For the two Flangji merchants who lacked interest in missionary work and were chasing money, Sebastian Franco and Francisco Estrera, the young man I saw in the morning brought a cloth that he had never seen before and negotiated such a business. They were undoubtedly ecstatic and even threw the important matters that came to Putuo Mountain on the order of the bishop. The ship docked on Shuangyu is not big. According to the measurement standards of time, although it is not a small sampan, it has a load capacity of less than 800 stones, and it is not natural to transport ordinary goods. However, silk is not food, it is light in weight, but it is of high value.

These new silks have just come out. If they were not transported by water, but by land to Macau, the losses on the road plus the freight costs, if they were charged to those merchants who came to trade in Macau, it would definitely be much higher than the price of the origin!

"This young master, we need the brightest color, preferably the bright red and purple, or the royal blue, so that we can sell it even if we return to China."

Seeing that Wang Fulin had nodded without thinking, the older Francisco thought that the Chinese valued silver, and silver coins were lower in Portugal and even Europe. Therefore, with the idea of ​​making friends, he quickly calculated in his heart and gave a very high price: "If it is red and purple, I am willing to bid for twenty taels per piece, and if it is blue, it is eighteen taels per piece. It is not easy for us to sell blue, twelve taels, try to reduce the amount. As long as there are no more than eight hundred, I will charge as much as I can. However, this time we came out, we only brought a batch of gold and silver ingots, which is probably not enough to pay for this batch of high-value silk."

As he said, he glanced at Zhang Taizheng and saw him raise his eyebrows slightly, he gave up the idea of ​​borrowing money from others and racked his brains to meditate. However, the journey from Macau to Shuangyu, and then to Putuo Mountain was a very important journey. He could never ask Wang Fulin to follow him to Macau to withdraw money, and the other party would never agree. After thinking about it, he simply said to the truth: "Young Master, we brought a total of 300 taels of gold and 400 taels of silver, and a large number of red sapphires and spices from Ceylon. Can this be used to compensate for the value of silk?

Zhang Taizheng's impression of the Flangji people was on their strong ships, sharp guns, and blonde and blue-eyed Chinese people, but Wang Fulin was different. He knew that in this era, Portugal, Spain, and even the Netherlands, as a small European country, all showed extraordinary aggression, especially Portugal, which had a population of only 2 million, dominated colonies more than ten times larger than itself. For example, Ceylon, that is, Sri Lanka, which produces gems, has now fallen into the hands of the Portuguese. If he remembered correctly, Portugal seemed to have been annexed by Spain due to the throne problem in the late 16th and early 17th centuries!

It seems that places like Sri Lanka and Brazil were snatched by the Netherlands because of this? As for the specific year... it is not an encyclopedia, so it is unknown!

Therefore, Wang Fulin had no objection to the suggestion of using spices and red sapphires to compensate for the value of the goods, but he also proposed that he would bring a Chaofeng who identified the value of the goods. The two Florian merchants naturally agreed. When they heard that Wang Fulin was resolute and would return to arrange the goods tomorrow morning, they would not mention their happiness. They had been wandering around the world for so long and had dealt with people from all over the world. It was the most trustworthy Chinese people were in business and never procrastinated. Unexpectedly, even the obviously underage boy in front of them was like this. The only thing they were worried about was whether Wang Fulin, who was too young, had this authority.

When Wang Fulin returned in the middle of the night, he actually said that he would go back to Ningbo Prefecture through Dinghai to buy a batch of silk. He went to bed early and didn't mention it. Mrs. Su, Ye Mingyue, Xiaobei and Ye Xiaopang, who had been waiting for him, were all shocked. When he understood what was going on, Xiaobei, who had also seen the two Folang Ji people in the morning, couldn't help but mutter: "It's true, I want to make money wherever I go. You've been tempted by money!"

"These materials are not gold-weaving and selling gold. When I bought them, they were only five or six taels per piece, but they were several times more profitable after a change of hand. What should I do if I don't take advantage of money? Who made my father owe someone a debt of 7,000 taels?"

Since Wang Fulin said that, Mrs. Su smiled and called a servant in, and then wrote a post on behalf of Mrs. Ye, then handed it to Wang Fulin and said: "Let's do this, you want a lot of things. In order to avoid attracting attention, or being asked about things, please collect them in the name of the Ye family. I will go back and pick a few local Ningbo entourages to accompany you back, and this should be more smooth."

Xiaobei wanted to go with her, but after thinking about the troubles of the back and forth, she suddenly became depressed. After pondering for a while, Ye Mingyue finally spoke: "Mom, let Mingzhao go with her!"

Although Ye Xiaopang was quite curious about Putuo Mountain, he went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. When he saw devout pilgrims everywhere, he was a little annoyed. After hearing his sister's suggestion, he immediately nodded in agreement like a chicken pecking at rice. Of course, Wang Fulin was willing to bring such a small guide. After obtaining Mrs. Su's consent, he thanked him again and again.

