Destiny Only Han

Chapter 615 Liu Bang: A lot of money!

Yep Port.

The huge ship broke through the waves and advanced mightily, with the banner on the prow fluttering in the sea breeze.

Liu Bang looked at the huge ship approaching the pier in shock, his mouth was wide open, his eyes were wide open, and there was even a sense of fear in his heart.

This is a Spanish galleon imitated by Liu Ying. It is 60 meters long and has a displacement of [-] tons. The front two masts of the hull are hung with railing sails, and the rear two masts are hung with jib sails. At the bow, there is another set of sails that are one size smaller. .

Therefore, the speed of the whole ship can be maintained at about ten knots, which is close to twenty kilometers per hour. This is a preparation for exploring eastward and crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Of course, these large ships now mainly guarantee the waterways in Southeast Asia. After all, although the subtropical region is not well-developed in productivity, it has a large population due to climate reasons. Therefore, before the Han and Tang Dynasties, there was already a Maritime Silk Road. prototype.

After all, the Austronesians followed this road, starting from Taiwan and the southeast coast, and using canoes all the way to Madagascar on the east coast of Africa...

The important thing is that a large population on the entire Silk Road is equivalent to having a broad market prospect.

It doesn't matter if the natives have no money, spices, gems, and even other agricultural products or slaves, these are all things to Liu Ying...

And this Spanish galleon appeared in Yeyi Port not because it used to be the No. [-] Royal Shipyard. This ship was just docking at the port for supplies, adjusting the sails by the way, and then heading south.

Well, with the consumption of wood in the Jiaodong Peninsula, the Royal No. [-] Shipyard has long since moved to Hanhuang County, mainly producing warships.

After all, Hanhuang County is full of coal and iron workshops, and the cannons produced can be directly loaded on ships, and in the future, steel ships will definitely replace wooden ships, which saves moving around.

As for the No. 70 Royal Shipyard in Dashi County, the main production is the flying shear ship, which is a fast ship with a long and thin shape and a sharp front end. Although the load capacity is not large, the speed is fast, and it only takes [-] days. It was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean until the [-]s, when it was replaced by the booming steamship.

Well, it took 21 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean for the so-called Qing Dynasty sailing ship Qiying, which threatened the Royal Navy. It was really fast.

On the pier, after a brief exclamation, Liu Bang's mood gradually returned to the previous calm.

"Huh, but that's it."

Liu Bang sniffed, made a look of disdain, and then pointed to the strange sculpture on the bow and asked, "What is this?"

Liu Ying glanced at it and explained: "The Queen Mother of the West. This is the origin of the name of this warship. This ship is called the Queen Mother of the West, and it will be the flagship of the escort fleet in the future."

Well, because Xiao He didn't pay him for a long time, this ship has not been delivered to the navy before, and it runs the daily route from Jiaodong Peninsula to Jingdao, transporting some commodities such as silver ore, grain and wood.

Liu Bang nodded, and just had a sudden thought: "You said that the Queen Mother of the West is a fairy on land, and she can protect you at sea?"

"The gods in the sky belong to one family." Liu Ying rubbed her hands and forcefully explained: "They don't see each other when they look up, and the Dragon King must show face to Queen Mother Xi by dragging the boat named after her into the sea, right?"

"Besides, we don't use other people's names in vain. When the ship was launched, it was the sacrifice of cattle and sheep. If she didn't say anything, she would return the cattle and sheep she ate... "

Liu Bang knocked Liu Ying on the head with a smile, and walked towards a clipper ship that was unloading on the other side with his hands behind his back, and he was stunned.

What is being transported down here is a box of silver ore, which is conservatively estimated to be several thousand catties!
Liu Bang's shock was not because of the quantity. After all, he was also an emperor, and he had seen more money than this. He was dumbfounded at the moment because the monograms on these boxes were obviously shipped from Iwami Yinshan in Whale Island. come.

In other words, after so many years, the silver mines in Whale Island have not been dug yet?

"How? At the beginning, I ignored everyone's obstruction and sent people to Whale Island despite all difficulties. It was a good deal, right?" Liu Ying walked to Liu Bang with a smug expression on her face.

Although he didn't bring back many boys and girls, he gained a good reputation, and he was a protectorate that continuously generated income. What's important is that now, except for some sporadic Ainu people on some islands in the north, the remaining Aboriginal people are basically gone.

After these years of high-intensity labor, the Japanese men have basically died and injured, and the rest are working in mines everywhere. They died but have not been buried yet.

As for the little bean-like women of the Japanese, they were also resold by Liu Ying to Nanyang or other indigenous tribes in exchange for their local products and slaves.

The reason why they are not left behind is that there is only one father and one mother...

Therefore, are those orchid girls with blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, long legs and big breasts not enchanting enough, or those Yue girls who look similar to the Central Plains people, have wheat-colored skin, long legs and hips, are not gentle enough?

