Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 449, you sent begging?
Zhu Benduan, Cheng Bo'an, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li left Zhang's shipyard, and then continued to conduct inspections in major shipyards in Tianjin, consulting relevant information in detail.

The other shipyards are similar to Zhang's shipyard, and some are even worse than Zhang's shipyard. They are small in scale and can only build fishing boats, not even whaling boats.

There are more than a dozen large and small shipyards, but there are only a few that can build ocean-going ships. The price of each ocean-going ship is similar, fluctuating around [-] taels of silver, and the price difference is not big.

The shipbuilding capacity is also similar. If you order ten large ships at one time, they will not be delivered until the beginning of next spring.

In a private room of a tea house in Tianjin, the four of them discussed while drinking tea.

"Which shipyard to place the order with, everyone hastened to come up with an idea. More and more people are coming to Tianjin now. If we don't decide to place an order, we may really not be able to catch up with the Golden Island next year."

Cheng Boan looked at the people around him, took a sip of tea and said, the business this time is really too big, a one-time investment of more than two million taels is conservative, and it is the first time to enter this field, so Unfamiliar in all aspects, several people also feel that they are overwhelmed.

It is difficult to make a decision just to buy a ship. I don't know which shipyard to place an order with.

"My suggestion is to buy a ship from Tianjin Shipyard. Although the ship from Tianjin Shipyard is very expensive, everyone has seen it. Tianjin Shipyard is not comparable to other shipyards in all aspects."

"This Golden Continent is thousands of miles away. If we don't have reliable ships, I think we might lose everything."

Feng Xiang was the first to speak. He still thinks it is more reliable to buy ships from Tianjin Shipyard. After all, most people buy ships from Tianjin Shipyard. It can be seen that the ship of Tianjin Shipyard may really be unique.

"But the ship from Tianjin Shipyard is too expensive. With this price, we can buy two ships, and there are still some leftovers. Moreover, there are too many orders from Tianjin Shipyard. If we place an order now, it is estimated that we will have to queue up." After next July."

"By that time, the other fleets have already headed to the Golden Continent, but we haven't even got the boat yet."

Ye Li shook his head to express his disapproval.

"In my opinion, let's make a decision with Zhang's shipyard. On the whole, Zhang's shipyard is still more reliable."

Zhu Benduan thought for a while and said.

"I also think Zhang's Shipyard is the only one. The price is cheap. The price of two ships from Tianjin Shipyard can buy two and a half ships from Zhang's Shipyard."

"In addition, the Zhang's shipyard built the big fortune ship. I also asked someone to check it. Du Mingen and the others also used the blessing ship to go to Huangjinzhou. There is no difference."

Chen Boan nodded after thinking about it.

"I just think that the Zhang brothers are not of good character, and I always feel that they are a little unreliable."

Ye Li thought for a while and said, the Zhang brothers' names are naturally known to everyone, and everyone in the court and the field, whether it is the civil official group or the military general Xungui, don't like these two brothers, they are notorious.

"However, I heard that the Zhang brothers are very honest in their business."

Zhu Benduan thought for a while and said.

"I think, let's not put all our eggs in one basket. Zhang's Shipyard can place a few ships, and Li's Shipyard can also place a few ships. It is best to place a few ships at Tianjin Shipyard."

"If something happens at that time, the bamboo basket will not be empty. If ten ships go out, a few can come back, and they can bring back millions of taels of silver. We won't lose everything."

Feng Xiang pondered for a while, and after thinking about it, he also suggested.

"It's a good idea, we really shouldn't be putting all our eggs in one basket."

When the others heard this, they immediately nodded.

"Then follow what Feng Xiang said. Does everyone have any opinions?"

Cheng Boan looked at the others and asked.

"How will this matter be settled~"

Ye Li nodded.

"I have no opinion~"

Zhu Benduan also nodded.

When several people were discussing about buying a boat, a rough voice sounded from a box next to them. The voice seemed very angry, as if they felt that they had been greatly insulted.

"Are you sending beggars?"

When Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li heard this, they immediately stopped talking and pricked up their ears.

"Mr. Tian, ​​Mr. Tian, ​​we can still talk about the conditions, let's talk again~"

In the box next door, a voice sounded.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Tian, ​​we can talk about the conditions again. We can also add more money this month."

Another voice sounded.

"No need, it's not speculative. You think I'm a beggar. What else can we talk about? I'll pay for the tea, and it's my treat."

Tian Boyi looked at the people in front of him, with a cold face, he took out a silver dollar from his pocket and put it on the table, and immediately flung his sleeves away.

