Li Dan was not angry, and pressed his hands down. After Yan Siqi sat down, he slowly said: "Why is selling treasure mirrors in Japan? I want to discuss them with you."

Yan Siqi snorted and said in a muffled voice: "I don't know what the hell you are trying to do, let's talk about it first!"

At this time, the chef came over with a steaming plate.

Li Dan said proudly: "This is a master invited from Nanjing. Minglu Roast Duck is known as the best. Come and try it."

The roast duck chef laughed and said, "If you want to talk about roast duck, you can probably tell whether it is good or bad by looking at the appearance. But if this old braised tastes good or bad, it is necessary for experts to taste it personally."

After saying that, the master stepped down and there was a plate of roast duck and a bowl of red braised rice on the table.

Yan Siqi poured himself a glass of wine, picked up the chopsticks and tasted it with the meat. The skin was crispy and tender, fat but not greasy, and he couldn't help but nod and praised: "You can enjoy it, this duck is roasted well."

Li Dan ate duck meat and tasted red braised rice, and said with a smile: "At such an age, I took money lightly. While I still had a breath, I wanted to taste all the delicious dishes from all over the place."

He picked up the silk towel and wiped his mouth. Li Dan looked at Yan Siqi and said, "Let's talk about selling treasure mirrors in Japan first..."

According to Li Dan's idea, the two companies monopolize the Japanese market and do their own things and compete viciously. Wouldn't it be better to work together to control prices and maximize profits?

"No matter how much you earn, we two have half the money." Li Dan said with a smile: "If you are not at ease, then use your people to sell them in Japan."

Yan Siqi thought this method was good, but she was still worried about Li Dan paying the money behind his back. She looked at Li Dan and said, "It sounds nice, but how did you say that you prepay the payment?"

Li Dan smiled faintly and said, "Brother Yan's payment for goods has been prepared. As long as you agree, you can ship it to the capital together tomorrow."

Yan Siqi was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Dan with some disbelief.

Li Dan raised his eyebrows and said sincerely: "Long Live's expectation is how we work together. How could we act alone to make outsiders discuss and disappoint long Live?"

Yan Siqi couldn't come to Taiwan for a while and didn't know what to say.

"Things are settled." Li Dan waved his hand generously and smiled: "Come on, come on, let's drink and eat, and drink happily."

Yan Siqi had to pick up the wine glass and toast it, and said stubbornly: "You can arrange it in Japan. You are still very honest in business."

Li Dan laughed, raised his glass and touched Yan Siqi, and drank it all in one go.

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Whether maritime business and shipping can gradually change the transportation mode of the Ming Dynasty and gradually replace the transportation of the canal, Zhu Youxiao also has to make a long-term plan.

Shen Tingyang's success in the sea trial gave the young emperor greater confidence.

Looking at Shen Tingyang who was kowtowing to see Jin, Zhu Youxiao could not hide his praise and joy, "Thank you for your hard work without giving me a gift."

A word of hard work, from the emperor's mouth, modern people cannot understand the excited reactions that the ministers heard at that time.

Shen Tingyang felt sore, and he felt that the words "Long Live" were, the grievances he suffered and the hardships he experienced were nothing.

"For the long live, and to work for the court, I dare not say that I have worked hard." Shen Tingyang blinked his eyes hard, thanked him, and sat down on the embroidery pedestal brought by the palace servants.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I heard that Shen Qing is generous and chivalrous, how could he sit so restrained? A loyal minister treats the king, don't pretend to be fake!"

Chen Tingyang smiled awkwardly, confirmed Xiu Dun, and bowed, "I am ashamed, ashamed."

"Wang's family donation and trial shipping, how can Chen Qing be ashamed?" Zhu Youxiao said loudly: "All officials are like Chen Tingyang, so why is it difficult to cure the world?"

This is a very high evaluation. Although Chen Tingyang is now just a small head of the Ministry of Revenue and is not a big official. But the emperor said that Chen Tingyang is a model of officials and has the meaning of a famous official.

"Wei Minister--" Chen Tingyang bowed his hand to be humble, but he had been stopped by the emperor.

He made a gesture to the palace servant next to him, and the eunuch immediately took two steps, took out the imperial edict and said to Chen Tingyang: "Chen Tingyang received the imperial edict!"

"My minister Chen Tingyang received the order." Chen Tingyang left his seat and knelt down. Unexpectedly, the emperor was so anxious that before he could hear his memorial, an imperial edict was issued.

"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, and the imperial edict said: Chen Tingyang is loyal to the state affairs and forgot his family to donate money... The doctor of the Jin Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the shipping department, and was given Qilin clothes and jade gui, and rewarded two thousand taels of silver..."

The head of the Ministry of Revenue is the sixth rank; the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue is the fifth rank. There is also a fifth rank in the middle, and Chen Tingyang has been promoted to two levels.

Moreover, giving vows and jade represents honor, and cannot be evaluated by official positions.

"I received the order to thank me. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Chen Tingyang kowtowed and thanked me, his voice trembled a little.

After receiving the imperial edict, he gave him a gift of wardrobe, Yu Gui and silver, and the palace servants helped him hold it. Chen Tingyang suppressed his excitement, and after sitting down, he bowed and said, "I have a report, what is going on in the shipping matter..."

Although the sea trial was successful, there were still many places that needed to be improved, such as routes, ships, navigation beacons, indicator towers along the way, etc.

