Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 462

In the council hall on the top floor of the Aegis ship, Taichang habitually glanced around, and couldn't help sighing again in his heart.

These people are so young!
Xia Yunyi, the oldest among all the people here, seems to be under thirty, a guy like Zheng Zhilong, who seems to be old, is actually only in his 20s.

Not to mention Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen, they were both in their early twenties.

Alas, the younger generation is awesome.

He didn't know what happened today, he was so emotional.

Maybe it's because I feel a little old when I'm with these young people.

He sighed secretly, and then said with a little self-mockery: "I originally thought of changing all the wharves in Taicang Port into large wharves for [-] merchant ships, but now it seems that it can't be changed.

If it is really changed, merchant ships from various countries who come to buy goods will have no docks to call at.

What do you say?

The armed merchant ships of the Western Company are all big ships with [-] materials, and they have to be fully loaded before they can set off.

If the fleet does not load goods here, it may be very troublesome to load goods elsewhere. "

Uh, what's the matter, Your Majesty?
This tone seems to be different from before.

Xia Yunyi was slightly stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, how many merchant ships worth two thousand yuan does the Western Company have to dock here to load goods?"

Oh, I forgot to mention this.

Taichang thought for a while, and then explained in detail: "This depends on the negotiation with Spain next year. I estimate that there will be at least two hundred ships, and maybe two hundred and fifty or sixty ships.

Also, the fleet of the Western Merchant Company is going to the Americas for the first time, and the navy will definitely send a fleet to accompany it for protection.

Calculated in this way, there may be about [-] large ships with [-] materials. "

My God, three hundred big ships with two thousand materials!
You know, when they saw the twelve "giant ships" of about [-] materials coming from the Spanish ocean-going fleet from America, they were all shocked.

Who would have thought that in the past few years, Da Ming would be able to assemble three hundred of these giant ships to go to the Americas.

Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan were both dumbfounded when they heard the words.

None of them expected that Daming would develop so fast.

Xia Yunyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly and said: "Well, if so many big ships really want to berth, it's really inappropriate to renovate Taicang Port, because the merchant ships going to and from Taicang Port are basically unreasonable. can't stop.

It would be fine if there were fewer merchant ships coming and going, but one or two small docks would be enough.

The problem is that there are hundreds of thousands of merchant ships that come and go here every day, and I don’t know why there are so many merchant ships suddenly appearing in these foreign countries. "

When people make money, they will naturally find ways to build ships. It is not surprising that so many foreign countries have built so many merchant ships in a few years.

The question is, where does the fleet of the Western Company ship?

Taichang thought for a while, and then asked: "By the way, how are the taxes for Western companies calculated?"

Neither Xia Yunyi nor Xu Fuyuan knew about this, because this matter was out of their control.

Lang Cheng Jiashuo, the number one scholar in the new department, is the right servant of the Ministry of Commerce. They are in charge of this matter. They are the doctors of the Ministry of Commerce, so naturally they have no right to intervene.

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and finally all eyes fell on Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong quickly explained: "Master Cheng said that anyway, except for the investment costs and dividends, other profits of Western companies have to be turned over to the Ministry of Commerce and turned over to the court, so this tax does not need to be counted, it is too troublesome to calculate. gone."

Well, Cheng Jiashuo is straightforward.

This is also good, since there is no tax problem, it can be separated from Taicang Port.

Taichang thought about it carefully, and then said decisively: "How about this, the opposite Chongming Island will be assigned to your Western business, and I will allocate [-] soldiers from the Shenji Battalion to help you build the port city.

You directors have to discuss on your own how to establish a large base of a Western company on the island.

I don't care about this, you have discussed it, and the construction will start in the spring of next year. You will be given half a year to complete the construction of the base.

This is also to prepare for the construction of a base in the Americas, so you have to think carefully. "

My God, I will give you a big island with the size of a county in one fell swoop!

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but excitedly said: "I understand, thank you for your kindness."

Taichang then asked Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan: "Do you think it is enough to open the commercial port in Taicang?"

Of course this is not enough.

Xu Fuyuan quickly replied: "Your Majesty, many maritime merchants have come to ask if we can open more commercial ports, preferably closer to Nanyang, because it is more convenient for merchants from Ryukyu and North Korea to purchase goods here. Other merchants such as Nanyang and Xiyang have to travel thousands of miles."

This is indeed a problem.

The reason why the commercial port was opened here in the past was mainly for the convenience of freight transportation.

After all, Nanzhili is the most developed place for commerce, and basically all kinds of goods can be purchased nearby, which can save a lot of shipping costs for merchants.

However, the water and land transportation has become more and more developed at this moment, and the transshipment of goods is much more convenient. It is possible to consider opening a few more commercial ports.

Hearing this, Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, the Ministry of Industry is building a railway from the capital to Guangzhou, once it is completed, the water and land transportation in Guangzhou will be much more convenient.

How about this, you can think about it, first find a location in Guangzhou, and then build a commercial port.

It's up to you Shangbu to plan this matter, and I won't care about it. "

When Xu Fuyuan heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

The Taicang matter seems to be almost settled, and Taichang is also preparing to continue to set off for Dongyang.

He nodded slightly, then asked, "Is there anything else?"

This means, if it's all right, I'm leaving.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yunzhen suddenly cupped his hands cautiously and said: "Your Majesty, I want to take a leave of absence, I wonder if it is possible?"

Uh, leave?

This is a new thing, it seems that no one has asked him for leave.

Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "What's the matter, do you have anything to do?"

Xu Yunzhen quickly explained: "It's like this, Your Majesty, my father's birthday is approaching, and we happened to be here again, so I want to take a leave of absence and go back to celebrate my father's birthday."

This kid originally wanted to go home to celebrate Duke Ding's birthday.

When Taichang heard the words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He finally understood why he suddenly became more emotional.

Because he has been busy and has no time to think about his own affairs, or think about life.

After being busy for a long time, he naturally felt that something was wrong.

Once upon a time, thinking about life seemed to have become a very ridiculous topic.

As if thinking about life is a sign of mental retardation.

In fact, you still need to think about it in life, even if you are an emperor, you have to think about it.

A person must at least think about why he is busy and why he is not.

What is he so busy for?

Perhaps, the reason why he is so busy is that he is eager to achieve supremacy.

The question is, what is the purpose of achieving Huangtu hegemony? Is it to make oneself live better, or to live better for the family, or to make the common people live better?
Or, just to make up for the faint regret in my heart?

He really didn't think about it carefully.

Thinking about it now, he suddenly felt that he was a little too busy, and he didn't think about the feelings of his family at all.

Sometimes, the feelings of family members also need to be considered.

He is busy working outside in such a hurry, Ming Dynasty is thriving, and the life of the common people is getting better and better, but he, including his family, has not enjoyed this benefit, and it can even be said that his family's life is getting more and more unhappy .

Because he runs outside all year round, he rarely returns to the palace or goes home to reunite with his wife and children.

It has to be said that he is a bit busy.

Huangtu hegemony is very important, but it does not mean that it must be realized immediately, or even within a few years.

Those who are anxious about this kind of thing are actually not in a hurry, they can only do it step by step.

His busy work all year round is actually unnecessary.

A lot of things can't be speeded up without his busywork.

For example, the alliance with Spain, no matter how busy he is, he will have to wait a year or so before it will have results.

Perhaps, it's time for him to take some time to go back and spend time with his family.

At this moment, when he thought of the resentful eyes of the concubine in the harem, he couldn't sit still.

At this moment, he just wants to go home!
(End of this chapter)