These two people are currently the ones who have cooperated with Li Dan the most, and they are also the official figures of Daming in foreign maritime trade. One provides Li Dan with a large number of goods, and the other acquires Li Dan's goods.

Regarding the relationship between the two people, Li Dan is actually not very clear.

Because in Li Dan's opinion, what the He family did was a bit of a fart off their pants.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs can send people to buy its own goods, or it can sell the goods to itself, and the two sides can directly deal with it, without the participation of people from the He family at all.

From this point of view, the He family is completely useless, is it really because the daughter of the He family is beautiful, and the emperor gave the He family this business to take care of the He family?

Of course, Li Dan will not ask this question, nor will he inquire.

After all, things have nothing to do with him, and Li Dan doesn't want to care so much, anyway, he doesn't delay himself to make money, as for how they make money, it has nothing to do with him.

But the two of them came over today, so naturally it has something to do with themselves.

Although he didn't know what the two of them were going to talk about with him, Li Dan knew that this conversation was very important. Basically, it is related to the direction of oneself in the future, or everything in the future.

I came to Beijing for this conversation.

The emperor let him enter the palace, but the emperor didn't say anything, this is normal, it is not normal to say it, Li Dan understands it very well. Then the attitude of Li Zhongxing and the He family in the next is actually the attitude of the emperor.

"Let's go, let's get in!" Greeted his nephew Li He, Li Dan walked inside.

In the hall, Li Dan saw Li Zhongxing and He Kuan, the head of the He family, and the two of them were also very polite when they saw Li Dan, and stood up with a smile and greeted Li Dan.

"I've seen Master Li, I've seen Mr. He!" Li Dan smiled and said to the two of them.

Although He Kuan's daughter entered the palace, she only entered the palace, and she did not get any canonization, so the He family naturally could not talk about the rise of the boat. But as everyone knows, it's only a matter of time.

Today, the relationship between the emperor and the queen is stable, and the queen gave birth to a great prince for the emperor, the harem is very stable, and it is impossible for the daughter of the He family to do great things, but it is completely possible to be a concubine or a concubine.

"Li Gong!" Li Zhongxing and He Kuan also returned the salute very politely.

The three of them sat down separately, served tea, and after a little greeting, the topic gradually shifted to business. It was Li Zhongxing who spoke, and He Kuan cooperated with the explanation on the side.

"Gong Li, the meaning of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very simple, that is, to set up a Daming Sea Trade Company."

With the promotion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the business name has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Daming, and it is not uncommon for everyone to become a business name in Daming, which is known to both Li Dan and Li Zhongxing.

In the past two years, the development of business names in various places has been very rapid, and many places where the imperial court has not yet begun to register trademarks and business certificates, some people have begun to take the initiative to register with the tax department.

Because whether it is the Ministry of Internal Affairs or other yamen, everyone is willing to cooperate with registered firms.

In many cases, the orders of the military and the imperial court are also merchant-only, and if you are not registered with the tax department, people will not pay attention to you at all. The emergence of business names also brought the union of merchants from all over the world into a new stage.

In this era, the Chamber of Commerce of the Association of Fellow Villagers has appeared, and the guild halls of big cities around the country are the prototype of this kind of Chamber of Commerce.

Now that there is a business name, it is more convenient for everyone to cooperate, which makes the business in various places very prosperous.

Li Dan knew that the Internal Affairs Office had the idea of setting up a maritime trade firm, but he didn't know what the imperial court was planning.

Glancing at Li Zhongxing, Li Dan asked directly: "Lord Li, I don't know how the Internal Affairs Office is going to arrange this matter?" ”

Now Li Dan is also very worried in his heart, because if the internal affairs office opens his mouth, things will be very difficult. If you don't agree, things will go bad, and if you agree, you will lose a lot of money.

"It's very simple, the three of us have joined forces to form a business."

After listening to Li Dan's words, Li Zhongxing explained with a smile: "In the future, you can also admit other people in, which is no problem." The operation of a business name is actually very simple. ”

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for providing some special goods to ensure that maritime trade firms receive priority supply."

"At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also be responsible for coordinating the goods from all over the Daming Mountain to ensure that the goods are complete and run smoothly." Speaking of this, Li Zhongxing added: "Maritime trade firms should also maintain the supply of goods to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”

Li Zhongxing looked at Li Dan and said with a smile: "This point is not negotiable. ”

Regarding the meaning of Li Zhong's words, Li Dan understands very well, what the Internal Affairs Office wants to buy, in fact, Li Dan has already felt it during this time. Most of them are strategic materials, such as iron ore and cattle tendons, and the worst is grain.

Li Dan knew that these things were not wanted by the Internal Affairs Office, but by the imperial court, which Li Dan knew very well in his heart, and there was no way to refuse at all.

"Of course that's fine!" Li Dan nodded with a smile and said.

"As for the He family, what they want to do is to integrate other merchants and provide other goods for the maritime trade firms, such as silk and other things, to ensure the price of the goods."

"You can't get nine taels of silver for silk in Jiangnan, and seven taels in Guangxi, which is not good."

Monopoly of goods!

As soon as Li Zhongxing said it, Li Dan understood, and he probably understood why the Internal Affairs Office was willing to involve the He family. Obviously, it's not just because the daughter of the He family was sent to the palace, there is something greasy in it!

Although he didn't know where the cat was, Li Dan didn't dare to ask.

"That's no problem!" Li Dan smiled and nodded.

In fact, this still has a great impact on Li Dan, because only by purchasing cheap things can he make more money. Now if you want to balance prices and suppress other suppliers, the best way is to pinch the channel.

He is that channel, Li Dan knows this very well.

Once he agrees to Li Zhongxing's proposal, it means that he has to cooperate and suppress the people who sell goods to him cheaply, which is his own loss!

Although Li Dan reacted in an instant, he still agreed in one bite.

He Kuan looked at Li Dan and agreed, and raised his eyebrows, this Li Dan is really a smart person. However, He Kuan also knew that at the point of Li Dan, money was actually not that important.

After so many years of doing maritime trade and being a pirate for so many years, Li Dan has already accumulated countless net worth, and it is not money at all to do things, and he does some things at a loss.