The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1856

[1856. Chapter 1766: Making a fortune again]

More and more people are starting to inquire about this thing.

As a result, more people became interested in it.

On the market, it’s not just Fang Jifan who wants to acquire this thing.

Think about it, even the Duke of Zhen Guo couldn’t ask for something. This thing… must have great benefits.

It’s a pity…this thing, after half a month of tossing, is still priceless.

Just then…a Persian merchant caused a small stir.

This merchant is also new here.

I heard that the restrictions in the Ming Dynasty were much looser than before, and there was a steady flow of merchants traveling to and from the Western Regions.

I also heard that the Ming Dynasty was prosperous, and I originally hoped to buy some silk from the Ming Dynasty to sell, but when I arrived in the capital, I found that this place was actually scarier than I imagined.

Soon, he was like a fish in water. He was drunk here every day, listening to operas, listening to music, eating and drinking. Everything was paid for. In just over five months, the money was almost spent. Sadly, the goods were all spent. Didn’t make it.

He began to panic, what could he do, so… although he was still wearing silk and satin every day, pretending, he tried his best to find a way out here.

In fact, there are many foreign businessmen like him, but as a result, the business was not completed and ended up on the street! What’s even more terrifying is that once they end up on the streets and are taken away by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, they will be directly escorted to Huanghuangzhou.

Golden Island…

Although this Persian merchant has never been there, he feels terrible when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, after coming to the capital, his only gain was that he could barely communicate with people in Chinese.

On this day, he was in the teahouse as usual. He was drinking tea and thinking about something in his mind. Suddenly, he heard someone talking about a treasure in the teahouse next door.

He listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more strange he felt.

What exactly is the thing they describe?

No way…

He stood up and asked the two tea guests who were talking deeply about what this thing looked like.

After careful questioning, he immediately added: “But I don’t know if there is a sample. If there is no sample, just rely on the description, I’m afraid I’ll make a mistake.”

“Why, do you know this thing?”

In Beijing, people generally think of Hu Shang. Contemptuous.

After all, this is the Kingdom of Heaven, and since the Han and Tang Dynasties, there has been a lot of contempt for the Hu people.

Even when the ancients wrote poems, most of them looked down upon the Hu people when it came to them. Whenever the word “Hu” is mentioned, Hu Ji is indispensable. It is believed that most of the Hu people in China have a low status.

Not only because the Hu people were poor, but the most important thing was that they were different from later generations. People in later generations considered blond hair, blue eyes, or high noses and deep eyes to be beautiful. But in this era, people regard this appearance as ugly.

So much so that the Ming Dynasty Law Collection, Household Law, and Marriage Laws specifically gave a legal explanation: If the Chinese people are ugly and do not want to marry, they should let their own kind marry, and they are not allowed to marry each other. There are no restrictions on marriage.

Therefore, the two merchants looked impatient.

The Persian merchant said: “I don’t necessarily know each other. I just need to see it with my own eyes. If I don’t see it with my own eyes, I dare not make a conclusion easily.”

Then a tea guest said : “You can’t find anything like this anywhere else in the capital. It can only be found at the biggest shopkeeper in the capital, Mr. Wang. But…even if you come looking for it, he may not be willing to see you. Such a treasure is even more valuable.” Let alone showing it to you. “

The Persian merchant knew who Mr. Wang was just by hearing it!

Although Wang Jinyuan is just a housekeeper in the Fang family, among merchants, he is like a thunderbolt.

The Persian merchant did not dare to stay and continued to waste time. He hurriedly paid for the tea and left the teahouse excitedly. He then went straight to Xishan and asked around. Only then did he find Wang Jinyuan who was checking the accounts in the bank!

Originally, this Persian businessman came here with the mentality of giving it a try, and he didn’t really expect Wang Jinyuan to be willing to see him. But who knew that this shopkeeper Wang would actually be willing to treat Xian as a corporal.

Then, the Persian merchant entered the hall, and Wang Jinyuan exchanged greetings with him. However, the merchant’s nature always liked to go straight to the point, so Wang Jinyuan asked him the purpose of his visit.

The Persian merchant said: “I heard… everyone in Beijing is looking for something. This thing… Shopkeeper Wang calls it yellow gall, right? I wonder… Can Shopkeeper Wang give this yellow gall to the villain? Look.”

Wang Jinyuan smiled and said, “This is easy.”

So he asked someone to get it.

The Persian merchant opened his eyes wide and looked at this object carefully.

The reason why it is called ‘yellow gall’ is that this thing does look like ‘gall’. It is yellow in color, translucent, like some kind of glue…

At this sight, the Persian merchant’s heart was already stirred up.

He suppressed his inner excitement, looked up at Wang Jinyuan, and said, “I have this thing…”

“You have it?” Wang Jinyuan looked at the Hu businessman with interest.

