Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 116: The Horror Incident at Fisherman's Song Wharf

After Li Yuer got the news, he immediately started to wonder who could act so quickly and have such a powerful force to seize such a large market so quickly.

It's not that she hadn't thought about the secret of the shell oil lamp being leaked by Nongchaolou, but she had never expected that the other party would be so capable that they could not only innovate on her original basis, but also invite so many skilled craftsmen, and allow the oil lamps to quickly enter the shops of so many merchants.

She couldn't think of anyone who could have such great power, and she thought it wasn't Nongchaolou.

Li Yuer said to Li Laosan, "Uncle San, can you go and ask if shell oil lamps are available for sale in Huihai County and Ningzhou Prefecture?"

Li Laosan said, "We can get to Huihai County, but we can't find any information about Ningzhou Prefecture."

At this time, Cai Junyi said: "I have a classmate who lives in Ninghaizhou. I can go and help find out."

Li Yuer shook his head and said, "Forget it. They made the shell oil lamps so exquisite and expensive that they couldn't just sell them in a small place like Xinpu Town. You don't need to ask, I know that most of them are sold throughout Ningzhou Prefecture."

"What should we do now? In this case, won't we just lose money?" Li Erlang said in frustration, "Why don't we take it to other states and sell it?"

"Other states? That's easy to say, but how do we get there?" Li Laosan asked.

Li Erlang thought for a moment and said, "If it really doesn't work, we can lower the price and sell it."

Li Yuer shook her head, "No, after working so hard for so long, how can we not get any results?"

In the end, no one could come up with a solution, so Li Yuer decided to go to the town to see it with his own eyes.

There are two options now. One is to sell at a lower price and make less money. The second is to transport the goods out of Ninghai Prefecture, which is very risky and may not be sold.

After some investigation, the result was exactly as Li Erlang said, there was almost no market for their oil lamps.

"Let's go to the dock and take a look."

Li Yu'er was a little depressed. It was the same in every dynasty. In the business world, the big fish eat the small fish since ancient times. Even if she had creativity and ideas, what could she do? In the end, she would still be making wedding dresses for others.

She came to the dock without expecting to find an opportunity to ship the oil lamps to Ninghai.

There are only more than a thousand oil lamps in total. Even if there are ships in this season, they are large merchant ships. If you charter a large merchant ship alone, the income and cost will probably be equal. Is it necessary to go through all this trouble?

Moreover, large merchant ships basically do not come to a small place like Yuge Wharf. She just came out to get some fresh air.

Seagulls are migratory birds and they migrate to the warm south in winter.

At this time, the plank road leading to the pier was quiet, with only the sound of the wind and their footsteps.

"Look, there's a boat!" House Sparrow pointed sharply at a large sailing ship docked at the shore.

This kind of large sailing ship is either a ship owned by aristocratic families or a cargo ship of a large trading company.

The planks were lowered, and the porters waiting at the dock, led by the steward, rushed over.

The porters' manager talked to the ship's manager for a few words and then ordered the porters to start carrying the goods.

"What are they doing?" Li Erlang asked curiously, "Look, they are all boxes. They look so big and heavy."

Shitou said, "That's not right. Why would such a large merchant ship unload its cargo at Yuge Wharf?"

Huihai County is the westernmost county in Ninghai Prefecture. Except for merchants coming to the town to do business, there is no need for large merchant ships to detour to Yuge Wharf.

"You still have the mind to care about others. Now we are in a difficult situation, unable to save ourselves," Li Laosan said sullenly.

Li Erlang looked at him unconvinced and said, "How could I have imagined that some shameless bastard would steal our ideas? If you have the ability, you can solve it yourself."

"You!" Li Laosan glared at Li Erlang angrily, but said nothing in the end. Everyone was in a bad mood, and blaming each other would not solve the problem.

