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Chapter 319 Blasphemy
Li Hong opened a small box that he brought with him.Inside are some clothes that she and Mu Zili embroidered for the king, some flying money, and a few ledgers.Li Hong opened one of them.

Wang Hua flipped through it, and it recorded all the expenses and income of the first voyage.

Since the end of September last year, Li Hong went to Jiangnan to bring Wang Hua's message, making Xiao Yayu and Song Wen formally prepare for the voyage.In fact, after Li Hong arrived in Jiangnan, Xiao Yayu and Song Wen had already made arrangements.It took more than a year to prepare for this matter. At the same time, the two test ships returned safely and brought the navigation charts to Japan.

In addition, Wang Hua had already given orders, and the other five large ships were already under construction.But when Li Hong went south, they ordered the workers to speed up the construction.

At the same time, He Chen from Baolinzhai had a detailed discussion with Wang Hua, and then reported to the Wei family that they were in Chang'an, very close.The Wei family had been waiting for this matter for more than a year, and they all thought that Wang Hua was just a joke at that time.Now after hearing the news, they immediately mobilized manpower and financial resources.

Compared with the Wang family, the Wei family is undoubtedly a giant.Even if Wang Hua didn't disperse a large sum of money, he couldn't compare with the Wei family in terms of financial resources, let alone human resources and network resources.There are no sea-going ships, and it is easy to handle. There are many cannibals in Guangzhou Port, and they have obtained a lot of money from sailing.However, the risks at sea made them not want to repeat this kind of life, so they sold the ship.However, it was originally sold to businessmen from other countries, and people from the Tang Dynasty rarely intervened.

Nearly a thousand members of the Wei family brought a large number of weapons and some broken porcelain and ironware, which was also instructed by Wang Hua.After all, transactions are the most long-term, and looting is only a temporary solution.After boarding the Wang family's seven sea-going ships, they went all the way out of the Yangtze River, and then arrived at Guangzhou Port. The Wei family bought four big cannibal sea-going ships and three sea-going ships belonging to people from the South China Sea.

This is to maintain a balance. The profit from the two agreements is half of the family. The number of seagoing ships is almost the same as the tonnage. It is better to split half of the profit.Then go all the way south along Jiaozhi, and arrive at the Kaliman Island that Wang Hua mentioned.

It took four months for this trade to return to Guangzhou, but the ivory and gold they got were very little, but the most were spices, corals, tortoise shells, and a small amount of sea pearls.It also caused the hurricane and violent waves to sink three ships, but still made a profit of nearly [-] guan.

When Wang Hua saw this ledger, he sighed. If the original research and development expenses were excluded, it can be said that there was almost no trip, and the ship, personnel and other costs were completely recovered.This is totally a profiteering.Thinking about his previous life, if he wanted to recover the cost of a ship, he would have to go on a dozen ocean voyages at the fastest, not just to reach the South Seas. The capital of the ship was recovered.

Marx once said a word about the bloodthirsty and predatory nature of capital. If capital has 50.00% profit, it will take risks; if it has [-]% profit, it will dare to trample on all laws in the world; It dares to commit any crime without profit, even at the risk of being hanged.

Now there is no [-]% profit, but it is definitely more than [-]% profit, and the main back and forth time is only three or four months.The Wei family will definitely go crazy for this trip this time.

Sure enough, Li Hong took out a letter again, which was written to him by He Chen. In the letter, he said that the profits he got this time would not be shared in the end, and a new sea-going ship would be built again.The Wei family accounted for two of the three ships involved in the accident this time, and the speed of the ship was slow along the way, the tonnage was relatively small, and it was more difficult to drive.During this voyage, the subordinates of the Wei family have already responded to this problem.

Wang Hua put the letter on the table and pondered for a while, then wrote back to He Chen, saying he agreed.But he also wrote that the profit from the first time can be fully reinvested, but Wang Hua must take part of the profit from the second trip back, and he has to use it for other purposes.

