Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 424: Gathering Wealth from All Over the World in Tang

Whether it is a tower ship, a warship or a fighting ship, they are the main combat force of the navy fighting on the sea.

Now, Li Chengqian's target has been set on Japan. He has made a lot of preparations for this purpose. Suddenly, eight ships were allocated to Su Bin, which would obviously delay his plan.

Therefore, under the premise of ensuring Su Bin's safety, Su Bin's team configuration should be reduced as much as possible.

"This……"

Su Bin was a little depressed. "Your Majesty, all I did was for the Tang Dynasty and for Your Majesty."

"Even before Your Majesty ascended the throne, I raised money for Your Majesty in Hedong, working hard and without complaint. Now I am going out to sea to do business and gather wealth from all over the world in the Tang Dynasty..."

"Stop!"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to stop Su Bin's complaints, and said with a smile: "I see that you have been with Su Chen for a long time, and you have a lot of excuses."

Su Bin chuckled.

"Although I have reduced the number of your battleships by two, I will prepare for you 1,500 veterans who are proficient in water and have rich experience."

"These people are enough to ensure your safety and the safety of the goods you carry."

Although there are two fewer battleships, there are 500 more elite soldiers. It seems to be a good deal, right?

Su Bin glanced at Su Chen secretly.

Before Su Chen could speak, Li Chengqian spoke first: "A building ship can accommodate 800 to 1,000 soldiers to ensure your safety."

"The remaining warships and battleships are enough to ensure the connection between each of your cargo ships, and at the same time they can be responsible for the effectiveness of guarding against the enemy."

"I have given you 1,500 men after careful consideration. As for the large ships that you want to carry the goods, you will need to purchase them yourself. I don't have that many large ships at hand."

Su Bin pursed his lips. Fifteen hundred elite soldiers might be a very appropriate number, but you are the emperor. Don’t you have big ships?

The landlord doesn’t have any surplus food?

Su Chen smiled and said, "If this is the arrangement, the tower ship will gather 800 soldiers, the two warships will have 100 soldiers, the two battleships will have 400 soldiers, and the remaining 200 people can be assigned to the cargo ships."

"After careful consideration, your Majesty's arrangement does have its merits."

Su Bin secretly calculated that according to Su Chen's calculation, if he arranged fifty elite soldiers to protect each cargo ship, he could carry at most four large ships on this trip.

If there were fewer troops on each cargo ship, it would even be possible to organize eight or ten large ships!
"After all, this is your first time sailing. I personally suggest that you bring less cargo and focus on getting familiar with the route."

Su Chen reminded: "If we carry too much cargo, it will greatly reduce the manpower on each ship and also greatly reduce the speed of sailing."

"Four cargo ships are enough for you to carry a certain amount of cargo. Under the premise of not affecting the sailing speed and ensuring safety, you can not only explore the strength of the coastal countries, but also guarantee a certain amount of profit."

Hearing this, Su Bing seemed to be thinking about something.

Dai Zhou nodded in agreement. "King Bingjian is right. When going out to sea for business for the first time, we should focus on getting familiar with the route and ensuring our own safety."

"If safety cannot be guaranteed, there is a possibility of capsizing even if the ship carries more cargo."

"it is good."

Su Bing responded, "Then I will follow your majesty's arrangements."

Li Chengqian: "The manpower and ships will be delivered to you in three days. I hope you will not let me down."

Su Bing: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust."

……

After leaving the palace, Dai Zhou, with a smile on his face, extended an invitation to Su Chen and the others.

"Your Majesty, would you two like to come with me to the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Is something wrong?"

Su Bin looked at it in confusion.

Su Chen smiled and patted Su Bin on the shoulder. "Where do you get the large amount of goods from when you go out to sea for business?"

Su Bin immediately understood that the Ministry of Revenue could easily arrange any amount of goods he wanted as long as it was in his hands.

Moreover, those things sell well in foreign countries, and the Ministry of Revenue knows more and has more experience than him!

"Then I'm sorry to bother you, Master Dai."

"You are too polite, my uncle."

When they arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, Dai Zhou ordered people to serve tea and then called Zhang Mingcheng over.

"Your humble servant greets the King of Side by Side, and greets His Excellency."

"This is the uncle of the emperor."

Dai Zhou introduced Su Bin to Zhang Mingcheng with a smile, and Zhang Mingcheng bowed again.

Su Bin waved his hand indifferently.

Dai Zhou introduced: "Since he became the Minister, he has handled all the matters of the Ministry of Revenue in an orderly manner, which saved me a lot of worries."

"When Pei Mingli led his men to Persia before, he was the one who took care of it. Now that the uncle wants to go out to sea for business, there will be no problem for him to take care of it."

Zhang Mingcheng looked at Su Bin with some surprise. He was actually planning to go out to sea for business?

Su Bin: "If that's the case, then you should be familiar with which goods are easier to sell, right?"

