Lu Wu held the porcelain cup and presented it to Zhou Keshan.
Zhou Keshan looked at the porcelain cup and hesitated to take it.
Lu Wu was also very patient and kept holding it like this. But he was a weak scholar with very slender arms. He held it in the air for a long time, and his hands gradually started to shake, and the wine was sloshing around.
He frowned, showing a dissatisfied look: "Mr. Zhou, you have money on hand, why are you in trouble?"
Zhou Keshan sighed deeply and finally took the porcelain cup.
If you drink this glass of wine, you will lose a lot of money.
Because the channels for importing grain to the Mizhou Forge Market were blocked, a large number of grain ships were parked in the private ports of Daishan, Xiushan, Changtu, and Lanshan islands. They could not pass through the hands of the Qingyuan Shipping Department.
It can't be transported to other places. So these giant businessmen are also making trouble.
The fuss of the giant businessmen was naturally driven by Zhou Keshan's promotion. Now Lv Wu asked Zhou Keshan to "stop making noise," and Zhou Keshan was not the only one talking about this.
Lu Wu leaned back slightly and looked at this gesture with satisfaction, which represented submission.
Shi Miyuan was in Lin'an, thinking that Lu Wu and others would fight to the death with the Song Dynasty's maritime merchants at various trading ports, including Qingyuan Mansion. However, he had been in a high position for too long and did not understand the methods of the people below him.
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In a place like Qingyuan Mansion, there has always been a situation where everyone has their own way. All parties are fighting against each other and have their own purposes, but it is not life-or-death. With such huge financial interests at stake, what can't be discussed?
All parties can change from enemies to collaborators at any time. Zhejiang Province's Zhang Liangpeng, who was behind Lu Wu, was already in a higher position and had reached an agreement with those behind the giant businessmen.
Lu Wu summoned Zhou Keshan today and came with many people's requests.
Zhou Keshan can no longer make a fuss, he has to deal with other people's fuss. Otherwise, the food business for people coming from the north will be completely useless, and everyone will break up. By then, the giant businessmen will lose money.
The local forces of the Jin Kingdom behind Zhou Keshan will probably face starvation and death everywhere.
Therefore, not only could Zhou Keshan no longer lobby everywhere, he also had to spend money to smooth the losses of the wealthy businessmen. This was the "no fuss" that Lu Wu asked for.
"If I take over so much food, it must be shipped one after another. It cannot die on the island or on the ship. Can Mr. Boco..."
"After all, this is a major matter ordered by Mr. Shi. Brother Zhou, please don't embarrass me."
Does that mean you really want to die on the island or on the boat?
Zhou Keshan's face looked ugly as if he had been run over by a wheel, but he raised his neck, drank the wine, and immediately left the table.
"I promised, let's do it now!"
"Slow down!" Lu Wu raised his hand to stop Zhou Keshan: "Mr. Zhou, just sit here and eat and drink in peace. I will accompany you. Can't we just let the people below take care of the money transfer matters?
Those big businessmen have now arrived at your residence to wait, and the handover between the two parties was very fast!"
This is because they are afraid that I, the golden cicada, will escape from my shell and take me as a hostage.
Zhou Keshan was furious.
Lu Wu consciously took the initiative, holding up the chopsticks with a smile and admonishing: "Come, Mr. Zhou, let's eat vegetables. This Huangque Sauce is a recipe that was popular at Fengle Tower in Bianjing. Put the Huangque away
After cleaning, wash and dry it with hot water, then mix it with wheat yellow, red yeast rice, salt, pepper, and green onion. After that, put a layer of oriole in the jar, put a layer of sauce, compact it, and marinate it.
Add the seeds and soak them in fine wine to make them delicious. Please be sure to try them!"
Zhou Keshan did not want to pay attention to such words.
He took out a silver waistband from his waist, summoned two of his men, whispered a few instructions, then picked up the kuaizi and ate it.
This banquet lasted until dusk.
Many cronies of the wealthy businessmen arrived at the restaurant one after another and respectfully reported to Lu Wu that they had obtained both the money and the copper coins. The amount was good and the business had been completed.
And a large number of Zhou Keshan's subordinates came like a revolving door to request Zhou Keshan's seal to approve the relevant documents. There were also various guarantors, and the middlemen wanted to sign in person.
Then, these subordinates have to go to various islands and ports to inspect the inventory with their own eyes and arrange escorts to receive the ships. Fortunately, from Lanshan to other Changguo islands, there are special fast boats called "Water Pegasus", which are on the sea
Going up was like practicing vertical and horizontal for nothing, and then I was able to finish the run in half a day.
After all his men who had gone to various places came back, Zhou Keshan threw Kuaizi away.
This action was very rude, but Lu Wu understood that he had been deprived of huge profits in half a day and almost left Mingzhou empty-handed, so he smiled slightly and was not surprised.
"Brother Zhou, don't be angry. There is no other way. We have to do it. This time we are all showing mercy. There may be an opportunity to work together next time, who knows."
Zhou Keshan said coldly: "That will happen next year, let's talk about it later."
