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Zhang Kuangzheng said: "Shopkeeper, I think we can set up branches in those countries in Nanyang, which is much more convenient than finding local merchants to collect and sell goods after we go every time." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Chen Yuan felt that this idea was very good, and finding some people in the local area to receive and sell goods for him could ensure that the fleet had more time to sail, which was very beneficial to lengthening his current trade route, and said at the moment: "If you see the right thing, do it, and you can do it." ”

Zhang Kuangzheng saw that Chen Yuan accepted his opinion and completely delegated power to himself, and a smile appeared on his face. He likes to run boats, and he would be happy if someone else could take care of the business.

Chen Yuan looked at his face, and suddenly asked, "Brother Zhang, you have always wanted to go to the ocean, and I have always asked you to help me do business on this sea, do you blame me in your heart?" ”

Zhang Kuangzheng shook his head: "The shopkeeper's words are serious, to be honest, I am a little disappointed in my heart, but it is much better than letting me stay in Bianjing, and I am also very satisfied." And I believe that the shopkeeper is a man of his word, and he will definitely let me realize my ideals. ”

Chen Yuan smiled and patted Zhang Kuangzheng's shoulder with his hand: "Brother Zhang, I remember what I told you at the beginning that I would try my best to help you, right?" ”

When Zhang Kuangzheng heard Chen Yuan say this, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and he was afraid that Chen Yuan would make some retreat, his eyes blinked and looked at Chen Yuan, and he didn't speak.

Chen Yuan's smile became even brighter: "That was before, now I tell you, I will definitely let you go to sea, because it is not only your ideal, but also my ideal, no matter what difficulties we have, we will solve them together, okay?" ”

If such a sentence is said in a firm tone, Zhang Kuangzheng may be more acceptable, but Chen Yuan said this with a smile on his face, a cynical look, and finally asked if it was good, which really made Zhang Kuangzheng's heart feel a little surprised, and when his eyes looked at Chen Yuan, he suddenly found that the shopkeeper had changed a little in the past two years, and it was a little different from the Chen Shimei who rescued him from the prison of Liao.

Zhang Kuang just said after a while: "Okay, good." ”

The two of them said, and Tie Anli came in from outside: "The shopkeeper, the second shopkeeper has a letter from Dongying." ”

Chen Yuan took the letter, opened it, and took a cursory glance, his brows furrowed, Zhang Kuangzheng was a little suspicious in his heart, but he didn't ask anything, got up and said: "The shopkeeper has something, then I will leave first, and there are a few friends who want to visit me in the evening." ”

Zhang Kuangzheng is a very unsociable person, he doesn't have many friends in Bianjing, except for Yang Yi and Bao Zheng, almost no one knows him.

That's not to say that the person is bad, it's just a matter of lifestyle. Zhang Kuang lives for his own ideals, so he doesn't care if he doesn't have friends.

Chen Yuan nodded: "Well, let's go back and rest early, come back this time to cultivate a few more days, don't be in such a hurry to leave." ”

Zhang Kuangzheng walked out of the villa after thanking him, but Chen Yuan still sat there motionless, did not speak, and thought about a very important question in his mind.

Chen Shizhong sent a letter saying that the Dongying people wanted a hundred warships, which made Chen Yuan's heart very surprised, this was a big deal, it stands to reason that Chen Yuan should be happy, but Chen Yuan immediately thought of a very serious question, what do they want a hundred warships for?

The Goryeo naval division now only has more than 50 large ships, and they have already sold more than 20 ships to the local generals of the Japanese people, if they just want to fight Goryeo, buying another 50 ships is enough to occupy an absolute advantage.

But this little man wanted to buy a hundred, what does this mean?

Chen Yuan had some surprises and some fears. Xiao Yue didn't dare to bully others when his strength was stronger than others. In the First Sino-Japanese Naval War of that year, the Russo-Japanese War, and the later attack on Pearl Harbor, which time did they not attack an opponent who was stronger than them?

This is what Xiao Yueben's surname Ge Chen Yuan admires more, there is no battle that these boys dare not fight, as long as they feel that they have a chance, they will go all out.

Obviously, the appetite of the shogunate was much greater than that of the generals, and he was no longer satisfied with the place that was not too rich with Goryeo, which was disturbed by Miyamoto Rokuro's little minions and had not much oil and water, and their target was probably a much richer place than Goryeo, the Great Song!

As long as they have a hundred ships, they have the conditions to disturb every place along the coast of the Great Song Dynasty!

What to do? Chen Yuan's first thought was to reject them, as long as he controlled the number of their warships, even if those Dongying people had ambitions for the Great Song Dynasty, they could only make a move against Goryeo first.

But is it really that simple? As long as he controls the ship, will Xiao Yueben shift his ambitions? This is really a big deal, and it must be thought through. If you make the wrong choice, you will either miss the opportunity or play with fire, and the consequences will be very serious.

He underestimated his own ambitions too much, if they really came to disturb the Great Song Dynasty, what would be the result? The best example of this is what happened to the inhabitants of the Goryeo coast, who are even more beasts than beasts, despite their small stature.

Besides, the Great Song Sailor has not been modified, and now in the eyes of those scholars, the Sailor is just a dispensable luxury toy. The sailors of the Song Dynasty were developed on a large scale in the Southern Song Dynasty, and now there are only a dozen big ships in Fuzhou, and there are only more than 100 sailors in Guangzhou, and these big ships cannot be compared with the warships sold by Chen Yuan to Dongying, most of them have been launched for many years, if he really defeats the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty, then the consequences will be very serious in the future, and the maritime trade of the Great Song Dynasty can come to a standstill.

