The Daliao River flowing in the night reflected a layer of white light under the bright moon. A fleet of ships stretching for several miles hung large sails and sailed upstream in the darkness.

In the river breeze, the muffled roars of the boatmen struggling to row their boats against the current could be heard intermittently.

"Finally arrived in the Qing Dynasty!"

Fan Yongdou, who was standing on the bow of the boat, stared at both sides of the Liao River and gave special instructions to the boatman.

"Throw a torch to the shore."

When the torch was thrown to the shore, the water birds were startled. When the water birds flew away in fright, by the light of the torch, Fan Yongdou saw four or five feet of dry river bed on the river bank. The smile on Fan Yongdou's face became stronger and stronger...

"Uncle Fan, tell me, tell me, no, no, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty will really, really buy our food?"

Looking at the dark land of Liaodong, Fang Xianqi seemed a little nervous.

Colluded to build slaves, sold grain to get out of the customs...

No matter which crime falls on you, it is a serious crime that will punish the Nine Clan!

"Young Master, just don't worry. The price of food in the Qing Dynasty is only higher than that in the capital, and will never be lower. I guarantee you won't lose money."

Looking at Fang Xianqi's pale face, Fan Yongdou sneered in his heart.

What a bunch of eggless things!

Don’t they know what it means to gain wealth through risk?

If everyone is so timid and fearful, how can they possibly get rich?

While sneering, Fan Yongdou had mixed feelings in his heart. This year, he had suffered a huge loss. Not only did he buy the millions of stones of grain with millions of taels of silver, he even paid off the copper goods as well.

If he gave it to Dorgon, he wouldn't dare not pay for it!

The Fan family has long been tied to the Qing Dynasty!

As for the 500,000 shi and the subsequent 500,000 shi of food... they are just stepping stones to accomplish a big thing! Now everyone here has basically agreed.

As long as this big thing is accomplished, not only the losses this year will be recovered, but even that person can be recovered as well!

The sky is getting brighter, and the ocean boat continues to swim up the Liao River. In the fields on the river bank, those people who are driven to work in the fields and carry water to irrigate the fields when the sky is about to light up see the ocean boat in the river.

Suddenly light came out.

"Yes, it's a Yangtze ship. Ken, it must be our Ming Dynasty ship..."

"Look, he, they don't have braids..."

Even before they could get excited, Monk Mingyi, who was carrying water, said coldly.

"The people on that boat were not humans, but beasts, beasts who betrayed their country and sought glory..."

In the past many years, Monk Ming Yi did not know how many times he had seen ships like this here. These ships all sailed from the Ming Dynasty, and the people on the ships were all Ming people, but they brought food, ironware, and silk.

Sold to the Jurchen Tatars! What else could they be if they weren't beasts?

A few days later, Monk Mingyi and others once again saw the approaching ships. However, they did not know that those ships did not leave Liaodong and return to Tianjin as usual, but sailed directly to Lushun.

There are hundreds of ocean-covering boats, almost occupying the entire sea surface of Lushunkou.

As the head of the Fan family, Fan Yongdou has been staying in Lushun for more than three months. In fact, these days, he is more anxious than anyone else about the situation in the south.

"Uncle Fan, when do you think we can finish it?"

Once again, Fang Xianqi looked at Fan Yongdou and said with a worried look on his face.

"If we keep waiting like this, I'm afraid that the boatmen will be confused and something will happen by then?"

"What happened? Just stay here and get ten taels of silver a month. Where can they find such a good thing? After this trip, each person can get more than a hundred taels of silver. Nephew Fang, as the saying goes,

People die for money, and birds die for food. These people who sell the sea to earn a living always only have money in their eyes! As long as they have enough money, they will definitely not make irresponsible remarks!"

Looking at Fang Xianqi who had no courage at all, Fan Yongdou's heart was filled with contempt. How could such a person be able to secure the position of the general merchant of the Beijing Grain Bank? What a good choice!

"But, don't be afraid of the worst, just be afraid of ten thousand!"

"Nephew Fang Xian, don't worry. Over the years, has anything happened to my more than one hundred ships? If I hadn't taken the initiative to take you with me, nephew Fang Xian, would you have ever heard of transporting grain outside the customs?

By sea-going ship?”

Fan Yongdou said quite proudly.

In fact, even in the imperial court, they thought that even if Shanxi merchants occasionally colluded with the Donglu, they would just cross the wall to sell some silk goods, tea and other things. However, the imperial court knew that the reason why they could expand their business and even

Selling millions of tons of grain to the Qing Dynasty did not rely on land routes. The so-called land camel caravans were just a cover-up. The real main route was the sea route.

"This, this little nephew really didn't expect it!"

Fang Xianqi answered truthfully. Before that, he had never thought that Fan Yongdou and the others actually transported grain, cloth, silk, tea and other goods from Tianjin to Liaodong on ocean ships. But after thinking about it, he thought

Understand, how much can a camel transport? At most two or three stones of grain, using a camel to transport grain to Liaodong is not enough to feed the camel itself. The most economical way is to go by sea!

Even Fang Xianqi did not expect that among the more than a thousand ocean-covering ships of Tianjin Guard, these Shanxi Chamber of Commerce had "hidden" more than 200 ships there. After so many years of grain trading, the Fang family could only

There are just dozens of ships accumulated.

"Don't worry. After spending enough money, they will definitely keep it secret. The money they earn this time will never be earned in half their lifetime. It's you and me..."

After a pause, Fan Yongdou's eyes flashed, and then he said proudly.

"I'm afraid that even if you and I earn what we work hard for a lifetime, we may not be able to earn so much!"

Even if you earn that money, how can you feel at ease?

Fang Xianqi's mind once again flashed back to the devastated scenes he had witnessed in Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou and other places at the beginning of the year. Silver stained with blood... was so hot to touch!

Just when Fan Yongdou asked Fang Xianqi Xiaozhi to give him money and move it in silver, someone outside the door made a report.

"Master Fan, Master Baylor invites you!"

Fan Yongdou said happily when he heard that it was Mr. Baylor who invited him.

"Nephew Fang Xian, please sit down first. If my prediction is correct, I guess this time Master Baylor calls me over, and the matter will definitely be accomplished..."

Just as Fan Yongdou guessed, a few hours later, when he came from Lord Baylor, he had a smile on his face and said excitedly when he saw Fang Xianqi.

"Nephew Fang Xian, it's done! Once it's done, although you and I dare not say that we are as rich as the enemy, we are not far behind!"

After that, he looked at the sea excitedly and said.

"Tomorrow, the fleet will sail out of Lushunkou!"
Chapter completed!