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After a meeting with the officers for more than an hour, Li Yuanqing just wanted to rest for a while and sort out his thoughts, but at this time, Niu Gensheng hurriedly came over to report: "General, the property on the island has been counted and is preparing to be loaded. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Li Yuanqing took the note that Niu Gensheng respectfully handed over and glanced at it, and a faint smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

In this era, there really is nothing more profitable than sea trade.

This man-eating shark unit, even if it is almost as backward as the primitive tribe, but just gold, they have stored more than fifteen thousand taels, as well as a large number of gems and pearls.

If it is converted into silver, it will be at least 300,000 taels.

However, perhaps they were too ignorant, they only loved gold and precious stones, and other possessions such as silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which were almost nothing.

According to the estimation of the townspeople, it is likely that these treasures they intercepted were directly thrown away by them as garbage.

Waving his hand to make Niu Gensheng go down to rest first, Li Yuanqing lit a cigar, leaned on the soft collapse on the side of the cabin, and slowly fell into deep thought.

According to the situation at this time, although half of the cargo of the fleet has not yet been 'cleared', but with the 'extra' income from the previous in Luye Island and this dumbbell island at this time, Li Yuanqing has made a steady profit this time.

Although it did not reach the profit he expected to be 'ten times more', there was no problem with doubling it two or three times.

The most important thing is that this personal trip to sea allowed Li Yuanqing to understand the situation of the world more clearly at this time, instead of relying on his historical experience and subjective speculation.

The so-called 'know yourself and know your opponent, you can not be defeated in a hundred battles!' ’

Since Zheng He's treasure ship drawings in the West were burned by the big man, in the past two hundred years, the official navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty has long lagged behind the world.

The institutional problems of the imperial court, including many complex cats that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, have long been separated by the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, including the official ordnance department of the imperial court, in the manufacture of weapons, especially firearms.

In the people, although there are 'strange people' like the Zheng family to stand up, but due to the limitations of the pattern and the times, they are destined to fail to become the mainstream.

Even, including him Li Yuanqing, although he hangs the official 'sheep's head' of the imperial court, in fact, what he sells is his 'dog meat' in southern Liaoning.

In this way, it is almost impossible to change the situation and even the pattern of Nanyang in an instant.

However, in the 5,000-year history of China, there have been many heroes, just like the saying of later generations: "As long as there is a place where the sun rises, there will be Chinese people." ”

The Chinese people in Nanyang are basically the largest immigrant group in addition to the local aborigines.

Although they are not yet the mainstream society, ~~, this provides the greatest help for Li Yuanqing and his soldiers to take root in Nanyang.

However~, this kind of thing, Li Yuanqing and the Chinese, after all, are half a beat slower, if they occupy Brunei openly, even if the Sultan of Brunei can agree, I am afraid that the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Dutch, these powers, will never agree.

But this did not prevent Li Yuanqing from slowly infiltrating his influence into the depths of this land in another attitude......

Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing took a deep puff of his cigar, and his mood couldn't help but brighten.

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I was busy until the evening, and the things on this side of Dumbbell Island were basically taken care of, all the belongings were loaded onto the ship, and the people on the island were cleaned up.

Especially in the northern part of Dumbbell Island, more and more sharks converge in this direction, and even though it has been more than two hours, they have not thrown any more 'food' into the sea, but they still hover and swim around, and they are reluctant to leave for a long time.

Fortunately, the exit is in the southern section of the island, and Li Yuanqing doesn't have to worry about these 'cute' sharks coming to him for trouble.

After everything was dealt with here, Li Yuanqing waved his hand, and the fleet followed the old road and began to return smoothly.

Three days later, at the end of the seventh month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Li Yuanqing and his fleet arrived at the port of Brunei.

At noon, Li Yuanqing went to the prince of Brunei in person and visited the Sultan of Brunei, regardless of the fatigue of the journey.

The Sultan of Brunei highly praised Li Yuanqing for his ability to exterminate the evil pirates of the Man-Eating Shark Division, and prepared a sumptuous luncheon for Li Yuanqing to wash away the dust for Li Yuanqing.

The luncheon was perfect, and in order to show his respect for His Excellency the Sultan of Brunei, Li Yuanqing specially presented him with a gift that he had carefully prepared, which was ten large pearls seized from the man-eating shark tribe.

The Sultan of Brunei greatly appreciated Li Yuanqing's sincerity and specially presented Li Yuanqing with a landscape map drawn by him.

Li Yuanqing also greatly appreciated His Excellency the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam for his attainments in calligraphy and painting, and spoke highly of him.

But at the end of the banquet, Li Yuanqing also made a personal 'small request' to the Sultan of Brunei, he asked His Excellency the Sultan of Brunei, Li Yuanqing of Changsheng Island in Liaonan of the Ming Dynasty, to lease a piece of land in Brunei and set up a trading company under the Ming Dynasty, as for the rent, everything is negotiable.

Although the Sultan of Brunei is not very old, only in his early thirties, he has been living in this pattern for decades, how can he not understand what Li Yuanqing means? Further inquiries were made immediately.

Li Yuanqing did not hide it either, and directly put forward his request.

