Chapter 106 Business Progress

"No way! The goods sent by our director's hall this time are also about more than 2,000 taels of silver. Because it is a way out, we didn't prepare too many valuable things. If you want to exchange one taels of silver for ten catties of saltpeter, the price is almost the same! Usually, we collect saltpeter from others, and the price is higher than this!" Zhao Mazi was a little disapproving when he heard Yu Xiaotian's words and explained to Xiaotian.

"Your account is wrong! The price you pay is the price of our on-site shipment, not the price onshore. I have seen the list of the goods we sent this time, and the local shipment is indeed 2,000 taels of silver, which is quite good.

But you didn't include the freight of our trip. We went out of the boat, ran so far, and took a lot of risk. When these goods arrived at Manila Pier, they were worth at least 5,000 taels of silver! Otherwise, why do so many sea merchants go thousands of miles to do business with them?

When you go to sea, the profits of marine merchants are generally doubled. Otherwise, who would risk being buried in the belly of a fish or being intercepted by people like us to do this business?

Besides, although the Spaniards collect saltpeter. Although it is a long way to transport it to Manila, their cost is very low. They use local natives to help them mine. They just need to transport these things here, so they have made at least several times cheaper than us this time!

In fact, we have suffered a great loss in this transaction! But you are still complacent! Humph!" Yu Xiaotian is no longer the black-eyed guy when he first came here. In the past two years, he has paid great attention to collecting all kinds of commercial price information. In addition, with the help of Li Yi, a collaborator, he knows some things very well, so he said that their sea wolves have lost a lot in this transaction.

Zhao Mazi counted with his fingers, and his face suddenly became ugly. He slapped his thigh and scolded, "Grandma, it's true. We have been cheated by the dry silk people! Zhang Feng is really confused. Why didn't he bargain with them? I'll settle accounts with him when I get back!"

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "We can't blame Zhang Feng for this matter. We didn't consider it well in advance. In addition, the Spaniards were too cunning to make us suffer this loss! However, it doesn't matter. What we urgently need now is saltpeter. It is normal for Spaniards to sit on the ground and start the price. Next time we go again, we can talk to them again. If we can't reach an agreement, we will refuse to trade. If the Spaniards have a lot of inventory, they will definitely be eager to sell, which is much easier!

After all, Zhang Feng's return this time has solved our urgent needs. With these saltpeters, we can make more than 20,000 catties of gunpowder, at least enough for us for a while!

You can arrange the next batch of goods and arrange some goods for them according to the requirements of the Spaniards. In addition, this time I also brought back a batch of deer skins and sent some to them by the way to see how they offer. In the future, we estimate that a large number of deer skins will be shipped, and it is not bad to sell to the Spaniards! "

After listening to this, Zhao Mazi calmed down, nodded and agreed. Then he remembered one thing and said to Xiaotian, "by the way, the Spaniards we often talk about, that is, the Ferroji people who are often talking about, saw that we bought a large amount of saltpeter, and roughly guessed our identity and asked us if we Ask Zhang Feng to sell some of their cannons and guns if we want them!"

After hearing this, Yu Xiaotian laughed and shook his head and said, "No! The Spanish's abacus is quite good! I'm afraid to kill them. They can't guess that the cannons we cast ourselves now may not be much worse than them. I can even guarantee that the iron cannons we cast will be better than theirs in the future!

In the past, if they could come to sell us, I would raise my hands to welcome them. Now... Humph! It's late!

As for the fire! You can talk to them. If they want, we can buy a batch from them cheaply. If the price is high, forget it!"

Everyone laughed as soon as they heard it.

"Bright, how is the business in Maoshengyuan? Is there any news about Li Yi during this period? Yu Xiaotian remembered another thing and asked Zhao Mazi.

As soon as Zhao Mazi heard this, he smiled and nodded repeatedly and said, "I almost forgot that the big boss didn't mention it. Li Yi sent me a few days ago, saying that according to the idea given to him by the big boss, he gave him a batch of soap to some dignitaries, and let his concubine secretly go to the rich to visit those rich. Their wives and concubines sent them some soap.

During this period, more and more people began to take the initiative to go to Maoshengyuan * soap. Li Yi still hoarded goods according to the instructions of the big owner, and only shipped a small amount.

Nowadays, Fuzhou and even the whole Fujian, today's soap is hard to find, and the price is even ten taels of silver, and some people still ask for an order.

Some merchants have now found that this thing can make a lot of money and also come to the door*. Even two Jin merchants have gone to Maoshengyuan to ask for goods after hearing about it.

