However, Xu Changqing was soon relieved.

The monthly salary of the Ming Dynasty's current nine-sided soldiers is only about one or two to one or two, which is still the official figure.

If the water is removed, it will be very good for ordinary soldiers to take one or two.

It must be known that even in Ningyuan on the eve of the war at this time, in the Guanning army, the monthly salary of many soldiers is about one, two, or five, to be precise, a little bit in the early days.

That's a lot of money!

If you can afford the money and hire some skilled sailors from Denglai's side, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Thinking about it, things were gradually smoothed out, but Xu Changqing's heart couldn't help but feel a little sad, which was very unpleasant.

It is no wonder that the sages said: "Prosper, the people suffer, and die, the people suffer." ”

Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the amount of silver flowing into overseas has been increasing, for example, the neighboring island countries are rich in silver, and the famous Zheng family has made a fortune in it.

Under various channels, this level of inflation is somewhat staggering.

One or two pieces of silver in the early Ming Dynasty may be able to feed the family, and there may even be a surplus, but at this time, this is absolutely not enough!

I'm afraid that a middle-aged laborer is a little reluctant to support himself.

For example, in the current Ningyuan City, copper coins have almost been forgotten, only silver is hard currency, and the exchange ratio between silver and ordinary copper coins is even as high as 1:5500!

What is this concept?

A tael of silver can be exchanged for a large sum of 5,500......

Of course, the ratio of new money, that is, those with higher copper content and better quality, is much higher, about 1:450---500.

But how many people can get the new money?

But that's the reality.

If you don't do this errand, some people rush to do it, and everyone can only barely struggle to live, and it is not easy to live.

And how can he have the heart to think about anything else?

If you want to change, if you want to really do something, you have a long way to go!

…

At the beginning of Shen Shichu, at three o'clock, Xu Changqing had already checked five or six sand boats, and he already had a lot of transformation plans in his heart.

At this time, Li Hongyun finally sent back the news and asked Xu Changqing to go over to meet a few friends in the evening.

Xu Changqing's spirits suddenly lifted!

This thing really has a score!

Xu Changqing immediately stopped staying here, and returned directly to the Green Snake Forest, counting his silver.

At this time, in addition to the contributions to Hong Chengchou, the levy fees for the soldiers under Cao Bianjiao, and the consumption of other aspects, Xu Changqing broke through the remnants of more than 20,000 taels of silver on the side of Jinzi and Yindi, and there was a balance of nearly 10,000 taels.

And Uncle Zhong and they brought another 10,000 taels, in addition to the nearly 5,000 taels that Li Hongyun gave before, there are also 5,000 taels, of which the silver ticket and cash silver are about half and half.

In total, Xu Changqing still has nearly 15,000 taels of silver.

Judging from the current situation, Xu Changqing took out 10,000 taels to buy a warship, which is not a big problem!

As for hiring sailors on Denglai's side, then use more brains, put a little profit first, write more empty checks, and live by lip service and reputation......

Of course, as long as they can get through this most difficult entrepreneurial period, Xu Changqing will never lose them.

…

As soon as it got dark, Xu Changqing took Zhao Zengjin and more than a dozen other relatives to rush to Denglai's huge fleet again.

The fleet is even more majestic at night.

As the waves gently cascade, it looks like a huge living castle, covering the entire sea.

On each boat, many officers, leaders, and stewards were also in a very good mood.

Under the firelight, many people were drinking wine and blowing cowhides, and laughter came from time to time for a long time.

Come to think of it, Da Ming's inherent 'floating' money over the years, they have already received it.

Xu Changqing and his entourage waited at the tail of the fleet for a while, and one of Li Hongyun's cronies rushed over and motioned for Xu Changqing to follow him.

Zhao Zengjin and the others just wanted to follow Xu Changqing, but Xu Changqing waved his hand and followed Li Hongyun's cronies to the front with a smile.

I am sending silver to these uncles at this time, and I think that there will be no problem with safety.

Even if something really happens, Xu Changqing has enough confidence in his skills!

Zhao Zengjin and the others had no choice but to stay here.

Soon, Xu Changqing rode his horse to the middle of the fleet, beside a not very inconspicuous sand boat.

Li Hongyun's relatives hurriedly whispered and laughed: "Master Xu, it's on this boat, let's climb the suspension ladder up, you be careful with your step." ”

Xu Changqing also understood at this time.

