The days flew by, and the Fengshen arrived in Karacat, just four months away.
"Hey, this is really a shotgun change!" Looking at the solemn and gorgeously dressed Aixi in front of him, Ling Qingyu teased unconsciously.
"Hey, don't make fun of me, I'm almost suffocated." Ai Xi's serious face immediately collapsed.
Glancing at Alina who was sitting next to her, who was leisurely leaning on the soft seat and being served by others, Ling Qingyu smiled and said, "You have already got your wish, so what troubles do you have?"
The two were talking in Dazhou dialect, with decent smiles on their faces, and nodded to Alina from time to time, but Alina didn't understand well, so she simply got up and went to the yard.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense to me, here's what I want!" Ling Qingyu said with a downcast as soon as Alina left.
"Now Holdley is the king of Nanbi Kingdom. I am just the king's son-in-law, and I am also a son-in-law who can't go around anymore. Where can I find you so many goods! You see, I have gathered two in total. One hundred thousand catties, I entrusted a friend to buy it from another territory." Aixi also said with a bitter face.
"Where's Xie Lian's goods?" Ling Qingyu asked. As soon as he arrived in Hong Kong, he heard that Nanpi Kingdom had changed its king, and Calicut's tax revenue had also increased by 10%. Ling Qingyu came to look for Aixi. I hope to save some taxes, but I didn't expect that the tax can't save a penny, and there are not so many goods. Fortunately, she is not shipping this time.
"Xie Lian made a deal with Hall. He succeeded Su Er as the patriarch of their family, but I heard that when he went to Dazhou by sea a few days ago, he should have taken most of the goods in his hand." Aixi frowned. frowned.
"Can I get in touch with his firm? I want the rest of his goods." Ling Qingyu pondered for a while and said.
"I advise you not to, his subordinates are not easy to deal with, and now Hall values money very much, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise, you will be in trouble if he finds an excuse to detain you." Aixi persuaded .
"Could it be that he wants to start a war with Zhu Luo? What do you want so much money for?" Ling Qingyu smiled, but seeing Aixi's face change, he froze for a moment and asked, "Do you really want to fight Zhu Luo?"
"Two hundred thousand catties is enough for you to earn, and I won't charge you any more, just give thirty thousand taels of gold." Ai Xi tilted her head and said.
This price is more than a little expensive, Ling Qingyu sighed inwardly, then stood up and said: "Okay, so let's trade right away, and I will ask someone to send the gold over."
"Miss Ling," Aixi called her, and said, "If your boat comes back next time, stop at Adi first and give me a message."
Ling Qingyu smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, thank you, Ai Xi."
The shipment of spices was fast. Ling Qingyu also bought 50,000 catties of pepper in other places. The price was 20% more expensive than last time. At this time, he didn't care about so much. As soon as the goods were loaded, the Fengshen immediately went directly to Myanmar. The great light goes away.
Calicut did not meet expectations, and the cargo hold of the Fengshen was still half empty, so Ling Qingyu began to think about how to make the most of the cargo hold. And if Nanpi and Zhuluo fight, the route to India will be unsafe, then the price of these spices will definitely rise in the future, should we save some goods this time? The spices from India are mainly seasonings. Back in Dazhou, they are not among the goods that are sold out. You can consider hoarding them in Quanzhou. Moreover, Xie Lian brought so many goods to Dazhou. There's no need to catch up when he's dumping.
The journey from Calicut to Daguang was very smooth, and it took several days less than when they came.
What Ling Qingyu was looking for in Daguang was still the Yangon firm. When she left last time, she asked him to buy some unique spices and wood, as well as high-quality jadeite.
The shopkeeper of the Yangon firm is much more reliable than Aixi. Not only did he collect a lot of top-quality wood, but he also collected a lot of top-quality emeralds. He even got 50,000 catties of spices from Angkor.
"Now that the port at Angkor has been built?" Ling Qingyu asked fondly as he touched those top-grade jadeites. There is some distance between Daguang and Angkor, but the prices of these spices are really cheap, so it’s not the wrong way, right
"I heard that only a simple pier was built," the shopkeeper said with a smile: "The port over there was completely destroyed during the last catastrophe, and most of the people died. Many businesses suffered heavy losses, and the brokers who went to buy spices locally There is a lot less, and some lords sent the goods to the port by themselves, and now they have piled up a lot."
"You still don't have a boat from Dazhou here?" Ling Qingyu asked puzzledly. When she set off from Quanzhou, she heard that Xie's boat was also going to set sail. Although the speed of the Fengshen was far beyond that of other ships, but It has been more than half a year now, and she has come back from Africa, why the Xie family's boat still hasn't arrived
"Yeah, we also find it strange that a fleet came from Calicut a few days ago, led by Master Xie Lian, other than that, we haven't seen the Xie family's boat, let alone other big boats. Zhou's ship is gone, when will Ling's family come over next time? Can we place an order with you?" asked the shopkeeper.
