The Lofty Fierce Consort

Chapter 147

Luo Huaiyuan naturally couldn’t take Shen Qi to drive some foreign meat, he just had an addiction.

The two sat together and narrated for a long time, talking about their respective situations after they separated from each other. Luo Huaiyuan hasn’t been to Fuzhou for a long time, and he learned a lot of changes in recent years from Shen Qi’s mouth.

In the evening, Shen Qi set up a table to entertain Luo Huaiyuan, and the two were drunk. The two separated the next day, and Shen Qi returned to the barracks, while Luo Huaiyuan continued to work on his own affairs.

The business here has been going very smoothly, with the help of Xie Mao and Shen Xuan, and Luo Huaiyuan’s confidant taking care of it, which can be regarded as a daily gain. The optical textile factory is a money-making machine. Not to mention that every time Luo Huaiyuan made a profit, Luo Huaiyuan withdrew part of the dividend, and the others discussed with Xie Mao and Shen Xuan to invest in merchant ships.

Up to now, there are as many as seven merchant ships under the names of the three.

Nowadays, maritime trade is a business that makes a lot of money. With a merchant ship in hand, it is a hen who can lay golden eggs. Even if you can’t use so many ships for your own cargo, as long as the ship goes to sea, there are many small merchants who do not have merchant ships. The merchant ships are paid according to the proportion of the cargo, which can be said to be very profitable.

Luo Huaiyuan inspected the businesses everywhere, and went to meet Xie Mao again. He and Xie Mao and Shen Xuan said that they were doing business in partnership, but Xie Mao was more attentive. Luo Huai was far away in the capital, and Shen Xuancheng was busy with the affairs of the navy. Although Xie Mao was named an admiral and navy, his daily official duties were not busy.

I haven’t seen him in a few years, and Xie Mao is now very radiant. It can be seen that the past few years have been very smoothly.

Indeed, in his position, many people want to flatter themselves. Powerful and rich, it’s not the appearance of a red-faced lieutenant with prosperous luck.

Naturally, Xie Mao never forgot who brought him the opportunity to make money every day. After contacting him for so many years, he could also see that the real identity of this little nephew named’Chen Yun’ was not as simple as on the surface. As the confidant of Zhen Guo Gong, Xie Mao is naturally very familiar with the situation in Beijing and even in the Shen family. Based on these, he can guess the same. A fat man who is very close to Shen’s family, besides the granddaughter’s granddaughter, who else is the fourth prince?

It’s just that Xie Mao is so happy to pretend not to know if others don’t speak clearly. It is better for people to learn more often.

Xie Mao hosted a banquet to entertain Luo Huaiyuan. The two chatted a lot at the banquet, and Luo Huaiyuan got into the subject after chatting.

This is also the purpose of his coming this time. He had this idea earlier, but the time was not ripe at that time, but now it is just right at this time.

Especially after coming to Fuzhou, Luo Huaiyuan also inquired about the situation of some small countries around from the mouths of his acquaintances. It seems that the thinking of people in this era is not so advanced for the time being, and maybe there will be a lot of sharp eyes in some time. The merchant can discover this, but it’s not that high yet.

Luo Huaiyuan expressed his thoughts little by little, and Xie Mao went from being surprised at first to being shocked afterwards, until finally closing his mouth for a long time.

After a long time, he said, “Brother Chen, you know if what you said can become true, we, we…”

Xie Mao’s eyes were red, for the shocking thing Luo Huaiyuan said. Obviously it sounds like everything is like a fantasy, maybe because Luo Huaiyuan and others have indeed performed miracles in front of Xie Mao, or because Xie Mao’s blood is also flowing with businessman’s blood, he actually thinks this move is feasible? !

He stood up nervously, pacing back and forth, and for a long time, he sat down in a position opposite Luo Huaiyuan. He also seemed to feel that he had lost his temper, so he took up the wine glass to cover up, and said, “This matter is definitely not as simple as Brother Chen said.

Luo Huaiyuan explained his series of thoughts in more detail.

In fact, Luo Huaiyuan’s whole idea was inspired by a period of Ming Dynasty history he knew at the time. During the middle and late Ming dynasty, due to the prosperity of maritime trade, many merchants discovered a kind of business opportunity, which was similar to the foreign exchange speculation in modern society.

At this time, Daxi’s environment was essentially the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, but due to historical deviations, there were many differences. The same is that Daxi’s position in the world today is so light that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most central point of the entire world. Daxi’s silk, tea, porcelain, textiles, and many other handicraft products are very popular all over the world, even for the ugly daily necessities such as coins.

Many small coastal countries do not have mature copper smelting techniques, but because of the increasingly prosperous maritime trade, they urgently need a creditable currency for circulation and trading. It is important to know that if some small countries make copper coins by themselves, they must not mention that they must own copper mines or need a stable source of copper materials. Whether their casting technology can meet the standard, the proportion of coin casting materials also needs to be considered. If the proportion is not appropriate, and Cannot be stored for a long time. Of course, the most important thing is whether the coin can be circulated and whether others will recognize it when used for transactions.

These are all problems that need to be overcome. The simplest is to use the currency of a country with good credit as its currency in circulation.

As a powerful and prosperous country, Daxi’s national strength and economy are among the best. The copper coins it casts are of high quality, can be preserved for a long time, and its national strength is strong, and the credit of the currency is guaranteed. For some small overseas countries, its own Minting is not as easy as importing some copper coins directly from Daxi, as the currency in circulation in the country.

Under this general trend, there are many places that can be used.

