Great Song Pirate

Chapter 99
Who is Li Mingshan!He is an old man who has spent almost half his life in this world. Hearing what Xu Yi said, how could he not understand what Xu Yi meant!Xu Yi is clearly asking him to come forward to take advantage of those merchants in Hangzhou who do the same business as him!So he didn't dare to underestimate the young man in front of him. He grasped the crux of the problem in just a few short conversations, and saw the huge business opportunities contained in it.So after turning his head for a while, he immediately smiled and said: "Yes, yes! Mr. Xu is really considerate. Once you, Mr. Dulong Island, take down that Jiang Desheng, it will not only benefit our Li family, but also those colleagues here." You are also the beneficiaries. Since you are benefiting, you should do something. Although I, Li, am not talented, I still have some prestige among the merchants here in Hangzhou. For escort, we merchants should be rewarded, haha!"

Xu Yi finally laughed. It is good to deal with smart people. You don’t need to go around in circles. I dare not say anything else about Dulong Island, but as long as these merchants trust us in Dulong Island, we can still send some ships to escort their fleet. If they are willing, we can guarantee their safety and escort their fleet across the river to Desheng. The turf is that nothing should happen to their fleet on Jiang Desheng's waters. As for shopkeeper Li's fleet, Wansheng can make the decision. With the relationship between you and me, as long as it is the Li family's boat, we can If you don’t take any money, you will still ensure the safety of your fleet sailing on Jiang Desheng’s waters!”

Li Mingshan was overjoyed when he heard that. Xu Yi's words were equivalent to ensuring their safety on Jiang Desheng's water when they went out to sea, so he quickly said: "Mr. Xu is polite. Since Mr. Xu said so, our My family will definitely not let you Dulong Island brothers suffer, from now on, your affairs will be my Li's affairs, wherever it is needed, you can do whatever you say, and Li will definitely do it!"

Having said that, there is no need to say anything more, Xue Tu immediately understood what Xu Yi meant, because when he came, Xu Yi had already exchanged opinions with him on the direction of the island's development in the future. At the beginning, it was much bigger. If it still relies on going to sea to rob like before, although it can guarantee that the food and drink on the island will not worry about it, it will inevitably cause worries among merchants. Send the navy to wipe them out, and when the time comes to use their strength to face the imperial navy, it can be said that it is basically hitting the stone with an egg, and there is no chance of winning. Xu Yi has said on the road that Dulong Island will never rely solely on robbery for a living in the future. , We must find a safe way to let the island have a legitimate business to take out. Now it seems that Xu Yi has found a way to make Dulong Island double as a bodyguard business for boats at sea!Xue Tu could only secretly sigh at Xu Yi's quick wit, and felt that it was the right choice for him to take refuge in Jin Huo at the beginning!
"Don't be afraid of shopkeeper Li's jokes. After all, we are still pirates. We used to do business without money. What we said today is after all what Xu said, and this matter is not trivial. After all, we are the masters of the island. Master, I have to go back to discuss this matter with the master before I can make a final decision, but with Big Brother Xue helping me to speak, it should not be a problem, but there is only one problem, that is, we live at sea all year round, although we can escort the fleet, But after all, it is very inconvenient to contact, Xu thinks that if we want to operate this matter, we should still have a clear identity here, otherwise, even if shopkeeper Li goes to lobby those merchants and tell us our identity, I'm afraid it will become a big joke, who would have the guts to hand over his fleet to a gang of pirates for escort? I wonder if shopkeeper Li can do anything?" Xu Yi began to talk about the operation substantive issues.

After Li Mingshan heard it, he also felt that what Xu Yi said was a problem. After all, when he went to lobby those colleagues to pay for Dulong Island ships to escort their fleet, he couldn't tell them to hire a bunch of pirates to escort them!If this is the case, this is simply a joke. First of all, doing so is equivalent to telling those people that his Li family has colluded with pirates. It is possible, and the second is that these colleagues will definitely not trust Dulong Island. Letting their fleet be handed over to another pirate for protection. To: "Mr. Xu said it is very true. I have lived so long. It is the first time I have heard of pirates escorting merchant ships. If I am not familiar with you, I am afraid I will be a joke! If you do not have a proper identity, this time It's really hard to say!"

