The little man is born to make money

"You... how do you know that there are so many gold, silver and jewels overseas?" Xie Jinyu dared not go to see Qi Lin with a guilty conscience, but he was full of doubts and couldn't help asking him tentatively.

I remember that in the previous life, Xu Xiucheng also suggested to King An that he wanted to form a navy and go overseas to develop sweater clothes, but was rejected by King An at that time.

In order to resist pirates, the imperial court banned private merchant ships from going out to sea, and Xu Xiucheng didn't have the guts to risk the world's disgrace, so he wanted to endorse from King An, but he didn't expect that King An would reject him directly.

But there is obviously no Xu Xiucheng in this life, why does Lin Qi still develop overseas trade here, and he really found so many supplies.

Xie Jinyu knew that she shouldn't doubt him like this, but she just couldn't help it. Today, Lin Qi took the initiative to show him these merchant ships at sea. Xie Jinyu blurted out, wanting to know how Lin Qi knew these things.

Overseas has been a land of barbarians since ancient times. In their cognition, the Central Plains is rich and rich in land and resources, and they have never paid attention to those wild and uncivilized places overseas. But now when Lin Qi's merchant ships come back, they directly beat everyone up. Awake.

It turns out that overseas is not what they thought. It turns out that there are kingdoms overseas, and there are such rich places overseas!

"Didn't I tell you? When I hunted down the pirates three years ago, I seized one of their dens. There were countless gold, silver and jewels inside. I felt something was wrong. I knew how many rich merchants there are in Jiangning City. But I have never heard of any wealthy businessman being looted by pirates.

Sure enough, under my persecution, the bandit leader confessed that a thousand miles away from their den, there was a small country with a sparse population, but mountains of jewels and agates, where they often went to exchange silk and porcelain from the city. .

After some investigation, I found that these pirates did not deceive me, so I sent someone to negotiate with the country named Driftwood, and learned more about the existence of overseas countries from them, so I started Secretly formed a navy for navigation purposes. "

There was a touch of pride in Qi Lin's eyes, but he didn't realize that Xie Jinyu's brows were getting more and more furrowed following his explanation.

"Pursuing the pirates three years ago? Still sending troops to negotiate?" Xie Jinyu felt strange, "Shouldn't you be in Suzhou and Hangzhou three years ago? Also, why did you go to hunt down the pirates? I remember this incident clearly It was Shizi who did it!"

Qi Lin was taken aback, his hands and feet were a little stiff, he licked his lips, and couldn't help but want to tell the secret in his heart.

"I……"

"Did the elder son take you there?" Xie Jinyu showed a bright smile on his face, and said shyly, "So you are so powerful, so who is stronger, you or the elder son?"

What Qi Lin wanted to say was stuck in his throat, he sighed, and laughed, "Of course it's me—my cousin is amazing! You don't know how amazing my cousin is, the person I admire the most is him , you will definitely fall in love with him when you meet him in the future!"

"What are you talking about!" Xie Jinyu scolded, how could he like someone he had never met before, if it was Lin Qina, it would be the same.

Lin Qi...

Xie Jinyu's cheeks turned red suddenly, as if a firework had been blown up in his mind, making him a little absent-minded.

He... Why did he think of Lin Qi, why did he say that it would be fine if it was Lin Qi?Could it be, could it be that I fell in love with Lin Qi!

Realizing that he might like Lin Qi, Xie Jinyu was completely at a loss, and vaguely felt that the two of them were too close, and could smell the faint fragrance of agarwood coming from each other.

"What's wrong?" Qi Lin lowered his head slightly, staring at Xie Jinyu intently.

Xie Jinyu was startled, her face burned even worse, she pushed Qi Lin away, and said in a panic, "I...I suddenly remembered that there is something else at home, so I'm leaving first!" Xie Jinyu didn't dare to stay with him anymore , Thinking that he might like Lin Qi, his breath became hot.

Seeing Xie Jinyu run away in front of his eyes, Qi Lin was completely at a loss. He didn't understand what happened to Xie Jinyu. Why did something happen at home all of a sudden?

Qi Lin returned to the palace full of doubts. Before he entered, he saw King An commanding the soldiers to put a large box of gold into his private treasury.

"Hurry up, hurry up, be careful, those are all my babies!" Wang An's expression on his face was very exciting, his eyes were full of light.

"Father, what are you doing?" Qi Lin felt more and more that he seemed out of place with others, why he couldn't understand what his father and Xie Jinyu were thinking at all.

