Chapter 499: Discussion

To put it bluntly, this welcome banquet in the palace was held specially by Emperor Jingtai to show his importance to these merchants. The purpose is to make these merchants grateful and facilitate the development of Jianglang's later work.

This meal is actually just a familiar look, enjoying the singing and dancing, and finally announcing where everyone should go tomorrow, that is, where Jiang Lang wants to tell how to cooperate, and also introduced the officials of the court, and those merchants also knew about it. The person who had previously greeted them at the gate of the palace and had a very speculative conversation with Murong and his daughter was the famous heavyweight official.

After the dinner in the palace, the merchants took their families back to their inns, but few of them could sleep peacefully. They were all very excited. After all, they could see the emperor tonight.

Of course, some of them envied Murong and his daughter very much. They really didn't expect that there was such a tough backstage behind them. In the eyes of those businessmen, they would not care about what the relationship between Jiang Lang and Murong and his daughter was. Just because they had such an opportunistic conversation with Jiang Lang had already envied these people. In this era, when you have money, you must have a tough backstage, and Jiang Lang is undoubtedly the most ideal candidate.

As for Murong Yan, he was also happy. It was undoubtedly a very proud thing for his lover to be praised by the two powerful ministers. At this time, Murong Fu was planning to decide when to decide on the day to get their marriage and let them settle in the capital, so he could be considered as a care. Then, in Yangzhou, even the prefect would have to give him three points of face in the future.

Jiang Lang didn't feel anything. He had seen many such worlds. Now he was thinking about how to explain the court's plans to these merchants tomorrow.

The next day, in the morning.

The palace held a morning court according to management, while Jiang Lang went to the embassy. As a place used by the imperial court to meet foreign guests, today it has temporarily become a place where Jiang Lang discussed things with these merchants. The reason is that it is relatively spacious and has troops to guard it. It is not in the palace, so it is easier to find.

However, these merchants came much earlier than Jiang Lang. When Jiang Lang arrived, the door of the embassy was already full of merchants. Although the embassy's door was open, no one went in.

"It's Lord Wang!"

Someone of these merchants shouted, and then the merchants all surrounded the mountain and said in a lingering manner: "Hello, Lord Wang!"

"Mr. Wang!"

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Jiang Lang bowed and greeted him, then asked everyone to walk inside, and then ordered the soldiers to prepare tea.

The room arranged is a hall with a capacity of more than 200 people without any problem. On the hall is a chart.

According to the arrangement, after all the merchants sat down, Jiang Lang stood in front and first glanced at everyone present. He saw that the merchants were sitting upright, waiting for themselves to speak, and then said: "There is only one reason to call everyone here today, that is, the court intends to reopen trade with other countries on the sea. I won't say much about this. Let us briefly introduce our current plans first!"

Turning around, Jiang Lang picked up the stick placed in front of the chart, and then said: "This time, we plan to have two routes. The first is to set out from Tianjin Port and arrive at Gaoqiang. The second route is to start from Suzhou. Everyone should be very clear about the second starting point. The former Sanbao eunuch set out from here, arrived in more than 30 countries including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Zhenla, Guli, Siam, Adan, Tianfang, Zuofa, Hulumus, and Mugududushu. Our main plan now is to take the route he has taken again and start the shipping of the Ming Dynasty again."

After introducing the two routes, Jiang Lang paused and continued: "The second of these two routes is the most important and profitable. The things they need us the most now are undoubtedly silk, porcelain, tea, etc. This is a specialty of our country. We also plan to use these goods as the main trading products this time."

"For the court, what you lack most now is cargo, and for you, what you lack most is sea ships and warships that protect sea ships. So I discussed it with the emperor, so I have decided on this method at present. First, the court's ships and warships that escort, and second, you can ship goods and establish overseas trade shops!"

After saying that, Jiang Lang looked at the merchants and said, "It should not be enough to just explain it. In this way, everyone will raise any questions and then explain them. This will let everyone know more clearly. After all, if this matter can be successful, it will not only affect your interests, but also the interests of the court. In these countries, our Ming Dynasty goods can be regarded as luxury goods. One or two silver items here can be sold for ten taels of silver, or even more. Of course, the risks are also more."

What businessmen pursue is profit, so Jiang Lang also uses this to attract these businessmen.

These merchants are the most powerful merchants in the country of Ming Dynasty. They have a small amount of overseas trade. They naturally know the huge profits in this, so they also understand that Jiang Lang is not telling lies, but there are many problems involved. These merchants are naturally also aware of them. So someone immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Mr. Wang, I am Sudeke from Suzhou. I would like to ask Mr. Wang, are all these goods provided by us?"

Jiang Lang smiled slightly and said, "This person is asking well. I believe it is a question of everyone's concern. Then I will explain in detail. For this point, the court is planning to do this now. First, all your goods are invested and then shipped to overseas for sale. Then you will not bear any risks. Of course, the profit you get is only equivalent to the profit you can earn in China. Second, the court invested half of your goods to buy, you will send the other half of your goods, and then shipped together to ship together. However, like the court, you have to bear half of the risks. Moreover, for your goods, the court will collect them twice as much as the domestic standards.

Tariffs are used as the cost of supply and maintenance of escort fleets and merchant ships. After all, this time it was traveling across the ocean, and the new sailing ships of the imperial court have begun to be put into practical use, so you don’t have to worry about the problem of sea ships. I also estimated that after deducting these costs, it should not be a big problem for you to earn six or seven taels of silver. Moreover, the risk you have to bear is much smaller than the court, just the loss of goods, while the court bears the losses of personnel, sea ships and cargo. However, as for which one you choose, you have to choose the first one according to your own wishes. Those who don’t want to take risks can choose the first one, and those who want to make more money can choose the second one."

The businessmen below nodded secretly, which was also their most concerned issue. As for which one to choose, they naturally had to consider carefully.

"Sir, I want to ask!"

Immediately someone stood up again.

Jiang Lang raised his hand and said, "Please tell me!"

The merchant asked softly, "There are about hundreds of people here this time, many of whom are in the same industry. Can everyone participate? Will there be some problems in the pricing of goods? Is the pricing of the court the same as ours?"

This issue is naturally an important issue. Different origins, the prices of goods are naturally different.

Jiang Lang nodded and signaled him to sit down, then continued: "As long as you receive an invitation letter, you can participate. Unless someone automatically withdraws, his chance will be invalid and you don't have to transfer it to others. As for the pricing issue, let me give you an example, the silk from Suzhou and the silk from Yangzhou are sold in the capital, so the prices are naturally different. As for which silk to choose, it depends on the quality, but whether the people can afford it. It is the same outside here. It is similar to in the capital. The number of people set depends on the quality, but on how much the local people can buy it. At the same time, in order to ensure everyone's interests, the goods invested by the court and your own goods are actually sold together, but the cost is half of the capital investment, and everyone will share the money earned by 50% and then how much tax is required, and then you will be paid from yourself.

The profits you earn are deducted. Of course, if the goods are not sold out, it will cause backlog, everyone will be 55. In this regard, the court intends to establish a yamen and arranges special personnel, and you can also send people to supervise them. So once you join the court's plan, we will carry out the next plan, which is to form a chamber of commerce, the members are joining the people, and then select the chairman of the chamber of commerce, and arrange people to coordinate and discuss prices with the special personnel sent by the court. In order to ensure that you are not bullied, the chairman of the chamber of commerce directly awards the seventh rank official title, while the special personnel of the court are from the seventh rank, from the official title to you, and represent your own interests. Of course, the only difference is that you do not take the salary of the court. However, for you, the salary of the court is really not up to the table!"
Chapter completed!