Thank you brother Ye Zhiqiu for your monthly ticket. Thank you.

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The luxury area in the northwest of Nanxinkou City.

Located in the center of the area, in the depths of a magnificent mansion that is simple on the outside but quite luxurious on the inside, Qi Mingwei is half-lying on a comfortable pure black leopard skin sofa, slowly and methodically smoking a gold inlaid jade coin.

He was holding a dry pipe, eyes closed, and enjoying the massage from the two pretty black maids around him, who were all fifteen or sixteen years old.

Unlike other wealthy businessmen of Zhenjiang origin, who mostly like to seduce foreign women, including Korean women, Japanese women, and even indigenous women from Southeast Asia, Qi Mingwei's 'taste'~~ is slightly 'special'.

After all, he is already in his sixties.

Even though they are both famous and famous, they eat lavishly every day, including ginseng, deer antler, and sea cucumber. It is almost like eating snacks.

Taking advantage of Changsheng Island’s unique location, and the fact that their Qi family has long been firmly on Li Yuanqing’s ship, their Qi family’s financial resources are already unfathomable at this time. Not to mention being as rich as the rest of the country, they are not far behind.

bigger.

Even, to some extent, Qi Mingwei's life at this time could not be compared to that of Emperor Chongzhen.

Even though the capital city has thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in China, it is still inland. In addition to the orthodoxy of the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen has to worry about many things. How can he be compared with Master Qi who can do whatever he wants and do whatever he wants?

It's just that, due to the decline in physical function, Qi Mingwei must find some special stimulation before he can regain his former courage.

It's just that today, these two little black maids, although they have just come from Nanyang, are already unique and beautiful characters, and have been carefully trained and raised in the mansion for more than three months, and they are completely ready to enjoy them, but

Qi Mingwei was not in much good condition today, or in other words, he was quite preoccupied.

With the rise of the Age of Discovery, white colonists set out in large numbers to the Southeast Asia. Ship after ship of black slaves continued to circumvent the Cape of Good Hope and arrived in the Southeast Asia region. The wealthy gentry and merchants of the Ming Dynasty, including dignitaries, wanted to buy black slaves and

It's not a difficult thing.

But because of the superiority of the Chinese nation and the noble blood of the descendants of gods, the scholar-bureaucrat class in the Ming Dynasty was not too cold towards these black slaves.

There may be some that are as heavy-flavored as Qi Mingwei's, but most of them are fresh and finished within a few days, so you can't really take them seriously.

Especially due to various reasons such as nature, these black women always have a special flavor...

This makes people very unhappy.

As early as a few decades ago, the traditional Ming dynasty literati class bought black slaves, mostly to guard the gates.

This is a bit like the concession later.

Foreign gentlemen like to use the third brother to look at the door. It is a popular idea and to some extent, it is also a status symbol.

But the market here is a decimal after all, and it’s getting smaller and smaller.

Just like when Joseph had a boatload of little black girls, even though they were on sale, not many people bought them.

On Changsheng Island, although Li Yuanqing did not explicitly prohibit the sale of black slaves, everyone maintained a tacit understanding.

This kind of thing is fresh and new, just play it for fun. If the seed is really left behind, then~~, the only choice is to be exiled to Nanyang.

But Qi Mingwei's age and physical condition at this time made Lehehe very difficult, let alone saving seeds.

He obviously wasn't worried about this.

"Bata."

Qi Mingwei suddenly took a deep breath of Lao Shayan, carefully lingering on a smoke ring, and each smoke ring blew out seven or eight large and small smoke rings.

The two little black maids beside them were a little choked and didn't like the smell very much. However, after they boarded the ship, they had already undergone strict training and strengthened it in the house. Even if they didn't like it, they could only endure it and never

Dare to make any sound, which angered the old master.

The smoke ring dispersed, and Qi Mingwei's eyes were confused and cloudy for a moment.

He really couldn't figure it out. Li Yuanqing had clearly achieved a great victory in Haizhou, which could be called a 'unparalleled achievement', but why did he secretly hide and not show up for more than a month?

‘Make friends from all over the world and accommodate all the rivers in the world’.

This has always been Qi Mingwei's motto.

It was precisely because of this sentence that during the Zhenjiang storm that year, Qi Mingwei decisively gave up most of his existing interests and stepped onto Li Yuanqing's ship.

And Li Yuanqing never let him down. In just a few years, like a dragon rising out of the sea and a tiger descending from the mountain, he swept across the entire Liao Dynasty with an irresistible force and established a solid foundation in Nanyang.

The Qi family also made a lot of money because of their correct choices back then. At this time, the combined annual net profit of the Qi family's many businesses has already steadily exceeded one million taels.

But as the saying goes, "Success is also Xiaohe, and failure is Xiaohe."

A businessman with a natural acumen and insecurities, Qi Mingwei has never forgotten to 'make friends' over the years.

Especially before the Battle of Haizhou, when Li Yuanqing's political pressure seemed unavoidable...

