After a long time, Xie Zun returned to his former appearance of being an elegant and shrewd Confucian businessman, and he was like two people. "Chang'er, those Fusang people are not very trustworthy, you have to be more careful. But your arrogant uncle will help you, remember to keep yourself in everything, don't be strong. ”

"The father is relieved that the child is measured. It's just that the child is a little worried, where are we going to get those 300 arquebuses, 100 pairs of iron armor, and so many medicines? If the goods can't be handed over by then, these Fuso people have turned their faces, is it inconvenient for us to do business with them in the future? ”

"Hmph, it's just a bunch of widows, what's the big deal. Of course we need their silver, but they also need our goods. The Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan stand side by side, and it is a matter of time before the fire merges. The military capital of the Ouchi family depends on the commodity trade of our Da Ming, even if they are deceived once, what can they do? Besides, when they really rob Ningbo, this official trade road will be dead, and then they can rely on us except us? The benefits we get will be even greater. Didn't Yang Chengzu want to do sea trade? I want to see what he does with the sea when the imperial court bans the sea! ”

He shook his head again, "Iniquity, iniquity." I don't know how many people will die this time, will those people blame me? ”

"Father, you are also for the good of our family. If we don't earn money back through the Fuso people, how can we survive with so many people in our family. You have your own troubles, and outsiders will not understand. ”

Xie Zun already had an extra pair of bracelets in his hand, "Yes, how can they understand that food is the lifeblood of our family, even if they can't eat it all, they can't let the government in." Once the government enters the grain business, we won't even have a place to stand, and no matter what, I will protect our family's foundation. But I'm also guilty this time, I'm afraid I'm going to lose my life. But who made me the patriarch of the Xie family? What I should bear, I can't push it to others, Chang'er, help my father to the Buddha hall, I have to recite the scriptures for three days and eat a long fast for a month, otherwise my heart will be uneasy. ”

Just after February, the southeast of Daming is already in full bloom, and the breath of spring is everywhere. At the foot of Yuhuatai Mountain, Guo Jiujie proudly showed off her loot, a big bag of Yuhua stones.

"Xianggong, you see if I'm good, so many rain stones, I've put them away. You say, should we just send an army over and get all these rain stones. In the future, whoever wants Yuhua Stone will have to buy it from Yang Ji, otherwise it will not be able to dig it, and it is guaranteed to be profitable! ”

Yang Chengzu didn't expect her to have no teacher to monopolize the road, so he had to smile and kiss her on the face, "Good lady, she is really a prosperous man, and she thought of a way to make a fortune so quickly." But I don't have time to do this business with you, I want to go to Ningbo to worship the god of the sea, so I don't miss the time. The shop here is entrusted to you to worry more, and if you have any difficulties, you will find Xu Chitose to help you. The ladies in the family can also share the pressure for you, as well as those female tent rooms, female stewards, don't make trouble if you have nothing to do, if you really can't do it, write to me. But I believe my lady is the best. ”

"Don't worry, it's definitely no problem, it's right to leave this kind of business to me." The ninth sister patted her chest and said that she had no problem, but she was a little reluctant to pull the corner of her husband's clothes

"You have to come back early, although there are many relatives here to accompany me, but I still miss you. Since I was with you, I realized that I don't like women as much as I used to, and I still like the feeling of you holding me. Also, don't steal too much food, and when I come back, I'll check the grain. ”

The sea god sacrifice of the Ming Dynasty is the Qingming and frost fall two times, and the place is the coastal city temple in addition to the Jingshi. As an important foreign trade port in the southeast, Ningbo has a temple of Tianfei, and it is only natural to worship the god of the sea here.

Another important factor in choosing this place to worship is the development of Yang Ji, which is ultimately going to the ocean. Ningbo City is an important base for the imperial court's foreign trade, and Yang Chengzu wants to do foreign trade business, so he naturally has to pay attention to it.

In addition to monopolizing the sales of some goods, his Yang Ji wants to make a profit, and the other is foreign trade. In this era, ocean trade does not mean that the government can really do it if it wants to, but it is always necessary to have its own way overseas to know who to do business and how to do it.

