"Your Highness, I wonder how this mountain of gold is mined and how it is transported?"
The person who spoke was none other than Li Shiwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue got 20% of the shares out of thin air. Although it was used to offset taxes and fees, it was still worth 200 million taels of silver, and he did not even invest a single tael of silver. Of course, Li Shiwen was very interested. .
"The Ministry of Industry organizes the miners, the Academy of Sciences provides the mining machinery, and Zhenhaibo Zheng Zhilong is responsible for protecting the maritime transportation lines and responsible for transportation."
A certain prince has already figured out the general process. The only thing left is to defeat the Dutch. The mining machinery can be slowly developed by the Academy of Sciences, and Zheng Laofi can first transport the miners there.
"Your Highness, the Hongyi have always been rampant on the sea, and they are extremely arrogant. They first threatened the mainland of Fujian, and then invaded Dongfan..."
The prince was prepared for such a response, but Li Shiwen was worried that this golden mountain thousands of miles away was "easy to see and easy to get." He was afraid that Zheng Zhilong would not be able to defeat Hongyi.
"My dear, there is no need to worry. I have given the secret weapon developed by the Academy of Sciences to Zhen Haibo's fleet. To say the least, if the Jinshan cannot be mined after ten years, I will give you all the money you invested in the early stage. You will be refunded in full. This is my promise to you. It can be written down in the contract, in black and white. With so many people testifying, and my father and mother are also present, are you afraid that I will break my promise and get fat?"
A certain prince didn't care about this worry. Old Fart Zheng couldn't defeat the Dutch even though he had anti-ship missiles, so he was really a coward as a sea controller.
I'm afraid that in ten years' time, the Ming Navy will even have ironclads, and a group of "Zhiyuan" cruisers will be able to push them through alive, and be able to defeat the fleets of any European country, including the Dutch.
At the worst, wooden battleships covered with iron can also be built. With the battleship's own high speed and the high rate of fire of the imperial cannon, plus the "harpoon" anti-ship missile, the Ming Navy can also be surprised in Southeast Asia.
It is a bit primitive, but as long as it works in actual combat, the breech-loading cannon with higher technical content will not be considered for the time being. If you use the imperial cannon with one round per minute, you can send the Dutch to meet their long-cherished god. Already...
The size of the imperial cannon was significantly smaller than that of the Hongyi cannon, but its rate of fire was greatly improved. Until the end of the 17th century, looking around the world, only the well-trained British navy could achieve the astonishing rate of fire of one round per minute.
As long as such a warship is built, combined with the steam engine, the royal cannon and the "harpoon", it will almost announce the end of the era of Dutch dominance of the oceans.
Otherwise, they will be hammered to death by the warships of the Ming Empire, because the steam warship's headwind speed is almost as fast as the sail warship's downwind speed, not even one or two knots slower, and the prey will probably not be able to escape.
In terms of firepower, Wang's warships possess the world's unique "Harpoon" anti-ship missile, and in the future they will be equipped with a "Tomahawk" cruise missile that can destroy a 300-ton sail warship.
The most terrifying thing is a brand new type of warship, the aircraft carrier. Although this type of warship is essentially just a "steam flat ship", its capabilities in reconnaissance are unquestionable.
The Ming Dynasty fleet has an aircraft carrier. When the weather is good, it can launch airships. It can detect targets thirty kilometers ahead of the enemy. It can seize the T prefix in advance. When the enemy fleet approaches, it will be a storm. volley.
The preparation time for an airship to take off on an aircraft carrier is much shorter than on land, because the aircraft carrier can use its own steam engine to rush hot air into the airship, which is much more powerful than using the airship's own injectors.
As long as an airship takes off, targets within a radius of ten nautical miles will be visible at a glance. Once the target is discovered, the opponent will be dead anyway.
"Your Highness said this, I will feel at ease!"
The prince replied like this, and Li Shiwen had nothing to say. Anyway, the household department didn't spend a single tael of silver, so it would be unreasonable to make any further demands.
"Announcement~ Chief Military Officer Zheng Zhiwan and Prince Zhenhai Zheng Sen are here to pay their respects~!"
The Zheng family was really lucky. They had just discussed the matter of mining the Jinshan Mountain when they arrived, but they arrived just in time. To complete this project, Zheng's assistance was indispensable, and Mr. Zheng was definitely not short of money.
"Your Majesty Zheng Zhiwan, student Zheng Sen! Bow down to my emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live! Thousands of years live! Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
Zheng Zhiwan was responsible for transporting the troops and horses of the vassal state, but he could not just wait in Jinmen. Moreover, his eldest nephew went to Beijing to study and became the prince's disciple. As an uncle, he wanted to do everything for his brother's sake. Go there in person and feel at ease when arrangements are made.
"No courtesy! Peace! Zheng has made many military exploits for the imperial court. I am very relieved!"
