I'm really not doing business

Chapter 658: Add million silver to make a budget of million silver

The Ming Dynasty was very poor in the past, and all celebrations seemed very stingy. Later, in order to save money, three dukes who did not lead troops in Beijing were appointed as high priests to go to the suburbs to worship their ancestors. The specifications of the suburban sacrifices began to be reduced again and again. The most extravagant event in the Ming Dynasty was during the Longqing period, when Emperor Longqing watched the lanterns on Aoshan Mountain during the New Year and lavishly appreciated all kinds of arts.

Although the Aoshan Lantern Festival was sponsored by the Ministry of Rites, in fact, it mainly came from the people. In times of national difficulty, using a grand ceremony to rally people's hearts was also a last resort.

Now, the Ming Dynasty was very rich, so rich that in the grand celebration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the official factory, 180 fireworks alone were used. The power of some of these fireworks was too great. For example, the high-altitude fireworks jointly developed by the Royal Academy of Sciences, the Armory, the Military Academy, and General Qi Jiguang released rounds of them. The equivalent of these fireworks was already comparable to nine pounds of gunpowder. There were also many types and quantities of other gunpowder.

The east wind leaves thousands of trees at night, and blows down, and the stars are like rain.

"How much money did this cost?" Zhu Yijun watched 70,000 fireworks launching into the sky from a distance and felt sorry for the money.

In fact, fireworks are often used in the military. When attacking or when the enemy is attacking a city, releasing fireworks to deter the enemy and create momentum is also a very common application in the military. The art of war is all about deception, using a mixture of truth and falsehood to make the enemy unable to distinguish whether artillery or fireworks are being used, in order to deter and lower the enemy's morale.

"Your Majesty, all the expenses today are paid by Wang Qian." Feng Bao reminded His Majesty in a low voice. The national treasury did not pay, and the internal treasury did not pay. The one who paid was Young Master Wang. Young Master Wang's money was also the profit of the trading house's short-term transactions on Suiyuan Chidao. Therefore, all the expenses were paid by the powerful and wealthy who tried to short sell Suiyuan Chidao tickets!
"Fire! Fire as much as you can!" Zhu Yijun was stunned, and immediately said, "Good, it's lively!"

Since you don’t have to pay for the bill, the more lively the better.

From dusk to nightfall, the sky was dotted with stars, and the color had changed from deep red to a dark blue. The air was filled with the faint smell of gunpowder and the joy of the festival. Not only the craftsmen from the three government factories, but also the common people of the capital gathered in the officialdom at the foot of the mountain to look up at the fireworks. Because fireworks were prohibited in the capital, this rare spectacle naturally attracted countless people.

Sharp whistles kept sounding, these were the whistles for the fireworks to be launched into the sky. The fireworks bloomed in the air, with layers of light and shadow, colorful, the passionate red, the deep blue, the vibrant green, interweaving to form a flowing picture, which was beautiful beyond words.

Cheers continued to erupt from the crowd. The child sitting on his father's neck pointed excitedly at the sky, at the trails left by the fireworks, his eyes filled with curiosity and yearning for a better future.

Finally, when night fell completely, the magnificent chapter of fireworks and lights came to an end.

Heavy drum beats began to sound continuously in front of the viewing stand, and beams of light lit up on the stage. A total of 120 lime blowtorches lit up around the stage, announcing that the performance of the grand celebration had officially begun.

At one time, people sang and danced to celebrate the peace, and marched in a row with drums and flags.

The craftsmen came on stage shirtless, carrying a three-meter-long flag. A total of three hundred craftsmen raised the central flag in their hands high. Amidst the shouts and horns, the flag fell down, with all kinds of auspicious words written on it. The action of waving the central flag was full of power, and the three-meter-long flag was in the hands of the craftsmen, as easy to use as an arm.

"Wow!" Zhu Yijun was extremely surprised because a group of young children climbed to the top of the banner and started a new performance.

The art of combining strength and skill.

Zhu Changzhi, the eldest son of the Ming Emperor, was extremely happy watching the show. He sat in his seat, staring intently at the performance on the stage.

