Several people went to the dock, but found nothing. It was not until the evening that Hua Rongyue and the other two came back.
After the introductions, Meng Dechang directly proposed to buy a large quantity of Panax notoginseng. When Hua Rongyue heard the price was more than doubled, she readily agreed.
She also mentioned several other medicinal herbs. After thinking for a moment, Meng Dechang agreed to buy them and offered a good price.
Both of them knew about medicine, and they enjoyed a pleasant conversation. Hua Rongyue even gave Meng Dechang several of her own prepared medicines, asking him to take them home and try them on his patients. If they worked, she would be willing to sell them in bulk to him.
Zuo Bai seized the opportunity and asked about the wood, but Hua Rongyue knew nothing about wood. In the end, it was agreed that Zuo Bai would send a manager to Ningzhou, and Hua Rongyue would have someone take the manager into the mountains to look for it themselves.
Kang Yueran kept drinking tea and listening to them talk about business. She only went home after they had finished their negotiations.
In the following days, she went to the tea garden to check. It was not yet winter yet, and the tea seedlings were basically intact.
An Yuan, the tea garden's head steward, is already preparing for winter. "I've sent people to gather hay and rags to spread on the tea garden's ground to keep it warm before winter arrives," he said.
"Is it easy to collect?"
"Hay is okay. The women and children nearby cut it when they have free time, take it home, dry it until it's 70% to 80% dry, and then sell it to me here. I also send people to the town and county to collect old cotton-padded jackets and quilts, but I don't get much."
People are poor, and cotton-padded jackets and quilts can be worn for many years. "Then you can continue to collect, don't be afraid of spending money, the most important thing is to keep the tea seedlings alive. Only if the tea seedlings survive can you earn back the money you spent."
An Yuan nodded repeatedly, "I understand this."
"Are you guys still listening?"
The locals are very simple and honest, and An Yuan doesn't worry too much. "We offer good wages, and the villagers are very willing to work here, so they work very hard."
"That's great! Then you keep an eye on it. I have something to do, so I'll leave first!"
Then, Kang Yueran visited the various kilns and also visited the workshops in the mountain village.
She was not in Anzhou, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
All the medicinal herbs were sold to Meng Dechang. Because the price was high, Kang Yueran added another four hundred taels of silver to Hua Rongyue, and Hua Rongyue happily accepted it.
Kang Yueran handed the brown sugar issue to Li Erbing, asking him to contact merchants and sell it. Since the brown sugar was in stock and the price was right, Li Erbing sold out in two days.
As the chief manager of the fleet, Ma Shun has also contacted several merchants. Once the merchants have prepared the goods, they can head south again.
In the middle of the night, Kang Yueran was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by the white tiger in the space, "Master, there is someone in the yard!"
Kang Yueran immediately lost all sleepiness and broke out in a cold sweat on her back. She touched her clothes and put them on while asking, "Is it a killer?" Did Duke Lu send a killer?
"No! It's just one person!"
Boom boom boom...
There was a knock on the door! A killer would never knock on the door before killing someone. Kang Yueran exhaled and asked in a low voice, "Who?"
"I'm Zhuo Limin!"
Zhuo Liming, the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household? "Wait a moment!" Kang Yueran straightened her clothes and opened the door.
Zhuo Limin stepped into the room and said, "Miss Kang, I'm sorry to bother you by visiting me in the middle of the night!"
Kang Yueran pointed at the stool, looking very nervous, "Sit down! Did something happen?"
Zhuo Liming took out a large envelope from his arms and put it on the table. "It's nothing serious. I'm here to deliver the land deed to the girl." He poured himself a glass of water and started drinking.
Kang Yueran rolled her eyes and sat down at the table. "You came here in the middle of the night just for this? Do you know that scaring people can kill them?"
"Hahahaha..." Zhuo Limin laughed out loud.
Kang Yueran kicked his leg and said, "Keep your voice down!"
"Officials are not allowed to leave without orders from their superiors. I took sick leave and came to Anzhou privately."
Leaving without permission is a serious crime! He could just send one of his men to deliver it, there was no need to risk coming in person. "What's going on?"
Zhuo Limin said sternly, "Giving you the deed was just a side job! I previously partnered with the Ye family on a sea freight trip. Not long ago, Ye Wei went to the capital to apologize to me, saying that the ship had been out for three months and hadn't returned yet. It was probably an accident, and he even brought up the Crown Prince to pressure me. Humph!"
"What? Are you not convinced? Do you want to cause trouble for the Ye family?"
Zhuo Limin and Kang Yueran rolled their eyes. "Am I such a stingy person? Think about what the Ye family did and use your brain!"
"I just came back from traveling south on a merchant ship a few days ago. I've been busy inspecting businesses everywhere recently and haven't paid attention to the Ye family's affairs. Otherwise, you can tell me in detail." See if she can get some benefits.
Zhuo Limin's eyes fell on the empty teacup. Kang Yueran quickly filled it up for him. "It's late, you have to make do with it."
In June, Zhuo Liming sent people and money to start shipping business with the Ye family.
Not long ago, Ye Wei went to Beijing to find Zhuo Liming. As soon as they met, he knelt down in front of Zhuo Liming and begged for mercy, saying that the merchant ship that had been shipped by sea had not returned for three months and that something must have happened.
Zhuo Limin sat on the chair with his arms folded. "Something happened? Ye Wei, how many years has your Ye family been involved in shipping? How many times have there been any accidents? Why did something go wrong just after I invested money? Is it because I'm unlucky or is your Ye family trying to embezzle the money?"
Ye Wei kowtowed heavily. "Master Zhuo, I wouldn't dare lie to anyone but you. The ship is at sea, and no one can say for sure if anything will happen. Besides, I've invested half of the money in this trip, and there are nearly two hundred Ye family boatmen on board."
Zhuo Limin asked in an ambiguous tone, "What are you going to do about this?"
"I am willing to repay Master Zhuo's... capital. Master Zhuo, the Ye family has always been engaged in the shipping business and has only a few shops in Anzhou. However, I promise that when we start shipping again next year, I will give 20% of my profits to Master Zhuo as a filial piety."
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