The Cao family was extremely powerful in the Ming Dynasty. If they cooperated with Cao Muyun and it was profitable, the Cao family would definitely try to prevent the imperial court from conquering the city. This would undoubtedly provide an additional layer of protection.
From Cao Muyun's point of view, the Ming Dynasty's "sea ban" was promulgated by the previous emperor. After all these years, it would be impossible to abolish it unless it was opposed by the conservative faction in the court. Neither could it be done. Collecting taxes legally and using Okura City to make money is also a good strategy to retain power. It is good for both the Cao family and the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty is in great need of money. As for violating the law, nowadays In these troubled times, there is no need to be rigid.
Therefore, Cao Muyun did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
After successfully persuading Cao Muyun to join the partnership, Hua Bushi was immediately overjoyed. The two of them each raised their teacups and drank tea instead of wine, and the partnership agreement was confirmed.
Then the two began to talk about piecing together stock capital. No matter what kind of business you do, capital is very important, and what kind of business you can do depends on how much capital you can raise.
However, their capital is really not that much. They don’t have a tael of silver on them now, and the banknotes they brought from various banks in Middle-earth cannot be used in this city. The only valuable things they have are All that remains is the jewelry worn by everyone.
Hua Bushi still had three jade and agate rings left on his body, while Cao Muyun had a jade pendant and a ring inlaid with diamonds. Hai Hongzhu wore a jade bracelet on his wrist, a gold ring on his finger, and a ring on his neck. The pearl necklace on her body and the earrings on her ears were also stripped off by the young master. These were the jewelry Zhenniang bought for her when she married Hua Bushi.
Among the four, only Zhu Hong had nothing of value on him, so he was completely penniless.
Now all the valuable jewelry is placed on the table, except for the "Panlong Jue". It's not that Hua Bushi is reluctant to part with it, but because that piece of jade originally belonged to Sima Zhufeng, and I'm afraid it won't be used in this city. It would bring disaster, otherwise he would not hesitate to collect money.
Hua Bushi and Cao Muyun were both good at appraising jewelry, and they quickly roughly estimated the value of these jewelry. Cao Muyun's diamond ring was the most valuable, worth about a thousand taels of silver, and the other items added together , the estimate is also about two thousand silver.
The value of the jewelry that Cao Muyun took out was higher than that of Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu combined. However, since Hua Bushi had promised to cure the poison, the two agreed on the shares of this business. Divided into 50 and 50 pairs, each side takes half.
Three thousand taels of silver is already a lot in the eyes of ordinary people, but if you want to do big business, it is still far away. If you use these three thousand taels of silver as your capital, you can earn another two or three thousand taels in a short period of time. Silver is already a miracle, and even if there are thousands of taels of silver in the account, it will not solve any big problem for either Cao Muyun or Hua Bushi.
What's more, although these jewels are worth three thousand taels of silver, if they are to be used to pawn them off, I'm afraid they will suffer a lot of losses. It would be good to be able to pawn them off for two thousand five hundred taels.
However, Hua Bushi had a smug look on his face and said: "The value of these jewels is as much as three thousand taels, which is far beyond my estimate! Brother Cao, we will mortgage them all to the pawn shop tomorrow. Once you have raised enough capital, you can find a way to start a big business!"
If the value of these jewels were normal, Cao Muyun, who was born in a wealthy family, would have dismissed it at all. But seeing Hua Bushi's excited expression at this moment, it seemed as if the millions of silver taels in Okura City were waiting for them. In the same way, Cao Muyun couldn't help but feel a little moved by the young master's influence.
Hai Hongzhu, who was sitting next to him, had his big eyes open, wondering what the two of them were so happy about.
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When Hai Hongzhu woke up and got up, it was almost noon. After she freshened up, she walked out of the room, but there was no trace of Hua Bushi in the inn. I heard from Xiao Qian'er that Hua Bushi and Cao Muyuntiangang Liang had already left the house.
After the two people counted the value of the jewelry last night, they talked for a long time in the room. The topic they talked about was nothing more than maritime trade and how to start a business. When it came to earning silver, both of them were very interested. The interest was high, and it didn't dissipate until after the fourth watch. Hai Hongzhu was not interested in any of this, and just dozed off to the side. She barely heard a word of what Hua Bushi and Cao Muyun said. in the ears.
Unexpectedly, these two people were already out early this morning. They were in such good spirits that they were like gods who didn't need to sleep. Hai Hongzhu could also guess that they must have gone to the pawn shop in the city to sell off their jewelry and then look for it. The opportunity to do "big business" is gone.
Xiao Qian'er brought lunch to Hai Hongzhu's room. Several dishes of Jiangnan stir-fry were cooked by Hua Bushi before he went out in the morning. In addition to the food, Xiao Qian'er also brought I bought a suit of shirt and skirt, which Hua Bushi ordered Xiao Qian'er to buy on the street.
