The island owner is naturally a very smart person, Han Mo's words are here, how could he not understand the meaning, opened his mouth, did not make a sound, frowned and groaned, and finally said: "The meaning of the fifth prince, should it be for us to open up the road to the sea?" ”

Han Mo Zhengse said: "Not only to open up the sea road, Xiao Wu's meaning is to let the island owner's manpower specialize in maritime trade. ”

This time, not only the owner of the island, but even Du Bingyue suddenly changed color.

They are bandits, they have been bandits in the East China Sea for generations in the past hundred years, Han Mo meant this, but he wanted to make the bandits become maritime merchants, how could the two not be shocked.

It's not that they reject this approach, they just find it a bit bizarre. Let the pirates who robbed the merchants become businessmen, this fifth son of the Han family is really very thoughtful.

Han Mo saw the surprise of the island owner's father and daughter, and smiled: "Island master, do you think this matter is a little incredible? ”

The island owner came to his senses and nodded: "Fifth son, the old man really never thought about this, although we have lived at sea for generations, but ...... But we have never done this business before. ”

"There's a first time for everything." Han Mo said with a smile: "To tell the truth, if you residents of Immortal Island move to Donghai County, I can naturally do my best, but the island owner also understands that the residents of the island are used to freedom, and it is still a question whether they can adapt to the kind of life that is governed by people all the time." And Xiao Wu can also guarantee that once you really engage in maritime trade, you will definitely have enough food and clothing, and you will be much richer than the people on the shore. ”

"But the fifth prince also knows that in the past few years, those countries have joined forces to fight against the people at sea, if we rush forward, I am afraid that there will be a conflict with that side." The owner of the island seemed to be a little interested in this suggestion, but more of a confused and worried about the unknown road: "And although the manpower on our island is not small on the sea, if it really fights with those small coalition forces, it is not worth mentioning at all." ”

"The identity of a pirate, you can remove it and use the banner of our Han family. There are few people, and there are still people from all walks of life on the sea, which adds up to a lot. Han Mo said with a smile.

……

The island owner knew the weight of Han Mo's words.

Although there are still many passers-by in the Great East China Sea now, there are really not many people who are afraid of the Immortal Island, after all, there are hundreds of pirate teams, which is already a huge force in the Great East China Sea.

Obedient and listening, the meaning of Han Mo's words was obviously to let Xianren Island retract and persuade pirates from all walks of life to engage in maritime trade.

"Blackbeard is a hard bone to gnaw at sea." The island owner said slowly: "Does the fifth prince think Blackbeard will be troublesome?" ”

He asked simply, but the meaning of his words was obvious, there are not many forces that can compete with Immortal Island in the East China Sea now, but Blackbeard's forces are definitely one, the island owner's question seems simple, but the intention is obvious, that is, he hopes that the Han family can support Immortal Island in the back and fight against all forces that oppose Immortal Island.

This may be the scheming of the scheming island owner, and he is talking about conditions.

Han Mo likes to talk about conditions, because sometimes some things are likely to backfire if they are only added by power, and may not be convincing, but when it comes to conditions, both parties will have tangible benefits, which is the basis of cooperation.

The cooperation of officials and bandits must bring certain benefits.

"If this matter is successful, I will definitely fully support Immortal Island, and any force that destroys maritime trade, our Han family will crack down." Han Mo reassured the island owner: "And Blackbeard is not having a good time now, the pacification army has been dispatched, and Blackbeard should have fled in all directions." ”

The island owner's eyes lit up, the operation of the pacification army had only begun in the past few days, and the island owner had not yet learned the news, and he was very happy to hear that Blackbeard had been suppressed, at least this would bring a more stable life to the Immortal Island.

"Fifth Prince, the sea route, our Immortal Island is no problem, we can get through, as for the manpower, as long as Blackbeard falls, those small forces I think our Immortal Island can also be brought together by the name of the Han family." The owner of the island stroked his beard and said: "But no one on the island has ever done this business, so there is no clue how to talk about it and what to do about it." ”

Han Mo held his chin and thought, after a long time, the steamed fish on the table were cold, and he smiled: "Don't worry, if it goes well, I will open a trade house after I return to Donghai City, and you will attract your peers at sea, and if you want, you can become a worker in my trade house, and I will give money to every man." As for the goods, they will be purchased by my trading house in the Central Plains, which are naturally the specialties of the Central Plains, and then I will send some merchants who are proficient in commerce and trade with you to trade at sea, and you can trade the goods to the southeast countries in exchange for the specialties of the local countries, and then transport them back to the Central Plains. ”

Du Bingyue couldn't help but say, "Are you sure you will definitely make money?" ”

"I'm not in a hurry to do this, you can prepare first, and I will prepare first." Han Mo's expression calmed down, after all, this is a big deal, don't be sloppy, although overseas gadgets are very rare, but whether they are popular in the Central Plains or not, this is really an unknown.

