The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 317 Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain

During this period of time, Zhao Yao remembered many things in his dream.These things I remembered are very useful for building Lingnan, but unfortunately he is still underage and cannot go to Lingnan to do these things.He can only do some small things ahead of time now.

He seriously talked to He Lianfang about the spice business.The more He Lianfang heard it, the more frightened he became, but it didn't show on his face.

"My second uncle will personally take people to Annan, and he will personally do the spice business there." Zhao Yao told Liang Run about the spice business before, and his second uncle hugged him excitedly and kissed him several times, praising him A genius in business. "By the way, I plan to build a trading house in those countries in Annan, which will be specially used to do business in foreign countries."

When it comes to doing business, He Lianfang is very self-aware and knows that she is not as good as Zhao Yao.He didn't interrupt Zhao Yao, but let Zhao Yao continue.

"I thought about it for a while and felt that it would be too inconvenient to trade with copper coins and cloth." Zhao Yao supported his right elbow with his left hand and pinched his chin with his right hand and said, "It would be much more convenient to trade with silver notes."

"A bank note?" He Lianfang was very good at grasping the key points, and he asked with doubts on his face, "What is this?"
"Second Uncle, let me tell you that a bank note is a kind of banknote. It actually functions like a copper coin, but its denomination is larger than a copper coin..." Zhao Yao explained to He Lianfang in detail what a bank note is and what it does. .

After He Lianfang finished listening, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

After Zhao Yao finished speaking, seeing He Lianfang's stunned look, he smiled triumphantly.

"Hey hey, second uncle, do you think my idea is good?"

"You have a good idea. I'm afraid no one will use the bank notes you mentioned." He Lianfang said sharply, "Since ancient times, people have been used to trading with copper coins and silk." Even now, if people buy expensive things , will still be delivered in cloth.

"Actually, in addition to bank notes, you can also use silver to trade." Zhao Yao began to talk to He Lianfang about the benefits of using silver for transactions.

After Zhao Yao finished speaking, He Lianfang said unceremoniously: "Dazhou doesn't have so much silver. Also, since ancient times, silver has been used to pay taxes, not for private transactions." Whether it is in In the Great Zhou Dynasty, or in the previous dynasty, officials from all over the country used silver to pay taxes.If you don't use silver to pay taxes, but use copper coins to pay taxes, you may have to pull dozens of carts, which is not only inconvenient, but also very dangerous.Paying taxes with silver is not only convenient to carry, but also very easy to store.

Although it is said that the tax is paid with silver, it is not directly paid with broken silver or silver bullion, but is made into a silver plate with silver.

Dazhou produces only over 1 catties of silver every year, which is not enough for making utensils, let alone for trading.

"Da Zhou's silver is less than gold, do you think it is appropriate to use silver for transactions?"

Zhao Yao was stunned, and said in disbelief, "What? Da Zhou's silver is less than gold?" He always thought that there was a lot of silver, but he didn't expect it to be so little. "During the previous dynasty, was there little money?"

"Some silver mines were discovered in the previous dynasty, but because the former emperor was too extravagant and licentious, the silver mines were hollowed out." He Lianfang knew a little about silver. "The silver wares made in the previous dynasty were basically robbed during the war."

"Empty?" Zhao Yao asked incredulously, "Empty all?"

"The silver mines that produce the most silver have all been hollowed out, and the remaining silver mines do not produce a lot of silver every year." He Lianfang said again, "Trading with silver is not feasible in Dazhou."

"What if there is a lot of silver." When mentioning silver, Zhao Yao thought of a place, "If there is a lot of silver, can it be traded with silver?"

"There is a lot of silver, can you make silver?" He Lianfang is the person who knows Zhao Yao's ability best. Hearing what he said, he intuitively feels that he has a way. "Or do you have a way to find a new silver mine?"

Zhao Yao spread his hands and said: "I don't have the ability to make silver, but I know that there is a place with a lot of silver, very much, very much." As he said, Zhao Yao's eyes lit up, "And it can be dug for hundreds of years."

He Lianfang couldn't help becoming excited when he heard that it could dig for hundreds of years.He hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"

"Not in Dazhou, but overseas." Zhao Yao asked He Lianfang to take out the map of overseas regions.

He Lianfang pointed to a certain drawer on the bookcase. Seeing this, Zhao Yao walked over and took out a map of the area.

This is the regional map that Annan, Johor and other countries paid tribute to Dazhou before, and the geographic location of Annan and other countries is drawn in detail.

