Chapter 12 Auction

Relatively speaking, mirrors are not affordable to anyone even in the Ming Dynasty. However, the price of mirrors in the West is too cheap.

Zabbell said in his heart: "The Venetians will fall off." Of course, his thoughts were gloating with slight gloating.

After all, the Venetians occupied the Eastern Waterway, which was why Portugal and Spain were forced to choose a new waterway. Although there was a great geographical discovery, no Spanish would be grateful to Venice.

At this time, an old man from afar also saw these two special foreigners, so he couldn't help but take a look at them again and said to himself: "It seems to be similar to the Semi people in the Western Regions."

I just took a look at it twice, after all, this old man has seen the world. I won't be too surprised.

This person is nothing else, it is Yang Bo.

Yang Bo has passed three years of mourning.

It was said that it was three years, but it was actually twenty-seven months. It was just over two years. Yang Bo had arrived, and he was revived not long ago. It was just as he thought before that the Minister of War had no vacant seat for him.

The court even gave Yang Bo a tricky job.

This forced Yang Bo to come and ask Zhou Mengchen for help.

This time, Yang Bo came here privately and came on a sea boat. He had to go back as soon as possible. But he didn't expect that when he came here, he would actually run into such a thing. Although he didn't know what Zhou Mengchen wanted to do, he also knew that Zhou Mengchen had planned a lot.

This period of time, I will definitely be very busy.

Yang Bo said that things were urgent and urgent, and he said that they were not urgent. Although they were urgent, they were not bad for the past few days. After all, many things were delayed for several days these days, which was normal. So he thought he would take a look at Haishi first.

Compared to the fuss of two foreigners.

Yang Bo became much calmer. Although Yang Bo was not in charge of business, the entire Shanxi Merchants Group was under his protection and had never seen anything. The products of Hai Trade were only second-rate products in the Ming Dynasty.

Foreigners cannot appreciate first-class things. If you give them to foreigners, they may not be able to tell the difference between the second-class silk.

Secondly, it is generally mass-produced to the outside world. Many of the truly first-class things are almost like works of art. They cannot be mass-produced at all.

Third, the most important thing is that it is not the turn of foreigners to consume luxury goods in the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Bo looked around and saw that the products were actually unsatisfactory. There was nothing that could catch Yang Bo's eyes. He turned around and suddenly saw a group of merchants gathered nearby. Judging from Yang Bo's clothes, they were either rich or noble. They were definitely not ordinary people.

Yang Bo asked Wang Chonggu around him and said, "Who are they?"

Wang Chonggu said: "It is a businessman who is preparing to participate in the sea trade. I heard that the old navy ships were sold together today. Many people went to snatch them."

When Yang Bo arrived in Jiangnan, no one informed him. He only informed Wang Chonggu. Wang Chonggu immediately came to take care of him and stayed by Yang Bo's side as a guide.

Yang Bo said, "Go and take a look."

After all, Wang Chonggu was an official and was still very proud. He not only sent Yang Bo in, but also mixed up with two seats. However, he saw a man on the field and shouted loudly: "Now what I want to sell is the No. 135 ship. Everyone should have seen it on the dock. This is a three-masted ship, twenty meters long and seven meters wide. It is a large ship of thousands of materials, built by Dinghaiwei in the 27th year of Jiajing. Now the starting price is 500 taels."

"Five hundred taels at a time."

"Five hundred and fifty taels."

"Six hundred taels."

"Seven hundred taels."

"Eight hundred taels."

"One thousand taels."

"One thousand two hundred taels."

"One thousand two hundred and two times, is there any higher one? This is a good ship, not a snatched back from the Japanese pirates. One thousand two hundred and two times. If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when the next opportunity will be. Well, one thousand two hundred and three times, the deal will be completed."

After hearing this, Yang Bo turned his head and asked Wang Chonggu, saying, "Is the price of ships in Jiangnan so high?"

