When Zhu Yijun was sure that he would not borrow troops, several people had different looks in their eyes. These were all new court officials who had entered the Wenhua Palace, such as Li Youzi, the imperial censor of the right capital, Zeng Xingwu, the left minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Xueyan, the minister of household affairs. They all frowned for a moment before relaxing.
According to the Ming Emperor's consistent profit-seeking style, investing in Antonio would get the maximum reward, and borrowing troops would undoubtedly make the most profit.
But the choice of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty seems to be very conservative, and the reason is that they are the people of Ming Dynasty, the sons of their parents, and the fathers of their children. The three of them have just entered the Wenhua Palace and do not know the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, but the other court officials are worried in their hearts. It is very clear that this is what His Majesty is thinking.
When it comes to matters involving poor coolies, His Majesty always behaves much more conservatively than Zhang Juzheng.
His Majesty has always adhered to and adhered to a basic bottom line, that is, the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful. This is the basic bottom line of the Wanli New Deal of the Ming Dynasty. All policy formulations are completely based on this basic bottom line.
Wang Chonggu and Wan Shihe actually saw it more clearly. In fact, His Majesty is not optimistic about Antonio's rebellion. Even if there are some ups and downs, the position of the King of Portugal will probably eventually fall into the hands of Felipe II, because Felipe II He is the king of the empire on which the sun never sets, and his national power is extremely powerful.
"It depends on the intensity of His Majesty's investment." Antonio said with a solemn expression.
"I can give you twelve ships, and all the plantations from the entire Wanli Seawall to the Strait of Malacca belong to me." Zhu Yijun said with great certainty.
His goal from the beginning was clear, which was the plantations he had coveted for a long time. The Ming Dynasty needed a lot of food, especially after the Little Ice Age was about to become violent, the demand for food would become extremely terrifying, resorting to Yu Haiyang was the only solution Zhu Yijun could think of.
He is indeed engaged in farming, he is indeed improving planting techniques, and he is indeed working hard to enrich the crops of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Little Ice Age that began in the first year of Yongle is gradually becoming more severe, with droughts, locust plagues, floods, etc. Let Ming Dynasty fall into a food crisis.
The Little Ice Age began in the first year of Yongle and intensified over the past 170 years. By the Wanli period it was already extremely severe.
"Your Majesty is really a businessman!" Antonio weighed for a long time and said through gritted teeth.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile on his face: "You won't lose, right? If you can win."
Each of the twelve ships is sold for 200,000 taels, excluding the firearms on board, which is a different price. If you want to equip the corresponding naval guns, the price will increase to 250,000 taels. All twelve ships are sold. The price is three million silver. The value of the ten thousand miles of seawall, that is, the value of all the plantations from the South China Sea to Malacca, is only one hundred thousand silver a year. Even if it is calculated as one hundred thousand silver, it will take thirty years to recover it.
Isn’t this business a huge loss?
Would Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty make a loss-making business? It is better to believe that the old sow will rise from the tree. In fact, Daming will never lose.
Once these plantations are in the hands of Ming Dynasty, the annual benefits they can generate will far exceed those in the hands of Hong Mao Fan.
The red-haired fan came across the ocean, and the local ruling population was sparse. Each plantation had a limited expansion speed. Even for higher-value crops, the plantations could not complete the expansion, and they were all castles in the air. But in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, These plantations will pay for themselves in less than five years, and then the profits will be permanent.
Antonio was still a little reluctant to let go, but Legas touched Antonio without leaving any trace.
"Okay, Your Majesty, when will your Majesty be able to bathe in Your Majesty's grace?" Antonio suddenly realized after being reminded, and then immediately with a smile on his face, he asked when the twelve five-masted transoceanic ships promised by His Majesty would be available. reward.
Seeing that the deal was done, Zhu Yijun leaned back in his chair and said with a smile on his face: "You can take them with you when you return. Of course, if you don't have so many sailors, you can recruit them in Songjiang Mansion, including the boat masters." .”
