"Building mountains means that low grain prices will harm farmers."
Zhu Daohua smiled.
Sun Shiyi glanced at Zhu Daohua, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhu Daohua walking towards the port and motioned for him to follow him.
Sun Shiyi hurriedly followed.
Several guards with swords and muskets hanging on their waists also hurriedly followed.
Zhu Daohua looked at the sails coming and going and said, "What can we see from Bu Shan?"
Sun Shiyi looked up, and then said cautiously: "It is indeed quite busy. In the pre-Qing Dynasty, only Guangzhou had seaport trade, so before this, Suzhou Port only had river ships going to the canal and Wuchang, and almost no large ships. ."
"The comings and goings of these ships symbolize wealth and opportunities." Zhu Daohua said with emotion, "If the price of rice is lower, it will not hurt farmers. On the contrary, if most people can only be trapped on the land, what will happen to them for generations to come?" I can’t stand up anymore, I have opened this door and will give the people of Ming Dynasty more opportunities in the future!”
"If they go sailing, work, serve as soldiers, or go to Southeast Asia, wouldn't they all have a better chance of survival than guarding that little farmland?"
Zhu Daohua said.
Sun Shiyi was about to nod and flatter the founding emperor.
On the berth plank road not far away, two dark-faced middle-aged men jumped and cried towards the river.
"There's no way to survive! There's no way to survive!"
"I just said I couldn't come out, I couldn't come out, now it's better, my wife has to pay for it! Oops..."
The two of them beat their chests and looked like they didn't want to live anymore.
The great emperor Zhu Daohua couldn't help but touch his nose.
The two walked over.
Zhu Daohua shouted: "Hey, old man, it's so painful!!"
The one who is crying is Niu Zhaocai, a man from Hengtang, Changzhou. Next to him, also wiping tears, is his younger brother Niu Jinbao.
Niu Zhaocai saw that the visitor was tall, and his clothes were not very flashy, but he was very majestic. The old man following him was also slightly hunched over. The handsome young man in front of him was probably not the eldest son of a wealthy family in Suzhou Prefecture. Bar?
Thinking of this, Niu Zhaocai hurriedly pulled Niu Jinbao beside him, wiped away his tears, straightened his clothes, bowed his hands and said, "Master, please don't make fun of me. I am only twenty years old this year."
Twenty years old?
Zhu Daohua was stunned for a moment, and then he had to hand over his hand: "I didn't realize it, but I dare to ask my little brother your name and why you were crying just now."
"The younger one is from Niujia Village, Hengtang, Changzhou. His surname is Niu and his given name is for wealth. This is my brother Niu Jinbao."
Attract wealth and treasure.
Good name!
"I was crying just now because the capital I bought for my family's ancestral land was left on the boat. If this capital is gone, then I, Niu Zhaocai, will be ashamed of my ancestors and my ancestors!"
"I said that I used this little money to do some business in my hometown. I just took a house and a wife. Now I'm fine. I have to come to Suzhou to make a living. I lost my capital as soon as I got off the ship. But what should I do? What should I do? ah...."
Niu Jinbao complained while wiping his tears.
"Daughter-in-law! Wife-in-law! Wife-in-law! You are only thinking about your wife-in-law! How could I go out and make a living if I were not thinking about redeeming my ancestral property!"
Niu Zhaocai said with wide eyes.
"Didn't you mortgage the ancestral property? Last year, everyone planted mulberry, but you said no one grew rice. The price of rice will definitely be high this year. You mortgaged the ancestral land to buy seeds for cattle, horses, and waterwheels, and drove away the tenants to farm their own fields. Now everything is fine. , the rice price is so low, I can’t even get my money back!”
The cow attracts wealth every time and sighs.
"Who would have thought that rice shipped all the way from Nanyang is cheaper than rice grown locally?"
"It's useless to say anything. The capital is gone, and the travel expenses back home are gone. It would be great to use that little money to get a wife."
"well..."
The two sighed again.
After talking to Zhu Daohua for a while, the tears stopped.
But how to get the money back?
The berths at Suzhou Port are charged based on time.
The bow of the boat wanted to drive the passengers off like pigs and then quickly sail away.
Not to mention that the bow of the ship was now too far away to be heard. Even if it could be heard, I'm afraid they wouldn't have to wait in line for the two brothers to enter the port and waste most of the day.
Zhu Daohua understood that it turned out that the brothers who were recruiting money and treasures had lost money in their farming. They mortgaged their ancestral land and planned to go out and make up for the hole. However, the plan was not successful. As soon as they got off the ship, they found that their capital was left on the ship.
Zhu Daohua winked to the side, and soon a speedboat set off.
"Don't panic, you two, things have come to this, why not think about what to do in the future?"
"What else can we do? We have no choice but to work hard on the construction site. I heard that the railway company is recruiting workers. Alas, I thought that I, Niu Zhaocai, also read books about saints and sages, and now I am reduced to doing such vulgar things..."
This twenty-year-old wrinkled old farmer who looks like he is in his forties has actually read a book?
But it’s not surprising when you think about it.
The Niu brothers have ancestral property.
Although he didn't look very wealthy, at least he was a small landowner who had no worries about food and clothing compared to tenant farmers.
It is possible that he attended a private school for two years when he was a child.
But it is impossible to say that it can be read to a very high level.
Otherwise, Niu Jincai, who is like a little old man, would take the exam to become a scholar.
Nowadays, in the Ming Dynasty, scholars are officials, and the number of officials required is very large.
So if you have a little bit of proficiency, just buy the textbooks for the basic provincial examination and study by yourself for a year and a half.
