Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 534 Fu Youde Returns with a Full Load

Chapter 534 Fu Youde Returns with a Full Load
Chapter 534: Fu Youde Returns with a Full Load
We will not go into the various joys that Mr. Hu had at home for now.

On the Ming side, something big happened.

Fu Youde, who had been thrown into the sea by Zhu Yuanzhang in a moment of excitement, finally returned with the expedition fleet.

Old Zhu naturally received the news early on.

Veteran generals like Fu Youde are the ones who understand the rules best.

Go out to fight, arrive at a place, fight, return...

At every node, the news was reported to Lao Zhu in accordance with the rules.

Therefore, when Lao Zhu knew that Fu Youde, who had reaped great rewards this time, had returned, he was extremely excited.

So today, he specially brought Zhu Biao, who had been busy with government affairs and taking care of the newly born Zhu Yunwen, over.

Just waiting to hear Fu Youde’s report.

At noon, the entire fleet docked at the dock under martial law.

Song Li, who had been waiting at the dock for a long time, smiled and accompanied Fu Youde, who was escorting the most valuable part of the "harvest", and went straight to the palace.

"Your servant Fu Youde greets your majesty and the crown prince!"

"Well, Weixue, you've worked hard. Look at you. You've never been as dark as you are now during the expeditions against the Northern Yuan Dynasty. How come you're so dark?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite polite to generals like Fu Youde who worked hard for him.

Look, the tone of his voice carries a sense of intimacy.

A military general like Fu Youde would really fall for this trick. As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he immediately chuckled.

"Hey, Your Majesty, this is not your fault!"

"I didn't expect the sun to be so strong on the sea!"

"It can be said that it is better here than in other countries. It is really uncomfortable for me to be in foreign countries."

"Your Majesty, I will not hide the truth from you. I hardly wore any clothes there. I only wore one piece of clothing underneath my skin on a daily basis."

"It's so hot, I can't wear it at all!"

"Oh? Is that so? Next time we have this kind of opportunity, we have to think more about how to prevent the heat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang paid great attention to these details.

Obviously, Fu Youde is not someone who complains for no reason.

The fact that even Fu Youde said this can only mean that those foreign countries are really hot.

"Weixue, tell me about your experience and gains from this trip!"

"We saw the memorial you sent in advance. It was vague, only saying that the profits were astonishing, but it was always said that there was no calculation."

"What do you mean?"

Lao Zhu asked very directly.

He believed that veterans like Fu Youde would not lie about the profits.

After all, this expedition was different from the past, as we would go by ship.

To find out how much profit there is, just check what is on the ship. It cannot be hidden.

But to say this proves that there is really a problem here.

Naturally, he couldn't ignore it.

When Fu Youde heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he first scratched his head in embarrassment, then slapped his thigh and said.

"Your Majesty, let me tell you this!"

"The reason why I say the benefits are incalculable is that I don't know how to calculate this thing."

"Let me give you an example. Look at this, this box..."

Fu Youde opened a box that the soldiers had just brought in. It was filled to the brim with pepper.

"Your Majesty, look, this box contains the pepper I brought back!"

"This stuff, I remember, when I left before, pepper of this quality on the market was about one tael of silver for ten kilograms."

"I wonder if this is right now?"

This time Zhu Biao answered first: "Almost. I happened to know about it. At least it was this price a few days ago!"

Fu Youde nodded: "Thank you, Prince, then there will be no problem."

"I have two ships of this kind of pepper, about 100,000 kilograms!"

"Seize the young master?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao shouted in unison. Fu Youde repeated it seriously and even gestured: "Two ships, no less than 100,000 jin!"

"And this is only a part of the profits I brought back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were stunned at first, and then Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"In that case, why don't you just calculate the 100,000 catties as 10,000 taels of silver? Why do you say you can't calculate it clearly?"

Fu Youde smiled bitterly and pointed to a box of pepper at his feet.

"That's the problem. I basically didn't spend any money!"

"When I set sail, I brought with me not only cash but also silk, tea, porcelain and other goods."

"At the beginning, I still paid with cash. At that time, one tael of silver could buy one hundred kilograms, and it had to be the best quality!"

"What?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted in surprise again, and Fu Youde answered calmly:

"Your Majesty, you heard it right. The price in foreign countries is indeed one tael of silver for one hundred catties!"

"And this is not the most outrageous thing!"

"The real benefit that makes me unable to calculate is still to come!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were really interested now, and urged in a practiced voice: "Oh, then tell me quickly!"

"I didn't bring much cash with me, so it was all gone in no time."

"Then, I will start selling the goods on the ship."

"Here is the problem. For my goods, just the silk, the price in the Ming Dynasty is about one tael of silver per piece."

"Right?"

Old Zhu and his son nodded repeatedly.

They even know in their hearts that the price is somewhat inflated.

Because those silks were actually defective products.

But Fu Youde spread his hands and said, "The problem is, when we go to foreign countries, the same piece of silk will only be exchanged for one or two ounces of gold!"

"What? One ounce of gold?"

Zhu Biao stood up in surprise.

Fu Youde simply didn't answer and opened several boxes in succession.

"Your Majesty, Prince, please read for yourselves!"

“This is just a small part!”

"In fact, the most valuable thing I brought back this time was gold!"

"Why did the minister say that I don't know how to calculate the profit of pepper?"

"Because I only exchanged one of the ships for two pieces of silk."

"How do we calculate this benefit?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao looked at each other and saw endless greed in each other's eyes.

Such a good place must not be missed.

Fu Youde's story continues.