Li Yu'er stared at the movements at the dock intently. After all, this failure was all due to her arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

It’s the same old saying, failure is the mother of success. She knows so many things and there will be opportunities in the future. As for the capital, if it doesn’t work, she still has whale teeth. Even if she takes a step back, she still has ambergris.

She still has a trump card, but she won't use it unless it's absolutely necessary.

At the dock, porters were carrying boxes with great effort, or several people were carrying boxes.

This time the work came in a hurry and the pay was extremely high, ten cents for moving a box of goods. In the past, I only got ten cents for a day's work, and there was no food provided.

The manager said that the boss was a big businessman who went north to sell tobacco, tea and porcelain. There were strong winds and heavy snow in other places, so the dock could not be used, so they took a detour to Yuge Wharf.

This kind of thing is rare, but it does happen, and the porters don't care about it.

Their purpose is simple: just to have work to do and get paid.

The boss requires that this batch of goods must arrive in the north before the end of the year so that it can be sold at a good price, so we have to work quickly. If we work quickly and well, we will get a reward at the end.

Having received the order and with sweet rewards on the horizon, the porters all rolled up their sleeves and worked hard.

Carrying heavy boxes from the ship to the dock is not only laborious, but also tests the porters' carrying skills. Especially when carrying them down from the second floor of the ship, they have to pass through the deck. The deck is made of wood, and when people step on it, it is inevitable that it will shake, which increases the difficulty of carrying.

Just then, an accident happened. When a porter was taking goods from the second floor, he lost his grip and a box rolled down from the second floor of the ship and hit several porters on the dock.

"careful!"

The ship manager was so frightened that his face turned pale. It would be terrible if someone died!

Fortunately, the porters' companions reacted in time and pulled the frightened people back.

But the loaded box fell from such a height and broke into pieces with a bang.

The sacks inside were exposed and lying on the ground in a mess.

The manager was horrified and quickly asked someone to pick up the goods.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get ready."

The guards on board quickly carried the sacks back to the ship and loaded them into new boxes.

Even so, many porters have already seen it, and some have doubts in their eyes.

But they are all people at the bottom of society and dare not say anything.

The manager did not blame them, but just urged them to unload the goods quickly, which was already good enough. In the past, if they accidentally broke something, not only would their work be in vain, but they would also have to pay compensation.

Thinking of this, they quickly got back to work.

After the goods were unloaded, after a very low whistle, suddenly a number of horse-drawn carriages with black carriages drove out from the closed fish market, low-key and stealthy.

The carriages of these carriages are wide and they are obviously used to carry cargo.

The steward then directed everyone to move the boxes onto the carriage. After it was filled with goods, the carriage drove quickly out of the town.

Li Yuer stared at the dock intently, with a gleam in his eyes.

She must have seen something extraordinary. The bag was clearly filled with food. What was the point of transporting food to the north at this time?

"It's so cold, Yu Baoer, let's go quickly. What are these people doing unloading the goods? You don't think they can help us transport the goods to other places, do you?"

Li Erlang didn't think that such a big business would be willing to do business with them, as their products would probably not be of their liking.

After the cargo was shipped away, the steward asked the crew to move out some drinks.

"Everyone has worked hard. This time it's all thanks to the brothers. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to finish it so quickly. Come on, brothers, let's have a bowl of wine to warm ourselves up."

As he spoke, he took the lead in picking up a bowl of wine and toasting the manager.

The porter was very happy to receive the generous reward. He took the wine and said, "No, thank you for taking care of our business. Next time you have such a job, remember to find us brothers. I promise to do it beautifully for you."

"Come on! Our friendship is all in this glass of wine, cheers!"

"Dry!"

The other porters also had their glasses filled with wine by the crew. They had never been treated so politely before and were so happy that they drank it all in one gulp.

The steward himself drank it, so what are they afraid of?

After drinking the wine, the porters felt dizzy and their feet started to slip, and they slowly fell down one by one.

"them……"

Li Laosan covered the sparrow's mouth and said, "Let's go!"