Seeing Wang Hua write this letter, Li Hong was also eager to try it, and she was also afraid that Wang Hua would say something about the reason why porcelain kilns could not expand.If the fleet is expanded by two to three times, it may bring more than 20 to more than 30 yuan in income for the Wang family a year.If it is expanded to five times and six times, what kind of concept will this be?In just a few years, the Wang family can become one of the most wealthy families in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Wang Hua glanced at her and said, "It's not what you imagined. Our advantages are technology and knowledge, and the Wei family is a network, which is the real way. We are happy to cooperate now, and it may be several years In the end, they got the technology of the telescope and the compass, and the familiarity with the navigation route, and if they don't eat us, they will start a new one."

Now the cooperation is equal, and Wei Shi obviously wants to use his strength to support her and Li Xian, so the Wei family doesn't even want to take advantage of Wang Hua.This is also the reason why they decided to buy seven sea-going ships when they arrived in Guangzhou.Mainly for myself.

For the rest, the Wei family is in charge of the right to go to sea and import goods.Of course, now that Wu Zetian has promulgated a new edict, the Wang family is preparing to donate [-] yuan to obtain the formal right to do business abroad.But you can't use Wang Hua's name, but Xiao Yaxuan's name, otherwise the minister will be impeached.This is the right way.

But the Wei family has another way, providing a large number of weapons. Like this time when they went to sea, they had several unpleasant battles with the local aborigines.In addition, the Wei family has a huge business channel, and after the goods enter the port, they are quickly digested.etc.

As for the Wang family, it is just Wang Hua's memory of some knowledge from his previous life, and there are three ships with binoculars and a nautical chart compass leading the way ahead, and there are no other connections.Or the Wei family now values ​​the Wang family's new ship and asks the Wang family to assist the Wei family in building a new type of sea-going ship, but Wang Hua would not dare to make money from the Wei family, and would even have to pay for the research and development costs.

Looking at the backgrounds of the two families, Wang Hua is the only member of the Wang family who is an official in the court. The family is very small, just an ordinary family in Gong County.Don't say it's in Luozhou, even in Gong County, it's not Wang's surname.As for the Wei family, countless people are officials in the court, and there is also a crown princess.It's even better now, once Li Xian becomes emperor, Webster becomes queen, and Li Xian's weak character makes Webster one of the most powerful queens in history.

This asymmetry will reach a point where it cannot be added.

Once this happens, is it possible to cooperate fairly?
In addition, the power of the Wei family has reached its peak, and it is not easy to obtain the technology of building new ships and telescopes and compass from his own hands.After several voyages, I became familiar with the route.So what will happen?

Now is the time to plan ahead.

Don't say that Wang Hua is too suspicious, once the number of fleets grows large, the annual profit will exceed 50 yuan, or even 100 million yuan, not to mention the Wei family, even the entire Seven Surnames will be tempted.It should be known that how much tax was paid in a year in the Tang Dynasty?When the year is not good, it is less than 1000 million mins. Even in the Song Dynasty, 100 million mins is a huge number.If Wang Anshi sees this kind of income, he may build a thousand ships and compete with the people for profit.

But Ruo Wanghua will start a new business from now on, and it will be easy to build sea ships.It doesn't work in China, no matter where it is placed, even in Jiaozhi. Once dozens of huge sea-going ships stand up from the shipyard, the Wei family will know immediately.But now the communication is underdeveloped, as long as you build an enclave overseas, such as Taiwan, which is called Xiaoliuqiu by the Tang people, as long as you have the ability to build thousands of warships of Cao Jun in the Battle of Chibi, no one will notice .

Guan Jian is a market. Once a large amount of goods are imported, the cannibal Nanhai people will be better off. If it is any Tang person, like this time he is united with the Wei family, more people will know about it in a short time.But it doesn't matter, I have been cooperating with Baolinzhai, and I have to choose a partner. If I choose Baolinzhai, even if Lao Wu hears about it, he won't be angry.

But what would the Wei family think when they heard that they had opened a new kitchen?
Wang Hua thought about it, and sent soldiers to invite Li Xuejun over.This is also Li Xuejun's request, so he changed the address.Originally, Wang Hua called her Miss Yunxiu, but later he became more cautious and replaced her with Daoist Yunxiu, which made Yunxiu feel very special.So he said: "I am a person who intends to join the WTO, please Erlang call me by my real name."

