Li Zheng seemed to be well aware of the difficulty of increasing the tax revenue. Although he believed Liu Mingzhi's words, he was still a little unsure: "Liu Aiqing, can you really increase the tax revenue by 20 million taels?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded gently. Li Zheng, who was worried about gains and losses, naturally understood that no one would be indifferent after hearing the news of twenty million taels of silver. He was equally excited, but there was no way. If he wanted to go overseas for trade, he had to let him go.
Li Zheng needs to taste the sweetness, so that he will unswervingly support the overseas policy.
As long as the emperor makes a decision, even if some ministers have objections, there is nothing they can do. The charm of the family world lies in the dominance of imperial power.
As long as the emperor decides to send a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean, the Liu family will naturally get a share of the pie. It should be said that many powerful people will get a share of the pie. The emperor alone cannot swallow this big cake. If he doesn't share a little benefit, there will definitely be a lot.
trouble.
At this time, the Liu family could also build merchant ships to sail with the imperial fleet.
"Your Majesty, I dare to say that if I don't have the strength to build so many sea ships, otherwise I will definitely build my own sea ships for salvage and fishing. Even if I pay a lot of business taxes to Your Majesty, I can still earn a year's income.
It costs ten million taels of silver, but the only person in the world who can qualify to build a large fleet is you, your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi gave the emperor a provocative shot at the right time, knowing that the emperor would measure it carefully.
Li Zheng narrowed his eyes and then remembered Liu Mingzhi's ability to make money. The business he was optimistic about should not be empty talk.
Li Zheng has experience in the bus business. One million taels of silver is enough to pay the soldiers of the Sixth Guards and the Four Guards of Northern Xinjiang. Even if he is hot-tempered, as a noble of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he cannot rob the subjects under his rule without any reason, otherwise there will be great dangers.
Sooner or later, Long will follow in the footsteps of the Jin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, what I'm talking about is just a small profit. The real place to make money is here. As long as the fleet is successfully built and can travel across the ocean to trade, the gold here can make your Majesty's palace pile up like a mountain. Even in the palace,
Paving it with golden bricks is more than enough, gold is the next best thing. Your Majesty, there is a large area of land here. Open up the territory and expand the territory, and you will be an unparalleled wise king."
Li Zheng gasped and stared at the place pointed by Liu Mingzhi: "Tell me about the situation here."
Liu Mingzhi was overjoyed. He knew that the emperor was completely moved. Even nine cows could not pull him back.
"Your Majesty, you don't know. This is America. According to the information I learned from Hu Shang, people here are still a primitive and uncultivated land. Gold is everywhere, there are countless spices, and jewelry is above the ground. But
The local indigenous people are not yet civilized and have not yet realized the importance of gold, silver and jewelry, so they regard them as stones. Moreover, there is a crop called sweet potato, with a yield of up to twenty dan per mu, although the indigenous people here are not good at farming.
, but if you only eat the roots of these crops, it is rare for people to starve to death without a natural disaster."
"Fuck" Li Zhengsheng swallowed back the word "fart" angrily: "Hu merchants value the most gold, silver and jewelry. If they saw the situation you mentioned, with gold and silver everywhere, how could they pass on such important news?
It is human nature to spread out and claim it as your own."
"Your Majesty is right, but you have overlooked one of the most important issues. Please see, Your Majesty, the land here is completely isolated from the outside world. It is impossible to reach it by land. Hu merchants rely on horses and camels for business. Even if they have
The ships are just three or two small boats. How much can they hold if they open their bellies? Even if they go out of their way to run a few more times, sea navigation is full of dangers. Even if the weather is calm, the American continent thousands of miles away is enough for them to sail.
For about half a year, I have enough ambition but not enough strength."
Li Zheng carefully looked at the places marked with the ocean on the map. Sure enough, the place Liu Mingzhi pointed to was completely isolated by the sea and could not be reached by land.
"That's why you keep emphasizing to me the importance of sea ships, so that you can reach this land at sea to find gold, silver and jewelry?"
"Your Majesty, I just said that gold, silver and jewels are just small profits. Your Majesty's eyes should be on this land." Liu Mingzhi pointed to the American section and drew a circle: "Your Majesty, this land can be compared to
Three great dragon dynasties."
Liu Mingzhi knew that Li Zheng should be able to understand what he meant.
Sure enough, Li Zheng's eyes sparkled, and a fanatical desire was revealed unabashedly.
"Where is this? India, how is the situation here?"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to say anything about the situation in India now. However, according to my speculation, India is a place with stronger military strength. Otherwise, Buddhism will never be promoted to our land of Central China. I suggest that you send a person to explore it first.
Exploring the path. Understand the situation in India. After His Majesty regained Kyushu and annexed the Turkic lands of the Jin Kingdom. After ten years of hard work, the pathfinders almost had a clear picture of India. At that time, horses were riding in India and ships were arriving in America.
, open up new territories and expand the territory, your majesty will definitely be praised by all generations. His power will be greater than that of the three emperors, and his virtue will surpass that of the five emperors. At that time, the world will truly be a royal land."
Li Zheng waved his hand: "Liu Aiqing, I need to calm down. Don't talk about it yet. I will bring this map back to the palace first and we will discuss it later."
"I brought the map to the capital to present it to His Majesty."
Li Zheng glanced at Liu Mingzhi lightly: "For the sake of you presenting me with the map, I will not settle with you for your previous crime of disobeying the imperial edict."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Long live my emperor."
"Get up, don't forget the mirror and the tax money."
"Your Majesty, I dare to make a small request to Your Majesty."
Li Zheng frowned: "Speak."
"Your Majesty clearly knows that in order to participate in the Spring Festival next year, I traveled to the capital with light clothes. Now the warehouse of the mansion rewarded by Your Majesty is empty, and even rats don't visit it. I want to convert the tax money into a mirror, otherwise there will be no silver in the warehouse. I am sorry.
People's salaries can't be paid out, so I plan to exchange these banknotes for silver ingots and put them in the warehouse to stabilize my servants. Please give me your permission."
The cost of a mirror is only a few dozen taels of silver. In the future, the price of mirrors will definitely become lower and lower and gradually become saturated. In comparison, Liu Mingzhi is still reluctant to pay thousands of taels of silver in taxes and would rather use mirrors instead of tax dollars.
Li Zheng looked at Liu Mingzhi who was kneeling on the ground meaningfully for a while, and silently evaluated the pros and cons: "That's fine, but mirrors can never be used as silver. How about giving five more mirrors?"
Liu Mingzhi felt bitter in his heart, this Li Zheng was like an ancient Zhou Bapi, he had to squeeze himself clean.
"As your Majesty said, I will prepare a mirror."
"Go ahead."
Looking at Young Master Liu's aggrieved back, Zhou Fei chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, today you gave Master Liu a hard beating in his heart."
"Young and frivolous, it is not a good thing if you don't temper yourself properly, but do you really think that his capital is three hundred taels of silver? In my opinion, it is only this amount."
Zhou Fei opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it: "Two hundred taels?"
"Two in and five out, three in and seven out, these are just common tricks used by businessmen."