He can really afford it.

As the saying goes in Cantonese, "Cows plow the fields, horses eat the grains, and the father (father) earns money and the son (son) enjoys the happiness!" The former big leader Yan Siqi left millions of taels of silver to the newly appointed big leader Yan Changwu.

The benefit of such a rich legacy lies in the smuggling trade between the Ming Dynasty and the shogunate.

The output of the Ming Dynasty was abundant. The three major items of porcelain, tea and silk were already inexhaustible. In addition, there were all kinds of other supplies. As long as you came to the Ming Dynasty, you could have whatever you wanted.

Japan under the rule of the shogunate was a country that was mostly resource-poor. The Chinese could only produce handicrafts, wood, knives, etc. The Ming Dynasty had plenty of those things and was not interested in them at all.

Fortunately, God left a ray of hope. There was one thing that Japan lacked in the Ming Dynasty, and that was gold and silver.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty actually had a lot of gold and silver minerals, but they were difficult to find and refine, so they were in short supply.

The Japanese zone is essentially a volcano, which brings a lot of gold and silver. The Iwami Silver Mountain even produced 30% of the world's silver at that time.

Both countries have a conservative attitude towards trade. After Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Ming Dynasty said that no pieces of wood were allowed to enter the sea, and the shogunate did not hesitate to make more concessions. It closed the country and led to rampant smuggling trade. People like Yan Siqi took the opportunity to show off their skills and put everyone in the country.

Although the goods from China and the mainland that had paid taxes were transported to Japan, although one shipment of goods was not exchanged for one shipment of silver, there was no doubt that the harvest was huge. The trade volume amounted to 1.5 million taels of silver a year, which is not to mention.

Yan Siqi is from Fujian Province, a place with many mountains, few fields and many people. There is no way out unless he makes a living on the sea. He dared to venture and he made money.

The money was completely handed over to the current leader, so Yan Changwu had money in his hands.

If you have money, it will be easier to do things. Chen Zhongji nodded in agreement.

The sixth item is the construction of the dock area. Since it is ready for major development, Yan Changwu proposed: "There will be three major port areas in the future!"

"Oh, dear nephew, please speak!"

"The first is the passenger transport area, which mainly receives arriving guests; the second is the cargo area, which is mainly used for freight; the third is the shipyard, which is used to establish docks for ship repair and shipbuilding!" He added: "In fact, there should be another military port for berthing.

For battleships! Uncle Chen?”

Chen Zhongji looked at him as if he didn't know him, and then said with emotion: "My nephew is very thoughtful!"

We roughly discussed the strategy and decided who would handle it and how to handle it. Basically, Chen Zhongji was talking and Yan Changwu was listening, sometimes adding a word or two.

After Chen Zhongji left, Yan Changwu pursed his lips and felt a little regretful.

In fact, he still has many initiatives. Although he is established as the leader, his prestige is not enough, so he should not be too aggressive and just wait for Xu Xu to make plans.

Little did he know that when Chen Zhongji left, he was thinking of an English saying he had learned: "You are your father's son!"

It is the English translation of "a tiger father has no dog sons"!

Yesterday, Yan Changwu showed cowardice, and Chen Zhongji hated that iron cannot become steel.

As a fellow villager of the former boss, no matter how he behaves, other bosses will not trust him.

He is not capable of being the leader, so the best way out is to help the son of the previous boss to take the position, but Yan Changwu disappointed him before. It was Liu Chan who could not help him.

Today, Yan Changwu's performance is impressive!

If he hadn't known him, Chen Zhongji would have really suspected that he had changed into someone else (actually, the face is still the same person, but the face has been changed).

Although there were not many suggestions during the discussion just now, they were noteworthy and the performance was good.

Chen Zhongji felt relieved and walked much faster.

…

After doing business and relaxing for a while, Yan Changwu called the little girl Shuang'er and asked her to polish ink and write.

She is proficient in writing and can come in handy.

Yan Changwu was not illiterate, he could write and do math, but what could be more pleasing to the eye than doing such a feudal thing as ordering a pretty little maid!

Shuang'er held the brush and listened to him while she wrote.

“Daily schedule!”

“Get up at six o’clock in the morning, exercise, exercise, use weapons, horseback riding and sailing for an hour and a half!

Have breakfast at half past seven;

Go to work at eight o'clock and convene the stewards to discuss matters;

Get off work at 11:30, have lunch and rest;

Go to work at three o'clock in the afternoon;

Get off work at half past five;

Exercise from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Reading from nine to ten o'clock.

We are closed on Sundays and can be dealt with at any time in case of emergencies."

"Do we have a clock?" Yan Changwu asked.

"Yes, I bought a dozen of them and gave them away." Shuang'er replied.

"Very good, from now on time will be used according to Westerners' twenty-four hours and seven days a week!" Yan Changwu established the future time system in one word!

"Yes!" Shuang'er wrote it down.

Shuang'er didn't realize it at the time, but when she thought about it a few years ago, she realized that she had participated in the future. She was the mother of the 24-hour clock!

…

Early the next morning, the servant rang the clock and called Yan Changwu. He washed up briefly, drank boiled water, and started his day's schedule.

The first is running, starting with 1,000 meters, and then continuing to extend to 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.

He ran out early in the morning, followed by a group of servants. The housekeeper also sent people to clean the ground early, and there were people guarding dangerous places.

Beigang is still very backward. Apart from villages, towns and fields, there are barren mountains and ridges outside.

The air in the mountains is very good. I ran at the foot of the mountain. My interest came up. I ran higher and looked down at Beigang.

There are many brick-and-tile houses on this street, and even more are shacks and thatched houses.

There are tens of thousands of people (tens of thousands of settlers), but they are still very backward!

There’s a long way to go!

Yan Changwu secretly made up his mind to make full use of the unique skills of our people as infrastructure enthusiasts to build a better country!

Next is the use of strength, then use iron knots to lift weights to exercise arm strength.

Then I went horse riding, but I found that the horse was facing the wind and I was prone to windchill after running and strength training, so I stopped riding in the morning.

Weapons training was carried out, and the bodyguard warriors taught the use of weapons. They wielded swords every day and practiced sparring.

After practicing swordsmanship, I started using weapons and playing with bows and arrows!

The training was very hard, and he was sweating profusely every day, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people, but he persisted.
Chapter completed!