Li Si was very entangled.

100,000 taels of silver, that's too much!

But this method of mussels and pearls is another huge temptation!

Pearls are not salt, not food, they are dispensable luxuries, and the market is limited in the war, even if you have all the profits, you may not be able to earn 10,000 taels of silver a year, and it may take more than ten or even twenty years to earn back the 100,000 taels of silver.

However, for businessmen, the sale of steady profits without loss is the rarest, in comparison, more than ten years of cost recovery time is nothing, Li Si's private salt business continues to shrink, but this pearl business is a very safe back road.

tried to bargain with the other party, but was ridiculed by Wang Kefan.

"Hehe, Fourth Brother Li walks the north and south of the river, and it is a big deal of tens of thousands of taels at every turn, how much is this 100,000 taels of silver?"

"This ......" Li Si was speechless for a while.

"General Wang forgives me, let me discuss it with my brother." Tsujime spoke suddenly, and finally showed her strong side.

Wang Kefan nodded, showing a hint of a smile with interest, this woman is a little interesting.

Li Si and Zhu Ji stepped aside, discussed in a low voice for a while, and then came back to take their seats again.

"General Wang, as long as this method of clam shengzhu is true, our brothers and sisters will want it!" Zhu Ji went directly to the negotiation, and Li Si took a back seat and became her deputy.

"It must be true, let's hand over the silver with one hand and the prescription with the other, and the Baojiao Baohui will ...... Uh-huh. Wang Kefan coughed twice and swallowed back the words "package distribution".

"General Wang is an honest gentleman, and our brothers and sisters all know it." Zhu Ji glanced at him strangely and said, "But this 100,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, we can't take it out for a while, can we ask General Wang to relax the contract and pay it one by one?" ”

Instalment?

Wang Kefan nodded. No problem!

"Yes, the first sum of silver should be at least 40,000 taels, and the rest will be 10,000 taels per month, and it will be paid within half a year." He pondered for a while, and then said: "But since it's a mortgage, you have to add some interest, so let's ...... every month."

Wang Kefan put forward the corresponding conditions, and the remaining 60,000 taels of final payment were not limited to silver, but converted into certain military supplies. It was delivered to the designated place within the specified time, and all the losses on the road were borne by Li Sizhenji's side...... In a nutshell, he took the Gongyi battalion to fight outside, and Li Si was responsible for providing food.

"General Wang, the grain is not lucky!" Li Si looked embarrassed.

"How. Good luck with private salt? Wang Kefan said coldly: "It's okay, bring 100,000 taels of silver." It's very simple. ”

"Food can be transported. It's just that I'm afraid that there will be trouble after crossing the Yangtze River......" Zhu Ji took over the conversation, she and Li Si are big salt lords, and they have a lot of energy south of the Yangtze River, but the Qing army is a little powerless.

"Miss Seal Ji doesn't have to be tempted, this is a military secret, and there is no comment for the time being." Wang Kefan smiled slightly: "In a word." I'm not going to embarrass you, I'll know when the time comes. ”

"It's the concubine who is rude, and I ask General Wang to forgive me!" Tsuji's face turned red, and she got up and was blessed. She did have the intention of temptation just now, but as soon as she showed her words, Wang Kefan saw through her thoughts.

100,000 taels of silver, what does Wang Kefan want to do with such a large sum of money?

"Miss Seal Ji rest assured, I was planning a big event, but no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will be beneficial to you."

Wang Kefan said in an accentuated tone: "If this matter does not work, the general will be defeated and die, and your brothers and sisters can be rich and prosperous for generations by relying on the pearl business. ”

What a big breath!

Zhan Ji and Li Si glanced at each other, both a little unconvinced, but a little excited.

Officials and businessmen are businessmen who specialize in government business, with the backstage support of the imperial court, which is completely different from ordinary businessmen, not only rich and powerful, but also has a high political status, and can even affect the government and government.

"Why, don't you believe me?" Wang Kefan said with a smile: "Hehe, the Tartars can afford to raise Jin merchants and Hui merchants, can't I afford to raise a Li Si in the Ming Dynasty?!" ”

The Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Jin merchants have long colluded, and they have been vigorously supporting the Jin merchants after entering the customs, so there are more than 200 years of glory of the red-top merchants, and the shili of the Jin merchants spread all over the country, and it was not until the Republic of China that it gradually declined.

