I want to be a grandson

Chapter 499 The trace of the Japanese pirates

Zhu Yunxi suddenly ordered: "Come here, order Tiexuan, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, to have an audience with him!"

After a while, Tie Xuan, who was on duty at Wenyuan Pavilion, came to the Jinshen Hall, saluted and said, "My minister, Tie Xuan, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

After Zhu Yunxi let him flatten, he said, "Tie Xuan, just now Wang Yi went to the pawn shop to buy estimated clothes, but he didn't find a suitable one. Daming now rarely sells newly-made clothes, and most of them are estimated clothes. Do you think the Department of Commerce opened in Daming?" Can the new clothing store make a profit!"

The reason why he met Tie Xuan was because Zhu Yunxi suddenly thought that there were almost no ready-made clothes for sale in ancient times.

Although there are also ready-made clothes shops, they sell custom-made clothes instead of ready-made clothes.

After the customer arrives at the shop, he must first measure the size, choose the fabric, and then the customer will pick it up after the tailor is finished, or send it to his home.

The ones that actually sell ready-made clothes are clothing appraisal stores or pawn shops. They sell leftovers worn by wealthy people, outdated clothes, or worn-out clothes, which are sent to stores that specialize in selling used clothes.

Of course, there were also times when money was tight and had to be sold as a last resort.

When others come to buy common clothes, sometimes they have to try their luck. Whether they are lucky enough to meet them that fits them is hard to say!
Never underestimate the benefits of clothes in ancient times!

In the Ming Dynasty, the income brought by cloth was second only to table salt.

These four words of basic necessities of life are common in any dynasty!
But the first place is "clothing and food".

Only when people have solved these two needs, will they consider the problems of living and transportation.

Tie Xuan has been doing business in the Department of Commerce and Trade for several years, and has long since turned from a small white to a cunning and cunning businessman.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are millions of pieces of cloth and silk paid by the Ming Dynasty every year. Clothes are very important to the common people.
If you want to open a new clothing store, you can put a unified store logo on it. Even if ordinary people don't buy it, those who have more money will definitely flock to it, so I think it's feasible! "

"Well, if that's the case, give it a try, let you come here today, there are other important things!"

Zhu Yunxi also couldn't estimate the size of the business, and of course it was impossible to do it himself, so he left it to Tie Xuan to do it.

"Wang Yi, tell me what you learned when you traded with the Japanese slave country!"

The reason why Tie Xuan was allowed to participate was because of the private trade between Wang Yi and the Wo Nu Kingdom, and all the goods were prepared by Tie Xuan.

The two have cooperated many times in this matter and are not unfamiliar with each other.

"Yes! The villain obeys!"

Wang Yi bowed and said: "Thanks to the grace of heaven, the villain led the merchant ship to land on the small island above the East China Sea. Mr. Tie prepared the goods every time, and the villain just transported them to the Japanese slave country..."

First he said a few words modestly, and then continued: "In the eyes of outsiders and Japanese pirates, the villain is just a sea robber, but he has some connections in Daming, so he can receive a large amount of goods.

More than ten days ago, someone suddenly found the villain and was willing to pay a higher price to make the villain profitable and sell the goods to them..."

Because Wang Yi traded with the Southern Dynasties of the Wonu Kingdom, the quantity of goods he transported each time was very large.

And many Japanese pirates and thieves at sea are in contact with each other and know each other well.

After all, they are colleagues, so how could they not know the information of the industry?
And because they had to face attacks from the Ming government, they sometimes communicated with each other to avoid falling into a trap.

Small pirates and small thieves have to have a place to sell their stolen goods after they have robbed them, so they usually sell their stolen goods to big pirates!

Among them there is both competition and cooperation.

Only in this way can the normal operation of the "industrial chain" be guaranteed!
Turn back the time ten days.

On this day, Wang Yi was "selling stolen goods" in Ningbo, but he was targeted by someone!
After all, Wang Yi was a pirate on the surface. In addition to gold and silver, what he obtained from the Wonu Kingdom included some exquisite Japanese knives and fans in order to deceive people.

These things are in short supply in Daming, and the benefits are very good.

At dusk, Wang Yi, who had been busy all day, went back to live in the inn, and was about to lie down on the bed to rest after eating, when someone knocked on the door.

Because Wang Yi was afraid of attracting the attention of the government, he separated the people below and lived in different inns.

