In the imperial study room, Zhu Youjian and Luo Yangxing faced each other, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.
After a long time, Zhu Youjian let out a long breath: "Luo Qing, you are making things very difficult for me!"
Luo Yangxing, whose heart was already in his throat, dropped back into the distance with a pop. To outsiders, the emperor was moody, which was called the power of God. But to close ministers like him, it was hard to figure out the emperor.
I still have some thoughts.
If anyone in the imperial court dares to care about this batch of fire blunderbuss, then the emperor will definitely let him taste the unpredictability of the power of heaven; however, if they are sold to Fan people, they are still fighting ghosts, and they have been cleaned up
The inventory of Ming Dynasty can be exchanged for the money that Ming Dynasty urgently needs. The emperor should still not object to this matter.
"This is also the first time I have heard about people fighting with each other. However, the Overseas Zhenfu Division has obviously been paying attention to this matter for a long time. Now that he can intervene in it and make profits for our Ming Dynasty, I feel... this is not a thing.
bad thing!"
"But it's not a good thing!" Zhu Youjian shook his head: "You are so anxious to see me, I thought you brought me much good news. This is just a small firearms transaction, I really see it now.
It’s not noticeable, but it’s still better than nothing. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War can subsidize it to some extent, and it’s better than leaving it moldy in the arsenal!”
Zhu Youjian no longer takes this mere bit of money seriously. This year's situation is much better than in previous years. There is even some money in the national treasury, although all the money will definitely be spent before the middle of the year.
, but, after all, he has money in savings, isn’t it? At this time last year, he was still looking for money everywhere in a panic!
"Your Majesty, I think it's time to earn back the money we spent from the Fan people!" Luo Yangxing said: "In recent years, the imperial court has purchased 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of Folangji cannons from the Fan people.
We gave away two pieces of silver, and now they want to buy our things, so of course we can’t let them go!”
"Then how much do they want?" Zhu Youjian asked lazily. No wonder he couldn't be interested. A fire gun costs ten taels of silver. Even if it is ten thousand, it is only one hundred thousand taels of silver. During this period, there is also the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.
, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Jinyiwei came together to share the profits. Such a transaction would not bring much gain to the mighty Emperor of Heaven, but it would be extremely insulting.
Don't underestimate the great emperor of tomorrow who dominates the world.
Even in the worst year since Zhu Youjian came to the throne, Ming Dynasty's annual income was more than four million taels of silver. Like last year, it was well over five million taels. The business of one hundred thousand taels of silver was worth his money.
Did the emperor bother to think about it?
"Xu Caining's words are, within one month, the more the better!"
The corners of Luo Yangxing's mouth turned up slightly: "Since these people dare to talk so loudly, then let's let them see the details of our Ming Dynasty. The coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian are close to the sea, the weather is humid, and it is difficult to maintain firearms.
, many soldiers do not like to use firearms. Ali should have stored a lot of firearms in the arsenals of these two provinces over the years. If not, plus the arsenals in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we can collect 100,000 or 200,000 firearms. There should be no
What a big problem!”
"We can even use water to deliver these firearms directly to the hands of the people!"
He laughed heartily: "Are we not afraid at all that they will default on their debt?"
"If Jiang Wan's people brokered this deal, if he didn't get any money, his Overseas Zhenfu Division would lose face, too!" Luo Yangxing smiled very happily: "The Overseas Zhenfu Division is not about having many soldiers and generals, nor is it good at using them.
Firearms? I guess if we teach these unruly people a lesson, they should be fine too!"
"Two hundred thousand fire blunderbuss is two million taels of silver!" Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up at this moment.
He was not interested in one hundred thousand taels of silver, but he was very interested in two million taels of silver. He even started to figure out where he should spend the two million taels of silver.
"That's right, I'm not afraid that I won't admit it!" Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "Since Xu Caining has come to you about this matter, it is natural that Jin Yiwei will be useful. You immediately send people to check the arsenals in Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang coasts.
Regarding the storage situation, Jin Yiwei just took this opportunity to arrest a group of corrupt guys. These worms thought that I didn’t know what they were doing on a daily basis. I just don’t have the time and energy to care about it. Let’s straighten it out now.
!”
He nodded: "I will order the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to cooperate with the Jinyiwei side's investigation, and the Guangdong and Fujian Navy will also cooperate with your actions. Since this matter is beneficial to our Ming Dynasty, Luo Qing, please do your best.
Do it, don’t let me down!”
"I obey the decree!"
"Remember, tell Xu Caining that the navy ship has sent firearms and has to bring back the money. If there is anything wrong with this money, it will fall on the head of his overseas security department. I am not kidding!"
"You are not joking. I will definitely tell Xu Caining your Majesty's will clearly and without any omissions!"
Seeing Luo Yangxing retreating with a smile on his face, Zhu Youjian also laughed. Jinyiwei must have a lot of benefits in this deal, but what's the point? The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers anyway.
The majority of this money will definitely fall into the hands of the imperial court. It is just a good opportunity to use Fanren's money to reward the Jin Yiwei who are loyal to him, as well as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War who have been in turmoil in the past two years.
Officials from all levels of the Ministry of Industry.
Being generous to others and rewarding one's own ministers, is there anything more pleasurable in the world?
The city of Relanja.
Half a month has passed since Catherine agreed to Edric's request. Catherine still walks between banquets every day, as cheerful as a butterfly, while the Victor Chamber of Commerce's naval blockade of the Jelan Province,
It seems that it did not have any serious impact on the city of Relanja.
However, the number of warships and plundering ships in the port has significantly decreased. Sometimes, ships even return to the port with scars and wounds, and then carry off a large number of wounded and dead from the ship.
The war seems to be imminent, but it also seems to be still far away from the city of Relanja.
Businessmen from all over the world with a keen sense of smell have already left Geranze in various ways. Only Catherine's "Lily" seems to be tied to this port. Since this ship entered the port, it has not moved.
Pass.
There are already many officers and nobles in the city who are speculating when Miss Catherine will leave. Not many people in Geranze know about the secret transaction between Catherine and Edric.
In the farms outside the city, large numbers of captured native slaves began to be gathered together, and they were trained by the soldiers in the city. However, the people in the city knew the specific content of the training.
not much.
It's just that rumors gradually began to spread in the city. They were all pessimistic speculations about the war situation. As for the Governor's Mansion, they seemed to turn a blind eye to these gossips, as if this long-planned war was completely unrelated to the war.