Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 317 Buying a Boat
Although I really want to reach Qiongzhou earlier, but Fuzhou has a well-developed shipbuilding industry, so Zuofu still plans to stop and rest here to see if he can buy some ships, hire some sailors, and find some shipwrights.

Many of the people who came with me this time were from Bamin, and it would be convenient to have them as guides here.

She didn't go into the city either, she only talked to the magistrate, and found a place outside the city to stay.

The military tents that are different from this era have attracted the attention of the people of Fuzhou.There are always many people running outside the city to watch the fun every day.Some of the utensils used by Zuofu and others also aroused their great curiosity, such as the lamps used by these people.

A simple solar lamp is hung outside each tent, and every night, in the dark night, the outside of the city will be lit up like daytime.

When the lights were turned on for the first time, some yamen servants and watchmen who were watching the night were almost scared to death.I thought it was a vision from heaven, and a monster was about to appear.

The officials in Fuzhou were also secretly surprised.Their news is better than the common people, and they know this kind of lamp that can be lit by eating sunlight.But it’s one thing to hear about it, and another thing to see it with your own eyes. When they climbed up to the top of the city and looked out of the city, they were stunned.

God!
Where is this kind of power that mortals can grasp?

This Zhen Guogong is really a fairy!

So, on the second day, an official came to visit, and said shyly that his eyesight was not good, could he buy a sun lamp and go back.

Zuo Fu was not stingy, and directly sent a batch of lamps to these local officials, and then said, I want some shipwrights, sailors and wood.

The local gentlemen who thought they were cheap were not too embarrassed to refuse.Although the shipbuilder is precious, can it compare to this magic weapon of the immortal family?
Reviewing official documents by myself at night, reading and reading newspapers, etc., is really tiring!If you have this light, it will be much more convenient!This lamp is much stronger than those candles, the light is bright but not dazzling, and you don't have to worry about catching fire, and it saves the money for lighting wax. No matter how good the boatman is, how can he have this sun lamp?
It's changed, isn't it just the muddy legs of a few shipwrights?There are no others in our big Fuzhou. There are a lot of people who build ships and rely on the sea to eat!

The officials got what they wanted, and the people were also tentatively trying to get in touch with these people.

With so many people, they always have to eat, drink and chew, right?
You have to collect money when you go to the city, isn't it better to close the deal without going to the city?

Some nimble farmers began to sell local fruits and vegetables.The people who followed Zuo Fu are now considered to be well-off, so naturally they are happy to buy some things they need.

Although Mr. Zuo is rich, they can't be too ignorant and add burden to Mr. Zuo, right?

Therefore, in a short period of time, a small market was formed outside the city, and there were many transactions every day, which seemed very prosperous.

And Zuo Fu was not idle, he would go to the city every day to talk with the owners of the major shipping companies.

After ten days of visits, Zuo Fu placed an order for ten large blessing boats with the owner of a well-known local Fuyou boat company, and bought five second-hand small blessing boats of small tonnage and two large blessing boats along the way.

These ships have to be repaired, so don't even think about taking them away for the time being.But to Zuofu's delight, the firm had ready-made dried keels, so she would soon be able to own ten new boats.

These ships are all seaworthy.Of course, since she was looking for a private boat company, these boats did not have armed forces.However, after consulting local officials, Zuo Fu found that these officials were relatively conservative, and they didn't seem to want to let go of this.

She was a little angry at first, but after thinking about it, she understood.

This time the opening of the sea was carried out from top to bottom, and currently only Mingzhou (Ningbo), Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Qiongzhou have opened sea bans.In order to make his exploits more dazzling, it is natural to suppress other opponents.

So Zoffe wanted some boats, and they could recommend them.But if you want to buy some second-hand warships from them, then don't even think about it.

And these days, ships don't have armed forces, so they don't even think about going to sea.The ocean is full of pirates, going out is tantamount to courting death.

After thinking about this, Zuo Fu no longer insisted.

When it comes to official career, no matter how much money you spend, it's useless.Simply put, although Qiongzhou is broken, it still has coastal defense, so it should be no problem to get a few warships.

It takes time to refurbish second-hand boats, but she heard from local officials that walking along the coast is not a big problem.Moreover, they can send ships for protection.

This can be regarded as compensation in disguise.

I don't want to provide technical assistance to Zuo Fu, but I also don't want to offend the celebrities in front of the emperor, so I think it's better to send people to escort them directly to Qiongzhou.

It's good for Zuo Fu to think about it.It is inconvenient for these many people to live outside the city for a long time. Since there are escorts, it is also good to arrive in Qiongzhou early.

Since he was going to leave, the few boats he just bought were not enough, Zuo Fu thought about it, and then asked Li Xiang and others to go to the city to rent a large boat to transport people.

These people cannot be lost and cannot be transported like piglets, so she needs a lot of ships.Seeing that Zuo Fu was renting a boat in the city, some sea merchants became concerned.

They don't want money, they just want to curry favor with this powerful woman.

Although the imperial court opened the sea, it was not open to the people.It's too bad for them!This means that they still have to continue to do smuggling, and it is obviously impossible for these officials and lords to turn a blind eye to them for their own political achievements.

But Zuofer is different!
First of all, this person has a great background, she is a big celebrity in front of the emperor, and her background is very strong; secondly, she behaves differently from ordinary people, she suppresses the gentry severely, but she does not discriminate against merchants.As long as you do things honestly and pay taxes honestly, not only will you not be exploited, but you will be protected.

Furthermore, Mingzhou, Guangzhou, and Quanzhou have mature port trade, but Qiongzhou is a newly opened trade point. If Zuo Fu wants to make achievements, he must compete with these three places.

Qiongzhou is poor and lacks supplies. If they can take the route of Zuofu, then their products can be sold in the name of Qiongzhou government.

As for the money, of course it has to be handed over.But even paying [-]% is an extremely cost-effective deal!After all, if this is the case, it will become a government business. Don't worry about being caught and beheaded even if the signboard is hard.

Moreover, the Duke himself is a man of great integrity.I heard from those who have been to Wujin that there are no messy taxes and miscellaneous taxes under this lord.

After calculating it left and right, this deal is much more cost-effective than it is now.You must know that although the interests of maritime trade are great, but these desperate maritime merchants get a small amount of money, and the big amount is taken away by those officials.If this Mr. Zuo is really as good as the rumors say, they are even willing to hand over [-]% of the profits!I just hope that I can do business well under the rule of this lord!
(End of this chapter)