Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Brother Feng, does he know why I build sea ships?"
Feng Zhidai shook his head, how could he know what Lin Xuan was going to do.
"There is endless wealth overseas, and I built ships just to go to sea to find wealth." Lin Xuan said.
Feng Zhidai did not show surprise at Lin Xuan's words.
Lingnan is the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. The profits from overseas business are several times higher. Naturally, the Feng family also has a fleet for business.
Guangdong's wharf is the largest wharf in Datang. There are many aristocratic families in Datang who have fleets there.
He believed that Lin Xuan's so-called going overseas to find wealth was just to do business overseas.
Feng Zhidai looked at Lin Xuan doubtfully, wondering why Lin Xuan was talking about this.
Shouldn't what we should be talking about now be how to convince his father?
"If you, Duke Geng, can help me solve the shipwright problem, I am willing to share half of Duke Geng's income every year." Lin Xuan said.
Feng Zhidai almost laughed when he heard this.
Half a percent?
If Lingnan is really a barbaric place, do you think the people in Lingnan have never seen the world?
The profits of doing business overseas are indeed very high. You can earn at least several times, and even more than ten times.
But going to sea depends on the wind season. Generally speaking, the fleet can only go to sea once a year and make one round trip. It departs every autumn and returns in the following spring.
If you go out to sea and you can earn tens of thousands of guan, how much can you earn if you make half of it? More than 1,000 guan? Or more than 2,000 guan?
It took three to five thousand guan to hold it to death.
Although it's a lot, it's not cost-effective at all.
"Half percent may not seem like much, but I can guarantee that it will not be less than 100,000 yuan every year. If it is not enough, I will be responsible for making up the amount." Lin Xuan said in a surprising way.
"What!" Feng Zhidai stood up in shock, looked at Lin Xuan and said: "Master Hou, this joke is not allowed."
Although the Feng family is called the King of Lingnan, Lingnan is wild and poor. The Feng family is in such a mess that their annual income is only about 100,000 yuan.
Lin Xuan opened his mouth and said that he would earn one hundred thousand guan a year, which was still half a percent. Doesn't it mean that he would earn two million guan once he went to sea?
Don't blame Feng Zhidai for not believing it, this is simply a fantasy.
Lin Xuan said confidently: "I'm not joking. If Brother Feng doesn't believe it, you can establish written evidence."
Feng Zhidai really couldn't figure out where Lin Xuan got such confidence.
But if it was true, as Lin Xuan said, that he had facilitated this matter, he would have made a great contribution.
If he could double the Feng family's annual income, he wouldn't have to worry about his eldest brother at all.
On the one hand, the ancients looked down on businessmen, but on the other hand, they valued money very much.
Take the Cheng family as an example. If there was no war, Cheng Yaojin's food and salary plus salary would only be more than 1,000 guan a year. Adding some miscellaneous other income, it would not exceed 2,000 guan a year.
Two thousand guans may seem like a lot, but with the hundreds of servants and servants in the Duke's mansion, the expenses are also very huge.
Given Cheng Yaojin's status, he wanted to buy some properties for his other sons, but he had no money.
One can imagine the attraction of Shi Wan Guan to the Feng family.
"Master Hou, I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to write back and inform my father." Feng Zhidai said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "I understand. You tell Duke Geng that if Duke Geng is interested, I can go to Lingnan to have a detailed discussion with him."
It is unlikely that Feng An will come to Chang'an to discuss cooperation with him, so he can only go there.
Moreover, a shipyard was to be built in Lingnan, so he had to go to Lingnan once.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Once my father replies to the letter, I will notify him immediately," Feng Zhidai said.
Lin Xuan said: "In that case, I will leave first."
"Master Marquis, wait a moment." Feng Zhidai pondered for a moment and said: "Master Marquis, my father once said that I would inherit the title in the future, but I have been studying in Chang'an these years. There is an elder brother above me. I wonder if Master Marquis can be here.
