Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 249 Thirteen Lines in Tianjin (2)

"Your Majesty, the so-called bidding procurement has no precedent in our court. If this matter is to be implemented, I am afraid that there will be great opposition from officials in the court."

Glancing at the silent nobles, Zhang Qingzhen frowned, stepped forward and said, "Especially the censors from Ke Dao, they will definitely..."

"Precedent? Can it be used as food?"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and said in a sonorous tone: "If there are ministers in the court who can solve the problem of drifting and reduce the unnecessary losses and expenses of the court, then I will not adopt the method of bidding to raise them for the future Liao army." various military supplies.

As for my ugly words, bidding and procurement are based on absolute implementation. The money that should be earned must be earned, but the money that should not be earned cannot be earned even one tael. If anything goes wrong during this period, then don’t do it then. No wonder I have turned so ruthless. "

After all, this is a bad government that has existed for a long time. In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, this is the cancer of corruption and must be eradicated.

This phenomenon is not only found in water transportation, but also in other aspects, such as the allocation of grain and wages, disaster relief and grain and wages.

Since there are problems and flaws in the official movement, we should change the form and adopt the form of the democratic movement. If there are any problems during this period, it will be relatively easy to solve them later.

The emperor's clear statement made many nobles know that the emperor must implement the bidding and procurement matter, but they still have concerns. Even if the scope of bidding and procurement will gradually expand in the future, even if this item is included, the profit will be The net profit gained is also limited.

After all, there are so many people participating, and the inner court still owns half of the silver shares, so there is very little money that can be divided every year.

Investment and gain are not directly proportional at all.

Not to mention that if they really spent so much money, wouldn't it be a lie to complain about poverty?If the emperor has other ideas, then they will lose more than they gain.

"Your Majesty, are the silver stocks of Tianjin Thirteenth Bank a little too expensive?"

Wei Shitai thought for a while and made up his mind. Under the gaze of some distinguished nobles, he stepped forward and bowed: "Even if I respond to your Majesty's call and hold silver to participate in the Thirteenth Tianjin Tour, but..."

"Is it expensive?"

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "The Thirteen Lines of Tianjin that I specially designed are more than just what I just mentioned. From now on, Ming Dynasty will clearly open the sea in Tianjin.

Tianjin will become the imperial court's only overseas overseas area in the northern Zhili territory. In order to ensure the orderly advancement of sea opening, sea trade with North Korea and Eastern Japan will be given priority.

The Tianjin Thirteenth Bank will enjoy the monopoly rights on silk, porcelain, tea, cane sugar, etc. In other words, if you want to conduct sea trade through Tianjin to North Korea and Eastern Japan, the Tianjin Thirteenth Bank can only be responsible for it. "

Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Xigao and other nobles had different expressions when they heard what the emperor said. They really had not expected this.

If the Tianjin Thirteenth Bank really enjoys monopoly rights, then there will be much that can be manipulated. In a sense, monopoly is a monopoly!

And monopoly means huge profits!

"And according to what I know, the maritime powers of the European countries entrenched in the Southeast Asian countries have always wanted to seek cooperation with the Ming Dynasty."

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly, and he glanced at the nobles in front of him, "I even sent envoys many times to stop at the southeastern coastal area for trade, but this matter never happened. I plan to open up an area under the rule of Sanwei in Tianjin. In the future, these Western barbarians will be allowed to stop in the area for trade."

"Your Majesty, be careful about this matter!"

Zhang Weixian, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward and said: "Tianjin is the gateway to guard the capital, and the Western barbarians are crossing the ocean. No one knows what they are hiding. If they are allowed to stop in Tianjin for trade, in case there is someone with evil intentions among them, I'm afraid that my government and the country will be unstable."

"The British public's concerns are justified."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "But, the maritime forces of the European countries came across the ocean after all. Even if they have such a thief heart, they do not have the thief courage. What's more, the navy set up in Tianjin and the navy set up in Denglai The divisions are not just decorations. They may be relatively small now, but they will continue to expand in the future.

Not to mention... I plan to gradually integrate the southeastern coastal navy and rebuild the strength of our Ming Navy. If anyone really dares to do something extraordinary, the Ming Navy will not sit idly by! "

Zhu Youxiao has a clear understanding of the maritime power of various countries in Europe. Although they are entrenched in the Southeast Asian countries, they have traveled thousands of miles to get there. The existing maritime power is strong, but they cannot withstand the consumption, let alone Attrition means that there are fewer ships than there are ships at sea.