“I just don’t know how much money I should pay for it?” the Persian businessman asked cautiously.

Wang Jinyuan thought for a while: “This…it’s hard to say. Many people are looking to buy it now. There is also a huge demand for it here in Xishan. How about this, how about exchanging one tael of yellow gall for one tael of silver?”

Persia When the merchant heard this, he didn’t have much expression on his face, but he was the only one who knew clearly. He felt that his heart had jumped into his throat!

His scalp suddenly exploded, and he nodded hurriedly: “It’s just that this thing is not in Daming. I need to go back to my hometown. This round trip… takes a long time…”

Wang Jinyuan said patiently: “This is easy to say, I am now

Asking

for this thing has turned your hair gray in haste. No matter when you bring this yellow gall, my words will be true.

But if a businessman reaches the level like Wang Jinyuan, then he is like a spittle and a nail.

His promise is more useful than ten thousand taels of gold.

The Persian merchant did not hesitate any longer.

He stood up and left without hesitation.

Then he quickly bought some rare things in the capital, bought a horse, and left the capital overnight.

In fact, he really recognized this thing!

Of course, this object actually did not come from Persia.

It is a certain kind of gum that is abundant in the North Kunlun Continent.

This kind of gum tree can only survive in the North Kunlun Island area, so people locally call it gum arabic.

Nowadays, most of North Kunlun Continent is the territory of the Ottoman Empire… and such gum exists in large quantities in North Kunlun Continent. In the local area… except for the local people who use it as a food condiment, this product has almost no use. It can be said to be… worthless!

But now…

I’m going to make a fortune!

This is almost the same as transporting a pile of stones from the Ming Dynasty to North Kunlun Continent, and you can get the same weight of gold.

He traveled almost day and night without stopping for a moment.

This Persian merchant knew very well that once this matter was leaked, countless merchants would flock to North Kunlun Continent.

Since the Ming Dynasty and the Ottomans began to trade, countless caravans began to communicate, so along the way, there were almost all post stations and inns dedicated to merchants, and even in the vast desert, there were special guides who could accurately guide Take your caravan to an oasis in the desert to rest, and finally get out of the desert.

Therefore… although this journey is a long journey, there is not much risk in this section of the journey.

………

And the original perpetrator, Fang Jifan, seems to have temporarily forgotten about his own rubber incident.

The top priority right now is still the question of whether steam ironclads can support ocean-going operations.

This involves countless issues such as personnel, supplies, maintenance, etc.

The advancement of science and technology has brought extremely high requirements for professional talents.

An ironclad ship is not just a lump of iron. It involves power, steering, artillery and other systems that require professional talents to master.

Because of this, Tianjin Naval Academy is the only branch of Xishan Academy stationed abroad.

But this is also the place where all the students who enroll are least willing to come.

After all… everyone is here to learn. What’s there to learn from running a boat?

What’s more, the school has relatively high requirements for people’s physical fitness. I also heard that… being in the school is very hard. Not only do you have to learn knowledge, but you also need to exercise your body every day. After studying for a year and a half, you also have to travel with the ship. When I go out for training, sometimes I can’t come back for a month.

This school was established by Tang Yin himself. In order to recruit students, he even waived all tuition fees and promised that those who enrolled would enjoy salaries. This led to the recruitment of batches of poor students.

These people began to learn to read and write in the first year, and in the second year they began to teach shipboard knowledge. The subjects included were divided into majors such as helming, hydrographic surveying, ship command, fire control, maintenance, etc.

Nowadays, a large number of talents are continuously provided to Tianjin Wei’s steam ironclad ships.

It’s just…compared to the splendor and achievements of the other students in Xishan College, the naval students here are unknown.

Even if they have some theoretical breakthroughs, they are not allowed to send their papers to weekly magazines, and they are only given some internal rewards. Usually… they have even been forgotten.

So much so that Fang Jifan himself… actually remembered that there seemed to be such a thing here… after being reminded by Xu Jing.

Fang Jifan arrived at Tianjin Guard. Here, the navy personnel of the armored ship, as well as the students from the school, had already lined up in the water stronghold, waiting for Fang Jifan to come.

Fang Jifan’s carriage arrived, and Xu Jing opened the carriage door himself. When Fang Jifan landed, he saw countless people lining up in front of him.

Fang Jifan looked at these bronze-skinned guys and thought back to the time… Tang Yin often asked them to bask in the sun, so he asked Xu Jing: “How many people are there on the ship and in the port now?” “

A total of three thousand nine hundred and seventy. Four people.” Xu Jing then said: “However… this does not include the Ma Bujun who will fight with the navy in the future. Theoretically, if another ship is launched by the end of the year, the fleet can carry nearly 7,000 people. The horse infantry fought with the ship. “

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(End of this chapter)