The grand performance made everyone happy except Prince Lu Zhu Yiliu, who was unhappy because his idea of ​​following the emperor on the southern tour was ruthlessly rejected by the emperor. His Royal Highness Prince Lu wanted to stay and serve as regent as the governor of the Northern Yamen. Prince Lu wanted to go to the Southern Yamen and did not want to be regent, but there was no way. Prince De Zhu Zaiyu had no interest in government affairs. In the entire Ming royal family, Prince Lu was the only one who could be regent.

Zhu Yiliu didn't want to face the despicable Confucian scholars, not because he had no choice, but because he had seen too much of them during these years of being brought by His Majesty to attend government affairs. He was not afraid of these despicable Confucian scholars, but rather annoyed by them. Sometimes, he felt that his brother was a little too conservative.

With all those miscellaneous reports in the capital clearly indicating rebellion, my brother actually allowed them to survive. This is absolutely wrong!
In Legazpi's travel notes, it was recorded that Felipe II also liked the hustle and bustle, and he liked the dwarf performances very much. Later, these dwarfs became more and more arrogant because of their favor. The arrogance of these dwarfs was not only in demanding privileges, but also in robbing and even raising robbers, etc., which aroused opposition from many people. Finally, Felipe II stopped watching the dwarf performances.

These dwarfs also lost their livelihoods, and some people even deliberately injured and killed them. In the end, almost all the dwarfs left Spain.

The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were obviously not the dwarfs in the Spanish palace, because these craftsmen were very powerful.

Zhu Yijun sincerely applauded the strength of the Ming Dynasty craftsmen.

After leaving the official factory, Zhu Yijun returned to the palace. From the 25th to the 16th of the first lunar month, there was no curfew in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Spring Festival was celebrated happily.

When everyone was taking a break, the emperor was still busy. On this day, Zhu Yijun went to the North City, met with the princes in the Ten Kings City, received the soldiers in the Wuying Tower, and went to the Polytechnic Institute. The second phase of the project had been completed, and now the third phase was in full swing.

The children of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty's Beijing Garrison could go to school in the three-level schools in the northern city, and after graduation, they could either be admitted to the Military Academy or the Polytechnic School. The Royal Polytechnic School had special preferential treatment for the families of students admitted to the three-level schools in the Beijing Garrison. The most important point was that the children of soldiers did not have to pay tuition fees.

The tuition fee for the Royal Institute of Technology is 120 silver coins for four years, or 30 silver coins a year. Of the 120 silver coins, 60 silver coins must be paid by oneself, and 60 silver coins are interest-free loans. If one graduates from the Institute of Technology and serves the country, the 60 silver coins will be completely waived. If one goes to the border to provide support, not only will the 60 silver coins be waived, but there will also be various preferential treatments.

In the afternoon, Zhu Yijun went to Nanhaizi in Daxing County and met Duntai Yuanhou and their families. Now the death rate of Duntai Yuanhou has been greatly reduced because the border has become stable. This is good news, but Zhu Yijun still comes here every year to visit in person.

On the 27th, Zhu Yijun received foreign officials at Huangji Gate. On both sides of Huangji Gate, there were more than a thousand soldiers, civilians and merchants from all over the country. They would also meet the emperor and write down what they wanted to say and what opinions they wanted to raise. It didn't matter if they couldn't write, the literate eunuchs in the inner study would help copy it.

These opinions would be summarized in the emperor's hands, and Zhu Yijun would also respond to some of them.

Zhu Yijun will be busy until the night of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, because on the afternoon of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, all officials will bring their ladies to the Tonghe Palace to pay New Year's greetings. The officials will go to the imperial study, while the ladies will go to pay their respects to the two Empress Dowagers.

Busyness seemed to run through the life of the Ming Emperor.

A couple from Songjiang Prefecture who came to Beijing on a grain ship were chosen by the Emperor to be one of the people summoned by the Emperor.

The couple did not sing praises or laugh or curse, but instead narrated their experiences over the past decade. The whole article was plain and simple, but it solved a doubt in Zhu Yijun's heart, which was how Shen Shixing could have issued the "Order Not to Abandon Land".

This is a perspective that the Prime Minister, the Second Prime Minister, and many officials of the Ministry of Revenue have not taken into account. Even though the contradiction theory that emphasizes top-down power is already very common, it is still too macro in actual application.

"It's true. It's like an epiphany. It opened my eyes." Zhu Yijun said sincerely as he looked at the memorial of public opinion in his hand.

