please make me king

Chapter 1727 Maritime Trade Conference
"President, military, horses, money, food, justice, civil administration and other matters, King Shun's order: Shiwei is in April, and the wind and tide come, and the journey is smooth. It's time to go to Japan." In the city of Hangzhou, a Confucian scholar was reading aloud the list near the gate of the city. arts.

"King Shun thought that people's lives in the world were difficult, so he ordered to open the sea and open up trade."

"Where merchant ships go to sea, merchants of cotton cloth, silk, tea, porcelain, lacquerware, etc., come to Ningbo for negotiation."

"We will also give you a survey and cooperation certificate, and you will be escorted by the navy, and you will not wait until it expires!"

"Ah, is this going to open the sea again?" The onlookers couldn't help shouting.

"Banned and lifted, it's the official business!" An old man sneered long ago, "How many large ships are smuggled every year even if there is no inspection and cooperation certificate?"

"Old man, today is different!" A young man laughed and said, "In the past, the imperial court had nothing to do with it. Seagoing ships had to obtain the permission of Zheng Yiguan and other pirates before they could go out."

"Now that Zheng's navy has been defeated, Zheng Zhilong has taken refuge in King Nashun again, and the overseas islands are his bases. If he wants to go back to the previous situation, I'm afraid it will be impossible!"

"That's true!" The knowledgeable people couldn't help but nodded after hearing the words.

The profit of going out to sea trade is more than ten times, which is the fundamental reason why the imperial court repeatedly banned it.

It's just that the Ming court's control ability was too weak in the past, and local forces were deeply rooted.

Among them, there are maritime merchants, merchants, pirates, government merchants, and forces such as Flangji, Hongmaofan, and Japanese who intervene, but these merchants are also miserable.

Now all the forces were almost wiped out by Zhang Shun, and he claimed to open the sea and sent a navy escort, which immediately made everyone's eyes brighten.

"Whether it's going to happen or not, let's go and have a look!" Some shrewd people couldn't help shouting, "A lot of embroidery villages have closed this year, and my family's raw silk is worried about selling it everywhere!"

It doesn't matter if he coaxed together, someone answered immediately: "Hey, don't tell me, my tea house has a backlog of tea, maybe I can try my luck!"

Not to mention how these people reacted, let's say that the news reached Taicang, Jiangsu. When the head of the Gu clan heard the news, he couldn't help asking Gu Menglin with a smile: "I'll test you, tell me, what is your Highness's plan? "

"Could this be compensation for the loss of farmland for the big households in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Gu Menglin frowned and couldn't help guessing.

"Wrong!" said the patriarch of the Gu clan, "Don't limit yourself to your own interests, but put yourself in His Highness' shoes!"

"Lack of food?" Gu Menglin asked somewhat uncertainly.

"To be precise, it's the lack of money and food!" The patriarch of the Gu clan laughed and said, "I have been the head of the family for many years, do you know what I think about every day? It is money!"

"Although there are many big families in Suzhou, they are generally divided into two types: farming and studying heirlooms and business and studying heirlooms. My Gu family is farming and doing business, and only then has it become prosperous today."

"Don't you see that my family of Gu's poems and books has produced a large number of talents. Did that rely on the ability of one or two of you? It was fed by the money of the entire family!"

"One or two don't work all day long, and they still spend money to hire a gentleman, travel around to study, form associations, and make friends with scholars and officials. Which case does not require money?"

"As with the family, so with the country."

"Since King Shun raised his army, he has fought every day, and the food and wages he needs are incalculable."

"In the meantime, they used troops for thousands of miles, penetrated deep into the barren land, and captured Liaodong, which was completely different. This is difficult and difficult, and the most difficult is the word money and food."

"As for the upper and lower salaries, natural disasters and man-made disasters consume millions of money and food."

"If you change places, what should you do?"

"This and that..." Gu Menglin's brow was sweating immediately after hearing the words, "If I change places, I'm afraid...I'm afraid I can only plunder!"

"That's right, those four words!" The Patriarch of the Gu clan sneered after hearing the words, "If His Highness is cold-blooded, this time he will not lead more than a thousand personal guards to the south, but lead an army of 20 south."

"At that time, all the prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River will be reduced to bones, and all the rich and gentle towns will be soaked in blood!"

"However, fortunately, His Highness is kind and did not kill them all. Instead, he gave everyone a way out. So what do you say about me, Mrs. Gu?"

"We should take the initiative to help him!" Gu Menglin suddenly realized when he heard the words.

They have swords and guns, and righteousness in their hands. Jiangnan gentry are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of others.

"That's right!" The patriarch of the Gu clan nodded in satisfaction and said, "In a while, you will inform Xu, Lu, Zhang, Wang and everyone else to come and discuss together how to make this deal!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Gu Menglin responded quickly, turned around and left.

