Chapter 453: The Way of Maritime Commerce

"What do you mean?"

Xiao Mo looked at Zheng Kuan and Qian Jiwen, and then smiled. ()

"It's very simple, it's up to you what you do next!"

What's next?

Qian Jiwen and Zheng Kuan's father and son glanced at each other respectively, and then Qian Jiwen stood up and said: "Lord Xiao, my Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is willing to transfer all the shares of the Shen County Chamber of Commerce, and promise not to pay attention to the Shen County Chamber of Commerce in the future!" ”

After that, Qian Jiwen said to Zhou Kui next to him: "Youlao, the housekeeper, help prepare paper and pencils!" ”

Hearing Qian and Wen calling him a housekeeper, Zhou Kui's heart was naturally a little useful.

Although it was useful, Zhou Kui still looked at Xiao Mo, and if Xiao Mo didn't speak, he didn't move.

Xiao Mo said: "Brother Zhou, prepare pen and paper!" ”

Only then did Zhou Kui turn around.

"It's good to write the share transfer, and there is no need for any guarantees, I don't believe it, but after this time, if you dare to have any crooked ideas, I don't care about playing with you again......"

Xiao Mo regained his flat expression, and the tone of his speech became flat.

Needless to say, Zheng Kuan also called out to Zhou Kui, and then said: "Steward Zhou, please prepare an extra pen and paper......

Zhou Kui heard it clearly, and after a while, he and the little girl Lin Jie each used a wooden plate to carry a pen and paper and a plate of ink that had been researched, and then put them beside Qian Jiwen and Zheng Kuan respectively.

Zheng Kuan didn't move, but looked at Zheng Biyuan and gave him a look.

Zheng Biyuan sighed, and then together with Qian Jiwen, he wrote down the transfer of shares.

After writing it, the two equity books are in hand, and now the shares of the Shen County Chamber of Commerce are in Xiao Mo's hands!

Xiao Mo handed over the share book to Lin Yiye, and then said to him: "The Shen County Chamber of Commerce, it is still the squires and my Taishan family who are in charge, but this time the chairman has to be held by you, the young man, and you must strengthen the control of the Chamber of Commerce!" ”

Lin Yiye nodded when he heard this, but did not make a sound.

Xiao Mo turned his head to Qian Jiwen again, and said to him: "Previously, the Zhejiang businessmen have promised to continue to operate the minerals that were allocated before, and you hand over the shares, and the minerals obtained by the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce before the auction can also be returned to you, but ...... As a punishment, I will take back one-third of the minerals of your Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, that is, three large iron mines! ”

Qian Ji said in embarrassment: "My lord...... If that's the case, I won't be able to explain it to the Chamber of Commerce......"

He is right, this time he spent so much manpower and material resources, not only did he not get the Shenxian Chamber of Commerce, but also lost one-third of the minerals, so it is strange that Qian Jiwen returned to Hangzhou and was not drowned by the spit of those old men of the Chamber of Commerce!

Xiao Mo said coldly: "I knew today, why bother in the first place? ”

Qian Jiwen sighed and said, "Qian Jiwen, I really know that I am wrong!" ”

"Okay!" Xiao Mo said: "If you know that you can change your mistakes, you won't be embarrassed, I still have to take back the three iron mines, how about my remuneration for lifting the sea ban for your Zhejiang businessmen?" ”

"Zhejiang has also lifted the sea ban?"

Obviously, Qian Jiwen didn't know about this yet, but now when he heard Xiao Mo say this, Qian Jiwen couldn't help but be happy!

Forbidden ...... This damn sea ban has finally been lifted?

Zhejiang and Fujian are both coastal areas, as the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, since the imperial court after the sea ban, the business of Zhejiang merchants has also been affected to a certain extent.

Of course, compared to Fujian, Zhejiang is much richer, so the impact of the sea ban on Zhejiang is not as great as Fujian.

But...... If the sea ban is really lifted, then compared to the profits that can go to sea, I am afraid that these three iron mines are really nothing!

Seeing this, you may ask, what kind of profit can you make by going to sea in ancient times?

Is it fishing in the sea?

No kidding, it's the fishermen who fish in the sea, not the merchants.

But...... When a businessman goes to sea, the profits are often huge!

Of course...... The stakes are also enormous.

The risk is, of course, from storms or waves at sea, or from the huge fish in the sea.

Profits are obtained by arrogance, to put it mildly, by force.

Every time the merchants went to sea, they would usually go to sea with several or a dozen large ships, and they would recruit many strong men to serve as mercenaries, and then sail with the wind in the sea, and when they reached a strange place, they would show their greedy faces, burn and kill everywhere they went, and then plunder them.

Of course, sometimes in a place where the local tribe is strong, these merchants will naturally put away their weapons and turn into civilized visitors, bartering with them and trading with them properly!

But even if it is a legitimate transaction, these merchants are also very profitable, because they may only pay some ordinary porcelain, silk, tea and other common daily necessities of the people of the An Dynasty, but these things are very popular in those barren places.

Their eyes lit up at the sight of porcelain, and they were ecstatic at the sight of silk, even going so far as to exchange them for gold, agate, and rubies!

Because in their eyes, whether it is gold or agate gemstones, these things can neither be eaten nor used, they are useless at all, they are like garbage!

Why not exchange these undesirable things for many utensils that can be used to hold meals and food, and some silk that can be woven into beautiful clothes?

That's why the profits of a trip to sea are so attractive.

Because it is well known that going out to sea is very dangerous, in addition to the occasional storms and the sharks and huge whales on the bottom of the sea, luck is also important.

For example, if you have been adrift at sea for a month or more, but you can't find a land or island with people, and when the food on your ship can no longer be supported, you must return to the An Dynasty.

But in this way, those merchants still have a very strong interest in going to sea, just because the profit is really immeasurable!

Therefore, hearing the news that Zhejiang has also lifted the sea ban, Qian Jiwen's heart is simply happy.

There is no need to doubt whether Xiao Mo's news is reliable or unreliable, because this is the news released by Xiao Mo, he said that the imperial court has lifted the sea ban, will the current money and news still be suspicious?

The reason why Qian Jiwen asked like that just now was actually because he wasn't sure if he had misheard Xiao Mo's words, so he asked! After asking about the exit, Qian Jiwen regretted it.

What's wrong with you, how can you make such a mistake?

Isn't this questioning Xiao Mo's words in front of everyone?

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