Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Three: Thirteen Parties and Eight Parties Meeting
Han Du rolled his eyes and looked at Fu Yong.
Fu Yong quickly bowed slightly and extended his hand to introduce, "Three gentlemen, this is Yang Linqing, the owner of Juyuan, this is Wenshan, the owner of Ruifeng, and this is Badamu, the owner of Qingxiang."
"Meet the three gentlemen." When Fu Yong introduced them, the three of them stood up one after another and bowed to Han Du.
Han Du waved his hand and said, "From now on, we are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, sir." Although Han Du's words made the three of them very happy, they still had no time to adapt to this change of status, and their behavior was subconsciously respectful to Han Du and the others.
Han Du glanced at the three of them and said directly, "You should know why I came to you today, right?"
Yang Linqing leaned forward slightly, nodded, and replied with a smile, "I heard from Mr. Fu, but I don't know the detailed regulations."
"Then I will tell you carefully." Han Du nodded lightly.
He took a sip of tea and continued, "You must know how big the world is, right?"
"I've heard about it." Yang Linqing echoed, "Thanks to my father-in-law, I had the opportunity to buy a map of the world."
Now that you know this, it’s easy to say.
Han Du continued, "Although the Ming Dynasty is vast, it only occupies one-tenth of the world. There is still a large area of land that has not been touched."
"Although the Ming Dynasty now dominates the world, some places are too far away and completely beyond our reach. The power of the court cannot take care of these places, which leaves us with opportunities to make a fortune."
"Nanyang was a place like this back then, and you should all know how much money the imperial court and maritime merchants have made in Nanyang over the years, right?"
Who is not interested in getting rich? Isn’t it that these people today gathered together because they want to get rich?
"Sir, there are indeed many opportunities to make a fortune in these places, but will the imperial court agree?" Yang Linqing was a little worried. He was just a businessman and he did not dare to go against the imperial court.
Although the court cannot take care of these places now, no one knows whether the court will continue to advance and occupy them in the future. If we rush to cause trouble now, if we are liquidated by the court in the future, wouldn't it be worth the loss?
Han Du took out the imperial decree that he had prepared long ago and said, "With the emperor's imperial decree here, what are you afraid of?"
After saying this, he opened the imperial edict in front of everyone and allowed everyone to watch.
The five Fu Yongs had only heard the name of the imperial edict in their lives and had never seen it with their own eyes. However, they did not expect to see the real imperial edict here, and it was closely related to them.
Everyone looked over with wide eyes curiously. If they weren't worried about being rude, they would all want to step forward.
Pay your respects.
When everyone saw the contents of the imperial edict clearly, Fu Yong couldn't help but said in a voice, "My lord, is this really the imperial edict from the late emperor?"
Han Du put away the imperial edict, nodded affirmatively, and explained, "I know you have doubts in your hearts, but this imperial edict was something I worked hard to obtain from the late emperor. And regarding this imperial edict, you must
It was rotten in my belly, and anyone who leaks it will bear the consequences!"
"Don't worry, sir, I understand the importance." Fu Yong quickly patted his chest to assure him.
"Please don't worry, sir." Others also echoed.
If this imperial edict is spread, I am afraid that even the late emperor's benevolent and kind image in the hearts of the people will be affected. Of course, it must not be leaked. But the more this happens, the more excited Fu Yong and the other five people are. After all, Zhenguo
If the father-in-law can share this secret with them, it means that the father-in-law really treats them as his own people.
"What do you want to do, sir? We all listen to him." All five people expressed their absolute trust in Han Du.
Han Du smiled when he saw this scene and thought to himself that his efforts were not in vain.
"Ahem, since everyone has no doubts, let's talk about the next thing."
Everyone immediately held their breath and stared at Han Du.
In the eyes of everyone, Han Du said unhurriedly, "Everyone adds fuel to the flames. Since we want to make a big fight, we can't fight alone. I think we should join forces."
"What do you mean, sir, let's contribute money and do things together?" Fu Yong asked impatiently.
Han Du nodded slightly, "That's what I mean."
"How should we calculate the shares?" Fu Yong asked the most critical question.
The gap between the status of these merchants and Han Du and others is too big. If they contribute money and effort, and the three gentlemen have to give everything and share the dividends, then I am afraid no one will agree.
Han Du didn't care and explained, "Of course everyone will contribute the money together, one share for each family, one million yuan per share."
Although one million strings is a lot, Han Du's attitude shocked Fu Yong and others.
According to their thinking, they would be satisfied if the three princes could pay half of their money. But Duke Zhenguo actually kept his word and really treated them as equals.
"Young Master, you don't have to do this. The five of us will each contribute one million guan. The three young masters only need to contribute 500,000 guan each."
Han Du waved his hand to interrupt Fu Yong.
