Since the Yongle period, the shipyard of the Ming Dynasty has been abandoned.

The craftsmen and timber who made large ocean-going ships were almost all shelved in the shipyard and sealed for the Shen family's own efforts, and it was difficult to restore the glory of the past.

And this large ocean-going fleet must need a big ship like Zheng He's treasure ship back then.

But the cost of manufacturing such a big ship is very huge, with a few million taels of gold from Shen Dagongzi, I am afraid that it is a drop in the bucket.

Because the craftsmen who made the treasure ships back then have been scattered among the people, this requires an edict from the imperial court.

The difficulty for Shen Dagongzi is how to gather these people together, and as for building a treasure ship, it is relatively easy.

With his current financial resources, he could build two or three such treasure ships, which were naturally inferior to the glory of the big ships of the past, but there was still a shortage of extremely good sailors, and these sailors could not be recruited from ordinary fishermen.

Shen Dagongzi didn't think of these when he first came back, and consciously made Mahayana characters well, and some sailors would be selected, but the sailors and sailors of this ocean-going fleet were far from being able to be done by ordinary fishermen.

The sea is unpredictable, and the deeper you go, the more storms accumulate, and if you are not careful, you will be buried at the bottom of the sea.

Some experienced sailors came back and told him that the sun was shining on the waters one moment on that treacherous ocean, and the next moment they were calm with lightning and thunder and rough waves.

Countless ships have died in that deep seabed.

Obviously, if Shen Dagongzi wants to build only a few big ships, without skilled sailors, he is afraid that it will be difficult to make the trip.

And his fleet is so fragile that it can't afford to lose a single ship.

Therefore, he must rely on the strength of the imperial court in order to allocate a huge amount of money, gather some, and reopen the shipyard.

He did not support these initiatives at all, he felt that this was pure fanci, the emperor was a very conservative man, and thought that the shipyard was really a waste of luxury, and now that the treasury was empty, there was no spare money to do such thankless work.

Although the Chengzu Dynasty was brilliant, he did not save any surplus money for a long time, which led to the efforts of the next two generations of emperors to make the treasury gradually have some family foundations.

When he succeeded to the throne, the treasury was just full, but in recent years, there have been many disasters, and the treasury has been seriously depleted.

The current emperor is a very conservative man.

Although the crown prince is now a prince, there is no guarantee that this matter can be completely decided by him, and there must be a capable person who talks about the benefits of building an ocean-going fleet.

That is to say, if there is no absolute interest in front of the emperor, the emperor will not be tempted, even if the prince says that the smallpox is rotten, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make the trip.

Since the eldest prince of Shen will make such an appeal. After informing Siyu, Siyu felt that his head had grown several times, and he really didn't know how to break down this matter.

Shen Dagongzi seemed to think extremely simply, and felt that he just wanted to blow a pillow wind with the prince, and the prince would definitely agree.

After listening to Shen Ergongzi's appeal, she couldn't help but worry: "It's not a secret, when the prince is correcting the folds next to me, I occasionally take a look at it, the treasury is not as rich as you think, and these things still need to be considered in the long run!" ”

Shen Dagongzi's face was full of disappointment, although Si Yu did not explicitly refuse this, but in his opinion, it was equivalent to blocking the road.

He couldn't help but threaten her: "If my fleet can't make the trip, I'm afraid that your three million taels of gold will be a loss, and as for Tianxianglou, I have to think about it again." ”

When Siyu heard this, she couldn't help laughing, although she also understood that there were only two words in this world, benefits.

But Shen Dagongzi turned his face so quickly, which really surprised her, but she didn't feel that there was any need to worry about these things with Shen Dagongzi.

Put yourself in the other person's shoes, but I'm afraid that I will do the same if I change myself.

She had no choice but to patiently preach to Shen Dagongzi: "It's not that I don't agree, but the crown prince, I'm afraid I can't be the master, after all, the emperor has the final decision, even if the emperor agrees, I'm afraid that this matter, if you don't get the consent of the important ministers, it will still be difficult to achieve, and there must be someone who can tell them the benefits here." ”

Shen Dagongzi fell into deep thought when he heard Siyu say this, indeed, it was just that the crown prince and the emperor only nodded and allowed it.

It is necessary to make them understand that the huge benefits of opening the sea ban will bring great wealth to the Ming Dynasty, so that those powerful people can be united.

After all, everyone is willing to do the things that come with money.

Shen Dagongzi listened to Siyu's words, and was a little embarrassed: "What you said is right, but I am not like my second brother who is shallow and clumsy, and I know the benefits in my heart, but I can't express it." ”

Siyu listened to his words, and was a little embarrassed: "I can't help you with this, you have to tell it, otherwise you find someone to write a detailed book, and this person must also be brilliant, so I can give it to the prince for him to see!" ”

Grand Prince Shen fully understood what Siyu said, that is, he had to let him find one. The person with outstanding literary talent described the benefits of the open sea ban in detail to the prince.

