King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

After a long time.

Xia Yuanji came back to his senses, noticed the awkward atmosphere in the scene, and immediately changed the subject:
"Prince Han."

"Buying a large number of sheep. Your intention must be to make the barbarians on the grassland relax their vigilance, thereby unknowingly weakening their strength."

"After all, in front of the white silver coins and the dazzling array of items, the prairie barbarians must not be able to resist such temptation."

"The grassland seems huge, but really good pastures are limited."

"As the number of sheep kept in captivity increases, the number of cattle and horses will naturally decrease accordingly."

"Especially with the wars that are going on now and then, the number of horses in captivity on the grasslands is the largest."

"Once these people cannot resist the temptation and the number of horses decreases, the number of cavalry on the grassland will become smaller and smaller, and they will slowly lose their reliance on survival."

"After all, the grassland tribes who lack war horses or even have no war horses pose no threat to the Ming Dynasty at all."

"I wonder if the old minister's guess is correct?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but have a glimmer of light in their eyes, and they looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Xia Yuanji with dazzling eyes.

This is a good idea.

After a brief excitement, Zhu Di couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart and said:

"Second Brother, how can you guarantee that these barbarians on the grassland will obey and even raise sheep and sell them to us with peace of mind?"

"You know, there are a lot of smart people on the grassland."

"This move and conspiracy are bound to be discovered by others."

"How can we achieve what we wish for then?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled confidently, and responded:

"You must know that there are two major tribes on the grassland, the Oara and the Tatar. On the surface, they seem to be quite harmonious. They even share the same hatred against our Ming Dynasty Central Plains."

"But the biggest thing in human nature is greed and greed."

"Even if the grassland nobles have seen the sinister intentions of my Ming Dynasty, I want to take the opportunity to weaken their strength."

"So what?"

"Can't they still restrain everyone in the house?"

"You must know that our mutual trade is not only for the nobles, but also for the common people."

"Once we open trade with each other, and the highest price is only sheep, there will always be people who can't help but do this."

"As for those people, who have made high profits from the price of sheep, their lives are getting better and better. Those common people who were initially forced by the power of the nobles see that other people's lives are getting better and better. How can they still live?"

"Once human nature's desires and greed are unleashed, it can only be suppressed by force and power. Just like the corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty, why are there so many people who know they are decapitating people and killing all nine tribes?"

"Of course. Even if the grassland nobles use thunderous means to suppress and suppress a large number of people, can the human heart really be suppressed?"

"Things will inevitably turn against each other. Once the prairie nobles dare to do that and lose the support and support of the common people, can they really still show off their power?"

"The so-called nobles are just the support of the common people. Once they lose their support, they will be nothing."

"And the grassland is not monolithic. We will be on the edge from time to time, fanning the wind and lighting up will-o'-the-wisps... I'm afraid the grassland will become extremely lively."

tough enough.

Every step is alienation.

And although it is a plan, it is all a conspiracy.

He knew it was a game, but there was nothing he could do about it.

However, this trade, alienation scheme, and conspiracy also have hidden dangers.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the money bag of the Ming Dynasty, frowned involuntarily, but looked a little worried and asked:
"Prince Han, this is a good plan."

"If we really collect sheep at a high level, we will definitely invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage."

"But what should we do with the sheep we collect? How can we avoid losing money?" "You must know that as far as sheep are concerned, apart from eating meat, other things seem to have no effect at all, and mutton has an unpleasant smell. , not everyone likes it, what a waste.”

"Although the revenue from refined salt can now fill the national treasury, we can't help but waste it like this!"

Does mutton smell bad?
Are the other parts useless?

Look how extravagant these words are.

Mutton, haggis, wool. These are all good things!
As for losing money, how can it be possible to lose money?

Is he that stupid?

You know, when he came up with this idea, he was just trying to make money.

Listening to Xia Yuanji's questions and seeing his bitter and worried face, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but laugh.

"Old man Xia! Old man Xia!"

"Even the poisonous salt that you thought was poisonous before, I can turn waste into treasure for you."

"It only smells like sheep, so why bother?"

"And when have you ever seen this king make a loss-making business? Wasn't he doing it to make money?"

"You know, this sheep is full of treasures!"

“Mutton is not only edible, but its internal organs are still an extremely delicious dish.”

"Sheepskin is even more precious. It can be made into clothes and sold to make huge profits."

"Everything from the meat, to the offal, to the skin can be profitable."

"Old man Xia, tell me how this business can lose money?"

Hearing this, Xia Yuanji, who was originally in a low mood and had his head lowered, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a look of astonishment. With a hint of uncertainty in his words, he cautiously asked:
"My lord, can you really remove the odor from sheep?"

"Especially the smell of sheepskin?"

In response to this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled noncommittally, shook his head heavily, and replied with absolute certainty:

"can."

"This king can issue a military order."

After receiving the affirmative answer, Xia Yuanji's excitement was clearly visible in his words. If it weren't for the occasion and the attention to image, he would have jumped up.

No wonder Xia Yuanji was so excited about this matter.

You know, in this era, especially in winter, it can be said to be extremely cold.

Regardless of whether they are nobles or commoners, they all lack clothing to keep out the cold.

In the past, many people had thought about sheepskin, and experimented with clothes made of sheepskin that were particularly warm and comfortable to wear.

But the only drawback is that the smell is too pungent and heavy.

For this reason, there are almost no people willing to buy it.

If the odor of sheepskin can be really removed, clothes made of sheepskin will definitely be loved by wealthy people and will definitely be sold at a good price without worrying about making money.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji's eyes couldn't help but flashes of white silver, like beautiful girls.

"Okay, okay, so, so good."

"Your Majesty, there is much that can be done about this matter, there is much that can be done."

"The old minister applauds with both hands to conquer these barbarians and implement trade."

"Done!"

"Must do it!" (End of chapter)