But there was something that made the sea merchants like the Xia family very nervous. Japanese goods were not as needed by the Ming Dynasty. There were only a few, such as fans, lacquerware, Japanese knives, etc., and they were not popular at all. At most, they could buy a few fresh items. And they couldn't sell them at high prices. Those barbarians' broken things did not meet the aesthetic sense of the Celestial Empire at all.

Therefore, the Xia family wanted a port in Shandong so much. If they could ship northern goods in Shandong on their return journey, they would make a lot of money. Relatively speaking, sending a few ships was nothing. In this era, there was no competition on the sea surface. As long as they ran to Japan, they would not have to worry about selling goods. Instead, each company hoped to join more people at sea, hoping to quickly strengthen themselves. Because the biggest enemy was often transformed within the maritime merchants and turned into pirates.

Facing Manager Wu's attentiveness for no reason, Qin Bai was somewhat wary: "This is not good, right? I want to buy all these twenty pieces, so you can offer a price?"

Manager Wu smiled and said, "That's it. I happened to see the kind of match you sold yesterday. I bought a few boxes of them. It's quite convenient. You can exchange them with this match! This Japanese knife will give you twenty taels each. How many can you change it yourself?"

After the twenty boxes were sold short, the remaining boxes were transported from Xiaohongling urgently. This time, I didn't dare to sell them openly, so I broke them apart and sold them in Jingjiazhuang. It was just a promotional effect. This shopkeeper Wu should have also been promoted.

Because of being wary, Qin Bai was unwilling to take advantage of this: "My matches are five taels per box, and one knife is four boxes, a total of eighty boxes. However, the young owner, Mr. Wu, I have all made them by hand, and the output is not high. Those eighty boxes can only be delivered within two months."

First, Qin Bai is not willing to know his real output to prevent others from being jealous; secondly, he also needs to leave a part for himself to sell, and he needs to give priority to developing the local market.

Unexpectedly, Manager Wu agreed very readily: "Then let's go for three months! Delivery within three months, we will get the goods all over the world."

The Xia family doesn't care about such a small business at all. Moreover, if they change these matches, they think it's very convenient to use on the ship, not for sale.

Speaking of this, Manager Wu gave Xia Jinhong a wink. Xia Jinhong understood it: "Brother Bai, I have a few words to say to you separately, but I don't know if it's convenient?"

When the others left, Xia Jinhong asked directly: "Brother Bai, I have something to ask for. Everyone said that you are from the He family. Can you hand me a message to our third grandma and give our Xia family a private port? As long as you can help and have good conditions, do you want money or something else? As long as our Xia family can do it, it will be guaranteed that there will be no discount."

When Qin Bai heard this, he understood that the old and the young must have misunderstood something. Indeed, since he had just arrived in Jingjiazhuang, Xia Jinhong and Manager Wu could only find out some superficial things here, including "Bai Er from Xiaohongling is a member of the He Mansion". Moreover, Qin Bai's rise was too fierce and people couldn't believe it. They all suspected that he was charging around for the He Mansion.

This misunderstanding is too big. If it is not clarified in time, it will really be dead. Qin Bai quickly explained: "Brother Xia, Manager Wu, it's not that my brother refuses to help this, but that he is not talking at all. To be honest, I have never seen a manager of the He Mansion to this day. Only those masters of Zhenwei are obedient. If you really want to, I can introduce Zhenwei's Master Feng to you, but whether he agrees or not, I can't guarantee it at all."

Xia Jinhong and Manager Wu looked at each other, and were a little skeptical. Xia Jinhong continued to ask, "Brother Bai, is there such a possibility? You go to open a private port, which is not far from the beach. If you can really do it, we will give money to people, and we will give people?"

This is the backup plan for the Xia family. We are ready to start with the journey and then attract the He Mansion to join with huge interests. Qin Bai is a relatively suitable candidate. He wants to make a name for himself, but his foundation is not deep, and it has some connection with the He Mansion. It will be easier to control at that time.

However, Qin Bai was not interested at all: "I'm so sorry. Brother Xia, Shopkeeper Wu, I'm not afraid of you making jokes. I'm almost unable to protect myself if I help you open a private port?"

Speaking of this, there was a deadlock. Xia Jinhong and Manager Wu exchanged eyes with their eyes, and then Manager Wu suddenly smiled and said, "Master Bai Er, I have something to ask for advice. A few days ago, I saw your Manager Tang (Tang Dong's uncle) buying sulfur everywhere. Our Xia Ji can provide a large amount. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Well, I'm interested. How do you sell it?" There are very few places in China that produce sulfur, and basically only medicine shops are sold. With the mass production of matches, the supply of sulfur will definitely become a bottleneck in the future.

"Master Bai Er, can you do this? Let's barter, don't you exchange 100 kilograms of sulfur for two boxes of matches?"

“How much can you provide?”

"In half a year, we can give you at least 200,000 kilograms. If you want it, we can give it more. You can exchange it with matches, and of course you can buy it with silver."

Japan is located in a volcanic earthquake zone, where the sulfur is not valuable at all. A large ship of 500 materials can carry about 200,000 kilograms. If Qin Bai needs it, it can at least solve some no-load problems. It can also make a profit of 10,000 or 20,000 taels.

"Okay. I'll set 200,000 kilograms first. But can I give some first to solve my urgent needs?"

"Yes, you're really anxious. We can help you purchase in major cities on both sides of the canal."

“…”

When Qin Bai left, Xia Jinhong couldn't help asking: "Uncle Wu, Bai Er didn't lie to us? Are all he said true?"

Manager Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't judge. Even if he is lying to us, we don't know. But if we can negotiate the business of sulfur, at least we have already pulled him onto our ship. If you want to go on in the future, it will not be that easy. Also, we can't open the situation here and we can't spend our money all the time. If the business of sulfur can really succeed, we can make a lot of money, and that's also your credit for Mr. Jinhong."

"It's better." Xia Jinhong smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that private Hong Kong affairs were so difficult? Well, Uncle Wu, can that match make money? Are you so optimistic?"

"I'll try selling it outside. I just want to protect my capital. Bai Er has no financial resources. How much money can he take out?"

"Haha. Is that really going to the canal for him to get sulfur?"
Chapter completed!