Cao Yi stood on the deck, at this time the evening breeze was blowing on his face, and it was still a little cold, the bright moon in Songgang in the distance, reflecting the snow in the twilight mountains, the thin snow on the top had begun to melt, revealing the barren grass and dead branches below, and the oil lamp on the pier was swaying slightly, which seemed to correspond to the slightly cold moon in the sky with the wind, and the overall atmosphere was a little cold, but it was also a good view.

In the sound of the wind, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and then Wang Fu's voice came out: "Master Cao, why haven't you entered the cabin to rest so late...... The wind is strong on the river at night, so don't get caught in the cold. ”

"Don't hide it from Wang Gong, this is the first time I have gone far away, and I have been staying in Jiangning City before, so it is inevitable that I will be a little excited, but I don't feel it during the day, but at night, I am a little excited, listening to the sound of the waves under the cabin, it is difficult to sleep for a while, so I simply come out to breathe fresh air and take a look at the scenery outside." Cao Yi bowed to Wang Fu and spoke.

"Childe is really interested, but also, when I ran the boat for the first time, I was like Childe, I couldn't sleep with excitement on the first night, I felt fresh and strange to see everything, and finally I was confused in the sound of the wind and waves until dawn. It's not like now, I feel like that if I have time, I might as well go back to my cabin, drink a few sips of wine, and fall asleep with a pillow......" Wang Fu replied with a smile, and finally said: "The old man has never read a book, unlike Childe's elegance, what he said is some vulgar words, Childe please forgive me......"

"Where is Wang Gong, I am just a useless scholar, I have no fame, and I am not very interested in scientific research, and in the end I have no choice but to go into business, which is not ...... Now I'm planning to go to Yangzhou to do some business......"

"Childe is young, he has such a decision, he is a young talent, and I think everyone on this trip is respectful to Childe, presumably all the officers are Childe's final say, it is even more admirable, I was like Childe at this age, and I just ran a boat, doing some of the most inferior physical errands......"

"Wang Gong praised it falsely, I just had a good fate and a good baby, and it was just the shadow of my ancestors." After the two chatted for a few words, Cao Yi opened his mouth and asked: "Wang Gong, I have a reluctant request, if Wang Gong feels that it is inconvenient to disclose, you don't need to pay attention to me, if you can say something, but please tell me one or two." ”

Wang Gong's face was strange, he was an old guy who ran a boat, what could he tell this rich and noble son, but he still said: "Cao Gongzi said that it is okay, if the old man knows, he will definitely tell Gongzi." ”

"Wang Gong, let me take the liberty of asking, you take Jiangning and Yangzhou as examples, how much can you probably earn, I mean you personally." Cao Yi looked embarrassed and asked. After all, this salary, no matter what era it is, is a relatively ** and sensitive topic, so he and Wang Gong are also the first day of meeting, so they asked, and it is indeed a little ...... Anachronistic.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, there are nearly a thousand years of Cao Yun down, everyone in this line basically knows what the income is, up and down within a certain range, the rest depends on the owner's welcome, the old running boat has been thirty or forty years, and it is also a little famous in this line, so the salary is slightly higher than others, but it is also limited, with Yangzhou and Jiangning single trip

For example, after a trip, I can get 1,500 yuan, if the value of the trip is higher, the owner makes a lot of money, sometimes he will reward a little, but most of the time it is 2,000 yuan. Wang Gong said with a smile, although he was curious why Cao Gongzi suddenly asked about this, but he still told the truth.

"That Wang Gong, how many times a month will you run?"

"A month, an average of four trips, after all, a single trip takes five or six days, plus sometimes maybe the waves on the river are big, or stop on the way to carry goods or something, almost a month can only run four times."

"Hmm." Cao Yi nodded, and then asked, "Gong Wang, do you know how much it will cost to buy a ship like ours?" ”

"What do you mean this one?" Wang Gong asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's our ship, this size."

"This one costs 10,000 taels of silver, if it's brand new, it's estimated that it will cost about 12,000 taels to 13,000 taels......" Wang Gong groaned and replied, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Cao Yi nodded, no longer spoke, calculating various prices in his mind, like him to charter a whole ship, it costs 1,000 taels of silver, if you don't charter a ship, according to the number of people and the amount of goods transported, it also needs nearly 800 taels of silver, so calculated, even if you only transport it once a month, a year, the transportation cost is enough to buy a brand new merchant ship, so calculated, just a drunken immortal building in Yangzhou, you can buy a ship with a year's freight, if Hangzhou, Suzhou, Bianjing, If a drunken immortal building is opened in a place like Runzhou, which can be reached by water transportation, then it is essential to have its own merchant ships and its own fleet, so that you can completely save the money that must be spent and use it to build your own fleet. For Zuixianlou and Taibai Chamber of Commerce, shipping is a rigid demand, just like the rigid demand of later generations, since it is a rigid demand, then buying a house is always more cost-effective than renting.

