Zhu Fuyuan reported the current situation to Yan Maoda. Dachang's local operation does not require the shopkeeper to be good at management: every month Wu Yujia's steward will bring the slaves and farmers from the manor to bring rice, wood and coal and transport them away.
Various sugar products and groceries in the warehouse. The transaction volume between the two parties is huge.
"Wu Yujia made a lot of money because of this business." Zhu Fuyuan said with a bit of envy, "He made a lot of money from our candy."
Vo Ngoc Giap bought crude brown sugar from Dachang at a price of 8 Spanish silver dollars per stone, and then sold it to Laos, Siam and the Dutch, selling it for 10 to 18 Spanish silver dollars per stone. As for white sugar, the profit from rock sugar was
Higher. As for other goods shipped from Leizhou: including "Australian goods" manufactured from Lingao and various daily groceries purchased from the mainland. They are all popular local goods.
Seeing that Wu Yujia could make a lot of money by buying his own goods and reselling them, Zhu Fuyuan felt unbalanced. He suggested that more merchants and sales channels should be expanded - it would be best to expand to retail channels, so as not to give all the benefits to the Wu family.
Already.
"It's not a busy matter." Yan Maoda said, "How is the arrival of the rice?"
"Here we are, the rice we negotiated last year has been shipped." Zhu Fuyuan said hurriedly, "It's Wu Yujia's manager who wants to raise the price again."
Yan Maoda frowned when he heard that Wu Yujia once again asked for a price increase for rice. In the past six months, Wu Yujia asked for a price increase for rice for the third time. Rice is a strategic material for Lingao, and Vietnam is currently Lingao's main rice supplier. The price increase is not only
Having to pay more to exchange goods also means that there may be some problems with supply channels.
"Why do we need to increase the price again? There must be a reason." Yan Maoda said, "Is it possible that someone in charge is causing trouble?"
"He didn't dare - the business between us and Wu Yujia is a big deal, and the manager doesn't have the guts to do anything reckless." Zhu Fuyuan said, "The manager said that because the Zheng family is going south to attack the Ruan family, they are recruiting troops and food everywhere. Wu Yujia
Of course, we also get a lot of food and salary. It is said that in order to get enough rice, the farmers in Wu Yujia Manor were almost starving to death. Last spring they ate gruel, but this spring they actually had to eat chaff." Zhu Fuyuan said,
"I heard that some farmers can no longer survive and are planning to leave their manors and flee."
The war Zhu Fuyuan mentioned was the Later Civil War of the Later Li Dynasty. This war started in 1627 and lasted for almost more than a hundred years. Between 1627 and 1672, seven major wars broke out between Zheng and Ruan.
A large-scale battle. What the senators encountered was the Second World War from 1630 to 1633. The Nguyen family gave full play to the turtle flow strategy and built a group of fortresses under the guidance of the Portuguese, which severely damaged Zheng's army going south. Formed
A strategic stalemate emerged.
This situation will inevitably lead to a large number of farmers being forcibly recruited as soldiers. In the agricultural society of the Middle Ages, farmers were the most important productive forces, and farmland lacking labor force could not produce enough food.
"It's really bad." Yan Maoda thought to himself. It seems that it is difficult to expect Wu Ngoc Giap to be able to supply large quantities of food for a long time. If they did not intervene in the Civil War between the Le Dynasty and the South, it would have lasted at least 50 years according to the historical trajectory.
"Once there is a war, it will be difficult to get food." Zhu Fuyuan said nervously. He has worked here for the Australians for more than a year, and he knows that the main purpose of the Australians setting up a base in Haiyang is to buy food. If the food is too expensive, If it is difficult to buy, he may not continue to open a warehouse here. This good job that he finally got will be ruined.
"The price of rice depends on him." Yan Maoda said after thinking twice, "How much grain can he deliver every month now? Is there any sign of decrease?"
"No rice has been shipped in the past month. It is said that the government has requisitioned a lot. There is not enough rice stored in the manor." Zhu Fuyuan said, "And there will be a spring famine in the next three months. If we can survive the spring famine, we should be able to have a normal supply of food."
Zhu Fuyuan said again: "Chief! Should we slow down the speed of transporting sugar? There are more than 10,000 stones of sugar stored in the warehouse now..."
"It doesn't matter!" Yan Maoda said, "You can tell Wu Yujia's manager tomorrow that there is no rice and ask him to transport more coal in exchange for it!"
"Change coal?" Zhu Fuyuan was surprised. In his opinion, this was a very uneconomical thing. Although the price of coal was very low, it was dirty and dirty to see Australians buying it in droves. It was really difficult for him to understand the smelly firewood - whether it was Guangdong or Vietnam, firewood was cheap and plentiful, and rich people could use good hardwood charcoal. He really couldn't understand why Australians bought so much. of black coal.
"Yes, since he doesn't have enough rice at the moment, he will exchange the sugar in stock for coal and wood." Yan Maoda waved his hand, "Don't be too tired, we will do it right away!"
