Emperor Wanli thought for a long time and then said kindly: "Liu Aiqing, please tell me in detail, how do you plan to fight this battle?"
Liu Haojia took out a pile of messy papers from his arms and said: "Long live my Lord, these are what I am writing, but I haven't finished writing yet, so I will just talk about it briefly."
Seeing that Emperor Wanli agreed, Liu Haojia took out a few pieces of paper and put them on the table and said: "First of all, this expedition to Japan will probably cost a lot of food and salary, so I plan to raise shares."
Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jia were no strangers to the word "stock raising", but they still didn't understand the relationship between stock raising and war. So Zhang Jia asked on behalf of Emperor Wanli: "Is it really possible to make money from this war? Does this stock offering mean that everyone pays according to shares, and then distributes the spoils according to shares?"
Liu Haojia gave a thumbs up and said: "Zhang Banban is really smart, he can tell the truth with just one point, that's what he means! Suppose we need 1 million taels of silver for this expedition, and the royal treasury has provided 100,000 taels, then remove the war from all the spoils After the cost, the inner treasury will get 10% of the loot!"
Zhang Jia said: "How can you be sure that you will make money? What if you cannot make ends meet? Doesn't that mean that people who invest in stocks will lose money?"
Liu Haojia said: "How can this be a loss? Those Japanese big names are very rich. As long as one of their cities is conquered, there will be countless gold and silver! And there are countless nobles and wealthy businessmen in the city. They The money in his hands is no worse than that of a local daimyo!"
Although Emperor Wanli didn't speak, it was obvious that there was light in his eyes! At this time, Zhang Jia said: "If you cannot make ends meet, can you first ensure that the money invested in the internal treasury is returned?"
Liu Haojia shook his head and said: "There is no reason to do this in business! If you want to make money, everyone will make it together, and if you have to lose money, everyone will pay it together! And if we lose money this time, we might make money next time! Not to mention that we still have to be included in the captured trophies. Leave a portion for the court. Just..."
At this time, Zhang Jia didn't need to speak. Emperor Wanli had already said, "How can we give the money back to the imperial court? They refuse to pay!"
Liu Haojia said: "Long live the Lord, you must always give some benefits to the civil servants. The next time the same thing happens, they will not obstruct it."
After saying that, Liu Haojia began to describe how he would divide the money after winning the spoils. He said it was so exciting! And Liu Haojia said so much, his real purpose is to distribute profits so that everyone can benefit, so that the overseas expansion operation can be maintained.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, he threw a large number of livestock into Shanglin Garden. Except that the excrement made the land more fertile and his personal property increased, the court and the people did not receive any benefits. Instead, they shouldered heavy taxes!
What would happen if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty distributed the livestock, especially cattle, to the people of the world after his great victory over the Xiongnu?
The people who were allocated cows would be grateful to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for helping to purchase important labor for the family, and would strongly support him to conquer the Huns again! The people who have not been allocated a cow will look forward to the next time they conquer the Xiongnu, can they also be allocated a cow? Read the book
With the help of cattle, more land can be opened up, more food can be grown, and the court can receive more taxes. At that time, the officials in the court will also support him in continuing his conquest!
Let’s talk about Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas in the Ming Dynasty. Such a huge fleet did not win colonies overseas or obtain any benefits overseas. It is really disappointing!
But with such a huge fleet going out to fight and trade, where are the benefits? The main benefits were taken away by the merchants and officers who followed the fleet! What's even more pity is that Zheng He had no idea of trade at all and missed this opportunity!
If Zheng He brought a large amount of goods for trade in the fleet, and brought a large amount of rare treasures and a huge amount of gold and silver to the court when he returned, what would the officials of the court think?
When the fleet goes out to sea once, not only does it not cost the court, but it also earns a lot of money. Does that mean it needs to go out to sea several more times? If this really happens, where can I
Is there anything about the British Empire and the Empire on which the sun never sets?
That's why Liu Haojia thought that he must tie the imperial treasury and internal treasury, as well as more people, to the overseas tank, so that the navy can always exist and grow!
At this time, Emperor Wanli was already obsessed with money. He just wanted to know how much money he could get back from this trip. How much more can you add to your inner bank? Fortunately, he still maintained a little clarity. He stopped Liu Haojia who was drawing a pie and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. First, what is the plan?"
Liu Haojia spread out the papers he took out one by one and roughly explained his plan to Emperor Wanli. After listening to it in detail, Emperor Wanli felt that this matter should be possible! Especially Liu Haojia has never failed in his work, which gave him a lot of confidence!
So in the end he said: "In that case, Aiqing, just go ahead and do it! Anyway, the navy is under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family and has nothing to do with the court, so ignore them!"
Liu Haojia immediately said: "I have another suggestion! If those maritime merchants can expand overseas or donate enough money, can your majesty grant them a title? No need to be a Spyker, just a knight!"
Emperor Wanli said with embarrassment: "Would conferring a knighthood on a maritime merchant make my Ming Dynasty title too worthless?"
And Zhang Jia also said: "Will this matter cause opposition from officials?"
Liu Haojia explained: "There are some rules for expanding overseas territory. It doesn't mean that you can just occupy a piece of land. This land must be productive! And it must be occupied for enough time, provide enough tax revenue, and finally transform Only for the territory of the Ming Dynasty! As for money, the money must come from overseas, and the amount must be large enough to qualify for a title."
However, Emperor Wanli was quite resistant to this matter and refused to agree no matter what. Liu Haojia could only stop mentioning these things for the time being. However, he believed that with Emperor Wanli's temperament, if the goods carried on a Spanish galleon were really delivered to his inner treasury, he would definitely be granted a title! But since he refuses to agree at this time, there is no need to worry, just take it easy in the future.
Liu Haojia reported another matter that needed to be solved by Emperor Wanli, and the three of them discussed it for a long time before settling on it.
