Bundle the sea? Listening to Yinxi's words, Prince Yu Baotai, Shuncheng County King Bu Muba, Xinjun Wang Dezhao, and Yinqi were all stunned, and the sale of the permanent route franchise was just a monopoly on maritime trade, and the management and regulation of the maritime trade order were all tied up.

Yin Yu glanced at a few people, and then continued: "Have you ever thought about it, the maritime merchants who have purchased the permanent route franchise have been virtually tied to the future and fate of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty is prosperous, and if the Qing Dynasty declines or dies, this so-called route franchise will naturally be recognized by no one."

What is the reason why my Qing Dynasty was able to settle the Central Plains in just a few years? In addition to the corruption of the former Ming Dynasty, it is because the gentry and merchants of the former Ming Dynasty strongly supported us, if these gentry and merchants strongly supported the court of the former Ming Dynasty, it would take at least ten more years for our Qing Dynasty, and it is difficult to say whether it can even stabilize the Central Plains. ”

"Starling sees it thoroughly." The old thirteen Yinxiang took over and said: "Before the conquest of Japan, after learning about Japan's 'Tang Chuanfeng storytelling' system, the emperor has been thinking about how to prevent the maritime merchants of our Qing Dynasty from betraying the intelligence of our Qing Dynasty for a small profit, and through the auction of this permanent shipping route franchise, all the maritime merchants will consciously safeguard the interests of our Qing Dynasty, which is also to safeguard their own interests."

In this way, the maritime merchants will no longer casually sell information, and in the event of a war, such as a war with Western countries, there will be no situation in which the maritime merchants forget their interests and secretly fund the enemy and sell information, and of course, these things need to be publicized more among the maritime merchants. ”

Listening to the two of Yinxi and Yinxiang, Prince Yu Baotai, Shuncheng County King Bumuba, and Xinjun Wang Dezhao were like mirrors in their hearts, which must have been Zhenwu deliberately letting out the wind of the two to curb Wang Gongxun's excessive participation in the auction of the route franchise, so as to allow more maritime merchants to participate. This is the main purpose of Lao Ba's invitation to come today, and the so-called cantony is just a disguise.

Thinking about this, the three of them couldn't help but be secretly frightened. Zhenwu's means are also a little more powerful, not only taking the opportunity to collect money, but also regulating maritime trade, controlling a large number of maritime merchants, and also using interests to firmly bind them to the imperial court, which is really a triple win, and what is even more rare is that the maritime merchants are scrambling to grab the silver. Willingly tied up.

Baotai immediately said with a smile: "We have a few spare money in hand, and we have already tossed it out, even if we want to buy it, we are also powerless." As for the princes and nobles under it. I went back and told them not to get involved. Bu Muba and Dezhao also chimed in.

Not participating in the line franchise auction? Doesn't this make a fool of ghosts? Yinxiang couldn't help but glance at the three of them, smiled slightly, and said bluntly: "None of you here are outsiders. I'll just say it bluntly, Starling just advises you to participate less, not to let you participate, there are many people in the court and the ministers of civil and military affairs who are inextricably linked with a number of maritime merchants, this is a well-known thing, and we don't need to hide it.

With the rise of the Qing Imperial Navy. Australia, the establishment of the province of Nanyang and the division of the Americas, etc., the Qing Dynasty has set off a wave of maritime trade boom, the number of maritime merchants has risen sharply, and the scale is also expanding day by day.

Brother Fang also said it. The more maritime merchants who purchased the franchise of the route, the more beneficial it was to the imperial court. I hope that when you are bidding, you will be restrained and give the new maritime merchants a little opportunity, as the so-called convenience for others and convenience for yourself. The silver stays in his hands, and there will be opportunities to make money in the future, Brother Jiu, you say yes. ”

Yin Yu was secretly sighing that Zhenwu was well-planned, just published the news of the sale of the franchise of the route, and began to take precautions, listening to the last sentence of the old thirteen around himself, he couldn't help but slightly flustered, but he quickly reacted, but no, Zhenwu is about to build a large people as a workshop, there must be more than glass and clocks, he nodded busily and said: "Yes, the workshop will also have a big move this year, you don't have to worry about the silver has no place to use, I am worried that you will not have silver at that time." ”

Hearing this, Bao Tai couldn't help but say curiously: "Is the military workshop allowed for us to become a shareholder?" ”

"It is naturally impossible for the military workshop to allow private equity participation." Yin Yu said with a smile: "The emperor intends to develop a private workshop, but this matter is not suitable to be disclosed for the time being. ”

Listening to the private workshop, Baotai and the three of them are not slightly disappointed, the folk workshops in the south of the Yangtze River are everywhere, how can the workshop catch up with the high profits of Shanghai trade? However, since Zhenwu is not allowed to eat more and occupy more, it is impossible to just warn, there must be specific restrictions during the bidding, and it is just to say hello first, but it is just to avoid a fierce reaction at that time.

