When he saw Song Derong again, Yan Zheng was a little unhappy in his heart.

Because every time a Ming person came, he had to decorate it and paint all the slogans of the propaganda.

And there are more secrets in Meaux, so every time you receive them, you need to become more strict.

Song Derong obviously also felt the difference in reception before and after.

As soon as he saw Yan Zheng, he smiled and said, "Foreigners participate in the king!"

Yan Zheng sat on the chair and said in a kind tone: "No need to be polite!" On the occasion of the year, I still bothered the shopkeeper Song to go on a trip in person, is there anything you have to explain to the head of your family? ”

Song Derong smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, when you are old, you always have to go back and forth." The head of my family specially ordered me to send a New Year's gift to the king to congratulate the king on the prosperity of the king and the peace of the country! Second, next year's business also needs to be re-discussed. ”

"Master Song has a heart!" Yan Zheng sighed, "When you go back this time, you will also send me a gift to Master Song, Dongfan is barren and there are no good things!" Fortunately, a few days ago, my subordinates hunted a black bear, so you took that bear back and gave it to Master Song for me! ”

"Such a heavy gift, I will thank the king for my lord!" Song Derong hurriedly said.

Yan Zheng smiled and waved his hand, so that Song Derong was not polite, and said: "As for the business, I am willing to continue to do it with your Song family, of course, there is one thing that must be clear, in Zhangzhou Mansion, your Song family monopolizes my fur, but in other prefectures and counties, the Song family cannot interfere!"

Song Derong's eyes gathered for a moment, and he hurriedly said: "King, this Zhangzhou and other prefectures and counties in Fujian already have a deep foreign trade, if it is ...... If other prefectures and counties are opened, a single Quanzhou prefecture can make this business no longer have the possibility of hoarding! ”

"So, as long as you don't have a second fur merchant in Fujian?" Yan Zheng asked.

Song Derong thought for a while and said: "Within Fujian, as long as there is no second fur merchant, our Song family can accept it!"

"That's easy to say! But what boat do I want? ”

"The head of my family said, build a big ship of 400 materials for the king! It is estimated that in five or six months, it will be built! Song Derong said busily.

"Thank you so much!" Yan Zheng smiled with satisfaction: "Then I can also guarantee that all the furs will be given to your Song family in the coming year, and I guarantee that there will be more furs every month!"

Song Derong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I will thank the king for the Song family!"

Yan Zheng's heart was happy, and money really could be channeled.

He said: "Don't worry, in addition to the fur business, I can also let your Song family do it alone, as long as it can be mutually beneficial and win-win, I will also save dealing with other businessmen!" What does the Song family think of Dongfan's iron pot and threshing machine? ”

"King! There is another thing on this trip, which is to discuss the iron pot and thresher with the king! ”

Song Derong arched his hand and said: "Thresher, this is an artifact that benefits all people!" My Song family is naturally willing to do this business of self-interest and benefit, how much the king has, how much our Song family wants! The same is true for iron pots, the iron pots produced in Dongfan are of high quality and low price, and they will be able to sell well in the north and south! ”

"It's just a matter of pig iron, you have to hurry up, Dongfan is short of iron, and if there is no pig iron input, you won't be able to make what you want! You bring in pig iron, transport away iron pots, threshers, and you can be regarded as earning both! ”

Song Derong nodded: "In this matter, our Song family has already contacted the merchants over there in Longyan, and in less than two months, the pig iron produced by the iron ore over there will definitely increase several times!"

"That's good!" Yan Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief: "Also, the amount of coal produced in Fujian is not much, if it is purchased in large quantities, how much can be transported in one ship?"

Song Derong frowned and thought for a while, shook his head and said: "There is not much production, although there are coal mines in some places, there are not many places that can be used, and most of them are used to bake medicinal materials. The fine kiln coal sold to the king was used to make ink fountains! ”

"And if you use coal, it's not cost-effective, and the smoke smells big and poisonous! Fujian has many mountains and forests, and it is not like Beizhili, which needs to use coal to make rice for heating! ”

Yan Zheng knew that this was true, and even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the regions used firewood that barely cost money as fuel.

"If it is mined and then transported to Dongfan, what is the approximate price?"

"This ......" Song Derong didn't understand, why there were so many dense forests in Dongfan, and this short-haired king still wanted coal.

After pondering carefully, he stretched out three fingers and said: "A ship of 400 materials, if it is filled with coal, will cost at least 300 taels of silver, and the key to this is that coal is not like other things, it is heavy, and it needs to be packed in a sack before it can be loaded!" At the same time, transporting coal from the production area to Yuegang requires a lot of manpower! This handling and dismantling is enough to discard half of the cost! ”

"Moreover, there may not be any businessmen who are willing to consign, because the value of coal is low, and it will not make much money to transport it to Dongfan!"

Yan Zheng was silent for a while, then nodded: "Then put this aside in advance!"

It's a pity, but before the barges were built, it was not cost-effective to transport coal. Therefore, when it comes to fuel, it is really better to develop the coal mines on Dongfan Island by yourself.

"Then what else does Master Song have to discuss?"

Song Derong saw that he seemed to have the intention of expelling customers, and immediately said: "There is another matter, which is entrusted by the head of my family himself!" Our Song family is willing to spend a thousand taels of silver, just to invite two craftsmen back to Zhangzhou! ”

"Oh? Please my craftsman from Dongfan? It's a lot of fun! Yan Zheng smiled and said, "What's the matter, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty can't do it?"

Song Derong replied: "The intention of my master is that the threshing machine can benefit all the people, but it is not easy to promote it just by purchasing it from Dongfan!" But if you figure out the principle and make drawings, you can immediately promote it to the north and south of the country! ”

Yan Zheng thought it was ridiculous, and these Ming people also thought about this thing too simply.

After a little thought, he said: "There is a secret method for making this thing, called the iron mold!" I can send a set of iron molds with drawings to your Song family! But this matter has benefited the people of the Ming Dynasty, what can the people of Dongfan get? ”

"This ......"

"It's better to be like this, I, the people of Dongfan, have been suffering from no boats, you just need to send a group of shipbuilders over, and I will present the secret method!"

Song Derong was stunned and said, "This matter ......"

"Shopkeeper Song, you should understand that I need a few shipbuilders today, and it's just a matter of how much silver and fur I will produce, I believe that whether it is Quanzhou Mansion or Fuqing, they will buy my account!"

Song Derong showed a touch of helplessness on his face, and after thinking about it, he said, "This matter can be discussed!" My Song family can invite a few masters to come over first, but I have to pay it back! ”

Yan Zheng smiled and said: "It's good to say, tell those who build ships and are willing to come to Dongfan to send a hundred taels of silver, a hundred acres of fertile land, and those who don't have wives will send their wives, and those who have wives will send concubines!"

Song Derong nodded with a wry smile, he knew in his heart that this short-haired man was very keen on shipbuilding.

In fact, you can't blame Yan Zheng for being anxious, it is really some special ships, and the shipyard of Daming really can't build them.

And these so-called sea vessels, to be honest, are simply garbage in the eyes of Yan Zheng!

It has a laid keel, but no wooden rib structure. As a result, the overall strength of the ships is not high, and some ships even run for two years.

Therefore, if you want to build a satisfactory ship this year, you can only guide him personally!

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