Xu Ling first found someone to build a thin coffin and temporarily stored Bao Dazhuang's body in Yizhuang.
Then he followed Gu Hong to the seaside port to check out the ships.
According to Gu Hong himself, his seagoing ship was built by the most famous shipyard in Minzhou, and it is a new model this year.
Xu Ling went to take a look and found that the ship was a small ship. The bow was covered with bow iron and was shaped like a blade. There were 12 bulkheads in the whole ship, which were used to store cargo and provide accommodation.
Sea ships sail by sails. Gu Hongbaoli and others happened to be from the coastal areas of Minzhou. Their families went fishing at sea, so most of them knew how to operate the ships.
The problem that Xu Ling didn't understand the ship was temporarily solved.
Looking at the ship in front of him, Xu Ling thought that not only was he not losing money, but he was actually making money.
With this ship, he can better hide the existence of space and avoid being suspected.
What's more, when he bought the ship, except for the sixty taels of cash he gave to Gu Hong, the money he gave to Bao Li and others were all empty checks.
It won't be too late to give it to him after he finishes this trip.
This gave Xu Ling a lot of room for maneuver.
Although he paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, Xu Ling still went to the Shipping Department to find someone to testify, and signed a contract with Gu Hong, and then he got the ship.
As soon as the money was obtained, Gu Hong hurriedly left Yazhou with the cash, fearing that Xu Ling would regret it.
Xu Ling did not let Bao Li and others return to the ship, but asked them to wait for him outside the town inn.
After all, in a foreign land, Xu Ling felt very uneasy when facing these men from the same hometown. He was always afraid that they would escape on a boat, and he was also afraid that they would have second thoughts when they saw some property on him.
Simply leave them alone and go to the ship to unpack some of the cargo in the space. The silk porcelain brought from Quanzhou and some daily necessities fully occupy the two cargo holds.
Xu Ling went directly to the Shipping Department to conduct transactions.
He was pressed for time and had no time to sell in bulk. He planned to find a local dealer to clear out the goods as he did in Quanzhou.
Compared with other businessmen, Xu Ling's biggest advantage is that his funds are withdrawn quickly.
Some merchants have worked hard to transport the goods from Quanzhou to Yazhou. If they want to make enough profits, they must be careful and careful, and no link can be omitted.
But Xu Ling is different. His goods have no transportation costs and will not be damaged. This means that after he buys them at a low price from the place of origin, he sells them at double the price in another place and all the profits are made.
Even if he chooses to sell at a slightly lower price than others, he still earns more than others.
So soon, buyers came to the door, and all the goods on Xu Ling's ship were taken away in cash transactions, without Xu Ling even having to drag the goods out to sell.
This is Xu Ling's advantage.
In less than a day after arriving in Yazhou, he was able to sell his goods, and the profit he earned was not much less than others who had worked hard to stay here for half a month.
Xu Ling took the fifty-six taels of cash he had just received and pulled the cart to find Bao Li and others.
Bao Li and three fellow villagers were squatting under a tree outside the inn, chatting. When they saw Xu Ling, they stood up immediately.
Seeing that they didn't even move a step, Xu Ling felt a little satisfied.
"Have you had your meal?"
Bao Li shook his head: "We are not hungry, boss, what should we do next?"
Xu Ling said: "Eat first, then follow me after dinner."
Xu Ling took them to have something to eat. When he went out, he headed outside the town in the bright sun.
Seeing Xu Ling leaving the town, Bao Li and others were a little uneasy, "My boss, where are we going?"
Are you going to cut down trees again?
Xu Ling smiled good-naturedly and said, "Don't worry, I won't ask you to cut down trees. I just go to the village to collect some things."
He doesn't have much money now, so it's impossible to cut all kinds of expensive wood here and take it back, and Xu Ling doesn't want to take the risk.
Most of the businessmen who came here came here for the precious spices, but Xu Ling wanted to go to the village to see if he could call a messenger to find out what was missing.
Bao Li and others didn't understand Xu Ling's intention, but they knew that Xu Ling would not let them go to the jungle to die, so they followed behind with peace of mind.
Xu Ling took them into the village and went from house to house looking for people to buy them. Most of these local residents made a living by fishing. There were fishing nets hanging outside every house to dry the seafood.
Various kinds of sea fish and kelp.
The kelp at this time was called kelp. Xu Ling had seen it in Chai Yanjun's pharmacy, and the price was quite high there.
Xu Ling stood directly outside the yard and said hello, "Old man, I want to buy some seafood from your family. The price is fair. Do you sell it?"
The old man who was mending the fishing net in the yard was short and had ridges on his skin. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw Xu Ling pulling a cart with some cloth, handkerchiefs and other odds and ends on it. He suddenly realized: "You are Salesman, right?"
Xu Ling heard that his accent still had a bit of Mandarin, and immediately smiled and said: "Yes, uncle, I am a salesman from Quanzhou. I sell small goods such as needlework, scissors, cloth, and handkerchiefs. I also collect dry goods from farmers. Do you want to take a look? look?"
The old man shouted twice into the room, and a girl with wheat-colored skin came out, "Cui Cui, don't you want to make some clothes? A salesman is here."
Cuicui is not very old. She has two pigtails, her jacket sleeves and trousers are rolled up, and she is wearing a pair of straw sandals. She looks very smart.
"Dad, I also want a pair of scissors. The scissors at home are all dull."
"It can still be used if you grind it."
"My mother used it when I was little, can't I just buy a new one?"
While talking to the old man, the girl opened the fence door and stood not far from the cart, looking around.
"If it's not expensive, just buy a handful. If you can change the dried fish at home, just change it."
"Seller, can I exchange something for you?"
Xu Ling looked at the father and daughter who didn't look like a father and daughter. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "It can be changed. What do you have at home?"
"My dad is a great fisherman. We have everything at home. What do you want?"
Xu Ling pointed to the kelp hanging on the rope and said, "How many of these do you have? I want to take some more back."
The arrival of Xu Ling and others quickly attracted the attention of some people in the village, who came over to watch the transaction between Xu Ling and Cuicui.
Cuicui asked for a comb, a jade bracelet that was not real jade, a wooden hairpin that Xu Ling bought casually in Quanzhou, a pair of scissors, a few sewing needles, a handkerchief...
Finally, while her father was not paying attention, she quietly asked Xu Ling with a blushing face: "Do you have any cloth for making clothes for men?"
Xu Ling took out a piece of green cloth from under the cart's cargo, and finally she asked for one.
If you spend money to buy it, it will cost about six to seven hundred yuan.
But Xu Ling didn't ask for her money and asked her to exchange kelp for six cents per pound. Other items such as isinglass, dried sea cucumbers, and dried sea fish were more expensive.
It's not that there are no salesmen who come to the village to buy things on weekdays, but the purchase price is much lower than that of Xu Ling. After all, the merchants here come for spices, and few people will focus on the seafood here and occupy their cabins.
Those outside businessmen thought they were stupid and would just exchange some money for the good things in their homes.
But Xu Ling was different. Not only was he willing to spend money, he could also exchange it for rare goods here.
For a time, in addition to Cuicui's family, everyone else in the village also invited Xu Ling to buy from their homes.
