Zhang Jingyi was speechless.

He vaguely felt that the Emperor of the Apocalypse seemed to be babbling something.

Are rich people happy?

Zhang Jing said: "Your Majesty, the minister is not good at interpreting dreams. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Oh, it's okay, next time I'll find someone who is good at this way to ask." By the way, where does Zhang Qing live now? ”

"After the minister's mansion was bombed...... There was no place to live, and now I will live in the house, but my poor old father, the house, when it was first purchased, my father went from place to place...... After spending an unknown amount of money and thoughts, who knows, these damn thieves actually blew up the mansion, and now, my father has to live in the house of relatives and friends, and I am the son. ”

"It's easy to do." Seeing that Zhang Jingyi was so poor, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was almost moved, and immediately said: "I don't have much now, that is, there are too many mansions that have been copied from the house, and the mansion of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, is very good, you can ask people to repair it, find a day, and move in, this is given to you." Or, whose mansion you fell in love with, you told me, don't worry. As long as it's not the Forbidden City and the West Garden, you can take it if you like. ”

Zhang Jingyi's heart suddenly felt comfortable, and she couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty's kindness, the minister is grateful, it's just ...... This is not good, after all, many mansions have owners. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said coldly: "In my opinion, where there is a mansion with a master and no master, it is like a minister, only those who have been convicted of copying their homes and those who are about to be convicted of having their homes convicted. ”

I have confidence.

Zhang Jingyi didn't dare to mess around with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so he said: "This is the mansion of the Duke of Chengguo, and the minister has always liked it." ”

This is the truth, Zhu Chunchen cares about enjoyment very much, his Chengguo Mansion, the mansion covers a large area, and it is even more carved and painted, and the most important thing is that his mansion has not been blown up, except for the calligraphy, paintings and furniture that have been removed, the others are all intact, it is simply a bag to move in. Just change the plaque in front of the house from the Dingguo Mansion to the Liaoguo Mansion.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Okay, aren't I afraid of bad luck? But if you like it, I'll give it to you, and if you like any mansion in the future, you don't have to be polite, and tell me......"

Zhang Jing said: "Thank you for your grace." ”

I went back that day, but two days later, news came out of the capital.

Then, this business district and many merchants in the east and west markets were boiling.

Zhang Jing felt that these businessmen were like eating gunpowder, and asked someone.

Only then did I know that more than a dozen large ships of Tianjin Wei docked, carrying a full load of goods, a large number of rare spices, ivory and other rare goods, these things are quite valuable, and it is rumored that they brought several ships of gold and silver.

Now Tianjin Wei has begun to sell ivory and spices directly in large quantities.

Many merchants feel that this is a business opportunity, and if this rare spice and ivory are trafficked to all parts of the world, it will definitely be profitable.

Many businessmen were moved and had already sent people to Tianjin Wei to investigate.

The next day, Zhang San returned to the court.

When Zhang Jing heard that the three uncles had returned, she was also quite excited.

Then he also entered the palace.

In the palace, the Emperor of the Apocalypse sits upright.

Then Zhang San met him.

Zhang San's face was dark and thin, wearing this newly changed court dress, but he felt a little like a monkey and a crown, and he looked loose and saggy, not like an official at all.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled: "The Qing family has suffered, come, give the seat." ”

Zhang San thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

His demeanor was tepid, very decent, and then he leaned down and sat down.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "How did you get from going to sea this time?" ”

"Your Majesty, the harvest is not small, the minister's fleet has arrived in the Western Ocean, that is, near Manraka......"

The West here, in fact, is the South Sea of later generations, and has nothing to do with Europe, but only Southeast Asia.

And Manraka is probably in Malaysia.

He sent a detachment of ships and continued the voyage, arriving at the port of Tianzhu, and the large amount of silk and porcelain brought by the minister had long been loved by the Francos, the English, and the Dutch, as well as the princes of the Western countries and the Tianzhu country. Therefore, the selling price is extremely high, this time the ship returned with a full load, more than 4.3 million taels of silver, in addition, also brought back a large number of spices and ivory, agate and other things, has not been sold, to the minister's estimate, only afraid of silver, there are more than 1 million taels of silver. ”

"One trip, there will be five million taels of silver?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but be stunned and felt incredible.

This is a year's worth of revenue for the national treasury in the past.