For example, some copper materials can be imported from foreign countries and then transported back to Daxi to cast copper coins. The technologies that other small countries do not know do not mean that it is also a difficult task for Luo Huaiyuan, Xie Mao, and even Zhen Guogong, who are the top strength of Daxi. For example, not only copper coins but also silver is circulated in Daxi’s market. Daxi used copper coins as a currency because of the scarcity of gold and silver, but other countries did not lack what Daxi lacked. They can transport the copper coins out, exchange them for silver and return them to their home countries in exchange for a large amount of copper coins to be shipped out. This behavior is completely empty-glove white wolf, and it is also speculation.

Luo Huaiyuan had previously inquired about the ratio of copper coins to silver in some other countries. For example, one tael of silver can be exchanged for about 900 copper coins in Daxi, while in other countries the same one or two of silver can only be exchanged for about 300 copper coins. The purchasing power far exceeds that of silver.

These are all business opportunities that make people tremble with excitement only by imagination.

Therefore, Luo Huaiyuan was not too surprised that Xie Mao would be so gaffe. What could be more exciting in this world than the empty glove white wolf?

Of course, there must be disadvantages to doing so. For example, the influx of a large amount of silver and the loss of a large amount of copper money will cause market inflation and deflation.

Only as early as when Daxi opened a trading port, Luo Huaiyuan faintly saw a hint of crisis. Maritime trade was indeed prosperous. However, under the shadow of huge interests, Daxi used various materials produced in his own country in exchange for countless amounts of gold. Silver coins. The accumulation of the national treasury has increased at a visible level, but after all, Daxi did not benefit in essence, but the small countries that benefited.

Of course, it is not very accurate to say that there is no benefit. It is just that Daxi, as the largest exporting country, can bear the proportion of the export volume it bears?

However, these problems are not something Luo Huaiyuan can worry about. Let’s not mention whether he has a high enough level to solve these problems. For example, the problem of foreign exchange reserves and the economy between countries is a very complicated problem in modern times. , How could he be able to understand it by an innocent otaku.

Maybe he had a little more foresight based on the problem of vision, but for Luo Huaiyuan now, that’s something for the future. We must know that the outcome is still undivided, and he is still working hard for his future. Such things as national responsibility are too far away for him.

Take another ten thousand steps and say, if fate is really unstoppable, and he can’t end up well, it would be a good idea to leave an invisible explosives bag to the insidious fellow of Emperor Jin, and to explode his bones by then.

All in all, for Luo Huaiyuan now, what he has to do now is to get a lot of money, and then recruit troops and horses to make all preparations. Other issues are not within his scope of consideration.

The two talked for a long time, and the food on the table had been changed several times. It wasn’t until almost midnight that Xie Mao let Luo Huaiyuan go and let him go to the guest room to rest, while he went back to the room to continue thinking about how to operate the detailed process here.

After finishing the main task of coming to Fuzhou this time, Luo Huaiyuan seemed to have nothing to do.

So he thought of Yan Zhi.

After all, Yan Zhi is Yan Yan’s uncle. Before leaving, Yan Yan had also instructed him, even if it was for the Xue family, he should take care of him.

Luo Huaiyuan asked Xie Mao to find out what happened to Yan Zhi.

After Yan Zhi came to Fuzhou, he joined the Shibosi Division. Shen Xuan, Xie Mao, and Luo Huaiyuan’s manpower stayed here, and his strength is higher than many others.

However, Yan Zhi is also a wise man. The convenience of others does not mean that you can splurge freely. Since he entered the Fuzhou City Department of Shipping, he has never mentioned his relationship with outsiders, just like a person without background starting to work hard step by step.

Yan Zhi has a flexible head and is good at both sides, so he quickly mixed up in Fuzhou. Not only did he have a good relationship with his immediate boss, but he also gradually developed friendships with many local businessmen in Fuzhou.

After figuring out the situation, he used his position to entrust the merchants he knew to help him bring the goods back from overseas. First of all, it was just a little bit of work. Seeing that his colleagues and Shangguan were the same, he gradually became more courageous.

Before listening to the description of the four princes, I knew that there was a lot of oil and water inside. After this experience, Yan Zhi understood what was going on inside. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a windfall. Some of the small officials who are the same as him are not grateful for their mouths.

And they have nothing to grasp. After all, they didn’t greet any court’s silver, but they used the psychology of many businessmen who wanted to please the officials of the Shibosi Department, and let others exercise some convenience for themselves. The capital is also paid out by itself, and then the cargo ships of the maritime merchants are used to bring the goods back, and what are sold in Daxi, once they arrive at the port, these goods will automatically be taken over.

Within a few months, Yan Zhi saved a lot of money.

He thought about buying a house, and dragged people to quietly bring a letter back to the capital, so that Xue and his two sons came to Fuzhou.

Because of the death of the old lady, Yan Zhi did not go back to the funeral in time. It stands to reason that the death of the parents of the imperial official’s family is a cause for concern. But Yan Zhi understands that this opportunity is elusive, and he came to Fuzhou from Beijing in the name of resigning from office. The external saying is that he went out to do business to support his family. In addition, some of the official positions of the Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Shipping have not formed a system. He is called the chief officer and is a small official of the 9th grade. In fact, he is a messenger. In fact, he is not within the rules of the imperial court, but the local organization recognizes the account.

The emperor Tian Gao is far away, Yan Zhi is also a small person, there is Xue family over in Beijing to help perfunctory, and he is a solitary family living, naturally not known to outsiders.

After Xue received the letter, he was still a little surprised.

Because Yan Zhi said when he was leaving, he picked her up when he got a foothold in the local area. It’s been less than a year, and you have a firm foothold?

Of course, Xue also believed that her husband was not a targetless person, so he quietly began to pack his clothes and took his two sons out of Beijing.

Only Shen Yiyao and the married Yan Ru Yanling knew Xue’s whereabouts, and they naturally wouldn’t talk too much outside. ?