The whole person was very angry. These rich locals wanted to invite themselves to lead the team to the Golden Continent, but the salary and benefits they gave were too low.

He, Tian Boyi, is an outstanding student who graduated from Tianjin Maritime Academy. He served as the captain of a fishing vessel and a whaling vessel, and later became the captain of an ocean-going vessel. He has been to Japan and North Korea several times, and has extremely rich sailing experience.

During this period of time, he has also become a very popular person. Every day, people come to visit him, hoping that he can lead a team to the Golden Continent, or become the captain of a certain ship in the fleet to the Golden Continent.

Logically speaking, this is a good thing, and Tian Boyi also really wants to visit and walk around the Golden Continent.

When Du Mingen's fleet came back, the detailed route and sailing experience were also published. Those of them who rely on the sea to eat, naturally have already studied it a long time ago. They think that there is no problem and it is not difficult to go to the Golden Isle.

A trip to the Golden Continent can earn several thousand taels of silver. This business can actually be done.

But who knew, those people who came to Tian Baiyi were extremely stingy, and many of them didn't even understand the market, so they even offered themselves a monthly payment of one hundred taels of silver, which was no different from beggars. .

Now that he travels back and forth between Japan and North Korea, he can earn hundreds of taels of silver in just one month, and it's not too far away, so there's no risk in traveling, so why take the risk and go to the Golden Continent?
If you want to invite him to the Golden Continent, yes, the price must be sufficient, and the key is to pay dividends, which must be distributed according to a certain proportion.

Du Mingen and the others get [-]% of the dividends, so it is worthwhile for everyone to work hard. It is also possible to work hard to go to sea and earn a few thousand taels of silver when you come back.

But these people are extremely stingy, don't understand the market, and are even more reluctant to pay dividends, which makes Tian Baiyi very angry.

If there is no dividend, how can we invite other crew members?
Without an excellent crew, how can you go to Huangjinzhou?

So Tian Boyi felt that it would be a waste of time to continue talking with them, and it would only make him angrier.

"Mr. Tian, ​​Mr. Tian~"

Seeing that Tian Boyi was about to leave, several people in the box immediately got up and wanted to keep Tian Boyi, but Tian Boyi was determined to leave, so he ignored them at all, turned his head, and left directly, leaving behind a few people who looked at each other.

"Brothers~"

At this time, Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li also walked over and greeted them with a smile.

"You are?"

When the other party saw it, they immediately said in doubt.

"My name is Chen Bo'an, and this is Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li. We are all from Jiangnan. We used to do some salt and grain business~"

Cheng Boan introduced with a smile.

"Oh, it turned out to be a well-known Hui merchant, I'm sorry~"

When the people in the private room heard this, they immediately understood, and hurriedly motioned for a few people to take their seats, and then the waiters in the teahouse changed into new tea and new snacks, and then introduced themselves.

These people are all big gentry, big landlords, and big businessmen from the Huguang area. They are called Shen Chao, Li Hong, and Wang Boxian respectively. After they got to know each other, they soon became known as brothers. , They all came to Tianjin and wanted to go to Huangjinzhou to make a fortune.

"Brother Shen, was it just now?"

After some politeness, Cheng Bo'an also asked.

"Well, it's hard to say. To tell you the truth, the three of us have also raised a sum of money, and we are going to form a fleet to go to the Golden Continent."

"But who knows, I only realized after I came to Tianjin that the money in Huangjinzhou is not so easy to earn. Just to hire this crew member, we have worked hard."

"The Tian Boyi who just left is also from Huguang. He used to be just a bitter haha, the kind who couldn't get enough to eat, but now he is so arrogant."

"We wanted to hire him to lead the team to the Golden Continent, and we offered him a sky-high price of one hundred and fifty taels of silver a month, but he didn't even show us a good face, and just walked away. Said we were insulting him."

"One hundred and fifty taels of silver a month sounds like a moon, and this year is nearly two thousand taels of silver, which is enough to buy a large field, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even hire a single person."

Hearing Cheng Bo'an's words, Shen Chao said with a wry smile.

"Yes, there is no such thing in the world. In our Huguang, let alone one hundred and fifty taels of silver a month, someone will work for you even if you give five taels of silver a month. One tael of silver is enough, and we also heard that the crew in Tianjin are all well paid."

"That's why I paid them a sky-high price of one hundred and fifty taels of silver, even though I knew it would be like this."

Li Hong also shook his head and sighed.

Hearing what the two said, Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan and the others were also slightly dumbfounded. They looked at each other and suddenly felt dizzy again.

(End of this chapter)