Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Wang Xiubai, who was far away in Fengcheng, received the imperial decree, with so many thoughts in his heart, he stuffed a purse into the attendant who delivered the decree, and wanted to entertain him for a simple meal, but was declined by the attendant, and the attendant returned without stopping the capital.Wang Xiubai returned home with the imperial decree. This matter had to be discussed with his family. The emperor ordered him to go overseas, so it was impossible to shirk, and he had to go.It's just...the emperor didn't say that he should step down from the prefect's position, who would take care of Fengcheng after he left, and whether he would stay in Fengcheng or return to Chengjing after he left.

After discussing with each other, the couple decided to stay in Fengcheng. It is said that they would bring their children back to Beijing and live in a mansion. No one would say anything, but Wang Xiubai’s wife said that he was a man, so who would dare to beat him if he took his children with him? My idea, besides that, is the industry here. My brother-in-law gave them all the sea farming industry. They can't leave it alone. Last year, sea farming made a lot of money. This year can't be lower than last year. Moreover, in Fengcheng, many people rely on breeding to make money. If he leaves, it will cause unnecessary incidents. , He will definitely not stop him, what my uncle said means that if you have money, everyone earns it, and the big beam is so big, there is no end to earning money.But he just had some money, and if he didn't follow the right path, he insisted on doing some dirty tricks, how could he go to Beijing with peace of mind.

As for the children, he is not at ease, he can pay attention to their words and deeds if they are raised by his side, and they will be sent to the capital. The father is busy with the affairs of the government office, and the mother is not in good health, so how can he bother them.After the two made a decision, Wang Xiubo began to pack his luggage. He made a list of things to bring to sea, two sets of clothes from thick to thin, and a few undershirts. The servant still has to bring it, otherwise who will wash the changed clothes.In addition to regular uniforms, there are also official uniforms. This time it is a formal official visit. Official uniforms are a symbol of status. I don’t know if overseas people know their official positions.

A rattan box was filled with clothes, and I started to pack some food. Living by the sea, how could there be no shortage of dried sea goods to dry? All kinds of dried sea goods with different flavors were packed and packed into boxes. Wang Xiubai had another one during his trip. The task is to see if it is possible to sell Haidried goods overseas.Fengcheng's sea dry goods are very different from other places, that is, they have more taste.

When they were in the capital during the Chinese New Year, they heard from Wang Xiujin that they can put some seasoning when drying sea food, and never add salt when adding seasoning, the sea food itself is very salty, if you add more salt, it will kill you several.After summer, they asked the women to try to dry some of them first, not to mention, the taste was very good.

So when the second batch was drying, there were obviously more seafood with various seasonings. The couple sent some to the capital, and sold all the others, making a lot of money. The two are not stingy , Give big hair to the workers. For them, having too much money is not a good thing. Even if the money comes from a good source, it will still make some people with good intentions make a fuss.

After Wang Xiubai came to Beijing, he received a letter from the Wang family in the capital. Wang Xiubai's wife did not reply to the letter because Wang Xiubai had already returned to Beijing, but wrote a reply letter to her elders very seriously, stating in the letter the reasons for not being able to return to Beijing together.

Ever since Wang Xiujin knew that his elder brother was going overseas, he was busy finding a gentleman who could speak foreign languages ​​for his elder brother. Although he could speak some foreign languages, he definitely had problems with communication. What he learned in his previous life was probably When he was born for the second time, he fell into the mother's womb. The husband Wang Xiujin invited for his elder brother was much better than the one Mr. Wang invited. He was an authentic overseas person and a pure foreign teacher.

This foreign teacher not only taught Wang Xiubo, but also several officials who went overseas this time, all had to learn from him.In the words of the emperor, because they are barbarians, they should not ignore each other's language, and there must be no problems in communication. They should not clearly say that the other party is swearing, but because they do not understand the other party's language, they should not be treated as a joke.

Officials sent overseas, there are no such lofty and arrogant officials, half of them are civil and military officials, and the chief official is the emperor's tenth son, who just got married the year before last and had a son last year. , this time he was favored by the emperor, but he acted very low-key, and did not become inflated because of this. He even sat with the ministers to study foreign languages.

Because the foreign language teacher was invited by Wang Xiujin, the tenth prince said that he would study together after the magistrate Wang came to Beijing. If it were the other ministers, Wang Xiujin would definitely let them wait, but it was the tenth prince who was talking, regardless of whether they had friendship or not. Far and near, the identity of the other party is there, how dare Wang Xiujin make the other party wait, and only ask the husband to find time to make up for the elder brother when the time comes.

