The entire market that day earned a deposit of more than 1.2 million taels. Xia Yuanji heard the news and ran over in person.
Looking at the mountains of silver and gold, the beard trembled with excitement. The businessmen of the Ming Dynasty were really rich.
But when he saw the nearly 30 million yuan in treasure, he frowned. This thing has become a nuisance to the imperial court.
I don’t know how many there are out there. Now we are almost reducing the circulation of treasure banknotes and trying to recycle them as much as possible. But the people still don't recognize it.
Xia Yuanji came in vain. He couldn't take away any of the money. These were not for the Ministry of Revenue at all.
Although in the end this part of the money will be given to the Ministry of Accounts.
But not yet. Xia Yuanji didn't understand that it was mine in the end, why not now?
Xu Qin asked him to find out when he comes back tomorrow.
Luo Zhong's face turned green. It turned out that his more than 400 brothers were here to guard the more than one million silver and more than 30 million treasure notes.
He was so scared that he didn't dare to blink all night. If you lose this, you'll be in big trouble.
Xu Qin went back to sleep happily. Just overnight, the entire Yingtian Mansion knew that there was more than one million silver lying outside the Dinghuai Gate.
And rumors began to spread that the more than one million was for the imperial court, and hundreds of thousands more belonged to the young prince.
The young father-in-law made a fortune this time. Rumors spread in all the major brothels and teahouses.
After Xu Qin heard the news, he felt that the strength was not enough.
When I went home that day, I used a horse-drawn carriage to pull several heavy boxes. According to the estimation of some people, this was only part of the package.
There are about two hundred thousand taels, and after the market officially opens tomorrow, he will earn several times more.
After Xu Qin arrived home, he found Mei Sheng, the old madam of Mianyue Tower, waiting in the concierge. It was obviously a long wait.
"Young Master, help me." Mei Sheng cried when she saw him. She didn't say anything, she just cried.
But Xu Qin knew what was going on. The old madam knew that Yunhe was here.
He just waited for her to come to him. Let’s solve Yunhe’s matter by the way.
"If it's other money, I won't pay it back, young master. But I don't owe the bitch's money. Yunhe is here with me, and I'll send you the 30,000 taels of the deed of betrayal."
Xu Qin made a direct offer.
"Young Master, that is my money tree, that is my life." Mei Sheng took the handkerchief and started crying.
"Shut up, forty thousand taels, if you keep talking about it for a penny, I've never seen Yunhe, what can you do." Xu Qin said angrily.
"Thank you, young master." Mei Sheng took out the selling contract directly. It seemed that she had known for a long time that Yunhe could not be taken away. Directly brought the deed of betrayal.
This was the best she could get.
Xu Qin put away the prostitution contract and waved his hand towards Xu Fugui. Xu Fugui asked two strong men to carry a large box off the cart that was barely in time.
The big box was of poor quality, and the base fell into pieces. With a crash, more than 40,000 pieces of silver were scattered all over the floor.
The angry bitch Xu Fugui gave the two strong men a good beating, and finally had no choice but to let the carriage pull 40,000 taels of silver and eyebrows through the market.
Everyone was shocked. They had never seen an oiran redeemed with 40,000 taels of real silver. Why not give him some precious money?
It seems that the young master has made so much money that he no longer cares about the money.
All of a sudden, the whole brothel was spreading the news that the young master spent 40,000 taels of silver for the courtesan Yun He.
It is indeed a passionate seed, and Yunhe is really lucky.
I heard that in order to maintain his innocence, Yunhe stabbed his benefactor and ran away to the young father-in-law overnight.
When the oiran heard the news, her heart was moved, and she also wanted such a lover.
I can write poems to make you famous, and I can also spend 40,000 taels for you.
The madams of every major brothel were so frightened that they each added two more maids to the courtesan, and were protected by bodyguards for twelve hours.
I was afraid that the shameless one would just run away.
Xu Fugui escorted Mei Sheng back to the brothel.
