"Slave..." Zhu Yunye groaned. It is impossible for the people to give Zhu Zhanji, but this slave... Seeing that the emperor was a little moved, Zhu Zhanji immediately struck while the iron was hot,
"Your Majesty, my nephew knows that these slaves are worth a lot of money, and he is willing to pay a lot of money to buy them." Money moves people's hearts, and when the conversation reaches an impasse, raising money can usually ease the atmosphere.
Hearing the word "heavy money", Zhu Yunye's attitude towards Zhu Zhanji obviously improved a lot, and he smiled and said: "What kind of words are you talking about, nephew? No matter what happened in the past, we are still blood relatives after all. We are just a little bit of slaves, I Why do you want your money?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It's just that my nephew wants a lot of slaves, so it's better to buy them." Zhu Zhanji quickly explained.
What he wants is not just a little slave, and besides, he is not short of money. Since Zhu Zhanji needed a large number of slaves, Zhu Yunye no longer insisted, smiled and nodded: "It's easy to say, they are just some slaves, I am still willing to give them up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji smiled and cupped his hands.
"One hundred and fifty taels of silver for those who can understand Chinese and one hundred and fifty taels for those who can write Chinese characters. I wonder what the emperor wants for this price?" Zhu Zhanji did not continue to beat around the bush and directly revealed the price.
After hearing the price, Zhu Yunye's eyes widened significantly. This price is not low at all!
With the rise of overseas plantation, the price of slaves has skyrocketed, but even now, the price of a strong slave is only about 30 guan.
Although Zhu Zhanji's requirements were higher and he needed slaves who could at least speak Chinese, the price was far from one hundred taels of silver each.
"My nephew, this is really... a big deal." Zhu Yunye laughed immediately, and then asked: "I wonder how much my nephew wants to buy?" The price really made Zhu Yunye excited, and he stopped bargaining and directly Ask Zhu Zhanji how much he wants.
If you want too little, then no matter how high the price is, it won’t mean much. Zhu Zhanji was also happy when he saw that the emperor was willing to sell slaves to him.
"I wonder how much the emperor can provide? How about this, my nephew buys one hundred thousand first?" Zhu Yunye was drinking tea. When he heard this, his hand shook and he failed to hold the tea cup steady, and some tea spilled out.
Ignoring cleaning up, he looked up at Zhu Zhanji and asked in surprise: "How much do you want?"
"We need one hundred thousand first. If it's not enough, we may have to trouble the emperor in the future." Zhu Zhanji replied apologetically.
Zhu Yunye quickly smiled and said: "No trouble, no trouble..." After a pause, Zhu Yunye rolled his eyes, remembered a key point, and asked: "Does this price include the cost of transporting slaves to America? ?” Although this price is still profitable even if shipped to the Americas, it will naturally be much less than if the shipment is not included.
It cost a lot to transport slaves from the Ming Dynasty to the Americas, and some slaves would die on the way. These were losses.
"Of course not." Zhu Zhanji shook his head vigorously.
"The emperor only needs to choose a place to deliver the slaves to his nephew. It depends on where the emperor finds it more convenient?" Zhu Zhanji recalled what the emperor's grandfather had told him.
"When you go to the Ming Dynasty this time, buying slaves is the second priority. The key is to find opportunities to open up trade routes. If you can find opportunities to trade with the Ming Dynasty, it will be worth spending more money..." America is very rich in products, but No matter how rich the products are, Xinming's small population cannot consume much.
If trade with the Ming Dynasty cannot be opened up, a large amount of output will be wasted every year.
Looking around, except for the Ming Dynasty, there is no country that can eat it. It was also at this time that Zhu Di understood that even if he was holding a mountain of gold and there was no market where it could be exchanged and no supplies could be exchanged, it would be no different than holding a stone.
Moreover, Xinming’s foothold was not yet stable, and many things had not yet been manufactured. If you can buy things from Daming at this time, it will be a great thing for Xinming.
I heard that there was no need to transport slaves to America, so the profit would be considerable. Zhu Yunye chuckled and said: "It's easy to say, as long as it is within the Ming Dynasty, you can deliver it wherever you want, nephew." This is a transaction of more than ten million taels of silver. As long as it can be delivered smoothly, Zhu Yunye doesn't care if Zhu Zhanji proposes a little bit. Require.
Zhu Zhanji quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my nephew wants to go to Xiaoling to worship. I wonder if the Emperor can grant permission?" Zhu Yunye smiled and nodded and said: "You are the great-great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu. You have to go to worship yourself." No." After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yunye said: "Let's do this, I will accompany you to worship."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji stood up in excitement and bowed gratefully. This was what Zhu Di ordered him to do. Zhu Di himself swore that he would never step into Ming Dynasty land again. Besides, he had no face to see Lao Zhu even if he started a rebellion.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji was specially instructed to find an opportunity to pay homage when he returned to Beijing. But Zhu Di was not sure that Zhu Yunye would agree, so he solemnly asked Zhu Zhanji to act according to the situation.
The reason why Zhu Zhanji was so excited was precisely because he did not expect that Zhu Yunye would agree so easily.
After chatting with Zhu Zhanji for a while, Zhu Yunye waved his hand and said: "Prince Yan's Mansion has been empty for so many years. Since you have returned to Beijing, I will send someone to clean it up. You can move in."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Being able to let him live in the former Prince Yan's Mansion was enough to show Zhu Yunye's sincerity, and Zhu Zhanji was certainly not unhappy.
After Zhu Zhanji left, Zhu Yunye's brows suddenly furrowed. He murmured to himself: "You are talking about one hundred thousand slaves, which is more than ten million taels of silver. How many years has Xinming been in America? How can he easily come up with ten million taels of silver?" The eunuch listened. , smiled and whispered: "Your Majesty, I heard that America is a treasure land. Isn't it surprising that you have all this money?" Zhu Yunye glanced at the eunuch sideways and shook his head slightly: "They all say that America is a treasure land, but after all Who knows?" From Zhu Zhanji's wealth just now, Zhu Yunye noticed something.
It seems that America has always been said to be good, but no one can tell how good it is. If Xinming had only been here for more than ten years and could easily take out more than ten million taels of silver wealth, then Zhu Yunye would have to reassess the wealth of America.
The eunuch was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "Hasn't Duke Zhen Guo been to America? Maybe he knows about America?" Zhu Yunye smiled when he heard this, nodded and said: "You are right, go and summon Duke Zhen Guo to come. palace."
"My slave obeys the order." The eunuch bowed with a smile and immediately ran out and sent someone to find Han Du. After Zhu Yunye lowered his head and pondered for a while, he slowly sat down, supported his chin with one hand, and started stroking it with his fingers.
