The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit!

Merchants who are not afraid of death are everywhere. In order to make money, the Jin merchants of the Ming Dynasty did not hesitate to make a detour to Mongolia to deliver supplies to wild boar skins, and the money they earned was not the silver looted by the Jurchens from Liaodong? As for whether the silver has blood or not, who cares?

Zhou Qingfeng entrenched in Yingkou, and threatened the two states, forcing the commanders of the two states to search for land for him, plunder the population, and even ask the civilian ships of Dedeng Prefecture to help with transportation. In order to run through this sea route, Wang Kai, section chief of the Trade Section of the Administration Department of the 'Revolutionary Army', had to go to Dengzhou with the ship, and took the silver to purchase the cloth and medicinal materials urgently needed by the 'Revolutionary Army'.

Doing business with thieves is very profitable.

Wang Kai made a few trips, and at first there were very few fleets willing to come, and the merchants were also very cautious. But after a few more runs, everyone tasted the sweetness, and the follow-up ships were getting bigger and bigger, and the goods were getting more and more.

When the time entered October, the weather in Liaodong Bay began to turn cold. Wang Kai didn't know how many times he went to Shandong, and he spent all the 50,000 taels of silver with the ship, and hired more than 20 cargo ships of all sizes to drive to Yingkou in one go. When these cargo ships unloaded their cargo with the help of pulley cranes at the dock, the owners who came with the ships also gathered around to see the surprise.

"A bunch of dirt buns." Wang Kai laughed at the shipowners, but sighed to himself. He escaped from Fushun, and he also brought a worth of more than 100,000 taels and thousands of subordinates. As a result, ......, Zhou Qingfeng confiscated all his assets in one sentence. Even the manpower was scrambled and incorporated into the 'revolutionary army', and there was not even any scum left to eat in one go.

Zhou Qingfeng said clearly - Lao Wang, your power is too great. Let you go, I am not reconciled. Leave it to you, I'm worried that your tail won't be too big. I'll give you a white slip, and your men and goods will be mine." You can be your section chief with peace of mind.

......, decades of hard work have changed a blank strip. Robbery is really the most profitable.

The moment he got the white strip, Wang Kai was crazy with anger, and he really wanted to slap his ass and leave. But all the goods have been swallowed, where can he go?

I think that Zhou Qingfeng harmed Wang Kai a lot when he first arrived in Fushun, and now he swallows it in one bite and there is not even a slag left - he really encountered a natural enemy!

"Section Chief Wang, Section Chief Wang."

When he was sad, Wang Kai heard a cheerful voice shouting. I saw a rich old man in silk picking up his robe and running quickly, waving to Wang Kai as he ran.

"Ah......, it's Master Lin." Wang Kai arched his hand towards the rich old man. It was a wealthy merchant from Shandong, who sold silk and satin fabrics. It took him a lot of effort to get into business with the rich merchant. This time, the other party came in person and transported more than 10,000 pieces of cloth by the way.

On the way here, Master Lin was very worried. If it weren't for the commander of the two states of Haigai as a guarantee, plus Wang Kai gave enough deposit, he would not have come to Yingkou so happily. However, at this time, he was in a good mood, because after the goods arrived at the shore inspection, the Finance Section of the Administration Division happily delivered the remaining balance.

When businessmen do business, they are afraid that 'the goods will die when they arrive on the ground'. It is so common that things are sold and they do not receive the final payment, and many businessmen even have to take their lives. However, when Master Lin arrived at Yingkou, he found that there were business opportunities everywhere.

The 'revolutionary army' looted the two prefectures of Haigai, and what they had in their hands was silver, which was quite a lot. This gang of thieves also has a great demand for goods, and they can sell whatever they ship. What satisfies Master Lin the most is that this gang of thieves is quite reputable - reputation is not verbal, but done. The 'Revolutionary Army' has a special trade section, and it is extremely professional in doing business.

