amaotonovel Chapter 593 I'm just here to watch the show.
Chapter 593 I'm just here to watch the show.
The prince consort finally agreed to a price of twelve taels.
But then they said the price was nine taels, so they'd make a profit of one tael.
Thinking back to the confident look on the prince consort's face when he quoted him seven taels, and then to the prince consort's words, "Nahachu has made such a big mess, he shouldn't be thinking about making money now," Park Sung-sung felt a surge of satisfaction.
Offering Naha a price of nine taels leaves him room to negotiate.
At most, he can get back ten taels, and I'll make a profit of two taels.
After deducting shipping costs, there's actually a profit of about one or two ounces left.
The prince consort is a man of great taste!
Park Sung-sung sighed inwardly, then whispered, "Your Highness, Hanachu would like to have someone buy some things at the market, especially glassware and the like. What do you think?"
Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up.
Hannah is a good person!
I love that Hana produces such talented people!
Yang Shaofeng nodded with a smile and replied, "A glass goblet? No problem."
"Apart from the goods that the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibits from going to sea, everything else is negotiable."
Iron ore is strictly prohibited from being exported overseas.
Armor is strictly prohibited from being taken to sea.
Gunpowder is strictly prohibited from being taken to sea.
The use of flammable oil is strictly prohibited at sea.
Science and engineering books are strictly prohibited from being exported overseas.
Anything that could potentially lead to technology loss or strengthen Hu Yuan's power in a short period of time is strictly prohibited from being exported overseas.
The remaining items, such as spirits, tea, salt, iron pots, and various agricultural tools, can be taken out to sea, but must be subject to control and strict quantity restrictions.
Only items like glass lamps, elaborately crafted canopy beds, and silk are exempt from any restrictions and can be purchased freely.
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng said to Park Sung-sung, "Vice Envoy Park can have someone tell Hanachu that the white disaster in the Northeast is not a one-off event. The livestock that have frozen to death are not just warhorses, but also cattle and sheep. I will take in any animals that have been 'frozen to death'."
The price of cattle and sheep that have "frozen to death" is different from that of fresh cattle and sheep.
A live ox is worth seven strings of cash, while one that freezes to death might only be worth five strings.
In one round trip, it was equivalent to leaving Hana and Park Sung-sung with two strings of cash in profit.
The key point is that Park Sung-sung can bring this money back to Goryeo to replenish the Goryeo treasury reserves, while Hanachu would never hand this money over to the Ho Won court.
For Hanachu, the best way was to exchange all the money for glassware or spirits, and then resell them to the nobles and princes of Hu Yuan in exchange for more profit.
This means that Hana can make money, the Koreans can make money, the Dengzhou border market can make money, the Dengzhou government can collect taxes, and the national treasury can also collect taxes.
At the very least, it's a five-win situation, with the Ming Dynasty winning three times, and Hanachu and the Koreans each winning once.
After Park Sung-sung left with profuse thanks, Yang Shaofeng immediately went into his study, wrote a memorial, and then rushed to the palace.
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Looking at the memorial that Yang Shaofeng had just finished writing, not only was Emperor Zhu somewhat bewildered, but even Li Shanchang and Xu Da were also somewhat bewildered.
Nahachu, Hu Yuan Taiwei, under the pretext of the Liaodong White Disaster, obtained 5,000 warhorses, then found a Korean to act as a middleman to sell these 5,000 warhorses for money.
Is life on Hu Yuan's side really that bad that even the Grand Commandant has to find ways to make money?
Or is it that Hu Yuan has a master who is trying to use Nahachu and Bangzi to harm the Ming Dynasty?
Or perhaps Naha is simply brainless or indifferent, only thinking about using the Koreans to make money, and doesn't care about these five thousand warhorses at all.
What Emperor Zhu and Li Shanchang found even more unacceptable was the price paid for the warhorses.
Even if Naha made a huge mess and had to find a way to balance the accounts quickly, it shouldn't be as outrageous as twelve taels of silver for a warhorse, right?
Not to mention that this is the landed price; the price Naha sold to the Koreans could be even lower.
Xu Da glanced at Yang Shaofeng and said suspiciously, "When did warhorses become so worthless?"
It wasn't uncommon for people from Hu Yuan's side to secretly trade warhorses in the past.
The problem is that even ordinary nags can sell for around ten taels, while untrained warhorses can fetch prices of tens or even hundreds of taels.
The warhorses that Naha sold this time, which were already trained, would cost at least two hundred taels.
Not to mention that there are more than a dozen fine horses among them that can be used as breeding stock.
Chang Yuchun, his face dark, glared at Yang Shaofeng and said, "It's really a wonder you dared to quote a price of twelve taels."
Li Shanchang said, "Isn't the important thing the price quoted by the Prince Consort? If Park Sung-sung hadn't only quoted fifteen taels of silver per horse from the beginning, even if the Prince Consort had been ruthless in bargaining, he would never have dared to ask for more than ten taels of silver, right?"
Hu Weiyong curled his lip: "This Park Sung-sung is more loyal than many officials in the Ming Dynasty."
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off track, Emperor Zhu coughed and said, "We can talk about Park Sung-sung's matter later. The immediate problem is what to do with these five thousand warhorses."
Xu Da replied without hesitation, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect: "Your Majesty, I believe we should give it a try."
Regardless of whether it was a trap deliberately set by Hu Yuan, the Ming Dynasty had to step into it and see what happened.
What if it's true?
Five thousand warhorses—it's worth the risk.
Xu Da continued, "However, I feel that the price offered by the Prince Consort is too low. It would be best to raise it to fifteen taels per horse, and if possible, to twenty taels."
Chang Yuchun chimed in, "Your Majesty, I also think the price should be raised. It would be best to use Park Sung-sung's help to let Nahachu earn a few more taels of silver."
As Xu Da and Chang Yuchun finished speaking, Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, I second that proposal."
Liu Bowen also cupped his hands in agreement: "Your subject also seconds this proposal."
Even Yang Siyi, the Minister of Revenue who always liked to complain about poverty and constantly claimed that the national treasury was empty, perked up and bowed, saying, "The national treasury can prepare 50,000 strings of cash to increase the price of warhorses."
The price quoted by a certain imperial son-in-law might allow the Ming Dynasty to get a great deal, but it would only be a one-time opportunity.
After all, Nahachu took a huge risk to acquire 5,000 warhorses. If the Ming Dynasty were to aggressively lower the price, would Nahachu still be willing to do it again?
If Naha can't go out to get warhorses, how can he weaken Hu Yuan's strength?
Where else could the Ming Dynasty find such a readily available bargain?
Doing business requires a long-term plan; you can't always be thinking about making a quick buck.
Emperor Zhu glanced at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, then at Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, and finally turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng.
"Tell me, isn't this price of twelve taels a bit too low?"
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback.
I?
I'm just here to watch the show, and you, old man, actually expect me to speak?