Looking at Liu Ying's expression with her tail raised to the sky, Liu Bang suddenly understood why he was always beaten by Mr. Liu when he was a child.

At that time, he also loved to show off in front of Mr. Liu so much...

So, it's no wonder that he is unhappy seeing Liu Ying every day, and always wants to hang him up and beat him...

Well, this is what the textbook compiled by Liu Ying said, same-sex repels each other!
The corners of Liu Bang's mouth raised slightly, and he moved his wrist: "It's really a good deal! Now that Dahan's business is booming, the silver mine in Jingdao has contributed a lot, and Zhongli Mei, whom you recommended, has contributed a lot!"

"How about this, while we are still in Qi State, let Zhong Limei come to see me another day, and I will treat him to a drink!"

Liu Ying nodded, and called the captain of the clipper ship to whisper a few words.

After all, flying pigeons can't cross the ocean. If you want to pass the news to people on the other side of the strait, you have to send people across the strait.

Then when he finished speaking, he found that Liu Bang, who had been calm just now, wandered to the flatbed truck where the silver ore was loaded, and went to count how many boxes there were in total...

This old man really has nothing to do... Liu Ying shook her head, looked eastward at the vast sea, and sighed softly.

If Daming knew that there was such a large silver mine on the other side of the strait, he would not have stopped the Western affairs, but would have expanded eastward with all his strength.

Well, in fact, it is different from what many people imagined. Zheng He’s voyages did not actually make money. After all, we cannot use the thinking of modern commodity economy and society to think about the financial problems of ancient dynasties.

For example, during the Yongle period, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was mainly grain and cloth, not heavy metals.

The productivity of ancient feudal countries, especially the lack of precious metals such as gold, silver and copper in China, determined that the government could not purchase large-scale cash purchases. They directly collected the required copper, iron, cloth, horses, etc. from the tax base. Materials, this phenomenon did not change until Portuguese and Spanish merchants brought a large amount of silver.

Therefore, before that, the salaries of soldiers, craftsmen, civil and military officials, and honorable princes were mainly paid by food and cloth, and gold and silver were used as rewards, rather than currency in circulation.

There are also treasures that are too hard to wipe your butt...

Well, the Qing Dynasty did better than the Ming Dynasty, and it should be that it did not issue treasure notes...

Therefore, it makes no sense whether Zheng He made money from his voyages to the West. The court paid a lot of food, cloth and labor to build and support the fleet, but the fleet could not feed back the court's finances and bring great benefits to the country. Real benefits.

After all, neither jewelry nor spices are hard currencies that can be used for direct transactions, just like the Ming Dynasty used to distribute officials' salaries with pepper and sumac instead of grain and rice.

But the officials scolded. After all, these things need to be sold for money before buying food.

Of course, as far as the salary of the Beijing officials in the Ming Dynasty was concerned, no matter what they were paid, they had to quickly exchange it for food, whether it was cloth or high-quality grain, they would all exchange it for the cheapest and cheapest brown rice.

Without him, it would not be enough to eat...

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Linzi, Qi Palace.

A rider flew over from a straight road in the distance, holding the badge of the Marquis of Huaiyin in his hand, and rushed straight into the palace in a hurry.

Cao Shen, who was temporarily recruited to handle government affairs, raised his head and looked at the messenger who walked in, and another pile of memorials, and suddenly felt his head was getting bigger.

As we all know, he is the Prime Minister of Qi, and it is natural to handle the government affairs of the Qi State, but why should the government affairs of the Han State be pushed to him!
The important thing is that a certain person is not only old, but also an emperor, why is he still so excited when he hears that he is going out to play, and rushes the duck to the shelves regardless of his care?

As Pingyanghou, Liu Fei's uncle, who is the number one military exploiter in the Han Dynasty, he has already fattened himself up in order to make himself harmless to humans and animals and reduce Liu Ying's possible suspicion of him. With extraordinary administrative ability, is it possible that he wants to eat himself like Peng Yue?
1.7 meters, three hundred catties?

Amid Cao Shen's long and short sighs, he first read the letter sent by the envoy of the Marquis of Huaiyin.

After checking that the lacquer seal and the monogram were correct, Cao Shen unfolded the letter paper, his eyes suddenly widened, and then he read it carefully a second time.

He read the letter for less than [-] words for half an hour before slowly putting it down.

"It's only been a few years of stable life, and you can't hold back anymore?"

So he stood up happily and walked out of the hall.

"Go, tell His Majesty to come back quickly, something important has happened!"

"Flying pigeons sent a letter to Changsha, Jing, and Chu to close the key passes and block all passages to Huainan, and come to Linzi immediately!"

ps: Lying down also causes back pain, and sitting also causes back pain, and the biological clock determines that you can’t fall asleep even while lying down. The important thing is to get used to coding. I feel empty when playing with my mobile phone, so I still know how to code when I do it...

pps: For the sake of my sickness code, it is not too much to ask for a wave of recommended monthly tickets, right?

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