"You want to cooperate with me and go overseas to do business?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
Cen Lei nodded and said, "That's right. Your Highness, is this okay?"
Zhu Xuan agreed: "Of course there is no problem. When you came to Panyu this time, did you bring a lot of goods with you?"
They, the chieftains, did not have any restrictions such as not being able to do business. Unlike the officials in the imperial court, even the officials in the imperial court were doing business in private without telling Zhu Yuanzhang.
"yes!"
Cen Jing nodded and said: "But we don't know whether those goods are popular overseas, so we can only bring some of each kind over and try to sell them to see how the sales are, and then give them away based on the sales. A shipment is coming."
He still has some business acumen and knows that he needs to test the market reaction before deciding what kind of goods to take overseas in the future.
At present, the three highest-selling products exported by Ming Dynasty are still porcelain, silk and tea. Zhu Xuan is not very clear about the situation of other products.
Zhu Xuan thought for a while and suggested: "We are preparing. The first batch of fleets to go to sea will not be able to go to sea so soon. If Brother Cen can trust me, you can leave your things and wait for me to come back from the sea. After the profits are made, how about I send someone to Guishun Prefecture to inform you?"
Cen Jing said respectfully: "Of course we believe His Highness, but my father has said that he hopes I will stay in Guangzhou and study with His Highness. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will never disturb you. Is this okay?"
They probably knew from Cen Rui that Zhu Xuan would be competing for the emperor's grandson, who might be the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and they wanted to join him.
Cen Jing stayed because he wanted to have a good relationship with Zhu Xuan so that he could hug Zhu Xuan's lap.
Zhu Xuan pondered for a moment and agreed: "Brother Cen wants to stay, of course there is no problem."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Cen Jing was overjoyed and bowed.
"Where is your cargo?"
Zhu Xuan wanted to take a look.
Cen Lei said: "Outside, please, Your Highness!"
When they came outside, they saw five carriages parked here. Most of the goods on them were ceramics and cloth, and there were also some local specialties. The quantity was not very large. They just brought some here to test the water.
"We will buy a courtyard in the city to live in and store goods, so that we will not trouble His Highness."
Cen Lei said.
It seems that Cen still wants to settle down in Panyu.
"OK!"
Zhu Xuan doesn't stop them from staying.
You can probably tell that they just want to hug him.
Next, after seeing the goods almost and meeting Zhu Xuan, Cen Lei said goodbye and said: "We are new here and there are still many things to do, so I won't disturb His Highness anymore."
They didn't need Zhu Xuan to arrange anything. After coming to see him, they left.
Zhu Xuan didn't hold them back and asked his servants to send them out. Then he walked around the city with Sister Miaojin for a while, and then went to Zhilan Lake to have a look.
The mansion is almost completed.
Construction of the Science Pavilion has begun.
Zhu Xuan spent another large amount of money and asked Xu Qi to find more craftsmen to speed up the construction. Money can make all the difference, and those craftsmen are fully paid and can be said to be very motivated.
It's just that I didn't work overtime to catch up on the work.
In addition, the renovation of the kiln factory is also in progress, and the Panyu Trading Port has also started construction.
When Guo Ze came back from Yingtian, he brought back a lot of cement. Zhu Xuan used it to build the trading port and pave the road. A wide concrete road leads to the Panyu city gate.
Before the trading port was built, Zhu Xuan built a huge warehouse nearby to temporarily store goods.
With so many things being built now, Zhu Xuan's money is disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's too expensive."
Zhu Xuan said to himself
"Brother, I also have some money."
Xu Miaojin said softly: "How about I ask someone to go back and send the money over?"
Zhu Xuan remembered that Xu Miaojin was still a little rich woman, but he shook his head and said: "No need to trouble Sister Miaojin. If I run out of money, I can still go mining. Sister Miaojin, please don't worry."
Xu Miaojin said proudly: "My younger brother is the most powerful!"
In terms of money, Zhu Xuan doesn't have to worry about it for the time being. The savings he's made over the past few years are still enough.
the next morning.
Zhu Xuan found Xu Qi and officially purchased porcelain, tea and silk throughout Guangdong.
If there were no ready-made silk fabrics, they would buy raw silk.
When Guo Ze came back from Annan, he was planning to build a weaving factory near Panyu, bring back those jenny spinning machines, and weave cloth in situ. This factory is next to the kiln. While renovating the kiln, The weaving factory is also under construction.
"Does Your Highness have to do so much?"
Xu Qi reminded: "This requires a lot of investment. If it fails, you will lose everything."
Zhu Xuan said confidently: "Don't worry, it won't fail. Just help me arrange it."
"Oh well!"
Xu Qi could only make arrangements.
He also hopes that Zhu Xuan can make money and attract many foreign businessmen back.
Only with money can Guangzhou Prefecture be developed.
For example, when it comes to water control, it can’t be done even with a little money.
Under Xu Qi's arrangement, Zhu Xuan turned into a purchaser and purchased a large number of various products for overseas trade in Lingnan. The warehouse at the trading port soon used up half of the space.
Most of the money I brought was gone.
There was not much money left, and there was no news from Chaozhou merchants. Seeing the number of goods in the warehouse, Zhu Xuan could only suspend the purchase, save some travel expenses to go overseas, and then plan to go overseas as soon as possible to earn back the money spent.
At this time, Zhu Xuan's mansion was completed.
They were finally able to move out of Xu Qi's official residence and live in a new home. The mansion was backed by a large lake. Zhu Xuan also had people repair the lakeside and turned it into a leisure place.
After Xu Miaojin moved in, he first walked to the lake and said happily: "The environment here is really good and the view is beautiful. Brother, I will plant some flowers and have some boats prepared so that you can go to the lake at any time."
"Hou Xian, make arrangements!"
Zhu Xuan said.
Xu Miaojin smiled and said: "Brother is the best. It's a pity that sister Yuan Jun is not here. She must like it here very much."
Zhu Xuan said: "When I finish the work in Panyu, I will go and bring Sister Yuanjun back. Sister Miaojin, come and see what we need to add to our new home, and tell Hou Xian to buy it."
"OK!"
Xu Miaojin quickly regained her energy.
She was full of enthusiasm for decorating her new home. She took Hou Xian and talked about a lot of things, including what she needed to buy, what she needed to find someone to customize, etc.
Zhu Xuan felt satisfied when he saw it.
Sister Miaojin has something to do, which is much better than being bored at home.
Mu Yuanjun is not here, and Xu Miaojin is quite bored alone without a playmate.
Zhu Xuan is usually very busy. He needs to write plans, consider development, supervise work, and recently acquired products.