Zhang San said with a smile: "At the beginning, the southeast coast was very noisy, and there were no less than hundreds of thousands of people entrenched in this sea, from the West to the East, countless people lived on the islands and reefs in this barren land, Your Majesty ...... Do you know what they relied on to survive in the first place? In fact, looting is only part of the story. The vast majority of people are also engaged in smuggling and shipping, and the huge profits in this sea can be seen. Here, the minister buys a batch of silk, if it is three taels of silver, when it comes to Manraka, it can be exchanged for fifty taels of silver, and that's it...... You have to rush to buy it, but if you transport this silk to the city of Goa in Tianzhu, then the price can reach more than 70 taels, because the prince of Tianzhu is even more extravagant and wealthy. If the fleet can continue to depart, it will reach Francois and the Netherlands. The minister heard about it...... This price is even more expensive, and there are even many nobles who use our porcelain plates, which we usually use to serve dishes, hanging them on the wall as decoration, and are reluctant to use them for dinner. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was thrilled when he heard this, and said excitedly: "In this way, with just one sea trade, five million taels of silver will be recorded every year, right?" ”

Zhang Sandao: "It depends on the situation, shipping is risky after all, but I think that as long as it can be properly managed, the future income will only increase." For example, the Netherlands, who are only small countries, rely on shipping and now have a presence on all continents and seas. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse felt more and more incredible, and he couldn't help but say, "Why didn't I find such a benefit before? ”

Zhang San smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the interests of this sea always have to be earned, the imperial court forbids the sea, do not earn this silver, naturally, the Francois will come to earn, otherwise, this Francois people have traveled thousands of miles to our Daming sea, is it to do good deeds?" Not only the Francois people, but also the private merchants on the southeast coast are also smuggling rampant, and His Majesty naturally can't see how much silver they earn. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is like a new door has been opened, he just glanced at this gate, good guy, it turns out that there are mountains of gold and silver, the problem is that the emperors of the past did not know that there were mountains of gold and silver hidden here?

The Emperor of the Apocalypse began to realize that there may be many people around, constantly issuing warnings, saying that Your Majesty should not look inside, it is full of poisonous snakes and beasts, which will harm the world, if there are really people who have to see it, then they will be dragged by countless people, desperately pulling you away.

"But ......," Zhang San said this, and continued to talk eloquently: "There is a problem now, and Ling Chen is very worried. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "You say come and listen. ”

"The influence of the Dutch people, as well as the Francois people, has become deeper and deeper in the West, although they are thousands of miles away, but the minions have already penetrated into the Western countries, even the Japanese country is also greatly influenced by the Dutch people, as for my Ming Dynasty, isn't there also Macao and Xiaoliuqiu under the wings of the Netherlands and the Francophiles? They had a monopoly on the whole of Western trade and could not be touched by anyone, so anyone who wanted to trade by sea had to trade with them, otherwise they would be hostile. ”

"A mere group of Dutch and Francois is not a cause for concern."

Zhang San looked very cautious, he shook his head: "Things are not so simple, although they are extremely far away from the Ming Dynasty, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, there are many ships here, but they may not be able to restrain the minister's fleet, but these people are greedy, once my Ming fleet squeezes their interests, they will be crazy to stop it." And this ...... For my Daming, it's really a big trouble. ”

After a pause, Zhang San said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something, these people, they have come up with a lot of strange things, which look incredible, but if you think about it carefully, you feel terrible." For example, the Dutch people actually went to Macau, where Franco was located, and opened a bank, the name of which His Majesty may be familiar with, called the East India Bank. ”

"What is a bank?"

"It's the bank."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse felt strange and couldn't help laughing: "What's the harm in just a little money?" ”

"Here's the great thing, Your Majesty, for a large number of merchants from all over the world, it is very dangerous to go out and run away with a large amount of gold and silver, so these people rely on credit to provide gold and silver savings business, take real money and silver, and store it in the bank, so that they can attract a large amount of money out of thin air. But...... Gold and silver are dead things, how can they make a profit, is to lend these gold and silver to the East India Company of various countries, the East India Company got this large amount of gold and silver, and continued to recruit manpower, expand ships, and open up new routes, so that their strength continues to improve, Your Majesty...... They borrowed the bank, borrowed strength, with a tael of silver, but did a thing of ten taels of silver, turned their heads, but is more strong, the strength of the crazy expansion, maybe now, I can fight with them, but like they continue to grow, the minister is afraid that sooner or later they will fly thousands of miles, and even my Ming is beyond reach. ”

Zhang San said very seriously, these Francois and Dutch people play a variety of ways, so that he has a huge sense of vigilance, in Zhang San's opinion, the Dutch and Francois people's so-called ship is not terrible, in fact, it is not terrible, Daming can also recruit the best craftsmen, use the most advanced firearms. The sailors are not as trained as they are, and they are not terrible, because as long as they run a few more times, they are proficient, but the bank is too powerful.

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, he couldn't help but be vigilant, and he began to slowly digest Zhang San's words, so he chewed Zhang San's words carefully and remained silent.

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