The man who spoke was named Xu Xinsu, and he was still not famous in the maritime merchants at this time, but in the original historical time and space, he would later become the number one person in the maritime merchants in the late Ming Dynasty, he would become a sworn brother with Li Dan, and Li Dan's agent in the inland, Li Dan was able to become the overlord of the sea in the original historical time and space, but because of the appearance of Guo Zhiyuan in this historical time and space, Xu Xinsu has not yet had the opportunity to become a sworn brother with Li Dan, so he does not know Guo Zhiyuan.

Xu Xinsu doesn't know Guo Zhiyuan, but Guo Zhiyuan has always been attentive to him, after all, Xu Xinsu himself is also very capable, not only very shrewd, but also long-sleeved and good at dancing, very sociable, know how to make friends with the powerful, in the original historical time and space, Xu Xinsu and the son of the famous anti-Japanese general Yu Daxuan Fujian General Yu Zhigao had a close relationship, was relied on by Yu Zhigao as a confidant, and also gave him a general military position, became an official businessman, Xu Xinsu used this important identity to monopolize trade with the Dutch, He is the only Chinese businessman who has obtained a trade license with the Dutch, and what is even more powerful is that the Dutch have thought of many ways to break Xu Xinsu's monopoly and reduce the price of raw silk purchases, but they have been resolved by Xu Xinsu and stabilized the price of raw silk at a high level, which shows how strong his ability and skill are.

It is precisely because of such a strong official relationship that Xu Xinsu dared to stand up and question Guo Zhiyuan, because he didn't need a ship guide at all, just a little care, and the anti-smuggling ship of the Fujian Navy Division would turn a blind eye to his merchant ship, and there was no need to send silver to Guo Zhiyuan.

A situation like Xu Xinsu is by no means an exception, at this time, the Fujian sailors were corrupt from top to bottom, resulting in the imperial court's maritime ban policy in name only, smuggling was very rampant, and the boat guide has become a dispensable fig leaf.

gave Xu Xinsu such an incitement, and many maritime merchants wavered again, yes, I can smuggle, why do I want to send you so much silver? You said that you can guarantee that the original price will be recovered after one year, but looking at the appearance of Dongfan, a poor and white, I am afraid that it is very hanging, so isn't it a meat bun beating a dog and there is no return?

Guo Zhiyuan was not annoyed and angry because Xu Xinsu had ruined his good deeds, of course he wanted to subdue a talent like Xu Xinsu, Xu Xinsu was still not famous at this time, but his questioning showed that he was thoughtful, so Guo Zhiyuan was not only not annoyed but also very happy, and said with a smile: "What the shopkeeper Xu said is not wrong, but that was before, in the future, you are only afraid that this method will not work, and this government has been allowed by the Holy God to do this thing of sea trade, and it is impossible to rectify the order of the sea. I'm afraid that this business that can't be on the table won't last long! ……”

The maritime merchants sighed in their hearts, Guo Zhiyuan's implication was to crack down on smuggling, which cut off many people's financial routes! However, they are also suspicious of Guo Zhiyuan's words, Guo Zhiyuan is only the prefect of Dongfan and not the governor of Fujian, can he still stretch his hand so long? Even if Xu Xueju, the governor of Fujian, wants to crack down on smuggling, he has to weigh it, this cutting off people's money is like killing his parents, the smuggling maritime merchants along the coast of Fujian and the officials and generals of Fujian officialdom and sailors have long been inextricably linked, and cracking down on smuggling is to make the public angry, where does Guo Zhiyuan get his confidence and courage?

Guo Zhiyuan knew that he couldn't deter this group of unruly maritime merchants with just a few words of his own, so he turned his head and ordered the entourage behind him: "Go and ask General Shen Yourong to come over......

As soon as the maritime merchants heard Shen Yourong's name, their hearts jumped, Shen Yourong's prestige is known to everyone in Fujian, and Shen Yourong's temper is also famous for his arrogance, no one's face is sold, if Guo Zhiyuan can really mobilize Shen Yourong to crack down on smuggling, then few people dare to be naughty. However, Shen Yourong has always refused to be subservient, how can he listen to Guo Zhiyuan's envoys?

Just when the maritime merchants were still hesitating, Shen Yourong had already strode in, hesitated slightly, or bowed to Guo Zhiyuan and hugged his fists and said in a deep voice: "My lord, what are you looking for?" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan has always been very polite to Shen Yourong, but now in order to stand up in front of these maritime merchants, it is not good to be polite to Shen Yourong, and said with a slight smile: "General Shen, the Penghu Water Village is still under construction, and many sailors and soldiers are newly recruited and need to be combated. ……”

Although Shen Yourong has now accepted the reality of becoming Guo Zhiyuan's subordinate, he is somewhat unable to bow down in front of Guo Zhiyuan, and he is a little uncomfortable staying here, so he cleanly clenched his fists and said loudly: "The last general will take orders!" With that, he strode around and left, just glancing coldly at the stunned maritime merchants before leaving.

The maritime merchants couldn't help but shudder when they came into contact with Shen Yourong's sharp as a knife and some murderous eyes, and there was no doubt about Guo Zhiyuan's words in their hearts, even Shen Yourong was obedient in front of Guo Zhiyuan, then he did have the strength to rectify the order at sea, Chen Jintai took the lead and said with a dry smile: "My lord's strategy will definitely make my Ming maritime more stable and prosperous, and my Jintai firm is willing to subscribe for a share!" ……”

"I'm subscribing for five shares!" Suddenly, someone shouted.

Everyone looked at the person who spoke in surprise, it was Xu Xinsu again, everyone was more and more surprised, Xu Xinsu was still singing against Guo Zhiyuan just now, why is he suddenly so active in supporting Guo Zhiyuan now? And at this time, Xu Xinsu's reputation is not obvious, and his strength is not strong in the maritime business, where can he have the confidence to come up with 500,000 taels of silver at once?

This is Xu Xinsu's shrewdness, he saw Guo Zhiyuan's ambition to monopolize maritime trade, but he didn't know if Guo Zhiyuan had such strength, and it was actually a temptation to deliberately sing against Guo Zhiyuan, Guo Zhiyuan could make Shen Yourong obedient It proves that he does have the strength to rectify the order of maritime trade, he naturally has to make a heavy bet, rather than buckle the rope like Chen Jintai, it is better to gamble, so as to leave a deep impression in Guo Zhiyuan's heart and take his big boat!

When the maritime merchants were still in doubt, "I also subscribed for five shares!" Another person said loudly, this time it was Yang Tiansheng who spoke, Yang Tiansheng didn't have Xu Xinsu so much thought, but he had a bold personality and did it when he recognized it, so he also stood up to support Guo Zhiyuan.

Chen Jintai's face was a little unbearable, he had always regarded himself as a leader in maritime business, but now he let the two juniors take the lead, gritted his teeth and said: "It's really terrifying!" The old man added five more shares! ……”