Andre, a Franco-machine merchant, came to the Ming Dynasty to trade, and he brought items unique to the West to the capital to sell.

For a time, this businessman from the far west became the topic of conversation among the people in the capital after tea and dinner.

Everyone rushed to buy the items in Andre's hands, and the rich people were proud to have a clock and a crystal ball in their hands.

In order to show his admiration for the Ming Emperor, Andre was willing to donate 50,000 taels of silver to the emperor and some rare things unique to the West.

When he personally handed over a silver ticket worth 50,000 taels of silver to the emperor at the Golden Palace, the officials attending the court meeting were shocked.

This is really a big deal, you must know that according to the rules, the Ming Dynasty is the heaven/dynasty/Shang/country, and the treatment of foreign merchants has always been magnanimous, they come to the Ming Dynasty to trade, not only do not have to pay taxes, many times His Majesty the Emperor also has some gifts.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am able to trade between the two countries, all thanks to the support of your government/government, this is a little bit of my heart, and I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile!" Andre replied with a smile.

He made a lot of money in this trade, and donated a sum of money to the Ming Emperor just to spend money to buy peace, he knew that if he wanted to continue his trade, he could not offend the court, and currying favor with the emperor was the most direct and effective way to have a good relationship with the court.

The emperor was naturally very happy to get such a large sum of money for no reason, not only praised Andre in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but also invited him to the palace for a meal.

The meal was naturally enjoyed by the guests and the hosts, and the emperor also gave Andre some silk cloth as a gift in return.

"I heard that you were able to return to your hometown to trade this time, all because of Li Ling and Li Tanhua's assistance? I don't know how much he can get from the profits from trading? ”。

The Empress was also present at the banquet, and when the Emperor and Andre were chatting happily, she suddenly asked coldly.

This Li Ling is really hateful, he chased after the issue of the prince's biological mother, although he did not announce the truth to the world, but the relationship between the emperor and his wife has been out of harmony, there is a rift between the two, and the husband and wife relationship between them for more than ten years has been ruined.

Because of this incident, the queen's two younger brothers were stripped of their titles, and in order to make a living, they had to cross the ocean to trade like merchants.

The Emperor hadn't taken the initiative to summon the Empress these days, and if it weren't for entertaining foreign merchants, she might not have had the opportunity to sit at the same table with the Emperor!

The queen hated Li Ling so much that whenever she heard something related to him, she couldn't help but inquire about it.

But for a while, she won't touch the other party again.

Now Li Ling not only won the emperor's heart, but also the group of scholars didn't know what kind of drug they had taken to protect him.

The queen suddenly asked about trade, and Andre was also taken aback.

When he was in the south, he had met the Zhang brothers, and they patted their chests and assured Li Ling that not only the queen, but also countless ministers in the court who had opinions on Li Ling. Only then did he have the courage to come to Jingshi, and he didn't see Li Ling before he made his own initiative to meet the emperor first.

Could it be that the queen knew about her partnership with Li Ling? If you really want to talk about it, Li Ling's talent has played a leading role in this trade.

Did the queen also resent her own approach, was Li Ling's power already so powerful that she could influence the palace?

Andre didn't dare to be presumptuous, she cautiously answered the queen's question: "This time I was able to go to sea with the support of Lord Li, but there is an agreement between us, the profits are divided equally, I have a record of all the accounts, and I will not lose Lord Li!" ”。

When he spoke, he was straightforward, no one could do anything in the accounts, and he had checked any expenditure and income with Ma Qiang, the leader of the guards, in duplicate, and everyone knew it very well in their hearts.

"I don't suspect that you will deliberately deceive, now Li Ling is also a minister of the imperial court, ranking fifth, if he does business with great fanfare, I am afraid that it will cause people to be uneasy, I don't think you should find another family to cooperate, I have countless rich businessmen who have money in their hands, why don't you find others to cooperate?" So as not to ruin Li Tanhua's reputation! ”。

The queen seemed to care about Li Ling. In fact, it is indeed cutting off his wealth. Everyone knows that ocean trade is a profitable thing, and she doesn't want the other party to continue to grow and develop.

The emperor raised his eyes and saw that the queen didn't say anything, he naturally knew the intention of sending his wife, but what she said was also the truth, and the emperor had no reason to refute it.

"So the queen is helping me!". Andre was finally at ease.

He was already dissatisfied with Li Ling in his heart, and it didn't matter if he really used the strength of the other party for the first time, he now had the capital, and he could complete the trade alone, why did he still give Li Ling half of the benefits?

He had already made up his mind, he would definitely not use Ma Qiang's guards this time, as for the profit? Naturally, he would not let his hard-earned money flow into other people's pockets.

When he was in Ningbo, he had already reached an agreement with the two Zhang brothers to cooperate in the development of ocean trade with the West, and he would take a lion's share of the profits.

The Zhang brothers will also find them Qi ships and guards.

What's more, Andre feels that Li Ling is too shrewd, and the other party can't suffer a loss when they cooperate, otherwise his net worth and life may not be guaranteed, and the Zhang brothers are different, they have no title now, and the attitude of the Ming Emperor towards the two has changed greatly, so such characters can work together.

After Andre came out of the palace, he told people how the emperor treated him, and often showed off the emperor's rewards everywhere.

In a few days, everyone knows that Andre, a foreigner, earned hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in an ocean trade, which is still the income after sharing the benefits equally with Li Tanhua!

Li Tanhua is now a five-grade bachelor, and Andre naturally has to choose a new partner.

Jian Changbo has agreed to cooperate with him and has found new ships and guards at the mouth of Ningbo Prefecture, and now there are only a few businessmen left who are willing to go south together, and everyone can take care of them when they go to sea together.

Andre was a little scared because of this, and last time they were only in danger because they were on a warship.

Once something happens, just a few shells and you're all about it.

Only by tying more families together can a larger team of guards be formed.

Besides, once he arrives at the Franc machine, the price of the goods is not up to him?

When the time comes, Andre will be able to make a big profit from it!

In order to gain the support of the big merchants in Beijing, he gave gifts everywhere, and many items unique to the West were given out in a big way.

In order to win people's hearts, he also presented Western singers to several giant merchants.

These women are all envious of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and are willing to come to the East with him!

With such a two-pronged approach, the businessmen in Beijing naturally moved when they heard the wind!

They were willing to sign a contract with Andre and go to sea together.

When Andre was secretly happy, Ma Qiang and other guards also found Li Ling, and they wanted to denounce Andre, the cunning Francoman. (To be continued.) )