Chapter 43: Open Screen Peacock
Lin Shizhang and Liu Rushi were in a very complicated mood when they left. They seemed to be all worried, so they even forgot the necessary etiquette. Xu Changxing was even more excited. After returning to the study, he praised Li Mingxun very much.
"Big shopkeeper, the bank you founded is really eye-opening. It is really amazing to knock out more than one million taels from the iron rooster's cellar with just one idea." Xu Changxing kept praising.
According to Xu Changxing's prediction, the fleet of transport ships that had been idle because the immigration came to an end would soon come to Jiangnan with rice from Nanyang and Guangdong, and then withdraw a large amount of silver from the bank, quickly lifting the huge financial burden caused by long-term wars and massive immigration, and obtaining raw silk and cotton cloth from previous years at a low price, making a lot of money in the markets of Japan and Nanyang. Even if the bank cannot continue to operate, it will be enough to make up for the personal losses he and Li Mingxun invested in.
Of course, if the model founded by Li Mingxun can continue, banks will inevitably gain more capital because of their success. The small Chongming Island will not satisfy the gentry's huge appetite for land, and Taiwan will also receive a large amount of investment and expand quickly.
Li Mingxun smiled and accepted Xu Changxing's praise. In fact, the influence of this bank is far greater than Xu Changxing's imagination. The high profits and land will allow Jiangnan and even the gentry of the Ming Dynasty to take out the silver that had been hidden in their cellar for hundreds of years from the cellar. It may be two million taels at the beginning, but as long as you get the sweetness, a large amount of silver will flow out, 20 million taels or even more. This is a force that can change the world, and the source of this force is in your own hands. With a little induction, it can be enough to change the world.
Of course, on the surface, the gentry and officials who destroyed the foundation of the Ming Dynasty shared a large share of the cake, but Li Mingxun didn't care about this and was even willing to do so. In his opinion, capital does not distinguish between good and evil, and the decision-making power is in the hands of those who use capital. It can be imagined that it will take five, ten, or even more fermentation periods for such a large number of resources to be transformed into a force to defend the country in the hands of the community. This period is too long, and the community cannot stop it.
The Qing Dynasty stopped entering the pass and occupied Jiangnan, but at that time, the gentry would also make a choice. If they chose to stand on the side of China and civilization with Li Mingxun, then Li Mingxun would guide them to be defenders of civilization and nation. Of course, the greater possibility is that they still chose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and surrender to the barbarism. Then their bank equity, land, real estate and other industries owned by the community control territory, and the gold and silver they took out could not be taken back.
When the gentry's "do nothing" in the cellar became the currency in the bank, the gentry became a cow in the community, either for me, milking the land, peeling the bones, and killing them to eat meat.
Since Lin Shizhang left, Li Mingxun and Xu Changxing have been in the study, talking about some details about the bank. They chatted until the sky was getting late, and they were still very interested. The two bold guys were happy with the behavior of "scaught money" from the gentry. They predicted the possible reactions of the gentry, and used all the means to deal with them.
In fact, the only way for those small landlords and gentry who passively have the interests is to replace their exploitative status of farmers. Their first reaction is to jointly hand over the post to Nanjing. However, the shareholders of the bank are all big gentry, and most of them are helpless. As for the verbal battle, Li Mingxun is even more worried. As long as the bank sets the interest on the loan reasonably, completes the documents, and has more choices in terms of repayment period and methods, it is a great thing to help silk cotton farmers overcome the famine year. No one can pick it out. No matter how the bank does it, it is much better than the gentry.
Of course, in addition to these normal methods, the gentry may also use some secret tricks. The only way to send domestic slaves and thugs to make trouble. Li Mingxun responded to this is very simple, that is, to use violence to fight violence. Those small and medium-sized landlords rely on the large number of people of the same tribe, at most they raise some idle men and rogues, which is completely incomparable to the societies that master professional violent institutions such as the army.
"As long as they use violence, they will resolutely suppress them, and they will revenge them ten times, and don't be afraid of killing people. It is okay to deal with the gentry's children, whether it is kidnap or slaughter. As long as their identity is not exposed, as for their thugs, killing a few more can be considered as eliminating the harm for the people." Li Mingxun told Xu Changxing without hesitation that there was something wrong with Lin Shizhang, and Shi Kefa and the others were holding on. If nothing happened, these guys would become turtles.
