With the trade permit issued by the Hangzhou government, I packed some silk from my own weaving workshop, and headed for Korea on the Fengshen. At this time, the monsoon was still easy to go north, and the Fengshen approached Goryeo in a few days. Before it got close to the sea, a small boat from Goryeo approached to inquire.
Hearing that it was a merchant ship from Dazhou, after the inspection of the trade license, the Koryo official on the small boat was very happy to bring the boat into the port, and then took Ling Qingyu directly to his relative's business.
Ling Qingyu once again felt how lucky the catastrophe and pirates were to her. There have been no new arrivals for two years, and the price of spices here in Korea is ridiculously high.
"Don't worry, we will never sell the goods to Daliao!" the Korean businessman swore.
There is no silver three hundred taels here! You are selling to Daliao, right? Ling Qingyu complained in his heart. This can also explain why the price can be sold at such a high price. The consumption volume and consumption level of Daliao must be far greater than that of a place with the largest population in Korea.
Da Zhou also has trade restrictions on Daliao. Silk products, ironware and tea need to be traded with Daliao. In fact, most of the spice trade is also directly traded with Daliao through the government. It's just that the current spices are not enough for the court itself, and even less are given to Daliao, and the price is extremely high.
"It's just that we still have to go to Japan, so we can't sell them all to you." Ling Qingyu said with a smile. Although the price he gave was indeed exciting, considering that Japan is producing silver and sulfur at this time, the return and return profits are also very high.
"I advise you not to go, they are fighting fiercely now, our ships are afraid to go." The Korean businessman said.
"War? Where are they fighting?" Ling Qingyu asked. It won't be played all over the country, will it? At this time, Japan should be in the late Heian period, but it has not yet reached the Genpei War, and there is no major war in my impression.
The Korean businessman smiled, knowing that he was going anyway, and said, "If you only go to Dunga, it doesn't matter. But their price is definitely not as good as mine, and you see, I can also provide it to you." Your medicine, Pizi."
Ling Qingyu looked at the list he provided. Most of them were commonly used medicinal materials such as safflower, tuckahoe and windproof, as well as high-end products such as ginseng and antler and bear bile. According to the price he gave, the spices on board are worth more than two million taels of silver. Can you eat so much
The expression on Ling Qingyu's face was so obvious that the Korean businessman said with a smile: "I also have some gold and silver cash here, or you can sell half of it to me."
"Okay, how much gold and silver?" Ling Qingyu asked as he put down the manifest.
"50,000 taels of gold, 500,000 taels of silver, plus these goods." The Korean businessman gritted his teeth. In fact, most of the gold and silver belonged to the Daliao businessman, and he didn't earn so much himself.
Ling Qingyu's smile immediately became sweeter. Now that the price of gold has risen in Dazhou, it used to be one tael of gold and ten taels of silver, but now it has reached twelve taels of silver. In addition to the two hundred thousand medicinal materials and skins, the price is higher than she expected. Much higher. In Dazhou, the first time I bought the best part for Fan Ye, it was just over a million points. The second time Xiao Rong was kind and gave 3.8 million taels, and the third time The last time in Quanzhou, the price dropped by at least 20%. Fortunately, if the price in Quanzhou is used, it is 50% higher here, and the cost is paid back.
"Deal." Ling Qingyu smiled.
What came up this time was not only golden gold, but also shiny silver. Ling Qingyu's eyes narrowed with a smile.
The medicinal materials were of low value and took up a lot of space, and half of the boat was filled to go. Ling Qingyu put away the ginseng that was more than a hundred years old, and Shi Fang also kept the best medicinal materials in it, and began to refine pills. .
It wasn't that far from Koryo to Tsuruga, Japan, but because of the small port, it took me two days to find it. The Fengshen still docked in the open sea, as usual, without entering the inner port.
At this time, Japan did not conduct official trade with Dazhou, it was all private trade.
After landing, Ling Qingyu saw that the people here did not have the same enthusiasm for them as before. After asking, he found out that the Xie family has been running here very diligently recently, so now Dazhou's silk and porcelain are falling in price here very quickly. , basically on par with Da Zhou.
Fortunately, I didn't bring porcelain this time, and I only brought a little silk. If I can't sell it, I can just take it back.