When he arrived at Yingkou, Master Lin was ready to be troubled, and there was even a possibility that he would not receive a penny. Anyway, the price of his batch of goods is extremely high, and the deposit alone has already paid off. He came to Yingkou to see something else and to inspect the future of the 'revolutionary army.' And as soon as he arrived at the dock in Yingkou, he immediately noticed that this place was different - this was not an ordinary thief.

More than 20 trestles have been laid on the wharf, each of which has four pulley cranes, and each crane is equipped with more than a dozen horse-drawn trailers. The complexity and efficiency of this set of dock equipment alone surprised Mr. Lin - he had been to many ports, and there had never been a wharf in any place that spent so much money to improve the efficiency of loading and unloading.

It is normal for the loading and unloading of goods to rely on the coolies at the dock.

"This set is good, it's really good." Mr. Lin deliberately calculated the efficiency of this set of wharf loading equipment, and a crane could directly lift two thousand catties of goods. If this is carried by coolies, more than a dozen people will have to carry it for several hours. During this period, there were bumps and bumps, and accidents were inevitable. But the crane only takes a quarter of an hour, and the labor only needs three or four.

The pulleys on the crane have been replaced by wooden to iron, which is strong and durable, and has a lot of force. Master Lin secretly paid attention to this thing, and such a set of equipment gave him a deep impression - this gang of thieves was by no means a rabble. The rabble can't do such a professional thing.

Really.......

After unloading, Mr. Lin took his account room to collect the final payment. Zhou Qingfeng received him personally, first paid on the spot, and then pulled Master Lin to chat for a while. In total, less than a quarter of an hour, simple and efficient, no nonsense. The relationship between the two sides is not deep, and the identity is embarrassing, Zhou Qingfeng did not give any promises, only said his own attitude towards trade, supply and demand.

More than 10,000 horses of the cheapest coarse cloth were sold for 70,000 or 80,000 taels, which was twice as expensive as the price sold in Shandong. When Master Lin came back to Wang Kai when he got the money, it was naturally a spring breeze. He took Wang Kai's hand and couldn't stop thanking him: "Wang Yuanwai is really a capable person, and with such a big backer behind him, he will definitely develop in the future." ”

Wang Kai only smiled bitterly and thought: "Wang only has a white strip in his hand now, and he is expensive." Why don't we exchange them, and I'll give you the white slips, and you give me the silver? He could only arch his hand and say: "If Master Lin wants to make money, he can transport the goods to Yingkou, and the credit of our young marshal is higher than that of those officials in Daming." The goods sold here are also good, such as horses. ”

Zhou Qingfeng has more than 5,000 horses in his hands, and because there is no pasture, it is too troublesome to raise horses. In addition to using it for internal transportation, he decided to sell half of it, otherwise he would have to kill and eat horse meat.

Speaking of horses, Shandong also breeds horses. But Ma Zheng of the Ming Dynasty has countless people. Zhou Qingfeng is willing to sell the horses, and Master Lin is also willing to eat the next batch, so as not to lose too much on the return trip.

"I want to sell five hundred horses this time, but unfortunately the young marshal is only willing to sell a hundred." Master Lin still sighed a little.

Wang Kai just smiled and didn't wait for him to explain. Suddenly, a troop came from the dock ready to board the ship. Behind the neatly formed troops were still carrying a large number of baggage, and behind all kinds of baggage vehicles there were also refugees from Liaodong who were carrying packages and looking uneasy.

The shouts of 'get on the boat' and 'get on the boat' came and went, and the troops set up a cordon to guide the refugees to board the boat. There was also a lot of food and tools on board. As soon as Master Lin saw this posture, he knew why Zhou Qingfeng refused to sell too many horses—because he himself needed to occupy the carrying capacity of the fleet going south.

"Brother Wang, ...... are you?" Master Lin took a look, and all the ships that were occupied were big ships, and there were hundreds of people on each boat. Including a heavily armed platoon of spears. Looking at this posture, it is by no means an outing, it is obviously a long-distance ship.