If he said, "No, since we are going to form a partnership to establish a business firm, we must strive to be fair."
"Now, what do you think our trading company should be called?"
"this"
Fu Yong and the other five looked at each other, and then Fu Yong took the lead and said, "It's fine as long as you make the decision. We have no objections."
Han Du turned his head to look at Tang Ding and Lan Chun and asked, "What do you think?"
"It's up to you." Tang Ding looked calm.
Lan Chun was now thinking about how to avenge his father. He didn't care about the name at all. He nodded silently and left the decision to Han Du.
Han Du was no longer polite, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "We have eight families here in total, and with money coming from all directions, why not call it the Bafang Hui."
"Bafanghui Trading Company?" Tang Ding felt a little awkward.
"If you don't have a trading company, you'll just have the Bafanghui." Han Du shook his head.
Tang Ding clicked his tongue twice and nodded, "Okay."
Seeing that the others had no objections, Han Du clapped his hands and said, "Okay, then I declare that the Bafang Association will be established."
Everyone smiled and nodded in agreement.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Han Du frowned. Today's events cannot be leaked. What are the guards outside doing?
"What's going on outside?" Han Du yelled.
Before anyone outside could come in to report, the door was pushed open by a violent force.
Seeing the person coming, Han Du stood up and said, "Eunuch Cui, what do you mean?"
Breaking in so violently was completely disrespectful to him. If he didn't have an explanation, even if he was a popular person in front of Zhu Yunye, Han Du would still ask for an explanation from Zhu Yunye.
Eunuch Cui was Zhu Yunye's playmate since childhood. After Zhu Yunye inherited the throne, his status also rose.
Fu Yong and others also stood up, but they did not know the identity of Eunuch Cui, so they just stood aside quietly.
Eunuch Cui stepped forward with a smile, and bowed to Han Du with his fat body. "Mr. Zhenguo misunderstood. This servant is here today on the emperor's orders."
"The emperor ordered you to break in directly?" Han Du's eyes narrowed, but the anger in his heart did not dissipate.
How could Eunuch Cui dare to say that it was the emperor's order? Even if it was really the emperor's order, he would not dare to say it directly.
"My lord, I have misunderstood. This Zhuangzi is well guarded. If it were not so, this servant would not be able to get in."
Han Du waved his hand, not wanting to quarrel with him any more, and asked directly, "Eunuch Cui came to me despite his busy schedule, why did he come to me?"
Are you going to have an argument with me?"
Eunuch Cui quickly lowered his head, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile, "I heard that the father-in-law has made a big move. I have been ordered by the Queen Mother to come and get involved. The father-in-law will not refuse, right?"
Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at him, saying that it was the girl who meant it, but Han Du didn't believe it. The girl stayed in Renshou Palace all day and didn't even leave the palace, so how could she know what I wanted to do?
The only possibility is that Zhu Yunye sent Eunuch Cui in the name of his sister. Zhu Yunye is really well-informed. He got the news just as he and others gathered here.
Han Du did not hide anything, he directly added a chair next to the round table and motioned for Eunuch Cui to sit down.
"Is the Emperor also interested in doing business?"
Eunuch Cui smiled and nodded slightly, indirectly acknowledging that the emperor asked him to come.
"Well, since the Emperor is interested, I will explain it to you carefully."
After listening to Han Du's words, Eunuch Cui smiled and stretched out his right hand and spread his fingers.
"I want five shares."
Han Du said nonchalantly, "Five guan is a bit much, but since it is the emperor's wish, I can make the decision and give it to you as long as you come up with 5 million guan."
Eunuch Cui shook his head vigorously, "No!"
Want shares but don’t want to pay?
Han Du laughed and said with some dissatisfaction, "What? Do you still want to make money while standing?"
If you want to have sex for free, even if you are the emperor, Han Du will not agree.
Eunuch Cui stood up and walked to Han Du and took out two things from his arms, one was a golden order and the other was an imperial edict.
"The emperor gave this to your father-in-law. Why don't you take a look at it now and then talk about it?"
Jin Ling had nothing to see, so Han Du directly picked up the imperial edict and opened it.
Eunuch Cui asked with a smile, "Eunuch, with these two things, can you make money standing up?"
Han Du slowly exhaled a breath and nodded heavily, "Yes!"
Eunuch Cui smiled, then retreated to the chair and sat down.
Facing the eyes of others, Han Du nodded slightly. Others immediately understood that they had made money this time!
"Then our Bafang Association now has a total of thirteen shares, one million yuan per share. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't object.
Han Du nodded, "Okay, since everyone has no objections, I declare the Bafang Association to be officially established!"
After a brief announcement, Handu continued, "Now I will talk about the first goal of the Bafanghui, the Timur Empire."