Ling Qingyu asked about the price of the spices again. When he first asked, the Japanese said disdainfully: "Spices? Is the price affordable for you?"
Seeing that the man's nose was higher than his eyes, Ling Qingyu snorted and went out, then wandered to a small but neat shop.
"Excuse me, what do you need? Distinguished guest." The receptionist inside was a very beautiful girl with a refreshing bathrobe and a sweet smile.
"What do you have?" Facing such a cute smile, Ling Qingyu smiled unconsciously.
"We have all Dewa's special products, including cedar and cypress, gold, silver, copper, iron, and sulfur." The girl smiled.
They were all the commodities that Da Zhou needed. Ling Qingyu touched his chin and said with a smile: "Then what kind of goods do you want here? Do you want spices?"
"Ah?" The girl was taken aback for a moment, then she called out to the room behind: "Master, master!"
"What's your name?" A man in his thirties came out from the back room, his clothes half-opened, yawning, and gave the girl a displeased look.
"The guest officer said that there are spices for sale." The girl was not afraid of him, and said with a flowery smile.
"Spices?" The man was taken aback for a moment, then immediately rushed to Ling Qingyu and said, "From Da Zhou? How much? I want as much as I want."
Ling Qingyu took a step back unconsciously, looked around the shop, and then looked back at the man.
"Don't worry about my shop being small, don't worry, gold and silver are what I produce the most. You can eat as much as you have." The man understood Ling Qingyu's meaning, sat down on the mat with a smile, and said.
Ling Qingyu also knelt and sat opposite him, then took out the manifest and pushed it in front of him.
The man picked up the manifest nonchalantly, and the more he looked at it, the more cautious he became. Finally, he sat up straight and said, "It's indeed a big order." The aristocrats in Ping’an City have long been spoiled for enjoyment of goods that are in short supply, and they have already complained about the lack of incense. The sale of this batch of goods will not only make a lot of money, but also bribe some high-ranking officials to say something good for the Ampere family.
"I want it all." The man put the list on the tatami and said seriously. Seeing Ling Qingyu raising his eyebrows, he smiled again: "Do you want to settle this batch of goods in gold or silver?"
"How much gold? How much silver?" Ling Qingyu asked.
"Gold is 120,000 taels, but I don't have that much, and silver is 1,300,000 taels, and I don't have that much. How about making some?" The man's eyes were curved, and a smile suddenly appeared, which reminded Ling Qingyu suddenly. up the fox.
"I still need some goods, fir, iron, copper, lead, and sulfur." Ling Qingyu handed him another manifest and said. You don't have enough money to tell me a fart.
"We have all of these, but it's not worth so much, and the total is only tens of thousands of taels, but if the girl is willing to go to Deyu, I have stockpiled 200,000 catties of sulfur, and gold and silver are enough. How about it?" the man He took a look at the manifest and said.
"How much?" Ling Qingyu still asked.
"50,000 taels of gold and 600,000 taels of silver. I'll give you what you want, plus 200,000 catties of sulfur," the man said.
Such a price is indeed good, but can his family produce so many mines? You must know that the collection in ancient times was no different from that in modern times. It was all dug by people. Even if there are few modern people in Deyu, don't lie to me, right
Ling Qingyu asked: "Then how to deliver?"
"You unload here first, and then follow me to get the goods." As soon as the man finished speaking, Ling Qingyu looked like you were a liar, then got up and left, rushing forward to grab her hand, but... caught her scabbard.
"Stand back." Yan San said coldly.
The man touched his sweat and hurriedly said: "Don't worry about leaving, otherwise, I will give you gold and silver first, and then all the goods in my warehouse, and then you give me the corresponding goods, and then go get them with me The rest."
Seeing the pleading face of the girl standing next to her, Ling Qingyu was a little hesitant. She also spent some time shopping here in Tsuruga, but she also knew that the merchants here are all small merchants, and the larger ones are the shops of big lords or nobles, but She went to a few houses, and they were all looked at by people's eyes. Although this girl and this man were unreliable, they were indeed enthusiastic.
"Okay, first you exchange what you have with me, and then I'll wait for you for three days. After you get it together, we'll go get the two hundred thousand catties of sulfur." Ling Qingyu nodded and said.
"Thank you very much." The man thanked him hurriedly, and then called the servants to make preparations.
