Borrow the day to change the day

When Wen Tiren heard this, he turned to Zhong Jinwei, and said with a smile: "Marquis Zhongxing, I know that you have earned a lot of money for the court this time as the emperor. But, do you know the cost of building the ship and how many ships need to be built?" Is it?"

Wen Tiren was afraid that Zhong Jinwei was young and lacked knowledge in some aspects, so he reminded him.

Emperor Chongzhen stared at Zhong Jinwei after hearing the words, wondering how Master Zhong would answer.

Zhong Jinwei shook his hand while answering Wen Tiren: "The kind of money obtained from house robbery cannot be considered as profit, it is just a one-shot transaction. The cost of building the ship does not necessarily have to be paid by the court, of course , and you don’t need the vassal to pay for it.”

"Master Zhong, neither the court nor the vassal king will pay, so who will pay?" Emperor Chongzhen was surprised and interjected.

Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen, and said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty, it is natural to let the merchants pay. Or in other words, there are geographical differences between Ming and North America, and of course there will be a price gap for commodities. For example, North America urgently needs all kinds of goods. Living materials are naturally more expensive than those in Daming. But items or raw materials that are unique to North America can be sold at a good price in Daming. Merchants are chasing profits, so they will naturally build their own ships to transport and sell supplies.”

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both nodded, which was unexpected.As an emperor and a shoufu, it is normal to ignore businessmen.And Zhong Jinwei came from a later generation with a prosperous business, which is easier to think of than them.

However, Wen Tiren still had a problem. He asked Zhong Jinwei, "Master Zhong, is there enough stuff in North America for merchants to trade?"

Zhong Jinwei was startled when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "This may not be enough to exchange at the beginning, but it will definitely be possible in the future. And you can also use debts to temporarily tide over the initial period of poor supplies in North America." , it should be fine. As long as there are huge prospects there, businessmen will still go.”

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he suddenly remembered a benefit, and immediately continued: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wen, just now, I remembered the great benefits brought by a feudal overseas."

There was a smile on his face, he didn't expect that there was such a big benefit, he didn't expect it, what a failure!Thanks to the development of financial software in later generations, I am still insensitive to business operations!

"Oh, please tell me, Master Zhong." Emperor Chongzhen asked impatiently when he heard this.

Wen Tiren stared at Zhong Jinwei with piercing eyes, to see what great benefits he could say.

After Wen Tiren entered the Wenhua Palace, he kept silent all the time, and Wang Chengen, who regarded himself as a transparent person, also had his eyes bright, watching what strange words this Marquis Zhongxing would spit out again.

Zhong Jinwei didn't hold back, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wen, you think that this feudal overseas country needs a lot of supplies. Just to give an example, the demand for seagoing ships will be much greater than before. In this way, those Do shipwrights who build ships for a living have food to eat, endless work and endless money to support a large number of people.”

Seeing that the two audience members were nodding, he continued: "The shipbuilding needs wood, so does the woodcutter also have endless work and endless money?"

When Zhong Jinwei said this, Wen Tiren already understood his thinking, and then he said: "The paint, nails and other things needed for shipbuilding will also increase greatly, and correspondingly feed a lot of people, right?"

Zhong Jinwei chuckled, raised a thumbs up to Wen Tiren and said, "As expected of Mr. Shoufu, what you said is very true."

The people in the hall laughed at Zhong Jinwei's conspicuous flattery, and the atmosphere suddenly became very relaxed.

It was also because of this that Wang Chengen suddenly realized that the light had dimmed, and it turned out that it was almost dusk.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen looked good, he reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time for dinner."

Reminded by Wang Chengen, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head to look outside the hall, and couldn't help laughing: "When talking about things with Master Zhong, I often forget the time. Master Zhong and Wen Qing, let's have dinner with me. The matter just now has not been discussed yet." After that, I will discuss with you while eating."

As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard that he was eating, his stomach growled loudly.

This can't be blamed on him, he has been traveling for days and exhausted a lot of energy, and he only drank a cup of tea in one afternoon, how can his stomach not protest?

Wen Tiren was by Zhong Jinwei's side. Hearing the movement in Zhong Jinwei's belly, he smiled secretly, then bowed to accept the order and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the banquet."

Zhong Jinwei didn't object either, anyway, he didn't eat once or twice.

According to the previous practice, the dinner was served directly in the Wenhua Hall.The monarch and his ministers sat at their own table, discussing matters while eating, while Wang Chengen was serving on the side.

"Your Majesty, following what you said just now, after the ship is built, more boatmen will be needed, and this will support some people." Zhong Jinwei ate wildly for a while, and after his stomach no longer protested, he raised his head and said to Emperor Chongzhen.

Both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren noticed Zhong Jinwei's ugly eating appearance, but they didn't take it seriously.Because they have seen it before, and they also know that Zhong Jinwei is really tired and hungry after traveling for days.

Emperor Chongzhen was also a smart man, and he had followed Zhong Jinwei's train of thought at this time. He continued with a smile: "All kinds of materials needed in North America have greatly increased, and those who make a living by this have also given a lot of work opportunities. It also feeds a lot of people. Master Zhong, is that the reason?"

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. This feudal overseas matter can drive all aspects and benefit everyone in Ming Dynasty." Zhong Jinwei gave Emperor Chongzhen an obvious flattery without any scruples, and then concluded.

Seeing that the dining atmosphere was good, Wang Chengen was unwilling to be a transparent person anymore.At this time, hearing Zhong Jinwei's exaggeration, he couldn't help interjecting: "Marquis Zhongxing's words are too exaggerated. Is this feudal overseas matter good for our family?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he chuckled, and said to Wang Chengen, "Don't tell me, it is of course good for the prince."

Emperor Chongzhen heard it strangely, and he also had the same idea as Wang Chengen in his heart, thinking that Master Zhong's words were a little exaggerated.Unexpectedly, after Wang Chengen said it, Master Zhong affirmed this point again, directly using Wang Chengen as an example.He was very curious about what benefits Wang Chengen would have.

"Marquis Zhongxing, what's the benefit of talking about it?" Wen Tiren felt that Zhong Jinwei was talking big, so he couldn't help but ask first.

"Think about it, as I said just now, the feudal overseas has benefited many people. When these beneficiaries have money, they go to buy things, which will benefit other people again. This is the indirect impact of the feudal overseas. The people of Ming Dynasty If they all benefit, the court will benefit, and if the court benefits, that means the emperor will benefit. If the emperor benefits, will he not give the prince a salary? No, you will not benefit, the prince.”

Zhong Jinwei's words should be spoken to ordinary people, maybe others still can't understand.But whether it is Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren, or Wang Chengen, they are not ordinary people, and their IQs are higher than normal people.Therefore, they can understand Zhong Jinwei's words.

Wang Chengen hadn't commented on Zhong Jinwei's remarks, but Emperor Chongzhen smiled and commented: "Master Zhong, you really know how to think."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he put down his chopsticks and said back to Emperor Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, this is actually a systematic subject. It is called economics in later generations. It is a course that specializes in analyzing these internal connections. Although it is very boring, for the court, It is still very necessary to study."

Regarding this content, those in power who have a little brain in all dynasties know a little bit, but they don't systematically summarize and learn.

Now hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, Emperor Chongzhen came up with this idea.

But before he could speak, Zhong Jinwei said again: "Your Majesty, there is another premise for everything I said just now. Without this premise, everything is empty talk."