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Zheng Fugui was ready to go out, this time to sell silk in Shanxi and Shaanxi.

The price of silk in the south is not very high, a piece of silk is worth two taels of silver, but when sold to the north, it can be sold for four taels of silver, which is a huge profit.

But the risk of selling silk is very high, not to mention the calculations and stalking encountered along the way, and even the robbery, just say that the matter of contacting the merchant shop pù is not simple, if there is no fixed shop pù and merchant Jia is willing to take over, you take the silk to Shanxi and Shaanxi, just like a child holding a gold ingot, it will attract the eyes of all parties, people robbing your silk is simple, and you will be killed directly, and the end is that both people and money are empty.

In addition, there is also the government's investigation, which is also difficult to deal with, if the government is black-hearted, there is no place for you to shout grievances, and you will be directly imprisoned in prison, the silk will be confiscated, and the family will spend money to ransom people.

It is precisely because of this that although selling silk is very profitable, there are very few people who can actually do it.

Zheng Fugui has traveled south and north for many years, accumulated a lot of relationships, and his status as a prisoner, it is much easier to do things, but this selling silk is an eye-catching thing, and it is also a very dangerous thing, if it weren't for Zheng Xunrui's matter this time, the family spent too much silver, and he didn't plan to risk selling silk.

It's the Spring Festival soon, and the demand for silk in the north will increase significantly, and maybe the price will rise somewhat, but this time I'm going out, and it's a few months, and the Spring Festival won't be at home.

Zheng Fugui is going to talk to Zheng Xunrui, and then go to Zhejiang to buy silk and sell it to the north.

Seeing Zheng Xunrui studying seriously, Zheng Fugui was very happy, and after entering the house, he encouraged him, but he quickly turned to the topic, saying that he went out this time and was going to sell a part of the silk to Shanxi and Shaanxi, the profit of silk is very high, if it is successful, then you can rest at home for a while next year.

Doing business, although it is not Zheng Xunrui's specialty, but some of his understanding, more than any businessman in this dynasty today, to say that political economics is not a joke, Zheng Xunrui in the previous life, also experienced the era when all the people went to do business and make a fortune, and also specialized in how to do business to make a fortune.

Zheng Fugui went out to do business to make money to support his family, this is a natural thing, Zheng Xunrui does not have zài objections, men just need to support their families, many scholars in the Ming Dynasty died studying, did not do farm work, did not know how to make money, and were poor all their lives, such tragedies abounded, and he didn't want his father to be like this.

However, when he heard that Zheng Fugui was going to Shanxi and Shaanxi to do business, Zheng Xunrui's face changed.

He remembered very clearly that in November of the first year of Chongzhen, the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty officially broke out, and Wang Jiayin, Wang Zuo, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Daliang, Wang Er and others in Shaanxi opened the prelude to the peasant uprising that overthrew the Ming Dynasty.

According to the above time calculation, the peasant uprising in Shaanxi had already broken out at this time.

The climate at the end of the Ming Dynasty was very special, in the period of Xiaoice River, natural disasters were frequent, agricultural production, which was regarded as the root of life, suffered countless famines, including drought and locust plague, as well as plague, etc., among which drought was particularly frequent, the government could not appease the people well, nor could it take out so much silver relief, which made the people unable to live, and the wave of rebellion swept the country.

The Houjin of Liaodong also developed and grew, frequently launching attacks in Liaodong and the north, breaking into the customs to loot money and population, making the losses of the common people even more heavy, and also shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

This qiē is not particularly important to Zheng Xunrui, who is only fourteen years old and has no qualifications, but if Zheng Fugui is ready to go to Shaanxi and Shanxi to sell silk, it will be a big deal.

Zheng Fugui encountered an accident, this family was difficult to maintain, and he had to pick up all the burdens of the family.

I am tired of running around desperately for food, and I still have time to study, and it is even more extravagant to take the imperial examination.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Zheng Xunrui's forehead.

As soon as Zheng Fugui finished speaking, he spoke.

"When the father talks about businessmen, the child shouldn't talk too much, but the child has some opinions and can't help but want to say it."

Zheng Fugui's face sank, he was 10,000 reluctant, Zheng Xunrui must not think about being a businessman, then there will be no hope for the family in the future.

"Qingyang, this is not something you should worry about."

