Chapter 194 - The Richest Man in Crane City
The cargo of the two ships was counted out overnight. After breakfast, Zuo Shaoqing started to flip through the books one by one.
Zuo Xiaolang knew that his father wouldn't abandon him today. He sat obediently on the carpet and played with the toys that Yang Yi had brought him yesterday.
Lu Zheng went to the navy camp today, while Liang Qi went to look for the white-haired old man from yesterday. They continued to discuss about the warship, and only Zuo Shaoqing stayed behind.
Last time, when they weren't prepared well, they exchanged it for 7000 taels of silver. This time, since they were prepared to leave, it must have been worth even more.
Two ships, and one ship was still trading normal materials from overseas — gems, pearls, spices, as well as some unknown seeds. This was what Zuo Shaoqing had requested at the beginning, to be used as a decoy.
On the other boat, Zuo Shaoqing looked down from the booklet and found that the bookkeeper was obviously impatient and even his writing was in a mess. He counted a total of 35 boxes of ores, but he didn't know how much gold he could extract in a short period of time.
It was not the first time that he had dealings with people from the Cao Sect. With San Ye's relationship, every time they returned to Crane City, they would stay in the Cao Sect;
In Yang Yi's words, they were one family anyway, how could they be divided?
However, Ke Youliang didn't think that way. He didn't want to rely on his Cao Sect for too much, as the Great Life Trading Company had just started, if everything were to be mixed with Cao Sect, it would be hard to say whose it would be in the future.
After he cleaned up a bit, he used the breakfast brought by the servant and went to find Zuo Shaoqing in high spirits. He was ready to persuade him to buy a few boats of his own.
When he arrived at the study room, he saw Zuo Shaoqing holding a pen and writing something down. Ke Youliang was standing outside the door obediently, so he did not go up to disturb him.
It was Zuo Xiaolang who noticed this person first. He dropped the toy in his hand and rushed to the door, then bared his teeth at the strange man.
“Eh? Where did this little brat come from? ” Ke Youliang was already over 30 years old and had a wife in his family. Unfortunately, he was unable to leave behind any children. Although it was somewhat regretful, he did not divorce her because of a concubine.
Fortunately, there were no elders in his family, and no one would mention these things.
“Who are you?” Zuo Xiaolang raised his head and asked stiffly. He didn't speak very quickly and didn't know what to say clearly. It took Ke Youliang a second to understand what he was talking about.
Probably hearing the voice outside, Zuo Shaoqing shouted from inside the study: “It's Supervisor Ke? “Come in.”
Zuo Xiaolang didn't wait for Ke Youliang to respond. He heard Zuo Shaoqing's voice and rushed into the study room. After a few steps, he jumped onto Zuo Shaoqing's knee, laid on his chest and rubbed against it.
Zuo Shaoqing could no longer be angry with him for walking on all fours from time to time. It seems like the moment he speeds up, this kind of action will occur spontaneously.
Zuo Shaoqing planned to wait for him to grow up a little and teach him qinggong. When he found a faster way, he would see if he still cared about those two arms.
Ke Youliang walked into the study in a daze. When he saw the intimate interaction between the young and the old, he could not help but ask, “Boss, this little fellow is …?”
“My son!” Zuo Shaoqing placed Zuo Xiaolang on the desk and passed him a Jade Seal to play with.
Ke Youliang guessed that it was San Ye's adopted son. Anyway, it was impossible for him and Master Lu to have a son, so it was normal for them to adopt a son.
But… Why does this child feel strange? It's fine if you can't speak properly, but the way you ran just now was really … This was too barbaric!
However, these were not what he should care about. He bowed to Zuo Xiaolang and answered his question, “Young Master An! This servant is Ke Youliang. “
Zuo Xiaolang was facing him with his butt in front of him, so he didn't hear anything from him. Ke Youliang wasn't embarrassed and told Zuo Shaoqing about the incident with the sea.
I followed your instructions and first went to the Huoluo Nation, to change some things. I also brought some seeds that I had booked there last time, and also brought them back with me, on the way back to the island. However, I still have a lot of things that I left behind last time, so the local residents are not too willing to exchange with us.
“Did they discover that gold was a good thing?” Zuo Shaoqing understood that as long as one wasn't a fool, when someone repeatedly charged at something, that thing would definitely be extraordinary.
“Yes, but the residents on the island are quite simple, their knowledge is limited, and I have prepared some things that they have never seen before and need. This time, we are digging for ourselves, so it is not a loss for them.”
“What are you going to do with the gold mines? We don't have a workshop for refining gold. “
Ke Youliang smiled confidently, “Don't worry. The commoners have many private workshops. I only need to buy one. Although it will take me a long time, it's better than being safe.”