Visible soap will no longer have to worry about selling in the future! Nowadays, more than a dozen people have been added to the soap-making farm, a few big pots, and start making day and night.

I'm afraid that the whale fat we have in stock will not last long enough! So when the big man was away, Brother Six discussed and pulled out three boats from the fleet to go out to hunt whales. Otherwise, if the whale fat was insufficient, it would be out of stock!

In addition, the craftsmen on the other side of the glass field have made several sets of molds. In addition to glazed bowls, glazed wine cups and glazed tea bowls, now two craftsmen have blown out large glass cylinders and glass vases.

Several fish tanks that the big boss wanted have now been made and sent to the general number of Maoshengyuan Fuzhou, priced at 1,500 taels of silver. It was immediately bought. The governor of Fuzhou also ordered one, saying that it would be sent to the capital as a tribute this year!

The governor of Fuzhou also sent someone to Maoshengyuan to order 50 pieces of pearl soap, saying that it would also be sent to Beijing as this year's tribute!"

When Yu Xiaotian heard this, he also grinned. This result was expected by him. The wealth of the powerful and merchants in the Ming Dynasty in this era was unimaginable for ordinary people. The luxury of their lives was not what ordinary ordinary people could imagine at all.

These people are easy to accumulate money and spend money generously. As long as the things are good and have face, they don't care about the price. This is not only a matter of whether it is easy to use or not, but also involves the problem of face.

Like him, he made people grind pearl powder and mixed it into soap to make pearl soap. In fact, he dare not say what the real effect of this soap is, but it can be guaranteed that pearls are harmless to people. Chinese people have used the habit of pearls to nourish their faces since ancient times. Therefore, as soon as this kind of thing goes on the market, it will definitely be sought after, and the price is no longer a matter to be considered.

If it goes on like this, the two industries of glass and soap alone can make him fight for gold every day in the future, and make a lot of money in the future. If he toss out some new things, it will be difficult for him not to make a fortune.

"Good! Li Yi did a good job this time! As long as someone wants it, they won't be afraid that there will be no business in the future! Fujian is just the beginning. How much can our glass and soap farms produce per day now? Yu Xiaotian's interest rose.

"A pair of vases and a glass fish tank of about a foot can be blown out every day. In addition, more than 200 glazed bowls, more than 300 glazed tea cups, and more than 400 glazed wine glasses can be made.

But the output of mirrors seems to be average, and it's good to make 40 or 50 mirrors of different sizes in a month!

As for the soap farm, at first, it was made at most more than 100 yuan a day, but now it can be made 400 to 500 yuan a day! Even if we sell ten taels of silver, we can earn six or seven taels of silver, and the soap farm alone can net us 3,000 taels of silver in a day, which is more money than sending brothers out to grab it!" Zhao Mazi drooled and said to Xiaotian.

When Yu Xiaotian heard about this output, he was suddenly a little discouraged. He knew that nowadays, whether it is glass or soap, it has just been on the market and is in the high-end market, so the demand must be very large. Moreover, if only he produces it, it will be strange goods for many years, and there is no need to worry about saturation in the market. Situation.

The current output really makes him a little ashamed. Compared with any small factory in later generations, it is not even as good as others. Such output can not meet the needs of the market at all, so he must expand production significantly next.

But think about it later, although some small factories have also used a lot of modern machinery and equipment for production, it is currently all hand-produced, and the raw materials are also greatly limited. Although whale fat can be solved by whaling, soda can only be solved by using grass and wood ash. At present, it can achieve this. The output is already good.

In addition, after all, the pattern of Nanri Island is still a little too small and the resources are limited. Obviously, if he wants to continue to expand production, the conditions are limited. In this way, if he wants to expand production next, he will have the idea of Chicken Cage Bay.

Jilong Bay is mountainous and not suitable for agricultural development, but with the easy-to- defend terrain and the number of whales around it, it is a very good place to develop industrial production.

He vaguely remembers that there seems to be a lot of minerals in Keelung, including important industrial fuel coal, and there are also resources in Keelung. Although the quality of coal is not very good, it can at least solve a big problem. If it can be extracted, it will solve a big problem.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaotian was no longer in a hurry and nodded, "That's good! It seems that you old people have done a pretty good job here! I can rest assured that you people are here to help me!"

After hearing Yu Xiaotian's praise, everyone was very happy and continued to talk and laugh in the hall.

(Today, I would like to thank the two brothers of Nanbo and Qingyu Zhiyi again for their unreshing rewards! Thank you for your support!)