Liujiagang.
"I believe you also understand that after the imperial court reopens the shipping department, the supply of goods from overseas will be stable."
"Correspondingly, a large amount of goods poured into Ming Dynasty, and their prices will also be reduced."
“By then, more people will be able to afford it.”
"But is it really too late for you to take action by then?"
Yang Xuan looked at everyone with a smile.
Some people are confused, some are enlightened, and some are nervous.
Their expressions were caught in Yang Xuan's eyes.
"The common people are stupid, please let me know for sure!" someone asked.
It can be seen from his clear and stupid eyes that he really doesn't understand.
I don’t know how his huge family fortune came from.
Everyone has different thoughts.
Yang Xuan smiled at him and said, "For the sake of your sincere request for advice, I will tell you."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" The man's face was filled with gratitude.
"You all know the prices of overseas products in Daming."
“The reason why it remains high is that the number is too small.”
"After a large number of products enter the Ming Dynasty, although the price will drop, the market will become larger."
"So profits will not decrease, but will increase."
"If we take advantage of this opportunity to seize the market, then by the time the shipping department reopens, it will be too late for others to take action."
"You are all in business. You should understand how important it is to seize the opportunity."
Listening to Yang Xuan's words, some people who were originally in the fog also suddenly realized.
Xia Yuanji on the side was a little surprised when he saw this.
How come the Marquis even understands the affairs of merchants?
After Yang Xuan said this, the merchants present also understood the importance of this batch of goods to them.
When he looked at the others, his eyes were full of vigilance.
Yang Xuan observed secretly and was very satisfied.
Only if these people are rolled up will they spend a lot of money at auction!
Afterwards, Yang Xuan told them the rules of the auction and left.
Just leave the rest to Xia Yuanji.
When the auction starts, he can just appear again.
So, two days later.
The auction officially begins.
The officials of the Household Department had already counted the goods being auctioned. After Yang Xuan and Xia Yuanji came, they also checked the accounts several times.
Several typical examples of corruption were caught and sent back to the capital by Jin Yiwei.
Waiting for them will be Zhu Di's sharp blade.
Although more than half of them had been sold before, the remaining goods were still huge.
However, these are still too few for the entire Ming Dynasty market.
The auction process was very exciting.
The major merchants almost spent all their money to bid.
Listening to the bidding in tens of thousands, Xia Yuanji, who was watching from the second floor with Yang Xuan, turned red.
"Get rich, get rich!" he trembled.
"Why make a fortune? More than half of it belongs to His Majesty."
"The only income to the treasury is the handling fees for the goods brought by foreign envoys."
Yang Xuan couldn't help but pour cold water on him.
"It doesn't matter. From now on, the maritime goods will be auctioned by our household department. How much will the tariff be?" Xia Yuanji couldn't help but look forward to it.
After all, Zheng He went to sea for almost two years at a time, but tariffs were imposed every year.
"Okay, as long as you're happy!"
Yang Xuan watched for a while, told Xia Yuanji some precautions, and then left the auction house.
Called Anqing Xiuhe, boarded the treasure ship and went fishing.
The environment at this time was still in a primitive state and fishery resources were abundant.
It didn’t take long for me to fish and I already had a good harvest.
If future generations of fishermen saw the fish baskets full of fish around Yang Xuan, they would probably die of envy!
A few big fish were picked out and taken away, and the rest were rewarded to the navy officers who were waiting for them.
It caused a burst of gratitude.
Back at his residence, An Qing cooked himself and used the fish to make several dishes for Yang Xuan.
Boiled fish, braised fish, pickled fish, etc.
Just as Yang Xuan was feasting, Xia Yuanji came again.
He came to report the results of the auction to Yang Xuan.
But when I saw the other party was having a meal, I knew it was the wrong time.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry."
Xia Yuanji quickly confessed.
"It doesn't matter, it seems you have something important to do."
"You guys talk first, I'll go down first."
This last sentence was said by An Qing to Yang Xuan.
"No need." Yang Xuan shook his head.
Then he looked at Xia Yuanji: "If anything happens, just tell me!"
"By the way, you've been busy all day, so you haven't eaten yet, right?"
"It's better to come early than to arrive in time, so let's save some for dinner!"
"Xiuhe, ask someone to prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks."
He noticed Xia Yuanji's gaze and noticed that he was swallowing his saliva.
"Okay, Master!" Xiuhe said.
"This is not good!" Xia Yuanji hesitated.
He was indeed a little hungry.
I basically spent the whole day staring at the auction house.
"Hey~ nothing bad."
Yang Xuan said.
Soon, Xiuhe brought a new pair of bowls and chopsticks.
Xia Yuanji took it and said thank you.
Then he saluted An Qing and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you."
After Xia Yuanji sat down, he reported the auction proceeds to Yang Xuan.
Only about 40% of the goods were left, and the profits were much higher than those sold previously.
The goods brought by envoys from various countries were also sold at good prices.
The handling fees alone contributed a lot to the household department.
Just look at Xia Yuanji's old face with a chrysanthemum smile.
After finishing the meal, Yang Xuan and Xia Yuanji came to the living room, and Xiuhe also made tea for them.
Xia Yuanji was very discerning and quickly took the teapot, pouring a cup for Yang Xuan first, and then a cup for himself.
"Check the silver and pack it into boxes as soon as possible. I will order Jin Yiwei to escort it." Yang Xuan took a sip of tea and said.
"In that case, thank you very much, Lord Marquis."
Xia Yuanji thanked him.
There is so much money to be transported to the capital that it is inevitable that there will be no robbers on the road.
To ensure safety, it would be good to have more escorts.
Then the two chatted for a while, and Xia Yuanji said goodbye and left.
Three days later, Xia Yuanji returned to the capital with Jin Yiwei escorting hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Of course, these are not all, after all, these businessmen did not bring all their wealth with them when they came.
A lot of people are paid for it.
Although they will mobilize funds later to make up for the payment.
But it takes time.
Yang Xuan did not stay in Liujiagang for long. He planned to take Anqing Xiuhe to Hangzhou Prefecture for some fun.
Finally return to the capital.
After all, Anqing is now over forty years old.
While you are still old enough to walk, take the time to walk around more!
When you get older in the future, even if you have the heart, you won’t have the strength.
In this way, after spending more than ten days in Hangzhou, the group set off back to Beijing.
When we return to the capital, the Chinese New Year will only be more than ten days away.
"It will be the seventh year of Yongle soon. Time flies so fast!"
Feeling the increasingly rich flavor of the new year in the capital, Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
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It’s better to change the title format back, it’s too taxing on your brain.
