Chapter 869: Maritime
Planning a big event? Qin Feng looked at Ma Xiangnan with some confusion. .
Ma Xiangnan smiled proudly, "Your Majesty, I have been reading books since I was a child, but my favorite is reading history. I yearn for the great momentum of the dynasty of the Tang Empire during the heyday of the Tang Empire! But later, the empire declined, and the sea was forbidden to lock the country. The vigorous trade route in the past was cut off."
Qin Feng was shocked, "Sea Trade?"
"Of course it's Haimao!" Ma Xiangnan browed and said: "The book I have read once said that Haimao is a very profitable business! Your Majesty, although Baoqing was a military port in the past, it was not impossible to become a civil port. Even if it didn't work, I, Changyang County, could find another place in Baoqing to build a port after making money. I have contacted some merchants in Jiangnan through some old relationships in the past, and everyone is very interested!"
Qin Feng smiled: "Haifeng is indeed a very profitable business. But Lao Ma, you won't know why the seafeng declined and was completely cut off!"
"Isn't it because Emperor Tang was stupid and sealed the country later?" Ma Xiangnan said angrily.
"I heard Zuo Shuai talk about this matter at the beginning." Qin Feng sighed: "Haimao is a piece of fat meat, but not everyone can eat it. During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it was indeed the case that all countries came to pay tribute to the dynasty, and the sea trade was prosperous, but it was built on the Tang Empire's invincible naval team. Anyone who wanted to bite the big fat meat of Haimao would be hung on the mast and basking in the sun."
Ma Xiangnan stopped, he was only thinking about money, but not the hardships on the road. "It may not be so dangerous, right?"
"It's not necessarily, but certain!" Qin Feng shook his head and said, "I think there is no way for anyone to do such an obvious way of wealth, but why is no one doing it now? This must be the experience accumulated with blood and life."
"But as far as I know, both Qi and Chu still have overseas goods coming in, and the prices are extremely high!" Ma Xiangnandao.
"No need to ask, those who sell these things must be pirates themselves." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Old Ma, if you want to start a maritime trade, you must have a prerequisite, that is, our Ming Dynasty has a strong naval team that can shock the world and hang the heads of all the guys who covet our wealth on the mast to bask in the sun. But now, do we have one?"
"Baoqing Shipyard!" Ma Xiangnan Road.
Qin Feng laughed: "How many ships have been launched in our Baoqing Shipyard now? How many sailors have they formed combat power? If there is no such thing, you go to sea and you will not make money, but you will die."
"Your Majesty, I think it's time for us to build a powerful navy. Not to mention that we can attack Qi from both land and water, it can also be used to open sea trade!" Ma Xiangnan said anxiously.
"It's not that easy to build a navy!" Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, "This is more difficult than training a cavalry. It is said that cavalry is a money-burning product, and navy is a money-burning like water! Okay, okay, Lao Ma, I know what you think, don't think you're a fat man in one bite. We can't think of the matter of sea trade yet. You, it's better to plant your fruit trees, medicinal materials, and grains well, and let the people you governed have a full stomach and wear warm clothes. In a few years, let's discuss the matter of getting rich!"
Ma Xiangnan nodded a little depressedly: "Your Majesty, I understand. You said that in a blink of an eye, Luo Yishui and Chen Ci have been out for several years, so why didn't there be any letter? If there is their news, we will have a little outside and the business will be able to be done."
Qin Feng laughed and said, "You, let's just die. They went out to sea. To be honest, that's a road for life. Even if they stop, how could there be news coming back in a short while?"
"Navigation, Navy!" Ma Xiangnan hummed: "Your Majesty, the navy general dug from Chu was taken to Changyang County by Eagle Nest a few months ago, and his family was placed in Changyang County. Do you know this?"
"I know, this time I went to Baoqing, I just wanted to meet him. Nearly a hundred people came over from the Eagle Nest report together, and they all passed their review and confirmed that there was no problem." Qin Feng said with a smile.
"It seems that Changyang County still has to grit its teeth and tilt it a little more to Baoqing, otherwise when will this navy be established?" Ma Xiangnan said thoughtfully.
Qin Feng shook his head. The old man was stubborn, but without his own orders, the sea trade could not be opened, and he was too lazy to talk to the old man anymore. Now, he really didn't have the energy to consider the sea trade affairs, and he had not even sorted out the land affairs!
A tuk-kong sounded, and the outside of the old man Le knocked on the carriage door, "Your Majesty, the meal is ready. Should I eat in the carriage or outside?"
"Outside, I've been sitting inside for so long, and I'm a little bored." Qin Feng looked at Ma Xiangnan and said, "Let's go, go down and have some breaths to drink to get tired?"