Not for sale? Will I let myself lead the way? Chen Yuan thought about it for a whole night, but he didn't come up with a result.

The next day, after Renzong went down to the court, he followed Chen Yuan to the Renyi Chamber of Commerce.

In the few days since Chen Yuan returned from the party, the number of people in the chamber of commerce has been expanded in the second batch, and it has increased from the previous dozen to nearly thirty. Moreover, the second group of people who joined the Chamber of Commerce not only had to pay a large amount of membership fees, but also had to be agreed by most of the elders of the first batch of the Chamber of Commerce before they could be accepted by the Chamber of Commerce.

The membership fee they paid will be left by Chen Yuan to subsidize some merchants who are in temporary difficulties in the future. Although this reason seemed to them to be the old man of the Chamber of Commerce bullying the newcomer, no one gave up because of this money.

No matter how much you pay, it's worth it, and if you don't join the Chamber of Commerce, you're just the last businessman in the Great Song Dynasty. Those scholars can eat one from their own head as much as they want. But after joining the Chamber of Commerce, he put a halo on his head, and this aura can at least allow those imps to stay away.

He even had the opportunity to meet the emperor and be rewarded by the emperor. What about the doctors? No matter how highly educated you are, there is no one in the court, and you will not be able to see the emperor for decades! If you dare to eat me again, I will sue you when I see the emperor, and let you eat and spit it out.

Of course, the main reason is that you can make money by joining the Chamber of Commerce.

Not to mention the businessmen who joined the Chamber of Commerce at the beginning, even Liu Hong, who participated in the second half of the way, is now five or six. In Bianjing before, who knew Liu Hong among these traders? I heard that his name was also because of Yan Chasan's matter.

But now it is different, the war with the party people not only allowed these merchants participating in the chamber of commerce to receive a large number of orders from the hands of the imperial court, ensuring that they continued to operate in the economic depression caused by the food crisis, but also allowed them to easily open the party market.

Although he has not seen the money back because the party has not been pacified, everyone believes that once the party war is settled, Liu Hong will immediately be able to get rich.

If the last time Renzong appeared in Crescent Moon Villa was just a chance encounter, then this time Renzong made an appointment in advance, which flattered these businessmen.

He said that he was there at the same time, and many people came at the same time, and when he saw acquaintances along the way, he greeted him, and when people asked him what he was doing, he said: "The emperor asked me to see him yesterday, saying that he wanted to tell me to do something, originally my family was very busy, but the emperor came to me, and he can't disobey the holy decree, right?" ”

Then he walked away with a smile in the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of others.

When Renzong appeared at their venue, these businessmen were very excited. Especially the dozen or so new arrivals, a little at a loss.

Renzong only said a few words of encouragement, but it was enough for the merchants.

When in front of Renzong, the merchants would never say anything like those scholars, saying things like "the ministers think it is inappropriate". Even if he thought it was inappropriate in his heart, but after living for so many years, it was the first time that the emperor spoke to him in person, and everything was appropriate.

After Renzong finished speaking, Chen Yuan said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is really an honor for our Chamber of Commerce for the emperor to come to visit you in person. At the same time, I would like to discuss one thing with you, and I hope to get the support of all of you. ”

With Renzong sitting next to him, those merchants looked much more polite when they spoke, and the shopkeeper Wu immediately said: "Master Ma has something to do, but please tell me." ”

Chen Yuan glanced at Renzong, and Renzong motioned for him to continue with his gaze.

Then he said: "Actually, this is the case, and you also know that I am going to transfer all the transactions under my control. ”

When those merchants heard this, their faces changed color, and they secretly said in their hearts: "This battle has just ended, isn't the emperor ready to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" Otherwise, what is Chen Shimei doing so quickly? ”

Chen Yuan knew their concerns, smiled and said, "I'm here to introduce you to a friend, he is also from Bianjing, I want you to know him." Chai Daguan, please come up and say hello to all the seniors. ”

Chai Yang fought forward, and hugged the folding fan in his hand: "Everyone, in the future, I will do the business of the master of the horse in the western Xinjiang, and the cooperation with your predecessors is indispensable in the future, and I ask you for more advice." ”

Many people know Chai Yang, but no one greeted him at this time, all eyes looked at Chen Yuan, if Chen Yuan really wanted to get out, then they must have run faster than the other, and this benevolent and righteous chamber of commerce would soon be empty.

Ma Chang couldn't help it: "Master Ma, what do you mean?" ”

Chen Yuan said: "My meaning is very simple, I came today to discuss with your seniors, our chamber of commerce snake has no head, we must choose a head, I don't know if you have a suitable candidate in your heart?" ”

Xu Mazi was the fastest: "Then naturally you are the most suitable for you!" ”

Chen Yuan smiled: "Everyone, this is the reason why I let go of all trading, starting from me, everyone who sits in this position in the future must put down their own trading, so as to ensure that he can be relatively just and fair when dealing with things in the future." ”

Those businessmen realized, and at the same time were a little moved: "The master of the horse has filtered, can't we still believe you?" ”

Chen Yuan waved his hand: "It's better for us to make things clear, especially since everyone chose me to be the head, you will have to listen to me in the future." As for my future income, 10% of all the profits of the whole chamber of commerce, what do you think? ”

(To be continued)