"Humph!"

Speaking of the fact that merchant ships were heavily taxed by small countries in the South Seas, Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, couldn't help but snort coldly, looking extremely dissatisfied.

"A few days ago, I had a few ships come back from Java, and I didn't make much money, but here in Java, a ship was levied by them for 100,000 taels of silver, and this trip to the South Seas was for them to work for nothing."

Xu Li said angrily, he was a sideways existence in the territory of Daming, but when he arrived in Nanyang, a small Java dared to levy a heavy tax on his merchant ships.

"Liu Jinna~"

"I know that you are going south to expedition to Annan this time, I don't know if you can take it with you to sweep the countries of the Nanyang when the time comes, and fiercely deter these small countries in the Nanyang that don't know the height of the sky, and make decisions for my people?"

Then Xu Li also turned his head to Liu Jin and said.

Everyone also looked at Liu Jin one after another, and this came to find Liu Jin, naturally it also has this meaning, of course, everyone actually knows what happened in the court.

This time, the imperial court not only conquered Annan so simply, but also annexed the city of Zhancheng, which was the intention of threatening the Nanyang countries, and the actions of the Nanyang countries had seriously violated the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

"XCMG, everyone~"

"Liu Jin is going to Nanyang to shoulder the responsibility of sweeping away the Nanyang Xiaoxiao and raising the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, please rest assured, you can also make a list of the losses in the Nanyang countries during this period of time and submit it to the imperial court, and I will calculate this account with the Nanyang countries at that time."

Liu Jin naturally agreed, and his eyes rolled, and after thinking about it, they would report their losses first, so that there would be an excuse to find trouble at that time, and after the battle was won, the land compensation could also be justified, and it could also let these Jiangnan people taste the benefits of foreign wars.

Only when they taste the sweetness will they understand the importance of a country having a strong force, and then they will slowly change their attitude towards suppressing the military generals and noble groups.

"Really?"

When Hu Xian heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly asked: "I have a ship that was ransacked in Malacca, the crew was killed, the cargo was robbed, and the ship didn't know where it went." ”

"Mr. Hu, please rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter, and no matter who is found at that time, they will definitely make you pay you tenfold."

"Hmph, these small countries in the South Seas used to rob the wealth of my Ming Dynasty in the name of tribute, and now they are directly looting my Ming merchant ships and people, which is really a barbarian act, and I should punish them fiercely."

When Liu Jin heard this, he hurriedly patted his chest and said.

"Liu Gongzi, I toast you!"

After receiving Liu Jin's assurance, Hu Xian immediately picked up his wine glass excitedly and said.

"Yes, yes, I must give Liu Gongzi a cup~"

When the others heard this, they immediately raised their wine glasses and toasted Liu Jin together.

has always been in the nest, this is the world outside the Ming Dynasty, they suddenly feel a little helpless, the ship has been robbed, the crew has been killed, and heavy taxes have been levied, and they don't even know what to do, and they have a feeling of wanting to cry without tears.

But now, Liu Jin told them very clearly, don't worry, you still have Da Ming behind you, and there are millions of heroes of Da Ming, and Da Ming will definitely make decisions for you and recover your losses.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be~"

Liu Jin smiled and was drunk with everyone when he raised it, and then said slowly: "This year, I carried out tax reform and increased commercial tax, and many people don't understand why I want to levy commercial tax, and I work so hard that I don't hesitate to offend the powerful people from top to bottom." ”

When they heard Liu Jin talk about business taxes, everyone immediately put down their wine glasses and listened carefully.

When Liu Jin spoke, he was obviously not talking nonsense, and the place where the most powerful opposition to the levy of commercial taxes was the Jiangnan region, that is, these big families, big businessmen, and big landlords in Jiangnan.

"The reason why the imperial court wants this tax system and wants to collect commercial taxes is also something that there is no way to do."

"I, Liu Jin, am not for myself, for what promotion and wealth, I am also doing this for the sake of Daming, for the interests of everyone in my Daming."

"As far as that matter is concerned, the Nanyang countries have seriously damaged the interests of my Ming Dynasty, if it was before, what would our imperial court do?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and asked rhetorically.

When Xu Li, Hu Xian, Zhang Yuan and others heard this, they immediately pondered one by one.

"I'm afraid that the imperial court has no way to punish the Nanyang countries."

Hu Xian thought for a while and said.

He used to be the imperial history, and he was very aware of the situation of the Ming court, the previous Ming Dynasty, the treasury was empty, the armament was slack, and the combat power was low, not to mention the expedition to the South Seas, that is, the grassland people in the north had no way to take them when they went south every year, and they were very nesty.