Holding the desire to eat Japanese food, when the man named Kiyohara was looking for goods and money to trade, Ling Qingyu took Yan San to wander around Tsuruga, and then found to his dismay that Japanese food hadn’t developed a thousand years ago, except fish It is fish.
That Qing Yuan did things neatly, and delivered the goods in two days in a hurry, and then asked the girl to take them to Deyu.
There is no port in Dewa, and the Fengshen stopped in the open sea, waiting for the girl to go ashore and asked someone to pile up the goods on the coast so that they could be shipped by boat.
This place is already close to Tsugaru. Thinking of the famous holy place in later generations, seeing that it would not take a while to load the ship, Ling Qingyu pulled Yan San and asked to go ashore to play.
There is a dense forest on the coast. The air in the forest is very fresh and the temperature is relatively low. Ling Qingyu, who was only wearing a single shirt, couldn't help but sigh.
Yan San wrapped her cloak around her, and said, "Go back." Except for the unloading place which is a bay, the rest is forest, and the wind blows on her body and makes her feel chilly.
"En." Ling Qingyu nodded, and returned to the bay with him. Seeing that the goods had been shipped and the last batch was being delivered to the Fengshen, he waited on the shore for the ship to come back to pick her up.
"Girl, girl." Qinghe ran over from the path in a hurry, holding a half-grown child in his hand, seeing Ling Qingyu stop, rushed to her and said, "Miss Ling, Qinghe Jingsan has an unfeeling request."
Pushing the boy who looked about ten years old to Ling Qingyu, Qinghe said: "Please take this child away."
"Ah?" Ling Qingyu was very surprised.
"Uncle, I won't leave, I want to be like my father and brother!" the child struggled.
"Sanlang, this is what your father meant. Do you want the Fujiwara family to perish!" Qinghe said sharply, then pushed him into Ling Qingyu's arms, and said, "Miss Ling's kindness, I, Qinghe, will always remember in my heart." After finishing speaking, Turned around and ran away.
"Hey!" Ling Qingyu yelled, saw Qinghe draw out the knife while running, and walked around the path in a blink of an eye, looked at Yan San, and then at the child.
"Let go of me." The child yelled, speaking in Da Zhou dialect.
Ling Qingyu didn't hold his hand tightly, but he broke free as soon as he struggled, and then ran towards the trail.
Ling Qingyu grabbed him and looked back at the ship that had finished delivering the goods to pick her up, and said to the child, "Don't run around, the ship is coming soon."
"I won't go with you!" The child bit Ling Qingyu's hand fiercely, Ling Qingyu let go of his hand in pain, and the child had already rushed out.
"Grab him." Ling Qingyu called out to Yan San.
"I'm afraid he's a trouble." Yan San didn't move, and there was already the sound of hacking and killing in the wind.
"He's still a child. Hey, I'll go after him." Ling Qingyu stomped his feet and chased after him, but saw a figure flashing beside him, and Yan San had already passed by, grabbed the child by the collar and pinned him down. In the crevice of the stone.
Ling Qingyu also rushed into the crevice of the stone.
Outside the crevices of the rocks was half a person's tall grass, and when the three of them hid inside, the people outside couldn't see them.
On the other side of the stone crevice is a grassland where the path turns. At this time, several people are fighting on the grassland.
Qinghe was already covered in blood, but he still fought hard together with the two teenagers beside him. The opponent had a relatively large number of people, but he was also beaten back step by step by these three fearless people.
"Brother, Guanglai!" Na Sanlang just called out when Ling Qingyu covered his mouth.
Still hesitating whether to ask Yan San to take action, Qinghe over there has already fallen to the ground, and the other party has been killed completely, and there are only two teenagers panting on the grass with the handle of a knife.
"Sanlang, your mother is from Dazhou, you go back." One of the teenagers said while panting.
After watching Japanese anime for decades, and staying in Japan for a few months, Japanese is one of Ling Qingyu's strong points. Hearing what the boy said, he looked at Saburo, and saw that his eyes were full of tears, but he no longer struggled and came out. He put down his hands and prepared to go out.
San Lang took her hand and shook his head.
Ling Qingyu was a little surprised, why didn't he go out after killing this person, so he heard the boy say to another boy: "Guang Lai, do you still have strength?"
