"It turned out to be Brother Li, Brother Chang."

Li Guozhu understood that these two people were Zhang Han's henchmen, and there was no taboo, so he gave a salute at the moment, and Li Shenming and Chang Wei returned the salute.

"Where the eldest prince came from and why he came, I also told Brother Zunlu and Chang Wei." Zhang Han's way of speaking is also straight to the point, and people he is familiar with have long been accustomed to it, and Li Guozhu is not uncomfortable, after all, they are maritime merchants living overseas, and the etiquette and rules of the Ming mainland are too cumbersome and make them uncomfortable.

Zhang Han continued: "The eldest prince is here to show his sincerity, and there is no need to say too much superfluous, we have set a big purpose first, that is, the two families can continue to cooperate, and even have a good relationship." ”

Li Guozhu couldn't shirk this situation, if he hadn't seen all the way and Yusheng's branches and convoys, hadn't seen Li Zhuang's army, and hadn't participated in the meeting just now, maybe he would have to think about it, but now he said angrily: "It's an honor for Lord Zhang to say this." ”

"Just call me Wenlan." Zhang Han said with a smile.

Li Guozhu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then I'm not welcome...... Brother Wenlan, you have such a big situation in the Northland, I just listened to it, and it is estimated that your annual income is more than one million taels, right? ”

Zhang Han smiled, shook his head and said, "It's far more than that." ”

"Huh?" Li Guozhu opened his mouth, a little shocked.

Li Dan is also a particularly powerful figure, Xiao gathered tens of thousands of people overseas, controlled thousands of ships, and became a famous figure in Japan and the South Seas, the Li family's current wealth is only millions, most of them are hidden in the ten villages of Bengang, as a result, the young man in front of him, although he is not self-made, almost earns his own net worth, no matter how much Zhang Han has in the past, has it now reached the point of one million or even more than a year?

At this moment, Li Guozhu almost lost his mind.

"This year, our grain, cloth and groceries can earn millions, of course, we have to deduct certain fees and dividends, but I can still get most of them, and then my mule and horse shop in Datong Xuanfu Shanxi Jifu has more than 60 branches, covering more than 40 state capitals and counties, more than 10 million people, now not only large businesses, small and medium-sized businesses will also make up the original employment and Yusheng of the carriage and horses, our early investment has begun to reap the return, the mule and horse shop this piece also has more than 200,000 benefits a year. Then there is the account bureau, there is an income of 400,000 yuan a year, and the most profitable is pig iron and ironware, just for the three ships of ironware for the Zun family, it earned nearly 400,000 yuan back and forth. ”

When Zhang Han talked about these numbers, his attitude was a bunch of numbers, there was no joy and not too much pride, of course, there was some pride, and it was also within moderation.

The more Li Guozhu listened, the more frightened he became, smuggling to the north, mules and horses, account bureaus, ironware, these pieces seem to be the bulk of Heyusheng's money, how much iron makes Zhang Han did not elaborate, but if you think about it, there will be hundreds of thousands, and these things add up to more than two million taels, only a lot more.

"Of course, we're also very invested." Zhang Han said to Li Guozhu again: "When the eldest prince comes, you should have seen that we are hiring a large number of people, this is the investment, by the end of next year, we may have to recruit tens of thousands of people, food, clothing, housing, transportation, learning knowledge and technology, all of which are invested in advance, and this alone will have to throw 200,000 taels of silver." ”

"So many ......" Li Guozhu smiled bitterly: "This silver is enough to raise 100,000 soldiers and horses." ”

Zhang Han laughed and said: "It is said that the emperor is not a hungry soldier, but in fact, my emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very picky." I am a trader, and I believe that there is an entry and exit, and if I am reluctant to leave, there will be no entry. It's not good for people, it's not for everyone to make money, why should people work hard for me with all their hearts? ”

"Makes sense." Li Guozhu said: "Just these words, I am worth the trip. ”

"I'm going to take the liberty of asking." Li Guozhu made up his mind and asked: "Brother Wenlan has a big foundation here, and the iron is hired to sell ships, and our Li family can eat as much as we want, so why do we need to run a foundation in Taiwan, you must know that whether it is buying a ship or building a ship, the investment is only bigger than here." ”

"I know." Zhang Han said: "A galleon, as little as tens of thousands of taels, and a large warship, the cost is more than 100,000 taels. ”

"Yes, exactly."

"Even so, I want to make Heyusheng's fleet sail on the sea!" Zhang Han looked at Li Guozhu and said in a deep voice: "Don't hide it from the eldest prince, I wait for mainland businessmen, no matter how big the foundation is, there is always uneasiness in my heart." What I am doing now is to exploit the loopholes of the imperial court, and now the imperial court wants to deal with the eastern captives and strictly control the horse market, which is to give me this good opportunity for development. Once the matter is settled, or the court withdraws its hand, and finds that I have made such a fortune, my eldest prince, with the practice of this dynasty, what do you think will happen to me? ”

"Hey, I see!"

The doubts in Li Guozhu's heart disappeared all at once, and he felt that he had found the most authentic answer.

Now it is the Apocalypse Dynasty, if before Jiajing, a businessman like Zhang Han who could earn millions a year, I am afraid that his family would have been ruined a long time ago!

