Ou Jiuyan had to admit that Kang Yueran was right. Moreover, with more supply, the shop could make more money. "So which manager are you planning to hire?"
"Any manager will do, but it's best if he's more careful, more knowledgeable, and more experienced."
"Come on, I'll lend you Ma Shun, the steward. He's been in the Ou family's fleet his whole life, so he knows the most."
Kang Yueran was overjoyed, "That's great, thank you, Master Ou!"
"You're welcome. I'm just returning the favor!"
"The debt of favor has been repaid. From now on, we will only talk about friendship and business."
Kang Yueran agreed so readily that Ou Jiuyan felt a little uneasy. "I'll have Ma Shun come find you later. How long do you want to borrow it for?"
Kang Yueran raised a finger and said, "Borrow it for a year! You know, there are so many routes in the canal transport, plus there are so many docks in various places, so you have to make a few more trips."
Ou Jiuyan thought for a moment. Anzhou's cargo traffic was indeed much higher than before. If it wasn't Kang Yueran, someone else would definitely form a fleet. Since someone was destined to share a piece of the pie with him, he would rather it was Kang Yueran.
Kang Yueran can make He Yifan, Zuo Bai and others speak so highly of her, it seems that she is not difficult to get along with. Even if it is just to establish a good relationship with her in the future, there will always be a place where she can be of use.
He said with resentment, "You haven't learned well in a year. Forget it. I owe you a favor. I'll give you Ma Shun's indenture."
Kang Yueran was shocked. Did Ou Jiuyan agree with what she had just said? "Uh... well, thank you, Master Ou!"
Even stingy Mr. Ou has become generous, so she can't be stingy either. "Mr. Ou, do you have two vineyards at home?"
Ou Jiuyan was so nervous that he almost jumped up. "You want to grow grapes too? Don't go too far!"
"No, no, no, I don't grow grapes. No, I don't grow grapes in Anzhou. My master once gave me a batch of green grape seeds. My master said that green grapes are smaller than purple grapes, very sweet, and taste good.
I sent the seeds to the outskirts of Beijing at the beginning of the year and planted them, but they haven't grown yet. I want to say that I am very grateful for giving me the horse steward. In return, I will ask my master to find some more green grape seeds. When he finds them, I will give them to you.
Ou Jiuyan patted his chest. It turned out to be a false alarm! "That's great. Thank you very much." After saying that, he asked carefully, "What business do you want to start next?"
Kang Yueran immediately reassured Ou Jiuyan, "Kilns, merchant ships, tea plantations, and coal mountains—those are all I have. In the next few years, unless something unexpected happens, I probably won't open any new businesses."
Just stop trying to steal his business. "These businesses are very profitable, Mr. Kang, you'll soon be one of the top merchants in Anzhou."
Kang Yueran cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll take advantage of Master Ou's good wishes!"
After leaving the Ou family, Kang Yueran went to Qingping Village, where nearly five hundred boatmen lived.
A young man named Bai Jun came forward. He was Kang Yueran's servant and the general manager of the boatmen. "Girl, you're here!"
"Well, how are they doing?"
"Not bad. Everyone can recognize about 300 words. 90% of them have learned to swim. The remaining 10% can't swim, but they have enough strength. So I didn't fire them."
Kang Yueran nodded. "I asked you to learn how to swim so that if you encounter an accident while sailing, people who can swim will have a greater chance of survival. Lu Dalang should be back soon. When he comes back, someone will teach you how to sail."
"Yes, we all understand the girl's painstaking efforts, and we are very grateful that she cares so much about us." Everyone is very content with learning to swim, learning to read, and getting monthly salary.
"There are many dangers we can't anticipate, so we can only prepare as much as possible in advance. You guys go ahead and do your work, I just came over to take a look, nothing much."
Bai Jun quickly said, "Miss, there are a few of us who live by the river. We heard that there are a few old boatmen in the village. We would like to ask if you would like to invite them."
Experience is very valuable. "Okay, you ask them to go back and hire someone. When Lu Kai comes back, I'll have his experienced boatman come and test the boatmen you introduced, and then set their wages."
Bai Jun was very happy that his suggestion was accepted by Kang Yueran, and grinned, "Then I'll send someone back to invite him tomorrow!"
"I'll leave this to you!"
A few days later, Lu Kai returned home. After washing up, he immediately went to look for Kang Yueran.
This time he went to the Great Han Kingdom, which was farther away than the Xiliu Kingdom. As soon as he saw Kang Yueran, he began to talk non-stop, "Sister Yueran, the Great Han Kingdom is no worse than the Xiliu Kingdom.
When I arrived in the Han Dynasty, guess what, the things I took out were all in the Han Dynasty. It took me a long time to figure out that they were all sold by the Western Liu Kingdom.
I knew it, the country of Sirius is so small, how could it swallow so many goods? I guess they all shipped them to other countries.
The Han fleet wanted to follow me back, but I refused! If they came, my ships would be useless. However, I have an agreement with them to go again this year. Without the Xiliu Kingdom in the way, the Han Kingdom can save a lot of money.
Not only the Han Kingdom, but also the Xiliu Kingdom had proposed many times to transport goods to Anzhou for trade. However, the prefect of Anzhou at that time believed that since they were not of the same race, their hearts must be different, and he did not allow the Xiliu Kingdom's cargo ships to dock, so they did not succeed.
Lu Kai continued, "I brought back a lot of ginseng and gems from the Han Dynasty. This time, I brought back 70% silver."
In the past, it was always around 30% in silver. "This is our first time trading with the Han people, so it's right to be cautious. Besides, silver is the most reliable."
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