Chapter 41 The Prelude to the Great Era (Central)

After a few words, time passed by. So, as soon as I got off the court, Liu Zhenming came to my southern study room and asked to see me.

I knew about this, and I guess it was almost done. So I lay in the chair of the Grand Master, looked at him with a smile and said, "Liu Aiqing, how are you doing this at this time?"

Liu Zhengming immediately took out a memorial from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to me: "Your Majesty, this is the account for this trip. I am all ready." As he said that, he bowed and retreated aside, quietly waiting for my decree.

I said oh, opened the fold and looked carefully. The unit price was 50,000 pieces of ordinary silk, with a unit price of three taels of silver per piece, with a total of 150,000 taels. Jingdezhen ordinary porcelain, 70,000 pieces, 90,000 taels of tea, and 20,000 taels of silver. The total was 260,000 taels of silver.

I laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad. It's really hard for you. I raised so many goods in a short period of time. However, these goods have not been shipped to the capital yet, right?" Liu Zhenming has his own way. Although these goods are ordinary or even inferior goods, they add up to more than just a little money.

Liu Zhenming said respectfully: "Report to the emperor, I have arranged all of them. The goods near the capital have basically gathered and guided them near the suburbs of Beijing. The remaining batches of goods will be shipped to the suburbs of Beijing one after another within five days."

I stood up from the chair and smiled, "Liu Aiqing, follow me to see the red-haired devils. I think you have never seen the red-haired devils, right?"

"I obey the order." Liu Zhenming also laughed: "Your Majesty, I heard that those red-haired Japanese men are rude and even more strange than those of the *. I don't know whether it is true or false."

"Haha." I laughed and said, "You will see it later. Lift your chest and let those red-haired Japanese men see the majesty of the Great Wu people."

Liu Zhenming immediately looked up and said majestic with his chest: "I obey the order."

Bai Shixing is now accusing me of leaving the palace. I think there are not many emperors in history who have frequent entry and exit of the palace gates like this?

After leaving Shenwu Gate, because it was still some distance from the suburbs of Beijing, I put two sedan chairs in place, and Liu Zhengming and I were one by one. The other guards followed my sedan chair with a serious expression.

Whenever I was bored, I would take out the little one in my arms and tease it. However, the little guy seemed to be getting more and more sleepy. After twelve hours a day, I spent more than half of the time sleeping in my arms.

I picked it up with my neck and the void shook a little. When it started to get confused, I gently pinched it on the tender flesh next to its ear.

In this way, the little fox would tremble all over and wake up immediately. This is the experience I have gained after studying it many times.

The little fox opened his confused eyes, stretched out his claws and rubbed them. He immediately rolled his eyes at me again and protested.

"Damn it." I chuckled and scolded, "You little fox, are so lazy. I'm bored now, so I'm up to help me relieve my boredom."

The little girl gave me a blank look and seemed to be saying that I was really bored. However, it was also afraid of my punishment for it, so it squeaked lazily, as if asking me what I wanted to play with.

"Hehe, do you still remember Liu Zhenming?" I laughed.

Xiaoxiao showed a puzzled look. I said again, "It's that fat and chubby person." Now, Xiaoxiao finally remembered who it was.

Liu Zhenming, for some reason, was very timid and was afraid of this furry little animal. Every time Xiaoxiao appeared in front of him, he would react abnormally.

When Xiaoxiao heard that she was going to tease Liu Zhenming, she immediately became energetic. Her fox ears stood up and shook gently, and it was obvious that it was also excited.

I lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and pointed to the sedan chair behind Liu Zhenming. Xiaoxiao suddenly understood, and his claws were a little on the sedan window, like a bow and arrow, like a red craftsman in the air. He shot directly at Liu Zhenming's sedan chair, drew a graceful arc in the air, and drilled into the window.

quiet.

After several breaths, a tragic cry suddenly came from Liu Zhenming's sedan chair. Suddenly, everyone on the road stared at the sedan chair.

Soon, Liu Zhenming rushed out of the sedan chair at an abnormal speed, and the ghost shouted: "Fox~."

After making fun of Liu Zhengming's little little, he quickly fled from the crime scene. He walked straight on the nearby street stall and walked around, and then rushed back to my sedan chair at a speed that ordinary people could not see. He was ripe chestnut in his mouth like a treasure. With his eyes and movements, he seemed to be asking me to peel it for food.

