In order to avoid the long nights and many dreams, Luo Fangbo and Jiang Wubo sorted out the fish scale yellow book and the "square objects" used for tribute almost overnight, and set off when the sky was dawn.

But compared to Luo Fangbo's excitement, Jiang Wubo was a little worried: "General, can the Emperor of Ming Dynasty take a look at the little things we have given to us?"

"Wax cloth, it's almost the same thing to fool those Europa savages. The silk produced by our Zhongyuan Hall is not thousands of times better than this thing?"

"There are silverware, wood carvings, spices, and these things that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty can be attracted to?"

After taking a look back and forth, Jiang Wubo was even more worried: "Now it seems that there is only this little ginseng, wings, and bird's nest that can barely be able to take advantage of."

Luo Fangbo smiled and shook his head, saying, "As the saying goes, sending goose feathers thousands of miles away, the gift is light and affection is heavy - the reason why square things are square things is not because they are precious, but because of their hearts."

"For example, these ginseng, wings, bird's nests and other things may seem like good things to others, but for the rich emperors, no matter how good ginseng is, they are just some things for rinsing their mouths. Perhaps they are not as good as a fun and interesting wood carving."

Only then did Jiang Wubo reluctantly feel relieved.

But it had just stopped for less than three minutes, Jiang Wubo began to worry about another problem: "If the officials sent by the Ming Dynasty were all focused on making money, regardless of our life or death... There is also the old saying, bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like..."

The envoy who had been sent by Luo Fangbo to envoy the Ming Dynasty smiled and said, "The Deputy Chief is too worried."

"The Ming Dynasty gave officials extremely high salaries and was extremely strict in handling corruption. Those involved in the case had a salary of more than 60 taels of money, they would peel and eat grass or implicate the three tribes. Those with less than 60 taels of silver, even if they only had one cent, their whole family would be exiled for three thousand miles."

"The Ming Law stipulates that if officials corrupt the people, local people can directly tie the officials to Beijing to complain. The Jinyiwei and Tiandihui must be responsible for escorting them, and the officials and the officials must not be stopped."

"There are also the soldiers you mentioned just now... When I was in Jinan Prefecture, I saw many military officials walking through the streets and alleys, but the people of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of them. From this, we can see that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should be different from those of the Qing Dynasty."

Luo Fangbo and Jiang Wubo looked at each other, and neither of them spoke.

If you embezzle 60 taels of silver, you will peel and eat grass? If the people are allowed to tie up officials to go to Beijing to file a lawsuit?

The law stipulates it quite well, but there were such regulations during the Hongwu period, and what ended up in the end?

The officials and men of the Ming Dynasty were still greedy, and the people still had no way to ask for help. Even Emperor Hongwu was hacked out of Xiang!

As for the people not afraid of officers and soldiers...

You are so sure that the officers and soldiers you see are real people and soldiers, not what the Ming court wants you to see?

For a moment, the cabin fell silent again.

It was not until he sailed all the way to Jinlan Port that Luo Fangbo and Jiang Wubo realized that the world had changed -

Outside the Port of Camran, merchant ships were lined up to pass the customs. Whether it was the French flag, the English flag, the merchant ships with the Dutch East India Company flag, they were all lined up honestly.

Go to the card? Pass the level?

In Lanfang Port, such things happen almost every day. Even before the Qing Dynasty was cold, these Europa barbarian merchant ships would never be so honest.

Luo Fangbo stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the merchant ships lined up to pass the customs in the distance, and couldn't help but be amazed: "It seems that the Ming Dynasty is different from the Qing Dynasty."

Jiang Wubo also nodded and said, "I didn't expect that these barbarians would have such honest times."

In front of Lanfang's fleet was a merchant ship with the flag of the East India Company. Through the telescope, it was obvious that the Dutch barbarians who were arrogant and domineering at sea were all respectful when dealing with the Ming tax collectors who boarded the ship to inspect the ship, and they all looked respectful and did not show their usual arrogant appearance.

When it was Lan Fang's turn to pass the fleet, Luo Fangbo and Jiang Wubo felt like they were a different life.

Whether it was going to sea in Guangdong before or later returning to Guangdong, the officials of the Qinghai Sea all bowed their heads to foreigners and looked at their own people with their nostrils, especially for "overseas abandoned people" like Luo Fangbo, their attitude was even worse.

Although the tax collector and the Jinyi Guard who boarded the ship for inspection on the Ming Dynasty were expressionless when they first boarded the ship and looked like they were doing business, after finding that the entire fleet was all the faces of the people of the Ming Dynasty, the tax collector smiled on his face.

"Have you gone overseas to make money?"

"How about it, are you in any trouble at sea?"

"Is the water and food enough? Should I replenish it in Kinlan Port?"

Almost just like this, I completed a complete set of procedures such as entering Hong Kong, registering, checking, supplying, and releasing.

Jiang Wubo couldn't help but sigh: "It's the first time, I know what it feels like to be a human being when I stand up straight."

Luo Fangbo looked at the flag on the mast thoughtfully and said, "If one day we can hang the Ming flag on the ship openly, but we don't know what it will look like?"

...

Just when Luo Fangbo and Jiang Wubo were on a boat to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jinsong, the Ming Dynasty emperor, and Liu Huaiwen, the Minister of Revenue and the leader of the treasury in the Ming Dynasty, were staring at each other with big eyes.

As we all know, Heshen and Zhongtang were the most capable ministers of the Qing Dynasty. The houses, fields, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, shops, gold, silver and jewelry that he had greedy for over the years were estimated to be 80 million taels of silver.

