Chapter 435 – Unimaginable Wealth

Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi, were unable to imagine in any way that the person in front of them with a full coffin was Ma Yu.

Originally, I thought that this person should have a civilized appearance.

But the other man’s mouth was full of words, and there was a kind of unspoken earnestness about it.

As for Yang Rong and Hu Guang, they were even more incredulous, they looked at each other face to face, but they could not make a sound at this time.

The Ma family father and son standing outside the bookstore, apparently have heard the voice of Ma Yu, have been able to determine that this must be Ma Yu undoubtedly, just vaguely heard the voice, always through a stream of evil.

But Ma Yu seems to be born with a natural familiarity with people, he seems extraordinarily confident, for this kind of door-to-door merchants, he has a way to make the other party convinced.

At this time, he walked to the front of the bookcase, took out a book, only hand flip a two, and then smiled and said: “the route between Chenla and Siam …… Well …… In my opinion, if it is direct, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate, but if it is Malacca transit, the price may be cheaper, you may wish to ship to Malacca, heard that Malacca that place, there are already a lot of merchants, can be directly to the coffin on sale to them, teach them to collect and disperse out, there are two advantages here …….”

He closed the book, and then paced while saying, “For one thing, there are many ships on the Malacca route, and there are quite a few large ships that carry some of your state’s goods, and if there is room for something else on the ship, they will also take some bulk cargo, so there is room for bargaining, and it can be much cheaper than if you chartered your own ships to go out, and transported them.”

“This second, you brothers and sisters, after all, the first time to go out to sea to do business, there is a saying is to go out and rely on friends, coffins are certainly profitable, but it is not good to eat all this profit, but it is with the local Malacca merchants and traders, so that, it will be a good karma, they are, after all, a snake on the ground, familiar with the situation of the Western Ocean, although less profit, but also make you save a lot of effort, but also to make some friends.”

Zhang Anshi heard inexplicably some movement, this coffin …… can really fucking sell?

Only to see Ma Yu continue to talk eloquently, “This fleet of my ships …… mainly go is the route of Luzon, so ah ……”

Just the latter words did not finish, was interrupted by Zhu Di, Zhu Di said, “You are a scholar?”

Ma Yu shot a glance at Zhu Di and said, “He did read books before.”

He seemed subtle.

Zhu continued to ask: “Since you are a scholar, why don’t you seek fame ……”

Hearing this, Ma Yu laughed and said, “Merit is certainly valuable, but if there is only merit in the world, it is a bit boring, the so-called people have their own aspirations.”

Zhu Di gazed at Ma Yu, “Then what is your ambition?”

Ma Yu said, “I’m ashamed to say that it’s exactly what’s at hand.”

“Right now?” Zhu raised an eyebrow and said, “Doing business? Then what’s the use of your studies?”

Ma Yu said, “Read a book to make a good deal.”

Chu: “……”

Ma Yu is very talkative.

However, the Ma father outside this bookstore felt his heart was a bit clogged, especially that Ma Chao constantly whispered in asking, “Father, is this the elder brother, is it the elder brother’s voice?”

Ma Yang Ming covered his heart, and for a moment his heart was too clogged to speak.

But also heard Ma Yu smiled and said: “Reading can be clear, understand the reason of the matter, many things will be good to start, do business is concerned about the long term business, but to do long term business, this hole saint’s benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, and why not use it? Benevolence and righteousness and not to mention it, although no business is not treacherous, but if it is a speculative, this is not a big deal.”

After a pause, he then said: “and then secondly, is the gift, business needs is to make good relations, it is especially necessary to this word of courtesy, if the hands and feet, are rude and unreasonable appearance, how to make friends in the world?”

Ma Yu obviously talk very high, and said: “This wisdom and do not have to say, people open the wisdom extremely tight, I certainly know, when the first Qixia, there are many people overnight wealth, may not know themselves how to get such wealth, so there are people can not keep the wealth.”

“Really want to long, will need to emulate the ancient gentleman general, always three introspection, know why their own this pile of trade can earn silver, where the good, where the bad, each pile of successful trade will grow their own points of insight, each failure of the trade, can teach themselves to remember a lesson, and over time, it can be no disadvantage.”

