"1. From today on, the weapons and firearms of all the subordinates under your command will be distributed by the imperial court, and they are not allowed to equip them privately."

"Two, from now on, your fleet is not allowed to privately collect goods from the people of the Ming Dynasty. The goods flowing out of the Ming Dynasty overseas will be purchased by the government from the people, and will be loaded and priced uniformly by the government."

"Third, all the silver you earn from overseas trade, whether you purchase goods from the Ming Dynasty and resell them, or resell firearms from Spain and other countries, will belong to the imperial court, and the imperial court will give you one cent of your trade volume every year.

For salary."

"In addition, from now on, any problems you encounter in maritime trade will be solved by the Governor of Zhejiang Province as soon as possible, and the entire Ming Dynasty will support you later."

"There is only one thing you have to do."

"That is to rapidly expand the scale of your maritime trade. What the Ming Dynasty wants is not only the southeastern coast, but also the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Sea. I want you to expand the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade business to any sea area in the world.

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"On the day you succeed, the imperial court will register you as the first-class Marquis of Jinghai. You will be hereditary and will not be replaced. Later generations will build a temple to worship you, and the incense will continue."

Wang Zhi, who originally had strong opinions on the first few sentences, became more and more excited as he listened to them later. Especially when he heard the last sentence, "Hereditary and irreplaceable", he no longer had any hesitation in his heart.

The whole person was like a turkey, instantly on fire.

Damn it!

Can I continue to be the Pirate King for the rest of my life?!

Even if you seem to be very prosperous now, you may be hacked one day and die without even a complete body. Boss Wang himself does this kind of thing often.

This is also the reason why Wang Zhi never takes his family into the sea, because he knows that the risk is too high.

Although the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, but Boss Wang knows better that if his boat capsizes once in this storm, he will be doomed.

It’s still great to be part of the establishment!

A hereditary first-class marquis has been hard to find even with a lantern in the Wang family's eight lifetimes.

And...!

Boss Wang is also an idealistic person.

Since he is the Pirate King, his goal is naturally the boundless sea. Boss Wang has long been dissatisfied with toiling along the southeastern coast and has long wanted to further expand his business.

From Fo Langji's words, he had long known that in the waters on the other side of the continent, maritime trade between countries was in full swing.

It's a pity that I was just a private owner before, no one knew the truth, and I didn't dare to head west rashly.

But, it’s different now.

I suddenly transformed into the CEO of a state-owned enterprise!

There is a government that pays wages, so I’m afraid of being a jerk!

"How?"

Ji Boying calmly glanced at Wang Zhi, who was in a state of excitement.

Immortal Jiajing also looked at Wang Zhi, frowning.

Plop.

Wang Zhi, who had already stood up, knelt down again.

This time, the kneeling was sincere.

"My dear, Wang Zhi, I am willing to be loyal to my country and serve your Majesty through fire and water in this life, even if I die!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

'Bang' means banging your head and kowtow.

"Well, you go prepare it first and implement it in the next few days."

Ji Boying waved his hand.

Changing from a private enterprise to a state-owned enterprise is not an easy task.

First, Boss Wang has to kill a group of people, and then he has to parachute a few leaders.

"Yes!"

Boss Wang saluted and was about to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, he paused and thought of something.

"Master Immortal, Your Majesty, I still have a question."

"Can we sell domestic firearms to the Japanese country? The Japanese country is currently at war and has a huge demand for firearms, and the profits are huge. As long as I, Wang, directly raise the price, the price difference of five to ten times is not a problem."

"I have been reselling Folangji's firearms for the past few years, and the small amount has been enough for Folangji's gang."

Don’t wait for Ji Boying to speak.

"I'm sure!"

When the Jiajing Immortal heard the price difference of five to ten times, his eyes shone.

That's equivalent to throwing in a hundred taels of silver and getting back a thousand taels after changing hands. This kind of transaction is simply not that exciting.

The appearance of this chicken thief reminded Ji Boying inexplicably of Yingjiang in later generations. This dog eagle made his fortune from this thing, and in order to sell this thing, he went around doing coups every day wearing the skin of a world security guard.

"Hmm."

Ji Boying nodded slightly.

Wang Zhi then saluted and exited the hatch.

The moment he stepped out, Boss Wang felt like he was in a dream. He took a long breath and felt that the whole world had become clearer. He could finally take his family to visit Hangzhou openly.

‘This day is so damn bright.’

‘From today on, I am also a person with status.’

Wang took another deep breath and looked to the left and right with a sharp look on his face.

"Listen to me, no one is allowed to enter this door today."

"Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy."

"Also, call the owners of each ship immediately."

At this time.

Inside the cabin.

"Master, is it too high to give him one cent of the total trade volume?"

Immortal Jiajing frowned, I bet he had been struggling with this matter.

But the Jiajing Immortal is also right.

If sea trade were to be completely liberalized, the annual trade silver would be in the hundreds of millions. Even a penny of profit would be millions of taels of silver.

"Do you think he, Wang Zhi, is a fool?"

"Since he is willing to join you and do things for you, he will naturally feel worried."

Jiajing was so smart that he instantly understood the meaning of the immortal master's words.

Wang Zhi definitely did not dare to take this one-cent profit. In the end, he would definitely write a letter to ask the Jiajing Immortal to take back this profit, and then give him a generous salary, such as setting an official salary of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year.

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From beginning to end.

Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang were both listening, and they were both a little dumbfounded.

They had long known that the imperial court had hidden intentions of opening up the sea, but they never expected it to be in this way.

"Hu Zongxian."

Ji Boying looked over, and Hu Zongxian, who was in a daze, paused for a moment.

Anyone who is not a fool can see at this moment that Emperor Jiajing listened to this immortal master.

"Today's Wang Zhi matter is not allowed to be mentioned to anyone. On the surface, the imperial court still maintains a ban on the sea."

"And what you have to do is to cooperate with Wang Zhi to eradicate all other smuggling gangs in the country, especially the Liu family, regardless of their size."

"Smuggling in the Ming Dynasty, oh no."

"Only Wang Zhi can be allowed to conduct maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty."

Hu Zongxian was stunned.

‘???’

What does this mean?

Aren’t we going to impose a sea ban? If we open a sea ban, how can we still have smuggling?

“Didn’t hear clearly?!”

The Jiajing Immortal said something coldly.

Ding.
To be continued...