Early the next morning, Li Tu and Xue Yiming went to Hualin Village to find the big fishing boat. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When they arrived at Hualin Village, the two of them really saw the idle boat. The boat was six feet long and one foot wide, and there were two floors of terraces on the terrace, which was considered large in a fishing boat. According to Li Tu's estimates, the displacement of the ship was at least 80 tons. Because the owner of the ship had a happy event in his family, and was busy with the wedding feast beating gongs and drums, he did not go out to sea to fish, and the boat was idle.

The shipowner's family saw that Li Tu and Xue Yiming were both old and young, both dressed in satin clothes, and they respected the two very much. In addition, Li Tu is a local, so everything is easy to discuss. Li Tu only said that he wanted to transport some timber to Quanzhou by boat, so he used 100 taels as a deposit and 10 taels of silver as the boat fare, and rented a fishing boat with the boat owner.

With the ship, Xue Yiming took Li Tu to find the owner of the Zaixing to discuss how to transport the goods.

The two walked all the way north from Hualin Village, passed through the Xili kiln, crossed the Meilin Mountain, walked for half an hour, and found a large house with high walls and deep courtyards in a small village called Fukang.

The big mansion is made of blue bricks and black tiles, and in the middle is a gatehouse composed of three doors. The gatehouse beam frame bucket arch, two box-shaped stone door drums without carving under the door, and a pair of tall white marble lions are placed in front. There is a plaque painted with red lacquer and gold on the gatehouse, on which are written the four big characters of "Jishan people".

As soon as he saw the pomp and circumstance of this gatehouse, Li Tu knew that the owner of this nest was a wealthy gentry.

Xue Yiming knocked on the door rest, and said to Li Tu with a smile: "The owner of this house is called Feng Songdao, and he is a man!" ”

It turned out that the owner of this nest was a lifter. Li Tu replied, "I see! ”

Pointing to the surrounding villages, Xue Yiming said again: "This entire village is surnamed Feng Li!" ”

Li Tu nodded, knowing that the owner of this nest was still a local wealthy family.

During the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty had opened the sea ban for many years, and various policies were far more relaxed than before. But in any case, most of the owners of the nest are still gentry and wealthy families, and there are channels to dredge the officialdom, and it is convenient to purchase and sell goods.

In the middle of the noise, one of the servants opened the side door and poked his head out for a while. When the servant saw Xue Yiming, he immediately changed his face to a smiling face, and arched his hand and said, "It turned out to be Manager Xue!" The ship arrived this year? ”

Xue Yiming nodded and said, "The ship has arrived, I have come to inform Master Feng!" ”

The servant hurriedly opened the side door, and while letting Xue Yiming and Li Tu walk in the door, he said, "My master hasn't gone out these days, and he is waiting for Master Xiao's ship news at home. The two of you sit in the main hall, and I will go to tell the master. ”

The amount of trade through the ship is huge, and the profit from selling goods as a nest owner is also very large. Even if you are a man, you have to put this matter first.

The two followed the Feng family servant around the shadow wall, entered the main hall, and sat down on the guest seat. Soon someone served tea, and the two of them drank tea and waited for the Feng family's master.

In the middle of the ring, an old man in his fifties, accompanied by several young people, walked in. The old man had white hair, wore a scarf and a shirt, and knew at a glance that he was a famous man. In the end, he is a lifter, and there is a momentum of pointing the country between his gestures, which is different from the average showman.

Seeing Xue Yiming, the old man said loudly: "Manager Xue, don't come unharmed, this is another year I haven't seen, the ship has arrived?" ”

Xue Yiming stood up and arched his hand and said, "Hello Master Feng, the ship arrived yesterday, so I came to visit Master Feng today." ”

The old man sat on the main seat, looked at Li Tu under Xue Yiming, and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Xue Yiming hurriedly introduced: "This is Li Tu, the head shop on the ship, come with me to familiarize yourself with the environment." ”

The old man nodded, arched his hand and said, "Mr. Li served as the head shop at a young age, what a young hero." ”

Li Tu arched his hand and replied: "Master Feng Miao praised! ”

The old man looked at Xue Yiming and asked, "Why didn't Lord Xiao come?" ”

Xue Yiming glanced at Li Tu and said: "There is a change in the waterway of Meiwan, and the Zaixing cannot be berthed, so the owner of the ship will park the boat in the open sea and let us use the fishing boat to pick up the goods." It was inconvenient to go ashore by boat, so the owner did not come. ”

I don't know why, this Xue Yiming was reluctant to tell the real reason why the Zaixing could not enter the port, and made up a reason that it was a change in the Meiwan waterway and wanted to prevaricate the old man.

