, and although businessmen are rich, they have no status, which is also a fact.
Everyone didn't wait too long, the five Dafu ships slowly moored to the dock from far and near, and Liu Jin took Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, Zhang Mao and others to the dock where the 'Kunlun' was moored.
As soon as the ship docked, Du Mingen, who couldn't wait for a long time, took the lead and walked down, and suddenly saw Liu Jin and others walking in the front.
"Haha, Lao Du, welcome back!"
Liu Jin stepped forward and welcomed him with a smile.
"I'm finally back, and it's changed a lot."
Du Mingen looked around, smiled and said.
"Of course it's big, how's it? This trip went well, right? ”
Liu Jin nodded and said.
"It went well, it went very well."
Du Mingen then said: "According to Liu Gongzi's method, we arrived in North Korea very smoothly, this North Korea is worthy of being a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, and I have great respect for my Ming Dynasty. ”
"After I heard that there was a famine in my Ming Dynasty, the monarch of the Korean state, Yan Shanjun, directly ordered the grain from his official warehouse to be moved over to support us, and this time I returned with a full load."
After Du Mingen finished speaking, he also turned back to the others on the 'Kunlun' and said, "Brothers, it's loaded." ”
"Okay~"
On the 'Kunlun', the sailors immediately shouted when they heard this, and then in groups of two, they began to carry large boxes one by one.
Each box seemed to be very heavy, and the two big men struggled to carry a box to Liu Jin and the others, put the box down, and then opened it directly.
"Wow~"
With the opening of the box, all the silver in the box was exposed, all of which were ingots of silver, neatly arranged, and the whole box was full, flashing with a fascinating silver light.
The charm of silver is naturally endless, you must know that many poor people may not have seen silver in their lives, and now they see the whole box of silver at once, and naturally they open their mouths, widen their eyes, and let out exclamations.
Soon, the second box was also moved, and it was also opened directly, and it was also a box full of silver, box after box, and soon, the whole dock was full of boxes of silver, flashing with intoxicating silver light, and the whole port here, everyone was deeply attracted by the stacked silver in front of them.
The port where tens of thousands of people were busy became silent, and everyone desperately stood on their toes or found a high place to look at the wharf, and saw the picture that these people will never forget in their lives, and saw boxes of white silver, which was deeply imprinted in their minds.