Chapter 308: Re-Contact
Li Feilong was furious.
But he didn't know who to be angry with.
Chao Qin will be there?
People lost their heads.
What's more, Qin Huizhi did fulfill his promise to recruit An, and let Li Feilong get over the addiction of being an official soldier.
Chaowen and Fu?
That's even more inconsequential.
After all, it was he, Li Feilong, who took the initiative to change the court, not Wen Xianggong who pushed him to the side of the Lord and the faction.
In the final analysis, it was Li Feibao who contacted Qin Xianggong at the beginning, and it was Li Feilong who made the final decision.
I really can't complain about others.
But how is it possible not to complain?
After successfully recruiting security, the Li family's fleet can enter all the ports of the Great Zhou in a grand manner, land to buy all kinds of supplies, and sell high-priced goods overseas.
Silk, porcelain, tea, etc., were shipped overseas one by one, bringing huge wealth to the Li family.
At the same time, spices such as pepper, sumac, and cardamom from the South Seas also poured into Jiangnan in large quantities with Li Jiahai's ships, which also brought huge benefits to Li Feilong.
In just half a year of Zhao'an, the profits obtained by the Li family have exceeded the income of the previous two years!
This is also the reason why Li Feilong is willing to contribute to the imperial court to make up for the annual coins - they make too much money, and they don't care about spending a little in order for this trade to continue.
It's time to make a dot.
But this dot directly caused a big problem.
After the crown prince and Wen Xianggong came to power, they unceremoniously overthrew Qin Xianggong's Zhao'an, and the two Li family cabinets who were purchasing materials on the shore were caught off guard and were arrested by the imperial court, and nearly 200 ships were seized by the imperial court in the port.
Within a few days, the loss of various goods is roughly estimated to be no less than 3 million guan, not counting the indirect economic losses caused by the severance of the source of goods.
What's even worse is that Li Feilong's official body was banned, and after the Li family served as an official for half a year, it was the turn of piracy again.
Everything before has become a mirror, and Li Feilong himself feels that Wen Xianggong should not give himself a chance to recruit An.
"I really regret that I didn't listen to Feihu in the first place! If you recognize the princess and endure half a year of hardship, it will be much easier now! ”
Li Feilong gritted his teeth and screamed, but couldn't find any way to reverse the situation.
"At that time, it was Feibao who had to switch to Qin Xianggong, and he was the one who connected between the eldest brother and Qin Xianggong."
Li Feifeng said helplessly:
"But he is dead, he was killed by that Xu Shiyang, and we can't even come up with a scapegoat for Wen Xianggong."
After the Battle of Tieshan, Li Feilong wanted to raise a large army and go to Qi Province to take revenge.
In fact, if it weren't for the Jiangnan Mutiny, he would have really gone.
Now Li Feilong can't care about taking revenge on Xu Shiyang - the loss of Li Feibao's fleet is not worth mentioning at all compared to Jiangnan in the past few days.
What's more, most of those goods were smuggled goods by the gentry who supported the Lordship and faction in Jiangnan, and now those people are unable to protect themselves, and they have no time to come to trouble Li Feilong.
As for the ...... of Li Feibao's death.
Hehe, the thirteen cabinets are not fixed, these days, the man who begs for a life at sea, who is inexplicably broken, is not a strange thing.
"Second brother, you say, let's go through Xu Shiyang's path now, can we still get through?"
"It's hard to say." Li Feifeng replied very sincerely: "He seems to be interested in joining forces with our family, after all, he needs supplies from Jiangnan to supplement himself." ”
"But he now has a second way to choose - the canal can't get to Liaodong, but it's no problem to get to Qi Province."
"In addition, ......, he is very disappointed in us, listening to what he means, it seems that he wants Feihu Feihuang to replace the eldest brother."
Li Feilong lowered his head and thought for a while, and then asked, "Let Feihu be the big shopkeeper of the Li family?" ”
"That's what it means."
"That's not impossible." Li Feilong said.
The Li Group, in the final analysis, is an alliance of a bunch of pirates, and Li Feilong is the strongest, so he is the big boss.
But if someone disobeys him, he can't command other people's fleets and troops.
For example, Li Feihu resolutely disagreed to switch to Qin Huizhi before, and the angry Li Feilong almost met this younger brother.
If the big shopkeeper is handed over to Li Feihu, the situation will not change much, and Li Feihu will still not be able to command his eldest brother's fleet at that time.
Everything has to be discussed.
It's just a name.
"Second brother, you go to Qi Province to meet Xu Shiyang again and probe his tone." Li Feilong instructed: "Isn't he going to marry the daughter of Gong Wen?" I brought a piece of Yijin over and said that I agreed to let Feihu come out to take charge, but asked him to help us re-recruit for the sake of Feihu's face. ”
"Now it's a begging, and he's going to ask for more." Li Feifeng said: "What benefits can our family give? ”
"5 million, or less than 500,000 per year, the price is at your disposal!"
"Okay, I'll do it again." Li Feifeng agreed: "But on Feihu's side, the big shopkeeper also has to find a way to repair the following feelings, after all, we are brothers, and we have done too much before." ”
Li Feilong nodded and said indifferently: "I will." ”
……
Li Feihu is now in Qi Province.
He's in a pretty good mood right now.
After the Jiangnan Mutiny, the tense atmosphere between him and Li Feilong suddenly disappeared - Li Feilong had lost his official status and backstage, and it was unnecessary to continue to confront his own brother for a dead man.
Therefore, Li Feihu had leisure and came to Qi Province to play with Xu Shiyang.
By the way, he also brought him all kinds of designated materials worth 100,000 yuan - grain, Tianzhu native cloth, pig iron, saltpeter, sulfur, etc.
"It's a pity that there is very little sulfur, and Fusang produces the most, and after I cut off the trade with Fusang, the amount I can get in is very small."
Li Feihu said to Xu Shiyang happily:
"Brother Xu, is there a way to let Fusang open the country again? In the past, there were 3 million yuan a year, but now there is not even 300,000 yuan. ”
"If Brother Xu has a way, let's do a vote together, how about getting half of the points?"
The numbers were tempting, and Xu Shiyang was really interested in getting his hands on Fusang's gold, silver, and copper deposits, as well as his now scarce sulphur, population, and land.
But Li Feihu's words were just words, and Xu Shiyang did not have the energy to launch a war of cross-sea conquest against Fusang.
Li Feihu's attempt also proves that even if this kind of action is a temporary benefit, in the long run, the gains outweigh the losses.
Xu Shiyang will only consider the armed conquest of Fusang after he has enough strength to destroy the main forces of the various Fusang daimyo in one fell swoop and occupy at least a few must-win points.
That day won't be too long, but certainly not now.
"Fuso is still fighting a civil war, right?"
Xu Shiyang ordered someone to prepare a table of good dishes and invited Li Feihu to talk while eating - this time Li Feihuang did not come, and after hearing that the war crisis was resolved, she went to Tianzhu to expand her business.
"Well, it's true, a group of self-proclaimed Daimyo Fusang nobles are calling around, making a mess of porridge, which is much more chaotic than ours."
"Send a fleet of ships and walk all the way along the port of Fuso, and test everyone you see." Xu Shiyang said: "If you just want to do business, there will always be a big name who is willing to try it." ”