It is said that one of the seamen in the fleet brought back the simplest goods, only two wooden chests, but he contained more goods than anyone else, and two whole boxes of glassware, which he had exchanged with the Arabs with all his goods. Every day, this brother and his two men would hold these two wooden boxes and not leave them for a minute. Everyone also estimated the price for him, if it was sold in Guangzhou, he could instantly become hundreds of thousands of dollars, if he had the ability to bring these two boxes of glassware to Lin'an to sell, the millionaire was also a matter of minutes.

Let's put it this way, before they went to sea, they were all small maritime merchants in Guangzhou, that is, they followed others to fight and pick up leaks, and they had to live according to people's faces, and it was not necessary to take you to sea or not. After coming back this time, most of the people were ready to buy their own ships, and in the future, they would be the leaders of the program and take other small maritime merchants out to conquer the world. However, Hong Tao said just now that he wants to design and build a new sea ship for everyone, and most of the people who bought the boat have put it down. What is the quality of Hong Tao's battleship, they can see it clearly, they don't want to have such a good ship, as long as they can run a little faster than the sea ships of the Southern Song Dynasty, they will be content.

What is insight? That's insight. The more things you see, the more accurate your assessment of many things in your heart becomes, and the thousands of big ships that were originally regarded as a lifelong dream are now chicken ribs in their eyes, but if they are not really out of line, they will never buy them. Investment is about maximizing profits, and these Southern Song Dynasty ships obviously can't meet their requirements for ocean-going trade and are lagging behind.

"Martini, do you want to be a city lord? Managing a city as big as Canton? Maybe it's even bigger. In my hometown. This is called the Governor. "Watching the six cargo ships scramble into the mouth of the Pearl River. Hong Tao felt that the voyage was a success. I was tired, and I threw away all the grenades that Jinhewan had made for more than half a year, but the harvest was huge, not only money, but also connections. With these maritime merchants as volunteer propagandists, it is estimated that the fleet will have to expand several times by the next voyage. As soon as he is in a good mood, Hong Tao is used to imagining the future. Then draw flatbread for the people around him, and this time Martini did very well, so the flatbread was eaten for him first.

"Ahh A city as big as Guangzhou? Where is it? Medini didn't understand what Hong Tao meant, he thought that Hong Tao was going to take down the city of Guangzhou, and he looked very nervous.

"Where is it...... Kabalan can't be handed over to you, that's Po Jiao's territory. What do you think of the Port of Malacca? I'm going to build a huge city there, not only with warehouses and markets, but also with institutions like the City Shipping Division, which will be responsible for inspecting the payment of taxes by passing ships. As long as it is a ship that pulls goods, not a ship of our strait company, you have to pay taxes! It's hard work. Notarization is also in demand, can you do it? It looks like Hong Tao is dreaming and playing. In fact, Hong Tao really thinks so. Once business is developed, it will soon see benefits, and a large port city is the embodiment of this benefit. Cabalan alone is not enough, there must be more than one city that can be driven by a single route, and all supply points along the way will benefit.

"I am the eyes of the master and the hands of the master! I will help the master keep an eye on everyone and get every copper plate......" Medini understood this time, Hong Tao really wanted to get a big city out. He firmly believes that this city can definitely be made, and he dare not say that it is more prosperous than Guangzhou City, but at least it is not inferior to Cabalan Port. can be such a city lord, or a governor or something, isn't that one person under ten thousand people, even a sycophant like Martini couldn't think of how to praise Hong Tao for a while, and he opened his mouth and forgot the words halfway through.

"Hey, hey, I don't believe you can give me every copper plate, do you have to pick up more than half of it yourself, and then give me half less? Remember, it's not just you, it's everyone! I'm not afraid to make more money, but don't be greedy! Don't hide from me that I make money by breaking the rules. Otherwise, once I know that there is no second way, I will tie anyone to the dock and burn them alive with whale oil, not even my son, no one! In the future, if any of you wants to find out that my son or my daughter-in-law has done such a thing, it is better to rush to tell me, and then I will prove to you that I am telling the truth. If you tell me slowly, and let me know that you know, you can't escape the charge of complicity, maybe you will be burned to death, and at the least you will have to go to the mine to dig for the rest of your life. Hong Tao looked at Martini, how did he not look like a clear and honest official. From this, I remembered the management problem of the company in the future, the power is big, no one will inevitably make mistakes, and they must always put an invisible knife on their necks, so that they dare not stretch out their hands.

"Uncle, the lookout said that a car and boat came out of the mouth of the Pearl River and was waving the flag to our side, and I looked like that Boss Luo's ......" Before Medini could continue to show his loyalty, Weng Ya walked over and handed the telescope in his hand to Hong Tao.