Unlike Xuyi and Sizhou, which rely on river transportation, maritime trade cannot always maintain huge volumes of transportation. Small quantities of materials are nothing more, and a small boat with 500 or 1,000 materials can be used to load a few more wild goods.
Fox Sail, take the Liyang route and you can set off at any time.
But bulk goods, such as grain and horses, can only be transported by a boat with a huge cabin and a sail as big as the clouds hanging from the sky. Such a big ship must rely on the monsoon. The southwest monsoon starts in May and June and winds in September, October and November.
Since the northeast monsoon, the ship only makes one round trip in a year.
When Zhou Keshan said this, he obviously hated this sad place so much that he planned to go back to the north to recuperate for a year and a half. Maybe he would have to explain to the marshal of the Jin Kingdom behind him how he could do business well.
This is such a heavy loss.
Lu Wu laughed and raised his glass to signal: "Then see you next year. Let's have another drink."
After drinking the last glass of wine, Zhou Keshan turned around and left.
His subordinates also followed him and went out.
When he was about to reach the door of the restaurant, Zhou Keshan suddenly stopped and asked, "Why did the Dinghai Army choose today to conduct the drill? Is it just to scare me?"
Now that Zhou Keshan has left the table, Lu Wu has also stood up. At this moment, he is standing by the window, looking at the huge fleet anchored in the sea between Lanshan Island and Changtushan Island not far away.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the sky will be dark, and the ships will be illuminated by many pine torches. Looking from two or three miles away, the ships will be hazy and the lights will be reflected on the sea like stars.
Dazzling and refreshing.
Lv Wu stared at the fleet with satisfaction and said casually: "That's not the case. The fleet gathered here because a few days ago, there was a report from a fast ship that a merchant from Korea would arrive. It is said that this is rare in the past years.
A large fleet was accompanied by nobles from Goryeo. Since the reign of Xuanhe, Lingxu and Lingfei traveled between Qingyuan Prefecture and Goryeo, our court has had a practice. If Goryeo dispatches a large fleet, the navy of the Song Dynasty will
We must also line up to greet each other to show the sincerity of the Kingdom in treating others.”
"I see."
Zhou Keshan nodded and stepped out.
The people of the Goryeo Kingdom have always liked to brag that they claim that the father of the founder of the Goryeo Kingdom, Wang Jian, was Emperor Jian, the son of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty and Princess Goryeo. And Emperor Jian himself rose to prominence through maritime trade and accumulated a fortune.
The strength to unify the three Koreas.
Over the years, Licheng Port in Goryeo has been as famous as the Jin Kingdom's Mizhou Jiaoxi, Dengzhou Penglai and other ports. It is a famous port in the north. The Song merchants who do business there usually have three to five thousand ships.
Hundreds of ships; the size of Goryeo merchants and fleets was roughly the same as that of the Song people.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty court always had a high regard for the Kingdom of Koryo. Although the two countries had severed diplomatic relations in recent years and had no official exchanges, whenever there was a major commercial cooperation, the Dinghai navy would definitely be dispatched to show a welcoming gesture.
, and secondly, it also shows the strength of the navy of the Kingdom of Shang, so as to prevent the Korean people from having any unnecessary thoughts.
The navy gathered in Dinghai to welcome the Goryeo fleet, and to scare Zhou Keshan was just a side mission.
Zhou Keshan knew this very well. He just couldn't help but ask, in order to make Lu Wu a little more disgusted in the future.
He knew about the arrival of the Goryeo fleet earlier than Lu Wu. He also knew that the so-called large number of Goryeo caravans were basically the merchant ships of the Dinghai Navy. It was just that the ships of the Dinghai Navy had all changed their flags and had sufficient supplies of Goryeo national certificates.
The official documents were issued to attract attention, and enough Korean translators and sailors were brought along to cover up the public's deception.
Song people were good at sea trade, and many things could not always be hidden from them. Even if Lu Wu was a fool, if he came again next year, he would have understood the deal between Ding Haijun and the Korean people. By then, he would have
How to face yourself?
Zhou Keshan thought curiously, maybe I can tell him: Mr. Birch forced you to sell such cheap grain to me. I really have no choice but to do it!
Lu Wu must be able to hold back his violent outburst, right?
That is inevitable, because if everyone shows mercy, we will have the opportunity to work together to grow hair next time. This is all business, and it is all about money!
As he thought this, he gradually couldn't hold back his laughter.
Because he had tightened the muscles on his face all afternoon, he felt that his cheeks were almost twisted and cramped. So he rubbed his face and quickened his pace, stepping on the slippery stone road that snaked along the island's terrain, trying to stay as far away from it as possible.
A restaurant.
Several of Zhou Keshan's confidants came closer and whispered: "Tikong, this is a real big business. We must quickly mobilize manpower to move the grain, the sooner the better. We can't give those grain merchants a chance to react!
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"It will be harder today and tomorrow. We will arrange three times the number of people to keep an eye on all the warehouses. As soon as the fleet arrives, we will immediately cooperate with the watermen to move and set off. Tell the brothers not to be lazy. I will pay three times this trip... no, five times.
tips!"
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