"Li Chengzong, you say, what should we do?"

Lin Haoxi took a sip of wine and wiped the corners of his mouth again.

To be honest, he was attracted to the blueprint drawn by Li Chengzong.

That's right, they are not only Korean merchants now, but also Ming merchants, as long as they hang the banner of the Ming Dynasty, they can also be unblocked in the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

"yes, just say it, what are we going to do?"

Some people also shouted one after another.

I had a lot of contact with the Ming merchants, and I also learned a lot about ocean trade from the Ming merchants.

The profits of this ocean trade are very rich, and several times the profits are considered to be losses, and it is normal to have more than ten times, dozens of times or even hundreds of times of profits.

"Everyone~"

"When I was in Tianjin, I talked to some friends from Daming."

"Liu Jin and Liu Gongzi of the Ming Dynasty once said that if the porcelain and silk of the Ming Dynasty can be shipped to Europe, it can be compared to gold."

"I think that alone is enough to illustrate the huge profits of maritime trade."

"We are not only Koreans now, but also Ming people, so why can't we go to the ocean to do business?"

"We can also go to the South Seas, to the Golden Continent, to South Asia, to the Middle East, and to all the places where we make money, just like the Ming merchants."

Li Chengzong looked at everyone, smiled and said: "As long as there is money to be made, we can follow along, and we can do the same business that Ming merchants can do." ”

"We can be the same as the merchants of Daming, set up an ocean trading firm, everyone contributes together, operates together, and the profits are distributed according to the proportion of capital contribution."

When everyone heard this, they all began to ponder.

Lin Haoxi thought for a while and said, "Ocean trade business can indeed be done. ”

"As far as I know, on this side of the South Seas, a fine ivory is only the price of one tael of silver, but when it is shipped to our North Korea, this ivory can be sold for dozens of taels, or even hundreds of taels of silver."

"There are also jadeite and agate, I heard that there are a lot of them in Myanmar and Ceylon, and they are also very cheap, and you can exchange a piece of cloth for very good jadeite and agate."

"It's just that this ocean-going trade requires large ocean-going ships, and it also needs experienced crews, which we don't have in North Korea."

"That's why I asked everyone to come together to open this firm!"

Li Chengzong smiled and nodded and said.

"You know what?"

"A large ocean-going ship here in Tianjin Shipyard is sold for more than 200,000 taels of silver, and a trading house must prepare several such large ships."

"With such an expensive vessel, I am afraid that any one of us alone can hardly say that it is capable of operating."

"And to sail in the ocean, you have to hire crew members who graduated from Tianjin Maritime College, they are very hot now, and these also require all of us to work together to be able to do it."

"More than 200,000 taels of silver for a ship?"

When everyone heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded.

"It's too expensive, is this ship made of gold?"

Someone couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, although Daming's ship is very good, it is too expensive, we can build it ourselves."

Someone thought about it and said.

"Make it yourself?"

"Are you sure your own ship won't sink to the bottom of the sea?"

Li Chengzong looked at him and said.

"The ships of the Tianjin Shipyard are indeed expensive, but so far the ships of the Tianjin Shipyard have not had any problems, more than 200,000 taels of silver for a ship, and their orders have been scheduled until the next year."

"Moreover, although this ship is expensive, it can make money, and it can be earned back by taking a trip to the South Seas, which is why the major commercial houses here in Daming are desperately placing orders."

"Everyone, my strength is limited, that's why I will pull the big guys to run this business house together."

"Again, now is a big era, an era of opportunities and risks."

"Do we stay in North Korea and wait for death, or take the initiative to go out and cross the world like the Ming merchants, everyone can choose for themselves, and those who are willing to go with me to make a fortune stay."

After Li Chengzong finished speaking, he also turned around again and looked at the Han River outside, it was pitch black, and there were only a few places where there were lights.

After seeing the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, he was no longer willing to be confined to North Korea, and he was the same as the businessmen who wanted the Ming Dynasty, crisscrossing the world.

"Count me in~"

Lin Haoxi thought for a while and said.

"Count me in too~"

"Since everyone said it, I'll join in too~"

"It's really a great opportunity."

Everyone pondered for a while and nodded their heads in agreement, and the huge profits from ocean trade stimulated them, and no one could be calm.

"Very good~"

"Since everyone is willing to take a stake, then our power is even greater."

"Originally, I thought that if there were too few people, I would only be able to make a small fuss, but now that everyone is willing to take shares, then we will do a big deal."

Hearing everyone's choice, Li Chengzong had a smile on his face.

