Being able to earn back the money you have lent out should be considered a skill.
Within a few days, a certain prince made a net profit of no less than five hundred thousand taels of silver from the Japanese mission.
After Abe redistributed the silver received from Mingting, a group of daimyo began to spend wildly.
The main reason is that I don’t want to take advantage of my own businessmen in vain. Instead of letting them make a lot of money, I might as well become a part-time purchasing agent myself.
Especially for many products that are not yet sold locally, as long as they can be brought back and sold, the original cost and profits can be recovered.
There is one kind of product that can only be carried but cannot be sold for the time being, and that is toilets.
Each person is limited to purchase two. If he goes back and sells them, he will not be able to enjoy this unparalleled feeling of comfort...
Although the toilet and the wooden bucket have the same function, there is no doubt that the former can better reflect the distinguished status of the user.
As long as their financial resources allow, everyone hopes to use a tall toilet instead of a simple wooden bucket.
Rushing to buy a toilet?
Um!
It seems that these Japanese people are really discerning and tasteful!
Very unique vision and unique taste...
It’s no wonder that in the Kifu area, toilets are hot-selling items and require pre-ordering to buy them.
Stimulated by a certain prince's hunger marketing, the popularity of the toilet has surpassed that of the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty!
Everything is empty these days, only money is the most affordable.
The Japanese mission was also very good at exploiting loopholes, taking advantage of the difference in silver and copper prices between the two countries, and exchanging copper coins on a large scale. Even the face-loving samurai joined the cash-out army.
You can make a net profit of thousands or even tens of thousands of copper coins in one go, which made the people of the Ming Dynasty think that the Japanese were born with mental retardation and exchanged copper coins at a price higher than the market price.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to arrive in Beijing to ask for money, the Japanese mission purchased more than 1,000 toilets, more than 2,000 rickshaws, more than 3,000 sofas, more than 10,000 sets of tin toys, more than 20,000 jars of glass balls, and other commodities. .
Counting Zheng Zhibao's large purchases for the Fujian Zheng family, these two groups almost wiped out the goods in a certain prince's warehouse, and did not let the workers work in vain. Everyone also greatly admired the prince's foresight.
Although Zheng Zhibao is only one of the Zheng brothers, he is a pure rich man with a lot of money and is extremely generous. The total value of the goods he purchased and ordered exceeded one million taels of silver.
The reason why he bought so many commodities was that the kimchi navy had confiscated them at sea. Except for rice, all other commodities were put into Zheng Zhibao's pocket. Gold and silver could be consumed, and other kimchi specialties were worth the money. Kyo can also cash out.
Secondly, both the captives and the results of the battle can receive rewards. The actual amount of money Zheng Zhibao paid was not much, only a few hundred thousand taels, which in Zheng Zhibao's view was just small money.
First of all, Zheng Zhibao also found out that the owner of Qianqi Department Store was the Prince. The more he bought, the happier the Prince would naturally be.
Secondly, these rare objects can be sold for money when they arrive in Fujian's hometown, and the capital can be earned back. Zheng is already engaged in maritime business, so this is considered a special skill.
Finally, Zheng Sen received training from the Crown Prince in the capital. After Zheng Zhibao watched the drills of the new army, he also felt compassion and left 300 followers behind, asking the Crown Prince to train him on his behalf.
These people have been fighting abroad for a long time. Although they really want to go back to Fujian's hometown to see their relatives, if they can train with the prince, there is no doubt that they don't need to worry about their future future.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zheng Zhibao also specially gave each person a living allowance of fifty taels of silver, so that they could stay in the capital and obey the prince's orders in everything. If they violated the rules, they would be punished by military law.
Zheng Zhibao is an expert. Looking at the people his elder brother Zheng Zhilong asked the prince to train for several months, and then comparing them with the native chickens and dogs under his own command, he felt that they were dwarfed by them.
Even the underage Zheng Sen, after undergoing this new type of training, has a completely new look, and has become like a little tiger ready to go.
After seeing the new army, Zheng Zhibao also admired his elder brother Zheng Zhilong's foresight. With this elite army capable of recruiting and fighting, the Zheng family will be able to defeat the enemy in both sea and land battles.
Zheng Zhibao planned to send some more subordinates from his headquarters to receive training from the prince, and wanted to go back and suggest that his elder brother send two thousand more people.
If he had three or four thousand elite soldiers, even if Hongyi really sent a large army from Batavia to kill him, Zheng would have nothing to fear.
In addition to commodities, Zheng Zhibao also purchased 20,000 grenades and 5,000 barrels of oil, ordered 10,000 boxes of special medicines, 5,000 bottles of medical alcohol, as well as gauze for bandages and other supplies.
Except for keeping some of the kimchi souvenirs seized previously for their own use, they were all cashed out and used to purchase many supplies.
