Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 424 Traditional Skills

After discussing with Adelaide, Zhu Xuan returned to the ship.

Those noble castles were indeed luxurious and grand, but Zhu Xuan believed that his own ship was the safest.

"Zheng He, you will be in charge of this West Suez Company from now on."

"Choose a few people you trust and take turns staying here to help us manage all our business in the West."

"If there are not enough people to work, you can let Adelaide lead the way to catch those black people. They are the best slaves. But remember, those little black people can only do hard work and cannot do anything else, let alone let them Get in touch with our core.”

"It's your job to do the hard work here."

Zhu Xuan arranged and said.

There are not many useful people around him now. Regarding overseas matters, the only person Zhu Xuan can rely on is Zheng He.

Zheng He is the most suitable person to do these things.

"Your Highness, you're welcome!"

Zheng He nodded and said, "I know what to do!"

The Ming West Suez Company was thus determined.

The construction of the company's office building still needs time, but Adelaide promised to help, so Zhu Xuan was not impatient and let Adelaide do the work first.

Next time Zheng He comes again, it should be put into use.

Zhu Xuan was waiting for business transactions on the ship, and various other goods were gradually moved off the ship.

The auction will start again soon.

The auction was hosted by Adelaide, but the real person selling the goods was Zheng He. He presided over the entire auction. The lively event was the same as before. Businessmen and nobles from all over the West gathered in Jerusalem, all wanting to get it. The goods brought by Zhu Xuan.

There was an incident where the pirate Randolph was killed by Zhu Xuan, and Westerners only had awe of the Ming Dynasty.

They didn't dare to have any bad thoughts about Ming's goods. Firstly, Ming might cut off all economic relations with the West. Secondly, Ming might break in and wipe them all out. This would not be worth the gain.

Only serious cooperation is their only and best choice.

While the auction was going on, Zhu Xuan met with Turner and Fernando and briefly talked about old times.

The auction lasted for three days.

The goods sold at auction can make Zhu Xuan a huge profit. Boxes of gold and silver are constantly being moved to the ship. The profits brought by it make Zhang Cenyun unable to believe that this is real. Overseas money So profitable!
  "Your Highness, I am not dreaming, am I?"

Zhang Cenyun asked in surprise.

Part of this money is the income from her tea.

The profits from selling tea in Daming for three years are not as high as a trip to the West. There are really huge profits overseas!

"My lady is not dreaming."

Zhu Xuan had no choice but to say: "These are just the first sales of the new tea. When word spreads and more Westerners drink it, the profit from selling it next time will be even higher. After Madam goes back, prepare enough houses to store money." !”

Hearing this, Zhang Cenyun's face turned slightly red.

This is blushing from excitement.

I never thought that overseas trade could be so good.

Soon she said helplessly: "I want so much money, but it seems useless and I am all alone."

Speaking of this, Zhang Cenyun was still a little sad.

"Sister Zhang doesn't have a son or daughter?"

Cen Hua doesn’t know much about Zhang Cen Yun’s background.

Zhang Cenyun smiled bitterly and said: "My husband died young and I am the only one in the family. Forget it, it would be sad if I didn't say this."

She had a somewhat sad look on her face, which made her look very sympathetic.

"Sister Zhang!"

Cen Hua hugged Zhang Cen Yun's hand and comforted him softly.

Zhu Xuan didn't pay attention to their affairs. Together with Hou Xian, he counted the amount of gold and silver brought back. It was too much to count. After the auction, Zheng He socialized with the Western nobles at the auction venue. He had seen many big scenes. When he was with the outside world, he was able to face all kinds of social events with ease, and he could fully represent Zhu Xuan.

The main reason is that Zhu Xuan doesn't like to socialize with others, especially when there are more Westerners, the smell of them is unbearable.

That's not the smell of body odor, but the smell of too much perfume that can't be resisted.

Perfume is poisonous!
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A few days after the auction ended, Zhu Xuan was still thinking about the cotton grown in Adelaide.

Along the Nile River, in northeastern Africa.

This is one of the richest places in Africa.

Crops suitable for growing include cotton, sesame and tobacco, among which long-staple cotton is one of the main crops here.

Adelaide's selected cotton plantation is located near the Nile River Basin.

The planting scale has long been established here. A large cotton field is in front of you. Near the white cotton, there are black people working hard. The two colors of black and white form a sharp and strong contrast.

"The harvest of this batch of cotton will not be ready for another month or two."

"But we have already collected the first batch of cotton and stored it in the warehouse. The last time Father-in-law Zheng He came, he didn't have time to take it away."

"Do you want to go and have a look, Your Highness?"

Adelaide was actually worried that he wouldn't be able to sell it. The last time Zheng He didn't take away the cotton, he was afraid that Zhu Xuan might not want it all.

Planting so much cotton, but no one buys it, basically all the money is lost.

Zhu Xuan asked Adelaide to grow so much cotton in order to bring it back for weaving. The cloth could be sold in Ming Dynasty and exported for dumping.

Using foreign labor and conditions to grow cotton, and finally processing it into higher value-added commodities, and then harvesting foreign wealth, and having warships for shipping, the cost will not be very high.

Zhu Xuan can also control costs.

"Okay!"

Zhu Xuan's words reassured Adelaide.

The cotton here can still be sold.

They walked past the cotton plantation, ignoring the little black men growing cotton, and came to the tall warehouse.

I saw that this place was filled with cotton.

Zhu Xuan checked for a while and found that the quality of the cotton was good. He said, "Hou Xian, make arrangements to move all the cotton here. How much is Adelaide going to charge me?"

Adelaide smiled happily and said: "We will discuss the money matter when we get back. May I ask, Your Majesty, how long do you plan to purchase cotton?"

"As long as you can grow them, I want them all."

Zhu Xuan said: "We will grow as much as you want. There is no time limit. Do you want to make a profit from this business?"

Adelaide smiled and said: "Of course I do. We will continue to grow the cotton here. We can grow as much as His Highness wants."

This is how they achieved this simple cooperation.

Zhu Xuan's demand for cotton is indeed very large.

The demand for clothes was equally large every year in the Ming Dynasty and overseas. Zhu Xuan wanted to control most of the market share of cloth in his own hands.

Once you have seen the cotton in the warehouse, there is no need to visit other places.

Those little black guys are nothing good to look at either.

They go back together.

In order to fulfill his friendship as a landlord, Adelaide returned to the city, sincerely entertained Zhu Xuan and the others again, and then negotiated the price.

At the same time, someone started to move the cotton in the warehouse and put it in the container first. Then the voyage to the West was almost over.

Zhu Xuan came out in person to discuss matters related to the company and cotton.

Zheng He couldn't decide on the price of cotton, so Zhu Xuan needed to come and negotiate with Adelaide in person.

(End of this chapter)