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Li Yi quickly nodded and said: "We won't accept it after discussion. If something happens to the master, just give me the instructions! As long as I can do my best, I will try my best to fulfill the master's instructions!"

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and smiled and said: "In this case, I would like to thank Shopkeeper Li! In fact, this matter is not difficult to handle. Now that Nanri Island is under my control, Shopkeeper Li also knows that in fact, in Fuzhou area, most of the

Liandao is not an excellent place to do business. It is too close to the mouth of the Minjiang River and too close to Fuzhou City, so it is always easy to attract the attention of the government.

You and I both know that Zhang Hu once set up a warehouse here on Nanri Island, and merchants came here to do business. Unfortunately, Zhang Hu was not good at management and only knew how to exploit, making it unprofitable for merchants to do business here.

They were able to avoid this and instead gathered on Dalian Island.

Now that Zhang Hu has gone and Yu has taken over Nanri Island, naturally he can no longer follow Zhang Hu's old path. Yu plans to reopen Nanri Island and recruit merchants from all walks of life to set up warehouses here. In this way, I

The Sea Wolf tribe provides protection for those who come here to do business, and provides free water and food supplies to the trading ships!

Now this is just an idea of ​​mine. If I want to implement it, someone must come here first!

And you and I are old acquaintances, so I would like to ask Shopkeeper Li to take the lead in setting up a warehouse here, so as to encourage other merchants traveling from north to south to stop here! I wonder if Shopkeeper Li is willing to come? "

In fact, Yu Xiaotian has long seen the geographical advantages of Nanri Island. It is adjacent to the mainland to the west and guards the Nanri Waterway. To the east is the Taiwan Strait. It echoes the Taiwan Island from a distance and can be attacked or retreated. It is also far away from Fuzhou, Fujian.

The core place has little official influence, but it is not too far from Fuzhou.

So in addition to being the place where he settled down, it was also a good place for doing business.

Why are the Dutch harassing the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian several times now, and even fighting the Ming Dynasty? Their purpose is just to get a foothold on the coast of China and conduct trade activities with the Ming Dynasty. And Nanri Island is not small.

All conditions are very convenient.

Wouldn't he be a fool if he didn't take advantage of this now? This matter began to brew in his heart from the day he set foot on Nanri Island. He even took some time out of his busy schedule to

We walked around the island, surveyed the topography of the island, and selected a place as a place for merchants to open a business store in the future.

If Li Yi doesn't come to him this time, he will take the initiative to find Li Yi next. First, he will introduce the Li family to Nanri Island to set up a business store, and then gradually recruit maritime merchants from Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to come and set up here.

The merchant store managed Nanri Island as a commercial port that was dependent on the Ming Dynasty, but relatively independent from the Ming Dynasty.

If his plan succeeds, then money will not be a problem for him in the future. Just by collecting protection fees, tolls, and taps on Nanri Island, he will basically be able to support thousands of people.

Not much of a problem anymore.

So when he met Li Yi today, he directly mentioned this matter to Li Yi.

After Li Yi heard this, his heart skipped a few beats. He had actually seen that Yu Xiaotian was a smarter person, but he didn't expect that Yu Xiaotian had just thought of taking Nanri Island.

The island was developed into a foreign business place. It can be seen that Yu Xiaotian is not only courageous, but also not a weakling when it comes to making money. He has a much stronger brainpower than other colleagues in the industry.

After thinking about it for a moment, Li Yi did not refuse. He cupped his fists and said to Xiaotian: "This matter is actually a good thing. Dalian Island is a small island after all. The land is limited and cannot accommodate many business stores. Moreover, the waterways on the east and west sides are very narrow.

, it’s too close to Fuqing County, but it’s not as big as the one on Nanri Island!

However, it is not easy to recruit merchants here. Although local merchants have interacted with the Shark Gang before, Zhang Hu never cared about these friendships and treated the merchants who came here openly and secretly.

With one set, many businessmen have suffered losses from him.

Although Mr. Yu has taken over this place now, it is not easy for merchants to come here. At least Mr. Yu needs to clarify a few things first. If he comes here to set up a business store, what will happen to the land? Those who come here to do business.

Whether the safety of the ship can be guaranteed, whether your subordinates will extort and harass us, and whether they will set up a business store here, how your department will pump water, etc. If there is no clear explanation, I am afraid that we businessmen will not dare to move forward easily.

Come!"

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said: "What shopkeeper Li is worried about is exactly what I am thinking. It is best for you to come this time, and I will discuss this matter with you!"

The land for setting up a business warehouse here is easy to handle. I have already considered it. There is no need to collect money. I will set aside a piece of land on the island, cut it into pieces, and provide free trial for merchants who come here to set up a business warehouse!

There is no problem with the safety of the ships that come here for business. According to Zhang Hu's old rules, he used to force merchants in Fuzhou to pay for passage. This rule remains unchanged, but in the future, any merchant ships that come here to do business or frequently pass through here will be

A ship only needs to pay fifty taels of silver per quarter to obtain the right to pass through this area without hindrance.

In addition to ensuring that we will no longer harass their merchant ships, I can also ensure that other colleagues cannot harass them in this area. I can guarantee that as long as I pay for the ship on time, I will never be like Zhang Hu.

