"have no idea!"
The person who answered Zheng Zhilong's question was the acting king Zhu Cijiong. His answer was very honest - he just didn't know!
I don’t know how much it will cost, how much revenue it will generate, and when it will be profitable... It looks a bit like an Internet giant in the future!
"Zhu Yaofei" laughed and said: "Okay, okay, not knowing is a good deal! When Shanghai Beach was first built, who knew it would be prosperous today? When the United States of Xinzhou opened, who knew it would be prosperous now? The situation? We don’t know!
Of course, when we were building Shanghai, we knew that Shanghai was a treasure! Guarding the estuary of the Yangtze River, it is also the juncture of Nanyang, Beiyang, and the East. This is a blessing from God. The reason why it has not been able to develop over the years is entirely because we ourselves have been holding back and not allowing it to move forward quickly.
Before the opening of the United States of New Zealand, we also knew that there was a large piece of unclaimed land on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and we also explored it and found that it was a rare and good land.
Nowadays, the business of reopening the Silk Road is similar. Although shipping is now prosperous, the Silk Road cannot reproduce the grand scene of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but it is by no means unprofitable! "
"Zhu Yaofei" emphasized his tone and said: "The Western Region, Beiting, Hezhong, Kazakhstan, Siberia and the Rakshasa land are extremely vast, at least more than 10,000 miles from east to west, and no less than a few thousand miles from north to south! There are tens of millions of people !
A large land brings abundant resources, and a large number of people brings abundant wealth. How can it be unprofitable if there is abundant wealth? However, this large area of abundant resources and wealth is far away from Haikou, and there are no major rivers to connect it, so trade can only rely on camel caravans. However, since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Western countries have been at war and sects have fought fiercely, which has made it difficult to travel through trade routes. This is why the Silk Road was cut off.
Therefore, the Silk Road was cut off not because of the prosperity of the sea route, but because of the strife among the Western countries!
Although the war in the West is now on the rise, the outcome is about to be decided! Although the Celestial Empire cannot dominate the Western countries, it can definitely restore peace in the West so that trade routes can be reopened and trade can flow!
Although King Dai didn’t know how much money could be made from the Silk Road trade? I don’t know when the Silk Road business will be profitable again.
But it is certain that the Western countries are rich in resources and have no access to ships... And it is certain that once the Silk Road is reopened, there will be great potential!
Daiwang, what do you think? "
what did you say? Zhu Cijiong said in his heart: You have finished what you said, what else should I say? And I really don’t know! I am such a real king, how can you brag nonsense!
"Brother is so right!"
Zhu Cijiong didn't speak, but his good brother Zhu Cibing started shouting: "This is a good deal, I have to invest money... invest, invest 200,000 taels!"
"Zhu Yaofei" smiled and nodded. This Zhu Cibing has a good vision. No wonder the land and real estate he bought have appreciated in value!
Zheng Zhilong smiled and said: "Then I'll invest 400,000 taels!"
400,000 taels is a small amount for Zheng, the richest man, and he can afford to pay!
Shen Tingyang also smiled and said: "I will also invest 400,000 taels!"
"Zhu Yaofei" nodded and said with a smile: "I will invest a little more, 1 million taels! Dai Wang, I already have 2 million taels... which is half of the shares of Silk Road Trading Company, how about it?"
"Okay!" Zhu Cijiong smiled, "I haven't even thought about how to start this business. With an investment of 2 million taels... I can't guarantee that you all will make money!"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Third brother's business will definitely make money, I firmly believe it!" I don't know what the fat man Zhu Cibing was thinking, but he said it beautifully.
"Zhu Yaofei" nodded and said: "It's only 2 million... We can still afford the compensation! But I also believe that this transaction cannot be compensated!"
He paused and said, "It's getting late today, so let's stop talking here! Third brother, are your business manager and lawyer here together?"
Zhu Cijiong replied: "They are all here."
"Okay, then let them go to the Royal Chamber of Commerce Head Office in Pukou to negotiate the contract! Once the negotiation is completed, let's make an appointment before signing."
Zheng Zhilong and Shen Tingyang both nodded. They were already used to Zhu Cixiang's style of doing things.
Several people stood up, hugged their fists at "Zhu Yaofei", and were about to leave.
