"There's a reluctant plea down there." Zhu Jun groaned and continued: "Brother Huang said that there are many orphans in Jiangnan who have no father and mother, and they have some spare money in their hands, if Brother Huang is willing to help, he can help his brother transport a batch of them, of course, the benefits are indispensable to Brother Huang, you make a price, and you will never dare to owe it." ”

An idea gradually took shape in Zhu Jun's mind, and he sincerely clenched his fist at Huang Xin and pleaded.

"Well." Huang Xin hesitated, the maritime merchants ate the work of losing their heads, not to mention that the coastal defense masters need to be counted one by one, and no yamen can be neglected. Besides, this vast sea is unpredictable, if you encounter a storm, you will basically be buried in the sea, not to mention that there are countless pirates in the South Seas, the risk is extremely high, if it is not to chase huge profits, who wants to risk their lives to sail? It is obviously not cost-effective to just transport some orphans to southern Myanmar.

"Brother Huang, how much profit do you usually make from transporting a batch of goods to Nanyang, and how about delivering them in the next amount?" Zhu Jun began to lure, for businessmen, the so-called benevolence and righteousness simply did not work, and the only way was to make several times the profit that could make him dizzy.

"I sail once a year, and I make a lot of profits, and I can earn at least three thousand taels of silver for a shipload." Huang Xindao.

Zhu Jun nodded: "Okay, what if Brother Huang is willing to transport three hundred orphans in Xia and pay four thousand taels of silver in Xia?" ”

Zhu Jun said as he glanced at Mu Jianming, who was standing aside, Mu Jianming touched it into his arms, took out a jade wrench and spread it in front of Huang Xin.

Zhu Jun smiled faintly, pointed to the jade wrench and said, "Brother Huang will estimate the value of this wrench and see how much silver it can be worth." ”

Originally, there were 9,000 taels of silver in the treasury of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, because of the large-scale purchase of a year's worth of grain, now there are only more than 5,000 taels left, silver is an important monetary unit, so Zhu Jun brought some treasures to settle the bill when doing big business, such treasures Zhu Jun has dozens of boxes, and all of them are treasures, more real than silver.

Huang Xin picked up the jade wrench finger in his hand and touched the texture, and said, "If it is in Jiangnan, it can be sold for at least a thousand taels of silver, does Brother Zhu want to use it to settle the bill?" ”

"Exactly, this is a deposit, Brother Huang will transport the people Zhu wants to three hundred, and immediately settle the balance, if Brother Huang is willing, this business can continue to be done in the future, just transport people." Zhu Jun said.

Huang Xin's eyes flashed with a look of greed, and then he said: "Brother Zhu believes Huang like this, isn't he afraid that Huang will take this jade wrench and run away?" ”

Zhu Jun smiled lightly and said: "As far as I know, in fact, the price of this wrench is not more than 1,000 taels of silver, this is a high-grade jadeite, and it can be sold for at least 1,200 taels of silver when it is taken to Jiangnan. ”

Huang Xin smiled awkwardly, in fact, as soon as he touched this wrench, he knew that the price could be sold for at least 1,500 taels, and he could only earn less than 3,000 taels of silver for a shipload, Zhu Jun was willing to pay 4,000, plus the jewelry for 1,500 taels of silver was only converted into 1,000 taels, so a shipload of goods could earn at least 6,000 taels of silver, which was more than double the previous voyage.

"Huang has no faith, which makes Brother Zhu smile." Huang Xin hurriedly admitted his mistake, the businessman was tactful, even if he was accused of being wrong, he would not be angry, but he did not dare to despise the other party, and after sincerely admitting his mistake, maybe there would be business.

Zhu Jun said magnanimously: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, this time Zhu will not be investigated, but how about not taking it as an example?" ”

The two chatted for a while, threw away the mustard, and gradually became acquainted, seeing that the sun was about to set, a pale yellow slanting sun penetrated through the paper window and sprinkled on the tip of Zhu Jun's nose, and Mu Jianming, who was standing, kept coughing on the side to urge Zhu Jun to return to the village, after all, it was too late to go back and some officials found out that the emperor was missing, and they didn't know what chaos would happen.

Zhu Jun understood, so he got up and said: "I can get to know Brother Huang today, and I have benefited a lot from lying down in Ava City, but it is getting late, and Zhu has to say goodbye." ”

Huang Xin hurriedly said: "Where is it, Brother Zhu has such insight at a young age, which has made Huang embarrassed, not to mention the polite words that have benefited, there is a batch of goods that have just been shipped in Huang's warehouse, do you want Brother Zhu to take a look?" ”

It's okay to take a look, Zhu Jun estimated that there was still time for the next time, and said, "Then please ask Brother Huang to lead the way." ”

Huang Xin said the word of invitation, then walked to the doorway connecting to the backyard and rolled up the curtain, so that Zhu Jun and a group of followers passed before trotting to Zhu Jun's side.