"Going to work? I heard that the British government is recruiting auxiliary soldiers to go to India recently, and the treatment is pretty good."
"Hey, this is a life-and-death deal. My brother can't do this." Niu Jincai waved his hands repeatedly.
"That's true, the ocean is thousands of miles away, the winds are high and the waves are rough, it's hard to bury bones in a foreign place, and the soldiers are as fierce as tigers and wolves."
"Hey...yeah...hiss, hiss!"
Niu Jincai quickly lowered his voice.
"You dare to say such anti-thief words at your own risk!"
"How do you know it's a rebellious statement?"
"You don't know yet? These words were preached by those rebels from the United States Party..." Niu Jincai lowered his voice and said.
"What did they say?"
"How dare I say this? Anyway, it is treasonous. Although the emperor of the Zhu family is kind, I am afraid he will be beheaded after hearing those words!"
"Then why doesn't Brother Niu go to Nanyang to run ships? I heard that shipowners in Nanyang are recruiting people now."
"Is it profitable to run a boat?"
Before Niu Zhaocai spoke, Niu Jinbao came over and asked.
"It's better to make money than to build the railway anyway." Zhu Daohua said, "But you have to be brave."
"There is no king's law on the sea. It's hard to say what happened." Niu Zhaocai shook his head.
"It's okay if we don't leave Nanyang. Nanyang is now a land of kings and kings. The pirates along the coast of Fujian have now given up." Niu Jinbao said, "Brother, I don't think we are going to do business anymore. Neither you nor I are like this." If you don’t have enough material, why not go on a boat and try your best for two years? You’ll get a sister-in-law, and I’ll get a daughter-in-law, okay?”
When several people were talking.
A clipper ship returns.
An attendant jumped ashore from the boat and came straight towards Zhu Daohua, kicking a linen bundle in his hand.
"this is..."
The Niu brothers were immediately overjoyed.
Wait for Zhu Daohua to signal and hand the baggage to them.
After thanking you a lot brother.
Zhu Daohua and Sun Shiyi left together.
"Big shot..."
The Niu brothers looked at Zhu Daohua's back, and Niu Jinbao lowered his voice and said.
"Anyone who can skip the queue to enter Suzhou Port must be at least the level of the Suzhou prefect!"
"Have you ever seen such a young prefect?"
"Hey, we haven't even seen what the prefect looks like."
"That's all. With the capital back, we can start planning some business."
"Is it really profitable to go to Nanyang?"
.........
Suzhou Yangtze River Wharf.
The old boat loaded with rice was being unloaded.
With the Ming Dynasty completely lifting the ban.
The lives of businessmen in the Ming Dynasty became even more prosperous.
A very profitable trade route was opened.
It starts from the Pearl River Estuary or the Yangtze River Estuary.
Departing with the Ming Dynasty's cargo, it goes to the Maratha Federation of India. After unloading the goods locally, it returns to Batam Island full of Indian gems, ivory, spices and other goods. After some cabins are slightly vacated in Batam Island, it can be shipped Returned home with a full load of rice.
Because according to the "Tariff Law", rice entering the mainland is a "duty-free commodity". Shipping a certain amount of rice can also be tax-free along with other commodities on the ship.
For example, Indian gems and ivory, which are very valuable, do not occupy a large cabin. If they are shipped back separately, the tax alone will be a headache.
But if you return home with a full load of rice, the tax you have to pay will be greatly reduced.
"This ship needs to be replaced. The Indian Ocean has not been peaceful recently. After this batch of Indian cargo is sold, we will go to Jiangning Shipyard to pick up a new type of Dafu ship. It must have at least thirty gun positions!"
Cai Lian, who was on the bow of the boat, put his hands on his waist and said with great satisfaction.
Cai Qian was originally a pirate who did business without capital on the coast of Fujian.
During the Qing Dynasty.
Because the great clear water division is not very good, the broken ship cannot go out to sea at all, and it is still banned.
Therefore, many coastal fishermen have become heroes who do business without capital on the coast.
But after the Ming Dynasty came.
These pirates active along the coast have no way to survive.
Some brave people tried to fight against the Ming government, but the Ming navy dispatched light fleets to sweep along the coastline. Those who were not afraid of death were basically killed.
Those who are timid can just wash their hands and go ashore, buy some land and become landlords.
And people like Cai Qian are more flexible.
So he transformed into a maritime merchant - the Ming Dynasty was not restricted from the sea. As long as a ship was registered with the Municipal Shipping Department, he could do business by paying a shipping fee for going to sea every year.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty coastal area cannot do every business, which does not mean that it cannot be done in other places.
Cai Qian did not dare to move rashly to the place where King Ming Dynasty bathed, but he reached the Indian Ocean.
For Cai Qian, this is a blue ocean that has never been explored!
There were several holes in his Dafu boat.
In fact, they were all shot out by cannons.
However, these overseas shipheads basically do some part-time business in addition to maritime business.
The merchants, dockworkers, and compradors at Suzhou Port were no longer surprised.
"After unloading it, sell the old boat, buy a new boat, and hire more people!"
"Tou Cai, what name do you use to recruit people?"
"Fame? Running to Nanyang! Can you let him run away after getting on the ship?" Cai Qian said nonchalantly, "Anyway, if you follow me, Cai Qian, you won't let him suffer!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
A group of Chinese pirates who had done business from the Indian Ocean couldn't help laughing.
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
Intern pet breeder. The website will be closed soon. Download the Star Reading app to provide you with Qianlong: Qing Dynasty by Mr. Mu Mu Mu Ah? Where is my Qing Dynasty?
Beastmaster?
