Chapter 274 Daming's East India Company!(1/2)
Lu Xun?
Zhu Gaochi racked his brains and really didn't remember that there was such a scholar in history. He only said that he was ignorant. After all, Dusk was the nephew of Huang Guan, the top scholar in the third year of the three-year scholar.
I probably read no fewer books than him.
He asked gratefully: "Then how Commander Huang plans to help edit books and voyage to the West."
Zhu Gaochi was actually very worried.
Judging from the various behaviors of the father and the emperor, these things must not be stopped. Zhu Gaochi really has no choice. If he can't get the money, he will not be able to do these two major events as scheduled.
If dusk can help, it will not be icing on the cake, but a timely help.
When Zhu Gaochi thought of this, he felt a lot of emotion.
If I had known this, Commander Huang would scold me again. No matter how you scold me, I would never give up.
Xun said: "At present, I can take out 50,000 taels of silver and I can send it here today. Whether to send it to the royal palace or the Ministry of Revenue, your highness decides for himself, but I only have one request: special funds."
This money can only be used to edit books and prepare to voyage to the West.
The former is his own name.
The latter is his own benefit.
While contributing to the country and history, I, Mr. Huang, also want to gain some benefits. I can't let the horse run away and don't let the horse eat grass. It's unreasonable.
Fifty thousand taels?!
Zhu Gaochi took a breath.
Add the 30,000 taels of treasure money promised before dusk, which is 80,000 taels - what does 80,000 taels mean? This year, due to the war, if the national taxes are good, except for the local reserves, the amount of more than 10,000 taels received from the national treasury will be more than 10,000 taels.
At dusk, I took 80,000 taels alone!
What a huge sum of money this is.
If the dusk keeps this money, even if he doesn't continue to be an official, he will not have to worry about food and drink in this life, the next life, and even his children and grandchildren for several lifetimes.
I was surprised to see Zhu Gaochi's expression at dusk.
Haven’t Zhu Gaochi seen the world before?
Just 50,000 taels of silver...
The purchasing power of RMB is only more than 35 million, just drizzle.
In fact, he misunderstood.
In the early Ming Dynasty, due to the chaos in the tax system and several wars, especially during the Yongle period, the country was actually very poor, not to mention that Zhu Di moved the capital again, which led to the prosperous era of Yongle and the rule of Ren Xuan, which was the prosperous era of the people.
The royal family of the Ming Dynasty in recent years was actually a lot of poor.
Of course, the so-called poverty is also relatively speaking.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's death in the Ming Dynasty, the upper class of society gradually became rich - very rich.
Otherwise, Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng could have so much money?
Furthermore, the conversion of dusk to more than 35 million is only measured by the rice price, and the conversion between silver and RMB is actually achieved. In fact, the purchasing power of these 50,000 taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty must exceed 35 million RMB.
A cough at dusk awakened Zhu Gaochi.
The eldest prince of the Ming Dynasty immediately stood up and bowed deeply to the dusk, "In this way, I will thank Commander Huang for the people of the world."
Hehehehe, at dusk.
Zhu Gaochi sat down again, with an excited expression and asked, "I have a question. I have always been paying attention to Times Commercial Bank. Commander Huang is definitely not able to take out 50,000 taels of gold and silver. Is this money from Duke Qi and Duke Cheng?"
This is very important.
The dusk and darkness were in the darkness, and knew that the Lord of You were believing that Duke Qi and Duke Cheng were using their own side to save the country in a row to support him as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
A basin of cold water was poured on, "Your Highness is thinking too much. This money is indeed from Duke Cheng and Duke Qi, but this money is not given by them for free. Your Highness should know that the artifact in the empress's house can make the night bright like daylight."
Zhu Gaochi nodded, "I have heard it for a long time, Commander Huang's talent is really astonishing as a god."
This flattery...
It's so cool.
At dusk, "Your Majesty and the Queen also wanted to arrange such artifacts in the Ganqing Palace. Kunning Palace. The treasury was empty after the war. Your Majesty felt sorry for the money, so he didn't want it anymore. However, the second prince's filial piety was commendable. After learning about this, because he was far away in Fujian, he asked Duke Qi and Duke Cheng to work on his behalf and paid for two artifacts. The poor ministers will go to the Ganqing Palace and Kunning Palace to settle the property in the next few days. This is 30,000 taels. The Duke Qi and Duke Cheng, the noble ministers of the two Dukes, also wanted to install such artifacts in the mansion, so this was another 20,000 taels."
Zhu Gaochi's expression remained unchanged, and he felt very disappointed and even a little desperate.
Sure enough, I thought too much.
The second brother did this and waited for his father to return from Shuntian and came to the Ganqing Hall to see it. Liang Ruobai, and asked again, it turned out that it was the second son's filial piety. What do you think of the father?
