open sea

Chapter 627 Willing
Chen Mu knew very well that the Tianjin and Beijing areas alone would not be able to consume all the oil, at least not in a short period of time, but along the canal, no matter how large the output was, it could be consumed.

What's more, in his heart, there is a better dumping place - Lee's North Korea.

The voyage is not too far, no matter whether it is meat oil or vegetable oil, the price is higher than that of Daming, and the oil is also rarer. The real good deal is to sell kerosene there.

His soldiers had long since had enough of the early flint lighters that were often greasy due to mishandling, and kerosene was the next step in the lighter.

However, he was not the first person to use kerosene in Ming Dynasty. The first person to use kerosene was in the northwest, and even this method of roasting kerosene was learned from farmers there.

Distillation in this era is sometimes called baking. The wise people there found that the clear oil that flowed out after baking the kerosene was easier to burn. The wick did not use the wick made of vinegar in the past, but directly used fire raccoon, that is, asbestos, which was extremely durable. , but this method full of wisdom has not circulated on a large scale.

Now with the promotion of economical factories in the Beiyang region, large-scale production and large-scale distribution can be made in the market. With the advantage of price, it should have a good prospect.

However, kerosene is only a steady stream of income for the time being. After all, what they earn is hard money. The bulk of Beiyang's future income will be in the military and manufacturing industries, and that is something that can bring huge profits with any increase in productivity.

"After doing the arms business, it was very difficult to get into other businesses. Then I saw the no-cost business at sea-this gun is well shot!"

On the school field of the Beiyang Military Mansion, Chen Mu, who was dressed in crimson satin, was chatting with Zhao Shizhen beside him with a smile. Suddenly, a cannon shot from the infantry school field. Beiyang’s oil, pottery, porcelain, bricks, and tiles are all calculated at best with only 10 taels a year?”

Buying without money?

Like a frightened rabbit, Zhao Shizhen leaned closer to Chen Mu and whispered coyly: "Marshal, my subordinates think that with the dignity of the handsome man, it is not appropriate to do more maritime plundering, which is against the reputation of the handsome man. "

"Where do you want to go?"

Chen Mu withdrew his eyes from the soldiers who were practicing, rolled his eyes and looked at Zhao Shizhen, and said angrily: "I'm talking about business without money, it's about setting up customs overseas to prevent tax collection, what kind of plundering at sea, Chen killed countless people and set fires, when will Copy off others?"

Zhao Shizhen was really stunned for a moment when he heard this. He thought about it carefully, and said that plagiarism seemed to be not very rigorous, then shook his head and looked at Chen Mu with a pair of small eyes... You didn't bully anyone who could be bullied in the sea who!

"Students have checked the accounts of previous years. In fact, the bulk of overseas profits were military weapons in the first year, and then silk and cotton cloth, which increased year by year. The most profitable business was Chen Shuai himself. Three ships of cotton cloth and a few beads In exchange for Malacca." Zhao Shizhen seemed to want to refute Chen Mu's idea of ​​not paying attention to industry with facts, saying: "Tariffs only account for less than [-]% of profits."

"Do you really think cotton cloth can be sold at such a high price? You can't do business with ledgers."

Chen Mu chuckled, still looking at the Beiyang army practicing on the school field in the distance, and said: "Silks and cotton cloth are available in overseas countries, and silks and satins can still support dignitaries and dignitaries, but all countries are poorer than Ming Dynasty. There are not many rich people, and they cannot be sold in large quantities; cotton cloth can be sold in huge quantities, but all countries have their own prices, and sometimes they can make a little profit in addition to the foot money, and sometimes there is no profit and they are only sold at the price of silver or even lose money."

"In trade, cotton cloth plays the role of an equivalent. Our ships used cotton cloth in exchange for local specialties, such as Sulu pearls, lion national gemstones, Borneo spices, Champa rice in Java, iron ore in Myanmar, and cotton in India. Occasionally they can be exchanged for relics, and it is only when these things are shipped back to Daming that they really make money, and the silver has not flowed out during the trade."

"The biggest advantage of producing cotton cloth is that even if Daming loses 1000 million or even 500 million pieces of cotton cloth in the next three years, our national strength will not be lost at all, but the Tibetan silver of the wealthy businessman Xungui is exchanged for overseas luxury goods. Through the government of the Nanyang Military Government to provide disaster relief, help the people, run schools, and research and develop, it will also benefit the people.”

"In addition, we got large wood and metal materials from other countries."

"A country like ours is not a new invention. The land is three times that of Ottoman, and the people are much more than it. No matter how much trade is rich, it is just icing on the cake, but trade can make us Stronger, in today's world, steel, wood, grain, and population represent strength, which is the meaning of mastering sea power."

"It's not that other people can go to Haojing, Guangzhou, or any coastal port to buy whatever they want, but when our ship arrives at their port, they can sell whatever they want and buy whatever they want. We're going to grab America, too, but that's not enough."

Amidst the roar of the cannon, the solid iron bullets made pits on the school field and turned up the turf-covered soil by half a person's height, and then several ups and downs smashed over a human-shaped target. The platoon of bird guns was fired, followed by the cavalry cavalry galloping from the two wings.

Amidst the horse neighing, Chen Mu on the edge of the school field muttered to himself: "This is not enough."

"It's not enough for us to make progress. Only if we fully control the sea, control the maritime trade, and then control their customs, abolish their shipyards, tell them that no one needs warships and merchant ships, and drive them back to land."

It wasn't until this time that Zhao Shizhen realized that the customs tax that Chen Mu mentioned was not the tax in Malacca, Haojing, and Dagu he had imagined. Obviously eating the bowl would not affect Chen Shuai's eyes on the pot. The customs tax he was talking about It is the tax of other countries, and in this context at this moment, it seems that the sword is aimed at the two countries of Spain and Portugal galloping on the sea.

"The commander-in-chief wants to fight Xiyi again?"

Chen Mu turned his head quickly, and said in surprise: "Why do you think so, I am sincerely allied with Spain, as long as they do not betray the alliance and are willing to accept changes from us, I am willing to give them full support in any war."

Zhao Shizhen's eyes wandered, and he found that if he wanted to keep up with Chen Mu's thinking, he had to lose his mind and not follow Chen Mu's thinking, and just passively accept it, so he asked: "What if they don't want to? Not wanting to go back to land."

"Ha, don't want to?"

Chen Mu smiled with the tip of his tongue, raised his finger to the Beiyang Army who was practicing multi-armed joint operations on the school field, and asked, "Did you see them?"

"I have always believed that there are many respectable and resolute people in any country and any race, and there must be many people who dare to reject my proposal loudly. That's why I train here, so that one day, someone will say to me, I do not want to."

Chen Mu easily touched the breastplate with his finger.

"Chen can correct him more confidently and courageously, saying: No, you are willing."

(End of this chapter)