However, lead and sulfur are available. Chen Xin calculated, if his bullets weighed eight or nine yuan, ten rounds would be one or two. If there are hundreds of shotguns in the expanded army, ten rounds per person is a few dozen catties. His own plan was to train regularly, preferably with bullets, so that the consumption of lead would be very large. In addition, a lot of lead has to be added to private funds, but since I can't buy much, I have to buy some back. However, it is better to buy more copper, so that not only can you make counterfeit money, but you can also use it to make guns in the future. After all, copper guns are much less malleable than iron.

Thinking of this, he discussed with Song Wenxian, and then said to Li: "Then I will buy more lead and sulfur, 20,000 catties of lead and 5,000 kilograms of sulfur." ”

Li Guozhu said: "In this way, the goods will have 40,000 catties, and the silver taels will be less than 10,000 taels. In addition to the silver, Brother Chen's two ships were empty. Do you want to buy some watches?"

Chen Xin is really tired of this watch. He smiled and shook his head. He still wanted copper in his heart, and began to attack in a roundabout way. "For the next two days, I'll look at other products. "If there's no right person, look at the watch. Then he lowered his voice to help Li: "I read the "Forbidden City Daily" last month, and said that Zheng Yiguan is becoming more and more rampant. Did you hurt your friend when you attacked a center-left post last year?"

When Li Guozhu heard Zheng Yiguan's three words, a cold light flashed in his eyes. In the blink of an eye, he softened his face and said, "Thanks to Brother Chen's warning last year, I sent my servant friend Weimen to Fujian. Zheng Yiguan attacked the center-left post last October and searched the whole city for my friend. My servant left early, otherwise Li Guozhu took a breath. Xu Xinsu is very important to him. He was known to his elders as Xu Xinsu. With his extensive network and channels, Xu Xinsu can provide him with a large number of goods. Although Zheng Yiguan was in trouble at sea, he was still able to come on some ships every year, which was an important source of income for Li Guozhu. Without this method, his power would have been greatly affected.

Chen Xin showed a look of relief on his face. "So I breathed a sigh of relief. After reading the "Residence Daily" a few days ago, I don't worry about Mr. Li anymore. When I went to the capital this year, I heard that some officials mentioned the matter of recruiting Zheng Yiguan. Mr. Lee should tell some of you to be more careful and go back to a place away from the sea. ”

Song Wenxian knew that Chen Xin did not go to the capital. He just wanted to talk, to increase the bargaining chips. He whispered, "I've heard of this too." Yu Jinggao was defeated by Zheng Yiguan last year. He was sent to prison and charged with some kind of crime. Even after the general, he could not defeat Zheng Yiguan. At present, there are no other good generals in Fujian. Zheng Yiguan is difficult to control. ”

Li Guozhu said helplessly: "Now I have to let my friend stay for a while." Although he was rooted in Fujian, he could not control the affairs of the tide. Ever since Brother Chen had said that Zheng Yiguan's foundation was not solid, I waited for him to show his shortcomings before killing him.

Chen Xinyao said: "Brother Li, don't blame me for talking too much. This is not a good policy. Fujian officialdom is bound by your friends, and there are people in the court to help you. A sentence at a critical moment can decide the life and death of Zheng Yiguan. At the moment, I have a solution in Beijing. He will soon occupy an important position. It is also possible to become a college graduate. ”

Song Wenxian pretended to say suddenly: "Brother Chen is that person", he knew that Chen Xin was talking about Wen Tiren, but he didn't expect Wen Tiren to enter the cabinet to worship him. His expression just wanted to add to Chen Xin's persuasiveness.

Li Guozhu looked at the two people. He didn't know who he was. Besides, he didn't know a few officials in Beijing, so it was hard to believe them all. It is possible that Chen Xin had several hundred soldiers. But it's hard to believe that he was able to go from bookkeeper to court opinion holder in just one year. Song Wenxian sighed, patted his head and explained: "I forgot to tell Mr. Li that Brother Chen was promoted to thousands of households last year because of castration of the party. ”

When Wei Zhongxian fell, Li Guozhu still knew that after all, there were still some maritime merchants who went to Nagasaki and Heping Lake. The incident spread quickly. Li Guozhu was a little surprised and said, "Does Brother Chen still donate?"

Chen Xin smiled and nodded: "It's the right time." It's not worth mentioning. ”

Song Wenxian talked about Chen Xin's abuse of Choi Seung-so. After hearing this, Li Jiaxin smiled and said to Chen Xin: "Brother Chen is really humane. It's a shame you're an officer. Otherwise, all factions in the court will be attracted to you. ”

Chen Xin didn't smile and speak. He looked modest. After listening to Li Guo's assistant's words, he spoke highly of Chen Xin. Since he had such a reputation, it was possible for Beijing officials to make friends with the vanguard of the castrated party, to show their attitude at a time when the eunuchs' interests were redistributed.

Seeing his relaxed attitude, Song Wenxian struck while the iron was hot and boasted: "Brother Chen not only has a good reputation. At the beginning of the new year, more than 60 soldiers have been beheaded by more than 100 ranks. Now there are more than 700 soldiers. They will soon be promoted to the Wenden camp. With the help of the Chen brothers, the three defenses and one battalion will be convenient everywhere. In addition to Mazi Port, Weihai Weishan, Weiliang Port, if Mr. Li himself has a ship, if it is inconvenient for Fujian, he can trade in Wendeng. There is another way to make money. ”

Lee Kook-ju finally fell in love. He saw several soldiers surrounding Chen Xin. They are really different from ordinary bodyguards. If seven or eight hundred soldiers were like this, they would have a way to deal with Zheng Yiguan in the future.

