Chapter 35 On Business
The prosperity of Gaozhou City does not lie in the crowds of merchants, but in the passing of cups and cups and the abundance of flowers.
The nightlife here is rich and colorful. When night falls, the lanterns illuminate half of the city, and the rows of brothels seem to be the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Lin Haoran sat facing the street. From here, he could see the beautifully dressed girl in Yihongyuan opposite. He then turned to look at the three bear bags at the same table, and then continued to pick up the food helplessly.
The food was good, with shrimps and crabs all placed on the table, each with a variety of special side dishes. A bowl of authentic dog meat should have been put on the table, but he stopped him.
"Brother Lin, you just came back from Dianbai, are you still tired of eating these flower crabs?" Gu Qingfeng became more interested in Lin Haoran, and he was always paying attention to him across the table.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qinglong said with a smile: "He didn't dare to eat flower crabs in Dianbai. If he did, he would probably kill someone!"
When Lin Haoran was exposed, he rolled his eyes.
"Brother Jiang, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Dongcheng suddenly became interested and put down his chopsticks and asked.
Jiang Qinglong glanced at Lin Haoran, then told him about the follower. At the end, he pointed at Lin Haoran and said sarcastically: "This is retribution! You can buy those homespun cloths for six dollars a piece, but you sold them for eight dollars."
The money helped Shen Liujin earn an extra two hundred taels."
"I don't like hearing this anymore! He was tricked into buying one or two pieces a piece, so I saved him two hundred taels!" Lin Haoran raised the flower crab in his hand to defend, and then added:
"If we sell him these eight cents, he might go back to their country and sell them for eight cents per horse, making more than ten times the profit!"
Although it is not clear whether Mr. Pea is selling it back to China or to Portugal, the agricultural foundation in the West is weak, especially Britain is still an island country, so this fabric is definitely a hot commodity, and you can definitely make a fortune if you can successfully transport it back to your country.
It is said that the Ming Dynasty's textiles and ceramics are in a leading position in the world. If it develops maritime trade, it will definitely be able to earn a lot of capital from the world to strengthen itself. But it is a pity that the Zhu family dynasty thinks more about eternal stability.
"I think Brother Lin did the right thing. You can't say that Brother Lin is unreasonable. After all, this is Zhou Yu's fight against Huang Gai!" Gu Qingfeng nodded and stood by Lin Haoran's side.
Zhao Dongcheng also nodded, feeling that Lin Haoran did nothing wrong.
Jiang Ronghua was slightly surprised that these two people actually sided with Lin Haoran, but he was also a broad-minded person, so he raised his wine glass and said: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, come and drink!"
The four of them drank, but Gu Qingfeng raised his hands to Lin Haoran seriously and said: "Brother Lin, I have something to ask, please don't hesitate to give me your advice!"
"What's the matter?" Lin Haoran continued to deal with the plump flower crabs, liking the taste of crab meat very much.
"If I were to make a living now, what do you think would be more profitable?" Gu Qingfeng asked, looking at his face as if he was asking for advice humbly.
"Pirates!" Lin Haoran looked distracted, and the answer seemed to come out of his mouth.
"..." Gu Qingfeng.
Lin Haoran ate the crab leg meat and spit out the shell on the table. Seeing his silence, he asked: "Do you think there is a better business in the world than robbery?"
"No!" Gu Qingfeng thought about it and shook his head honestly, but he expressed his difficulties and said: "It's just that this business... is too risky, and my father will definitely break my legs!"
Lin Haoran looked at him with contempt, and then said again: "Then let's make salt! Isn't there a salt farm in Lianzhou Prefecture? You can find a way to get some salt from there, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking!"
Gu Qingfeng turned his head and glanced at Jiang Ronghua, then smiled bitterly at him and said: "I don't have that kind of official relationship!"
"Well...then make the cloth, sell it to Mr. Shen Liu, and let Mr. Shen help you sell it to the Franji people!" Lin Haoran finished dealing with a flower crab, but then caught another prawn.
"Who in the world doesn't know that cloth can be found in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now that workshops are booming in Guangzhou, weaving in Gaozhou will only lead to a dead end!" Gu Qingfeng, however, was serious and pointed at Zhao Dongcheng and said: "His father planted a lot of cotton before, and he even
A weaver and a spinner, but now they have stopped working!”
