1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2912

When Li Nai came out of Tao Donglai's mansion, a dark-skinned young man immediately came up to him and asked, "Third Uncle, is everything going well? Have you told Master Tao?"

Li Nai waved his hand and said, "This is not a place to talk, get in the car first and then talk."

The young man came back to his senses, and hurriedly called the coachman to drive the carriage to him, opened the door, helped Li Nai into the carriage, and then got into the carriage.

This young man was Li Yuande who Li Nai asked Tao Donglai for favors, and was about to arrange to work under Qian Tiandun.He came here with Li Nai today, but what Li Nai wanted to discuss with Tao Donglai involved multiple interests, and it was not appropriate to have a third person by his side, so Li Yuande could only wait outside.

After the carriage started slowly, Li Nai said calmly: "Yuan De, I have already discussed your matter with Mr. Tao, and the Ministry of National Defense will arrange for you to be transferred to the South China Sea to work with General Qian. .”

Li Yuande couldn't hide his joy at once, bowed his hands to Li Nai and said, "Thank you, Uncle, it's fortunate that you came forward to make this matter go so smoothly."

Li Nai warned: "Don't think too simple about things. General Qian's subordinates are all elites in the military, and there is no room for sand in their eyes. If you go and perform mediocrely and cannot satisfy General Qian, then sooner or later you will was returned."

Li Yuande said: "Then should I join the army first and then go, or use the pretext of recruiting civilian ships?"

Li Nai said: "It's not something we can choose. It depends on how convenient the Ministry of Defense is to operate. But in my opinion, it's better not to join the army. It's better to go as a civilian. If something is wrong after going there, at least there is Back off. If you enlist in the army, you won't be able to get away easily."

After hearing this, Li Yuande remained silent. Joining the army can be said to be one of his aspirations since he was a child. However, due to family reasons, he had to inherit part of the family business when he became an adult, so he could not choose to join the army to fulfill his dream.Unexpectedly, after staying in the South China Sea for a few years, he would actually have the opportunity to serve Qian Tiandun. If he had to make his own decisions, he would definitely choose to join the army, because only in this way would he have the opportunity to stay with Qian Tiandun for a long time. Under Tian Dun's command.

But from a rational point of view, Li Nai's suggestion is indeed more in line with reality.Li Yuande had no military experience, so even if he was specially recruited into Qian Tiandun's army, he might not be able to adapt.If you want to leave at that time, it will not be so easy with military laws and disciplines.

Seeing that his nephew was silent, Li Nai could roughly guess what he was thinking, so he continued to persuade: "Go there as a civilian to see the situation first, and if you think you can eat that bowl of rice, then join the army It’s not too late. By then, you’ll get to know General Qian better, so you can listen to his opinion.”

Hearing what he said, Li Yuande also felt that this plan was more feasible, so he nodded immediately and thanked Li Nai for his guidance again.

Looking at Li Yuande, Li Nai couldn't help but think of all the experiences he had when he was young.At that time, his admiration for Haihan was no less than that of Li Yuande. In order to facilitate contact with the upper class of Haihan, he even settled in Sanya for a long time, returning to Guangzhou only once in a few years.

If Li Nai is willing, he can be naturalized in Haihan very early, step into the officialdom and find a part-time job, and maybe he is already at the helm of a certain department of Haihan.

But he didn't make such a choice. Instead, he abided by his duty and chose the path he should take as a child of the Li family.It wasn't until Haihan's general situation was established that he followed his father Li Jifeng's advice and became a naturalized Haihan with his family.

To this day, Li Nai is only a businessman. Although he can be called rich, he is not as good as an official.However, Li Nai did not regret his choice at the beginning. He knew that he was not suitable for an official career. Even if he became an official, he might not be able to be a good official with due diligence.

On the contrary, it is more convenient to act as a businessman. Not only is he free to come and go, but he doesn't have to worry about being a subordinate when interacting with Haihan's high-level officials.

Perhaps it is because of the long-term influence of Haihan that Li Nai does not agree with the family's practice of restricting Li Yuande from joining the army. He prefers to let young people choose their own development path.Just considering the reality, Li Nai didn't want his nephew to regret his choice in the future, so he suggested that he should not be impulsive and choose a safer route to realize his wish.

"There is no rush for this matter, you have to take it step by step. During this period of time, you should not move around, stay in Sanya well, and complete the necessary procedures." Li Nai paused, and then continued: "In addition, don't Forget about business, after this news is released, the prices of many things will increase one after another, buy what you should buy, what you should buy, don’t miss the opportunity to make money.”

Li Yuande replied: "I have drawn up the list, please take a look at it." Then he took out a list and handed it to Li Nai.

The directory lists dozens of commodities by category, including food, cloth, medicinal materials, fishing and agricultural tools, daily necessities, and so on.

It was not the first time that Haihan launched a large-scale military operation, and of course it was not the first time that Fu Ruifeng took advantage of such an opportunity to make a lot of money.

When the country begins to enter the war preparation period, the supply and demand relationship of some commodities on the market will inevitably become tense, which in turn will affect the market price.As for Fu Ruifeng, which has strong economic strength and controls many upstream sources of goods, of course, it can take this opportunity to earn a more lucrative buying and selling price difference than usual.

Freedom’s approach is not a traditional way of hoarding goods to make money for the country, because it itself is one of the private suppliers officially designated by Haihan, and many commodities on the market are originally distributed through Freeform’s supply and marketing channels. As long as the stable supply in the market can be guaranteed, Haihan will generally acquiesce in allowing Freedom to earn a little more.

Fu Ruifeng subscribes various bonds on weekdays, donates to various charitable projects, labors in disaster relief, and maintains various expenses for maintaining contacts, in order to get some special treatment when the opportunity to make money comes, and this is exactly the case now .

After reading the list, Li Nai couldn't help nodding his head in praise and said, "Well done, it's really hard work."

Li Yuande said proudly: "Third Uncle, you see, with my ability, I should be able to do something like a quartermaster under General Qian's command, right?"

Li Nai waved his hand and said, "Don't ask me about this, it doesn't count if I say it. When you go to General Qian's side, you will naturally know his employment standards. If you really want to join the army, just take advantage of this It’s time to make up for the relevant knowledge.”

Li Yuande said: "I want to go to the Army Academy for a few days, but they only recruit officers, so I'm not qualified to go in!"

Li Nai said: "Is the Army Academy a place where everyone can enter? Don't think about it. Go to the Sanya library to borrow some military books, or invite some retired veteran officers to your home to tell you about the military. The rules, the things that need to be taboo, so as not to get lost after going there.”

Hearing that what he said was reasonable, Li Yuande quickly agreed with awe.

(End of this chapter)