Although she completed the task, Wang Hua persuaded Xiaoyu to return to Luoyang, but Xiaoyu really didn't listen, and wrote a letter to Li Dan, but she didn't reply.Some time ago, the army had been in transition. Wang Hua left Xiao Yuzhen in Guo Yuanzhen's camp, but he was very worried, so he asked Li Xuejun to help her to protect her safety.

Anyway, even Lao Wu backed down after investigating the leaked news of the blood camp. It is a strange thing for her to find out, so it is better to do something practical.

Li Xuejun also agreed.Later, Wang Hua came to Lingzhou City with the Scarlet Battalion, Mo Chuan also withdrew from the army, so Li Xuejun brought Xiao Yuzhen to Lingzhou City, arriving earlier than Wang Hua.

After a while Li Xuejun came.

The two girls have heard about the story of Wang Hua and Li Xuejun, and they also know that she is a cold and beautiful girl, but it turns out that she is wearing curtains, and few people have seen her real appearance.

Now Li Xuejun is walking towards the sky without makeup. Although her white skin makes her extraordinarily cold, but seeing her appearance, besides the word cold, what is even more amazing is Yan. The light also makes people feel tempted, and the two girls feel a burst of tension.

Wang Hua said, "Please sit down."

Li Xuejun didn't stick to common etiquette, and sat down unceremoniously.

Wang Hua laughed suddenly, Li Xuejun didn't ask a question, but Li Hong asked, "Erlang, what are you laughing at?"

"Li Hong, your surname is Li. Ms. Mu is also related to Li, and Ms. Yunxiu is also surnamed Li, ha ha." It was not mentioned later, but her relationship with Li Baoer and Li Chiying is ambiguous, and she is even related to the one whose surname is Li.

After Wang Hua finished speaking, he showed the account and He Chen's letter to Li Xuejun.

Li Xuejun flipped through it, looked at Wang Hua suspiciously and asked, "Erlang, haven't you been very wary of me?"

After the two girls heard these words, Monk Zhang Er was puzzled, wondering what kind of relationship Wang Hua had with this future maid.

Wang Hua laughed and said, "Where is it? The girl misunderstood, these things are not shameful, and I am not afraid of the girl spreading the word."

"Then why did Erlang call me here?" Li Xuejun's eyes were even more puzzled, she knew nothing about sailing.

"I called you here to discuss a shameful matter."

Li Xuejun had doubts in his eyes, but he didn't speak.

Wang Hua analyzed the interests of the cooperation between the two companies, but he didn't say anything about Empress Wei's great power in the future, and then said: "Different from the Wei family, my family is weak, and we don't need a lot of money. Most of them are used to help the common people in the world, and to sacrifice the families of the soldiers of the Scarlet Battalion who were seriously injured, so the more money, the more effective it will be in my hands."

Li Xuejun didn't refute, Wang Hua seemed to have been doing this all the time, and she had a vague feeling that Wang Hua was sincere in helping the people all over the world, but she also had other intentions, but she didn't know what the intention was.

"And I don't want to have any unpleasantness with the Wei family at that time. Maybe you are right. I like to be suspicious of others. There is no way to do this. My family is weak, and the partner I cooperate with is powerful, so I have to be on guard. So I want to ask you to help me."

"I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."

"No, since you want to make Persia strong again and your father's family live happily, then this matter is related to these two points."

"I still do not understand."

"It's like this. In the name of your father, I want to reorganize a fleet, and the destination is not the South China Sea Islands." Having said that, he picked up a pen and drew an approximate map of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on paper. The islands include the Japanese islands, Taiwan, and the Philippine and Indonesian archipelagos, but these archipelago king paintings only show approximate directions, and some very large islands are replaced by black dots.But unlike the blueprint for the Great Xia Kingdom, this blueprint is more detailed, and it also marks other places, New Guinea Island and Oceania.
Li Hong pointed to Oceania in surprise and said, "What kind of island is this, so big?"

It is very large, larger than the actual control area of ​​the Tang Dynasty, but it is not an island, it is already a continent.Wang Hua didn't explain it, and couldn't explain it clearly.

