The three princes were silent for a while after hearing this. They were probably calculating how much money they would get from this business. Although they couldn't calculate it at the moment, relying on the Pixiu and rosary beads mentioned just now, they knew that it was definitely an astronomical number!
So much so that the British prince subconsciously said with difficulty: "But how can we spread out in Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Haojia has been waiting for this opportunity! So he didn't wait for the others to speak, and immediately said: "That's why I just said that I want to find a way for all our nobles to make money!"
The British Duke who woke up raised his eyebrows and said: "You said this just now, but I thought you were just talking nonsense! So tell me now, what is your charter?"
Liu Haojia said: "The Ming Dynasty is so big, there are countless rich people! Especially those luxurious families in the south of the Yangtze River spend money like water! In addition, there are countless native kings and leaders overseas, and even further away there are Western kingdoms ! Our glassware can be sold at high prices in these places! But it is impossible to make all the money back just by relying on the existing people, not to mention that sometimes more money may not be a good thing! That’s why I want to ask the official The three princes came forward to unite the nobles to do this business! Only in this way can the glassware be sold all over the Ming Dynasty in the shortest time, and even exported overseas! So please think about it, we are so What we do is not to make less money for ourselves, but to make the glassware business bigger together! Otherwise, how many stores can we open and how many goods can we sell with just the few of us here?"
Liu Haojia's words made the three princes fall into deep contemplation! In their past experience, doing business is naturally only an exclusive business. They have never had the idea of jointly developing a market and making the market bigger.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t understand the benefits of doing so! One shop earns ten taels of silver, and a hundred shops each earn one tael of silver. They can still tell which one is more and which is less!
After the dinner was silent for a long time, Wei Guogong said: "Chongen, since you can come up with this statement, you must be successful. Why don't you tell me what you think!"
Liu Haojia said: "Actually, I only have a rough idea, and we will naturally discuss the details together!"
Cheng Guogong said: "You tell me first, we will naturally consider whether it can be done or not!"
Liu Haojia said: "In that case, let me tell you! In fact, my idea is very simple. We are one body, but there are also closeness and financial resources in this body! It is better to have three princes. Take the lead and organize the nobles, and several nobles will work together to occupy one or several provinces and set up workshops and shops. The rich will provide money, and the rich will provide people, and we will make this business bigger together! In this case, we In a very short period of time, workshops and shops can be opened in various places in the Ming Dynasty, and then money will naturally roll in. What do you think?"
After hearing these words, the three of them fell silent again. They subconsciously think this is a good method! On the one hand, cooperation can make the capital more abundant and the manpower more abundant; on the other hand, no one has a few poor relatives and some down-and-out nobles!
Liu Haojia and Gu Ningbo's house in front of them are role models! If Liu Haojia hadn't been born, there probably wouldn't be the title of Gu Ningbo in the next generation of nobles!
And the most critical point is that through this method, the influence of the three princes among the nobles can be strengthened, and at the same time, the nobles can unite again and fight against the civilian officials more effectively! And doing business with Emperor Wanli will further shorten the distance between the two parties! This is a good thing that accomplishes multiple things with one stone!
So after a moment, the three princes looked at each other and immediately understood each other's intentions. They probably all made up their minds and agreed to do this! So after making sure that the other two people had made up their minds, the British Duke slowly said: "Then what do you want us to do?"
Liu Haojia raised a finger and said: "First we need to divide the profits! Long Live Master wants 10% of the net profit, and Uncle Gu Ning's Mansion wants half!"
The British Duke did not mention Emperor Wanli, but said: "You came up with the recipe, and it is appropriate to divide the profit. We will just discuss the specific amount in the future, and you will never suffer a loss! You can tell me the next thing."
Liu Haojia raised his second finger and said: "Long Live the Lord will form a separate army of all naval forces that can fight at sea, which will be called the navy. He will also prepare to establish a navy governor's office, with my father as the first chief governor."
The British Duke said in confusion: "There was no such thing as a navy before, and what's the use of having a navy commander? The court doesn't have money to build ships, and the officers and soldiers of the navy are almost dying of poverty!"
Liu Haojia spread his hands and said: "There is nothing we can do about it! Now everyone has divided what should be divided. Our Liu family does not want to compete with other nobles, and we may not be able to win, so it is better to find another way. I’m playing tricks on the navy, so in the future the navy will be my Liu family’s one-third of an acre of land!”
Everyone is still satisfied with this statement. Because the existing army and the various guard posts have already been occupied by various noble circles, large and small, how can there be room for the Liu family to intervene again? Unless the Liu family can forcefully squeeze out one or more families, there will definitely be no room for them to interfere!
On the other hand, the navy was never taken seriously in the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the fact that many ships were repaired during the Jiajing period in order to eliminate Japanese pirates, I am afraid that the northern and southern navies would have been in dilapidated condition! Coupled with the deliberate efforts of some people to add fuel to the flames, it might become a fleet that exists at any time!
After the three princes looked at each other, the British prince said slowly: "The first one is easy to say, it is a matter that can be discussed, and a result can always be negotiated. But the second one is a bit difficult! The water in the north is The navy is in our hands, but the navy in the south is controlled by those civil servants! It is very difficult to get it from them!"
Liu Haojia said: "This subordinate has already thought about it. It's just a matter of spending money! Those civil servants are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and they will not be merciful when collecting money, but they are unwilling to share the profit with the soldiers! As long as we Liu Haojia If we spend enough money, and with the generous help of noble groups, it’s still very possible to accomplish this!”
After thinking for a moment, the British prince said: "If this matter is like what you said, I'm afraid the money will not be spent less! But how can a few hundred thousand taels of silver be enough? Considering the current wealth of your Liu family, You should still be able to afford it!”
