"Mother, we can't preconceive."

Xu Yuanzuo faced the two sluggish adults, but said softly: "It's certain that the accounts are fake, but maybe my father lost money and made a profit for the sake of the family?" How touching it is to carry all the problems by yourself! Although he said this, he unconsciously revealed the tone of mockery of others in his previous life.

"What are you talking about here!" Xu He was furious and was about to rush up and slap his son.

Xu Yuanzuo dodged behind his mother, and said quickly: "I looked at these two account books, and the former is one hundred and thirty-two taels for customs clearance, and this time it is one hundred and twenty taels, which is not much different." The other major expense was for entertainment, which cost 235 halves and 24328 cents respectively. ”

Xu He's raised hand stopped in the air, and he didn't even fight.

Mother Xu opened her arms to protect her son, and at this moment she also turned her head to look at her face in disbelief.

"Last year's principal was three hundred taels, and this year's principal is five hundred and eighty taels, of which the cost of three shuttle cloth has risen by two percent, the fan cloth has risen by one to five, and the medicine spot cloth has risen by seven cents per horse...... However, because there is no silk cloth sold this year, the purchase volume is actually 30% more than last year. Xu Yuanzuo showed his power at the moment, and the flowing water generally reported various numbers.

"Mother," Xu Yuanzuo asked again, "What was my father's income the year before last?" ”

Mother Xu was defenseless, and replied: "I earned more than fifty taels the year before last, and the account books are still in my house." ”

"That's it! There were more than 50 taels of income the year before last, why did it fall so much last year and this year! Xu Yuanzuo looked at his father.

Xu He opened his mouth for a while, and said, "What do you know!" How can you make a profit without losing money! He reassured himself and scolded, "You little beast! Dare to say that your father made a fake account! ”

"It is true that there are profits and losses in trading, but this is not the time to lose!" Xu Yuanzuo walked out slowly from behind his mother, facing his parents without fear. He said: "What was the situation the year before last? The Jiangxi and Zhejiang miners made trouble, the people of Liangguang and the mountains made trouble, and later there was the Shandong civil unrest, the imperial court pressed all around, and all kinds of harsh donations, is it the year of doing business? ”

"This doesn't hinder us in Songjiang Cloth City!" Xu He said strongly.

"Doesn't the road not affect the price of feet?" Xu Yuanzuo raised his eyebrows: "Although I haven't looked at the account books of the year before last, but if I don't look at it, I can see that the price of the foot of the year before was definitely above the multiple of last year and this year." ”

In this era, the freight capacity was extremely low, and even if the labor cost was cheap, it was not a small amount to transport goods to the northwest.

"So the year before last I made money, that was the hard-earned money!" Xu Yuanzuo said: "Last year and this year should not be like this! Because last year the imperial court opened the sea! ”

Compared with the Qing Dynasty's sea ban in another dimension, the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty is like a play house.

First of all, the Manchu Qing sea ban was that no one was allowed to live along the coast, and it was designated as a forbidden area. The Ming Dynasty forbade the sea because of the prevention of Japanese invaders, not only did they not clear the scene, but they also had to immigrate to the real border and fill the coastal guards, which increased the coastal population in disguise.

Secondly, the Manchu Qing Dynasty forbade the sea, that is, the sails were not allowed to go to the sea. After the ban on the sea in the Ming Dynasty, not only did the official ships go out to patrol the sea, but even the civilian ships did not take the ban on the sea seriously. Moreover, the offshore shipping lanes have been open, and only the distant ocean has been affected.

It was not the imperial court that really actively promoted the ban on the sea, but the large coastal households, so as to ensure that they could monopolize the profits of maritime trade.

At that time, many discerning people saw that the trouble actually started from the sea ban, but to open the sea, they faced heavy pressure from the wealthy people of Fujian and Zhejiang. Even Zhu Kun, the feudal official who supervised the military affairs of Fujian and Zhejiang coastal defense at that time, was dismissed by the imperial court because of his agitation to open the sea, and committed suicide in anger.

In the first year of Longqing, the direction of the imperial court completely changed, and there were more and more northerners in power, and the Kaihai faction defeated the forbidden sea faction, which led to the opening of the sea in Yuegang. Although the truth is tortuous and Yuegang is not the best place, it can be regarded as opening an opening after all, allowing foreign merchants to squeeze in.

The more people participate in the sea trade game, the more goods are naturally needed.

As one of the important goods exported by Daming Maritime Trade, Songjiang cloth naturally soared in price.

With the same cost of production, the selling price skyrockets, and fools know what it means!

"The purchase volume is small, and the seller has increased the price, but it can't stop the seller's price from rising more!" Xu Yuanzuo peeled off the cocoon one by one: "In this case, why has the profit fallen so much!" Fifty taels fell to ten taels, which is more than eighty percent! ”

Xu He was stunned on the spot, he realized for the first time the great impact of Longqing Kaihai on him. Before, he was still a little puzzled about the skyrocketing price of Songjiang cloth market, and it turned out that he had gone to Yuegang!

Mother Xu had already reacted and looked at her husband with an unkind face.

"Last year, the commercial tax paid by Hong Kong to Taicang (the national treasury) was 10,000 taels of silver." Xu Yuanzuo did not care about the doubts of the two adults about this number, and said categorically: "This year, there will definitely be more wealthy families who look at the limelight to participate in it, so the price of cloth continues to rise, and it is difficult to buy silk cloth that needs to be clamped." Under this kind of good market, as long as the goods can be purchased, there will be several times the profit, why did my father earn two percent less than last year! ”

"I haven't counted the two years when the country has been quiet, and the guards have come out to transport goods, and the price of feet has fallen!" Xu Yuanzuo put an end to his speech.

"There is a big earthquake in Shaanxi this year!" Xu He finally dug out some negative news from his mind.

He seized the momentum, his face was heavy, and said: "On the sixth day of the first month of April, Xi'an, Fengxiang, and Qingyang were earthquaked on the same day. It was a thunderous roar, dust covered the sky, and the city was endless! Miserable! God knows how many people and animals have died, and the aftershocks will not stop for more than ten days!

"On the 19th, there were earthquakes in Xianning and Jingyang. Baqiao and Liuxiang in Xianning County, Zhenjun and Yongle villages and towns in Jingyang County collapsed like flat ground, crushing two or three hundred people! The imperial court also ordered the governor to pay tribute to Huashan! Xu He said heartbreakingly.

"Then," Xu Yuanzuo was not affected in the slightest, "Isn't it possible to sell it more expensive?" ”

Xu Hemeng is gone.

Indeed, after a catastrophe, survivors always need to live again. In the process, all kinds of daily necessities will rise. Even if there are profiteers who seek huge profits under the logistics convenience and legal constraints of later generations, in this era, businessmen will not have any psychological burden.

And, according to Xu He's account books, they were still on the road in April, not in time for the earthquake — at best, in the aftershocks. It is completely the first batch of merchants to arrive after the disaster, how can it not make a lot of money!

"Where did the money go?" Mother Xu suddenly spoke in an extremely calm tone, even gentler than usual.

However, Xu Yuanzuo didn't believe that this was his mother's change of struggle strategy, and the hard ones didn't come to the soft ones.

This is clearly the sullenness before the storm!

Xu Yuanzuo quietly groped towards the stairs, and suddenly a rough and swarthy hand stretched out behind him, grabbed his shoulder, and dragged him into the back kitchen.

It is the eldest sister of the Xu family.

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