"Yo! My brother Luo is back, it's a good thing to look at him, otherwise his belly wouldn't be so high...... Send a signal, suspend the formation, drop anchor, my horse farm is here, hey, hey, hey......" Hong Tao had already seen Luo Youde on the car and boat in the telescope, he was standing at the bow of the boat, and the spirit was full of excitement in addition to being anxious, and it was definitely not bad news. And the thing that can make him excited enough to personally drive a boat to chase the Hongtao fleet is probably a horse farm.

"Brother Hong! Brother Hong! Don't go, don't go, I heard my uncle say that you are back, and I rushed over immediately, but fortunately you haven't left yet! Oops, this blouse is really in the way, or you should dress up short! Luo Youde's car and boat soon chased after him, and the big men on the boat were already so tired that they were panting, and before the two boats could get steady, he jumped and grabbed the rope net of the big ship. It was a pity that he was wearing a long robe, and his hands were caught, but his feet were on the hem of his clothes, and if it had not been for the swiftness of the sailors on the side of the ship, who quickly turned out and pulled him down, his new clothes would have been soaked in water.

"Brother Luo, it's time for you to exercise, look at this belly, it wasn't so big before, since you went to Lin'an, it's getting stronger and stronger!" Hong Tao stretched out his hand and dragged Luo Youde onto the deck and patted his general's belly. He is indeed fat, it is estimated that the past two years have been relatively moisturized, and as soon as people's spirits are good, they will eat Ma Ma fragrant, and it is easy to grow meat.

"Well, maybe, still crawl! For his brother to live up to his mission, the court approved the matter of the horse farm, and the official family also specially gave his cousin a meritorious name, leaving him to enter Taixue in Lin'an, and his uncle fainted immediately after hearing it. I'll give him to the man, and I'll run after you right away, you can't go, come back with me, there's a lot more to sum up." Luo Youde didn't talk about the situation of the racecourse first, but put his cousin as a college student in the Song Dynasty at the forefront, which shows that in their hearts, it is still the concept that everything is inferior and only high in reading.

"Go back? I can't go back, so Brother Luo should come with me. Didn't I say before, I'm going to take you to me to have a look, and after reading it, Brother Luo decided to work with me and me in the future. How's that, do you have the guts to go with me? Hong Tao is ready to have a showdown with Luo Youde, although he wants that horse farm very much, but he can't harm Luo Youde. After sailing with the maritime merchants this time, his identity changed from dark to clear, and he was no longer the obscure sea Tanjiazi, but the leader of the Chamber of Commerce established by a large group of maritime merchants in the Southern Song Dynasty. Once the contradictions between the two sides become public, Luo Youde will become the target of their attacks. When I came to this era, the Tan family was my savior, and I couldn't trap them; Luo Youde has the grace of knowing himself, if he didn't have him, he probably wouldn't have developed so smoothly, and he wouldn't be able to pit him.

"To you? Whence? Luo Youde wants to say that he is not afraid that it is fake, Hong Tao has his own power, he has already guessed it, but he has never known where it is, and it is not easy to ask, now that Hong Tao wants to have a showdown with him, he still sighed in his heart.

"Hehehehe...... I definitely won't tell Brother Luo where it is, don't you know after you go...... Don't worry, no matter what choice you make in the end, Brother Luo, I will send you back well, do you want to go and see it? Hong Tao smiled very evilly, his eyes were almost gone, but there was a glittering brush in the gap.

“…… Yes, why not! It's just that my uncle is still sick at home, and I can't go to Brother Hong's house empty-handed, so what if I don't change the day? "Luo Youde is estimated to regret chasing after him now, this Hong Tao has never played cards according to common sense, it is better to contact him in a few days if he knew that this result was the result. But the words rushed here, if he didn't dare to go, wouldn't it be tantamount to saying that he was afraid that Hong Tao would harm him, and there was not even this trust between the two partners, so the deal should be dispersed as soon as possible.

"Uncle is not sick, he is happy, and it is okay to give gifts, and you bring this news is the best gift. Yaya, anchor, you command, I will accompany your Uncle Luo to chat, tell your Uncle Luo's family, just say that he is playing with me, and send it back in a few days, so that they don't worry. Brother Luo, please, go to my cabin to have a look, this trip to the Great Food Country, I don't have any good things, I use them to cut people with big gems. Whoever is disobedient, I throw a gem over, and it is a big bag when it hits the head! Hong Tao put his arm around Luo Youde's shoulders, and didn't care whether the soles of his feet sank or not, and even pushed him into his captain's room. (To be continued.) )