"Ahh Zhong Nan screamed.

"Be quiet!" Xing Jue pouted.

Zhong Nan only now understood what Zhu Yijun said about levying mining taxes. To put it bluntly, the emperor sent eunuchs to the people to blackmail, just to fill his "small treasury", no wonder everyone will oppose it.

"Doesn't anyone object to the ministers of the DPRK and China?" Zhong Nan asked again.

"Why is there no one who opposes it, from the cabinet to the six ministries, to the officials, almost all of them are one-sidedly opposed. But if the Holy One has to do this, where can we oppose it? Xing Jue was a little helpless.

Zhong Nan couldn't answer.

"Or, Zichu, you go and remind the saint?" Xing Jue tentatively.

"How much of a use it would be for me to go! What's more, now that the Holy Lord has not made this matter public, it is better to talk about it slowly. Zhong Nan pondered for a while, and did not agree with Xing Jue's suggestion on the spot.

"Yes." Xing Jue accepted it when he saw it and did not continue the topic.

Bidding farewell to Xing Jue, Zhong Nan went out of the yamen and went directly to the residence of the building.

Today's shopkeeper spends most of his time in Beijing. He had to open up all kinds of joints and communicate with the dignitaries, so he could only hand over the affairs of the port to his subordinates, and he would personally sit in charge of the Jingshi.

The building saw Zhong Nan from a distance, and immediately trotted up to meet him.

"My lord, why do you have time to come to me today?"

"It's been a long time since I've seen you, so come and have a look. Why, I'm not welcome? Zhong Nan quipped.

"I wish you were here every day, my lord!" The building is happy.

The two entered the backyard, and after the building retreated, they asked again: "If there is anything to do, just say it, as long as someone in my building can do it, I will not shirk it!" ”

Seeing that the other party was sincere, Zhong Nan couldn't help but smile, "It seems that I didn't see the wrong person!" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, even if I want to 'go up the knife mountain and get into the oil pot', I will never say anything!" The building is a sign of loyalty.

Seeing that the more the other party said, the more outrageous it became, Zhong Nan smiled, "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, I am reluctant to let you 'go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot', you are my 'God of Wealth'!" ”

Lou Dong wiped his forehead and smiled self-deprecatingly, "My lord really scared me just now!" ”

Zhong Nan stopped being verbose and quickly got to the point.

"That's the case, recently you asked the Fujian side to pay more attention to the situation in the Japanese country, especially the news about Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and you must inquire more."

"Adults are worried about the ...... of the Japanese country," the building is very smart.

"Yes, treachery has always been what the Japanese people are best at, not to mention that they have always wanted to annex my Huaxia rivers and mountains. So you'd better send more people to the Wa Kingdom, and I'll let Xu Wanzhou send some spies to the island, and you can find a way to send them to the island!" Zhong Nan made arrangements.

"Then it's better for me to go to Fujian to keep an eye on it, the little cubs are not careful and vigilant enough, if they miss something, it will delay the adult's business!" Lou Dong made suggestions.

"Can you walk away from Jingshi?"

"There's nothing you can't leave. Those people are not selling your face, if you don't have you behind me to support me, they won't even give me a straight eye. Lou Dong smiled.

"Don't be presumptuous, they don't know the importance of businessmen, but I know it. Our Ming dynasty still has to rely on businessmen like you! Zhong Nan said with emotion.

"My lord, 'Shinong Merchant and Gentleman', we merchants, have always been the most despised, and only you can look up to them. If nothing else, just rush to this point, someone in my building will work hard for you, and he is willing! Speaking of emotion, Lou Dong wiped a handful of old tears.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Today I am here to talk to you about the affairs of the Japanese country, and as you know, now that I am an official in the military department, if I really start a war, I will have to make suggestions. Only by figuring out the movements of the Wa Kingdom can we have a target! ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I will leave for Fujian in the afternoon."

Then the two gossiped for a while. As he spoke, Lou Dong patted his thigh, as if he suddenly remembered something.

"My lord, look at my memory, I almost forgot about the big thing."

"What's the big deal?" Zhong Nam sat up straight.

"I'll have to tell you about last year's harvest. During the Spring Festival, I wanted to visit you, but I heard that during that time, you were busy with big things, so I put it off. Lou Dong explained.

"What else should I do!" Zhong Nan breathed a sigh of relief, "You are an expert in this maritime trade, so I won't interfere, you can just do it yourself." What's more, I didn't have a share, why are you telling me this? ”

"My lord, if I don't have your help in getting the ship, what is the use of me even if I know how to do it." Lou Dong patted his chest, "I'm a person, and I have clear grievances." Although my lord didn't invest in silver, but this boat guide alone is worth a million taels of silver, not to mention that without your support, where would I have the opportunity to meet the big man of Jingshi. Therefore, now I am not the only one in the business on the sea, but you also account for half of it. ”

Although Zhong Nan loves money, he is not willing to receive some benefits in vain, but Lou Dong has to give him half of the shares, and seeing that he can't refuse, he came up with a new plan.