I took a few brothers and asked for a small courtyard in the inn, but did not reserve the entire inn.

Hearing the knock on the door, the people below immediately became nervous, and immediately took out their daggers and short knives to be on guard.

"Brother, there is a knock on the door, I don't know who it is!"

Wang Yi heard the knocking on the door very rhythmically, with neither light nor heavy force, it didn't seem like the government was arresting someone, and it didn't seem like black and white, so he asked the people below to put away the knife.

The people outside the small courtyard said through the courtyard that he was a businessman living in the inn. Seeing that Wang Yi was also a businessman, he wanted to inquire about "market conditions".

This situation is very normal when ancient news is not convenient!

A lot of news is passed on by word of mouth. Under normal circumstances, as long as you are not a competitor, no one will hide it. After all, you have to rely on other people's news to make a profit.

So Wang Yi asked someone to open the door, and saw that the visitor was about 30 years old, with a peaceful face, wearing silk clothes, and gently shaking a folding fan in his hand. Those who didn't know thought it was a son of some family.

Behind him was a strong man with a hulking back, and he knew that he was not easy to mess with.

After entering the room, the young master dressed himself up and reported himself: "I am from Pingyang, Zhejiang Province. My surname is Gao Mingyuan. I am the sixth eldest in my family. I would like to disturb you today. I want to ask you about the situation. Forgive me. crime……"

Wang Yi said with a smile: "Where is it, Mr. Gao is a talented person, and you can tell that he is a high-ranking family at a glance. It is my honor to condescend to come here...

My surname is Wang, and my single name is Jie, hehehe, my old parents want me to be famous, but they don’t want to become a small businessman, ashamed..."

The two were polite, and Wang Zhong asked tentatively: "I don't know what kind of business Mr. Gao's family is in? To tell you the truth, I only have a small business, and I don't go to many places. I don't know what Mr. Gao wants to do. What kind of market do you want to inquire about?"

Gao Yuan closed his folding fan, "Brother Wang, you are welcome. My little brother has a little silk and satin business at home. I would like to ask Brother Wang how the silk and satin cloth in the capital is doing. Otherwise, it would be no profit to transport it over such a long distance. Wouldn't it be a big loss..."

"oops……"

Wang Yi said annoyedly: "Unfortunately, I'm in the grain business, and I really don't have the ability to get involved in expensive goods like silk brocade, so I don't know the market, so I feel ashamed..."

Gao Yuan didn't show a disappointed expression on his face, but said with some surprise: "Brother Wang is in the grain business? This is great!

To be honest, my younger brother's family is also involved in the food business, and my father wants me to take care of this area. Meeting Brother Wang today is really the right person! "

"Gao Gongzi is really a big business. He is involved in all kinds of businesses. It's really admirable. The company can get the respect of your father. Naturally, there is no need to say more about his ability..."

"Where is that, Brother Wang is ridiculously praised, although there are many businesses, but none of them are outstanding, it is really embarrassing to say..."

Wang Yi praised a few words calmly, and then talked about the prices of various grains in the capital.

Gao Yuan shook his head with a look of pity, "I didn't expect that the price of grain in the capital is not high. If it is transported from Guangdong Chief Envoy, people along the way will eat horse chews, which will consume a lot...

Brother Wang is in the grain business, so there must be some way of doing it, right?I don't know if I can give you some advice? "

"Don't dare, I'm going to buy grain near the capital and sell it nearby. The distance is a bit shorter, but it's just earning a living..."

"Brother Wang is humble..."

Seeing that Wang Yi never showed the mountains or the water, Gao Yuan asked: "Brother Wang, my younger brother wants to sell grain to the Japanese slave country. I don't know how the market is in the Japanese slave country? Can it make a profit?"

Wang Yi's eyes became very sharp in an instant, scraping across Gao Yuan's face like a knife.

And Gao Yuan picked up the teacup, blew on the froth on it, brought the teacup to his mouth, and took a sip,
He let out the aroma of the tea through his nostrils, then nodded, as if to praise the taste of the tea.

"Master Gao, the imperial court has a ban. Private merchants are not allowed to sell goods to foreign countries. If someone hears about this and report it to the government, Mr. Gao will be in trouble!"

"Hahaha, I'm just talking about it, brother Wang must not be the kind of person who likes to sue officials, right?"

Gao Yuan said: "Many people are very jealous of the trade done by Brother Wang, and only people with such a solid foundation and deep background as Brother Wang have such an opportunity. I am afraid that others will not be envious..."