He pointed to Oceania and said: "This time, the area of ​​cooperation with Baolinzhai is only a small part of the wealth, and the real wealth lies in it. Here, there are many spices, gemstones, gold, silver and iron ore. If they are really mined, We may not be able to use it up for hundreds of years or thousands of years. Of course, we don’t have the ability to mine it all. And its east side is the largest coral reef on this land. Therefore, we will get greater wealth.”

Speaking of this, I looked at Li Xuejun and saw some enlightenment in her eyes, and admired her understanding. If I took this girl for my own use, the talent would exceed the sum of Li Hong and Mu Zili.In the situation where I can't open the door, with the help of these three girls, I have several useful counselors and housekeepers.

Whether you can accept it or not depends on it.

He also said: "But if so much wealth pours into our Dazhou one after another, it will definitely attract the attention of many people. Of course, I have expressed friendship with some big families in Jiangnan, but there is no guarantee that they will cooperate with me forever."

Hearing this, Li Xuejun's icy face was half a smile, and there was also some hint of ridicule.

Wang Hua didn't give up, he continued: "Therefore, I need an agent and partner. If there is nothing wrong, your father Wang and your uncle still have some savings in their hands, and there are still some people in Persia Therefore, I think this agent has chosen your father, and can take some shares to cooperate with him. This avoids everyone's eyes and ears."

Now the richest family in Datang is Persian, if Li Xuejun's father comes forward, everyone's suspicion will disappear.Even as long as the secrecy measures are in place, no one else knows where these goods are shipped from.Wang Hua made use of the relationship established with some aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sales were also solved, but the tariffs paid may be a little heavier than the current cooperation with the Wei family.

Wang Hua never hesitated to pay taxes, and there was no need to evade taxes given the profits from the voyage.

"Not only does this allow your father and the royal family to live a good life, even the restoration of the country requires a lot of money to recruit soldiers and buy war horses and weapons. If the Persians themselves do not become stronger, it is impossible to restore the country with outside help. of."

This is all true, not only for the country and individuals, but also for the Shangqing faction, in addition to some land rewarded by the imperial court, they also built Taoist palaces and raised incense money from the people so that they could spend the day.

Li Xuejun also has Persian blood, so he doesn't have much rejection of doing business.

Speaking of this, Wang Hua looked at Li Xuejun's face again. If Li Xuejun was sent by Li Dan to her for another purpose, then she would definitely not agree.After all, no matter how much wealth one seeks, it is still a drop in the bucket for Jianguo, and can only play a supporting role.It would make her father's family have a better life.

But if she helps Li Dan and assists him to finally ascend to the throne, there is no need to agree.With this credit, when Li Dan becomes the emperor, he will be rewarded casually, and he will have fame and fortune, which is much better than being a senior worker under his own hands.

Li Xuejun pondered: "Since you can betray Baolinzhai, how can I trust you?"

Wang Hua laughed, and he said: "Wrong, I am not betraying Baolinzhai, it is equivalent to giving them money. You all ignore the importance of knowledge. If it is not for me, even in another 1000 years, no one will Thinking of this place, or sailing, is also blind."

In the Ming Dynasty, when Zheng He sailed to the West, the voyages were not counted, they were just throwing away money, or to put it badly, they were called prodigals.However, in the Song Dynasty, the navigation industry was very developed, and it only earned a lot of taxes for the Song Dynasty, but it did not win the attention of regular officials and historians.But that kind of voyage is still very at a loss, and the place is just the communication between some islands in the South China Sea, Persia, and some civilized countries and tribes in East Africa.The actual benefits brought are not so thick that the country is tempted.

"But I don't understand, how did Erlang know this knowledge?" Although Li Xuejun is much more self-restraining than others, he has been holding back this puzzle for a long time, and today he finally couldn't help it and asked.

"Excuse me, I can't say this. If Miss Xuejun comes to my house after finishing the three affairs of Xiangwang, and she plans to practice without being born, and becomes the young lady of the Wang family. After raising ten or eight children for me, I I will tell you many more fun secrets." Wang Hua half-truth made a joke.

Even Li Xuejun, after hearing these words, some scarletness appeared on her white face.

Wang Hua also said: "The cooperation with Baolinzhai is different. The cooperation with your father and king, first, there is no political concern for me, and second, I occupy the initiative and most of the interests. This kind of dominance will not make me Half-hearted about your father. Or half-hearted about your father, then I have nothing to do."

