When the shareholders were about to dismiss the meeting, Zhu Daolin stood up and asked to speak, and after getting the permission of the rotating director Zhang Gongwei, Zhu Daolin put forward a long-awaited investment plan:

"Seniors, shareholders, there is a business idea that needs to be informed to you, I will explain first, just to inform the investment plan, for your reference, whether to participate, please decide for yourself......

"Dao Lin just say it, what are you nagging about?"

Zhao Zhilong's shouting caused a burst of laughter from everyone.

Zhu Daolin also smiled, he didn't know whether he would promote social progress or release a devil with infinite harm after taking this step, but under the heavy pressure of war, in the difficult situation of many enemies, he had little choice:

"Well, this is a special investment plan for the Jiangnan New Army to fight north......"

"In the next 30 days from now, the Jiangnan New Army will openly purchase 2,000 tons of grain, that is, about 330,000 stones, as well as 1,000 tons of mixed concentrate for horse breeding, 2,000 military linoleum tents of uniform style, 50,000 new quilts weighing 5 catties, 5,000 marching iron pots and 500 two-wheeled trucks!"

"The purchase price of all commodities will be increased by 30% on the basis of the market price, and the delivery locations will be Weihaiwei and Jiaozhou Bay Fushan Thousand Households, and the supplier can choose cash or silver ticket settlement!"

"Of course, if you have confidence in the new army, you can wait for the new army to win the battle and sell all kinds of captured materials at low prices, such as jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, ploughing cattle and pack horses, horse-drawn carts and ox carts with different standards from the new army, weapons and armor, and even stealing furniture, cloth and wood from the enemy, etc., will be handled at a centralized and low price, and will be sold to merchants who have established close cooperation with the new army."

The whole house exploded with a "boom".

Military generals such as Xu Hongji and Zhang Gongwei were amazed, and immediately got together to discuss whether it was feasible?

The Ying family father and son keenly saw the huge business opportunities involved. Immediately turned to the five senior thinkers behind him who were also shocked, and asked the five old-timers to give an assessment.

Wu Jingxian, who had seen the plan in advance, whispered to Zhu Daolin, who was sitting beside him, and sighed that as soon as this opening is opened today, it is likely that it will become bigger and bigger, and it will be impossible to hold it back, and I am afraid that the new army will change its appearance when it goes out to fight in the future.

Zhu Daolin's confidant Ye Liangchen stood up calmly and handed out a copy of the "New Army Investment Promotion Regulations" to the participants.

Ye Liangchen and Zhu Daolin discussed the issue of logistics support during countless wars. I very much agree with Zhu Daolin, under heavy pressure, put forward the solution of "introducing merchants to make up for the lack of supply of the army during the war, sharing risks with businessmen, and sharing war dividends", turning Zhu Daolin's ideas into words and revising and supplementing, which took more than two months before and after, and finally formulated the officially announced investment promotion regulations.

After lunch, the old man Yu and other five senior staff and the father and son of the Ying family said goodbye to the newly baked "New Army Investment Regulations", and Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Zhang Gongwei, the Marquis of Longping, Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, and Wu Jingxian, the eunuch of Nanjing, returned to the back study again at the request of Zhu Daolin. Discuss the major matters of going north to quell the rebellion.

Prior to this, Wu Jingxian, who was in control of the Jiangnan Dongchang Branch, only knew that Emperor Chongzhen had issued an edict to Zhu Daolin to lead the Jiangnan New Army to the north to quell the rebellion, and did not know the oral agreement between Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Daolin's ministers.

However, after Zhu Daolin thought about it repeatedly, he felt that he could not hide his allies, otherwise it was likely to cause a rift, so he truthfully told the story of his meeting with the emperor. Including the process of snatching 640 good horses of "Wan Xingchang", there is no concealment in the slightest.

The three nobles were shocked when they heard this, and no one expected the situation to be so complicated. The relationship is so important, compared with Zhu Daolin's rapid promotion, they are more concerned about the possible changes in the entire Jiangnan including Liaodong and Denglai after Zhu Daolin led his troops north to take over as the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town.

Only Wu Jingxian, who was loyal to the emperor, was pleasantly surprised, so he almost applauded loudly.

Facing the worried Xu Hongji, Zhang Gongwei and Zhao Zhilong, Zhu Daolin didn't know how to comfort him. After hesitating for a long time, he still said what he thought:

"Seniors, the little nephew has an immature idea......

"This time to the north to quell the rebellion, the elimination of Kong Youde's tens of thousands of rebels is only secondary, and the subsequent takeover of Dongjiang Town to attack the Manchu rear is the top priority!"

"Therefore, whether it is the transfer of defense of Jinzhouwei, Hiroshima and Phi Dao. Or the reconstruction of Weihaiwei and the setting of Qingdao Wei, the purpose of which is to strike at the deep area of Liaodong occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and achieve the purpose of containing the Manchu forces and relieving the defensive pressure on the western front, which your predecessors will definitely be able to see at a glance. ”

Xu Hongji and the three nodded silently, they all saw Zhu Daolin's intentions, and also supported Zhu Daolin's action of serving the country loyally, and regardless of whether the remnants of Dongjiang Town in Shanhaiguan were usable, based on Zhu Daolin's bold character and full of strategy, it was inferred that once he led the new army in Jiangnan with strict military discipline and well-equipped to take over the defense of Dongjiang Town, he would definitely launch frequent attacks and harassment on the rear of Liaodong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so as to achieve the purpose of containing the Manchu forces, and then promote the change of the overall battle situation. This is definitely an effective and immediate strategy for the Ming Dynasty, which is troubled by internal and external troubles.

Zhu Daolin then explained the preferred plan and discussed: "All warships must be used in this northward operation, so I implore the Jiangnan Navy Division to seize the time and launch a bandit suppression operation in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the waters of Poyang Lake as soon as possible, and assemble at the mouth of the Yangtze River a month later, and start a half-month coordinated combat training with all the warships under the command of the little nephew!" ”

"The key to this battle is: to take advantage of the fast and flexible battleships and the long range and power of the naval guns, to knock out the rebel batteries on both sides of Dengzhou Water City, and then the infantry to land and seize the forts and the high ground north of the city and set up artillery, block all the warships of the Kong Youde rebels in the water city, and then use our superior artillery to destroy the rebel warships, and completely cut off the retreat of the Kong Youde rebels, as long as the rebels in the city lose their way to retreat, this battle will be no longer suspenseful."

Xu Hongji raised his eyebrows: "In this way, our Jiangnan Water Master is still useful?" ”

Zhu Daolin finally understood what the problem was, and rolled his eyes at Xu Hongji angrily: "No wonder I looked bitter just now, it turned out that I was worried that I would not be able to participate in the war and make meritorious contributions!" ”

Xu Hongji didn't blush: "Hehe! My old Xu family has been in Jinling City for a hundred years, and everyone in the world may have forgotten the glory of my old Xu family, how can I let go of such a good opportunity to serve the country now? ”

"Anyway, you can't suffer a loss in the war with your kid, and your military exploits and reputation will definitely not be able to run away, and you don't need me to spend money, maybe you can make a lot of money, even if you lose a dozen warships at hand, it's worth it, just come back and build a new one, what's there to worry about?" (To be continued.) )