The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 194 Ding Yi is just that
Ding Yi really opened Pandora's box for Matsudaira and Tomita.

No one in Japan has ever done this before, nor would they have thought of it.

Songping thought he was more upright, but when he heard the profit of 25.6 taels, he was also deeply shocked.

Nobody doesn't like money.

Matsudaira is no exception.

And it's a fair thing to do.

The shogunate consumes a large amount of silver taels for annual purchases, and they can also resell them to other daimyos at high prices.

Ding Yi has a lot of goods, and the bid price is slightly higher than the market price, but this is normal for the two of them, as long as it is not ridiculously high.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was far away in the shogunate, would not know the price of a catty of salt in Hirado.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not know that a sheep cost less than 100 taels of silver. He would only say that the mutton was delicious, so he would care that the sheep cost 100 taels of silver in the palace.

Just when everyone was shocked and stunned.

Tomita Takayuki who was doing the translation said, "We don't have that much money."

The shogunate did not have so much procurement budget for Kazuki Tomita.

The annual budget is definitely more than that, but it is impossible to give it all at once.

This time he only had a budget of 40 taels.

The instructions given to him by the shogunate were mainly to purchase raw silk and Mingren tea, pottery and sugar, which were luxury items for noble daimyos and were indispensable.

"You don't have it. He has it. Anyway, it's all the property of the shogunate." Ding Yi looked at Matsudaira Kono.

Matsudaira Kono looked embarrassed.

What do I have?What can I have?

"Mr. Tomita is responsible for the shogunate's external procurement and distribution, Japanese swords, handicrafts, and copper mines, all of which I need and can be exchanged for."

"Mr. Tomita can report in this way that merchants from the Ming Dynasty bought a large amount of sword crafts and copper mines."

"Then you use this money plus the original money to buy raw silk, tea and other goods from the Ming Dynasty."

"Isn't it perfect?"

Both Tomita and Matsudaira felt that it was not perfect, but the benefits in front of them were really attractive.

Moreover, Kazuki Tomita has indeed made several purchases of millions of taels in history.

Back then, Tokugawa Hidetada presided over feudal family celebrations and purchased a large amount of raw silk and ceramic tea leaves. It would be winter, and there would be fewer boats coming to Japan, and less raw silk. The price was 1000 taels, ten times the current price.

All other goods were overpriced.

Prices have fluctuated, and this time it cost more than 100 million?What's wrong?

Sitting in this position, Tomita Takakazu never hesitated in doing things. He quickly glanced at Matsudaira, and the two seemed to have made up their minds at the same time.

"Give me ten days, I need to deploy supplies, the swords and handicrafts you want, copper ore, at least ten days before I can reach Hirado."

"Haha, thank you three gentlemen, let's make a fortune together in the future." Ding Yi was overjoyed.

Soon the three discussed the details and left the house together.

Once outside, a small official came to announce that the guild hall was closed for ten days starting today.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Is the shogunate still accepting the goods?

"Not for the time being."

All the businessmen were shaking their heads. The shogunate was the biggest buyer in Japan and was the most willing to spend money. Now everyone was unhappy and had to look for buyers outside again.

That afternoon, Ding Yi received 40 taels of silver, and arranged for soldiers, together with the people sent by the shogunate, to empty all the ships and sell them all to the shogunate.

Ding Yi's soldiers and horses and the shogunate were close to 800 people at the scene, and they were busy until dark.

It attracted many passing merchants to look sideways, wondering who sold so much goods at once.

At dinner time, Ding Yi sent someone to find Zheng Zhilong, learned that he was free, and invited him to dinner, accompanied by Tomita Takawa and Matsudaira Kono.

Matsudaira Kono is still somewhat famous in Hirado, and Zheng Zhilong has also dealt with him. Tomita Takawa's official is a little smaller, but he is also considered an important figure in Hirado. Zheng Zhilong originally planned to accompany his son for dinner at night. After thinking about the name, he agreed.

On the way to dinner, Zheng Zhihu and the others were giggling.

Zheng Zhihu took pleasure in his misfortune: "I thought that Ding Yi could do everything, but it seems that he didn't sell a single thing today."

Shi Yong said with a smile: "He was a strong soldier in Lushun, and he gave us a demonstration. Now when he arrives in Japan, he still has to ask for an official."

Yang Tiansheng murmured: "You two have too much bad water in your stomach, you are both brothers, it's not normal to help."

Zheng Zhilong shook his head and frowned: "My brother is a little eager for quick success, as if he is short of money."

"He brought too many things this time."

"Especially raw silk and silk fabrics. I see that he brings the most among all the people. It's hard for anyone to eat them all in one sitting."

It turned out that Zheng Zhilong felt that Ding Yi had brought too many goods, as if he was in a hurry to get rich.

Generally, Ming merchants bring a few thousand catties of raw silk at most when they come over, which is considered quite a lot.

Those who can bring more than [-] catties are all well-known big businessmen in various provinces.

Like Zheng Zhilong who came by himself, at most, he used to bring only [-] to [-] catties.

Because there are too many single goods, it is difficult to ship them. If the price is high like raw silk, if there is too much goods and the ship capsizes, the family will go bankrupt and there is no chance to turn over.

If you stay in Japan for another month and cannot deliver the goods, you will lose a small half of your profits.

Therefore, most merchants don't carry many single commodities. The key is that the types of commodities are suitable for sale.

Ding Yi has never been a businessman, so he knows how much goods to bring.

He only knew that raw silk was the most profitable, so he desperately hoarded raw silk.

And the last time he met a big businessman in Quanzhou and made a fortune, he thought it was a good deal.

Now I finally know it's hard to sell.

Only Matsudaira Kono consumed a thousand catties of raw silk.

It can be seen that there are too many items in this single item, and it is really hard to sell.

Shi Yong thought for a while and said: "Ding Yi's food is too ugly, with so many goods, he can sell several 10 taels."

"One official, even if you want to help, don't sell everything for him, but let him know that it's a bit difficult."

"Otherwise, it will be a trouble if he asks you to sell it for him every time in the future."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

When Zheng Zhilong thought about it, it made sense.

"He really can't sell it, let me sell half of it for him." Everyone agreed.

Shi Yong and Zheng Zhihu were complacent, thinking that in Lushun, Ding Yi gave them a big blow, and now they can see Ding Yi begging them.

The world is all over the world, and we still have to rely on our official position.

Everyone chatted and laughed, and soon came to the agreed restaurant.

This is considered to be the most upscale restaurant in Hirado, before reaching the door of the box, they saw Ruan Siqing waiting for them.

"General Zheng, all generals, please hurry up." Ruan Siqing said with a smile.

"En." Zheng Zhilong nodded, and led everyone in, leaving two men at the door.

Inside, Ding Yi, Shen Shikui, Tomita Takawa, Tomita Kiyu, and Matsudaira Kono were already there, and no one else was there.

The five people plus Zheng Zhilong's four people form a table, and Ruan Siqing stays outside and does not come in.

After waiting for him to sit down, Ruan Siqing quickly left and went to the next table downstairs.

Below are Ruan Wenyan, Xilaojing, Wei Jiye, Wang Weizhong, Zhang Tao, Shen Zhixiang and others.

(End of this chapter)