This kind of thing, after all, is a taboo, and the bigwigs on the Denglai side will definitely not come forward, but they should have nodded at this time, and the problem should not be big.

Carefully climbed onto the boat and entered the middle cabin corridor, Xu Changqing heard someone talking and laughing in a room in front of him, very hearty, and there was a faint voice of Li Hongyun.

Xu Changqing's mind suddenly calmed down, and he followed calmly.

"Squeak."

As Li Hongyun pushed open the wooden door with his entourage, the scene in the room was suddenly exposed to Xu Changqing's eyes.

There were three people in the room.

In addition to Li Hongyun, there is also a guerrilla, a thousand presidents.

The guerrilla is almost in his early fifties, and that Qian is even older, probably in his sixties.

When the three of them saw Xu Changqing coming in, Li Hongyun hurriedly smiled and said, "Master Xu, I will introduce you to two friends, this is Wu Ye and this is Zhao Ye, both of them are our old friends in Denglai." ”

Xu Changqing hurriedly smiled and said: "Wu Ye, Zhao Ye, look up for a long time!" ”

Wu Ye and Zhao Ye were also shocked when they saw Xu Changqing, and the guerrilla Wu Ye smiled: "Master Xu, with Master Li here, we don't need to be polite." Come on, come on, Xu Ye is a great hero who is famous in Liaodi, and a hero who dares to kill Tartars! Let's have a few drinks! ”

Xu Changqing had been prepared for this for a long time, and he did not refuse to come.

Soon, the four of them were eating and drinking.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone has a lot of wine, Wu Ye touched his beard that was almost ten centimeters long and smiled: "Xu Ye, I heard, Xu Ye wants to do business with us?" ”

Xu Changqing's three-point drunkenness suddenly dissipated, and he glanced at Li Hongyun quietly, Li Hongyun also nodded lightly quietly, Xu Changqing hurriedly smiled: "Master Wu, the little brother does have such an idea, everything depends on Wu Ye and Zhao Ye." ”

Wu Ye and Zhao Ye glanced at each other, and Mr. Zhao took a sip of wine, and said with a smile like a harmless little old man: "Xu Ye is really polite, everyone is rich." I don't know, Xu Ye wants~~, how many goods? ”

Xu Changqing looked at Li Hongyun next to him calmly, like an old monk in a fixed place, and knew that Li Hongyun should have talked to them about the same.

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing smiled and said: "Wu Ye, Zhao Ye, you are both heroes, not to mention, there is Li Ye here." Haojie was in front of him, and the younger brother didn't say anything. At least ten! Of course, if the price is right, twenty little brothers can also try it if they smash the pot and sell iron. ”

As soon as Xu Changqing said this, Wu Ye and Zhao Ye were stunned for a moment.

Even Li Yunhong, who was not far away, was slightly confused for a while.

He didn't let his personal entourage tell Xu Changqing the exact amount before, because this kind of thing can't be said, and it depends on personal understanding.

However, Li Yunhong himself had a rough assessment of Xu Changqing's financial resources, and thought that Xu Changqing only wanted to eat the next three or five ships, a few thousand taels of silver, but how could he have thought that Xu Changqing's appetite was so big, asking for ten or twenty ships!

For a moment, Wu Ye and Zhao Ye glanced at each other, and the greed that seeped out and couldn't be concealed in the old eyes.

Li Hongyun still didn't say anything, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, just like an old monk settled.

At this time, his task has actually been completed, after all, he has already helped Xu Changqing get on the line.

Even though Li Youwei, the young lady of the Li family, admires Xu Changqing very much, and the Li family is willing to befriend Xu Changqing, but this kind of favor that is not easy to deal with, Li Hongyun, a scheming old fritter, will definitely not be able to take the Li family.

Xu Changqing also had a score in his heart at this time, and he was not in a hurry, but just looked at a few people with a smile.

At this time, Wu Ye moved his throat with some difficulty and said, "I don't know, what price does Xu Ye want?" ”

Xu Changqing smiled: "Whatever price Master Wu gives, the younger brother will do what he can." Of course, no matter whether things succeed or not, Wu Ye and Zhao Ye's side, I have a good reward! ”

As he spoke, Xu Changqing took out the one thousand taels of silver tickets that had been prepared a long time ago, all of which were fifty taels each, and under the noses of the three of them, they were divided into two and handed to Wu Ye and Zhao Ye respectively.

