Chapter 235: Secret Discussion

Na Zhe asked, "How old are your two younger brothers?" ”

"My two younger brothers, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old."

"When they arrive on Qishan Island, they can all enter our school to study, and if your parents know about it, they will be very happy."

The tanuki was also pleased, and she saluted them again and thanked them for their kindness.

Cao Deshun thought about it and said: "That's it, it's too chaotic outside now, you little girl, don't go out." You give the address of your home to the chief steward and ask him to send a guard to fetch your father, and then come in through the back door, and I will talk to him personally. ”

The tanuki agreed, and after saluting the two of them, he ran out like a happy bird.

Cao Deshun said to Na Zhe: "Brother Xian, it seems that you care about this little maid very much." ”

"I saw that she was clever and very thoughtful in her service to me, and I was moved by compassion. She's only thirteen or fourteen years old now, the age of a flower. I just wanted to help her, nothing else. ”

Cao Deshun said: "It's just right, I still have to discuss with you, my wife hasn't seen her son for a few months, and she misses her very much." So I want to send her over as well, what do you think? ”

Na Zhe smiled: "Brother Cao, what are you and I polite about." Look at Liang Daguan, he moved the whole family over, and he didn't see our brothers. What is our relationship? In unpleasant words, it's a raccoon dog. You help us sell salt, you sell these products at incredible profits, and you help us transport displaced people. If you are targeted by those powerful people, your whole family will die without a place to bury! If I were you, I would learn from Liang Daguan and send the whole family to Qishan Island. ”

Cao Deshun sighed: "Hey, don't hide it from Brother Xian, I also know this!" But I can't move the whole family there with great fanfare like Brother Liang. Our Cao family has a big business and a large population, so we can't leave all at once. That's why I let my eldest son go over first, and then let my wife go to Qishan Island quietly in the name of going back to her parents' house to visit relatives. We still need to be cautious. ”

Na Zhe nodded: "What you said is very reasonable, you should be careful." You can let the core figures of your Cao family go to Qishan Island in phases and batches. That way it won't attract attention. Brother Cao, my brother Boris, is that white-skinned alien. He knows a little bit of Western prediction, according to him, within ten years, the Great Song Dynasty will unify the world, and the Tang State will not be spared. You also know what the military discipline of the Great Song Dynasty is. Their high-ranking officers can actually take the lead in cannibalism! What a beastly army! Your family is a huge rich man in the Tang Kingdom, and if the army of the Great Song Dynasty breaks through Jinling City, your family will probably be ransacked. In order to cover up the crime of robbery, they will kill everyone in your house. I'm not trying to scare you, think about it. ”

Cao Deshun felt a little creepy, he was not a person with a low IQ, otherwise he would not be one of the few big businessmen in the Southern Tang Dynasty. What Na Zhe said is very reasonable, these things are very likely to befall the Cao family in the near future. The beast army of the Great Song Dynasty can do anything! A few months ago, in the battle of destroying Jinghu, the Song army burned and looted along the way, killed countless people, and also caused countless displaced people. Otherwise, Wang Mingjun would not have collected thousands of displaced people in a short period of time.

He shuddered, so he said in a trembling voice: "Brother Xian, we are a young family, and we will follow you Seven Seas Company to eat together in the future." You must not ignore my Cao family! ”

Na Zhe said categorically: "Don't worry, our brother will not ignore your Cao family." In 10 years, we will be safe. We want to make our business as big as possible and hollow out the foundation of the entire Tang Kingdom. Then we gradually moved the property, and moved the people, the money, and the supplies to the island, so that everyone was safe. ”

Cao Deshun let out a sigh: "Hey~~~~~, although I know that the Tang Kingdom will inevitably perish, but the homeland is hard to leave!" I have lived in Jinling City all my life, and I didn't expect to leave here in my old age and go adrift on the sea! ”

"Brother Cao, this is your mistake. As the saying goes, when a tree dies, a man lives. You should understand this truth, right? ”

Cao Deshun nodded: "I understand the truth, but I can't give up the place where I have lived all my life." ”

Na Zhe continued to persuade: "Brother Cao, I want to tell you something important, I hope you can keep your mouth shut and keep this secret." Don't talk about it to anyone for at least two years. ”

Cao Deshun was very curious, what did Zhe want to say to himself?

He solemnly swore an oath: "Brother Xian, I swear that if I tell others what you said, the whole family will die without a place to bury." Please believe Cao. ”

When Na Zhe saw that he had sworn a poisonous oath, he believed it. People in this era believe in ghosts and gods the most, and if they swear a poisonous oath, they will definitely keep their promises.

Na Zhe walked to the door, pushed open the door, and looked outside.

