Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 778, the palace is sold
"Why did the Kunlun slave clean up?"

"Isn't it good to be a slave?"

Zhang Mao thought for a while and asked, did Liu Jin have any hatred for the Kunlun slaves, so he targeted the Kunlun slaves so much.

"As a slave?"

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head and said, "I don't know if you have read some history in Europe and the Middle East. In history, several powerful empires were destroyed in the hands of slaves."

"Like the Roman Empire was once very powerful, its territory spanning the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, but because of the dependence of the country and the use of slaves, the Roman Empire was finally destroyed in the hands of slaves."

"These Kunlun slaves may be very good slaves, but the country's dependence on and use of slaves will also bring long-term hidden dangers and crises to a country."

"The ones who are really reliable are our own people. Finding ways to increase our own population is the kingly way."

It's impossible to use Kunlun slaves. These black uncles can't do anything else. They are very good at giving birth, but the key is that they are lazy. Once they get in, it's very difficult to get out.

"The Kunlun slaves are trivial matters. The big deal is that they will all be expelled, or they will all be captured and sold to Europe. Last time I heard from the Spaniard who came to the capital that the slave trade in Europe is very popular."

Xu Guangzuo didn't care, Liu Jin didn't like Kunlun slaves, so just let it go.

"In the long run, slaves are indeed unreliable, but we are the ones who are reliable. Since our family chose to come to the back road, there should naturally be no hidden dangers. According to Liu Jin, Kunlun slaves cannot be kept."

Zhu Fu thought about it and nodded.

"What's so bad about slaves, how many people can our family bring there at the beginning?"

"At that time, even if you occupy a large area of ​​land, there will not be enough labor to cultivate it. If there are slaves, you can let these slaves cultivate and wait for the harvest."

Zhang Mao curled his lips slightly and said that he felt that slaves were very useful. There were a large number of slaves in the plantations in Nanyang, as long as they were fed, and then they waited to count the silver. What a good deal.

"The steam engine came out. From now on, we can use more machines for farming. It is fast and labor-saving. Why do we need so many people?"

"What's more, when the children and grandchildren multiply in the future, will you still be afraid of no one?"

Liu Jin said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, don't use it if you don't need it."

"No matter what, let's occupy this place first."

"You don't know. Right now, we in Ming Dynasty are discussing going overseas to seize private colonies. If we slow down, all the good places in the world will be snatched up by then."

Zhang Mao did not continue to argue with Liu Jin on the matter of Kunlun slaves. Liu Jin's vision is still very long-term. He should not be wrong about what he said was right.

"Really, many people are preparing to go to sea?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and asked.

"Too much, too much~"

"The orders for arms and weapons from the Miyun Iron Works are almost overwhelmed~"

Zhang Mao nodded solemnly and said.

"What some experts in later generations said is fart. Who said we lack wolfishness?"

Hearing Zhang Mao's words, Liu Jin couldn't help cursing in his heart.

In later generations, there will always be some so-called bricks and beasts who stand up and say that our nation is not good, that is not good, what, what lacks wolfishness and so on.

It's all fart!

As long as there is meat to eat, the descendants of Huaxia are more ruthless than anyone else, and they are also more active than anyone else. Just look at the people in Ming Dynasty who are going to go overseas to eat meat.

……

Prince Ning's Mansion in Nanchang.

"My lord, Mr. Qian is here~"

Liu Yangzheng came to the side of King Ning Zhu Chenhao, and reminded with a smile that at this time, King Ning was frowning, worrying about money, going to Haiwa, and taking tens of thousands of people overseas to fight in the country. There are too many, people eat horses, and they have to walk tens of thousands of taels. It can be said that gold and silver are not enough to spend.

"Good~"

Zhu Chenhao nodded slightly, and then with a smile on his face, he came to the living room, where there was a businessman dressed in gold, silver and jewels standing, carefully looking at the palace from time to time.

"Mr. Qian~Mr. Qian~"

Zhu Chenhao walked over with a smile all over his face.

"My lord~"

Qian Duo hurriedly bowed his hands to pay tribute, the other party was a prince after all, and he was just a businessman, even if the other party wanted something from him now, he couldn't be rude.

"Is Mr. Qian satisfied with my house?"

Zhu Chenhao didn't mean to waste time, so he asked directly.

"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied~"

Qian Duo nodded repeatedly. He is a wealthy businessman in Jiangxi. He has made a lot of money going overseas in the past two years, and he wants to buy some property here in his hometown.

"Two hundred thousand taels of silver, this house belongs to you, Mr. Qian."

Zhu Chenhao nodded and spoke directly.

There is no other way, Zhu Chenhao has even sold his house now in order to go to sea, this is the palace passed down from his ancestors, and his subordinates have also tried their best to dissuade him.