"Father, don't worry, the child has no intention of business, but when he was in Qinhuaihe, he heard a businessman talk about commerce, and later inquired, only to know that this person is one of the largest businessmen in the north."

Zheng Fugui's face softened slightly, it is very normal for a big businessman to go to Qinhuai River, if he has not been to Qinhuai River, he is not worthy of being a big businessman, Zheng Xunrui can hear some discussions, which is also expected.

"The big businessman said that there are two most profitable ways to do business, one is processing, production and sales, and the other is hoarding."

Zheng Fugui's face changed slightly, he had never heard of this so-called processing, production and sales one-stop, and he didn't understand what it meant, a big businessman is a big businessman, and his words are all profound, otherwise how could people make so much money.

"Qingyang, what does it mean to be a one-stop process for production and sales."

Zheng Xunrui was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had leaked his mouth, and now there is a one-stop process for production and sales, but he has already made up a big businessman, so it doesn't matter.

"The so-called processing, production and sales one-stop, that is, to manufacture and produce by oneself and sell oneself, that is, if this silk can be compiled, and then sold directly, it can earn more silver."

Zheng Fugui's expression was a little gloomy, this kind of practice did make money, but unfortunately he couldn't do it.

"Don't worry, father, the main thing the child talks about is the second point, which is hoarding......

Before Zheng Xunrui could speak, Zheng Fugui shook his head.

"Qingyang, I know about hoarding Juqi, but that's something that only big businessmen can do, they have a lot of silver, I can't do it."

"Don't worry, father, you will understand after the child has finished speaking. Hoarding Juqi doesn't have to be too much silver, the key is to see the right time, buy it back when it's not valuable, and sell it when it's valuable, so that you can make money steadily......"

"Qingyang, I know that it is safe to make money like this, but it is easier said than done."

Unconsciously, Zheng Fugui and Zheng Xunrui talked about business.

"Father, after the big businessman got drunk, he told a secret, which was accidentally heard by the child, and the child didn't care about it at first, but now it seems that it is really a way to make money."

Zheng Fugui's eyes widened again, after those big businessmen arrived at the Qinhuai River, it was not strange that they could tell some secrets of business operations.

"Father has heard of maize and sweet potatoes."

Zheng Fugui thought about it carefully and shook his head, he really hadn't heard of these two things.

Zheng Fugui may not have heard that maize and sweet potato are currently planted in Fujian and Guangdong in the south, and have not spread to other places, and the local method of planting maize and sweet potato is not very correct, the yield is not good, and it has not been taken seriously, and the views of the common people will not change for a while and a half, and the rice, wheat and corn that have been planted for many years are excluded from other crops.

"Maize and sweet potato have always been cultivated in Fujian and Guangdong, the grain yield of these two crops is very high, the utility is exactly the same as that of rice, wheat and corn, they can be eaten to a full stomach, and the taste is very good, if they can be introduced and planted, they will be able to earn a lot of silver."

Hearing that it was farming, Zheng Fugui lowered his head and pondered, he believed Zheng Xunrui's words, because Zheng Xunrui could not know such things as maize and sweet potato, and it was very possible for the big businessman to say these words after he was drunk.

The family has a lot of arable land, and it will be sown after the beginning of the year, and the climate has been bad in recent years, and the harvest of cultivated land is not good, so Zheng Fugui does not expect land rent to support the family's expenses.

After a long while, the whole Fa raised its head.

"Qingyang, do you know what the yield of maize and sweet potatoes is?"

"The big businessman said that the yield of maize is three to four stones per mu, and the yield of sweet potato is more than ten stones per mu."

Zheng Fugui's eyes were the boss, his face was full of shock, the output of more than ten stones, that was something he had never heard of, the yield of rice in Jiangning County was good, that is, about two stones and five hundreds.

"Qingyang, this is not a joke, can the yield of sweet potatoes really reach more than ten stones?"

"This great merchant earned his silver on this basis, and he said that he had bought thousands of hectares of arable land."

Zheng Fugui's eyes widened suddenly, and after many years of business career, he still had the ability to make decisions.

"Okay, then I'll go to Fujian and Guangdong to try, after the beginning of the year is the spring ploughing season, but I don't know if the seeds of maize and sweet potato are easy to buy."

"The big businessman said that in the Fuzhou area of Fujian, there are maize and sweet potato seeds, but they need to be traded secretly."

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