For two Francophone businessmen who have little interest in missionary work and are crazy about money, Sebastian? Franco and Francisco? Estrela said that the young man he had seen in the morning had arrived with clothes he had never seen before, and they were undoubtedly overjoyed to negotiate such a deal, and they even put aside the business of coming to Putuo Mountain on the orders of the bishop. The sea ship docked at Shuangyu is not very large, in terms of the standards of the people of the time, although it is not a small sampan, it can carry less than 800 stones, and the natural strength to transport ordinary goods is not enough, but silk is not food, light weight, but high value.

These new patterns of silk have just come out, if they are not transported by water, but by land to Macao, the loss on the road plus the freight, if they are in Macao to those merchants who come to trade, it will definitely be much higher than the price of the place of origin!

"This son, we want the brightest color, preferably red and purple, or royal blue, so that we can sell it when we return to China."

Seeing that Wang Fulin nodded without thinking about it, the older Francisco thought that the Chinese value silver very much, and the value of silver coins in Portugal and even Europe is lower, so with the idea of friendship, he quickly calculated in his heart, and gave a very high price: "If it is red and purple, I am willing to bid twenty or two horses, if it is blue, it is eighteen two horses, and the cyan ones are not easy to sell on our side, twelve taels, as little as possible." As long as it does not exceed 800 horses, I will take as many as I want. It's just that we only brought a batch of gold and silver ingots with us this time, which may not be enough to pay for this batch of high-value silk. ”

He said. He secretly glanced at Zhang Taizheng. Seeing that he raised his eyebrows slightly. He gave up the idea of borrowing money from others, and racked his brains to think about it. However, taking the sea route from Macao to Shuangyu, and then arriving at Putuo Mountain, this sea journey is not trivial, and it is impossible for him to propose to let Wang Fulin follow him to Macao to withdraw money, and people will never agree. After thinking about it again and again, he simply said honestly: "Childe." We have brought a total of three hundred taels of gold, four hundred taels of silver, and a great quantity of ruby sapphires from Ceylon, and spices, shall we pay for the value of the silk? ”

Zhang Taizheng's impression of the Francophiles is stuck in their strong ships and cannons, as well as the blond and blue-eyed Chinese, but Wang Fulin is different, he knows that in this era. Portugal, Spain, and even the Netherlands, which are small European countries. All of them were extraordinarily aggressive, especially Portugal, which ruled a colony more than a dozen times larger than itself with a population of just two million. Ceylon, for example, Sri Lanka, which produces gemstones, has now fallen into the hands of the Portuguese. And if he remembers correctly, in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Portugal seems to have been annexed by Spain because of the throne!

It seems that places like Sri Lanka and Brazil have been robbed by the Dutch because of this? As for the specific year...... He's not an encyclopedia, so it's unknown!

Therefore, Wang Fulin did not have any opinion on the use of spices and red sapphires to compensate for the value of the goods, but he also proposed that he would bring a courtier to appraise the value of the goods. The two Francophone merchants naturally expressed their approval, and when they heard that Wang Fulin was resolute and would return tomorrow morning to arrange the goods, they were not to mention their joy. They have been adrift all over the world for so long, and they have dealt with people from all over the world, and the Chinese are the most trustworthy in doing business, never procrastinating, but they did not expect that even the obviously underage teenager in front of them was like this. The only thing they were worried about was whether Wang Fulin, who was too young, had this permission.

When Wang Fulin returned in the middle of the night, he actually said that he would immediately go back to Ningbo Mansion via Dinghai to buy a batch of silk, and the old lady Ye went to bed early and didn't mention it for the time being, and Mrs. Su, Ye Mingyue, Xiaobei and Ye Xiaopang, who had been waiting for him, were all surprised. When he understood what was going on, Xiaobei, who had also seen the two Francophiles in the morning, couldn't help muttering: "Really, you want to make money wherever you go, and you go to the eye of money!" ”

"These materials are not woven gold, when I first bought it, it was only five or six taels of one horse, but once it changed hands, it was several times the profit, what should I do if I don't drill the money? Who made my father owe a debt of seven thousand taels? ”

Since Wang Fulin said so, Mrs. Su smiled and called a servant woman in, and then wrote a post on behalf of Mrs. Ye, and then handed it to Wang Fulin and said: "In this way, you want a lot of things, in order to avoid attracting attention, or if you are asked, use the name of the Ye family to collect it." I'll go back and pick a few local retinues in Ningbo to accompany you back, which should be smoother. ”

Xiaobei wanted to follow, but when she thought of the toss of going back and forth by water, she suddenly wilted. Ye Mingyue pondered for a while, and finally said, "Mother, let Mingzhao go with you!" ”

Although Ye Xiaopang said that he was very curious about Putuo Mountain, he could go into the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and then saw that there were pious pilgrims everywhere, he was also a little annoyed. Of course, Wang Fulin did not hesitate to bring such a little guide, and after obtaining Mrs. Su's consent, he had to thank him again and again.

