Chapter 381： spices

Chapter 381 Spices

Jiang Ning suddenly became interested and went over to take a look. Her eyes suddenly brightened. Yang Santie actually brought her cumin, fennel, black pepper, cinnamon, clove seeds, vanilla seeds, and coriander seeds.

“Do you know what this is?” Jiang Ning excitedly held out a handful of coriander seeds.

Yang Santie shook his head honestly, "Those strange-looking locals only told me that they got it from elsewhere. They also said that there are many such spices in Jingu City. I will bring back whatever I can, but I can't. I’ll bring the seeds.”

"Thank you, my dear son!" Jiang Ning was so happy that he ordered his mother to take the spices down carefully.

She also has these cumin, black pepper, etc. in her space, but most of those spices have been processed, some can be planted and sprouted, and some cannot be used. Over the years, she has only dared to cultivate a few kinds of chili peppers, and other spices. She didn't dare to show it to anyone, for fear of not being able to explain it. Now that Yang Santie went to the outside world and got so many spices for her, she could plant them in large quantities openly.

The more I think about Jiang Ning, the more excited I become, even more excited than looking at those Hetian jade.

Seeing that she was happy, Yang Santie felt that all the hard work he had done was worth it, so he turned around and brought in another box.

This box was obviously smaller and inconspicuous. When he opened the box, Jiang Ning's eyes widened. "So much money? Did you earn it all?"

It was almost entirely filled with banknotes, and there was half a box of silver mixed with some gold beans.

Jiang Ning reacted and quickly asked the servants outside the house to guard the house and not allow anyone to come in. She sat on the ground, looked at a few banknotes herself, and asked in a low voice: "How much money is there here?"

Yang Santie compared the numbers.

Jiang Ning raised his eyebrows, "More than 10,000 taels?"

“It’s one hundred and thirty thousand taels.”

"Hiss!" Jiang Ning was so shocked that his lips were trembling, "Why are there so many? You don't do any illegal business, right?"

The goods brought out are worth ten thousand taels of silver.

Yang Santie smiled bitterly, "Auntie, where are you thinking! Even if I want to do illegal business, someone must be willing to do it! Most of the people around me are invited by you, don't you know their character? "

“That’s true.” Jiang Ning nodded slightly, confused.

Yang Santie sat down on the ground and explained in a low voice: "We earned seven or eight thousand taels in Tongchang Mansion, and bought another five thousand taels of local specialties. Those things were not sold until Cuifeng Mansion, and the prices went up. More than five times, earning more than 20,000 taels.

Selling wine and rice paper in Jiangnan, I earned more than 8,000 taels, and bought 20,000 taels of silk and porcelain. These things were not sold until outside the customs. They liked our porcelain and silk very much, and the 20,000 taels of goods were sold there. The price was 90,000 taels, and there were also local transactions in Cuifeng Prefecture, Langqi Prefecture, Zhuzhou Prefecture, totaling up to 150,000 taels.

I spent more than 20,000 taels on these things outside the customs, and I only had 130,000 taels left when I came back. ” ˆ ˆ Worried that Jiang Ning would say that he spent money indiscriminately, Yang Santie pointed to the few jade stones and said, “Mom, don’t look at how much I spend. As long as I sell these few jade stones, I can still earn seven or eight.” Ten thousand taels, but I disdain it. After all, good jade is hard to find, and it was brought back from outside the customs. I will give it to the second sister-in-law later, and I can make a lot of jade stones! "

Their family does not have much background to begin with and needs to save up slowly.

Jiang Ning thoughtfully said, "You always have ideas. You can arrange whatever you want. Auntie won't tell you what to do. It's just that you have to keep so much money well and don't make any noise to the outside world. Also, businessmen outside the customs can make money like this. There are many aristocratic families who want to monopolize this business!"

Yang Santie's expression became more solemn, "That's true. Fortunately, foreign trade has just begun and everyone is testing the waters. People like me who have made money will probably have such thoughts. Fortunately, Wang Xianming decided to do it early." No matter how well you are prepared, you must abide by the rules when you arrive in the northwest, and you must not mess around. Violators will not be able to leave the customs for life.

If they want to do something, they can only do it within the territory of Qi State and outside the northwest. However, this possibility is not high. After all, such huge interests are there. If they really have a monopoly, they will probably be attacked by a group.

Aniang is the Marquis of Guangen, so I go out under the name of the Marquis. In addition, the people arranged by Aniang are all reliable, so there is generally no danger. "

Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief silently, and smiled happily at Yang Santie, "You are now more knowledgeable than my mother, and my mother will listen to you. However, if you still want to continue doing business, our family should also cultivate a group of ourselves." The guard is."

They mainly rely on **** agencies now, which is not a long-term solution.

Yang Santie agreed very much, "Auntie, I think so too. When I first started making money in Tongchang Mansion when I went out this time, I found that some people in the caravan were interested. I was worried that they would be jealous and plot against me if I wanted to make money later. , so I told everyone that those goods were from Guang'enhou Mansion, and the money I earned did not belong to me alone.

Moreover, I asked them to contribute money to join the gang. Because I made money, everyone was jealous and they were sure that I could make them rich. Everyone contributed money, the most gave five hundred taels, and the least gave fifty taels.

Brother Changfeng took five hundred taels, but he said he didn't expect me to make money, as long as I didn't lose money. I knew he was helping me build momentum for my mother's sake, but I didn't let him. After suffering a loss, I gave him 7,500 taels with interest when I came back, and the one who paid the least also got 750 taels.

Everyone regretted not investing more, and said that they should inform them next time I want to go out on business, and they even came with me!

Haha, I will definitely not dare to use those with ulterior motives next time, but some of them are people from the **** agency. If I really don’t use them, I won’t be able to use Brother Changfeng again, as it will easily cause trouble for him.

When I came back, I had thought about these issues carefully. The best way is just like what Aniang said, our family trains its own people. As long as their deeds are in our hands, we won't worry about them having second thoughts. "

Although this means spending a lot of money every year to maintain these guards, it can ensure maximum safety when going out and can bring more goods. Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Jiang Ning was frightened for a while after hearing this, and secretly thought that Yang Santie was clever, and then frowned, "We are not short of money to buy people, but our family does not have any skilled warriors, and even if we buy strong bodyguards, there is no one." Can teach them skills.”

All said and done, their family has no foundation and is growing too fast, and the existing resources cannot keep up.

Yang Santie gave her a comforting smile and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I already know who can help. I'll pay her a visit in the next few days."

"In that case, I'll ask you to come over and pick some people. Also, you can take the money back and keep it yourself. Mom doesn't want it. Those things will go into the public accounts. When they are processed, I will give you some points. ." Jiang Ning stood up in great interest, but did not ask Yang Santie who he was looking for.