"Your Majesty, just pretend that I haven't said anything about this." Lin Xuan simply gave up.
I was so busy that I only had one thing left.
Just go and have some fun yourself.
Li Shimin looked gloomy and said, "Isn't it enough to leave 30% to your master and disciple?"
In Li Shimin's view, 30% was too much, and Lin Xuan's performance made him feel that Lin Xuan was too greedy.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking, otherwise he would definitely be scolded.
You don’t pay a dime, but the idea is mine, and you still call me greedy?
"Your Majesty, this news was provided by Master Chen. He has always felt ashamed of his relationship with Duke Dai and his wife, and wanted to give them a little bit. Duke Su and Duke E have helped me, but I don't want to tell them any difference. I feel uneasy about my conscience." Lin
Xuan counted on his fingers.
Li Shimin said angrily: "Just tell me, what percentage can I take?"
Lin Xuan raised four fingers and said: "Forty percent, no more."
"Then let's say 40%." Li Shimin said.
Ga?
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded. How could Li Shimin agree so easily?
He was still thinking about how to persuade Li Shimin.
"But you said that you can bring 10 million yuan of income to Datang every year. If you can't reach it, you will have to make up for it." Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said calmly.
Lin Xuan quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is simply impossible. It was just a trial at the beginning. How can there be so much profit? It will be more or less stable in the later stage."
If the four achievements are divided into 10 million yuan, doesn't it mean that you will earn 25 million yuan a year?
This is still profit, plus costs, wouldn’t it mean that we would earn almost 30 million yuan a year?
Let yourself make up for it and get so much money by yourself.
"This is what you said. If you can't do it, I will ask for 60%." Li Shimin said.
I knew Li Shimin was not so kind and was waiting for him here.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, how about we go to Fusang."
"Play Fusang?" Li Shimin was confused by Lin Xuan.
We were talking about going to sea just now, why did we suddenly talk about playing fusang?
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, your Majesty needs money. As long as you can occupy Fusang, ten million dollars a year will not be a problem."
Li Shimin frowned slightly: "What does this have to do with beating Fusang?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you know that Fusang has a large number of silver mines? Mining those silver mines is very simple. If you occupy Fusang and mine those silver mines, Your Majesty can have as much money as you want."
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan with burning eyes and said: "I really don't know what grudge you and Fusang have. Last time you asked me to expel them. Not long ago, you blamed them for the assassination of Wang and his son. Now you are encouraging me to go there."
Damn Fusang, why do you hate Fusang so much? Don't deny it, I can feel that you hate Fusang from the bottom of your heart."
Lin Xuan was stunned. Did he show it so obviously?
Lin Xuan was not too surprised when Li Shimin knew that he sent people to assassinate the Wang family father and son.
This kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it cannot be hidden forever. It can always be analyzed through some clues, as long as there is no clear evidence.
Lin Xuan did not answer Li Shimin's question, but said: "I did not instigate Your Majesty. Fusang does have a large amount of silver mines. The last time Fusang gave me a gift, I gave him three thousand taels of silver, plus those from other companies.
At least tens of thousands taels. Why Fusang didn't say goodbye is because silver is nothing to them."
Li Shimin knew all these things.
Li Shimin also knew that Fusang came to Datang this time with no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Li Shimin always thought that Fusang brought silver because it could be used in the Tang Dynasty. Now he realized that others were overflowing with silver and had too much to use.
A trace of greed flashed in Li Shimin's eyes. Silver was more than just wealth to Datang.
But it can make up for Datang's currency shortage.
Although copper was used to make coins in ancient times, China has been very short of copper since ancient times.
Cloth can be used as money. In addition to the use of polished cloth, another important reason is the lack of sufficient currency.
During the Song and Ming dynasties, although gold and silver began to be used in large quantities, copper coins were still the mainstream because the quantity was too small.
Even so, there was still a shortage of currency, and the court had to issue banknotes.
The Tang Dynasty lacked currency, and gold and silver were even rarer. Most of them were in the hands of aristocratic families.
Of course, the lack of currency in ancient times also had something to do with the fact that wealth was in the hands of a few people.
In ancient times, there were no banks, so most of the money accumulated by aristocratic families and wealthy households was piled at home.
Take Lin Xuan's family as an example. A large number of copper coins are piled up, and some of them are beginning to oxidize.
As a result, there is naturally a lack of currency circulation among the people.
If Fusang really had a large amount of silver mines, and the Tang Dynasty occupied Fusang, it would not only add a lot of money to the court, but also solve the currency shortage of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin was really moved.
Lin Xuan continued to seduce: "Fuso not only has a large number of silver mines, but also a lot of gold mines."
Fuso has historically been a major producer of gold and silver in the world. As a small island, Fuso contributed about 5% of the world's gold before the development of the Americas. At the beginning of the Age of Discovery, one-third of the world's annual silver production was produced in Fuso.
, China imported (smuggled) silver from Fusang during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
There are many places that produce more gold and silver than Fuso, but the gold and silver mines in Fuso are buried very shallow, making them very easy to mine for the backward ancient times.
Lin Xuan also knows that there are some silver mines, iron mines, etc. in Datang, but with current technology, it is difficult to mine them.
What's more, minerals are non-renewable resources. Wouldn't it be nice to plunder foreign resources? Why should we exploit our own resources?
"Is this what your master told you?" Li Shimin asked, staring at Lin Xuan.
After all, war is not a trivial matter. Just because Lin Xuan said that Fusang had a lot of gold and silver, it would be difficult for Li Shimin to convince the ministers to use troops against Fusang.
When the time comes to fight against it, it will consume a lot of national power but there is no silver, so we will be in trouble.
"Back to Your Majesty, Master, he knows many Fusang people overseas, and these are what the Fusang people said." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin was silent for a while and said: "I will ask someone to investigate this matter. We will talk about it later. I will do what you said before."
"The minister resigned." Lin Xuan said.
Although Li Shimin didn't say he wanted to fight Fusang, Lin Xuan knew that he was already moved.
With Li Shimin's character, as long as he is sure that Fusang has a large amount of gold and silver mines, he will definitely take action against Fusang.
As for whether Datang could capture Fusang, Lin Xuan was not worried at all.
Although the navy of the Tang Dynasty was not strong, the Fusang of today is not the Fusang of future generations.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the three pillars of the Korean Peninsula were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo and Baekje allied forces attacked Silla. Silla sent envoys to ask for help from Tang, and Emperor Gaozong sent troops to attack Goguryeo and Baekje successively. Baekje, on the other hand, asked for help from Fusang. By the third year of Longshuo (663), the Tang Dynasty
General Liu Rengui led 40,000 Tang troops to defeat the 200,000 Japanese troops aiding Baekje at the mouth of the Baijiang River.
Datang couldn't beat Fusang, it didn't exist at all.
By the way, should I look for Liu Rengui?
Even though Li Jing and the others are famous generals, they may not be able to handle naval battles well.
Lin Xuan thought that he would find Liu Rengui first, so that when Datang wanted to take action against Fusang, he could recommend him to Li Shimin.
With Liu Rengui and the elite soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty, conquering Fusang should not be a big problem.