Fast Time Travel: The Posture of the Female Supporting Counterattack

Chapter 33 The Merchant's Daughter (33)

Lou Yunhao was noncommittal: "I want to hear about Miss Lan's transaction terms."

"Ten craftsmen in Beiyuan."

As soon as these words came out, all the people present except Chu Yao looked at her like idiots. Ten Beiyuan craftsmen, she really dared to think how expensive the Beiyuan craftsmen were, and how many people were beating them. Doesn't she know the craftsman's idea?
"Young Master Lou, don't look at me like this. If you can exchange ten craftsmen for Beiyuan, which will no longer suffer from locust plagues, this deal will not be a loss for Beiyuan. The craftsmen's skills will become more sophisticated with time. This aspect has long been ahead of other countries.”

"Could it be that you are afraid that the smelting technology after Dajing will surpass yours, or that your craftsmen's skills have already reached a point where it is difficult to improve?"

Lan Xi's words can be said to be heartbreaking, but they are also telling the truth. In the words of modern people, technology is the primary productive force. If you want not to fall behind or get beaten, you have to keep moving forward and keep improving.

Of course, no one will admit that the technology of their own country has reached the bottleneck.

"Miss Lan is not only well versed in business operations, but she is also so clear about state affairs?"

If Beiyuan hadn’t been plagued by locusts for a long time, the smelting technology could indeed be improved a lot. Lou Yunhao agreed with Lan Xi’s words very much. It is indeed a good deal to exchange ten craftsmen for the method of controlling the locust plague, but the premise is that the method is effective .

"Young Master Lou, you are joking. I am a businessman, how can I know the important affairs of the country? If Mr. Lou has the intention to cooperate, you can send your people to Wuzhou. The shorter the delay, the faster the effect will be. Every day you delay, the effect will decrease day by day. .”

After Lan Xi finished speaking, she walked out of the room without stopping, and Ma Laoliu quickly followed.

After Lan Xi left, Lou Yunhao sat alone in the room until late at night, and waited until the sky became light before leaving the auspicious boat without anyone noticing.

"Master, Lou Yunhao has left the auspicious boat."

Lan Xi also didn't sleep that night. After listening to Qingkong's report, she was just about to instruct Qingkong to let her find a suitable time to bring Chu Yao, when she heard a sentence, "Master, who was with Lou Yunhao last night?" The boy wants to see you."

"Let him in now."

"Mother." Qingkong turned and went out, and a figure rushed in with a whoosh.

Lan Xi looked at the young man standing in front of him very satisfied. After going out for a few months of experience, his temperament has changed, and the young man can handle things in his heart.

"Why did mother come to Qingzhou? You and Ma Laoliu knew each other? Also, how did mother know how to control locusts?"

Chu Yao was already very alert. He had learned a lot from his uncle for a few months, and his ability to observe people's emotions had improved a lot. Something must have happened at home, otherwise his mother wouldn't have come all the way. People from Qingzhou and Beiyuan traded.

After listening to Chu Yao's series of questions, Lan Xi pursed her lips and smiled, "Tell me first, how did you get involved with Lou Yunhao?"

Chu Yao didn't hide it either, "I'm afraid my mother doesn't know that Beiyuan people like ambergris. This time when I came to Qingzhou with my uncle, it happened that the big ship was going back to Hong Kong. I ate all the ambergris that the big ship sold in Qingzhou port this year. Xiang, sure enough, when I arrived in Yuezhou, Lou Yunhao's subordinates found me, so I sold one-third of it and left two-thirds to make a deal with the Beiyuan people."

"Oh, what other way did Yao'er find to make money? How did you know that people in Beiyuan like ambergris?"

Yu Jingxian rushed to the general's mansion that day and told her that Chu Yao bought a batch of goods in Qingzhou and sold them in Yuezhou and made a lot of money. She still thought that the goods were just ordinary goods, so she didn't ask further.

Ambergris is produced in the body of sperm whales, and it is extremely difficult to obtain. The price is high and only a few people can afford it. The big ship that goes out to sea only returns to Hong Kong once in a few years. Not every time there is ambergris. Well, this kid has a big appetite, and he dared to eat all the ambergris in Qingzhou in one go.

The amount of bank notes traded must have been too large, she didn't ask, Yu Jingxian didn't tell her in detail because she was afraid that she would worry.

The big deal list between Beiyuan people and Xiyao Dajing didn't even have drinks, only ambergris?But this also shows that Lou Yunhao is definitely not an ordinary smuggler.

"Mother, I didn't know that Beiyuan people liked ambergris at first. When I checked the account books of Lan's shop at my uncle's place, I found that most of the ambergris purchased by our family was sold to shops in Yuezhou. After a closer look, I found that these shops are more or less related to a shop called Batong in Yuezhou."

"Over the past few years, Batong Store has bought ambergris from us, which totaled more than 300 million taels. Originally, I just wanted to monopolize Qingzhou's ambergris and sell it at a good price, but I didn't expect to attract Lou Yunhao."

While explaining, Chu Yao observed Lan Xi's facial expression. Seeing that Lan Xi was not unhappy in any way, after talking about the acquisition of ambergris, he obediently walked to Lan Xi and sat down next to Lan Xi, whispering in Lan Xi's ear: "Mother, I I sold one-third of the ambergris in my hand to Lou Yunhao, and I used the other two-thirds in exchange for grain seeds from Beiyuan."

"Food seeds?" Lan Xi asked.

"Yes, Beiyuan doesn't only suffer from locust plagues every 3-5 years, but almost every year, so why does Beiyuan purchase grain in large quantities every few years? The problem lies in the grain seeds. The yield per mu of grain planted in the garden is higher than that of Dajing Xiyao, so it can be used to maintain the basic livelihood of the people."

"When my son was buying ambergris on a big ship, he accidentally learned about it after chatting with an old crew member on the ship. The son asked his uncle to quietly invite the old crew member off the ship."

"Mother, the general's mansion, what the Lan family is like, my son has seen it in his eyes since he was a child and remembered it in his heart. What the son thinks is that if the son has the high-yielding grain seeds of Beiyuan in his hands, the life of mother and uncle will be much easier in the future. .”

After listening to Chu Yao's words, Lan Xi was at a loss for words for a moment. She could find clues by checking the account book. In Qingzhou, she dared to buy out ambergris with a million taels of silver in one go. Hong, do it when it's time to do it, cheap son is really only 16 years old?

"Mother, did I think wrong?" Seeing that Lan Xi was silent for a long time, Chu Yao thought that Lan Xi was angry.

"No, your idea is very correct, this deal is done well."

Lan Xi praised that Duan Yuhe had posed a problem for her, and she was worried that the food problem would not be solved. Now it's all right, as long as Chu Yao successfully traded grain seeds and promoted it in Dajing, it is not impossible for the military to be self-sufficient in food and grass .

"Mother, is the method of exterminating locusts in your hands really effective?" Chu Yao hesitated and expressed his worries: "My son is afraid that Beiyuan will get the method to control the plague of locusts, and the trade of grain seeds may be hindered.

(End of this chapter)