My husband’s surname is Xue, his name is Xue Cheng, and he is fourteen years old.

Xue Cheng was an ordinary citizen in Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture, and his life was extremely miserable.

Their family only has a courtyard of an adobe house. Since Xue Cheng's grandfather, he has been working as a long-term worker for the local Dong family. He lived frugally and bought ten acres of land, which was also bought from the Dong family at a high price.

Xue Cheng's grandfather was a good farmer. He got married three years later and had children. As time went by, the children grew up. The family had too few houses, only three rooms in total, which was not enough. So they thought of renovating the house. As a result, the old house was demolished and the new one could not be built. This was because the Dong family in Shanghai County summoned some ruffians like Wu Biyong and He Sanjin to cause trouble.

Xue Cheng's grandfather ran to Dong's house and kowtowed until his head was almost broken. Only then did he realize that he did not know the rules and did not give the silver for the house number. Even in the countryside, you cannot build a house without giving the silver for the house number. Xue Cheng's grandfather paid three thousand coins for the house number before he got the house number, and the construction of the new house finally began.

But these ruffians still came to cause trouble, so Grandpa Xue Cheng ran to the Dong family again to seek help, only to find out that it was because they had not paid tribute to the Hailong Gang.

It was the Hailong Gang that was completely defeated by Yan Shixuan. At that time, the Hailong Gang was like a mountain pressing down on the heads of all the people.

Xue Cheng's grandfather was once again busy running around to pay tribute to the Hailong Gang. Even then he had to ask the doorman of the Dong Mansion to act as a go-between and introduce them to the Hailong Gang, otherwise he wouldn't know where to spend the money.

The construction of the new house took three years. By the time Xue Chengdu was born, the foundation of the house had been dug.

Xue Cheng's father was a hot-tempered man. He was so angry that he took a pair of pliers and sneaked into Dong's house through the dog hole.

Xue Cheng's father saw very clearly that it was Dong who was causing trouble from beginning to end. Xue Cheng's father sneaked into the Dong family through a dog hole and started killing people. He first used iron pliers and later used a hatchet from the firewood room. He killed four people in a row and was finally discovered by Dong's servants and beaten to death with sticks.

The Dong family was too big, and Xue Cheng's father couldn't find the backbone after searching for a long time, so he just killed the fourth son of the Dong family.

Xue Cheng's grandfather died of rage upon hearing the news. When Mrs. Dong came to kill him, Xue Cheng's uncle and aunt fled in all directions. Xue Cheng's grandmother and mother were so helpless that they jumped into the river. Originally, his mother was holding Xue Cheng and wanted to jump into the river together, but she couldn't bear to do it in the end.

Xue Cheng was only two years old at that time and had just learned to walk.

Just like that, Xue Cheng lost his grandfather, his father, and his mother. Moreover, the Dong family did not allow anyone to give porridge to Xue Cheng. The family property that Xue Cheng's grandfather had earned through hard work was also looted and divided up.

Some villagers couldn't bear to see this, so they took Xue Cheng to the Songjiang Prefecture's poorhouse under the cover of night. But Mrs. Dong was still making things difficult for him, and she wanted to get Xue Cheng out of the poorhouse and starve the little beast to death.

That year, Wang Daokun took office as the governor of Songjiang, and the Ming Dynasty began to open up the sea.

Xue Cheng was still young at that time, and he didn't understand at all. He didn't know that on that stormy, thundering night, he survived because of Wang Daokun's arrival.

The head of the household department of the orphanage had no idea of ​​Wang Daokun's temper. If he turned out to be a man like Hai Rui and really agreed to Dong's proposal, once Governor Wang, who hated evil, found out about it, everyone would be in trouble.

The head of the household department guessed correctly. As soon as Wang Daokun arrived, he began to check the files and turned up the case. Someone in the Dong family was indeed killed, but Wang Daokun noticed Xue Cheng and took the opportunity to rectify the chaos in the orphanage.

Xue Cheng's tragedy came to an end because Wang Daokun took another look at the file. With the opening of the sea, Songjiang Prefecture was changing with each passing day.

