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Chapter 187 What is a righteous business, you are daydreaming
In terms of price, it is also the tin amalgam method, and Daming sells it cheaper than you; in terms of quality, Daming still has silver mirrors that surpass you.

In terms of the size of the mirror, Zhu Youxiao also divided it so that the price can widen the gap.

Palm-sized tin amalgam mirrors cost 200 taels, book-sized mirrors cost 2000 taels; silver mirrors cost 5000 taels and [-] taels respectively.

And this is still the retail price, and the supply price to the dealer will be reduced by 500%.In other words, if you can sell it at the retail price, you can earn at least [-] taels just for a mirror.

"The Holy One only rewarded North Korea, Tokugawa Hidetada and Tokugawa Iemitsu from Japan, and a silver mirror." Wu Zheng took a sip from the tea bowl, and said: "The domestic seller has been confirmed, and it will be sold overseas. There are two."

Li Dan nodded slightly, Yan Siqi nodded, the two understood and realized that this was an opportunity to make a fortune.

The Wa Kingdom has a lot of money and a lot of names, and it is known as the Three Hundred Fans.There are also many people whose territory exceeds Wanshi, but because they are not daimyo, the territory cannot be called a feudal clan.

That is to say, with the minimum purchase amount, that is, one side of the feudal clan, it will be three hundred; if you add the territory of Wanshi, the number will double again.

What's more, such a good mirror, would you only buy one side?That is impossible.Just let the Tokugawa shogunate, don't you want to lead those big names if you don't buy everything?

The eyes of Li Dan and Yan Siqi met, and neither of them took the initiative to look away. The intention of fighting was obvious.

"In addition to the Wa Kingdom, there are Nanyang and Xiyi." Wu Zheng said unhurriedly: "Long live means that the market of the Wa Kingdom is monopolized by the two, and Nanyang is sold by other sea merchants. Xiyi, let them come Buy directly here."

Li Dan withdrew his gaze, looked at Wu Zheng, cupped his hands and said, "Since it is the meaning of Long Live, dare not follow the order."

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's not that simple."

After a pause, Wu Zheng looked at Li and Yan, and asked solemnly, "Do you know what righteous business is?"

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"Zhuo Zai Xian Gaozi, Shang Yin's unique standard. Serving the whole country of Zheng, pretending to reward Qin Shi. Rewards and righteousness are not accepted, and public affairs are preserved. Selfishness is preserved. An open mind is expensive and nameless, and he has lived in Jiuyi."

When the new issue of "Da Ming Forum" appeared before people's eyes, the appearance of the term "yi quotient" began to refresh people's cognition.

There is no business without adultery, and righteousness does not engage in business.Even in later generations, these two sentences are often used in the definition and evaluation of businessmen.

To put it bluntly, a businessman is a person who seeks only profit and earns money with a black heart.What morality, in front of money, is not something that businessmen should consider at all.

But now, the court, or the emperor, has made different voices, adding "righteousness" to the criteria for distinguishing businessmen.

What is "righteousness": honesty and law-abiding, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, benevolence and charity, and giving back to the society...

Through this definition of "righteousness", many people understand why Li Dan and Yan Siqi were conferred the honor of the people, the honor bestowed by the emperor.

The opening of Shanghai port and the construction of the port depended on the generous contributions of Li and Yan. The purchase of grain and transportation to Taiwan and the transportation of immigrants were also in response to the call of the imperial court and contributed money and effort.

Moreover, Li and Yan recently sent a fleet to the countries in Southeast Asia to transport grain.It is said that it was directly shipped to Liaodong to help the court in the battle of Ping-Liao.

It is surprising that not only the Li and Yan families participated in the sea transportation of grain, but also the Lin family and the Yang family of sea merchants.

Could it be that they are all aiming at the title of "benevolent businessman" and want to be rewarded by the court as a "Minister"?
"When those fools come to their senses, nothing will happen to them." Li Dan's adopted son Li Guozhu sat in the spacious cabin, playing with the silver mirror in his hand, reflecting light and shadow onto the bulkhead, and shaking it from side to side.

Xu Xinsu squinted his eyes slightly. As Li Dan's trusted brother, he naturally knew that this food shipment was just the beginning and would become the norm in the future.

The purchase of grain to be transported to Liao is not that the imperial court asks the sea merchants to make selfless contributions to make a loss-making business, but the meager profits are affirmative.This is the main reason why maritime merchants are unwilling to do it.

If you want to please the imperial court and try your best to run towards the "Master", then naturally you have nothing to say.But before that, not many people had guessed the criteria and conditions for the imperial court to confer titles.

Even Li Dan, Yan Siqi, Xu Xinsu, Yang Tiansheng and others did not know the deep meaning of the court.

From what they thought, Li Dan and Yan Siqi were able to win the title of the people, but it was the court's way to attract maritime merchants. Whoever had more money and who was powerful would be rewarded with kindness, which meant that a thousand dollars would buy a horse's bone.

But now, they understood what the emperor was thinking.This is to rectify the names of some businessmen, or to distinguish the businessmen.

Volunteer merchants will be recognized by the imperial court, enjoy preferential policies, and get support; while those businessmen who break the law and break trust and only seek profit will definitely not end well.

