"That's a good idea. Anyway, we have the final say on how much silver to give per share, but how many dry shares to give?" Shen Qishuo asked.
The three of them discussed again and finally decided to give Zhao Lin 10% of the shares in each of the three provinces.
"10% from each province is a lot, which means we can earn 100,000 to 200,000 taels of silver a year, which adds up to 300,000 to 400,000 taels. You can get so much money without doing anything, so even if you have a big appetite, it should be enough to satisfy you, right?" Gao Yeshan said.
Ge Ruochuan and Shen Qishuo nodded.
"Let's go! Let's go find him!" Ge Ruochuan said.
"etc!"
Gao Yeshan stopped the two of them and said, "What if you still refuse to agree to this?"
"Then kill him!"
Shen Qishuo had a murderous look on his face: “Those who are not satisfied should die!”
The three of them made an appointment with Zhao Lin through their connections.
Unfortunately, Zhao Lin had been following Fu Chengwang to meet people from the Chu Party and had no time to deal with them.
This made the three of them very annoyed.
"Zhao Lin is going too far!"
Shen Qishuo said angrily: "Although we are not as high-ranking as him, we are also provincial governors and frontier officials. Even if we ask to see His Majesty, we can see him. He actually refused to see us. This is really too much!"
Gao Yeshan said, "It's not his fault. I heard that Fu Chengwang has been introducing people from the Chu Party to him. He is busy building relationships and has no time to meet us."
"This guy is so lucky. He has the leader of the Chu Party as his father-in-law. How many years of struggle does he have to save?" Ge Ruochuan said enviously.
"Don't be envious for now. How do you know that there are no members of the Chu Party among us? What if Zhao Lin is colluding with them and knows our true situation?" Gao Yeshan said.
"Kill!" Shen Qishuo only had one word.
Gao Yeshan and Ge Ruochuan both nodded slowly.
No matter who it is, no one can disturb them from making money.
They will kill anyone who dares to disturb them.
Not to mention Zhao Lin, a river governor, they would even dare to kill the ministers in the cabinet!
Zhao Lin followed Fu Chengwang back from visiting a member of the Chu Party.
Fu Wenqi said, "Gao Yeshan and the others sent someone to ask for an audience, but I refused them on the grounds that I didn't have time."
"They're anxious." Zhao Lin said calmly, "The more anxious they are, the more serious their problem is."
Fu Wenqi nodded and said, "Yes, I've asked a few friends in the three coastal provinces these days, and they all say that maritime trade is a huge problem, but the three provinces are very united on this point, especially the local maritime merchants, who are even willing to kill for it."
"Murder? Who did you kill?" Zhao Lin asked hurriedly.
"Qi Xi, the former eunuch who held the seal of the inner court," Fu Wenqi said solemnly. "Qi Xi was Zhu Zhongyan's predecessor and an old man who grew up with His Majesty. Qi Xi noticed something was wrong with the maritime trade and tried to push for an investigation into it, taking control of it himself. But he died that night when he arrived there. It was said that he died of diarrhea due to acclimatization. But he was a high-ranking eunuch who held the seal of the inner court. Even if he had diarrhea, it would be impossible for him to die from it. It must have been someone else who killed him."
Zhao Lin asked, "Your Majesty, didn't you check?"
"Of course we did. But the upper and lower levels were in cahoots, with officials and businessmen colluding. Furthermore, the court officials disliked eunuchs to begin with, and were even more reluctant to see them interfere in outside affairs. After much investigation, they only concluded that he died of diarrhea."
Fu Wenqi became more serious: "If you really want to punish them, your life will be in danger. You must be prepared."
Zhao Lin smiled instead: "In that case, I would like to meet them."
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