Sure enough, as the two expected, a retinue of Li Guozhu came to dinner, did not enter the house, and asked the maid to come in quietly and invite Chen Xin and Song Wenxian, but Song Wenxian did not expect that he was also invited together. The two went out separately, and followed the attendant to the courtyard at noon.

This time, Li Guozhu was waiting at the door, and when he saw them coming, he came up with his fists in his fist from afar, and the new emon still followed behind like a tail.

Li Guozhu politely welcomed the two in, this time to a smaller room, the maid came to pour tea, Li Guozhu waved away the maid, and said politely to the two: "I really shouldn't disturb the two of you to rest, but what Brother Chen said today really made me uncomfortable." Because Brother Chen is the deputy of finance, now that you and I are trading, it will inevitably cause doubts to Brother Chen, and I specially ask Brother Song to accompany him, please forgive me if I am presumptuous. ”

After saying that, he bowed to the two, and Song Wenxian hurriedly said: "Li Gongzi is polite, you and I have cooperated many times, we all know each other, Chen Cai's character is even full of praise for Zhao Dangjia before, and it is the same when I am not there." He said so, but he didn't mean to leave.

Li Guozhu finished politely, and couldn't wait to say to Chen Xin: "Brother Chen said in the afternoon about Zheng Yiguan's recruitment, I think about it according to Brother Chen's reasoning, it is indeed very possible, this time the slave chieftain attacked Jinzhou, although the result is not yet known, but after North Korea is captured this year, the nu chief can indeed use more troops for the Ming Dynasty." Once Zheng Yiguan is in turmoil in the southeast, it is indeed possible for the imperial court to recruit security, as Brother Chen said, there are rich soldiers, and there is an official body, it will be difficult to deal with him. I would like to ask Brother Chen, is there any way to solve it? ”

Chen Xin knew what was going on behind Zheng Zhilong, and he could be regarded as having opened his golden finger, and at this time he was already holding Zhizhu, what he wanted to do most was to maintain the relationship with Li Guozhu in front of him, because he only knew this person, but not Zheng Zhilong, if Zheng Yiguan was sitting in front of him, let him deal with Li Guozhu, he would also agree, as long as it was beneficial to himself.

Chen Xin smiled calmly and said lightly: "Is Gongzi Li thinking at this time trying his best to stop this Zheng Zhilong from recruiting peace?" ”

Li Guozhu was slightly stunned: "Yes." ”

"That little brother Jian yì Li Gongzi, what should be done now is to be happy to see it come to fruition."

Li Guozhu stood up suddenly, sat down again, thought for a while, and said, "Brother Chen means that Zhao'an may not be as good as we say?" ”

Chen Xin nodded: "Zheng Yiguan's recruitment can be dead or alive, but it has to fall on another person, let me ask first, what does Gongzi Li think is Zheng Yiguan's biggest disadvantage?" ”

Li Guozhu said decisively: "The foundation is not solid. ”

"Exactly, Zheng Yiguan's biggest shortcoming is that his foundation is not strong, he became rich overnight, became famous at a young age, and attracted a large number of thieves to his side, but these pirates are all unruly, will they obey a person who relies on male sex to ascend to power? No, they are just because of the combination of interests, once Zheng Yiguan recruits An, these people will rebel one after another, and then Zheng Zhilong's strength will be greatly weakened in the internal fighting, once he loses his strength, Daming's attitude towards him will also change, Li Gongzi, your opportunity will come. ”

Li Guozhu's eyes flashed with cold light, this group of thieves and bandits on the sea are indeed this kind of people, what Chen Xin said is very likely, Zheng Yiguan is too young, and there are not many people who really obey him, he asked again: "Then I really don't do anything?" Who is this other person? ”

Chen Xin shook his head again: "I want to do it, but it's not Gongzi Li who does it, it's the most important person who does it." This person is here, Zheng Yiguan's recruitment is a crisis, and if this person is not there, Zheng Zhilong will live all of them. Li Guozhu showed a stern expression: "Please give Brother Chen advice." "Li Gongzi, you should have an inside line among the official gentry in Fujian, or a very influential person, he is the most important person, Li Gongzi is far away in the Japanese country, anything happens in Fujian, there is no time to react, and this person can understand the information in the shortest possible time, if he is capable, he can even directly seize the opportunity to do it." I don't know if Li Gongzi has such a person. If there is, no matter what, to keep this person, don't let Zheng Yiguan assassinate him. If necessary, you can let him retreat to Fuzhou and other places, as long as he saves his life, and when Zheng Yiguan shows a little flaw, he can give him a fatal blow, he Zheng Yiguan is just a mortal, how can he be invincible? ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Li Guozhu's mouth, and he said lightly: "Brother Chen is really talented, if there is no such person, how can my father become the biggest maritime merchant." ”

