Mrs. Rebirth

The cargo of the two ships was counted overnight, and Zuo Shaoqing flipped through the booklets page by page after breakfast.

Zuo Xiaolang knew that his father would not leave him to go out today, so he sat on the carpet beside him obediently, playing with the various toys that Yang Yixiao brought up yesterday.

Lu Zheng went to the navy camp today, and Liang Qi went to the white-haired old man yesterday to continue discussing the matter of the warship. Only Zuo Shaoqing stayed in the Cao Gang, and he couldn't wait to know what Ke Youliang went to sea this time. Harvested.

Last time they were not well-prepared and exchanged 7000 taels back. This time they went with preparation, which must be even more impressive.

There were two shipments, one of which was still normal supplies exchanged from overseas, gems, pearls, spices, and some unknown seeds, which Zuo Shaoqing had asked for in order to deceive others.

On the other boat, Zuo Shaoqing looked down the booklet, and found that the bookkeeper was obviously impetuous, and even the words were messed up. He counted, and there were 35 boxes of ore in total. How much gold to come.

Ke Youliang had a good night's sleep. It was not the first time he had dealt with people from the Cao Gang. They had the relationship with the third master. Every time they returned to Crane City, they lived in the Cao Gang, and even the boats they went to sea were borrowed by the Cao Gang. Yes, you just need to leave some goods for them as a reward when you come back.

In Yang Yi's words, they are all a family anyway, so why should they be divided?

But Ke Youliang didn't think so. He didn't want to rely too much on the Cao Gang. The Dasheng firm had just started, and if everything got mixed up with the Cao Gang, it would be hard to tell who it was in the future.

He tidied up, ate the breakfast served by his servants, and went to Zuo Shaoqing energetically, intending to persuade him to buy some boats of his own.

When he came to the study, seeing Zuo Shaoqing writing something, Ke Youliang stood outside the door in a dignified manner, without stepping forward to disturb him.

It was Zuo Xiaolang who discovered this man first, dropped the toy in his hand and rushed to the door, grinning at the strange man.

"Huh? Where did you come from?" Ke Youliang is over thirty and has a wife at home. Unfortunately, he has never left any children. Although he is a bit regretful, he did not take a concubine and divorce his wife because of this.

Fortunately, there are no elders in his family, and no one mentions these things face to face.

"Who are you?" Zuo Xiaolang raised his head and asked in a blunt tone, he still didn't speak very fluently, and his enunciation was not very clear, which made Ke Youliang stunned for a moment before he understood what he was talking about.

Probably hearing a voice from outside, Zuo Shaoqing shouted in the study: "It's Guanshi Ke who's here? Come in."

Zuo Xiaolang didn't wait for Ke Youliang's reaction, heard Zuo Shaoqing's voice and rushed into the study room on all fours, jumped onto Zuo Shaoqing's knee, and rubbed against his chest.

Zuo Shaoqing could no longer get angry at his behavior of walking on all fours from time to time, it seemed that as long as his speed was fast, this kind of movement would appear spontaneously.

Zuo Shaoqing planned to teach him lightness kung fu when he grows up, and see if he still misses those two arms when there is a faster method.

Ke Youliang walked into the study in a daze, and seeing the intimate interaction between the big and the small, he couldn't help asking: "Boss, is this little guy...?"

"My son!" Zuo Shaoqing put Zuo Xiaolang on the desk, and gave him a tourmaline to play with.

Ke Youliang guessed that the stepson was probably adopted by the third master. Anyway, it is impossible for him and Duke Lu to have a son, so it is normal to adopt one.

It's just...why does this kid feel weird?It's fine if you can't speak clearly, the way you ran just now is really... too savage!

But these are not what he should be concerned about, he bowed to Zuo Xiaolang in a demeanor, and answered his question just now: "Young master is safe! The slave is Ke Youliang."

Zuo Xiaolang pointed his butt at him, and didn't hear what he said at all. Ke Youliang was not embarrassed, and told Zuo Shaoqing about the trip to sea this time.

"As you ordered, I went to Huoluo country first, and exchanged some things. Last time, I ordered some seeds there, and brought them back together. I abducted to Namu Island on the way back, but the slave went to There are quite a lot of things left there this time, and the local residents are not very willing to exchange them with us."

"Did they find out that gold is a good thing?" Zuo Shaoqing understood that as long as he was not a fool, when someone went after something over and over again, he would definitely be able to guess that something was extraordinary.

"Yes, but the residents on the island are quite simple and have limited knowledge. The servants specially prepared some things that they have never seen before and they can use, and this time we are digging by ourselves. They are not losing money on this business."

"How do you plan to dispose of those gold mines? We don't have a gold refining workshop."

