"Then Brother Xiangrui thinks it's better for me to invest money in Baekje to buy land or mine?" Wu Yuanqing asked with squinted eyes. Li Xiao looked at his fat head and big ears, and felt a little disgusted in his heart. It is said that this kid used to bully the Wu clan with his younger brother and two cousins, which left a serious shadow on the Wu clan's heart.

This kind of scum who doesn't even let go of his sister.

"I don't recommend buying land now, because now the imperial court has only conquered the two states of Wuzhen and Julie, plus one Tamna Island, but the imperial court has issued bonds twice and raised 2 million yuan, both of which were mortgaged with the fields and captives of Baekje and the two states."

Those two states are so big, and there is no good land anymore.

As for the mine, the eldest grandson Wuji and they just invested 100,000 yuan to Li Xiao, and the mine was almost occupied by them.

Wu Yuanqing was a little anxious to hear it.

"I'm only 8,000 yuan, can't I buy land and can't buy mines?"

Li Xiao smiled, "Because many high-ranking officials in Chang'an are now optimistic about the future of Baekje, a lot of money is invested there, and now the land and mines there are hard to find." As a brother, I have a good suggestion. ”

"Can you make money?"

"Yes, and it makes a lot of money."

"Say it quickly." As soon as Wu Yuanqing heard that he could make money, he immediately shook his face and asked.

"Everyone is going to Baekje, and it's a little late to follow Baekje now. The people in front have already finished dividing the meat, and then they can only gnaw some bones or even drink some soup after them, which is not interesting. We have to think differently, for example, brother, you are in Yangyang, you should find that there are many people passing by Yangyang recently, and many of them are going to Baekje. ”

"Yes, quite a few." Wu Yuanqing nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, they bought Baekje's fields, Baekje's mines, and they have to manage them. Now the families are sending people over one after another, and when they go here, they will bring back slaves, minerals, gold and silver, and many other things. You say, is there a business opportunity in this? ”

Wu Yuanqing couldn't think of it.

"Tell me about the business opportunity?"

Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh at this kid's stupidity.

It's like the gold rush in the western United States in history, where many people went to the west to pan for gold, but not all of them made money. And some people saw a different opportunity, and instead of following the gold mines, they started the business of gold diggers.

For example, in the west, small towns were built, shops were opened, and so on, selling all kinds of equipment, food, etc. to those gold diggers.

Although it is not as rich as some gold diggers overnight, it is still a very profitable business.

"I think our brothers can build a shipyard and sell the shipbuilding to those who go to Baekje. It is even possible to form a fleet of its own to specialize in running Baekje to transport goods. ”

"Is this going to make money?" Wu Yuanqing was skeptical.

"Of course you can make money, and if there is demand, there will be a market. The large number of people running to Baekje is a huge increase in demand for ships, and the existing ones can no longer meet this new demand. Let's take advantage of the trend to do shipbuilding and transportation business, and naturally just make this money. ”

"And in the long run, in the future, the imperial court will definitely be able to conquer more and more Baekje and Goguryeo lands, and maybe even Silla and Dongying will be destroyed in the future, and at that time the entire East China Sea will be the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and at that time, the people who will flock to Haidong will be tenfold, hundredfold or even a thousand times the current one, and the exchange of people and goods between the two sides of the strait will be even greater."

Wu Yuanqing was very moved to hear it.

"I only have 8,000 guan, can I do this business?"

"Yes, it's less, but we can pull people together. If there are more people and more money, our business will be bigger and more profitable. ”

Wu Yuanqing is not a good partner, but who calls him the eldest brother of the Wu family, the Wu family is now the strongest relative, and it is very convenient to pull them in.

In particular, Li Xiao took a fancy to the place of Xiangyang, which is close to Chang'an, and at the same time it is not far from Luoyang.

It is very convenient to build a shipyard here, and there are excellent shipbuilding timber in Bashu and other places, and it is convenient to transport it down the river from Bashu and to Xiangyang after logging from Bashu. After the boat is built, it is also convenient to go down the river.

