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Chapter 414: Han Dynasty: The Maritime Silk Road must rise!
Liu Che wanted to make money.

And now,
After seeing this sky video.

We saw that Portugal, as a small country, extended its tentacles to the entire Atlantic Ocean through sailing.

The treasury was filled with gold.

This made Liu Che extremely envious.

"Even a small country like Portugal can travel thousands of miles across the ocean with just these few fast ships."

"I am so envious!"

Liu Che murmured:
As an economic expert, Sang Hongyang, who was standing by, naturally saw that Liu Che's face was full of envy and he was almost putting gold coins in his eyes.

In fact, Sang Hongyang was also thinking about how to make money.

In particular, he used the knowledge told by Tianmu to expand the financial resources for the Han Dynasty.

Before this, Sang Hongyang already had some ideas.

And now, with the help of this documentary about the rise of a great power.

Sang Hongyang also suddenly realized!

Find.

Sometimes, your mind can be opened up.

Liu Che happened to be asking Sang Hongyang the same question.

I asked him what his thoughts and opinions were on Portugal's rise and wealth.

Is there anything that the big man could use to learn?
Sang Hongyang smiled confidently and began to answer in an orderly manner:

“Business is about sharing what you have.

"Portugal ships European goods to Africa."

"The precious items such as gold and ivory from Africa were transported to Europe, thereby earning huge amounts of trade income."

"Also, according to Tianmu, we know that although Portugal is not a strong country in Europe, it is even weaker and more backward in Africa."

"Portugal only needs a small number of troops and offers commercial conditions that satisfy local African countries and tribes."

“We can leverage the power of local people and establish a stable commercial base at a low cost.”

“Thereby obtaining a steady stream of goods and acquiring vast amounts of wealth.”

"Although our Han Dynasty's marine technology is not advanced, it is not in vain that we have watched the sky curtain for such a long time."

"As far as I know, civilian navigation technology has developed to some extent."

"I'm afraid we are not far from meeting the requirements to crush Japan."

"If we take this as an opportunity, we can further enhance the navigation technology of the Han Ocean."

"Send a small number of Han soldiers to the Indian Ocean region on the Sky Curtain map."

"It will help the Han Dynasty to establish many overseas bases, thereby boosting the Han Dynasty's state-run trade."

“You don’t even have to invest a lot.”

"We don't need a fleet of hundreds of ships."

"All we need to do is to deploy a small fleet of three or five ships, like Portugal did, with dozens or even hundreds of Han trading teams who are both sailors and soldiers."

"We can build militarized strongholds in places occupied by less powerful countries to provide supplies and resources for subsequent Han trade caravans!"

"Even there are some powerful forces entrenched in the area."

"It's not easy for a big man to clash with them directly."

"But the desire to make money is common to all people. We can bring some of Dahan's products over there."

"With the high quality of the goods from the Han Dynasty, we will surely be able to attract local people to trade, and thus earn a huge price difference."

What Sang Hongyang said was very simple and easy to understand.

But it is very plausible and actionable.

Seeing Liu Che's satisfied look, Sang Hongyang continued to speak slowly:

“The principle of business is simple.”

"The key is that now, we can use the world map provided by the sky screen to find the direction of navigation more accurately."

"And then trade with a large number of small fleets." "Thereby reducing costs."

"I believe that a new Maritime Silk Road is entirely feasible."

"The key is to use the fleet organized by the Han Dynasty to travel the Maritime Silk Road."

"The trade income we get can actually go into the Han treasury!"

"Instead of the current situation where there is only maritime trade, most of the profits do not reach the treasury of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Che listened to Sang Hongyang's words.

Great joy!

I think this is what I want!

The goal is to greatly expand the scale of trade on the Maritime Silk Road by organizing a large number of small commercial fleets through the official Han Dynasty!

At the same time, it will increase the proportion of profits that the Han Dynasty can obtain from this trade route.

There are so many countries overseas, you can make a lot of money by just reselling!

This requires improvements in navigation technology.

But what Portugal could do was to concentrate the national strength, develop navigation technology, and provide official policy support.

How can it not develop?
Coupled with the Han Heavenly Soldiers, the barbarian countries around the Indian Ocean must have been what people in later generations often said.

Dimensionality reduction attack!

You can open and occupy any trading post along the way.

If Portugal can do it, there is no reason why the Han can't do it.

……

And the sky continued to tell the story.

[In addition to its own efforts, Portugal is also fortunate to have a good external environment. ]

[During the nearly century of their vigorous exploration of the oceans and their huge profits.]

[Other parts of Europe were still fighting openly and secretly in the isolation of the Middle Ages. ]

[England and France had not yet formed a unified nation-state, and wars between nobles continued. ]

[Germany, on the other hand, has many states, and is playing the game of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones.]

[Italian city-states are enjoying the last good times of traditional trade. ]

【And in Portugal's neighboring country, Spain is still fighting a continuous war for their territory. 】

[The external environment is unprecedentedly favorable, we must seize the opportunity! ]

[And Portugal did catch it.]

[By 1460, Portugal had mapped 4000 kilometers of the west coast of Africa.]

【In this year, Prince Henry died. 】

[Although he never went on a long voyage in his life, he is worthy of the title of navigator. ]

[Because in the European navigation world, all the great discoveries recorded in history started with the navigation plans organized and implemented by Enrique.]

[In 1487, Dias of Portugal led three sailing ships southward along the Atlantic Ocean and sailed for half a year.]

【One day, they encountered a rare storm. 】

[After being swept away by the storm and drifting passively for 13 days and nights. ]

【Dias ordered the fleet to turn north.】

[At this time, he unexpectedly discovered that the team had actually bypassed the southernmost tip of Africa! ]

[In order to commemorate his narrow escape from death in this storm, Dias named the cape Cape of Storms.]

[But later it was solemnly renamed Cape of Good Hope by the king.]

[Because the Portuguese believed that if they just worked a little harder, they could reach the East they dreamed of and open up the trade routes to the East.]

【The huge wealth and trade will be in the hands of the Portuguese. 】

The rise of a great power, the chapter on the rise of Portugal ends here.

(End of this chapter)