He hoped to obtain an independent bay and more than fifty acres of land, and for this purpose he would pay an annual rent of 10,000 taels of silver to the Maharaja of Brunei.

The Sultan of Brunei couldn't help but be overjoyed!

At this time, although these Western powers have leased land in Brunei, in fact, they are just 'meaning', who is willing to give these turtles real money?

Even, Spain's 'office' in Brunei, covering an area of fifty or sixty acres, has an annual rent of only one hundred Spanish silver coins......

The two sides quickly reached a compromise.

The Sultan of Brunei highly praised Li Yuanqing's foresight and said that Brunei will be an open, free, and unfettered trade port, and that Li Yuanqing and his fleet will not regret it in the future, and this will be an extremely correct choice.

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After leaving the Brunei Palace, it was already evening, and Li Yuanqing was in high spirits, full of endless fighting spirit.

At this time, although the Brunei side had not determined the location of the bay, Li Yuanqing had already made a plan.

It is the small bay where Li Sansheng and they have been anchored, which is only a dozen miles away from the city of Brunei, but because of the tropical rainforest, it is completely inconspicuous, as long as the road problem is solved, it is an excellent military and civilian trade wharf.

In the evening, after a brief dinner, Li Yuanqing summoned the officers and convened a military meeting again.

At the meeting, Li Yuanqing nominated Guan Canghai as the highest military and civilian commander of Liaoning in Nanyang, and fixed the name of the new trading company, the full name of which was the Ming Empire, Liaoning Changsheng Island, and Pan Pacific Trading Company.

The Pan Pacific Trading Company will manage, trade, and structure the route from Liaoning to the South Seas in its official capacity, with a main force of 3,000 soldiers and 300 warships of all kinds, with its headquarters in Brunei, and will take Brunei as the center, radiate the surrounding areas, and actively establish various bases.

Guan Canghai said that he would resolutely implement Li Yuanqing's instructions and build the Pan Pacific Trading Company into a first-class trading company in Nanyang and even in the world in the next five to 10 years.

With everything all taken care of, it was late at night.

The officers all went back to rest, but Guan Canghai and Li Yuanqing sat in the conference room and continued to have in-depth exchanges.

Li Yuanqing smiled and handed Guan Canghai a cigar, lit one himself, and said with a smile: "Canghai, put you in Nanyang, you won't blame me, right?" ”

Guan Canghai smiled: "General, how can I blame you for my humble position?" Nanyang is really a treasure land! We have so many treasures in Liaodi, how much silver can we earn when we sell them in the Guannai? If it can be sold to Nanyang, the profit will be at least more than five times more than five! ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded: "Canghai, in the future, it will definitely be the era of the ocean!" Whoever masters the sea, who masters the shipping routes and trade routes, who will be invincible in the future world and take advantage of the excellent opportunities! In this regard, we can only be ruthless! ”

Guan Canghai has been friends with Li Yuanqing for many years, and he is old and steady, and his vision is higher than most people, how can he not understand what Li Yuanqing means?

He took a deep breath of his cigar, let out a long breath and said, "General, I don't have too many problems in Nanyang. With the foundation you laid before, let's gain a foothold on the Nanyang side, and there should be no big problem. It's just that I'm worried that we ...... Liaodi."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Canghai, it's not a secret, I've been worrying about this recently." Now, this time, let's rush to Nanyang, I'm still too anxious! If something happens to the old slave, these dogs and tartars of Houjin will definitely face a change of power, and this will be a good opportunity for us! ”

Guan Canghai nodded thoughtfully, "General, it's Liaoxi and the imperial court...... Ay! These dog pee ~ sassy things! They made a mess of things, and in the end, they didn't want our immortal camp to wipe their butts! ”

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled: "Canghai, you can't say that!" On the side of the imperial court, there are considerations for the imperial court. On the Liaoxi side, there are also considerations on the Liaoxi side. Since we can't change the overall situation, then ~~, we can only change ourselves first! It's almost August now, I don't know, is the chair under Lao Gao's ass still stable? ”

Guan Canghai couldn't help but smile: "General, sometimes, I have been thinking about it, when will you come to be the governor of Liaodi and Jiliao, and the world will be peaceful!" ”

The two of them saw each other, and they couldn't help laughing.

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In the next ten days, Li Yuanqing and his generals devoted all their energy to the operation of the Pan Pacific Trading Company.

In later generations, many people registered companies, but they were just leather bag companies and empty shells, but at this time, Li Yuanqing's Pan Pacific Trading Company, although it was also a leather bag company, he wanted money at this time, wanted people, and ships, and the key was that half of the official cargo was not sold.

In practice, although it is a little more complicated, it is hardly too difficult.

The Sultan of Brunei naturally would not get along with Li Yuanqing, a real powerful man like the Ming Dynasty, and soon, the land was granted.

But he not only gave Li Yuanqing the small harbor that he fancied and the fifty acres of land near the harbor, but also allocated nearly 100 acres of land to Li Yuanqing.

The two sides also invited representatives of the Western powers to witness the signing of the Lend-Lease Treaty.

Li Yuanqing obtained the right to use this land, including the surrounding area, for 50 years at a price of 200,000 taels of silver in advance.

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