"Well, the time has not been set yet. If you come here, you must make a deal with the shopkeeper." Ling Qingyu smiled, and then motioned Yang Zhao to deliver the 10,000 taels of gold to the shopkeeper, saying: "Then this time, the shopkeeper will give it to us immediately." It's in stock."
"It's easy to talk about." The shopkeeper responded with a smile, and asked the assistant to arrange the delivery.
Seeing Ling Qingyu frowning, Yang Zhao asked, "What's wrong?"
"The price is too cheap. The 50,000 catties of spices include white dutex, agarwood, and borneol, but they are only 5,000 taels of gold, which is 50,000 taels of silver. I always feel a little bad." Ling Qingyu said, and those emeralds, compared to the previous The quality of the first purchase is much better, but the price has not increased. Is it really because of her character that the shopkeeper gave it to her
"Just now I heard from their guys outside that the price of Daguang's gold has risen now, and the shopkeeper is still lying to you, it's not authentic." Yan San said flatly. Naturally, they wouldn't be talking next to him, but it's a pity that his hearing is so good that he could hear clearly what the shopkeeper said when he went to the inner room to give orders to his subordinates.
"Ah! How much has it increased?" Ling Qingyu raised her eyebrows. She now has a lot of gold on board, and she also bought a lot of raw gold in Africa. When she returned to Fengshen Island to refine and refine, there was still a lot of gold.
"Just ask and you'll know." Yan San pointed to a shop with a large frontage.
The shopkeeper still remembered this idiot woman from Dazhou who bought waste stones with copper coins. When she saw her asking, she said with a smile: "If you want to buy gold, you can buy more things. You can buy at least two more stones over there." Yes. But if the girl still has copper coins, I also sell some spices and jade here, I wonder if the girl is interested?"
Copper coins! Yes, Ling Qingyu remembered, there were several boxes of copper coins piled up in the cargo hold of the Fengshen! In other words, gold has risen by 20%, so the price of emeralds is justified, but the price of spices is still not justified.
"I don't know how many spices the shopkeeper has here? How much does it cost?" Ling Qingyu asked.
"I don't have a lot of spices here, but there is some agarwood and a small amount of burdock. The total is only 20,000 catties. If the girl wants it, how about two thousand taels of gold?" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
The original price is really so cheap! Ling Qingyu still felt uneasy in his heart, and told the shopkeeper that he would send someone over for the transaction afterwards, and asked him to prepare the goods and ship them overnight.
The people Ling Qingyu sent over were Zhu Weili and Ram, with the remaining copper coins on board. When Ram and the others came back, Ling Qingyu found that the price he bought was actually much lower than what she had negotiated. After asking, they only said it, because everyone knew about the feat of the big Zhou woman buying stones with copper coins, and thought it was a fool. If you don't blackmail, who will you blackmail? The price quoted to her before was much higher.
Ling Qingyu felt a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat and almost spit it out. He swore he would never come to this shitty place again!
Ever since Da Guang, Ling Qingyu, who has been feeling restless, called Yang Zhao, Ding Dong, Shen Zhan, Song Yu, and Chu Cheng, and told everyone to stay alert and guard against wind, rain, and pirates!
On the way from Daguang to the Straits of Malacca, in response to Ling Qingyu's crow's mouth, the Fengshen encountered a severe storm, violent wind and rain, and the Fengshen experienced the fate of being overturned on the top of the waves.
"The cargo hold is sealed!" Ling Qingyu asked Song Yu loudly against the heavy rain.
"It's all sealed up, so there won't be water below!" Song Yu touched the rainwater on his face, and then his eyes were wet by the rain again. He looked worriedly at Ling Qingyu standing at the door of the rudder cabin, such a heavy wind and rain , is it really okay for the head of the family to be there
The sails had all been lowered, and the Fengshen drifted with the waves. Ding Dong and Shen Zhan controlled the rudder together to keep the direction steady so as not to be overturned by the big waves.
Ling Qingyu stood firmly on the watchtower outside the rudder cabin, and gave orders at any time. Only some of the strongest sailors and sailors were left on the deck, obeying her orders to turn the sails and control the ship.
For the first time, Ling Qingyu felt that the snake pill was indeed effective. The boat overturned so violently, she could still control her figure with the ups and downs of the boat, and her strength was much greater. Feel powerless, but have a sense of pride in everything.
After traveling with the storm for two hours, the Fengshen broke away from the circle of the storm, and the wind and rain gradually weakened.
Ling Qingyu's heart relaxed just now, but after seeing a rickety boat in front of him, he tightened up again, and shouted: "There is a situation, be on guard!"
Many sailors flooded up from under the cabin, and each of them took their positions with their weapons in an orderly manner. Ling Qingyu took a step back and gave up the commanding position to Yang Zhao. Storms are her battlefield, but pirates are Yang Zhao's business.
The ship swayed towards the Fengshen, and when it got closer, it was clear that the ship had tilted a little, there was no one on the deck, and the mast was broken in two.