Compared to going west through the strait, Handu is actually more like going to Java to explore. After all, if those people really went west, it would be useless for Han Du to chase them now. There are many countries in the vast area west of the strait. God knows where they have gone after so long. But Java is different. If we can find out the news about those people, it will not be a wasted trip.
Seeing that Han Du didn't speak, Shi Jinqing couldn't say anything more, so he just followed silently.
Han Du had made a plan in his mind. He turned around and saw Shi Jinqing, who was bowing his head in silence. He raised his eyes and looked around and asked, "Where are we?" Han Du looked at the desolation around him.
"Uncle, we are already at the edge of the old port. Let's go back." Shi Jinqing took a look and said.
Han Du originally wanted to turn back, but suddenly he saw that the beach in front seemed interesting, so he raised his hand and pointed, "Let's go there and have a look."
Han Du wanted to go, so Shi Jinqing naturally nodded and went with him happily.
When he came here, Shi Jinqing said with a smile: "This is what it is like here, it's deserted."
"This place is spacious and the port location is good. It would be a pity not to use it." Han Du looked around and said.
Shi Jinqing nodded in agreement, waiting for Han Du's next words.
The more Han Du looked at this place, the more he felt it would be of great use. He waved his hand and said, "You can build a shipyard here. Well, it's called an official shipyard. Not only can it repair ships in the past, but you can even build your own."
Shi Jinqing nodded and said: "Yes, yes, but it can be done to repair some ships in the old port, but I don't have the ability to build ships on my own."
"You don't have to worry about this. I will send craftsmen here after I return to Ming Dynasty." Han Du had some plans in mind.
Since Han Du's words came to this point, Shi Jinqing was naturally happy. He nodded and agreed, "Thank you for your kindness." Ships are a real symbol of wealth on the sea. If Old Port can build ships on its own, then the strength of Old Port will be further enhanced, and its importance to the Ming Dynasty will also be further enhanced. .
"I will go back immediately to make preparations. I will try to build some official factories first and wait for my uncle's good news."
Han Du nodded and turned back with Shi Jinqing.
Next, Han Du asked the Ming Navy warships to enter the old port to rest and replenish fresh water, food and other supplies.
Fu Yong and others who came together have been so busy these days. Although they followed Han Du to Old Port, not Java, the prosperity here surprised them who were used to the desolation overseas.
After seeing the goods carried by Fu Yong and others, the merchants in Old Port immediately surrounded them one by one, waving gold and silver to trade with Fu Yong and others. Although they don't understand each other's language, gold and silver are connected.
Fu Yong asked all merchants who wanted to trade to place a table in front of them. If they wanted to buy the item, they would put the price they were willing to pay on the table. Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, real money and no deception. Of course, if anyone is determined to win, they can continue to increase the price.
Fu Yong took out a large blue and white porcelain plate. This plate was not very good. It could only be said to be a fine product from a private kiln, but it was far from an official kiln.
But as soon as such a large blue and white porcelain plate came out, Fan Shang's eyes widened immediately. In their opinion, this noble plate is too exquisite and beautiful. In addition, there has been no porcelain from the Central Plains in Nanyang for many years. As a result, merchants like them have only heard of it and few have seen it.
In view of the overseas desire for oriental porcelain, the moment Fu Yong took out the large blue and white porcelain plate.
Dong~dong~dong~
One after another, the price tags were placed on the table by the merchants, weighing heavily on the table as if it was overwhelmed.
Fu Yong's heart kept beating in response to the rising and falling sounds. He never thought that such a plate would be so valuable in Nanyang. Such a plate could be sold for two or three taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty, but here, the minimum bid from a merchant was more than a hundred taels.
With thirty to fifty times the profit, how can that businessman bear it when he sees this? Fu Yong could not bear it because he saw that there was someone with a higher bid. Open bidding has great advantages for sellers. For those who are determined to get it, they want to get it no matter what the price. And being able to continue to increase prices gives these people a life-saving straw to regret bidding too low. Not to mention anything else, just in order not to regret it, they will start to increase the price crazily in the next bid.
Therefore, as long as there are two people present who are determined to get something, the item can often be sold for an incredibly high price.
Fierce bidding continues, and every time Fu Yong takes out a product, various dealers have to bid for a long time before someone can buy it.
And when the people of the Shi family learned that Fu Yong and others were businessmen from the Ming Dynasty, they brought goods from the Ming Dynasty. Second Sister Shi wiped away yesterday's grievances and decadence, and rushed to Fu Yong and others with a crowd of people shouting in front of them.
Directly interrupting Fan Shang's bidding, Second Sister Shi walked up to Fu Yong with a graceful figure and said brightly and with white teeth: "Mr. Fu is a friend of my uncle, that is, a distinguished guest of my Shi family. What is Mr. Fu's status? How can you hawk on the street here? How about this, sir, you can sell all the goods to my Shi family, and the Shi family will definitely give you a satisfactory price, how about this?"
Although Second Sister Shi has a small cherry mouth, as soon as the upper and lower red lips touch, she will swallow Fu Yong's goods in one gulp, and is not willing to leave even a little bit to other merchants. The Shi family is now the well-deserved master of the old port, but they lack the strength themselves and have to rely on the help of the Ming Navy to suppress it. Therefore, what the Shi family urgently needs now is to desperately expand its strength.
One of the good ways to expand strength is money. Only with money can you recruit troops. The goods brought by Fu Yong and others could bring huge profits to the Shi family, so they naturally refused to let them go.
When Fu Yong saw Sister Shi's attitude of not giving up until she reached her goal, he suddenly realized that this transaction was no longer something he could handle at will.
After pondering for a moment, Fu Yong had no choice but to say: "Miss Shi wants to buy them all, so I naturally have no objection, but I think it's better to let my uncle know about this matter."
"Okay." Second Sister Shi smiled and agreed, "Mr. Fu, how about we go together to see my uncle now?"
"Okay." Fu Yong followed Sister Shi without hesitation. As long as he met Han Du, he believed that Han Du would not let him suffer.