But on the one hand, Zhu Chenhao really needed money, on the other hand, he really didn't plan to come back, and it was useless to keep the palace, so he just sold it, and he would be able to have more money if he had more money.

"Two hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"Is this too expensive~"

Hearing about Qian Duo, he thought about it and counter-offered.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. This is the royal residence. If I didn't want to go to sea, it would be impossible to sell it."

"Besides, Mr. Qian is the richest man in the world. A mere two hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing."

Zhu Chenhao smiled and said: "It's settled like this. After this king establishes a colony overseas, he will rely on Mr. Qian's help a lot. If there is any business at that time, he will definitely not forget Mr. Qian."

"Okay~"

Qian Duo thought about it and nodded helplessly. The other party was a prince after all, so he had already talked about this point. Even though it was more expensive, he still nodded and agreed.

If someone under King Ning came to negotiate the price with him, the amount of money would definitely cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

This point, King Ning is also very clear, that's why King Ning came forward in person, tens of thousands of taels of silver is money, who said that King Ning is short of money now.

After sending away Qian Duo, King Ning turned to Liu Yangzheng and asked, "Is there anything else that can be sold in the palace?"

"My lord, basically everything that can be sold has been sold out, only some of your favorite antique calligraphy and paintings are left."

Liu Yangzheng hurriedly replied.

"It's sold, it's all sold, the antique calligraphy and painting can't be eaten or drunk, and it's useless to keep them."

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Chenhao said immediately.

"Yes~"

Liu Yangzheng nodded quickly.

"Has the first batch of people arrived in Nanyang?"

"We have already arrived in Nanyang, and we are training in Nanyang. After two months of training, the Western United Commercial Bank easily won Ceylon Island. We also plan to train for two months. For this reason, we also paid a lot of money to invite members of the Royal Military Academy of Ming Dynasty. Professional instructors to train."

"But~"

"But what?"

Zhu Chenhao hurriedly asked, everything is ready now, the only thing that needs to be done is Dongfeng. According to the plan, he will set off in about a month.

First go to Nanyang to join his own army, then stay in Nanyang for about a month, and finally take a boat directly to the east coast of Africa.

"Arms and weapons are too expensive. According to the order of the imperial court, all the weapons and equipment used by private individuals who go overseas to open up colonies must be purchased from Miyun Iron Works."

"The quality of weapons from Miyun Iron Works is indeed very good, but the price is too expensive."

"An ordinary knife costs ten taels of silver, and a firearm costs hundreds of taels of silver. As for artillery, it is even more expensive. Thousands of taels of silver are too expensive for a cannon."

Liu Yangzheng said angrily: "Your Majesty is robbing~ how can there be such expensive weapons and equipment."

"Normal~"

"It's good enough that His Majesty allows everyone to go overseas. If you want to make a fortune, there's nothing wrong with that."

"Besides, the weapons and equipment were purchased from the Miyun Iron Works, so the higher-ups can roughly know the quantity."

Zhu Chenhao said not to think, to be honest, it is already a great gift for Emperor Hongzhi to allow these vassal kings to go to sea, and it is already very kind to use weapons and equipment to squeeze your wool.

"But it's too expensive~"

"My lord, we can arm up to [-] people. According to the current configuration of the Ming army, a soldier needs a pair of armor, a knife, and a musket. , Just to arm [-] people, we will spend several million taels of silver."

Liu Yangzheng said with a heartache.

"Don't be afraid to spend money~"

"Western United Commercial Bank made a lot of money just by capturing the island of Ceylon. I heard that the seized goods are worth tens of millions of taels of silver."

"The money spent now can be recovered soon."

Zhu Chenhao didn't care about spending more money, as long as it was spent wisely, it was fine.

Going overseas to fight colonies, what if the army is not strong?
He has also heard of the products from the Miyun Iron Works. The price is expensive, but the quality is absolutely good. It is the current military supplier designated by the Ming Army.

The Ming army swept across all directions, and all the weapons and equipment used were produced by the Miyun Iron Works. Each piece of weapons and equipment had an individual number on it. If there was a quality problem, it could be traced back to the craftsmen and workers who produced it.

"What do the Kings of Shu, King Zheng, and Kings of Chu say?"

"The King of Shu intends to go to Tianzhu, because they feel that Tianzhu is closer to Daming, and the Western Union Company has already captured Ceylon Island, so they can settle here first."

"King Zheng doesn't have much ambition, and he just wants to go to Boni Island on the Nanyang side to lay down a small place, so even the army has only prepared [-] people."

"Like the prince, the king of Chu has his eyes on Africa, but he has his eyes on the northeastern part of Africa. He thinks this is the throat of traffic. It must be a good place to occupy it."

"Uncle Chu Wang is courageous, unlike King Zheng and King Shu, who don't have any courage in doing things."

"..."

　King Ning should be a very courageous person~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)