When he arrived at the palace, looking at the things sent by Liu Yu, Li Gan didn't know how to feel.

A year ago, I invested 20,000 taels, and I got 40,000 taels of silver in a year's work, and the capital has not yet been calculated.

The words of that day that the people did not give enough money to the country and did not compete with the people for profit still seemed to be still in my ears.

In just a year, these words have been cashed into silver.

Although it is not much, 40,000 taels is still far from the country's use, but it is a good start.

The emperor also needs money, the emperor wants a good reputation, the emperor wants to fight, and the emperor wants to be highly evaluated in the history books in the future, so he has to use some crooked methods.

It is said that the construction of the navy is justified by the household government's money, but if you think about it, you will know that it is absolutely impossible to pass the court meeting, and it will also cause huge repercussions.

What do you do after you build it?

Say to fight Japan?

Didn't that expose the news in advance? Besides, Japan has never provoked you, so why did you fight him? The teacher is nameless, how can the Son of Heaven do it? What is the benefit of working people and losing money?

Say beware of Westerners?

Does it make sense to spend a few million taels a year to raise an army that may not be used at all? It's just a possibility, is it necessary to spend a few million taels?

Say you want to expand your territory?

There will inevitably be courtiers who persuade him to think about the fate of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and levy Dawan for the benefit of horses, is it worth it?

It's all stuff that you know it's going to be a headache if you go through it in your head.

The household government will not take this money, even if it is suppressed by imperial power, this reputation will stink.

And Li Gan also knew that this was a helpless circle: if the navy was built, the Westerners would not dare to fight, which would prove that the navy was useless, and millions of taels of silver were spent in vain; But if you don't build a navy, the Westerners may dare to come and fight, and when the time comes, you will know that the navy will be useful, but it will be too late.

He could only use his internal funds, but he was frightened by Liu Yu's words at the beginning: the price of a warship, Li Gan only then knew that the Europa people now have several large ships that cost about 300,000 taels, including artillery.

Twenty such big ships are enough for the three major halls of the Forbidden City to catch fire again.

Calculate your own money, even if you only eat bran vegetables every day, you will definitely not be able to come up with so much money.

Fortunately, Liu Yu gave a way not to compete with the people for profit, but also to avoid the notoriety of "the 24 Yamen reinstatement", and to raise a navy that is beginning to take shape without using the government's money.

I took 20,000 taels of silver and tried it, and now I have received a reward, which makes Li Gan quite sigh. The white flowers of silver, the accounts are clearly written.

Liu Yu said that Westerners often use this method to trade in joint shares, and the royal family also contributes capital to grant monopoly rights.

However, if a monopoly is granted, some people may say that this is a competition for profit with the people, especially since the trade with Japan itself has the participation of many scholars and doctors in Jiangnan.

That being the case, then operate secretly, hide the fact that the money comes from the palace, and hand it over to the merchants for trade in the future, and pay dividends according to the fixed share capital every year.

The Japanese side helped a lot in this matter, they locked the country themselves, and the imperial court only justifiably forbade the transportation of prohibited items. In this way, although there is no name of authorized monopoly, there is actually an authorized monopoly.

First, if the royal family comes forward directly, I am afraid that the scholars will laugh at it, the Son of Heaven is the spiritual embodiment of Confucianism, and in the case of the distinction between righteousness and benefit has not been clearly distinguished, the royal family will be criticized for coming forward to trade.

Second, if the imperial family comes forward and sends a special person to manage it, there will inevitably be ineffective operation, deception, bribery, etc., and in the long run, even if the money is made, it will be in the hands of the emperor.

Of course, this kind of thing requires the dispatch of a henchman, and this confidant must also be able to hold money.

Liu Yu's ability to attack cities and fight battles has already been seen by Li Gan. Moreover, listening to Liu Yu's self-proclaimed, military training is the first and the second is the battle, and there should be no problem with this military training, and the details are clear, logical, and extremely feasible.

I haven't seen this ability to hold money, but now I have shown some of my ability to hold money, and Li Gan is very pleased.

After reading Liu Yu's attached piece of information about what he saw and heard in Japan, everything was very detailed, and Li Gan became aware of Japan's wolf ambitions.

He even had the idea of "taking over the Oriental trade bureaucracy", but this idea was soon forgotten, and he knew how terrible it would be.

Once the bureaucracy in the official camp and the upper and lower levels swell, deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, and forcibly lower prices, I don't know how much chaos will be caused and how many "righteous people" will rise up to fight against tyranny.

Since Liu Yu was confident that he would break the game in Japan, Li Gan also saw the first return, knowing that the 40,000 taels of silver was a big bait, but he still couldn't help but swallow it.

The royal family paid money, but it was silent, and businessmen raised shares and dividends for profit...... Even the emperor's smuggling of contraband and betraying the country, which was unprecedented in the previous dynasty, is changing every day today, so it is better to try it.

In addition to the 40,000 taels of profit and 20,000 taels, the emperor gave another 60,000 taels in his internal treasury to make up 120,000 taels.

The emperor doesn't care how the money is used, as long as he reports the accounts every year. The profits obtained during this period can be put into naval operations without being sent back to the capital.

Liu Yu was allowed to try not to report the money from the inside, and found a set of effective and controllable methods in the future.