At this time, Mr. Li Mutian laughed and said: "This matter is really interesting. The pirates escorted the merchant ship. I'm afraid no one will believe it if I tell it. There are many thieves on the road, and there are many merchants on the road who are in danger of being robbed by thieves. Therefore, in recent years, there are many bodyguard bureaus in various cities, and the business is booming. , then why can’t there be such a thing as escorts at sea? If Brother Xu is willing to do this business, he might as well open a maritime escort agency here in Hangzhou. In this way, you have a clear identity, and you can open the door to do business freely, and you don't have to hide and hide when you come to land in the future, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

Maritime Escort?This is a new thing. Even Xu Yi, who came from the future world, has never heard of such a thing, but he has heard of the Escort. They only provide human bodyguards. They go out to sea with merchant ships. If they encounter pirates on the road, they rely on the bodyguards to resist the pirates' robbery by force. It is true that they plan to send ships or even fleets to escort merchant ships. Never heard of it.

Li Mingshan, Xu Yi, Xue Tu and the others nodded their heads after hearing this, thinking that this matter should be feasible. Xu Yi and the others on Dulong Island have the strength to do this. All they need is to go to the government to make a note. With the influence of the Li family in Hangzhou, it shouldn’t be a problem for Xu Yi and the others to gain an identity in Hangzhou. Li Mingshan nodded and said: "Mutian is right, this is a safe way, but I don’t know Does Guidao intend to do this, after all, this is Hangzhou Prefecture, a place where various forces gather, what does Mr. Xu think?"

Xu Yi thought for a while and nodded: "I think this is feasible, but the establishment of this maritime bodyguard agency requires a lot of preparations, not to mention the deployment of manpower on our island, there must at least be a resident and a pier to berth here. That’s fine, we seldom come to land now, so I don’t know if these problems can be solved?” Xu Yi began to make small calculations in his stomach again.

Li Mingshan said in an interface: "Mr. Xu, don't worry about this matter. Li has been operating in Hangzhou for many years. Although the real estate he bought is not much, it is enough for Guidao. In addition, I have my own wharf here. As long as Guidao If you like, you can choose the pier to dock on my pier, and ordinary people will not go to any trouble!"

"Since that's the case, then we won't be polite. After I go back this time, I will immediately discuss this matter with several masters on the island, and I will try my best to facilitate this matter. As for the matter here, I will ask shopkeeper Li to take care of it!" Xu Yi held up his wine glass and toasted Li Mingshan, saying that this matter was settled for the time being.

Li Mingshan also readily drank the wine in his glass, and several people chatted and laughed and changed the topic to other matters.

"When we came to Hangzhou this time, we didn't have any good things from Dulong Island to give to shopkeeper Li. This time, Junshi Xu took a boat to the waters near Fusang and took a trip in person. In addition to bringing back some Fusang specialties, he also brought back a few Fusang girl, I chose two of them by the way, and brought them to shopkeeper Li along with the boat, and also sent some high-quality sea jelly skins to shopkeeper Li, and please accept it with a smile!" Xue Tu said to Li Ming Shan said.

Li Mingshan laughed immediately: "Brother Xue! You really know how to joke! Do you think that an old man like me is still the kind of person who can enjoy such a good fortune? This love is appreciated by Li. As for this Fusang girl I Let’s leave it to Mutian, haha! But this sea dragon skin is a good thing. It’s a rare thing here. The leather boots used to make it are very beautiful. If there are such things on the island in the future, Li will I am willing to buy at a high price, and the sea dragon meat and sea dragon oil you sent with the ship last time are selling well, they can be regarded as rare goods, if there are any, just send them, and I will take them all at the price!"

Hearing that his father had given him the two Fusang women, Li Mutian who was sitting beside him was overjoyed. Although he thought he was not a playboy, after all, he was still young, how could he not be interested in women?What's more, Dulong Island sent Fusang woman this time, there are not many opportunities like this, at least it is enough for him to go out and show off!So he quickly got up and thanked Xu Yi and Xue Tu, and thanked his father, and everyone laughed and ended the banquet.

(End of this chapter)