He had to go back and inspect it and make sure it was safe.

"I'll ask you, my lord, do you know how much a bottle of this wine costs in Stockholm?"

The owner of the island immediately replied: "In exchange for Central Plains silver coins, about 200 yuan is enough." ”

In the Central Plains, although the four kingdoms were separated, the use of coins continued the method of the Qi country, and the original Qi currency exchange system also continued.

One tael of gold for ten taels of silver, one tael of silver for one hanging copper coin, that is, a thousand wen, and one penny is equivalent to two cents in later generations, and two hundred wen for wine, that is, forty yuan, which is really not expensive.

"What is the perfume?"

"Perfume is cheaper, one hundred and fifty wen." The owner said: "But these items are already considered luxury goods in those small countries, and other goods are much cheaper than this." ”

Hearing such a price, Han Mo was even more pleased, just from these prices, Han Mo felt very profitable, his sudden thought, I was afraid that it would really create a new stage, and once the maritime trade was successful, it would bring immeasurable benefits to the Han family.

……

Han Mo frowned, clapped his hands and said, "Island master, this is a good deal, Xiao Wu is iron heart to do this." ”

Although Han Mo smiled, the island owner knew that since Han Mo said this, he was really determined to do this, and since the fifth son, who was a child of the Han family, was going to do this, he would put it into reality.

The original intention of the residents of the main immortal island on the island was to let the residents live better under the protection of the Han family, after all, after his death, there would be no dragons, and there was a high probability of infighting on the island.

But if there is a better choice of other paths, the owner will naturally not refuse.

Although the owner of the island has never done business, he also knows that once the specialties of those small countries are transported to the Central Plains, they are all rare, even if they are sold cheaply, there will be a lot of profit margins, Han Mo gave thirty percent of the profits to the sea people, it seems that the Han family accounts for the majority, but this sea trade really has to be done, and the thirty percent profits are already very huge, enough for the sea people to have enough food and clothing, and live a rich life.

This kind of business must be supported by the Han family, whether it is a port, original goods, flags, or foreign goods, all these procedures will be nothing without the Han family, so it is only natural for the Han family to take the lion's share.

Doing business under the banner of the Han family, not only will he no longer be afraid of the Han family's irregular cleaning activities in the future, but he will be protected by the Han family, and he can also share huge benefits in this protection, this road is obviously a huge temptation.

The trade of licking blood on the knife edge at sea is also becoming more and more difficult to do, and the living conditions of people from all walks of life have become worse and worse over the years, there are few cargo ships at sea, and they can't grab many things.

If they were given such a way to win them over, the owner of the island would be very confident.

The island owner groaned, he understood that this sea trade route was successful, if these sea people really became Han Mo's sea workers, then the life of the sea people was obviously much better than being a sea bandit, and it was also much better than the people on the shore.

Naturally, they are not afraid of the hardships of the sea, they live in the Great East China Sea all the year round, the sea is their home, and it should be a very easy thing to go back and forth in their own home.

……

Han Mo saw that the island lord was pondering, smiled slightly, and said: "Island master, you don't have to worry about the alliance of small countries at sea attacking you, when the time comes, under the banner of my Han family, I will also give you relevant tokens to prove your identity, I think those small countries in the Southeast China Sea are not bold enough to fight against my Yan country, right?" I also believe that although we are very interested in their things, they are even more interested in our things, and my products in the Central Plains are much richer than theirs. ”

The island owner made a determination of seven points, but he was still a little worried: "Fifth prince, this matter is promising, but ...... Hey, but the old man's time is short, he may not be able to take on this responsibility, and he is looking for my immortal island, and it is difficult to find someone who can take on this responsibility. ”

Han Mo smiled, looked at Du Bingyue and said, "Island Master, you said that there is no successor to Immortal Island, but I don't think it may be." Although Miss Du is a daughter, she is very brave and very smart, I think that with time, Miss Du will definitely be a heroine on the sea! ”

Du Bingyue was stunned, Han Mo directly praised her, which made her a little shy, but she was not embarrassed, and said: "The people on the island look at me as a girl's family, how can I control them!" ”

The owner of the island was also a little surprised, and then smiled, and said: "Yue'er has lived on the island since she was a child, she has a wild temperament, and she has a bit of the courage of a man, but she is too young and too inexperienced, and there are many people on the island who have a higher prestige than him. ”

"Not necessarily." Han Mo shook his head and said, "If we want to do business, we are not compared to swordsmen, but to wisdom and courage, and Miss Du is not lacking in these two points." And with the guidance of the island owner for a few years, and the support of our Han family, Miss Du will eventually be a good hand. ”

"How many years have you been on the sidelines?" The owner of the island sighed and said, "The old man has this intention, but the heavens are not beautiful, I am afraid that there will not be so many things to do." ”

Han Mo pondered for a moment before he said, "Island Master, I see that your illness may not be incurable." ”

p Thanks to the tomato egg soup friends for the tip!