Wang Kai knew what he was doing, but he deliberately didn't say, "My young marshal has the world in mind, but he doesn't want to live in Liaodong." ”

Master Lin didn't know that he was at the port of history. Zhou Qingfeng finally got enough boats going south, and immediately decided to set off, the destination of Lushun. An infantry company, a cavalry company, a combat engineer company, 1,500 refugees, more than 300 tons of accompanying supplies, and more than 20 ships, large and small. Led by Zhu Chengxiu, the commander of the navy who drove the ducks to the shelves, he set sail for the sea.

Before going to sea, the royal painter Cai Zhiwei was transferred to draw the expedition map. Several 'tiger squat cannons' were also erected on the seashore and fired 21 shots in a row to boost the morale of the 'revolutionary army's action to break the shackles.

When the cannon on the seashore kept ringing out, Master Lin felt that he had never been so excited in his life. Obviously, he has nothing to do with the scene in front of him, the 'revolutionary army', and Zhou Qingfeng, but he feels that this scene of leading thousands of people to set sail, ten thousand people to follow, driving endless waves, and going to the battlefield of life and death is incredible!

Famous, worthy of this life!

It makes people yearn for it.

"The young marshal of this 'revolutionary army' is really amazing." Master Lin sighed, and he really couldn't think of any words to describe it. "Your army is prosperous and morale is strong, and it will definitely be able to stay in the middle and be famous all over the world!"

Wang Kai stood aside, watching Xu Bing and Li Shuwei see Zhou Qingfeng off. When the two sides parted, they were solemn, and with the rumbling cannon, people trembled and goosebumps appeared. A kind of power that cannot be seen or grasped, but can be felt, fills the hearts of everyone at the scene. Behind this power is a powerful power that can control the destiny of the nation.

Compared with it, what is the gold and silver wealth pursued by ordinary people?

Master Lin stood at the dock for more than an hour, until the expeditionary fleet disappeared between the sea and the sky. When he turned around, he grabbed Wang Kai's arm again, and kept shaking it to flatter: "Brother Wang holds an important position in the 'Revolutionary Army', and he must be a person trusted by the young marshal. Now that Liaodong is in turmoil, you have a lot to do, please take care of it in the future. ”

can make Master Lin say this solemnly, Wang Kai instantly has a rare sense of pride. He was numb and sour, like a bucket of cold drink on dog days, and he was extremely happy. In the past, when he was a businessman, he was cheeky to slap others, but it is rare for someone to slap him up like this today. This change of status is inexplicably exciting!

After Zhou Qingfeng went to sea, he sailed on the waves and took out the 'Fengyun Banner' given by Guo Jiao. With a steady stream of spiritual power from more than 10,000 prayers, he made the sea windy. The three large ships loaded with the vanguard sailed at full sail and sailed south at ten knots, day and night—in less than ten hours, he would be at Huangniwan north of Lushun.

Zhou Qingfeng and Guo Jiao drove a 'triplane' to Huangniwan to conduct reconnaissance before, and determined that this was a relatively deserted beach, and a dock could be established by the sea to dock boats. There are no villages nearby, and there are no Ming army guards, which is suitable for early settlement.

The three troop carriers set off before dark, and with the help of charts, compasses, simple sextants, precise mechanical watches, and 'wind and clouds' that can explore the conditions of the surrounding seas, they do not slow down in the dark. Wait until the next day before dawn, turn around the famous Changsheng Island, and the destination is fifty nautical miles away.

Zhou Qingfeng stood on the bow of the 'Lushun' all night, and when he saw the morning sun slowly rising in the sky, his legs were numb. When he subconsciously looked to the southeast and tried to see the land, the lookout on the mast grabbed the bronze telescope and shouted: "Young marshal, there is Lushun ahead." ”

The grand plan is about to really unfold!