Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 279 Exchange
"Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea"

It seems to be a simple sentence, but the amount of information contained in it is really too large.

Tao Lang blinked his small eyes, pretending to be puzzled and said: "I don't quite understand what Eunuch Ye means, can Eunuch Ye be more straightforward?"

Ye Xun didn't expose him, and directly stretched out two fingers, saying: "I want to rent this sea area outside Denglai, and the rent is 20 taels a year."

20 taels, even if you are an official for a lifetime, you can't earn it, but Tao Lang is also a man who has seen the world. After hearing the price Ye Xun offered, he smiled noncommittally, then picked up the tea bowl on the table, as if to After drinking tea, I opened the lid and found that it was empty, so I put the tea bowl back.

Slowly speaking in an official tone: "The imperial court explicitly banned the sea, and I, the governor, cannot violate the imperial court's laws! Eunuch Ye, don't you think so?"

"30 taels!"

"Isn't Eunuch Ye making things difficult for me? Denglai is not the only one who has the final say. It's about being known by others."

"40 taels, no more. I want to build a ship and recruit boatmen. It's hard to say whether I can make money in the first year. If Mr. Tao still doesn't agree, then we can only split up."

Tao Lang's greed obviously exceeded Ye Xun's imagination, but that's good, at least with this guy's maintenance, his fleet will also save a lot of unnecessary troubles in the future.

After hearing Ye Xun's last quotation, Tao Lang finally smiled. Although he didn't personally participate in the operation of shipping, he knew very well about the huge wealth hidden in it. If Ye Xun's scale is large enough, several million taels a year Not enough to earn.

So 40 taels is not Tao Lang's ultimate goal, but what Ye Xun said is also reasonable, everything is difficult at the beginning, and you may not be able to make money in the first year, so let's just accept it when it is good, and then slowly increase the price.
He smiled and said, "I've heard that Eunuch Ye is very forthright. It's better to meet him than to be famous! Since Eunuch Ye is so sincere, I'll just say it straight."

"50 taels, half of which will be paid first. Of course, I can't ask for money from my father-in-law for nothing. There are hundreds of pirates captured in the Dengzhou prison in the past few years, and they are all given to my father-in-law. are proficient in sailing and shipbuilding"

It's so fucking dark!Adding silver to 50 taels in one mouthful, I really took Lao Tzu for a fool, but do you have a life to earn and a life to spend?
After Tao Lang finished speaking, he looked at Ye Xun triumphantly, but he didn't know that Ye Xun, who seemed to be calm and calm, had already murdered him. When he thought about it, Ye Xun wanted to engage in shipping in Liaodong, and boarded Laiwaihai. There is no way around it, so Ye Xun will definitely bow his head to him.

But I don't know that Ye Xun has always threatened others, and no one can threaten him. It is true that the waterway off the coast of Denglai cannot be avoided, but the governor of Denglai can be changed.

But of course Ye Xun would not touch him at this time, since this person is already a dead person in his heart, so why not give him more money?Just treat it as being there temporarily.

Pretending to think about it for a while, he said: "Okay! Since Mr. Tao is so frank, I can rest assured, but I don't have so many bank notes with me, so I can let someone bring those criminals back to the Golden Palace with me. State, we hand over people and money on board”

Tao Lang also knew that it was impossible for Ye Xun to carry so much money with him, but he still hesitated to go to Jinzhou to collect the money, after all, it was beyond his sphere of influence.

After thinking about it, it seemed that there was nothing to worry about. After all, if Ye Xun wanted to operate shipping, he could not do without the secret support of the governor of Denglai.

Thinking of this, he high-fived Ye Xun and made an oath, agreeing to this behind-the-scenes deal.

Tao Lang was also a cheerful person, so he immediately called his confidant, the captain of the Denglai Navy Inspection Department, and asked him to prepare the ship and then load all the prisoners in the prison on the ship.

Ye Xun knew very well that most of the pirates that Tao Lang talked about were fishermen who couldn't survive nearby. There were no pirates, but with the ability of the Denglai Inspection Department, Ye Xun doubted whether they could beat the pirates.

Ye Xun couldn't leave Liaodong for too long. North Korea had already sent people there, and they might pick up the fleeing North Korean people at any time, so he had to go back as soon as possible.

The ships of the Denglai Navy are not big, because the imperial court does not allow the construction of large ships.

The rank of military attache in the inspection department is not high, it should be a hundred households, the general named Duan Yun, in his 30s, tall and strong, with the demeanor of a fierce general.

Although Ye Xun doesn't know how to meet people, he has seen countless people. From the face of this hundred households, it is not difficult to see that this is a relatively upright person, but he doesn't understand how such a person can become the confidant of Tao Lang's corrupt official.

Duan Yun didn't know Ye Xun's identity. He was imprisoned for violating military regulations before, and it was Tao Lang who released him, so he has always been grateful to Tao Lang.

However, he was also very puzzled by Tao Lang's arrangement today, and he didn't understand why the governor asked him to send these prisoners to Jinzhou by boat.

And although he could be regarded as Tao Lang's confidant, there was also a housekeeper from the Tao Mansion accompanying him this time. Before leaving, Tao Lang had told him to obey the housekeeper Tao's orders in everything.

With the governor's warrant, it will work everywhere, at least in Denglai.

Early the next morning, more than 680 ships of various kinds, carrying [-] prisoners, headed for Jinzhou across the sea.

After the boat started, Steward Tao followed Ye Xun like a piece of dog skin plaster, as if Ye Xun would run away as soon as he left, making it impossible for Ye Xun to say a few words to Duan Yun alone.

The sea area from Dengzhou to Jinzhou already belongs to the inland sea, and the weather is calm, so the boat travels very fast. After noon, the horizon of the Liaodong Peninsula has already been seen.

Before they landed, they saw a lot of ships parked on the pier. When they got closer, everyone, including Ye Xun, was stunned, because besides some ordinary merchant ships, there were more than ten boats on the shore. The pirate ship with the skull flag, it seems that the pirates are plundering the ships docked on the shore.

It is not uncommon for pirates to plunder passing merchant ships at sea, but it really opened Ye Xun's horizons to chase them to the shore and rob them.

There were no soldiers of the Golden State Guard on the shore, and it was unknown whether they were ignorant of it or avoided it on purpose.

The boats of the Dengzhou Navy here are full of prisoners. If they go up again, not only will it not help, but even these official ships and prisoners may even get in.

Duan Yun made a decisive decision and immediately ordered all the ships to turn their bows and return.

Ye Xun couldn't help being anxious when he saw this, he had already arrived at the door of the house, what's going on when he went back?

Immediately stopped Duan Yun, said in a deep voice, "Is General Duan going to run away?"

Duan Yun glanced at Ye Xun, and said, "Are you still pointing at these prisoners to help you fight pirates?"

Duan Yun's words made Ye Xun choke enough, yes!Duan Yun said there is nothing wrong with it, rushing over like this rashly, what is the difference between meat buns beating dogs?
At this time, the pirates also saw the twenty or so official ships, but they obviously thought that the officers and soldiers came to exterminate them. Soon, the horn sounded on the largest ship.
(End of this chapter)