"Four thousand guan." When the old eunuch told the price, he was still surprised. If it hadn't been verified repeatedly, he would not have dared to report it to the emperor.
"Are you sure it's four thousand taels, not four hundred guan?" Lao Zhu stared at the old eunuch.
"My servant is certain that it is four thousand guan. The Marquis of Zhenhai sold a piece of 4,000 guan for the 400-yuan fortune ship. What's strange is that the merchants are still rushing to buy it."
"A lucky boat with 400 materials is sold for 4,000 guan. Do you think I'm stupid?" Lao Zhu roared.
The old eunuch shivered in fright and knelt down on the ground, kowtowing as if pounding garlic, "I don't dare, but the Marquis of Zhenhai did sell so much."
Just as the old eunuch was kneeling on the ground and shivering, a eunuch came to report and asked for an audience with Marquis Zhenhai.
As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, the old eunuch said overjoyed: "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenhai is here. If you ask, you will know whether the Emperor is real or fake."
The anger on Lao Zhu's face subsided a little, and he said in a deep voice: "Pass."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the old eunuch kneeling on the ground and said, "You should get up too, the ground is cold."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." He quickly stood up from the ground as if he had received an amnesty.
Han Du walked into the hall to pay homage to Lao Zhu and raised his head. He glanced at the faces of Lao Zhu and the old eunuch and felt that something was wrong with their expressions.
"What's going on? Did I come at the wrong time?" Han Du was confused.
Lao Zhu didn't care what Han Du was thinking, and asked: "What's the matter with you and you are so anxious to see me?"
Han Du suddenly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Didn't I sell some ships? I thought that these ships are naval warships after all, and the money that sold the ships was not good for me to hold, so I sent them to the emperor. .”
When he heard that he had received the money, the smile on Lao Zhu's face became much thicker and he asked casually: "How many boats have you sold?"
"Twenty-two pieces were sold. These are the treasure notes for selling the boat. They are all here." Han Du took out the box in his arms.
The old eunuch hurriedly came down and took the box, opened it and saw that it was indeed full of stacks of treasure notes. He quickly presented the box to Lao Zhu happily.
Lao Zhu glanced into the box with a smile on his face, stretched out his hands to count, and suddenly his face darkened, "Isn't this the right number?"
"That's right, all the money for the twenty-two ships is here." Han Du said easily.
Lao Zhu threw the treasure money into the box, "What's right? How much is it here?"
"Seventeen thousand two hundred guan, not a penny missing."
"Twenty-two boats, you sold one boat for four thousand guan, do you think this amount is right?" Lao Zhu stared at Han Du angrily.
"Your Majesty, are you wrong? Didn't you say that the price of a new ship would be enough? It could even be less. I calculated it based on the price of a new ship. Twenty-two ships, each worth 800 guan, a total of 10,000 Seven thousand two hundred strings, that's right." Han Du said confidently.
"But you obviously sold a boat for four thousand guan."
Han Du smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, you originally wanted to sell a boat for 800 guan, right? Now isn't it sold according to your idea, Your Majesty? As for how much I sell to the merchant, that is my business. .”
Being able to sell a boat for 4,000 guan is the money I earned based on my ability. What does this have to do with you, Lao Zhu? Just take the original price.
"You obviously sold four thousand guans a piece, but you only gave me 800 guans?" Lao Zhu said with anger in his tone.
"Your Majesty, you can't say that." Han Du said with a smile, "I sold four thousand guans a piece because I thought it could be sold at this price. But the emperor felt that no one would buy a piece of 800 guan. Well, right? Since the emperor thinks that he can sell the ship for 800 guans a piece, it is equivalent to selling the ship to me first, and then selling it to those merchants. If you think about it this way, does it mean that I am not wrong in giving you 800 guans a piece? ?”
"But you sold it for four thousand guan." Lao Zhu still refused to let go, insisting on how much Han Du sold it.
Seeing that Lao Zhu was obsessed with his money, Han Du also risked his life, "Your Majesty, if you think so, there is nothing I can do. Otherwise, Your Majesty, please find someone else to sell the boat, let alone four thousand guan, he can sell it for 800 guan." If he sells it out, I will consider him to be capable."
Lao Zhu naturally knew that Han Du was telling the truth. If someone else were to sell it, it would really be difficult to sell it for 800 strings. But watching Han Du make tens of thousands of dollars with nothing, and I couldn't get any profit, Lao Zhu was very unwilling.
After thinking for a moment, Lao Zhu suddenly smiled and said: "You mean, how much you sell is up to you, and the money has nothing to do with me?"
Han Du smiled, did not nod, and did not speak, but the expression on his face agreed with Lao Zhu's statement.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he naturally understood it and did not argue with Han Du. Instead, he said directly: "These ships are ordnance after all, and they are originally prohibited from trading. I had to grant permission because those merchants had no ships to use." They buy boats. Since you think it’s up to you how much you can sell them for, then you won’t sell these ordnance. If you have the skills, go find a boat and sell it to them.”
"No! Your Majesty!" Han Du suddenly became anxious. Now only the Navy has ships. Apart from the Navy's ships, where can Han Du find ships to sell to those merchants?
"Your Majesty, we have something to discuss." Han Du no longer had the toughness he had before, and began to become groveling.
The look of being arrogant at first and respectful at the end made the old eunuch next to him couldn't help but laugh. Just now, he was worried that Han Du would make the emperor angry if he insisted on going his own way. But he didn't expect that the emperor would make a smart move and easily capture Han Du.
Lao Zhu smiled slightly and said, "Are you able to speak properly?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Can we discuss it?" Lao Zhu asked teasingly again.
"Ok, Ok."
"Okay, now that you can talk properly, you can give me half of the remaining money." Lao Zhu waved his hand domineeringly, not afraid that Han Du would disagree. If he doesn't agree, I will take back the boat and not sell it.
"I obey the decree," Han Du's heartbroken face twitched, and he said with a smile: "Even if the emperor didn't say anything, I would have already decided to be filial."
After suffering a financial loss, Han Du naturally wanted to take advantage verbally.
But Lao Zhu was not a gas-efficient lamp, and he did not give Han Du a chance to take advantage. "Since you are so filial, do you want to send me the other half as well?"
When Han Du heard this, he was immediately choked up and stood awkwardly without saying a word.
Lao Zhu said this just to argue with Han Du and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he was more curious about how Han Du sold the ship at a high price.
"Even if this lucky boat is newly built, it only costs 800 guan a piece. I am very confused, how did you sell the old boat for 4000 guan a piece?"
