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After staying in Nanjing for five or six days, the loading of all kinds of goods was basically packed up.

These days, Li Yuanqing also took a good look in Nanjing City and the surrounding areas with great interest, of course, not to visit the Qinglou, but all kinds of commercial markets and large and small workshops.

Through Li Yuanqing's personal observations and careful inquiry, he also had a deeper understanding of the overall economic overview around Nanjing.

In later generations, there were many people who used such a sentence to describe the end of the Ming Dynasty: "This is the best era, but also the worst era!" ”

At this time, Li Yuanqing's feelings about this sentence became deeper and deeper.

More than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty has passed to the present, and on the whole, in all aspects, it is still very enlightened.

In particular, Nanjing, as one of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, has a particularly obvious location advantage, and it has also gathered more resources.

Let's not talk about the prosperity of Qinhuai on ten miles.

Of course, the prosperity of the entertainment industry, to a large extent, also proves the prosperity of business.

As the sage said: "Full of warmth and lust ~ lust".

If you can't even eat enough, where do you come from this kind of thinking?

Nanjing's several economic pillars are almost a portrayal of the Ming Dynasty, or the economic pillars and inheritance of China.

First and foremost, silk is the first to bear the brunt.

Again, it's tea, porcelain.

In contrast, private salt, real estate, and entertainment can only be regarded as icing on the cake, even if the output of these industries is huge, but compared with the first three, it can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket.

Even it cannot be compared with the hard work of the transportation industry such as mules, horses, vehicles and ships.

In the vicinity of Nanjing, there are a large number of workshops of all kinds.

They will collect silk and tea from all over the south of the Yangtze River, after simple or fine processing, divided into various grades, and exported to all parts of Daming and overseas.

This time, Li Yuanqing came to Nanjing to purchase, except for silk, encountered some shortages, in terms of tea and porcelain, basically oversupply.

Even, Li Yuanqing also learned that many of Nanjing's porcelain merchants, the current level, can almost compete with the official kiln.

And Nanjing, however, is just a big portrayal of the Jiangnan region.

For example, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou, Yangzhou, these traditional rich areas, even if they are worse than Nanjing, are by no means too far behind.

These areas, like a net, have covered the entire area, and may be a little immature compared with later generations, but they are already very different, except that the means of communication and transportation are a little backward.

After walking around, Li Yuanqing's heart also had some indescribable emotion for a while.

With such a good economic momentum and abundant natural resources, coupled with the industrious and brave Chinese businessmen and people, Jiangnan should have been on the top of the world capital market, calling for wind and rain, spreading its wings, and gathering the wealth of the world into China.

But ~~, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they ......

'Yangzhou Ten Days', 'Jiading Three Massacres'.

The wild boar skins of the dog's day, with their butcher knives dripping with blood, completely killed the most groundbreaking and precious bit of blood of the Chinese nation!

Looking at the last part of the cargo, which had also been loaded on the ship, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but let out a long breath of turbidity, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Any stumbling block that hinders the progress of the Chinese nation, no matter who he is, will be killed!!

The wind on the wharf by the river is still very strong, especially at this time it is still early spring, even in Jiangnan, the weather is still a little cold.

Zhang Baozhu, Ren Yinger, and Caizi have already boarded the ship in advance.

By Li Yuanqing's side, only Yang Jiao ~ Niang and Xiaolian are with them.

At this time, Niu Gensheng ran over quickly and reported in a low voice: "General, everything is ready to board the ship." ”

"Hmm."

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly and looked up at the sky.

At this time, it is evening, and the sunset reflects the sun, as if hanging upside down in the whole river, the waves are brilliant and magnificent.

Compared with the sunset on the sea, although it is still a little stingy, the trees that have already spit out new shoots, the houses that seem to be far and near, the wide docks, and the dense fleet of ships that cover the sky and the sun, but all this is more down-to-earth.

Yang Jiao~ Niang tightly pulled Li Yuanqing's big hand, "Yuanqing, just, can't you wait until tomorrow to leave?" ”

Unspeakable pleas.

Xiaolian also looked at Li Yuanqing with blank eyes, in her big eyes, tears couldn't stop dripping down, she really didn't want to be separated from Li Yuanqing, and it was still such a long time.

Li Yuanqing's heart couldn't say it for a while.

If conditions permit, he also wants to have a good time in Nanjing for a few days and relax, after all, in addition to shopping, he has not yet experienced the scenery on the Qinhuai River.

But~~, the general trend of the times has set sail, how can he be allowed to grow up with children here?

Li Yuanqing hugged Yang Jiao~ mother, kissed her pretty face hard, hugged Xiaolian hard, and kissed her red lips fiercely: "Look at you two, why are you so sad?" Perhaps, in less than half a year, I will be back. When the time comes, we will be able to catch up with your production. Jiao ~ Mother, if you can hand over business matters to others, you can leave them to others, and you must have a good rest. You can't make me hungry and thin. ”

"Hmmm......"

Yang Jiao~ Niang hurriedly nodded with tears in her eyes.

Li Yuanqing was a little afraid to look at Yang Jiao~ Niang's pretty face, and hurriedly looked at Xiaolian and said: "Girl, go back home and have a good rest, the master is not here, you have to listen to the words of the eldest lady and the second lady, you can't make trouble for them, you know?" ”

"Hmm!"

Xiaolian also nodded desperately, but her little hand grabbed Li Yuanqing's fingers.

Li Yuanqing turned his head, looked at the sunset on the horizon, took a deep breath, and said to Niu Gensheng beside him: "Board the boat!" ”

"Yes!"

Not long after, as the big ship set sail, Yang Jiao ~ Niang and Xiaolian, who had been standing on the riverside pier, soon became two small black spots, getting farther and farther away!

