A certain new emperor had basically seen the trophies brought back by his two disciples, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Shengying.
This time, Zheng was asked to go over to deal with Spain in order to make up for the high price Zheng had paid for helping many times before.
A certain new emperor has already warned that there is no need for the two disciples to pay tribute to Spanish gold coins, nor for the ocean horses over there.
The thirty-three fat local horses that were newly recruited before were no longer able to be ridden by a certain new emperor.
Even if the Ocean Horse is sent over, a certain new emperor will still be unable to do anything...
But there is one thing, slave miners, a certain new emperor will not refuse those who come, the more the merrier!
Zheng Chenggong naturally would not send less miners, and he also sent a lot of tributes with the fleet. After all, miners could not be sent to the imperial city.
High-end trophies are nothing more than exquisite crafts, paintings, jewelry and other objects. The Spanish talent only ends here.
Corals can be dug freshly from the South China Sea. Zhenhai Gong Zheng Zhilong gives them to him every year.
There were too many palaces to fit in, and a certain new emperor was not very interested in these things.
Just a few of them can be used as large-scale ornamental bonsais. There is no need to place them everywhere. Your residence is not an underwater dragon palace...
In order to bring good luck and avoid making his master feel that he was too extravagant, Zheng Chenggong only asked Zheng Shengying to send six boxes of gold coins, each box weighing sixty-six kilograms.
However, a certain new emperor believes that Zheng Chenggong will give him a big gift package in two years, because it will be his 40th birthday!
The thirtieth birthday happened to be the first year of the braided Shunji, and it was also the year that Emperor Taiji died, that is, 1659 in the Western calendar.
The new emperor was on friendly terms, so he didn't celebrate grandly, not because of the emperor's fault, but because he wanted to continue fighting with the pigtails.
He is not an emperor who has stayed in his palace all his life. On the contrary, he has fought in large and small battles with Pigtail no less than ten times, and he is well aware of the suffering of the soldiers on the front line.
Without a decisive victory over Braid, a certain new emperor would naturally not take this opportunity to lead a group of people to eat and drink in the rear.
Now the pigtails have been frightened to the Western Regions, and the bandits in the pass have been suppressed. The world can be regarded as truly peaceful.
Then the fortieth birthday is about to be put on the agenda, and it is the thirtieth anniversary of a new emperor's supervisory state. The importance is self-evident. Guanglu Temple, which is in charge of the banquet, has already started to work on this matter.
Of course, a certain new emperor also stipulated that the total cost of the project must be controlled at sixty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six taels of silver. Any overspending would have to be filled by the person in charge.
This amount of money is definitely not too much, but it is still quite a lot. A certain new emperor has raised the salaries of his ministers many times, and he cannot let these scoundrels take this opportunity to eat him...
If he can get a large number of red envelopes, then the shortfall in celebration expenses will be made up by the red envelopes. Otherwise, a certain new emperor does not intend to bleed a lot at his birthday banquet, otherwise it will be a funeral banquet!
Being ripped off by officials?
A certain new emperor would never want this to happen to him!
The best thing is to have a party like New Year's Eve and have a big meal and drink.
If it's not enough, then take a six-day holiday so that courtiers and merchants can go out and spend money, just enough to stimulate consumption.
Since there are many overseas business partner countries, ambassadors and company bosses from various countries may also be able to send some red envelopes.
They don't take money for free, and don't give red envelopes, so you have to queue up to get the goods.
After being given a red envelope, a certain new emperor, Long Yan, was delighted, and maybe he could be allowed to jump in line...
Now just based on the ordering party, there are France, the Netherlands, the Ottomans, Sweden, the HRE, Venice, Portugal, Siam, Annam, Japan, Kimchi, Persia, India, the North, the East, Nanyang, the grasslands, the South Ting and so on.
Any country that has friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty can set up an embassy in the northern capital as long as it submits an application and obtains the consent of a certain new emperor. This will make it easier to communicate with each other.
Multinational companies that have trading relationships with a certain new emperor have offices or branches in Beidu, which makes it easier to queue up to purchase Ming Dynasty specialties.
The Zheng Group continues to rush on shipping errands. The fleets departing from Beidu or Jiangnan will continue westward and enter the northern part of the Red Sea after arriving at their destinations.
There, the slave miners transported by the Ottoman fleet were transferred, and then sailed to the Nanyang gold mines or Tianjin.
After arriving in Tianjin, they first changed to a water transport ship, and then changed to a train in Beidu. The slave miners could quickly reach the Monan mining area and officially start Xida Puben's mining career!
Due to the acquisition of nearly a thousand Spanish ocean-going merchant ships from several expeditions to the Americas, and the Ming Dynasty's import and export volume rising every year, Zheng's income from shipping was greater than before.
