Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin with a smile on his face, wanting to hear what conditions Li Jin wanted to talk about.

As a result, Li Jin directly defeated Zhu Yuanzhang's defense with one sentence.

"I will give you 20,000 firecrackers, but the soldiers who use these 20,000 firecrackers must be trained by me."

"Moreover, they have to serve the officer for three years. Of course, the salary of these soldiers is naturally the responsibility of the officer."

Li Jin opened his mouth and said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da:

"This condition is not too difficult, right?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he wanted to dunk the jade Ruyi in his hand onto Li Jin's head. Isn't this too much?

How about we lend you the kingdom of Ming Dynasty for three years?

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's livid face with anger, Xu Da also stood up and said:

"County Magistrate Li, you should know that military power is the most sensitive thing."

"The current emperor will never allow such a thing to happen. You'd better give up."

"Don't talk about 20,000, you can't even get 200."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Xu Da's words, his expression softened slightly.

Not to mention two hundred, you don't have both. This piece of shit still wants to ask for military power from me. I really don't want to live anymore.

Li Jin was calm and said to Xu Da:

"Don't refuse in a hurry. I plan to give the emperor part of the shares of the Chamber of Commerce that I hold."

"I wonder what you two think?"

"Share?"

Xu Da looked puzzled and asked:

"Haven't all your shares been sold?"

Li Jin smiled slightly and explained:

"When did I say that all the shares have been sold?"

"The shares you bought are only 50% of the total shares of the Chamber of Commerce. The remaining 50% is with me."

"In other words, the value of all the shares is a total of twenty million taels of silver, and what you bought is only half of the shares."

"Now I plan to give part of the shares I hold to the Emperor. What do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da looked at each other. They didn't expect that the money they paid was not even half of what Li Jin paid.

However, when he heard that Li Jin planned to donate part of it to the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang looked thoughtful and asked:

"There is no free lunch in the world, tell me your conditions."

"It was sheer nonsense to say in advance that the emperor would give you military power."

“The so-called asking for high prices and paying back the money on the spot.”

Li Jin did not believe that there was anything that could not be discussed, and continued:

"There is nothing in this world that cannot be discussed."

"The reason why the Emperor is unwilling is probably because the price is not right."

"I may not want military power, but I must have these soldiers."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and was about to leave. Military power had already touched his back.

Not to mention Li Jin, he planned to get rid of even the Huaixi dignitaries who followed him through life and death. How could he possibly cultivate a powerful minister with military power?

"Don't leave in a hurry yet."

Li Jinjin stopped him and said:

"Old Huang, you can suggest that the emperor choose a trustworthy person to come to Shanghu County to lead the troops and help me fight the war."

"I just don't directly lead the army."

"I don't care who comes to fight. I only care whether we can get rid of these Japanese pirates along the coast."

"Can we attack the Japanese island and completely solve this cancer for the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped suddenly, turned around, and looked directly into Li Jin's eyes.

Li Jin met Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes without fear, with clear eyes and a clear conscience.

After a long silence, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly and asked Li Jin:

"What price can you pay?"

"10% of the shares."

Li Jin stretched out a finger and said slowly:

"This 10% share is two million silver. How about it? Are you sincere enough?"

"Thirty percent!"

"At most 15%, otherwise I would rather quit."

"make a deal."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face as if his conspiracy had succeeded, Li Jin felt very depressed.

I have always ripped people off myself, but I didn’t expect that I was being blackmailed today.

Seeing Li Jin's aggrieved look, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt refreshed.

He walked out of the box with a stern look on his face, and Xu Da hurriedly followed.

Both of them felt that Li Jin had really suffered a big loss. Not only did he lose his shares, but the 20,000 fire rifle soldiers he trained for the imperial court were also destined to be in vain.

The so-called loss of the wife and the loss of the army is nothing more than that.

But the two of them didn't notice that after they left, a smile slowly appeared on Li Jin's lips.

After Xu Da came out, he asked Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Sir, why do you agree to Li Jin's request?"

"Those 20,000 people are not a small number. Who does the superior plan to let command these 20,000 people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and stared at Xu Da without speaking.

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, then pointed at himself in shock and asked:

"I?"

"And Sapphire!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had already thought of the candidates, Xu Da and Lan Yu.

These two people are Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted people. One is a good brother who has worked together for many years and lived and died together.

One is the team chosen for his prince. Although they are arrogant, they are still loyal to him.

These two people are like the combination of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun back then. Even if they really want to attack the Japanese island, it is not impossible.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind, Xu Da said a little gaffefully:

"I'm here, what should I do in the north?"

"What about those Mongol Tatars?"

"What should we do with the brothers in the north?"

"We'll let Feng Sheng go there."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the anxious Xu Da and explained:

"Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you know that sharpening a knife will not waste time chopping wood?"

"You first learn how to train fire gun soldiers. When the time comes, you will have 20,000 fire gun soldiers and join the northern battlefield."

"Can these Mongolian Tatars still be your opponent, Xu Da?"

"Don't worry about a year or two? We've all been waiting for so many years, so why should we care about such a small amount of time?"

Xu Da gradually calmed down and followed Zhu Yuanzhang back to the auditorium.

Li Jin was happy in the box for a long time, then slowly calmed down, walked back to the hall, and announced happily to everyone:

"Everyone, I will find a way to solve the ship's problem."

"Your money will be escorted to the Royal Chamber of Commerce one after another."

"The chamber of commerce we established this time is called the Royal East India Chamber of Commerce. You can also call it the East India Company."

"The main business I'm engaged in is going overseas."

"All matters concerning going to sea are under the jurisdiction of the East India Company."

"Remember one thing, if we open up trade routes to overseas countries in the future, everyone who wants to go overseas will have to register with our East India Company."
To be continued...