He can give money, and he can give food, but it is impossible for those who want him to have his boat. Ning Zhiwen lowered his head and thought in his mind.

Money and grain are nothing to him now. If he can make a good relationship with Princess Zhaohua, then he will make a profit, be ruthless and be short-spoken, and believe that he will take out a large sum of money and grain. In order to avoid the influence, Princess Zhaohua will not be impatient to attack him.

If a fleet and a strong and warlike sailor, this will touch Ning Zhiwen's bottom line. This is to tell the world his true feelings, not to mention that if all these people are pulled away, what should I do if my navy is going to do? Spring is approaching, and I will go out to the sea before summer. Without these sailors, how can I run away?

What's more, this time he went out for a battle. As long as it was a war, he would die. He didn't want his sailors to die in the ditch and bank of the inland river. Without these elite water soldiers, what would he use to fight with the Zhou family of Bozhou? Once he was injured, he had no way out.

After his thoughts were settled, Ning Zhiwen had already made up his mind. He stood up and bowed, "Qing Wen of Ning, Quanzhou, has seen His Royal Highness the Princess."

Princess Zhaohua Min Ruoxi talked about her son for a while and felt that she was dry and was sitting there. She was just here to get some tea. Today's banquet was for wool. She believed that those who sat here were smart people, and of course, there were also smart people who were too smart. But whether they were smart or too smart, she always had no problem raising money and food. The problem was that she wanted more.

"Qinzhou Ning family!" She looked up and glanced at Ning Zhiwen, her face full of smiles: "I have heard of the richest man in Quanzhou. I wonder what Ning Gong taught me?"

Ning Zhiwen was glanced by Princess Zhaohua, and his heart was slightly trembling, and he bowed and said, "As a Chu people, I should share the worries of the country and beg for the people. I am willing to pay 500,000 taels of food and 100,000 stones of food to help Duke Cheng resist the enemy."

It was really a big deal, with 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 s of grain. Even Min Ruoxi was a little confused. But in an instant, he understood that he was the first to take action and seal his mouth! If someone took out such a large sum of money and grain, if you still have the nerve to ask him for something else, wouldn’t you make everyone in the world laugh at you for being greedy? Ning Zhiwen is indeed a smart person.

It’s a pity that he met him. Min Ruoxi sneered in her heart. If you come to the door, I will naturally accept it first. As for what I want, I will not be afraid that you will deliver it to you obediently after a while.

"Ning Gong Gaoyi, this palace thanked the emperor for his first time on behalf of the emperor's brother. When the emperor's elder brother returns, there will be another reward. No, no, no, a noble man like Ning Gong must be rewarded as soon as possible. The king is the world, and he will be a role model in the world. Ning Gong, the Japanese Palace in Ming Dynasty, will go to the capital. At that time, the empress dowager and her family will issue an order. We have no right to grant official positions to Ning Gong, but a title is certain."

"For the country and the people, we should do, and we dare not ask for rewards!" Ning Zhiwen bowed and thanked again.

Ning Zhiwen is the chief minister of Quanzhou and is in seclusion in Quanzhou. He doesn't speak. Even if the other wealthy businessmen in the house are willing, they dare not speak. If the old man Ning Zhiwen refuses to pay and leaves first, wouldn't he put him on the fire and he will definitely take care of himself when he turns around. But now, Ning Zhiwen takes the lead, and when he takes action, he is extremely generous. Five hundred thousand taels of silver and one hundred thousand tannes of grain. The one he takes out alone is enough to match the entire wealth of a wealthy businessman. He dare not compare the rest with him, but he always has to vomit blood.

Ning Zhiwen jumped out, but Hu Yicai was a little dissatisfied. He knew Min Ruoxi’s plan. What Min Ruoxi wanted was some other Heyan from Ning. Ning Zhiwen did this, of course, to avoid the importance of the important, but looking at Min Ruoxi’s smiling face, he felt a little strange.

He stood up and bowed, "Your Highness, although my uncle is a territory, he is not as rich as Ning Gong, so he can only pay 10,000 taels of silver to pay military salaries."

Princess Zhaohua was not so polite to the officials under her rule. She just smiled and nodded. In fact, she knew in her heart that Hu Yicai had no money, that might not be possible, but if Hu Yicai could really take out a large sum of silver, then he would be the last one. The county magistrate is just a magistrate. Where does the huge amount of money come from? Even if it is not said now, the court will definitely have to settle the accounts after the autumn. Hu Yicai naturally would not be so stupid.

Now, Hu Yicai, the highest position among the officials, and Ning Zhiwen, the richest among the merchants, have all stated the amount of donations he donated, one is 10,000 taels, one is 500,000 taels plus one is 10,000 liang of grain. This is the benchmark, and the rest is reduced according to his actual situation.

Someone had prepared paper and ink and wrote down what Hu Yicai and Ning Zhiwen said, so he naturally went to collect the bills from now on. Looking at the officials and merchants who stood up one after another, Princess Zhaohua was drinking tea with satisfaction, and suddenly had a whim in his mind. Now the Ming Dynasty is very sad, and there is no money in the treasury and is so poor that he is so poor. When he returns to the middle school, will he come forward to summon the rich to eat and drink, and come to raise funds by the way? As far as Min Ruoxi knows, the rich people in the Ming Dynasty may not be worse than those in the Da Chu, well, but they seem to be quite inferior to Ning Zhiwen.