Tianjin Port and Penglai Port are the two largest ports in the north. Every day, there are no less than twenty or thirty merchant ships waiting to enter the port to load and unload cargo, and there are even hundreds of merchant ships docking.
If a certain new emperor had not decided to expand the port at the right time, both ports would now be paralyzed by foreign merchant ships.
The cost of expanding the port is extremely staggering. At first, some people expressed doubts and thought it was unnecessary.
Now it seems that a certain new emperor has once again proven his keen eyesight and foresight with facts...
The warehouses in the bonded zone that cooperate with the port are filled with souvenirs from the Ming Dynasty and goods from all over the world. There is no doubt that this move has been promoted to many friendly countries that have followed suit.
At present, a certain new emperor is discussing with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs to expand several major ports managed by Beiting.
There are no other reasons. The size of the port cannot keep up with the throughput, the efficiency of steam cranes is far less than that of the same products in later generations, the tonnage of merchant ships is generally low, and the production capacity of factories is limited.
This means that in order to meet the long-term needs of merchant ships waiting to be loaded, the number of terminals in the port must continue to increase and must be doubled.
Thanks to the photos of the port taken by the airship from high altitude as a reference, it is easier to make analysis and judgment than the map, and the difficulty of planning is also greatly reduced.
A certain new emperor's plan is to allow the two major ports of Tianjin and Penglai to dock a thousand merchant ships at the same time!
This frightened the officials. After all, a thousand ships was not a small number.
However, according to a certain SIA, a ship is only 300 to 500 tons.
A thousand ships are only half a million tons, and when converted into 10,000-ton models in later generations, they are only fifty ships.
Moreover, the total amount of expansion may seem huge, but in fact, if it is spread over a few years, it can be accepted by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It has been five years since the last expansion of the port. Five years is not a long time, but Ming's foreign trade has developed rapidly during this period.
Not to mention anything else, there are more than 5,000 foreign companies registered in Beidu alone, and a large block of New Town is home to the offices or subsidiaries of foreign companies in Beidu.
Calculating that each company needs to pay a management fee of 100 silver coins per year, the household department can earn a huge income of 500,000 silver coins from this item alone!
Even if a foreign company has only ten employees, the total number of employees in a 5,000 company is as high as 50,000. Many of these people belong to high-spending groups and can stimulate consumption.
Of course, there will also be guys here who are looking for trouble.
But it doesn't matter, a certain new emperor has been on guard against this move for a long time.
Relevant agreements have been signed with each country. Once a crime is committed, and the person is not an immediate family member of the head of state, he must be tried in the Ming Dynasty and punished in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if he kills someone, the owl's words may affect the relationship between the two countries.
A certain new emperor came up with a compromise plan, just let the criminal go mining...
It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to dig, but it depends on whether the ransom paid by the criminal’s family is enough!
If the victim is an important person, I'm sorry, even if you pay the money, just wait and mine until you die!
The vast majority of foreigners who come to Ming Dynasty are very sensible. After all, they are here to make money, not to cause trouble.
Even France and the Netherlands were allies of the Ming Empire. If ordinary businessmen wanted to infringe on the interests of the Ming Emperor, they would be overestimating their capabilities.
The six concubines of a certain new emperor were in charge of all matters relating to multinational companies.
After a long period of exposure, I got the true message from my husband.
Dong Xiaowan, Kou Baimen and others are already very proficient in business affairs.
But not everyone can meet him. Only businessmen who have a good relationship with a certain new emperor will have the opportunity to meet him.
When it is inconvenient for them to come forward, Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi can do it for them.
In addition to giving birth to children for a certain fat prince, these two siblings have also become female wizards in the business world under the care of a certain new emperor.
Due to being able to obtain popular commodities and through large loans, the current capital in a certain prince's account is as high as five million taels, and his total assets exceed tens of millions of taels.
It can be said that the family has no worries about food and clothing. This is also the result that a certain new emperor originally hoped to see.
Foodie sister Zhu Auao and her consort Sun Yunqiu lived a good life. Not only did the family earn no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver a year, Zhu Auao also gave birth to a son and a daughter, who grew up healthy and healthy.
Now there is no need to worry. Sun Yunqiu studied under Bo Jue, the vice president of the Academy of Sciences. Originally, he did not have high requirements for the quality of life. After having children and his wife still making money, he can focus on his career.
In the future, this prince-in-law will be the most promising candidate for the dean of the Academy of Sciences. Now the nominal dean is Xiong Renlin, but in fact the person in charge of specific projects is the vice dean Bo Jue.