"Also, from now on, you will tie me up at your house." Li Xuejun said directly.

Wang Hua also replied straightforwardly: "Yes. But you have to understand that this is a combination of interests, and it benefits both. I need it, and your father Wang's family is also a good opportunity. Of course, if you don't agree, I won't force it either, so I still have to find another next home, but it will take some setbacks."

This problem must be brought up now, even if she spread the news, it is not a big problem, the matter of sailing will be made public sooner or later, even if she intends to leave the Wei family aside to make the Wei family angry, the problem does not matter, anyone is wary, I have It's not surprising to be wary, at most it makes the Wei family unhappy.

Naturally, if this Yunxiu really wanted to do this, he would be a little passive, but he could take the opportunity to reject her from his side.Otherwise, keeping her by my side would be even more of a serious problem, otherwise I would lose my life and everything would be nothing.

If she agrees, it will be a good thing, not to mention that this confidant worry is eliminated, and there will be an extra assistant.There are still many things that cannot be made public, and her help is more needed. After all, he is very strange in that world.

Li Xuejun thought for a long time before saying: "I can agree. But I have a request. I was born just to survive the calamity. If I want to avoid the world and practice Taoism, please don't stop Erlang."

"That depends. If the girl only enters my home to do some assistance, I will not force the girl to do anything. If the girl has a physical relationship with me, then even if you go to the ends of the earth to hide from the world, I will also find the girl .”

Li Xuejun blushed again, and then said with a smile: "That's good, it depends on whether Erlang has the charm that makes me want to have a divorce with Erlang. But at present, Erlang wants to move my heart, I'm afraid it's very difficult." Disaster."

Li Hong and Mu Zili glanced at her, snorted coldly in their hearts, and thought, you really think you are a fairy, so don't cry and beg Erlang.

Wang Hua also smiled, instead of entangled in this issue, he turned his head and said to Li Hong, "How about the income of the porcelain kiln?"

Li Hong shook his head, and took out another account book again.Wang turned over the paintings, and the income was not bad. Led by several new porcelains, he made a fortune in a few months last year.However, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very imitative. With the spring of this year, some imitated porcelain appeared one after another, and the advantages of several porcelain kilns of the Wang family once again lost.So Li Hong was not satisfied.

Unless Wanghuazuo Town continues to develop various new types of porcelain, so that other people have no time to imitate, but this is impossible.Last year, Wang Hua acted according to the order. If Wang Hua left the blood camp and went to research and develop new porcelain, not to mention the ministers, it is estimated that Lao Wu would also send imperial envoys to put him in shackles and escort him back to Luoyang for questioning.

But after looking at the accounts, from September last year to April this year, there was also a profit of nearly [-] yuan in seven months.But all the money was spent, most of it was used to buy land, several places in the northwest, in Daze (north of Yumen Pass, similar in size to Chaohu Lake, now disappeared) and Puchanghai (Lop Nur), and Nanhetao Some places in Hebei and some places in Jiangnan.These are all used to accommodate the families of the bloody battalion sacrifices or seriously injured soldiers.

But most of them went to Jiangnan, Hedong, Hebei, Nanhetao and Northwest, but no people were willing to relocate there.

Wang Hua was not in a hurry, and put these lands here first.Seeing the benefits of cotton in the future, there will be many family members who are willing to go because of poverty.And they can't come all at once. In addition to the land money, there is also the cost of relocation. When they arrive at the land, they have to be resettled. The Wang family's financial resources cannot keep up.There are also relocation procedures. If thousands of households are all relocated, disputes will inevitably arise.

Coupled with the lack of money for sailing, the Wang family's circulating funds are now less than [-] mins, and they have to donate [-] mins to the court. Instead, the Wang family's finances are tense.

Wang Hua smiled wryly, and said, "Li Hong, how much money have we made over the years?"

"As of April, the total is 33 yuan." Li Hong answered in one go.Then he looked at Wang Hua with great resentment and said, "But we don't have enough money now."

"It's okay, I don't need to take out the 20 coins donated to the court for the time being," Wang Hua said.He said again: "When you go back, the money for the second voyage will be recovered, plus the income from the porcelain kiln. Therefore, I want you to arrange something."

