"No, of course not! The Overseer's kindness is felt by all of us in this room. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info this insurance money, the old man Li Si is willing to be the first to pay! As soon as Liu Fan's words were finished, Li Si couldn't wait to agree, among the people here, their Li family's fleet is the largest and has the most cargo, so safety has always been a concern for Li Si, and now with Liu Fan's assurance, why doesn't Li Si agree?

"Li Dongjia is right, we are also willing to pay this insurance money!" Thinking of the benefits that Liu Fan's new method can bring, everyone shouted not far behind.

Seeing that everyone was scrambling and not waiting, Liu Fan was very satisfied, and said with a smile, "Okay, since you have all agreed, then the governor announced that the Jiaozhou Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce was officially established." Anyone who signs up to participate will become a member of the Chamber of Commerce if they pay their dues on time on the next two days. Once you become a member, you will be eligible to join the fleet to Japan! Go back and prepare these days, and in ten days, we will leave for Japan on time! ”

"Obey the orders of the Commander-in-Chief!" The crowd replied in unison

The sea trade conference has come to an end here, Liu Fan is still very satisfied with the reaction of everyone, although there are some twists and turns in this conference, but the final goal has been achieved.

Watching the crowd leave in twos and threes, Fan Liang couldn't help but ask Liu Fan at this time, "Overseer, these people are just some greedy and despicable businessmen, why are you so polite to them." If you want me to say, just give an order, and whoever dares not to agree will be cut! ”

"Poof" Liu Fan just drank a sip of tea in his mouth, and suddenly squirted out, glanced at Fan Liang in surprise, Liu Fan wiped the corners of his mouth and asked, "I said, Liangzi, where did you get such a murderous aura?" It's not that good, you just shout and kill, isn't that your usual style? ”

Fan Liang replied angrily, "The lowly position is unsettled, the overseers have already given them such a big concession, but these greedy villains are still not satisfied. Seeing their pushing, they became angry. If it weren't for the fear of ruining the Overseer's business, the lowly would have cut these guys with a knife."

"Uh," Liu Fan shook his head and said, "It's not as serious as you said, it's really normal for businessmen to pursue profits." Actually, you don't have to be too angry, you only see that Ben Du has given a lot, but you don't know that Ben Du has received more! ”

"Got more?" Fan Liang looked at Liu Fan in confusion and asked curiously, "Overseer, what do you mean?" Humble and reckless, I hope the Overseer will make it clear! ”

Liu Fan patiently explained, "Don't say anything else, I'll settle an account for you first!" I'm afraid there are less than a hundred people who chose to join the Chamber of Commerce just now, right? As soon as this chamber of commerce was established, the membership fee of one thousand taels for more than 100 people added up to more than 100,000 taels of silver. In counting the insurance money, escort fees. The sum of these money will not be less than 1,000 taels per person, so we have more than 200,000 taels before we set off. Wouldn't you have all the money for this trip to Japan? ”

With a smile, Liu Fan said proudly: "The purpose of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce by this governor is not just to collect these small money. Jiaozhou Bay is so big, only with our own fleet management, if we want to build it into a well-known port in the sea, I don't know what year of the monkey has to wait. Therefore, it is imperative to absorb some fresh blood and win over some local businessmen in Shandong. This chamber of commerce is the tool to manage and regulate them. ”

After a pause, Liu Fan continued: "There are three main benefits of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce. First, we can unify these loose businessmen into our jurisdiction, restrain their behavior, and prevent people with ulterior motives from causing trouble. Second, with the existence of the Chamber of Commerce, it is also convenient for us to collect taxes and avoid some tax evasion. Escort fees, insurance premiums plus taxes. It can be said that as long as the people of the Chamber of Commerce go to sea to do business, even if we don't do anything, we can share a lot of money from them. We are not fundamentally different from the Zheng family. The difference is that the Zheng family is a clear robbery, and we are using another method to let it, and they are willing to pay for it. The third and most important point is that with the existence of this chamber of commerce, in the event of war, the governor can use his position as the president of the chamber of commerce to forcibly requisition merchant ships or warships in the hands of these members for the purpose of transporting troops or fighting! The stronger they are, the greater our potential strength. So even if the Governor suffers some grievances, what's the matter? Compared to the benefits obtained, those grievances are completely worthless. ”

After listening to Liu Fan's explanation, Fan Liang suddenly realized, but as Liu Fan said, he only saw the surface, but he didn't think about the long-term. On the surface, the Breaker Army has suffered a loss. But the real situation is that Liu Fan is raising some hens that can lay golden eggs in captivity. Fan Liang could even think that once the situation really reached an irreparable situation, would Liu Fan kill the chicken and take the eggs and stew the wealth that these people had accumulated over the years? Hehe, with Fan Liang's understanding of his own overseer, it's not impossible!

"Slap" Liu Fan lightly slapped Fan Liang's head, and asked angrily, "What bad things do you want?" Saliva is pouring out! ”

"Huh?" Fan Liang hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing!" ”

Rolling his eyes, Liu Fan said helplessly, "Okay, you know these things." The next thing is to prepare for the sea to Japan! The governor has done everything for you, and it's up to you whether you can succeed or not! ”

"Uh-huh!" Fan Liang patted his chest and reassured, "Overseer and relieved, we are fully prepared, this trip will definitely return triumphantly, you are waiting for our good news at home!" ”

In fact, this trip to Japan Liu Fan was still full of worries, although the Zheng family was the most powerful, and he would not embarrass them. But other pirates are not good at it! Not to mention anything else, it is just Liu Fan's old enemy Wang Zhi, if he gets the news, I am afraid he will definitely not give up.

And Liu Fan didn't have to think about it to know that Wang Zhi probably already knew the news that their Jiaozhou fleet was about to sail away. Why did Wang Zhi attack Jiaozhou last time? Isn't it the result of the secret manipulation of those forces against Liu Fan in Shandong? Will they let go of such a good opportunity this time?

Worried in his heart, Liu Fan couldn't help but instruct, "Liangzi, the sea is unpredictable. In addition, there is Wang Zhi, an enemy eyeing him, you must be more careful on this trip! Everything is safe, and you must not take the enemy lightly! ”

"Overseers rest assured! It's just a king, and if our Broken Army can defeat him once, we can defeat him a second time! (To be continued.) )