Two hundred and sixtieth eight chapters lure it for profit
"This matter of the business school will be left to all of you, Aiqing. Take the time to draw up a charter and hand it over to Kong Aiqing. If there is anything else that I and the ministers of the DPRK have not thought of, feel free to mention it, as long as it is beneficial to me.
If the development of the Ming Dynasty does not violate the established national policy, I will give priority to it!" Ever since the monster Zhu Youcong appeared, no one in the Ming Dynasty court would just accept it. "But, there are still some small things that need to be done.
All my dear friends, please give me your full support."
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders. I will do my best to fight to the death!" Everyone present was smart. They knew that whether it was granting officials or running schools, it was beneficial to the merchants, and the emperor could not make such a small request.
So I had already made preparations for the exchange of interests, but I didn't know what weird conditions this unreliable emperor was going to put forward.
"First of all, it's them..." Chongzhen pointed to the common people next to him and said very seriously: "Many of you dear ministers here were important ministers of the original imperial court. You also know that although the imperial court now helps them build factories and entrust them with
These highly respected people in the local area are responsible for management because they were born in poverty and know best the sufferings that the people have suffered in the past few years. But after all, they are ordinary farmers who have relied on the sky for generations, and they are still lacking in all aspects of ability.
.However, all parties around the Ming Dynasty are still in peace, and the court cannot devote all its energy to this in the short term. Therefore, although the court can continue to provide technical help, I am afraid that it will have to rely on business schools for funding and management...
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"I obey the order!" Although they didn't understand why the emperor wanted to abandon the near and far away and forbid them, scholars who had already established family workshops and had considerable strength, to participate in the initial industrial production. But these shrewd businessmen also understood.
, if the people's pockets are bulging, they can also obtain huge reasonable profits. Only by producing more products can they completely monopolize foreign trade and make potential competitors disappear in the bud.
Shrewd people like Hu Xiyi and others have even considered whether it is necessary to make a suggestion. If the court is too busy and cannot spare the time, they are willing to share the emperor's worries and send people to the Luoyang Research Institute to learn advanced technology and provide free help.
Factories across the country are improving processes to increase production efficiency.[
The wise Zhou Yanru and other scholars heard a bigger conspiracy in Chongzhen's words, which was enough to make them excited. What does Fang Xiao Xiao Weining mean? In addition to the fat man from the Ming Dynasty who messes around all day, there are many people around here
How many people dare to jump out and make trouble? It seems that the imperial court's expansion has no plans to stop in the short term. Maybe in the future, not only can they go to the Japanese islands to dig for money, but they can also fool the so-called allies at their doorstep. It is even possible
Stretch your hand directly to the west.
"However, our Ming Dynasty has a small territory and poor resources, so we only have a pitiful possession. We have to leave something for our descendants, and we can't use it all to satisfy other people's requirements at our own expense." It was not beyond the expectations of the scholars,
Sure enough, Chongzhen began to slowly put his conspiracy on the table. "So, I am thinking about borrowing some resources from those foreign countries first. Dear friends, you must take this matter at ease when doing foreign trade in the future.
Go up. I will exchange whatever is useful for my Ming Dynasty, and I will buy whatever I can buy. If the other party is really stubborn... It seems that after Brother Cong pacified the Japanese islands, there will be nothing to do. You won’t bear to watch.
Is he willing to degenerate into just eating and not doing anything?"
Now that the scholars have been harmed by Zhu Youcong, how can they let him hide at home leisurely and sing with his wife? They suddenly understood. Why did the imperial court order the closure of all silver mines in the Ming Dynasty? Don't look at the search results before the war.
There were many reasons, and there were many cover-ups afterwards and even an island lease agreement was made. In fact, the emperor was interested in the money of the Japanese pirates' families. This kind of depleting other people's resources first, waiting for others to mine the mines, and then going back to count the wealth.
.I’m afraid it was that fat guy who suggested it again, right?
Although Confucianism has always advocated that you should not do to others what you do not want others to do to you, scholars can also very reasonably conclude that you must do to others what you want to do to others, and then with a little evolution, you can prove that it is actually in line with the truth to benefit yourself at the expense of others, because the saints
How to explain it depends on their mood. No one present felt that Chongzhen's request was too much. After all, they had done this kind of thing in the past few years, but they were busy bullying their own people at that time.