"Thank you for your majesty's kindness and generosity. Your supreme majesty, your holy grace will surely illuminate all the wild worlds and spread civilization to every corner of the world. I firmly believe that that day will come and will definitely come." Antonio used Singing an exaggerated aria praising the efficiency of the Ming Emperor!
The Ming Dynasty was able to pay for twelve five-masted transoceanic ships at once, which directly exceeded Antonio's expectations!
The powerful productivity of the Ming Dynasty once again shocked Antonio. You must know that each of the main battleships of the West, the Galese battleship, requires more than 300 craftsmen. They have been busy for a year and need a sufficient supply of raw materials. However, the Ming Dynasty actually Antonio was really horrified that he could still export it when he was satisfied with his own use.
Zhu Yijun is a businessman who is based on integrity. All the warships he redeems are brand new warships, not ninety-nine new warships for the emperor's own use. The reason is that the warships sold by Ming Dynasty are all monkey versions. The warships sold by Ming Dynasty, whether it is tonnage, naval guns or Ship speed and deck thickness are all reduced.
Antonio agreed happily after being reminded by Legaz. This was because Legaz had discussed an issue with Antonio yesterday, that is, the Roman Church in Nagasaki was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty advance team.
The church power in Nagasaki was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty advance team.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a greedy, bad-tempered and very resourceful dragon. His eyes had long been set on the plantation of Wanli Seawall. The property that the dragon was interested in would never escape the dragon's advantage. Claw, as time goes by and the Ming Navy becomes more and more powerful, it will only be a matter of time before these treasures are captured by the dragon.
It would be better to sell it as early as possible while you can still make some money. This is what Antonio and Legaz think.
Antonio was reminded by Legas, and he finally figured it out. Thinking about it from another angle, it was a good deal to exchange the future wealth of the Ming Emperor for actual warships.
Antonio and Legas already knew the Ming Dynasty's red-haired fans very well, but they still thought wrong. If the matter was that simple, Zhu Yijun would not need to go around in such a big circle. The Ming Dynasty was extremely cautious in the use of force, and He has his own high moral disadvantage. Ming Dynasty is not a pirate who robs others when he sees them. That is the inertia of Taixi's thinking, and he robs others as a matter of course.
Zhu Yijun bought the ownership of these plantations, which means that the divisions are famous. Qi Jiguang mentioned the importance of having famous divisions more than once when giving military lectures. The divisions are unknown. No matter how powerful the army is, there is only one end, and that is defeat. undoubtedly.
Qi Jiguang even told the young emperor with certainty that the harm to the empire from Shi Mingming would far exceed the defeat.
Using violence but failing to convince the majority of the country's people is doomed to failure. This has been proven countless times in history. Now that Ming has successfully paid once, if Antonio fails to deliver the goods, then Ming will use force to come and collect the goods. goods.
The despicable, discredited, damned Hong Maofan deceived the supreme Ming Emperor and took away twelve of Ming's five-masted ocean-going ships without giving any money. He prostituted our Ming Emperor in vain. Isn't he prostituted Ming Dynasty in vain? !
For many things, if you go around in this way, you can achieve long-term peace and stability. This Nanyang plantation business can be done for a long time.
"Special Envoy Li, is there anything else you can do?" Zhu Yijun looked at Ligas with some curiosity. Antonio's interview had ended, but Ligas did not leave.
Legaz bowed his head and said: "My monarch has sent his credentials."
Zhu Yijun finished reading the credential. It was actually a rare bilingual credential in Latin and Chinese. Although the Chinese was very poor and even the sentences were not fluent, the content was still clearly expressed.
In his letter of credence, Felipe II first congratulated Emperor Ming on his wedding. Apparently, the information Legaz gave to Taixi last year included the arrangements for Emperor Ming’s activities. Then Felipe II began to pour out his bitter words. The damned unruly people in the Deland area didn't obediently stick out their necks to be chopped by him. They actually dared to rebel, and there was a trend that the situation was inevitable. Felipe II analyzed that the reason for the defeat was that the navy was still not strong enough. Although the Armada was invincible, But it was far from powerful enough to face the threats of both the Ottomans and England at the same time.