Give me a kind word before His Majesty."
Inheriting a title requires court approval.
It does not mean that whichever son you say will inherit will inherit.
However, normally the court would rarely reject it.
If Li Shimin supports it, then there will definitely be no problem for him to inherit the title.
Lin Xuan looked at Feng Zhidai. He remembered that after Feng An's death, Feng Zhidai inherited the title.
It stands to reason that Feng Zhidai served as a hostage in Chang'an and was still able to inherit the title in the end, which shows that Feng Zhidai's position is very stable.
Why does Feng Zhidai still ask him for help now?
unless…
Thinking of the reason, Lin Xuan nodded and said: "No problem, my words still have some weight in front of His Majesty. I, Brother He Feng, will definitely help Brother Feng as soon as we see him."
The reason why Lin Xuan agreed so generously was because he felt that in history, Feng Zhidai could inherit the title, and it was probably Li Shimin who had intervened.
For Li Shimin, although Feng Ang was very loyal, Feng Ang's reputation in Lingnan was too high, so he was naturally worried.
But Feng Ang was so honest that Li Shimin couldn't find any reason to attack him.
After Feng An's death, although his son did not have as high a reputation as Feng An, he should not be underestimated.
Feng An died in the 20th year of Zhenguan, while Feng Zhidai had been working as a proton in Chang'an since the first year of Zhenguan.
After being away from Lingnan for twenty years, how many people in Lingnan still know about Feng Zhidai?
Feng Zhidai inherited the title, and with the constraints of other brothers, it was impossible for the Feng family to be as strong as when Feng Ang was alive.
This is undoubtedly in the best interest of the court and Li Shimin.
It was because he guessed Li Shimin's thoughts that Lin Xuan agreed.
If Feng Zhidai told him to go to Li Shimin and let Feng Zhidai return to Lingnan early, Lin Xuan would never agree.
Feng Zhidai didn't know this. Maybe he would be very grateful to him after inheriting the title.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Although Feng Zhidai didn't know why Lin Xuan agreed so happily, he was still very happy to achieve his goal.
Feng Zhidai sent Lin Xuan to the door and waited until Lin Xuan left before returning home.
"Uncle Chen, what do you think of this matter?" Feng Zhidai asked.
Uncle Chen said: "The old slave feels that the half percent mentioned by the Marquis of Jingyang County is not the bottom line."
"Oh?" Feng Zhidai asked in surprise: "How can you see it?"
"Although I don't understand many big principles, I still understand that you don't reveal your cards right away when talking about business," Uncle Chen said.
"If this man has his own father, go talk to him. We don't need to worry too much. What I'm talking about is that he promised to help me, is he perfunctory?" Feng Zhidai said with some worry.
In fact, Lin Xuan agreed too happily, which made him feel a little uneasy.
After all, he couldn't ask Li Shimin whether Lin Xuan helped him.
Uncle Chen thought for a while and said: "The old slave saw that the Marquis of Experience County did not look like he was cheating. The reason why the Marquis of Jingyang County agreed so happily was because he wanted to have a good relationship with Erlang. After all, Lingnan is the territory of the Feng family, and he wanted to do business overseas.
, we still have to rely on the Feng family."
"Is that really the case?" Feng Zhidai was still a little doubtful.
He felt that things were not that simple, let alone when he would inherit the title.
Even if we have to be friends, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to be friends with his eldest brother than to be friends with him?
After all, he has been away from Lingnan for many years and has no foundation in Lingnan. If he befriends his elder brother, he will get benefits now.
Let him choose, and he will choose to befriend his elder brother.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan didn't know what Feng Zhidai was thinking. He just knew the direction of history and had no intention of helping Feng Zhidai.
He was not worried at all that Feng Ang would dare to attack his fleet.
Feng Ang behaved so cautiously. As long as he knew that Li Shimin played a major role in it, Feng Ang didn't have the guts to dare to do anything.