Miao Ming saw a huge fleet waiting at the port.
He was relieved that the people from the Chamber of Commerce did not break their promise.
Li Yaoguang, the legitimate son of the president of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, has made dozens of times the profit by supplying weapons and ammunition to various forces in the Americas in the past few months.
But he is still not satisfied with this profit and wants to make greater results.
Let his father, who has already set his sights on the capital, look at him with admiration.
Li Yaoguang saw the pioneering group that Miao Ming was in. This was a pioneering group with fifteen thousand people.
If he were in the north of Zhao State, he would definitely become the Duke of the State.
This is also a heroic figure, but he made the wrong choice and chose the place where the competition is fiercest.
Not to mention the Duke, if he continues, he won't even be a marquis. The most likely thing is that he will be expelled from the country.
Li Yaoguang had seen too many large pioneering groups swallowing up small developing groups.
After the grassroots reorganization, it is easy to integrate into the new team, and the middle level is also easier to bribe.
The upper management of the pioneering group will not gain trust even if they surrender to the other party.
He immediately stepped forward to say hello and said: "Mr. Miao, you are a key customer of our chamber of commerce.
The weapons and ammunition you purchased are as much as five hundred thousand taels.
Our Chamber of Commerce will always respond to the requests of high-quality customers like you. "
After Miao Ming's training in the past few months, he was not very good at socializing, but he could still say a few comforting words.
He cupped his fists and saluted, "The famous name of Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Miao was already like thunder when he was in the empire.
We fight in America and earn money by selling our lives.
A talented person like Mr. Li can easily earn money that we will never earn in our lifetime. "
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Li Yaoguang said modestly.
He immediately waved his hand and asked the people from the Chamber of Commerce to begin welcoming the pioneering group aboard.
He personally invited Miao Ming on board the ship and said modestly: "We businessmen are powerless and can only earn a small amount of money to make ends meet.
Mr. Miao may seem dangerous, but you will also gain a lot.
The Duke of the State of Yan was born in a rough place and became the Duke of the State in one leap.
We businessmen make a lot of money, but that is still far from our status as a public servant. "
When Miao Ming heard Duke Yan, he frowned, his face was a little dark, and he kept silent.
Li Yaoguang observed Miao Ming's performance and nodded with satisfaction.
Miao Ming's ambition has not been extinguished, which is good news.
Li Yaoguang knew not to act too hastily, he was just trying to arouse Miao Ming's dissatisfaction.
More than 12,000 people, plus some supplies, this amount of transportation is very easy for the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
They all boarded the ship soon, and black smoke billowed from the large smoker in the middle of the cargo ship.
The propeller at the stern rotates at high speed, pushing the ship to sail at high speed on the sea.
They quickly left the port and headed toward the deep sea.
Miao Ming stood at the stern of the boat, staring at the place where he had struggled for months.
Everything in the early stage was in vain. In order to leave here, he also left nearly half of his brothers.
He didn't hate the brothers who left. They joined the powerful pioneering group and could be reused.
But Miao Ming chose to seek refuge with these people, and the best he could end up with was to be placed under house arrest and become a mascot who constantly sings praises to others.
With his temper, he can't be that kind of mascot.
Miao Ming heard footsteps coming from behind him. He turned around and saw that Li Yaoguang from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was walking towards him.
"Mr. Miao, it's dinner time. Our chamber of commerce has specially prepared a small stove for big customers like you.
The journey is very boring, so let's go to dinner together and chat by the way to relieve Mr. Miao's depression. "
Is Miao Ming worried about whether the Chamber of Commerce's ship will arrive on time?
He hadn't eaten much, and now that he was eating, his stomach was already growling.
He knew that it was useless to lament anymore. He had failed and was driven away from here.
The only thing that can undo failure is success.
But whether he will succeed in the future, he has no confidence.
Miao Ming has a very clear understanding of his own strength.
There is no problem at all in attacking the indigenous tribes.
Eastern North America is full of European colonists.
The local indigenous people have been driven away by these colonists.
Their next opponents were no longer indigenous tribes with extremely backward weapons and organizations, but European colonists who were also civilized.
As the opponent's strength increases, casualties will inevitably increase.
Miao Ming was worried that if the casualties reached a certain level, their pioneering group would collapse.
When the time comes, let alone becoming the Duke of the country, he will not even be able to save his life.
The group of them went to the restaurant of the passenger ship and ate simple home-cooked food.
Four dishes are vinegared fish, braised pork, boiled cabbage, and spicy tofu.
They drank wine and ate delicious dishes.
Li Yaoguang said casually: "Mr. Miao, you are going across the canal to the east coast of America.
