Lin Haoran felt bitter in his heart, and analyzed seriously: "The imperial court can allow this official to come back to Guangdong to preside over the opening of the sea, which is the result of the joint efforts of many people, especially the deceased Governor Tang. However, the opposition to the opening of the sea is still very loud at the moment, and if we boldly propose to form a fleet to go to sea in search of the silver mountain, I am afraid it will backfire. Only when we present the benefits of opening the sea to the imperial court, and let the imperial court know that the current environment is different from that of the Taizu period, can we have the opportunity to completely overthrow the ancestral theory, so that the Ming Dynasty can more boldly form a fleet to go to sea, follow the countries to trade goods, and also form a fleet like Portugal to find gold and silver in some inaccessible places. ”

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but sigh lightly. Although he felt sorry in his heart, Lin Haoran was right, it was not easy for Guangdong to open the sea at present, and it was undoubtedly difficult for the imperial court to form a fleet to go to sea.

The finances of the special imperial court are stretched, and if it really proposes to spend a huge amount of money to build a fleet, it will inevitably be frantically counterattacked by the forbidden sea faction, and it will definitely be discussed that Zheng He went to the South China Sea to spend national funds.

"Lin Futai, since you returned to Leizhou to preside over the opening of the sea, Guangdong has been able to achieve some results, and you have made great contributions! Benbo replaces wine with tea, toast you!" Chen Wangmo, the governor of Liangguang, felt pity in his heart, but picked up the teacup and said loudly to Lin Haoran.

I have to say that at present, Guangdong can achieve such a situation, and Lin Haoran's contribution is undoubtedly the greatest. He started from Leizhou, overcame all kinds of difficulties and successfully opened the sea, and then promoted the opening of the sea in Guangzhou, which led to the current Guangzhou city presenting a prosperous new atmosphere.

Now, he has obtained this high-yield sweet potato from overseas, and this is the official who really does things.

Lin Haoran picked up the teacup, but modestly stood up and responded: "Mr. Chen praised falsely, the reason why Guangdong can have the current situation is inseparable from your support!" I only hope that I can keep the current situation in Guangdong with my colleagues, so that the people of Guangdong can get more benefits, and let our Ming become prosperous and strong! ”

Wang Bai was moved in his heart, then picked up the teacup and said loudly to the officials: "We are Ming officials, and we should seek well-being for the country and the people. We don't want to leave a name for a hundred generations, but we hope to open the sea in Guangdong and never retreat! ”

"I hope that Guangdong will open the sea and never retreat!" The officials raised their teacups and responded loudly.

Lin Haoran looked at this scene and faintly felt that everyone had formed a stronger group.

Not only the interests of the United Business Group, but also his personal future, which has been related to the opening of the sea, and the success or failure of the opening of the sea in Guangdong has been equated.

In the future struggle of the imperial court, he is a representative of the Kaihai faction, and will even become the leader of the Kaihai faction. In this way, he could gather officials who supported Kaihai around him, thus forming a new imperial power.

The current Guangdong officialdom, whether it is true or false, is already absolutely dominated by their gang of sea-opening factions. If a group wants to be united, in addition to interests, common ideals are undoubtedly more important.

While everyone was talking, the banquet over there was ready.

This banquet has been planned in advance, and everything is carried out in an orderly manner. There are three kinds of sweet potatoes prepared, one is steamed, one is charcoal-grilled, and the last one is sweet potato sugar.

"Lord Fantai, please taste it!"

After everyone was seated, Lin Haoran raised his hand and signaled.

Wang Bai was also polite, picked up the chopsticks and stretched out to the steamed sweet potato, put a piece of sweet potato into his mouth, chewed it seriously, and then made a speech: "The color is attractive, the entrance is soft and soft, slightly sweet, and it is really high-quality!" ”

Huang Hui and others stretched out to the steamed sweet potatoes one after another, and they also nodded in praise.

"Lord Tsudai, please!" Lin Haoran looked at Xiao Xu, the envoy, with a smile, and said respectfully to him.

Xiao Xu stroked his white beard, picked up his chopsticks and stretched out to the charcoal-grilled sweet potato, put a piece of sweet potato into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and then said: "Slightly hot, but the aroma is compelling, the entrance is full of fragrance, this potato is wonderful!" ”

Huang Hui and the others stretched out to the steamed sweet potatoes one after another, and nodded their heads in praise.

"Mr. Chen, please taste!"

Lin Haoran asked someone to bring a bowl of sweet potato syrup, and smiled at Chen Wangmo with a slight smile.

Chen Wangmo nodded lightly, picked up the spoon and sent the sugar water to his mouth and blew it, and then sent it to his mouth, his eyes lit up immediately, and he swallowed it and said: "Sweet and fragrant, this potato is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

This sweet potato is made into three dishes, but it presents three different charms, which makes everyone amazed again. Although there was no shortage of delicacies on the table, everyone's attention was all on the sweet potato, and most of the people at the banquet talked about overseas affairs.

Chen Wangmo liked sweet potato candy very much, and was very interested in the silver mine, so he asked during the banquet: "Lin Futai, are all overseas silver mines ownerless?" ”

"There is a master, but there is no owner!" Lin Haoran thought for a moment, and then replied honestly: "Overseas are mostly barbarian lands, where the inhabitants have not been educated, still live a life of slash-and-burn farming, and do not know the value of silver mines. Even though they knew the price of the silver mines, they did not have good goods, and there was no difference between having silver and not having silver. ”

"Lin Futai, we have a lot of resources, do we have to go overseas to find silver mines?" Huang Hui asked suspiciously.

When the others heard this question, they also looked at Lin Haoran, wanting to find the answer from this know-it-all.

"Gold and silver are mostly in barren land, but we are blessed with unique talents, which is conducive to farming, but it is difficult to cash silver!" Lin Haoran's eyes did not blink, and he said very seriously: "According to the information I received from the Portuguese, the big silver mine they found is in the big mountain range by the sea, and there is no arable land around. Therefore, the clouds say: gold and silver mines are mostly in inaccessible places, mostly hidden in islands, not in fertile places! ”

This is naturally untrue, but Lin Haoran has to talk nonsense, otherwise everyone will always focus on this "big land" place. Like the current imperial court, the silver ban is used to attribute the world's silver mines to the imperial court, but they don't know that the silver mines of the Ming Dynasty are barren, and the real silver mines are on the other side of the ocean.

"Lin Futai is really extraordinary, and Ben Bo admires it!" Chen Wangmo arched his hand seriously and said convincingly.

Lin Haoran was not proud, after all, this kind of insight was extremely ordinary in later generations, and modestly replied: "Mr. Chen praised it!" In the future, if there is any inappropriate behavior in this house, please ask General Chen to come to the door to teach! ”

"Don't dare! But listening to Lin Futai's words today, I really benefited a lot, and don't be bothered by Benbo when I come to the door in the future! "Although Chen Wangmo was born as an earl and held the position of the commander-in-chief of Liangguang, he didn't think that he could be more powerful than Lin Haoran, and he already had a friendship with Lin Haoran.

Wang Bai saw all this in his eyes, and looked at Lin Haoran and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Unconsciously, officials from top to bottom in Guangdong were snare by him. Not to mention the three of them and the three directors of the three divisions, the general soldiers of the two Guangxi provinces now have the intention of making friends, and there is really no one in Guangdong at the moment who can resist this person.

The banquet ended, and everyone dispersed one after another.

Lin Haoran sent several bigwigs to the door of the mansion and was about to turn back, but he saw a familiar little figure from a distance, walking towards this side in a hurry.