This time he led the Zheng Navy to the north, and Zheng Zhibao annihilated the Donglu left-wing navy. Although he did not win a title, he gave his wife the title of second-grade royal wife.
This is also easy to understand. Zheng Zhilong took the risk of offending Hongyi and led the Zheng family to attack Dongfan, but he was only a count.
Since Mao Yuanyi, the chief military officer of the Denglai Navy who annihilated the Donglu right-wing navy, also received the same reward, Zheng Zhibao, who was already the chief military officer of the imperial court, was not dissatisfied.
This time when I went north, I didn't suffer much losses in the naval battle. Not many people died. I captured a bunch of trophies and achieved fruitful results. Now I have won the title of second-grade royal wife for my wife.
By selling goods produced in the capital, one can earn a lot of money in the future. The eldest nephew is safe and sound in the capital and is in good spirits. Now that he had gained face, Zheng Zhibao felt very comfortable.
What worries Zheng Zhibao is not his own side, but his hometown, because according to the latest information obtained by the prince, Zheng Jun is still besieging Hongyi's Relanzhe Castle, and it can be said that it cannot be conquered for a long time.
Zheng Zhibao knew from the beginning that Hongyi's reinforcements would arrive in Dongfan within three months at most. How long has passed, and if he could not take it again, he would be attacked from both sides.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhibao, who originally planned to stay in the bustling capital for a few more days, decided to bid farewell to the prince and lead the navy to quickly return to his hometown to aid.
No matter what, as long as the Relanja Castle can be captured before the red barbarian reinforcements arrive, even if the red barbarian reinforcements arrive in Dongfan, they will lose their final foothold. Their fleet will definitely become a rootless water and cannot stay here for a long time.
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"Is this place Magadan?"
"Take it as such!"
"It's so cold!"
"fine!"
"I heard there are no Tartars here!"
"Natural! Natural!"
A group of princes gathered on the deck of Zheng's battleship, pointing at the mainland that appeared not far away.
After twenty days of sailing, the Zheng Zhiwan fleet responsible for transporting the vassal soldiers and horses finally arrived in the Magadan area.
The climate in this hell is completely different in the Ming Dynasty. Even though it has not yet entered autumn, you can still feel the cold wind blowing against your face.
Three-quarters of the fleet transported soldiers, horses and family members of the Zhou Kingdom, and the remaining part was bound for Chongguo in the east.
Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhao glanced at the situation on the shore, then looked down at the map, and felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Although the climate here is no better than that of Kaifeng, the advantage is that it has a vast territory and is unrestrained. I can open a mansion and train troops as I like.
Moving the feudal vassal overseas was the condition that the young prince reached with many feudal kings. As long as the feudal king agreed to move the feudal vassal, he could establish his own country in the overseas territories.
In exchange for a royal palace in Kaifeng city for thousands of miles of overseas land, this deal was naturally a very cost-effective deal in the eyes of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen.
Although the place is a little further north and the climate is not very good, there are no rogue bandits here, and there is no need to worry about the invasion of Donglu. As long as the Zhou army goes, it is the territory of the Zhou Kingdom.
For this goal, Zhu Gongzhen ordered each county king to provide one hundred servants. Later, in view of the need for self-protection and construction, it was reduced to thirty.
Even so, the thirty-seven county princes plus the soldiers and horses under the command of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongqi easily reached 1,500 people in total, making them almost invincible in the Magadan area.
Since the horsemen who were the first to land had not yet discovered the enemy's situation, Zheng Zhiwan asked the fleet to start unloading personnel and supplies, so that they could go to Kamchatka as soon as possible and help King Chong land ashore.
Hundreds of merchant ships docked at the same time, making the shore immediately become extremely lively, completely different from the lonely and empty scenery here before.
The princes are relatives, but now they have become competitors. The shore is naturally a good location, and it has become a piece of meat that everyone is competing for.
Due to the unwillingness to give in to each other, fighting soon broke out between the counties. In the end, Zhu Gongzhen decided to draw lots to arrange the positions of various places.
In order to facilitate protection and supply, a county temporarily has a one-mile-wide coastal territory. Even so, the entire vassal state is thirty-seven miles long...
Originally, it didn't need to be so big, but many princes and counties were as close as one family when they were on the boat. After landing on the shore, their true faces were revealed.
The thirty-seven county princes have long been divided into several small groups with distinct differences. It's just that before everyone was in the same boat, now they can fight against each other.
Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen knew this very well, but he did not mediate frequently. He temporarily lived with his sons. When he arrived in the North, he had to rely on his own efforts.
The smart princes were busy instructing their men to cut down trees and build houses. They must build wooden houses before winter comes and fish a lot so that they can survive the cold winter.
Because it is said that snow starts to fall in the Northland in August, which makes the princes who have lived in the Central Plains for a long time feel incredible. They thought that the little prince was being alarmist.
