eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

In the end, Fei Hong still couldn't convince those two people. He wasn't Qi Chengsui and Wang Tin's boss. He couldn't get in the way of Taipusi and the horse farm in Shaanxi.

This actually made his tea merchant's plan impossible to implement.

Because exchanging silver taels is not only a new link, but also the most core and important link.Only when silver can be sold, the common people will voluntarily and consciously join in this cycle.

For him, Taipu Temple is the best place for horses.

Taipusi is now the biggest horse dealer, and Northwest Yangge is always his biggest buyer.

But the imperial decree also said that the army has the right of first purchase.

What is Priority Buying?

That is, other people can also buy it.Moreover, the purchase of horses by the army is a national act, so it is limited to 20 taels, and it is really sold to the people... Horses are precious things, and 30 taels is also possible.

It shows that the emperor wants these people to be self-sufficient, and even if they can't, it can reduce the pressure on the treasury.

According to his idea, since there can be horse merchants, there can also be tea merchants. Of course, tea merchants can sell tea. It is common for people in the Central Plains to see tea, and it cannot be sold at a high price. Tea is everywhere, and tea is grown in Fujian and Jiangxi. In addition, Sichuan is the center of the tea-horse market, so he first thought of the tea-horse market.

In fact, it is not impossible if tea can be sold overseas through Shibo.

Just the shipping cost would be scary.But now everyone knows that sea trade has ten times the benefits.

Maybe try that too.

So one side failed, so he went to the other side.

The governor's office of Zhejiang and Fujian participated in politics, Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren is quite trusted by His Majesty and is his acquaintance, so it should be better.

This time it went well.

Sea trade is now fully permitted by the imperial court, and tea is also in high demand, so it is all right for Wang Shouren.

The problem is cost.

"Sichuan is thousands of miles away from the coast. Fortunately, there is Yangtze River water transportation, which is not impossible. It's just that the price can't be sold at a high price. No matter what, it will make a lot less profit than the tea merchants in Fujian."

Fei Hong's expression was calm, "As long as it can make a profit, the people in Sichuan will be satisfied. Bo'an also knows that the road to Sichuan is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. Now the Sichuan-Tibet tea ceremony is divided into a south road and a west road. This road has to cross the Jinsha River and the Dadu River. Big rivers such as the Minjiang River and the Minjiang River have to cross mountains like the Erlang Mountain, so the Yangtze River water transportation is easier and more economical, but the distance is too long.”

This is also impossible.

Wang Shouren shook his head, "Zi confiscation, the younger generation means that if you earn less, businessmen will move to the coast."

Fei Hong was taken aback, "The governor's office in Sichuan can't be moved, it can only be in Sichuan."

"Then...if Sichuan tea goes to the sea, and the tea horse trade between Sichuan and Tibet is insufficient, will the tribes in the snowy region be unstable? No matter what, it is better to go to the emperor."

This is true.

"...As for going out to sea by boat, it's natural for me to tell the truth, because I'm also a citizen of Sichuan, so why should the younger generation not be right? Even if there is a shortage of boats, some tea can still be loaded. By the way, now the Ming Dynasty boats What is lacking most is the cargo ships that can be used on the Yangtze River, and the confiscation needs to be prepared early."

Fei Hong frowned even more.

"Thank you. Sigh, now that your majesty's words are right, things won't be difficult if you don't do it. It's really worrying. Also, I'm going back to Sichuan in a few days. After the court meeting, your majesty will issue an order It is not easy to report to His Majesty now."

Wang Shouren thought that Fei Zichong was his father's old acquaintance after all, so he thought about it, "There is no way around this matter."

……

So later on March [-], Zhu Houzhao summoned Fei Hong in the back garden.

He decreed that he would be exempted from going to court for three days, so he didn't want to go to Qianqing Palace anymore. To be honest, it was a palace, and it would be boring to live in it every day.

"Wang Bo'an said, you have something important to see me before you leave Beijing. Today, the decree was to exempt from the court, but I am the king of a country, ruling the world's trillions of people... Forget it, if you have anything to say, just say it." .”

Fei Hong deeply admired the emperor,

Then I will talk about the results of this day's running in detail.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care about it at first, but the more he listened to it, the more interesting it became.

Needless to say, Fei Hong is trying to follow his train of thought.

Young people are still different. If you expect Liu Jian to study these things, you might as well expect the sun to rise from the west tomorrow.

"...Going to sea, is there any money to be made?"

Fei Hong really couldn't answer this question.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I really don't understand the sea trade. I just heard that going to sea is ten times more profitable. I feel that it should be profitable despite the cost of the journey."

Because he was exempt from court, Zhu Houzhao was dressed in a loose blue robe, his hair was tied up at the root, and then naturally hung down his back.The whole person is a bit like a suave son, dangling in front of Fei Hong's eyes.

"I heard that's the case, but it's not necessarily the case. Otherwise, wouldn't I earn 1000 million taels in a blink of an eye if I sold a million taels of silver?" The emperor rubbed his nose, "I appreciate your idea very much. The so-called adapting measures to local conditions In those places in Ya'an, the people can't grow food but can only grow tea, and as a parent and official, you have to find a way for them, no matter whether you can do it in the future, just this kind of heart is worthy of praise."