I read the memora written by Liu Yu carefully, and when I read that the Japanese had been collecting intelligence but couldn't stop it, Li Gan couldn't help but reply: "Since the Japanese people asked about the rules and regulations of the country, they really had a peep heart, and they had to be observed. Qing not only uses the room, but also carefully enters the room into the inseparable. I have also heard of what Qing said about the one minister and two lords of the Ryukyus. However, this matter must not be mentioned, a navy has not been completed, and the Japanese are afraid to beware; Second, this matter is detrimental to the prestige of the Celestial Empire, and its strength is not good, so it is better to cover your ears and steal the bell and pretend not to know. As for the DPRK matter, what the secretary said earlier is already eyebrows. ”

"As for the maritime merchants of the country, they leaked state affairs for the sake of trade cards...... Qing's words are inevitable, and I also think that I can't waste food because of choking, and I just don't know about it. Qing Yan said that business cannot be trusted and must not be believed, which makes great sense. Ruoqing said, before the new trade letter policy came out, the country, the dynasty and the maritime merchants were able to unite and force the Japanese to reduce the price; Now they are paying bribes and taking the initiative to raise prices. Not the day's loyalty and today's treachery, but the lier. People may be good or evil, but good is not good or evil. ”

After reading the Japanese part, Li Gan thought about the Ryukyus and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

I always said before that the world has changed, don't hide your ears and steal the bell.

Now that I think about it, a single Ryukyus tributary to both China and Japan is a living act of stealing bells.

Every time the imperial court went to pay tribute, they knew about the Ryukyus, but they all reported good news but not bad news, and they were afraid of the disaster of swords and soldiers, and fought a fierce war with Japan for the land of Yuer.

Every time the Ryukyu delegation came, it was to report good news and not bad news, and Ryukyu knew that it was Ryukyu who would suffer if the war started.

Li Gan also knew, but he also pretended not to know; Many people in the Heavenly Blessing Hall knew, but they all pretended not to know.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but write my depression on the reply.

"The Japanese people lock the country, and they still know how to peep through the cracks in the door, and ask the wind to tell the story; I switched to the switch, but I covered my ears everywhere and stole the bell and didn't dare to believe that there was a change in the world. It's not that I want to cover my ears, but I can't do it. Han Shuyan said: Those who commit a strong man will be punished even if they are far away! If I don't want to be punished, I can't do it, if I don't cover my ears, I don't want to cover my ears. And reluctantly, you should cover your ears and eyes for me. ”

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In the Yiguo Mansion, Liu Shengping retired the rest of the people and was only in the room with his wife.

"Yu'er's wedding money, it's useless, right?"

Liu Sheng opened his mouth and asked his wife about the money that Liu Yu prepared for marrying his wife, although he was not the eldest wife, he was also born to his wife, and he had to prepare twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver to marry a family in Xungui's family.

He doesn't care about the property of the family, inside the heroine, he is outside.

Liu Yu's mother was stunned, but she also knew that there must be a reason for the sudden question, so she said: "I haven't used it, and I haven't lent it out." ”

"Take it out in a few days, and don't alarm the people in your house. How much cash can the family scrape together? Don't be too loud for people to know. ”

Liu Yu's mother smiled bitterly: "How can there be an impermeable wall in the world? What are you doing here? ”

Since there was no one around, Liu Sheng told Liu Yu's confidant what he had sent, and Liu Yu's mother was also stunned.

She was not stunned that there was such a high profit in trade with Japan, but she was stunned that her son actually went to Japan, and the sea was ten times more dangerous than on land.

Liu Sheng said: "Yu'er's meaning is to take out a sum of money from the family. First, he made a lot of profits, and secondly, it could be regarded as preparing an extra way out for his family in the future, and thirdly, he was short of money now, so he wanted to use his family's money to turn around as share capital. ”

"This money will be repaid in the future, and His Majesty also has shares in it, so our family can't take too much of it. It's just a turnaround, and then occupy another seven or eight thousand taels of shares, the capital will be returned, and some profits will be shared. As for the money he marries, he only said that he can't marry within three or five years, and he can't make money if he lives in the family, so it's better to take it out and let him give birth to money, and then return it when he marries in the future. ”

Liu Yu's mother thought about it for a while, frowned, and said, "Yu'er is so short of money that she is worried about her own marriage money?" ”

Liu Sheng smiled: "Are you dizzy? The money of the court, his money, and His Majesty's money, this is to be clearly distinguished. He went to the Wa Kingdom and earned 40,000 taels. Who is these 40,000 taels? Could it be that you still dare to divide the money from these 40,000 taels? He trained there, could it be that he couldn't use his own money to train soldiers for the imperial court? There is no distinction between public and private, and now with His Majesty's internal funds, it is even more impossible to confuse. ”

Saying this, Liu Yu's mother suddenly understood, and she was just worried and didn't react for a while, but at this time, she understood, and said: "In this way, the more than 20,000 silver he prepared for marrying can be paid to him first." If the family doesn't alarm others, they can take 20,000 taels, and if they pay it back next year, they don't have to say anything to them. Fifty thousand taels should be enough. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu's mother couldn't help but ask, "What is Yu'er doing now?" Why don't I have a bottom in my heart? Is it evil or good, blessing or evil? He didn't say anything, he only said that he was going to train the army, why did he go to the Japanese country again? Why don't you speak to me, when you know? ”

Liu Sheng shook his head, sighed and said, "Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. What about the path he chooses? After that, it was all up to him, and his family couldn't help him at all. You must not mention this to others, but you don't have to worry, as long as Yu'er knows how to advance and retreat, it will be fine. I'm just afraid that his ambition is not only to be a marquis, but if he is only a marquis, it will be simple. I can't see through it, I can't see through it......"