Obviously, the name of Kaihai attracted the gentry class in Jinan, and they would stare at Li Xingzhi who was talking eloquently with red eyes.

"Li Shuai, this sea ban is an ancestral system, Emperor Taizu had ancestral training back then, and the board can't go to the sea!"

Two anxious rich gentlemen just asked.

Li Xingzhi said coldly: "The rich gentry in Jiangnan can go through sea trade, why can't we?" With Xue Ge Lao mediating for us in the court, what are we afraid of. ”

The rich gentry were overjoyed when they heard it, right! The lord in front of him even dares to fight the Dewang Mansion, what else does he dare not do? What's more, there are auxiliary ministers like Xue Ge Lao as the backing in the court, according to Li Xingzhi, Lu Xiangsheng was defeated, and the Guanning army was defeated, so Xue Ge Laorong's promotion to the first must be a sure thing, what is the calculation of going to the sea?

"Li Dashuai, what are the regulations for opening the sea?"

Kong Wenming asked impatiently.

Li Xingzhi smiled and said: "Everyone, do you know that the Zheng family in Fujian can earn tens of millions of taels of silver a year just by sea trade, and we Shandong can benefit from the East China Sea, why do they do it, we can't do it?" When Ben Shuai arrives in Dengzhou, he will prepare to build a sailor, build a sea ship, and establish a water trade route. As for how to distribute it, it is natural to divide the dry shares according to the amount of money and grain donated. ”

Li Xingzhi's meaning is very clear, whoever gives more money and who holds more shares, the more benefits he gets.

Kong Wenming asked again: "I don't know if Li Shuai has a specific distribution plan?" Can our donation be included in this start-up fund? ”

Li Xingzhi said with a smile: "Ben Shuai intends to use five million taels of silver as the starting capital, Ben Shuai himself subscribed two million taels, accounting for forty percent of the dry shares, and the rest are at will, of course, this is just an idea, and the specific charter will be discussed when we go to Leiden." ”

The rich gentry are all transparent people, and the profits of this communication sea route are amazing, but the risk of sea transportation is also very high, not to mention the terrible wind and waves, as soon as the ship goes out to sea, those murderous pirates will pounce on them like hungry wolves.

Mei Jiuye, another wealthy gentleman in Jinan Mansion, got up and said: "Li Dashuai, the sea route is very dangerous, and those people in the south are inextricably linked with the Haikou, so they can naturally make huge profits by sea routes, let's go to sea rashly, and those people in the south can tolerate us to grab food from them." ”

"As the general soldier of Leiden in this town, of course, we must ensure the smooth flow of waterways in the jurisdiction, so the money paid by this commander is naturally for the purpose of forming a sailor, and you gentry who have invested in the shares are the righteous gentry of my Leiden Town, and will naturally be protected by the water division of my Leiden Town."

There is a solid backstage above, and if there is a strong sailor, this sea trade will naturally come naturally.

The rich gentry naturally had no scruples, Kong Wenming said with a smile: "Li Shuai moved the people to Leiden, in order to protect the people of Jinan, I am donating empty family property, but also to save my hometown fathers, I am willing to donate 300,000 taels of money and grain." ”

"I'll give 200,000 taels!"

"Xiaomin is willing to donate 100,000 taels."

"I'll give you fifty thousand taels."

……。

The rich gentry in the flower hall have donated generously, and the expression of worrying about the country and the people is really affectionate.

Of course, these rich gentry are not entirely attracted by Li Xingzhi's paintings, in their opinion, the matter of moving people into Leiden has been irreversible, if Li Xingzhi is provoked, it will be sharpened, and if it is really promoted to maritime trade, the money and grain invested will be exchanged for ten times or a hundred times the return.

"Li Youcai, you and make a register of the money and grain donated by the gentry, well! Even if it is the original stake of our opening the sea. ”

The attitude of the rich gentry was something that Li Xingzhi expected, showing his authority and allowing him to benefit, and he did not worry that these gentry would not take out the silver.

"Subordinates obey!"

Li Youcai was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and hurriedly found paper and pen to record them.

"Brother Li, can you see if my brother can buy shares?"

Huang Wenchang was completely shocked, Li Xingzhi's goddamn means of making money are really fucking amazing, this trip to Jinan, I am afraid that I will not get millions of taels of money and food.

Li Xingzhi smiled: "Brother Huang, can you still take out the silver?" ”

"Ah...... I didn't ......! ”

Huang Wenchang looked depressed, Lao Tzu's silver has not all arrived with you, or he has hidden some silver in Gaoyang, and I don't know if it has been taken away by Tartar.

"Brother Huang, my brother is just joking, don't want my brother to pay a penny, after Dongyu retires, my brother will return to Baoding, train a few thousand military horses, and my brother will give you half of the dry shares, and Brother Huang will have to help each other with his brother at that time!"

Huang Wenchang's station is Baoding, which is only one step away from the Beijing Division, and he is only one step away from the Beijing Division.

"Brother Li, what a kind person, my brother won't be polite to you, in the future, if you have anything, my brother will definitely support you." Huang Wenchang was overjoyed and patted his chest to reassure Li Xingzhi.

Jinan is worthy of being the provincial capital of Shandong, and the rich gentry in the city are indeed rich, according to Li Youcai's statistics, these 60 gentry donated a total of 1.78 million taels of silver.

After the statistical results came out, Li Xingzhi and Kong Wenming, Mei Jiuye and others pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and drank again, this time it was the real guests and hosts.

Li Xingzhi, who got the silver, and the Jinan gentry who donated the silver, their eyebrows fluttered one by one, as if they had won a mountain of gold.

After the gentry were full of wine and food, they left the governor's yamen.

Li Youcai and other civil officials just asked suspiciously: "Dashuai, the sea trade is so profitable, do you really want to bring these gentry together?" ”

Li Xingzhi said: "Ben Shuai is just borrowing their strength, Leyden is in ruins, and there are not enough people in Ben Shuai's pocket, so I have to rely on them now, but Ben Shuai can raise a chicken, and he can kill a chicken, if they can be used by Ben Shuai, Ben Shuai will naturally take them to get a piece of the pie, otherwise, the long knife in Ben Shuai's hand is not an ornament." ”

Lu Liang said with a straight smile: "The marshal is right, so when we arrive at Leiden, we will not be afraid that there will be a shortage of money and food, and our Jingbei Army can also be trained into a real strong army." ”

Next.

The gentry of Jinan brought truckloads of money and grain, and the continuous convoys kept shuttling through the streets and alleys of Jinan, and then converged on the barracks in Dongcheng.

Li Youcai, the acting prefect, issued a notice in a timely manner, all the people who are willing to go to Leiden, the expenses on the road, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation to Leiden before the summer harvest, Li Dashuai is all covered, but if Li Dashuai has a bite to eat, he will never starve the people of Jinan, of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and the people must unconditionally accept Li Dashuai's leadership.

The people who were worried about going to Leiden and had no food and clothing finally put their minds at ease, and Li Dashuai provided food, and when they arrived in Leiden, they were naturally not afraid of not being able to eat enough, and even the people who originally planned to defect to the southern provinces of Shandong also changed their minds.