"But having said that, if you take the tea from the common people and go to sea, it must not be a catty or two catties, it must be tens of thousands of catties or even 10,000+ catties. Once you lose money on such a scale, where will the money come from? So I think that even if one trick is not successful , but don’t turn around too quickly. Taipu Temple doesn’t want your horses, so why not just sell them to the people? There is a shortage of horses everywhere in Ming Dynasty, and the people and herdsmen are withdrawing, and the officials and herdsmen have to serve the army. Are you afraid that the horse will not be sold?"

"As for the export of tea to the sea, you can try it first. If you have something to do, you can increase it next time. If you don't have to do it, you will lose less."

Fei Hong nodded, the emperor was still more able to make up his mind than him.

"...Your Majesty, Wang Bo'an also mentioned that if the tea leaves go to sea, the amount of tea traded with the snowy region will decrease, which may lead to border conflicts."

Zhu Houzhao blinked his eyes. He didn't know what the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were thinking, "Fei Zichong, whether Daming will sell his tea depends on his face? If they had that strength, they would have already occupied Sichuan. Pick tea yourself! If you have tea, sell it to him, and if you don’t have tea, let them pay a high price! When we are short of horses, don’t they raise the price of horses?”

A bunch of rickets!

"Your Majesty appeases his anger, it's due to my humble minister's inappropriate thinking."

"Forget it, it's nothing serious at first. Get up." Zhu Houzhao originally had a rest from the court and didn't want to worry about these things. "It's rare for you to relieve the worries of the people. In addition, after returning to Sichuan, we still need to pay attention to agriculture and mulberry. , there should be a lot of arable land in Sichuan. If it is because of lack of people, I can issue an order to immigrate to Shichuan!"

The emperor mentioned this again, and Fei Hong felt the pressure in his heart increase. It seems that the Land of Abundance does not produce a lot of grain, which is indeed a knot in His Majesty's heart.

"Yes, when Weichen returns, he will devote himself to running Sichuan and building it into a big granary!"

"Don't oppress the people for the sake of taxes and food, Fei Aiqing, you have to remember that you are the number one scholar of the Ming Dynasty and a disciple of a sage."

"My minister will always remember His Majesty's instruction."

"Well, back off then."

"Yes."

Looking at Fei Hong, Zhu Houzhao felt a little joy.

This person is young and can be used further in the future.

He has a hard background and can work.

What made him happiest was that Fei Hong showed the shadow of the magistrate he most wanted to see, that is, to find ways to create benefits for the people.

And trying to understand his train of thought.

If what he gradually created was a state-owned enterprise, then what Fei Hong gradually created was a provincial state-owned enterprise.

For this matter, he does not support, does not oppose, and does not make any noise.

After all, too much support for literati and merchants, this matter is still prone to trouble.

But when Fei Hong went to the palace, Qi Chengsui and Wang Ting were very worried.

Fei Zichong is a high-ranking official who has been governor of a province since he was 39 years old, which shows that the emperor still has great trust in him, and from his past experience, this person was first in Zhan Shifu, and then caught up with the general trend of the prince's confidant going out of Beijing to experience training. He has worked in Huguang, Sichuan and other places for a long time.

So the emperor basically believed most of what he said.

I don't know if Fei Zichong sued them for impeachment, anyway, no matter what it is, first write a memorial and send it to the palace to plead guilty.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was so busy having fun that he didn't think about them at all.It is normal for officials to fail to coordinate with each other, and everyone has their own concerns.

……

"Your Majesty, how do you feel today?"

"Back to Mrs. Mei. There should be a happy event today, and I'm in a good mood now."

"That's excellent." Mei Huai laughed and showed joy after hearing this.

The emperor gave the decree of grace to allow their mother to visit the palace, and she and her sister actually came to thank them.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, they walked through the artificial mangosteen forest, and soon they met the emperor in front of a pavilion.

The emperor lay on the bamboo rocking chair with a relaxed expression.

After that, they went to kowtow to thank each other.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "It's only been half a day, and you sent him away?"

"Mother said, Your Majesty's gift, we as concubines should not be proud of favors, and the concubines and younger sisters are already His Majesty's people, and His Majesty will be our heaven in the future. There is a folk saying that a married daughter... ..."

"The water that was poured out. I know." Zhu Houzhao was used to people around him making such gestures to him, the emperor, so he didn't say much, "Get up."

"May the concubine rub your majesty's legs?"

"No, I'm still young. When I can't walk anymore, it's not too late to beat. You all go back first, I don't need you to serve here. You don't have to thank me like this next time. If you want to see your mother, come and ask for an order. There is nothing special." I will agree to any situation.”

"Thank you for your majesty's grace, that concubine will leave."

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

After everyone left, the emperor shook back and forth out of boredom.

He turned his head and glanced at Liu Jin, the corners of Liu Jin's mouth twitched as he showed him a wry smile, as if saying, don't...

"His Majesty……"

Zhu Houzhao didn't care about his expression at all, "Go and arrange it!"

"Yes!"

No matter how prosperous the Forbidden City is, staying too long is still boring.Besides, how long has he been out of the palace?

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Confirmed friends.

Don't say anything, let's make money by coding.The book starts at 300 million words.

Didn't it mean that the mask is harmful? I didn't expect me to be so strong.

(End of this chapter)