Chapter 277: Great Commerce
When Jia Xu came to the military plane, Xun Yu glanced at him strangely and said, "Mr. Wenhe is such a master, can he encounter something difficult?" β
Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said to Xun Yu: "Mr. Wenruo, withdraw your curiosity, the old man is so old, what can make me embarrassed?" β
Xun Yu smiled: "It's good if you don't have it." The emperor is about to leave for the capital. β
Jia Xu said: "The emperor has been gone for more than two years, thanks to you and me, I am diligent, and there will be no omissions in political affairs." β
Xun Yu said: "The emperor is really generous, and he even forced the Roman Empire to cede land and promised to open all ports to facilitate trade. β
Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "When is the message?" β
Xun Yu handed over a document and said with a smile: "I just received it." β
Jia Xu took it, skimmed it, looked at Xun Yu and said, "What is Wen Ruo's plan in mind?" β
Xun Yu said with a smile: "Presumably the prince has also received the news, although he has thought about this matter, it depends on what the prince means?" β
Jia Xu smiled and said: "You and I will sum it up for the prince's consideration." β
Xun Yu said: "Look at the emperor's meaning, the Roman Empire is huge, and he wants to weaken its national strength with trade first, so as to facilitate the use of troops in the later period. At present, the major domestic merchants in foreign trade have made a lot of money, and if they hear that Rome has opened its ports, they will surely go away with joy. β
Jia Xu said: "It's still the old charter, and all the goods that don't involve the loss of our military strength and national strength are all within the allowable range." Rome has a population of more than 60 million, far more than China. At present, the population of the country plus all the vassal population is only a little more than 130 million, which is a little insufficient against Rome. β
Xun Yu said: "Since the emperor unified the territory, the country is rich and the people are safe, and the population growth is the fastest in the past 100 years. β
Jia Xu nodded and said: "The land is vast, the population is sparse, and it is a sin to have land but cannot defend it, and waste the land." Wen Ruo's words, the strategy of seeking the country. β
Xun Yu smiled and said: "In this case, the prince will ask later, how about making this number a plan?" β
Jia Xu said: "Good." β
With the help of Xun Yu and Jia Xu, Liu Zhen handled affairs in an orderly manner, and at this time received an urgent report from Persia, and saw that his father would return to Beijing in a few days, and his heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly came to find his mother Cai Wenji.
When Cai Wenji heard the news, she was also secretly happy, and said to Liu Zhen: "Since your father went out of Yumen Pass, what you have done, my mother has seen it, Zhen'er, you have matured a lot, and my mother is happy for you in my heart." β
Liu Zhen said with a smile: "When the father comes back, the son should be relaxed." β
Cai Wenji reprimanded: "I just praised you a few words, and said something that I don't know about current affairs." As the crown prince, don't you understand your father's daily difficulties? In such a big country, there are so many things to deal with, and that day is easy to spend? You, after your father returns to Beijing, it is only right to help your father more and lighten the burden on his shoulders. β
Liu Zhen said with a smile: "What my mother taught me is that my son is happy for a while and gets carried away." β
Cai Wenji said: "Go to the military aircraft department, Wen Ruo, Wen and the two gentlemen must be waiting for you." β
Liu Zhen said: "I didn't say a few words to my mother just now, and I was going to drive me away again." β
"Hehe, mother is also for your good. As the crown prince, he should understand the truth that water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat, and only when government affairs are clear can the country have long-term peace and stability. Zhen'er, you were born in the emperor's family, and you can't help yourself. β
Liu Zhen grinned and said, "The child knows, mother, I'm going here." β
When he came to the military aircraft office, Liu Zhen said: "Two gentlemen, when my father returns to Beijing, I must celebrate well." β
Xun Yu Zhengse said: "The prince is bad. It will take time for the emperor to return to Beijing, and what we should do is how to deal with the things arranged by the emperor. β
Liu Zhen said: "I don't know what the two gentlemen have planned? β
Xun Yu looked at Jia Xu, saw Jia Xu nodded, and said what the two had discussed just now, Liu Zhen listened while sweating on her back, it seemed that she was still a lot naΓ―ve, she was only happy, and she didn't think deeply of the deep meaning of her father's letter, but fortunately, Xun Yu and Jia Xu were both shrewd and outstanding, and they understood the potential meaning of their father.
After listening to Xun Yu, Liu Zhen said: "Rome is going to the country for thousands of miles, unless there is heavy profit, and the merchants cannot be allowed to go." I wonder if the two gentlemen have a good solution? β
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Don't worry, prince, Zhou Gongjin set off from Zhuyazhou to Persia, all the way to the sea for tens of thousands of miles, and has already arrived near Guishan Minagala. Xun Yu Xun Gongda was ordered by the emperor to build a military port in Minagara, and our Han naval army is stationed here to rest. Zhou Gongjin drew a map of the sea along the way, and noted in detail the local climate, water flow, culture, geography, the emperor saw it and praised it, and ordered the army staff to copy dozens of copies, one of which was transmitted to the Beijing Division, and the ministers had been stereotyped and printed, and it would be successful in a few days. With nautical charts in hand, wouldn't it save time and effort for the major merchants in the country to float to the sea by boat, transport the goods to Persia, and then set off for Rome for trafficking? β
Xun Yu said with a smile: "If Egypt's domestic canal is opened, it will be more convenient for merchant ships to directly enter the Mediterranean Sea." β
Liu Zhen said: "My father's long-term concern is beyond my reach. β
Xun Yu said: "The emperor opened the foundation of Wandai, far surpassing the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, how fortunate are we?" It's just in time. β
Jia Xu said: "The emperor conquered Guishan and Persia, and newly obtained nearly 10,000 miles of land, and Tianzhu, Guishan, and Persian agriculture are much more backward than in China. β
Liu Zhen sighed in her heart, see it, this is the gap, the old man Jia's brain is turning fast, this is to mention himself, and said at the moment: "What Jia Gong said is very true, I will issue an edict to encourage merchants to switch to Roman trade, and encourage scholars to go to foreign lands to guide farming." β
Xun Yu nodded secretly, as a superior, it is not necessarily a frown, the key is to speak widely, be good at listening to opinions from all sides, and analyze the pros and cons from it, so as to facilitate implementation.
After the edict was issued, the merchants who had originally taken the land route were excited when they heard that the country had opened up sea routes. Zhou Yu's HNA charts were repeatedly out of stock, and merchants had to reprint them overnight to meet market demand. The appearance of the HNA map made Zhou Lang's name popular again, especially in Jiangnan, saying that Zhou Lang and talking about Zhou Lang must be discussed. For a while, a large group of hot-blooded young people who were excited were yearning, and the businessmen recruited the crew, and the young people were excited, crowded forward, for fear of falling behind.
Mi Zhu also got the information in Luzon, but he was designed by Zhou Yu and couldn't get out, so he had to arrange the manpower in the family, prepare large ships, hoard goods, buy nautical charts, and recruit manpower. Roman trade, such a big cake, the Mi family will not miss it, this cup of soup, you have to taste it.