The design of the backyard is like a courtyard house in Beijing, there are warehouses on the left and right sides, only the main hall is used for living, Huang Xin first led Zhu Jun into the warehouse on the left, which is full of backlogs of silk and porcelain, Zhu Jun is bored with these goods, and he plans to make these things to sell by himself, how can he spend money to buy them.

"Brother Huang, these silks and porcelain are not of much use to the younger brother, but I don't know what is stacked in the warehouse on the right?" Zhu Jun asked Huang Xin.

Huang Xin saw that Zhu Jun was not interested in these silks and porcelain, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, these were all fine Suzhou silk and Jingdezhen ceramics, but they didn't enter Zhu Jun's eyes, and the batch of worthless stones in the warehouse opposite naturally wouldn't let Zhu Jun look at them.

However, he had just negotiated a big profit from Zhu Jun, but he didn't care about the sales of this batch of goods, he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Huang still doesn't have to look at the warehouse opposite, it's just some strange stones, and it's not worth a penny." ”

"Oh?" Zhu Jun became interested, in the later industrial age, the more strange the stone, the higher the industrial use value, since he came today, he had to take a look.

"Zhu likes some novelty things, if Brother Huang doesn't like to be troublesome, how about taking Zhu to take a look?"

Huang Xin didn't have any reason, and hurriedly took Zhu Jun to the warehouse opposite, the entire warehouse was full of blue-yellow stones, Zhu Jun didn't need to look, he smelled a pungent and familiar smell and choked.

This is limestone, Zhu Jun immediately made a judgment.

Huang Xinxin covered his nostrils with his sleeves, and said angrily: "It's these useless stones, all of them are sold by nearby natives who come to Huang here, Huang has never seen them before, and when he saw that they were selling at a cheap price, he tried to buy a warehouse, who knew that after bringing a few pieces back to Jiangnan, he knew that these were useless things at all, and they were not worth a penny, and he still regretted it, Brother Zhu, the smell here is unpleasant, so let's go back to the front hall to talk." ”

Useless stones? Zhu Jun sneered in his heart, in later generations, this useless limestone is the food of the construction industry and the lifeblood of cement production. As long as the cement plant produces, it is inseparable from limestone for a moment.

By the way, Zhu Jun suddenly remembered that the cement production process is not complicated, and it is strong and wear-resistant, if they can be used to make houses or fortifications, it is very suitable, and it can also be used to pave cement roads, which is many times better than the current dirt roads.

"Brother Huang, you can offer a price for these stones, and Zhu will ask for them all." Zhu Jun said.

"Useless stones, Brother Zhu too?" Huang Xin felt incredible, the calm young man in front of him was not only willing to spend a lot of money to buy orphans, but even these useless stones were willing to buy, which really made him feel incredible.

"If Brother Zhu wants, Huang will give it all to you, anyway, it is a useless thing, and putting it here will only occupy the warehouse." This time Huang Xin was very bold, in his mind, these stones would not sell for much anyway, so it was better to give them to Zhu Jun as a favor.

Farewell to Huang Xin, the two agreed that three days later, Zhu Jun asked people to come to fetch the limestone in the warehouse, Zhu Jun took the servants out of the store, stepped on the long street at dusk, looked around at the soldiers who protected Zhu Jun, the smoke in the distance continued to coil above the houses, Zhu Jun's heart moved, and said to Zhu Jun's Mu Jianming: "Where is the market in Ava, let's go buy a few pigs and dozens of jars of wine, and go back to open meat for the soldiers, the soldiers are not easy to train, and I want to reward you tonight." ”

A few soldiers who were close immediately swallowed and foamed, even if it was a small rich family, it was rare to eat pork a few times a year in these years, and there were even fewer soldiers. It's a relatively luxurious reward.

Mu Jianming pointed to the northeast corner: "It's right there, just a few streets away." He smacked his lips and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, I heard that in Suzhou, those orphans who are starving on the street can be bought for only a few dollars of silver, why do you spend such a large price to buy them?" A boatload of 300 orphans is nearly 6,000 taels of silver, isn't it cheaper than the merchant surnamed Huang. ”

Zhu Jun smiled and said: "What do you know, these are very clear in my heart, and they will be useful when the time comes." ”

A few days ago, he asked some ministers to write dozens of proclamations and post them all over Myanmar, recruiting Han Chinese everywhere. Maybe it's because his reputation as an emperor is too stinky, so far, no one has come, and it is not an overnight thing to get the recognition of these people, so Zhu Jun simply went to buy some orphans, these people are still young, it is the time to learn knowledge, Zhu Jun himself can teach them some modern knowledge, cultivate their interest in the sea and science and technology, and then let some idle officials teach them to read and write, and they can also let them participate in the drills of the half-Japanese military camp, so for a few years, when they grow up, It will truly become a manufacturable talent.

I adopted them, and there is absolutely no problem with loyalty, and many things can be left to them with confidence. When they grow up, one day they will influence the world with themselves.

The cultivation of cronies has to start from the doll.