Zhu Yijun made some comments on this memorial of public opinion before opening his mouth to say, "The so-called clans are nothing more than the big clan eating the small clan, the small clan eating the clan members, the legitimate children eating the illegitimate children, the ones with more sons eating the ones with fewer sons, and then the ones that have no descendants eat each other." The reason why Xue Cheng's grandfather was in trouble was simply because his surname was Xue, not Dong. A farmhand dared to leave the Dong family to buy property. The Dong family just wanted to make things difficult for him and deliberately create trouble.

The reason why Zhu Yijun said that the big fish eat the small fish was because the fourth son of Dong's family who died offended the third son of Xu's family in Huating Xu's family during the Lantern Festival. He was then tied up by Dong and taken to Xu's family to ask for forgiveness. He even knocked his head and it was broken. Only then did the Xu family forgive the fourth son's sin.

When the fourth young master returned to the Dong family, he was beaten with twelve whips, leaving his skin and flesh torn.

Compared with these clan leaders, those workshop owners who try every means to pay less labor remuneration are full of the brilliance of humanity.

The clan system is no different from the world of great harmony advocated by the despicable Confucian scholars. It is just an illusory right without any obligations and a lie that sounds beautiful.

"Your Majesty, today is only the second day of the New Year." Feng Bao tried to persuade the emperor. His Majesty only took one day off on the first day of the New Year, and the next day he had these memorials of public opinion carried to the imperial study.

"What happened on the second day of the Chinese New Year?" Zhu Yijun closed the memorial and said with a smile, "I know that the craftsmen of Suiyuan Highway, Jingkai Highway, Jingmi Highway, and Polytechnic Institute did not even rest on New Year's Eve and have been working hard. The craftsmen can work hard on the New Year without resting. I am just looking at the memorial of public opinion, not dealing with state affairs."

"It's because Your Majesty has given enough money, so the craftsmen are naturally willing to work day and night." Feng Bao talked about a rule in civil engineering, that the speed of the project depends on the speed at which the project funds arrive.

"My treasury is also piled up like a mountain, the same." Zhu Yijun picked up another memorial, shook his head and said, "I will read ten of them, and then rest."

Ten books were not a lot, and Zhu Yijun finished reading them in just half an hour. He then asked someone to bring ten more books. At this point, the emperor asked for more, but Feng Bao refused to give them to him no matter what.

"How are the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites for the Chonggu Progress Award going?" Zhu Yijun still remembered to award the Chonggu Technology Progress Award to the chief medical officer Pang Xian for his cowpox treatment.

Feng Bao said helplessly: "It was arranged before the New Year, but Pang Xian has not returned to Beijing yet. Doctor Pang discovered a problem with cowpox and decided not to return to Beijing for the time being."

There is a small chance of problems with smallpox vaccination, with about 10% of people experiencing symptoms of local redness, swelling, and ulceration. Pang Xian is still looking for the cause.

The reason why Pang Xian did not come back to receive the award was actually very simple. Because the emperor wanted to vaccinate the royal heirs against cowpox to prevent and treat smallpox, Pang Xian had to clarify the issue of large-scale vaccination before he dared to come back.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month in the thirteenth year of the Wanli reign, Zhu Yijun awarded the Chonggu Technology Progress Award, which was accepted by Pang Xian's teacher Li Shizhen.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty appeared in the Wenhua Hall as usual and presided over the court meetings of the new year.

"During the Gengxu Rebellion, from the 29th year of Jiajing to the 3rd year of Longqing, more than 100,000 households from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places fled to the north." Zhang Juzheng was the first to report that since the 29th year of Jiajing, when Altan Khan invaded, more than 100,000 households in the three border areas of Shaanxi fled to the barbarians.

"A cruel government is worse than a tiger." Zhang Juzheng summarized the situation at that time in five words. It was not because the Ming Dynasty was defeated, but because in order to win and ensure military supplies, it had to impose all kinds of harsh demands on the soldiers and civilians in the three borders. Coupled with the usual free-riding in the officials, this horrifying scene eventually happened.

The people of the Ming Dynasty fled to the northern barbarians.

"Your Majesty often says that if you keep the land but lose the people, both the people and the land will be lost; if you keep the people but lose the land, both the people and the land will be saved. This is common sense." Qi Jiguang immediately said a sentence that Your Majesty often said, which is an extension of the military spirit of the Beijing camp, 'going down to save the people.'

