Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 879 The Big Business of the Princesses

Liu Mu asked about the workshop over there, Lu Chengqing replied: "Yes, and Xie Jiunian has a few officials working there."

Liu Mu said to the people around him: "Make arrangements, I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

Lu Chengqing didn't know about Shi Jianshan's silver ingots, and it didn't belong to him if someone came here to invest. Xie Jiunian used to inspect the newly built workshops, and declared the construction workshops here, the various rules for using Goguryeo slave labor, etc. .

That night, Liu Mu asked his entourage to go to the pier to ask where Baoqin was.

Baoqin said that she had arrived in Xinjin Port, and she didn't know where she would be.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Mu woke up and went to the workshop. An attendant came and told Liu Mu that he didn't know where Baoqin was, and neither did the people on the pier.The last news is that he went out to sea with a fishing boat three days ago.

When Liu Mu approached the workshop, he saw Baoqin waiting by the side of the road with someone.

Liu Mu didn't take the carriage anymore, but got up with Baoqin and walked to the workshop.

"I heard that this workshop was invested by Princess Changsha?"

Baoqin stuck out her tongue: "I don't blame me for this. I don't have much money, and my sisters can't raise that much money. So I originally wanted the princess to take some money from home and invest in it. The princess thought it was not good. , it is easy for some unfriendly people in the court to make use of the topic to speak ill of your husband."

"Do you know about Iwami-san's silver ingot?"

"I know, the silver ingots are here. Two piles have been used up, and all the purchased items are still on board."

Before Liu Mu asked why silver ingots were necessary, Baoqin explained: "This is what the princess means."

There is always only one princess in Baoqin's mouth, Princess Changping Dugu Lanruo.

Baoqin explained to Liumu: "Princess said that the silver ingots of Shi Jianshan are similar to the silver ingots of Goguryeo when we traded cloth with us at the beginning. This kind of low-quality miscellaneous silver is hardly seen in Tang Dynasty, whether it is the government or the rich. Saving silver is at least ninety-five percent silver, and no one will believe that this kind of miscellaneous silver is only about [-]% silver."

"reasonable."

Liu Mu is very aware of the fineness of Datang's silver.

Datang deposit silver is mostly 90.00 silver.This ninety-five silver is not the 90.00% nine point five of later generations, but [-]% five.This is the standard purity of silver. It can be more pure but it is mostly for making certain handicrafts, jewelry, utensils, etc.

The cost of further purification is too high, and the silver in stock is ninety-five silver.

Baoqin continued: "We declare to the outside world that the silver was melted and recast after it was exchanged from the Goguryeo people."

"Gao Ming." Liu Mu came to his senses.

Dugu Lanruo wanted to let Datang's investors see with their own eyes that someone had already made money in Goguryeo, and made a lot of money.So whether it is attracting investment or attracting cooperation, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Baoqin then gave an explanation, which was exactly the same as Liu Mu guessed.

Baoqin said again: "Our business is actually very simple, that is, to build three workshops. The first workshop is a pottery workshop, which only processes one product, which is jars. And there is only one size, jars for pickles .”

Liu Mu smiled and said nothing, if the jar was burned here and shipped back to be filled with pickles, the cost would be too high and it would not be worthwhile.

Baoqin added: "The second workshop is the pickled fish workshop, which makes pickled fish from all kinds of fish in the sea, puts them in jars and sells them all over the Tang Dynasty. After they are packed and sealed here, the fleet goes to Shu. It will take two months to travel, and the fish will be marinated during these two months. Then those jars can start to pickle vegetables, and the vegetables will be marinated when they are transported here along the way."

"This, can it be pickled on the road?" Liu Mu thought about it dangling, and there is not enough sunshine, etc., can it be pickled?

"It has been tested, and there is no problem at all. There are already many companies that have cooperated, and the standards for the jars have been set. The sizes of the jars of all the companies are exactly the same. Didn't Mr. Lang see those boats on the dock?"

Liu Mu smiled and said, "I see, and I heard that tens of thousands of jars are shipped here every month."

Baoqin also laughed: "Mr. Lang probably doesn't know how much pickled vegetables the Goguryeo slave labor eats every day. The pickled vegetables business seems to be thin but can't support the large quantity."

"Yes, a large quantity will definitely be good. So what is the third workshop?"

"Clothes shop."

There is no need to explain Liumu to understand that there are 10,000+ Goguryeo slave workers here. The clothes these people wear, as well as the work clothes for mining, etc. The tailor workshop is a business with a huge demand.

Baoqin still explained: "The tailor shop is not here. We all think it would be better to put it in Fukuoka. We have already recruited 15 skilled Japanese women workers. Our goal is to make 50 pieces of tooling and clothing by the end of this year. [-] shoes, [-] women's clothing."

Liu Mu nodded, he could understand why Dugu Lan Ruo didn't want to get involved in this business.

The Maoshan mining area belongs to the General Shipping Department, and the work clothes for slave labor here are all distributed, which means that the products of Baoqin's garment workshop are purchased by the Maoshan mining area.

It is indeed inconvenient for Liumu to participate in this matter.

Liu Mu asked again: "Baoqin, is there any investigation on the final flow of silver ingots?"

"Yes, I have arranged people. The flow of silver ingots for several large transactions has been confirmed. Without exception, they transported the silver to Qizhou, and found the subordinates of King Yi to exchange it for silver coins. A very small amount of silver ingots is considered It doesn't matter if someone takes it home."

Baoqin's explanation is correct, it doesn't matter if the flow of individual silver ingots is unknown.

After thinking for a while, Liu Mu asked: "Why did they think of going to Qizhou to exchange for silver coins. Why didn't they trade with you after you exchanged for silver coins?"

"It's not an explanation. A lot of silver ingots are piled up to show the merchants. Then tell them that the contract is signed first, and the payment will be refunded. Our Tang law prohibits the transaction of gold and silver in lieu of coins. These people said that they want silver ingots immediately. They go to the official mint to exchange for coins. Then I will arrange for someone to warn them severely, don’t think this is Goguryeo, our Great Tang law is also valid here.”

Liu Mu expressed his understanding. To put it bluntly, it was the first time for a small businessman to cooperate, and he was afraid that he would not be able to receive money for such a large transaction volume.So I transported silver ingots to the government-run mint to exchange for silver coins.

Or keep the silver ingots and wait to mint these silver ingots into silver coins.

The process went very smoothly.

The people at Qizhou Mint could tell at a glance that it was Shi Jianshan's silver ingot, so they accepted it very smoothly.

Ordinary people can't distinguish the silver ingots of Goguryeo and the silver ingots of Shi Jianshan.For the professionals of the silver coin mint, they can distinguish very clearly.

Liu Mu asked again: "Baoqin, where is the princess now?"

Baoqin held his chin and thought for a while before answering: "It may be in Fukuoka, where a clothing workshop will be built. But the most likely place is Kagoshima."

　Sorry for the lateness, my eyes are uncomfortable recently, and I am in a very bad mood.

　　The inspiration is also poor, and the efficiency is also low.

　　Think about the plot first, and then turn on the computer to start writing, so that you can save a little time in front of the computer.The result is inefficient and not half as fast as usual.

　　The New Year is coming soon, and I hope my eyes can return to normal before New Year's Day.

　　By the way, today is an important holiday.

　　Christmas.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)