"How will you repay me this time? If I hadn't told you, you would never have imagined that Yunhe was with the young master." Xu Fugui said, holding Mei Sheng's hand.
"Damn it, when have I ever treated you badly? Today I've made your soul fly." Mei Sheng rubbed Xu Fugui with her chest.
Xu Fugui liked her young lady's charm.
"No, give me a tongue curler today, and I'll go back quickly. I'll take care of you another day."
Xu Fugui said excitedly while pressing her head. She rolled her eyes at him and immediately squatted down obediently.
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Fugui, as light as a swallow, quickly returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Xu Qin returned to his house and Yunhe was feeling much better. Although I have symptoms of wind and cold, the doctor has come and said that there is nothing serious.
We have to be careful in this era, an era where a cold can kill someone. Yunhe was shocked and cold yesterday, but he was already in good health.
Xu Qin took out the deed of betrayal and handed it to Yun He. Yun He cried when he took it.
She didn't expect that her young father-in-law would help her solve the most important problem so soon. Without this thing in Mianyue Tower, she would no longer have any restraints.
"Meisheng's mother, lion, have you opened your mouth?" Yunhe asked eagerly, holding Xu Qin's hand.
"Don't worry about those things. I have my own arrangements. I will take good care of myself and recover." Xu Qin stroked her shoulder and comforted her.
"Well, when I get better, I will take good care of the young master." Yun He said, looking at the young master with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face.
The four maids looked at the young master strangely, and Xu Qin felt a little embarrassed.
He usually teases the four beauties, but today Yun He made such a confession in front of the four beauties.
I'm really embarrassed about that.
After appeasing Yunhe, Xu Qin felt that it was necessary to add more houses in the backyard. Sooner or later there won't be enough room to stay at this rate.
How Yunhe is treated is also a question, because being a concubine is definitely not good. Let’s not talk about the issue of first come, first served. There are four maids in front.
Just say that this little princess has never married, and it will be difficult for Prince Ning to explain to him if he marries a concubine first.
She can only be used as a maid temporarily.
The next day I came to the market again, and it was already beginning to take shape. Merchants spontaneously leveled the land overnight and temporarily set up tents, shelves and counters at their own homes.
By the time the envoy entered the business, it was hard to believe that this place was a wasteland just yesterday.
Then the trade begins. Sure enough, we encountered the problem of large trade volume but insufficient purchasing power.
If foreign envoys want to borrow money, they can go directly to the Daicheng or Royal Bank to pick them up. You can have Daichenghao help you pay or even negotiate directly with the merchant.
However, the people from Dai Cheng and Royal Bank had to follow the envoy back to the country and get the loan back with interest.
According to the provisions of trade reciprocity, each country was granted a quota in Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty could bring goods of the same value to that country for sale.
This part will be approved by Quechang, that is, Xu Qin will approve it. He has the final say on which countries each firm goes to and what goods it takes.
So the goods he sent to Japan were half a ship's worth of glass, and the rest were all kinds of luxury goods popular in the Ming Dynasty.
This cleared out 80% of Xu Qin's glass products.
Almost more than sixty merchant houses can be distributed to various countries, and if the merchants run out of money, they can borrow money from the royal merchant house.
However, for all goods going abroad, the sales office will first charge one-tenth of the price as export tax.
When the cargo ship comes back in the future, one-tenth of the cargo will be charged. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had banned the sea for many years. For merchants without ships, the Royal Merchant Company was also responsible for coordinating the chartering of ships.
Anyway, the ships of Sanbao Eunuch still have a short time before their next voyage to the West, so why not rent them all out to make money.
It can be said that the service is quite attentive.
Zhu Di's total reward for this tribute trade was no less than two million, and these envoys borrowed more than one million and two hundred thousand.
The Ming Dynasty exported more than 4 million silver, and the tax revenue alone was 400,000.
This businessman is still actively participating. The Royal Bank loaned out nearly one million taels of silver.
The money handed over by the merchant was borrowed again, leaving only poverty and mortgage.
