After everyone sat down, Xu Yuanzuo glanced around, and the number thirty-two naturally appeared in his mind. The people sitting on the seats were all in charge, and there were twice as many servants standing behind them - Xu Yuanzuo obviously exceeded the standard. Counting the sailors on board, it was fortunate that the ship was not cargo, otherwise it would have been overloaded.

Since Xu Yuanzuo sat in the main seat, of course he couldn't just be in the limelight and not speak. He waited for everyone to calm down, cleared his throat, and said with a full sense of anger: "There is a song in the miscellaneous song, which is called ten years of cultivation and crossing the same boat. If we can cross the sea in the same boat, I'm afraid it will take another ten years to repair. ”

Everyone laughed, and the scene suddenly became harmonious.

"All of you here have old friendships, some have been friends for a long time, whether it is the first time to meet or not, just for the fate gained by these twenty years of hard work, Xu will toast you with a cup of tea instead of wine." Xu Yuanzuo raised the teacup, arched his hand, and took a sip gently.

Everyone naturally took a sip and waited for Xu Yuanzuo to continue.

Shen Yujun sat in the position between the people of Songjiang and Suzhou, which was considered a transition, and at this moment he was separated by four or five chairs from Xu Yuanzuo, and said secretly in his heart: This kid can calm the scene, hum!

Xu Yuanzuo controlled the rhythm and said with a smile: "No matter where we come from, this time we enter Beijing with nothing more than one thought: that is, to ask the imperial court to hand over the matter of Cao Yun to me and other ship owners, go to Beihai, and save Cao fees." Speaking of this, we are pursuing profits, but in all fairness, we are also worried about the country and the people! ”

When everyone heard this, they knew that Xu Yuanzuo wanted to elevate and sublimate the matter of pursuing profits at the end of the industry to the level of righteousness. This work is not so easy to do, if you don't have a good time, you will be scolded for the hypocrisy of profiteers, and you will have to sell it well after making money.

What kind of person is Xu Yuanzuo, all the numbers rolled in his mind, and he spat casually: "Since Chenghua." Cao is rated at four million stones. If you are lucky, you will have to pay five times the fee on top of the four million stone grains! Is this Xu's speculation? No, the imperial court newspaper and the Ministry of Industry documents can be checked. I'll give you some names, and you will hear them:

"In the cost of hiring a car and boat along the way. Then there is rice over the river, and the price of the foot, the rice for the foot, the rice for the boat, the rice for the change, the silver for the coachman, the silver for the foot, the silver for the foot, the silver for the foot, the silver for the water foot, the silver for the wheel, the silver for the dam and the dry foot, the silver for the light fast, and the silver for the shallow tribute; There are also subsidizing the service of the service, the service rice, the plus sticker rice, the plate rice, the service silver, ? Cable silver, make Fei silver, digging silver, dikefu silver, Tsubaki silver. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said it in one breath, but everyone applauded. Because every time Xu Yuanzuo says a name, it means a cost. And this is just two categories, in addition to the cost of foreshadowing, such as reed rice, folded rice, silver veneer, pine silver, bedding silver; There are also costs for consumption and moisture prevention, such as pointed rice, two-pointed rice, rat consumption rice, sun-free rice, sieved rice, sieved rice, moistened rice, steamed rice, moistened rice, moistened rice, and silver cut-off; It is also necessary to pay for the living expenses of the military transporters along the way, such as traveling grain, converting grain into natural silver, converting silver into natural moon, converting rice into silver, and so on.

After such repeated and complicated additions, in order to transport one stone of grain to Jingshi, it would cost three to five stone in freight. If calculated according to the maximum amount taken by Xu Yuanzuo. The state spends 20 million stone a year on freight costs. Even in the province with the lowest cost, the freight is more than 12 million stones.

"So how much does sea freight cost?" Xu Yuanzuo said slowly: "Judging from the archives of the shipping costs traveled in the early years of the Dynasty, the freight is the same as that of the main grain. That is to say, the country spends one stone of rice, and it can transport one stone of grain. This year can save tens of millions of stone rice for the imperial court, so the people who benefit are unknown! ”

Everyone was originally worried that Xu Yuanzuo would play with his lips and "the two", and once he met a shrewd person, he was afraid that he would be exposed. However, listening to Xu Yuanzuo's reports here one by one, and listing the number of additional assignments, the final collection was so amazing. It is logical to deduce that shipping benefits the country and the people. There's no need to worry about being attacked.

The only question that needs to be determined is whether the data is true.

Xu Yuanzuo is a person with a good habit of proofing. At that moment, Mei Chenggong went to get the draft of "Tongcao Class Edition". This is the chapter on Tian Fu in the records of each prefecture and county collected by the bookstore, as well as some of the relevant contents in the actual records. Since it hasn't been finalized yet, it looks rather scattered.

