The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 287
Like a show off, Ye Chengjing introduced the Zhoushan Island he was familiar with and the nearby islands, each one in detail.

Huang Sheng asked strangely: "I don't know how Mr. Ye is so familiar with these barren islands?"

Li Wenyou said with a smile: "Master Huang doesn't know something. This brother Ye likes to visit mountains and rivers, and especially likes to go to places that are inaccessible. For this hobby, I don't know how many times he has been punished by his father."

No wonder, it turns out that Mr. Ye is a donkey friend, who likes exploring, climbing, and traveling like Xu Xiake.His family has a son who is an official in Dinghaiwei, so he naturally went to play all over the mountains and rivers there.

In fact, Huang Sheng didn't want Ye Chengjing's introduction, and he also knew the Zhoushan Islands very well. He decided to win an island first and then try to seize the Zhoushan Islands later.

Just less than five nautical miles north of Zhoushan, there is Daishan Island, an island more than ten times the size of Huangjiawan Island. There are only a few small fishing villages on the island of more than 100 square kilometers, and the population does not exceed 1000.

Daishan Island is relatively large, with a small population and many natural harbors. According to Ye Chengjing, the fishermen who settled there live in poverty and don’t even have to wear pants. There are no rich people willing to live there, and the government doesn’t care.

A group of officials and businessmen settled the issue of ownership of Daishan Island in a bath, and Ye Cheng patted his chest to promise to get the title deed within a month.

Huang Sheng stated that he asked the Ye family to store the goods that needed to be transported to Nanyang in Zhongqianhu, Zhoushan Island under the jurisdiction of Ye Qianshi. One month later, the Huang family's lucky boats, grass boats, and horse boats were shipped.

Ask the Ye family to help prepare supplies for 1 people for two months on Daishan Island just in case. After Ye Chengjing's introduction, it turns out that Yu Zigao was punished and left in office because of the help of the Ye family. He has always had a close relationship with the Ye family.

Huang Sheng asked Ye Chengjing to contact Yu Zigao and told him not to mention his name, but only said that he had gathered a few powerful pirates active in the Sea of ​​Japan, and would take more than 100 warships south to teach Zheng Yiguan a lesson. In order to win, you can talk to Yu Zigao about how to deal with it.

Wu Xiang couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and said: "Commander Yu Zigao's life is hard, if he doesn't make any achievements, the imperial court will take him to Zhao Prison sooner or later, Master Huang, it's another time for you to go this time." Save the suffering! Don't be polite to him."

Ye Chengjing didn't expect that this adult not only prepared armed escort, but also took the initiative to find Zheng Yiguan's bad luck. He was a little excited and worried.

Said: "Master Huang, Zheng Yiguan has [-] men and [-] or [-] warships, you should not be underestimated!"

Wu Xiang said disapprovingly: "Young Master Ye, you have never seen the Huang family. They have never lost a battle, because Mr. Huang knows how to measure, and he will not make a move if he is not fully sure."

Li Wenyou also interjected: "Yes, yes! Master Huang's troops are too powerful, they are not at a disadvantage against the real Japanese one-on-one, and robbing the pirate's warship is like playing house."

Huang Sheng said: "Young Master Ye, don't worry, our army will only negotiate terms with Commander Yu Zigao after defeating Zheng Yiguan. If he doesn't agree, then just beat him up."

How does this look like a civil servant from the fifth rank of the court, just like a gangster and a pirate!But Ye Chengjing liked it very much, and Le Zizi agreed to contact Yu Zigao and ask him to contribute.

The Huang family sent a warship to escort them to Nanyang, and the transport ship also belonged to the Huang family. Li Wenyou and several partners were concerned about how to settle the expenses?

Everyone wanted Mr. Huang to quote, and ordered the matter while the iron was hot. After all, several batches of goods had been backlogged, and the shops of Wang Gong's factory were selling goods again. If they didn't sell them, their cash flow would be affected.

Huang Sheng smiled and said, "Two-way settlement is based on [-]% of the value of the goods, but if the goods are damaged or robbed by pirates, the Huang family will compensate with the value of the goods."

As soon as Huang Sheng asked for the price, several partners felt that the price was too high, but there was one more attractive one. Mr. Huang Sheng offered to pay compensation for the value of the goods, which meant that all investors except the Huang family would be able to make a lot of money. accompany.

Because traveling to Nanyang is more than three times the profit, going to two ships and losing one can make a profit. Now we are facing a major problem, pirates are rampant, and we can't go.

Not only did the Huang family dare to go, but they also had the confidence to offer a price to cover the loss.In the past, when Mr. Huang said this, everyone just listened to it and laughed it off. Who can afford such a large cash flow?
Today is different from the past, the strength of the Huang family is higher than that of latecomers, Mr. Huang really has the ability to compensate, the real estate in the commercial area of ​​Wang Gongchang alone should be worth several million taels of silver.

After all, Wu Xiang has a close relationship with Huang Sheng. He was the first to raise his hand and said in agreement: "My lord, I think the price you offered is reasonable, and you should get as much profit as you take. I agree with this price!"

That's how people are. With other people in the lead, they can no longer bargain. After thinking about it, they think that this is good. All the risks are borne by the Huang family. They will naturally find ways to send more warships, and the risk will be much smaller.

Huang Sheng didn't worry at all that these merchants concealed the value of the goods in order to save shipping costs, because they were a multi-person partnership, and it was too easy to break them individually. Fake ones are fake after all, and it's not easy for everyone to lie with one voice.

Besides, if they dared to quote 50 taels for goods worth 30 taels, the Huang family would just take the goods and not go, and just give them 30 taels according to their quotation.

After the agreement was reached, the drafting of the following documents and contracts would naturally be handled by the accountant, and there was no need for them to do it. Wu Xiang enthusiastically invited Li Wenyou and Ye Chengjing to play billiards after taking a bath.

Huang Sheng was also very happy, he had planned to take a trip to the South China Sea, but now that he was given a good opportunity, there would be a ready-made trade route available, and he could earn a lot of shipping fees.If the value of the goods in the past is 50 taels and the value of the goods is 100 million taels, the single freight can earn 30 taels.

The Huang family is not stupid, they always have to bring 20 million taels of goods, of course ceramics are the main products, some Shanzhai Songjiang cloth can also be brought, and glass products can also compete with Westerners for the Nanyang market.

The cost of dispatching 1 people to run for four months is only 10,000+ taels of silver, which seems to be able to earn a lot.Anyway, my warship needs to go to sea for training, and the investment cost of the ship does not need to be calculated.

Just put safety first, if you can't beat the pirates, the loss will be immeasurable.

Huang Sheng also cheerfully invited everyone to play billiards, saying: "Everyone, it's boring just for fun, everyone, let's gamble for a lottery, how about 100 taels of silver for a game?"

Several people applauded loudly, they didn't care about this little bit of winning, after playing the last dozen rounds, Wu Xiang won several hundred taels of silver, and must go to the new 'Jiuzhongtian' to invite everyone to drink flower wine.

There was a newlywed Meijiao Niang waiting at Huang Sheng's house, so of course he didn't go and slipped away.

(End of this chapter)