"Guang Lai is willing to accompany the master." Guang Lai raised his head and smiled. He is very handsome and has a fair complexion, which is the opposite of Sanlang's brother. Sanlang's brother has a tough face. Although he is not very old, he already has a very strong body.
"Saburo should have gone with the boat of the Great Zhou. I, Fujiwara Kiyoshi, have completed the task. Hikari, let's go together." After Fujiwara Kiyoshi said this, seeing Mitsurai nod, he showed a bright smile, fiercely stood up.
The grass was full of blood and corpses, so the two found it under a dense tree beside the grass, right in front of the crack in the stone.
Taking off the tattered armor, Kiyoshi Fujiwara knelt and sat on the ground, and then took off his underwear, leaving only the loincloth around his waist.
Ling Qingyu was startled, and mouthed to Saburo: "Seppuku?"
Seeing Sanlang nodding, Ling Qingyu wanted to get up, just kidding!
Saburo held her tightly, and wrote with his finger on the ground: Please, give them this last dignity.
Ling Qingyu also wrote on the ground: You can take them away together.
Saburo touched his tears and wrote: Their mother is not from Dazhou.
Ling Qingyu was speechless immediately, and could only approach Yan San, ready to bury her head in his arms at any time.
Hikari picked up the gun and wiped off the blood on Fujiwara Kiyoshi's body, but there were too many small wounds on his body, and new blood came out after wiping. The blood was not wiped clean, but Fujiwara Kiyoshi groaned.
"Mitsurai." Fujiwara Kiyoshi's voice was tinged with lust, and he looked sideways at Mitsurai behind him.
Mitsurai put down his pants, got up and took off himself completely, and said to Fujiwara Kiyoshi: "Then, let Mitsurai give the master a ride first."
"En." Kiyoshi Fujiwara nodded, picked up his short knife, and drew it out.
Ling Qingyu closed his eyes, and buried himself in Yan San's arms, thinking that if he saw the bloody scene later, he would not know how long he would not be able to eat, but he heard groans coming from over there, this kind of * * * *? ah
Ling Qingyu raised his head and saw that Fujiwara Kiyoshi was already half-prostrated on the ground, and Mitsurai inserted in from behind him, and the two were humming.
what's going on? Ling Qingyu turned his neck towards Sanlang stiffly, but saw Sanlang staring at him very seriously.
It is worthy of being a big country of Tanmei! I'll just watch free gv! Children are not shy, so what am I afraid of! Ling Qingyu turned her head very proudly and continued to watch.
Well, the two actors have good bodies and good looks, but the movements are too monotonous, that is, the piston movement, in fact, they can be changed.
Seeing Ling Qingyu watching with relish, Yan San couldn't help but laugh, this woman!
"Well, ah... ah... Hurry up, hurry up!" Fujiwara Kiyoshi shouted, sweat and blood dripping from his body.
Guang Lai helped him up, kneeled on his lap with his legs spread out, and said: "Master, let's do seppuku like this."
"Okay. Ah..." Kiyoshi Fujiwara sighed, picked up the short knife beside him, turned the blade and pointed the tip at his lower left abdomen, and then stabbed hard when Hikari was advancing, the pain made him There was a tightness in his body, which made Guanglai cry out with him.
"Master..." Mitsurai hugged Fujiwara Kiyoshi tightly, his body convulsed, and he ejaculated inside him.
The blade had penetrated deeply, and the deep pain made Kiyoshi Fujiwara's body tremble non-stop, but the contraction in the body stimulated Mitsuyori, making him full of Kiyoshi Fujiwara again.
Kiyoshi Fujiwara panted for a while, sat up straight, and cut the knife to the right with all his might, moans came out of his mouth, and Hikari, who was tightly bound, couldn't help but groan.
Seeing that the wound was getting bigger and bigger, and something suspicious had fallen out, Ling Qingyu turned pale, and then Yan San pulled her arms tightly, covering her eyes.
Saburo looked at it very seriously with tears in his eyes. The Fujiwara family always believed that the gods were in their stomachs, and they cut their stomachs to show their determination. After someone in their family did this, it became the custom of Fujiwara samurai , rather than die in humiliation, it is better to cut seppuku with dignity, but his mother is from Dazhou and not recognized by the Fujiwara family, so he is not qualified to receive this kind of education. Now, the eldest brother is showing him by himself, this This is the only opportunity, you must take it seriously, and don't miss it, so that when it comes to maintaining your dignity in the future, I, Saburo Fujiwara, will not do anything wrong!