"That's right~"

"In the past, the imperial court had no money, and secondly, the army's combat effectiveness was low, even if it was intended to be the master of my Ming businessmen, it was also powerless."

Liu Jin nodded, and then said: "But now it's different, the imperial treasury is full, my Ming soldiers are strong, even if the Nanyang countries are thousands of miles away, my Ming can also casually send 100,000 troops to go to conquest, kill and punish them fiercely, and avenge my Ming merchants." ”

Hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone also nodded one after another, there is no doubt about this, Daming has won several battles in succession, each time he has won a big victory, and his own losses are very small, which has brought huge benefits to Daming.

"What does that mean?"

"This shows that a strong country is the strongest backing for each of our people, only when we are strong, powerful all over the world, we Ming people can straighten their backs when they walk outside, no one has to be afraid, because we have a strong Ming behind us to back."

"And the strong man of the Ming Dynasty, at the very least, also needs silver, if the court doesn't even have silver in its hands, the court will naturally not be able to do anything."

"Even if it has the heart to support its people, it is also powerless."

"This is the reason why the imperial court wants to reform the tax system, in the final analysis, this is to make the Ming Dynasty stronger, only when the Ming Dynasty is strong, can it occupy more territory, and can make every citizen be able to straighten their waists when they are outside."

Liu Jin finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at the people present.

The taxation in the Jiangnan area has not been carried out very smoothly, even if there is a tax catch, the phenomenon of tax evasion and tax evasion in the Jiangnan area is still very serious, and the tax collection has been greatly resisted.

The biggest source of resistance is these bigwigs present, and if their words can make them understand something, it will not be in vain.

"Listening to your words, it's better to read a book for ten years~"

"In the past, I was short-sighted and short-sighted."

"Liu Gongzi, I'll give you another drink."

After a long time, Hu Xian picked up his wine glass and toasted Liu Jin again.

"Yes, yes, I'll give Liu Gongzi a drink."

Everyone came to their senses, and they all raised their wine glasses and said.

What Liu Jin said, it is somewhat useful.

These people are all masters of the nest, and they are used to being domineering in the Ming Dynasty, and they only know the importance of the imperial court after leaving the country, and they know the importance of having a strong imperial court as their backing.

When you think about it, it's true.

If the court has no money, how can it be decided for them?

If these Nanyang countries continue like this, they will only get worse when they taste the sweetness, and then these Nanyang countries will levy heavier commercial taxes, and more people will loot the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty.

It won't be long before the ocean-going trade of the South Seas will disappear, and the Ming merchants who have suffered heavy losses, how many people will dare to go to the South Seas again?

Even when the time comes, everyone's plantations in Nanyang will be looted by them, and the money invested in Nanyang will be wasted.

After thinking about these things clearly, I immediately felt that this tax was indeed to be paid.

"Liu Jin, I don't know if there are any big money deals, can you take me with you?"

After talking about national affairs, Xu Li thought about it and finally spoke, this is the main purpose of looking for Liu Jin, these big businessmen and big families in the south started slowly, and many of them have been occupied by northerners, so if you want to make money, you must make a new deal.

"There are many profitable trades~"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately understood, thought for a while and said: "The world is very big, and there are many very rich places in the world outside the Ming Dynasty, such as Tianzhu, Burma, Ceylon and Africa. ”

"As far as Myanmar is concerned, don't look at the poor mountains and rivers in this place, but Myanmar produces jade, as long as we can occupy Myanmar, mining jade mines here in Myanmar is almost more profitable than mining gold and silver mines."

"Let's talk about Ceylon, Ceylon gemstones, Ceylon's gems are not only large in production, but also very high in quality, there are countless gem mines of all sizes, and those who occupy this place and mine gem minerals are all mountains of gold and silver, and one or two of them are enough for future generations to eat."

"There is also Tianzhu and Africa, where there is a lot of gold, silver, and diamonds, and the countries in these places are very backward, the strength is extremely weak, and it is very easy to occupy them, establish a colony, and there are a lot of local people, and they are very easy to rule and manage."

"It's easy to build a huge colony to mine gold, silver, and all sorts of curiosities."

"Everyone may start late, so everyone is also in a hurry, so in this new round of colonial expansion, everyone must seize the opportunity to organize people first."

"When the time comes, everyone can go to these places and occupy a colony, or simply organize a large fleet together, armed with giant ships and cannons, and they can go to these places to establish colonies, and they can easily obtain huge land and wealth."

Liu Jin was fooling, fooling these people to go overseas to open up colonies, and the Europeans were like this, a few ships traveled around the world, and wherever they went, colonies bloomed everywhere in a very short time.