The route Chen Tingyang took this time was not finalized, and he still needed to explore and adjust.

"...Western Anning Sha Tsui need to set up navigation ships, erect flags, and indicate the entry and exit of ships entering and exiting the Yangtze River..."

"...In Xia Port in Jiangyin, nine places need to be placed to guide the ship..."

"...The mounds of soil should be built in front of Longshan Temple, and stones should be built around it; starting on April 15th every year (the day when the spring canal transportation begins), banners are hung high during the day and lights are hung at night to direct ships to sail..."

Zhu Youxiao listened patiently, knowing that these were all suggestions drawn by Chen Tingyang and others in risk, so how could he not pay attention to it?

After listening to Chen Tingyang's memorial, Zhu Youxiao said, "I'm sure what Chen Qing said. Just forget about the mound of the Longshan Temple, and convert it into a permanent lighthouse and send people to stay day and night. It doesn't matter if you spend more."

After pausing, Zhu Youxiao added: "I have ordered sea merchants to transport grain from Nanyang to Liaoning. They should go to the deep sea, and the risk is small. What does Chen Qing think?"

Chen Tingyang thought for a while and said, "Walking in the deep sea can avoid near-shore reefs. However, this route still needs to be planned to fix it. I think it is a perfect move to build a lighthouse on some small islands."

"I'm sure, so Shen Qing will do it." Zhu Youxiao shook his head again and said, "Chen Qing also has the work of building ships. If he can't get out of here, he can recommend the person who tried the shipping with you to take on it."

Chen Tingyang lowered his head and thought, his face showing a look of hesitation.

"Entering internally does not avoid relatives, and educating externally does not avoid revenge." Zhu Youxiao gave Chen Tingyang timely a reassurance, which was also encouraged, "But Chen Qing doesn't have to look forward to the front and back."

Chen Tingyang felt relieved and said, "I have a loyal servant named Chen San. He has been bumping on the sea for more than ten years, and his experience is very rich..."

"That's him." Zhu Youxiao agreed happily and said, "Chen Qing is the head of the shipping department, so he will first as an ambassador, starting from the ninth rank. Tell Chen San that if he does a good job, his grade will be promoted."

"I thank you for your kindness on behalf of me." Chen Ting raised up and thanked me.

Zhu Youxiao was very interested and talked with Shen Tingyang about the shipping matter for a long time, asking him to go back and write a detailed question book, and Chen Tingyang left.

Another big thing is about to be completed. The young emperor was walking in the hall and was in a good mood.

The sales of mirrors are basically arranged properly, all in the form of agency sales. Although the profit is less, it is worry-free and the shipment quantity is guaranteed.

Eating alone is not bad, but the manpower you have to invest in to build momentum and promote the time it takes to open up sales in all aspects is not what Zhu Youxiao hopes.

Just by the cost of producing mirrors, selling more than 1,000 taels of silver is already a big profit. Eat meat yourself and don’t let others drink some soup?

What's more, using the supply quota as bargaining chips and the defined "Yi merchant" standard also greatly reduces the freight rate and loss of food and wages to Liaoning.

This is really not a "righteous businessman" to fool him, but a prelude to Zhu Youxiao who really wants to attack some unscrupulous businessmen.

Walking to the sand table, the young emperor's attention was involuntarily focused on Liaodong.

Even if the first battle after the founding of the new army was not defeated, it would not have been severely defeated, right?

Just as the young emperor was constantly circling around the sand table and waiting for the battle report in Liaodong, the fierce battle surrounding Lushun Fort was in full swing.

The blue flag led by Amin, as well as some Mongolians and Han troops, were intercepted and attacked by the Ming army in Daheishan.

Relying on the mountains and forests and fortifications, the Ming army quickly retreated after giving the enemy a certain blow to both sides of the avenue near Beisha City.

Hundreds of people were killed or injured, and this loss was nothing for Amin and others. Although the Ming army's muskets were very sharp and not weaker than bows and arrows, it did not make Jiannu too alert.

Of course, Amin had rich experience in fighting and retained 3,000 elite troops in Nanguan to ensure the safety of the rear route. Then he rushed south and arrived directly to Lushun Fort.

When they saw the defensive arrangement of Lushun Fort, Amin and others were novel and surprised. This was a defensive posture they had never expected and had never seen.

"I'm so brave!" Zhaisanggu is the son of Shurhazi, the younger brother of Lao Nu's mother, and the nephew of Lao Nu. Seeing the enemy's posture, he couldn't help but be happy.

Amin also laughed, raised his whip, and said, "I am really brave enough to fight outside the city."

Jirhalang is Shurhazi's sixth son and the younger brother of Amin and Zhaisanggu. Unlike his two older brothers, he is relatively low-key and raised by Nurhaci, and is very close to princes such as Huang Taiji.

Jirgalang did not agree with the ridicule of the two brothers.

There will be evil when something abnormal happens. Although he did not see how powerful the Ming army's formation was, he still said cautiously: "Two brothers, if the Ming army dares to arrange this way, they may have conspiracies and tricks, so it's better to be careful."

Zhaisanggu smiled and did not blame the always weak brother, saying, "The sixth brother is right, so let the Han army attack for a while first. Let's see what's so powerful about the Ming army's formation."

After pausing, Zhaisanggu smiled sinisterly and said, "I will send five more Niulu to post. If there is a chance, I will launch a fierce attack."
Chapter completed!