So, early the next morning, when Mrs. Ye got up and was about to go to the other three big temples to worship the Buddha, she found that her grandson Ye Xiaopang had also disappeared with Wang Fulin. Of course, Mrs. Su just said that Wang Fulin received an urgent message that she needed to go back to Ningbo to purchase a batch of silk, so she asked Ye Xiaopang to accompany her, and she didn't mention it for the time being. Although she felt strange, with the lively Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei by her side, the old lady threw her suspicions aside. Although Jinbao and Qiu Feng didn't understand what was going on, the two gentlemen were all right, and they could only hide their doubts in their stomachs.

This time and forth, it was five days in a blink of an eye, and in the end, even Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei asked from Xiaobei's mouth, and the elder brother pulled Ye Xiaopang to buy silk and do business with the Franc machine, Jinbao and Qiu Feng also learned from Mrs. Su that Wang Fulin actually sold silk to the Franc Machine, and they were all dumbfounded. Only Mrs. Su was born in a military family, and she knew a lot about these guards along the coast of Zhejiang, and after seeing the two Buddha Lang people appear in Putuo Mountain, no guards sent people to the island to inquire from beginning to end. She knew it. It's not that Zhang Taizheng and his party concealed it well. It's just that those guards simply turn a blind eye.

However, now that the rebellion has come to an end, and the Francophiles have learned a lesson several times, they have already reined in their arrogance, and it is no wonder that the coast is so relaxed.

When Wang Fulin got on his ship again, Sebastian and Francisco, who were waiting in a hurry, saw the retinue behind him unfurling three silk horses one after another, and they hurried to check it. They have sold a lot of silk and satin, although they were once hot in the Portuguese market. But gradually, some people began to learn from many masters in the East, chasing a certain restrained elegance. The most important thing is that the price of these materials is much cheaper than those woven gold brocade and gold satin. The two immediately agreed to the deal, and when they went to Wang Fulin's boat to inspect the goods one by one, they moved out two money boxes.

One of them was filled with gold and silver ingots that had been cast into strips, apparently before the coinage had been minted. Wang Fulin came back this time and brought two courtiers, but he didn't just hire people, but bought out their twenty-year long deed. I plan to keep people useful in the future. At this moment, the two courtiers took the trouble to check the scales one by one. Finally, it was confirmed that it was correct, and only then did he watch Sebastian open another slightly smaller box. There are boxes stacked here. Sebastian himself opened one of the boxes and saw that it was filled with rough ruby sapphires.

Seeing this scene, the two courtiers couldn't help but glance at each other, and the older one said in an uncertain tone: "Owner, if these gems are polished, then it is easy to identify, but it is really difficult to say the value of such a piece of east and west." We have not only identified the rough stone a few times, but the estimate is overestimated, and if the polished color is not so good, the loss is not small. ”

Wang Fulin had never actually seen the raw gemstones, but this did not prevent him from looking at the pictures, so he knew very well how much value these inconspicuous things had after polishing and cutting - of course, in these years, they could only be polished into plain noodles, and the process of cutting into facets was mainly in the hands of Westerners, but in the eyes of later generations, it was still simply miserable - he knew that although Chinese people preferred jade, red sapphires were also used a lot, especially in women's jewelry.

Therefore, after fully listening to the opinions of the two courtiers, and bargaining with the two Franc Jiren, a whole box of rough stones, which were large and even small, was quite considerable, and was sold for 1,200 taels of silver. And with such goods, the two of them brought more than one box, but also a full six boxes, and Wang Fulin collected them all. As for the batch of spices they brought, Wang Fulin didn't keep much.

Because frankincense myrrh and other things, the Chinese use less, but dyeing supplies such as sumu and condiments such as pepper, the market is larger, and he kept some of it. As for the final shortfall of nearly 1,000 taels, Wang Fulin proposed a quid pro quo to Sebastian and Francisco, that is, to search for the crops that Cheng Naixuan failed to find at the beginning.

From corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes...... He explained them all with his horrific painting skills, and told the two of them that they should be in the so-called New World. Zhang Taizheng was naturally confused by his proposal, but Sebastian and Francisco both understood it. And such a quid pro quo also succeeded in leaving him with a reputation for generosity in the hearts of the two Francophiles.

As for Zhang Taizheng, who is a Chinese, he further strengthened his understanding that Wang Fulin is essentially a businessman.

No wonder his father Zhang Siwei said that he was also born in a merchant family, but Wang Daokun's understanding is more radical, and he is not able to say the words "Shang He is a farmer", whether it is his uncle Wang Chonggu or Zhang Siwei!

Zhang Taizheng and his entourage had stayed in Putuo Mountain long enough, and the two Francophiles were also worried about other changes encountered in the business, and it was difficult to return home, so they waited until the night to unload all the things and load them onto the ship, and they left in a hurry early the next morning. Before leaving, Sebastian and Francisco warmly invited Wang Fulin to come to Macao in the future, and they would definitely treat him as a landlord. As for Zhang Taizheng, he also warmly invited Wang Fulin to Beijing as a guest in the future. Obviously, for the recovery of his father Zhang Siwei, this Zhang Gongzi is full of confidence.

After Wang Fulin smiled and collected his things and returned to the inn, he directly took a box to the place where the ladies gathered, and poured all the things on the small table covered with tablecloths.

"When I go back to Ningbo, go find a few jade craftsmen who are best at polishing, and then pick some jewelry craftsmen, and do what everyone likes!"

Growing so big, I finally became a local tyrant once! (To be continued......)