The Lin brothers are not very averse to transporting goods to Taiwan - whether it is to the Francois in Taipei or the Dutch in Dajuan.

Fujian merchants have been sailing to Taiwan since ancient times to trade deerskin and sulfur with the indigenous people.

Funing Prefecture, where the Lin family is located, has a higher latitude than Taipei, so as long as the north wind blows in winter, you can sail. Although crossing the strait is risky, the main problem is the wind direction. If the wind direction changes midway, other risk factors will be reversed.

Very small.

When Lin Baoquan was young, he went to Taipei more than once to trade with the natives, and the senior officials also went there once. Now it is the Franji people who are in Taipei. Although the Lin family's ship has never been to Taipei again, the Fujian merchants are very interested in the Franji people.

The situation is still very clear.

The Franji people in Taipei can be said to be so poor that all they have left is money.

Due to their unsteady foothold in the local area and poor relations with the indigenous people, the Franji people did not have much goods to use for trade: it was the most cost-effective sea trade to take a boatload of goods out and then return with some silver and the other party's special products.

transaction method.

The Franji people only have silver and no goods in the castle in Taipei - the Philippines itself is waiting for open ships to transport goods every day. Therefore, Fujian merchants rarely go to Taipei in the past two years. Even if the Franji people are tax-free, yellow silk

Considering the price of white silk, no one would want to go.

As for the Dutch people who are entrenched in Danguan, although Lin Baoan does not have good information, if he sends a shipment of goods there, the Dutch will definitely welcome him. He knows this very well.

...

After hearing what Xiong Dao said just now, Lin Baoquan nodded slightly: 5 cents of silver per pound of pig iron, this business can be done - the best pig iron in Fujian only costs more than 1 cent of silver per pound.

He began to ponder again, mainly estimating the risks involved: crossing the sea is one, the ocean is unstable, and the total price of iron is insufficient, another.

The first two can be avoided - sail from Funingzhou in the northernmost part of Fujian by the north wind, cross the strait diagonally to the southeast, and then go south along the Taiwan coastline. If everything goes well, you can avoid the chaos on the ocean in the southern tip of Fujian and reach the mainland directly.

member.

The latter is a bit tricky: iron, whether raw or wrought, is a rough commodity. The Lin family's Xing'an Ping is a 600-stock (72kg load per material) ship, which can hold more than 80,000 kilograms of pig iron when fully loaded. This cargo,

The total value of the goods is only 4,000 taels of silver. Even with the high profit of 5 cents of silver per pound of iron, it is still not worthwhile to go out to sea. The Xing'anping ship used to go to sea to sell groceries, and the minimum value of the goods was only 10,000 taels of silver. Most of the time, it was

Over fifteen thousand taels.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Baoquan said in a deep voice: "The total price is not enough, we need to get a batch of valuable goods."

Manager Liu Heliu, who had been silent at the side, suddenly said, "In the Liu family's warehouse in Houchaomen, my master still has hundreds of tons of raw silk stored there. If Brother Lin wants to distribute goods, raw silk is the most important thing."

It couldn’t be more appropriate.”

...

Lin Baoquan glanced at Liu He in surprise. What caught his eye was the face of a treacherous minister with yellow teeth and a straight smile: "My master has told me that Mr. Xiong's business is the Liu family's business. Brother Lin should

You can’t even trust my master, can you?”

"Hahaha..." Several people in the room started laughing at the same time as if they had made an appointment, but the laughter of the Lin brothers was a little dry at the moment.

Lin Baoquan knew that this was called riding a tiger with difficulty... Since Liu He had brought his words to this point, he would never allow his family to shirk it. If he shied away, the two brothers would have offended the Liu family today.

"That's it, the deal can be done!" Lin Baoquan also knew at this moment that it would be useless to delay any longer. He stopped his laughter suddenly and made the final decision.

"Okay, okay, this will help my brother a lot. Xian Kunzhong is a righteous man, so Xiong will remember this sentiment!" At this point, Xiong Dao stopped talking, raised his hand and clapped three times in a row: "Come out...

....”

Two pretty maids with bright eyes and white teeth, dressed in gold and emerald green, walked out of the back room. The one in the front was holding a large porcelain plate with green and white glaze in her hand. After the porcelain plate was gently placed on the table, the maid behind her held it with a smile.

A crystal clear crystal bowl appeared. The next moment, he shook it gently with his hands, and the pearls in the bowl slid gently into the plate like a rain curtain.

Seeing these dozens of perfectly flawless, average-sized beads swimming around in the porcelain plate, even though the Lin brothers were well-informed, they were also stunned by this scene at this moment.

"Is this...?" Lin Baoquan was mature after all. After waking up from his bejeweled state, he asked in confusion.

"Deposit." Xiong Dao said two words lightly.

"Master Xiong is so clever!" Lin Baoquan had a clear idea at this moment and had no worries about selling this shipment of iron materials in bulk - only Westerners can do this method of paying a large deposit in advance. He now completely understands Xiong Dao.

Became Hongmao's loyal comprador.

Of course, Mr. Xiong's deposit is not that easy to get. Lin Baoquan knows it well. Not to mention swallowing up the deposit, even if this shipload of iron materials sinks into the sea, the Lin family will have to make up for another shipload.

Unless the Lin family ships never come to Jiangnan again in the future, they will have to do this - Liu Yaozu's business can reach the capital, and there are countless backstages behind it. It is not something that a small toubob like the Lin family can do anything about.

In addition, Mr. Xiong is obviously not a good person. Lin Baoquan came to Tangzhuang today, saw the ships and sailors, and came into contact with this red-haired comprador who behaved inexplicably with a strange smell. Now his vague premonition became clearer:

Mr. Xiong, who doesn’t mind handing over a large sum of money to a friend he meets for the first time, has the ability to regain his position. The Liu family seems to be eager to help their friends, but in fact they are just clinging to them!

...

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the inside story. Lin just needs to understand that Xiong Dao is very cool. The two parties will soon negotiate specific matters: After the Lin brothers return to Fujian, they will send a shipment of iron materials and raw silk after the new year.

Mr. Dao, the deposit given by Xiong Dao will be converted into silver price and settled together with Mr. Dao. The excess will be refunded and the shortfall will be compensated.

After the negotiation was completed, the maid presented the pen and ink, and Lin Baoquan and Xiong Dao signed the contract as evidence on the spot, and the transaction was considered completed!

After discussing the business, it happened to be noon, so Mr. Xiong ordered a family banquet for the guests. During this period, Butler Liu He, who had already thrown his eyes into the pearl plate, finally began to negotiate with the Lin family brothers for the second time - pearls, the Lin family

People can't take it away.

This bowl of round beads is of excellent quality, and the most rare thing is that it is of the same size. If it is crafted by a famous craftsman, it will be a treasure that can be worn on the chest of a nobleman in the palace!

Liu Yaozu is capable of operating this kind of political investment. Most of the pearls that the time-travel force 66 took out before this fell into the hands of Liu Yaozu. Then most of these good things, which Liu Yaozu privately called "sea pearls", were

He sent a message to the relationship between the two capitals and strongly supported the career development of several mid-level officials in the officialdom.

Eventually these beads will appear in a certain pavilion's hometown, a certain minister's house, or on the chest of a certain concubine in the harem, with a halo of light and a pleasant pastel color.

...As for the country bumpkin brothers from northern Fujian, what can they do with such a good thing at a very low level? Take the beads and string them back and give them to the county magistrate? Isn't this a waste of treasure?
Chapter completed!