At this time, the ticket number of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the prototype of the bank in later generations, was already very prosperous and mature, and the silver ticket circulated very high in the upper class society, which was very convenient.

Especially in recent years, with the rise of Jin merchants, Shan. The credibility of the ticket numbers on the west side is getting better and better, and they also have many branches, especially the silver tickets of the Jin merchants are more popular, which is hard currency.

Xu Changqing's Xu family firm, because of Cao Bianjiao's relationship, is very open in Shanxi, and this silver ticket is all Jin merchant ticket number, which is extremely solid.

"This ......"

Looking at the bright silver ticket with bright red marks in front of him, Rao is Wu Ye and Zhao Ye are both old oilers among the old oilers, but they were a little stunned for a while.

Even if they usually have a lot of extra money, who has ever seen such a bold scene?

Five hundred taels of silver, even if you have to give a lot of money to the top, it is enough to buy land and build a mansion in Denglai!

This black boy is not just a big deal, this is an absolute big deal!

"Huh."

Seeing that neither of them seemed to dare to collect cash tickets, Xu Changqing said unhurriedly: "Second master, the younger brother likes to make friends the most in his life, today, to be able to meet the second master, it is really a blessing for the little brother to live in three lives!" Come on, let's have another drink! ”

As he spoke, Xu Changqing got up and personally poured wine for the two.

The two finally came back to their senses at this time, and they both quietly put away the silver tickets, laughed and touched a glass with Xu Changqing.

Immediately, Wu Ye and Zhao Ye glanced at each other, and Wu Ye laughed in a low voice: "Brother Xu, we have already negotiated the matter with Li Ye before, eight hundred taels of ships, at this price, Lao Zhao and I have no ability to change it, let alone dare to change it." However, Brother Xu, if you can buy more than ten boats, our brothers will also risk their lives and give you two more boats, how about it? ”

…

Leaving the sand boat and turning over on the horse, Xu Changqing's drunkenness had already dissipated without a trace, but he kept holding back and not allowing himself to show half of the fluctuations.

It wasn't until he came to the tail of the fleet, joined Zhao Zengjin and others, returned to the Green Snake Forest, and came to his camp tent that Xu Changqing couldn't help but clench his fists fiercely, and roared in a low voice like a wolf!

Refreshing!

It's so cool!

This time, Xu Changqing spent 11,200 taels to buy fourteen medium and large sand boats, but because he spent an extra 1,000 taels, the one surnamed Wu and the one surnamed Zhao actually secretly gave him two warships!

In particular, one of the warships was the main warship of the Denglai Naval Division, and it was the boat of Shen Yourong, the chief general and veteran of the Denglai Naval Division!

Although these warships need to be repaired and it takes a lot of manpower, in terms of boatmen and sailors, both of them gave Xu Changqing the green light all the way!

All these ships, all charter boats, sailors!

It's just that the conditions are a little unpermissible now, so I can only wait until midnight tomorrow to trade!

Most of these large sand boats can accommodate two or three hundred people, although the number of warships is small, but the main warship can accommodate nearly two hundred people, and the small one can also hold seventy or eighty people!

Coupled with the warships that Xu Changqing bought from Li Hongyun before, this means that Xu Changqing already has twenty ships at this time!

This time, Xu Changqing's transportation scale at this time can already reach more than 5,000 people!

Moreover, there is no need to soak your feet in the seawater, like a dead fish, but you can float on the sea for a long time, and you can directly cross the Bohai Bay, and even directly cross the ocean to the real fleet of the island country!

For a while, Xu Changqing couldn't describe it, let alone control his mood, he just felt that he had never been so comfortable in his life like at this time!

This is simply the tiger has put on its wings, and the dragon has returned to the sea!

After being excited for more than an hour, the camp tent was unconsciously scratched a few holes, and Xu Changqing calmed down.

Now, although the deal has been struck, the meat has not yet been eaten in the mouth!

Tomorrow, I will transport the cash from Shark Island first, and maybe I will have to borrow some troops from Cao Bianjiao, so we must do things safely!

If the people on Denglai's side dare to disobey their promises and play a moth on themselves, then they can't blame him Xu Changqing for being ruthless, and he wants him to break this day!

With the support of Cao Bianjiao and Wang Pu, coupled with Xu Changqing's own reputation and prestige, Xu Changqing at this time already has the capital to make trouble in this Ningyuan City and show his dominance!