"By the way, don't forget to leave a copy for that girl Qi Ji!" Suddenly, the Patriarch of the Gu Clan seemed to remember something, and ordered again.

"Although the dowry prepared for her by the family is not much, there is still one or two thousand taels of silver."

"If it can be doubled a few more times, it will be almost enough!"

"Oh, I got it!" Gu Menglin nodded when he heard the words, and quickly agreed again.

While there was a lot of discussion outside, the city of Ningbo was also full of excitement.

"Ningbo Wuzhi, the person in charge has no worries. There are 900 pieces of silk going to sea, and the price of each piece is [-] taels. The payment should be [-] tael or [-] taels of silver. The total payment is [-] taels of silver!" said an official who calculated the tax amount skillfully.

"Ah, so high?" Na Wu Youyou was taken aback.

"High? How tall is that!" The official couldn't help but sneered, "In the past, the money you gave to the pirates to buy roads, the money that was collected up and down, and the money that was extorted by others, is probably more than that?"

"Besides, now that the trade wind and tide are approaching, there will be no such shop after this village. If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid you can only wait for the next year!"

It turns out that the communication between the sea and the sun depends entirely on monsoons and ocean currents.

From Japan to Ningbo, generally choose two time points: March, April, May and September and October.

From Ningbo to Japan, generally choose mid-April to early July, this time point is not only smooth but also smooth.

It turns out that at this time point, the sea will have a southwest wind, and the Japanese warm current, the so-called "Kuroshio Current", will move westward into the East China Sea.

At this time, going to sea was very smooth, and it only took three days to reach Nagasaki.

And starting from this point of time, arriving in Nagasaki, Japan, the goods are sold out within a few months, and they can take advantage of the southeast monsoon and return to Ningbo again.

Therefore, these two or three months are the best time for Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants to go to sea.

"Uh, forget it, I admit it, isn't it okay if I admit it?" The man was immediately speechless after being asked this question.

"Okay, here is your payment voucher, you can go over there and negotiate the freight with the ship merchant!" The official counted the silver and handed the voucher to him.

"Okay, okay!" The man was taken aback when he heard the words, never expecting it to be so convenient, so he couldn't help replying somewhat unexpectedly.

"My lord, I have a big boat, and I don't know how to join this business!" The person in front had just left, and another person came up behind him and asked.

"How much material? We don't want it if it's too small!" the official couldn't help but asked hastily.

"Two thousand materials, two thousand materials big boat!" The man replied quickly after hearing the words.

"Oh? This boat is not small!" The official couldn't help pointing out for him, "Have you seen it over there? You go there. After inspection, you can go to sea with the fleet after paying the money!"

Just when these people were bustling with each other, suddenly only one person came in surrounded by a group of people.

When everyone saw the leader, they couldn't help showing complicated expressions in their eyes.

It turned out that this person was none other than Zhang Shun.

"Your Highness, you are really good at this!" At this moment, Zheng Zhilong beside him couldn't help but said, "This time, we will receive the cargo inside and the guards outside, all in one. High, really high! "

"After arriving in Nagasaki, we can advance and retreat together and sell at the same price without the risk of being lowered!"

"This is called 'one-stop' service!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "From purchase, to delivery, to delivery, the imperial court builds a platform for everyone to work together as one and do business together."

"What kind of business is best in this world? Of course it is a monopoly business. As long as everyone works together, we won't have to worry about nowhere to sell our silk, porcelain and tea."

"Of course, then again, if only one person benefits, and the others can't even drink the soup, I'm afraid this business won't last long."

"According to my king's thoughts, it is best for everyone who has money to earn together. The court earns its taxes, merchants earn its interest rate difference, and ship merchants earn its profits. Everyone gets what they deserve and what they benefit from. This way the business can last forever!"

"In this way, the imperial court has the money to maintain the ship and escort everyone, and everyone can earn this money with peace of mind, and they will not be taken advantage of by pirates."

"Okay, His Highness really spoke to our hearts!" One person couldn't help shouting loudly, "If His Highness is like this, why worry about the world is uncertain, why are the people worried about not being rich, and why are we waiting for merchants to worry about it?"

Encouraged by this person, the others immediately cheered in unison.

Merchants who were dissatisfied with the heavy taxes imposed by the "Rebel Army" felt much more at ease after hearing this.

Even some shrewd people think more.

All of this is just the beginning. If it develops and grows in the future, I am afraid that under the leadership of the court, the people will completely suppress the forces of Japan, Flangji, and Hongmao Fan, and complete the monopoly of trade in the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia.

At that time, not to mention the few dollars, I am afraid that the entire sea trade will fall under the control of the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)