"Yes." I grabbed its chestnut, pulled it apart, swallowed it whole, and said, "Anyway, you don't need to eat, I'll do it for you."

Zhizhi. The little food was snatched and immediately pounced on my shoulder, trying to peel my mouth and take out the chestnut that I swallowed.

"You are so stingy." I held the back of the neck and said, "It's been a waste of time to support you. Tell you that I am the emperor, and everything in the world belongs to me, including you, your chestnut."

Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes and looked at me with an innocence, looking at me with an innocent look. Suddenly, a soft light appeared in her eyes. She quietly snuggled on me, and the little fox's head kept rubbing softly in my heart.

Huh? Why did this little fox suddenly become so well-behaved? It really surprised me. Usually, this little fox usually ignores me after being scolded by me. Today, did it take the wrong medicine?

With a head full of mist, I came to the suburbs of Beijing in confusion.

Those large ships were still lying quietly in front of the dock.

"You are, Wu?" As soon as I walked to the shore, I saw a man walking down from the big boat. The man shouted in surprise when he saw me.

It turned out to be John. I smiled and hugged him and said, "Commander John, it's great to see you."

"Wu, thank you for your last reception." John smiled and said, "My friends and I are very satisfied."

"Hehe, as long as you are satisfied, as long as you are satisfied." I smiled and said, "I'm here this time, I have good news to sue you."

John's eyes lit up and said, "Wu, you are the lucky star in my life. Have you raised all the goods?"

I patted his shoulder and smiled kindly, "I have been doing this these days. The best Suzhou silk is 50,000 pieces, Jingdezhen refined porcelain is 70,000 pieces, and West Lake Longjing tea is 30,000 kilograms."

John smiled and said, "I knew Wu, you won't let me down."

"Wait, I need to tell you something." I opened the folding fan and looked at John with pity. For a moment, John became nervous when I saw him.

"This is the case. Since these goods are the best goods." I sighed softly and said, "The total value is more than 400,000 kilograms of silver. Your mere goods worth 60,000 kilograms of silver are not enough to offset it."

John's previous smile suddenly solidified: "Wu, aren't we old friends? The price can't be cheaper?"

"John, no matter how cheap it is, it may not fall from the value of 400,000 jin of silver to the value of 60,000 jin, right?" I said with a pity: "John, if you cannot provide the difference of silver, I can only give you 60,000 taels of silver. At that time, you make money and come back and eat all my goods."

"Wu, how can this be done?" John jumped anxiously. The vast sea, sailing once more was just a joke on his life. But why did he need to transport goods twice? John's eyes were circling, and then he pretended to be pitiful and said, "Wu, you must help me this time. When I come back this time, I will definitely not forget your benefits."

"John, I'm very willing to help you. But you have to know that businessmen have rules for businessmen." I smiled faintly.

John immediately understood what I meant and hurriedly said, "Wu, please speak up. What conditions do you need? As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to you."

I slowly paced by the dock, looking at the large sailboat lying on the water. I said with a serious look: "I have a friend who likes to collect all kinds of drawings. If you can sell me the drawings of your flagship, I can consider giving you the goods."

John's face changed immediately and lowered his voice and said, "Wu, aren't you kidding? This is a military secret. If the Royal Spanish Admiralty finds out, I will be sentenced to death."

My face remained unchanged, and I just said in that pity tone: "John, I'm sorry if you say that. Why don't you ask other merchants and see if they can help you?"

John shook his head heavily and said in pain: "Wu, it's useless. It's impossible for anyone else to bring out so many goods at once. Besides, I've seen it too..." At this point, John stopped quickly and he smiled awkwardly at me.

Actually, I knew that if he didn't say it, all the shops near the capital were banned by me, strictly prohibiting trading with these red-haired devils, and raising the usual price ten times.

"John, you don't think about it. When you return to your hometown, the price will rise by more than ten times." I smiled in a bewildering smile: "That's four million kilograms of silver. I can guarantee that you Spanish kings are not as rich as you. What is a mere drawing?"

John was bewitched by me and swallowed his saliva in his throat. After struggling for a long time, he said fiercely: "Okay, I'll give you the drawings."
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