But after thinking about it, there is indeed no such person around him, and his father is outstanding in literature, but he has always opposed the opening of the sea ban and let him stand up for himself, which is impossible.

Turning around, I suddenly thought of Siyu, can't it?

Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Siyu: "It's better to be like this, how about you help me?" ”

"I'm afraid I can't do it, I don't understand things at sea!"

When Shen Dagongzi heard Siyu's words, he turned his mind for a moment, thought about it carefully, and said: "Why don't I explain the benefits of shipping to you in detail, and then you can organize them into a text and describe them to the prince, do you think this is good?" ”

Siyu thought about it, since he had voted for it, and most of the property had been smashed into it, it would be better to know the doorway in detail and then give it to the prince in detail.

She nodded in agreement.

In this way, Shen Dagongzi was overjoyed, his eyes were shining, and the gloom on his face was swept away.

"Your writing is outstanding, if you write such a letter and hand it to the prince, the Eastern Dynasty will definitely agree, and then take your book as his recital, and present it to the emperor, maybe it will work!"

Shen Dagongzi hurriedly asked someone to go back to his home and handed over the account books of the silk factories that had been opened in the south over the years, as well as the prices of silk and ceramics and the account books that had arrived in Western countries.

Siyu asked Xiaolu, Miaoyu, and Miaoli to collect these piles of account books one after another, and prepared to take them home to take them carefully and inspect them.

Then, Siyu said slyly and softly: "I want the horses to run again, but I don't give the horses grazing, I'm afraid it's unreasonable!" ”

When Shen Dagongzi heard this, he knew what Si Yu was referring to, and he was simply tortured by the Si Yu in front of him.

"Yes, yes, I have convinced you, but you haven't done this yet, how can I give it to you?"

Shen Dagongzi did not give an inch.

Siyu understands that it's easy to talk about everything else, but when it comes to this silver, Shen Dagongzi is actually much more stingy than Shen Ergongzi.

She had no choice but to smile lazily and said to him: "It's still not good for you to have such an attitude, so let's take a step back for the two of us, and I will complete these things for you first, if it is done, you should always promise me." ”

Obviously, Shen Dagongzi is still a little difficult to give up on Tianxianglou, after all, Tianxianglou has just broken into a little famous, and it is very popular, so cutting love also makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

I heard Siyu continue: "When I first came to Tianxianglou, Tianxianglou was just nameless, if it wasn't for me as an Oiran, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to bring the business of Tianxianglou, and you said that what I said was not right." ”

Shen Dagongzi thought about it carefully, and it was indeed as Siyu said, at the beginning, this Tianxianglou was almost squeezed out of Yanliu Lane because there was Xiaoyao Building on the opposite side.

And the same thing between himself and Huo Qiaoqiao, Huo Qiaoqiao is still haunted by it, thinking of this, it is really better to throw Tianxianglou to Siyu and let her run it.

At least there is no need for him to contact Huo Qiaoqiao again in the future.

But when he thought that the business of Tianxianglou had just been hot, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he said to Siyu: "In this way, if this matter is done, I will definitely give you Tianxiang Real Estate, and if you don't take back your shares of three million taels of gold, you think this is good?" ”

Although Shen Dagongzi's conditions are a bit harsh, it is generous enough for Siyu, after all, he only needs to contribute slightly, and he does not have much loss if he succeeds or not.

has become an industry with Tianxianglou under his name, which is naturally a daily income, and the annual dividends over there are quite a lot.

If it doesn't work, it's a big deal that the bamboo basket is empty, and it is estimated that his gold will not come back, so whether it will succeed or not depends on Siyu himself.

Thinking of this, Siyu nodded and agreed: "Then let's make the next paperwork, I will take this document to you to ask for the debt, do you think this is good?" ”

Shen Dagongzi was convinced of Siyu, and he couldn't help but think of who would dare to rely on your account, you are already the prince's woman now, but thinking that she is such a scoundrel, it is better to give it to her.

"That's natural, I didn't expect you to be such a philistine, in fact, it's okay, it's up to you whether things can be done or not, you must work hard."

After the two reached an agreement, they each signed a calligraphy, painting and pledge.

Originally, it was better to call a witness, but Siyu and Shen Dagongzi didn't want to publicize this matter too much, so it was just that.

After finishing this matter, I felt that I had a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, not only to draw the picture of Guanyin for the Queen Mother, but also to sort out these account books as soon as possible to find out the clues.

Siyu fully understands that in a man's world, only the word profit can move them.

With the pile of account books in front of her and the quotations of Western countries, she must figure out the relationship between them, try her best to sort out the clues, and sort out how cost-effective the daily transaction of sea ships is.

And it is not too gorgeous to compile into a text, but it must be accurately presented to the prince, so that he can be convinced, not only to be able to impress the prince, but also to be able to impress the emperor and the important ministers of the court.