Lu Zhongheng is now the envy of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce in real name. The eight merchant ships on this trip earned nearly 30,000 taels of silver in one round trip!

Among them, the imperial court took away the customs duties of three thousand taels without any effort.

It can be described as a win-win situation. Li Yongjiang stood on the bow of the boat with his head held high. He had tanned a lot during this period, and his face was full of determination.

The two looked at each other across the distance. Lu Zhongheng wanted to use his power to overwhelm him, but he found that Li Yongjiang also had a disregard for life in his eyes.

On this trip to the sea, four hundred Japanese pirates were killed before leaving, and many Japanese pirates came to provoke them, but they were all eliminated by the Maritime Chamber of Commerce.

Rather than keep sending letters to the Japanese shogunate to exterminate the Japanese pirates, it is better to do it yourself.

To everyone, Japanese pirates are just twenty taels walking around.

"Master Li! I'm Chen Ying, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"

Chen Ying stepped forward and spoke: "My mentor Hu Weiyong likes to make friends with young talents the most! If there is an opportunity, I welcome Young Master Li to Jinling, and I am willing to introduce him to you!"

Li Yongjiang glanced at Chen Ying. He had seen many officials like this.

The wealthy families colluded with officials, exploited the people's wealth, and carried out land annexation, making the people's lives miserable.

Like the current Langya Wang family, any wealthy family in Shandong will give them three points of thin noodles.

But Li Yongjiang doesn't think so. His Li family didn't have any money before, and now they have to fight for everything with their own hands.

He also recognized one sentence - princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the right kind?

"I don't know so many officials, but having one friend in Mr. Yue is enough."

Li Yongjiang directly and ruthlessly rejected Chen Ying's solicitation with just one sentence.

You must know that if it were anyone else, the Prime Minister's win over would definitely be more precious than Yue Lin's friendship.

"Master Li, I know the details of your Li family."

"Twenty years ago, your father rose to prominence in Jinan Prefecture as a businessman, and later made friends with heroes and local officials."

"During the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, your father saw the right opportunity, opened the city gate decisively, and led the heavenly army into the city. This was regarded as a great contribution and he was not liquidated."

Chen Ying approached Li Yongjiang and patted him on the shoulder, "He who understands current affairs is a hero. Mr. Li should learn from your father in this regard."

Li Yongjiang sneered: "Master Chen, how can you conclude that it was not my father's idea for my Li family to invest in Mr. Yue?"

"Hu Xiang's family has many guests, so they don't need us. What the Li family wants are friends who will share life and death together, not others' cannon fodder."

"I still have something to report to Mr. Yue, but I won't accompany you!"

After that, Li Yongjiang left the port directly without looking back.

"Master Li! Is it safe for this trip?"

Yue Lin came trotting all the way, and there were still some beads of sweat on his forehead, which showed that he was not faking it.

Behind him were Big Beard, Lao Wang and Yagyu Tajima.

Lu Zhongheng couldn't help but frown, when did Yue Lin have another master next to him?

The person on that day seemed to be standing casually, but there was no flaw in it at all. Even if he was against him, he might not be his opponent.

"Li Yongjiang, a common man, pays his respects to Mr. Yue!"

"Master Li, since we are friends, why do you care about the red tape?"

Yue Lin helped Li Yongjiang up and said with a smile: "Let's go and have a drink! I'm here to treat you today!"

Hearing Yue Lin's treat, Lao Wang sighed: "Hey! With that little money, what kind of good wine can I drink? It's terrible!"

Zhang Dingbian didn't care, as long as he had wine, he was satisfied.

Yagyu Tajima didn't say a word, he was also observing the people around him.

The person with the strongest martial arts skills was undoubtedly Zhang Dingbian, who rewarded him with a gourd of wine. Even though that tall and powerful young master of the Li family, he could not tell the truth from the truth.

Next is the general riding a war horse. If the opponent has a horse to support him, the outcome will be 50-50.

If the two sides fight on foot, Tajima Yagyu is confident that he can take the opponent's head within ten rounds.

Of course, the weakest one is our own Lao Wang. This man made a mouthful and had nothing outstanding!

wrong!

There is also Yue Lin who deliberately hides his strength!

This person is a true master. No wonder both Mr. Li and the horse-riding generals respect him respectfully.

"Yagyu, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No...no! Please rest assured, sir, I will do my duty faithfully!"

Yue Lin was a little confused. He didn't know what the old bastard said to him. This guy wanted to be his bodyguard.

In line with the principle of "free prostitution", Yue Lin could only happily agree.

Li Yongjiang cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, sir, for getting such a talent! This person is good at Japanese swordsmanship and will definitely be a help to you!"

From the beginning to the end, Yue Lin never asked about the so-called tariff revenue, but asked about the situation of the brothers from the Maritime Chamber of Commerce on this trip.

"Are you adapting to life at sea? Remember to grow some bean sprouts, which are considered vegetables."

"Thank you for your concern, sir! Brothers, as you said, we eat vegetables every day and have never suffered from those strange diseases!"

Li Yongjiang knew that he had chosen the right person. This Yue Lin was kind and righteous, and would not treat their Maritime Chamber of Commerce as cannon fodder or chess pieces.

Li Yongjiang knew that if he followed Hu Weiyong, the fate of his group would be at the mercy of the other party in the future.

"That's good, come on, come on, this wine shop is very good. Sometimes, Big Beard and I come here to drink and eat orchid beans!"

Three jars of wine and a plate of orchid beans are the favorite dishes of Yue Lin and Zhang Dingbian.

Chen Ying followed behind and sneered, "Li Yongjiang is from a wealthy family, how can he eat such food with you Yue Lin?"

Yue Lin went to drink for everyone, without any pretense as a court official.

Seeing that everyone was a little restrained, Yue Lin laughed loudly and took off his official uniform.

"Who is that? Give it to me!"

Having said that, the official uniform fell directly on Chen Ying's head, "Master Yue, you are in a humble position..."

Yue Lin laughed and said: "Mr. Chen, there is no need to worry about it. Your task today is to ensure that I am accustomed to wearing official uniform!"

Yue Lin, you are going too far!

Chen Ying cursed secretly in her heart, but now she was helpless. Who made Yue Lin the chief official?

Seeing that Yue Lin was so happy, Li Yongjiang felt relieved and let go of his inhibitions.

"Sir, I would like to propose a toast to you!"

"Okay, done!"

The shop owner of the wine shop soon served other side dishes to accompany the wine.

"Sir, please try it. This fish soup is delicious. It was just caught this morning!"

"After the adults come, we will never be short of food again!"

"Yes! Mr. Li brought a lot of food from Jinan Prefecture. He is a truly good person!"

Li Yongjiang never thought that one day he would be thanked by the people.

"Sir, can you tell me what the purpose of your trip to Pingwo is?"

Li Yongjiang said bluntly: "I don't understand! I don't think you are a man with a strong desire for power. However, the task of pacifying Japan has always been dangerous, but it has gained a lot!"

Yue Lin held the wine glass and said with a smile: "I don't want to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful!"
Chapter completed!