"Haha!" Liu Fan laughed heartily a few times, and joked full of ridicule: "I'm afraid that Elder Li is here not just to join in the fun, right?" ”

"Overseer Wise!" Li Si first opened his mouth to compliment, and then said with a smile: "This time, our fleet returned safely, not only opened the route to Japan, but also defeated the pirates entrenched near Shandong, such a major victory is a great joy for all our people in Jiaozhou!" The old decay is here to say hello to the Overseers! ”

"Hmm!" Liu Fan smiled undeniably, stared at Li Si with sharp eyes, and said word by word, "President Li should know the temper of this governor, don't put out these vain polite words, I don't like it!" ”

Ignoring Li Si's somewhat embarrassed and embarrassed face, Liu Fan said to himself, "This governor has always paid attention to practicality, and the Ming officialdom has no meaning to me, nor is it beneficial to the entire Broken Army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoSo it's better for us to be more direct in the future, so that we can save more time and do more meaningful things! ”

Without waiting for Li Si to speak, Liu Fan continued: "President Li's intention is very clear, and what you are worried about is nothing more than whether the governor's previous promise will work. Now the Governor can tell you very clearly that what the Governor said will definitely be fulfilled, and since we have signed a contract between the two sides, it is difficult for you to bear your losses naturally by the Chamber of Commerce. No matter how much you should lose, not a penny will be less than you! The Governor has already sent people to count the losses in the past two days, you go back and tell those people, and let them report to the Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible. Outdated does not wait! ”

Li Si came to visit Liu Fan at this time, and it was obvious that he was the pawn sent by those Jiaozhou businessmen to test Liu Fan's tone. Liu Fan's worries about these people are also understandable, but Liu Fan does not agree with their old-school businessmen's practices. What Liu Fan needs is obedient and practical businessmen, not speculators who want to have their backs on big trees. Proper finalization and warnings will make these cunning businessmen more obedient. Of course, Liu Fan is not blindly suppressed, and giving a sweet jujube is the way to go.

Li Si's eyes were so old-fashioned, and in just a moment, he understood what Liu Fan was hiding. With a bitter smile in his heart, he hurriedly apologized, "The words of the Overseer must be conveyed truthfully. In that case, the old man will not bother the Overseers with their official business! Li Si saw the unhappiness in Liu Fan's heart, and did not dare to continue to stay, which made Liu Fan unhappy, so he hurriedly said goodbye and got up to leave.

Looking at the back of Li Si's departure, Liu Fan felt a trace of bitterness in his heart. Don't look at what he said very resolutely, there is still some distress in his heart. According to Fan Liang, there were not a few merchant ships that were destroyed in this war, especially those merchants who threw things into the sea in order to flee for their lives. If it is really all borne by the Broken Army, I am afraid that all the profits earned by the Jiaozhou Fleet on this trip to Japan will be lost. Originally, Liu Fan wanted to take this opportunity to make a big profit to make up for the emptiness of the finances that came in, but now it seems that this idea cannot be realized.

Although the benefits of maritime trade are huge, the cycle required is too long. It takes at least two months to travel from Jiaozhou to Japan. Not only is it very risky, but it also has to take into account the monsoon. I can't make a few trips in a year. The drawbacks of ocean trade in this age of sail warships are all too obvious, and it does not seem to be the most important economic pillar of the Breakers. Liu Fan now understands that his previous thoughts are a little taken for granted. Fortunately, a small amount of gem mining has begun in the vicinity of Weixian, and Liu Fan does not have to rely too much on the road of sea trade.

Although Liu Fan himself was a little dissatisfied, he didn't think so about the Jiaozhou businessmen who participated in this trip to Japan. Almost every family or merchant involved in this trip to Japan made a lot of money in this sea trade. In addition, with the endorsement of the Broken Prisoners as a guarantee, they only need to pay a small amount of money and they do not have to worry about the risk. Such a sure-fire deal is a shocking news for all Jiaozhou businessmen.

The merchant who made a fortune thought about how to increase the size of his fleet so that he could earn a little more at the next feast. Those businessmen who did not participate or who were still watching suddenly had red eyes, desperately looking for relationships, looking for a way to get a piece of the pie.

But it is not a simple matter to engage in ocean trade, and the first major premise is to become a member of the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce. If you are not a member of the Chamber of Commerce, then sorry you are not eligible to participate in this feast. Therefore, more and more businessmen desperately sharpened their heads to pour into the chamber of commerce established by Liu Fan, and in just three or five days, the number of members of the chamber of commerce more than doubled. The membership dues paid by the members alone brought Liu Fan a huge income of nearly 200,000 taels, which shows how crazy these businessmen are!

In addition to being a member of the Chamber of Commerce, you must have a ship to trade in the oceans. And it is not the kind of small ship near the sea, it must be a large merchant ship that can handle ocean voyages. The Ming Dynasty has been forbidden to the sea for many years, the Ming treasure ships that once shocked the world have disappeared, and the world-famous Nanjing Treasure Shipyard has grown grass. This is still the case in the south, where maritime trade is prosperous, not to mention the north, which is not very developed in the first place. Looking at the northern provinces, only Liu Fan's Qingdao shipyard had the ability to produce ocean-going ships, and for a time a large number of merchants poured into the Qingdao shipyard in batches to purchase ships.

After learning about these circumstances, Liu Fan was a little shocked, but more than that, he was happy. After a little consideration, Liu Fan immediately ordered the Qingdao Shipyard to take over these orders, and at the same time ordered the person in charge of the shipyard to organize manpower to set up a branch factory for the construction of civilian ships in the fastest possible time, and to open up a sea area for civilian merchant ships to make offshore platforms. The spring of Qingdao shipyard is coming, and with the support of these orders, Liu Fan no longer has to worry about the huge investment of the shipyard. In addition, shipyards can also take this opportunity to accumulate experience and train a large number of skilled craftsmen, which can be described as a multi-tasking thing.

Liu Fan really didn't expect that this trip to Japan would have such a big follow-up impact on Jiaozhou, and Jiaozhou businessmen were affected by interests and invested in sea trade in large quantities, which is what Liu Fan is most happy to see.

What it brings to Liu Fan is not only money, but also the hidden benefits. Originally, after Liu Fan carried out the land reform, the remnants of the landlord forces became an extremely unstable factor, because they had no source of wealth - land. Under the loss of interests, these people will definitely be dissatisfied with Liu Fan's rule, but now there is a turnaround, with those businessmen who make a lot of money as an example, a large amount of idle private capital will be inclined to sea trade. With money to make and a large amount of benefits to take, the "landlords" who cannot become landlords will slowly become maritime merchants. In this way, it not only made Liu Fan's rule more stable, but also brought Liu Fan a huge amount of wealth. (To be continued.) )