"In fact, the Ming Dynasty was defeated in the conflict with Altan Khan for the same reason. Without the Ming people, it was like a fish out of water. It was clearly a battle to defend the city, but it turned into a battle in a foreign land. How could we win?" Qi Jiguang further elaborated on one of the reasons for the defeat that year.

On the border of the Ming Dynasty, the difference between the military and civilians is actually very small. The widespread existence of unpaid wages and harsh criticism makes morale approach zero. When fighting, it is easy to be attacked from all sides. Because on the border, each village is actually an earthen city, which is an extremely important stronghold, supply and intelligence source on the battlefield. If people flee and the people are disunited, fighting under such circumstances is bound to be a failure.

The Ming Dynasty knew that it could use Duntai Yuanhou to gather intelligence on the enemy, and Altan Khan also sent scouts and spies to spy on the Ming Dynasty's strength.

"These 100,000 households who fled to the north became the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty in Suiyuan." Zhang Juzheng succinctly reported Pan Jixun's success, allowing the people who fled their homeland to become the cornerstone of local rule.

Legasi roared angrily in front of Felipe. There was no such thing as the strength of ten thousand men. Legasi only saw the strength of one man. Only a small number of people were working hard to revive the Ming Dynasty. When the people were needed, where were they?
This is actually Li Yashi’s problem. When the Ming Dynasty needs the people, the people are there, and the people have always been there.

"This year we plan to start construction of two more highways, from Chang'an to Kaifeng and from Chang'an to Jiayuguan." As the second assistant, Wang Chonggu reported this year's work plan, to start construction of two more highways, the highway from Jiayuguan to Kaifeng. Once this highway is completed, it will represent the most important and substantial step taken by the Ming Dynasty to reopen the Western Regions.

The reason why Wang Chonggu chose to start construction this year is very simple. By the middle of this year, when the output of silver coins and Wanli Tongbao coins increases above the safety line, the emperor's treasury will begin to be released. So seizing this opportunity will be the best time to start construction of the Chidao.

The Chidao is very expensive. It can empty your Majesty's treasury and leave you in a lot of debt.

"Wang Ci Fu, from Kaifeng to Jiayuguan, passing through Ningxia Zhongwei, the total distance is more than 3700 miles. If one mile is calculated as 7500 silver coins, it will cost at least 2800 million silver coins. We have to cross mountains and rivers in the middle. It's easy for you to say that! Where will the money come from?" The Minister of Revenue Wang Guoguang immediately expressed his opposition.

too expensive.

"In the entire year of the 2900th year of Wanli, the court only had an annual revenue of million silver coins. All of it should be given to you, Prince Ci, to help build the highway!" Zhang Xueyan also immediately opposed the construction of such a long highway.

"Because the highway is expensive, we need to build more of them, so that the cost is lower." Wang Chonggu said calmly: "The highway is expensive not only in the construction itself, but also in the construction of tunnels, tidal flats, and bridges. We have hired countless doctors of the Five Classics to survey and investigate. For this purpose, the capital of the Ming Dynasty formed six engineering corps battalions, and Henan and Shandong formed twelve engineering corps battalions."

"It's not just the roads that are expensive, but also the people. When the river channel was converted to sea canal, countless people opposed it. In the words of Your Majesty, the livelihood of millions of canal workers depends on it."

"Now, the same is true for the highways. The Suiyuan Highway will take another two years to complete, but the Beijing-Kaifeng Highway and the Beijing-Miyun Highway are about to be completed. Where will all these people go?"

"Da Situ, some money cannot be saved."

"If we save this little money now, the engineering corps will have to be disbanded, and the craftsmen will have to go out and make a living on their own. The five classics doctors will be useless. Grand Tutor, if you want to do it again, you have to recruit new personnel, re-verify the technology, and even re-establish some official factories supporting the highway. This is a waste of money."

Wang Guoguang immediately said loudly: "Even if you say it's ridiculous, this highway cannot be built. We can consider the section from Chang'an to Jiayuguan, but we can put the section from Kaifeng to Chang'an on hold until the Suiyuan Highway is completed."

The Ministry of Revenue just thought it was expensive. It wasn't that the Chidao was bad, but the main reason was that the construction cost exceeded 2800 million silver coins, which made Wang Guoguang think that Wang Chonggu was crazy.

