Fu Lin was indeed baffled by the ugly face of the "child" Xuan Ye, and after thinking about what he said just now, he used the trade strategy to seize the "yellow and white things" of the Japanese state, and he also had his own "judgment" - the child listened to the wind and rain, and said that the Koreans earned the 100,000 taels of silver in the trade with the Japanese people, and you think this is a huge fortune? It's still a kid after all.

"Haha, Xuan Ye, don't be without a form! Even if the DPRK crosses the river with eight bags of silver every year, even if there is 100,000 taels of silver, as Zhekun said, then the Japanese country will use all its strength as an island country, and it will only be like this, and it cannot be counted. Fu Lin relied on his psychological positioning as the king of the Heavenly Empire, and was ready to "persuade and persuade" his youngest son, who "saw money and opened his eyes".

"Huang Ama, maybe Tang Lao Mafa can tell the truth about this matter!" Hongyi was still smiling greedily, and blurted out without looking at John Tang on the other side.

"Oh? Tang Lao Marfa, is there really any real chapter to teach me? Fu Lin didn't expect Xuan Ye to say this, but he still sincerely consulted his "Tongxuan teacher", and at this time, the foreign old man had already stood solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is ashamed, how dare the superficial remarks of people from the West make a mistake in front of the king?" When the national teacher answered, he naturally changed his face to "panic". Just now, he was abruptly ordered by the "little saint" Xuan Ye, so he no longer dared to sit upright as if he was out of the matter, and hurriedly got up to deal with it.

Whether it is the emperor's inquiries or respect, he is not accustomed to it, but he is also calm. But this time, the reason why he couldn't help but "stand up" in advance was not the emperor, but the little face of the little prince - the immature face of a young child at this time. It gives him a sense of "déjà vu". Although the two are no longer familiar, this time it is very different! At this time, Xuan Ye was not the elegant and calm face that Orientals often have, let alone the arrogance and stubbornness of "a gentleman does not speak for profit", it was clearly the greedy face that he saw when he was studying in Europe and saw the kind of greedy face that he was familiar with maritime capitalists!

Yes, just like the faces of the Portuguese and Dutch, European merchants who have been going to and fro the oceans all year round, eager to squeeze gold and spices out of every stone and every drop of blood, are full of joy and madness in the pursuit of profit maximization! What did little Belle Ye just say, "gold and silver of the Japanese country", plus this "face...... O my God!

John Tong instantly remembered that his parishioners from the south of Macao had said that as early as "we live in the age of the Lord" [the Latin word AnnoDomini means "A.D." A.D. 1621. That is, four years after he set sail from Lisbon in 1618. Standing Committee Member of the British Board of Trade under the Stuart Dynasty Thomas. Meng published a pamphlet entitled "On the Trade of Britain with the East Indies" [the full name of which is "On the Trade of Britain with the East Indies, and Answers to the Common Objections to the Trade"].

Because he relied heavily on Portuguese funds for his missionary activities, John Tong remembers it well in this booklet. Thomas. Meng said unprecedentedly: The British East India Company exported gold and silver to buy goods from the East Indies. Then resell it to other countries. Much more gold and silver were exchanged than were shipped. Not only the British, but also the Portuguese and Dutch embraced this new theory, calling it the culmination of centuries of "mercantilism". It has created a new peak of "mercantilism", and it is even regarded by them as the basic principle of overseas trade!

Now that Xiao Xuanye has let himself come out to speak, and supplemented by such a face, this is not God's will to come again, what will it be?

"Superficial remarks? Haha, Tang Lao Marfa but it doesn't matter, I don't blame you! The Emperor gladly invited.

Fu Lin didn't believe that the remarks of the people from the West were really so "superficial", but for the sake of the face of the Han ministers and slaves in front of him, he had to make a high posture of "forgive you for your innocence". As his two years of rule matured, he was already somewhat aware that as he became more and more important, there seemed to be an undercurrent that was slowly accumulating and waiting for the right time...... However, compared to the estrangement and antagonism between the Manchus and the Hans, the trouble faced by John Tang is really not enough to worry about, as long as he pays a little attention.

"Huh! Thank you, Lord Longen! When Tang Ruowang raised his head, he glanced at Xiao Xuanye who was still facing him with a "copper smell" from the corner of his eye, and then continued to say in fluent Manchu:

"Your Majesty, what Lord Belle said is actually not bad, the Wa Kingdom on the sea is indeed rich in silver!"

"What? What Xuan Ye said is not bad? "This is not only Fulin, but even the Manchu and Han ministers below are surprised.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The old minister came to the west, and had some past with the maritime merchants of the Europa countries, and he had been dormant in the former Ming Dynasty to wait for the Qing Dynasty, so he had some understanding of the trade of the Japanese kingdom. In fact, in the pre-Ming Dynasty, the Wa Kingdom discovered a large number of rich silver ores, and the Wa people also invented the smelting method of separating silver and lead and extracting pure silver, so its silver fineness is excellent. ”

"This method is not surprising, Huaxia has long existed before the Tang Dynasty, in fact, it is just a gray blowing method."