Zuo Shaoqing nodded to Ke Youliang in satisfaction. Once again, he was glad that his Second Uncle had sent this person to him.
“Oh right, what are those seeds that you brought back? Something that can be planted here? ” Compared to those precious gemstones and jade artifacts, Zuo Shaoqing was more interested in those unknown seeds.
“This is the second thing this servant wants to tell you. Those are the good things that this servant found from the Huoluo Nation, there are all kinds of spices, and there are also some food crops that our Great Yang does not have.
This servant wants to buy a plot of land in Changping and grow these things. If I can grow them successfully, then I won't have to travel tens of thousands of miles to a small country overseas to exchange them for these things. “
Zuo Shaoqing nodded his head thoughtfully. He did not understand much about agriculture, “Why should I buy it in Changping? I already have a manor in the outskirts of the capital. If it's not enough, then there are many in Wu Steel Manor.”
“You don't know this, but the Huoluo Nation lies in the south. The climate is hotter than the Changping County, and those crops are definitely not resistant to the cold. That's why I chose Chang Ping, which has a wet and hot climate all year round, so that the success rate would be higher.”
Zuo Shaoqing coughed dryly and rubbed his nose, “Then we'll do as you say. Even if it doesn't work, it's fine. Just treat it as buying land.”
Ke saw that he was easy to talk to, so he even asked for the last one. He rubbed his hands together and said, “In addition …” This servant wants to buy two ships of his own.
“Hmm? Why? The ship of Cao Sect is not good? “
“No, no, but that is after all, a Cao Sect. Our Grand Life's Trading Company will definitely become bigger and bigger in the future, and the ships we use will also become more and more numerous. We can't keep borrowing from others.”
The Cao Sect were all under Lu Zheng's jurisdiction now, so Zuo Shaoqing could be considered half a master. Summoning a few ships was an easy task, but Zuo Shaoqing thought for a moment, and did not refuse.
Firstly, Cao Sect was a leisurely gang, and the people inside were not the servants of Duke Zhen Manor. It was hard to say what would happen in the future. Secondly, Ke Youliang was right.
“This way, the gold I just got is gone again.” Zuo Shaoqing said in heartache.
Ke Youliang smiled embarrassedly and comforted, “As long as you give me a year or so, I will definitely earn that money.”
Zuo Shaoqing did not doubt his ability at all. He knocked on the table and said, “I'll go ask around about the ship and see if I can get a eliminated battleship.”
Ke Youlian's eyes were straight as he nodded his head fiercely. “Then you have to ask, it's too dangerous to travel by sea. If there were battleships …” What was there to be afraid of? Pirates!
“You don't need to be happy too early. Even if there is, it might not be enough to allow the coastal merchant to configure weapons, but … There's always a way. ” Zuo Shaoqing smiled sinisterly. Who told his husband to be in charge of this? When would he use his relationship without a dress?
After he finished speaking, Zuo Shaoqing hugged Zuo Xiaolang, and asked with furrowed brows: “Do you know of a wealthy merchant surnamed Wang in Crane City?”
Ke Youliang's mind went through all the big families in Crane City and asked, “Are you talking about Wang Family in the south of the city?”
Zuo Shaoqing thought back to last night when he did hear someone talking about the Wang Family in the south of the city. He nodded, “Tell me about the family members' situation.”
Although Ke Youliang didn't know why San Ye was interested in a merchant family, he still told him everything he knew in detail.
“This Wang Family was originally the wealthiest one, and at the same time, it was a hundred years old Prominent Class, even Prefect would have to pay attention to it, but that was a year ago. At that time, the one in power was the Old Master of the Wang clan, but unfortunately, after the master and the two young masters of the Wang Family went missing at sea, the Old Master couldn't take the blow and passed away.
The one who is taking over the family business right now is Second Master, although he has some ability, but he has limited experience, and is not too pleasing, so his Wang Family is gradually declining. “
“Why would the master and the young master set out to sea at the same time, in the dignified home of the richest man?” Zuo Shaoqing originally thought it was an ordinary wealthy family. He just thought it was a family that had to go out to sea to earn a living.
As an old man, the Old Master Wang has set up a one-year agreement. Whoever can earn the most money in this year will be able to inherit the family business, and after the restriction on the sea realm was lifted, the Old Master of the Wang Family would naturally see the business opportunity, but unfortunately, he was not able to return this time, so everyone knows that the odds are against him. “” Then …
“Then what about the third young master of Wang Family? Do you know? “
“This… This servant doesn't understand. ” All the people that Ke Youliang knew were people who had outstanding Wang Family in the market, so he had never heard of this Third Young Master before.
“Mm, I understand. You can leave now.” Zuo Shaoqing held Zuo Xiaolang's rough hand and fell into deep thought.
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