"Your Excellency Duke" Hader came to Han Du with a letter, a look of shock on his face.
Han Du glanced at him lightly and asked with a smile, "Is there any news from Herat City?"
"Yes." Hader nodded cautiously, and it was obvious that he was a little afraid of Han Du.
"How is the situation?" Han Du asked calmly.
Hader opened his mouth, hesitated and said, "The people arranged by the villain sent back the news that countless scholars, workshop owners, and craftsmen went bankrupt, ordinary people were living on the streets, and ordinary people even had fierce conflicts with the Imperial Army. Ordinary people attacked the city hall.
and the Royal Palace.”
When he said this, Hader paused involuntarily, took a deep breath and continued, "People arrested officials and nobles and massacred them. Even Shaharul was caught and executed! The city of Herat was destroyed by Timur."
The empire is over"
"Are you telling the truth?" Lan Chun simply couldn't believe his ears and grabbed Harder with his strong hands. .??.
Hard, a pampered businessman, suddenly felt pain like needles in his arms when Lan Chun caught him like this. But he didn't dare to get angry yet, so he gritted his teeth and said, "It's absolutely true, this news comes from one of my most loyal slaves."
What was passed back cannot be false."
"Okay! That's great, hahaha." Lan Chun immediately let go of Harder, raised his hands in the air and suddenly knelt on the ground, his voice gradually turning into a sob.
"Dad! Did you see it? Your great revenge has been avenged!"
Seeing a man in Lan Chun crying, Han Du knew that this was the release of his emotions that had been suppressed for too long.
He walked forward and patted Lan Chun on the shoulder a few times.
He looked up at the sky and raised his teacup in a distant salute. "Lanyu, Tamerlane has avenged you for killing you, and you have such a filial son. Even if you are alive in heaven, you should be happy!"
Yu Qian pulled Hader and asked him to tell him the contents of the letter in detail. Then he fell into silence. When he came to his senses, he asked Handu with gleaming eyes, "Teacher, this Timur
How could the empire collapse so suddenly?"
"The wealth system has completely collapsed, and I am not surprised that Timur's empire has become what it is now."
"Teacher, I have an idea." Yu Qian muttered.
Han Du raised his chin slightly and said, "Let's talk and listen."
Yu Qian thought for a moment and said calmly, "Now that Timur's empire is in civil strife, this is a great opportunity!"
"You want to intervene?" Han Du gave him a noncommittal look.
Yu Qian immediately felt that the teacher did not agree, and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it possible?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "It's okay for us to do business, but directly
What can we gain by joining in?"
Yu Qian pondered and said nothing.
Handu continued, "Can we get money? Or can we get land? We just plundered the city of Herat. Do you want to go to other cities to continue plundering? Don't you think it's too troublesome?"
"As for land, what do we use it for?"
Yu Qian smiled awkwardly, "It seems that I got it wrong."
"You are not wrong, but we should not be the ones doing this. I think you can tell the Governor's Office this news, and they will definitely be interested in the land." Han Du said.
Yu Qian's eyes lit up and he nodded sharply, "The teacher has thought carefully. I will go and tell them the news."
That night, Han Du found Fu Yong, Yang Linqing and others.
As the Bafang Association's first action, everyone came except Eunuch Cui and Tang Ding, who represented the emperor.
In a secluded room in the Governor's Palace, there was no candlelight, only a dim light shining in the middle of a round table, not even the chairs around the table.
Han Du sat in the main seat and watched people walk in one by one.
"Master." Fu Yong smiled and sat down on Han Du's right side.
Han Du nodded slightly in greeting, but in this dim room, it was not obvious at all.
Fu Yong didn't care, he withdrew his gaze and sat quietly on the chair, waiting for others to arrive.
"Master"
"Master"
After everyone had arrived, Han Du leaned forward. He put his hands on the table, and the dim candlelight just reflected his face.
"First of all, congratulations to our Bafang Conference on its successful start! Compared to the past few days, do you all know the benefits this time?"
Han Du glanced at a few people with a smile.
"Haha, it's all thanks to the master's skillful command." Fu Yong said first, "Speaking of which, I never thought that business could be done like this before."
Fu Yong clicked his tongue as he spoke, expressing great admiration for Han Du.
Yang Linqing also echoed and said, "Dragon Fu is right. My father-in-law is really an eye-opener for this little guy."
What he said was true. He had learned his origins from a young family, but he had never seen such exaggerated methods in his entire life.
Zhen Guo Gong Cong
I didn’t buy a single knife from beginning to end, but I made over 20 million yuan between the time I entered and exited.
