"Your Majesty the Duke..." Hader came to Han Du with a letter, a look of shock on his face.
Han Du glanced at him lightly and asked with a smile: "Is there any news from Herat City?"
"Yes." Hader nodded cautiously, and it was obvious that he was a little afraid of Han Du.
"How is the situation?" Han Du asked calmly.
Hader opened his mouth, hesitated and said: "The people arranged by the villain sent back the news... Countless scholars, workshop owners, and craftsmen went bankrupt, ordinary people lived on the streets, and ordinary people even broke out fierce fights with the Imperial Army. Clashes...ordinary people attacked the town hall and the royal palace.”
When he said this, Hader paused involuntarily, took a deep breath and continued: "People arrested the officials and nobles and massacred them. Even Shaharul was caught and executed! The city of Herat is over. .....The Timur Empire is over..."
"You...are you telling the truth?" Lan Chun simply couldn't believe his ears and grabbed Harder with his strong hands.
Hard, a pampered businessman, felt a stinging pain in his arms when Lan Chun grabbed him like this. But he didn't dare to get angry yet, so he gritted his teeth and said, "It's absolutely true. This news came from one of my most loyal slaves. It can't be false."
"Okay! Great, hahaha..." Lan Chun immediately let go of Harder, raised his hands in the air and suddenly knelt on the ground, his voice gradually turning into a whimper.
"Dad! Did you see it? Your great revenge has been avenged!"
Seeing a man in Lan Chun crying, Han Du knew that this was the release of his emotions that had been suppressed for too long.
He walked forward and patted Lan Chun on the shoulder a few times.
He looked up at the sky and raised his teacup in a distant salute. "Lanyu, Timur's revenge for killing you is avenged, and you have such a filial son. Even if you have a soul in heaven, you should be happy!"
Yu Qian took Hader and asked him to tell him the contents of the letter in detail. Then he fell into silence. When he came to his senses, he asked Handu with gleaming eyes: "Teacher, how come the Timur Empire collapsed so suddenly?"
"The wealth system has completely collapsed, and I am not surprised that Timur's empire has become what it is now."
"Teacher, I have an idea." Yu Qian said thoughtfully.
Han Du raised his chin slightly and said, "Let's talk and listen."
Yu Qian thought for a moment and said calmly: "Now that Timur's empire is in civil strife, this is a great opportunity!"
"You want to intervene?" Han Du glanced at him noncommittally.
Yu Qian immediately felt that the teacher did not agree, and asked doubtfully: "Isn't it possible?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "It's okay for us to do business, but if we directly intervene... what can we gain?"
Yu Qian pondered and said nothing.
Handu continued: "Can we get money? Or can we get land? We have just plundered the city of Herat. Do you want to go to other cities to continue plundering? Don't you think it is too troublesome?"
"As for land, what do we use it for?"
Yu Qian smiled awkwardly, "It seems that I got it wrong."
"You are not wrong, but we should not be the ones doing this. I think you can tell the Governor's Office this news, they will definitely be interested in the land." Han Du said. Yu Qian's eyes lit up and he nodded sharply: "The teacher is still thoughtful. I will go and tell them the news."
...
That night, Han Du found Fu Yong, Yang Linqing and others.
As the Bafang Association's first action, everyone came except Eunuch Cui and Tang Ding, who represented the emperor.
In a secluded room in the Governor's Palace, there was no bright candlelight, only a faint light shining in the middle of a round table, not even the chairs around the table.
Han Du sat in the main seat and watched people walking in one by one.
"Master." Fu Yong smiled and sat down on Han Du's right side.
Han Du nodded slightly in greeting, but in this dim room, it was not obvious at all.
Fu Yong didn't care, he withdrew his gaze and sat quietly on the chair, waiting for others to arrive.
"Master..."
"Master..."
After everyone arrived, Han Du leaned forward. He put his hands on the table, and the dim candlelight just reflected his face.
"First of all, congratulations to our Bafang Conference on its successful start! Compared to the past few days, do you all know the benefits of this time?"
Han Du glanced at a few people with a smile.
"Haha, it's all due to the master's good command." Fu Yong said first: "Speaking of which, I never thought that business could still be done like this before."
Fu Yong clicked his tongue as he spoke, expressing great admiration for Han Du.
Yang Linqing also echoed and said: "Dong Fu is right. My father-in-law is really an eye-opener for this villain."
What he said was true. He had learned his origins from a young family, but he had never seen such exaggerated methods in his entire life.
Zhen Guogong never bought a single knife from beginning to end, but he made more than 20 million yuan between entering and exiting.
