Chapter 29

Fan Ye, the Secretary of Quanzhou shipping department, was very worried recently. As soon as Quanzhou shipping department opened its port last year, three fleets and a ship set out from Quanzhou wharf, and several seagoing ships from other places also came. The momentum was just right. As a result, a major disaster broke out on Sanyu island. It was said that the waves were 100 meters high. All the ships sailing in that area and the surrounding ports were killed, and the routes were all cut off. For nearly a year, Quanzhou had no seagoing ships docked. The major shipping lines suffered heavy losses. It is said that most of the Xie family's ships also sank. Until recently, new ships began to sail. However, the royal family and Bianliang wanted a lot of spices. The day before yesterday, a decree came from Bianliang asking the municipal shipping department of each port to mobilize 100000 Jin of spices to Beijing within two months. There were also Xiejia in stock in Guangzhou, but Quanzhou, where did he go to find spices? Worried hair is much whiter.

"Sir, madam, please go to the backyard." Looking at the master who was circling in the study, the servant girl said timidly.

"Go, sir, I'm not free." Fan Ye waved impatiently. The officials were almost gone, and the backyard women still couldn't live in peace.

"Madam said that an old friend came to visit and brought gifts and spices. Please go and have a look." The servant girl said under pressure.

Spices! The light on Fan Ye's head suddenly lit up, and he took a big step and left the servant girls behind.

Before arriving at the main room, he heard laughter coming from inside. His wife Yang Shi laughed and said, "look at you girl, what you said is so interesting that you really want to kill us."

Then a bright female voice said, "madam, you don't know that some of the young sailors on our ship couldn't resist it and almost stayed there."

"Miss Ling said it for fun. There are so shameless women."

Listening to Aunt Ye's cool voice, Fan Ye frowned and walked into the door.

There were several women sitting in the room. In addition to his wife and concubine, the first one sitting next was a woman in blue. Seeing him come in, she got up and saluted.

"No gift, no gift," Fan Ye went to the main seat and sat next to Yang. He glanced at the gift tray on the table and saw that there was a piece of water aloes, a piece of dragon birthday incense, and some dragon brain frankincense sandalwood. Then he turned around and was smiling.

"Thank you, Lord fan." Ling Qingyu sat down next to the chair, keeping his body slightly forward in a humble and polite posture.

"Ling Dang's family took our boat to Quanzhou last year." Knowing that her husband certainly didn't remember who it was, Yang Shi said, waving to other aunts at the same time to let them step down.

"Oh, that, that," Fan Ye asked uncertainly, "the owner of the madman."

You are crazy. Your whole family are crazy. Ling Qingyu still replied with an impeccable sweet smile, "Lord fan still remembers the little girl. The little girl is really an honor."

"Didn't your boat sink?"

"Cough, cough, cough," Yang's face gently coughed a few times, interrupting his husband's words. Joking, the spices in that plate are worth ten thousand liang of silver. Such a big God of wealth should not be scared away by this wooden husband.

"It was a disaster, but the little girl was lucky and drifted to an island. She was saved by the residents of the island and repaired the boat." Lingqingyu answered respectfully.

"Oh, how many spices did you bring back this time?" Fan Ye leaned forward a little and asked, "why didn't you give any news of your arrival at the dock?"

"There are always tens of thousands of kilograms of spices, but," Ling Qingyu frowned slightly, and there was a hint of weakness and embarrassment on her face. "After passing Guangzhou, our ship was blocked by the ship of Guangzhou Municipal shipping department, and asked us to go ashore in Guangzhou to extract. Just the little woman thought, we went out from Quanzhou, how do we want to extract in Guangzhou? So she didn't dare to promise. Now the ship is still parked in the open sea, and didn't dare to dock."

"What a Xie Changting!" Fan Ye patted the case and angrily said, "your claws are stretched out to me. Don't be afraid. I'll get on the boat with you now. When we go out of Quanzhou, we naturally want to go to Quanzhou!"

"Thank you, Lord fan!" Ling Qingyu's face showed surprise, hurried up and gave a deep gift.

"This is my duty. Don't worry. Now the court is in urgent need of spices. I will give you a good price. Wait here. I will mobilize people from now on." Fan Ye got up and walked out, tens of thousands of kilograms of spices! This time, if you can keep the black veil on your head, you may receive a reward.

"Ling is in charge. Sit down and have a cup of tea first." With a gentle smile on his face, Yang suddenly turned a lot of thoughts. He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Ling is in charge of the family. You see, some silver has been idle in my dowry. I wonder if I can share with you?"

"That's naturally a great good thing," Ling Qingyu said flatteringly.

"I have twothousand liang of silver here. Take it first." Yang waved to the woman beside him to get the money.

"This time, the little girl brought back more spices and wood. Later, the little girl asked someone to send some spices to calculate her shares." Ling Qingyu took the silver ticket and laughed.