As a qualified official, Yang Bo still has his own judgment on the price. He thinks that the price of the ship is not only high, but ridiculously high. If we follow this ship, Daming is simply a fleet of hundreds of ships, and he doesn't know how much it will cost.

And this is not with artillery.

If you bring artillery, wouldn’t it be a sky-high price? Even the imperial court can’t afford it.

Wang Chonggu said: "I know one thing about this matter. There are two main points. First, things are rare and expensive. Since the news of opening the sea came out, they have money and can't buy a boat. Second, it is also a matter of timing."

Yang Bo said: "Time, when?"

Wang Chonggu said: "Your Majesty may not have felt how many transactions were made in the Haishi market just now. You should know that only the retail sales in the Haishi market are in batches. I heard that these foreign merchants and envoys have not many ships, only a dozen ships. Therefore, they cannot ship back to their own things when they sell. So there are two prices in the Haishi market, one is the price for trading in Shanghai and the other is the price for trading overseas. Due to the different distances, the price is twice or even three times the difference."

"I think this gap cannot last long. And the old ships replaced by the Donghai Navy are the only ready-made ships, and other ships have to wait for the shipyard. It's really time to stop coming. So-----"

Yang Bo sighed and said, "Zhou Mengchen's golden holy hand is worthy of his reputation. I heard in the capital that Zhou Mengchen lost a lot of money. Can he fill it all out this time?"

Wang Chonggu shook his head slightly and said, "This is really hard to say. Lord Zhou's ability to make money is first-class, and his ability to spend money is also first-class. Lord Zhou's plan shows that Shanghai is outside. According to Lord Zhou's plan, Shanghai jumped up and became a big city in Jiangnan second only to Suzhou. Whatever you rely on is money."

After hearing this, Yang Bo also smiled and said, "Indeed, but only those with ability can be willful, right?"

The joys and sorrows of people are not the same.

Yang Bo was just a spectator when buying and selling ships, but the other group felt extremely uncomfortable because the prices of these ships were far from what they could accept. This group was either someone else, or the prince of Ryukyu Shangyuan.

The Prince of Ryukyu Shangyuan was originally studying at the Imperial College in Nanjing. But the New Year is not over. The King of Ryukyu, to be precise, was the King of Zhongshan, who was conferred by the Ming Dynasty, unfortunately returned to the west. The Prince of Ryukyu was preparing to return to his country to attend the funeral.

The prince of Ryukyu did not have a ship. Even if he did not have a ship, the court would send him back to his country. However, he received a piece of news that made him unable to sleep or eat. He was extremely worried and wanted to strengthen Ryukyu's military preparations.

That's why he came here to buy a ship.

Others took down these ships as merchant ships. Only the prince of Ryukyu Shangyuan was planning to use this ship as a warship. However, the small country of Ryukyu was too weak and could not afford a large price. He could only watch others sell the ships away.

"The prince, our country's small people are weak and everything depends on the heavenly dynasty. The prince will report this matter to the court. Lord Zhou is famous overseas, so we will naturally be fair. Why must the prince buy warships and cannons? This is too expensive." The person around the prince advised.

"Of course I know." The prince of Ryukyu said, "I didn't say I wouldn't report to the court. But Ryukyu is overseas, and even if there is something, the court is beyond the reach. We cannot rely on the Heavenly Kingdom in everything."

"It would be great if the Heavenly Dynasty could garrison troops in Ryukyu." said the person next to the Prince of Ryukyu.

The Prince of Ryukyu felt aroused in his heart and said, "What stupid words are you saying?"

He said this, but he was a little moved in his heart. If it were a few years ago, the Crown Prince of Ryukyu would never have had such an idea, because the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty army was hard to describe. In addition, he was not satisfied with the battle against the Japanese pirates. How could the Crown Prince of Ryukyu be willing to invite a ancestor back? And he was an ancestor who wanted everything and could do nothing.

This is not a garrison, it is just a time bomb. But now, after Zhou Mengchen arrived in Jiangnan, the situation has been different.
Chapter completed!