The Spanish court believed that these damn Englishmen and those pirates who harassed the fleet heading to the Netherlands all day long were the main reason for the defeat.
Felipe II also wanted to buy a ship. He asked in his credentials whether he could place a batch of orders. While paying the full price, the Ming Emperor could also put forward some conditions, such as some jurisdictions in Mindanao.
Mindanao is Spain's last stronghold in the Far East. Of course Felipe refuses to give up, but he can return most of the area to the Ming Dynasty, leaving a port to maintain communication between the East and the West.
"Captain, do you know that Felipe II wants to buy a boat?" Zhu Yijun asked Antonio curiously.
Antonio's expression changed, and he bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am a businessman, but my conduct is not bad. Otherwise, I would not be qualified to come to the Cultural Palace to see Your Majesty. I did not open Felipe II's credentials. Pass."
"In five years, he needs 52 ships, and he can place a 30% deposit first and a 60% balance payment next year. After the ships arrive in the West, the balance will be paid based on the number of ships at departure. Felipe said bluntly, he I don’t want to lose the opportunity to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, so I will definitely fulfill my promise." Zhu Yijun said very calmly.
Wang Chonggu and Wan Shihe glanced at each other and smiled at each other. They both guessed correctly that Antonio could hardly be Felipe II's opponent. Felipe II had fifty-two ships as soon as he opened his mouth. It was paid in full, not purchased with a loan from the emperor.
The owner of the fleet led by Antonio was Felipe II. From beginning to end, Ming Dynasty was trading with the Spanish royal family, not with Antonio, the captain.
King Zhu Di of Yan could become emperor, which was unique in the long history of the Central Plains dynasties. It would be difficult for the separatist vassal kings in a corner to succeed in their rebellion.
Antonio racked his brains and even sold his foundation for twelve ships, while Felipe II could place an order for fifty-two ships at a time without pressure.
This is rich and powerful.
"How much?" Antonio asked in disbelief.
"Fifty-two terms, thirteen million taels of silver, 90% to be paid within two years. He believes that as the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he will not joke with his reputation." Zhu Yijun repeated it again and said: "I will agree, Because it is profitable, I hope the captain can understand this fact, and I don’t want to deceive the captain.”
"Thank you for your sincerity, your majesty. I am deeply grateful." Of course Antonio knew that his weight was not enough for Ming to help him if he was not doing business. Ming was selling arms, and Antonio knew this very well.
Zhu Yijun ended the interview. After the two of them left the Ming Dynasty with a lot of thoughts, Zhu Yijun looked at the credentials in his hand with a smile on his face. He said cheerfully: "Da Situ! Da Situ with 16 million silver." Order! Oops, such a big order is not easy. Some time ago, a supervisory censor said that I was doing a lot of construction and the shipyard was engaged in military warfare. Isn’t this order coming? "
"I would like to congratulate the Great Ming Dynasty and congratulate Your Majesty!" Wang Guoguang said with a beaming face as he left work.
Wan Shihe came out to greet him, stood up straight and said: "The King of Spain has placed an order for fifty-two ships, so we have to find a way to ask the Queen of England in Tessie for her opinion on this matter."
"Um?"
As soon as Wan Shihe said this, the courtiers subconsciously took a step away. They looked at Wan Shihe with scrutiny, and their eyes were full of uncertainty and doubt. This Wan Shihe was simply awesome! No matter what time, you can come up with extremely bad ideas!
Don't call it Wan Shihe, just change it to Bad Water!
"No way?" Wan Shihe looked around.
"Okay, okay, absolutely okay." Wang Chonggu hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said with a smile: "Wan Dazai is indeed a quick thinker, I admire him."
"In fact, we can also add the resistance forces in the Netherlands." Zhu Yijun thought for a while and added.