Chen Xin said: "Li Gongzi, please inform this person, now you must not have a hard confrontation with Zheng Yiguan, retreat slightly, the time will come soon." When Li Gongzi summoned, thousands of rivers and mountains also rushed to help Li Gongzi get rid of this traitor. ”

In fact, the most important person Chen Xin said is called Xu Xinsu, who is Li Dan's agent in the Ming Dynasty and an ally, and now he has bought a general official position in Fujian, but the influence is far more than a general, this person has great energy when Li Dan is alive, and has repeatedly served as a mediator between the Ming officials and the Dutch, and often smuggles goods to the Dutch, and has a good relationship with Fujian officials, and has its own cargo network, which can organize the source of goods and sell imported goods. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, he successfully planned Yang Liu and Yang Qi to surrender, making these two people and Zheng Zhilong turn against each other. Therefore, in dealing with Zheng Zhilong, Xu Xinsu is actually far more direct and effective than Li Guozhu. Li Guozhu is in the dark, Xu Xinsu is in the light, and the two have already been dealing with Zheng Zhilong.

In the original history, in October of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Zheng Zhilong killed Xu Xinsu when he attacked Zhongzuo Institute (Xiamen), and it was smooth sailing to recruit An, and to grow and develop, as long as Xu Xinsu can be kept, with his years of operation, Zheng Zhilong even if he recruits, this person can also find him a lot of trouble, if Zheng Zhilong loses slightly, he can make a big fuss.

Fujian's offshore forces are complicated, and later development has proved that Yang Liu, Yang Qi, Zhong Bin, Li Kuiqi, Liu Xiang and others are all unwilling to be subordinated to others.

Therefore, Chen Xin emphasized that the key to this person is to give Zheng Zhilongan a nail, so that he cannot fully obtain official support, so as to unify the southeast sea cowards, as long as Li Guozhu can live, he can have a relatively stable trade route, Zheng Zhilong can not monopolize Japanese trade, otherwise he will have to pay him tolls, historical records are three thousand taels of silver, two trips to six thousand. There is another very important reason why Chen Xin wants to protect Xu Xinsu, that is, Xu Xinsu's cargo network. This is not something that can be established in a day or two, if you can get in touch with this person, you can make some sugar and tea in the southeast by yourself, and now as long as you make friends with Li Guozhu, you will naturally have the opportunity to cooperate with Xu Xinsu at that time.

Chen Xin gave Li Guozhu a bad idea, he was very complacent, Li Guozhu thought for a while, a smile appeared on his face, and praised Chen Xin, Song Wenxian squinted his eyes and agreed: "Brother Chen's talent is also appreciated by Zhao Dangjia, Zhao Dangjia has told me many times that he wants Brother Chen to be in charge of the ship in the future, but considering that Brother Chen just came, his qualifications are too shallow, and he left too suddenly, and he didn't designate Brother Chen to be the big boss." ”

Li Guozhu listened quietly and did not interject, he knew that Song Wenxian would definitely have something else to say, these literati are like this, there is a lot of foreshadowing, and you don't know what he wants to say until the end.

Song Wenxian continued: "At present, the second master on the ship has the final say, Li Gongzi, you know, most of the goods on the Fu ship are not Zhao Dang's, and I can't call the shots, Brother Chen thought that after the money on the ship was sold, he could give more to Zhao Dong's family, after all, the ...... of orphans and widows."

Chen Xin stood up and interrupted him: "Mr. Song, don't do this, don't make it difficult for Gongzi Li." I'd like to think of something else. ”

Li Guozhu hurriedly grabbed Chen Xin and said to the two: "Is that Han Bin bent on stopping it?" ”

Song Wenxian didn't say yes, just shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that as soon as Zhao Dangjia left, people's faces could become so fast." ”

Li Guozhu said angrily: "He is so ungrateful, see how I clean him up in the future." ”

Chen Xin hurriedly persuaded: "It's better not to make a big deal about this matter, the people on the ship are panicking at the moment, and it is really not appropriate to have another incident, so Mr. Song and I thought of a way, hoping to quietly fight for more rations for Zhao Dongjia and more than a dozen dead and injured brothers." It's just that I need to trouble Li Gongzi, although this matter is kind, but the practice is not glorious, for fear of tarnishing Li Gongzi's reputation. ”

Li Guozhu went south and north, he already knew what the two of them were holding back, today this Chen Xin's table Xiàn made him very important, and Song Wenxian was an important help for his northern route, he accompanied the two of them to perform for a while, and discussed the method, the goods of the Japanese ship were given a profit, and Li Guozhu only paid ninety percent, but there were only sixty percent on the account, and the middle three percent belonged to Chen Xin and Song Wenxian, these two people were also fighting for the Zhao Dong family's family, the three of them had their own interests, Li Guozhu got one percent, Chen Xin and Song Wenxian got three percent, It's all bitches and torii are done.