“Then there is this word of faith, although the merchants have no faith, but this is only for small business, small business is a hammer deal, but if you want to expand the business, this word of faith, but the value of ten thousand gold. Not to mention the other, alone this Qixia money bank, money bank if there is no credibility, who dares to their lives, so much real money savings to the money bank? Money so, other business is in fact also connected, just see what you do is what business, you buy and sell to get the letter of what people, such as my shipping, shipping needs a lot of money to buy a boat, but how to make people feel that will be the silver into the shares, hand over to you to buy a boat, and also rest assured that it?”

Ma Yu smilingly looked at Zhu Di, continued: “And how to the money bank loan, so that they ensure that you continue to operate it? In addition, there are cooperative merchants, even including, you will be transported to Luzon, and how to cooperate with the local merchants in Luzon, after all, shipping this business, once the ship to the sea, is no trace, want to win the trust of others, and how difficult it is. But everything is just the beginning is difficult, at first although it is difficult, need to spend a lot of words and chapters, but over time, once you become a familiar customer, we know your reputation, you want to do any business, we are willing to plug silver to want to partner with you.”

“From this we can see that the teachings of the sages are not just a guideline for the readers, but also for the merchants, why not learn from them as much as possible, and use them as a sharp spear for business?”

Ma Yu excitedly said a bunch of things, Zhu Di listened to the dizzying.

Zhang Anshi is even more in the side of the heart muttered, crouch …… this guy said I kind of want to give him to throw some silver into the stock.

Hu Guang and Yang Rong, shocked speechless, traditionally very few readers, will do business this kind of thing, so big and loud out, but also can be so talkative.

You know, in general, people are ashamed to talk about it, okay.

Ma Yu laughed, “I can kind of see now that you guys aren’t here to partner up.”

But he still had a smile on his face and didn’t feel free to get angry.

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but say, “How do you know?”

Ma Yu said, “I have said so much, but you did not ask me about the operation of shipping, nor did you ask about the geometry of the profit, but you are more willing to croak here and say these plausible truths, so it can be seen that you are not running for profit.”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “Have you ever thought that it’s not that we don’t want to make profits, we just can’t see these petty profits of yours.”

Zhu listened before returning to his senses.

Zhang Anshi’s words, very domineering ah, at once Zhu Di’s card back.

Ma Yu, however, laughed, “Since you don’t know how much I’ve profited, how do you know it’s a small profit?”

As he was talking, there was a sudden ah-ah from someone outside.

At this point, Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi suddenly, which remembered that the purpose of their visit seems to be ……

Then the wail was heard, “Father, father …… what’s wrong with you, what’s wrong with you ……”

When Ma Yu heard this voice, he first froze, then his face suddenly changed.

Then it rushed out.

Sure enough, this Ma Yu ran out a few steps, and when he fixed his eyes on them, he saw someone he knew too well to be familiar with.

Only to see Ma Yang Ming lying on the ground rolling his eyes in a spasm-like manner.

Ma Chao half hugged Ma Yang Ming and wailed.

Ma Yu saw the situation, madly rushed forward, shouting: “Father, father …… how did you come …… father …… ”

Ma Yang Ming convulsions almost, but all of a sudden as if I do not know where to come from the gas, rolled up, raised his hand, then towards the Ma Yu a slap down, angrily drank: “Inverted son, inverted son …… disgraceful, disgraceful, ah, I worked hard to provide you with schooling, you prefer to do this lowly hooks I …… I ……”

Ma Yu was busy covering his mouth and mouthed, “Father ……”

His shock was palpable.

Ma Yang Ming momentarily angry can not own, eyes like to spit out fire, even directly pick up the bricks on the ground: “I when there is no this son ……”

Ma Chao was first startled, then he shouted, “Brother, run away, Father is ruthless and will really smash you to death.”

Ma Yu shivered in fear, no longer before the bravado, may be the first time in his life to react so quickly, a smoke will run back to the bookstore.

