To put it bluntly, Xiao Yu was actually not without resistance to going to sea at first.
But with the subsequent huge profits...
This cotton spinning factory is already hugely profitable, let alone selling it overseas.
It's simply...it can no longer be described as making money with blood, it is making money with blood.
And Xiao Yu looked at the rapidly increasing number of gold and silver jewelry in his home, and naturally became vaguely aware of the various actions Li Sheng had made in the Tang Dynasty, and where they ultimately led...
This man is so terrible!
And it was also because of this incident that Xiao Yu gradually understood it during the conversation just now...
If one day, it turns out that Li Er and Li Sheng's ultimate plan is to let the Han people settle in every inch of land in the world, and the whole world is not the king's land, then...
Xiao Yu also knew the answer to how to deal with overseas transactions.
There is not much to say, but at the very least, I must show the same bravery as those Han envoys in the Han Dynasty.
Vaguely, Xiao Yu also had a premonition that the profits of overseas shipping and trading businesses were too high... How could such high profits not cause some ups and downs in the future?
If that is the case, then having strong martial ethics is a must.
Without bravery, why should you reap the benefits of sea trade?
Therefore, this time, although it was not necessary, Xiao Yu, who was already aware of his destiny, decided to do something brave.
Go to sea in person, go to the Tianzhu subcontinent in person, and purchase swords in person.
This time, I must save the port and warehouse with my own blood!
And the moment this decision was made, even though Xiao Yu was already old, he realized something...
Maybe...it seems like "maybe" is no longer needed.
The ultimate goal of Li Sheng and Li Er is undoubtedly the scene that happened in this room today...
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Thousands of miles to search for a feudal lord.
The era of the Han Dynasty was like that. If you don't travel thousands of miles, you can't talk about becoming a prince.
And in order to be able to travel thousands of miles... the heroic ancestors of the Han Dynasty will also tell young people that they have to read thousands of books to protect their steps and not step into traps and become prey on the thousands of miles.
...For some reason, Li Sheng looked at the vast sea and suddenly remembered this matter.
Li Sheng hasn't stayed at Zhongzuo Institute for a long time since he came back. According to his experience of renting a house in his previous life, the quarterly rent has not expired yet.
However, Li Sheng was a little anxious, because he always felt that there was something wrong... There were too many merchants going overseas to open semicolons this time.
Based on Li Sheng's understanding of the knight-errant heroes of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, all of these unruly men were truly of great martial virtue...
As long as they think something is worthwhile, they will really risk their lives to do it.
And this time going overseas... Li Sheng estimated that the huge dividends from the early rise of sea trade would be much higher than those from real estate and the Internet in later generations, but at least they would not be much worse.
Calculating this way, we know how many people have thoughts of killing birds. Of course, this does not mean that this kind of thought is bad...
On the contrary, if Datang wants to have a future, it will definitely need people in their prime who can eat, fight and fight, but it is really hard to say what the situation is now.
If you are blind and stubborn...then you can really kill people, because the maritime merchants at this stage are still a little far behind the level of armed forces of the British merchants.
What was the situation of the British maritime merchants at that time? When the British became mixed up, it was already the era of the Dutch, and before the Dutch there were the Spaniards, and their fleet was known as the "Invincible Fleet"——
This is not to say that European pirates have a long history. In fact, it is not that long. The point is that when the idea of going to sea to make a fortune became popular in Great Britain, Europe's shipbuilding and navigation industries were already somewhat mature.
They all went out after being highly armed, or to be more realistic, at that time, starting from Spain, there were actually no unarmed pure merchant ships going to sea, or very few.
The reason is very simple. In Europe, except for the lowly and almost beggar-like young traders, other groups that can be regarded as merchants are always armed when doing business on land.
It has been a tradition since ancient times: the merchants in that place were born to be ruthless bandits.
But here in China, it's different.
When there is real peace, there are wise kings at court and strong ministers at their side, so merchants really don't have to worry about bandits moving around.
And this situation leads to a result, which is...
At this stage, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty are going overseas for activities. Although I have no doubt about their profitability, they must be very powerful, but...
I'm just afraid that I will suffer a loss.
And it is very likely that he will lose blood!
If you suffer a loss, you don't have to worry about giants like Rome actually taking action against Datang's strategic layout, and causing Datang to have to respond - and no matter what response there is, there is always a cost, and it is not accurate to say that it is free of charge at present.
But the accumulation of gold and silver with almost no friction costs and the global resources behind gold and silver are different after all.
But if Rome doesn't take action, it's true that the merchants will suffer...
If this is the case, it would seem to be quite troublesome if it damages morale in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Sheng couldn't help but shook his head. He could only hope that there wouldn't be a serious tragedy...
At this moment, a figure walked in.
Li Sheng's internal combustion engine design has been completed a long time ago, and the place where he is looking at the sea at the moment is above a restaurant in Zhongzuo.
When the visitor came in, he didn't knock on the door, but laughed loudly like a bell, "The Holy Commander has been here for a long time, and when he came, he came to have a drink with me, Lao Chai, and after that, there was no trace of him...
...Sage Commander, this is a bit too much!"
Li Sheng couldn't help but turn around and smile, it turned out to be Chai Shao, "What are you talking about, Mr. Chai? I'm busy with something..."
"oh?"
Chai Shao was really curious. After all, in today's Tang Dynasty, if someone like Li Sheng can get into trouble, it can only be a big deal.
What is it?
Chai Shao was suspicious, could there be anything bigger than what he was going to say today?
"Sir... tell me?"
Li Sheng sighed a little, but since it was Chai Shao, he had nothing to hide, so he had a drink with Chai Shao and told the latter about his recent worries.
After Chai Shao listened...
As I listened, I was stunned at first.
Regarding what Li Sheng said about merchants opening up borders, Chai Shao could only be secretly shocked...
This idea is really awesome...
How did Li Sheng think of letting merchants go out to open up Xinjiang????
As a warrior, I always thought that opening up borders was what I wanted to do, but I never expected that Li Sheng had been planning to let merchants do it!
Chai Shao was not dissatisfied. After all, as a rough guy who came out of troubled times, it was a good thing for him to open up new territories!
But what he didn't expect was that the merchants who were dismissed as "five beetles" by Han Feizi could actually open up new territories for the imperial court!