When Fujiwara Kiyoshi cut the blade to the right lower abdomen, he and Mitsurai reached the point. At the same time, his strength was almost exhausted, and he drew out the short knife. …”
"Okay." Mitsurai hugged Fujiwara Kiyoshi from behind, held his hands, and asked softly, "Are you ready?"
"Yeah." Fujiwara Kiyoshi nodded, and Mitsurai held his hands tightly, stabbed the short knife into the place a little below the heart, and then cut down with all his strength.
"Ah... Mitsurai... Mitsurai..." Kiyoshi Fujiwara screamed, a cross was cut in the abdomen, internal organs and blood spurted out, and a pool of blood pooled under the two of them.
"Very beautiful, Master." Guang Lai whispered, then put his body on the ground, watched him twitch on the ground, and asked: "Do you need Guang Lai to give the last knife?"
"No." Kiyoshi Fujiwara shook his head slightly, smiled, and arched his body, trying not to roll over, but maintaining a decent posture.
His body trembled in the pool of blood for two quarters before it subsided slowly. Guang Lai breathed out his breath, then covered his body with the blood that had been dyed bright red, and knelt down in front of him, He took the short knife in his hand, stabbed it into his chest with his backhand, and then threw himself on his body.
The wind picked up, whined, and rolled the leaves towards the forest.
Ling Qingyu raised his head from Yan San's arms, looked at the sky, and thought to himself, it's already autumn.
Saburo wiped away his tears and said, "Let's go."
"Oh." Ling Qingyu crawled out first, and when the two of them came out, he looked back at the grass, but he couldn't see the figures of the two boys.
Back on the boat, Ling Qingyu arranged the child in Ye Shishi's cabin, and when the boat sailed, she worried again, who am I going to give this child to
The child calmly came to Ling Qingyu first, gave a salute when they met, and said: "Although my mother is from Dazhou, she has been dead for many years, and my mother's family has no relatives. Now my father and brother have died in battle. Since they are all If you want me to live, then please take me in, I am willing to give the head of the family a slave for eight years."
"How old are you this year?" Ling Qingyu asked.
"Ten years old, my mother's surname is Xie, you can call me Xie Sanlang." Sanlang leaned over and said.
Eighteen-year-old adults go to revenge, right? Ling Qingyu smiled, nodded and said, "Okay."
It didn't take much time to go to Korea and Japan, and it was almost the end of September when I returned to Hangzhou. The autumn wind was rustling, so I came out with a bit of coolness. On the boat, Yan San gave her longevity noodles. When I was eating, Ling Qingyu remembered , This body is already eighteen years old.
When I arrived in Hangzhou, because the Xie family had been running this line, the profit of the goods was not very high, and in the end they sold 450,000 taels of silver, which is a profit of 100,000 taels. The only advantage is that the time is short , less risk.
Cai Jingfang changed all the people in Hangzhou Wanyu Garden, and they only waited for orders in the outer courtyard, and the inner courtyard was immediately much cleaner.
Looking at the silver and gold piled up in the room, and Ling Qingyu who was smirking while touching the gold and silver, Cai Jingfang asked Yan San, "What stimulated the master?"
If I said that, even I would be irritated, Yan San said flatly: "I caught a cold, my brain burned out."
"Xiaocai, with so much money, won't it be stolen?" Ling Qingyu touched Cai Jingfang for a while, then said sadly.
"Uh." Cai Jingfang was taken aback, put it here? There isn't even a guard in this backyard, so of course it will be thieves, you wouldn't decide to put it here, would you
"Well," looking at Ling Qingyu's expectant eyes, Cai Jingfang said, "Why don't you put some in the silver vault first, I built a cellar there, and the security there is also tight, but it's best not to put so much, you Look, put 300,000 taels first?"
There is always one million taels of cash here, and only three hundred thousand taels are removed, so where are the rest? Ling Qingyu stared at Cai Jingfang. Cai Jingfang wiped off his sweat and said, "Maybe Zheng Xi can share some of it."