Felipe II's biggest headache now is the Netherlands. If the navigation route is not opened, Zhu Yijun will sell the five-masted transoceanic ship to the Ottomans. Felipe II needs to order more ships, so England, France, the Netherlands, and the Ottomans also ordered more ships, which formed a virtuous cycle.
Wan Shihe's idea is to make a lot of war fortune, and Zhu Yijun agrees with this very much. If we don't make war fortune at this time, will we regret it after the situation is stable?
The King of Spain had enough money to order fifty-two ships, so if the Queen of England didn't order equally, wouldn't she be defeated? Once defeated, King Felipe II of Spain will snatch Queen Elizabeth of England to be his wife!
England had no money and no colonies, but it had many other things in exchange.
"Your Majesty is wise." Hearing this, Wan Shihe sighed again. In terms of the ability to do business and amass profits, ten thousand Wan Shihe can't compare to Your Majesty.
"Okay, okay, let's start the court discussion." Zhu Yijun touched the certificate of credence again. This is not paper, it is clearly white money!
Thinking of this, the young emperor showed a bright smile. This smile was sincere and came from the heart.
Wang Chonggu is very familiar with this smile. It is simply the smile of a money-lover.
"Your Majesty, we haven't met Buyan, the eldest son of Tuman Khan, yet." Ma Ziqiang went out to remind His Majesty that after Antonio today, there will be Buyan to meet. This is the second time Buyan has met. He is among the Tuman tribes. He is a representative of the moderates.
"Oh, oh, look, I was so happy that I forgot about it, Xuan." Zhu Yijun was stunned, and then immediately realized that he had made a mistake in his work.
When he was so happy, he forgot about Buyan.
Human beings' sorrows and joys are not the same, especially at this moment. Buyan, who was waiting outside the palace, was worried. He looked at the rising sun and thought about where the Tuman tribes would go. It seemed that there was no way out, but there was The idea of surrender suddenly became clear again, which made Buyan Khan have mixed feelings.
After Buyan entered the palace, he felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. The solemn and solemn place of Wenhua Palace was actually filled with a joyful atmosphere. Even the usually stoic officials were smiling.
The orders worth 16 million silver, even if divided into five years, exceeded 3.2 million silver each year. And even if this amount of money is excluded from the Songjiang Shipyard, the national and internal funds of the Ming Dynasty exceeded 3.2 million each year. A share of two million silver.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty's finances are further improving. You must know that after the Ming Dynasty's annual military expenditure is calculated, it is only 10 million silver.
With the huge inflow of funds, the Ming Dynasty would have more room to deal with domestic conflicts, and there would be no need to act too hastily, causing conflicts to intensify to the point of being uncontrollable.
"Greetings to your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." Buyan bowed five times and kowtowed three times.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile: "No courtesy, no courtesy."
"Your Majesty, Buyan, the foreign envoy, has a letter of credence from the Great Khan of the Mongolian suzerainty. I beg your Majesty to read it." Buyan stood up, still very respectful.
Zhu Yijun opened the credential and read it for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Tumen, your father still hasn't figured out where he failed, so he wrote such a credential."
"Father has surrendered." Buyan said in great surprise. Buyan had already read Tuman Khan's credentials, but the Ming Emperor still seemed not satisfied.
"Did he surrender?" Zhu Yijun grabbed the letter of credence, raised it, pointed at it and said: "He said in the letter of credence that he asked the Ming Dynasty to be canonized as king. Is this a surrender? Do you know that Ida Khan is a After fighting with the Ming Dynasty for more than twenty years, with more wins and fewer losses, I was replaced by a king. You think the king of the Ming Dynasty is a crop in the soil. Do you want it?"
"Is this surrender?"
"I'm here to ask you, in the first year of Longqing, when the Tuman Khan invaded the Ming Dynasty, did he also use the Ming Dynasty court to confer the title of king on me? Your right wing also wanted to confer the title, and if you didn't grant it, you would invade the capital?"