Whether it is a magistrate or a central court, businessmen with great ability to see the sky have always been on guard and beware, squeezing and squeezing! With your own business of buying and selling, you can deduct a few crimes at will, and all of a sudden it will be a raid on your family and extermination!

From Taizu Chengzu to Jiajing, I don't know how many such things there are!

A military attache with such a status as Zhang Han is said to be an official, but in fact, he is still an ant-like figure in the eyes of the big man, and he is sitting on millions of family fortunes, and he is still doing smuggling business, so it's good not to be exposed, once exposed, don't talk about the imperial court, even those officials who were bought by him would like Zhang Han to die!

"I've got to find a way out." Zhang Han's eyes were blazing, and he looked at Li Guozhu and said: "The foundation of Taiwan is very important to me. Isolated overseas, and a transshipment port, I can make money and save my life. ”

"I see." Li Guozhu said: "If this is the case, Wenlan, when you have time, you can go to Taiwan in person." The most powerful person over there is Yan Siqi, he is in his early thirties, he is arrogant and drinkable, he is good at making friends, Wen Lan's status and temperament will definitely be able to make friends with him. Deal with this person well, and the bottom will be easy to handle. From Bengang to Ligang, and then to Yan Siqi from Fujian to migrate the people to set up ten villages, it has been less than ten years now, with the background of Brother Wenlan, maybe ten years later, Taiwan's situation is completely different from now. ”

"Good ......" Zhang Han pondered for a while and said, "I will go to Taiwan next year!" ”

Li Guozhu was very happy, clapped his hands and said: "I will wait for my brother to go in Taiwan, and we will rest as soon as we get drunk." ”

"That's what happened then," Zhang Han grabbed Li Guozhu's arm and said with a smile: "Let's drink it tonight." ”

Zhang Han's temper was very appreciated by Li Guozhu, and he agreed with a smile at the moment.

Li Shenming and Chang Wei kept smiling and listening, without interjecting, and at this time Chang Wei reminded: "Brother Han, there is still a group of Russians waiting for you." ”

"Whatever they want?" Zhang Han said: "Let's drink with the eldest prince first, and then pay attention to those old hairies tomorrow." ”

After Zhang Han and Li Guozhu went out, Li Shenming frowned and said, "Chang Wei, Wenlan really plans to build such a foundation overseas, so how much silver will be invested?" ”

"A million taels are a light less." Chang Wei said with a smile: "You and Jiang Kui will know after a careful talk." ”

Li Shenming gasped and said, "Wenlan just wants an insurance, is it worth it?" ”

"What insurance?" Chang Wei said with an arrogant face: "With the current merchant group soldiers, don't think about dealing with Brother Han without a hundred thousand troops in the imperial court, what we want is a bigger foundation, more markets, bigger territory, more people, and more silver!" ”

……

When it was not dark, Zhang Han ordered people to set up three large tables in the big flower hall, and prepared to invite Li Guozhu to drink here.

At this time, the two sides were talking about some specific things, including the strength of the Li family in Bengang and Pingdo Island.

The Li family now says that there are thousands of ships, but in fact it is a very general statement, and the specific number of ships and personnel is also very concerned by Zhang Han.

"Let an official tell me about this, he knows better than me."

There were many people sitting in the flower hall one after another, and Li Guozhu's servants were also sitting beside him.

Zhang Han glanced at the past and said with a smile: "The eldest prince still introduces the attaché specifically, I am easy to name." ”

"Yes, I was negligent."

Li Guozhu came, in addition to a few thug-style guards, there were some personal servants, and then there were assistant-like attachés, who were going to make a formal introduction.

"This is Zheng Zhilong, a small character official, my father's righteous son, and my good helper."

"This is Zheng Zhihu, the brother of a single official, as his name suggests, his courage and skills are first-class."

"This is Yang Tiansheng."

"This is Chen Xinji."

"This is He Bin."

"This is Shi Daxuan."

"This is Hong Xu."

"This is Gan Hui."

Li Guozhu finally smiled: "These people are all good helpers of my Li family, and they are also rising stars on the ground in Nanyang. ”

Zhang Han listened to them one by one, his face did not move, but his heart was turbulent.

Most of these people in front of him turned out to be one of the members of the later Eighteen Zhi.

Eighteen Zhi is a joint organization of pirates and maritime merchants organized by Zheng Zhilong after he rose to power, not only a few brothers of the Zheng family, but also He Bin and Li Kuiqi, these capable sea heroes, if they are unknown juniors and have no ability, Zheng Zhilong will not worship with them and unite with them.

This Shi Daxuan is the father of the later "general" Shi Lang, and he is also a famous maritime hero, Gan Hui and Hong Xu are the right-hand men of Zheng Chenggong later, and they are the right-hand men of the national surname to establish a firm foothold and develop and grow.

These are all famous figures in history, and their backgrounds are indeed under the influence of Li Dan now, and Li Dan's identity as the leader of overseas Chinese maritime merchants is indeed worthy of his reputation.

Of course, these people don't know what will happen to them in the future at this time, their youngest is less than twenty, and the oldest is in their thirties, not much older than Zhang Han and Li Guozhu.