In comparison, the Ming Dynasty is closer to the Southeast Asian countries. Perhaps the current Ming Dynasty's maritime power is relatively backward and does not have the ability to fight in the ocean. It can only go around in the offshore. But as long as it is deployed properly, it will not take more than three to five years. , there will be a big change.

The Age of Great Navigation has already arrived, and the Ming Dynasty had not caught up with it before. If it did not take advantage of the last opportunity to integrate into the great voyage as soon as possible, all the dividends of the great voyage would be swallowed up by the barbarians from various European countries. This is something Zhu Youxiao will never do. Would like to see.

Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, but who would think that money is too hot to handle?Who can think of too much territory?

Zhu Youxiao wants to reconstruct the concept of mainland China!
"The silk, porcelain, tea and other items produced in the Ming Dynasty are extremely popular overseas. Otherwise, why would those Western barbarians be so eager to stop at the coast of the Ming Dynasty for trade?"

Zhu Youxiao continued: "If Tianjin can trade with the outside world, these Western barbarians who want to go north will have to go to the Thirteenth Bank of Tianjin to buy what they need. I won't say how much benefit there is, and all the ministers will also know. Can you think of it?"

"I have set the silver stocks of Tianjin Thirteenth Bank at this price. It is not a decision that I make just by slapping my head. This decision must be made after comprehensive consideration. If you really have any concerns, please You don’t have to participate, the Tianjin Thirteenth Group participates voluntarily, and I will not force you to do this."

"Your Majesty, I have a question."

At this moment, Zhu Chunchen bowed and said: "Compared with the location of Sanwei in Tianjin, would it be better to open Thirteen Banks in the southeast coastal area, or in Denglai, Shandong?"

"In this case, do you think you can still monopolize the thirteen lines?"

Facing Zhu Chunchen's inquiry, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Not everyone who wants to do business with me has this qualification. Rather than asking you to spend money, it is better to say that I am pulling you to make money." .

Apart from anything else, do the nobles in Beijing really have no dissatisfaction with the nobles who stayed in Jinling?

Why is the imperial court's attitude towards the opening of the sea always ups and downs? Is it really out of safety considerations?
There are some things that I don’t mention clearly, which doesn’t mean that I don’t know about them, it just means that I don’t want to mention them.

I have given you this opportunity. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you. After all, the banking stocks of Tianjin Thirteenth Bank are indeed not cheap.

Of course, I am not unkind. The Thirteenth Bank of Tianjin can only be attended by nobles in Beijing. However, whether you want to raise money privately, you can do whatever you want. As long as the money is used to buy silver stocks, then I will accept it, and only Recognize your lords. "

Zhu Youxiao has said this, and if the nobles present have not understood it, then Zhu Youxiao really has nothing to say.

All Zhu Youxiao did was to allow the nobles in Beijing to spend their hoarded money without any worries to support the cornerstone of northern sea trade.

In fact, before Xiyuan summoned the nobles, Zhu Youxiao had a special chat with Zhang Qingzhen and the others. Various ideas related to the Thirteenth Line of Tianjin, especially some that could not be discussed openly, were passed on to Zhang Qingzhen intentionally or unintentionally. them.

For example, the transportation of people within the borders of North Korea and Eastern Japan is an absolute huge profit. In the future, the development of Beizhili will inevitably involve large-scale mining of mineral deposits. For example, in more dangerous areas, the people of Ming Dynasty will not use them if they can. Not to mention that under the Ming Dynasty, there were still many people who could not afford wives. These are objective facts.

Zhu Youxiao's planning and deployment is very large. It only involves the development of Beizhili, which requires a huge amount of money and food. It is impossible to achieve this by relying on him alone, so he wants to increase the number of groups and call people from all groups to join. To be able to actively participate in it, and to achieve this, there must be tangible benefits.

The prosperity of the world comes because of profit, and the prosperity of the world comes because of profit.

Whether the core fundamentals of Beizhili can be built in the hands of Zhu Youxiao is not only related to many future plans and deployments, but also related to whether Ming Dynasty will expand externally. Walking on one leg is always unstable, but walking on two legs Walking, walking, running, as long as Ming can plan well, as long as Ming can solve its own problems, then what awaits Ming in the future will be a broad road...

(End of this chapter)