Zhao Yao spread out the map of the region in front of He Lianfang.His fingers stopped at a place called "Fusang", "This country has a mountain of silver and a mountain of gold, and these mountains of silver and gold should be right here..." Zhao Yao's finger was drawn back and forth on the map of Fusang , eventually staying in one place. "It seems to be near here. It is said that Jinshan and Yinshan are not far apart."

He Lianfang looked at the place Zhao Yao was pointing at, and said suspiciously: "There are really mountains of gold and silver in this tiny place that you said you can't dig out?"

"Second Uncle, you can underestimate this small place, and the people in this place should not be underestimated." Zhao Yao has a deep impression of Fusang, because in Zhao Yao's memory in his dream, this small place is very important to Zhao Yao. Yao's country has done a lot of things.

Seeing Zhao Yao's gloomy expression when he mentioned Fusang, He Lianfang gritted his teeth and asked a little strangely, "What's wrong with this tiny place?"

"Second uncle, let me tell you..." Zhao Yao told He Lianfang what he learned about Fusang from Zhao Yao in his dream.

After hearing this, He Lianfang was very angry at first, and then she looked disbelieving.

"This tiny place has such strength?"

"They are not that strong now, but they will definitely become stronger in the future." Zhao Yaoyin said with a cold face, "The people in this tiny place are very insidious. We must act first before they become stronger."

"how do you want to do it?"

Zhao Yao tapped Fusang with his fingers, and said with a sinister smile: "First, we have to send people to find the gold and silver mountains. After we find them, of course we will grab them directly."

He Lianfang asked: "And then?"

"Then turn this Fusang into a state capital of the Great Zhou." Zhao Yao said gloomily, "Let them submit to the Great Zhou forever and be a dog of the Great Zhou."

He Lianfang looked at Fusang on the area map, frowned slightly and said, "It's not easy to get to Fusang here, and the sea is prone to evil winds. Once the evil wind blows, the people on board basically cannot survive."

"That's not a demon wind, but a typhoon, which is a natural phenomenon." Zhao Yao roughly told He Lianfang what a typhoon is and the reason for its formation. "As long as we miss the period of the typhoon, going to sea will be fine."

"When did the typhoon you mentioned happen?"

"It usually happens in summer." Zhao Yao thought more and more that this matter should be done as soon as possible, "I must quickly organize a fleet to go to Fusang, and I must first find the silver and gold mountains."

He Lianfang was very moved by what Zhao Yao said about Yinshan and Jinshan, "I will arrange it."

"By the way, we have to arrange some people to sneak into Fusang." Zhao Yao said, raising his eyebrows at He Lianfang, "Then disturb Fusang's peace."

He Lianfang understood what Zhao Yao meant, nodded and said, "I will make arrangements."

"You have to catch some Fusang people first and ask them carefully." Zhao Yao said thoughtfully, "It seems that you have encountered pirates from Fusang on the Qiantang side, and you should have caught some Fusang people. Ask." Since the opening of the sea ban, pirates have appeared more and more frequently, including those in Annan, Funan, Johor and other countries, as well as Fusang.It is said that the pirates in Fusang are the most rampant.

He Lianfang said: "I'll send someone directly to Qiantang to ask some Fusang people."

Hearing He Lianfang's domineering words, Zhao Yao reacted calmly.Over the years, he has long seen He Lianfang's methods.Although he didn't know how He Lianfang did it, as long as he said it, he could basically do it.

"When the time comes, send it to me, and I will interrogate it carefully."

"Where are the people from Lingnan, will they be sent directly to you?" He Lianfang picked up a cinnabar brush and drew a circle on Fusang.When he was painting, although his expression was calm, Zhao Yao still felt the murderous aura emanating from him. "The Lingnan people you want are already on their way to the capital."

"Second Uncle, ask them carefully before sending them to me." Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "It's better to wait until I arrive in Yangzhou before sending them here."

"Okay." Even if Zhao Yao didn't order like this, He Lianfang would have someone interrogate the Lingnan people who were sent here first.

Zhao Yao took the regional map in front of He Lianfang, picked up a pen and drew a circle in Anran, Funan and other countries, and then he drew a circle in Mi Xier.

A few years ago, I asked someone to help me find foreign things such as sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and strawberries in Mixier and other places, but I couldn't find any of them.Do you really want to go to that South America to find it?
Zhao Yao remembered the map of Zhao Yao's world in his dream, and he remembered where America was on that map.However, he did not find America on the map of regions where Annan and other countries paid tribute.

