Chapter 258: Picking Red
Qin Mingyue hurriedly took out a huge red envelope and said, "Sister-in-law, this is the route and date I calculated for this year, please put it away." ”
Mrs. Yang took the envelope in surprise, opened it and looked at it, and said, "Mingyue, your speed is really fast. In previous years, the old lady always delayed until the end before giving it to us, and every time I was in a hurry, I wanted to die. You helped us last year, and this year it's so much faster. This gives us a lot of time to prepare. If you are fully prepared, you can choose the most inexpensive one for the purchase of goods, and naturally at the end of the year, the income will be more. Haha, I really want to thank you. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled slightly, for the laziness and procrastination of the master, not only Mrs. Yang, who was in charge of the Shen family's sea trade business, had a headache, but even Emperor Changping was also delayed by Shen Guoshi for decades. Not to mention, several officials who have picked up and down the Star Tower, Qin Mingyue said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, do you still want to purchase more printed silk made in my weaving and dyeing workshop this year?" ”
Mrs. Yang said, "It's nature. Don't say it's our own family's business, take care of it. Even for the sake of our Shen family's sea trade profits, we also have to purchase more. Last year, we purchased a little bit, but we just took it to sell it, and who knows, it was very popular. A lot more profits. Now, you know. We can't help but trade in the sea in the Great Zhou. Every year, the customs contributed a large amount of silver tax money to the Great Zhou court. Therefore, now the sea trade is becoming more and more prosperous. ”
"This sea trade is prosperous, although our Shen family is still the first big family in sea trade, but inevitably, this overseas business is more competitive. Everyone took our big Zhou's silk, porcelain, tea, etc. Naturally, whoever has good goods will make more money if their goods are new. The printed satins we purchase are of high quality and low price, and are deeply loved by the princes and nobles of those overseas countries. With it, the rest of our business is a little better. ”
"So, years ago, I told your weaving and dyeing workshop that this time I would order in large quantities. Your big shopkeeper is also a capable person, and he told my shopkeeper that you let them prepare in advance. They specially prepared a lot of colorful and dyed silk for our Nanyang maritime trade. In addition, for the surrounding Goryeo, the maritime trade of the Wa Kingdom prepared some elegant patterns of printing and dyeing silk. I asked someone to take a look at the colors, and they really don't have them here in Da Zhou. It is very in line with the aesthetic concept of the natives in these places. ”
"Mingyue, how do you know so much, at such a young age, you even know about foreign affairs?"
In his previous life, Qin Mingyue was in charge of the internal and external powers of the entire Great Zhou, and naturally he studied the surrounding countries very thoroughly. Coupled with the intelligence agency of the entire country, the Star Washing Hall of the Star Picking Tower is all for Qin Mingyue's service, how can she not know about these surrounding countries? Naturally, people can design patterns that match the aesthetics of these countries.
Qin Mingyue smiled slightly and said, "Our Great Zhou is in the national funeral, and the brightly colored silk is not easy to sell, but the surrounding countries don't have it." Therefore, my printing and dyeing workshop should be able to make a large number of printed satin for the Shen family. ”
Mrs. Yang smiled and said, "That's good." That's good. Our Shen family's fleet has more goods, the better. ”
Qin Mingyue continued: "Sister-in-law, there are a few things I brought today, please take a look at it." ”
Saying that, Qin Mingyue asked someone to take a pair of gift boxes out, and when they opened it, there was a pair of red landscape pattern square victory plates, and a pair of red goose picture pen holders.
Mrs. Yang happily picked it up when she saw it: "Oh, this is lacquerware." There are a lot of lacquerware on the market, but the craftsmanship is so good, and it is really rare. That is, our family treasures the lacquerware left by the previous dynasty, and there is this level. However, this is obviously new. It's really difficult, Mingyue, where did you get it? ”
Or Shen Xingyi is the smartest: "Little Auntie, this can't be made by your retainers again, right?" Then your national teacher industry is really rich. Silk dyeing, lacquerware. It's all money. ”
Mrs. Yang glanced at Shen Xingyi with disgust: "Mingyue, is it really the national teacher industry made by your retainers?" That's nothing, the national teachers of the past dynasties, who have come up with a few industries, have gone more. It's nothing. And no one dared to say anything. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled and said, "Aren't our Qin family poor? In order to get more silver, I just need to get a few more national teacher industries. Even some people say I'm not afraid. Our national teacher is in the same lineage, when are you afraid that people will say it? Besides, even the royal family in this world does not dare to point fingers at the national teacher. ”
Seeing Qin Mingyue's aura and confidence, Mrs. Yang seemed to see her father-in-law, Shen Guoshi. I couldn't help but nod secretly in my heart, this is just a little older child, but a fifteen-year-old girl, and she has the bearing of a national teacher. His father-in-law really chose a good apprentice.
Qin Mingyue said: "This is exactly what my subordinates did. The first batch is not large, but by March, when you are ready to go to sea, you should be able to make a lot of lacquerware. Some of them are to be sold in the capital. Some of them don't know if you want to bring some with your Shen family's sea trade. I think these things are just in the South Seas. However, it must have been very popular in Goryeo and Wako. ”
Mrs. Yang said, "Well, Mingyue, you're right. This red lacquerware will definitely be sold at a high price in the country of Wa. It just so happened that the silver of the Wa Kingdom was cheap, and the goods were very profitable. Mingyue, you have added another way to our Shen family. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled and asked people to take out the second box, and when they opened it, there was indeed a pair of blue and white porcelain bowls inside. The blue and white is very elegant, and the porcelain texture is also very crisp and thin.
Mrs. Yang couldn't help but take it out and look at it carefully: "This is a good thing." When you get to Nanyang, you will definitely be able to sell it for a large price. ”
Qin Mingyue said: "I also have an industry that is porcelain. There are not only these ordinary porcelain outputs, but also more advanced ice cracked glaze appreciation bottles, blue and white plum vases, etc. Those high-end ones, I am ready to sell them in the capital after the beginning of spring. These ordinary ones, do you want your Shen family's sea trade to be sold in Nanyang? ”
Mrs. Yang was overjoyed: "In the maritime trade business, silk and porcelain have always been the majority. Every maritime merchant knows this. Not to mention this silk, I have your printed silk, which is already better than the average maritime merchant. If this is coupled with such exquisite blue and white porcelain, it will definitely be able to take the lead again among many maritime merchants in the South Seas. Mingyue, you call your shopkeeper to come over, and our Shen family has to purchase a large number of them. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled and said, "That's good." I want to thank my sister-in-law in advance. ”.