Once they really felt the climate in the North, everyone didn't dare to say anything more. It might actually snow in a few days, and the temperature would drop quickly.
Unlike the men fighting for territory, the women had no favorable impressions of the desolate northern land. If the imperial court had not insisted on moving the territory, they would not have been willing to come to such an uninhabited place.
Looking at the woods, moss, pastures, and river beaches in front of them, the women's family members suddenly felt sad in their hearts. Not to mention the huge city of Kaifeng, this place could not even compare with the prefectures and counties.
There is no market or merchants. As far as you can see, they are all servants busy unloading, transporting, and cutting down trees. Since there are not even wooden houses, everyone can only live in tents in recent days.
"Father, this is what I think. I will send people to build a large wooden house for my father. If possible, we will apply mud on the outside and build a fire pit inside the house to withstand the severe cold."
Zhu Shaojiong is the eldest son and the heir apparent. His father, Zhu Gongzhen, was nearly sixty years old, and all specific matters were left to the young and powerful Zhu Shaojiong.
The bricks for building the hot kang were all brought from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. If there were more bricks, nothing could be done. It was impossible to save the number to build houses, because many princes also had to build the hot kang, and people and materials had to be transported on the ships.
"...Yeah! That's good!"
Even the large wooden house painted with mud is definitely not as good as the luxurious mansion in Kaifeng City, but Zhu Gongzhen understands that this is not the time to talk about ostentation.
It would be nice to have a wooden house to live in in a short period of time. This winter will be extremely cold. If we live in a tent, we may freeze to death.
As long as there is a fire pit in the house, it will be very warm. There are many trees here, and they all belong to Zhou State anyway. Cut down whatever you can and use it to build houses or burn firewood.
Zhu Gongzhen decided to try this winter first. If the cold is too severe for him to withstand, he can take a merchant ship to live temporarily with King Hui, King Xiang and King Chu in the spring of next year.
This was authorized by the prince and did not violate the relevant regulations on moving to a feudal state. I heard that the territories of those feudal lords were like summer all year round and the scenery was beautiful, so I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to go and have a look.
It's not too cold outside yet, so it doesn't matter if you live in a tent. Besides, the wooden house can be built in about a week, so it won't take too long.
"Report! Your Majesty and Crown Prince, my subordinates discovered a river three miles away from this time and caught six salmon in the river. I am here to present it!"
"Oh? Submit it!"
Zhou Tong, the general of the family, presented six big fish. This was considered a good fortune after arriving at the fiefdom.
"Yeah! It's so plump!"
Zhu Gongzhen looked at it carefully, saw its green and brown appearance, and then estimated it. I am afraid that each fish weighs five or six kilograms, which is considered to be a top-quality fish in the Central Plains.
"Father, I heard from the prince that this fish has the effects of strengthening the spleen, warming the stomach, and replenishing the weak body. The meat is fresh and tender, and it has few bone spurs. Why not let the cook fry it and make some side dishes to congratulate the father on your visit to the fiefdom. "
"That's fine!"
Zhu Gongzhen was a pragmatic vassal king, and Zhu Shaojiong, as the eldest son, naturally knew very well that in Kaifeng, it would be ridiculous for the majestic prince to have such a shabby meal.
This place is no better than Kaifeng. No one will talk about ostentation. It’s good to have enough food. Catching a big fish is a happy event. It would be even better if we could hunt a wild boar or elk today and tomorrow.
The easiest way to make salmon is to fry it, and the fried fish fresh out of the pan is very tender and tastes good. It is a kind of nourishment for the little ones who have been sitting for many days.
King Zhou's family of nearly twenty people ate six fish and a few wild vegetables with dipping sauce. They looked extremely miserable, and some of the female family members were even sad.
However, Zhu Gongzhen didn't mind this at all, and was even very satisfied. Everything here belonged to him. After he came out, the sea and the sky would be vast, and he would be unrestrained.
In the future, you can fish more and hunt more, and try to accumulate meat before winter. When you go north to mine next spring, your life will be much better.
"Mom! I still want to eat..."
The children ate with gusto and didn't think about other worries at all. No matter where they were, as long as they could eat and drink enough and have a good sleep, that would be fine.
After eating, Zhu Gongzhen led his troops to the river under the guidance of Zhou Tong. I felt very good when I saw that the water in the river was so clear that it was completely different from the Yellow River in the Central Plains. Even the fish in the water could be clearly seen.
The newly formed Zhou army patrolled the country for the first time and captured everything. They hunted a wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms. The soldiers returned happily carrying the prey.
According to the report, it is said that someone heard the roar of a tiger, which means that there are tigers nearby. Everyone should go together when going out. If something happens, you can call for help immediately.
However, in the eyes of caring people, as long as the tiger is hunted and presented to the King of Zhou, he can receive many items shipped from the mainland.
