"I heard that your boy's shipyard has been very popular lately!"

A large number of aliens suddenly poured into Xianyang City, and the Black Ice Platform had already reported to Yingzheng, including Wang Ben and others who spent two million gold to photograph the last steamer.

So after the early dynasty, Ying Zheng deliberately took two steps slowly, waiting for Ying Feiyu to go to the harem together.

"Father and Emperor know?"

Ying Feiyu asked with a wink of big dark eyes.

"Humph! It's all over the city, and everyone is looking forward to the next batch of steamships, but I can't even think about it! ”

Ying Zheng snorted coldly.

Previously, it was only known that steamships could be used in the military, and they could also transport goods.

I never thought that there would be such a hot day!

"Then the father should also know the current price, right? The starting price is 1.5 million gold, and the highest has been sold to 2 million gold, and when the next batch of steamships is built, Erchen also plans to sell it in the form of auction, and the one with the highest price will get it, otherwise it will not be enough at all! ”

Ying Feiyu took advantage of the situation to sell well.

gave this old man 105,000 gold before, and he still felt that he had suffered a loss.

Now you should know how affordable the price is, right?

"You kid is making a lot of money now!"

When he said this, his tone was full of envy and jealousy.

"Pull it down, Erchen, this is for the sake of the court!"

The two walked to a gazebo and sat down, and Ying Feiyu said with a small face.

"For the court? Sling the bull......! ”

Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and continued: "You kid sells ships, and the money doesn't go into the treasury, how can you say it's for the court?" ”

"Of course, it's for the imperial court, because Erchen is promoting the development of Great Qin!"

"For the development of Great Qin? Then I have to listen carefully, what kind of development method is it! ”

The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth rose slightly, and he looked at him with interest, seeing what reason he could come up with.

Selling boats to make money, the money went into his pocket, and the court didn't catch it at all, and it also caused the phenomenon of the people competing with the court for profit!

Nanyang is a terra nullius, and those spices have no owner, whoever picks them is whoever's!

The more the people picked, the less spices there were in the South Seas, and the less the court could pick.

Many ships go to the South Seas together, and in a few months they bring back a large quantity of spices, which will lead to a drop in the price of spices when they enter the market.

If the spices of the imperial court have not been sold out at this time, the price will naturally be affected, how can this still be for the sake of the imperial court, in order to promote the development of Great Qin?

"The climate of Nanyang is hot, in addition to being suitable for the growth of spices, there are also a lot of fruits, which we do not have in Daqin, you can boil sugar and make canned food to bring back, or you can wait for the development of science and technology in the future, and directly bring these fruits back to sell! In addition to that, the most important point is rubber! ”

"Rubber?"

Ying Zheng looked confused.

At the beginning, this kid only said that there were endless spices in Nanyang, but he didn't mention any fruits or rubber!

What are these things?

"That's right, there are many rubber trees in the South Seas, and after cutting a section of bark, a white liquid will flow out, and this liquid is rubber ...... after treatment!"

Ying Feiyu explained simply, "Rubber is a highly elastic, polymer material that can be reversibly deformed, and it is widely used!" It is possible to make tires, hoses, tapes, and more! ”

Since there is no rubber now, the sealing of steam trains and ships is made of eucommia rubber.

But the cost of boiling Eucommia ulmoides gum is too high, so Ying Feiyu thought of developing Nanyang, so that the people can see the wealth of Nanyang, so as to immigrate to Nanyang.

Picking spices, cutting rubber, and growing tropical fruits!

While enriching Daqin, it can also increase a lot of income for the people!

"In that case, why didn't you kid say it before? Wouldn't it be okay to let the admirals bring some back directly? ”

Ying Zheng said.

"The navy goes up the mountain every day to collect spices, so how can there be extra time to pick rubber?"

"Besides, collecting rubber is a long and long process, and the few months that the navy has been on the island alone are not enough!"

"The naval officers and men, like the army on land, are not doing these miscellaneous things, but defending the country and expanding the territory for our Great Qin! Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial court to go to Nanyang to pick spices all the time, and this matter will have to be handed over to the people sooner or later! ”

"After letting the people see the benefits, naturally there will be people who will stay on the island and turn the entire South Sea into the land of my Great Qin!"

"Father, tell me, is the son of a minister thinking about the development of Great Qin?"

Ying Feiyu's two thin lips crackled and said a lot, and Ying Zheng was stunned for a while.

Even Jingfu behind him was stunned.

I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the navy to go to the South Seas to pick spices in order to fill the treasury!

I didn't expect that this was only one of the purposes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's real intention was to turn the entire Nanyang into the land of Great Qin!

Good fellows, this kind of vision is not at all something that a little person like them can see!

"Father didn't understand?"

Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't react, Ying Feiyu thought that his speech was too fast, and the old man's brain didn't spin, and his thoughts didn't keep up.

Just as he was about to speak in more detail, Ying Zheng suddenly came to his senses and said, "It turns out that your kid is fighting this idea!" ”

Looking at Ying Feiyu's eyes again, he had completely changed.

I thought that this kid was making money, but I didn't expect that this kid was really thinking about Daqin.

Let the people immigrate to Nanyang unconsciously!

For that kind of borderland, where the people are the first to settle in, it is naturally whose territory!

It's that they're superficial!

"How? Have you ever lied? ”

After wrapping Ying Zheng in, Ying Feiyu smiled slightly.

"My son has always served the country and the people, and has never lied!"

Ying Zheng praised seriously.

"According to your boy's meaning, the imperial court wants to give up all the wealth of Nanyang to the people?"

Yingzheng wants the territory of Nanyang, but he doesn't want to give up the wealth there.

"Not really! If the emperor is willing, the navy can continue to set out to collect spices, there are many small islands in the South Seas, and they may not be able to collect them with the people! Besides, even if they do run into each other, there is no conflict! ”

Ying Feiyu said.

Although the steamships purchased by the common people have reserved gun holes, they have not been equipped with cannons, and it is impossible to install them with cannons!

If you encounter pirates at sea, it is better for the naval officers to open the way in front and the civilian ships to follow behind!

After arriving in the South Seas, each depends on his ability, and how much he can pick depends on the manpower on the ship!

After a few round-trips, the people are familiar with the route, and the safety factor is even more!

So not only did he not oppose the Navy going to sea, but he also strongly supported it!

"Hmmm! That's right! When I turned around, I found Xin Sheng and asked him to lead the navy and go to sea again! ”

Tasting the sweetness of spices, Ying Zheng couldn't stop, and was ready to send people to Nanyang to make another wave.