The Yang family is slightly different from other families. The entire family is militarized management, and the structure is in the form of a family business. Each branch of people participates in the business and daily management of the family as managers.

The elder of the Yang family is equivalent to the chairman, while the leader of the clan is equivalent to the general manager. Each branch is a major shareholder, and the managers below are representatives of each branch, fighting for benefits for each branch.

At this moment, in the courtyard outside the Yang Family Ancestral Hall, representatives of the branch were listed. The Yang Family Old and Yang Zhiyuan sat in the middle, and Zhang Wei sat on Yang Zhiyuan's right hand.

Before the discussion began, someone attacked. A man who looked older than Yang Zhiyuan, but had a somewhat similar outline, said sarcastically: "Old clan, patriarch, dare you ask me when it will be a son-in-law in the Yang family's turn to sit in the upper seat?"

This person is Yang Zhiren's father. After Yang Zhiren died at the hands of the pirates, he was a little resentful to the clan. Last time, Yang Zhiyuan had to send people to suppress the pirates as soon as possible, and because of his constant pressure, Yang Zhiyuan heard this, and replied in a majestic and solemn manner: "Brother Zhining, although Xiao Wei is a son-in-law, he has already entered the genealogy and is a member of my Yang family. I don't have a son, he is my son, representing the master's family!"

"Just! He is here to represent the master's family. Will he still inherit the position of patriarch in the future?" Yang Zhining said with disdain. 日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日本日�

The status of the son-in-law in this era is indeed very low. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the status of the son-in-law was equal to that of the slaves. Although the Dayan Dynasty was much better and stronger than the slaves, most of the people still looked down upon it. If it was time for war, they would be the first to serve the military with criminals, vendors and others. Therefore, as soon as Yang Zhining said this, he immediately discussed it.

No matter how much he talked about it below, Zhang Wei just sat there calmly, as if he couldn't afford to say anything.

"Okay!" The old man from the Yang family spoke, and the lower part suddenly became quiet. He said: "In the future, Shi Qing inherited the position of patriarch, it has been decided long ago. Although Xiao Wei is a son-in-law, he is also Shi Qing's husband, so he will represent Shi Qing in the future, so there is no need to talk about this anymore!"

As soon as the Yang family spoke, Yang Zhining looked bad but was not good, and he was not good at making more difficult things. Yang Zhiyuan took the opportunity to say, "There are all people, and everyone has arrived. Today we will convene everyone to discuss the matter, mainly about the development of Crescent Island. Xiao Wei is responsible for this matter. I will briefly talk about it first and then he will supplement it."

Everyone knew that this matter involved the future interests of each branch, so they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and only heard him say, "Everyone knows the general situation of Crescent Island, so I won't say much. Today I will only talk about the future development of Crescent Island."

He cleared his throat slightly and continued: "Crescent Island is about seven days a day from Fengcheng Harbor, and Bidao is at the intersection of the three routes of Fengcheng, Nanyang and Dongyang. Our master's idea is to first build it into a transit place to replenish and repair ships, so the dock has been started now, and there are many giant trees on the island, which can be used to build ships."

Speaking of this, Yang Zhiyuan glanced at the audience and saw that everyone had no questions, he continued, "There are three main things we need to do now. First, transport enough materials, second, build large quantities of ships on the island, third, recruit more people, and let Xiao Wei talk about the purposes of these three points."

Yang Zhiyuan nodded to Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei stood up to salute: "Dear elders, here are Zhang Wei, I will speak on behalf of the main house below. If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I will answer you. Thank you for your cooperation."

After the gift, he began to tell: "In addition to the necessary daily necessities, namely food and cloth, the following are mainly the following types that our Yang family can self-sufficient, iron, copper, sulfur, saltpeter, and a large amount of carbonite."

These things do not have to be laborious for the Yang family, so no one interrupted them. They just listened and wanted to see how he used them. Zhang Wei continued: "The purpose of these needs is that I have told my father-in-law before that we occupy Crescent Island not just for business, but to accumulate fleets, recruit people, and form a powerful force to deter the entire East China Sea."

"Intimidate the East China Sea? It's a big tone! Do you think my Yang family will rebel?" Yang Zhining immediately questioned Zhang Wei's words.

"As elder, please raise your hand to signal when you interrupt next time." Zhang Wei responded calmly and continued: "Of course we are not going to rebel, but to cultivate our forces. The ultimate goal is to monopolize maritime trade!"

Yang Zhining was about to interrupt, but Zhang Wei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, listen to me, what is the most profitable business in the world? Some people think it is salt and iron, while others think it is silk. What I want to tell everyone is that it is right, but it is also wrong. How can these things make money?"

After a pause, he saw that no one answered, he asked himself: "It is a monopoly. The reason why salt and iron make money is because the imperial court monopoly, and the reason why silk makes money is because merchants monopolize raw silk. Therefore, the most profitable one is not what kind of money, but which one can monopolize."

Everyone was thinking, one of them raised his hand to signal, Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Sir, please tell me!"

The man asked directly: "Then how can we monopolize the maritime trade? Isn't it just a matter of recruiting soldiers? Sooner or later, will it cause taboo in the court?"

Yang Zhining immediately agreed: "Not bad! Isn't it the way to accumulate grain and be the king?"

Zhang Wei sighed in his heart that these people were not easy to fool, and continued without changing his expression: "What you two may say is good, but the purpose is different. Whether it is recruiting soldiers, accumulating grain, or slowing down the king, it is all for the purpose of becoming emperors, but we are not!"

Seeing that everyone looked at him in surprise, they smiled slightly, "We are just for the development of the family. To put it bluntly, in order to let the people in the clan live a better life, understand a little more, it is for the benefit!"

This is to take down the big hat. In this era, family interests are greater than everything, and even to a certain extent, national interests. At this time, they do not talk about the country, but the country and the world. The universal ideas are all about family first and then country. Therefore, when Zhang Wei said this, they were difficult to refute for a while.

"And as long as we don't raise the flag to rebel and make more money, the court will not cause trouble for us. Moreover, the current navy in the court cannot even eliminate ordinary pirates. Moreover, the war in the north is tight now, as long as we don't rebel, the court has no time to take care of it." Zhang Wei continued to throw bombs. This was a bit ruthless, but no one refuted it, because what he said was indeed the truth.

Zhang Wei saw that everyone was indeed kidnapped by the family interests. He smiled and pulled back the topic and continued: "So what do we rely on to deter the East China Sea? I can tell you that in addition to more ships and manpower, we also have to rely on thermal weapons, which is the gunpowder weapon that my father-in-law and I called."

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Someone said that the identity of a son-in-law is

Representing the master's house in the master's seat,

The bold statement is about to intimidate the East China Sea,

No one refutes the family's righteousness.

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Chapter completed!