Ma Yang Ming was furious, carrying a brick and chasing after him, but when he saw that Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi were still seated, he shivered and subconsciously threw the brick away.

But it seems to feel that this is detrimental to their own majesty, the fury in their hearts is even more unable to vent, so they sprinted in again.

This Horse Discovery immediately ducked.

Ma Yang Ming is old, can not catch Ma Yu, then simply had to run to the front of this book case to take it out.

Zhu continued to sit, joyfully watching, such gossip, in the palace can be rare, he went to any place, regardless of the opposite side of the person is joyful, see their own but are like chickens, meek, and the scene in front of him, it is really rare to see.

Zhang Anshi also blinked with interest, looking extremely attentive.

Yang Rong and Hu Guang were expressionless.

Especially Hu Guang, he is very disappointed in Ma Yu, such a good scholar, never thought that it is a bad brain.

If he Hu Guang has a scholar son, I don t know how lucky he should be, but as a result, this person is so wasteful of his own talent that he …… actually does such a hook.

The fight!

Ma Yang Ming arrived in front of that book case, first that book will be hard toward the ground, mouth shouted: “What business you by, what business you by ……”

Ma Yu saw the situation, his face changed greatly, his face showed all the colors of heartache, exclaimed, “Father, don’t destroy the account book …….”

But it was fine if he didn’t say it, once he did, Ma Yang Ming was even more furious.

He casually picked up a letter, grasped in the hand, mouth also scolded: “God …… what I did in my previous life, in order to provide you with a book, the family sold dozens of acres of land, this came to the capital to find you, and then sold a dozen acres, also thought … … have such a promising son, can revitalize the family lintel, now …… for you this beast, the family has nothing left, but you …… you yet … …this way to the old man, the old man live and what is the meaning of …… today simply, all dead strike, die cleaner!”

When he said that, he glanced at the epistle and rubbed it up to be torn.

But it seemed …… that after a quick scan of the epistle, some words passed over his head.

It’s kneaded into a paper ball, though.

This Ma Yang Ming but again suddenly subconsciously re unfolded this paper ball, crumpled epistles, re-spread on the palm of Ma Yang Ming again.

Ma Yu was shocked and afraid, “Father, father …… child …… child ……”

On the other hand, Ma Chao also rushed in and said, “Father, big brother disobedient, there is me, I will definitely study well in the future, test a jinshi, no, test a lifer, no, test a showman, father, I promise you, next year, the county exams, I will definitely test a child back …… ”

But Ma Yang Ming didn’t say anything, the anger on his face, which certainly didn’t dissipate, but the crimson in his eyes at that moment, turned suspicious.

He scowled.

The two sons were so frightened and disoriented that they had to bow down together, kowtowing to him.

Mayaname suddenly calmed down.

This look that he seemed to be trying to calm down caused both Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi to not be able to help but feel some disappointment in their hearts.

This is a wonderful psychology, it seems that people only in other people make trouble, are eager to give other people to pass the brick, can not wait to make as much trouble as possible, if the other party’s behavior is not in line with their own wishes, can not help but heart loss, empty, always feel that life is missing something, and added a few points of regret.

Ma Yu felt the sudden quietness of his own father, which raised his head and said, “Father, what are you doing, why don’t you say anything ……?”

Ma Yang Ming suddenly said, “One hundred and seventy thousand taels ……”

“What?” Ma Chao also raised his head at this moment to look at Ma Yang Ming with a confused expression.

Ma Yang Ming said, “Yuer, you come …… to this 170,000 taels, what is the meaning?”

Ma Yu because of the kowtow, this time the forehead red, he did not care about the pain in the head, knee two steps, said: “is the proceeds of this shipment, but is not a pure profit, which need to be deducted from the ship capital, as well as merchants of the settlement, the real pure profit, but only 60,000 or 70,000 taels only.”

Zip ……

Ma Yang Ming drew in a cold breath.

At this point, his mind went blank up.

He is actually just a small scholar-gentry, not the kind of hectares of good land, accumulated countless family property, 60,000 to 70,000 taels, for him, simply do not even dare to think about things.

