Little Grandpa Li's name is Li Chong, and he belongs to the imperial relatives, but he is a relative of the imperial family, and he has always controlled the place for the royal family of the Li Dynasty.

This is different from the clan system of the Ming Dynasty, and it is completely different from the vassal system of the Han Dynasty.

If you have to make an analogy, it is probably equivalent to the Jiangnan gentry at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which is the product of Annan's unique national conditions.

Since breaking away from the Central Plains Dynasty, Jiaozhi has basically copied the Central Plains Dynasty in terms of system, not only has the imperial examination, has a clan system, but also has a set of tributary system.

But locally, the gentry of Annam had more power! Big enough to be able to take one side's taxes and keep domestic soldiers in captivity.

These gentry are not as diverse as the Ming Dynasty, they are often large families that have lasted for hundreds of years, and they all have great connections with the members of the court.

In the end, it is like a composite of the powerful and the civilian, they are nobles and deeply involved in court politics.

The reason for this is also due to the fact that Annan is a slightly larger place, so the essence of the land is the Red River Plain!

Just imagine, the whole country has only one piece of plastered land, and naturally if you want to sit on the throne, you must ensure that your family can control more land, population and resources.

Therefore, in the land of Longxing in the past dynasties of Annam, there are actually only a few places, like the current Li Dynasty, most of the ministers in the court, their hometowns are Nghe An and Thanh Hoa!

In a few decades, these two places will still be the land of Longxing of the Zheng lord of Annam, which shows the heritage of the local gentry in Annam.

Therefore, looking at the history of Annam, it is generally the local gentry who cause rebellion, and even if there is a peasant uprising, they will eventually be picked by these people.

The reason is that these local gentry have food, money and people, and as long as they obtain the unanimous approval of the locality, they can immediately transform themselves into a force to be reckoned with.

This is also the reason why many dynasties in the history of Annam were established by powerful ministers usurping the throne.

Even if the Annan Imperial Court wanted to change this status quo, it did not dare to attack these local clans easily, and in order to stabilize the country, they had to increase their efforts to ensure that the land of Longxing has always been a stable foundation.

Therefore, in the treatment of commercial affairs, the Li Dynasty was very different from the Central Plains Dynasty, they did not suppress business, because in Annam, the local gentry were strong and powerful, and controlled all aspects of commerce, and they used the power in their hands to easily grasp a large number of resources, and they were also open to maritime trade.

After all, without silk, porcelain, and all sorts of luxuries, they can't guarantee a drunken life.

The rest of the merchants did not dare to compete for the sugar business, also in order to intimidate the Li family.

At a glance, you can see that this business is a piece of fat, and it is impossible for the Li family to let the rest of the people interfere.

And when he saw the excellent iron of Dongqin, Li Chong also just said a word, and let the rest of the businessmen obediently let it out, even if they reached the intention of the transaction with a deposit in advance, after listening to it, they did not want a deposit, and obediently chose to give in.

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After Xu Songbai learned a little about the situation, he deeply felt that the national conditions of Annan were worse than those of the Ming Dynasty.

With his consent, he scouted the surrounding area for a few days under the guise of sightseeing.

I only feel that the climate of Annan is similar to that of Eastern Qin, but the scenery is more pleasant.

This place, which is called the Red River Delta, is dotted with rivers, and when you look at the past, it looks like a silver net.

The fertile land is not visible at a glance, and there is no need to build a large number of canals, and the irrigation can be completed by carrying water from the river.

The river is also busy with boats, and the food they want is constantly transported directly through the river.

It's a treasure trove! Not only is there abundant grain production, but also convenient transportation.

Xu Songbai watched gently, but after getting closer, the perception was not good.

Most of the people working in the fields were women, they were scantily dressed, their complexions were dark, and they didn't seem to be honest, even if he stared at them, they didn't cover them, but they would inadvertently burst into spring.

Even a young girl is just a thin cloth to cover her breasts.

Xu Songbai walked over with a red face like this for a while, and knew through the mouth of the interpreter that it was more customary for women to work here.

The people here are all tenants! The land belonged to the local powerful landlords, and the taxes were staggeringly high.

So it's not that they don't want to wear clothes, they really can't afford to wear them!

Xu Songbai was greatly surprised, the local gentry of Annan had more power than he imagined!

This made him feel a little worried, because then there were more variables in doing business with these Annam magnates.

He wrote in his diary: There are about five miles around Anxing Port in Annan, and when I visited it, I found that the water network was dense, and there were fertile fields everywhere! There is no shortage of water and heat, and it must be able to be three crops.

It's just that there are people who are not clothed, and there are also those who are thin and weak, and there are mostly laborers and women here.

The people of Annam were very ignorant of keeping such fertile soil and not being able to cultivate it intensively and be satisfied with basic food and clothing every day.

The local gentry and magnates are also exploitative, and the common people have no place to stand. The family occupies all the resources, but there is still a lack of people's hearts, how different is such a country from the Ming Dynasty............

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Ten days later, the delivery of silver and grain was completed, and Xu Songbai found that the profit of this trip had reached more than 90% after estimating.

The most profitable ones are threshers and iron pots, but the largest ones are naturally sugar.

He also found that most of the salt eaten here was actually Guangzhou salt transported by Guangdong merchants, which made him discover another business opportunity.

It's a pity that they don't have the right to engage in the arms business, otherwise there should still be an arms business to do, after all, the Annan soldiers he saw were not as equipped as the soldiers of the Ming State Guard.

The day before the return voyage, Grandpa Li specially invited a few of them to a banquet.

The banquet was extremely luxurious, not only with delicious food and wine, but also with more than a dozen graceful Annan women.

Xu Songbai sat in his seat and found that although these Annan women were not tall, they had fair complexions and their posture was not inferior to that of Ming women.

All of them have small waists and big butts, and they look very good to give birth.

Looking at them twisting their waists, as if they were weak and boneless, he couldn't help but see the roots of his ears red.

He forced his mind to settle down, so he didn't make a joke.

Little Master Li secretly looked at a few people, and saw at a glance that Xu Songbai was tender, but he acted in a very orderly manner, and Dong Jinghua also had to ask for his opinion on this transaction.

This shows that this short-haired and short-clothed Dongqin man is no lower than the status of these two Ming people, and even faintly overpowered.

Young Grandpa Li had the heart to win over, and there was a lot of beauty in his words, and he kept mentioning the royal family of the imperial court, and secretly said that he could introduce a few of them, and he only needed them to send more Dongqin goods.

Xu Songbai said directly at the banquet that he could cooperate with them for a long time, as long as he could ensure the supply of food.

At the same time, he also made no secret of it, directly revealing his teacher-student relationship with the monarch of Eastern Qin.

This made several powerful sons quite surprised, and directly said that in the future, Annan's business only needs to be done with them, and it is guaranteed that it will not suffer losses.

A banquet ended happily like this, and with a wave of his hand, Little Grandpa Li left a dozen Annan women and asked them to serve the three of them.

Dong Jinghua and Li Sifu are well versed in this, so they naturally accept it with a smile.

After hesitating for a while, Xu Songbai felt that he couldn't lose the face of these people, so he also fell on the soft waist of the Annan woman.

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