The tenth prince did not let his husband start teaching because of this, but insisted on waiting for Wang Xiubai to return to Beijing.Wang Xiujin couldn't say anything, so he could only complain in his heart. He didn't have much contact with the tenth prince, and he couldn't figure out the character of the other party, and he didn't ask the fourth or fifth prince. If he went, he had to be careful about what he said. If the tone is wrong, it will make people feel that he is complaining.

Fortunately, Wang Xiubai didn't make people wait too long, and soon entered Beijing. Before he had a sip of tea, he was dragged to the place where he was learning foreign languages. Hearing another official's sarcasm, Wang Xiubai didn't even bat an eyelid. Carry it up, and on the way over, the younger brother will explain the reason for his anxiety.The two generals were young, and one was a good friend of his brother-in-law. When he saw him, he called him uncle, which made the other official stare several times.

As for whether the people from overseas were paying attention to teaching the language, Wang Xiujin stayed and listened all morning, seeing the labels on the other side's head was normal, so Wang Xiujin quietly left when the people were all focused.

During the day, Wang Xiubai studied with the tenth prince and several officials, and at night with the gentleman invited by his father. Before departure, the most basic exchanges could not trouble him.The big ship departs from the harbor. There are ten ships on the sea, four of which carry a lot of weapons, and the other ships are all full of goods, exquisite porcelain, all kinds of tea, weaving cloth, ready-made clothes, and Things made of wool, puppet in various animal shapes, oil from Daliang, food from Daliang, bicycles from Daliang, sea goods from Daliang, and various pictorials, are piled up on every ship. warehouse.

When the tenth prince set out with four officials, the emperor personally sent them to the gate of the capital, and the fourth prince would send these people to the harbor.Wang Xiujin accompanied his parents to send his eldest brother to the city gate, looked at the fourth prince from a distance, and just nodded, this is not a place for chatting.Watching a large number of people leave the city, Wang Xiujin was a little worried about the safety of his eldest brother.In ancient times, there was no locator, and there was no such thing as a sea search and rescue team, so they could only be anxious. Until their eldest brother returned safely, their hearts would be in suspense.

Sending off the people who went overseas, Wang Xiujin started busy with his life again.Reading books with Li Sushan, discussing his son's studies from time to time, or teasing his daughter, the small days seem to be the same.

After the autumn harvest, the price of grain has indeed dropped a little. Each grain store has used different methods to reduce the price, such as the way of buying ten catties and getting one catty free. When Wang Xiujin heard about this price reduction method, he went to see who thought of it. , such promotion methods are very common in later generations, but they were quite rare in ancient times.It's a pity that after seeing the person, he found that the other person was just a very shrewd ancient person.

With one buy ten get one free, several other companies have also shown various tricks, which made Wang Xiujin sigh, even he, a person who came from a later generation, has seen many sales methods, and he is not as brainy as his ancestors .

Naturally, the price of grain at Wangjia Jingpu also dropped. Compared with the way of buying ten and getting one free, Wang Xiujin directly priced the price per catty.For those who can read and count, the prices on both sides are actually the same, but for those who cannot count, it seems cheaper to buy ten catties and get one catty free.Wang Xiujin doesn't care if the grain will not be sold, he has many places to take orders, and there is enough grain to spend comfortably.

Wang Xiujin has already made plans to lose a lot this year. He never expected that his family’s food has not been lost. People who buy it, although it is not like some, the queues are all outside the door, but it can also be called a stream. endlessly.Out of curiosity, Wang Xiujin asked a person who came to buy grain. The man knew that this was the owner of the grain shop. Before that, he still sighed in his heart that Huang Shang was very close to the people. Every time he came to the shop, he could see Huang Shang. To help collect some money, sometimes I would casually walk up to people and chat with them, just like now.

"My son said that the price of the grain shop is the same as that of other grain stores, and he told us how to calculate it seriously. My mother-in-law said that if the price is the same, there is no need to choose other grain stores! "The man happily answered Wang Xiujin's question, and finally added, "We are here for the name of the emperor, and I believe that the emperor will not deceive people."

Wang Xiujin was a little embarrassed by the praise, but still had a very calm smile on his face.

The stability of grain prices has driven grain businesses in other places. At this time, an adult proposed to establish a yamen dedicated to stabilizing the price of goods, which can prevent some unscrupulous merchants from driving up prices. The Chamber of Commerce raises the price of medicinal materials. With such a yamen, it can be stopped. In serious cases, the door can be closed, and the family property will be exploited, and the five clans will be punished.For lighter cases, the penalty will be multiple times.

The person who brought up the price yamen, after he finished speaking, glanced at Mr. Wang triumphantly. If he got this job, he would go to the snack bar three times a day and let them beg him to eat. It's not that he used to ask people to queue up for dinner like ordinary people.