If it is replaced by the Daming treasure banknote, it will be eight billion dragon yuan.

As Qian Death Laogou and Heshen and Zhongtang were arrested, the wealth worth 80 million taels of silver naturally fell into Zhu Jinsong's hands.

After getting such a fortune, Zhu Jinsong was so excited that he wanted to sing - I made money and made money, I didn't know how to spend it. He held a Nokia in his left hand and a Motorola in his right hand...

The key is that before Zhu Jinsong was happy for two days, Liu Huaiwen, who received the news, came to the door.

Liu Huaiwen felt that the money should belong to the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. After all, it is a people's money and the Ming Dynasty's finances have always been very nervous. With these 80 million taels of silver, the Ming Dynasty's finances can be relaxed faster, and the progress of many projects can be accelerated.

For example, social science, railways, highways, river and bridge projects in various places, and the Governor's Office of the Five Army has been clamoring to expand the army.

Besides, what do you want so much money for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty? If you don’t build a garden, don’t raise a wife, and don’t go to Jiangnan. If you shake the 80 million taels of silver, what else can you let it give birth to a baby?

But it will be different when placed in the treasury. These 80 million taels of silver can really give birth to babies. Maybe you will be given birth to hundreds of thousands of troops in your life and let you take them out to smash the situation.

In short, it’s just two words: money.

The problem is that Zhu Jinsong can't bear to leave this eighty million taels of silver.

Although Zhu Jinsong doesn't like to build gardens and do not raise his wife, Zhu Jinsong also has a Royal Academy, which can be called a giant gold-swalking beast.

Let me put it this way, the treasury has to allocate 100 million dragon yuan to the Royal Academy every year, which is about 10 million taels of silver, while Zhu Jinsong, the Ming emperor, has to subsidize another 30 million dragon yuan, which is about 3 million taels.

Thirteen million taels of silver can at least be heard if you throw it into the water?

Throwing it at the Royal Academy not only won’t even hear a sound, but it’s not even enough to burn!

Eighty million taels of silver seem to be quite large, but if the Royal Academy is allowed to burn open, it will probably be completely burned in three or two years, and it will be fine.

So Zhu Jinsong didn't want to hand over the 80 million taels of silver to Liu Huaiwen, but instead wanted to use the 80 million taels of silver to make money.

For example, rebuild the Western Fleet, purchase five million taels of silver from the Ming Dynasty, and go to Europa to exchange for ten million taels of silver.

The current situation is that the treasury wants the money, but Zhu Jinsong doesn't want to give the money to the treasury.

So, Liu Huaiwen blocked Zhu Jinsong in the temporary palace: "Your Majesty, I won't tell you how empty the treasury is. Anyway, you know it in your heart, but the treasury really needs this money!"

Liu Huaiwen wiped his tears: "With the Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau, the treasury spent 3.53 million taels last year, and it is expected to increase to more than 5 million taels this year. With the Sales Department, the treasury spent more than 10 million taels last year, and it is probably not much better this year. There is also the Yangshiyuan, which are all giant beasts that swallow gold."

"There is also the Royal Academy. The treasury allocated 10 million taels to the Royal Academy last year, but it took half a year to complete it. It is estimated that 18 million taels will be allocated this year."

"There are also the 10 million taels of military expenses paid last year. Not only did the end of the year, but there was no point left, but it was temporarily allocated for the Shenyang incident. This year, the 5th Army Governor's Office will expand its military affairs, so the military expenses needed will be more."

"Oh, by the way, there are river bridges and social engineering projects in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. The expenditure last year was more than 30 million taels, but if there were no 50 million taels this year, it would definitely not be able to fight."

"If there were no 80 million taels of silver, the national treasury would have really starved the rats to death!"

Liu Huaiwen was so miserable that he couldn't even listen to Zhu Jinsong - if you put less gold and silver in your treasury and two more kilograms of food in your treasury, the mouse would not starve to death!

Besides, Zhu Jinsong didn't believe the numbers reported by Liu Huaiwen.

All numbers are subtracted in half, and they are almost the actual numbers.

Because the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty last year was only about 30 million taels.

As for infrastructure projects such as rivers and bridges and sociology, although Liu Huaiwen spent money like water, in fact, it really didn't cost much, because building materials such as cement, steel, and wood were basically provided by the workshops or companies controlled by the court at a fair price.

Therefore, the numbers about money that Liu Huaiwen has to listen dialectically.

If he said that the treasury has a surplus of as much money, then the real surplus is about three to five times the number he said. If he said that the treasury spent halving is considered small, and it would be nothing strange to remove a zero.

After the two continued to stare with big eyes for a while, Liu Huaiwen said tentatively: "Or it would be 28?"

Zhu Jinsong shook his head and said, "At least, I will have three to seven, three to seven, and three to the national treasury."

Liu Huaiwen was immediately angry: "Your Majesty, let me tell you, my youngest daughter is seventeen years old this year and will be out of the box next year."

Zhu Jinsong was unmoved: "You go and tell Erdan about this, see if he will abduct the little girl?"

After thinking about it, Liu Huaiwen shouted: "Four Six! Treasury Six, Emperor Four!"

Zhu Jinsong also thought about it, and then said firmly: "Five-five! If you agree, I will tell you where there is a silver mine - it is not Shijian Yinshan from Japan, nor from Myanmar, but a silver mine overseas."

"By the way, there are several gold mines, one in the Ming Dynasty, and the other several overseas."

"Forty million taels of silver, if you replace it with a few gold and silver mines, your treasury will never suffer any losses!"
Chapter completed!