This wealth is several times higher than what his family has accumulated over generations.
Han Du waved his hand slightly and reminded: "Since everyone has said this, let me remind you."
"Master, please give me your instructions." Fu Yong nodded quickly.
"You have also seen with your own eyes how harmful this method is. It can be said that once implemented, it can almost destroy an empire. Therefore, I do not want to see anyone using this method to make money within Ming Dynasty."
After hearing this, Fu Yong and others immediately solemnly promised: "Please rest assured, sir, although we are businessmen, we also know that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way. Such ill-gotten wealth will never be taken away by villains." Will covet.”
Han Du nodded lightly, "Okay! Then remember, whoever does this will be the mortal enemy of our Bafang Association!"
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"Yes." Several people shouted in unison.
Seeing several people swearing to the sky, Han Du felt relieved and smiled again on his face, "Okay, let's talk about the second one. What should we do now?"
"Um..." Fu Yong hesitated for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Of course, we will do whatever the father-in-law says."
This is the case for Herat City this time. Han Du is in charge of it, and Fu Yong and others only need to provide the necessary supplies from the rear.
Just by doing some tricks, you can make a lot of money. Of course Fu Yong and others like this kind of good thing.
Han Du waved his hand and said: "This is my first time to give you a warning. In the future, you will still need to discuss the affairs of the Bafang Association. So, now you should think about what the Bafang Association should do in the future. "
Fu Yong and the others looked at each other. Indeed, Han Du was the Duke of Zhen Guo, and it was impossible for him to get into money's eyes all day long and lead them to make money.
The Bafang Society's business will still need a few of them to handle it in the future, while Han Du will just take care of the overall situation and wait for dividends.
Several people looked at each other, and finally unanimously pushed Fu Yong to the front.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Fu Yong had to hesitate and said: "Then let's continue doing business in the future?"
"Doing business is necessary." Han Du nodded, "After all, the purpose of establishing the Bafang Association is to make money, but besides making money, there should be another purpose."
"Master, please speak frankly." Fu Yongzheng said quickly because he had no clue.
"We should also plunder resources for the Ming Dynasty." Han Du looked directly at several people and saw their reactions one by one.
"Master, can you make it clear?" Wenshan whispered.
Han Du said calmly: "I will just put forward an idea, and you need to add the rest. For example, although the Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, it does not have everything, and everything is rich enough."
"As for the good things from other places, we have to find ways to get them from the Ming Dynasty. We can get as much gold, silver, copper, iron and tin as we can. "
"There is also a monopoly on commodity dumping and trade, dividing the indigenous people, causing civil strife and subverting the foreign countries... Everyone knows that the sea contains infinite wealth. In order to prevent others from competing with us, we need to completely eliminate any maritime power."
Fu Yong's head was buzzing. He swallowed secretly and said cautiously: "Master, I'm just doing business..."
Han Du smiled slightly, "Am I not talking about business?"
Several people looked at each other and did not dare to speak rashly.
When Han Du saw it, he coughed lightly and said, "Isn't the most profitable business in the world just robbing?"
Chang Hao realized something in his heart and raised his hands and said: "My lord, even the lower class people know this. But just by being a lower class person, you can rob the country... I'm afraid your lordship thinks too highly of us. I don't think so." The master’s extraordinary methods.”
Han Du chuckled, "It seems you still don't understand."
Sit up straight and continue: "This is not the Ming Dynasty. You used to do business in the Governor's Mansion, and there would be no problems with the protection of the Governor's Mansion. But in the future we will definitely go to other countries to trade, can you still count on the protection of the Governor's Mansion? ?”
Everyone began to think deeply after hearing this.
After a while, Fu Yong asked: "Then what should we do based on your wishes?"
Han Du smiled lightly and said: "If you want to go deep into the trade of various countries, you can only protect yourself. There is no other way. Therefore, if we want to do business, we must form a force to protect ourselves." .”
"Master, if we form our own force, will this be a taboo?" Chang Hao was a little worried.
After all, the foundation of himself and others is still in the Ming Dynasty. If someone is caught cheating, he will be sued. Maybe there will be no problem for the uncles, but he, a businessman, will definitely not be able to afford it.
"What are you afraid of?" Han Du waved his hand suddenly, "This is authorized by the emperor, you don't have to worry about anything."
The emperor's permission?
Several people instantly thought of the eunuch they saw when the Bafanghui was first established. Han Du initially disagreed, but after reading an imperial edict, he readily agreed.
It seems that the concession mentioned by the father-in-law should be related to the imperial edict.
