Then Li Dan drank a cup with Wen Zhongfa and others, and then invited Jiang Kui to sit at his table.

"Changming, you are in the same time, did you turn out to be the leader of your proprietor's personal guard?"

"There's more to it than that." Jiang Kui said: "In addition to commanding the guards, there are also some daily chores to be done." ”

Jiang Kui was actually only a full-time guard at the same time, and other chores were records and archives, and he also had two divisions of military orders and military administration, especially after the attendant department became more and more formalized, and Jiang Kui also had a lot of official affairs to do.

However, this answer was specially instructed by Zhang Han when he was leaving, if Li Dan felt that Jiang Kui was a pure thug-type guard, I am afraid that he would look down on Jiang Kui and not continue to make friends.

"It turned out to be a henchman." Li Dan's assessment of Jiang Kui was raised by one level in his heart, and he said slowly: "I have heard some about your proprietor, the young man is a talented man, and after the family, in Datong and even Zhangjiakou, the Jingshi is very open, in comparison, I am just an unambitious maritime businessman, too far behind." ”

Jiang Kui said: "It's really hard to agree with the words of the old master, and the owner of my family is full of praise for the old boss when he mentions the matter in the south, and he admires it very much." Now the proprietor intends to trade by sea, the difficulty of two things, one is the need to have a stable foodie to go home, our foundation in the north, the south of the things almost no one understands, after running this trip to know the world is big, and the old master in the country and even the South Seas area of the strength of no one can compare. The two are that we and Yusheng have a lot of goods, we are not just running ironware, ironware can also be sold by the old master in the future, and the rest of the goods also need to have a place for entrepot hoarding, after all, the power of our proprietor is not as good as Tianjin, it is inconvenient to put a large number of goods there, if there is a foothold overseas, it is really good. ”

When Jiang Kui spoke, Li Dan's eyes were half-open and half-closed, but he had been listening attentively, and at this time he also understood that Jiang Kui had already opened the handicap.

Iron is not all the hole cards of other people, but for the Japanese country and even the Nanyang territory, iron is definitely a well-known hard currency!

If the Li family can take down this monopoly, people will certainly make money, but the Li family may earn more, and the benefits are not as simple as silver...... The Li family was able to control the iron patent trade, and it was easier for Li Dan to be subdued by the Wa Kingdom and the Nanyang Empire than raw silk, porcelain, deerskin, sugar, and other goods.

Without connections and connections, who can control the iron trade?

Even the Ming Dynasty, in the early days, the trade in iron tools was forbidden to Mongolia and the Eastern Captives, and only a small amount of iron and salt would be given when they were rewarded.

There is a shortage of iron in the Ming Dynasty, how can there be a large number of iron tools in overseas trade?

Heyusheng's ironware can not only be supplied in large quantities, but the quality is far beyond that produced overseas, both iron quality and workmanship are first-class!

Li Dan was really moved, although he was old, but he still had heirs, everyone was like this, having a son is having his own family, and with bloodline, he couldn't help but want to plan for his children and grandchildren.

Li Guozhu is not a person with great ability, Li Dan often doubts whether this son can keep the foundation, if he can maintain long-term cooperation with Yusheng and the Li family, not only will there be huge profits, but also a strong position of power, even if some people have bad intentions, they can only endure in front of the absolutely strong Li family.

Li Dan stared at Jiang Kui and said, "My Li family is willing to cooperate with Zhang Dongzhu for a long time, but how can I trust him?" ”

"If I want to go back to Datong in the future, the proprietor of my family will send a person who is believed by both parties to come and stay here for a long time."

"Well, I'm old, so if I have something to say, I'll just say it, and it's best to send my closest relatives here."

"And it's better to be younger." Jiang Kui said: "You and I both have to cooperate for a long time, and it is more appropriate to have a young person who has been cooperating with big bosses overseas for a long time, and knows the roots." ”

Li Dan didn't expect Jiang Kui to be so knowledgeable, and he also said the secret words in his heart, he simply admired Jiang Kui, if it weren't for Jiang Kui being just an ordinary guard, he would have just wanted to ask Jiang Kui to stay, Li Dan had a strong premonition that the person who could train such a guard leader must not be a simple businessman!

"You're right!" Li Dan pressed the emotion in his heart and said quietly: "I'm old, I hope Guozhu can cooperate with the people sent by your owner for a long time." ”

"The meaning of the old master, I must bring it back word for word."

"You want a port, in addition to hoarding goods and doing maritime trade, do you also want to build your own fleet?"