This is the obvious delivery of money. Yang nodded in his heart, and then heard Ling Qingyu say, "madam, find someone and a little girl to go to the Yamen to transfer the shares of the shipping company?"

Now Yang Shi was more satisfied, and she didn't want to occupy more. After all, her husband was an official of the city shipping department, and laughed, "there's no need to go to the Yamen. How can I trust Ling Dang's family? However, the position of my adult is not very good to take the shares of your ship company, and you see, I'm in the back house."

Yang's eyes glanced over, and Ling Qingyu immediately said, "it's the little girl's negligence. In this way, after the spices are sold, the little girl will send you the income."

There are servant girls outside who say back and forth that the master has been waiting outside. Ling Qingyu is surprised by Fan Ye's speed, but he also immediately gets up and leaves.

auzw. com

Yang warmly sent her to the second door. Seeing her get on the carriage and leave with Fan Ye and others from a distance, she couldn't help but walk back with joy.

"Madam, this sea transportation risk is very big. I heard that many ships sank this time. After all, Ling Dang's family is only a woman. Maybe it's just a fluke this time." The confidant next to her, holding Yang, said.

"What do you know? Look at the spices she sent, and my husband said this time that the price has increased several times because of the lack of spices in Kyoto. I don't know the value of the shipment she came back this time. It's more than twothousand Liang. He's smart." Yang's deep smile, this woman, is not simple.

Fan Ye took people in the ship of shiboshi and followed Ling Qingyu's boat in front to the open sea. When he saw the Aeolus, he didn't feel lost for a moment. He had never seen such a big ship before. It was really like a huge room with sails like clouds hanging from the sky. I'm afraid there were more than 10000 stones!

As soon as he got on the ship and down to the cargo hold, Fan Ye looked at the full cabin of spices, wood, coral pearls and other things. He was even more shocked and hurried to ask people to enter it in detail.

When the officials below began to count, Ling Qingyu welcomed Fan Ye to the captain's cabin for tea. Fan Ye saw that there were actually two floors of cabins at the stern of the ship, and the layout was simple and atmospheric, which was very comfortable. He nodded unconsciously. Then he saw that several people in the cabin who were ready to hide after seeing him, immediately blew their beards and said, "why, can the Guangzhou shipping department manage my Quanzhou shipping department's trade certificate ship?"

"No, no, Lord fan, we just want to know why their boat can come back from Ling Dang's family." Those officials were sweating and complaining in their hearts. When they were cruising, they saw the big ship, which didn't look like a ship outside the pan, so they chased it for two days. They got on the ship and inquired. They thought they could arrest it. Who knew that although the captain was a woman, he first fooled them, then persuaded them to drink with his men, intoxicated them, and then took Lord fan on the ship, Everyone knows that Mr. Fan of Quanzhou and Mr. Xie of Guangzhou are wrong. This time, they must be cannon fodder.

"That's our boat out of Quanzhou. It's a great blessing, and it also shows that we can build the best boat in Quanzhou." Seeing the full boat of spices, Fan Ye was in a good mood. He waved and said, "there's nothing wrong with you here. Let's go."

Several officials immediately saluted and left. As soon as they got on the ship, Ling Qingyu welcomed them into the captain's room, and then cried about how they had encountered a great disaster and how they had worked hard to come back. Now that they saw the officials of Dazhou, they finally found the party to rely on, and said that they had come all the way eating grass roots and wild fruits. It was really bitter and could not be any more bitter. Let these black hearted officials feel that the boat people are really unlucky and pathetic.

Now, seeing Fan Ye coming up so happily, I thought, there are some wild fruits on the ship. What good goods can your Quanzhou shipping department receive, and I hurried here, thinking that if Fan Ye saw nothing, he was angry and asked them for trouble, these petty officials got off the ship at a fast speed, changed to their own ship, and ran away.

Finally, the officials counted the goods, including five thousand pieces of wood, aloes, sandalwood, frankincense, incense, etc., 100000 Jin of spices, 100000 Jin of herbs, such as sapphire, cardamom, myrrh, pepper, etc., and a number of pearls, corals, hawksbill shells, agates, emeralds, gemstones.

Fan ye saw the long list, a mouthful of tea came out, and his eyes were straight.

"My Lord," the petty official leaned into Fan Ye and whispered in his ear, "if we want to buy three points, the money is not enough." The value of goods here is 600000 taels of silver for 50000 Jin of frankincense alone, plus 100000 taels of borneol, a total of 400000 taels of silver, 20000 Jin of aloes, a total of 90000 taels of silver, 20000 Jin of sandalwood incense, a total of 50000 taels of silver. These spices alone amount to 1.14 million taels of silver. One cent of the tax is for nothing, and more than 300000 taels of silver is needed to buy three cents, and the withdrawal of Quanzhou shipping company is 200000 taels, This is not counting other precious medicinal materials.

