(Tsk tsk, isn't the title a little shameless?)
"Brother Feng, what do you think of this compass?"
Liao Xifan couldn't help but ask after reading the news in his hand.
Feng Zhihua read it in detail, but he hadn't finished reading it. He didn't even raise his head when he heard Liao Xifan's question.
"I think this compass is very good. Xifan, you haven't been to the sea before, so you don't know the dangers. I've heard a few sailors describe their experiences at sea. The vast sea was boundless. If it was a sunny day, it would be fine, as one could determine the direction according to the sun, moon, and stars. However, if it was a rainy day, the scenery in all directions would be the same, and one would not know which direction to sail in.
If you accidentally enter deeper waters, you won't have the chance to go ashore anymore! But with this compass, it's different. Even if we're unfortunate enough to leave the fleet, we can still use the compass and the map to find the right direction. Do you think this compass is useful? "
"Sailing on the sea is so scary! It seems like this compass is really necessary! "
Liao Xifan's face flashed with fear as he mumbled.
"So you see, didn't the imperial court set a rule that every five merchant ships participating in this trip must have at least one compass? I plan to send someone to buy a batch of compasses from Qiqu Pavilion when the East Market opens. "
Feng Zhihua said with an indifferent expression.
"But this compass costs five strings of coins (The imperial court buys it at four strings of coins, so of course it's more expensive among the commoners). Isn't it too expensive?"
Liao Xifan couldn't help but ask.
Feng Zhihua heard his old friend's words and couldn't help but say earnestly, "Xifan, don't be so short-sighted.
"Xifan, don't be so short-sighted. This trip to the South will increase our profits by at least ten times or more. The more goods we send over, the more we'll earn. Comparatively speaking, this investment is worth it. Besides, we have to be conscientious when doing business. If we buy some compasses, the lives of our sailors will be better protected. We can't lose the big picture for small gains. I will go and buy 15 compasses in a while. When the time comes, each ship will have one! I hope Qiqu Pavilion has them! "
"Brother Feng's words are reasonable. I will follow Brother Feng in a while!"
"Xifan, you have to read the rest of the article carefully, especially this one, 'Five Things to Watch Out for at Sea'. I've learned a lot from reading it! I didn't expect that at such a young age, Lord Li is not only good at business, but also knows so much about navigation. It's really unbelievable! "
"Really? Then I'll read it carefully again. However, ordinary people like us can't understand Lord Li. If my unfilial son is half as smart as Lord Li, I'd be willing to die immediately! "
Feng Zhihua sneered and said, "Ha! Xifan, you sure have a big heart. If that useless brat of mine had even ten percent of Lord Li's intelligence, this old man would wake up laughing in his dreams! "
As the two of them talked, they started to talk about the younger generation. It was as if they were talking about Li Zexuan.
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Today's newspaper not only expanded the content of the news section, but also the novel section, which gave the novel fans of Chang 'an infinite surprise!
Sun Manor.
"Wow, that's amazing! Ten chapters have been updated today. Oh my god, that's awesome! Hahaha! I didn't know that tips could be used like this. If I had known, I would've sent someone to tip him yesterday! "
Sun Zifan was excited. He was looking at the author's words at the end of the novel. "Thank you, Li Zexuan, for your generous tip. I'll update again!"
Anyone who had read a novel would definitely have experienced the pain of not having enough books! When Sun Zifan saw that there were ten chapters, of course he was excited!
Yesterday, Little Fatty had a great ambition and wanted to write a novel himself. In the end, he locked himself in his study and spent the whole morning writing, but he couldn't even write a single chapter. He either wrote it and threw it away, or he threw it away and wrote it again. In the end, he flipped the table, patted his butt, and found his old "Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" to review it again.
'Although writing novels can make money, whoever wants to write can write. I'm not writing. I'll only be responsible for reading novels in the future!'
That was what Sun Zi Fan thought at that time.
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Kaihua Square, Wang Meng's house.
Wang Meng saw that today's novel section had taken up almost an entire newspaper. He was pleasantly surprised. He counted for a long time before he realized that there were ten chapters updated today.
"Damn, ten chapters! 'Pi Xiajue is crazy!' Oh my! So many people tipped yesterday? "
Wang Meng glanced at the back of the newspaper and saw that it was a sea of red. They were all tipped yesterday for "Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality"! Those who could leave their names on the newspaper had tipped more than a hundred strings of coins. He roughly estimated that the total tipped was close to ten thousand strings of coins.
Ten thousand strings of coins! How much money was that? Wang Meng's heart couldn't help but tremble. Although he wasn't greedy, he couldn't help but gasp in the face of ten thousand strings of coins. If he could write novels like Leather Knight, it would be awesome.
"Sigh, it's a pity that I didn't get on the newspaper. But it's not bad to get this branch leader badge!"
Wang Meng's father was only a ninth-rank official in the Ministry of Works. His family wasn't rich. Tipping ten strings of coins was Wang Meng's limit.
As he muttered to himself, he proudly took out a small copper badge from his bosom. On the front was written "Branch Leader", and on the back were the words "A Biography of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality". This was the badge that the workshop's manservant had sent to him in the afternoon after he had tipped the workshop yesterday. (The workshop hadn't finished processing the badge of Branch Leader in the morning, so it could only be sent in the afternoon.)
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Cheng Manor.
"Haha, Wu Yun, come over quickly. Come over quickly. Your young master is on the newspaper!"
Cheng Chumo held the newspaper and shouted excitedly in his courtyard. When the little boy heard his young master calling for him, he quickly trotted over. However, he was dragged by Cheng Chumo to read the words on the newspaper.
"Clapping in admiration, slapping the table and standing up. If not for this reward, it wouldn't be enough to express my intentions! Cheng Chumo of Huaide Fang tipped Leather Knight a hundred strings of coins! "
Jiang Wu Yun naturally knew some words as a page boy. After he finished reading, he couldn't help but be speechless. In his opinion, tipping a hundred strings of coins was just to show his face in a corner of the newspaper. If this wasn't a retard, then what was?
"What's with your expression? Your young master is on the newspaper. Aren't you happy? Oh, and I even got a Silver Alliance Leader badge! Tsk tsk, how beautiful! "
Cheng Chumo couldn't help but be dissatisfied when he saw that his page boy's reaction didn't meet his expectations.
"Hehe, happy, happy. I'm happy for you, young master! You're amazing! "
Jiang Wu Yun reacted and quickly squeezed out a smile.
"Heh, that's more like it!"
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