Well, no one pays attention to that small courtyard in Wu County, so we can consider digging a hole in that courtyard. Ling Qingyu nodded and said, "Well, didn't Zheng Xi and Han Bian send a message that they would arrive in two days? We should ship them together by then."
"Master, the dyeing workshop can work normally now. Shall we try to make some high-end products? Look, this is newly produced by a few weavers in the weaving workshop." Cai Jingfang held a piece of yarn as thin as a cicada's wing Spread out, the flowing colors are breathtaking.
Ling Qingyu immediately let go of the gold and silver, took the yarn, and sighed: "Light as smoke, it's really a good thing."
"However, only a few weavers can weave this kind, and it takes a long time. It takes a weaver twenty days to produce one piece." Cai Jingfang said, the quality of the silk produced by the weaving workshop is already very good, basically comparable to East silk is the same, and a weaver can only sell one piece every three days. According to the price of one piece of silk at one tael or two, this kind of yarn should be sold for at least fifteen taels.
"Hehe, if I take this kind of yarn overseas, I can sell it for 100 taels of silver a piece. I will give these weavers a reward and process the money, and then tell everyone that if there is such a technological innovation, I will give you a big reward!" Ling Qingyu said with a smile.
After thinking about it, Cai Jingfang realized that if it was just a single product, sales would not be easy, and any market has its own capacity, so we can only introduce new ones in terms of varieties, increase market demand, and stimulate consumption.
"In this way, the rice in our own farm has already come down this year. Should we take back a shop to sell rice? There is also a newly purchased mountain forest in Lin'an, which also has a lot of products. Why don't we open a shop for mountain products. An Jina Bamboo is produced on the side, and bamboo products are also abundant, I understand, I am in charge." Cai Jingfang said happily.
Ling Qingyu nodded involuntarily, talking to smart people is a pleasure, and after the incident with his stepmother, Cai Jingfang has become much calmer in his work. Before, he was always a little impulsive and impatient, but now he began to feel a little watertight. Hangzhou has many industries, a large population, and extremely strong consumption. This city has seized it and can extend to the surrounding areas, connect to Suzhou, and then go to Jiankang, Yangzhou, Huai'an, and along the Bianhe River of the Grand Canal to Bianjing. , is the most prosperous area in Dazhou, and the big cities along the road consume more than they produce. With such a large consumption as the foundation, the development of handicraft industry can be greatly developed if it is properly arranged.
"Also, if there are fields near Hangzhou, you can buy them to make vegetable fields." Ling Qingyu reminded with a smile, and then said: "Hangzhou is a city with a million people, and there are many poor people and hired workers. You should make good use of these small vegetables." surplus labor."
"Understood!" Cai Jingfang said, his eyes lit up. The current products of Zhifang have begun to have a good reputation, and the sales of his own shop have also begun to increase. As a result, the production will not be enough. Now Zhiniang can produce a horse every three days. Silk, because they are very skilled hands. If they are asked to study more advanced products, they will inevitably have to hire new people to weave those ordinary silk. However, after the last incident, Cai Jingfang has always had a knot in his heart. Afraid that Ling Qingyu would no longer trust these people.
"Xiaocai, for my supervisor, I want absolute ability and loyalty, but the following workers, they get paid to work, and leave if they don't work. They don't have so many requirements. But we must pay enough wages. You can’t deduct them at will or default on them.” Ling Qingyu added with a smile, unlike the personal servants who serve at home, it is impossible for those who sell their labor to ask too much. Of course, correspondingly, she does not I will pay too much, just don't skimp on wages and benefits.
"Yes." Cai Jingfang nodded. For the head of the family, these things are taken for granted. She didn't know how grateful her way made the weavers and coolies below. It is one and a half times as much as other places, and it has never been deducted or defaulted. There are subsidies during festivals and festivals. There are bonuses for doing well. The workplace and the accommodation provided are spacious and clean. For those who are used to being exploited, the only For the poor whose only hope is to get some money to live on, this place is tantamount to paradise. However, in this way, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction and jealousy of other merchants, so Cai Jingfang is very strict on the control of personnel. In his own weaving workshop, dyeing workshop, or shop, all employees and servants are not allowed to leak a word to the outside world. Once a leak is found, it will be punished or even sold immediately. It's just these things, there's no need for the head of the family to worry about them.