Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1616 Siberia is a good place
Liu Jin, who was working, heard Liu Jian's words, put down his work, and sat down with a smile.

"Liu Gong, Li Gong~"

Liu Jin has always respected Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Even though he is now a cabinet minister, he still regards himself as a junior and treats them with respect.

"Liu Jin, what good things are there in the Middle East? Don't be a fool, tell us quickly."

Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin with a smile on his face, and asked curiously after thinking about it.

Of course, he was asking this question on behalf of Li Dongyang. Liu Jian's own family doesn't have any property in the Middle East. As a result, there is a desert everywhere, and there is even little water. I really don't know what the future of such a place is.

Li Dongyang didn't expect Liu Jian to ask so directly, but he looked at Liu Jin very expectantly, hoping to get an answer from Liu Jin.

After all, the Li family paid a huge price for this colony in the Middle East. Almost all the financial, material, manpower, and resources of the Li family were spent on this colony in the Middle East.

If he doesn't figure out what's in the Middle East and what's the future, Li Dongyang won't rest in peace even if he dies.

"The Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf, although it is full of deserts now, there is a precious resource hidden under the desert. In the future, this resource will become an indispensable resource. Who will control it? That kind of resource can be enormous wealth."

Liu Jin thought about it and said.

I have asked so directly, and I am too embarrassed to continue to play tricks, hanging on the appetite of the two old men. If they leave that day, I can’t get an answer, and if I don’t know, I have to ask myself in a dream. Was scared to death.

"Indispensable resource?"

"Huge wealth?"

When the two heard it, their eyes lit up immediately.

For Liu Jin's words, the two of them believed deeply. When Liu Jin was still a scholar, he dared to boldly say that the Golden Continent was full of gold.

Although everyone now knows that it is impossible for the Golden Continent to be full of gold, a large number of gold and silver mines have indeed been discovered in the Golden Continent. I don’t know how many people have made a fortune overnight mining here in the Golden Continent.

Since Liu Jin said that there are precious resources in the Persian Gulf, there must be precious resources.

As for why he knew, it didn't seem to matter anymore. Liu Jin never seemed to have lied to anyone.

"Liu Jin, would you lend me a few million taels of silver?"

Liu Jian thought for a while and said with a thick face.

"Ah, several million taels... Mr. Liu, these millions of taels are not tens of thousands of taels."

Liu Jin was dumbfounded when he heard it. Even if you are the chief minister of the Ming cabinet, I would not dare to lend you this money worth several million taels, besides, everyone knows about your family’s situation.

The only surviving son is lazy and idle, and he is basically a tool, and his grandson and great-grandson are also not a tool. If you are not the chief minister of the cabinet, and you can still support yourself, your family will be really weak.

It is easy for me to lend you these several million taels of silver, but what will your family pay back.

"I don't need to ask you to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver, let alone who you are, Liu Jin, Daming's God of Wealth, asking you to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver, isn't this embarrassing you?"

Liu Jian said with a smile.

"Liu Gong, these millions of taels of silver is not a small sum, why do you want so much money?"

Liu Jin smiled helplessly. It is true that he has money, but basically all his money was invested, or it was used to invest in education and build schools. Liu Jin is no better than an old rich man who buried his money underground Rust, with a mouth of several million taels of silver, he is under a lot of pressure.

"what?"

"Of course I went to the Middle East to grab land, and leave some family property for my unworthy descendants, so that they won't even have a problem eating after I leave."

Liu Jian said very directly.

At his stage and age, it is difficult for him to be disturbed by other things. Only the matter of his children and grandchildren makes him feel uneasy all the time.

No way, children and grandchildren are useless.

"You can also lend me a few million taels of silver. I also want to continue to expand my Li family's colony on the Persian Gulf."

When Li Dongyang heard it, he also said with a smile.

"Don't, don't, rob~"

"Look at how much money I'm worth, why not just sell me off?"

As soon as Liu Jin heard it, he hurriedly said.

You Liu Jian has several million taels of silver, and Li Dongyang has several million taels of silver. Will Zhang Mao ask himself to borrow several million taels of silver tomorrow? Even if he opens a bank, he doesn’t have so much money to lend to you.

What's more, for this oil to be truly valuable, it has to be done after the internal combustion engine technology and chemical technology have matured. It is estimated that it will take at least a few decades, or even a hundred years.

I have a few million taels of silver, and I invest casually by myself, which is better than you go to the Persian Gulf to grab land.

"You kid is not mean enough."

"Under your guidance, Zhang Mao has now established an extremely large family business. The two of us have treated you well. You can't treat one more favorably than another. You must show us a way to make a fortune. Ours The requirements are not too high, as long as they can provide for their children and grandchildren in the future."

Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin and knew that it was really too much to have a mouth of several million taels of silver. Although Liu Jin was rich, it was impossible for him to say that he had borrowed several million taels of silver. What would he use as collateral? , so what to guarantee.

Relying on the face of the chief minister of the cabinet?

For ordinary people, it may be too high and unattainable, but for Liu Jin, it seems that it is nothing special, and it is not worth lending a few million taels of silver.

But thinking about his descendants, Liu Jian had to say with a thick face.

"Yes, yes, Liu Jin, you have to show us a way. You are the God of Wealth. Just pointing out a way is enough for our descendants."

Li Dongyang also followed suit.

"Where am I, God of Wealth?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he smiled wryly and shook his head. It wasn't the first time someone asked him for a way to get rich.

Brothers Zhang Mao, Zhong Zhong, Zhang Yanling, etc., I don’t know how many people have asked me about this matter. Where can I find a way to make a fortune? It's easy to get a billion-dollar industry.