In response to Su Bin's question, Zhang Mingcheng quickly gave his own opinion.

"Our silk, tea, and porcelain are very popular in neighboring countries, or in the Western Regions and even further west."

"If you want to go overseas to do business, you can start from these three aspects."

“In addition, the soaps, cotton clothes, and stoves made by the King of Side by Side also have a certain appeal and may be sold at a high price.”

"I wonder where the uncle is planning to go to do business, Japan, Goryeo, or Luzon and Ryukyu?"

Su Bin smiled and said, "All of them, right? Go all the way south and do business wherever is suitable." Zhang Mingcheng was a little surprised. Go all the way south, they want to do business to the ends of the earth.

Su Bing continued, "If I need four large ships' worth of cargo, when will you be able to prepare it?"

Zhang Mingcheng thought for a moment and gave an answer, "If it's fast, it will take three to five days, if it's slow, it will take ten days."

Su Bin nodded after thinking for a moment, "Prepare all these things as soon as possible. I will come to pick them up in five days at the latest."

Zhang Mingcheng smiled and said, "Tea, silk, and porcelain don't take too long. But the things made by King Bingjian need to be negotiated with Su Wang and others. If there are stocks, they will be ready within five days."

Su Bin looked at Su Chen, and Su Chen smiled and said, "Just take care of the arrangements for Su Wang."

Su Bin nodded, "That's settled then."

"Prepare the silk, tea, and porcelain for me. Prepare at least two large ships. As for the soap and the like, I will arrange them myself."

"it is good!"

Zhang Mingcheng did not refuse.

Since Dai Zhou called him over and asked him to follow Su Bin's arrangements, it was obvious that the higher-ups had already communicated with each other.

Perhaps, most of the money earned from these things will flow into the Ministry of Revenue and the national treasury. If successful, it will be considered a great achievement for them.

Su Chen: "There should be quite a few unemployed people in your Ministry of Revenue, right?"

Su Chen's sudden question surprised Dai Zhou. He pondered and said, "There are indeed many unemployed people in the Ministry of Revenue, and there are also some capable people who have not yet been employed. Why did King Bingjian ask this?"

Su Chen pointed at Su Bin and said, "Prepare three or five people for him to go out to sea with him to do business."

Su Bin and Dai Zhou both raised their eyebrows.

The three of them didn't understand why Su Chen made such an arrangement.

"Why?"

Su Bin frowned and said, "If it's the accountant, I can transfer some from other shops..."

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "It's not just a bookkeeper. What you need is someone who is sensitive to business information from all over the world."

"With such people around, when you go to Ryukyu, Borneo, or the Lion Country, they can not only help you sell your goods, but also pay attention to the local business development."

Su Bin frowned and thought about the deeper meaning of Su Chen's words.

Dai Zhou seemed to have thought of something, and nodded in agreement with a smile, "Of course, of course, the King of Side by Side has considered it carefully. I will prepare the right talents."

Su Bin looked at the two of them suspiciously, always feeling that there was something fishy between them.

"Did you two discuss this before?"

"That's not true."

Dai Zhou laughed, "Don't worry, my uncle. The helpers provided by the Ministry of Revenue will follow your arrangements. We will never interfere."

As long as we find out the business development situation of various countries, wouldn't it be much easier to make 500,000 marks of bread appear in their countries?
"really?"

Su Bin looked at Su Chen, seeking an answer.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, they are there to help you. You won't doubt that we will team up to cheat you, right?"

This won’t happen…

"If that's the case, then it's settled."

Su Bin stood up and said, "Although I have discussed the building ship with His Majesty, I still need to buy some cargo ships."

"clear."

Dai Zhou smiled and stood up to see them off, "Have a nice time, both of you."

After watching Su Chen and the other two leave, Zhang Mingcheng couldn't resist his curiosity and asked about the assisting personnel.

Dai Zhou said cheerfully, "Have you ever heard of a pound of rice costing fifty taels of silver?"

Zhang Mingcheng: “Ah?”

A pound of rice costs fifty taels of silver. How can people survive?
How can ordinary people have so much money to buy rice at this price?

"Is it something rare?"

"It's just ordinary rice..."

“Who will buy it then?”

Zhang Mingcheng looked puzzled.

Why buy rice at such a high price when there is cheaper rice?

unless……

"Can't survive?"

"correct."

……

After leaving the Ministry of Revenue, Su Bin and Su Chen parted ways.

Since the decision has been made to go out to sea for business and the matters have been agreed with Dai Zhou and others, it is necessary to purchase a large ship suitable for going out to sea within three to five days.

Although this is not a difficult task for him, he still needs to examine it carefully to avoid being fooled.

He had no shortage of money to buy a large ship, but he was afraid that the ship he bought would be built with shoddy materials and would not be able to sail long distances.

If this is the case, then his bold words of going out to sea to do business and earn wealth for the Tang Dynasty would be like a loud slap in his face.

(End of this chapter)