When Xiong Renlin retires and Bo Jue is promoted to dean, his apprentice Sun Yunqiu will have the opportunity to move up.
The eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Xiangtang, who was already fourteen years old, was now learning skills from Sun Yunqiu. Fortunately, he was not very interested in women.
A certain new emperor is not ready to become a grandfather before the age of forty...
He also reminded the eldest son that he was not allowed to let his wives and concubines give birth to children before he was twenty years old.
It's okay to play with women, but it won't bear fruit.
Otherwise, the grandson will be as precocious as the son. A certain new emperor will be promoted to great-grandfather before the age of sixty, and he will probably see his great-grandson by the age of seventy-five!
Fortunately, the eldest son is more obedient, especially when he finds that researching technology is much more fun than women...
Before he reaches adulthood at the age of fifteen, he has no intention of playing with women or even starting a family.
After hearing his mother's nagging, Zhu Xiangtang did not intend to find a woman to trouble himself before he reached adulthood.
It's better to go to the Academy of Sciences. After you learn the knowledge, you can do your own research, and you can still ask questions if you don't understand.
Besides, building a 10,000-ton ironclad is much more exciting than playing with women, especially when seeing a fourth-level ironclad in the port.
The shock that such a huge thing brought to Zhu Xiangtang was beyond imagination. In comparison, he was extremely small, and he was extremely excited.
Sun Yunqiu is Zhu Xiangtang's master, so based on seniority and relationship, Bo Jue, the chief talent of the Ming Dynasty, is his master.
A certain new emperor does not shy away from this relationship. The eldest son can recognize him as he likes, even if he kneels and kowtows.
But Bo Jue and Sun Yunqiu did not dare to let the emperor's eldest son kowtow to them. This was a treasonous act.
It is my honor to teach the emperor's eldest son knowledge. Everything else is just distracting thoughts and should not be thought about too much.
What's more, I got the knowledge from a certain new emperor, and passing it on to the emperor's eldest son was like reciprocating a favor.
Considering that the eldest son was still young and not as smart as Bo Jue and Sun Yunqiu, a certain new emperor did not intend to let the boy go to the Academy of Sciences to endure hardships. Learning knowledge was all based on personal preferences.
Among the merchants of the Academy of Sciences, in terms of talent, Bo Jue is first, and the retired dean Song Yingxing is second. Others have their own merits, and Sun Yunqiu is even less talented than the old Songtou.
The child of a certain new emperor is not a fool, but he is still a bit worse than Sun Yunqiu of the same age.
Regarding this point, a certain new emperor can conclude after comparing.
Some people are born smart. Not only can they have a photographic memory, but their analysis and judgment abilities are far superior to those of their peers.
To put it bluntly, for people with high IQs but no such talent, no matter how hard they work the day after tomorrow, it will be in vain unless they voluntarily give up and stop learning.
A certain new emperor does not require his eldest son to achieve any brilliant achievements in the Academy of Sciences. He only hopes that this guy can understand the importance of technology.
Because according to the line of succession, the eldest son is definitely the most promising person to ascend the throne compared to other brothers.
If a new emperor's backup doesn't even understand the principles of rejuvenating the country through science and technology, then he might as well let his fat uncle inherit the throne.
Anyway, as long as the food and drink are good and the guy is not stupid, the Ming Empire should be able to survive for a while...
Agriculture strengthens the country, industry makes the country strong, commerce makes the country prosperous, and science and technology revitalizes the country.
Technology is last but most important.
More than half of the countries in the world are agricultural countries, and only a few countries such as France are considered quasi-industrial countries.
The Netherlands is a typical commercial country, so although the country is small, it is very rich.
In fact, only the Ming Dynasty started the prelude to the technological era, and it was also the country most promising to become the world hegemon.
Although he has established a dominant position, a certain new emperor believes that this position is not stable.
Only when Ming Dynasty makes breakthroughs in science and technology can it truly take the initiative to dominate the world.
These local specialties made in the Ming Dynasty will be made by France, the Netherlands and other countries sooner or later.
A certain new emperor is spending money to develop technology just to widen the technological gap between them.
You have an airship, I have a plane.
You have wheeled steam tanks, but my tanks have all been tracked.
You have an armored ship that dominates the ocean, and my aircraft carrier has been launched into service.
Generational differences in science and technology can lead to generational differences in weapons and equipment, thus creating a gap in national strength.
For example, in books and movies, while your people are still alive on paper, mine are already alive and kicking on the big screen.
Human beings are tireless in pursuing scientific and technological progress, and can obtain huge profits from it, thus achieving a virtuous cycle.
After listening to a certain father's story, the eldest son of the emperor became more determined to work in the Academy of Sciences for a long time...
