Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 428: Middlemen earn the price difference, relaxing office (please subscribe!!)

"Oh! Sir, I have successfully brought you to the Prince Consort. Next, they will take you to see the Prince Consort. I wish you good luck!"

"Also, thank you for your generous employment! If you still need me when you come back, you can go to Jingcheng West Station to find me, but I may have left, because there are many foreign businessmen going from Beijing to Hong Kong Village, but you can also Take someone else’s carriage!”

After the driver finished speaking, he jumped on the carriage and left.

"Mr. Thomas, please."

The guard on duty came over and made an invitation gesture.

"Oh, okay." Thomas then realized and followed the guards into the palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, Thomas was shocked by the majesty of the palace.

"The Ming Dynasty is really a powerful country!"

Thomas sighed heartily.

Hearing this, Thomas reacted immediately and said blankly: "So as long as I give you eighty gold coins, you can meet Mr. Prince Consort?"

The guard was tall and majestic. He was two heads taller than Thomas. He was wearing thick and majestic armor. He had a big knife hanging on his waist. He pressed one hand on the handle of the knife, giving people a great sense of oppression.

At the same time, Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and several heads of the Household Department were reporting to Ouyang Lun.

Thomas originally wanted to say something, but when the guard stared at him, he could only swallow his saliva and nodded blankly.

"Please rest assured, Prince Consort, this Hong Kong Village Trade Zone is a project led by our Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Both funds and manpower and material resources will be provided first. The planning drawings of the second phase have been finalized and are just waiting for bidding. Many domestic construction companies The trading companies are all watching. Among the state-owned enterprises are Daming First Construction, Second Construction, and Military Construction. Among the private enterprises, there is Evergrande Construction. They are all very strong. We don’t know which one to choose? "

"What about the second phase? When does it start? We are opening the door to do business with foreigners, and what we need is speed and efficiency!" Ouyang Lun spit out a grape seed over and over as he spoke, and the maid next to him quickly caught it.

"My Prince Consort, the first phase of the Hong Kong Village Trade Zone project has been fully completed and has passed the acceptance inspection."

"But he also charged me a lot of consulting fees! You Ming people are really too unhospitable!" Thomas felt heartbroken when he thought about being charged money every time he asked the driver a question.

A head of the household department said.

In the clan's mansion.

Ouyang Lun was lying on the rocking chair with iced grapes beside him. The fair-skinned and beautiful maid was carefully feeding a peeled grape into Ouyang Lun's mouth.

Gulong——

"Absolutely." The guard nodded, "This is mainly for you foreign businessmen. If it is the first time for a businessman from the Ming Dynasty to meet the Prince Consort, the entrance fee will be much more than this!"

"Obviously."

The guard rolled his eyes at Thomas, "Mr. Thomas, I think it's not a loss for you. You must know that the driver just brought you safely from Hong Kong Village to the capital, saving you a lot of trouble. It's not worth charging you twenty gold coins." However, earlier, some foreign businessmen paid thousands of gold coins to meet the prince-in-law. There were also some smart foreign businessmen who rushed to the capital on foot in order to save money. Unfortunately, they encountered robbers on the road. Not only was all his finances taken away, but he was also humiliated in various ways. In the end, he begged all the way to the capital and almost lost his life. "

"Now do you still feel that your one hundred gold coins were wasted?"

Forehead.
After listening to the guard's words, Thomas suddenly felt that his hundred gold coins were well spent.

"Damn it, that driver wanted a hundred gold coins from me! He's such a profiteer!!" Thomas growled.

"The entrance fee is eighty gold coins." The guard said truthfully.

"Mr. Guard, I would like to ask, what did the driver seem to have handed you just now?" After Thomas sighed, he regained his senses and asked quickly.

"Mr. Thomas, there is no free lunch in the world, and it is no exception in our Ming Dynasty. We welcome you as a foreign businessman, but at most we will treat you as an equal. Even if you are not as good as us, the people of Ming Dynasty, if we want to do business, we We can provide you with various favorable policies so that you can make money, but if you come to Ming Dynasty to become a master, I advise you to give up this idea, because it is very dangerous!"

"I don't have any instructions, just fair bidding." Ouyang Lun waved his hand.

