Chapter 322

PS: it's three o'clock tonight and six o'clock tomorrow to make up for yesterday's and today's.

The atmosphere in the office is a little stagnant.

After a long period of silence, Cao Zhengyang said: "Your Highness, our Cao family fully supports your highness, but this matter is too big. Cao must go back to discuss with his father."

"Er..." It's Xiao Ming's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect that Cao Zhengyang would answer so happily.

Today is the first time that he put forward this idea. This is just the rudiment of the East India Company, a company driven by capital to plunder resources all over the world.

What he said just now was just the idea of turning attacking barbarians into a feast for merchants.

Speaking of this, Cao Zhengyang became more and more excited. Then he said frankly, "it seems right that my father sent Cao to come here this time. It is said that his highness said in the court that all the things he made came from a western missionary. It seems that his highness did not lie. To be honest, our Cao family is doing business with Holland people."

Xiao mingduan shakes his teacup in his hand, and his face becomes solemn. "Do you say Dutch?"

"Yes, it's Dutch. Isn't your highness sending Yue Yun to set up a trade route with Westerners?"

Turning his eyes, Xiao Ming said, "that's right. I think that's what I think. It's just that the king of Chu knows about the Dutch?"

Cao Zhengyang seemed surprised, he said: "yes, the king of Chu has been in secret contact with the Dutch. At first, the Dutch thought that the king of Chu was the present saint. Later, they realized that the king of Chu gave them MFN treatment and promised to do business with the Dutch only. The Dutch just gave up."

Xiao Ming nodded. Since Cao Zhengyang knew something about the west, he didn't need to hide it after he learned that he once had a Western priest.

Because in his opinion, he must have understood the western world today.

Speaking of the topic, this simple exchange of interests has changed the flavor. Xiao Ming said, "the king of Chu is so bold that he has kept it from the court for so many years. Damn it!"

"Your Highness, every vassal has his own secret, doesn't his highness also have it?" Cao Zhengyang's eyes are bright. "Of course, what our merchants pursue is always profit. Just because of this, our Cao family will support your highness to go north to expel barbarians, because our Cao family has seen the chamber of Commerce in the west, and they just follow the steps of the national war to make a fortune."

"You know so much, I don't want to say much. Since you cao family want to do business in my fiefdom, there is one more thing I hope you can agree to."

Xiao Ming did not expect that today's simple meeting with the Cao family would develop to this extent.

In this way, the Western powers outside the state of Dayu have divided their spheres of influence all over the world, while the barbarians in the north have not yet settled.

"Your Highness, please?"

"The granaries of the Cao family were all over the state of Dayu, and there was a big gap in the grain supply of the king's fiefdom, so the king wanted to buy some grain from the Cao family." Xiao Ming said.

"Your Highness, please give me the amount of food you need."

"Six million stone grains." Xiao Ming said.

Last year, he blackmailed millions of stone grain from the king of Wei. In addition, he traded goods for goods in business. These grains were enough to support the army, but on average, they would only last one year.

In this way, he was two years short of reserves. He calculated that his fiefdom needed six million stone grain a year, and what he bought was exactly the amount of one year.

He'll do something about the rest.

Cao Zhengyang's color changed slightly. The six million stones are not a small number. "Your Highness is joking. Our Cao family is not the king of Wei. Although the Cao family is said to be the richest man in the world, its financial resources are far less than any of the vassal kings. In my opinion, our Cao family can provide at most 500000 stones of food, but now there is a gap between the Dutch and the king of Chu, and the king of Chu is in great need He can exchange artillery with the king of Chu to build his own fleet. Our Cao family is willing to promote this for him in front of the king of Chu. "

Xiao Ming stares into Cao Zhengyang's eyes. The Cao family suddenly comes and makes such a big bet on him that he didn't expect. Now he has to help himself.

He doubted that the Cao family might be in some kind of dilemma now, and this dilemma is still a dilemma of life and death.

Otherwise, the Cao family would not have taken such a big risk to contact themselves.

Is it really the same as he thought that the king of Chu was going to kill the fat pig to feed himself? And the Cao family had a premonition in advance?

However, if so, the Cao family will certainly lose a lot. Even if they live, they will live up to the title of the richest man. However, the dead camel is bigger than the horse, and it is also a big piece of meat to seal their own land.

In addition, he can also take part in the book of the king of Chu and scold him for concealing Dutch affairs and deceiving the king.

Thinking of this, he said, "I'm very grateful."

"Your Highness is very kind. It's an honor for our Cao family to serve your highness."

Cao Zhengyang's face was full of smiles and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

Just one step forward is death, and one step back is also death. They have no choice but to survive.Having said this, Xiao Ming said to Li Kaiyuan, "Kaiyuan, you are responsible for entertaining me these two days, so as not to lose the courtesy."

Li Kaiyuan nodded. Xiao Ming's status is noble. Naturally, Li Kaiyuan is responsible for hosting Cao Zhengyang.

When they leave, Xiao Ming is lost in thought.

The visit of the Cao family is really beyond his expectation, although he is confident that the Cao family will find him to do business sooner or later.

But he didn't expect to be surprised by this situation, thinking of Cao Zhengyang's pretense when he revealed that the king of Chu had contacted the Dutch. He was more and more sure that there was something wrong between the Cao family and the king of Chu.

As for why the Cao family chose this opportunity, it was Yue Yun's fleet that gave him the capital to exchange interests.

With a sneer, Xiao Ming stands up. He needs capital, but he doesn't believe in capital either.

Capital will help him to expand his territory, but an carelessness will kill him.

Therefore, Xiao Ming has always been cautious in dealing with business, taking advantage of its advantages and guarding against its sinister and bloody side.

However, if the Cao family really provided logistics for their expedition of barbarians, it shows that the Cao family really has a long-term vision, and they should be on guard.

Thinking all the way, Xiao Ming went to the palace.

On the way, he suddenly met Pang Yukun.

"Your Highness, I'm going to the palace to see you." Pang Yukun was a little anxious.

"What's the matter?"

Pang Yukun said: "my friend in Jizhou sent two letters in succession. One of them mentioned that there had been civil unrest in King Yong's fiefdom. King Yong sent soldiers to suppress and block the news. This is not a good sign."

Smell speech, Xiao Ming frowned, his worry is becoming a reality step by step.

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