Hongyi still couldn't help but interject. He knew that the Japanese "silver and lead separation and extraction of pure silver" jishu mentioned by John Tang was actually the "ash blowing method". This is an ancient method of symbiotic separation of gold and silver and separation of silver from silver and lead. Because 100 silver tends to coexist with other non-ferrous metals, and the silver content is often on the low side, it needs to be separated and purified. The ash blowing method mainly uses the mutual fusion of silver and lead, so that the silver is dissolved in the lead, and the air is introduced to make the lead oxidized and deposited, becoming a tantric monk [1] (Lithargyrum), so that the silver and lead can be separated, and the silver can be purified. However, when it comes to the fineness of Japanese silver, this "Japanese silver" can only be regarded as a second-rate commodity even in the eyes of Korean merchants, and the most haode is the "heavenly silver" of the Celestial Empire!

Seeing that everyone was a little shocked at themselves for a while, Hongyi hurriedly took the initiative to ask one person under the imperial stairs:

"Wei Shangshu! This method of blowing ashes has existed since ancient times, is what Xuan Ye said right? ”

"Ahh What Lord Belle said is correct! What a genius! Admired! Zhou Zuo, who was named in the Ministry of Works, really has a specialization in the art industry, and he still knows something about silver extraction, so he hurriedly went out to give the prince "full affirmation", and a face of worship!

"Xuan Ye, how do you know?" Fu Lin was puzzled.

"Huang Ama, in fact, it was Tang Lao Mafa who told his sons." Hongyi was not in a hurry and kicked the ball to the old man.

"Uh...... The old minister is ashamed! "John Tang has mixed tastes at this time, and it is difficult to ride a tiger, regardless of whether he knows it or not, what the little prince said is God's will, and he can't go against it!

"I see. Tomafa, is this country really rich in silver? Is it more than China? Fulin did not dwell on Hongyi's "heavenly gift", but immediately turned to the topic that he was more concerned about.

"This ...... Your Majesty, the Central Plains of China is vast and has everything...... However, the old minister had heard in the former Ming Dynasty that since the discovery of the silver mountain in the fifth year of Jiajing (1526), its silver production has been increasing, and its domestic princes have fought many times for this silver mountain. Moreover, for more than 100 years before the loss of the Ming Dynasty, both tributary and non-governmental maritime trade brought in a large amount of silver from the Wa Kingdom. This is something that you should know about the former Ming Dynasty. John Tang did not specify the extent of the huge amount of silver produced in Japan, but was vague, and had to ask for the secondment of the following group of Hanchen.

Hongyi knows best that, according to later sources, the Iwami Silver Mine in Japan was one of the representative silver deposits of Shijie in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was the largest silver mine in Little Japan from the late Warring States period to the early Edo period. Throughout the 17th century, silver production here accounted for one-third of the total silver production in Shijie! In addition, the Iwami Silver Mine also has minerals such as copper and iron.

When the former Ming ministers heard that Tang Ruowang said about the old affairs of the Emperor and the Han Dynasty, the "vast majority" naturally showed sadness and bowed their heads silently, and only one person "stepped forward"!

"What Master Tang said is true! Especially in the 50 years before the death of the Ming Dynasty, the amount of silver in private trade was quite huge. If the emperor wants to know more, the minister can check carefully! "This person is Liu Chang, the Hanshangshu of the Criminal Department who has been a Hanshangshu of the Ministry of Works!

"I know!" Fu Lin wisely chose to "pass it off" to Liu Chang, which was an inevitable conclusion drawn from the disdainful eyes of the Hanchens. In order to avoid being too embarrassed, he asked again:

"Tomafar, is there anything else?"

"If you go back to the emperor, not only that, but the old minister also knows that there are two main streams of silver export in the Japanese country." When John Tang and Hongyi heard Fu Lin ask this, they were secretly happy! With his common sense of international politics when he was in college, Hongyi naturally knew what John Tang was going to talk about!

"Oh? Which two? In Fu Lin's eyes, there was even a trace of desire flickering!

"The first is the maritime trade between the Portuguese and the Japanese through Macao, which was the main channel for the export of silver from the Japanese state, which could reach as much as 500,000 or 600,000 taels a year. The second was the trade between the Dutch and Japan, the sea robbers. They used despicable methods to steal the interests of the Portuguese, gain the favor of the Wa State, and set up a merchant house, thus seizing the business of the loyal and honest Portuguese, and shipped 150,000 tons of silver from the Wa State every year...... Oh, three million taels! The Dutch pirates are in trouble for my heart......"

John Tang made a generous statement, but how to listen to it in Hongyi's ears changed!

"Three million taels!" Without waiting for Fu Lin to be surprised, Hongyi, who found that John Tang had a very unfriendly attitude towards the Dutch, was the first to exclaim!

Fortunately, Hongyi was the first to exclaim, but he blocked the mouth of the equally surprised Emperor Fulin, who was almost speechless!

[1] Lithargyrum is a solid drier containing lead oxide, which is added to the oil to promote drying. It is an oxide mineral of lead, it is red, belongs to the tetragonal crystal system, is very heavy and soft, and has a greasy luster. Produced in the oxidation zone of lead deposits. There is also a kind of oxide mineral called lead yellow, which is yellow and belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system. Tantric monks are born together with lead yellow. (To be continued......)