At this moment, Wang Yi already understood that he knew his own roots, so he didn't hide it anymore.

The philistine who retreated from the small businessman showed his aura, and his eyes were firm.

"Everyone uses their means for money. If others are envious of me, why don't I envy others? High salary, don't you think?"

"That's that! Brother Wang is right..."

Gao Yuan tentatively asked: "Brother Wang, I didn't have any malicious intentions when I came here today, I was just entrusted by others. Some people also want to do some business, but it's a pity that there is no source of goods.
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. When I heard about Brother Wang, I wanted to ask Brother Wang for help. I don't know what Brother Wang thinks?

Of course, others can buy it at a high price, as long as the goods are sufficient, everything is negotiable! "

Since the Ming Dynasty now adopts a policy of banning the sea, there are a large number of guards in the coastal areas. These guards not only guard against Japanese pirates, but also have the responsibility to clean up the place and wipe out the bandits.

When doing overseas trade, it is often necessary to use large ships so that they can sail on the sea without fear of wind and waves.

Otherwise, if it is those small boats, let alone how much cargo they carry, if the weather is bad and a big wave hits the boat, the boat will capsize.

More than worth the loss!
So only those big pirates have enough strength to carry out overseas trade!

Since we want to trade, we must have a source of goods.

Since Daming is relatively strict in this regard, the source of the goods has become a problem!
Of course, those pirates can collude with inland merchants to prepare goods, or they can bribe local officials to turn a blind eye,

But there are too many uncertainties here.

Without a high enough interest, how dare those businessmen risk their lives and genocide to sell the goods to him?

And once the bribed magistrate is transferred to another place, or loses his life under the high pressure of the court's anti-corruption, then this way of making money will be cut off!
It is not a matter of one day to buy local officials again!
So for them, the first problem to solve is the supply of goods!
There is no trade without supply!
You can only look at a lot of money, but you can't earn it!

And this Mr. Gao couldn't help but be moved since he knew that Wang Yi transported a large amount of goods to the Wonu country every time!
Since he can sell it to the Japanese slave country, can he also sell it to himself?

Wang Yi raised his eyes and wanted to understand his intentions, so he said: "To be honest, the goods I have are very limited, and I have agreed to the owner of the goods and signed a contract, so there is really no surplus goods to give to others... …

And I am used to running this business route, and I am familiar with the owner of the goods, let me go to other places, hehehe, I am not used to it..."

"Please forgive me, Mr. Gao..."

Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "Brother Wang, don't get me wrong. Although the person who entrusted me here admires Brother Wang very much, he is not familiar with that place. He has no door or connections, so he is not going to steal Brother Wang's business..."

Colleagues are enemies, Gao Yuan can only eliminate his doubts in order to avoid his misunderstanding.

Otherwise, no matter who it is, they will not agree!
"Oh... so that's how it is." Wang Yi seemed to understand.

Gao Yuan explained a few more words and said: "As long as Brother Wang has enough goods and does not need to work hard to transport them, we are willing to pay a price that is [-]% higher than the market price.

And it will definitely not hinder Brother Wang's business in any way, otherwise Brother Wang can just cut off the supply of goods, the younger brother will have no second choice! "

"Brother Wang, please help me!"

The two talked for a long time, and finally Wang Yi showed a relaxed expression, as if he had let go of his guard.

"I don't know what kind of goods you need? How many goods?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan was overjoyed!
"To be honest, I entrusted you to come here and want to do some salt, grain, and steel business..."

The scene returns to Jinshen Hall.

Wang Yi reported in detail the meeting he had with Mr. Gao that day, as well as their discussion.

In the end, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, pleading guilty: "Your Majesty, the villain feels that this Mr. Gao is definitely not as simple as he seems, and suspects that he may have something to do with shouting or Japanese pirates.

Therefore, I agreed to him and delivered the goods to him, so that I can follow the clues, find out his details, and eradicate this scourge for Daming..."

"The villain made his own decisions, please punish him, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhong, who was standing by the side, suddenly became nervous. His younger brother... is really lawless!
Since he suspected that the other party was secretly collaborating with Japanese pirates, he could just report to the government and arrest him, so why did he agree? !
Isn't this setting fire to yourself!

Even if you want to make meritorious service, you have to look at yourself!

To be caught by someone is a felony of secretly colluding with Japanese pirates!
(End of this chapter)