So, when the next morning, when Mrs. Ye got up and was about to go to the other three major temples to burn incense and worship Buddha, she found that her grandson Ye Xiaopang was also missing with Wang Fulin. Of course, Mrs. Su just said that Wang Fulin received an urgent message and needed to go back to Ningbo to purchase a batch of silk, so she asked Ye Xiaopang to accompany her. As for dealing with the Folang Jiren, I won't mention it for now. Although she thought it was strange, with the lively Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei, the old lady threw the suspicion aside. Although Jin Bao and Qiu Feng didn't understand what was going on, both gentlemen were fine, and they could only hide their questions in their stomachs.

As soon as he went, it was five days in a blink of an eye. Even Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei asked from Xiaobei. The elder brother pulled Ye Xiaopang to buy silk and furnished business with the Furang Jiren. Jin Bao and Qiu Feng also learned from Mrs. Su that Wang Fulin actually sold silk and furnished to Furang Jiren. Only Mrs. Su came from a military family and knew a lot about these garrisons along the coast of Zhejiang. After seeing two Furang Jiren appear in Putuo Mountain, no garrisons sent to the island to investigate from beginning to end, she knew that either Zhang Taizheng and his group had concealed it well, or those garrisons turned a blind eye.

However, the Japanese pirates have come to an end now, and the Folang Jiren has learned lessons several times and has already restrained their arrogance. It is no wonder that the coastal areas are so relaxed.

When Wang Fulin got on his boat again, the anxious Sebastian and Francisco saw that the entourage behind him had spread three pieces of silk, and they hurriedly rushed to check it out. They had sold a lot of silks such as gold weaving and gold selling. Although they were once popular in the Portuguese market, some people gradually began to learn from many masters and gentlemen in the East. They pursued some kind of restrained elegance. The most important thing is that the price of these materials was much cheaper than those gold weaving brocade and gold selling satin. The two immediately agreed to the deal. When they went to Wang Fulin's boat to inspect the goods one by one, they moved out two cash boxes.

One of them was filled with gold and silver ingots cast into strips. Obviously, it was not time to go through the coin minting process. Wang Fulin came back this time and brought two Chaofeng, but not only hired people, but bought out their 20-year-old covenant, intending to keep them for use in the future. At this moment, the two Chaofeng tried to check and weighed one by one, and finally found that it was correct. He just watched Sebastian open another smaller box. There were boxes placed here. Sebastian opened one of the boxes himself, and saw that there were unpredictable red sapphire rough stones inside.

Seeing this scene, the two Chaofeng couldn't help but look at each other. The older one said in an uncertain tone: "Our company, if these gems are polished, it would be easy to identify, but it is really hard to say that they are worth one piece in the east and the other. We have not only identified the raw stones a few times. The estimate is high. If the polished color is not so good, the loss will be considerable."

Wang Fulin had never actually seen the gem ore, but this did not prevent him from seeing the pictures. Therefore, he knew very well how valuable these inconspicuous things were after being polished and cut. Of course, these days, they could only be polished into plain surfaces. The process of cutting into facets is mainly in the hands of Westerners, but from the perspective of later generations, it was still terrible. He knew that although Chinese people prefer jade, they also used a lot of red and sapphires, especially in women's jewelry.

Therefore, he fully listened to the opinions of the two courts and Fengfeng, and after bargaining with the two Folang Jiren, a whole box of large, even small, was quite considerable, and sold for 1,200 taels of silver. For such a thing, the two brought more than one box, and a whole six boxes, and Wang Fulin collected them all. As for the batch of spices they brought, Wang Fulin didn't keep much.

Because Chinese people use less medicine, instead of dyeing products like Sumu and condiments like pepper, the market is larger, so he left some of them. As for the last gap of nearly 1,000 taels, Wang Fulin proposed an exchange condition to Sebastian and Francesco, which was to collect the crops that Cheng Naixuan could not find at the time.

From corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes... he interpreted them all with his terrible painting skills and told the two that these should be in the so-called New World. Zhang Taizheng was naturally confused by his statement, but Sebastian and Francesco understood them. Such exchange conditions also successfully left him with a reputation of generosity in the minds of the two Flangji people.

As for Zhang Taizheng, who is a middle-aged man, he further strengthened his understanding that Wang Fulin is essentially a businessman.

No wonder his father Zhang Siwei said that Wang Daokun’s understanding was even more radical, and the words "Shang Wunong" were not unwilling to say, whether it was Wang Chonggu or Zhang Siwei!

Zhang Taizheng and his group had been staying in Putuo Mountain for a long time. The two Folang Jimen were worried about the completion of their business but encountered other changes. They were not easy to leave. So they were unloaded and loaded onto the ship in the dark at night. Early in the morning the next day, they hurriedly left. Before leaving, Sebastian and Francesco warmly invited Wang Fulin to Macau in the future, and they would definitely treat him well as the landlords. As for Zhang Taizheng, they also warmly invited Wang Fulin to visit the capital in the future. Obviously, Zhang Young Master Zhang was full of confidence in his father Zhang Siwei's resumption.

Wang Fulin smiled and collected the things and returned to the inn, he directly brought a box to the place where the women gathered, and poured all the things on the small table covered with tablecloths.

"When I go back to Ningbo, I will find a few jade craftsmen who are best at polishing, and then choose some jewelry craftsmen. After doing it, I will get whatever I like!"
Chapter completed!