"I remember, big shopkeeper, let's have a drink to celebrate this." Xu Changxing said with a smile. He greeted him twice, and the servant brought a bottle of good wine.
Li Mingxun poured a glass for Xu Changxing and drank it all by himself. He said, "Do you know, the most important thing about establishing a bank is not how much money it makes, but completely freeing the community from its worries in Jiangnan."
Li Mingxun stood up and pointed to his head and said, "No matter how disgusting those hypocritical beasts, we have to admit that they have mastered the Ming Dynasty. In fact, as long as they unite, the club will definitely not stand firm in Jiangnan. The exhibition of the club in Jiangnan will touch their core interests early and evening. With the bank's case, the gentry class will be directly divided. We don't have to participate, and they will bite their own dogs. In this way, no matter what we do in Jiangnan, we will have natural allies and will not bear the pressure of the sky falling and the earth falling alone."
It can be said that the bank's affairs had come to light, and both of them were very excited. Bottles of wine were sent into the study, from foreign wine seized from the sailors to various white wines brought by Xu Changxing, to the end of the sailors' favorite sugarcane wine. A cup of wine entered the stomach, and the wine glasses were empty and full, full and empty. Li Mingxun's thoughts kept flying. He stood in the study, waving his scabbard, and shouting loudly.
"I know that in everyone's eyes, I am a lawless and greedy businessman. They think my purpose is just to make money, but those idiots don't know that if I just make money, the wealth I earn in a year will be enough for them to accumulate three generations and spend their entire lives. Hahaha, what does gold and silver count for me? They are just a symbol... No! They are tools, tools for me to practice a great cause that changes the fate of the world..."
"In Jiangnan, in the Ming Empire, in most corners of the world, most of the wealth was controlled by a small group of mediocre and ignorant idiots. They used all kinds of shameless means to seize resources and interests without any bottom line, convert them into precious metals such as gold and silver, and then cast them into silver and winter melons. They had no choice but to be buried in the dark cellar. A little use was also turned into gardens, jewelry and other luxury goods. This was a waste, shameless waste! For thousands of years, this land has been
It was like this, until most people lost their land, property, wives and children. Then, in despair, they used steel knives and fire to destroy those useless things, took out the gold and silver in the cellar, and entered the next cycle of reincarnation without a future. The only thing that changed was that there was another group of idiots. In fact, there was nothing wrong with taking turns to be a banker, but when the idiots' position was seized by aliens and barbarians, and the civilizations created over thousands of years were degraded, that was something I could not accept......"
"There is no doubt that a club is not a machine for making money, but a carrier of great causes. The intoxicating gold and silver are other tools for communication. When the golden river and silver sea flow, more and more people will join in. Whether they are willing or not, they will practice my will. Banks are just the beginning..."
Li Mingxun roared and shouted. What he said might be drunken words or emotions that had not been expressed in his heart for a long time. However, Xu Changxing was not a good listener. When the second bottle fell to the ground, he was already lying under the table full of alcohol.
The bottle bounced a few times on the soft Persian carpet, and hit a pair of white and tender feet to stop. He picked it up with one hand and placed it behind the door. The owner of the hand had a beautiful face. A white long skirt could not cover her charming charm. However, she did not move rashly, and did not even persuade Li Mingxun to continue pouring wine into her mouth. Instead, she leaned at the door, smiling as Li Mingxun expressed his grand statement like a drunken madness.
The night was already deep, and it was not until the moon climbed onto the branches and shone on the woman that Li Mingxun was confused and looked at everything at the door.
The two servants came in and just moved Xu Changxing away from the ground. They didn't say anything or clean up, and closed the door before leaving.
The woman walked towards Li Mingxun, and her eyes looked at him were full of complexity. There were countless thoughts in her heart, but she could not find any word to describe her mood. She hated Li Mingxun for breaking up her and Hou Fangyu, and thanked him for letting herself see the hypocritical face clearly before she fell into the abyss, and admired this heroic man who killed the enemy in the northern country. In the end, the woman did not speak, but just hugged Li Mingxun from behind, and her slender arms pulled him into the bed in the study room and took off his shoes and socks.
