In the living room, everyone naturally had a greeting when they met, all of them were from Jiangnan, some of them had even known each other before, and they were acquaintances, after some politeness.

Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li looked at each other, and they immediately understood each other's eyes, so Cheng Bo'an smiled and said, "Master Hou, is this Golden Continent really the same as the newspaper said, full of gold?" ”

Although the Ming Morning Post is now only distributed in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and has not yet spread to other parts of the Ming Dynasty, its influence is gradually emerging.

Some people will specially ask people to regularly send several issues of the morning newspaper to various places in the Ming Dynasty, and the local feudal officials in various places, as well as the gentry and businessmen in various places, are also very fond of the Ming Morning Post, because a lot of information can be learned through the Ming Morning Post.

Although it has been at least ten days and a half a month late since the Ming Morning newspaper arrived in these places, it is still acceptable in this era.

The Ming Morning Post reported the detailed route of the fleet and everything they encountered, and they also studied it carefully, but they still wanted to hear what Du Mingen had to say.

Du Mingen personally led the fleet to the Golden Continent, and his words were naturally more credible.

"It is definitely impossible to have gold everywhere, but compared to our Daming, where can we really say that there is gold everywhere, our fleet has walked all the way, and there are more than ten gold and silver mines found alone, you should know how many gold and silver mines are here in the Golden Continent."

"Our fleet doesn't have much time to explore on a large scale, and if we have enough time and manpower, we can definitely discover more gold and silver mines, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the Golden Continent is full of gold and silver."

Du Mingen thought for a moment and replied slowly.

"I see~"

Hearing Du Mingen's words, several people nodded slightly, they can accept this explanation, there are many gold mines and silver mines, they can be found everywhere, and gold and silver are everywhere.

"Master Hou, the Inca Empire mentioned in this newspaper, did they really use gold and silver to build houses?"

"Is it true that a few horses of silk can be exchanged for a shipload of gold and silver?"

Zhu Benduan thought about it and asked.

"This is true, because the trade with the Inca Empire is presided over by me, the Inca Empire is the most powerful country among the descendants of the Yin Shang, with a large population, the key is that the area where the Inca Empire is located is rich in gold and silver, and there are many gold and silver mines in this region."

"I did see houses made of gold and silver in the cities of the Inca Empire."

Du Mingen nodded and said, there is nothing to hide about this, everyone in the fleet has been there, and they all know this, there are really too many gold and silver in the Inca Empire, too much, and they can easily exchange it for ten ships of gold and silver to bring back.

"Tear~"

Hearing Du Mingen's words, several people gasped, there is so much gold and silver that it is used to build a house, and I am afraid no one knows how much gold and silver there is.

Then the eyes of several people were also slightly red, how could they not be tempted to earn so much silver so easily and simply?

"Master Hou, let's be honest, a few of us are also here on behalf of the Jiangnan business community, and we want to ask Master Hou to be a leader, can we take the big guy to make a fortune together?"

Cheng Bo'an groaned, thought about it and said.

"Haha, everyone really exalts me too much, I don't dare to be the leader, I don't dare to be the leader~"

When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately smiled and shook his head.

The leader is not so easy to be, and he still understands the truth of shooting the first bird.

"Master Hou is humble, this leader, it must be the queen~"

"Master Hou, you are now a legend of our Ming Dynasty, and you are from Jiangnan, it is perfect for you to be the leader."

Feng Xiang also said.

"Yes, yes, Master Hou, it is most suitable for you to be the leader, and we Jiangnan people will support it."

Ye Li also said.

"Thank you for your promotion, but I really can't be the leader, after this time I go to sea, I don't plan to go to sea in a short time, so if you want to go to the Golden Continent to make a fortune, I'm afraid you still have to ask for another master."

Du Mingen shook his head again and again, his head was still very clear.

Hearing Du Mingen's words, several people were silent for a while, but after thinking about it, they were relieved, they earned nine million taels of silver, and now they have been named the Hou Ye, which can be described as a complete life, who will come to sea to endure hardships?

"Master Hou, if we want to go to the Golden Continent, I don't know how to do it?"

Cheng Boan understands that it is impossible to get Du Mingen to come forward, and in this case, he can still ask Du Mingen for advice on this experience.

