In order to defeat Houjin, there must be enough silver. (23[x] In an agrarian society, there were few means of making money other than adding taxes. But the people are already very bitter, and if they continue to raise taxes, it will force the people to rebel!

"Zhang Ke, I attach great importance to your idea, do you know what the reason is?"

"I don't know."

"Hahahaha, taking advantage of the difference between the gold and silver prices of the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom to make money, first made a lot of profits, and sent me 800,000 taels for the first time. Twice a year, at least 1.5 million taels! It's almost half of Liaodong's military spending, and if I had this method earlier, I wouldn't have needed to pay Liaodong! As for the second one, that is, the alarm is small, there is no need to transport tea, silk, and porcelain with great fanfare, the alarm is small, the trouble is small, I am old, sick, afraid of tossing! ”

Syllable!

Wanli suddenly had a beard, and with a wave of his hand, the bone china medicine bowl of the official kiln was knocked to the ground and smashed into shattered foam. Zhang Ke, who was kneeling on the ground, was suddenly shocked, and his head lowered even deeper.

The little eunuch ran in in a panic, knelt on the ground and went to pick up the pieces.

"Whoever asked you to pick it up, get out!"

Old Chen Ju hurriedly waved his hand: "No, slave maid, what are you still doing in a daze, retreat!" ”

"Yes!" The little eunuch stooped and retreated.

Wanli gasped for a while, and said dejectedly: "I don't bother the people, I don't make much fanfare, I earn some silver, I don't have any money, all of it is spent in front of the army!" This Ming dynasty is mine, why do they talk nonsense, write a thousand words one by one, have nothing in their chests, and scold people, when have they ever thought about my country! To Jun Yao Shun, I see that they are to Jun Yaoshun! ”

Old Chen Ju hurriedly knelt down, choked up and said: "Master, don't be angry with a group of stupid people who sell their fame, the dragon body matters!" ”

"Stupid? They're not stupid, they're badass! Since the Father's switch. How many people rely on sea trade to make money, and as a result, the tax silver sent to the palace every year is only 350,000 taels, 350,000 taels! They treat me as a flower who asks for food, which is worse than asking for food! ”

There are many old words, Wanli's body seems to be much better than the first two days, and a series of abuses poured out all the pain in his heart!

Zhang Ke listened silently, to be honest, he really sympathized with the old emperor!

Although the Ming Dynasty had a court staff, it seems that it was not as lenient as the Song Dynasty in its treatment of literati. However, the Ming Dynasty had a complete cabinet system, and the power of civil officials even exceeded that of the Song Dynasty. It also coincided with the Age of Discovery, and the pockets of the gentry and wealthy merchants were bulging, but the Ninety-Five Supreme was controlled to death, and a bunch of Qingliu pointed at your nose and scolded you, treating the emperor as a monster who brushed up experience!

Chen Ju knelt on the ground, choked with tears, and said: "Master, some people are afraid that the palace will know about the oil and water of overseas trade and rob them of their jobs, so they listen to a little rumor. It is necessary to obstruct it with all its might. But don't worry, the old slave will continue to run the business even if he fights for his life! One and a half million taels of silver a year is worth the blood and sweat of many people. Please allow the master, the old slave will go desperately! ”

Wanli's eyes fell on Chen Ju, the emperor is also a human being, and he has followed him for so many years. Even a dog has feelings, let alone a slave who serves him carefully!

Speaking of which, because of Feng Bao, Wanli was in his early years. I don't think much of the eunuchs, but after all these years, the eunuchs still use the most convenient group of people!

"Get up, get up!" Wanli smiled bitterly: "Chen Ju, you are also old, how can I bear to let you fight!" No, Zhang Ke is here, I want to hear what good ideas this kid has! ”

Wanli said: "Zhang Ke, the gold and silver of the Wa Kingdom are bound to be obtained, no matter if I am gone, I will also make an edict as the funds for Pingliao!" But I don't want to get into trouble, if you can give me an idea to get the best of both worlds, I will protect you from the glory and wealth of the two dynasties! ”

The emperor's words are Chrysostom, although there are exceptions, but this promise is enough to make Zhang Ke's blood boil!

And what excites Zhang Ke even more is that the opportunity to borrow a boat to go to sea has finally come! After taking over Jin Wanguan's fleet, Zhang Ke thought about how to eat the fat meat at sea. Since Wanli let himself make an idea, it is clear that he will send meat to his mouth, if he doesn't eat it, it is simply unreasonable!

Zhang Keqiang suppressed his excitement, his mind turned quickly, and then he said: "Your Majesty, when the ministers thought that when they arbitraged gold and silver, the courtiers may not be clear, they are just worried about the palace's involvement in maritime trade, and even the idea of commerce. ”

"Well, you're right, but the paper can't contain the fire, and it's time to come and go, and sooner or later! Don't think that my dormitory is iron-clad, and these closed-mouthed slaves and maids around me don't know which ghosts and gods are behind them! ”

Wanli is indeed angry, this kind of thing can be said, how dare Zhang Ke agree, he can only talk to himself.

"Your Majesty, after Xiaochen became a general of Jinyi, he carefully estimated that the freight of transporting grain by sea would save seventy percent of the freight compared with that of Route 6, and it could also increase the time by half. Grain from the south is transported from Tianjin or Dengzhou Laizhou to Jinzhou, and then distributed to all parts of Liaodong, which can save a lot of freight. ”

Just now I was talking about Japan, and in a blink of an eye, I jumped to the grain transportation, and the span was a bit large, but Wanli was not slow in thinking.

"Zhang Ke, you mean to use Jinzhou as the foundation and send ships to Japan in exchange for gold and silver. When the grain ships are gathered, they can provide cover. ”

"Holy tomorrow, no one has passed my emperor!" Zhang Ke hurriedly kowtowed.