Wu Yuanqing happens to be the history of Xiangzhou again, and with such a local snake in charge, the shipyard is naturally more convenient.

"Have you seen the three new Magnolia boats on the dock? That's a new type of seagoing boat that I've designed, it's seaworthy, it's more storm-resistant, and the sails have been improved so that it can sail in the winds on all sides, which is very powerful. If we build this kind of ship, we will definitely not worry about sales. Li Xiao seduced him.

"How about I pull Yuan Shuang, Weiliang, and Weiyun them in together?"

Wu Yuanshuang is Wu Yuanqing's own brother, Wu Weiliang and Wu Weiyun are their cousins, and the four brothers are now serving as assassins in various places, and they are all stained with the light of the Wu family. These brothers have little ability to be officials, but I heard that their ability to make money is very powerful, after all, Wu Yuanshuang's brother's father, Wu Shiyan, was also in business before, and he was a very successful businessman, but later he gave up business and joined politics and funded Li Yuan, so he became an upstart in the Tang Dynasty.

"We can pull more people to come, the principal is large, the scale is also large, and then the shipbuilding will be fast and the income will be more. In addition, this shipyard also has multiple backstage backgrounds. Brother, you said yes, right? Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Well, that's a good thing, you can't eat alone, everyone can earn money together."

So, Li Xiao suggested a list of partners, and finally he suggested that he should buy shares with the design drawings of the new Mulan boat, and Li Xiao would take a share.

And Wu Yuanshuang decided to pool 10,000 yuan to buy shares, and also accounted for one share, and his three brothers each contributed 10,000 yuan, each accounting for one share. Pull some shareholders in, in short, one share is worth 10,000 yuan. One share can also be split into multiple shares, and more nobles can be pulled in to partner.

Li Xiao doesn't spend a dime by himself, he doesn't need to send a person, just some drawings can be worth 10,000 yuan, he is naturally very satisfied. Although Wu Yuanqing is a little stupid, he is quite generous in this regard.

Although I don't know if he is really generous or falsely generous, Li Xiao believes it. Anyway, I didn't really invest any money in it, if this thing can be done, it is the best, and it can easily make a profit. If it can't be done, Wu Yuanqing will pit him, then he can still go to Concubine Wu Chen, Wu Yuanqing dares to pit himself, and he will definitely not dare to pit their Concubine Chen's sister.

After finalizing the plan, Li Xiao set sail south the next day under the anxious urging of Lao Wang.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Li Xiao waved goodbye to Wu Yuanqing, who was seeing him off on the dock, with a smile on his face.

"Saburo really believes him?" Zhao Zhiman doesn't like the martial brothers very much, and their reputation has always been bad.

"I don't believe in their brothers, but I believe in Concubine Wu Chen, they may dare to cheat me for money, but Concubine Wu Chen will definitely not allow them to do this."

"San Lang seems to have a lot of trust in Concubine Wu Chen?"

"I can't talk about trust, it's just that I'm quite useful to Concubine Wu Chen now, and she will naturally take care of me." Li Xiao didn't hide anything.

Zhao Zhiman looked at Li Xiao and felt that he couldn't understand him.

He is very close to Cheng Yanjin, Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang, Li Ji, and other Shandong military leaders, but he is also close to the elders such as Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan, Lai Ji, and Yu Zhining. At the same time, he also often corresponded with Li Daozong and Tamase.

And now that he is so close to Concubine Wu Chen and the Wu family, it seems that he is speculating everywhere.

"Actually, I'm just a little arm and leg, and no one can afford to offend me. As long as others don't mess with me, I'm willing to have a good relationship with him. But if he provokes me, then I don't care if he has thick arms or strong legs, he will definitely fight hard. Li Xiao said bluntly.

Zhao Zhiman was very convinced after hearing this, this style of acting is quite individual.