The Dai family's Dai Cheng account lent out more than 300,000 taels of silver, but Xu Qin took care of it, otherwise it would only have been 100,000 to 80,000 taels.
By the time the five-day trading period was over, Xu Qin was almost asleep. He couldn't leave the business, but he couldn't help.
It can only be stamped and nodded. In the end, it was all left to Mr. Xia, who was responsible for sleeping.
When the transaction was completed and accounts were settled, Xia Yuanji had already arrived. He felt a headache when he saw that less than a third of the gold, mountains and silver were left, and a pile of treasure notes that looked like waste paper.
"Mr. Xu, what's the one million taels of silver you agreed on?" Xia Yuanji asked with a headache.
"This tax of 400,000 taels was given to the Ministry of Household Affairs from this year's settlement. The remaining 600,000 taels are paid here." Xu Qin pointed to the IOUs and mortgages on the table.
Above is more than one million taels of silver lent by the Royal Bank.
Xia Yuanji was very suspicious that these things were not even as good as treasure banknotes. After looking at a few pieces, he understood.
These things are money. Royal Bank released more than one million taels. The annual interest rate is three cents, and a monthly yield of three hundred thousand is generated.
Why do merchants borrow at such high interest rates?
Xia Yuanji knows better than anyone else that the price of goods doubles for ten miles and five times for a hundred miles.
Arrived thousands of miles away? I'm afraid the profit is ten to twenty times. Especially porcelain, silk and raw silk.
As long as the merchant can return safely from this trip, it is likely that one shipment of goods will go out and seven or eight shipments of goods will come in.
And they are all precious goods. These things are several times more expensive in Daming.
This is a profit of more than ten or twenty times. Do you still care about the interest? As long as I can come back alive.
So once you go to sea, you can enjoy it for a lifetime.
This is the reason why those envoys came to the DPRK from thousands of miles away, and also the reason why many people colluded with the Japanese pirates.
The maritime ban caused a barrier between the inside and outside, and also caused the price of Ming Dynasty's precious silk, porcelain and raw silk to remain high in other countries.
Xu Qin knew a little more than Xia Yuanji. There is no end to the world's demand for silk and porcelain.
It would be very difficult for the Ming Dynasty’s productivity to satisfy the world’s needs. These silks and porcelain. To reach Europe through the Maritime Silk Road, you have to use real money in exchange.
After these businessmen came back, they entered the Ming Dynasty with more than ten times or even twenty times their profits, and then paid one-tenth of the tax.
It's not much for them, but for the Ministry of Revenue, the tax is probably more than one million taels of silver.
Although it is not as fast as Zheng He's voyages to the West, it is a long-term and stable income, and it is even a sure profit.
"Master Xu, you have done a great thing." Xia Yuanji said to Xu Qin sincerely.
He is the most reluctant to ban the sea, but he cannot oppose it and even supports it on the surface.
But he knew the emperor's ambitions, and there were too many places where money needed to be spent. After such a trade situation is determined.
Those small countries are willing to come, come more frequently, and send more. On the one hand, it increased the status of the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty and satisfied His Majesty's needs from all directions.
Secondly, they also became second-rate dealers who made money for Ming Dynasty, and were tied to Ming Dynasty's chariot. The pressure on the Ming Dynasty was also reduced.
It doesn't have to be through war, it can be through economic means.
"I don't dare to take Xia Shangshu's compliment, I also want to make money. I will contract for three years. One million per year, and the rest is mine."
Xu Qin emphasized.
"Oh? When did it happen? Why didn't I know?" Xia Yuanji asked, blinking narrowly.
WTF? Xu Qin suddenly woke up, what did this old man mean? Are you forcing me to beat up a minister?
Xu Qin glanced at Xia Yuanji and considered the consequences of hitting the old man.
"Sir, we made an agreement that day. Your Majesty is also here. You can't rely on this matter." Xu Qin grabbed the old man's sleeve and said excitedly.
"Master Xu, it is not a good thing to take too much advantage. Three years is enough, but you still have to consider one million per year."
Xia Yuanji finished speaking and left.