Standing on the deck in the wind, looking at the endless fleet on both sides, Li Yuanqing suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted: "Great era, Lao Tzu is here!" ”

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The fleet embarked on its voyage on 29 March, and more than 10 days later, it had already arrived at the border of Fujian.

As early as Nanjing, Li Yuanqing had already sent a fast horse to Fujian, contact the Zheng family, find an opportunity, meet, everyone sat down to have a glass of wine, and had a good chat.

Yes, as soon as he entered the territory of Fujian, there was a fleet of the Zheng family to greet him, and the person headed by him was Li Yuanqing's half of an old acquaintance, Zheng Zhihu, the second child.

On the deck, a delicate small table was set up, and Xiaohe and Zhang Die had already served a few plates of side dishes and filled wine glasses for the two of them.

Zheng Zhihu was a little flattered, he didn't dare to look at the two girls more, he hurriedly returned the salute respectfully, and after a moment, he looked at Li Yuanqing and said with a smile: "Li Shuai, Zheng really didn't expect it, you, you would actually make such a big move." This, this has to be more than 2,000 ships, right? ”

"Huh."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "They are all worthless guys, and they can't be compared with the second master!" But the brothers and villagers in Liaodi all want to eat and eat, although Yuanqing has no ability, but he was pushed to the cusp by everyone, so he can only go forward! ”

"Huh. Li Shuai is really joking! The brothers and villagers in Liaodi can follow Li Shuai, because they have good vision and better luck! With Li Shuai and you taking it personally, why are they still worried about getting rich? However, Li Shuai, Nanyang is about to enter the storm season, and the wind and waves are strong, Li Shuai must be on guard! ”

Zheng Zhihu looked at Li Yuanqing's eyes with a smile, and smiled and poured a glass of wine for Li Yuanqing himself.

Although he only has a one-sided relationship with Li Yuanqing, Zheng Zhihu has almost studied Li Yuanqing thoroughly.

This is a real hero of the world!

Almost single-handedly, he supported the entire Liaodi!

In fact, he had also suggested several times with his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong that with Li Yuanqing's temperament, sooner or later, he would stretch his tentacles out to the sea and affect the interests of their Zheng family.

But many times, Zheng Zhilong is dismissive, thinking that this is impossible, one in the north and the other in the south, which is clearly incompatible.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing's fleet was about to sail to Fujian, Zheng Zhilong realized the importance of the matter, and hurriedly sent the second Zheng Zhihu over to test Li Yuanqing's tone.

The Zheng family has already made a detailed analysis and integration of Li Yuanqing, how could Li Yuanqing be sluggish?

For the Zheng family, he is already familiar with it.

If before, the Zheng family was just a powerful pirate and had not yet fully formed the scale of the giant level, then ~, last year, that is, in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the famous Yan Siqi died of illness, Zheng Zhilong completely took over the Eighteen Zhi, and finally completed the carp jumping over the dragon gate, becoming the largest and most powerful maritime military armed force group in Fujian, and even in the entire Ming Dynasty.

But I have to say that Zheng Zhilong's guy really has a hand of 'king bomb' cards.

Subsequently, in August of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, his 'godfather', Li Dan, the godfather-level pirate leader, died of illness on the way back to Taiwan from Japan, and Zheng Zhilong took over Li Dan's industry, and in an instant, the Zheng family became a super maritime military group in the whole of East Asia, and even the whole of Southeast Asia.

In contrast, even the 'East India Company' of the same era would never dare to touch the brows of the Zheng family.

However, the Zheng family is not without natural enemies.

At this time, Li Dan's brother Xu Xinsu, who had been 'whitewashed' and joined the sequence of Fujian sailors, was secretly colluding with the East India Company and preparing to join forces to strike at the Zheng family.

To the extent that Li Yuanqing and Zheng Zhilong are leaders and leaders in their respective industries, there are almost no secrets.

It's just that Li Yuanqing is powerful enough to trample Zheng Zhilong under his feet.

At this time, listening to Zheng Zhihu's secret words hidden in the needle, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile lightly: "Thank you for the reminder of the second master!" However, the wind in the South China Sea is strong, and the wind in the Liaohai Sea is not necessarily not big. Yuanqing's sons and daughters are all from poor backgrounds, and they can barely bear it with a little wind and waves! ”

Zheng Zhihu's face couldn't help but change slightly when he heard this.

Of course, he understands the deep meaning of Li Yuanqing's words, in Fujian, your Zheng family is okay, but in the Ming Dynasty, it is still the world of the imperial court, and it is also the world of Li Yuanqing!

"Huh. Li Shuai, Li Shuai, you are really joking. In our Ming Dynasty, who doesn't know, Li Shuai, you are powerful and powerful, driving out the Tartars, even the old slaves, don't dare to touch your tiger whiskers! ”

Zheng Zhihu smiled dryly, with some indescribable embarrassment on his face.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, and said secretly in his heart: "I'm still young in the end!" If these brothers are allowed to grow up for a few more years, things will really be difficult! ”

At this time, Zheng Zhihu seemed to have a big beard, and his face was very weathered, and he was afraid that he would look in his thirties, but Li Yuanqing was clear and clear, this guy was just twenty-one years old this year.

Even the famous Zheng Zhilong, at this time, is only twenty-three years old, and he can definitely be said to be a high-spirited 'teenager'!

It's just that although Zheng Zhilong is young, he debuted very early, and he came out to run the rivers and lakes in his teens, and the disadvantage of age can be completely ignored in him.

After a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled: "The second master, things may not be as difficult as imagined." As the saying goes, cooperation is two benefits, and fighting is two defeats. Yuanqing and the Zheng family, in many places, there is actually no direct conflict, and there may not be no room for cooperation! ”

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