The Lin brothers were not very resistant to the errand of transporting goods to Taiwan, whether it was to the Francos in Taipei or to the Dutch.

Since ancient times, Fujian merchants have sailed to Taiwan to trade: trading deerskin sulfur with the natives.

Funing Prefecture, where the Lin family is located, has a higher latitude than Taipei, so as long as the north wind blows in winter, you can send boats. Although it is risky to cross the strait, it is mainly a matter of wind direction, and the rest of the risk factors are very small even if the wind direction changes halfway.

When Lin Baoquan was young, he went to Taipei more than once to trade with the Turen, and the big man also went once, and now it is the Franco people who are sitting in Taipei, although the Lin family's ship has never been to Taipei, but the Fujian merchants are still very clear about the situation of the Francos.

Franz is in Taipei, and it can be said that he is so poor that he only has money left.

Due to their unstable foothold in the local area and their poor relationship with the natives, the Franji people did not have much goods to trade: pulling a shipload of goods out of the house, and then returning with some silver and the other party's specialties was the most cost-effective way to trade at sea.

The Francophiles had only silver and no goods in the castle in Taipei—the Philippines itself waited every day for the Ming ship to carry the goods over. Therefore, in the past two years, Fujian businessmen rarely go to Taipei, even if the Franco people are tax-free, the yellow silk is also calculated according to the price of white silk, and everyone is reluctant to go.

As for the Dutch who are entrenched in Dayuan, although Lin Baoan said that the information is not smooth, if his own family transports a shipload of goods over, the Dutch must welcome it, and he knows this very well.

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After listening to Fang Cai Xiong Dao's words, Lin Baoquan nodded slightly: 5 cents of silver for a pound of pig iron, this business is done - the best pig iron in Fujian is only more than 1 cent of silver.

He began to muttered again, mainly estimating the risks: crossing the sea is one, the ocean is unsettled, and the total price of iron is insufficient.

The first two can be avoided - sail from Funing Prefecture in the northernmost part of Fujian Province by north wind, cross the strait diagonally to the southeast, and then go south along the coastline of Taiwan.

And the latter is a little tricky: iron, whether raw and wrought iron is coarse goods, the Lin family's Xing'an Ping is 600 materials (according to each material load of 72KG) Fu ship, full of more than 80,000 catties of pig iron, this ship, the total value of the goods is only more than 4,000 taels of silver, even if it is 5 cents of silver and 1 catty of iron, it is still not cost-effective to go to sea - Xing'an Ping to sell groceries by sea in the sun, the lowest value is 10,000 taels of silver, most of the time more than 15,000 taels.

After thinking about it clearly, Lin Baoquan said in a deep voice at this time: "The total price is insufficient, and it is enough to clip a batch of valuable goods." ”

Liu Heliu, who had been silent beside him, suddenly said at this time, "Hou Chaomen Liu's treasury, my lord still has a hundred loads of raw silk stored there, and if Brother Lin wants to distribute the goods, raw silk is the most suitable." ”

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Lin Baoquan glanced at Liu He in surprise, and what caught his eye was a traitorous face with a grinning mouth full of yellow teeth and a straight smile: "My lord has instructed, Master Xiong's business is the Liu family's business, Brother Lin shouldn't even believe my lord, right?" ”

"Hahaha......" Several people in the room began to laugh awkwardly at the same time, but the laughter of the Lin brothers was a little dry at the moment.

Lin Baoquan knows that this is called riding a tiger...... Since Liu He has said this, he must not allow his family to shirk it again, and if he shirks, the two brothers will offend the Liu family today.

"That being the case, this is a deal!" Lin Baoquan also knew at this moment that it would be useless to delay any longer, so he put away his laughter abruptly and made a final decision.

"Okay, good, even if you help your brother a lot, Xian Kunzhong is righteous, this love bear has been recorded!" Speaking of this, Xiong Dao stopped talking, raised his hand and slapped it three times in a row: "Come out......"

Two pretty maids with bright eyes and bright teeth and wearing gold and emerald walked out of the back room. The first hand holds a large porcelain plate with blue and white glaze, after the porcelain plate is gently placed on the table, the maid behind Jiaojiao smiled and held out a crystal bowl, the next moment, the hand shook gently, and the pearls in the bowl were like rain curtains, gently sliding into the plate.

Looking at these dozens of flawless, generally sized beads that swim in the porcelain plate, the Rao is Lin brothers are well-informed, and they are also stunned by this scene at this moment.

"...... this?" Lin Baoquan was old after all, and after sobering up from the jewels, he asked puzzledly.

"Deposit." Xiong Dao said two words lightly.

"Master Bear is very good!" Lin Baoquan had a clear mind at this moment, and he had no worries about selling this ship of iron - this kind of method of paying a large amount of money in advance can only be done by Westerners, and he now sees Xiong Dao completely as a loyal comprador of the red hair.

Of course, Master Xiong's deposit is not so easy to take, Lin Baoquan knows in his heart, don't say that he swallowed the deposit, even if this ship of iron sinks into the sea, the Lin family will have to reissue another boat to the master.

Unless the Lin family ship does not come to Jiangnan in the future, it will have to do this - Liu Yaozu's business can be done in the capital, and I don't know how much backstage there is behind it, not a small tyrant like the Lin family can shake it.

In addition, Master Xiong is obviously not good at stubble. Lin Baoquan came to Tangzhuang today, saw those sea ships and sailors, and came into contact with this red-haired comprador with an inexplicable strange demeanor, and now the faint premonition is becoming clearer: this bear master who doesn't mind handing over a large amount of money to a friend he meets for the first time has the ability to get back to the field, and the Liu family seems to be enthusiastic about helping friends, but in fact they are clinging!

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It doesn't matter if you don't understand the inside story, the Lin family only needs to understand that Xiong Dao is very dick now, and then the two sides will soon negotiate specific matters: after the Lin brothers return to Fujian, they will send a boatload of iron and raw silk to the big staff after the year, and the deposit given by Xiong Dao will be converted into silver and settled at the same time as the big man, and the more will be refunded and the less will be compensated.

After the negotiation, the maid presented pen and ink, and Lin Baoquan and Xiong Dao signed a deed on the spot as evidence, and a transaction was completed!

After the business was discussed, it was just noon, so Master Xiong ordered a family banquet to entertain the guests, during which Liu He, the housekeeper who had already thrown his eyeballs into the pearl plate, finally began to negotiate with the Lin family brothers for the second time - pearls, the Lin family could not take away.

This bowl of round walking plate beads is in good condition, the most rare is a head size, if it is made by a famous craftsman, it is a treasure that can be worn on the chest of the nobles in the palace!

Liu Yaozu is capable of operating this kind of political investment. Most of the pearls that were taken out one after another by the crossing forces before this fell into the hands of Liu Yaozu, and then most of the good things that Liu Yaozu called "sea pearls" in private were sent by him to the relationship between the two capitals, which strongly supported the career development of several middle-level officials in the officialdom.

Eventually, these strings of beads will appear in the home of a certain pavilion, the house of a certain waiter, or on the chest of a concubine in the harem, with a halo and a pleasant pastel.

...... As for the turtle brothers from northern Fujian, this kind of good thing, what can they do with the beads stringed back at a very low level, and give it to the county master? Isn't that a waste of baby?

Fortunately, the turtle brothers also understand this truth, and while having luncheon, they negotiated with Steward Liu about the exchange of raw silk for pearls.