It's just land annexation.
"The Holy Spirit means..." Zhou Yanru still hoped that Chongzhen would say those words. If there was an explicit order from the court, why would there be bartering? Is there any need to spend money to buy it? Choose a place
After that, wouldn’t the profits that can be obtained by directly summoning overseas legions and shouting for robbery be even greater?
"I don't mean anything!" Now Chongzhen is no longer the guy who is easily fooled. Under the influence of the treacherous people around him, especially Zhu Youcong, he is working hard to become a foolish king, and he is still a very shameful one. "I don't mean anything."
I’m just kindly reminding you, dear ones, that our Ming Dynasty’s current strength is enough to provide protection for your activities in the surrounding area, but as for the places further away…”
"I have learned a lesson!" Isn't it just the old-fashioned way of making friends at a distance and attacking at home? The elderly Zhou Yanru really didn't plan to run too far. According to the knowledge he had, the Tatars in the north, Annan in the south, and the coal and iron industry of Bangzi Country in the east
They can be mined for hundreds of years. If the Ming Dynasty wants to develop, that damn fat guy is also thinking about building an unyielding tiger and wolf army. How can we get rid of these things? As for those places further away, we should cultivate more young people.
It's time for people to come out and have fun.
"Zhou Aiqing, why can't you change your habit of interrupting me when I'm talking? This is very rude. You're just lucky to have met me who is so honorable and honest..." She spoke until her mouth went dry.
Chongzhen gave up the opportunity to praise himself before everyone fell into unconsciousness. "So, I won't argue with you about this matter anymore!"
Bah! You are such a foolish king, but you still understand justice? Are you fair and honest? Is that a good way to describe us gentlemen? You have only been studying for a few days and you show off less. Why don’t you say that you are pure and pure? Zhou Yanru realized that this is what happened before him.
The emperor has become more and more shameless since he was surrounded by despicable villains.
In fact, not only everyone in the pavilion, but even Zhu Yousong, the king of Dechang County, couldn't stand Chongzhen's weird performance. He could only remind him secretly with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you'd better hurry up and talk about the business.
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"Oh, yes! Let's talk about another urgent matter first! Anyway, I have too many virtues, and I can't finish them all in just a short while..." It's almost midnight, and all the ministries are still there.
There were many important decisions that required Chongzhen, the foolish king, to go back and put the special stamp, so he could only decide not to mess around. "The Master said that people who worry about the long-term must worry about the near-term. Since you are businessmen in the new era, you can't just focus on doing things.
Knowledge focuses on the surrounding vassal countries. Otherwise, if one day someone is inspired by a saint and suddenly decides to annex the entire clan, then you will not be able to become the most profitable maritime business, right? So, I decided to re-establish Yuanyang
Caravan, let you also have the opportunity to walk around and sell our Ming products to the hometowns of our Western allies. Don't let them exploit the fruits of our labor all day long!"
"My Emperor's Holy Ming!" Zhou Yanru directly regarded that statement as Chongzhen's nonsense. Does this foolish king really think that others are stupid? If he doesn't close the door properly and act arrogant at home, he has to do it.
Go to the Ming Dynasty and become a pig in captivity? The reason why the scholars are not allowed to keep an eye on the surrounding areas for a long time is because these places have been taken care of by that damn fat man. He is racking his brains to find excuses for robbery?
However, Chongzhen's last words deeply hurt Zhou Yanru. Based on his chats with the Western magicians who were deceived in recent days, he knew how much profit Ming things would bring when shipped to the West.
But even if they knew that those Western barbarians could take home a broken bottle worth less than fifty taels in the Ming Dynasty in exchange for a castle, they could only look back and sigh. Since the scholars destroyed Zheng He's fleet and vigorously promoted the maritime ban,
, even the caravans of scholars can only go to Japan or Luzon at most. Now if you want to travel across the ocean, there are too many things missing. "But Your Majesty, I have no ships and no one, so I can't go!"
"No ship? No one?" Chongzhen smiled coldly and said: "No ship can be built! Zhou Aiqing, don't think that I don't know who owns the shipyard hidden in Jinshan Guard! There is so much wood piled up in Kanpu.