This wealth is several times higher than what his family has accumulated over generations.
Han Du waved his hand slightly and reminded, "Since everyone has said this, I will also remind you."
"Master, please give me your instructions." Fu Yong nodded quickly.
"You have also seen with your own eyes how harmful this method is. It can be said that once implemented, it can almost destroy an empire. Therefore, I do not want to see anyone using this method to make money within the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing this, Fu Yong and others immediately solemnly promised, "Please don't worry, sir. Although we are businessmen, we also know that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way. Villains will never take such ill-gotten wealth."
Go covet.”
Han Du nodded lightly, "Okay! Then remember, whoever does it will be the mortal enemy of our Bafang Association!"
"Yes." Several people shouted in unison.
Seeing several people swearing to the sky, Han Du felt relieved and smiled again on his face, "Okay, let's talk about the second one. What should we do now?"
"This" Fu Yong hesitated for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Of course we will do whatever the father-in-law says."
This is the case for Herat City this time. Han Du is in charge of it, and Fu Yong and others only need the necessary supplies at the rear.
Just by doing some tricks, you can make a lot of money. Of course Fu Yong and others like this kind of good thing.
Han Du waved his hand and said, "This is my first time to give you a warning. In the future, you will still need to discuss the affairs of the Bafang Association. So, now you should think about what the Bafang Association will do in the future."
Fu Yong and the others looked at each other. Indeed, Han Du was the Duke of the country, and it was impossible for him to get into money all day long and lead them to make money.
The Bafang Society's business will still need a few of them to handle it in the future, while Han Du will just take care of the overall situation and wait for dividends.
Several people looked at each other, and finally unanimously pushed Fu Yong to the front.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Fu Yong had to hesitate and said, "Then let's continue doing business in the future?"
"Doing business is necessary." Han Du nodded, "After all, the purpose of establishing the Bafang Association is to make money, but besides making money, there should be another purpose."
"Master, please speak frankly." Fu Yongzheng was worried that he had no clue, so he said quickly.
"We should also plunder resources for the Ming Dynasty." Han Du looked directly at several people and saw their reactions one by one.
"Mr.
Can you make it clear?" Wenshan whispered.
Han Du said calmly, "I will just put forward one idea, and you need to add the rest. For example, although the Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, it does not have everything, and everything is rich enough."
"As for the good things from other places, we have to find a way to get them from the Ming Dynasty. We can get as much gold, silver, copper, iron and tin as we can."
"There are also commodity dumping and trade monopoly, dividing the indigenous people, causing civil strife and overthrowing the foreign countries. Everyone knows that the sea contains infinite wealth. In order to prevent others from competing with us, we need to completely eliminate any maritime power."
Fu Yong's head was buzzing. He swallowed secretly and said cautiously, "Master, I'm just doing business here."
Han Du smiled slightly, "Am I not talking about business?"
Several people looked at each other and did not dare to speak rashly.
When Han Du saw it, he coughed slightly and said, "Isn't the most profitable business in the world just robbing?"
Chang Hao realized something in his heart, and raised his hands and said, "Master, even the lower classes know this. But just because a low-class person can rob Duke Fan Guo, I'm afraid he is looking down too high on us. We don't have the master's extraordinary skills."
Han Du chuckled, "It seems you still don't understand."
He sat up straight and continued, "This is not the Ming Dynasty. You used to do business in the Governor's Mansion, and there would be no problems with the protection of the Governor's Mansion. But in the future we will definitely go to other countries to trade, can you still count on the protection of the Governor's Mansion?"
"
Everyone began to think deeply after hearing this.
After a while, Fu Yong asked, "Then what should we do based on your wishes?"
Han Du smiled lightly and said, "If you want to deepen the trade between various countries, you can only protect yourself. There is no other way. Therefore, if we want to do business, we must form a force to protect ourselves."
"
"Master, if we form our own military force, will this violate any taboos?" Chang Hao was a little worried.
After all, the foundation of myself and others is still in the Ming Dynasty. If someone is caught cheating and sued, maybe the princes will not have a problem, but he, a businessman, will definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
"What are you afraid of?" Han Du waved his hand fiercely, "This is authorized by the emperor, you don't have to worry about anything."
The Emperor's permission?
Several people instantly thought of the eunuch they saw when the Bafanghui was first established. Han Du initially disagreed, but after reading an imperial edict, he readily agreed.
It seems that the concession mentioned by the father-in-law should be related to the imperial edict.