Li Miao took a look at the harvest and it was indeed quite a lot. The goods worth more than 3 million taels were exchanged for nearly 10 million taels, which was a huge profit in itself. Plus these precious Chinese medicinal materials and the furs of rare animals, at least It's worth three to four million taels of silver.
Wang Yonggui was extremely excited. This money was so profitable. More than three million taels of silver turned into more than ten million taels of silver in less than two months. No wonder Li Miao insisted on doing it even if he took some risks. If I had known that the profits were so high, what would I have said?
Li Miao seemed to have read Wang Yonggui's thoughts, "Butler Wang, it can only be done once a year at most, preferably once every two years, and the profits will not be so high in the future."
Wang Yonggui thought about it. This was the first sea trade with Goryeo, and things were rare and valuable. If I go to Korea next year, I won’t be able to make such high profits again.
Li Miao continued, "Next year we can arrange for two three-sail ships to go to Japan for sea trade. Japan's sea trade profits should be higher than Korea."
Li Miao knew that Japan was more developed than Goryeo both geographically and economically, and Japan was rich in silver resources.
Japan's sea trade revenue next year will still be considerable, but pirates are rampant in Japanese waters, so Li Miao will arrange for two large ships to go there next year. As Li Miao's power grew, Japanese pirates were no longer in Li Miao's eyes.
This time, Goryeo Sea Trade has achieved great success. The second three-sailed large ship at Chengzikou Port on Lingshan Island will soon be launched again. Li Miao and his subordinates are also very excited. The money is so profitable.
Li Miao also had clear rewards and punishments. The sailors and escorts on this maiden voyage were given more than 200,000 taels of silver as rewards, and they also took turns taking one month off to rest.
Li Miao wanted to use money to stimulate the rapid development of ocean trade and let sailors and guards compete to board the ships. Let the capable guards fight to get on the big ship.
Because of Li Miao's move, the economy of Qingzhou City was directly boosted. In a short period of time, prices in Qingzhou City increased by 20%. Several new brothels were opened.
These sailor guards already have high incomes, and with this silver bounty, most of them are bachelor guards and sailors. They usually have money but nowhere to spend it. Usually food and clothing are provided by the employer, but this is the holiday, so spend your money as much as you can.
As a result, there were too many sailors and guards vying to board the ship. Wang Yonggui had to raise the bar again. The second three-sailed galley has not yet been launched. The places for the sailors and guards on the ship have already been booked.
Nowadays, it has become an honor for sailors and guards to be able to board a three-sailed large ship. Indeed, the abilities of all sailors and guards who can board a three-sailed large ship are not limited. Definitely the best among Li Miao's men.
This time the three-sailed ship made a big splash in Goryeo. The force value of these sailors and guards was undeniably strong in this era of cold weapons.
If Wang Yonggui hadn't suppressed them in Goryeo this time, they would have almost fought in Goryeo. The three-sailed ship docked at Lushunkou for supplies on its return trip. At Lushunkou, some guards had a conflict with the Jurchen guards at the local port.
The Jurchen guards finally backed down, of course due to the strength of the three-sailed large ship. At that time, many guards of the large ship proposed to capture Port Arthur.
Wang Yonggui was also a little tempted at the time. In order to develop ocean trade in the future, it was still necessary to occupy a port on the Liaodong Peninsula as a supply point. Port Arthur's defense force was quite limited.
It is not difficult at all to capture the port of Port Arthur with the combat power of the three-sailed large ship. To be cautious, Wang Yonggui did not take action and asked Li Miao for instructions after returning to the voyage.
Li Miao is also happy. He is also making plans for the Liaodong Peninsula. Being in the Dazheng Dynasty always makes him feel timid.
We can win a piece of land in the coastal area of Liaodong Peninsula. As your own place of residence. On the one hand, our long-voyaging ships have an extra port of their own.
On the second hand, you can rely on the port to gradually develop farmland, accumulate food, and cultivate your own power. There you can let go. Now that I have no shortage of money, I can definitely do something big.
Most of the current Liaodong Peninsula is in a primitive state. Except for a few ports occupied by Jurchens, there is very little cultivated land and the land is fertile. After all, the Jurchen tribe and their Han slaves did not have a large population.
If Li Miao can occupy a port on the Liaodong Peninsula. That way, you no longer need to be so low-key, and you can quickly grow yourself in the Liaodong Peninsula. It will also be possible to house some northern refugees this winter.
As Li Miao's strength in the Liaodong Peninsula grows, he can contain the Jurchen tribe's attack on the Zheng Dynasty. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Li Miao clicked on a port east of Lushunkou on the chart. Zhuanghekou Port is about 200 miles away from Lushunkou Port.
"Steward Wang, the Lushun Port has too great influence. Even if we occupy it, we will incur a strong counterattack from the Jurchens. We don't have this kind of strength now. This is the Zhuanghe Port."
Lushunkou Port has both geographical location and economic value. No Jurchen can give up easily. It is easy to occupy but difficult to hold. Not to mention development. For Li Miao, it is not a good place yet, so it is better to occupy Zhuanghekou Port first.
Compared with Lushun Port, Zhuanghekou Port is not even a little bit worse than Lushun Port in all aspects. It doesn't mean much to the Jurchens, waiting for Li Miao to develop and grow. When the Jurchens reacted, Zhuanghekou Port had turned into a hard stone.
After Wang Yonggui's trade voyage, his horizons broadened a lot, and Lingshan Island's treasury had more than 10 million taels of silver. Indeed, it is difficult to develop in a low-key manner in the Dazheng Chaodong family. The only option is to jump out. Zhuanghekou Port is indeed a good place.
The key is to keep a low profile and not alert the Jurchens for the time being. Li Miao and Wang Yonggui spent a long time together. Soon, orders were issued from the small room where they were located, and the high-level mobilization of Li Miao's forces began.
The high-level officials of the Southern and Northern Bureaus were amazed by the intensity. Next, Li Zuhua was promoted to president of the Southern Bureau, and Li Xilin was appointed as associate manager. Hu Si was promoted to the chief guard of the Southern Bureau.
Wang Daoqi, Hu Yong, Li San, Hu Wu and others from the former Southern Bureau also have important responsibilities.
Although the Northern Bureau is not as powerful as the Southern Bureau, it is also mobilized frequently. Li Miao is considering that there will be a big change this winter, so he is lenient to the Northern Bureau. Try to preserve the strength of the Northern Bureau. A very few high-level officials were also transferred.
The top management of the Southern Bureau has almost undergone a major change. , the guard force was also mobilized by less than half. Soon the transferred personnel took their families and took a small two-sail boat to Lingshan Island. Li Miao left Butler Wang busy on Lingshan Island.
Li Miao quickly returned to Qingzhou City and first brought the rare Korean medicinal materials obtained from this sea trade into the inner space. A piece of land was cleared and living medicinal herbs were planted.
With the turmoil of the Zheng Dynasty, medicinal materials became another large series of varieties in Li Miao's inner space. During the Great Zheng Dynasty, local medicinal materials also began to be cultivated in the inner space.
Li Miao originally had superb medical skills, and the research on medicinal materials was his strength. Now with the invasion of northern aliens approaching, medicinal materials have gradually become strategic materials. Where else can be a more suitable medicinal material cultivation base than inner space?