"In the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing's reign, your grandfather Kuden Khan and Anda Khan had a horse-stealing feud. Your grandfather could not defeat Anda Khan and was afraid of being annexed, so he moved east to the east of the Daxianbei Mountains. At that time, Taining, Fuyu and others The Ministry asked the Ming Dynasty for help, but the Ming Dynasty did not send troops and promised your grandfather to hunt east of the Xianbei Mountains. Your grandfather swore on the Immortal Sky that the left wing would never invade the border."
"What your grandpa said doesn't count when it comes to your father, right? Then does the bullshit your father says don't count when it comes to you?!"
Buyan had nothing to say. Buyan’s grandfather, Kuden Khan, Tuman Khan’s father, couldn’t beat Anda Khan after several encounters, so he ran to the east of the Daxianbei Mountains. At that time, the Duoyan Division was in Huining Near Wei and Daning Wei, the Ming Dynasty weighed again and again and finally did not send troops because Anda Khan was more threatening at that time.
Kuden Khan's oath pointing to the Immortal Heaven was like farting. Now, the conditions proposed by Tuman Khan were not surrender at all.
Still want the king? Idiot's dream!
"The Ming Dynasty is currently aiming to open up the sea. The grassland is barren and bitterly cold. Too much attachment to the grassland may be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty." Buyan persuaded the Ming Emperor from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I have my own foundation." After Zhang Xueyan heard this, he immediately went out and bowed his head and said: "This is ridiculous! Our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, rich products, and opening up the sea, so the Ming Dynasty will naturally do it. This Northern Expedition, the Ming Dynasty can also have it, the Ming Dynasty is Only those who can fully support it, Your Majesty, can walk on two legs by holding the sea and land together."
On more than one occasion, the Ministry of Finance proposed the simultaneous development of land and sea, focusing on a two-front battle, focusing on both fronts and focusing on both fronts.
Wan Shihe Chuban bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Zhang Shangshu said is reasonable. During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty's official ships and sea trade made a lot of profit, which was also used in the Northern Expedition. Both sea and land were carried out. This is also the ancestral law."
Ma Ziqiang looked at Wan Shihe and didn't know what to say for a moment. Whatever Wan Shihe said, he could interpret it as the ancestral law, and it was very reasonable and well-founded!
The Ministry of Husbandry proposed simultaneous development of land and sea, and the Ministry of Rites followed up. This actually had a theoretical basis. Instead of simply pleasing the emperor and satisfying the emperor's nature of pursuing great success, they were discussing distribution.
The Ming court has seen the terrible harm caused by the silver dam. Since there is a dam, there must be a day when the dam breaks. Once the dam breaks, it will affect the country, the country, and the country. How to regulate silver?
Providing military pay is a good way.
Not just military pay, but also investment. Investing in Taotu Mountain Baitu, investing in Daningweihui Ningwei Animal Husbandry, investing in Rehe Junbao, investing in the wool official factory, investing in the Coal Bureau are all ways to get silver into the silver market. A place of scarcity.
Silver will always flow to places where there is no shortage of silver. Under the new situation of large inflows of silver, how to ensure the healthy and orderly development of the Ming Dynasty's economy is the most difficult problem faced by the Ministry of Revenue. Taking advantage of both sea and land is the solution the Ministry of Revenue has come up with.
I don't have Wanshi or other skills, but I can make up for His Majesty. I still have the ability to sprinkle water and wash the floor, and it's very big!
Wan Shihe's words are very reasonable and cannot be refuted at all.
Zhu Yijun looked at Buyan and thought for a while and said: "If Tuman Khan wants to surrender, surrender quickly. If you don't want to surrender, we will continue to fight until Tuman Khan doesn't want to fight at all. There is no place for you in the east. We have it in the west, Anda Khan is blocking it in the west, and the right wing is currently in great internal conflict. Do you think they will attack the Ming Dynasty or your left wing?"
"As you know, the left likes to resort to force and transfer conflicts to war. They have long formed this inertia. When trouble comes to a decision, they go out to plunder and conquer."
