The room was quiet and a pin drop could be heard.

Li Feihu, Li Feihuang, and even Xu Shiliu were all pondering.

Before the latter left the Xu family, he had a long talk with Xu Shiyang all night.

He probably knew Xu Shiyang's strategic goals in the next stage, and what the family needed to do in Jiangnan to cooperate with the implementation of this strategy.

But at that time, Xu Shiyang's detailed plan did not involve the Li family, and the words he said now were probably prepared by the third brother temporarily, right?

However, it makes sense.

In fact, these arguments were indeed thought of by Xu Shiyang temporarily, and after he learned about the power of the Li Group at sea, he had a vague belly case.

Later, when he wandered between the bazaars and various commercial houses in Shuangyu Port, he had been paying attention to collecting data and intelligence, and only after feeling that he had said that the general direction was not wrong, did he decide to really throw out this olive branch.

As for participating in Li Feihu's trade fair this time, it was actually just an opportunity, if Li Feihu didn't invite him, Xu Shiyang would also find an opportunity to sell his plan with a big cabinet of the Li family.

After a long while, after Li Feihu and Li Feihuang roughly digested Xu Shiyang's theory, the two glanced at each other, and Li Feihuang took the lead in speaking:

"We see what you mean, it does, so, what do you want?"

Before, Li Feihu's so-called support to Xu Shiyang was just to open a window for Xu Shiyang, and whatever the Xu family wanted to buy (including contraband but not food), as long as they could get money, they could buy it from the Li family at a relatively low price (about twice the market price in Jiangnan).

The Xu family's fleet will not be attacked by the Li pirate group, they can rest assured that they can approach the sea route, and the other is that the water diversion tax for entering the port can be calculated at half price.

In short, no matter whether Xu Jiacheng succeeds or not, the Li Pirate Group will definitely not lose.

But now in this situation, the Li family has to make a new choice: is it to take some risk of losing money, support the Xu family to cut off the Grand Canal, and at least double the profits of their Liaodong trade route?

Or give up those profits and not risk losing your money?

it! If you don't take risks, it's a maritime business!

The Li family has never looked at whether the adventure is worth it!

"I don't know how much profit you can make from the Liao trade, and I don't know how much you can increase your income after the Grand Canal is cut off."

Xu Shiyang pretended to ponder:

"My current thinking is this: You will give me a loan amount every year at the rate of 20% of the profit of the previous year's Liao goods trade."

"I buy the supplies I need from you at this amount – the money doesn't have to be shipped to me, it's too much trouble. The ship for sea freight is also provided by you, and the freight is borne by us, which will be deducted from the loan amount. ”

"If within five years, I can cut off the route of the Grand Canal, then this money will be considered as your free support for us. If we are unable to cut off the Grand Canal within five years, then you can stop the assistance and we will repay the five-year loan amount within ten years, with interest. ”

The two Li family cabinets fell into deep thought together.

They don't really know the exact amount of the family's trade in Liao, but they have a general idea that it is about 2 million to 3 million yuan per year.

In other words, Xu Shiyang wants a loan amount of 400,000 to 600,000 yuan per year.

Well, by the way, if the Grand Canal is cut off and the Liao trade really doubles, it may reach 80 to 1.2 million guan.

"I really want to support Brother Xu."

After secretly making up his mind, Li Feihu said:

"It's just that Liaodong trade is not just done by myself, and the thirteen big cabinets in the family may not all like Brother Xu's proposal, please allow me to go back and discuss it first."

"That's nature."

Xu Shiyang nodded in agreement:

"Please also ask Brother Li to only discuss with the big cabinet, the focus of this matter is actually not on the property transaction between the two of us, our strategy involves the general trend of the world, and we must not disclose it now!"

He deliberately made the matter bigger, just to deter the Li family and remind these far-sighted pirates.

"Hahaha, that's natural, Brother Xu told me such a big thing, that is, you can trust me Li Feihu, no matter what others think, I, Li Feihu, will definitely support Brother Xu!"

Xu Shiyang arched his hand and replied with a smile: "Then thank Brother Li first." ”

"Wait!" Li Feihuang suddenly shouted: "What you just said is beneficial to our Li family is two points!" One of these points is the trade of all Liao goods, so what is the other point? ”

Li Feihu glanced at this niece appreciatively, it was true, and he was also curious about what other benefits the Xu family could provide.

"That's what our family has to do in five years."

Xu Shiyang smiled:

"I call the recovery of Qi Province and the cutting off of the Grand Canal the first five-year plan."

"If it can be successful, the benefits that my family can get are: 1. Land and population throughout Qi Province. 2, the prime minister of literature and public reinstatement, and the main battle faction regained the upper hand in the court. 3. Wen Xianggong will operate our family to build a festival in Qi Province. ”

"Temperance envoy?" Li Feihu muttered quietly.

"Yes, the knot." Xu Shiyang replied: "Full authority to manage all the affairs of the soldiers and civilians in Qi Province, which naturally includes the Qi Provincial Water Division." ”

"Sailor!" Li Feihuang couldn't help but shout: "If you want to talk about the water master, no one in our Li family dares to call it the first!" We are the strongest sailors! ”

"Yes, your sailor is the strongest, so you have been seeking a real imperial court position, right?"

"When our Xu family is successful, this official position can be provided by our Xu family."

Since ancient times, the highest achievement of the thieves and pirates of the Chinese system is to kill people and set fires to be recruited.

Now the Li family is only one step away from this highest achievement.

For this step, the Li family has to give a large amount of profits to the Jiangnan Jinshen Group every year, and also offer millions of dollars of wealth to the countless relevant bigwigs in the officialdom for free.

But the matter of recruiting security has never gone well.

Because the officials and gentlemen know very well that once the Li Group succeeds in recruiting and has an official body on the surface, they will not continue to share these many benefits with others.

The Li family has soldiers, money and status, and can purchase all kinds of commercial goods needed in Jiangnan in a bright and bright manner, sell them directly by sea, exchange them for treasures of various countries, or enjoy them themselves or sell them to make another profit.

They can recruit crews from coastal fishermen, buy materials to build boats, and set up cards at sea to collect taxes and develop themselves.

All of this does not need to be turned around by officials and gentlemen and be stripped several times.

As long as there is an official body!

An official body recognized by Da Zhou!

"Actually, when Prime Minister Wen is reinstated, Brother Li probably won't want to hold an official body in our family."

Xu Shiyang smiled and said:

"What kind of person is Wen Xianggong? Once he goes out of the mountain to preside over the court, the Great Zhou will inevitably forge ahead, but the Great Zhou Lu Division is not strong, and he can't beat the Tartars who are good at riding and shooting, so he can only start with the sailor to cheer up first. ”

"When the time comes, I guess the Wenxiang Guild will personally recruit An Guifang."