"The firm we established is called the North Korean Firm~"

"There are three main points set up by the North Korean Commercial Bank, one in Seoul in our North Korea, one in Tianjin, and the other in Crescent City in Nanyang."

"As long as our North Korean trading firm is to do triangular trade between the three places, transport the goods of Daming to Nanyang to sell, and then transport the goods of Nanyang back to our North Korea, and then sell our North Korean things to Daming."

Li Chengzong opened a map, drew three dots on the map, and began to explain his plan in detail.

"In the beginning, we mainly focused on triangular trade, and then we could slowly establish plantations on this side of the South Seas, planting sugar cane and rice, and then we could slowly expand westward, sending fleets to Burma, Ceylon, Tianzhu and Persia."

"From what I've heard."

"Our Korean king has also decided to follow the steps of the Ming Dynasty, and may follow the Ming Dynasty to expand on the ocean in the future, and the holy decree of the Emperor of the Great Ming has been conveyed to our North Korea a few days ago, to recruit five thousand warriors from our North Korea to go to the Nanyang region to exterminate the natives."

"I estimate that the Ming side is not only so simple as exterminating the natives, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to carry out new expansion in the Nanyang region, and in the future, my Korean country will definitely follow the Ming to get more land and islands in the Nanyang, which means that our opportunity has come."

……

Tianjin Ten Mile Foreign Travel!

This ten-mile foreign firm is naturally different from the foreign firm that was concealed by later generations, although they are both foreign firms.

However, the ten-mile foreign firm here in Tianjin refers to the commercial house that specializes in ocean trade, and the foreign company in later generations specifically refers to the commercial house opened by the foreigners and the two devils, which has an essential difference.

The location of Tianjin Shili Bank is in the central area of Tianjin New Town, very close to Tianjin Port, the whole Ten Mile Bank is a very long block, where there are many high-rise buildings, buildings stand on both sides, and each building is a commercial house.

Among them, the most famous is the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.

Its building is very large, it is also very magnificent, the door is full of traffic, and the business is very busy.

Of course, there are also a lot of other large and small trading houses, and they are also very busy.

Every day, a new business house is set up here, and the sound of crackling firecrackers is heard every day.

This newly opened commercial house, one is more magnificent than the other, one is bigger than the other, it is obvious that the Ming people who make money by sea trade are not stingy in this regard.

The continuous growth and rapid development of Shili Foreign Bank is enough to show the rapid development of Daming's ocean trade.

Here, you can buy goods from the south and north of the Ming Dynasty, and there are trading houses specializing in domestic trade in the Ming Dynasty, transporting goods from the south to the north and goods from the north to the south.

In the same way, you can also buy goods from the Japanese Kingdom, Korea, and Nanyang, as many as you want; In the same way, you have a lot of goods in your hands, and you can also find buyers here.

Ten Mile Bank is like a financial street in later generations, where the wealth of the entire Ming Dynasty is gathered.

With a burst of gongs and drums, crackling firecrackers sounded, and at the end of the Ten Mile Foreign Bank, several more commercial houses have untied their plaques and are starting to open for business.

Chuanfu Commercial Bank~

A commercial bank founded by Sichuan businessmen, Sichuan landlords, and big families, even in the most inland areas, driven by huge profits, have people come out to the ocean.

Jiangnan Commercial Bank~

A trading house run by Jiangnan merchants, large landowners, and large families had its headquarters in Nanjing and Songhu in the south, but it also had to set up a branch office in Tianjin.

North Korea Commercial Bank~

A group of people in North Korean clothes saluted the passers-by with smiles on their faces, and at the same time kept throwing copper coins, attracting many children around to come and pick up copper plates.

Here, this is called scattering wealth, and the daughter is scattered and returns, which means a good omen, good business, and a wide range of financial resources.

"Even the North Koreans have come to our Tianjin to open a trading house?"

The people who were attracted around stopped one after another, looked at the plaque, and then looked at the decoration style of the building, and these North Koreans at the door couldn't help but shake their heads.

"Not to mention North Korea, there is also a Japanese firm over there, and a group of Japanese people are also running a firm in Tianjin."

Someone smiled and pointed to the other side, which was also beating gongs and drums, and firecrackers were also ringing out, and a group of Japanese people wearing Japanese clothes were also constantly throwing money, constantly nodding to passers-by.

At the same time, it is also very respectful to welcome the familiar guests who come to cheer one by one, and it seems very busy.

"We Tianjin will be called Wanguo City in the future~ There are more and more foreigners in Tianjin~"