"In this way, the shopkeeper of the building, you give some of my shares to the one in the palace. The rest, for the time being, is yours to take care of! ”

"My lord, that part of the palace, I have already thought about it. They only occupy dry shares, that is, they get dividends every year, but they can't say anything about this business, and only you and I can make decisions. Lou Dong explained.

"That's right, just do it for the palace. It's just that on my side, isn't half of the shares too much? ”

"My lord, it is most reasonable for you and me to split the account fifty-fifty. Do you know how much we made last year? Lou Dong held out two fingers.

"Two hundred thousand taels?" Zhong Nan guessed.

"It's two million taels!" Lou Dong corrected, "And after all, we only did it for half a year last year." If you really finish a year and earn five million taels, it will not be a difficult task! ”

Looking at the five fingers stretched out by Lou Dong, Zhong Nan's mouth opened into an "O" shape, and it took a while to come to his senses, "Earn five million taels a year?" ”

"Yes, the profit is five million taels. It's just that there are definitely not so many that that can reach us, after all, we still have to pay dividends to characters in all aspects. In addition to these, if you calculate it, there must be three million taels. The building settled the account for Zhong Nan.

Zhong Nan knew that maritime trade was very profitable, but he really didn't expect it to be so profitable. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he asked Lou Dong to give him an overview of the business.

In maritime business, the biggest cost is not the goods themselves, but the various dotting costs, and the real cost of goods is less than one percent.

Since all kinds of goods sold are in high demand, they are basically sold ten times or twenty times. Despite this, it is still in short supply, and as long as you can find the source of goods and transportation channels, it is simply the best deal.

Of course, the risks of this business are not small. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, you have to pay a lot of money; There is also a "tribute" to various forces, which is also a very expensive expense. Therefore, although everyone knows that this business is profitable, if there is no diamond, not everyone will dare to touch it.

"My lord, we are not the largest of our size. The real super sea merchant, the annual profit is calculated in tens of millions of taels of silver. The building continues to refresh Zhong Nan's understanding.

"Are there many of them?"

"Of course, this level of maritime merchants is rare. If one day, I can achieve that scale, and I will die without regrets in this life. "The building looks forward to the future.

"Since you have this goal, then I will do my best to help you achieve it!" Zhong Nan is more and more optimistic about Lou Dong.

"Thank you for your love." The building was very excited.

Zhong Nan has never discriminated against any kind of identity. Whether it is a first-class member of the imperial court, or a folk peddler and pawn, whether it is an old farmer with mud feet in the field, or a businessman with different net worth, in his opinion, they are all treated equally.

If you can really help a businessman with a dream and achieve the other party's business territory, wouldn't it be a great blessing! Zhong Nan thought so.

After talking about things, Lou Dong had to leave Zhong Nan for lunch. Thinking about the relationship between the two, Zhong Nan did not refuse.

It's just that before he finished eating, Hu Huanshan hurriedly walked to Zhong Nan's side and whispered a few words in his ear. Subsequently, Zhong Nan apologized to Lou Dong: "Lou shopkeeper, I'm really sorry, I have something important to do in the military department, I have to go." I'll treat you back next time for this meal! ”

The building was very reasonable, and there was no trace of unhappiness, and he sent Zhong Nan out of the door.

"What is it, do you know?" After getting into the carriage, Zhong Nan asked Hu Huanshan.

"Boss, we don't know the specifics. It was someone from the military department who went to Zhongfu and didn't find you, so Mrs. asked people to look for you everywhere. Hu Huanshan replied.

If it weren't for something important, the military department would definitely not have found Zhongfu; It's just that I only came out of the military department in the morning, and I haven't heard of any major events, could it be that there is an emergency? Zhong Nan analyzed in his heart.

Fortunately, the mansion of the building was not too far from the yamen of the military department, and after more than half an hour, Zhong Nan rushed back to the military department.

A small official from the Ministry of War was waiting at the entrance of the yamen, and when he saw Lord Shilang getting out of the car, he quickly stepped forward and led Zhong Nan to the conference hall of the Ministry of War.

When he arrived at the conference hall, Zhong Nan found that it was full of people, in addition to Xing Jue and Song Yingchang, the seven Lang of the four Qing Officials Division were also impressively listed.

"I'm sorry, colleagues, I'm late." Zhong Nan clasped his fists and said kind words.

"It doesn't matter. Zichu, sit down! Xing Jue greeted Zhong Nan and sat down beside him, then looked around, Bai slowly spoke, "I know everyone is busy, but this time the stakes are very high, so I gathered you all together to discuss how to deal with it!" ”

"Lord Shangshu, what is the matter?" Jia Tinghe, the Langzhong of the Wuxuan Qing Officials Division, was the first to speak, in fact, this is also what everyone wants to ask.

"I just received an eight-hundred-mile expedited from Jizhou, which says that there are five thousand Jizhou soldiers who have changed!"