"That's fine, just go from Chang'an to Jiayuguan." Wang Chonggu's eyes lit up and he said, "Just go from Chang'an to Jiayuguan, 7500 silver per mile. If there's one more silver, I'll find a way myself, and I won't have to worry about it."

"Since we have to repair it, let's do it all at once. The Ministry of Revenue should calculate how much is short and use the treasury to make up for it." Zhu Yijun saw the two court officials arguing and made the final decision.

How much silver did Zhu Yijun have in his treasury? According to the year-end plan, Zhu Yijun's treasury had 580 million silver coins and 2600 million taels of silver, totaling more than 3100 million taels of silver, which was a physical mountain of silver.

"My two gentlemen, please stop acting in front of me. Wang Ci Fu is a veteran actor, but Grand Tutor is not good at acting. It's just that they are attracted by the money in my treasury, right?" Zhu Yijun said calmly. Wang Guoguang was not good at acting. He had good dialogue skills, but he gave it away when he kept looking at the platform.

"Your Majesty, the highway from Kaifeng to Jiayuguan will most likely result in a loss of money." Wang Guoguang said in a low voice. The reason why he kept looking at Your Majesty during the discussion was because the Ministry of Revenue believed that this highway would definitely result in a loss of money.

Because this route is full of remote and poor areas along the way.

Not all Chidao roads are profitable. For example, the Chonggu Chidao made money from the capital to Shanhaiguan, but the section from Shanhaiguan to Liaoyang and Jilin of Liaodong Regional Military Commission was always losing money. Although the losses were narrowing every year, it was still losing money.

As for the route from Jiayuguan to Kaifeng, Wang Guoguang sees no possibility of making a profit. Even if the railway is repaired, it will continue to lose money due to maintenance.

"No, that's not how the Grand Tutor works. As long as the road is built, you'll make money." Zhu Yijun waved his hands repeatedly and began to sell his business philosophy. His business philosophy was very simple. As long as the road was built, you'd make a lot of money because the road was there. The process of building the road and the government-owned factory created were important strategic investments for the Northwest region.

Strategic investment does not necessarily require the deliberate pursuit of profit.

"It is written in the Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital that we should exhaust all our efforts, drive out the treacherous and evil, restore the Han Dynasty, and return to the old capital. From Chengdu to Chang'an, it is 1300 miles, and Wu Hou never made it in his entire life." Zhu Yijun thought for a moment, and said more directly and clearly: "The issue of Ming Dynasty going to the Western Regions and reopening the Western Regions has been mentioned many times. Since the Hongwu period, it has been more than years, and the Western Regions have not been reopened. Everyone, this highway must be repaired even if it is really lost."

"Will Ming also have to go through his entire life without ever reaching the Western Regions?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Guoguang no longer insisted. Since His Majesty already clearly understood that this highway might cost him money and still insisted on repairing it, there was no need to argue any further.

"Wang Ci Fu, can this highway really be built?" Zhu Yijun talked about his concerns. He was not worried about losing money, but he was worried that such a long highway would have the "habitual power of thinking when seeing wonders". If it was built, it would become a joke in the Ming Dynasty and a typical example of the emperor's vanity, which would be laughable.

Wang Chonggu bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, since the reopening of the Western Regions, this road has been under discussion. The Five Classics scholars have walked it twice. I dare to issue a military order. 2800 million silver. If there is one more silver, I will find it myself. If it is not possible, I will make the Shanxi merchants suffer. I will blame the famous minister for taking the responsibility."

If you have no money, go find money. Wang Chonggu has formed path dependence. When he has no money, he will look to Shanxi merchants.

"No, what I mean is that we can increase the budget appropriately. In this way, I will take out an extra 7500 million silvers to make it a total of million silvers. If it is not enough, we can add more." Zhu Yijun shook his head. He was afraid that the money would not be enough. After all, the journey was so long and the road conditions were so complicated. A budget of silvers per mile would definitely not be enough.

"Ah?" Wang Chonggu bowed his head and said, "I thank the emperor for his grace."

The Ming emperor and his ministers did not know that at this time, in order to calm the anger of the Ming Dynasty, Philip II had shipped a compensation of two million silver dollars, which was on the way.

(End of this chapter)