Ning Zhiwen was a pirate after all. In Baoqing Port, Min Ruoxi saw her husband go out to work as a pirate part-time, but she brought back more than 5 million taels of silver. Of course, like her husband who was fishing in a dry pond and went directly to dig up the pirate's nest, but it was no longer a deal. However, after seeing Ning Zhiwen's wealth, Min Ruoxi became more firm in supporting her husband's maritime trade policy.

Who said that Ming Dynasty is poor? The national treasury is poor, and the internal treasury is poor, because once the national treasury is out of money, the husband will use the money from the internal treasury to subsidize it. After a while, the little money he had finally raised was immediately rumbling and there was no bubble left. The great Ming emperor's family made life extremely difficult.

Min Ruoxi grew up with a golden branch and jade leaf. She was nothing to suffer, but it was not difficult to suffer a lot! Min Ruoxi now feels that her two children have suffered too much grievances compared to when she was a child.

After returning, he asked her husband for the Maritime Trade Department to take charge. Min Ruoxi suddenly had a whim. As long as the Maritime Trade Department was in his own hands, the inner warehouse would be rich.

It was late at night and there was no moon. For a small village in the west of Quanzhou City, it was just an ordinary night. Of course, this was just like this to outsiders. Now this small village is probably more cautious than the Quanzhou government office. The outermost side is the mansion sent by Ning Zefeng, the eldest son of Ning family. Inside, it was the ghostly man who received the escort work. Compared with the careless pirates outside, these people are undoubtedly professional guys. The quiet little manor is actually full of murderous intent.

Xiang Lian was sitting around the fire with Ning Zefeng, the eldest son of Ning family.

"Grand Prince, what the situation in the world is? I think people like Ning must know it. The emperor of Chu is already in danger. As long as my army of Great Qi launches an attack, the Chu army will become a fragile person. The emperor of Chu and the military commander will all become prisoners of the Great Qi." Xiang Lian looked at Ning Zefeng confidently. "We all know what the Ning clan is doing in secret. I don't hide it from Grand Prince Ning. The Zhou clan of Bozhou has already taken the lead in Master Cao."

Ning Zefeng's heart was slightly shocked, and he could hear clearly what Xiang Lian meant inside and outside. Their enemy at sea, the Zhou family of Bozhou, had already found a big backer, and the backer in Xiang Lian's mouth was the ghost's instructor Cao Hui.

On the sea, the Zhou family always wanted to destroy the Ning family and dominate the sea route. Similarly, why didn’t the Ning family think so? The problem is that the two families have equal strength and belong to the two countries, so naturally no one can do anything to each other. But at the moment, the situation is different. If Qi really destroys Chu, then everyone will worship the same emperor and be under the same roof. It is two different things.

To put it bluntly, what Ning's family did must have a big backer in the court, otherwise such things that obviously violate the court's policies would be stumbled into the sky and the sun would immediately end up in a state of death. Ning Zefeng naturally knew this.

But now Ning Zefeng is completely unsure of paying attention to Qi.

Will Chu State definitely perish? It seems that Chu State is in danger, but who can say this military and national affairs accurately? His father Ning Zhiwen was unwilling to meet Xiang Lian himself because he was not sure about this matter. Because Ming has obviously intervened in this matter now, if Chu State is breathless and not destroyed by Qi State, the Ning family, who has served Qi State, will soon be finished.

Even a state of Chu that was in turmoil was not something that the Ning clan could compete with.

"Sir Xiang, you also want to explain my Ning family's difficulties. It is impossible to ask my Ning family to set up a carriage and horse now. But if you do something secretly, there is no problem at all. Even if the old man has different opinions, Ning can make his own decisions. Don't disturb the old man." Ning Zefeng said with a good name.

Xiang Lian nodded: "As long as Master Ning has this meaning, everything will be easy. Lord Cao has already predicted that after this failure, the Chu people will inevitably build a second line of defense in Jinghu. Master Ning is willing to understand the geographical conditions of Jinghu, so when our army starts to attack Jinghu, it requires a large number of ships and sailors."

Ning Zefeng's pupils shrank slightly, "So you mean, these ships and manpower are from my Ning family?"

"If Ning's family has difficulties, you can only prepare some ships. As for people, we can go out ourselves." Xiang Lian smiled.

When people come out and put it into practice, they will naturally use Zhou's family to come out. How could Ning Zefeng agree with such conditions? That wouldn't it be that Zhou's family could bring in a wedge on his side?

"Ning must think about this matter carefully." He looked at Xiang Lian and said.

"It's all right, but I hope that Master Ning can be faster. It's much better to provide timely help than adding icing on the cake." Xiang Lian said calmly: "Even if the Ning family doesn't want to, it doesn't matter. At most, we just need more effort. Even if we build a shipyard in Jinghu, it's not a big deal."
Chapter completed!