It was very smooth all the way down the river.

When I arrived at Nanhai Mansion, it was already nine days later.

After entering the South China Sea and driving along the coastline for half a day, I saw a huge sailing ship in the distance, which was indeed much larger than the ship of Daqian.

Seeing his ship, Benjamin looked excited: "Your Royal Highness, that is our ship!" ”

Li Changfeng nodded: "Well, I saw it." ”

He not only saw the boat, but also saw a group of troops stationed on the shore, apparently Emperor Qianwu had passed on the holy decree early and done a good job of protection.

"It seems that my father attaches great importance to sweet potatoes."

Looking at the troops stationed there, and his intact cargo ship, Benjamin looked thoughtful.

Soon, the group came to the vicinity of Benjamin's merchant ship.

Because Daqian's boat had a shallow draft, he went straight over, and Li Changfeng boarded the ship smoothly.

As soon as he got up, Benjamin shouted excitedly at the sailors on board.

"Everyone come over to me, His Royal Highness, who is a big man, come over and salute, who dares to snub me and throw him into the sea to feed the fish!"

The sailors were a little surprised, they didn't expect His Royal Highness the prince to come in person, and hurriedly ran over and saluted respectfully.

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, it is our honor to meet you!"

Li Changfeng smiled and waved his hand, motioning for them to get up.

Benjamin shouted to the first mate, John, "Hurry up, get our gold, silver and jewels, and let His Royal Highness see our purchasing power!" ”

John nodded: "Okay, right away!" ”

With that, John beckoned the sailors to action.

Benjamin asked a chair to be brought and asked Li Changfeng to sit down.

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, you will soon be able to see our ability to pay, and I think it will be a very pleasant cooperation."

Li Changfeng smiled slightly: "This prince has no doubt about this. ”

At this moment, a ship quickly rowed over, and on it stood a burly general wearing heavy armor and holding a long knife, with a beard on his face.

"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes on the ship?!"

Li Changfeng got up and glanced at it, nodded and said, "That's right!" ”

The general saluted on the boat: "The last general, Zhou Jianbo, meet His Highness, and come to obey the dispatch by His Majesty's will!" ”

"Return to camp and stand by now."

"The last general obeys!"

Zhou Jianbo did not board the boat, saluted respectfully, and returned to the shore with the people.

Benjamin had been secretly observing the general, and seeing that his expression was respectful and not like a fake, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he secretly marveled at Li Changfeng's authority.

A moment later, nine large tin boxes with large bellies and tin sheets were salvaged, and Benjamin strode forward and took the keys from the first mate and opened them one by one.

"Your Royal Highness, please look!"

Benjamin made a gesture of please, and Li Changfeng got up to check, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Each of the huge chests was stuffed with gold nuggets, gold and silver vessels, and precious stones of all colors, all of which were of the finest condition.

He even saw a few diamonds the size of walnuts, refracted in the sunlight, emitting an alluring glow.

Li Changfeng smiled.

"Yes, this prince is very relieved about your ability to pay."

He secretly made up his mind in his heart that after returning to Beijing this time, he must persuade Emperor Qianwu to end the policy of banning the sea and engage in cross-border trade.

Daqian has so many good things, there is no reason not to let it go and not make money.

Benjamin laughed: "Your Highness, rest assured, I will be your best partner!" ”

As he spoke, Benjamin pointed to one of the boxes and shouted to the sailor, "Carry this box to His Royal Highness's ship." ”

Li Changfeng was a little surprised: "What does this mean?" ”

Ben Jie Ming Dynasty Li Changfeng bowed, his face was full of gratitude: "Your Royal Highness, if it weren't for you, we might all have frozen to death in the capital, you gave us gold, and arranged the best accommodation to eat the best food, this is our reward for you!" ”

Li Changfeng smiled: "Then how embarrassing is that?" ”

Benjamin said, "This is as it should be, and we hope to gain your friendship!" ”

As an adventurer who was on the brink of life and death and dared to cross the ocean to do cross-border trade, Benjamin knew how to judge the situation and was extremely intelligent.

Li Changfeng saved him, but he didn't rely on this to make him repay with so much money.

The deep-seated reason is that he saw Li Changfeng's industry in the capital very amazingly, and now he saw it thousands of miles away, and the immediate garrison was so respectful to him.

This made him realize Li Changfeng's huge influence in Daqian.

He needed a protective umbrella in Daqian.

Li Changfeng is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

This time he only had one cargo ship left, and next time he would definitely bring more, and the amount of cargo needed would be even more staggering, and he would need to dock at the dock for a long time.

It is not possible to provide protection without a person with a strong background.

Another point is that he wants to obtain the exclusive right to trade with Daqian, because no one knows if there will be other caravans coming to Daqian.

However, it is not yet time to mention this, so build a friendship and bring it up next time.

Li Changfeng probably guessed Benjamin's intentions, and smiled mildly: "Of course, you have already gained the friendship of this prince. ”

Then he reciprocated and ordered the people behind him: "Bring ten barrels of beer, as well as meat and vegetables, so that the prince's friends can eat enough." ”

These materials are not worth much silver, and Li Changfeng doesn't care about anything.

Benjamin was overjoyed and kept saying words of gratitude.

Soon, the supplies were moved, and the sailors were again cheering.

Li Changfeng was worried about the sweet potatoes and asked Benjamin to move the sweet potatoes out.

Seeing that the sweet potatoes were not frozen or flooded by the sea, Li Changfeng was in a good mood and sent someone to transport them back to the cabin and carefully put them away.

Then Li Changfeng said that he would get off the ship to arrange the repair of the ship, and with Benjamin's thousand thanks, he left the cargo ship and landed.

General Zhou Jianbo had been waiting on the shore for a long time, and when he saw Li Changfeng coming ashore, he hurriedly came to meet him again.

"The last general, Zhou Jianbo, pays a visit to His Highness!"

This time, Li Changfeng personally stepped forward to help Zhou Jianbo and said with a smile: "The general has worked hard, please get up quickly." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to the people behind him: "Come on, bring the wine and meat up, and reward the soldiers!" ”

Seeing Benjamin's cargo ship run aground, Li Changfeng had the idea of building a large wharf and was ready to build a fleet of his own.

He even wanted to build a shipyard and build bigger and stronger cargo ships.

A local snake like Zhou Jianbo will have a lot of places to use in the future, and he must have a good relationship.

Coercion with authority is not the best, and the relationship tied with interests is the most long-term and stable.

In this regard, Li Changfeng has always been very generous.

Zhou Jianbo was overjoyed, and he was grateful for a thousand thanks.

(End of chapter)