Chapter 43, Forming a Fleet

"Yes, assemble a fleet and head to the Golden Continent."

Du Mingen nodded solemnly, and then said: "I am a businessman, different from the scholar of Qinggao, I pursue wealth. ”

"Today, I was fortunate enough to hear Childe's description of the whole world, and my heart is like a cat's paw scratching, and I can't wait to put on my wings now and go overseas to explore and see."

Du Mingen didn't blush at all when he said this, in this era, everyone values righteousness over wealth, but he bluntly said that what he pursues is wealth, so that Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin also feel that he is more real, such a person is a real person, a real person.

Everyone is short of money, everyone needs money, including the Ming Emperor in front of him, he also needs money, the financial income of the Ming Dynasty is very limited, he Hongzhi Emperor has always been thrifty, strict and self-disciplined, not willing to dress well, eat well, even his own house is not willing to repair, very thrifty.

Didn't Emperor Hongzhi want to live better, dress better, and eat better?

He must also think about it, but he doesn't have much money in his hands, and he is also a very self-disciplined emperor, and he is a good emperor, so he is like this, if he has money, he naturally does not have to be too shabby.

This emperor is short of money, let alone ordinary people.

"Mr. Du, you should also see that I don't have any money at all, although I also want to go to the Golden Continent to explore, but I'm afraid there is no way to partner with you."

Liu Jin looked at Du Mingen and said helplessly.

"No, although Liu Gongzi has no money, the knowledge in his mind is priceless, and he must have Liu Gongzi's guidance to go to the Golden Continent, and he doesn't need Liu Gongzi to pay, he only needs Liu Gongzi to give a detailed guide."

Du Mingen is a very smart businessman, he is very advanced in his thinking, and he knows that knowledge can also be shared, and he only needs Liu Jin to provide a detailed guide, which really makes Liu Jin feel a little surprised, and he has to wonder if the other party has also crossed over from the afterlife.

"How can this be, Mr. Du is going to the Golden Continent, I will naturally do my best to help, tell everything I know, and forget about the dividends."

Liu Jin shook his head again and again, he still had to leave a good impression in front of Emperor Hongzhi, and he couldn't make him feel that he was a person who was heavy on profits and greedy for cheap.

"No, Liu Gongzi must have a stake no matter what, I have always believed that knowledge is priceless, without Liu Gongzi's guidance, going to the Golden Continent is simply a matter of life and death, and it is very likely that you will lose all your money in the end."

"From a businessman's point of view, I have to bring Liu Gongzi, and I must also give Liu Gongzi a certain share, so that I can feel more at ease."

Du Mingen shook his head again and said very directly.

"Mr. Du is outspoken and refreshing!"

Emperor Hongzhi, who has not spoken, also looks at Du Mingen differently, although Du Mingen talks about money and money, but he does things openly and honestly, which makes Emperor Hongzhi feel that this person can still be trusted.

"I also want to go to this Golden Continent to have a look and take a walk, since Mr. Du intends to form a fleet to go to the Golden Continent, then even if I have a share, I can pay for it, and I can also pay for it."

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi was also ready to participate, no matter whether this Golden Continent existed or not, whether it was really full of gold, he wanted to send someone to take a look, if nothing else, just for the three high-yield crops that Liu Jin said, he had to send someone to the Golden Continent for a trip.

If this sweet potato, potato, corn can be introduced to the Ming Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty will never have to worry about famine from now on, as the king of a country, he knows too well the importance of this high-yield crop to the Ming Dynasty, as long as the people can eat and clothe the people, his old Zhu family can naturally be for generations.

"Mr. Zhu is refreshing, it's up to you Gongzi Liu now."

When Du Mingen heard that Emperor Hongzhi was also willing to join in, he immediately smiled happily.

This Zhu Ping looks extraordinary, with him joining, the matter of forming a fleet is naturally much easier, not to mention that someone shares the risk with him, which is naturally a good thing.

"The two of you want to form a fleet to go to the Golden Continent, I naturally raise my hands in favor, and I will also write out the detailed guidance needed, as for the matter of this share, forget it, as the so-called merit is not profitable, a gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a good way, and he divides your shares without doing anything, I really can't do such a thing."

Liu Jin looked at Emperor Hongzhi and Du Mingen, and after thinking about it, he still insisted on his own point of view, and the guidance can be given to you, but the matter of this share division is still settled.

Of course, in his heart, Liu Jin is still very excited, if he can go to the Golden Continent smoothly, he will definitely turn over, and getting rich overnight is not a dream at all.

But who let Emperor Hongzhi also take a stake, this emperor is so easy to take advantage of?

"That's it, Mr. Zhu and I will each contribute money and efforts to occupy four cities, and the remaining 20% will be considered Liu Gongzi's, so it's okay, right?"

"I don't know what Mr. Zhu thinks is good?"

Du Mingen saw that Liu Jin always disagreed, and after thinking about it, he also proposed.

"I have no opinion, without Liu Gongzi's guidance, it will indeed be more difficult to go to the Golden Continent, I don't think Liu Gongzi will refuse."

Emperor Hongzhi agreed to come down almost without thinking about it.

"Well, that's okay, then I'll be disrespectful, but this 20% of the shares is too much, so let's do it, I'll only take 10%, and the rest of the 10% will be distributed to the crew members who go to the Golden Continent."

Emperor Liu Jin also agreed, and his heart was also happy, and he agreed after thinking about it, but he didn't dare to ask for two percent, just one percent.

"Why is that?"

Du Mingen asked with some confusion.

"It takes a very long time to go to the Golden Continent, and it is adrift in the sea, life and death are unpredictable, to be honest, this is to do things with your head up, you must give everyone an incentive, so that the crew can also share the fruits of victory together, only in this way can we stimulate everyone's enthusiasm and obtain more wealth."

Liu Jin said his thoughts, and when Emperor Hongzhi and Du Mingen heard it, they naturally immediately understood what Liu Jin meant, and after thinking about it, they all nodded and agreed.

"Then the matter is settled, let's discuss first, how large a fleet should be formed to go to the Golden Continent, my suggestion is that it should not be too large, the size of ten ships is the most suitable."

"If the scale is too large, it will definitely attract attention, now the imperial court is not allowed to go to the sea without permission after all, if the scale is too small, it will not work, the scale of ten ships is just right."

Du Mingen did things vigorously, and he had just agreed on the matter of shares, and he immediately began to discuss some details of the formation of the caravan.

"The scale of ten ships is okay, but this ship must be a big ship, the wind and wave resistance of small boats is too poor, it is best to find Zheng He's treasure ship that Zheng He went to the West back then."

After hearing this, Liu Jin thought about it and nodded and said.

"The manufacturing method of Zheng He's treasure ship has long been lost, and now the largest ship is the lucky boat, but this lucky ship is expensive and very difficult to obtain."

"And where our fleet departs, we need to be equipped with those things, these are also good plans, plans, this is going to the Golden Continent, very far, it is not possible to make a detailed plan."

Speaking of these things, Du Mingen also frowned, forming a caravan is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do it, there are too many things that need to be done.

"The departure and return places are all selected in Tianjinwei, as for the ten lucky ships needed, I will find a way, I still have some connections above, you don't have to worry about other things, let go and do it."

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and said very generously, his words also made Du Mingen overjoyed, as if he really hugged a big thick leg this time.