"Yes." The head of the household department nodded, "Prince-in-law, there is one more thing. Zhao Sixiang, the general manager of Evergrande Construction, asked his song and dance troupe to come and dance for you. Do you think...?"

Ouyang Lun frowned, "This Zhao Si is so shameless. If he doesn't run Evergrande well every day, he will start a song and dance troupe. Go tell him and let him do more serious work. If I hear that there is a problem with the project he contracted, I will Use his head as a sacrifice to the flag!"

"Yes!" The head of the household department wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands. The prince-in-law was rarely so angry!

"As for the song and dance troupe, let them come over. It happens to be a bit boring recently." Ouyang Lun thought for a while and said.

"Ah!" The head of the household department was stunned for a moment.

"Ah what! Can't you listen to music and watch dancing? Why don't you hurry up and make arrangements!" Ouyang Lun said angrily.

"Yes!" The head of the household department nodded repeatedly, turned around and left.

At this moment, the guard came in and said, "Prince-in-law, there is a foreign businessman from the Netherlands outside requesting your meeting!"

"From the Netherlands? Tsk tsk. Should I come first?" Ouyang Lun smiled, "Did you pay the entry fee?"

"Here you go, eighty gold coins is a lot." The guard said matter-of-factly.

"Since you paid the entrance fee, you still have to meet him. Integrity is important in doing business." Ouyang Lu said with a smile: "Go and bring him in!"

"Yes." The guard nodded and turned around to go out.

"Prince-in-law, your majesty and the civil and military officials are quite critical of foreign merchants. During this period, you have met many foreign merchants, and you have also allowed these merchants to do business and make money in our territory of the Ming Dynasty. I heard that your majesty is against I am very dissatisfied with this, and there are already officials from the Huaixi Party who are preparing to jointly impeach you. If they take action, your Majesty will follow suit, and you will be in danger," Guo Zi said worriedly.

"Lao Guo, according to what you said, if I don't see these foreigners, my emperor's father-in-law and the Huaixi Party will be satisfied with me, and I won't be in danger?" Ouyang Lun asked.

"Well, that's not true." Guo Zi said sarcastically.

"That's right, let's do our thing. If they want to say it, let them say it. If I, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, were really fucked up, I would be relieved. I just wanted to take my wife and children to the West. Take a trip." Ouyang Lun said calmly.

"Prince-in-law, you can't leave! What will we do if you leave?" Guo Zi said quickly.

Seeing that Guo Zi and the remaining heads of the household department were about to kneel down, Ouyang Lun said helplessly: "I'm just saying that, the minister of the household department has not been dismissed yet!" "Don't be afraid, even if If I really want to leave, I will make arrangements for you. After following me for so many years, I have not treated you badly or betrayed you, right?"

"Yes, yes." Guo Zi and others nodded repeatedly.

While they were talking, the guards came in with Thomas.

"Prince-in-law, people are here!"

Ouyang Lun cast his gaze over, looked at Thomas with a half-smile, and asked lightly: "Are you Thomas?"

Thomas was also quite nervous at the moment. As soon as he came in, he was attracted by the young man lying on the rocking chair. Everyone was standing and only he was lying down. There were maids serving beside him, and everyone else was centered on him.

As a shrewd businessman, Thomas quickly determined that the young man was the person he wanted to meet - Ouyang Lun, the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty!

On the way here, Thomas paid a fee to ask a lot of information about Ouyang Lun from the carriage driver. This information made him admire and be curious about Ouyang Lun.

According to the news told by the carriage driver, the reason why Ming Dynasty is in this situation is entirely because of Ouyang Lun!

"Thomas, a Dutch businessman, has met His Majesty the Consort!!"

Thomas saluted Ouyang Lun.

"Ok!"

Ouyang Lun nodded, "What are you doing in Daming? If you want to do business, there will be officials from the Ministry of Revenue next to me. You can contact them later. In addition, there is also an office of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Hong Kong Village. You can tell them that you I believe you will not be disappointed.”

"Dear Prince Consort, I know all this news, and I want to have more in-depth cooperation with the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Netherlands!" The reason why Thomas came all the way to the capital to meet Ouyang Lun was not just to do some small business, but to hold a There is a greater purpose.

"For example...?" Ouyang Lun asked slowly and comfortably.

