Chapter 253: Don't Everyone Rush

"Everyone be careful, this glass is easily broken."

Fanyang Wharf.

Yang He stood on the deck of a merchant ship, directing the stevedores to move wooden crates.

Inside the crates was nothing else but the princely merchant goods that Yan Wang had ordered him to bring south for the exhibition.

Yan Wang governed the entire Yanzhou, and traveling south from Yanzhou to Jinling was much more convenient than in the past.

This was because during a period called the Wu Dynasty, the Emperor of the Wu Dynasty had launched a massive project to strengthen control over the North Territory.

This project was the excavation of a waterway connecting Jinling City to Fanyang in Yanzhou.

Since then, this man-made river had become an important transport line between the south and the north.

Fanyang consequently became the most prosperous city in Yanzhou.

In the past, when the Yuan Family held sway in Fanyang, it was naturally difficult for the Prince's Mansion's goods to reach Jinling directly from Fanyang Wharf.

Merchants could only detour through Yuzhou.

Now, after the chaos in Yanzhou, Fanyang Wharf had gradually recovered its former prosperity, with northern and southern merchants coming and going incessantly.

The goods were all loaded onto the ship.

Yang He ordered the merchant ship to set sail; riding the water waves, the ship moved slowly along the hundred-meter-wide waterway.

Half a day later, it arrived at Qizhou, the next day it reached Yuzhou, and on the third day, the waterway turned back into Qizhou.

Then, after leaving Qizhou and sailing for half a day along the border of Fengzhou in the Southwest, it finally entered the territory of Ningzhou, traveling south all the way to reach Jinling, taking seven days.

The merchant ship flying the flag of the Yanzhou Trading Firm appeared at Jinling Wharf, immediately attracting the attention of many merchants.

To them, the goods from Yanzhou were currently the easiest things to sell in Jinling City.

So, seeing the Yanzhou merchant ship, they looked at it as if they were seeing a ship of silver floating on the water.

"This is Jinling; it is indeed prosperous." The merchant ship docked, and Yang He disembarked.

In his eyes, the Jinling Wharf was crowded with people like a river, with porters carrying goods everywhere.

Merchants dressed in luxurious silk were shoulder to shoulder, pressing against one another.

On both sides of the road, shops hawking food were lined up one after another.

Just looking at the tea shops, there were over a dozen of them.

But even with such a large number, these shops were filled to capacity.

There is no harm without comparison.

Yang He recalled the most prosperous Fanyang Wharf in Yanzhou.

Compared to this place, it was truly a case of the lesser meeting the greater.

Although many merchants came and went there, it was not even one-tenth of this place.

A clerk from the trading firm had long since gone into the city to notify Dong An.

Within the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, Dong An arrived.

"Yang He!"

Seeing Yang He sitting in a tea shop drinking tea, Dong An shouted loudly.

"Dong An!" Yang He could not bother with his tea; he stood up and walked a few steps to Dong An, and the two hugged each other heavily.

Back when they were in Yan Commandery, the two had already shared a deep friendship.

Now, having not seen each other for several months, they were naturally excited to meet again as old friends.

"Hahaha..." Dong An laughed heartily, "Why did you come over this time?"

The two separated, and Yang He whispered a few words into Dong An's ear with a grin.

"Exhibition, new goods..." Hearing this, Dong An's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"His Highness attaches great importance to this exhibition,

so he ordered me to come personally," Yang He finally said.

Dong An nodded.

Now, the heated discussion in Jinling City regarding the Prince's Mansion's Fine Wine and Perfume was gradually subsiding.

After all, once everyone was familiar with a product, had seen it, and had tasted it, they naturally accepted it slowly, and it became a recognized trendy item within Jinling City.

Therefore, after the initial surge in sales volume, the goods sold by the Yanzhou Trading Firm in Jinling were now basically stable.

They sold about 120,000 jars per month.

As for the Perfume, because it could be used for over a month, the monthly sales volume was only about 30,000 bottles.

This was only what was sold by the Chamber of Commerce in Jinling; the Prince's Mansion's Fine Wine sold from Yan Commandery still amounted to 60,000 jars per month, and about 20,000 bottles of Perfume.

The reason so little was sold from Yan Commandery was because the Prince's Mansion's goods were transported to Jinling.

