Li Zheng seems to know very well the difficulty of wanting to increase the tax and silver, although he has believed Liu Mingzhi's words, but he is still a little unconfident: "Liu Aiqing, can you really increase the tax of 20 million taels of silver?" ”

Liu Mingzhi bowed his head gently, Li Zheng naturally understood in his heart that he couldn't afford to gain and lose his desires, and anyone who listened to 20 million taels of silver would not be indifferent, and he was also enthusiastic, but there was no way, if he wanted to go to sea to trade, he had to let Li Zheng taste the sweetness, so that he would unswervingly support the policy of going to sea.

As long as the emperor makes a decision, even if some ministers will have objections, they are helpless, and the charm of the family lies in the dominance of the imperial power.

As long as the emperor decides to send a fleet to the Western Ocean, the Liu family will naturally have a piece of the pie, it should be said that many powerful people will get a piece of the pie, and the emperor alone can't swallow this big cake, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble if he doesn't share a little benefit.

At this time, the Liu family could also build merchant ships to sail with the imperial court's fleet.

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to say, if it weren't for the minister's lack of strength to build so many sea ships, otherwise he would definitely set up his own sea ships to salvage and fish, and even if he paid a lot of business taxes to His Majesty, the minister could earn 10 million taels of silver a year, but the only person in the world who can be qualified to form a large number of ships is Your Majesty."

Liu Mingzhi gave the emperor a timely injection, and he knew that the emperor would definitely measure it carefully.

Li Zheng's eyes narrowed, and then he remembered Liu Mingzhi's ability to make money, and the business he was optimistic about should not be empty talk.

Li Zheng has seen the bus business, one million taels of silver, enough for the salary of the six guards and four guards in northern Xinjiang, even if his eyes are hot, as the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he can't take advantage of the subjects under his rule for no reason, otherwise Dalong will follow in the footsteps of the Jin Dynasty sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, what the minister said is just a small profit, the real place to make money is here, as long as the sea fleet is successfully built, and the ocean is traded westward, the gold here can make His Majesty's palace pile up, even if the palace is paved with gold slabs and bricks, gold is still second, Your Majesty, there is a large area of land here, expand the territory, and the emperor of the world."

Li Zheng gasped and stared at the place Liu Mingzhi pointed: "Tell me about the situation here." ”

Liu Mingzhi was overjoyed, he knew that the emperor was completely moved, and the nine cows didn't want to pull it back.

"Your Majesty doesn't know, this is the Americas, according to the news that the minister learned from Hu Shang, now the people here are still a primitive and uncultivated land, gold is everywhere, spices are innumerable, and jewelry is bare on the ground, but the local natives have not yet been civilized, and have not yet realized the importance of gold, silver and jewelry, so they treat it as a stone, and there is a crop called sweet potato, potato, the yield per mu can reach twenty stones, although the natives here are not good at farming, but only eat the roots and stems of these crops, In the absence of natural and man-made disasters, it is very rare for people to starve to death. ”

"Let's go...."Li Zhengsheng took back the word fart: "Hu Shang is the most important gold, silver and jewelry, if they see the situation you said, gold and silver are everywhere, how can it be possible to spread such important news, and it is human nature to keep it for themselves." ”

"Your Majesty is reasonable, but Your Majesty has ignored one of the most important questions, Your Majesty, please see, the land here is completely isolated and outside, and it is impossible to reach it by land, and the business of Hu Shang relies on horses and camels, even if there are ships, they are only three or two small boats, how much can they hold when they open their bellies? Even if they work tirelessly and run a few times, but the sea voyage is full of dangers, even if the wind and waves are calm, the American continent thousands of miles away is enough for them to sail for about half a year, and they have the heart but not enough strength. ”

Li Zheng carefully looked at the place marked with the ocean on the map, and sure enough, the place Liu Mingzhi pointed out was completely isolated by the sea, and there was no land route to reach.

"That's why you've been emphasizing to me the importance of ships at sea, so that you can reach this land at sea in search of gold, silver, and jewelry?"

"Your Majesty, the minister just said that gold, silver and jewelry are just small profits, and what Your Majesty sees should include this piece of land." Liu Mingzhi pointed to the section of the Americas and drew a circle: "Your Majesty, this land can be compared to the three Great Dragon Dynasties." ”

Liu Mingzhi knew that Li Zheng should be able to understand what he meant.

Sure enough, Li Zheng's eyes flashed with a fine light, and a fanatical desire was undisguised.

"Where is this? India, what's the situation here? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to say what the situation in India is now, but according to the minister's speculation, this place in India is also a place where the army is strong and strong, otherwise Buddhism will definitely not be carried forward to my Middle Earth, and the minister suggests that a person be sent to explore the road first. Learn about the situation in India, and when His Majesty recovered Kyushu, annexed the Turkic land of the Jin Kingdom, and fought hard for ten years, the pathfinders almost touched the place of India clearly, at that time, the horse stepped on India, the ship went to the Americas, and expanded the territory, Your Majesty will definitely be praised by all generations, compared to the three emperors, and the five emperors of Germany, at that time it was the real world under the king's land. ”

Li Zheng waved his hand: "Liu Aiqing, I need to be calm and calm, don't talk about it yet, I will bring this map back to the palace first, and then discuss it later." ”

"The minister brought the map into the capital to dedicate it to His Majesty."

Li Zheng glanced at Liu Mingzhi lightly: "For the sake of you presenting me with the map, I will not settle accounts with you for your previous charges of disobeying the holy decree." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

"Get up, and don't forget the mirror and the tax money."

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to make a small request to Your Majesty."

Li Zheng frowned: "Speak." ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, in order to participate in next year's Spring Festival, the minister traveled to Beijing from afar, and now the treasury of the mansion rewarded by His Majesty is empty, and the mice are not patronizing, the minister wants to convert the tax silver into a mirror, otherwise there is no silver in the treasury, and the minister can't even pay the salaries of his subordinates.

The cost of a mirror is only a few dozen yuan, and the price of the mirror will definitely get lower and lower in the future, and it will gradually become saturated.

Li Zheng looked meaningfully at Liu Mingzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, for a while, and silently estimated the pros and cons: "It's okay, but the mirror can never be used as silver, how about sending five more mirrors?" ”

Liu Mingzhi felt bitter in his heart, this Li Zheng was an ancient Zhou peel, and he had to squeeze himself clean.

"According to Your Majesty's words, the minister will prepare the mirror."

"Go ahead."

Looking at Liu Dashao's aggrieved back, Zhou Fei chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, today you made Lord Liu's heart twitch hard." ”

"Young and frivolous, it's not a good thing not to temper it well, but do you really think his capital is three hundred taels of silver? That's all I see. ”

Zhou Fei's eyes widened in disbelief: "Two hundred taels? ”

"Two in and five out, three in and seven out, the usual trick of businessmen."

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