"For example, forming a joint maritime fleet to find new continents and conquer those primitive tribes will bring us huge benefits!" Thomas said with some excitement.

Thomas had thought about this cooperation for a long time. He knew very well that ordinary business would not be able to impress the most powerful man except the Ming Emperor. The United Fleet was the most attractive cooperation that Thomas could think of. Through him, According to analysis, the Ming Dynasty may have a strong army, but it has only begun to involve sea areas, so its maritime fleet must be very weak. The Kingdom of the Netherlands has the most powerful maritime fleet in the world, which is where its confidence lies.

At the same time, Thomas also had a purpose. He wanted to find out the military strength of Ming Dynasty through this cooperation.

"Form a joint maritime fleet?" Ouyang Lun's mouth raised slightly, "Many foreign businessmen have come to me during this period, but this is the first time I have heard this suggestion, Thomas, right? Your idea is very special, and it has successfully attracted my attention. Notice!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Prince Consort!" Thomas was overjoyed when he heard this, feeling that his plan had taken a successful step!
"Your Excellency, our Kingdom of the Netherlands' maritime fleet is the most advanced fleet in the world. We have the largest sailing ships, and the sailing ships are equipped with large-caliber artillery. As long as you cooperate with our Dutch fleet, you can not only improve the strength of your Ming Dynasty maritime fleet Strength, but also able to obtain enough overseas income! ”

Seeing Thomas talking freely and confidently, Guo Zi and others couldn't help laughing.

"Why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong?" Thomas asked in confusion.

Guo Zi was about to explain, but Ouyang Lun said: "It's okay. They were very happy to hear that they could cooperate with you, the Netherlands."

"Okay, I have received your suggestion, but for such a big matter, I need to discuss it with the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. You can go back and wait for the news."

"Okay, I hope to get a reply from His Majesty the Consort as soon as possible. You will not regret cooperating with our Kingdom of the Netherlands!" Thomas saluted Ouyang Lun and walked out with his head held high.

After Thomas left.

Guo Zi and others couldn't help laughing anymore.

"Ha ha!"

"This Dutchman named Thomas is so funny. He has a sailboat and he dares to say that he has the best navy in the world?!"

"His sailboat is number one, so what is our Ming Dynasty's 055?"

"Sailboats are not on the same level as our 055 cruisers. One of our 055 cruisers can defeat their entire fleet alone!"

"What a frog in the well!"

Guo Zi turned to look at Ouyang Lun, "Prince-in-law, why didn't you let me confront him just now? After knowing about our 055 drive, he will definitely not be so confident."

Ouyang Lun waved his hand and said with a smile: "You look at him like a fool, but I look at him like a freshly grown leek, which has not yet been harvested!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Guo Zi immediately understood that Ouyang Lun had a big plan!
"Prince-in-law, are we really going to form some kind of joint fleet with this Kingdom of the Netherlands? Why are we using their broken ships?" Guo Zi said in confusion.

"This is just an excuse. What I am doing is not your concern. You arrange for someone to keep an eye on Thomas and record his every move in the capital." Ouyang Lun said.

"Yes."

"Okay, it's nothing. You can go down as well. Everything will be carried out according to the plan. If it's not a big deal, don't bother me!"

"Yes."

Guo Zi left with several other heads of household department.

Just when Ouyang Lun felt his ears were clear and was about to take a nap, Wang Zhong walked in.

"Prince-in-law, you are so leisurely!"

"My lord, ahem, this is not a leisurely business, but a relaxing office. You must have just seen Guo Zi and the others before they left!" Ouyang Lun sat up from the rocking chair. This Wang Zhong is Zhu Yuanzhang's personal eunuch, come to him There must be something wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang here.

"The Zajia not only saw Mr. Guo Zi and the others, but also saw a foreign businessman." Wang Zhong said with a smile: "Your Majesty heard that you have met many foreign businessmen these days, and you also want to know about attracting investment and opening up the market. How is the policy going, so let the Za family invite the Prince Consort to the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

"I"

"Prince-in-law, please don't refuse yet! Your Majesty is also concerned about you. Recently, Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince have received many memorials to impeach you, including everything. Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince trust you 100%, but they I have to figure it out before I can explain it to you."

"Forehead"

(End of this chapter)