"Where's the dyeing cloth?" Lin Haoran took a bite of the curved middle part of the prawn, and his mouth was immediately filled with the aroma of meat.
Gu Qingfeng shook his head: "A good dyeing recipe is hard to find!"
"If that's the case, what do you think of the dye?" Lin Haoran spit out the shell, chewed the shrimp meat in his mouth and looked at him.
Gu Qingfeng looked at this man who kept eating in his mouth and seemed not to be thinking about his affairs. Just when he was about to give up hope, a bolt of lightning seemed to flash through his mind.
"Dye?" he repeated habitually.
Lin Haoran swallowed the sweet shrimp meat and said seriously: "We have a lot of dye plants in Shicheng. We can rely on Radio Port to sell the raw materials for dyes in Guangzhou! You can build a workshop in Guangzhou to produce them.
For dyes, you can also sell raw materials directly to dye workshops."
"Will they want it over there?" Gu Qingfeng asked hesitantly.
"Why not?" Lin Haoran snorted coldly, and analyzed seriously: "Didn't you scold Commander Huang earlier for writing a letter to the court, hoping to allocate Macau to the Francons to live in? If this happens,
In the future, Franji people will definitely purchase fabrics from Guangzhou Prefecture for a long time, and because of the industry-driven relationship, the textile industry will slowly take shape in Guangzhou Prefecture, which will naturally increase the demand for dyes!"
"Aggravating the demand for dyes?" Gu Qingfeng muttered, as if he still didn't understand.
"If it takes ten barrels of material to produce one hundred pieces of cloth, then one hundred barrels of material will be needed to produce one thousand barrels. So the more cloth the Francons want, the more dye the workshop will need. Your dye raw materials
Are you afraid that you won't be able to sell it?" Lin Haoran explained this simple economic principle.
After hearing this, Gu Qingfeng suddenly understood. He stood up and saluted Lin Haoran again: "Brother Lin, I have benefited a lot from these words. I would like to thank you!"
Jiang Ronghua had a strange look on his face and turned his head to look at this classmate seriously. This guy really looked different after losing his memory.
After dinner, the three of them were about to go back to the inn to rest.
When passing by the lobby on the second floor, a voice came: "Aren't these some great talents from Shicheng County? I heard that your head of the case is here, but I don't know if he is here?"
Lin Haoran saw Zheng Shijie sitting at the table, but he didn't expect this man to be so haunted. Before he could say a word, Gu Qingfeng said angrily: "Whether you come or not has nothing to do with you, don't be so arrogant!"
"Didn't I feel unfair for you Shicheng students?" Zheng Shijie had a fake smile on his face, gently fanning the fan in his hand and continued: "But it's funny. You have to be the case for a nerd. Don't you Shicheng except Jiang Yuebai?
, no one cares anymore?”
"Brother Lin is the leader of the case, and I am convinced!" Zhao Dongcheng stood up and stated his position.
However, the corners of Zheng Shijie's mouth were slightly raised. He Fan pointed this way and struck: "Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, a row of white swans are flying into the sky. Are you also convinced?"
"What can this poem prove? Does it really represent lack of talent?" Jiang Ronghua said, quite displeased with this man.
Zheng Shijie snorted coldly again, waved his fan and looked at Jiang Ronghua and said: "Even if he is the Four Books and Five Classics, I'm afraid his level is no more than this! Jiang Ronghua, no one else can guess this case, don't you know how it came about?
?”
Gu Qingfeng and Zhao Dongcheng both turned to look at Jiang Ronghua.
Jiang Ronghua understood that this person obviously thought it was that person's influence, but he said with a straight face: "Xiao Zhixian is an upright person. This county examination must be fair!"
"Justice! Justice will not choose a nerd, haha!" Zheng Shijie did not believe his words, but felt that as his cousin guessed, the case was caused by Magistrate Xiao selling his favor to that person.
Lin Haoran stood up at this time, looked at him and said coldly: "I hope you can keep these words. After I try it in my house, you still dare to use this rhetoric to talk about me!"
"Why don't I dare!" Zheng Shijie said arrogantly.
Chapter completed!