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"Uncle Zhang, please see, this is the Philippines, and it is one of the important transit points for Francois merchants to come to our Ming Dynasty through Europe for maritime trade."

In the brightly lit secret room, Li Rusong pointed to a place on the map and talked eloquently, while Zhang Yunling next to him had already regained his composure, drinking hot tea unhurriedly, nodding occasionally, with a tepid posture.

"Here in the Philippines, not far from the southeast, the Wufeng fleet can reach it in about half a month. At this time, there were already a large number of Ming people living there, and the proportion of local natives was very low. And uncle, based on the news from my Wufeng fleet, a large amount of copper ore has been discovered in the Philippines! Looking at Zhang Yunling's expression, Li Rusong smiled inwardly and threw out his bait unhurriedly.

"What!? Is what the virtuous nephew said true? Zhang Yunling, who was still calm and relaxed just now, heard that there was a copper mine, but he suddenly came to his senses and asked anxiously.

In the Ming Dynasty, copper was used as an important raw material for the minting of copper coins, which was the basic currency in circulation, and its main production areas and mines have always been controlled by the royal family and nobles. However, because private copper coins can obtain huge profits, the trend of private copper coins is prevalent and repeatedly prohibited.

As a large merchant of the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Yunling is very clear about the significance of copper mines, and once the Zhang family can obtain a large amount of copper, it is not a problem to make friends with dignitaries and dignitaries to pave the way for his son Zhang Siwei to rise to prominence in the court. Even......

Zhang Yunling didn't dare to think about it himself, after all, he was different from Li Rusong, he was just a businessman, even if he was rich enough to rival the country, it was difficult for him to have the idea of seeking a dynasty and usurping the throne in his heart. At most, he can use the money in his hands to gain more power, or simply sell the country to a new master.

"Virtuous nephew, your gift is too valuable, and your family doesn't say kind words. Let's say, if we want to occupy the copper mines in the Philippines, what do we Jinshang need to do? Or what do you want? After some thought, Zhang Yunling sat back in her seat, took a sip of the already cold tea, and asked reluctantly calmly.

Regarding Li Rusong, Zhang Yunling thinks he knows a lot. In his opinion, Li Rusong likes fame and power, and at the same time, he understands etiquette and abides by conventions, almost more like a businessman than them Jin merchants.

But this time Li Rusong's behavior is extremely strange, you want to know what kind of Philippines is this, but in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, it is 108,000 miles away from Liaodong, and Li Rusong is impossible to manage the land there unless he is transferred to the southeast.

"Hehe, what my uncle is worried about is the reason for Rusong's move, right? Rusong's father and son are guarding Liaodong, which is far away from the Philippines. But uncle, please forgive the little nephew for taking the liberty of making Lang Zhang Xianggong now an official in the court, but it's uncertain how big this official can be, and how many enemies he will make, right? Li Rusong smiled slightly, and after saluting Zhang Yunling, he said slowly.

As the old saying goes: there is no eternal dynasty in this world, and there is no eternal glory and wealth. As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and what Rusong hopes for is to turn the Philippines into a place for my Li family to retire, or to come to the door in the future, and the children and grandchildren will be able to have a place to recuperate and linger" did not look at Zhang Yunling's ugly face at all, but Li Rusong picked up the tea bowl and said while rubbing the tea bowl.

"Moreover, uncle, you should remember that the need to raise troops in the dangerous mountains of Rusong, and the source of trade with your uncle's family, now mainly rely on sea trade. The main trading object of the sea trade is the Francophone, but uncle, do you know that the Francosis bought my Ming Dynasty's tea and porcelain at a five-fold markup, and after returning to China, it was sold at ten times or even twenty times the price? Second, based on the report of the sailors of the Wufeng fleet, Franc has built a large number of strongholds in various places along the coast of the Philippines, preparing to seize the whole Philippines by force, if it succeeds, do you say that our porcelain and tea will become a situation where we can only sell to the Franc and his family in the Philippines, and cannot find more sales? After finishing his words with a gentle smile, Li Rusong sat back in his seat and patiently waited for Zhang Yunling's reaction.

Zhang Yunling's face was cloudy, and Li Rusong's words were full of power, but they were also full of traps, which made him indecisive and difficult to choose:

What is to leave a way back for future generations, it is simply to cut off the king overseas, and maybe there is a plan to usurp the throne, but Li Rusong's words are not leaky and there is no flaw. At the same time, Zhang Yunling also had to admit that this matter was full of power for him.

Merchants rarely have the courage to do things that plot to usurp the throne and become emperors, but this does not prevent them from hoping to obtain a piece of land that belongs entirely to them and live a powerful addiction.

You must know that Lu Dao's own son Zhang Siwei is notoriously black-hearted, in order to climb up, I don't know how many people Lu Dao has knocked down, plus the power behind these people, let alone uniting together, even if it is to go door to door to find trouble, it is enough for the Zhang family to suffer.

Although the Zhang family is in full swing now, what about twenty years later? Thirty years from now? Maybe one day the enemy will find an opportunity, and the Zhang family will be completely sent to hell, and it is possible to raid the family and exterminate the clan.

And as Li Rusong said, because of the development of sea trade and the opening of new sea routes, the focus of Zhang's business and trade has gradually shifted to sea trade. If at this time, because the Franc machine occupies the Philippines and monopolizes the sea trade, it means that the Franc machine will completely grasp the initiative in the sea trade, and the amount of sea trade on his side is huge, and it is not enough to rely on North Korea and mud bombardment alone.

"Well, if that time comes, won't you be called by the barbarians of the Franciscans? In this case, I have become a slave of this group of barbarians? As soon as she thought of this, Zhang Yunling's eyes were even colder, how could she become a slave of barbarians with the huge business she had worked so hard to manage!

"Master doesn't believe that you don't take the bait, now you are tied to the master!" Li Rusong was drinking tea intently on the surface, but in fact, he had already seen Zhang Yunling's expression, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

His plan was to sweep away the Portuguese in Macau, and then turn his head against the Spaniards in the Philippines. And if you rely on the Wufeng fleet, even if you win, your vitality will be greatly damaged, and you will cheapen others in vain. After all, the Portuguese in Macao have already started to run Macao in the 32nd year of Jiajing, and nearly 10 years are enough time for them to run Macao as solid as gold.

"Hehe, I won't fight, let the Guangdong sailors help me fight, and then I'll send someone to occupy it" secretly made his own little calculations in his heart, Li Rusong still looked respectful on the surface waiting for Zhang Yunling.

"Ha Lu Ha It's fate, but this division of interests and what exactly do I need to do in Jinshang, and ask the virtuous nephew to make it clear, I can also discuss it with those two old guys" After thinking for a long time, in the end, a safe retreat and huge benefits still prevailed over reason, Zhang Yunling said.

"Old fox, you can't be unmoved!" Mocking coldly in his heart, Li Rusong showed a warm smile like a spring breeze on the surface, and said respectfully:

"As long as Lord Zhang is in the court, and the Jin merchants are ......"