Chapter 41: The Grand Blueprint (Part II)
"You're not crazy, are you?" Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao suspiciously, Ma Sanbao showed him the blueprint is too grandiose, this is the accumulation of time to unfold, although he Zhu Di yearns for great military exploits, but he is not a fool, this development of Fujian, it is too difficult for Zhu Di, once he agrees to Ma Sanbao, it means that the silver taels earned during this period of time basically have to be voted out, during this time they have earned hundreds of thousands of silver taels, you must know that the entire Daming treasury is only a million silver taels a year of tribute, and handed over one-tenth of the Daming treasury, Ma Sanbao agreed, and Zhu Di would not agree.
Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao with a bewildered expression, Ma Sanbao had brought him a lot of surprises, but this time the blueprint was too outrageous for Zhu Di, and now they haven't even surrendered to the Dayuan general who promised Zhu Yuanzhang, so they want to attack the whole world? That's too hasty, isn't it?
If the grand blueprint can't be realized, it's completely empty words, Zhu Di doesn't distrust Ma Sanbao, it's just that this risk is too great, supporting a Fujian province that Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't necessarily support, for Zhu Di, he doesn't want to take the risk of failure.
"Your Royal Highness, I'm not crazy, I'm serious, this supports Fujian Province, Fujian Province as a special economic zone, even if Your Majesty doesn't support it, the two of us will be able to earn more than now, you think, there were monks in Japan in the Tang Dynasty who came to China to seek Taoism, and we can also spread our products all over the world, this market is opened, that is a source of money rolling in, in terms of business in Nanjing City, can it be compared with transactions with the outside world?" Ma Sanbao said that in the Ming Dynasty, there are not so many cumbersome procedures for exporting goods, especially without the interference of the world's most developed superpower, the United States, you can try to export your products, whether it is the land Silk Road or the maritime Silk Road, it is a natural promotion path, he recently also looked at the history of Dayuan navigation, which includes the introduction of Fujian's maritime Silk Road.
Ma Sanbao's serious appearance caused Zhu Di to think deeply, Zhu Di is not unmoved, but he doesn't want to take the risk of failure, don't look at the hundreds of thousands of silver taels that are thrown out may be able to return to the capital in a month, but the loss of hundreds of thousands of taels for no reason still makes Zhu Di a little unhappy, not to mention whether the use of the natural advantages of the Fujian Maritime Silk Road can be successful, whether the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to give them a little more land to expand the industrial park is a question.
"Your Highness, think about it, I can even ask Your Majesty to help me get a little more land and ask for a little help." Ma Sanbao rolled his eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang had promised him that he could realize his wish, at the moment, if he wanted to develop Fujian Province, it was the best way to find Zhu Yuanzhang's assistance.
When it comes to Ma Sanbao's wish, Zhu Di is actually moved, but he doesn't want that wish to be used like this, Zhu Di has his own little abacus, Zhu Yuanzhang's promised wish is naturally to be used on the blade, and now they can complete the business of Fujian Province by themselves, why bother with Zhu Yuanzhang's head?
"Okay, keep that wish first, we have to use it where we need it, on the business development of this Fujian Province, I'll go to someone and ask, isn't it that Fujian Province also opens an industrial park, I'll help you!" Zhu Di helplessly held his forehead, his inner ambition was aroused by Ma Sanbao, he also understood that no great career can be achieved overnight, the so-called Jiang Ziya has been put for decades before he caught a big fish.
Zhu Di is also heroic, Ma Sanbao has brought him too many miracles before, he is also willing to make a big gamble with Ma Sanbao, if this time he can open a secondary industry in Fujian Province and even complete Ma Sanbao's so-called exports, naturally it is a wide range of wealth, he is the prince, his father often negotiates with foreign envoys for trade, Zhu Di naturally also knows a little bit of foreign trade news, many of the Ming treasury is from foreign supplies and foreign trade income, if he also has the opportunity to trade with other countries, I can get a lot of silver taels.
"Your Highness is wise, as long as we can handle Fujian Province now, the future life of the two of us will naturally be worry-free." Ma Sanbao smiled and said to Zhu Di, he didn't have so many ambitions, but he couldn't bear to see his hometown in his previous life in the Ming Dynasty did not improve, although the Ming Dynasty government paid so much attention to Fujian Province during Zheng He's trip to the West, but this was far from his expectations, and his goal was to make Fujian Province the most prosperous special economic zone of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di thought about it, felt a little regretful, but the words had been spoken, and he couldn't help but regret it, thinking that he would lose hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in his account and even need to help Ma Sanbao find a channel, he couldn't help but feel that he was wronged, but he was soon relieved, he was able to have these assets today thanks to Ma Sanbao's help, so he simply gave it a go, and it was also a good choice to help Ma Sanbao build Fujian Province into a special economic zone province, if he earned, even if he couldn't become the crown prince, In the future, he will have no worries about food and clothing, and even his descendants will not have to worry about food and clothing, and he will be the royal descendant who is the richest to enjoy life.