"Drink a few drinks!" Ma Xiangnan nodded repeatedly.
The three of them got off the carriage. Outside, Eunuch Le had already laid a felt blanket. The food was prepared on the blanket, but it was still in the style of the army. The large thick porcelain bowls were filled with all kinds of food, which was no different from the soldiers on the side. The only difference was that there was a jar of wine in their place.
In fact, Eunuch Le had long felt that this was really absent from the royal style. In the palace of Yuejing, there were originally exquisite and luxurious tableware. Even though Qin Feng had stroked his pen and cut most of them into the heaven and earth, and asked Zi Luo to use these royal style things to make money from those suckers, there were still many in the palace. According to Eunuch Le's opinion, if Your Majesty goes on a set of these things, you have to prepare a set of these things.
However, Qin Feng did not do it. In his opinion, when he stayed with the soldiers, he had to eat and live with the soldiers and share the joys and sorrows, so that the soldiers could be more heart-to-heart.
In these aspects, Eunuch Le could not resist Qin Feng. Now the palace in Yuejing has been divided into most of the government departments and departments. In the view of Eunuch Le, the place where His Majesty the Emperor lives is worse than that of some luxurious and luxurious households! In the past, there were thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, but now there are more than a hundred palace maids, but there are only dozens of eunuchs left, and they are all so old that they can’t work.
Fortunately, the emperor's family is very simple. Apart from His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress, there is only one little prince and one little princess, and no one else.
If there are more masters in the palace in the future, how can these people support them? In the view of Eunuch Le, as the country's prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is almost a foregone conclusion. Of course, he will not show a trace of his face. The Empress is not a vegetarian. Eunuch Le even heard in private that the Empress does not even want to have another child. This is unimaginable to Eunuch Le. The royal family does not want to prosper their descendants. What is the only seedling now?
Maybe in a few years, the court officials outside will not do it, but they will wait and see it!
Qin Feng picked up the bowl but found that on the road they had walked, the Fire Death Camp had set up Luka, completely closing this section of the road. At this time, at the other end, there were actually many carriages and pedestrians gathering, standing or sitting, looking at this side with eager eyes.
"Is this a caravan?" Qin Feng turned his head and asked the Mahou who was walking over, "It doesn't look like it. He was dressed in tatters, some of the old and some of the young, but he seemed to be fleeing famine! What's going on?"
Ma Hou coughed dryly, looked at Ma Xiangnan, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a caravan, nor a fugitive. General Du asked carefully the leader of this team that they are the governor of Ma County."
"What? My man?" Ma Xiangnan pointed at his nose, for no reason.
"Mr. Ma, the leader is holding the guards issued by your Changyang County Magistrate's Office, and your seal is covered with your head!" Mahou held back his laughter, "Those clothes that looked like beggars are refugees he brought from Qin."
"Okay, Lao Ma, you really have you. You're going to take action first and then report!" Qin Feng understood as soon as he heard it, "You ran to Deng County and told me to ask me for refugees from Qin and asked me to order Chen Zhihua to get someone for you. It turns out that you have been doing this a long time ago."
Ma Xiangnan also reported it, looked at Qin Feng, and said dryly: "Your Majesty, this is the case, but I didn't expect their hands and feet to be so fast! Let's bring people over, General Ma, go and call the leader over, I'll ask what's going on!"
Qin Feng sneered: "How about not being happy? Is there any business that is more profitable than trafficking in humans? I'm afraid they don't spend money. Didn't you tell me to spend five taels of silver to buy one?"
"No, no, no, the middle-aged man only costs five taels of silver, and the others are not worth so much money!" Ma Xiangnan waved his hand repeatedly. Seeing Qin Feng's bad face, he immediately covered his mouth. When Qin Feng founded Taiping City, he started his business with refugees. He saw many refugees in various miserable scenes. The most shameful thing is this kind of behavior of selling children and women.
Qin Feng waved his hand: "Call that leader."
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Mahou immediately ran to the checkpoint. In a blink of an eye, a chubby guy was dragging him to the front. The man couldn't run fast and was almost carried by Mahou in his hands and running over with his feet.
The chubby businessman was carried all the way by Ma Hou, a fully armed guy. He was already scared to death, but when he saw Ma Xiangnan, his face immediately showed joy.
"Ma Gong, Ma Gong, you have got the villain you want." He shouted loudly.
Ma Xiangnan looked at Qin Feng awkwardly, "Bold, you dare to be so arrogant in front of His Majesty, and you still kneel down to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming!"
When the chubby businessman heard this, his legs immediately became weak, and he stumbled out of the ground. The monkey's eyes were quick and he pulled him up again.
"See...see...see your Majesty!" The merchant's teeth were striking, and the princess made a sound.
Chapter completed!