Seeing that the three of them were not interested in the workshop, Yin Yu was too lazy to say more, and after a while, he said: "The feudal countries of the Americas are mostly inaccessible places, and the Americas are rich in gold and silver. ”

The three of Baotai couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, they really didn't expect this, if they could find gold and silver mines in the feudal country, it would be a big deal, and after being excited, Bu Muba said: "Uncle Jiu, the imperial court bans mines, this exploration and prospecting person is not easy to hire, and he is going to the Americas." ”

Yin Yu glanced at him and said, "Although the imperial court prohibits mining, small-scale silver and copper mines are still mined. ”

Seeing that Yinyu's words were still unfinished, Bao Tai said with a smile: "The investment in the development of the American feudal country is huge, if you can find gold, silver, copper and iron ore, the speed of development will be greatly improved, the ninth brother's proposal is good, I think there must be a proper way." ”

"Nowadays, there is a shortage of exploration and prospecting manpower, and it is indeed difficult to recruit." Yin Yu muttered: "There are gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin mines in Pontianak and Shankouyang near Karopa, and the emperor recruited a large number of craftsmen and apprentices to go to the two places for on-the-spot exploration and mining last year, and the main purpose is to train a large number of people in this area.

This is the manpower prepared by the emperor for Australia, even if you ask for it, the emperor will not give it, the safest way is to arrange people to learn, but in two or three years, you can train a large number of skilled people. ”

"Hehe, the ninth brother is very true." Bao Tai chuckled and said: "Instead of envying the fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and close the net, and in two or three years, we will wait." ”

"What are you waiting for, two or three years?" With the words, Prince Jane Yarjianga and the fifteenth and sixteenth walked in, Yarjianga glanced at the few people present, and then said: "There is a delay in something, I am a step late, and I will be punished for drinking for a while." ”

Everyone inevitably got up to salute, and after a little greeting, Yaerjiang said: "I just heard the news from the palace, the emperor went to Xian'an Palace to visit the abolished prince Yinren, and his captivity has been lifted. ”

Hearing this news, Baotai and Bu Muba couldn't help but be shocked, what does Zhenwu mean by this? How did you release the waste prince Yinren? Yinren and most of the princes and nobles of the Jingshi have a lot of old grudges, the two abolished crown princes, they all contributed a lot, when the prince rebelled, they also suffered from his humiliation, is it true that Zhenwu also wants to learn from Kangxi and push Yinren out to contain everyone? Both of them looked at Yinxi involuntarily.

Yin Xi said lightly: "Since the emperor has lifted the second brother's confinement, it seems that he is preparing to open up the route from the Qing Dynasty to Persia and Arabia, thirteenth brother, what do you think?" ”

"Starling's expectation should be correct." Yinxiang groaned: "When the emperor visited the second brother last year, he clearly proposed that the second brother would plot the Persian Gulf, and now the emperor wants to auction the franchise of the route, thinking that the opening of the Persian and Arab routes has been put on the agenda, and even these two routes have been opened up by the Nanyang Fleet stationed in Karopa. ”

Listening to the two of them, Yarjianga, Baotai, and Bumuba couldn't help but feel relieved, Persia is thousands of miles away, and letting Yinren go to Persia is tantamount to exile.

Lao Thirteen had a faint feeling in his heart that something was wrong, and now Zhenwu couldn't draw troops to conquer Persia at all, Zhenwu released Yinren at this time, is there any other reason behind this?

The drought in the northern provinces has been greatly alleviated, and the work for relief, pensions, relief, interest-free loans, and other matters are being carried out in an orderly manner, and there are many reports and requests for instructions.

Zhenwu was very concerned about the disaster relief matters, and after reading the abridgements and important memoraries written by the minister, he specially asked to select some of the prison diaries to read, and after reading them, it was already dusk.

Seeing him stand up, Bao Fuquan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to use some gluttony?" ”

Zhenwu shook his head slightly, glanced at the sunset outside the window, and then asked slowly: "Can there be a pigeon letter or secret fold in the South Seas in the afternoon?" ”

"Back to the emperor, no." Bao Fuquan hurriedly bowed and said, he knew in his heart that Zhenwu was concerned about the news of the Nanyang Fleet, but he didn't dare to say more, Zhenwu was very strict with their internal supervision and management, not to mention military affairs, it was the government affairs of the imperial court, he didn't dare to talk more.

Nodding slightly, Zhenwu stopped talking, stepped out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and scattered casually all the way, the Nanyang Fleet set sail from Karopa in mid-September last year, and calculated the time, it should arrive in Europe in March, these days, the reason why he is particularly concerned about the pigeon letters and secret reports of the Nanyang is because in April, there will be sporadic European merchant ships arriving in the Nanyang, and these merchant ships will bring back a little bit of news about the Nanyang Fleet.

In the past few days, there has been no news from Nanyang, and he can't help but be a little worried, the Nanyang Fleet has taken away more than 22,000 of the most elite of the navy, a total of 76 large and small warships and various merchant ships, if the Nanyang Fleet has suffered huge losses, the navy of the Qing Dynasty can be said to have suffered heavy losses, and it will not be able to recover at all in a few years.