Chen Xin estimated that the total value of the ship should be 80,000 to 100,000 taels, and the three of them could each get about 10,000 taels.

Several people tacitly agreed, and after the discussion, Li Guozhu personally sent them out, and today he not only made a lot of money, but also got a few good ideas. Very good mood. After this time, the relationship between the three of them has become much closer, and Chen Xin values the resources and connections of these two people, judging from the current shape in front of him, he is likely to get their support, thus replacing the position of Zhao Dongjia. The income of more than 10,000 taels is even better, and as soon as this transaction is completed, Han Bin's ambitions will only be disappointed.

Li Guozhu sent an entourage to send the two back to the other courtyard, it was still early, and Song Wenxian invited Chen Xin to sit in his room. Chen Xin has been thinking about what Song Wenxian said about being an official soldier, he also had plans to join the army after crossing, but he didn't want to go to the nine sides, Shaanxi and Ningxia will soon have to fight with the Liukou, and there is not much way to make a fortune, Shanxi Xuanfu will face Houjin in a few years, and he ran over in vain, and it was too cost-effective to be cannon fodder, so he dispelled this idea, and now Song Wenxian mentioned it, he felt that being an official in Shandong or Tianjin, with an official and a half-post, could get a lot of benefits, and it was safer. Zheng Zhilong is a good example.

He sat down and asked Song Wenxian: "What Mr. Song said about being an official and an army, I have thought about it, it is indeed beneficial, and I don't know how to implement it. ”

Song Wenxian brought a pot of tea, poured a cup for Chen Xin, and said: "Brother Chen has a long-term vision, and he has won the respect of Li Gongzi and all the brothers in a short period of time. ”

Chen Xin listened carefully, and Song Wenxian continued: "BenefitsBrother Chen has said today, although the northern maritime trade cannot be compared with Jiangnan and Fujian, but the annual profits are not small, and now that you and I have friends, I will no longer hide it from you, among the goods on the ship of Zhao Dangjia, there are two adults in Dengzhou and one adult in Tianjin." ”

"Is this official body going to fall on a few adults?"

"However, when Zhao was in charge, although he was doing things for a few adults, he was not very reluctant, Lord Zhong wanted to send people to do sea trade by himself several times, but there was no way with the Wa Kingdom, and Li Guozhu also made it clear that he only recognized Zhao Dangjia."

Chen Xin lowered his head and thought, these adults are to provide the convenience of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Guozhu provides the convenience of the Japanese State, if they get an official body under the hands of several adults, maybe they will become other people's chess pieces, and even the current thirty percent of the goods are gone. I didn't think it was feasible.

Song Wenxian was very shrewd, looking at his expression, he knew what he was worried about, and then persuaded: "Brother Chen, don't worry, the conditions are all negotiable, now that Zhao is not in charge, Li Guozhu is obviously inclined to you, as long as I say it in front of several adults, you can become the new big boss, and it is not up to you to decide on the sea." The conditions can always be discussed. ”

Chen Xin smiled slightly, it seems that Li Guozhu is a key to himself, fortunately, he has already gained his favor, as long as the Japanese way is in his own hands, he can negotiate conditions with a few adults, and it is also good for Song Wenxian to do it himself.

"Then Mr. Song, if I want to get an official position, what path should I take?"

"The current official body is also easy to say, if you want a civil official, you can donate a prisoner first, if you want a military attaché, you can be a soldier or a soldier, it depends on how Brother Chen decides."

Chen Xin remembered the loophole of pretending to be a Xiucai, and decided: "The military attache is good, isn't this soldier the same as the army?" ”

"A soldier is a recruit, the army is a military household, those war camps on the nine sides are soldiers, and the guards everywhere are the army, Brother Chen, you are not yet attached, both are okay, if you are a soldier, you can go to the standard camp of the governor, spend some silver to open up the joints, and it is not difficult to promote a total of thousands, if you are a military household, the silver is less, just go to the guard near Denglai or the left and right guards in Tianjin, I can also help with the dots, but if you want to get an official position, you also have to spend silver to pay the grade."

"Military?" Chen Xin had a headache when he heard this name, and the hereditary military household system of the Ming Dynasty could probably be listed as one of the stupidest systems. "If you are a recruiter, do you have to live in the barracks on weekdays?"

"Maybe, it's up to the adults to arrange. If you have an official position, you can buy your own house or live in a barracks. ”

"Do you have your own barracks?"

"No, under the governor's standard, there are only three battalion heads, the left and right battalions and the middle military battalion, unless Brother Chen becomes a general, he will have his own barracks."

"What about the military households?"

"The military households were stationed separately, like villages. Some fields and shelters. ”

"Well, the field ......"