Traveling to the east coast of America at this time is too risky. "
Miao Ming was stunned. He quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, looked up at Li Yaoguang, and asked with a solemn expression: "I have some information inland, please give me some advice, Mr. Li."
"If you don't take it seriously, I will help Mr. Miao analyze the current situation." Li Yaoguang's attitude was very humble.
He dipped his finger in the drink and briefly drew the locations of the various countries in the Americas on the table.
He finally pointed in the two directions of Zhao State and the British Colony.
"Zhao wants to conquer the east, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that.
Zhao's reserve of force is completely unlike attacking indigenous tribes.
Its main purpose must have been the colonization of the English.
If two tigers fight, it will directly turn the surrounding area into ruins, crushing and killing countless small animals.
War may come soon, and Mr. Miao may be mistaken by those Europeans as the pioneer of Zhao as soon as he arrives in eastern America.
Mr. Miao will be surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops.
Even if Mr. Miao is extremely capable and leads his troops to escape from the encirclement and suppression, at least half of his men will be lost, which is simply not worth the gain. "
When Miao Ming heard the news, his expression immediately changed.
He only considered that there was little competition pressure in the East America and not many pioneering groups went there.
It was so urgent at the time that he subconsciously ignored the impending war between Zhao and the European colonists.
This war will lead to an overall reshuffle of forces on the American continent.
Miao Ming could imagine that once he went to eastern America, he would really conflict with the European colonists.
Zhao Guoguo tried every means to prove that he was Zhao's vanguard.
After all, in the eyes of these Europeans, Chinese people all look the same, and they cannot understand the intricate relationships between Chinese people.
Zhao Guo's idea is very simple. If a fool takes the initiative to become cannon fodder, and they don't take advantage of it, then they are really fools.
Miao Ming picked up the wine glass, drank a glass of wine in annoyance, and murmured to himself: "What should I do now?"
Li Yaoguang saw that Miao Ming had been deeply hit, and he knew that the time was ripe.
"Mr. Miao, I often travel to various countries in the Americas to do business, and I have some understanding of the current situation in the Americas.
Mr. Miao's move to eastern America was definitely not a good move.
I have a clever move that can reverse Mr. Miao's predicament, but it will cause Mr. Miao's reputation to be damaged. "
After Miao Ming heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Yaoguang ninety degrees.
"Please teach me, sir. I will be rewarded in the future."
"Mr. Miao is too polite, we are just chatting normally, there is no need to be so solemn.
I just have some superficial insights and it would be great if I could help Mr. Miao. "
Li Yaoguang was still very humble and did not show it at all. He was gradually setting up a trap to guide Miao Ming's power to where he wanted it to go.
"I wonder if Mr. Miao knows about Xiang Guo's recruitment of a pioneering group to wipe out the rebels in the territory.
This is a very good way out for Mr. Miao.
Mr. Miao's current strength is by no means inferior to the army directly under the Xiangwang royal family.
There are more than twenty rebel armies, large and small, in the Xiang Kingdom, but they are not much more powerful than Mr. Miao.
The country of Xiang is now in a state of turmoil. If it weren't for the fact that there were people behind the rebels and they were against each other, the country of Xiang would have ceased to exist. "
After Miao Ming heard this, his eyes lit up.
He also learned before that the situation in Xiangguo was chaotic.
But he has never understood how chaotic the situation in Xiangguo is, and what is the strength of all the forces?
Now after listening to Li Yaoguang's story, he has a clear understanding of his own strength.
During the heyday of the Xiang Kingdom, he would certainly not have dared to step forward and stroke his beard.
It is very simple for the Xiangguo army to deal with him.
But now the situation is completely different, and Xiang Guo has no time to take care of himself.
The royal family began to attract pioneering groups to suppress bandits by granting officials and making wishes.
Anyone who is not stupid can see what Wang is planning.
That is the snipe and the clam fighting, and the fisherman gains.
But this also revealed from the side that the power controlled by the Xiangwang royal family was really very limited, and they could only barely protect themselves.
With his strength, if he enters the market now, even if he does not become the final winner, there is no problem in protecting himself.
He went to the east of America and wanted to establish his own country, which was very difficult.
Now that war is coming, the difficulty will be several times higher.
Going to Xiangguo to suppress bandits, as long as they preserve their strength secretly, no matter who wins in the end, they can at least become a vassal town.
If he could take the opportunity to expand his strength and overthrow the Xiangwang royal family, it would not be impossible.
Miao Ming made up his mind. He looked at Li Yaoguang who was smiling slightly and asked, "Mr. Li, please notify the fleet and send us to Xiangguo Pier."
He didn't want to delve into Li Yaoguang's purpose. This choice was beneficial to them.