In the same way, for Cao Yi, buying a ship and forming a fleet is far more cost-effective than renting a ship all the time, and after having his own fleet, in addition to meeting his own shipping, he can also do some extra business and take extra money. It's just that in this case, it is necessary to pay attention to and consider the original shipping forces, such as the organization that still exists for thousands of years - the Cao Gang!

This is a force that Cao Yi has to face if he wants to form a fleet, if Cao Yi is just self-sufficient, then the other party has nothing to say, if he still goes out to take business, it will belong to the tiger's mouth to grab food, cut off people's money, and the door in the middle is also to Cao Yi to sort out and solve later.

"Wang Gong, let me ask you a question." Cao Yi said.

Wang Fu showed a look of understanding, and said with a smile: "Childe, please ask." ”

"Wang Gong, what do you think of Taibai Drunk and Qinglian Wine?"

Although Wang Gong was stunned in his heart, he was temporarily stopped by Cao Yi's unreasonable question, but when it came to wine, he became eyebrows fluttering, and he was still a little sleepy before, but at this time, he instantly lifted his spirits, gave a thumbs up and said: "Childe, when it comes to your two wines, it really doesn't have to be said, since I drank the wine you sent, I drank all the wine before."

I think it's boring, it's not tasteful enough, I just want to continue to drink the two kinds of wine of the child, I'm so sad, I'll finish drinking this wine in the future, what can I do......"

Cao Yi smiled slightly, didn't answer Wang Fu's words, and continued to ask: "Wang Gong, do you think it's a big problem for me to sell these two kinds of wine to various places?" ”

"Sold everywhere?" Wang Fu repeated and asked, "What does Gongzi mean to sell these two kinds of wine all over the country?" ”

Cao Yi nodded.

"To be honest, although the price of Gongzi's wine is expensive, but we are now in the Great Yan Dynasty, although there are many poor people, there are more rich people, so from the perspective of old decay, as long as the quantity is sufficient, this wine will not be sold at all!" Wang Fu said with a sigh.

"So, do you think it's reliable for me to build a fleet of ships and transport this wine to all parts of the country by water?" Cao Yi looked at Wang Fu and asked with a smile.

"Cao Gongzi, you mean?" Wang Gong's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I'd like to put together a fleet to transport wine and other goods, such as the rich eggs you ate during the day, and of course, in addition to transporting my own goods, if I can do some other people's business by the way, then I won't reject it." Cao Yi said with a smile.

"It can be operated, and it will not be lost." Wang Fu also echoed with a smile, in his opinion, this wine is so good, it is not worried about selling at all, and the transportation in the future will definitely be indispensable, and the two are very sufficient, so there will be no loss if there is a fleet, as for the rest of the goods for other people, it is extra money, how much you earn.

"If I invite Wang Gong to help me build a fleet and manage this fleet, what do you think?" Cao Yi looked at Wang Fu with both eyes and asked slowly.

Wang Fu listened to Cao Yi's words, his originally slightly awkward figure suddenly rose, his eyes showed an excited look, and asked, "Childe, what you said is true?" ”

"It's true, it's not that I saw Wang Gong suddenly have this idea today, but I have been thinking about it for a long time...... In the early stage, Wang Gong, you will help me form a fleet, whether it is to buy an old merchant ship or build a new merchant ship, you can, but at least you can ensure that there is a merchant ship that can transport goods in the early stage, but then again, at the beginning, one of our ships is temporarily enough, and when my drunken immortal building and the chamber of commerce are getting bigger and bigger, our fleet will cooperate with the expansion, in the early stage, I mean that in the early stage of formation, one is enough. And I will give Wang Gong a salary of fifteen taels a month, what do you think? Cao Yi said to Wang Gong seriously.

Wang Fu's chest rose and fell, which showed the excitement in his heart, he forced to press the excitement in his heart, and said with restraint: "Gongzi Cao, after all, this is not a trivial matter, please allow me to have a little more time to think about it......"

"This is natural, at present, I only need to transport goods once a month, so Wang Gong, you can reply to me at the end of this month, and I will stay in Yangzhou for the next month, and when I find a foothold in Yangzhou, I will tell Wang Gong where to find me, and you will think ......about it during this time."

Cao Yi said to Wang Gong, and finally hugged his fists and said goodbye, walked back to his cabin, leaving Wang Gong alone on the deck to ponder for a long time......

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