Jiang Kui did not evade, and said calmly: "The proprietor of my family does have this plan, he has always relied on himself to do things, and does not want to rely on others, if we can have an army, it is better than relying on others for everything." ”

Li Dan smiled lightly and said, "The proprietor of your family is indeed a man of great talent, but do you know that I have more than 100 warships and manpower that can fight, how many years have I saved this possessions?" ”

"It's hard at the beginning." Jiang Kui said: "The most difficult thing is not to do it, but not to do it, and the more you don't do it, the more difficult it becomes." ”

"It's even harder if you don't do it." Li Dan high-fived and praised, but still shook his head and said, "You northerners, it's too difficult to do such a thing." If the people above do not know the nature of the water, and if they do not understand the things of the sea, the sailors below will not obey. You must know that the people who run the ship can be pirates at any time, and these people are unruly and not so easy to control. Moreover, water warfare and land warfare are also different, a warship costs a lot of silver, that is, a bottomless pit, not to mention that the war will sink all of a sudden, dozens of people will die and hundreds of people, and if you want to be compensated, just a ship, say that it encounters wind and waves, or hit the rocks, and it sinks, no matter how rich your owner is, you must also think about this is a bottomless pit for investing money. ”

Jiang Kui does have worries about this, a ship of dozens of tonnage of Fu ship, the cost is at least tens of thousands of taels, the key is that the manufacturing process is also very long, but when it comes to the sea, it may be robbed by pirates just a few days after driving. Or encountered wind and waves on the way, sank, or ran aground...... In short, no one can guarantee the safety of the ship, and only Li Dan, the master of the sea bandits, can drive safely on the calm and mature waterway, and the probability of distress is minimized.

He Yusheng wants to establish a fleet, even if he has a business relationship with the Li family, but after all, it is not the Li family's ship, all kinds of dangers have to be broken by himself, and the situation has to be developed by himself.

He said with a somewhat cautious attitude: "Before I came, the proprietor of my family had instructions on these things, and now I have no way to reply to the old master's words, but according to the understanding of the proprietor, he is the kind of temper that does not return, and he should continue to do it according to his previous thoughts." ”

Li Dan said with some curiosity: "The proprietor of your family is so young, but is he telling you people to return to their hearts?" ”

Jiang Kui said: "The old boss is still a dog-like person now, he is a character, I was just a blind tiger before I was the proprietor of my family, and I have been following the proprietor for the past few years, so I have grown a little." ”

"Oh?" Li Dan groaned: "If you are also overseas in the future, and gradually have a fleet, from the deputy to the sailors below are loyal to you, will you not stand on your own?" ”

Jiang Kui was not angry or anxious, and said with a very flat expression: "The old master said that it is better to die next, even if he dies, he has never thought of betraying the proprietor, and this kind of thought is the biggest shame for us." Moreover, the proprietor of my house has his own skills to keep people from having such thoughts. ”

"I see." Li Dan stood up, his expression a little solemn...... and Yusheng's Zhang Han, he instantly read it many times in his heart. Li Dan now understands that the person who can train such a subordinate will never be an ordinary businessman, Li Dan's sense of smell is very sensitive, otherwise he would not have escaped from Luzon before the Spaniards made a move on him, he can always feel things that ordinary people can't feel, and now his feeling is that Zhang Han is very remarkable, and he is an object worthy of long-term cooperation.

"Send the old master." Jiang Kui spoke first, and everyone else stood up to see Li Dan.

With Li Dan's status, of course, he can come when he wants to come and leave when he wants to.

"Chang Mingxian's nephew, the old man is waiting for you to come back." Li Dan nodded to Jiang Kui, and then glanced at Wen Zhongfa, Wang Zhang and others, feeling that this group of people are extraordinary, and Li Dan has a feeling in his heart that in the future, this Zhang Han may also have something to do at sea!

Li Guozhu left others behind and rushed over to send Li Dan back to the back house.

"Guozhu," Li Dan said: "This group of people is amazing, they want to bring the goods back, you try to help, and Jiang Kui and his gang have a good fate, and when they come next time, they must talk about long-term cooperation, they also want a territory, and when the time comes, they will be allowed to settle up in Bengang, I will talk to Yan Siqi." ”

"Father, this bet is too big, isn't it?"

Li Guozhu said: "I heard that their current ship is still rented, and half of the cargo is someone else's, is it necessary for us to value them so much?" ”

Li Dan snorted and said, "Look, next time they will come over in three months at most, and when they come again, this ship will definitely be their own, and there may be two ships!" ”

"They want to settle in the port, do they want to stock up overseas?"

"That's so, but I think the proprietor of Heyusheng has a lot of ambitions, and it's likely that he wants to have his own power."

Li Guozhu was a little uneasy and said, "Will it threaten our Li family?" ”

"Little family gas!" Li Dan glanced at his son and said, "Is it a threat to look down, you are now tens of thousands of subordinates, hundreds of boats, and people don't have a single ship, you are worried." ”

Li Guozhu did not retreat from being disciplined this time, he said: "That proprietor Zhang seems to be able to do great things, and he should think about everything for a long time. ”