"Son, you're back!" Wang An was excited, and he spoke with an ending sound. He took Qi Lin's hand and said excitedly, "My dear son, my dear son, I knew you were a blessed one. Where did you give your father a gift?" The king has brought so many treasures! Well, it's really great!"

No one of his brothers would dare to laugh at him for being poor in the future, they are the poor now!

"Hahaha——" Thinking of this, King An laughed up to the sky and clapped his hands happily, "They still laughed at me for being a single seedling like you, and now, I still laugh at those ten or eight of them, who are not as good as my family. Si'an has just one finger! There are enough boys in Fifth Brother's family, right? In the end, none of them are successful, not to mention both civil and military, and now they can't even earn as much as my son!"

Qi Lin raised his forehead, he shouldn't have asked more.I don't know where the father and king's mentality of comparing their sons came from. It always feels like those aunts on West Street showing off their sons.

"Father, all these gold and silver are going to Beijing to give to uncles and uncles, and the ladies in the palace also need to give gifts. Officials of the third rank and above in the court need to take care of it. You can't put it all in your own private treasury. Let it go." Qi Lin discouraged, and the cargo ship was almost empty before moving down.

"What?" Wang An jumped, "You said these are going to be given to others? Prodigal son, prodigal son!"

Wang An stared at Qi Lin with wide eyes, walked back and forth several times, and said bitterly with his hands behind his back, "Are you my son? There's no reason to throw your own money outside!

Forget about the empresses in the palace, Empress Hui is alone in the harem, and she really needs to take care of it.My fourth brother and fifth brother have a good relationship with each other, and their lives are not easy. I gave each a box of gold!But what about those ministers?Are we eating his rice or drinking his water?Why send it to them! "

"You haven't returned to the capital for many years, and you have no foundation in the capital. If you go back again, you will inevitably have to stay for a while. Naturally, you need to establish a good relationship." Qi Lin explained patiently.

The imperial decree arrived at the palace yesterday, and Prince Xu An brought his son back to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.According to Qi Lin's judgment, it is very likely that this year's New Year's Day will also be passed in the capital, and he will not come back until the new year begins.If this is the case, it is necessary to take care of it and dredge the relationship.

King An stopped Qi Lin's explanation. Although he knew that what he said was right, he just couldn't bear it. Here, but also to those villains who are stalking, you are trying to piss me off!"

"Father, didn't I tell you? My son has found a lot of overseas mineral veins and opened up maritime trade in the surrounding area. Next year, the merchant ships will bring back more gold, silver and jewels. You don't need to focus on these petty profits. Let it go!" Qi Lin asked the box to be put down, and only asked An Wang to put a little in his private treasury.

Wang An was dissatisfied, "You sound good, don't think I don't know, when we enter Beijing, all these gold and silver mines will go into the pocket of the emperor! Don't talk about these gold and silver by then, I'm afraid we Jiangning City will be supervised! The mineral veins in the sea and the supply of trade goods will be handed over to the imperial court to take over, so we can have a sip of soup!"

King An is not stupid, can the royal father watch him swallow this kind of money-making thing in one gulp?I'm afraid that all the sea trade will be taken over by the imperial merchants, and the ore veins discovered by Qi Lin will only be controlled by the emperor's confidantes.

Qi Lin sighed. Although his father looked at the big and the three rough, but he was as careful as a hair, and he still noticed his thoughts.Maritime profit-making was never what Qi Lin wanted. He just needed an opportunity to let the imperial grandfather who was far away in the capital remember him deeply.

"Father, don't worry! I assure you, since the things I spit out, I will take them back one by one when the time comes." Qi Lin chuckled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. Chilling ambition.

King An snorted, but accepted it helplessly, and finally turned his grief and anger into his voice, and said loudly, "Come here, pack up these things for this king, and send them to the capital, and let the gongs and drums make a loud noise. The delivery of the drum, so that those who laughed at me at the time when I was kicked out of the capital can see who the real clown is!"

Xie Jinyu returned to Xie's mansion, and his red face slowly returned to normal. While touching his own face, various scenes of getting along with Lin Qi kept flashing in his mind. Finally, he made up his mind and asked someone to call him in a low voice. Money is in charge.

"My lord, are you looking for me?" Steward Qian hurried over, confused.

"Uncle Qian, you have a lot of friends, I would like to ask you to find out two of them for me." Xie Jinyu ordered.

"Who?" Qian Guanshi asked

"Prince An's son and Lin Qi!" Xie Jinyu thought with a glimmer of light in his eyes.