The courtyard was quiet, not a single one. He closed the door, came back and sat down, and then said in a serious tone:

"Brother Cao, what I said about this matter is the strategic planning of our Seven Seas Company for next year and the year after, which is related to the life and death of seven or eight thousand people on Qishan Island, I hope you can keep it strictly confidential and don't talk about it to anyone."

Cao Deshun promised: "Brother Xian, I have sworn a poisonous oath, and I will definitely do what I say, don't worry." ”

Na Zhe continued: "We have already planned, if everything goes well, next year, at the latest, we will send troops to occupy the southern island of Liuqiu. Do you know about the island of Liuqiu? ”

Cao Deshun was very shocked, he hurriedly said: "Of course I know about Liuqiu Island, it is said that it is very large, there are many dense forests on the island, only some wild people survive there, it is completely a wild place!" What are you going to do there? ”

"Brother Cao, if it wasn't a wild place, it would have been occupied by others a long time ago, would it still be our turn?"

"But what's the use of this big island?"

"You don't know, it's a hot climate, and if you open up farmland, you can grow two crops of rice a year. If you think about it, that's a lot of food. ”

Cao Deshun was surprised, if he could really grow two crops of rice there, he would be rich! Now that there is a shortage of food all over the world, if you have food in your hand and sell it to the north where there is a shortage of food, it is a very good business!

Na Zhe continued: "Qishan Island is too small to accommodate too many people. If Wang Mingjun continues to transport displaced people to us, the island will soon be full. Therefore, we must open up the living space and develop outward. The island is one of the places that can accommodate a large number of people. I estimate that even if there are millions of people, it can fit in. ”

Cao Deshun couldn't help but smack his tongue, the current population of the whole Tang Kingdom is only about four million. Their Seven Seas Company has such a big appetite, and they want to get millions of people to go to Liuqiu Island. No, they're going to build a country! If they didn't have such ambition, they wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to collect the homeless people and then do their best to open up the island.

So Cao Deshun asked again: "I have heard that the climate of Liuqiu Island is very harsh, and there are several terrible diseases, and many people who go there to cultivate the land die quickly. Otherwise, it would have been occupied long ago, and you can't be careless. ”

Na Zhe smiled slightly, and then said confidently: "Brother Cao, you don't have to worry at all, we have methods to deal with these diseases, and there are some medicines that can treat them." If we send an army, it will be easy to occupy it, and then we will transport a large number of displaced people there and start clearing the land. It is estimated that in a few years, it will become a big granary, and then we will be able to eat and drink without worry. ”

Cao Deshun asked solemnly: "Brother Xian, let me take the liberty of asking, do you want to occupy Liuqiu Island, be a hegemon, and then build a country?" ”

Na Zhe said disapprenorovingly: "Brother, you underestimate us too much. The island is just a small goal for us, and our ambitions at Seven Seas don't stop there. To the south of Ruqiu Island, there are many islands, and some of the larger ones are much larger than Ruqiu Island. The climate is hot and the products are abundant, and they are all excellent treasures. If we have enough fleets, we will go and occupy those places. We can also control the entire surface of the South Seas, and those ships that come here from thousands of miles away from the west to trade here have to pay us protection money. Hahaha! ”

Cao Deshun was stunned, he didn't expect that Seven Seas Company would have such a huge plan. If they can achieve even a little, they will become the hegemon of the seas. It seems that compared to their brothers, they are a frog at the bottom of a well!

Seeing Cao Deshun in a daze, Na Zhe knew that he was going to digest it for a while, so he didn't urge him.

Na Zhe drank the tea slowly, and after a long time, Cao Deshun spoke: "That virtuous brother, thank you for telling me these things, Cao is very grateful." ”

"You're welcome to me, we're allies."

"Brother Xian, I have thought about it, and in the future, our Cao family will follow you. I will gradually transfer the population and wealth of the Cao family to you, and then do my best to help you expand your territory. If you can build a country, our Cao family will become the founding father, and then you will be able to mix up an official position. What do you think? ”

"You are welcome to make a very correct decision, and we will accept your Cao family. Our priority now is to earn a lot of money in the Tang Kingdom, then purchase supplies, collect the displaced people, and strengthen the strength of Seven Seas Company as soon as possible. ”

Cao Deshun thought about it and said: "These are not problems, Wang Mingjun and I will try our best to do it." I have one more thing I want to discuss with you. ”

"Don't be so polite, just say it."

"Brother Xian, I won't tell you, my Cao family prepared a retreat a few years ago. In Wuyue, Fujian, Southern Han and other places, they all purchased fields and stored a lot of money. I want to sell all this land and turn it into money. Then I will give you all this, so that you can develop as soon as possible and expand your territory. What do you think? ”