Weihai Port, a busy scene, at this time although the Ming Dynasty has been plagued by disasters every year, but the business is still very prosperous. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Some merchants started extraterritorial business, and drove their ships to the South Seas, Korea, Japan, India, and even Africa and other countries, selling silk, ceramics, and tea to other countries.

This is mainly some people with lofty ideals in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi's book "The Complete Map of Mountains and Seas and Land" learned some Western science and technology, and spread Chinese civilization to the West, complementing each other, the science and technology of the Ming Dynasty in this period was similar to the West, or even leading. For example, weapons and the like, there are even firearms that shoot in a row, the power of artillery is very great, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is very strong.

The strength of the navy is particularly strong, and there are Daming treasure ships, but there are only one or two, and Xiao Langer wants one, and the task is arduous. With a displacement of 20,000 tons and a load of more than 3,000 tons, the firepower is very fierce, with thirty-six guns on both sides, a caliber of one hundred millimeters, weighing eight pounds, and a very powerful one, and the bow and stern are equipped with fire-breathing cannons, but they are not agile enough to act, and they can be well supplemented by some flexible warships. There are sailboats on board and oars under them.

Xiao Lang'er asked the Fuzhou Navy Division for a general, and Shi Lang, who had fought the Japanese Invaders together, served as a deputy general, and he controlled the Daming treasure ship. There are many hardships and dangers encountered on the sea, and an experienced naval general like Shi Lang is needed. When he passed through Fuzhou, he was announced to be on the ship as his deputy.

The sea breeze is calm, this time is a good day to go to sea, the majestic posture of the Daming treasure ship has docked at the dock, the materials are loaded on the ship, fresh water, grain, some live poultry and livestock, military horses, weapons, etc., the selected five hundred sailors have been in place, and the one hundred Xiangxi sailors have been in place, just waiting for the order of Shen Houye.

When Xiao Lang'er and his two wives came to Weihai, Qian Wanshan, the head of the finance department of the Wulin League, was already waiting at the wharf, and the beggar gang leader Qiu Long also arrived.

"Marquis Shen, we really have fate!" Liu Jin's father-in-law said, this time he was very grateful to Shen Lang, he returned to Beijing to see the emperor, got the emperor's reward, and also sent a task to leave a name in history, so that he could patrol the sea area for hundreds of generations like the eunuchs of the Three Treasures, of course, he also knew that this trip was not necessarily a business, and he vaguely knew the purpose of this trip.

"Lord Shen, I will be late to greet you, and I hope to forgive my sins! I will set up a banquet in Wangfeng Tower to invite my sins!" said Wang Menglou, the governor of Shandong. "Alliance leader, we've been waiting for a long time!" "Okay, everyone has been waiting for a long time, so let's go together." Let's reminisce. ”

Looking at the phoenix tower, you can see the ethereal sea surface when you open the window, and the merchant ships on the sea come and go frequently, which has caused the prosperity of this place.

"Please make a speech. Wang Menglou said.

"Brothers, I will lead you to go out to Nanyang and other places to trade and share worries for the emperor, and I hope that everyone will do their duty and share worries for the emperor! This trip is very difficult, the road is long, the time is long, and the risks on the sea are unpredictable, and the brothers who go with me will suffer, but as long as the brothers follow me, I will definitely not treat him badly. It's hard work, everyone, come and have a toast. Xiao Lang'er raised his glass.

"Xie Houye!" "Please use it!" and the governor, Liu Jin's father-in-law, the chief soldier, and the martial arts heroes clinked glasses one by one.

These officials usually look down on the heroes of the martial arts, but Shen Houye is also from the martial arts, so he can't help but give some face, and he will be useful in the future.

The banquet ended in a cheerful atmosphere. Xiao Lang'er instructed the Shandong General Army to go to the ship to arrange and equip three more flexible frigates.