Chongzhen really wanted to win over the Zheng family. After all, Fujian also belonged to the eight places in the south of the Yangtze River. However, he had no bait in his hand and could not get Zheng Zhilong to take the bait. This traitor actually took the lead and made Zheng Zhilong an earl. It was really abominable.
"Father, uncle Zhenhai came to Beijing for an audience some time ago, and my son and ministers had a pleasant conversation with him. During the dinner, he heard that Zheng Sen had been selected as a scholar at the age of fourteen, so he intended to accept him as a student and named him 'Success'. Uncle Zhenhai immediately agreed. That’s how this trip came about.”
A certain prince gave the dumper a brief introduction to the whole story and asked him to understand it, so that he would not waste everyone's precious time by asking around.
"Yeah! Yes, Zhen Haibo's son is indeed a talented person. If he is trained properly, he will definitely become the Dinghai Shenzhen of my Ming Dynasty!"
For Zheng Zhilong's eldest son, Chongzhen would not be stingy with complimentary words. He would praise him for free, and after moving to Jiangnan, he would do everything possible to win over the Zheng family.
"The student is slow-witted, has shallow knowledge, and has low abilities. He comes here to seek lessons from His Highness. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
The ministers also praised Zheng Sen's fair scholar appearance and nodded frequently. However, Zheng Sen knew very well that he came to learn from the prince. It didn't matter what other people said. This was what my father said before leaving. Something I specifically told him to do.
Zheng Zhilong said that one should never underestimate the young prince. Judging from his many years of experience at sea, the prince is by no means an ordinary person, but a veritable dragon among men. His methods and strategies are far superior to ordinary people. Even he was out of reach.
As long as you stay with the prince, you don't need to do much, and you only learn 10% or 20% of your skills. From now on, the Zheng family will be able to enjoy endless blessings.
"Yeah! Be humble, respectful, and know etiquette. A child can be taught!"
Chongzhen was basically satisfied with Zheng Zhilong's child, but he was afraid that if he left it to this unruly son to educate him, he would be taught something wrong. In terms of this traitor's scheming and the city government, not even an adult can compete with him. Now he is harming all civil and military officials, and even the merchants are not going to let him go...
But Chongzhen did not think that he had become an accomplice of this traitor. He just felt that as the emperor of the Ming Empire, he deserved a 10% share of Jinshan. How others divided it was their business and had nothing to do with him.
"Father, why don't we talk about business first? After all, the Zheng family also has to contribute to this matter."
Just say hello to them. If you were really serious, you should have recruited Zheng Sen to the capital long ago. A certain prince was really speechless for this father who loved to "eat pot stickers" when he had nothing to do.
"...Okay! Just keep talking!"
Chongzhen didn't bother to argue with this treacherous son. If he really started to argue, he was afraid that this treacherous son would have a quarrel with him like yesterday.
If these two guys had come even a quarter of an hour earlier, a certain prince would have had to introduce the whole thing from the beginning to the two of them, especially Zheng Zhiwan who was in charge.
"...Your Highness, I am willing to subscribe for 10% of the shares on behalf of the Zheng family, and I will be paid two million taels of silver every year. If I violate this, I will be struck by lightning!"
You can earn 100 million by investing 20 million taels of silver. Anyone who is not a fool will nod in agreement with this kind of profit-making business. After hearing this, Zheng Zhiwan agreed after a little thought.
"Don't worry, my dear, I will continue to provide various advanced weapons in the future to help Zhenhai Bo defeat Hongyi. And as long as the Zheng family does a good job in maritime transportation and protection in the future, then the Zheng family will also have at least 10% of other Jinshan. Purchase qualifications!”
A certain prince would give Mr. Zheng something he wanted that could never be obtained elsewhere. Advanced weapons were one thing, and special medicines were another. To a certain extent, special medicines were even more valuable than weapons.
"On behalf of my brother, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness for His grace! The Zheng family will definitely defeat the Hongyi for the imperial court, regain Eastern Fan, and complete the errands assigned by Your Highness. From now on, no one dares to disobey, whether through fire or water!"
Mining overseas gold mountains is a profitable project, but Zheng Zhiwan also thought that if he could defeat the Hongyi people entrenched in Nanyang, then the entire Nanyang trade would belong to the Zheng family in the future, and the profits would not be greater than that of Jinshan. How much smaller is the 10% share.
"Now that we talk about it, there are still...20% of the shares that can be subscribed to the public! It is worth four million taels of silver per year. Are you interested? This gold mountain is actually worth two billion taels of silver. If it is mined properly, I am afraid that what will be mined will be It’s more than one billion taels!”
I will take 40%, the household department will take 20%, the scapegoat daddy and Zheng Laofi will each take 10%, which is already 80%. The remaining part will depend on who has quick eyesight and quick hands.
