It is impossible for the people to give Zhu Zhanji, but this slave
Seeing that the emperor was a little moved, Zhu Zhanji immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, my nephew knows that these slaves are worth a lot of money, and he is willing to pay a lot of money to buy them."
Money attracts people's hearts, and when the conversation reaches an impasse, raising money can usually ease the atmosphere.
After hearing the word "heavy money", Zhu Yunye's attitude towards Zhu Zhanji improved significantly. He smiled and said, "What are you talking about, nephew? No matter what happened in the past, we are still blood relatives after all. We are just slaves, what can I do?"
Will you ask for your money?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It's just that my nephew wants a lot of slaves, so it's better to buy them." Zhu Zhanji quickly explained with his hand.
What he wants is not just a little slave, and besides, he is not short of money.
Since the number of slaves Zhu Zhanji needed was large, Zhu Yunye no longer insisted. He nodded with a smile and said, "Well, it's just a few slaves. I'm still willing to give them up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji smiled and held up his hands, "One hundred and fifty taels for those who can understand Chinese and one hundred and fifty taels for those who can write Chinese characters. I wonder what the Emperor wants for this price?"
Zhu Zhanji did not continue to beat around the bush and directly revealed the price.
After Zhu Yunye heard the price, his eyes widened obviously.
This price is not low at all!
With the rise of overseas plantation, the price of slaves has skyrocketed, but even now, the price of a strong slave is only about 30 guan.
Although Zhu Zhanji's requirements were higher and he needed slaves who could at least speak Chinese, the price was far from one hundred taels of silver each.
"My nephew, this is really a big deal." Zhu Yunye laughed immediately, and then asked, "I wonder how much my nephew wants to buy?"
The price really made Zhu Yunye excited, so he stopped bargaining and directly asked Zhu Zhanji how much he wanted. If the price was too little, then it would be meaningless no matter how high the price was.
Zhu Zhanji was also happy when he saw that the emperor was willing to sell slaves to him, "I wonder how much the emperor can afford? How about this? How about my nephew buying one hundred thousand first?"
Zhu Yunye was drinking tea. When he heard this, his hand shook and he failed to hold the tea cup steady, causing some tea to spill out.
Ignoring cleaning up, he looked up at Zhu Zhanji and asked in surprise, "How much do you want?"
"We need one hundred thousand first. If it's not enough, we may have to trouble the emperor in the future." Zhu Zhanji replied apologetically.
Zhu Yunye quickly smiled and said, "No trouble, no trouble."
After a pause, Zhu Yunye rolled his eyes, remembered a key point, and asked, "Does this price include the cost of transporting slaves to America?"
Although this price is still profitable even if shipped to the Americas, it will naturally be much less than if the shipment is not included.
The cost of transporting slaves from the Ming Dynasty to America was not small, and some slaves would die on the way. These were losses.
"Of course not." Zhu Zhanji shook his head vigorously, "The emperor only needs to choose a place to deliver the slave to his nephew. It depends on where the emperor finds it more convenient."
Zhu Zhanji recalled what the emperor’s grandfather had told him.
"When you go to the Ming Dynasty this time, buying slaves is the second priority. The key is to find opportunities to open up trade routes. If you can find opportunities to trade with the Ming Dynasty, then it will be worth spending more money."
American Products
It is very rich, but no matter how rich the products are, Xinming's population cannot consume much. If trade with the Ming Dynasty cannot be opened up, a large amount of output will be wasted every year.
Looking around, except for the Ming Dynasty, there is no country that can be eaten.
It was also at this time that Zhu Di understood that even if he was holding a mountain of gold and there was no market to exchange it for, it would still be no different from holding a stone.
Moreover, Xinming has not yet established a stable foothold, and many things have not yet been manufactured. If you can buy things from Daming at this time, it will also be a great thing for Xinming.
Hearing that there was no need to transport slaves to America, the profit would be considerable. Zhu Yunye chuckled and said, "It's easy to say, as long as it's within the Ming Dynasty, my nephew, you can deliver the goods wherever you want."
This is a transaction worth more than ten million taels. As long as it can be delivered smoothly, Zhu Yunye doesn't care about Zhu Zhanji's little request.
Zhu Zhanji quickly raised his hands and said, "I would like to inform the emperor that my nephew wants to go to Xiaoling to worship. I wonder if the emperor can grant permission?"
Zhu Yunye nodded with a smile and said, "You are the great-great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu, so it is natural for you to worship."