Qian Wanshan accompanied Xiao Lang'er to speak, "Alliance leader, our martial arts league has set up money in some big cities across the country, with the alliance leader last time to give 1.5 million silver as start-up capital, and four hall masters in the southeast and northwest of the hall to raise 2 million taels, and with the merchants of various cities to invest, now in Beijing, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Kaifeng, Hanyang and other places have opened money villages, already in operation, has initially realized the alliance leader's idea of making money with money. ”

"Mr. Qian, our main purpose is not to make money, the most important thing is to slowly improve the backward status quo of the **** in various places, and make investments after having money, and plant barren fields in various places. This amount of money is a drop in the bucket, and it is difficult to make up for the hole, but it is necessary to find a way to solve it. We can start from these aspects, and recruit people to plant the granges of various gangs. Restaurants, brothels, casinos, and mines everywhere are subject to protection fees. Each sect expands the number of disciples and selects outstanding disciples. Assist in maintaining the peace of the place. "Xiao Lang'er said his strategic concept and wanted to implement it. The Wulin League wants to become the most powerful force in the world, it can stabilize the country, and it can be dissolved when the world is stable.

"Also, give Zhu Youzhen help as much as possible!"

Qian Wanshan nodded vigorously, it was the alliance leader who knew him well, knew how to make good use of people, and gave full play to his strengths.

"Alliance leader, I will definitely follow your instructions. ”

"In order to prevent the problem of corruption, I want to set up an institution, this agency is called the Qian Supervision Department, with Gu Qingqing as the director and Liu Feifei as the deputy director, and the expenses of the Wulin League need their approval. Set up account books, check them regularly, especially the bank, select some excellent iron abacus to come in, and set up branch treasurers everywhere. , the treatment should be good. ”

"Yes, Alliance Master. Qian Wanshan thought about it, the alliance leader was very fine, and he was afraid that the people below would do something.

"In addition, we need to look for some good materials for doing business, and in the future, our focus will be mainly on overseas, doing business with foreigners, and we need translators, slowly looking for talents, and cultivating foreign trade talents. Let's do it, our business has just started, and there are still many things to do, so you can go down first. "Qian Wanshan admired the alliance leader for seeing so far, no wonder the emperor was so important that he was crowned a marquis at such a young age. Say goodbye to the leader of the alliance and leave with a beautiful vision.

The head of the Detective Department is the leader of the beggar gang, Qiu Long, who is responsible for collecting and processing information from various places, and selecting valuable parts of it for the alliance leader's reference. The beggar gang has a very set of information in the rivers and lakes, where there are bandits, where there is a disaster, who is corrupt, who violates the agreement in the alliance, the high-level in the alliance can soon know that the status of the dragon in the alliance is very high, although the martial arts are not high, the highest martial arts in the gang has been lost, and the world's largest gang has become a third-rate gang, fortunately, there is the appreciation of the alliance leader in the middle and high level of the alliance occupies a position.

"Gang leader, walking around, more hard-working, has made a great contribution to the Wulin League, now, the main task of your gang is to assist the deputy alliance leader to guard the pass and drive out the Tartars! Set up a branch in each city, so that the information is more comprehensive,"

"Yes, Alliance Leader!"

"What is the income situation everywhere? The production situation, strength, and financial resources must be reported to the two ladies, and you will accompany the ladies when they return to the Peach Blossom Garden this time!"

"It is the honor of my dragon to be able to serve the alliance leader. Qiu Long said happily.

It is so important to give it to him, which is a trust and appreciation for him.

In the harbor, Xiao Langer stepped on one of the largest ships in the world at the time. The sails fluttered slightly.

Seeing the prosperity of commerce in Weihaihai, he learned from Qiu Long's mouth that Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other coastal places can see the prosperity of commerce and the prosperity of ships, and Xiao Lang'er wants to set up a tax collection agency on the route to collect two-tenths of the profit of each merchant ship. Foreign ships are levied three-tenths, and if they do not pay, they will be seized, and the ship's personnel, merchants, and technicians will go to Butterfly Island to be slaves for three years and contribute to the prosperity of Butterfly Island.

This idea has to be told by Li Xiucai, the deputy owner of Butterfly Island, He Meng, that it will be implemented on one island first, and then there will be more islands, and there will be experience in construction, and Xiao Lang'er's heart is getting bigger and bigger. This trip happened to pass through Butterfly Island, I don't know how the two ladies on the island were, as well as the brothers on the island, how the construction of the island went.

He said, "Let's sail!" and his flag bearer waved the flag in his hand.

The giant ship embarks on a long voyage.

The heroes stood in the harbor, watching the giant ship go away, and I don't know when they would come back, and two of them, one green and one white, waved their hands vigorously, burst into tears, and watched their husbands leave