Zhou Xian held a banquet to entertain Li Ding, accompanied by Wen Zhitong and Ma Huaiyi. Since Ma Huaiyi collected evidence about Wang Duheng last time, he was completely acquired by Zhou Xian and became one of the members of the latter's trust. This time, Zhou Xian also wanted to give him more reuse.

Zhou Xian picked up the wine glass and smiled at Li Ding, "Shopkeeper Li, it's up to you to take action last time. I borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from the government to successfully overcome the dilemma. Here, I wish this glass of wine as a blessing, thank you for your kindness."

Li Ding bowed respectfully, with a smile on his face. "Sir, you are polite. It is my honor to be able to serve for you. This glass of wine should be toasted to you."

Wen Zhitong smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Li, since the prefect has said that, you don't have to be more polite. There are opportunities for this banquet, so you can pay homage to the prefect next time!"

Li Ding bowed and smiled, "It's a villain, it's not." As he said, he said to Zhou Xian, "Master, that villain will drink first."

Zhou Xian nodded with a smile and drank the wine in the glass.

Putting down the wine glass, Zhou Xian smiled and said, "This time I invited Shopkeeper Li to come, first to thank you for your previous support. As for the second? I hope you can tell me about this business story."

Seeing Li Ding's confused look on his face, Zhou Xian continued: "I am the new governor of Laizhou, and my affairs are complicated. Without money, I can't do anything. So, I wonder if you can show me some ways to make money."

Li Ding's face changed slightly and he said, "Sir, do you want to be an official and businessman?"

Zhou Xian waved his hand, "It's definitely not possible on the surface, but it's possible on the private side, but all this requires the consent of Manager Li. As for how to manipulate and distribute profits in the future, everything is easy to discuss. But I wonder if Manager Li would like me to intervene in your business?"

Li Ding pondered for a moment, and said with a warm face: "Sir, of course, villains cannot ask for such things. But I don't know what adults want to do? Do you participate directly or do it by villains, and then you can share the money directly?"

"I have discussed with Wen Tongzhi that the government will not participate in your business. I just put the government's money in your place, and you are responsible for regenerating the money from the money. The government will provide you with various conveniences, such as road guidance, protection and other things. In short, I have to participate in all your business in Laizhou. As for profit, I can make a little concession. The government divides the money into four and you have six."

Li Ding rubbed his hands nervously. Zhou Xian did this to seize 40% of the profit at once. All the government can provide in this regard is to give him more money and convenience to do business. The business has to be done easily by himself. The hard work is himself, and the government is to enjoy the fruits of his entire life. It has to be said that Zhou Xian is too greedy, and what he said is so natural, as if he has taken advantage of it.

Li Ding already knew that Zhou Xian started killing in Laizhou, and his forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't know what fate he would face if he didn't agree. He made up his mind: "Adults want to participate in the villain's business, which is to give villain face, and villain has no reason to refuse."

Zhou Xian nodded with a smile, waved his hand gently, and took out a stack of silver notes with tactfulness.

Zhou Xian slapped the table and smiled at Li Ding, "Shopkeeper Li, this is 50,000 taels of silver, the only little money in the treasury. I'll give it to you now. I hope you double this batch of silver in the shortest time."

Li Ding looked ugly and hesitated for a while and said, "Sir, if you want to double this batch of silver in the shortest time, there is a way for villains to do so, but it's a bit conflicting with the court's regulations."

Zhou Xian glanced at Li Ding in confusion and nodded, "You said."

Li Ding rubbed his hands and said, "Sir, business is a game between the large number of goods and the number of buyers. When a kind of goods are scarce and there are many people buying, the price will naturally rise. Before, the trade between the court and North Korea and Fusang was frequent, allowing many imported products to enter the Ming Dynasty, which was deeply loved by the gentry and wealthy families of our Ming Dynasty, and the prices were extremely high."

Li Ding secretly looked at Zhou Xian and found that his face had not changed. He continued: "Later, the imperial court banned the sea, resulting in trade interruption and goods being cut off. Some goods increased several times, or even dozens of times, compared with the original price. If a ship of goods was transported from North Korea to the Ming Dynasty and then transported to other places, there would be at least five times the profit..."

Wen Zhitong suddenly stood up and said angrily: "Li Ding, the prohibition of the sea is the rule of the court, and you dare to think about this. Do you want to live?"

Li Ding's face changed drastically, and he quickly bowed and said bitterly: "Sir, it's the villain's fault, it's me who said the wrong thing. But the villain is not really for his own sake, but I just said it when the adult mentioned this."

Zhou Xian pulled Lawen Zhitong's sleeve, signaled him to sit down, and looked at Li Ding calmly and said, "Shopkeeper Li, do you have your own way in North Korea and Fusang?"

Li Ding was silent, his eyes flashing rapidly. After a while, he finally made up his mind and nodded, "The villain controls a route from Laizhou to North Korea. There is a long way to go around in the middle, but it is very safe. However, the villain has limited financial resources, only a half-large fishing boat, which travels every two months, and makes a profit of about 80,000 taels each time."

Zhou Xian nodded, thought for a while, and said, "I'm involved in this matter. The navy in Laizhou is basically abandoned, but there are nearly ten sea boats on Furong Island in Taiping Bay. I'll allocate three of you, and you'll be responsible for filling these ships with cargo and then leaving for North Korea. Then you will return with full load of goods and then sell them out. As for what to buy and how much to buy, you will decide."

"Sir..." Wen Zhitong shouted in shock.

Zhou Xian waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and continued to look at Li Ding and said, "Shopkeeper Li, in addition to this, I also need you to set up a local shop in North Korea. The bigger the better. I want you to collect all the information from North Korea. At the right time, win over people within North Korea who are dissatisfied with the Korean royal family. At the right time, you can also infiltrate into Liaodong. In short, I need to know all the information from Liaodong to North Korea."

Li Ding opened his mouth in shock and said, "Sir, you want to..."
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