After San Ce finished speaking, Su Jing looked at Lao Zhu calmly, waiting for his reaction.
"Su Jing, is this your plan?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, feeling that what Su Jing said was a bit too much...
Su Jing nodded and said: "That's right, these are my top, middle and bottom strategies. Your Majesty can choose the appropriate strategy according to your needs. Of course, your Majesty should be able to see the success rate, so I won't talk nonsense."
At this time Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su's three strategies are actually three good strategies after careful consideration."
"Bo Wen, then you can analyze it for me. What's so good about these three strategies?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger and said to Liu Bowen.
Liu Bowen nodded, then looked at Su Jing and said: "Mr. Su, I will take the liberty to analyze it. If there are any mistakes or omissions, I hope Mr. Su will not take offense."
"What are you talking about, Uncle Cheng? As long as you analyze it, my strategy may not be good."
Su Jing said immediately.
Liu Bowen was not an ordinary person, and Su Jing did not dare to feel condescending to him at all.
After Liu Bowen bowed, he said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su's three strategies, the upper, the middle, and the lower, in the opinion of the veteran, the best strategy is the royal way, the middle and the right, and the most important thing for your majesty to adopt is this best strategy."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How could I not know about Bowen and Su Jing's best plan? Although it is a good plan, it requires a lot of time. The current financial problems of the Ming Dynasty cannot be solved by relying on this good plan."
All emperors with a normal mind would know that this is definitely the right thing to do if they work hard to solve this problem.
Although some emperors may not be able to achieve 100%, this certainly does not include Zhu Yuanzhang.
For the Ming Dynasty he founded with his own hands, Lao Zhu treated it with great vigor every day.
But as Lao Zhu himself said, the Ming Dynasty is currently in financial difficulty, and efforts to fix this matter have yielded results too slowly.
Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su is also aware of this matter, so we have these two strategies. To put it bluntly, the middle strategy is to do business with the court and expand overseas markets. This strategy is not good at business management, so the veteran does not know the end. How effective it can be, but whether it is the Silk Road or overseas business, it brought a lot of income to the dynasty at that time, which can be traced back to history."
"As for Mr. Su's business talent, I think your Majesty should also understand that if this strategy is adopted, it will surely be able to quickly increase fiscal revenue for the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Bowen did not do much business, but he read a lot of history books.
National business is much more effective in increasing the value of wealth than self-employment.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu always had a bad view of businessmen. Even with examples of businessmen like Su Jing in front of him, he was still not so easily accepted.
Not to mention, the policy of sea ban was personally determined by Lao Zhu. Now opening overseas business activities will overturn the previous decree. Secondly, Lao Zhu will also worry about some remnants of the past disrupting the border and undermining the stable rule.
"Bowen, I can accept trade on land, but I will never agree to it overseas!"
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang directly showed a very firm attitude.
Liu Bowen said nothing and looked at Su Jing.
Su Jing waved her hand and said: "Your Majesty is unwilling, then I have no choice. Although land transport is also possible, the scale of trade between sea transport and land transport is very different, so I'm afraid it won't be very effective."
Under the current technological level of Ming Dynasty, water transportation is the largest, not to mention sea transportation.
In trade, the size of the transaction often determines the amount of profit.
Unless Lao Zhu's maritime ban policy is lifted, Su Jing's strategy is just a loft in the sky.
Liu Bowen could only continue: "So now it seems that the only way to quickly solve the Ming Dynasty's financial problems is to take the next step."
"Counterattack the Japanese pirates and capture the Japanese country. But let's make a decision. The old minister doesn't quite understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "Bo Wen, don't save face for Su Jing. You don't understand anything, so this plan won't work at all."
"Not to mention that the Japanese pirates are an island country on the sea. They are good at naval warfare. They are scattered and difficult to attack. Even if they really conquer the Japanese country, it is just a small area. How can they solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a hero of his generation. When Japanese pirates invaded the Shandong border, he had long thought of attacking.
But after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to give up.
The Japanese pirates can be fought, but if they really attack the Ryukyu Island where the Japanese pirates are located, it will require too many troops and a huge investment.
