"Ting Yang," Zhu Cihong's tone was still very gentle, and his face was also filled with a bright smile, "Don't be afraid......

"The minister is scared ......" Shen Ting raised his heart and said: It's strange if you're not afraid!

Zhu Cihong smiled: "This decree is to remove you from all positions!" ”

Is this going to the end?

Shen Tingyang's tears are about to fall, he has spent a sea of money for his current official position! Why was he dismissed?

"But this palace also knows that you have the ability and can do anything!" Zhu Cihong said, "You are a rare talent!" If it is a talent, it should be promoted and appointed exceptionally...... And it doesn't charge money. The official position you bought with money before, this palace has been removed, and now you have to re-award the official according to your ability and merit!

This palace will give you the generalissimo's palace naval guard commander, the general in charge of Beiyang maritime affairs, and the general Mingwei. ”

What's going on?

Shen Tingyang was confused. He was originally the secretary of the Guozijian and a civil official of the sixth grade. Now it has become a military attache who commands the affairs and is the fourth product. At first glance, it seems that he has been promoted, but he has exchanged literature for martial arts.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are much more noble than the military attachés! The military attache of the fourth rank cannot be compared with the civil official of the sixth rank at all......

"Tingyang," Zhu Cihong fully understood Shen Tingyang's thoughts, "As soon as Beijing is lost, the world will be completely in trouble." Da Ming is no longer the co-master, but one of the heroes of the troubled times. Taiping uses literature, and the troubled times are still martial. Yiwen Yuwu can only be implemented when the world is peaceful, and it can't be done in troubled times.

Therefore, the palace was ordered to raise the army, and in the name of the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, he commanded the Quartet, which was the general of the Ming Dynasty, and the palace was also a warrior! The subordinate officials of the Generalissimo's Mansion are, of course, all martial artists. Would you like to serve as an official in the Generalissimo's Mansion of the Main Palace? ”

Shen Tingyang is a clever and honest businessman? was dialed a little by Zhu Cihong, and he immediately understood. Zhu Cihong is going to turn himself into an old minister of the Hidden Mansion!

Although he is a military attaché, his top boss is Prince Fujun himself...... This backstage is as hard as a steel plate!

"The minister is willing to die for His Royal Highness the Prince!" Shen Tingyang immediately got up and kowtowed to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Okay, Daming needs a loyal minister like you now!" By the way, Hongu also heard that you are the chief helmsman of the Sand Boat Gang? Is there such a thing? ”

"This ......" Shen Tingyang didn't dare to deny it, who doesn't know about this? I had to grit my teeth, "The Sand Boat Merchant Gang is the ancestral business of the Chen family, and this chief helmsman is inherited...... However, since the minister became an official, he has been dedicated to the public and has not participated much in the trading of the Sand Boat Gang. ”

The devil believes in you!

Zhu Cihong just shook his head and said with a smile: "How can you not participate?" This business is based on sincerity! Everyone knows that you are loyal and reliable, and even my father and the emperor have issued edicts to praise you. A merchant like you, who is the pillar of the country, how can you not do business? If you don't do business, who can entrust the palace with the affairs of the Beiyang Sea? ”

"It's not that the minister doesn't do business, but he doesn't do much......" Shen Tingyang was confused, what happened to this crown prince? Strange talking.

Zhu Cihong interrupted Shen Tingyang, who was spitting, and said with a smile: "This palace wants to issue an order to charter the Sand Boat Gang to manage the Beiyang maritime trade and organize a chartered construction of an armed merchant fleet...... In this way, your Sandboat Gang is a Licensed Trader Gang! ”

Franchise Trader Gang? How is this routine so familiar?

Shen Tingyang pondered, this seems to be the way Westerners do maritime trade, and they are allowed to kill people and set fires!

Zhu Cihong also said: "The Sand Boat Gang is a merchant gang licensed by the palace!" Do you understand what this means? ”

"Minister......" Shen Tingyang really didn't understand very well.

"That is to say," Zhu Cihong's tone sank, "In the future, the Shachuan Gang can't, and they don't have to bribe any officials and nobles!" You are from the palace, and those people are not qualified to ask you for money, nor are they qualified to make things difficult for the Sand Boat Gang. Your Sand Boat Gang is a merchant on order, an imperial merchant!

And the trade routes on the Beiyang Sea, the Sand Boat Gang has the final say! ”

"This ......" Shen Tingyang had cold sweat on his forehead, he already understood. Zhu Cihong, the prince, wants to compete with the officials for profit!