He Lianfang saw Zhao Yao scribing back and forth on the foreign country's geographical map, and hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Second Uncle, did you know that there are many foreign countries north of Mixier." Zhao Yao thought about the time in his heart, of course comparing it with Zhao Yao's world in his dream, "However, these countries are now Very barbaric and backward. However, after a few hundred years, these countries will become very tyrannical." Thinking of the history of Zhao Yao's world in his dream, Zhao Yao couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and couldn't help but want to help Zhao Yao and the others took revenge.

"Hundreds of years, what are you worrying about now?"

"I'm not worried, I'm just thinking that after I build Lingnan in the future, I'll go to foreign countries, and then clean up these backward and barbaric places." Zhao Yao said solemnly, "There must be a lot of fields in these places. The local barbarians must not know how to cultivate the land, and some people from Dazhou can be brought here to cultivate the land."

When He Lianfang heard Zhao Yao's words, he chuckled and said, "You want to expand the territory of the Great Zhou?" This kid has not yet become emperor, but he wants to expand the territory everywhere, and his ambition is not small.

"There are a lot of good things in these places." Zhao Yao put on a kind expression, and said in a very innocent and sincere tone, "I am here to do business, not to harm the people there. They will thank me for doing business of."

"Don't you think you have a lot to do?" He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao amusedly, "I will go to Annan and other countries to do the spice business, and I will go to Fusang to dig gold and silver mountains, and I will go to these wild places Can you keep busy? Didn’t you say that when you grow up, you will play around and eat delicious food all over the world? You have to do so many things, how will you play in the future?”

"Fusang and these places, I can play and do business at the same time." Zhao Yao has already planned in his heart, "I will not only visit the whole Dazhou in the future, but I will also visit the whole world."

After hearing this, He Lianfang sneered and mocked: "Then you are really promising."

Zhao Yao said with a smug smile, "I've always been very promising." Before he finished speaking, the smile on his face disappeared, revealing a bitter expression, "It's a pity that I'm still three years away from adulthood." Raising three fingers, "Second Uncle, do you know how many things can be done in three years. Among other things, in three years, I can build Lingnan into the biggest mouth of the Great Zhou."

He Lianfang glanced out the window and reminded Zhao Yao, "It's getting late, you should say goodbye to your fourth brother and starling."

Zhao Yao stuck his head out of the window and saw that it was getting late, so he didn't dare to stay with He Lianfang for a long time.

"Second Uncle, I'm leaving first."

"Tomorrow morning, I won't see you off, and you don't want to come here." He Lianfang lowered her head, looked at the book in her hand, her tone sounded very cold.

Zhao Yao guessed that He Lianfang didn't like seeing him off, so he followed his words and said, "Don't worry, Second Uncle, I won't disturb your late sleep."

He Lianfang snorted, and immediately said, "Don't forget to write."

"Don't worry, I will write to you every day." Zhao Yao bowed to He Lianfang, "Second Uncle, I'm leaving."

"Ah."

Zhao Yao stopped after walking a few steps, then turned around and looked at He Lianfang.

"Second uncle, if something happens to the fourth brother or the starling, please write to me and tell me."

Hearing Zhao Yao's request, He Lianfang raised her brows slightly, looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Why, you want to help your fourth brother and starling? Didn't you say before that you would not interfere in their affairs?"

"I won't interfere, but I also hope that nothing will happen to them." Zhao Yao suddenly sighed old-fashionedly, "If something happens to them, I, as a younger brother, will naturally help them."

"You should worry about yourself." He Lianfang said, "Your good fourth brother and eighth brother are more capable than you, so nothing will happen to them."

"Second Uncle, don't forget to tell me."

He Lianfang pretended to be impatient, and waved to Zhao Yao: "Hurry up and go."

This time, Zhao Yao didn't look back.

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao's leaving back, and a look of reluctance flashed across He Lianfang's eyes.Since they met Zhao Yao, although they didn't meet every day, Zhao Yao never left him for a long time.Now, Zhao Yao is going to Jiangnan, and he doesn't know when he will come back, which makes him feel a little bit sad.

"Since you are reluctant to part with His Highness the Tenth Highness, why don't you go to Jiangnan with His Highness?" A person hidden in the dark said, "If you go to Jiangnan with His Highness, the Emperor will definitely agree."

He Lianfang didn't speak, but looked down at her legs.

Seeing that He Lianfang was silent, the people hiding in the darkness did not speak again.After a long time, he heard He Lianfang say in a desolate tone: "What right do I have to go to Jiangnan as a sinner?"

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