"I heard that your boy's shipyard is very popular recently!"
A large number of foreigners suddenly poured into Xianyang City. Black Ice Platform had already reported it to Ying Zheng, including Wang Ben and others who spent two million gold to take photos of the last steamship.
So after the morning court, Ying Zheng deliberately took two steps slowly, waiting for Ying Feiyu to go to the harem together.
"Already Father knows?"
Ying Feiyu blinked his big black eyes and asked.
"Hmph! The whole city is in a commotion, and everyone is looking forward to the next batch of steamships. I don't even know if I know!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly.
Previously, it was only known that steamships could be used in the military and transport goods.
I never thought that there would be such a hot day!
"Then my father should also know the current price, right? The starting price is 1.5 million gold, and the highest price has been sold to 2 million gold. When the next batch of steamships are built, I also plan to sell them at auction. The one with the highest price gets it, otherwise there won’t be enough points!”
Ying Feiyu took advantage of the trend and started selling well.
He had given this old guy 1.05 million gold before, but he still felt that he had suffered a loss.
Now you should know how affordable the price is, right?
"You've made a lot of money now!"
When he said this, his tone was full of envy and jealousy.
"Pull him down, I am doing this for the sake of the court!"
The two of them walked to a pavilion and sat down. Ying Feiyu raised his little face and said.
"For the imperial court? That's nonsense...!"
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and continued: "You sold the boat, and the money didn't go into the treasury. How can you say it was for the imperial court?"
"Of course it is for the imperial court, because I am promoting the development of Great Qin!"
"For the development of Great Qin? Then I have to listen carefully to what kind of development method it is!"
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at him with interest to see what reasons he could come up with.
He made money by selling boats, and all the money went into his pocket. Not only did the court get nothing out of it, but it also caused the common people to compete with the court for profit!
Nanyang is an ownerless land, and those spices have no owners. Whoever picks them belongs to them!
The more the people picked, the less spices there were in Nanyang, and the less the imperial court could pick.
Many ships sailed to Nanyang together, and after a few months they would bring back a large amount of spices. After flowing into the market, the price of spices would drop.
If the imperial court's spices have not been sold out at this time, the price will naturally be affected. How can this be for the sake of the imperial court and to promote the development of Great Qin?
"The climate in Nanyang is hot. In addition to being suitable for the growth of spices, there are also many fruits that are not available in Daqin. You can boil sugar and make cans and bring them back. You can also wait for the development of science and technology in the future to directly bring these fruits back and sell them! In addition, Besides, the most important thing is rubber!”
"rubber?"
Ying Zheng looked confused.
At first, this guy only said that Nanyang had endless spices, but he didn’t mention any fruits or rubber!
What are these?
"Yes, there are many rubber trees in Southeast Asia. After cutting a section of bark, a white liquid will flow out. After this liquid is processed, it becomes rubber...!"
Ying Feiyu explained simply, "Rubber is a highly elastic polymer material that can deform reversibly. It is widely used! It can be used to make tires, hoses, tapes, etc.!"
Since there is no rubber now, steam trains and ships are sealed with Eucommia gum.
However, the cost of boiling Eucommia gum was too high, so Ying Feiyu thought of developing Nanyang so that the people could see the wealth of Nanyang and immigrate to Nanyang.
Collect spices, cut rubber, and grow tropical fruits!
While enriching the Qin Dynasty, it can also increase a lot of income for the people!
"In that case, why didn't you tell me before? Can't you just ask the navy officers to bring some back?"
Ying Zheng said.
"The navy goes to the mountains every day to collect spices. How can there be extra time to collect rubber?"
"Besides, collecting rubber is a long-term and lengthy process. The few months the navy spends on the island are simply not enough!"
"Navy officers are the same as the army on land. They are not there to do these chores, but to protect the country and expand the territory of our Qin Dynasty! Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial court to go to Nanyang to pick spices all the time. Sooner or later, this matter must be handed over to People!"
"After the people see the benefits, some people will naturally stay on the island, turning the entire Southeast Asia into the land of our Great Qin!"
"Father, tell me, are you thinking about the development of Great Qin?"
Ying Feiyu spoke a lot with his thin lips, and Ying Zheng was stunned for a while.
Even Jing Fu behind him was stunned.
I used to think that His Royal Highness asked the navy to go to Nanyang to pick spices in order to replenish the national treasury!
Unexpectedly, this is only one of the purposes. His Royal Highness’s real intention is to turn the entire Nanyang into the land of Great Qin!
Good guy, this kind of vision is simply not something that little people like them can see through!
"Father, didn't you understand?"
Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't respond at all, Ying Feiyu thought that he was speaking too fast and that the old man's mind was not spinning and his thoughts were not keeping up.
Just as he was about to speak in more detail, Ying Zheng suddenly realized and said, "So that's what you had in mind!"
When he looked at Ying Feiyu again, his eyes had completely changed.
I thought this kid was just trying to make money, but I didn't expect that this kid actually really cared about Da Qin.
Let the people immigrate to Nanyang without knowing it!
For that kind of unclaimed land, wherever the people settle in first, it will naturally be whose territory it belongs to!
They are superficial!
"How is it? Have you ever lied?"
After encircling Ying Zheng, Ying Feiyu smiled slightly.
"My son has always served the country and the people and has never lied!"
Ying Zheng praised him seriously.
"According to your wishes, the imperial court wants to give up all the wealth in Nanyang to the people?"
Ying Zheng wanted the territory in Nanyang, but he didn't want to give up the wealth there.
"That's not true! If my father is willing, the navy can continue to collect spices. There are many small islands in Southeast Asia, and they may not collect them together with the people! Besides, even if they do meet together, there will be no conflict!"
Ying Feiyu said.
Although the steamships purchased by the common people had reserved gun holes, they were not equipped with cannons, and it was impossible to install cannons for them!
If you encounter pirates at sea, it is better for navy officers to lead the way and civilian ships to follow behind!
After arriving in Nanyang, everyone depends on their ability. How many they can pick depends on the manpower on the ship!
After going back and forth several times, the people became familiar with the route, and the safety factor was even greater!
So not only did he not object to the navy going to sea, he also strongly supported it!
"Yes! You are right! I will find Xin Sheng later and let him lead the navy and go to sea again!"
After tasting the sweetness of the spices, Ying Zheng couldn't stop, and was ready to send people to Nanyang to fish for it again.
