The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 58

So, when Ding Yi stood at the stern, the sea breeze was blowing, but when he turned around, he saw only Ruan Wenlong following up.

Ruan Siqing and Ruan Wenyan stood several meters away, looking this way from time to time.

The other generals, who were further away from here, were all quietly bowing their heads and talking.

He immediately understood that Ruan Wenlong had something to tell him.

"Mr. Ruan is one of his own, like Ding Yi's uncle, so you might as well speak up if you have something to say." Ding Yi smiled.

Ruan Wenlong turned his head and extended his hand to greet him.

Ruan Siqing and Ruan Wenyan hurried forward.

"Report to your lord what you have gained this time." Ruan Wenlong said in a deep voice.

Ruan Siqing glanced at her sister, Ruan Wenyan's melodious voice was like a silver bell: "My lord."

"This time, let's go to sea with 5000 taels of silver, and go to Phi Island and Lushun first——"

She spoke unhurriedly, methodically, and succinctly explained their itinerary this time.

Ding Yi listened carefully. He probably went to Pidao to receive the goods first, mainly some merchants from Liaodong and North Korea, and some merchants from Fujian and Zhejiang farther away (but there are relatively few such merchants, and it is rare to meet them. You can make an appointment in advance. ), probably fur, ginseng, Dongzhu and other goods. After receiving their goods, they went to Dengzhou and Laizhou.

This is also the main route for Zhang Cheng and Ruan Wenlong to do business, and they will occasionally go to Nanjing for a trip.

Then sell them from there, and then buy food, gunpowder and other military and civilian supplies, and other commodities, and transport them back, and then pass through Pidao and Lushun, sell some, and bring some back.

If you go back and forth like this, it will take fifteen days with the wind, and a month if you are unlucky.

Generally, a round trip can earn almost 1000 taels of silver and bring back a large amount of grain and rice.

Of course, this is based on prices and real-time transactions, like this time.

They took out 5000 taels of silver, brought back 400 taels, added [-] stone grains and rice, [-] catties of gunpowder, [-] catties each of pig iron and wrought iron, and some other materials.

After conversion, it took more than 20 days and earned about 800 taels of silver.

After Ruan Wenyan finished speaking, she handed over the list of supplies.

Her two brothers and sisters did this job for Zhang Cheng. Ruan Siqing knew kung fu and was in charge of leading the troops. Ruan Wenyan also learned martial arts.

Ding Yi looked at the list, 5000 taels for a month, earning more than 800 taels, not too good, not too bad.

These two brothers and sisters still have some skills.

After Ruan Wenyan finished speaking, the three members of the Ruan family were silent.

They are not familiar with Ding Yi right now, and they don't know what attitude this new adult will have.

Although Ruan Wenlong received Zhang Cheng's dying entrustment, he couldn't be sure that Ding Yi would accept them.

After all, in the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants was extremely low. If Ruan Wenlong didn't want to accompany Zhang Cheng with his thick legs, he would not be willing to follow Zhang Cheng with his family.

Only with officials behind them can they do business safely and survive in this world.

The three were silent, all looking at Ding Yi.

Not only can the father and daughter be able to read and write, but many of the people on board are also able to write, and they are definitely talented. Ding Yi organized the language in his mind, and after a while, he said slowly: "I will repeat it again. .”

"Since my adoptive father entrusted me, I have regarded Mr. Ruan as my dear uncle."

"In Ding Yi's heart, from now on, no matter how prosperous or rich, I, Ding Yi, and the Ruan family will be inseparable, a dear and dear family."

Hiss, the faces of Ruan Wenlong and the three of them changed greatly when they heard this, and Ruan Wenlong's eyes instantly became moist. This was something Zhang Chengcheng had never said before.

"Mr. Ruan was born in a foreign country, but he has been with his adoptive father for many years. His family has been through life and death, and he is loyal. The foster father can use you, and Ding Yi is confident that he can use you even more."

When Ding Yi said this, he gently grabbed Ruan Wenlong's hand, and said with a serious face: "Do you still remember what my adoptive father said before he died, from now on, we are a family, remember, not master and servant, but a family. "

"Lord Ding." Ruan Wenlong cried loudly, tears streaming down his face, and knelt down.

The two brothers and sisters panicked and knelt down.

Ding Yi quickly helped him up: "Mr. Ruan, you are forcing me to jump into the sea, get up quickly."

Ruan Wenlong cried like a tearful person. As a North Korean, he has never felt so respected in so many years.

He choked up for a while, unable to say what he wanted to say.

Ding Yi waited for him to sob for a while, and suddenly his face darkened: "There are some things, I also want to say to you."

Ruan Wenlong was shocked again.

"Why didn't you tell me about Siqing brothers and sisters earlier?" Ding Yi frowned: "If I told you sooner, I should have added their names to my success report last time."

"I don't dare to prove anything else. Siqing must be able to find an official position. Mr. Ruan, you are not doing well in this matter."

Ruan Wenlong cried again. As a businessman, he has a low status, and his only wish is to find an official position for his son.

Unexpectedly, Ding Yi took the initiative to think about him.

Ruan Siqing on the side looked excited and uplifted, he had just heard about the great victory in the fort, and regretted it for a while, if he came back early, he would have made a great contribution to the sky.

Who wants to be a lowly businessman in the Ming Dynasty.

"You have heard it all." Ruan Wenlong cried bitterly: "Kneel down quickly, and swear to the sun and the moon that in this life, from now on, I will do everything for Lord Ding with all my heart, and I will not hesitate to die."

The two siblings panicked and knelt again, swearing poisonously.

Ding Yi waited for them to finish, and quickly helped them up.

Suddenly feeling a cold on his hand, Ruan Wenyan's little hand rested on his wrist.

The skin of the two touched, Ruan Wenyan's face remained unchanged, her eyes rolled around, and she looked at him boldly.

Ruan Wenlong saw it, and his expression seemed to be moved.

According to Zhang Cheng's previous practice, after returning to the island, the three ships will rest for ten and a half months, depending on the weather conditions before dispatching.

Generally, there are more runners in spring, summer and autumn, and less in winter.

Now is spring and summer, and it is also the time to run a boat.

But Ding Yi was about to take a boat to Lushun, so he ordered everyone to have a good rest, and then called all the generals to the bow.

"Master Yuan asked us to go to Lushun to protect the [-] salary, everyone knows."

"I just saw these three ships. In addition to carrying a small amount of supplies, they can accommodate about 280 people in total."

"There are now 800 people in our fort, plus various supplies."

"Probably in four batches."

Xu Wei was stunned: "Do you want to go to the whole castle?"

Ding Yi said calmly: "Master Yuan didn't let us go to the whole castle, but we have to be prepared. If Master Yuan suddenly orders the whole castle to move, we won't be caught off guard. We are in a hurry. Everything is ready and we can do it smoothly. .”

Everyone has different expressions. Many people have been here for many years, and they probably feel reluctant in their hearts.

Zhao Dashan immediately grinned and said, "It would be great if we could be stationed in Lushun. It's too close to the Tartars. Next time we come to Niulu two or three times. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them."

Zhang Jing nodded immediately: "The fort here is also far from the sea, if the Tartars climb the mountain and want to retreat to the sea, it will be difficult to take a boat."

"When you arrive in Lushun, you can leave by boat at any time. That's safe."

"I heard that there are a lot of fields in Lushun. If you can go there to stock up the fields, everyone can share the fields."

Ding Yi's cronies, what you said to me, the generals sounded reasonable.

(End of this chapter)