The Hui merchants were the tools of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to control the monopoly of the salt industry, because the serious corruption in the intermediate links was eliminated, the official salt price of the Qing Dynasty fell sharply, but the Hui merchants themselves still made a lot of money, and the big salt merchants worth hundreds of thousands of taels abounded......

The agreement was reached, Zhu Ji and Li Si said goodbye and left, arranged various related matters, a big business of 100,000 taels of silver, and the transfer of jishu in the middle, which was very troublesome to operate, and could not be completed in a day or two.

Before leaving, Li Si told Wang Kefan another important piece of information, that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was transferring men and horses from outside the Guan, mainly the Han army banner troops of Sanshun Wang and Yishun Gong, and had the intention of moving south again. (Sanshun Wang Yishun Gong refers to Gongshun Wang Kong Youde, Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi, and Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang.) ）

Wang Kefan nodded in thanks, feeling pressure in his heart.

It is very clear in the history books that the goal of Kong Youde and other three kings and one prince in the southern expedition is Huguang!

Unlike the Manchu cavalry, their troops were equipped with a large number of firearms, countless cannons of various calibers, and they were the best at attacking fortified positions, which was the nemesis of the Gongyi battalion's fortified city, and if they fought head-on, the chances of the Gongyi battalion winning were minimal.

Fortunately, there is still time to prepare.

In order to attack Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, occupying most of the logistics of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon really issued the order to conquer Huguang in the south, and it would take a few more months, and under the ancient traffic conditions, the mobilization of artillery troops was very troublesome, and the three kings and one duke slowly gathered men and horses from outside the pass, and then slowly walked to Huguang, which took several months......

……

After they left, Quan Xi hurriedly found Wang Kefan.

"Yuntai, tell me honestly, what are you going to do?" He paused, gritted his teeth and said, "If you have a disobedient heart, I will take five steps of blood splashing blood right now and take your life!" ”

Wang Kefan's behavior is too suspicious, he clearly wants to get rid of He Tengjiao's control, if he dares to rebel and make trouble, Quan Xi would rather fight for his life than get rid of him.

"Quan Qianhu, you are a loyal minister, am I a traitor?" Wang Kefan's tone became very serious: "Daming is already a plate of scattered sand, if I raise an army to make a rebellion, only the Tartars will be happy, Wang Kefan will never do this act of being a loved one and the enemy is happy!" ”

"So, who are you going to use your troops on?" Quan Xi knows very well that these 100,000 taels of silver must be used for military salaries and for war, could it be said that he wants to go on a northern expedition alone?

"This matter can be hidden from others, but it can't be hidden from Quan Qianhu, my plan is actually very simple......"

Wang Kefan lowered his voice and whispered to Quan Xi, and gradually, Quan Xi's face changed, some hesitated, some couldn't believe it, but there was no hostility.

"I don't understand this kind of national affairs, if what General Wang said is true, wouldn't He Tengjiao be a traitorous minister!"

"The traitor can't say it, it's just that the desire for power is too heavy, and all the members of the court, He Tengjiao and He Junmen are considered pillars." Wang Kefan's tone was very calm, but with a bitter irony, he paused, and then continued: "At most, this matter will be clear in two months, and there is no lie in the general's mouth, please wait and see." ”

"If this is the case, Quan Xi is willing to follow General Wang and do his best!"

"No, Quan Qianhu is here, I still have another trust." Wang Kefan said: "I led my troops to go on the expedition, there are still some belongings here in Huguang, I hope that Quan Qianhu will help me take care of it, at least a few months, at most half a year, during which I will not be copied by others, and I will calculate ......it."

He took the Gongyi battalion to the expedition, but there were still some bottles and cans in the rear, which the Chenglingji Sailor couldn't take away, the Gongyi Battalion Repair Yard couldn't take away, and the trial bureau couldn't take away a mess, and even the merchants and people in Chongyang and Tongcheng needed to make arrangements.

Wang Sheng and others have to go out with the army, and only by letting Quan Xi take care of it on their behalf, this person can be trusted.

"Well, since the PTZ can trust me, I will never fail the PTZ." Quan Xi took out the momentum to pursue Huang Shu again. (To be continued......)