Lu Yuan naturally knew that the surname Zheng mentioned in Uncle Fei's words was Zheng Zhilong.

Although Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong is much more well-known in history than he Zheng Zhilong.

But there is no doubt that it is not an exaggeration to say that Zheng Zhilong at this time is the maritime hegemon in East Asia.

The Dutch colonists, who were as powerful as sea coachmen, were also suppressed by Zheng Zhilong's maritime power.

Since Zheng Zhilong was attached to the imperial court, he swept away other pirate forces on the sea in the name of the imperial court, and the entire maritime trade market in the South and East Seas was monopolized by the Zheng group.

Not only that, there are as many as 200,000 mercenaries under Zheng Zhi Longcheng, as if he is a veritable prince, even the imperial court can't do anything with him.

Zheng Zhilong obtained benefits at sea in two ways, one was to collect protection fees, and the other was to set up five merchants in the interior of the Ming Dynasty and five merchants at sea to monopolize maritime trade.

Among them, the five merchants of the mountains are divided into five merchants: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which are responsible for the purchase of various goods, and then are responsible for transportation to Japan, Nanyang and other places for sales through the five merchants.

Moreover, as far as Lu Yuan knew, the Zheng Group could make a profit of more than 20 million taels of silver every year just by relying on maritime trade, while the annual silver income of the Ming treasury was only four or five million taels.

It can be seen that the Zheng group is richer than the Ming court.

Lu Yuan knew that if he cooperated with the Zheng Group, the overlord of the sea, it would mean that his spring breeze cloth would be exported overseas, and he would also gain a huge amount of wealth.

Therefore, after knowing that Song Yuqing was the chairman of the Linqing branch of the Zheng Group's Shanwu Merchants, Lu Yuan was still looking forward to Song Yuqing being able to purchase his own spring breeze cloth.

Lu Yuan did not refuse to see Song Yuqing, but made an appointment to meet Song Yuqing on the third day after Song Yuqing's post.

Lu Yuan saw that Song Yuqing was wearing an ink-colored shirt and a cyan scarf, so he knew that he was a student, that is, a Xiucai, so he gave his hand and saluted: "I've seen Song Xianggong!" ”

Song Yuqing didn't hold the shelf just because he was a famous talent, he also smiled slightly, and when he saw Lu Yuan, he arched his hand and said: "Lu Gongzi is really young, if Song didn't see a real person, he really couldn't believe that this spring breeze cloth came from your hands." ”

"I'm ashamed to say that this spring breeze cloth is not woven by Lu himself, and Lu also bought the goods from other homes, I don't know what Mr. Song's visit is?"

Lu Yuan knew that Song Yuqing had a lot of power behind him, and he was really worried that Song Yuqing was clearly here to talk about business, but in fact, he secretly had the purpose of fighting his own weaving workshop technology, so he did not admit that this spring breeze cloth was woven by his own weaving workshop, but directly deduced that it was purchased from other places.

"Then dare to ask who Lu Gongzi bought the cloth from, can you recommend it? If you can be introduced, Song will be grateful! ”

Song Yuqing asked with a smile.

"Forgive me for not being able to tell you", Lu Yuan replied with a smile.

Song Yuqing only smiled slightly, and said with some regret: "It seems that if you want to buy spring breeze cloth, you can only buy it from Lu Gongzi?" ”

"Exactly, my father and the owner of this spring breeze cloth are world friends, and our two families have signed a contract, and his spring breeze cloth will only be sold to our Lu family", Lu Yuan said nonsense.

Song Yuqing nodded, he had already investigated the Lu Yuan family before he met Lu Yuan, and knew that Lu Yuanzhi's father was only a world friend with the Tang Mansion, the official eunuch of the Linqing Dynasty, so he naturally thought that this spring breeze cloth was woven by the Tang Mansion, and he didn't feel strange, after all, some scholars did not dare to do business directly for fear of affecting the reputation of the Qing Dynasty, and it was also possible to let some relatives and friends do business instead of themselves.

And Song Yuqing was even more desperate because of this, and only smiled: "In this case, Song wants to ask, I don't know if Gongzi Lu can have a shop selling spring breeze cloth outside Linqing City?" ”

Lu Yuan shook his head with a smile, he had just invented the shuttle loom not long ago, and he had just opened the market in Linqing City, where could he have time to expand the market.

Song Yuqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Then Song wants to talk about a deal with Lu Gongzi, and Song wants to buy 10,000 pieces of Gongzi's spring breeze cloth, I don't know what price Lu Gongzi is willing to give?" ”

10,000 horses?

