The envoys of the Ming Dynasty came to Qingcheng and saw the situation here in Qingcheng. Li Shuheng was worried that these people would spread the situation of the Tiger-Character Flag in Qingcheng when they returned to the Ming Dynasty, thus causing the court to suppress the Tiger-Character Flag.
Liu Heng repeated what he had said to Lao Wu before to Li Shuheng.
"I didn't expect the situation to get so bad." Li Shuheng frowned.
Liu Heng smiled lightly and said: "The worst result is to give up the Ming Dynasty's foundation and the Tiger Flag as a whole retreat to the grassland. Now our foundation has been transferred from Lingqiu to Dabanshengdi."
"Don't worry, proprietor, within three years at most, my subordinates will make the big board rise to the south of the Yangtze River." Li Shuheng said solemnly.
Liu Heng smiled and said, "There's no need to be so serious. It's true that the big plank raised to the ground is our foundation, but it's not our only foundation. Don't forget, we still have Dajuan Island."
"Don't worry, proprietor, we will never go to that point." Li Shuheng said solemnly.
Seeing this, Liu Heng couldn't say anything else, so he just said: "Don't underestimate Damuan Island. Zheng Tie has done a very good job there. Tens of thousands of people have immigrated from Liaodong and have cultivated a lot of fertile land. , and also planted a lot of sugar cane to make sugar, which was sold to Luzon, Japan and other places."
"Zheng Tie has been going to Dayuan Island for several years!" Li Shuheng said.
Liu Heng nodded and said: "He was one of the first ones to go to Dajuan Island. Counting the days, it has indeed been several years."
"Why don't we transfer him back and replace him with someone else to take charge of Da Yuan Island? After all, Da Yuan Island is really beyond our reach." Li Shuheng suggested.
Hearing this, Liu Heng smiled lightly.
He understood that Li Shuheng was worried that Zheng Tie would be out for too long and do things that would harm the Tiger Flag, or even have thoughts that he shouldn't have.
Li Shuheng continued: "Dayuan Island is too far away, and all the income from sea trade is intercepted by Dayuan Island. Today's Dayuan Island can be said to need people and money, so we must be careful in advance."
"It is not appropriate for Zheng Tie to be transferred now. He is still needed to take charge of Da Yuan Island." Liu Heng rejected Li Shuheng's opinion.
Li Shuheng frowned slightly and said with a hint of confusion: "It's not that after Yan Siqi's death, Damuan Island has fallen into the hands of our Tiger Flag. Is there something else going on on the island?"
"Zheng Tie's situation on Damuan Island is more serious than ours." Liu Heng said, "In addition to the indigenous people on the island, the other side of Damuan Island is occupied by the Folangji people. On the sea trade, there is Li Dan With constraints everywhere, and red-haired barbarians outside targeting him at every turn, Zheng Tie’s life is not that easy!”
He sighed.
Even though he has never been to Dayuan Island, all kinds of news about Dayuan Island have never been cut off.
These messages were sent by Zheng Tie, people from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, and people from the Internal Intelligence Bureau. The information sent back by personnel from three different departments largely avoided the possibility of deception.
As the number of people on Dayuan Island increased, many of the middle-level staff on the island were transferred from Lingqiu and Grassland to try to avoid the possibility of one family being the only one on Dayuan Island.
"Is it that serious?" Li Shuheng frowned.
He has never been to Da Yuan Island, and his knowledge of Da Yuan Island is limited to what others say.
Liu Heng said: "The profits from sea trade are huge. Whether it is Li Dan or the barbarians on Luzon Island, if they can eat it as a family, they will never share it with others, especially the red-haired barbarians. They have not yet discovered Dajuan Island." Once they discover Damuan Island, a transit island that connects the Ming Dynasty to the outside world, they will never let it go easily."
"The proprietor is saying that we will have a battle with the red-haired barbarians sooner or later?" Li Shuheng frowned.
Liu Heng softened his tone and said relaxedly: "Don't worry too much. The reason why the money earned from sea trade in the past few years has not been sent over is because it has all been used in shipbuilding. After several years of development, the red-haired barbarians have been blocked." There is still no problem in the waters off Taiyuan Island.”
Hearing this, Li Shuheng's worry eased a little.
He didn't know the situation on Damuan Island, but he knew that since Liu Heng said so, he must be certain.
If the situation on Dayuan Island was really that serious, he knew that it would be impossible to transfer Zheng Tie back from Dayuan Island, and he could only leave Zheng Tie to continue to be the commander on Dayuan Island.
Liu Heng turned to look at Li Shuheng, who was walking side by side, and said with a smile: "With Zheng Tie in charge of Da Yuan Island, there won't be any trouble. Even if the red-haired barbarians want to take advantage of Da Yuan Island, they won't be so quick. After all, we tigers Zi Qi's strength on the surface of the sea is not weak, otherwise Li Dan would have taken action against us long ago without waiting for the red-haired barbarians to take action."
Huziqi and Li Dan first had a cooperative relationship.
The reason why the Tiger Character Flag was able to occupy a place on Da Yuan Island was only through Li Dan.
However, as Huziqi's business in maritime trade grew bigger and bigger, the ironware business he collaborated with Li Dan saw profits decrease year by year due to the gradual saturation of the market.
Hu Ziqi bypassed Li Dan and traded directly with Hong Maoyi. Coupled with Yan Siqi's death, Bengang completely fell into the hands of Hu Ziqi, making Li Dan regard Hu Ziqi as his opponent.
As a result, the two companies went from being close partners to completely becoming competitors.
However, Tiger Flag already has a foundation in Da Yuan Island, it also has its own ships, and there is a big business like Tiger Flag behind it. It does not need to rely on Li Dan everywhere as before, and has the strength to compete with Li Dan.
Liu Heng, who was riding a horse and walking in the city, looked around.
The Qingcheng in front of him was more prosperous than when he left, and there were many Han Chinese among the pedestrians on the street.
In Qingcheng under the rule of Bu Shitu, when Han people walked on the street, they always walked quickly with their heads pressed against the street, and very few Han people appeared on the street.
On the contrary, it is the Mongols who often gallop on the streets of Qingcheng.
"In the future, Qingcheng can open up to the outside world and allow merchants from the Ming Dynasty to bring goods here for trading." Liu Heng said to Li Shuheng.
There is no life without business.
Only by attracting more merchants from the Ming Dynasty to Qingcheng can Qingcheng's business flourish.
"Would it be a bit of a disaster to open it now? Moreover, Xinpingbao's status would be awkward." Li Shuheng said hesitantly.
Liu Heng said: "In the future, our relationship with the Ming Dynasty will become more and more tense, and it will also become difficult to get enough goods from the Ming Dynasty. Only by attracting merchants from the Ming Dynasty will we not be strangled by the imperial court. "
"What should I do about Xinpingbao?" Li Shuheng asked.
Merchants pursue profit. If merchants from the Ming Dynasty can come to Qingcheng to trade directly with the Mongols, they will naturally not need to go to Xinpingbao. The same goods can be bought from Qingcheng, resold again, and the profit will be higher.
Liu Heng said: "Xinpingbao will be affected to some extent, but it will not change much in a short period of time. Not all businessmen are willing to take the risk to come to the grassland."