Li Mingxun was confused and felt that someone was rubbing his face with a warm handkerchief. There was a little more fragrance in the dirty alcohol. He opened his eyes in a daze, and saw a shy and beautiful face clearly. After staring blankly for a long time, he hoarsely spit out the woman's name: "Li Xiangjun?"
After taking a cup of warm water handed over by Li Xiangjun, Li Mingxun drank it all. He shook his head helplessly and said to Li Xiangjun: "Do you know, you are just a gift from those guys, a rope that binds me."
"Apart from that, are there no feelings?" Li Xiangjun asked softly.
Lee Mingxun asked: "We seem to have met twice, well... counting three times today."
"For me, three times are enough." Li Xiangjun lowered her head and murmured.
Li Mingxun shook his head, put his hands under his head, and said, "Political marriage, interest transfer...feelings are the most unreal and the most insignificant."
Li Xiangjun's face was covered with coldness and arrogance. She stood there, quietly looking at Li Mingxun for a while, and the room was quiet. I don't know how long it took, Li Xiangjun's hands slightly, and her slender little hands gracefully pulled the ribbon on the long skirt. The beautiful and elegant long skirt slid over the white shoulders and the flat abdomen slowly fell down. Li Xiangjun took a step forward, if her originally perfect curves were more tempting......
"Then let me make a gift first." Li Xiangjun said calmly.
Li Mingxun looked at the flawless body and felt a little dry. He bit his tongue lightly, calmed himself down and asked, "Are you sure you can bind me?"
Li Xiangjun lowered her head and showed her most exquisite body in front of Li Mingxun. A faint fragrance penetrated into her nose. Li Mingxun only felt a hot flame surging in her body. Li Xiangjun leaned over to his ear and murmured: "Maybe I can't bind your heart, but tonight, I can bind your people!"
As a man, Li Mingxun could not resist this teasing. When he turned over, his beautiful body was pressed under his body. This night was destined to be very long.
The next day, when Li Mingxun woke up, he felt a severe headache. He instinctively wanted to get up, but his hands touched the smooth and softness. For a moment, the alcohol was gone. He looked down and saw that Li Xiangjun was curled up like a kitten in his arms. There was a little more blue and purple color on his originally white body. It seemed that the battle last night was fierce.
Li Mingxun's head was blank. He tried hard to recall some fragmented pictures. The successful plan of indulging indulgence, the burning heat of the strong wine into his stomach, and the warm and fragrant nephrite, soaring into the sky...
Suddenly, Li Mingxun saw that Li Xiangjun woke up and was looking at herself with a strange look. Her face had a complicated expression, which seemed a little proud, but also had a different meaning.
"Last night..." Li Mingxun wanted to speak but stopped.
Li Xiangjun opened her arms openly and said, "I met a brand new Li Mingxun last night, which no one could imagine."
Lee Mingxun thought for a while and said, “Am I rude?”
Li Xiangjun smiled: "I'm not referring to the bed."
"What is that?" Li Mingxun was intrigued.
Li Xiangjun said: "I saw you drunk last night."
"Crazy?"
Li Xiangjun looked at Li Mingxun and suddenly laughed: "No, it's like a peacock with open-screen hair!"
When Li Mingxun walked out of the room, Wu Mu appeared to be standing outside. Li Mingxun said, "You put her in last night?"
Umu said: "Yes, Master."
"Who asked you to do it?" Li Mingxun asked. He still trusted Wu Mu and did not think that Li Xiangjun could bribe him.
The answer given by Wumu surprised Li Mingxun. Wumu said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Master, Master," Wumu paused for a moment and said: "Master, before coming to the Ming Dynasty this time, Lord Lin had found me specifically. In his words, the biggest instability factor of the community is that you, as the Supreme Consul and Mr. Xi, do not have your own heirs."
"so........"
Umu said solemnly: "So Miss Xiangjun made a huge contribution."
Li Mingxun smiled: "I'm going back to Taiwan today. You don't think she will get pregnant in one night."
Chapter completed!