Qingdao! In this era, there was a guard station called Lingshan Guard. The main function of Lingshan Guard was to protect the empire's Jiaozhou Bay from intrusion. However, it was impossible to bypass the Chen family if Jiaozhou Bay was not to be intruded.

As long as the Chen family says something, no matter whether it is a bandit or a pirate, they must obey it obediently, because when they were pirates, they were the boss of the sea. Even the Japanese pirates, many of them were working for their family.

When Chen Fu arrived at Lingshan Guard, he was like a local emperor. Everyone from the commander down to the seaside greeted Chen Fu's arrival. The scene was really full of colorful flags, gongs and drums, firecrackers, and a sea of ​​people. The commander Chen Dewang saw Chen Fu

Fu seemed to have seen his relatives, and he was so excited that he rushed to greet them.

"I received a letter from my second uncle a few days ago, and my nephew is here to greet me. You have been working hard all the way, and my nephew has prepared a banquet. You can take a rest first, and my nephew will accompany you to the banquet." Chen Dewang said hello.

, said while saying.

"Dewang! This is Brother Xiao who I mentioned to you in my letter. Although he is young, he is a young hero. I will make it clear to you today that from now on, his affairs will be your uncle's affairs. Do you understand?" Chen Fuyi

He pulled Li Xiao over and introduced Chen Dewang solemnly.

"So you are Brother Xiao. You are indeed a talented person. People say that since ancient times, heroes come from young. It seems that this should be said about Brother Xiao. It is true. Hahaha!"

After all, he was the one who snuck into the position of commander, and he said New Year greetings as soon as he came up. It made Li Xiao feel a little embarrassed to be so shameless.

"Stop talking nonsense! It's too noisy here. I have something to discuss with you." Chen Fu waved his hand grandly and led Li Xiao into a carriage.

The carriage traveled no more than a stick of incense, and the group came to a place with mountains on its back and the sea on its back.

After getting off the carriage and coming to the hall, Chen Fu unceremoniously took the main seat. Chen Dewang obediently sat at the bottom to accompany him!

"Brother Xiao! This Chen Dewang is my nephew. I will never make a mistake if I tell him something."

No wonder Chen Fu is so angry here. It turns out that this is his nephew. From this, it can be deduced that the entire family of the coastal guard station in Shandong is surnamed Chen.

"Lao Lao will take care of the boy's affairs."

"Dewang! My second uncle is here this time to bring you a good thing. Do you know this kind of stone?" Chen Fu said, throwing a piece of ore to Chen Dewang.

"Oh! I have seen this kind of ore before. It seems to be used by Taoist Zhang to make alchemy. He entrusted me with several thousand kilograms of it some time ago. What? Second uncle wants this thing?"

"How much did you sell this thing to Zhang Laodao?"

"There's no way to calculate the money for this thing. Just send some soldiers to dig up the mountain. Before Zhang Daozhang left, he gave his nephew a hundred taels of silver as a reward."

Li Xiao's eyes turned black when he heard this. He calculated the time and calculated the time. This should be the batch of ore that Wu Ye transported back to the island. His grandmother Zhang Laodao, a batch of ore cost me more than two thousand taels of silver. If it hadn't been for Chen Fu to bring it.

If you do it yourself, I'm afraid you will have to buy this kind of ore at a high price.

"In this case, I will be a middleman. Brother Xiao will buy you a thousand kilograms of ore for twenty taels of silver. What do you think? Brother Xiao has wanted this for a long time, and now you can make a fortune."

"One thousand catties, twenty taels?" Chen Dewang's eyes widened immediately.

This price is still very attractive. For Chen Dewang, the mining cost is close to zero, because the mine is within the jurisdiction of the Weisuo. The local government likes to manage coal mines, or gold and silver mines and other profitable mines. This

What you are growing is not gold or silver and cannot be burned as coal. The government is too lazy to care!

That is to say, those Taoist priests who love to make alchemy can get some every few years.

Others need miners to mine, but Chen Dewang does not need them at all. The soldiers in the guard are his miners. As long as he gives an order, those soldiers will be obliged to mine for him. At most, they will be given some money and food.

This money was also provided by the imperial court, and at most Chen Dewang would not withhold it.

"What? No?"

"Hit! Hit! Whatever the second uncle said, it will happen!" Chen Dewang rubbed his hands together, and his face was already wet with teeth and eyes.

One thousand kilograms is twenty taels, and ten thousand kilograms is two hundred taels. Ore is very heavy, and if a hundred soldiers are used, there will be no problem at all in mining several thousand kilograms a day. Chen Dewang only has

I'm afraid, that brother Xiao doesn't have that much money to settle the bill.

"Uh...! Old Supervisor, you see...! I think Commander Chen will be at a disadvantage this way! Do you think this is good? I can use soap as a deduction. One hundred pieces of soap can be exchanged for one thousand kilograms of ore. What do you think?

Like?" Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Brother Xiao, this can't be done! The soap business has been entrusted to my marshal. If the marshal blames me, I can't afford it."

"Old Supervisor! I'm afraid you heard wrongly. Of course, our soap business in Ming Dynasty is contracted to your marshal."

"What are you holding back?" Chen Fu looked at Li Xiao warily.

The soap franchise was proposed by Chen Hailong, and he didn't dare to make the decision privately. After all, Chen Fu's status in the Chen family is that of a slave, not the master!

"Commander Chen has made this soap so that it can be sold overseas. There is a port in Lingshanwei, and I think there are merchant ships from Japan and Ryukyu in the port. If the commander sells these things to Japanese or Ryukyu people, it must be possible.

Make a fortune!

Moreover, the soap I supply to Commander Chen will be specially processed. It will have a fragrance after it is made, and those overseas buyers will definitely rush to buy it when they see it."

Li Xiao didn't realize the value of soap before. In his eyes, soap was a worthless thing that only cost a few yuan a piece in his previous life. It was originally created to help people on the island with hygiene.

But when this thing was given to Chen Fu, the old guy immediately wanted the franchise. Li Xiao knew that this thing was sold cheaply. But in order to win over the Chen family, Li Xiao could not do such a discredited thing as temporarily raising the price. You know,

The Chen family is a pirate. Since I am in Shandong, I have many places to rely on them.

"Scented soap?" Chen Fu's eyes lit up. The value of this thing has greatly increased. If others don't tell you, the women in the back house will definitely be willing to spend two or three taels of silver to buy such a piece.

The Japanese country is rich in gold and silver, but gold and silver are actually not valuable in the Japanese country. Once this kind of scented soap flows into the Japanese country and Ryukyu, it will definitely sell well. This time, Chen Dewang really made a fortune.

"That's right!"

"Okay! I've made the decision. One hundred pieces of scented soap will be deducted from one thousand kilograms of ore!"

"It's true!"

"It's hard to chase the horse!"

"make a deal!"
Chapter completed!