"If you want to form a fleet to go to the Golden Continent, remember three points, first, you must buy the ships of the Tianjin Shipyard, only the quality of the ships built by the Tianjin Shipyard is good enough."

"Second, we must invite people who graduated from Tianjin Maritime College to lead the way, without them they can't go to the Golden Continent, and no matter how expensive the salary package is, you must also invite."

"Thirdly, it is better to adopt a dividend system, that is, a few percent of the promised silver earned will be distributed to these crew members, and generally speaking, at least one percent."

"As long as these three points are done, the rest can be done in accordance with the rules of going to sea, and there will be no problems with storage."

Du Mingen pondered for a while, thought about it, and gave his own suggestions.

This time to the Golden Continent to be able to come back smoothly, in Du Mingen's opinion, the most important thing is because they have mastered the most advanced navigation technology in this era, and the crew trained by Tianjin Maritime Academy is definitely the best navigator in this era.

Ten ships went to the Golden Continent, and ten ships came back, and there were no fewer people, and they successfully completed the task, and brought back a huge wealth of 30 million taels of silver.

Without these excellent crews and excellent quality vessels, it would simply not be possible.

"Must buy a ship from the Tianjin Shipyard?"

When Zhu Benduan heard this, he immediately frowned, the ships of Tianjin Shipyard are notoriously expensive, ordinary fishing boats and whaling ships cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, and as for this ship that can go to the sea, it is even more expensive to ask for 200,000 taels of silver, which is no different from grabbing silver.

"Yes, the Daifuku ship you used when you went should not have been built by Tianjin Shipyard, right?"

Ye Li also said.

"The ten Daifuku ships were not built by Tianjin Shipyard, but they have been renovated here in Tianjin Shipyard, if they have not been transformed by Tianjin Shipyard, it is estimated that half of the ten ships can come back."

Du Mingen nodded slightly and said.

"I have also asked someone to inquire about the ocean-going ships of Tianjin Shipyard, a ship costs 200,000 taels of silver, which is too expensive, so just get a fleet, and buy ten ships for 2 million taels of silver, the investment is too big."

Feng Xiang couldn't help but shook his head slightly and said.

"Just buying a ship costs two million taels of silver, as well as other expenses, this manpower is relatively easy to recruit, but if this is to share one percent of the income, will it be too high, in a year's time, give a few hundred taels of silver should be able to hire people who graduated from Tianjin Maritime College, right?"

Zhu Benduan was also admired by his side, and then said very stingily.

For these people, they are still accustomed to the previous thinking, and for those who are bitter and at the bottom, they naturally try their best to exploit them.

In their opinion, hiring someone to go to sea and giving a few hundred taels of silver a year is already sky-high, and this is still when they heard that the salary of the crew here in Tianjin is very high.

If it weren't for this, they even thought that a few dozen taels of silver would be enough.

"I've said what I should say, and that's your business as for how to do it."

Du Mingen smiled when he heard their words, and didn't say anything more.

Some things are good to say once, and as for believe it or not, that's their business.

Do you want to hire someone from Tianjin or the college to go to the Golden Continent for you for a few hundred taels of silver?

Dream on, even if they walk around North Korea and the Japanese country, they will earn at least a few hundred taels of silver a year, and even the crew members of the fishing boats who are responsible for going out to sea to fish are all high-income people, and it is not difficult to easily earn a few hundred taels of silver a year.

Liu Jin and Liu Gongzi made a good start, and took the beginning first, and came up with a system of benefit sharing, whether it was fishing, going to sea for business and trade, the crew members could share a certain percentage of the benefits.

Because of this system, there is a lot less trouble, and the crew knows that whether it is going to sea to fish, or going to Japan or Korea to do business, the more silver they earn, the more money they can make.

Naturally, they are more attentive and motivated, and as for the financiers who pay for it, although they earn a little less, they are also more assured, and they don't have to worry about the crew swallowing their goods and wealth.

In this way, a virtuous circle mechanism can be formed, and everyone can enjoy their own piece of cake on this benefit chain, implement a win-win situation, and promote the development of the entire industry.

Now you want to go to the Golden Continent to make money, since you don't want to give the crew a lot of money, and the salary is low, who will do it for you?