Whether it is inventions such as soap, toilet water or perfume, in Ma Sanbao's previous life, they were all favorite products of the East and the West, and Ma Sanbao also understood that Zhu Di would definitely believe in himself, which is why he has the current big gamble.
Zhu Di's trust in Ma Sanbao is not groundless, Ma Sanbao has brought him too many surprises before.
"Your Royal Highness, I have a request, I hope that our Ming can vigorously carry forward the development of ships, only by communicating more with the outside world, in order to do not rest on our laurels, more to seek development, in order to make the national strength stronger, maybe the West and the East have the technology that we Daming craves for." Ma Sanbao suddenly said to Zhu Di that after unfolding the grand blueprint, he even began to persuade Zhu Di, the future emperor, Ma Sanbao, who is familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty, understands that in the near future, the Ming Dynasty will expand, and he thinks that the Celestial Empire will become the beginning of the closed country, paving the way for the future Qing Dynasty, he does not want history to repeat the mistakes of the past, he has Chinese blood in his bones, and does not want China to fall.
Zhu Di heard this, almost angry, in Zhu Di's opinion, Ma Sanbao's words seem to look down on the Ming Dynasty, he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is extremely confident in his country, but after thinking about it, Ma Sanbao's invention of AK and sniper rifles are weapons of mass destruction that he has never seen, maybe the Western world also has something worthy of reference from the Ming Dynasty.
"Thanks to you mentioning it to me, if you mention it to your father, even if you say it is reasonable, you may be killed by your father, I will try to help you, I don't have so much power now, this sentence is owed first." Zhu Di sighed, feeling that he was still too good at talking, but who let Ma Sanbao make this suggestion? Zhu Di decided early that he was the reincarnation of Zhuge early, and also believed early that Youma Sanbao would rise step by step in his vision, so naturally he would not have any refutation of Ma Sanbao's ideas.
"Thanks to His Highness's trust in me, if nothing else, in ten years, we can set up a sailor, an army specializing in fighting on the water, not to mention any Oriental pirates, even the Western Ocean will be conquered by us!" Ma Sanbao smiled at Zhu Di, he tiptoed and patted Zhu Di's shoulder, sure enough, following Zhu Di was really not wrong, the young Zhu Di's impulsive personality was used by Ma Sanbao, the young Zhu Di never thought that he originally regarded Ma Sanbao as his own production tool and auxiliary military, but he was used by Ma Sanbao and became Ma Sanbao's tool, and his identity became the wedding dress for Ma Sanbao's career.
The current progress is completely beyond Zhu Di's expectations, and Zhu Di did not expect that it was actually Hu Weiyong's incident that inspired Ma Sanbao, Hu Weiyong was able to create an army against the party, why couldn't he Ma Sanbao form a group of weak navies of the Ming Dynasty? As a former naval officer, Ma Sanbao was even more itchy after reading the navigation history of Dayuan, but unfortunately he is still young now, if he said that he has the ability to cultivate the navy, Zhu Di will definitely not believe it lightly.
Zhu Di raised his forehead, sighing what kind of monster he had encountered, he was once again refreshed by Ma Sanbao's vision, originally he thought that Ma Sanbao's talent was enough to be one of the best in the entire Ming Kingdom, but he didn't expect that even the future planning level was rare in the Ming Dynasty, he had never heard of anyone with such ambitions in the Ming Dynasty. The development of special economic zones, the research of large ships, and the training of the navy were all out of a child's idea, which made Zhu Di dumbfounded.
Zhu Di carefully cleared the previous Ma Sanbao's advice to him in his mind, whenever he considered the details, he had to sigh at Ma Sanbao's eloquence, just this blueprint, let alone him, even his father Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't think of it, Zhu Di thought that the invention of AK and sniper rifles, and even his own industries were already cross-era inventions, this Ma Sanbao threw him a bombshell again, which exploded in Zhu Di's mind.
Zhu Di suddenly felt a little groggy, he was regretting, could his previous promise to Ma Sanbao not count? This can't be blamed on Zhu Di's cautious eyes, it is really the blueprint thrown by Ma Sanbao that is an impossible goal for Zhu Di. However, Zhu Di is still a hot-blooded young man who is keen on challenges, and this kind of high-risk and high-return investment ignited Zhu Di's enthusiasm.
"Brother Xian, I always feel like I'm in your trap! I can't believe that you kid is so ambitious! Zhu Di was full of emotion, and he didn't know what words to find to describe Ma Sanbao's intelligence and boldness.
"All of this is for Da Ming!" Ma Sanbao squinted his eyes, picked up the teacup and made Zhu Di a cup of tea, in front of him, a blank piece of paper was full of Ma Sanbao's plans for the future.
"A good one for Da Ming! I was speechless! ”