Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 457 Franchising
Because of the abundance of silver, the reconstruction of Treasure Shipyard is progressing very quickly, which also corresponds to the saying that money is easy to do.

Beside the dock, the huge keel has already started to be assembled, and as far as the eye can see, the workers are like a group of hardworking ants, busy up and down.

Originally, Ye Xun wanted to find Tian Siqing to go there, but he also wanted to see the progress of the shipyard, and when he saw the keel, he was deeply shocked. Is this the legendary treasure ship?
It is 44 feet four feet long and 1000 feet wide. It has twelve sails and can carry 30 people. There are thirty sculls, each with [-] to [-] people.

The above is Tian Siqing's introduction to Ye Xun. Later Ye Xun once read a report on the treasure ship on the Internet, saying that the treasure ship is 120 meters long, 50 meters wide, and has a displacement of more than [-] tons. It is used on the sea like a moving boat. castle.

Ye Xun generally doesn't believe the reports on the Internet, but after seeing them today, Ye Xun himself is too superficial, and even doubts the wisdom of his ancestors.

Hearing that Ye Xun was coming, Tian Siqing, who was directing on the spot, hurried over quickly.

Duan Yun is in charge of training recruits, and Tian Siqing is in charge of building ships. The division of labor between the two is different, and neither will affect the other.

Seeing Tian Siqing, Ye Xun couldn't help but said: "Brother Tian, ​​when can the treasure ship go to sea?"

Tian Siqing was taken aback, then smiled and said: "Elder-in-law, you have also seen that the keel has not been completed yet, even if it is rushed overnight, it may take two months before sea trials and familiarization with soldiers, etc., in order to form combat effectiveness , I’m afraid it will take half a year.”

Ye Xun couldn't help feeling disappointed that it would take half a year.

Tian Siqing didn't know anything about the Dutch and the East India Company yet, so he explained: "Elder-in-law, there is no need to worry about Ono. Now that the Jiangnan army has been restructured, the combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers has been greatly improved. In addition, although the number of warships coming from Liaodong is small, their combat effectiveness is still high." Very powerful, I think Xiao Ye should have received the news by this time, I am afraid that he will not dare to attack us easily."

Ye Xun shook his head and said: "The best defense is to attack, and my coastline in Daming is too long, so I can't predict where Ono will land from. It's not an option to always defend passively. Besides, the Dutch also jumped out, I'm afraid it's time to wait! "

Hearing the name of the Dutchman, Tian Siqing also frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Eunuch, I think the Dutch should have come here behind the backs of the British and Spaniards, can Eunuch write some articles on it?"

This is what is meant by the saying that those who are in power are obsessed and outsiders are cleared.

Ye Xun couldn't help but patted himself on the head, and said, "Thanks to Brother Tian for reminding me, two peaches kill three warriors, how did I forget the trick our ancestors played?"

Since the Tang and Song dynasties, items such as porcelain and silk from the Central Plains have been rare items for Westerners, and many Western aristocrats took it for granted that they could own items from the Han people.

If Ye Xun engages in some kind of franchising at this time, and then shows his force at the right time, it may be possible to deter those Westerners with evil intentions in a short time.

And in order to get the franchise rights of Ming Dynasty, several Western countries are likely to fight, after all, they are not good birds.

In this way, Ye Xun can reap the benefits of being a fisherman, and once the treasure ship goes to sea, all the coachmen on the sea and the empire on which the sun never sets can all line up to teach them a lesson.

Do it as soon as you think of it, and happily said to Tian Siqing: "Fifty new artillery pieces have already been shipped from Shenyang. In addition, I will ask the Ministry of Households to allocate another 100 million silver coins to you. Be sure to speed up the shipbuilding. I will personally give you credit for launching the treasure ship. A hereditary fame is definitely indispensable.”

Tian Siqing shook his head with a smile and said: "It is my greatest wish to see my great Ming navy sailing across the sea. It doesn't matter if I am famous or not. Maybe my father will be happy."

Ye Xun also laughed, these two men are really two wonderful things.

After returning to the government office, Ye Xun issued a statement in the name of the governor-general of the four provinces and military eunuchs, stating that all trading ports in Ming Dynasty will be traded with foreign merchant ships in a franchised manner.

In other words, only with the permission of the Ming Dynasty court can one go ashore to trade materials with Ming merchants.

As soon as this order came out, it can be said that one stone caused a thousand waves, because after the opening of trade, the government only collects taxes and does not interfere with the transactions between merchants, even if the other party is a pirate, as long as they pay taxes honestly on shore , the government will not take care of it.

It's no longer possible now, without the government's license, foreign businessmen can't take anything from Daming.

In fact, Ye Xun also knew that this was a double-edged sword. While hurting people, it also damaged the interests of businessmen in his country.

But there is no way to do this. Otherwise, how can the Westerners start internal strife.

After the proclamation was issued, many foreign businessmen flocked to the Maritime Yamen to ask for an explanation.

And Shen Changshan was entrusted by many people, so he approached Ye Xun directly.

Without waiting for Shen Changshan to ask questions, Ye Xun said directly: "Brother Shen just came at the right time. This matter cannot be done by others, and you must come forward."

Shen Changshan was taken aback, and asked subconsciously: "If you have something to do, just ask, I will do my best."

"The first thing is to hope that Brother Shen will come forward to form a chamber of commerce, so that the goods will come from one family, and the rules will also come from one school. I think Brother Shen knows the beauty of this better than me."

"To tell you the truth, the Westerners' idea of ​​playing Donggang has already been pushed back by me, but I don't think they will give up, so I hope Brother Shen can help me contact the Spanish and British people. I believe they will all be interested in talking to you. Chamber of Commerce cooperation”

After hearing the first thing Ye Xun said, Shen Changshan stood up excitedly. The Shen family has been in business for generations, so of course they understand what it means to lead the Chamber of Commerce, and they are also the most profitable maritime merchants.

In the past, the imperial court banned the sea, even if the Shen family had this idea, they did not dare to do it blatantly, but now it is different, because of the special relationship between Shen Changshan and Ye Xun, this big cake has fallen on the Shen family's head accurately, how can it be Doesn't it make Shen Changshan happy?
And when Ye Xun said that Westerners were planning on Donggang, Shen Changshan finally understood why Ye Xun wanted to get a license all of a sudden.

After thinking about this, he immediately cupped his fists without hesitation and said, "Eunuch, please rest assured, this matter is left to me, and will definitely satisfy Eunuch."

A businessman seeks profit, no matter how good the relationship is, Shen Changshan still has to think about his family, and now as long as he helps Ye Xun stir up internal strife among Westerners, his Shen family will become the number one family in Jiangnan and even Daming.

Ye Xun knew that during Zhu Yuanzhang's time, there was a rich man named Shen Wansan in the south of the Yangtze River, who was later killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ye Xun didn't know if Shen Changshan had anything to do with that Shen Wansan, but what was certain was that as long as Shen Changshan didn't do anything harmful to the interests of the country, he would fully support him and keep Shen Changshan safe for the rest of his life.

After completing this matter, Ye Xun couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, doing his best and obeying the destiny, many things are beyond his control, so he can only take one step at a time. For Ye Xun, time is what he needs most.

Leaning on the chair and stretching, before he could stand up, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Report to Eunuch, urgent report from Sichuan!".
(End of this chapter)