Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172 Chapter 160 Nine Come Out The Modern Navy of the Ming Dynasty
After talking about these conventional ways to make money, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of these great people, they actively invest.Wang Daoqiu continued to draw a pie and said: "Dong Cheng, seniors, in addition to these obvious ways to make money in Shandong, he also has a profitable business that he can operate secretly, and that is sea trade."

"I think you have all heard that the official price of the iron in the Ming Dynasty is seven or eight cents per catty, and the private sale price is fifteen cents per catty. Once these irons are transported to Japan and Korea by sea, That’s fifty cents per catty, three times the profit! And the silk, cotton, porcelain, and tea of ​​the Ming Dynasty will be double the profit if shipped to Japan, Korea, and Nanyang. Food and Persia, that would be at least five times more profitable.”

"Think about it, if we negotiate with the Emperor in private, we can raise a large amount of money ourselves to build a navy in Shandong under the name of the imperial court, with strong ships and powerful guns. Then we can use this navy , first go and clean up the pirates on the sea, and rob all the gold and silver of the pirates. Then let this navy carry my iron, silk, cotton, porcelain, and tea from the Ming Dynasty to Japan, Korea, Nanyang, and Dashi , Persia, and Franchise machines are sold. Everyone, how much can we earn in a year?"

It is no secret in the Ming Dynasty how much money can be made by being a maritime merchant on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. These nobles naturally know it.Now Wang Daoqiu said that he would build a navy under the name of the imperial court to carry out armed smuggling.From the perspective of an ordinary businessman, this is a fantasy and looking for death.

But for these nobles, not only was this not difficult, but even if Emperor Jiajing did not agree, they had done it in private and were reported.They also do not blame the public, but criticize education and fine some money.After all, what they formed was a navy for smuggling at sea, not an army capable of threatening imperial power and entering the Forbidden City.

As for these nobles, as long as the things they commit do not endanger the imperial power, they will be discussed with the emperor.So when Wang Daoqiu proposed to form a naval division and carry out armed smuggling, not only did none of these nobles of the Ming Dynasty feel that there was anything wrong with it, but they all found it very exciting, and they all complained that this matter will be gone tomorrow. Talk to Emperor Jiajing.

Mobilizing the efforts of the nobles, Wang Daoqiu took advantage of the situation and asked all the nobles present to subscribe for shares to jointly establish the Daming Shandong Mining Group and the Daming Dengzhou Navy.Tomorrow, I will take tens of millions of taels of silver and go to Xiyuan to "discuss the money" with Emperor Jiajing.

After reaching a consensus in Yuxiang Tower with all the nobles and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Daoqiu returned home drunk.

As soon as he got home, as expected, Wang Zhaowen was sitting in the middle hall waiting for him with a bamboo stick.To be honest, today, the imperial edict of the Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian Palace has been received by conferring the title of "Loyal and Yonghou" to Wang Daoqiu.Wang Zhaowen was still very proud that he had raised a son who became a marquis and prime minister. For a moment, he thought about returning home in glory during the New Year, repairing the ancestral tombs of the Wang family, and letting the ancestors of the Wang family follow suit. scenery.

But in the evening, when the boxes of gold and silver, antique calligraphy and paintings were carried into the mansion, Wang Zhaowen's face turned green instantly, and his first thought was that his son Wang Daoqiu was corrupt and took bribes.So he drove away Wang Daoqiu's mother Xu, and sat in the middle hall with a bamboo stick to wait for Wang Daoqiu.Wang Zhaowen was still feeling ruthless in his heart, if Wang Daoqiu couldn't give him a satisfactory answer tonight, then he would go to kill his relatives tomorrow.Anyway, Wang Daoqiu couldn't let Wang Daoqiu discredit the integrity of his Wang family, and cause his Wang family to be ransacked and beheaded.

Faced with his father's cold face, Wang Daoqiu had already expected it, so before Wang Zhaowen could ask, he quickly lied and said: "Dad, these gifts today are all sent by the nobles in the court, son. I didn’t want to. But then I thought about it. Now I am a marquis. In the future, those noble families will have weddings, funerals, children, headaches, and headaches. As a courtesy, my son, the marquis, will also be given to them as a follower. This man in Beijing city There are more than 100 households in various dukes, marquises, and Fuma Mansion. These hundreds of large families, how many happy events, funerals, and illnesses must there be in any month?" "And my son is a good one. The monthly salary is only 87 taels. Dad, your seventh-grade monthly salary is 7 and a half dans. The monthly salary of the two of us plus one dollar is less than 70 taels of silver. And the money of the honorable nobles is not just a few dozen copper coins for ordinary people. Just think about it, their share of money costs at least dozens of taels of silver at a time. Even if they are just sick, if I go to visit them according to the courtesy, the gift they buy when they come in will cost at least a dozen or 20 taels. Two taels of silver. That's the thing. Dad, if your son doesn't accept these gifts from nobles today, what will my Wang family do to repay them in the future? So dad, our family is just putting these gifts aside temporarily until someone else comes. When something happens, you still have to take these as gifts to others."

Wang Daoqiu lied to Wang Zhaowen, saying that he accepted these gifts for the purpose of reciprocating them in the future, and Wang Zhaowen felt relieved.After all, this has been the etiquette in our dynasty since ancient times. After all, the Wang family cannot afford the salaries of the father and son, the money of the country's top dignitaries and relatives of the emperor.

So Wang Zhaowen, who was deceived by Wang Daoqiu, although he agreed with Wang Daoqiu's statement in his heart, he no longer wanted to destroy the family for justice.But on the surface, he still looked majestic as a father. He slammed the bamboo stick on the table and warned Wang Daoqiu fiercely: "Evil son, please listen to your father. I've accepted those noble gifts." So I accepted it. But if you dare to accept the gifts from the civil servants in the court, especially the gifts from your subordinates in the Ministry of Household Affairs, be careful to eliminate traitors for the country for your father, and destroy your relatives for justice."

When Wang Zhaowen reprimanded Wang Daoqiu, he looked very fierce and dignified, very typical of me.This couldn't help but arouse the evil taste in Wang Daoqiu's heart.

So Wang Daoqiu looked like he needed a beating and said to Wang Zhaowen: "Dad, son, I am not only a bachelor of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, but also a minister of the Ministry of Hubu. And you are now just a seventh-rank head of the Hubu. You are a seventh-ranker of the Hubu. The chief minister, holding a bamboo stick, reprimanded his superior, the Minister of Household Affairs. Dad, you must be the most awesome chief of household affairs in the nearly 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Naughty son, how dare you say that! Today, my father went to the Ministry of Personnel to apply for his official certificate, and then went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to report. Unintentionally, I heard someone say that my father, the seventh-rank chief, is an officer of grace, a favor of the emperor. You. What a shame! Since ancient times, the officials who have beneficent have always been the descendants of the important ministers of the imperial court. How can they be so kind to their father? What a shame, how can I be so generous as a father to make my father laugh! This is all caused by you, a wicked son."

Speaking of being filled with righteous indignation, Wang Zhaowen came to chase Wang Daoqiu with a bamboo stick, and Wang Daoqiu also laughed hurriedly and ran into his room.Wang Daoqiu knew that his father, Wang Zhaowen, was a typical sour scholar in the feudal era. He paid great attention to his image as a scholar in front of outsiders.So as long as Wang Daoqiu ran back to his house, in front of his daughter-in-law Shen Xiangning, Wang Zhaowen would definitely behave like a scholar and a humble gentleman.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Daoqiu ran close to his house, Wang Zhaowen stopped chasing him before he entered the house, and went back to his house with his hands behind his back and his head held high.

(End of this chapter)