At this time, the servants carried a few food tripods. There are fresh sea fish and stewed meat in the food ding, and for Wu Shaohai, sea fish is still a relatively fresh food. The wine is a fruit wine made by the local Yue people, although it is not as cold and pure as the imperial tribute wine, but it also has a unique flavor. Out of politeness, Wu Shaohai only moved his chopsticks a few times at will. The drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in Chen Sheng's statement.

Chen Sheng and Wu Shaohai drank a duke and said: "The land in central Fujian is vast and sparsely populated, there are many mountains and few lands, and the people of Qianshou are living in a cold and hard life, and there are not many things that can be operated. I don't know what kind of livelihood Brother Wu wants to make in Fujian? Chen Sheng also began his own temptation.

Wu Shaohai's heart moved slightly. Chen Sheng's previous expression was obviously not interested in his own investment, but at this moment, he asked about his investment trends, and his tone was not like a polite question, but a heartfelt inquiry.

Wu Shaohai said: "There is a lot of production in Fujian, dried fish, coarse salt, mines, high-quality timber, and even slaves and prisoners of war, all of which can be sold at very high prices in the following places." At the same time, there were many nobles in Ouyue and Ouyue, and they also urgently needed to get luxury goods from the Central Plains, which was very profitable. Wu Shaohai put forward the idea in his heart.

Chen Sheng smiled again. What Wu Shaohai said is extremely true. Don't say anything else. In the offshore waters of central Fujian, the marine fish produced and dried fish are one of the tributes of the imperial court. These goods are scarce in the north, and if there is a channel to sell them, the profits are not low. As for coarse salt and mines, these are extremely lucrative industries, not to mention anything else, take those silver mines as an example, if you can mine one on a large scale, the profit you get a year will definitely exceed 50,000 gold! This kind of profit comes faster than the extremely low-cost sea salt.

"The Qin law prohibits the slave trade." Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows and said: "Except for this, the rest can be legally operated in Fujian. Brother Wu can rest assured. ”

Wu Shaohai laughed dryly. What he wants to do is not what ordinary businessmen do, if he wants to do it, he has to be like the Ling family, completely control the monopoly of a certain industry, so that he can make huge profits, instead of squeezing in the single-plank bridge with others. When he implicitly expressed his wishes, Chen Sheng's face changed slightly.

Ling Suyun and he didn't have such a big appetite, and they wanted to swallow a certain industry into their mouths completely. Take the salt works in central Fujian as an example, funded by the Ling family, but the imperial court occupies a large part, and some local influential township heroes also have a little stake in it, try to achieve equal interests, and make a fortune together, and at the same time, the local finance in central Fujian is also taxed here, so as to reduce the resistance to implementation. And Wu Shaohai wants to get such a privilege with a few empty words, he is a fool to play Chen Sheng?

Chen Sheng smiled coldly and said, "The imperial court has always valued agriculture and suppressed business. Because of its remote location, the people were ignorant and dissatisfied with the king, and it was difficult to quickly incorporate it into the normal legal system of the imperial court, so the emperor gave additional favor to Fujian to have many violations of the laws of Qin, and the merchants did not levy heavy taxes here, and the merchants were in this position and other peasants, and it is reported that the imperial court was also preparing to issue a "Special Administrative Law of Fujian" to distinguish the governance style of Fujian and other places for a period of 50 years. But this also means that Minzhong County must have enough achievements to support the support of the emperor and the imperial court. Brother Wu wants to monopolize several industries in Minzhong County, which is a major event to squeeze out all the remaining merchants in Fujian, which is unfair to businessmen. It is also not in line with the interests of my Great Qin and the wishes of the emperor. Can Shengyan dare to agree? ”

Hearing Chen Sheng's righteous and awe-inspiring voice, Wu Shaohai scolded in his heart, pretending to be a boy. When you assigned several extremely lucrative industries such as tea and sea salt to the Ling family to operate, why didn't you talk about the Emperor of the National Law and the interests of other businessmen, why did you put on such a sanctimonious appearance in front of my Wu family? Chen Sheng must have received enough benefits from the Ling family. Thinking of this, Wu Shaohai glanced at the guards. The guards understood and hurriedly flashed outside.

After the guards left, Wu Shaohai said with a sneer on his face: "Brother Xian, I also know that the request is a bit excessive. But the foolish brother is also a small profit, but the goods are going to the north, the freight and the loss along the way are huge, plus the dots along the way, there is little profit left. If there is a peer competition, it will simply be a loss. Wu Shaohai shouted bitterly and said: "Now the virtuous brother of Fujian is the master of the house. There are many things that you mean that are more effective than the emperor's will. The court gives you a lot of power, if the virtuous brother is willing, the foolish brother is willing to give 20% of all the profits in Fujian every year to the virtuous brother as a reward. ”

This is a naked lure. Two percent of the net profit is already an extremely high commission. When Wu Shaohai said this number, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. Originally, in his heart, at most Chen Sheng was enough. But seeing Chen Sheng's face, a profit will definitely not satisfy Chen Sheng's appetite.

Chen Sheng sneered in his heart. Twenty percent profit? What about those who ask for food? Now the emperor acquiesced in his implementation of the mercantile policy in Fujian, hoping that Chen Sheng could bring him a huge return on wealth. Chen Sheng is not a greedy person. But he needs money to fill the emperor's money bag and build Minzhong County and his own strength, which one doesn't need money! These two are enough, but what about the emperor's inner mansion? How do you spend it yourself? Just a few subtle words, and a few casual responses without yin or yang. The meaning is very clear, and he is not very interested in Wu Shaohai's proposal. Wu Shaohai finally understood that this Chen Sheng was really difficult to deal with. He was muttering, what kind of conditions should be put forward before Chen Sheng would accept his proposal.

But before he could speak, Chen Sheng bypassed the topic and said, "I don't know what the second thing Brother Wu mentioned, but what is it?" ”

Wu Shaohai felt a sense of loss in his heart, and responded: "The second son Yinggao and I have a good relationship, I heard that you are young and virtuous, and I have already intended to make friends with you." I heard that I was about to go to Fujian to do business, and I wrote a letter to entrust me to you. Wu Shaohai put all his hopes on Yinggao's letters, and wanted to use Yinggao's identity to hope that Chen Sheng could change his mind.

As soon as the words are finished. Wu Shaohai carefully took out a roll of silk paper from his arms and sent it to Chen Sheng's dining bed.

Chen Sheng smiled bitterly in his heart. The second son won high, he had never seen it, but he had heard the eldest son Fusu mention his younger brother. Yinggao is one of the main contenders for the position of Prince Fusu.