.Wen Changqing, you don’t want to tell me that you are saving it for building a house, right?”
"I'm terrified!" These days, the emperor's spies are all over the world. There are only things he doesn't want to know but no secrets he can't know. So Wen Tiren doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, but since the emperor has brought it up, he has to give it to him no matter what.
Save face and express your surprise.
"You should stop being so frightened!" Chongzhen, who had long been accustomed to seeing this kind of performance, waved his hand impatiently and said, "Since I didn't mention this matter a few days ago, I won't bring it up now.
Your trouble. I just want to tell you that if you don’t want others to get in first and seize the opportunity, then quickly clean up those scattered places for me. Send all the craftsmen and materials in your hands to me.
Go to Jiang Shipyard!"
"Longjiang Shipyard?" I haven't heard of any major projects being carried out in that poor place recently. What use can those shipyards that are overgrown with weeds and can't even find a fish be used?
"Yes! Longjiang Shipyard! I have issued an order to mobilize 50,000 strong workers from the north. They will complete the complete restoration of Longjiang Shipyard before the end of the year! And I have also arranged for dozens of Mohist masters with the most exquisite craftsmanship to teach you.
How to design and manufacture a new type of cargo ship. There are also experts from the West who will tell you how to conduct ocean voyages!"
"Your Majesty!" It was easy to say that it was not difficult for the scholars to invest in building a few treasure ships in the past few years, but now everyone is cash-strapped and the little wealth they have accumulated over generations has been defrauded by the emperor. Wen Tiren can only bite the bullet.
Said: "Please forgive me for speaking frankly. Although I am not a wealthy family now, the investment in sea trade is really huge. Even if the imperial court helps solve the technical problems, it can still bear it..." [
"The imperial court has already considered this for you! Letting you go to Japan to dig for money this time is not only to commend you for helping to clear obstacles, but also to give you an opportunity to quickly accumulate capital and help you get through the most difficult period.
." Chongzhen continued to add: "As long as you are willing to go overseas for business, the imperial court will not only exempt you from all taxes in the past three years, but will also help you again at the appropriate time! And the materials you transport back from overseas will only be
This is what Ming Dynasty needs, and I will buy it at a high price! I don’t need to tell you how much benefit there is in this transaction, right?"
"Your Majesty!" Since you are negotiating a deal with the shameful emperor, you must try to avoid the risks you can think of. Although the financial problem does not seem to be a difficulty, Zhou Yanru, who is mature and prudent, has other worries.
"As far as I know, this maritime trade is now controlled by those Western barbarians. If we join in rashly, if they have a grudge, then in terms of safety..."
"Haha... don't worry about this!" Chongzhen smiled up to the sky and said nonchalantly: "Don't those Western barbarians just rely on their strong ships and powerful guns? Could it be that you will stupidly reason with them, not your own?
How many giant cannons produced by our Ming Dynasty are installed on the ship? What's more, this shipbuilding cannot be completed in a day or two, and Brother Cong has already made a promise, five years! In just five years! Our Ming Dynasty will truly have a steel army
Navy, are you still worried that no one will escort you?"
"My Emperor's Holy Ming!" It has been many years. Perhaps Zhou Yanru and others have not praised Chongzhen so sincerely since the day they entered the court. The emperor has made it clear enough, and the money on the Japanese island is for the emperor.
They grabbed it to arm themselves. If this is not enough to compete with those so-called allies, doesn't it have the support of the Ming Navy? Now that damn fat man dares to run rampant with a few broken ships and go to Java Island to show off in front of the Western Yi.
Showing off his power, if he could really create a steel army, who else in the world would dare to point fingers at the merchants of the Ming Dynasty?
"Of course, you can't be idle in the past five years. Not only do you need to take care of the business school, but you also need to formulate a trade rule that is beneficial to our country! Remember, your purpose is not to let me do it.
You are a participant in the game, but you should be the maker of the rules of the game! If you can’t do it, then raise it now so that I can replace you!”
Give up this world-famous good thing to others? Unless everyone present is hit in the head by Zhu Youcong's armored battleship, otherwise they will not be stupid enough to let go of such a sure opportunity to gain huge benefits. Respond respectfully immediately
He said: "I will live up to the high expectations of the Holy One, and I will do my best to die!" (To be continued...)