The Merit of Backing the Dragon Had Arrived!—Who Wanted to See Sima Rui?!
"Local products..."
The blue-robed clerk repeated the words softly, as though savoring them, or perhaps weighing the meaning behind Shen Yue's words.
Shen Yue remained bowed, only glancing sidelong from the corner of his eye to study the clerk's expression. After a long while, he finally heard the blue-robed clerk ask:
"The prince has only just moved to his fief. Many necessities are not readily available. Hmm, how much can you carry in a single shipment?"
How much? You haven't even told me what kind of goods you want. How am I supposed to estimate that?
He grumbled inwardly, but the deference on his face deepened. He bowed low and smiled ingratiatingly. "This humble one does not understand your meaning... Transporting brocade differs from transporting porcelain, and transporting porcelain differs from transporting lacquerware. I ask that you provide a list of goods, sir, so that this humble one may make a careful estimate. I will certainly satisfy you!"
The blue-robed clerk paused, but his expression grew even more displeased. His thin brows furrowed, his face becoming increasingly bland, while his two small mustaches seemed almost to droop. "Hmm... Just tell me how many shi of cargo you can transport! You merchants must mix light goods with heavy ones. Surely you do not transport only one type of item!"
"Yes... yes." Shen Yue lowered his head. His right hand hung at his side, its fingers flexing as though he were calculating something. After quite some time, he bowed deeply. "The Shen Family fleet has three ships. If they all carried porcelain, they could transport three hundred crates per trip, roughly..." He spread his arms wide to indicate the size. "...crates this large. If they all carried lacquerware, they