Huang Xu thought to himself that Zhu Gaochi would not lose confidence. He still had to fight for the founding crown prince. If he didn't fight, how could he take advantage of the troubled waters? So he smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry about these things. How can the crown prince of the country decide the future with one or two gifts of filial piety? It's enough for you to do your part."
Zhu Gaochi was regained his spirits.
He had no idea that the conversation between today and Dusk had been completely controlled by Dusk. Zhu Gaochi was not incompetent, he could not defeat someone with God's vision.
Zhu Gaochi, who was relieved, asked: "About the mission of Jiaozhi, the father issued a special order, which obviously attached great importance to this matter. There is a profound meaning in it. Please ask Commander Huang to give some advice."
I thought for a while at dusk.
There is no unilateral interest in the establishment of the Shenji Camp. It is aimed at the future of the Ming Dynasty. If the brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu are worried, they will agree with this matter.
So he said, "Do you know why the personal expedition is left unresolved?"
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while: "One is that the treasury has no money, and the other is that the father and the emperor are polite to the military and civilians. Third, it is probably difficult to take over the Tatars for a while. It is better to stop when it is better."
Dusk nodded, "This is the situation you saw in Yingtian, but I saw not these things in Yumuchuan. What I saw was the arrogance of the Tatar cavalry and the incompetence of the Ming cavalry."
Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized, "The cavalry's disadvantage is too great, so he fell into a dilemma where I advance and I retreat."
No wonder...
As soon as Zhu Zhanji arrived in Yumuchuan, his father took this step to teach.
Huang Du sighed: "So, if the Tatar cavalry is not solved, no matter how many times His Majesty personally conquers Mobei, he will not achieve great achievements. As for unifying Mobei, there is no need to expect."
Zhu Di probably thought about unifying Mobei, but unfortunately he couldn't do it.
but……
If the Tatar cavalry could be defeated, this would be possible.
Zhu Gaochi saw it very clearly, "Indeed, according to the current situation, it is extremely difficult to include the northern desert into the territory. The best way is to enfeoff the Oirat, Tatars, and Urianha to let them get involved with each other."
Zhu Gaochi still has this political vision.
Dusk said: "So you have to go on a mission to Jiaozhi."
Zhu Gaochi was puzzled, "What does it have to do with the enthronement of Tatars, Oirat and Urianha?"
Wu had no choice but to explain patiently, "The mission to Jiaozhi has nothing to do with enthronement, but to break the cavalry in the northern desert grassland, you have to go to Jiaozhi. The reason is very simple. There is a firearm making technology on Jiaozhi. If you bring it back to the Ming Dynasty, use it on a large scale and form a firearm unit, it will be easier to defeat the Tatar cavalry with the firearm unit. Just know this and cooperate with all your strength. You must know that Your Majesty has already given the name of the firearm unit."
Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up, "A musket improved based on the Song Dynasty's sudden musket?"
There was in the Yuan Dynasty.
But it is not powerful and has many defects.
No one has ever thought about the large-scale firearms unit in the past two hundred years. I have to say that the idea of Dusk and his father is really amazing.
Dusk whispered, "It's not enough. After you get this magical artifact production method from Jiaozhi, you will devote yourself to improving it. At that time, the Shenji Camp will become the first invincible force in the world!"
Zhu Gaochi was full of energy, "Shenjiying, a good name!"
Xun said: "This is a matter of advice."
Zhu Gaochi sighed sincerely: "Commander Huang's advice is enough to shine the future of our Ming Dynasty. If it is successful, the name of Commander Huang in the historical books after the future will be the sage."
At dusk, the eyes were full of stars, "What did your Highness say?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, "It is enough to shine on my future."
"Not this."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
He could only say, "If you succeed, the name of dusk will overflow the saint."
Dusk was full of comfort and a silly smile, "It's great!"
saint……
This is a compliment for overbearing etiquette. Generally speaking, except for the emperor, few people dared to accept this praise. After being praised by Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi, his 100,000 pores in his body relaxed in the evening, and he felt like he was floating in the air.
Zhu Gaochi was also straightforward and blurted out when he was excited.
I'm embarrassed to take it back.
Seeing Huang Tun's slutty look at this moment, I couldn't help but feel funny.
After all, he is a young man who is not as good as the champion.
He said: "Since it is such a major matter, you must not neglect it. Today, I will ask the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites to discuss the appointment of the envoy at the small court meeting. If Commander Huang has any advice, just come to the Qianqing Palace. I will cooperate with you with all my strength and will make the fire of the Shenji Camp shine between heaven and earth!"
Get up at dusk, "It's so good."
To be continued...