The old man was a fine man, and he was not easy to coax. When the old man heard Xue Yiming's words, he twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Director Xue said he was laughing!" Meiwan is so big, there are many places to dock, is it possible that the waterway has changed all in a year? Even if you can't stop in Meiwan, can't you stop anywhere else? ”

Xue Yiming's lie was suddenly exposed by the old man, and he was surprised in his heart and looked at the old man in surprise.

The old man looked at Xue Yiming and said unhurriedly: "This year, there are 1,000 new households in Liuao Thousand Households, and I heard that he has sent patrol boats to inspect various harbors in Zhangpu County. A few days ago, I was worried that the Zaixing wouldn't be able to enter the bay. Could it be that the Zaixing was blocked by the Xinqianhu ship, so it could only use fishing boats to pick up and drop off goods? ”

Xue Yiming saw that this old man was so well-informed, and knew that he couldn't deceive him, so he could only laugh a few times, and replied honestly: "Master Feng's eyes are like torches, Yiming doesn't dare to deceive, he is indeed blocked by the patrol boat of a thousand households!" ”

The old man looked at Xue Yiming and said with a smile: "It's a good idea to use a fishing boat to pick up and drop off goods, which one came up with the idea?" ”

Xue Yiming pointed at Li Tu and said, "It's the idea of Brother Li of the head shop." Brother Li is a local, and thanks to his idea, he found a fishing boat. ”

The old man looked at Li Tu and said: "Mr. Li is really a young hero, I was worried a few days ago that Master Xiao was going to be blocked at sea this time, but now it seems that I am too worried!" ”

The old man praised himself, but Li Tu could only arch his hand and say: "Master Feng Miao praised!" ”

Knocking on the coffee table with his fingers, Feng Songdao closed his eyes and muttered: "I didn't honor a thousand households, I was blocked by a thousand households... ”

Seeing the old man's appearance, they knew that the old man was going to be troubled, so they looked at each other a few times, and they all had smiles in their eyes.

In the middle of the ring, the old man opened his eyes and said indifferently: "The goods sold from the Japanese country, we will buy them at the original price, and that's it." However, this year, the output of raw silk in Zhangzhou has declined, and we are afraid that we will spend a lot more silver to buy it now. Therefore, this year, the goods purchased for the owner of Xiao Bao will be added to 20% of the silver. ”

When Li Tu heard this, he glanced at Xue Yiming and secretly cursed a vampire.

On the surface, this old man used Zhangzhou's raw silk production as an excuse, but in fact, he was bullying Xiao Xiangui and was blocked overseas by thousands of households, and now he can only trade with him.

A few years ago, Xiao Xiangui counted the county order of Zhangpu County and the thousands of households in Liuao, so he could buy goods elsewhere or even from other places at any time. The reason why I trade with the Feng family is also because I have cooperated with the Feng family for many years and the price is reasonable. In addition, because the Feng family is a local gentry and is familiar with the government, they have an extra layer of protection when selling goods. But Xiao Xiangui did not honor the new thousand households of the Liuao Institute this year, so he would be troubled by the people of the Thousand Households Institute at any time, and he could not transport goods from other places with great fanfare, so he could only buy and sell with the Feng family.

When Xiao Xiangui was trapped, the Feng family had to sit on the ground and raise prices. This shipload of goods cost at least more than 10,000 taels, 20 percent of silver, and more than 3,000 taels. This old man said a few words, and he wanted to blackmail Xiao Xiangui for more than 3,000 taels of silver. More than 3,000 taels of silver can buy more than 300 acres of paddy fields and feed hundreds of people.

It's really a robbery while it's hot.