Liu Pei's words really moved them! Their own family knows their own business, and the goods produced by the workshops they control are in short supply every year. Especially those Westerners, the demand for goods is simply unsatisfying! They need all the goods of the Ming Dynasty, and they will wave the silver and want to buy it!

If, as Liu Pei said, there are more maritime merchants transporting goods, they can expand their workshops and produce more goods. Plant more mulberry trees and produce more silk! These things can be exchanged for white flowers! So these people agreed to Liu Pei's request without hesitation.

After they confirmed that Liu Pei had no other requirements, the two parties quickly entered into a detailed discussion. These people and their entourage are all veterans of business, they are old and sophisticated, and they are familiar with business, so they are naturally desperate bargaining.

But Liu Pei is not alone! The department store provided Liu Pei with sufficient manpower reserves. The younger up-and-comers are no worse than their old-timers. On behalf of Liu Pei, they had a battle of words and swords with these people! Liu Pei accompanied these people to drink tea and chat on the side.

This deliberation was discussed to the tenth point of the lamp. Liu Pei interrupted the quarrel between the two sides and said to a few people: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is late today, and you are tired from afar. Why don't I wait for the meal first, and then discuss it tomorrow when I have enough energy? ”

These people are generally very old, and even the younger ones are far past the age of confusion. They were already exhausted after the bumps in the sea and the long observation and discussion, so they naturally agreed to Liu Pei's request.

Liu Pei also exerted his strength in order to greet them. All kinds of seafood from the sea were delivered like water. At this time, the two sides have put aside all their grievances and are only focused on silver, so the atmosphere at the banquet is very harmonious.

At the end of the banquet, the old man surnamed Li actually proposed to Liu Pei: "When I see it today, the Dragon King's ability to change is really embarrassing. It's just a pity that the dragon king is not standing right! If the dragon king can trust the old man, the old man is willing to contact some people in the center and jointly protect the dragon king to become the general of the Quanzhou water division! ”

Everyone in the audience applauded when they heard this! They all expressed their willingness to contribute to this matter. They all say like

It's a pity that a talent like the Dragon King succumbs to the recklessness, and he must serve the imperial court, so that he can be crowned a marquis and worship the general as soon as possible, and glorify the ancestors.

Liu Pei did sneer in his heart when he heard this. He knew exactly what these people meant. These people knew that they could no longer solve themselves by force at sea, so they wanted to kill people with soft knives. They dragged Liu Pei into the officialdom first, which was their home field.

There, Liu Pei will be caught in layers of nets, and his strength will not be able to stretch! When the time comes, they can use a series of ways to sow discord, divide and disintegrate, and turn Liu Pei into a loner, and finally become their watchdog!

It's a pity that they don't know Liu Pei's true thoughts at all. But Liu Pei didn't want to say more, but just said to everyone: "Thank you for your trust!" It's just that the younger generation has been reckless for a long time, and they are used to being free and casual, and they can't stand it! The kindness of all the virtuous people, the younger generation can only understand it! ”

Everyone was not in a hurry when they saw that Liu Pei was not fooled. In their hearts, it is already a sky-high feeling that ordinary people can step into officialdom! What's more, he can become a major general of the court at the level of a general! So they felt that they had the patience to slowly lead Liu Pei into the game. So everyone stopped mentioning this matter at the moment, and continued to stagger.

After two days of repeated entanglement, negotiation and quarrels, Liu Pei and these maritime merchants finally reached an agreement. First of all, the free trade zone is run by Liu Pei. But they can send people to inspect the situation of the free trade zone and ensure the safety of the trade zone. But they can't meddle in any management of the trade zone. At this point, Liu Pei gave a serious warning! "If someone interferes in the management, just take the corpse back!"

In addition, Liu Pei takes a 5% tax on every transaction in the free trade zone. Liu Pei assured that the tax would be used for the security and infrastructure maintenance of the free trade zone in Penghu. And Liu Pei has to bear the responsibility of paying for the goods after problems in the free trade zone.

Secondly, the amount of silver paid by each ship was changed from 5,000 taels to 3,000 taels. At the beginning, when Liu Pei asked for 5,000 taels, it was just a sky-high asking price. Because in real history, the price Zheng Zhilong asked for was 3,000 taels of silver per ship. Judging from Zheng Zhilong's familiarity with sea trade, his asking price should be

Rational. It will not completely turn people around, but also maximize their own interests. So Liu Pei simply copied it!

The third point, the question of conversion pirates, has also been fruitful. Liu Pei will issue a token to pirates who are willing to transform into maritime merchants, and they will enjoy a certain discount if they hold Liu Pei's token and buy products in the designated workshop in the next year.

The general direction is only these three, and there are many other details, and the two sides have also reached an agreement. After a complete agreement, the men left with their entourage.

Seeing off these people on the dock, Liu Pei was so happy that he high-fived him again and again! From today onwards, he will have a large and stable source of finance! His career will be on the fast track.

Liu Pei directly issued a series of orders on the dock. The first to give the order was given to Liu Jiang. Ask him to step up his efforts against the pirates. Absorb as many skeptical pirates as possible into the navy. The rest of the old and infirm can immigrate to Taiwan, or change careers to maritime merchants.

At the same time, Liu Pei asked him to make the bow flag as soon as possible, and reported the news that the sea ship with the bow flag was protected by the Red Eyed Dragon King, and no one was allowed to rob it! Once someone makes a move, the Red-Eyed Dragon King will completely wipe out the pirates who do it.

Then there was the transfer of troops, and slaves to Penghu to start the construction of the free trade zone, and spread the news that any maritime merchant was welcome to trade in the free trade zone. Then he arranged for Wu Yizhou to send the fleet out to maintain the safety of the waterway.

Just as Liu Pei was happily giving orders, those people on the sea boat were also discussing him. A person looked at Liu Pei's figure and said: "It's a pity that such a big career has to be controlled by a pirate!" ”

Everyone nodded yes. They all feel that only they are the best people, and everything and affairs must be under their control. Especially when Liu Pei clearly rejected their solicitation, they felt even more so! Stealing has become an instinct in their lives!

And Liu Runlin is the most unhappy person among them. Because he was the first to promote the encirclement and suppression of Liu Pei, he also contributed the most. The result was not successful, and naturally he was also the most disappointed. However, he rolled his eyes at the moment and said, "Actually, it's not impossible. ”