After pondering for a while, Zhu Yunye said, "Let's do this. I will accompany you to worship."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji stood up in excitement and bowed gratefully.
This was what Zhu Di ordered him to do. Zhu Di himself swore that he would never set foot in the Ming Dynasty again. Besides, he had no face to see Lao Zhu even if he started a rebellion.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji was specially instructed to find an opportunity to pay homage when he returned to Beijing.
But Zhu Di was not sure that Zhu Yunye would agree, so he solemnly asked Zhu Zhanji to act according to the situation.
The reason why Zhu Zhanji was so excited was precisely because he did not expect that Zhu Yunye would agree so easily.
After chatting with Zhu Zhanji for a while, Zhu Yunye waved his hand and signaled, "Prince Yan's Mansion has been empty for so many years. Since you have returned to Beijing, I will send someone to clean it. You can move in."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Being able to let him live in the former Prince Yan's Mansion was enough to show Zhu Yunye's sincerity, and Zhu Zhanji was certainly not unhappy.
After Zhu Zhanji left, Zhu Yunye frowned and murmured to himself, "It's a hundred thousand slaves, which is more than ten million taels of silver. How many years has Xinming been in America? He can easily get it."
Did you pay ten million taels of silver?"
The eunuch listened and whispered with a smile, "Your Majesty, I heard that America is a treasure land. Isn't it surprising that you have all this money?"
Zhu Yunye glanced sideways at the eunuch and shook his head slightly, "They say America is a treasure land, but who knows?"
From Zhu Zhanji's wealth just now, Zhu Yunye noticed one thing. It seems that America has been saying that America is good, but no one can tell how good it is.
If Xinming had only been here for more than ten years and could easily acquire more than ten million taels of silver wealth, then Zhu Yunye would have to reassess the wealth of America.
The eunuch was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly, "Didn't Mr. Zhen Guo go to America? Maybe he knows about America?"
Zhu Yunye smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "You are right, go and summon the Duke of Zhen to the palace."
"My slave obeys the order." The eunuch bowed with a smile and immediately ran out and sent someone to find Han Du.
After Zhu Yunye lowered his head and pondered for a while, he slowly sat down, supported his chin with one hand, and started rubbing it with his fingers. "Slave" Zhu Yunye began to ponder.
It is impossible for the people to give Zhu Zhanji, but this slave
Seeing that the emperor was a little moved, Zhu Zhanji immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, my nephew knows that these slaves are worth a lot of money, and he is willing to pay a lot of money to buy them."
Money attracts people's hearts, and when the conversation reaches an impasse, raising money can usually ease the atmosphere.
After hearing the word "heavy money", Zhu Yunye's attitude towards Zhu Zhanji improved significantly. He smiled and said, "What are you talking about, nephew? No matter what happened in the past, we are still blood relatives after all. We are just slaves, what can I do?"
Will you ask for your money?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It's just that my nephew wants a lot of slaves, so it's better to buy them." Zhu Zhanji quickly explained with his hand.
What he wants is not just a little slave, and besides, he is not short of money.
Since Zhu Zhanji needed a large number of slaves, Zhu Yunye no longer insisted, smiled and nodded and said, "Well, it's just a few slaves, I'm still willing to give it up." .??.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji smiled and held up his hands, "One hundred and fifty taels for those who can understand Chinese and one hundred and fifty taels for those who can write Chinese characters. I wonder what the Emperor wants for this price?"
Zhu Zhanji did not continue to beat around the bush and directly revealed the price.
After Zhu Yunye heard the price, his eyes widened obviously.
This price is not low at all!
With the rise of overseas plantation, the price of slaves has skyrocketed, but even now, the price of a strong slave is only about 30 guan.
Although Zhu Zhanji's requirements were higher and he needed slaves who could at least speak Chinese, the price was far from one hundred taels of silver each.
"My nephew, this is really a big deal." Zhu Yunye laughed immediately, and then asked, "I wonder how much my nephew wants to buy?"
The price really made Zhu Yunye excited, so he stopped bargaining and directly asked Zhu Zhanji how much he wanted. If the price was too little, then it would be meaningless no matter how high the price was.
Zhu Zhanji was also happy when he saw that the emperor was willing to sell slaves to him, "I wonder how much the emperor can afford? How about this? How about my nephew buying one hundred thousand first?"
Zhu Yunye was drinking tea. When he heard this, his hand shook and he failed to hold the tea cup steady, causing some tea to spill out.