It was really defeated, but it was such a big place with not many resources. Lao Zhu really looked down upon it.
Liu Bowen looked at Su Jing, also looking forward to Su Jing's answer.
"It seems that your Majesty has a very good understanding of Japanese pirates. I think your Majesty has also had the idea of attacking the Japanese country."
Su Jing said with a smile: "If you really want to conquer Japan, the price must be high, or rather heavy. This is why I call it a bad idea."
"However, since it can be used as a last resort, it must be able to solve the current financial problems of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of attacking the Japanese country is only one, and that is the silver mine, a huge silver mine. Based on the current mining technology of the Ming Dynasty, the annual silver output The mine should be around millions of taels of silver. If the mining technology can be improved, it is not impossible to produce an annual output of tens of millions of taels."
As soon as Su Jing said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen were shocked.
Good guy, there is such a silver mine in Japan.
"Su Jing, are you telling the truth?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed drastically and he immediately asked Su Jing.
Su Jing said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. If the fidelity I mentioned can be captured and mined, Ming Dynasty's financial problems will be solved in an instant."
This silver mine is the Iwami Silver Mine in Japan.
The Iwami Silver Mine is located in Shimane Prefecture in the Sanin region of Japan.
The deposit was discovered in the 16th century and was one of the world's representative silver deposits in the 17th and 18th centuries.
At this moment, the Iwami Silver Mine is still sleeping peacefully underground in Japan, quietly waiting for people to discover it.
As for the output of the Iwami Silver Mine, it is quite terrifying, with an annual output of dozens of tons, and the recorded peak annual output is forty tons.
At that time, the silver production of the Iwami Silver Mine accounted for one-third of the world's total silver production.
The development period of Iwami Ginzan overlapped with the commercial development period in Japan's economic history. Therefore, the silver smelted and processed here was not only circulated as currency in Japan, but also supported trade between Japan and Portugal, the Dutch East India Company, and Chinese merchants. trade relations.
Therefore, for the current Ming Dynasty, if the Shijian Silver Mine can be mined, it will definitely be more than enough to solve the financial problem.
As for the guilt of conquering Japan?
Su Jing had never experienced this in Japan at all. He had no choice. In his previous life, he was also a Yingtian person, and the things in his bones did not disappear with the time travel and rebirth.
"Mr. Su, if this matter is true, then attacking the Japanese country is something that the Ming Dynasty must do."
Liu Bowen said directly.
Under normal circumstances, no one would think of attacking a small island country, which would be a thankless task and would not bring much benefit.
But now with such a huge silver mine, things are different.
Su Jing said calmly: "I don't know much about the war, but if you want to conquer the Japanese country, it is probably difficult for the Ming Dynasty to do so."
Liu Bowen nodded and said: "Yes, the Japanese pirates are difficult to deal with. If we take the initiative to attack, we must attack with several times the force. However, the Japanese country is an island country, and long-distance shipping is a challenge for the Ming Dynasty sergeants. We must also consider the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in the north. This There’s no rush.”
"There is no problem in Mr. Su considering this as the next best option."
Liu Bowen was really Su Jing's perfect mouthpiece, and he directly said what Su Jing wanted to say.
Su Jing nodded, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Cheng has finished analyzing the upper, middle and lower strategies. I really did not deceive Your Majesty. My method is actually not a good one."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened slightly, and he was still thinking about the Japanese silver mines in his mind.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Since you said this was a bad idea, it seems that the Japanese pirates haven't discovered the existence of this silver mine yet, right?"
There is a difference between having a silver mine and having a silver mine.
Su Jing said: "Of course I don't know. If such a large silver mine is discovered, with the current situation in Japan, there will be no time to go out to sea to plunder our Ming Dynasty. They are busy fighting among themselves for the ownership of the silver mine."
The current Ming Dynasty was only in the fourteenth century, and it was still more than two hundred years before the Shijian Silver Mine was discovered. Everything was still early.
After the Iwami Silver Mine was discovered, many wars did take place in Japan over its ownership.
