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Chapter 1191 The Blessing of Qi People
"Xiao Niang, hug." Ling'er stretched out her hand and said to a woman.

"Did you listen to your mother seriously today?" The woman held Ling'er high with a doting look.

Ling'er nodded, and then looked at his mother opposite him.

"The military master said that he will learn Chinese characters and arithmetic when he is one year old, and he plans to choose a teacher for him. I think that children should play happily before the age of seven or eight. But it seems that the education in the East is more strict. The military master can't wait to train Ling'er." Ella said.

"Ten years of studying hard in the cold window is not a joke. In the era of imperial examinations, a person may have to learn the "San Zi Jing" from a very young age, and then take various exams all the time in order to get a title on the gold list one day. Many people lose their fortunes because of this, and may spend their entire lives. There are many people who can't pass the exam, from their teens to their 60s and [-]s." Da Yuer said.

"By the way, Da Yuer, move to the Military Lord's Mansion sometime, you can't stay here forever." Ella said.

Since Chu Yun accepted Dayuer, Dayuer still lives in his mansion, and Chu Yun rarely comes over.

"No, it's fine if I live here..." Da Yu'er's tone was also faint.

"Today you and I went to the military lord's mansion, and I had someone prepare your bowls and chopsticks, and I told the military lord in advance. Tomorrow is a public holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the committee you belong to has no official business, so you can't shirk it." Ella suggested.

"Here... I'll go there..." Da Yuer nodded when she heard that Aila had already greeted Chu Yun, and that she also wanted to go.

Outside Da Yu'er's door, there were well-known personnel from the intelligence department waiting. After the two women and Ling'er came out, they each occupied an important position to deal with possible assassinations.

At this time, Chu Yun was in the study of the military lord's mansion, and took out the report submitted by the captain Chen Bangyan in Surat, the most prosperous port of the Mughal Empire.

In his report, Chen Bangyan, the captain of the Nanyang Fleet, recommended the use of Francis Day, the former head of the East India Company in Surat, and proposed the establishment of commercial and trade fortresses on the east coast of India and the Bay of Bengal.

Surat is on the west coast of India. If fortresses are built on the east coast and the Bay of Bengal, they will be able to surround the Mughal Empire from three sides and form an encirclement network for the Mughal Empire with a population of hundreds of millions.Chen Bangyan also clearly pointed out that this strategy is the "East India Encirclement Network" proposed by the British Francis Day.

Chu Yun took this strategy very seriously, because in his era, the East India Company was gradually encroaching on the Mughal Empire and the indigenous kingdoms on the Deccan Plateau.

It took decades for the British East India Company to form a "encirclement network", and decades to defeat the French East India. Finally, it took advantage of the contradictions among the various ethnic groups and feudal lords in the South Asian subcontinent to break down one by one, and the The whole of India became a colony.

In Chen Bangyan's report at this time, he proposed the route of "East India encirclement network", and listed the flat Ganges plain and the Bay of Bengal at the mouth of the Ganges as the next key strategy area.

"Dinner is ready, sister Da Yuer is here today." Ella knocked on the door and came in.

"I'll go right away." Chu Yun put down the report.

If the Western Company is a government-private joint venture, then the East India Company is completely a government-run enterprise, bought from Britain using the treasury.

At that time, the government must form a fleet to transport the goods there, inherit and expand the local factories of the East India Company.

Chu Yun came out of the study and saw Da Yu'er playing with Ling'er in the courtyard, chasing two quokkas.

The Nanyang expedition team once brought back a quokka as a pet for Chu Yun, and the expedition members who returned to the mainland later brought back another one for breeding.

"Military Master..." Da Yuer blushed slightly when she saw Chu Yun coming out.

Chu Yun nodded flatly, but in fact he was in a panic.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival public holiday.Chu Yun has stipulated in the law the holidays of traditional festivals.

And at this time, Ella brought Dayuer here, I'm afraid I don't know who to deal with tonight...

"Ling'er, my lady will take you to wash your hands, otherwise it will be unhygienic." Da Yuer took Ling'er to the mouth of the well in the front yard.

"Send Ling'er to Xiao Xiu'er tonight, and let Da Yuer stay here?" Aila asked Chu Yun.

"You brought Da Yu'er here tonight, what are you planning to arrange..." Chu Yun asked back.

"Of course the two of us serve the Lord together." Ella said naturally, "Since you have accepted Da Yuer, Sir, naturally you can't neglect her. Although I haven't tried two people..."

Chu Yun really didn't know whether it was the blessing of Qiren this time, or he was going to complain endlessly.

There are only exhausted cows, but no plowed fields!
The servant brought the food cooked in the front kitchen into the back hall, and Da Yuer was added to the dining table for three people.

"We have mined a lot of gold and silver mines in the Iwami Silver Mine and other mines in Dongying. In addition, we have monopolized the spice trade in Southeast Asia, and more and more silver and gold are flowing into the mainland. But this situation is not They are all benefits, the inflow of a large amount of gold and silver will cause prices to rise, causing inflation, making money worthless..." Chu Yun chatted with Da Yuer about economics at the dinner table.

"So I think real wealth does not lie in owning more and more gold and silver. Gold and silver are just general equivalents, used as a medium for commodity transactions. If there is only one commodity in society, but there are twelve taels of gold, Then ten taels of gold can only buy one commodity at most. If there are ten commodities, one tael of gold can buy one commodity. So the real wealth should be productivity. The farmland produces agricultural products, and the factory produces industrial products. It is real wealth that can be seen and touched. Therefore, gold and silver should be used to buy raw materials from all over the world, improve technology, and increase our productivity." Da Yuer said.

Chu Yun was mostly listening. Da Yuer's economic thinking had already broken free from the shackles of agricultural civilization, and sometimes Chu Yun, a half-hearted person, could think a little bit.Chu Yun is not an expert in this area, and he doesn't have enough time to study the field of economics in depth. He often makes decisions based on what he has seen and heard in later generations.

After the family banquet, Ling'er was sent to Xiao Xiu'er by Yu Cheng, while Da Yu'er was left behind.

"Both of us will stay tonight..." Aila said to Da Yuer in a low voice, making Da Yuer blush when she found out about this, and she had heard what Aila meant.

"I'm going to fetch hot water." Da Yu'er whispered after listening.

(End of this chapter)