第九十二章 好处
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“哎,我也姓赵,与赵先生想必五百年前是一家,这个东你们便别与小弟抢了。”
眼前得船上众人就要为谁做东争吵起来,赵有财站起身来,向众人做了个团揖,笑道:“列位的一片诚心,在下已经心领了,若是为了这点小事,伤了和气叫我如何过意的去?不如这样吧,三日后还是在这条船上,在下做东请列位再聚一次,若是对这北地货有兴致的,到时再说不迟!”
众人见赵有财这般说,心知想要独吞这条财路可能性已经不大了,退而求其次,能分一杯羹也不错,再说好歹平日里都是商场上的朋友,若是撕破了脸却没吃到好处反不为美,于是纷纷点头表示一定会到。这一番下来,船上的气氛也活络了不少,那个姓俞的绿袍汉子觉得方才有些冷落了程二先生,赶忙笑道:“今日叨扰二先生一顿酒,还结识了赵先生这等好朋友,实在是有些过意不去,前几天我扬州的朋友送了一对瘦马来,容貌也寻常,倒是妈妈调教的久了,也知道些冷暖,明日便送一个到二先生府上侍候起居。”他这番话轻轻松松的说出来,饶是船上众人无不是豪富之家,也不由得咋舌。原来当时江南民风奢侈,富豪人家常蓄养妾室以为淫乐,有些人便将贫穷人家里容貌俊秀的幼女买来,加以调习,教她们歌舞、琴棋、书画,长成后卖与富人作妾或入秦楼楚馆,以此从中牟利。因贫女多瘦弱,“瘦马”之名由此而来。到了晚明时期,由于江南经济的畸形繁荣,少数商贾缙绅拥有巨额财富,瘦马的价格也就水涨船高,头等的瘦马可以卖到一千五百两白银,那绿袍男子家里的那一对虽然不值这么多,两人加起来也有两千两银子,他谈笑间便送出价值千金的礼物出去,不能不说是大方之极了。而程二先生却脸上只是淡淡的,点了点头:“我是无妨,倒是赵先生初来乍到,身边想必也没有个侍候的人,你还是送到他那儿吧!”
绿袍男子没有想到程二先生这般回答,不由得一愣,俗话说“羞刀难入鞘”,他这等人家送出去的东西哪有收回来的,他轻轻用折扇拍了一下自己的脑袋,笑道:“程二先生说的是,这样吧,我那儿正好有两个,一个请赵先生收下,另一个便送到程二先生府上,如何?“
听到绿袍男子这般说,程二先生方才微微点了点头,对赵有财道:“赵先生你来自北地,想必是尝惯了北地胭脂,也见识一下江南儿女吧!”
赵有财本是个好色之徒,久闻扬州瘦马的名声,只是他家中财富相比南方的缙绅来还差之甚远,听到有人送上门一个,心中不由得暗喜,赶忙拱手道:“既然如此,那在下便却之不恭了!”
酒过三巡,程二先生突然轻击了两下手掌,对船上的歌姬仆役道:“你们都退下吧,我们有些事情要商议,若无叫唤莫要上来!”那些歌姬仆役齐声领命,纷纷退下,楼上只剩下十余人。众人都知道他有话要说,纷纷放下酒杯,屏住呼吸,等他话。
程二先生却没有立即说话,他给自己倒了一杯酒,喝了一口放下酒杯,方才开口:“列位都知道,我休宁程二本是个读书种子,只因家道中落,才弃学从商,以重整家业。如今已年过四十,虽然家中也有薄产,但夜深人静之时心中还是常有遗憾之事:男子汉大丈夫生于世间,须得有所作为,留名青史,放不枉了这幅堂堂七尺之躯。可我程二纵然留下万贯家财,但死后还不是带不走半文?百年之后又有何人记得我?“
听了程二这番话,众人不由得面面相觑,对于古代的中国人来说,出将入相、留名青史是一生的最高追求。像他们这些商贾,纵然积蓄了万贯家财,后世的名声却是一概皆无,列朝历代的史书里,除了《史记》里的“货殖列传”之外,便再无专门为商人的树碑立传的。像船上这些商人,在财货积累上都已经到了相当的地步,物质享受也到了一个极限,稍微有点追求的人,都会感觉到一种空虚和无力。
“二先生,话也不能这么说!“方才那个绿袍男子劝解道:”且不说休宁方志,大先生若是在史书上留名,想必也会提到二先生的!“
“敢情我还要沾他的光!”程二先生笑了起来:“那倒也不必,便是要史书留名,我程二也不用借别人的力?赵先生,你拿图出来吧!”
众人的目光一下子集中到了赵有财身上,赵有财向一旁的席尔瓦点了点头,席尔瓦取出一个卷轴,走到墙边挂在上面,那卷轴展开来,露出一张海图来。船上众人多有经营海上生意的,立即便认出是一张东南沿海的海图,只是范围要大得多,所绘的图样也与当时明人所使用的大不相同,看上去要精细得多。
“列位,我今日请诸位来,便是想要请列位一起做一件青史留名的事情,同时也为我们各家立下百代不移的基业!”
“青史留名?百代不移?”众人不由得面面相觑,对于这些汲汲于实利的商人们来说,这两个词实在是太过于遥远了,程二先生仿佛看出了众人的疑惑,对赵有财点了点头。赵有财有些局促的站起身来,走到那副海图旁,指着海图上一个大岛问道:“列位可知道这是哪儿?”
“这应该是夷洲吧(中国对台湾的古称)”那俞姓商人问道。
“不错!“赵有财点了点头,他伸手指了指那夷洲岛南部的一个小点道:“荷兰人在这里占据了一个据点,叫做大员,他们在这里修建热兰遮城,,向当地的土人征收赋税,还与倭人和我们大明商人贸易,获利极多。”说到这里,他伸手指了指一旁的席尔瓦:“这位席尔瓦先生乃是一位西班牙军官,懂得围攻要塞和指挥海战。西班牙与荷兰人乃是世仇,位于吕宋岛的西班牙总督命他前来大明,想要与我们联合围攻荷兰人的要塞。依照约定,攻陷此城之后,那便为我等所有。“
听了赵有财这番包含着大量信息的话,众人不由得一时间失语了,过了好一会儿,那位大腹便便的商人方才犹豫的问道:“赵先生,你该不会是打算想要打这荷兰人据点的主意吧?”
“不错!”赵有财点了点头:“得其地有三个好处:其一:夷洲水土丰饶,兼气候温和,一年可三熟,若征其税,一年可得粮米二十万石,江南田土狭窄,多植花(棉花)、茶叶、桑,每逢凶年,便须从湖广转运粮食,若得该地,以水路转运,按照一石一两算,便可得白银二十万两,可谓重利。“(未完待续。)
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