"Su Jing, have you ever talked about the silver mine with anyone else?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
Su Jing shook her head and said, "Of course not. If His Majesty hadn't asked about it today, Su Jing probably wouldn't have remembered that there was such a silver mine in the Japanese pirate's hometown."
I have read a lot of history books, and there are a lot of messy things.
Although Su Jing has a photographic memory, some keywords are still needed to retrieve it.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "This matter is top secret and must not be discussed with anyone. Do you understand what I say?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know the stakes involved."
Su Jing replied immediately.
Today's Ming Dynasty definitely does not have the conditions to attack Japan, but knowing that Japan has such a large silver mine, attacking Japan has become a must-do.
Only if the silver mines remain unknown and unexploited, and the Ming Dynasty attacks Japan, can the greatest benefits be gained.
Liu Bowen said from the side: "Your Majesty, this matter is now being planned. The training of the Ming Navy and the exploration of the Japanese terrain will take time to prepare."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Bo Wen is right, we should start planning this matter from now on, and we must make sure that nothing goes wrong."
At this time, Lao Zhu no longer thought about the financial shortage issue at all.
After all, after learning about such a large silver mine, I must have thought of taking it for myself immediately.
Not to mention that this silver mine is still the home of Japanese pirates. There is a deep hatred between the Ming Dynasty and Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates are the ones they fight!
"Your Majesty, I am a little tired from today's lecture. If nothing happens, I will leave first."
Su Jing said to Zhu Yuanzhang that giving lectures was not an easy task, especially since Su Jing had taken such a big class.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Jing and said, "Okay, then you can go back and rest first. If you want to go home, you can go back at any time. I guarantee that no one will stop you."
The past few days since Su Jing was released from prison have given Zhu Yuanzhang a lot of shock.
Now Lao Zhu will never have murderous intentions towards Su Jing again. Who will let the lives of his wife and children still depend on Su Jing?
At this meeting, a large silver mine was mentioned again. Lao Zhu only wanted to provide Su Jing with all the conditions.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Jing nodded and left from the Prince's Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Jing's retreating back and said, "Bo Wen, how many good things do you think Su Jing has hidden?"
There is such a large silver mine in Japan, and Lao Zhu only heard Su Jing mention it now.
There is also the news from Fengtian Temple not long ago.
There are really mixed feelings in his heart right now.
Liu Bowen bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su knows a lot, but precisely because he knows so much, many things that seem important to us may not be so important in Mr. Su's eyes."
Liu Bowen had at least heard Su Jing talk about the changes in social form. In the face of changes in the entire human society, whether it was an emperor or a dynasty, it was actually just like that.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Liu Bowen: "Bowen, you are now helping Su Jing speak without even the slightest cover-up. It's not like you."
Liu Bowen replied: "Your Majesty, I just told the truth."
"Okay, you should go back too. I don't know what I was thinking when I called you here suddenly."
Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.
Right now, his heart is actually still a little messy.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
Liu Bowen immediately turned and left.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath, adjusted his mood, and called Zhu Biao and the other five people in front of him.
"My son, I pay homage to my father!" X5
The five people immediately saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Get up, I ask you, have you listened carefully to the lessons Su Jing taught you today?"
The five people nodded immediately. Now they are all serious learners, and Su Jing did not miss any of his lessons.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You must remember it well and think more often. This Ming Dynasty will be of more use in the future, you know?"
"Yes, Father, I know." x5
Five people answered in unison.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Qin King Zhu Feng again and said: "Second brother, we just heard you say that you want to learn the way of business from Su Jing and delve into the way of business, right?"
"Yes, Father, I don't have much talent, so I feel like I can learn more in this area."
Zhu Xi replied, his eyes firm.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you want to learn, then show your own attitude. I won't speak for you. How much you can learn from Su Jing is all up to you. If you can really agree with what you said, then you will be vassal." I can let you go earlier."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xi's face suddenly showed an expression of joy.
If he becomes a vassal, then he becomes a prince and can do many things independently.
The most important thing is that he got the approval of his father Zhu Yuanzhang!
(End of chapter)
