Above the auditorium, everyone looked at Li Jin, wanting to see what opportunity Li Jin was talking about to make a fortune.
And Li Jin did not disappoint them. Just one sentence made everyone excited.
"According to reliable information, a super large silver mine worth more than 500 million taels of silver was discovered on the Japanese island!!"
As soon as these words came out, the people below exploded instantly.
Everyone was stunned at first, then exclaimed in disbelief, and then screamed with excitement.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of surprises. He couldn't believe that he had just bought sixteen shares and got such heavy news.
This is... it's so exciting.
If it is true as Li Jin said, then for his 50% share, he can get 65 million taels of silver.
And he only invested a total of 1.6 million taels, and it doubled more than fifty times in an instant. This is too exaggerated.
Lan Yu next to him was dancing in surprise. If this was the case, then his one hundred thousand taels of coffins would suddenly become five million.
five million! ! !
This is a wealth that Lan Yu has never imagined in her life, and now it is about to come true.
Next to Xu Da, Tang He murmured in surprise:
"I knew it would be no problem if I followed you up!"
Xu Da was also full of joy at this moment. The five hundred thousand he invested would soon turn into twenty-five million? ?
This is really scary.
But even though he was happy, Xu Da couldn't help but asked:
"County Magistrate Li, are you serious about this?"
"Where did you get the news?"
Xu Da's words instantly silenced the scene, and everyone calmed down immediately. They looked at Li Jin without blinking, wanting to hear Li Jin's answer.
Li Jin faced the people's intimidating gazes and did not flinch. Instead, he said to them:
"Since I am going to sea, I have naturally made complete preparations."
"Not to mention the Japanese pirates, even on the Japanese island, there is my detailed work. This information was obtained by me at a huge cost and the death of several informants."
Li Jin's words are very credible. After all, judging from Li Jin's performance, he has indeed made a lot of preparations to go to sea.
It’s natural to get this news now.
"This news must be kept confidential. Since we have established the Royal Chamber of Commerce, our interests are the same."
After Li Jin finished speaking, he explained:
"Only if we occupy that silver mine first, the silver will be ours."
"Otherwise, if someone takes it away, no matter how much money it is, it will have nothing to do with us."
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was pounding. Is it possible that he could directly send troops to seize this silver mine?
But this idea was dismissed after just a second thought.
Not to mention that overseas is not Zhu Yuanzhang's area of expertise, but if he can reach the Japanese island, he doesn't know where the silver mine is.
The end result is likely to be in vain.
While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, a person next to him asked:
"Master Li, you said that our Chamber of Commerce will go to sea. When can we go to sea?"
This man's name is Su Qingsheng, and it is no exaggeration to say that most of the silk in Jiangnan comes from his family's Jinxiu Villa.
The reason why he bought Li Jin's shares was actually very simple. He wanted to go overseas.
Su Qingsheng naturally knew how profitable silk exports were, according to the records in his grandfather's grandfather's notes.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, just one shipment of silk could earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
And this is still one ship. If we bring a few more big ships, the profit for each round trip can often reach more than one million taels.
Su Qingsheng has always wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors, but now that the emperor has issued a sea ban, even if he wants to go to sea, he is unable to do anything.
Now Li Jin is attracting investment under the guise of going overseas, which gives Su Qingsheng hope.
He felt that his hope of rebuilding the glory of his ancestors lay with Li Jin.
Now that the investment invitation has been settled, he is eager to know the specific date of going overseas.
Li Jin touched his chin and said:
"Although I have been preparing to go to sea, the progress has not been great."
"Everyone should know that the emperor has issued a sea ban, and the court's policy is to prohibit going to sea."
"As a result, our Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry has declined rapidly. Shipyards that could originally manufacture sea-going ships are now basically invisible."
"Although I have always wanted to rebuild a shipyard, I have been unable to do so."
"This kind of thing has been bothering me for a long time. I wonder if any of you have a good way to solve it?"
As soon as these words came out, several nearby businessmen were dumbfounded.
You talked about love with great vigor and excitement, and got everyone excited, but now you haven't even done the most basic things yet?
Then aren't you here just trying to make a big deal?
But after hearing this, Xu Da felt a little thoughtful.
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and made no statement. On the contrary, Lan Yu next to him scratched his head and scratched his head anxiously, wanting to say something.
But after noticing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, he finally held it back.
Li Jin's eyes kept glancing at Lan Yu and Zhu Yuanzhang. It was obvious that the words just now were meant for Zhu Yuanzhang and his relatives.
But Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, and Li Jin had no choice. The atmosphere became quiet for a while.
After thinking for a while, Xu Da walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang and whispered a few words.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and then Xu Da said to Li Jin:
"County Magistrate Li, I have a few words. I wonder if I can take a step to discuss them in detail?"
Li Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. It seemed that the shipbuilding matter would still have to fall on Lao Huang and other relatives of the emperor.
Xu Da took Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Jin to the private room on the second floor.
As soon as he entered the room, Li Jin rubbed his hands expectantly and asked:
"What advice do you two have?"
"Is there a way to solve the ship's problem?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da looked at each other and then said:
"The problem with the ship is fine, but what can you get in exchange for it?"
When Li Jin heard this, he was extremely excited, but on the surface he looked calm and said:
"I wonder if I can provide the money to buy it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang refused directly:
"Ships are strategic materials, and large ships that can go to sea are rare. There is no place to buy them."
"Just silver is definitely not enough."
Li Jin was speechless when he heard this and complained:
"Old Huang, you guys are just raising prices on the ground!"
"If it weren't for the current emperor's nonsense, I would have solved the ship problem long ago. Why are you using you, the emperor's relatives, to blackmail me?"
When Xu Da heard Li Jin's words, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. He dared to speak ill of the emperor in front of the emperor. So far, Xu Da has not seen anyone who can survive.
Quietly observing Zhu Yuanzhang from the sidelines, Xu Da couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he found that apart from his ugly face, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of killing anyone.
But Zhu Yuanzhang's next words made him realize that the superior position was still the superior position.
"Don't talk nonsense. Let's make a price. If you can accept it, it'll be easy. If we can't close the deal, there's nothing we can do."
"Fifty thousand taels of silver for a big ship."
"Fifty thousand taels??"
Li Jin suddenly exclaimed and shouted:
"The cost of building a treasure ship is only ten thousand taels at most. You are just raising the price on the ground, Old Huang!"
"You are blackmailing!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Li Jin and continued:
"We haven't finished talking yet!"
"Fifty thousand taels of silver, plus the firecrackers you used today, fifty firecrackers for one."
"Otherwise, there's no need to talk!"
Li Jin's face turned red, he clenched his fists in anger, gasped through his nose, and said through gritted teeth:
"Old Huang, don't even think about it."
"Even if I jump from here, don't take the treasure ship, don't go to the Japanese island, I won't agree to it."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he turned around and left.
Xu Da's face was full of astonishment, but after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang leave, he followed Zhu Yuanzhang closely.
"three!"
"two!"
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Xu Da seemed to hear Zhu Yuanzhang counting.
Just as he was about to leave the room, Xu Da wanted to get closer and listen carefully, but suddenly he heard Li Jin shouting from behind:
"Okay, okay, I promise you."
"Old Huang, you are so cruel!!!"
"But I have a condition."
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around with a smile and asked:
"Say it, as long as it's not too much, we can agree!!"
