After figuring this out, Wang Huan's idea was acceptable, Li Tingyu is not a person who can't take his eyes off when he sees money and things, and he understands the truth as soon as he hears it, so he endured the pain point in his heart and said, "Okay, Senator, how can we invest?" ”

Wang Huan pointed his hand at the approaching Mudun Island and said, "Of course, it was cast on the water thieves in this lake." ”

"Water thieves?" Li Tingyu was stunned again, in this short period of time, he had been stunned several times.

"Yes, water thieves!" Wang Huan said firmly, he used his hand as a pen, and squatted on the deck: "My lord, you see, Hongze Lake connects Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, the location is important, the water area is wide, as long as you go to the lake, the traffic extends in all directions, and it is difficult to find a fairy even if you drill anywhere." From the lake, you can remotely control the Huai River waterway, to the south to the east, it is the place where the world produces grain, and to the west of the Huai River, you can enter Henan and Xiangfan, where it is the place where the soldiers must fight for hegemony since ancient times. Through the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to the north, you can enter Shandong, and even reach Jingpu directly...... My lord! ”

Wang Huan inadvertently glanced up at Li Tingyu, but saw that his eyes were straight, and he looked at himself with infinite surprise, as if he saw himself for the first time, and even his mouth was wide open and speechless.

Wang Huan was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted, "My lord, what's wrong with you?" ”

Li Tingyu was excited, his eyes blinked, he came to his senses, reached out and touched his beard, and said: "I heard it right, Wang Huan, my senator, what you said, how do I feel that it doesn't look like I'm talking about how we should run for our lives, but like I'm talking about how to take down the flowers!" ”

This time it was Wang Huan's turn to be stunned, he just said that he didn't grasp the rise for a while, but he talked about the point, talking about geography, at this time, everyone was still desperately fleeing like a lost dog, saying that these were a little early, but if you don't say this, how can you explain the meaning of putting your strength in this Hongze Lake?

As soon as the thought turned in his heart, Wang Huan still decided not to talk too far, and talk about the present first, so he continued: "My lord, in short, this Hongze Lake is an excellent place to hide troops from the people, if we can seize the position of the leader of the water thieves in Hongze Lake, and then leave a shrewd and capable person, with a team of capable men, relying on the huge financial resources seized from the Qing army, take root here, trade, buy land, maybe it will become the climate in the future, and it will become our base in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, whether it is to buy grain from Jiangnan into Sichuan, or to transport goods from Shu, there will be a transit station, wouldn't it be good? ”

Li Tingyu glanced at Wang Huan deeply, and said slowly: "Everything else you said is, then as a base, is your original intention?" ”

Wang Huan was broken by him, but his face did not change, and he said loudly: "Yes, my lord, it happens that in troubled times, everything is still expected, what if there is really a comeback one day later?" ”

Li Tingyu stood up and walked slowly a few steps on the bow of the boat, each step was extremely calm, the shaking hull did not make his body shake at all, and the soles of his feet seemed to be as slow as stepping into the plank.

Wang Huan also stood up, standing on the bow of the boat and not moving, he knew that his words had been made very clear, Li Tingyu was a great man for a while, he knew what he meant, in the chaotic times, only the capable could stand out, no matter whether the white pole soldiers were loyal to the Ming court or wanted to be warlords, look up or fight against the Qing court, and lay a chess game here, there would be a hundred benefits and no harm.

Wang Huan watched Li Tingyu walk back and forth on the boat a few times, passed in front of him several times, looked at himself and shook his head and walked away, and so on again and again, and finally settled in front of him.

Li Tingyu's eyes looked at Wang Huan extremely seriously, the depth in his pupils was terrifying, Wang welcomed this gaze, looked at each other fearlessly, and glared at the tip of the needle.

Li Tingyu said slowly: "Wang Huan, the first time I looked at you like this in the broken temple in Yangzhou, I think you are smart and courageous, fearless, and able to be resourceful in order to save your life. ”

After a pause, he stretched out his hand and gently put it on Wang Huan's shoulder, sighed and said: "Looking at you like this now, I think you are not a thing in the pool, those two million taels of gold and silver, anyone who sees it will regard it as a treasure, and I can't wait to put it all in my pocket, and you, say that you want to invest in water thieves, without blinking an eye." And this Hongze Lake and I are just passing by, but you are far-sighted, and you see the grand plan of taking this as the foundation for Jiangnan in the future, such vision and ambition, to be honest, I am not as good as you. ”

Wang Huan said softly: "My lord's words are serious, Wang Huan is just thinking about it, and I said it casually, I have to make a decision about it." But I thought in my heart that this money could be taken out at any time by any big coal boss in the future, and I saw too much in the mining company, but of course I didn't pay much attention to it.

Li Tingyu raised his eyes and smiled: "What is the next decision?" You've made it so clear, what reason do I have against it? You give the order, what to do later, you have the final say! ”

The hearty laughter and a few words of laughter and scolding have clearly indicated Li Tingyu's attitude, and he unconditionally supports Wang Huan's decision!

Wang Huan's heart was hot, Li Tingyu's statement really moved him a little, he understood very well, at the moment he Wang Huan was just a small person who fell into trouble and defected to Li Tingyu in the troubled times, he had no power to do it, just relying on his mind to flexibly rely on the white pole soldiers to eat, everything he just said sounded grandiose, but in fact it was illusory, if he wanted to divide the territory and break the land, and the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the thieves to make a career? That's still early, the brothers are still running away in panic, maybe tomorrow they will meet a large group of Qing soldiers chasing after them, and their lives are still in the mist, what kind of geography of the world, foreshadowing ambush! Let's run out of the way first.

But even in such a difficult situation, Li Tingyu still supports him unconditionally, except for trust, what else can make this battle-hardened veteran make such a bottomless statement?

Of course, Wang Huan's move was not made casually, but was indeed carefully considered. Nearly 20 tons of gold and silver, if there are trucks, four or five are enough, two or three days to the place, but this is the Ming Dynasty, the ox cart is too slow, seriously slowing down the march, to take these people on the road with everyone to snoop on the road, too dangerous. On the other hand, if you can gain a firm foothold in this Hongze Lake, these two million taels of gold and silver are the backing to open up the situation, recruiting troops and expanding your power, everything is inseparable from money, and this huge amount of money just comes in handy. Wang Huan even thought about the candidates to stay, thousands of households and horses, whether it is marching or fighting, or business planning, they are all good hands, leaving him as the leader of the water thieves in Hongze Lake, he will definitely be able to achieve his goal.

So Wang Huan showed gratitude and said movingly: "The adult's kindness and trust in Wang Huan, Wang Huan will never forget!" ”