"Businessmen value righteousness. Although it is fresh, it is not unreasonable." Xu Xinsu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said slowly: "In the past, they were willing to do good things to gain a good reputation. Now—"

Seeing Xu Xinsu's gesture, Li Guozhu nodded in agreement.Elevating it to the height of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism and giving back to the society, this "righteousness" suddenly becomes lofty.

"Long live is also important." Li Guozhu didn't care which direction he was in, he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Xu and my father also told my nephew the same way. "

Xu Xinsu smiled and said: "Long live's 'righteousness' is quite different from our ordinary people. You only need to remember two things, loyalty and sincerity, and you will definitely not suffer."

Li Guozhu thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "Uncle Xu's kind words, my nephew will be educated."

From such a long time of experience, Li Dan, Yan Siqi, Xu Xinsu and others all had such feelings and came to such judgments.

They don't know much about other emperors, but they know a little bit.After all, it has been experienced, such as Wanli.

According to what they originally thought, the emperor is aloof and supreme, the whole world belongs to him, no matter how much he donates, he will take it for granted, right?
But Zhu Youxiao's behavior gave them a brand new impression, that is, there are comings and goings, and it is not a unilateral request.

For the contributions made by Li and Yan to make the port opening and port expansion of Shanghai go smoothly, the emperor rewarded them with the honor of the people and the care of them with the book and flag;

This time, when the grain was purchased and transported to Liao, Li and Yan were given the exclusive right to monopolize the mirrors of the country of Wa.At the same time, they were given another share, allowing them to sell to Nanyang.

Both Li Dan and Yan Siqi have done calculations with someone. As an exclusive product, the mirror will definitely make a lot of money.The imperial court gave the supply price, and how much they can sell depends on their own tongue and skills.

In other words, for a mirror whose retail guide price is 3000 taels, if you sell it for [-] taels, or even [-] taels, you don’t have to pay more to the imperial court.

Of course, the emperor needs money urgently, and won't wait for you to sell it at a high price slowly.If the share given to you cannot be paid in full within six months, it will be taken back to another family for public auction.

But this has little effect. With Li and Yan's net worth, it's nothing to stock up a batch of goods at their own expense!

And an emperor who knows how to repay is really rare.For Li and Yan, this is the biggest reason that is worthy of repayment and can make them feel at ease.

Therefore, Li and Yan organized a fleet to go to Annan, Champa, Siam and other countries, not only to buy grain and transport it to Liao, but also to test sell the mirror.

Of course, there are also sellable goods such as porcelain, silk, tea, and white sugar on board, which can make a fortune after being sold.

Not to mention that Xu Xinsu, Yang Tiansheng, Li Guozhu and others led their ships to Nanyang for trade.In Shanghai, the two presidents and vice presidents of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce staged another verbal dispute, which was completely different from the harmony that outsiders saw.

When Yan Siqi broke into Li Dan's house, Li Dan was sitting leisurely at a small square table under the shade of a tree, ready to attack the big red crab.

Not far from the tin stove, the cook is churning, the smell of meat is overflowing, coming with the wind, the smell makes people salivate and salivate.

"Hey, Xiaoyan is here." Li Dan chuckled, as if he didn't see Yan Siqi's angry face at all, and offered his hand, "What a coincidence, sit down and taste this delicious food together."

Yan Siqi didn't sit down, stared at Li Dan and said loudly: "I heard that you have raised all the money for the mirror and are going to ship it to the capital?"

Li Dan blinked his eyes and said, "Well, it seems that there is such a thing. You know a little about this person's temper, and you don't want to owe it to others, let alone the royal family!"

"How do you know?" Li Dan took a small hammer, grabbed a crab unhurriedly, and beat on various parts of the whole crab.

"I—" Yan Siqi rolled his eyes, sat down opposite Li Dan, stretched out his hand to grab the crab, snapped off the crab legs, and chewed it with his teeth.

Li Dan shook his head lightly, picked up the round-head scissors on the table, cut off the crab legs and claws, and then took the stick, eating in a very elegant and reserved manner.

Yan Siqi took a look, there were quite a few guys in front of Li Dan, round waist hammers, long-handled axes, long-handled forks, round-headed scissors, tweezers, chisels, and small spoons, all of which were exquisitely shaped.

He didn't know that, together with the small square table, these crab-eating tools are called "eight crabs" for short, and they are specially designed and made for eating crabs.

"Don't interrupt." Yan Siqi spit out two mouthfuls of crab shell scum, and asked with a frown: "What do you mean? Leaving me alone, it's really bad enough."

Li Dan shrugged his shoulders and said, "I know that you just bought raw silk and tea leaves, which are quite a lot, and I'm afraid you don't have that much cash."

Yan Siqi was at a loss for words for a while, then turned to stare at Li Dan, "How do you know?"

Li Dan chuckled, and said, "If money is tight, tell someone! Recently, you have invested in the construction of the ancestral hall, and made a large purchase, and you are still building a manor in Dongfan. You have spent a lot of money!"

Compared with wealth, Yan Siqi is no better than Li Dan.In order to relist the ancestral hall, he was generous and generous.

Unexpectedly, he could know Li Dan's situation, and Li Dan also found out his background clearly.

"How about, give up your share of the mirror, and I will give you cash." Li Dan smiled like an old fox, looking at Yan Siqi who was a little embarrassed.

"You——daydreaming." Yan Siqi stood up vigorously. The mirror can make a lot of money, especially when it was just released, and it is even more rare to live in. I didn't expect Li Dan to come up with this idea.

(End of this chapter)