Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 216, the Zhang brothers want to build a ship
At the gate of Liu Jin's courtyard, the two brothers Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning and Zhang Yanling, Uncle Jianchang, were looking at Uncle Changning and Zhou Yu with great displeasure. The conflict between the Zhang brothers and Uncle Changning had a long history. The Zhang brothers relied on their elder sister being the current empress and their nephew being the current prince, so they ran amok.

Once there was a conflict with Changning Bo Zhou Yu over the fight for the land, and the two families also fought for this reason, and it was inevitable to blow their beards and stare at each other when they met each other.

"Uncle Changning, why are you still not dead?"

Zhang Yanling seems to have something to say, Changning Bo Zhou Yu is the family member of the present empress dowager, and also a relative of the emperor. This empress dowager is the grandma of Emperor Hongzhi, and it was because of his grandma's support that Emperor Hongzhi was able to escape the poisonous hands of Concubine Wan Gui.

Emperor Hongzhi was a filial person, so he was very kind to his own grandmother, and he was raised by his own grandmother when he was a child, so he naturally gave preferential treatment to the Empress Dowager's family.

But Changning Bo Zhou Yu is a smart person, he knows very well that the wealth of his Zhou family is all supported by the Empress Dowager in this palace, this Empress Dowager is already very old and will not live for long.

Once the Empress Dowager is gone, the life of the Zhou family will not be as easy as it is now, so for the Zhang brothers, he has always been based on the principle of tolerance, and he is relatively low-key and easy-going.

But I didn't expect him to insinuate now that he is older than the two brothers, but he is not considered an old guy. He is obviously referring to the Empress Dowager in his words.

"Humph~"

Although Changning Bo Zhou Yu was angry, he had nothing to do with the two brothers. Relatives are relatives after all, and it depends on who is closer to the current emperor.

The Zhang brothers are surrounded by Queen Zhang, so they are naturally defiant and domineering. Who said that Emperor Hongzhi has only one wife, Queen Zhang, and only one son, Zhu Houzhao? The two brothers really have no scruples because of their status as uncles. Everything can be done.

I can't get any benefit from fighting with these two brothers. It's just to let Emperor Hongzhi reprimand the two brothers. .

Seeing that Uncle Chang Ning and Zhou Yu ignored him, Zhang Yanling smiled complacently and didn't say anything more. The other party was the Empress Dowager's family after all. The Emperor Hongzhi was very filial to the Empress Dowager Zhou. , the two brothers will inevitably be recruited into the palace to be reprimanded.

They didn't wait too long, Zhao Erhu came out to greet them on behalf of Liu Jin, and led them to the living room.

"Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, Xu Guangzuo~"

When the Zhang brothers came to the living room, they saw Zhang Mao and the others immediately, and couldn't help but touch their noses. Although their two brothers and Zhou Yu were nobles, they didn't get the title immediately. Mao, Zhu Fu and the others are different.

"Chang Ning Bo."

"The Zhang Brothers"

Both of them are old acquaintances, and when they meet, it is inevitable to say hello to each other, and after some pleasantries, Liu Jin can be regarded as getting to know each other.

Liu Jin observed carefully, and found that Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, and Xu Guangzuo preferred to deal with Changning Bo and Zhou Yu, and they seemed to have a good relationship with each other. As for the Zhang brothers, they felt disgusted by everyone. Sitting together I feel a little awkward.

This made Liu Jin recall the historical records about these two brothers in his mind, and suddenly felt that there was nothing unexpected. The two brothers were really arrogant, arrogant, and almost offended everyone. They were just a little property. Even the family members of the Empress Dowager were offended, which shows that these two brothers are really clueless.

"Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang came to the humble house, and it is really full of splendor."

Liu Jin welcomed him with a smile. Of course, this was definitely not the truth. For such a fool, Liu Jin felt that it would be better for him to stay far away.

I can't afford to offend and can't afford to offend, so I can only hide.

"Mr. Liu, this time our brothers came to you to buy a boat from you. You need both this fishing boat and the fishing boat that can go to North Korea."

Zhang Heling didn't speak, it was his younger brother Zhang Yanling who spoke, and he didn't talk nonsense, it was very direct, this was his usual style of doing things.

"Yes, a fishing boat that goes out to sea is [-] taels, and a ship that can go far is [-] taels."

Liu Jin smiled. Sure enough, as he expected, they all came to buy the boat. Now that the news spread, there were too many people who smelled the smell of blood. Everyone wanted to make a fortune, and they all came here one after another.

If the Zhang brothers want to buy a boat, there is naturally no reason not to sell it. The Zhang brothers and Chang Ningbo represent a group of foreign relatives. If they make profits in the ocean, the power to push back the sea ban will become stronger in the future. .

"Twenty thousand taels?"

"One hundred thousand taels?"

"Why don't you go grab the money?"

As soon as Liu Jin's words fell, the two Zhang brothers couldn't help jumping up. They were too bullying. My two brothers lived so frugally that they were reluctant to drink porridge every day. Liu Jin was fine. It's just a boat, and it's [-] taels a boat, or [-] taels a boat. I'm really not afraid that money will be treated as money. This is simply stealing money.

"Well, my boat is expensive, but it's definitely worth the money. This fishing boat can catch more than [-] catties a day at a time. Even if the fish is sold for a penny a catty, it can earn tens of dollars a year. There must be no problem with ten thousand taels of silver."

"As for this ocean-going ship, the two of you already know it. It's only a trip to North Korea, and it only took half a month. It also brought back three million taels of silver."

Liu Jin was also taken aback by the performance of these two brothers, whether they are honorable or not, and whether they can calm down, such blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

"But your ship is too expensive, can it be cheaper?"

Zhang Heling couldn't help but shook his head and said.

"There is really no way to make it cheap, because our ship is indeed worth the price. If you think it is expensive, you can build the ship yourself. You will know whether the ship will cost so much if you build the ship yourself."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head, it is impossible to reduce the price.

"Yes~"

"Brother, why can't we build our own boats?"

"Isn't it shipbuilding? It's just a matter of putting together some wood. With the money to buy a ship, we can all set up a shipyard and build a ship ourselves. In the future, we will also sell a ship for tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Yanling also slammed the table, without the slightest demeanor that an earl should have, just like a stunned young man.

"Yeah, why can't we build our own boats?"

When Zhang Heling heard it, he was also slightly taken aback, and then asked himself.

　Is there anyone like the Zhang brothers around you?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)