"This is the cost of the transportation that I asked someone to collect, and it's just a draft." Xu Yuanzuo asked everyone to flip through it.

Everyone flipped through it casually, but saw that it was not a county chronicle or a government chronicle, but a record or a newspaper. There are books, volumes, and chapter numbers, and they are indeed "historical and accessible". They are not scholars and will not really check it, anyway, as long as these things are there, the waist pole will be hard enough to speak.

Xu Yuanzuo drank tea. said calmly: "Only when everyone has established this thought, can we continue to talk." ”

Everyone responded: "It is for the sake of the national court!" The people have been suffering for a long time, and it is long overdue to go to the sea! "Anyone can sing a high note, not to mention that this high tone is sung with a clear eye and reason.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled and said, "Everyone work together, and the big thing is set!" ”

"I still have to rely on Xu Jun." Someone praised.

"Definitely." Xu Yuanzuo shook his head and waved his hand: "I'm afraid this matter can only be done if everyone works together." From the cabinet assistant to the scribe, we all have to tackle them one by one. It is imperative that there is a consensus between the DPRK and the DPRK that only by going to the sea will benefit the DPRK and the DPRK, and only by going to the sea can the country and the people be enriched. This time, Xu will go to see Zhang Xiang after entering Beijing, and he will also ask to see Da Sikong, as for the rest, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. ”

Xu Yuanzuo reported the door by himself, and the others also knew that they should express themselves.

Tang Gongzi, who was called the world brother by Xu Yuanzuo, sat under Xu Yuanzuo and belonged to the second position, and consciously said: "I should go to the military department, meet my soldier Huo Sizhai, and ask him to communicate about the army." "The Yunjun is a guard establishment, subordinate to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and has a special commander under the jurisdiction of the Chief Military Officer of Caoyun.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty could only enter the civil official system in a broad sense. The governor's mansion and guard office of the five armies are mainly hereditary, and there are also high-ranking officials, but they are also from hereditary military households. For example, in the first month of this year, the newly appointed commander of the Governor Caoyun was the Governor Jingying Rongzheng and the Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Huan.

For businessmen, an extension of Shilin, there are various networks available to public relations officials. If you want to run a noble circle, you will inevitably be unable to do it.

Xu Yuanzuo took the path of Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, which was an outline and a grand array against the enemy. Tang Gongzi volunteered to take the route of the Ministry of War and seek the support of the Ministry of War, which was a surprising victory. The bottom of the kettle is drawn. Everyone knows Xu Yuanzuo's origin, so naturally they will not doubt whether he can meet Zhang Juzheng. However, this Tang Gongzi is not well-known, and it is inevitable that some people will be suspicious.

"I heard that this soldier is from Shanxi, and he is really far away from my Jiangnan, I don't know ...... this Tang Shi brother," someone hesitated.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled and took this trick for Brother Tang Shi. smiled: "It's Xu who is rude." This is the eldest grandson of Shanghai Tang Vice Xian, who is honest and sincere. Tang Vice Xian was the prime minister of Shanxi Salt Administration, and he was famous, and he thought it was a good fate formed at that time. ”

Tang Mingcheng is not good at praising these words, and Xu Yuanzuo is doing it on his behalf, just smiling and looking humble and elegant.

When everyone heard that this was also a high-ranking official of the third grade, they had a layer of confidence. In order, he reported his own channels and channels in Beijing.

The two counties of Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai really produced a lot of jinshi in the early years of Jiajing, and they were not in a high position. Although there are also Jinshi and the first in the middle and late Jiajing periods, it is a pity that they are either foreign or idle, and they feel a little young. However, after all kinds of relationships turn down, you can basically find a way.

After Songjiang finished speaking, it was a little ridiculous when it was Suzhou's turn.

These businessmen in Taicang Jiading really have no way. came to hug Xu Yuanzuo's thigh.

"It's a shame to say that anyone in the township party has a way in Beijing. They have already gone on their own. A Su businessman.

Many people on Songjiang's side suddenly turned gloomy.

- You don't bring your own people to play, but you come to Songjiang people to find a share of profits, are you a fool to be Songjiang people?

Shen Yujun sat between the two groups, and in line with the sensitivity of women, he felt something strange in an instant. The atmosphere that had been happy just now became weird. Matsue was unabashedly indifferent and contemptuous. The merchants in Suzhou were all depressed, looking despised.

is also from Suzhou, how can Shen Yujun watch his fellow villagers being bullied? What's more, these people still found the way to the Shen family, if she didn't say a word, it would fall into the reputation of the Shen family. Shen Yujun coughed dryly and was about to speak. saw Xu Yuanzuo shaking his head at her, and the words had already reached the point of mouth, and she swallowed them back again.

"Listen to me, everybody." Xu Yuanzuo said.