The merchants of Jiangnan all took their goods directly from the Yan Prefecture Chamber of Commerce in Jinling.

And this was the significance of the existence of the Yan Prefecture Chamber of Commerce in Jinling.

Calculating it this way, the Prince's Mansion's monthly income from Fine Wine and Perfume could reach nearly 3.8 million silver.

Of course, this was only sales revenue; after deducting costs, transportation, labor, etc., it would be good to have a net profit of 2 million silver.

If one wanted to continue to expand income, one had to bring out new goods that people would scramble for.

So when Yang He said there were new goods, he could not help but feel a burst of excitement.

Chatting along the way, the two entered Jinling.

Looking at the pleasure boats shuttling back and forth on the Jinling river and listening to the graceful singing coming from them, Yang He saw that Dong An was walking slowly and was even panting, so he teased, "Look, look, you've only been in Jinling for a few days and your legs have already gone soft; have you been bewitched by some vixen?"

"You... truly, nothing good ever comes out of a dog's mouth. If you dare to spout nonsense in front of His Highness, when I return to Yan Commandery, I will surely tear your mouth apart," Dong An scolded.

This Yang He's temperament had not changed one bit; he was still as unrestrained in his speech as ever.

Yang He laughed heartily and did not mind; he liked teasing Dong An the most and watching him get angry.

Arguing all the way to the firm, Yang He said, "The first task the Highness entrusted to us is to send these things into the palace."

Mentioning official business, Dong An's expression turned serious.

Familiarity is one thing, but now the two of them were in a superior-subordinate relationship.

In this matter, he had to listen to Yang He.

Calling for Guan Zhong, he then summoned a few men to carry the chests and had him enter the palace.

This Guan Zhong was a manservant of the Prince's Mansion, previously responsible for the reception and dispatch of matters within the palace.

Guan Zhong received the order and carried the chests to the palace gate.

After reporting, a few young eunuchs came out, rewarded him with one hundred taels of Silver, and carried the items away.

Things were different now than in the past, ever since Tong San was punished for privately hoarding Yan Wang's gifts.

Even Liang Cheng did not dare to accept Yan Wang's gifts beforehand.

The items from Yanzhou had to be sent directly before the Emperor.

"Come and see what Yan Wang has sent this time?" In the Imperial Garden, Zhao Heng was frolicking with his Imperial Concubines.

Seeing the eunuchs arrive carrying the items, he beckoned repeatedly.

The sensation caused by the Artillery had not yet faded in Jingshi.

Zhao Heng felt quite intuitively that the powerful clans had become much more submissive to him.

Thinking that every time Yan Wang sent things, he was never disappointed.

He was naturally full of anticipation.

Hearing this, the Imperial Concubines immediately swarmed over.

Xie Huanghou affectionately pulled Mi Fei, while the other Imperial Concubines stood beside or behind them.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the wooden chests.

At this moment, Liang Cheng gave the two eunuchs a look.

The eunuchs immediately opened the lids of the wooden chests.

When the contents of the chests were revealed before everyone, Zhao Heng was stunned, then stood up directly from his chair.

Liang Cheng was also full of shock, his mind blank.

"What is this, that it is so beautiful?"

In the end, Xie Huanghou broke the dead silence; she could not help but step forward to view it at close range.

Zhao Heng came back to his senses and likewise came before the chest.

"Could it be crystal?" Liang Cheng wondered.

The bottle was crystal clear, and the liquid inside the bottle was also crystal clear; combined together, they were so perfect.

From the scent wafting out, everyone could guess that it contained Wine.

Because in Great Song, only Yan Wang's Wine had such a strong aroma.

"It cannot be crystal; crystal does not look like this." Zhao Heng denied it directly.

The bottles in the chest looked almost identical, which made it even more impossible.

"Call Yan Wang's man here," Zhao Heng said; he really wanted to know what such an astonishing thing actually was.

But the Imperial Concubines could no longer wait, crowding around him one by one to act spoiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry about what it is for now; this concubine likes it very much, reward me with one."

"Your Majesty, this concubine wants one too."

"And me."

"..."

The Imperial Concubines pushed further and further forward, and in the end, some even could not help but reach into the chest to take one.

Xie Huanghou's face showed displeasure at this time, and she scolded, "Do not scramble!"