"Erro, what's the matter?"

"You arrange people to go to Xiaoliuqiu and secretly build a shipyard."

Hearing Wang Hua mentioned Little Liuqiu, Li Hong asked the question curiously, "Why is Little Liuqiu much bigger than Big Liuqiu?"

"The main reason is that not many people went up, which caused mistakes in judgment. This has something to do with ocean currents. Don't worry about this, but remember that there are some people on it, they are in a closed state, try to show them well, But where is there an innate condition, there is no shortage of wood. The only thing is that there are often strong winds. After the ship is built, we still need a lot of steps. The vast area is more suitable for planting cotton, rice, or grazing cattle and sheep. Moreover, there are only a small number of backward indigenous people here, and they don’t even need to pay taxes.”

Li Hong understood that not only Oceania, but also some islands in Southeast Asia, the news that came back was mostly chaotic places, and even if they wanted to pay taxes, they couldn't find their masters.

"Therefore, you can go here first, capture some slaves, and escort them to Dayang Island, but remember, take less women there, and don't let them reproduce, otherwise this place will become the property of this race in the future. The world." Wang Hua was referring to the direction of the Wa Kingdom.

Hearing this, Li Xuejun frowned, obviously very dissatisfied.However, no one knew about Wang Hua's mentality. Moreover, the relationship between the Wa Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty was good, which made Liu Rengui afraid of fighting.What Wang Hua meant was that he wanted Li Hong to arrange some people to take advantage of technology to become Han bandits, take Japanese people as slaves, and harass Japanese people.Anyway, separated by a vast ocean, when he was wronged, Heitian had nowhere to cry out.

However, the Japanese still have some strength, so Wang Hua explained some precautions.

Li Xuejun frowned deeper when she heard that, Wang Hua didn't take her reaction into account, and continued: "Then take these Japanese slaves and go to Oceania, remember, you should pay attention to some islands, and some aborigines don't understand. Civilization is a small matter, and there are cannibals."

But speaking of cannibals now surprises no one.

In history, Zhang Xun guarded Juyang and cannibalized people because of his own feelings. He moved nearly ten thousand miles like a yellow nest. When more than 20 troops came to one place, they looted all the food and property like locusts. Some small places do not have this supply, so the people were used to make food, this historical fact has been repeatedly confirmed by historians.Like a great famine, the phenomenon of cannibalism is everywhere.Or like Yan Zhiwei was beheaded by Wu Zetian at the Tianjin Bridge, and the meat was shared among the common people.

Seeing the indifferent expressions of the three girls, Wang Hua sighed inwardly.

After all, he stayed in a backward social system.

Having said that, he looked at Mu Zili.

Mu Zili has not spoken all the time, this is a shrewd girl, although she knows that although she looks pretty, she is not particularly stunning, and she does not have Li Hongshen's qualifications in the Wang family.Now here comes this glamorous Taoist priestess again, so she is even more cautious.

Listening to Wang Hua's conversation with Li Hong and Li Xuejun, she just smiled and didn't intervene.

But Wang Hua saw her talent and expression, and Wang Hua said: "This arrangement is related to all future prospects of my Wang family, as well as my future."

Mu Zili still didn't speak, she was listening to Wang Hua's narration.

Wang Hua said again: "There is a more important thing for you to do."

As a result, the three girls are a little confused. If Li Hong manages things well this time, it is still unknown how much income he will bring to the Wang family in a year. What is more important than this?
Wang Hua stood up, came to the room, and took out a notebook with a lot of dense writing on it, but instead of showing it to Li Hong and Mu Zili, he handed it to Li Xuejun and said, "Miss Xuejun, you take a look."

Li Xuejun looked ahead, thinking in his eyes, and then looked at Wang Hua in surprise.Wang Hua stretched out his hand and said, "Let's talk after reading."

This book is very thick, Li Xuejun looked at it, and began to take a look at it. Anyway, it was written by Wang Hua, and I will read and discuss it slowly when I have a chance, but when I saw the back, the expression on her face finally changed. After the page, he said: "Erlang, you are blasphemy."

(End of this chapter)