Great Song Pirate

Chapter 153
Standing in front of a dilapidated small courtyard, Xu Yi almost suspected that his subordinates had taken it to the wrong place. At any rate, Wu Quanshui also had a boat yard. Although his family was in decline, he couldn't live in such a shabby place. !
"Are you sure you sent that shopkeeper Wu back here last night?" Xu Yi asked the subordinate leading the way again.

"That's right, we did send that shopkeeper Wu back here last night according to your instructions. I don't have any other skills, but I still remember this route well!" the subordinate replied.

After slapping the door knocker for a long time, a human voice came from inside. An old man came over to open the door with sleepy eyes. When he saw Xu Yi and the others, the old man immediately showed a look of panic, and quickly said: "Our shopkeeper is not at home now. If you want to ask him to collect the debt, you'd better come back tomorrow!" As he said that, he wanted to close the door to see off the guests.

Li Bo raised his hand and pushed the courtyard door, stared and shouted: "What's the matter with you, old man? You didn't even ask what we do, and you closed the door! Who said we came to collect debts? We I’m here to deliver money to your shopkeeper! Don’t think that we don’t know if your shopkeeper is at home. We helped him yesterday and brought him back from the restaurant. Go and ask your shopkeeper to come out. He has something to do!"

The old man was relieved when he heard that he was not here to collect debts, so he stopped rushing to see off the guests, stood in front of the door, looked at Xu Yi and the others suspiciously, and asked again: "This young master doesn't know his name, I'd better go and report to our shopkeeper!"

Xu Yi asked Li Bo to step aside, and said politely: "My surname is Xu, you just go to your shopkeeper and tell Xu in Hangzhou to consult with him if you have something to do!" Then he handed the old man a small bag coins.

Seeing that Xu Yi actually stuffed him with copper coins, the old man was even more sure that they were not here to collect debts, so he quickly let them into the yard, said: "Wait a moment!" Then he turned and ran into the house .

Not long after, the surname Wu came out of the room with a cloth wrapped around his head, looking as embarrassed as he wanted. After he came out of the room and saw Xu Yi, he still had a puzzled expression on his face. I really drank too much at night, and I couldn't remember who Xu Yi was, so I cupped my hands and asked, "I don't know what Mr. Xu is looking for me for?"

Sitting on the dilapidated chair, Xu Yi looked at the crude tea brought by the old servant, and felt sad for Wu Quanshui. He really didn't know what to say about him because such a big family business made him mess up so much.

"Thank you Mr. Xu for your help yesterday, otherwise I would have made a fool of yourself!" The shopkeeper Wu finally remembered what happened last night.

"Shopkeeper Wu, you don't have to be polite. I came here today just to talk about your shipyard. I wonder if shopkeeper Wu is willing to sell your boatyard? If you want, we can discuss it and let me buy yours. How about the shipyard?" Xu Yi didn't beat around the bush, and directly stated his purpose of coming.

When the surname Wu heard that Xu Yi wanted to sell his shipyard, a look of joy flashed in his eyes, he coughed and said in embarrassment: "Oh!...it's this matter! This...that's My father's property, I... really, alas!..." This Wu Quanshui sighed deeply, he still had a little conscience, after all, tossing the things his father left him like this, there is no shame on his face. Light!

"Things in the world are changing vicissitudes. Some people will win and some will lose. As long as Shopkeeper Wu doesn't gamble anymore and do things with peace of mind, there will always be a chance to make a comeback. Shopkeeper Wu should offer a price!" Xu Yi comforted him slightly. Anyway, everyone in Yangzhou knows that he is so fond of gambling that he ruined his family business, so he doesn't care about this sentence anymore.

This Wu Quanshui looked embarrassed, took a sip from the teacup, calmed down and said: "Since Mr. Xu already knows, I will make an offer. This shipyard is the property left by my father. The total is Covering an area of ​​7000 mu, there are seven work sheds for joinery, iron work, cable work, dock work, awning sails, caulking, etc., as well as three slipways and two waterways, as well as many sheds where craftsmen live. I think it should be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, if Mr. Xu is willing, how about [-] taels of silver for the sake of your helping me?"

After Xu Yi heard the price offered by Wu Quanshui, he immediately laughed. Before coming here, he had already inquired about the market here from Li Mutian. If it were a year ago, the price offered by Wu Quanshui was indeed not high. , but in the current situation, given the situation of his shipyard, it is not worth the price, so he shook his head and said with a smile: "It seems that shopkeeper Wu still doesn't want to sell this shipyard, and he actually offered such a high price. , then I don’t need to talk any more, Xu will leave!” After speaking, he got up and made a gesture of leaving.