As an honest businessman, he has to give hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the officials, nobles, and eunuchs in the north and south of the capital a year...... Will this money be sent directly to the Generalissimo's Mansion in the future?

"Say the number!" Zhu Cihong said, "How much money do you give them a year?" How much money can this palace prince get from you? ”

Shen Tingyang immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, minister, the minister has never bribed anyone!" The officials of the Ming Dynasty are all Qing officials......"

Zhu Cihong laughed: "Get up, sit and talk!"

This palace is not to cure anyone's sin! Besides, you don't have to be afraid...... Now that the imperial court is in exile, the nobles and eunuchs of the capital have become toothless tigers, and they can't bite you. Nan Zhili's tiger still has teeth, but as long as you and Zheng Zhilong can support this palace, they are nothing.

And this palace is the most fair, and he will never take the money of the Sha Boat Gang and Eighteen Zhi in vain...... This palace knows that your sand boat gang is in trouble, and this palace can help you solve it! ”

The Sand Boat Gang is engaged in Beiyang sea trade, which is different from Nanyang and Dongyang sea trade. The latter two are mainly exported commodities and imported silver, with a surplus of several million taels a year. The Beiyang maritime trade is basically balanced, with both output and input. The export is porcelain, silk, tea, salt and so on produced in Jiangnan and Jianghuai. The imports were furs, ginseng, pearls, and various seafoods. These imported goods are all good things for the wealthy families in Jiangnan, and the profits are very considerable.

But now there is a problem with the supply!

The source of fur, ginseng, Dongzhu and various seafood is Liaodong and Korea. Now Liaodong has become the territory of the Qing State, and Korea has also become a subject state of the Qing State. It is difficult to do business in the Ming Dynasty, especially since the Shachuan Gang has always supported the Ming and the Qing Dynasty. There was no less trouble for the Manchurians, which was completely different from the Jin merchants.

Zhu Cihong looked at Shen Tingyang with blazing eyes, "Tingyang, this palace plans to reopen the Dongjiang Military Town!" ”

What the? Reopening Dongjiang Town?

In the current situation of Daming, which is difficult to protect itself, can it still open the Dongjiang River? This crown prince is whimsical, right?

"This palace is not whimsical," Zhu Cihong seemed to be able to see through Shen Tingyang's thoughts, and he smiled, "This palace also knows that the current Ming army and land division can't defeat the Manchurians...... But they can beat the North Koreans! There is no need to destroy North Korea, as long as it can harass North Korea under the sea ships of the Sand Boat Gang.

As long as you can fight North Korea, won't your Sand Boat Gang's trade route be stable? If the business route is stable, won't the money be rolled in? It's not difficult to spend some money to raise Dongjiang Town, right? As long as there is a profit to be made by opening the Dongjiang River, no matter how difficult it is for my Ming Dynasty, I can squeeze out troops.

Now it's a troubled time, and human life is not valuable, as long as you can have a salary of one or two or five dollars of silver a month, how many soldiers don't have it? ”

Shen Tingyang was stunned and stunned, and said in his heart: Has this crown prince ever done business? Why does this sound like a trader?

Opening the town of Dongjiang is a pile business?

"This Dongjiang Town, in fact, can also be seen as a transaction!" Zhu Cihong smiled, "It's a business on Beiyang Shipping!" Therefore, the cost of opening the town has to be paid by your Sand Boat Gang, and the head town of the Dongjiang River is also taken care of by you, and the daily operation is also responsible for the Sand Boat Gang. The Generalissimo's Office is only responsible for recruiting and training troops, and then sending some officers to lead troops. Do you think that works? ”

"This ......" Shen Tingyang didn't expect Zhu Cihong's path at all, and of course he didn't have any mental preparation, and he didn't know if it would work for a while?

Zhu Cihong also understood that such a big deal could not be negotiated at once, so he smiled at the moment: "Tingyang, the business of opening the town of Dongjiang must be profitable...... You go back and take a good look at it, and then give a reply to the palace when you get to Dagukou. As for how much the concession of Beiyang Maritime Trade is worth a year, you can also go back and calculate it carefully, and give the palace a number after you arrive in Jiangnan. Let's talk slowly when the time comes, and after the negotiation is completed, let's make a contract again, and this palace is true to its word, and it will definitely abide by the contract. Therefore, it must be more cost-effective and profitable for you to make a deal with this palace than to go through the doors of those nobles, officials, and chamberlains. ”