No matter how much benefit Li Yaoguang gets from it, it is what he deserves.
When Li Yaoguang saw Miao Ming's searching eyes, he smiled and said nothing.
On the surface, he was responding to the call of the Xiangwang royal family and recommending a pioneering group to them.
It's just that the pioneering groups he recommended were all powerful and ambitious people without exception.
The secret reason was that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce sold weapons to the rebels and was caught by Xiang Guo.
Not only were the merchants selling weapons caught and shot, the stores of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce were directly closed down, and all shopkeepers and clerks were demoted to slaves.
What Xiang Guo did was a slap in the face.
The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce does not have the strength to make big moves, but if he makes a small move, the others will not be surprised.
This is also to let interested people understand the reasons why they think it is true.
The real reason was that Li Yaoguang received a secret message from his sister.
Crown Princess Li Xiyue asked him to find a way to cause trouble for Xiangguo.
Due to their own reasons, the Xiangwang royal family was quite resentful of the royal family of the Dahua Empire.
He complained that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Great China Empire, was watching Xiang Guo's national power continue to decline. The empire had a solution, but chose to ignore it.
Some people within the royal family even broke the news that the crown prince Su Zhenxing had said in private.
Once he revives Xiangguo, he will make people look good to him who look down on them.
He said in private more than once that the Benniu Road Canal belonged to Xiangguo. The royal family must not forget this matter and it would have to be resolved sooner or later.
Lee Yao-kwong understood the importance of the canal to the empire and its future global strategy.
The Bull Run Canal and the Suez Canal will be the two most important fulcrums of the empire's maritime strategy.
As long as there is a chance, we will never let go of the canal.
Especially Prince Su Shu, the navy is his base, and he will never sit back and watch the empire's maritime strategy collapse.
This kind of secret war between the suzerain country and the vassal country will never be talked about openly.
Li Yaoguang also knows what can and cannot be said?
The best case scenario is to just do it without saying it, so that nothing goes wrong.
A person like Miao Ming would naturally come up with enough reasons according to his understanding.
The fleet was very close to the port of Xiangguo. After determining the target, the ships deviated from their original route.
At noon on the second day, we had already bypassed Xiangguo's characteristic slender peninsula and arrived at Xiangguo's Hongfeng Harbor.
This is one of the few ports controlled by the Xiangwang royal family.
Chamber of Commerce transport ships and transport pioneer groups are constantly coming here to report.
Li Yaoguang immediately ordered someone to replace the banner of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is in the area controlled by the Xiangwang royal family, which is like a rat in a smelly ditch.
But as long as the flag is not displayed blatantly and the silver coins open the way, no one will take the initiative to cause trouble.
Miao Ming did not choose to let everyone in the pioneering group disembark immediately when they arrived at the port.
He first took his confidants, and under the guidance of the steward of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, to Hongfeng Port to understand the situation.
He determined that the situation here in Xiangguo was not much different from what Li Yaoguang said, and then after thanking Li Yaoguang, he ordered everyone in the pioneering group to disembark.
The situation in Xiangguo has worsened, and now Su Zhenxing has even canceled the procedure for the pioneering team to go to the capital to visit him.
After all the pioneering regiments arrived ashore, they immediately followed up on their strength and awarded officers, gave them a certain amount of food and grass, and allowed them to go to the battlefield to quell the rebellion.
After all, King Xiang Su Li did not survive until the end of autumn and breathed his last in the palace.
Su Zhenxing became the second king of Xiangguo.
The supporters behind the rebels saw that the empire's attitude towards Xiang Guo remained the same.
They couldn't restrain their eagerness and relaxed their suppression of the rebels.
The Xiangwang royal family was under tremendous pressure.
All meaningless processes were cancelled. The pioneering group was originally used as cannon fodder to consume the strength of the rebels.
If someone can fight his way out of the cannon fodder, as long as he can achieve the purpose of consuming the rebels, rewards from the Xiangguo court will continue to come.
Su Zhenxing knew that doing so would undermine the authority of the royal family.
But if he doesn't do this, the country may be ruined and the family may be destroyed.
Miao Ming felt that Xiang Guo was extremely efficient, almost to an incredible level.
The officials of Xiangguo only sent a little bit of food and grass, and the rest was near the front line.
If they want to survive, they must go to the front line to kill the enemy.
Miao Ming was also ready and ordered his men to set off immediately.
After only surviving in Xiang Country for a few days, Miao Ming knew that this place was suitable for him.
He wanted to raise the bandits to respect themselves and become a powerful vassal town.
When the time comes, he can also wear a yellow robe and become a monarch. (End of chapter)