Not to mention 60,000 to 70,000 taels, even 6,000 to 7,000 taels of silver would be considered a huge fortune for a family like his.

Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi heard this father and son s conversation, but also can not help but move, they certainly do not see these silver, but also know that this silver …… is by no means a small amount.

Both Yang Rong and Hu Guang were so astonished that they exchanged glances, and this Hu Guang was even more shocked when he heard this amount that his eyes were about to fall off.

Only to see Ma Yang Ming was surprised and said, “You …… you …… how this ……”

Ma Yu said: “father, son is not in the operation of the fleet, now, son in the more than half a year’s hard work, has got ten big sea ships, this time, is also the first time the sea ship to sea, will I Ming products, sent to Luzon, luck is not bad, this is the proceeds of the sale.”

“Now this flotilla to return to the voyage, then also need to buy some local specialties in Luzon, and then transported back to my Ming to, not less, also want two or three million silver net profit. Son is not unfilial, just this do official, really boring, not to mention simmering seniority, the next ten years and twenty years in the Hanlin Academy in the daytime idle, even if the future can become what the bachelor and the Department of the Hall, the annual salary, and geometry?”

“This lifetime’s salary is not as much as the proceeds of a round trip of this fleet of ships of mine. My son also can’t bear to exploit the people and covet money; if he is clean with both sleeves, where will the family get the silver?”

Ma Yu said, eyes are red, continued: “Naturally, the son is not just greedy for money, just …… this business is not bad, now the fleet up and down, there are a hundred or so people, this hundred or so people, all rely on the son to make a living, in the future, the son also want to recruit more, purchase more boats, cooperate with more people, need more manpower, not also …… as the Confucius sage said that the cultivation of the family. More ships, cooperate with more people, need more manpower, not also as …… as the Confucius sage said that the same cultivation of the family?”

“Father, the world has changed, His Majesty and His Highness, the King of Wuhu County, are keen on a new government, this is a great trend, how can we stop it? A gentleman plans for the time and acts according to the trend, how can he be pedantic and do nothing but talk with his arms folded?”

Ma Yang Ming only felt that his brain was messed up, and without turning his eyes, he looked at the letter again, still looking at the words of 170,000 taels of silver.

Ma Yang Ming spurned money, at least in his upbringing of his son, and spurned his son’s seeking of wealth.

After all, a gentleman who goes and bends his knuckles and is humiliated for tens or hundreds of taels of silver is not only laughed at, but also delays his own future.

But …… this is one hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver, a net profit of sixty or seventy thousand taels of silver!

By the way, for the return trip, there are still 20,000 to 30,000 taels. If you make two trips a year ……

What’s this?

That’s digging for gold!

He felt a momentary pain in his heart.

Covering his heart, he felt out of breath and his body went limp.

Both sons rushed forward at the sight.

Hu Guang could not help but shake his head, sighing quietly, whispering, “Hey …… it s a pity, this scholar only loves wealth and goods, and must be angry with his father.”

That Ma Chao pounced on Ma Yang Ming and wailed, “Father, elder brother is not competitive, don t be angry with your own body …… elder brother will definitely listen to you, and will not dare …… to do it again… …Brother, you say something ah, for the sake of our father, you just say a word, never dare this underhanded hook again.”

But at this moment, a magical scene happened, violently, Ma Yang Ming is actually a carp, even surprised to sit up again.

He raised his hand and gave Ma Chao a slap on the face, opened his eyes and stared at Ma Chao, as if to stare him out of a hole in the general, angrily cursed: “Into your mother’s little brute, you howl what funeral, you are only at home all day long, reading is not good, management is not a good idea, know that in the home to sit down and eat empty, and now you want to teach your older brother to emulate you? Now you want to teach your brother to follow your example? You have no talent yourself, don’t involve your brother!

Ma Chao let out an ah-ya, his body and mind were in pain.

Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi looked dumbfounded.

Even that Hu Guang and Yang Rong, their jaws were about to drop.

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Don’t curse the water, it’s the details that are the hardest to write, the yards are bitter, bitter.