The Ningbo City Shipping Division was responsible for the tributary trade to Japan, and although the envoys had to enter Beijing, part of the trade was completed in Ningbo through the Municipal Shipping Division. Then there is the purchasing, inspection, and even valuation, all of which are within the scope of the work of the city.

In the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states, the policy of thick and thin was implemented, and the value of the gifts was much higher than that of the tribute. It's not that Daming has a bad brain, but he has his own considerations, or it's not an economic account at all.

The Ming Dynasty was the leader of the tributary system in Southeast Asia, and if it wanted to make a fortune, it was tantamount to putting these tributary countries on an equal footing with itself.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called surrounding countries are just their own vassals, and their status is similar to that of Tusi. For example, the king of Joseon, in the system of the Ming Dynasty, is only a second-rank official, and he cannot claim to be the emperor in the country, otherwise he will wait for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to conscript.

As the suzerain, if the trade with the toast is still profitable, the food will be too ugly. Therefore, from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, tributary trade was a ritual in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, when the princes paid tribute to the suzerainty and recognized the suzerain.

With these integrity factors, it is insignificant to focus on money. If the city loses money, it will be justifiable. As a window unit to the outside world, this yamen itself controls some of the sales channels, and it also has some connections with overseas merchants. If Yang Ji wants to do sea trade in the future, he must play the banner of the imperial court, so he must deal with this yamen.

Ningbo Bosi Town's eunuch Lai En, as early as the Chinese New Year, came to worship the wharf, and also brought a few cars of porcelain, lacquerware, and silk as a tribute to Yang Ji. Although his yamen lost money, the eunuch guarding the town was a fat and oily position.

He is a relict of Zhengde, and after changing the new monarch, if he wants to keep this position, he has to work hard to tie up with the new monarch's favored ministers. Not only is it a gift, but he is also willing to provide any materials that Yang Chengzu needs, and he is also invited to worship the gods in Ningbo. He also agreed to hand over several shops under his name directly and merge them into Yang Ji's wharf.

Yang Chengzu had the information provided by Wei Guogong in his hand, and he also knew that Lai was actually a very influential eunuch, and many of the magistrates in Ningbo looked up to him. With such a person giving the green light to his business, Yang Kee's situation in Ningbo is relatively easy to open.

The situation in Ningbo will definitely be opened, but Nanjing cannot be put down, and Liu's, Guo Jiujie and some of the female dependents of the family will stay in Nanjing to stabilize the situation and expand their business by the way. Yang Chengzu took a large number of guards, as well as Yang Ji's workers and men, pulled several boatloads of goods, and set off for Ningbo.

In order to appease the emotions of the left-behind female dependents, the family played crazy in Yuhuatai for a long time, but the afternoon time was inhumane. When the fleet left the Nanjing dock for Ningbo, Yang Chengzu still reminisced about the madness of seeing off. Leng Feishuang snorted angrily next to him, I don't know why, although he has long known the absurdity of this man, but in the past, he just watched this kind of thing, but now his heart is becoming more and more awkward.

Seeing him look at it, she was a little bothered again, so she had to hand over a piece of information in her hand: In Ningbo, a martial artist came to the rivers and lakes, claiming to be invincible in the southeast, and set up a ring there to challenge the masters of all parties. Leng Feishuang always felt that this kind of behavior might be some kind of plan by the Xie family on his side, reminding Yang Chengzu to prepare more.

After Yang Chengzu glanced at it a few times, he shook his head, "The courage of the puppet is not enough." I have Feishuang by your side, and no one is afraid. He put the information aside casually, and in turn began to calculate with her, how far the situation could be opened up in Ningbo, and when Yang Ji's foreign trade business would be on track.

At this time, the southeast of Daming, the spring is bright and bright, and the wind and waves are calm. As for the fact that hundreds of Japanese people had been waiting in Ningbo for too long, at this moment, no one really cared.