"Cough," Fan Ye wiped the tea stains, leaned over Ling Qingyu, and said kindly, "Ling is in charge. The imperial court is short of spices. Can I smoke 10% of the spices to buy 70%, and only smoke 10% of the taxes on the precious goods? I don't understand."

Lingqingyu knows that all the major shipping companies in Dazhou are subject to a tax on fine goods, and a tax of one-fifth on coarse goods. In addition, the official pricing is forced to purchase, which is called selling for three points. The selling price of the housekeeper is at most half of the market price. Now fan ye proposes to sell spices for seven points, which is not black, but it doesn't matter. There are many goods in our dark cabin, and it's good to sell you alone. Then he smiled and said, "thank you, Lord fan. I have a heartless request. I wonder if Lord fan can help?"

"Hehe, as long as I can." Fan Ye breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for the tight pressure of the court this time, he wouldn't want to do such a dirty thing.

"The little girl is young, and she doesn't understand many places. This time, she likes silk and porcelain, but she suffers from lack of supply. She doesn't know whether she can exchange some of the money for goods? The little girl is not in a hurry, so it's OK to give them separately."

Fan Ye is very happy. If he buys seven points, he will need 700000 taels of silver even if the price is reduced, and the difference will be 500000 taels of silver. But if he exchanges silk and porcelain, it's no problem. But... How much does it cost to buy silk and porcelain worth 500000 taels of silver! No matter what, first save the emergency. It's really not possible. Ask the eldest uncle for help. He laughed and said, "coco, just at the South Gate of Quanzhou, the government has built many new warehouses, which you can rent."

"That's nice. I wonder if these warehouses can be purchased?"

"Cocoa, also deducted from the purchase price?" Fan ye asked with a smile that he built the warehouses at the south gate for the official voice, but now it has been almost a year, and there is no ship to and from, and those warehouses have become vacant. The construction cost of 10000 Liang has not been even up to now. Fan Ye's eyes turned and said kindly, "then, how about 50000 liang?"

"Thank you, my Lord. Many of the sailors I took out on this voyage died because of the storm. The little girl wants to buy some fields as a pension for their families. Can you help me?" Ling Qingyu saw that Fan Ye was stunned and said with a smile, "if adults can help buy some good fields, the little woman is willing to contribute 10% of spices to the court."

Fan Ye's eyebrows and eyes immediately stretched out and said, "you have such a good heart. A few days ago, I heard that the government has an official villa to sell, about 120 hectares. If you are willing to pay 150000 liang of silver, I can go to help you make peace."

"In this case, the little woman thanked the adults for these people under her hand. The kindness of adults is unforgettable!" Ling Qingyu was excited, grateful and tearful, and repeatedly saluted.

Fan Ye's vanity was greatly satisfied. He thought that he was indeed a small family. Even if he made so much money, he couldn't make it to the table. The official village's farmland color is low, and the price is 100000 Liang. Zhizhou sold it for more than half a year, but it didn't sell it. It's quite possible to ask for a favor. It's also called Zhizhou to know that Quanzhou is not the world of Xie family.

The conversation between the two sides was very happy, and the atmosphere was very warm. Yan sanluyao and Ding Dong, who were the background behind Ling Qingyu, were also very professional, standing straight behind as the background wall. When Zheng Xi accompanied the officials to seal up the spices and unload them after the ship docked, Fan Ye got up to leave, and was really impressed with the women's shipowner's men. He thought that the woman's vision was so low and so charming. I'm afraid it was because of these men that he could bring so many things back this time. On such a think, this ship can be expected.

When Fan Ye's boat pulled out of sight, Ling Qingyu put down his tired hand and ordered, "enter the port."

"Girl, the price given by the government is two-thirds lower than the market price. If you ask them to buy seven points, give another one point, and draw another one point, we will lose a lot." Zheng Xi said bitterly. That's money in vain. At least one million Liang is gone, and those money should be paid with other things.

"Don't you know that," Ling Qingyu knocked him on the head and said, "we brought too many spices this time. If we landed with too many jealous people, we might be calculated and given to the government. First, we sold the favor of Lord fan. Second, we got the future supply of goods without any effort, as well as the warehouse. If we can do it ourselves, I'm afraid we can't buy it at all."

"Then why do you want that land? The fields in the official villa are generally poor in color and not worth so much money." Ding Dong asked after him.

"That's for Uncle Wu Ding and you. It's better to have a field than to run a boat. I also have an explanation for my family." Ling Qingyu said that and walked to his bedroom to catch up.

Ding Dong was stunned for half a moment before he realized that there were originally many people and few fields here in Fujian. It was not easy for people like them to buy fields. Now, even if a few people were divided, it was enough for a family to live a good life.