Zhu Fuyuan said "yes" several times. Seeing that Yan Maoda was speechless, he immediately presented the warehouse's account book. Yan Maoda accepted it first - auditing is a Cheka matter, but as a superior supervisor, he also has to do his own job well. As for the investigation work, he was going to look at the account books on the way to Hongji.
"This is Bei Kai." Yan Maoda introduced Bei Kai to Zhu Fuyuan, "He will be the commercial representative in Vietnam from now on. If you have anything, you can report to him directly!"
Bei Kai is based in Hong Gai, but as the senior business representative, he has leadership rights over Hai Duong and the future commercial stations and warehouses in the coastal areas of Vietnam.
Zhu Fuyuan glanced at this dark little man - he looked similar to those Vietnamese, so why was he also the chief? But he had been working as a waiter for many years, and he had long understood that when it comes to the employer's personnel arrangements, he should speak less and implement more. reason.
"How was the last time I asked you to inquire? Is there any specific details?" Yan Maoda asked.
The last time Yan Maoda came to Haiyang, he specifically told Zhu Fuyuan: He should investigate clearly the ownership of the land in Hongji: does it belong to a certain manor owner, is it the salary land of an official of the Li Dynasty, or is it official land without an owner?
"The villain went to inquire specifically. Hongji and the Jinpu mentioned by the chief are all terra nullius. They are either mountains or tidal flats. Farming is not allowed and no one cares about them at all."
“What are the procedures for buying land from the government here?”
Zhu Fuyuan smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. The businessmen of the Ming Dynasty are very fat here. Even buying a piece of land to build a warehouse will cost a lot of money. Spending money is the next best thing." He paused, "If you are the chief, you must buy it.
, you have to draw the boundary of the land first, and then I’m afraid it will cost a lot of money to run around..."
"No need. We'll talk about it when we get back." Yan Maoda thought that he might not need to spend money to buy it, use force as a backing, and mine it on the spot. The Northern Li Dynasty might not have the heart to mobilize an army to deal with him at the moment.
Yan Maoda and his party did not stay longer in Haiyang. After checking the warehouse and understanding the basic situation of the local area, the Zhennan unloaded the cargo there and set sail south again to Hongji.
Haiyang is about 60 kilometers away from Hongji. Zhennan can reach it in about 10 hours by sailing. Because it sails along the coastline, and Hongji is in Yalong Bay, where there are many islands and reefs. In order to avoid running aground on the rocks, Zhang Dascara decided not to go there at night.
The boat trip starts early in the morning and arrives at the right time in the evening.
The Zhennan set sail early in the morning, and Zhang Dascara made decent observations with the theodolite and drew the route on the chart. Unfortunately, his arithmetic skills were so poor that he spent a long time moving a navigation slide rule around.
, finally left it behind and cursed "Bird!" and went back to the back of the poop to look at the needle path on the compass.
Fortunately, this area is a route he often travels, and it is a place where you can sail with your eyes closed. Under his command, the Zhennan began to sail south.
The Zhennan sailed smoothly under the command of Zhang Dascara. The Chinese-style hard sail fully demonstrated its superiority in adapting to "winds coming from all directions" when sailing in coastal areas with complicated wind directions. Although the ship's speed was sometimes fast and sometimes slow,
But there is never a moment of pause.
Bekai looked at the beautiful scenery along the coast from the poop and felt that it was worthwhile to study Vietnamese for more than half a year - this land was so attractive. If he could become the governor of North Vietnam in the future... Bekai's thoughts
I couldn't help but fly to those slim Vietnamese women I saw in Hai Duang yesterday.
Bekay is one of the less proud elders in the Senate. His past career led him to eventually join the Postal and Transportation Committee, but he knows nothing about transportation, and Lingao's postal system has not yet been formally established - let alone even if it is established immediately.
, he, a postal employee who has been selling advertisements in the post office, has no research on postal business.
He is not a eloquent person, and he is unwilling to get involved in politics. Therefore, he is a marginal figure in the Senate. However, the expansion of the Time Travel Group itself and the scarcity of the number of senators give the soy sauce senator enough opportunities to stand out.
Just as Hai Linfeng was wandering around thinking about the Vietnamese woman, the ship's bell suddenly struck rapidly. Bekai was startled and saw sailors and sailors pouring out from below the deck. Some were holding Navy Type 29s.
Some were holding machetes, and some were holding mini rifles with short barrels. Several sailors rushed to the poop and quickly took off the tung oil cloth cover, revealing the dark typewriter inside. Someone quickly opened a nearby iron box and took out the contents.
Black spare cartridge.
"What's going on?" Bekai was shocked. He saw that all the gun jackets of the six carronade guns on the deck were taken off. Is this a posture for war?
"Report: There are ships fighting in the direction of 7 o'clock. We are on alert first." Zhang Dascara rushed to the poop and explained.
"A pirate?"
"It should be." Zhang Dascara was not nervous, "Don't worry, chief, this kind of thing happens often in this area. The fishermen and pirates here can't tell the difference. Our ship is big and well-guarded, so they don't dare to use their brains.