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Chapter 388 Doubt
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Feng, do you know why I built the ship?"

Feng Zhidai shook his head, he didn't know what Lin Xuan was going to do.

"There is endless wealth overseas, and I built the ship to go to sea to find wealth." Lin Xuan said.

Feng Zhidai was not surprised by Lin Xuan's words.

As the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, Lingnan has several times the profits of doing business overseas, and the Feng family naturally also has a fleet of merchants.

Guangdong's wharf, as the largest wharf in Datang, has many families in Datang, and there are fleets there.

He thinks that Lin Xuan's so-called going to sea to find wealth is just to go to sea to do business.

Feng Zhidai looked at Lin Xuan suspiciously, not knowing why Lin Xuan said this.

Shouldn't he talk about how to convince his father now?

"If you Geng Guogong can help me solve the shipbuilder's problem, I am willing to share half of Geng Guogong's income every year." Lin Xuan said.

Feng Zhidai almost laughed when he heard this.

half done?

If Lingnan is really wild, do you think that people in Lingnan have never seen the world?
The profit of doing business overseas is indeed very high, the least can earn several times, and it is not a problem to earn more than ten times.

But going to sea depends on the wind season. Generally speaking, the fleet can only go to sea once a year and go back and forth. It departs every autumn and returns in the next spring.

You can earn tens of thousands of pennies by lying down on the sea, how much can you earn half of it? More than 1000 strings?Or more than 2000 guan?

It lasted three to five thousand guan.

Although a lot, it is not cost-effective at all.

"Half percent doesn't seem like much, but I can guarantee that it will not be less than [-] guan every year. If it is not enough, I will be responsible for making up for it." Lin Xuan said surprisingly.

"What!" Feng Zhidai stood up in surprise, looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Master Hou, you can't take this joke."

Although the Feng family is known as the King of Lingnan, but it is wild and poor in Lingnan. The Feng family's annual income is only about [-] guan.

Lin Xuan opened his mouth and said that there are 200 guan a year.

It's no wonder that Feng Zhidai didn't believe it, this is simply a fantasy.

Lin Xuan said to himself: "I'm not joking. If Brother Feng doesn't believe it, you can make written evidence."

Feng Zhidai really couldn't figure out where Lin Xuan got such confidence.

But if it is really like what Lin Xuan said, if he facilitated this matter, he will have made a great contribution.

If the Feng family's annual income could be doubled, he wouldn't have to worry about his elder brother at all.

On the one hand, the ancients looked down on businessmen, and on the other hand, they valued money very much.

Take the Cheng family as an example, if there had been no war, Cheng Yaojin's food and salary would have been more than 1000 guan a year, and with some other messy income, it would not have exceeded [-] guan a year.

Two thousand guan seems to be a lot, but the servants of the Duke's Mansion, plus hundreds of personal soldiers, the expenses are also very huge.

With Cheng Yaojin's status, he didn't have the money to buy some properties for his other sons.

It is conceivable that one hundred thousand guan is attractive to the Feng family.

"Master Hou, I can't decide this matter, I need to write a letter back to tell my father." Feng Zhidai said.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "I understand. Tell Geng Guogong that if Geng Guogong is interested, I can go to Lingnan and talk to him in detail."

It is unlikely that Feng An will come to Chang'an to discuss cooperation with him, so he has to go there.

And to build a dock in Lingnan, he must go to Lingnan once.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou. Once my father writes back, I will notify Lord Hou immediately." Feng Zhidai said.

Lin Xuan said: "In that case, I will take my leave first."

"Master Hou, wait a moment." Feng Zhidai pondered for a moment, and said, "Master Hou, my father once said that I would inherit the title in the future, but I have been studying in Chang'an for these years. There is also a big brother above me. I wonder if Lord Hou will be here. Your Majesty, help me with good words in front of me."

Inheriting the title requires the approval of the court.

It doesn't mean that the son you say will inherit it will be inherited by the son.

However, normally speaking, the court seldom rejects it.

If Li Shimin supports it, then he must have no problem inheriting the title.

Lin Xuan looked at Feng Zhidai, he remembered that after Feng An's death, it was Feng Zhidai who inherited the title.

It stands to reason that Feng Zhidai was a proton in Chang'an, and he was still able to inherit the title in the end, which shows that Feng Zhidai's position is very stable.

Why does Feng Zhidai still ask him for help now?

unless…

Thinking of the reason, Lin Xuan nodded and said, "No problem, I still have a little weight in speaking in front of His Majesty. I, Brother Feng, will definitely help Brother Feng as soon as we see each other like old friends."

The reason why Lin Xuan agreed to it was because he felt that Feng Zhidai's succession to the title in history was probably due to Li Shimin's intervention.

For Li Shimin, although Feng An was very loyal, Feng An's reputation in Lingnan was too high, so he was naturally worried.

But Feng An was too honest, so Li Shimin couldn't find a reason to attack him at all.

After Feng An's death, although his son was not as prestigious as Feng An, he should not be underestimated.

Feng Ang died in the 20th year of Zhenguan, and Feng Zhidai had been a proton in Chang'an since the first year of Zhenguan.

After 20 years away from Lingnan, how many people in Lingnan know about Feng Zhidai?

With Feng Zhidai inheriting the title and the constraints of other brothers, it is impossible for the Feng family to be as strong as Feng An was alive.

This is undoubtedly in the best interests of the court and Li Shimin.

It was because he had guessed Li Shimin's mind that Lin Xuan agreed.

If Feng Zhidai told him to go to Li Shimin and tell Feng Zhidai to return to Lingnan early, it would be impossible for Lin Xuan to agree.

Feng Zhidai didn't know this, and when he inherited the title, he might be grateful to him.

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Although Feng Zhidai didn't know why Lin Xuan agreed so happily, he was still very happy to achieve his goal.

Feng Zhidai sent Lin Xuan to the door and waited until Lin Xuan left before returning home.

"Uncle Chen, what do you think about this matter?" Feng Zhidai asked.

Uncle Chen said: "This old slave feels that what Jingyang County Hou said is not the bottom line."

"Oh?" Feng Zhidai asked in surprise, "How do you know that?"

"Although the old slave doesn't understand too many important principles, the old slave still understands the reason why you don't immediately show your cards when talking about business." Uncle Chen said.

"I have my own father to talk to him, so we don't need to worry about it. What I mean is that he promised to help me, is it just perfunctory?" Feng Zhidai said worriedly.

It was Lin Xuan who agreed too happily, which made him a little uneasy.

After all, he couldn't ask Li Shimin whether Lin Xuan helped him or not.

Uncle Chen thought for a while and said: "The old slave saw that the expression of the experienced County Hou did not seem to be fake. The reason why the Jingyang County Hou agreed so happily is that he wanted to make friends with Erlang. After all, Lingnan is the territory of the Feng family. He wants to go to sea to do business. , we still have to rely on the Feng family."

"Is that really the case?" Feng Zhidai still had some doubts.

He felt that things were not that simple, let alone when he would inherit the title.

Even if you want to befriend him, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to befriend his eldest brother than him.

After all, he has been away from Lingnan for many years and has no foundation in Lingnan. If he befriends his eldest brother, he can benefit now.

Let him choose, and he will choose to befriend his elder brother.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan didn't know what Feng Zhidai was thinking. He just knew the direction of history and had no intention of helping Feng Zhidai.

He was not worried at all that Feng An dared to attack his fleet.

Feng An was so cautious, as long as he knew that Li Shimin took the lead, Feng An would not have the guts to dare to mess around.

(End of this chapter)