That way, if someone's ship has an accident in my territory, not only can I help them recover their property, but if they can't get it back, I will also compensate them for their money!

As for your worry that my men will extort and harass you, you don’t have to worry about it at all. I, the Sea Wolf, am by no means comparable to the original Shark Gang. I will restrain my men and treat people who come here to do business well. If anyone dares to secretly treat you

If things go wrong, just tell me, there are people from the execution hall who will stand up for you. As long as you come here and act according to my rules, you will never be wronged in the slightest!

As for pumping water, I also want to discuss with you whether it is more appropriate for us to pump water according to the value of the goods or according to the boat. You are an experienced expert in this regard, and I want to hear what you think!

Of course, for you, Shopkeeper Li, everything is easy. From now on, whenever your Li family’s ships pass by my territory, no payment will be charged! If there are valuable goods passing by, I will also send a ship to escort your ship.

It can be regarded as a little reward from Yu for the help that shopkeeper Li has given me for so long!

As for pumping water, your Li family can reduce it by half, as long as you don’t let others know!"

After hearing this, Li Yi was immediately overjoyed, nodded in thanks, and after thinking about it, said: "I think it is not appropriate for me to use this land because I don't want money!

The most taboo thing for us businessmen is to get things for free. If the boss gives it away for free, many people will be worried. And even if they come, if there is any trouble, they have not spent any money on this place anyway.

It won’t hurt either!

So if you want people who come here to be of the same mind as the big boss, you have to charge money here, and the charge can't be too low. Let them know that it's not that easy to do business here, but if they want to come,

You must make up your mind to stay here for a long time, otherwise, if you invite them to come, it is better not to let them come!

Furthermore, I think we need to consider the matter of pumping water in the long term. Now we are on Dalian Island. Although there are government officials and Fuqing County pumping water secretly, the pumping is not high. If the boss wants to recruit us,

Here, the pumping rate cannot be too high, otherwise my colleagues will not be willing to come here!

In addition, the business we do is very complex and includes everything. It would be quite troublesome to pump water by cargo, so I think it is better to pump water by ship first. This way, it is easier to calculate and there will be less trouble!"

Yu Xiaotian touched the newly trimmed beard on his chin, thought for a while and then nodded: "Okay! What Shopkeeper Li said is absolutely true. This land use cannot be given away for free. Otherwise, they can do it at any time."

You can abandon it and leave!

But the water pumping issue, I think, can be discussed. The pump water can be pumped according to the ship, but it can’t be too low! I don’t care what they load or how much they load on a ship. I pump twenty taels to fifty depending on the size of the ship.

Two pieces of silver, whether they are willing or not, this must be done! Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to support so many brothers!

Of course, you don’t have to worry, I will take special care of your Li family and won’t affect your business!”

Li Yi quickly asked: "Do you want to give them a show of strength first?..."

"That's right! In the past two years, there were rules on Da Lian Island. Generally, we people don't go looking for trouble with them, but now I have opened Nanri Island and invited them to come. If they don't come, then it will be a toast.

No more fine wine! Then you can no longer blame me for being rude to them! As long as Da Lian Island is closed, they will naturally have the final say whether they want to come or not!

The government has only opened Yuegang now. I don’t believe they will move to Yuegang to do business! You know, there are countless people watching outside Yuegang, and they should be very aware of this! So since they have to do it

In this matter, I think it is much better to be soft and hard than to invite them! I wonder what Shopkeeper Li wants?" Yu Xiaotian's eyes flashed coldly and he looked at Li Yi.

Li Yixin had another sudden thought, secretly thinking that this Yu Xiaotian was really not an ordinary person. Once he thought of it, he would do it. As for how to do it, he would do whatever it takes!

Now that Yu Xiaotian has made it clear that he wants to operate Nanri Island into a commercial port along the coast of Fuzhou, Dalian Island has become an obstacle to him. Today Yu Xiaotian's attitude has made it clear that as long as he makes up his mind,

, Dalian Island will never be peaceful again!

When Li Yi saw this, he could only nod his head and said: "That's right! Now that the boss has made up his mind, this is the only way to handle the matter! Fight with one hand and pull with the other, they naturally know how to choose!

However, when I came here this time, I also heard some things about the Governor's Office of Fujian. Mr. Nan has just taken office recently. It is said that the Holy Emperor sent Mr. Nan to Fujian to take charge of the government. The main purpose is to let Mr. Nan deal with those red-haired fans of Helan Kingdom.

son!

I recently heard that after Mr. Nan took office, he mainly focused on the red-haired people who occupied Penghu. He was dispatching troops from all over Fujian to Zhangzhou to deal with the red-haired people! It seems that Mr. Nan

I plan to completely drive away the red-haired people this time!

Before I came, the Fujian Governor's Yamen also heard about you. Now the Fuzhou Government and the Governor's Yamen are more interested in you. They are worried that after you have just killed Zhang Hu, you will cause trouble in the coastal areas of Fuzhou!

So it’s better for Master Yu to restrain himself these days, otherwise if Master Nan is angered, he will definitely come back to cause trouble for you after he has dealt with the red-haired man!"