"Actually, what I just said is a good way. The future of the Persian Gulf is promising. If you occupy a few pieces of land, your descendants will not have to worry about it."

After thinking about it, Liu Jin said bluntly.

Other ways are not suitable for your children and grandchildren, especially Liu Jian’s children and grandchildren, all of them are useless, and they are still suitable for learning from future generations of local tyrants in the Middle East. With a piece of cloth on their heads, I am the richest in the world, selling oil and playing with leopards and lions and so on.

As for business management and technical things, it is not suitable at all, let the smart people play.

Li Dongyang's stepson, Li Zhaofan, is very courageous. He has already built a large colony on the Persian Gulf, and it is also a place rich in oil. From now on, as long as the Li family can firmly occupy this land, future generations will not need Worried about making a living.

"Aside from the Persian Gulf, where else in the world has that indispensable resource?"

When Liu Jian heard this, he thought for a while and asked.

The Persian Gulf is not easy to mix, not to mention the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire, and the internal competition in Ming Dynasty is also very fierce. After Jin learned the news, it was already deployed on the Persian Gulf side.

Now that my family goes to the Persian Gulf, I can't get much benefit, so I'd better look at other places in the world.

"Anywhere else in the world?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin rolled his eyes slightly, thought for a while and said, "Siberia is also extremely rich in various resources, and where the land is sparsely populated and the land is extremely cheap, it is a good place."

Liu Jin is now mining. Although Siberia has been incorporated into the territory of the Ming Empire, it has not been developed because it is too cold and desolate.

Nowadays, the only impression Daming has of Siberia is that the fur there is very good. In this winter, if you don't have a Siberian fur coat, you will definitely be ashamed to go out.

Especially the upper-class people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are extremely fond of the furs of Siberia, Qianhekou, and Yuxi. The furs made of top-grade arctic foxes and sables are even priceless, and there is no market for those who have money. place to buy.

The vast Siberia region is a huge treasure house, not only rich in animal and plant resources, but also contains countless minerals.

Coal, iron ore, copper ore, oil, natural gas, diamond, etc., have a complete range of resources, large reserves, and high value. Polar bears in later generations are struggling to support them. This shows how rich the resources here are. enriched.

Daming couldn't leave such a treasure trove alone and throw everything away, so he had to find a way to open it up.

It's just that there are too few people there.

In the entire Northwest Province, the most populous city is the city of Winter, and the city of Winter is still supported by exiled prisoners, otherwise there are really no people.

Without anyone, there is no way to talk about development.

If you want to firmly grasp Siberia and keep it under the control of the Ming Empire, you must find ways to increase the population here and continue to develop it.

Beihai, Cold Winter City, Congling and other places where prisoners were exiled were established under such circumstances.

But relying on these prisoners alone is far from enough. Daming has too many places where the population is needed. After all, the exiled prisoners are a drop in the bucket.

It is still necessary to be able to use interests to drive people to develop these places like the Golden Continent.

The reason why I want to vigorously develop Winter City is, of course, to block the path of the Slavs going east, and drive the tribes of the Kazakh Khanate to go west to plunder the Slavs, and that is also to prevent the rise of the Principality of Moscow.

The treasure land of Siberia must be in the hands of the Ming Empire.

Its resources are too many and too rich. It is a huge treasure house, how can it be cheap for the Slavs.

Now that Liu Jian has asked about this, he must be tricked.

If he, the head of the cabinet, went to Siberia to dig treasures excitedly, then other people who received the news would naturally follow suit.

The vast land of Siberia is very rich in resources. At that time, some people will be able to make a fortune by mining resources, and it will attract more people to develop Siberia.

Anyway, I didn't lie. This Siberia is indeed rich in resources and minerals. Now it occupies the land first. In the future, it can indeed sell resources to live.

Nor is it a lie.

It's just that in this short period of time, if you believe Liu Jin, you will probably fall into a deep pit.

Siberia now needs people without people, and needs traffic without traffic. It is really too difficult to develop.

Perhaps compared to the desert in the Persian Gulf, the better place here is that you don’t have to worry about water. Pearls can be fished and sold in the Persian Gulf, and Siberia can also be hunted and sold for fur for the time being.

"Siberia?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were dumbfounded when they heard this.

Of course they know about Siberia. This Northwest Province has an extremely vast area, but its population is the smallest among all provinces. Those who are officials are not willing to go there to become officials.

In winter, it's freezing cold, and the place where the water turns into ice, you actually told me that this is a good place, the resources here are very rich, and the future has a bright future?
The devil will believe you.

But thinking about it again, Liu Jin doesn't seem to be lying all the time. Desert areas like the Persian Gulf say that there may be indispensable resources in the future and huge wealth.

Some resources in this vast Siberia seem to have been obtained in the past.

"It's too cold anywhere. I heard that in this winter, the snow can drown people, and it's deserted. It's really not a good place."

Li Dongyang thought for a while and said.

There are still people in the Persian Gulf, and there are still Arab tribes in the surrounding desert oases. As long as there is water, the Persian Gulf can also become very beautiful.

But this Siberia is so cold, there are very few savages and primitive tribes, even if there is gold everywhere, there is no way to pick it up.

"Believe it or not, Siberia is no worse than the Persian Gulf. It's cold now, but it might not be cold in the future."

Liu Jin smiled and said, as if you would believe it or not.

I will definitely not tell you about the good places. They should be left to their descendants as much as possible. It is already very good to be able to tell you that Siberia is actually very good.

In fact, there are good places everywhere in this world. As long as you can occupy a piece of it, future generations will not have to worry about it.

PS: I drove back to the city today, and after a day of driving, there will only be one chapter in the evening~ Normal updates will start tomorrow

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