Ke Youliang smiled confidently: "Don't worry, there are many private workshops among the people, and the slaves only need to buy one. Although it takes a long time, it is better than safety."

Zuo Shaoqing nodded to Ke Youliang with satisfaction, and was glad again that his second uncle sent this person to him.

"By the way, what are those seeds you got back? Can they be planted here?" Zuo Shaoqing was more interested in those unknown seeds than those precious gems and jades.

"This is the second thing this servant wants to tell you. The good things that these servants collected from the Huo Luo Kingdom include various spices and some food crops that we don't have in Dayang. The servant is not sure whether we can grow them here. , I got some back. I want to buy a piece of land in Changping to plant these things specially. If I can grow them successfully, I don’t have to go all the way to small overseas countries in exchange for these things at high prices.”

Zuo Shaoqing nodded thoughtfully, he didn't know much about agriculture, "Why buy it in Changping, I have Zhuangzi in the outskirts of Kyoto, if it's not enough, there are quite a few Zhuangzi in Zhen Guo Gongfu."

"You don't know this. Huoluo Kingdom is in the south of Dayang, and the climate is hotter than Changping County. Those crops must not be cold-resistant, so the slaves chose Changping, which has a hot and humid climate all year round, so the success rate is higher. .”

Zuo Shaoqing coughed twice, touched his nose, "Then do as you said, even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, just buy land."

Ke Youliang saw that he was so talkative, so he even raised the last request together. He rubbed his hands together: "Besides... I want to buy two boats of my own. I don't know what the master wants?"

"Huh? Why? The Cao Gang's boat is not good?"

"No, no, but it belongs to the Cao Gang after all. Our Dasheng company will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future, and we will need more and more ships. We can't keep borrowing other people's ships."

The Cao Gang is now under the jurisdiction of Lu Zheng, Zuo Shaoqing can be regarded as half the master, it is easy to call a few ships, Zuo Shaoqing thought about it, and did not refuse.

Firstly, the Cao Gang is an idle gang after all, and the people in it are not slaves of the Zhen Guogong Mansion. It is hard to say what will happen in the future. Second, what Ke Youliang said is right, the Dasheng firm will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and it should have its own fleet.

"In this way, the gold I just got is gone." Zuo Shaoqing said painfully.

Ke Youliang smiled sheepishly, and comforted him: "As long as you give this slave a year or so, he will definitely earn back the money."

Zuo Shaoqing didn't doubt his ability, knocked on the table and said: "Go and inquire about the ship, see if you can get the eliminated warship."

Ke Youliang's eyes were straightened, and he nodded fiercely, "Then you have to ask carefully, traveling by sea is too dangerous, if there are warships..." Then why are you afraid of pirates!

"You don't have to be too happy, even if there is, it may not be possible for the sea people to equip weapons, but... there is always a way." Zuo Shaoqing laughed sinisterly, who told his husband to take care of this, at this time When is non-nepotism used?

After finishing the business, Zuo Shaoqing held Zuo Xiaolang in his arms, frowned and asked, "Do you know that there is a wealthy businessman named Wang in Hecheng?"

Ke Youliang filtered through several big households in Crane City in his mind, "You mean the Wang family in the south of the city?"

Zuo Shaoqing remembered that he did hear someone talking about the Wang family in the south of the city last night, so he nodded, "Tell me about that family."

Although Ke Youliang didn't know why the third master was interested in a businessman, he still told him everything he knew in detail.

"This Wang family was originally the richest man in Crane City, and it is also a century-old family in Hecheng. I am afraid that even the magistrate has to let the Wang family three points, but this was all a year ago. At that time, the old lady Wang was in power. After the two young masters disappeared at sea, the old man couldn't bear the blow and went too.

Now the second master is taking over the family business. Although this person has some abilities, he has limited experience and is not very lovable. Now the Wang family is gradually declining. "

"In a dignified family of the richest man, how could the elder and young master go to sea at the same time?" Zuo Shaoqing originally thought it was an ordinary wealthy family, and only thought that this family had to go to sea to make a living.

"You don't know that the Wang family is too strict on the test of heirs, and there is no such thing as the eldest son inheriting the family business. The competition is based on ability. The old man Wang is getting old, so he made a one-year agreement. Who can win in this year?" Whoever earns more money will be able to inherit the family business, and after the sea ban is lifted, the Wang family will naturally see this business opportunity, but it's a pity that he didn't come back this time, and everyone knows that it's bad luck."

"What about the third young master of the Wang family? Do you know?"

"This... I don't understand this slave." Ke Youliang knew only the up-and-coming figures of the Wang family in the mall, but he had never heard of this third young master.

"Well, I see, you go down." Zuo Shaoqing held Zuo Xiaolang's rough hand, lost in thought.