Anda Khan is very warlike, and Anda Khan is really good at fighting. Anda Khan's lifelong achievements, whether against the Ming Dynasty or against Oara, were rarely defeated in the south and north, and during the Jiajing and Longqing years, he was at the hands of Ma Fang This time Anda Khan attacked Yingchang, and it was Prince Ma Fang who was responsible for attacking Anda Khan's two thousand troops.
When Anda Khan used force against the Ming Dynasty, there were many obstacles and internal conflicts were fierce. When Anda Khan's personal prestige was seriously challenged, Anda Khan himself would definitely choose war, and the target of the war would be this Tuman Khan who had lost consecutive battles. The left wing is an extremely good target.
Sincerity is the greatest nirvana. Zhu Yijun always speaks clearly. As an emperor, if his statement is vague, it will cause huge trouble.
"Your Majesty is wise." Buyan bowed his head and said helplessly.
Every sentence the emperor spoke was true, and every sentence was heart-wrenching. Compared with Ming Dynasty, who had just resorted to force and needed to rest, Anda Khan was even more impatient and was right in front of his eyes.
"Actually, I have a good idea. Your left and right wings are all relatives. If you want to fight, just join forces." Zhu Yijun said very calmly.
Wang Chonggu looked serious and tried hard to hold back his laughter. He looked at Lu Tiaoyang. The first assistant Lu Tiaoyang also had a plain face, but the corners of his mouth kept twitching. It was obvious that Lu Tiaoyang heard the problem with these words. The little emperor is full of bad ideas.
Many times, 1+1 is less than 1. Why did the left and right wings fall out in the first place? Tuman Khan's father would rather move east than join forces? When the left and right really merge, it's time for the Ming Dynasty to attack, because there will definitely be internal strife by then.
But this is where the weirdness lies. Even if Buyan sees through the Ming Emperor's tricks, as far as the current situation is concerned, the best solution for Tuman Khan is to join forces. Even if it is difficult, it is still better than being completely beaten to death. Much better.
easy to say, hard to do.
For example, if the left and right wings merge, who will be the khan and who will be the almsgiver (another name for deputy king or deputy khan)? Just this one question can make a dog's brain break out.
Buyan did not get a clear reply from the emperor, so he left the Cultural Hall in despair. When he walked out, he was restless. He accidentally fell down on the steps, rolled over and fell to the ground. The servants took Buyan to the ground. He was carried to the Xiecu Hospital for treatment. After a while, the chambermaid cleaned up the blood stains in front of the door, making it spotless.
After Zhu Yijun heard that Buyan had fallen, he looked at the courtiers and said: "Tuman Khan is actually still pretending to be his sect master Khan, and he refuses to bow to me. After all, Tuman Khan has been talking about me for a long time. Da Khan is a traitor from the grassland, so what does it mean for the sect leader, the Great Khan, to bow to a traitor? Here, he refuses to bow to the Ming Dynasty. He always feels that he invaded the capital while the Ming Dynasty was weak, and now he has no face to bow his head and profess his vassal."
"Da Ming Zhenwu, he can't beat him. He has been pressed down and hammered so many times, but he still puts on an air of arrogance and becomes the king? He still gets beaten less."
"Your Majesty is wise." When the courtiers saw that His Majesty had finished speaking, they all said in unison.
Tuman Khan's subjects had already begun to surrender. Tens of thousands of people surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but Tuman Khan had to hold on by himself.
"Ignore him." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Today's court meeting, let's begin."
After Lu Tiaoyang sat down, he took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Lu Tiaoyang, who never liked to express his opinions, suddenly took out a memorandum. Instead of letting the little devil explore the way, Lu Tiaoyang went directly to it in person. It was obviously a big deal.
The content of Lu Tiaoyang's memorial is about how to manage His Majesty's 20,700,000 silver investment.
Does anyone dare to hack the emperor's money? Don't want to die?
Yes, and there are many.
The wages of avarice is death.
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