Ignoring cleaning up, he looked up at Zhu Zhanji and asked in surprise, "How much do you want?"
"We need one hundred thousand first. If it's not enough, we may have to trouble the emperor in the future." Zhu Zhanji replied apologetically.
Zhu Yunye quickly smiled and said, "No trouble, no trouble."
After a pause, Zhu Yunye rolled his eyes, remembered a key point, and asked, "Does this price include the cost of transporting slaves to America?"
Although this price is still profitable even if shipped to the Americas, it will naturally be much less than if the shipment is not included.
The cost of transporting slaves from the Ming Dynasty to America was not small, and some slaves would die on the way. These were losses.
"Of course not." Zhu Zhanji shook his head vigorously, "The emperor only needs to choose a place to deliver the slave to his nephew. It depends on where the emperor finds it more convenient."
Zhu Zhanji recalled what the emperor’s grandfather had told him.
"When you go to the Ming Dynasty this time, buying slaves is the second priority. The key is to find opportunities to open up trade routes. If you can find opportunities to trade with the Ming Dynasty, then it will be worth spending more money."
American Products
It is very rich, but no matter how rich the products are, Xinming's population cannot consume much. If trade with the Ming Dynasty cannot be opened up, a large amount of output will be wasted every year.
Looking around, except for the Ming Dynasty, there is no country that can be eaten.
It was also at this time that Zhu Di understood that even if he was holding a mountain of gold and there was no market to exchange it for, it would still be no different from holding a stone.
Moreover, Xinming has not yet established a stable foothold, and many things have not yet been manufactured. If you can buy things from Daming at this time, it will also be a great thing for Xinming.
Hearing that there was no need to transport slaves to America, the profit would be considerable. Zhu Yunye chuckled and said, "It's easy to say, as long as it's within the Ming Dynasty, my nephew, you can deliver the goods wherever you want."
This is a transaction worth more than ten million taels. As long as it can be delivered smoothly, Zhu Yunye doesn't care about Zhu Zhanji's little request.
Zhu Zhanji quickly raised his hands and said, "I would like to inform the emperor that my nephew wants to go to Xiaoling to worship. I wonder if the emperor can grant permission?"
Zhu Yunye nodded with a smile and said, "You are the great-great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu, so it is natural for you to worship."
After pondering for a while, Zhu Yunye said, "Let's do this. I will accompany you to worship."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji stood up in excitement and bowed gratefully.
This was what Zhu Di ordered him to do. Zhu Di himself swore that he would never set foot in the Ming Dynasty again. Besides, he had no face to see Lao Zhu even if he started a rebellion.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji was specially instructed to find an opportunity to pay homage when he returned to Beijing.
But Zhu Di was not sure that Zhu Yunye would agree, so he solemnly asked Zhu Zhanji to act according to the situation.
The reason why Zhu Zhanji was so excited was precisely because he did not expect that Zhu Yunye would agree so easily.
After chatting with Zhu Zhanji for a while, Zhu Yunye waved his hand and signaled, "Prince Yan's Mansion has been empty for so many years. Since you have returned to Beijing, I will send someone to clean it. You can move in."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Being able to let him live in the former Prince Yan's Mansion was enough to show Zhu Yunye's sincerity, and Zhu Zhanji was certainly not unhappy.
After Zhu Zhanji left, Zhu Yunye frowned and murmured to himself, "It's a hundred thousand slaves, which is more than ten million taels of silver. How many years has Xinming been in America? He can easily get it."
Did you pay ten million taels of silver?"
The eunuch listened and whispered with a smile, "Your Majesty, I heard that America is a treasure land. Isn't it surprising that you have all this money?"
Zhu Yunye glanced sideways at the eunuch and shook his head slightly, "They say America is a treasure land, but who knows?"
From Zhu Zhanji's wealth just now, Zhu Yunye noticed one thing. It seems that America has been saying that America is good, but no one can tell how good it is.
If Xinming had only been here for more than ten years and could easily acquire more than ten million taels of silver wealth, then Zhu Yunye would have to reassess the wealth of America.
The eunuch was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly, "Didn't Mr. Zhen Guo go to America? Maybe he knows about America?"
Zhu Yunye smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "You are right, go and summon the Duke of Zhen to the palace."
"My slave obeys the order." The eunuch bowed with a smile and immediately ran out and sent someone to find Han Du.
After Zhu Yunye lowered his head and pondered for a while, he slowly sat down, supported his chin with one hand, and started stroking it with his fingers.