"Your Highness, I am not talented, but I am willing to subscribe for five thousand taels per year!"
For this kind of thing, Xue Guoguan, as the chief assistant, must of course take the lead. That would be a good thing that would be doubled and five times in ten years, but it would be much higher than the profit from buying Zijin bonds. Not to mention being frugal and frugal, you have to buy it even if you are trying to sell it.
Although Xue Guoguan's annual salary is only six to seven thousand taels of silver, he still has a "business commission" allowed by the prince. Although it is not high, it is enough to feed and clothe the family.
Ten years later, the 50,000 taels of silver thrown in will become 250,000 taels of silver, and it is reasonable and legal income that can be spent blatantly. Xue Guoguan had already thought about it.
What?
First assistant!
You are going too far!
With just one mouth, he occupies one-eight percent share!
This means that Xue Guoguan's house has been confiscated, otherwise he would want to directly occupy one percent of the share!
"Your Highness, I am also willing to subscribe for five thousand taels per year!"
Before the chief minister's "follower" Feng Quan could say anything, the second person to appear was the consort Gong Yonggu. He had received the favor of the prince. He and the princess lived an extremely comfortable life because of their relationship with the "Jingshi Daily". Now is the time. When repaying the prince.
The couple can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, which is part of their net income, so subscribing to five thousand taels of silver each year is completely stress-free for them.
"If you are a poor general, I would like to subscribe for five thousand taels of silver per year!"
The third person on the list is even more surprising. He is actually Li Chengdong, who has been promoted to the general officer of Tongzhou Water Transport. His adopted son Li Yuanyin has been accepted as a student by the prince. Now he is the prince's disciple, and he will be the emperor's disciple in the future.
The prince said that as long as the opportunity was right, he would naturally promote Li Chengdong, so he asked Li Chengdong to go to Tongzhou to fill this good vacancy. He was true to his word, so Li Chengdong wanted to take this opportunity to perform well and reciprocate the favor.
Li Yuanyin is Li Chengdong's kidnapped child, but if he has read some books, is thoughtful and considerate, and trains him well, his future achievements will not be much worse than Li Dingguo's.
In this way, a certain prince accepted Li Yuanyin and made him Zheng Sen's senior brother. At the same time, he comforted Li Chengdong, who was agitated because of Xu Dingguo's incident.
There are only a few students in the first batch, namely Zhang Huangyan, Li Yuanyin, Zeng Ying, and Zheng Sen. These four are all future pillars. Once trained, they will become the prince's minions in the army.
Zeng Ying and Zheng Sen were both from Fujian. They were able to take good care of this little brother. They studied with a certain prince for five years and fought with him for five years. After that, they could become apprentices and take charge of their own business.
"I am willing..."
"I am willing..."
"I am willing..."
Under the stimulation of the first three, Huangji Palace immediately became the "stock market" of the Ming Dynasty, and calls for purchases were endless.
The merchants who were poking at them from behind knew that they were of low status and could not compete with the civil servants and generals in front of them, so they could only stare anxiously.
"Quiet~!"
A certain prince gave Yang Jinchao a hint. The latter understood and immediately roared loudly, otherwise there would be no results until sunset.
"In view of the enthusiasm of all of you, I, taking into account your interests, believe that the upper limit should be five thousand taels of silver per person per year. Everyone should do what they can, otherwise it will affect their own livelihood, and I will be helpless. If you subscribe for shares, If there is too much, and the total amount of the sale is exceeded, all members will have to reduce the subscription amount. This is based on equal proportions. The proportion of losses for everyone is the same, so there is no need to be jealous! The statistics are now compiled by Li Jizhou, the eunuch of the East Palace Bingbi. You can sign and subscribe The amount will be calculated and we will inform you of the specific amount available for purchase. Pay within three days and sign the contract in triplicate. I will keep one copy, the household department will keep one copy, and the East Palace will keep one copy as a backup to avoid loss."
It seems that this deception has been successful. Everyone is very interested in this mining business, thus truly realizing the original intention of "Da Ming is good, everyone is good, and Da Ming is rich, everyone is rich"...
The total amount of public sales each year is only 4 million taels of silver. If each person purchases 5,000 taels per year, the total number of people will only be 800.
If it is difficult to see it this way, it can be concluded that the conclusion is obvious whether people in the capital can have more than four million taels of spare money for investment every year.
This time, not only outsiders can sell it, but also the servants can buy it. Even the beautiful mother and a group of aunts, including Zhang Yan, the emperor's sister-in-law, can buy it, because the interest rate is much higher than the interest rate of Zijin Bond.
Nowadays, a certain prince has provided great benefits to the beauties in his residence. Everyone is not short of money, so they will naturally use money to make money.
The beautiful biological mother alone can receive up to 10,000 taels of silver per year. As a queen, she can also use a total of 100,000 taels of silver from the public funds of the queen's residence.