"Let's all disperse...Sixth Brother, stay here!" Zhu Yaofei had transformed back into Zhu Cixiang at this time, and he did not pretend to be polite to a few people, but just asked Zhu Cibing to stay.
Zhu Cibing's heart skipped a beat again - he knew that Zhu Cixi was a "trickster". His brothers who were older than him had all cheated him, but he hadn't cheated him too much.
I didn't dare to leave even if I knew it was bad, so I had to stay in the dining room.
"Sixth brother, are you about to graduate from college?"
"Soon..." Zhu Cibing replied, "I will graduate by the end of the year."
Nowadays, Ming Dynasty schools do not enroll students in September, but after the New Year, so graduation is at the end of the year.
Zhu Cixiang asked: "What do you plan to do after graduation?"
"Collect rent!" Zhu Cibing replied in a low voice, "My brother has more than a dozen streets to collect rent. He is very busy and has no time to do other things."
"Nonsense!" Zhu Cixiang glared at his brother, "Do you think I collect less rent than you? Who has ever heard that there are more than a dozen streets where you need to collect rent personally?"
It turns out that Zhu Cixiang is the real estate king. He owns a large amount of real estate in Shanghai, Yingtian, Yangzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, Tianhe and other prefectures, covering hundreds of streets!
"Brother Emperor...haven't I got used to being lazy?" Zhu Cixiang was worried. He didn't want to send Zhu Cixiang to become a king.
"I don't want you to be the king of the vassal, don't worry!" Zhu Cixiang looked at his fat brother, "Among my brothers, you are the smartest! Can I still trick you?"
Why can't it be cheated? Zhu Cibing said in his heart: You are the emperor! If you want to trick me, no matter how smart I am, I will only suffer the consequences!
Zhu Cixi said with a smile: "How about you go to Tianzhu!"
"Going to Tianzhu?" The expression on Zhu Cibing's fat face collapsed, "What are you going to do there?"
Zhu Cixiang said: "Aurangzeb of the Timur Empire of India wants to give his daughter Princess Nisha to me as his concubine... He also said that Princess Nisha is a beautiful and talented woman.
Although I am not lustful, I love talents. So I ask you to go to Tianzhu and investigate. If Princess Nisha is really talented, bring her back to Tianfu. "
It turns out that Zhu Cixiang wanted Zhu Cibing to take the test for Princess Nisha - you have to pass the test to know whether she is a talented girl! Zhu Cibing graduated from the Taixue Mathematics Department and was very knowledgeable, so he could take the exam for Princess Nisha.
"But, how come I heard that we are at war with this Timur Empire?" Zhu Cibing's heart trembled.
"Don't be afraid!" Zhu Cixi waved his hand, "By the time you get to Tianzhu, the Sengge will have probably defeated the Tamerlane Empire... Then you can negotiate a peace treaty with Aurangzeb."
"Peace treaty?" Zhu Cibing asked, "What benefits does the emperor want?"
Zhu Cixiang thought for a moment and said, "If Princess Nesa is beautiful and talented, then I don't want anything else...otherwise, I just want a trade agreement."
Emperor Zhu doesn't want to colonize India yet, because there are already many colonists around India! We went to England, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, wherever we could!
If Daming rushes in, he will be outraged!
Moreover, this is still the peak period of the Timurid Empire in India. Even if Aurangzeb fails in Samarkand, he can still bring a group of Central Asian refugees back to India to continue to dominate. It is still very difficult for others to conquer India.
Historically, after Aurangzeb's death, India gradually fell into comprehensive division and civil war, and was slowly conquered by the British colonists.
Therefore, Zhu Cixiang plans to use a more realistic way to deal with India, which is still relatively powerful, not as a colonizer, but as an old friend of the Indian people! If Princess Nisha can be admitted, she will be married to the Timurid Empire in India.
With the marriage, trade matters will be easier to handle. At most, Princess Nissa's name will be used, so there is no need to sign any unequal treaties.
In addition, Zhu Cixi didn't want the Timur Empire in India to collapse...it was also a big customer! India's economic aggregate is second only to China, firmly ranking second in the world.
The trade between China and India can completely exceed the trade between China and Europe!