Lu Yuan was quite shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that this Song Yuqing's appetite was really big.

Even if 10,000 pieces of cloth are calculated at three dollars and five cents of silver for each horse they are selling now, it will be worth 3,500 taels of silver, and he can directly make a profit of 2,000 taels of silver!

With the annual income of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty of twenty taels, even if they can sell this 10,000 pieces of cloth, they can directly become the super-rich people of the Ming Dynasty.

"There are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital, even if it is five or six dollars a horse, some people buy it, I sell Song Xianggong you four dollars and five cents of silver, how about it?"

Lu Yuan replied.

Song Yuqing almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of tea, and said in surprise: "Lu Gongzi's price is a little scary, you are only selling for three dollars and five cents a horse in Linqing City, how can you go directly to Song and raise a penny of silver!" What's more, Song still directly buys 10,000 horses, and Lu Gongzi refuses to lower the price than Linqing City? ”

"Song Xianggong forgive me, this can't be low, I sold it in Linqing City at the price of three dollars and five cents of silver, just to make a name for myself in the early stage, otherwise I would not limit the purchase, it will rise in the future, but now Song Xianggong will go to the capital even if the price rises four or five times, someone will buy it, and Lu will sell you four dollars and five cents a horse It is already very cheap."

Lu Yuan replied.

"It really can't be less, at least it's the same as the current spring breeze cloth selling price in Linqing City, can't it?" Song Yuqing replied.

Lu Yuan replied: "Song Xianggong, I am sincere in selling cloth to you, I don't hide that you are not the only one who contacted Lu, I saw that you are a knowledgeable minister, so I was willing to sell it to you at a cheap price of four dollars and five cents." ”

"Lu Gongzi, Song is also very sincere, is Lu Gongzi really indispensable?" Song Yuqing asked.

Lu Yuan thought about it for a while, now it was the end of the Ming Dynasty, and seeing that the world was about to be in chaos, it was impossible for him to make money in business all the time, so he had to return the funds as soon as possible and establish his own power, so he relieved himself and said: "That four coins are a horse." ”

"Isn't it okay to have three dollars and five cents of silver?" Song Yuqing asked.

Lu Yuan pretended to be annoyed and said: "Song Xianggong, I have already given in, a horse of spring breeze cloth is cheaper than five cents of silver, and ten thousand horses are equivalent to five hundred taels cheaper for you!" Are you sincere?! ”

Song Yuqing couldn't bargain anymore, so she only asked, "Then how long will it take for Lu Gongzi to deliver the goods?" ”

Lu Yuan thought about it, now his own weaving workshop has about 100 weavers, and he can weave 300 pieces of cloth a day, and 9,000 pieces of cloth a month, that is to say, with the current scale of his weaving workshop, he has to weave for more than a month.

"I can get it in two months", Lu Yuan replied.

Song Yuqing was quite stunned, he thought that Lu Yuan would say more than half a year, after all, he knew that even the more mature weaving mill in Jiangnan could only produce more than 4,000 pieces of cloth a month with the scale of the Lu family's weaving workshop, and the spring breeze cloth was stronger and tighter than ordinary cotton cloth, and it obviously took more time to weave a piece of cloth, but this Lu Gongzi said that it only took two months.

This made Song Yuqing a little incredulous: "What Lu Gongzi said is true?" ”

"Naturally, I didn't lie to you", Lu Yuan nodded.

"Then Lu Gongzi can dare to make a guarantee and make a contract, if Lu Gongzi does not pay enough 10,000 horses after two months, Song has a reason to refuse to pay for the spring breeze cloth that will be made up later."

Song Yuqing asked with a smile, if Lu Yuan could really produce 10,000 pieces of cloth in two months, he wouldn't mind buying Chunfeng cloth at a high price of four dollars of silver.

After all, he also knows that once a new thing is sold, the faster the output, the more money he can earn.

Lu Yuan nodded: "Naturally, dare!" ”

"That's good, as long as Song accepts Lu Gongzi's price, four coins of silver a horse."

Song Yuqing replied very simply.

"Yes, but Song Xianggong has to pay half of the purchase price as a deposit, otherwise, I can't order the goods from my friend in advance."

Lu Yuan replied.

Song Yuqing agreed, although he knew that Lu Yuan was the in-law of Tang Jin, the head of the Literature and Anthology Department of the Ministry of Officials, but with his power, he was not worried that Lu Yuan would not give the goods after swallowing the deposit.