Behind his idea, it is not simply to arbitrage gold and silver, but to turn Jinzhou into a logistics center in eastern Liaodong, where logistics gold flows, and there are too many things that can be operated at that time.

Although Wanli is wise, the limitations of the times doomed him to not see as far-reaching as Zhang Ke.

However, being able to transfer the transportation location to remote Jinzhou can indeed avoid trouble.

Wanli thought about it again and again, and suddenly the look on his face changed.

"Zhang Ke, if you want the grain ship to dock in Jinzhou, I'm afraid it's not just for me! Do you also want to get involved in the sea, do you want to do smuggling? ”

"This ......" was pierced through his mind, and a layer of delicate sweat broke out of Zhang Ke's brain. The other side is not an ordinary old man, he can decide his life and death with a word.

Suddenly, Zhang Ke remembered what Zhang Ye had explained, tell the truth!

"Yes!" Zhang Ke nodded.

Wanli didn't get angry, but smiled: "You gave me a good idea, I want to ask for advice, how do you do business?" ”

The tone was purely curious, and Zhang Ke became bolder.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't do business for money."

"Oh? This is strange, can you tell me more about it? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Ke said: "The minister has two purposes. One of the ministers' subordinates was mostly equipped with firearms, which required a lot of gunpowder, and saltpeter could be extracted from the toilet cowshed, but there was a lack of enough sulfur, which was widely used in the country; Second, the colder Liaodong became, the people couldn't bear it, and fled south one after another. Xiao Chen believes that in the end. Let the people earn more money. He opened a furniture factory, a porcelain workshop, bought looms and weaved cloth, and sold the things produced for his own use, which were sold to the Japanese and North Korea to make money. ”

Listening to Zhang Ke's words, Wanli and Chen Ju nodded frequently, the smuggling trade was undoubtedly digging the corner of the Ming Dynasty. But Zhang Ke said it in front of the master of Daming, but Wanli felt that this kid was right, how to think about it makes sense!

None of the three people present felt ridiculous. Chen Ju asked with a smile: "Lord Zhang, can the porcelain and cloth produced in Liaodong be comparable to Jiangnan?" I'm afraid it's not good quality, right? ”

Wanli also hurriedly said: "That's right, Chen Ju, sue the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau." Give Zhang Ke some exquisite silk porcelain, he will make more money, I am happy to look at it! ”

"Thank you for your love!" Zhang Ke hurriedly kowtowed: "Forgive the minister's sin, the silk minister in Jiangnan can't use it?" ”

"Oh? What is the reasoning behind this? Are you afraid of making more money? Don't worry, I won't share the profit with you! ”

Wanli made a rare joke, and Zhang Ke hurriedly said, "Holy Lord." Selling things pays attention to a cost-effective price. Neither the Japanese nor the DPRK are rich, not as good as the Westerners! Even if you take some high-quality products, it is only a small number of top-level elites who can afford it. If it is worse, on the contrary, the price is cheap, and the people buy more, and the small profit is not good! Only by selling more can workers really make more money. And from the south of the Yangtze River transportation, the cycle is too long, but not as fast as Liaodong, the minister estimates, smooth sailing, one or two months can go back and forth, a year, not to mention one or two hundred thousand silver into the account. ”

After listening to it, Wanli couldn't help but nod approvingly, and asked Chen Ju with a smile: "What's wrong with you looking at Zhang Ke's business experience?" ”

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Chen Ju said with a smile: "The old slave feels that the rarest thing about Lord Zhang is that he is not selfish and self-aware? ”

"How?"

"Look, master, he does business to keep the people, in exchange for brimstone! Besides, people in the world want to take the best goods and sell them at the highest price, but Mr. Zhang can retreat to the next best, it's not easy! ”

The chief manager of the inner court cherishes words like gold, and it is unprecedented to be able to help Zhang Ke say good things like this.

Wanli was very satisfied with what he heard, and said with a smile: "Zhang Ke, these two items that Chen Ju said are also the trick of being a good courtier. You must have the overall situation in your eyes, and you must be able to do difficult things and hard things. As the saying goes, people's hearts are flesh and blood, how much you do, I see it in my eyes, and I won't treat you badly! ”

While speaking, the self-striking bell imported from the West suddenly rang out! According to the Western hour, it was already twelve o'clock.

"Chen Ju, you go and pass the meal, I want to have a meal with Zhang Ke."

Feast!

For Wanli, who has always been lazy and hates dealing with ministers, this is definitely a grace of the world! Even the auxiliary Fang Congzhe does not have this treatment!

However, Wanli didn't notice it, he only felt that Zhang Ke, a young man, didn't look at it like others, and he didn't speak like others, he was a good boy with sincerity!

The imperial meal was delivered after a short time, Wanli was sick, and there were only Bayang's delicate side dishes and a pot of porridge.

Chen Ju smiled and served half a bowl to Wanli, and then served another bowl to Zhang Ke.

"Oh, Grandpa Chen, how can the kid let you serve porridge!" Zhang Ke hurriedly stood up.

"Sit down, don't look at so many people outside calling him Ancestor, he is a slave here!"

Wanli said with a smile, but Zhang Ke didn't dare to think so, he took the porridge bowl respectfully, and thanked him a thousand times. Wanli drank two mouthfuls of porridge and ate a little side dish.

Suddenly said casually: "Zhang Ke, you weren't sick at all a few months ago, you deceived the king!" ”

"Ahh

A mouthful of food was blocked in his mouth, he couldn't go up or down, and a cold sweat broke out on Zhang Ke's body! (To be continued!)

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