As for Wenden Trade, he will not go to Wenden for the time being. From the point of view of maritime trade, the southeast region is more profitable, such as sugar, deerskin, tea, etc. Sugar can be twice as profitable. But now Zheng Yiguan is struggling in the southeast, and the sea route is cut off. Zheng Yiguan specifically targeted Li Guozhu. Over the past two years, he has lost a lot of goods. In case one day Zheng Yiguan can cut off the high seas, his ship will be destroyed and can only be idle, and having a native snake like Chen Xin to provide convenience, even if the profit margin is relatively low, is an acceptable choice.

What Chen Xin and Song Wenxian don't know is that they are not only the Dutch and Zheng Yiguan, but also the Spaniards who occupy chicken coops and freshwater in northern Taiwan. There are many more stakeholders, including the Ming Dynasty, the pirates, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Portugal, all of which have conflicts and deals, and the relationship is very complex. What worries Li Guozhu the most is that in addition to these political parties, even Japan wants to get involved in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) to occupy a territory. They were interested only in the large membership occupied by the Dutch.

As far as Li Guozhu knew, the last Hirazo of Nagasaki Daguan was the one who wanted to go to Dazhou to occupy territory. He was both a Nagasaki official and a businessman. He ordered a samurai named Masato Hamada to search for more than a dozen indigenous people in the vicinity of Tatar. Then he went to the Edo shogunate and told the Dutch about it. The reason was that the Dutch arrived on the continent later than the Japanese, so he should not have occupied this port. It should belong to the Japanese. He captured more than a dozen indigenous people and vowed to hand over sovereignty to Japan.

Dutch trade interests came to Japan first. At the time of the last appeasement, they hoped that the Edo shogunate would pressure the Dutch to abandon the small Ryukyu (Taiwanese) port. With its strong influence over the Edo shogunate, the shogunate refused to meet with the trade representatives of the Dutch East India Company, but also did not accept gifts of indigenous sovereignty from high-ranking officials. Therefore, the shogunate continued to fight. Although Li Guozhu reconciled them, he obviously did not have Li Dan's original energy. Because of Li Dan's relationship, Li Guozhu has a good relationship with the Dutch. In his early years, Li Dan was punished as a slave by the Spaniards for several years, so he and the Spaniards were in dire straits. The European rookie Dutchman was Spain's enemy. Therefore, Li Dan has always had a good relationship with the Netherlands, and the Netherlands has always been inherited. Li Guozhu cooperated with the Dutch to resell goods, and many of Xu Xinsu's goods were also transshipped through their ships, so the Dutch were his important partners and sources of goods.

Judging from the information that Li Guozhu has so far, Hamada Yasukuni is not only a warrior, but also a businessman, but also a brave man. The supportive attitude of the shogunate and the last Hirabayashi seems to have inspired his courage. This man organized more than 400 people and several ships in Nagasaki this year and bought a lot of weapons. In April, he just started making a ticket for the Dutch.

After learning the news of the relocation of the Hamada Yasukuni Shrine, Li Guozhu reported to the Dutch side through the Pinghu Commercial Building in the Netherlands, hoping that it would not get out of control.

However, this matter is far beyond the control of Li Guozhu. After Japan joined the dog-biting operation, the situation outside Fujian became more and more complicated. If the Dutch were hostile to Japan and the shogunate restricted the Dutch trade, this supply would have been cut off. The larger backdrop in Japan is that Mufu began to ban Catholicism, and relations with redhead demons have been declining. In addition, Zheng Yiguan, who may be hired at any time, is uneasy about food and housing.

Chen Xin naturally did not know about these small branches of history. He and Song Wenxian were just hanging out, giving Li Guozhu a not-so-good choice in time, but they could also consider it. What's more, Chen Xin's performance made Li Guozhu think that Chen Xin had great development prospects, so he had to make some investments.

Of course, Li Guozhu will not tell the two of them the reason behind it, so as not to elevate the status of the other party in the conversation. He looked at Chen Xin, who had a calm expression, and said, "Thank you very much." At that time, I couldn't trouble Brother Chen. ”

Chen Xin thought it was Li Guozhu's persuasion. He was humble and agreed.

As a deal, Li Guozhu naturally wanted to give some benefits. He asked the two, "Ever since I met Brother Chen, I knew it must not be in the pool." I just didn't expect it to be so soon. Moreover, it was good for me to fall in love with you at first sight. If I can do something for you, please don't mention it. ”

Chen Xinzao had been waiting for him to say this. All he took out were fakes. He relied on Jung-Yiguan to capture Lee Guo-joo. Now that he's taken the bait, he's going to take advantage of it. He made up a little lie in his heart and said to Li Guozhu: "Brother Li has been a maritime merchant for a long time. You should know why I bought copper. I just mentioned the lord of the imperial court just now. It's not enough for me to make friends with him on fame, it just so happens that he also has a bank. This kind of private banking is the best way to do it. If you could have more money, I would have a closer relationship with him, and I will be able to say that in the future. ”

When he said this, he combined the purchase of copper with the deal with Zheng Yiquan. Li Guozhu looked at Chen Xin Banxiang, and finally said, "I'll go raise money." Brother Chen will have to wait a few more days. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Lee. It is best to have more than 100,000 catties this year. ”

Businessman Li Guozhu said with a smile: "But Brother Chen also wants to buy some of this watch." ”