This Wu Quanshui became anxious at once, and he has indeed reached the end of his life. Years ago, he also talked with two businessmen who wanted to take him to the shipyard. At the beginning, he asked for this price, but the negotiation failed. Now Most of the valuable things in the shipyard have been emptied by the creditor, and he also knew that his asking price was too high. Seeing that Xu Yi was about to leave, he hurriedly said: "Since Mr. Xu thinks my price is high, we can buy it again." Let's just talk, don't be in such a hurry to leave! This shipyard is also deserted in my hands, or Mr. Xu can give me a price, I have no choice! I still have a lot of craftsmen here They are asking me for wages, if it is too low, I will not be able to make a move!"

After seeing this Wu Quanshui was anxious, Xu Yi sat down again and said: "Since shopkeeper Wu is willing to sell, you shouldn't deceive me, a foreigner, right? I have already visited your shipyard. What is the situation? You and I know in our hearts how much silver it is worth, and you and I also roughly know it. If you let me see that your shipyard is only worth 3000 taels of silver at most, it would be good. 3000 taels of silver to buy your shipyard. If you don’t want to sell it, your shipyard will probably be sold as wasteland. The current price of wasteland is about ten taels of silver per mu. I’m afraid Wu The shopkeeper will suffer even more losses, what does shopkeeper Wu want?"

Only then did Wu Quanshui know that he had already inquired about the market clearly, but he was still a little unwilling to let him sell such a huge shipyard for 3000 taels of silver, so he said with a mournful face: "Mr. The business is not good, but even when the shipyard was built, my father spent more than ten thousand taels of silver. I lost too much of 3000 taels of silver, and I have to settle the wages of those craftsmen. I don't have anything in my hand at all, just raise your hand and give a little more, otherwise I really can't make a move!"

Looking at the pitiful look on Wu Quanshui's face, Xu Yi couldn't help but despise this guy. He really didn't bother to sympathize with this kind of prodigal son. After thinking about it, Xu Yi finally said: "Since shopkeeper Wu still remembers your craftsmen We don’t have starting wages, so let me see how this works. I will pay all the wages you owe to the craftsmen, and I will give you another 1000 taels of silver. In this way, you can also use the silver to do some business and take care of your family. How?" The reason why Xu Yi raised this opinion was because he was afraid that after giving the silver to Wu Quanshui, instead of paying wages to these craftsmen, he would use the money to gamble, and it would be in vain for those who opened gambling stalls. Guys, it's the artisans who suffer in the end.

Wu Quanshui did some calculations, and Xu Yi left a thousand taels of silver anyway, which was enough for him to last for a while, and it was equivalent to raising his price by a few hundred taels of silver. There is no such store anymore, so I had no choice but to nod and agree.

Xu Yi nodded, agreed with him on a time deal, and left Wu Quanshui's house.

Li Bo really couldn't figure out what Xu Yi was thinking these days, so he asked: "I said that the master, you just wanted to do the grain business, why did you suddenly think of buying this shipyard surnamed Wu? Let's Isn’t there a craftsman on the island, why do you have to buy his boat yard?”

Xu Yi explained to him: "Actually, I think it's not a day and a half to build a shipyard. Although we also have shipwrights on the island, I discussed with them that we don't have enough finished timber on the island. Repairs are okay, but if you want to build a ship, there is far from enough wood there. Even if we cut down all the trees on Dulong Island, it may not be possible to build a few big ships like the Zhenhai, and the island's Timber is also not suitable to be used as the main material of the ship. If the timber is transported by land, the loss outweighs the gain. We often sail at sea, and the captured ships are not enough, and many of them are not suitable for use. If we want to grow big at sea, we can't order suitable warships from other people's shipyards, so we can't do without our own shipyard. Originally, I planned to find a suitable one near Hangzhou after the Escort Bureau opened this time. To build our own shipyard in a place like this, but we didn’t expect that the plan would not change quickly. After we arrived in Yangzhou the day before yesterday, we saw that there were a lot of idle shipyards here, so I came up with the idea. The Wuquanshui shipyard just happened to be suitable. It can save us a lot of money, and it is convenient to go to sea here, and it has left a lot of experienced shipbuilders for nothing, so it can be said to kill two birds with one stone, why not take the opportunity to build our own shipyard here?"

Only then did Li Bo understand Xu Yi's intentions, and he couldn't help admiring Xu Yi's foresight, but he thought of another question: "But when we came out this time, we didn't plan to do so many things at once. Two silvers, we don't have so much money on hand! What should we do?"

Xu Yi smiled and said: "There is a God of Wealth by our side. Now let's go to the Li family to borrow some money first. Afterwards, we can use the soap on the island to pay off their debts. I guess it's time to make a fortune these days. A lot of soap!"

Li Bo patted his head and said with a smile: "Why didn't I think of this God of Wealth? Hehe!" Gray and other cronies beside him also laughed together.

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Five chapters of about [-] words have been updated so far today.Everyone should have found out.Liao is quite kind, and many chapters are four or five hundred words extra, or even more.hehe.If it is written smoothly, Pida will not be stingy with those few words.To continue with one sentence, as long as the monthly pass reaches [-], until twelve o'clock in the evening, another chapter will break out! !Brothers, let's smash the monthly pass! !
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