Hai Hongzhu's original clothes had gone through the storm at sea and were too broken to be worn anymore. Now she is wearing the "Baba" hemp shirt given by Xinlijia, which looks a bit nondescript.
She put on the clothes that Xiao Qian'er brought. Although it was a very ordinary long skirt, it was much more comfortable to wear than a rough earthen linen shirt. And the food tasted good, and Hai Hongzhu soon became After eating two bowls of rice, I was full again.
She had nothing to do and felt quite bored staying in the room, so she went to the front hall of the inn and found a chair to sit down on.
The rainwater dripped from the window eaves like a bead curtain. There were no other guests in the "Yelai Hotel". Zhu Hong stayed in the room to recuperate. In the huge front hall, there were only Hai Hongzhu and There are two people, Xiao Qian'er.
Xiao Qian'er was very well-behaved and immediately brought fragrant tea and said, "Oh, Mrs. Hua has put on new clothes. She looks much more beautiful than yesterday! That Young Master Hua is really a lucky man to marry. Madam is such a great beauty!"
Hai Hongzhu's face turned a little red and said, "What do you know? You're just talking nonsense."
Xiao Qian'er was quite smart, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't look at Xiao Qian'er's age, but you are the most accurate judge of people. Mr. Hua and Madam must have been married not long ago, right?"
Hai Hongzhu said: "How do you know?"
Xiao Qian'er said: "Look, Xiao Qian'er guessed it right? I just saw Mr. Hua buying clothes and ordering food for his wife. He was so gentle and considerate, so I knew you must have just gotten married! Those men of theirs are only newly married. Only then will he be so attentive to his wife. If time goes by, he will no longer be so attentive to us women."
This little Qian'er is actually only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she is a completely childish girl. However, the tone of her speech at this time seems to be that she has been in love for a long time and knows all kinds of men well.
However, although Hai Hongzhu has been married to Hua Bushi for more than half a year, her experience with men is actually not much better than that of the little girl. She frowned and said, "Really, is there such a thing?"
Xiao Qian'er said: "Of course! So, we women must have some means, otherwise men will regard us as yellow-faced women and fall in love with other women. That will be very embarrassing.
Wonderful!"
If Hai Hongzhu had heard what Xiao Qian'er said before last night, she would have sneered and dismissed it. Because Hai Hongzhu has never really considered Hua Bushi as her husband, and she knows that the young master is a playboy.
She didn't care at all.
But now, she suddenly felt that what Xiao Qian'er said made sense. Without some means, it seemed that it would not be easy to capture the heart of Hua Bushi, a playboy.
So, she blushed and asked: "Tell me, Miss Qian'er, what methods should be used to prevent men from getting distracted?"
Xiao Qian'er put on a mysterious expression on her face and said: "Actually, it is a man's nature to be flirtatious. There are so few pure and dedicated men in this world! There is only one way to stop men from being flirtatious."
Hai Hongzhu asked: "What can we do?"
Xiao Qian'er said: "The way is to take control of his wallet and ask him to hand over all the money to you for safekeeping. As long as a man has no money to spend, even if he wants to spend time, no woman will be willing to follow him.
He’s fine!”
Hai Hongzhu heard this, but felt bitter in her heart. Not only did she fail to control Hua Bushi's wallet, but all the gold and silver jewelry and valuables on her body were confiscated by the young master Huahua. At this moment, she must have
Already exchanged it for money.
She frowned further and said, "Besides this, is there any other way?"
In fact, Xiao Qian'er is a little girl, so she doesn't know how to control a man. The trick of "controlling the wallet" was something she heard from her aunt during the Chinese New Year a few days ago.
However, the little girl refused to show weakness and said, "Of course there is another way."
Hai Hongzhu asked: "What is it?"
Xiao Qian'er put her mouth close to Hai Hongzhu's ear and whispered: "Just pester him every night. A man's energy is limited. I see that Master Hua's body is so thin and tight. If he does it every day
If I want you tonight, I won’t want any other woman!"
Hai Hongzhu's pretty face turned red immediately and spat: "That's nonsense, I won't tell you!"
Xiao Qian'er chuckled, took the tray and went back behind the counter.
Hai Hongzhu looked at the raindrops outside the window and turned into bead curtains, but she began to fall into a daze. As a young girl, of course she couldn't take the initiative to pester the young master, so the two methods Xiao Qian'er said were all in vain.
, none of them are used.
When I was in Wuyang City, I always felt that the evil young master looked like a lustful person all day long. Whenever he saw a beautiful woman, he would salivate and his eyes would go straight. But why is he so unfazed by me now?
The great monk in the temple was still very strict, which really puzzled Hai Hongzhu.