Everyone looked at Xu Yuanzuo on the main seat, and their eyes had something to say.

"Taking a hitchhike has always been despised." Xu Yuanzuo chuckled: "It's not that we Songjiang people are snobbish, it's just that we are talking about business, and there is no such thing as giving benefits in vain in the world." ”

The people of Songjiang nodded one after another: Why do we consume network resources, you can just touch it?

The people of Suzhou were not good-looking, but they couldn't say anything. Everyone is a businessman, and if you have resources in your own hands, can you just give people the benefits of profit?

Shen Yujun suddenly thought of the famous words of Mozi that Xu Yuanzuo quoted to her before, and then looked at these people, sure enough, there is only a basis for cooperation by standing at one level.

"But the people who came to Beijing to communicate about this matter are definitely not the only ones." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Some families enter Beijing alone, and some people enter Beijing in groups of three or five, so it is rare for us to enter Beijing together in three or five boats." In any case, I think that the voice of the people in Jiangnan has been conveyed to the ministry, and the shipping is nothing more than the time, place, and quota to be agreed. ”

The people in Songjiang didn't understand Xu Yuanzuo's intention to open a page, but they just listened.

Xu Yuanzuo looked at those Suzhou merchants and said: "The imperial court's shipping quota must be limited, and fellow villagers may not be willing to share profits, which is also reasonable." ”

Finally, someone couldn't help but say, "Then I'm going to share the profits with them?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled at the man: "Why bother? As long as they do the same. ”

Those Suzhou businessmen hurriedly said: "We are willing to contribute, but we don't know how to contribute." ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "Silver money is also power." ”

Suzhou businessmen felt a chill in their hearts: This is to ask us to pay for the amount.

The Songjiang merchants all smiled, and they all said that the wealth boy was the best at grasping money, and sure enough, three or two sentences turned to money.

"Money or boats, it's fine." Xu Yuanzuo said: "I've been thinking recently, there are a lot of people in Songjiang Jiangsu Prefecture who have sea boats, why do you want to let others allocate them like scattered sand?" Why can't we form a congregation, have a boat to go out of the boat, have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution, and finally redistribute the profits according to the size of the contribution? ”

Shen Yujun listened to it and said secretly: Why did you bring it up now? Didn't you say that you would have to wait five years before you had a boat before you kicked out our Shen family......

Tang Wenjing suddenly stroked his palm and smiled: "Why bother with any church meetings, wouldn't it be better to directly form a company?" ”

Many families in Songjiang have heard about the company, mainly because Renjutang covers a wide range of families, and when relatives and friends talk to each other, everyone knows about it.

Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile: "The company's thing is mainly in the word 'operation'. The matter of transporting grain is only twice a year, and the amount is not large, and I am afraid that most of the time I have nothing to do when I form a company. Renjutang is mainly engaged in tooth shops and warehouses, and there is business to do all year round, so it can be opened as a company. ”

Tang Wenjing was slightly disappointed and said, "I see." ”

The Suzhou businessmen were still a little ignorant about the company, so they did not speak, and they were more concerned about how much silver Xu Yuanzuo wanted them to give.

Xu Yuanzuo pulled back to the topic and said: "First of all, we all have boats, and the amount of water that we share has to be shared." ”

It is really difficult to extract silver from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and the main point of profit lies in smuggled goods. The more you share, the smaller the profit. If the whole ship is transported with a lot of money and there is no space to store private goods, then there is almost no silver to be made, and maybe you will have to lose money. This is true for shipping, and sea freight is no exception.

Xu Yuanzuo said it very tactfully, and it was a "commentator" to divide it. In fact, those who have contributed a lot must have more boats that can be taken out. also bears the amount of 10,000 stones, Xu Shen can take out ten big boats, an average of 1,000 stones for a boat, and can also carry 3,000 stones of private goods. If you are a small businessman who is despised, the strength of two or three boats is the strength of the whole family, and how to make money by transporting smuggled goods.

"Of course, we can calculate this proportion slowly, and we will not make everyone suffer." Xu Yuanzuo said: "The second is the port of departure. I think it's best to be in Shanghai. ”

"Brother Jinglian, isn't Baoshan good?" The Jiading merchant finally couldn't help but ask.

Of course, Xu Yuanzuo knows that Baoshan has a natural harbor, even after four hundred years, but the biggest question is-"Can you ask Jiading County or Baoshan Qianhu to obey?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

The Jiading merchant immediately stopped talking. If they were able to put an end to the magistrates, they would not be left unattended.

The departure port is set in Shanghai, although it is necessary to go through a section of the Huangpu River to enter the sea, but the Shanghai county is only a regulation of lifting people, which is much easier to deal with than Jinshi. Not to mention that the Tang family and the Kang family are both local snakes in Shanghai, even if it is not difficult to turn over the clouds and rain.

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