Time travel fat businessman

Chapter 24 Fleet
In the highest three-story restaurant near the pier, Tao Bao and Gao Wu were sitting by the window, drinking tea and chatting.

Gao Wu looked at the busy scene on the pier and asked casually: "Miss Tao, do you often go out without a guard?"

Tao Bao took a chopstick from the bamboo tube on the table, held it with his index finger and thumb, and turned it gently towards the table, "It's more convenient for one person, but it's getting in the way with guards."

Seeing the chopsticks in Tao Bao's hands slowly inserting them into the table, the corners of Gao Wu's mouth twitched slightly. He knew that this was not a simple person. He had pinned down his subordinates before, and now he pierced through the table with chopsticks. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a master of internal skills .

Gao Wu nodded and said in agreement: "Indeed, Miss Tao doesn't need guards at all. She speaks English very well. She must have been to Great Britain. I wonder which fleet Miss Tao's family belongs to?"

"It's not a fleet. I just ran around with other people's fleets. I went to Great Britain once with my grandfather when I was a child. I don't know what it looks like now. Executive, you just came from there. Come on, can you tell me?"

Tao Bao looks like a naive and curious little girl now, but with her proficient English, Gao Wu doesn't believe it.

"It hasn't changed much, it's still the same as before. By the way, Miss Tao, since you're alone, do you have any idea of ​​joining the fleet? After all, it's not safe to always go to someone else's fleet." Gao Wu asked with a smile.

There are people who can speak foreign languages ​​proficiently, but they are not available in their fleets. Not only can they speak foreign languages, but they also have high force value, let alone their fleet, even the big ship merchants in GD province may not have them. Tao Bao is such a talented person, so Gao Wu naturally wanted to win him over to his own fleet.

Tao Bao shook his head, "I'm used to freedom, I'm not used to joining the fleet, but I want to go outside and have a look, executives, when will your fleet leave next time, where are you going? I want to learn how to be a Businessmen have fun."

Although Tao Bao rejected his request, it would be nice to have an order. Gao Wu said with a smile: "Our fleet belongs to a fleet of the Shen family. There are two ships, usually for our own use, and the remaining warehouses are limited. Next time It's going to be next year, after the next year, the exact time and route is still unclear, but the destination is still Great Britain, Miss Tao, what are you planning to bring, there are too many and there is no room."

"Don't worry, it won't be too much. How do you calculate the travel expenses?" Tao Bao asked.

"The import and export tax is self-paid, and the freight is calculated according to the distance of the distance and the quantity of the goods. Generally, 200 catties is calculated as [-] taels. If there are more people to bring, there will be an additional charge."

Gao Wu made it very clear, and Tao Bao understood it. It is not bad to take someone else's boat if you don't have a boat. Although you can't do big business, it is okay to start a small business to accumulate capital and familiarize yourself with the route.

"There aren't many people. It's just me. I can bring at most two people with me. I have to ask the senior management to save a place for me first. I will definitely go there after the new year." Tao Bao said sincerely.

"That's no problem. Miss Tao speaks foreign languages ​​well. I'll have to trouble you to help me out. The people in our fleet can count foreign languages ​​with a slap, and they don't speak very well. Usually they are all Rely on gestures."

As if thinking of something funny, Gao Wu couldn't help laughing out loud.

Tao Bao raised his teacup, "That's no problem, I don't dare to brag about other things, I'm good at speaking foreign languages, so you can come to me when the time comes!"

Gao Wu also raised his teacup, touched Tao Bao in a funny way, and drank it down, "It's the first time drinking tea like this, it's really a bit strange."

"How does it taste?" Tao Bao asked with a smile, provoking Gao Wu to burst out laughing again, attracting the attention of the surrounding diners frequently.

The two drank a pot of tea together and went downstairs together.

On the main street, Gao Wu raised his hand to signal Tao Bao not to leave, and asked with a smile:
"Okay, miss Tao, please stop. I should go back to the house and report to the owner. By the way, where do you live, Miss Tao? I will send someone to notify you after the time and route are determined in the next year."

"I live in Lin's house."

"The Lin family?" Gao Wu's eyes widened in surprise, "Are you Miss Lin?"

After finishing speaking, he slapped himself on the head again, "No, Miss Lin is still young."

"I am Miss Lin's husband. When the time is confirmed, please send someone to the Lin family to inform me." Tao Bao laughed.

Only then did Gao Wu suddenly realize, remembering what he said just now, he smiled awkwardly, agreed to Tao Bao's words, and left in a hurry.

Tao Bao shook his head helplessly, and while it was still early, asked the way to the pawn shop.

"I have some jewelry to pawn, please tell the boss how much it is worth."

Tao Bao threw the small bag he had prepared on the high counter in front of him, waiting for the boss to quote.

When the shopkeeper at the palm counter heard that it was jewelry, he immediately lost interest. He took down the small bag on the counter, prepared to take a look at it, and then quoted according to the rules. Unexpectedly, he almost dazzled his eyes when he opened it.

The inside of the bag was not the usual gold and silver jewelry, but a variety of jewelry inlaid with gemstones that he had never seen before. They were taken out one by one and placed on the tray. , the cut surface is still very shiny.

They are not much worse than those used by the nobles in the palace, and there are even two pieces that look better than those used by the nobles in the palace.

Tao Bao waited for a long time but did not hear the shopkeeper's quotation. He felt a little guilty. Are these modern handicrafts not valuable?

While thinking about it, the shopkeeper's voice came out, "Do you accept all eight of these?"

Tao Bao nodded without hesitation, "All accepted!"

"Is the guest dead or alive?"

"Damn it!" Since he could sell it for money, Tao Bao didn't plan to take it back.

There was a sound of planning, and then the shopkeeper's voice came out again, "Eight pieces of jewelry, 7000 taels, dead?"

"Dangdangdang!" Tao Bao wished he could take the money and run away, what if the shopkeeper regretted it?These things can sell so much money is completely beyond Tao Bao's expectation, if he knew it earlier, he would have ordered more.

But you can't be too greedy, 7000 taels is enough.

Then a few banknotes and pawnshop transaction slips were handed out from the counter. Tao Bao saw the red clay beside the counter and quickly put his fingerprint on the transaction slip.

The slip was handed over to the shopkeeper, and the banknote was held by himself. Tao Bao happily walked back to the Lin Mansion humming a song.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt that something was wrong. The gatekeeper Li Bo was not there, replaced by a boy Tao Bao had never seen before, and the house was too quiet.

Walking all the way to the entrance of the hall, Tao Bao saw sharply that the living room was full of people, both men and women, and Jia Min, who was pretending to be sick in bed, was sitting in the main seat neatly dressed.

And there was a man sitting under her, wearing shabby coarse clothes, and his hair was a little messy. If you look carefully, he looks familiar.

I seem to have seen it somewhere...

Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Tao Bao rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and then took a closer look at the man, that familiar face, isn't it Jia Yucun!
(End of this chapter)