But Qi Mingwei never thought that even if Li Yuanqing attacked Hou Jin's homeland and Huang Taiji personally led a 100,000-strong army, Li Yuanqing would still capture Haizhou City neatly.

In fact, in the end it was Houjin who took the initiative to retreat...

By this time, Qi Mingwei also had a deeper understanding of Li Yuanqing.

This tyrannical man with a rough background has absolutely nothing to say to his friends and his own people. With one bite of Li Yuanqing's food, all the brothers will not be hungry.

But~~, towards his enemies, he is as sharp and ruthless as a devil.

The most important thing is that Qi Mingwei understands that it is difficult for Li Yuanqing to tolerate "unclean" sand in his eyes.

Qi Mingwei actually regretted the previous "shopping around" thing.

Especially after the Battle of Haizhou, Qi Mingwei no longer had too many doubts about Li Yuanqing's ability and the combat prowess of his Changsheng campers.

But he was temporarily blinded by lard, and he had already done many wrong things, and there were many things that he could not help but sit on the Diaoyutai.

"Why would Li Yuanqing hide himself at such a time and not show up? Could it be that he has noticed something?"

Qi Mingwei thought in his mind, but shook his head vigorously.

The intelligence system of Changsheng Island is indeed very powerful, but who is Mr. Qi? How could he do anything to leave clues?

Especially in the several secret dealings with Houjin, Qi Mingwei had done everything in his power, and all the processes and procedures were very formal.

Moreover, only the two of them knew about the matter. Even the servants who worked on it did not understand what the goods were.

Li Yuanqing is not a god, so how could he possibly notice this kind of thing?

But the businessman's innate sixth sense, especially the steady rhythm on the island, and Li Yuanqing's delay in showing up gave Qi Mingwei a very bad premonition.

This is an indescribable feeling.

If it were an ordinary person, he might just regard it as bad luck and let it pass, but Qi Mingwei cares about this feeling very much.

Because this feeling has helped him avoid many disasters in his life.

"Li Yuanqing didn't show up, so he probably still cared about the court. He wanted to break up with Sun Chengzong and push this hot yam out first. This was a very clever move. Moreover, my Qi family, whether as members or tax bankers, has never treated Li Yuanqing.

Not a cent is missing, and Cheng'er is now the top five in the Political Affairs Department. It's impossible for Li Yuanqing to make things too big just because of such a trivial matter, right?"

After thinking about it, Qi Mingwei was sure that there was nothing wrong with it, so he relaxed a little and kept comforting himself.

At this time, a North Korean maid carefully brought a bowl of soup and said respectfully: "Sir, you want to stew sea cucumber and beef soup. It's ready."

"Um."

Qi Mingwei nodded slowly and logically, took another puff of his pipe, "Put it here."

As he spoke, he waved his hand to signal the North Korean maids to retreat. Seeing that the door was closed, he stood up and moved his hands and feet. He smiled and said to the two little black maids beside him: "Two little house sparrows, come and serve the master to drink soup.

"

"yes...."

The two black maids did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly stepped forward one after the other. They carefully stopped the soup and began to serve Qi Mingwei to drink it.

Unlike many wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen who were wealthy, educated, and devoted to Li Yuanqing's side, Qi Mingwei not only possessed these qualities, but also had great political foresight. To a certain extent, he also had strict requirements on himself.

During these days, Meng Qingzhu comprehensively considered the essence of Chinese and Western medicine culture, and held a series of health lectures in a luxurious private courtyard of the Changsheng Island Restaurant. The entry fee was also very high, "Three thousand taels per person."

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The purpose is to improve the overall quality of the people on the island, strengthen the prevention of diseases and the order of health care of the people on the island.

Of course, the manpower was limited at first, and Meng Qingzhu also needed to earn some money to facilitate future operations.

At this time on Changsheng Island, the consciousness of commercialization has begun to penetrate into everyone's bones.

Meng Qingzhu is Li Yuanqing's equal wife, and is already ranked as the eldest wife.

In addition, her Meng family is extremely wealthy and is the leading wealthy family in Jakarta and even in the entire Southeast Asia. It is not a big deal to provide this money by herself.

Especially since the Meng family in Jakarta married Li Yuanqing, or to be precise, after Meng Qingzhu gave birth to Lin'er for Li Yuanqing, the Meng family's power has skyrocketed, and they have received extremely strong support from Li Yuanqing.

At this time, the Meng family's private army in Jakarta alone had more than 5,000 people, all of whom were mainly Chinese. They were equipped with sophisticated birds that were on the same level as the Changsheng camp's bird gun soldiers, but with a slightly shorter range of ten steps.

Gun, the combat power is already remarkable.

Not to mention, the Meng family's private navy has already established an integrated combat fleet under Guan Canghai.

Meng Qingzhu originally wanted to provide the money herself, which could be regarded as a favor to Li Yuanqing and establish her authority in the industry.

But when she mentioned this idea to Li Yuanqing's house for discussion, Qu Minqiu's question made Meng Qingzhu understand.

Qu Minqiu had a very good relationship with Meng Qingzhu, and they had even served Li Yuanqing together several times.
To be continued...