Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 490 Zhu Yuanzhang: It smells so good!

Chapter 490 Zhu Yuanzhang: It smells so good!

Song Li ran out in a hurry to look for someone.

If Your Majesty urgently needs to summon other people, perhaps you can just send a eunuch to tell them.

But if it’s Master Hu, then that’s really not going to work.

As the chief eunuch of the dynasty, Song Li had to use all kinds of persuasion to coax this Mr. Hu into the palace.

If it were any other eunuch, Master Hu would probably kick the person away upon seeing him.

He's just a little eunuch. Do you really think it's okay if Master Hu beats him?
As soon as he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's urgent order, Master Hu started to hum and groan and didn't want to move.

It was Song Li who swore that he was not going to be appointed as an official, and he also let out a hint quietly, reminding him about the maritime trade.

Only then did Master Hu reluctantly get up, change his clothes, leisurely get on the carriage, and head straight to the palace.

In the imperial palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the densely written silk in his hand, and his eyes clearly hurt when he read it.

But he was extremely happy!
No one knew better than him the cost of Fu Youde's expedition.

Leaving aside personnel costs, the money, food, and goods required for the expedition are the easiest to calculate.

But even if the construction costs of the dozen or so ships that Fu Youde and his crew were on were taken into account, compared with the current craftsmanship, it was still a profit.

What's more, Fu Youde hasn't come back yet.

In other words, you can still make some money!

Be nice!

This time I really made money!

But now Zhu Yuanzhang had to wait for Master Hu to come.

Because he was a little out of control.

Before this, only Master Hu insisted that maritime trade could make money, and a lot of money.

No one else believes it!
Even though he finally agreed to the ocean trade plan, in reality, he still didn't take it seriously.

It's more like a try. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, forget it.

I didn't take it too seriously at all.

It is precisely because of this attitude that Zhu Yuanzhang feels particularly confused at this moment.

As the old saying goes, it’s hard to give up good fortune!

How can it be so easy to give up the money that has already been put into your pocket?

Moreover, I have earned so much this time just by trying it out. What about the future?
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the bright future, he felt a burning sensation in his chest.

Just at this moment, Master Hu walked in leisurely.

"Your Majesty, I, Hu Weiyong, greet you!"

Hu Weiyong was still performing the salute properly when Zhu Yuanzhang rushed over impatiently and pulled him aside.

Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to be shy about, so he simply stuffed Fu Youde's urgent report into Mr. Hu's hands.

"Weiyong, take a look first!"

"Then, tell me what happened!"

"Why do we always feel uneasy?"

Hu Weiyong raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Although Song Li had given a hint before, when he saw Old Zhu's appearance, Master Hu still felt refreshed.

Should!
I was so thirsty from talking that I let you, old Deng, be so stingy and send out a fleet.

Now that you're making money, are you worried?

snort!
you have today too?
After Mr. Hu complained in his heart for a long time, he finally spread out the silk in his hand and began to read it.

Master Hu glanced past the flattery in front of him and looked behind him.

Looking at the astronomical profits, Mr. Hu's eyes did not change at all.

After just a quick look, he handed the silk back to Zhu Yuanzhang without hesitation.

"Well, I have finished reading it, so what does Your Majesty want to discuss with me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless when he saw the calm expression on Master Hu's face.

"Uh, no, Weiyong, aren't you surprised?"

"This is a huge sum of money!" Master Hu replied calmly, "I remember that when I advised Your Majesty to form a fleet to go to sea, I said that the profits would be astonishing!"

"Now it seems that I did not speak nonsense!"

tsk...

Looking at the calm expression on Master Hu's face, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that his excited look just now was like that of a country bumpkin.

But there was nothing he could do.

Because he knew that this was actually Master Hu complaining.

After all, I was determined not to do these things at first, and it was only after Master Hu explained it to me over and over again that I reluctantly agreed.

Now this behavior of being rude at first and respectful later is somewhat embarrassing.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was a man who, once he got benefits, didn't really care that much about face.

He hooked his hand around Mr. Hu's shoulder and said with a chuckle.

"Hey, Weiyong, didn't I see as far as you did before?"

"Now it seems that it has to be you!"

"We were wrong!"

"We apologize to you!"

"Hahaha, please tell me what to do about this matter in the future."

"Can we continue like this?"

When Mr. Hu heard that Zhu Yuanzhang had admitted his mistake and apologized, he knew that this was the end of the matter.

Being able to force Lao Zhu to this point is already very good.

Old Deng is not a good-tempered person, and this is already the limit.

Therefore, Mr. Hu finally got down to business.

"Since this matter is profitable and has no disadvantages, it should be continued."

“And not only continue but expand!”

"Your Majesty, although agriculture and textiles are doing well in Ming Dynasty, they are still developing too slowly if they are only used for internal consumption."

"People don't have much money, so how can they afford to buy such fine cloth?"

"If you don't even want cloth, let alone porcelain and other useless things!"

"But these things require a lot of manpower and a steady stream of wages!"

"Therefore, if we can buy these products at a reasonable price, we can ship large quantities to foreign countries overseas."

"Then the people get wages, the workshop owners get profits, and the Ming Dynasty gets taxes and the spread of trade!"

“Kill four birds with one stone!”

"As for the foreign nations, their gold and silver are useless. It's better to exchange them for some precious things from the Ming Dynasty!"

"That's good for everyone!"

Mr. Hu's description made Zhu Yuanzhang stand there and laugh.

In fact, Master Hu had told Zhu Yuanzhang about these things before.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, it was good enough if he believed 10% out of 100.

He just listened to it as a story.

But now, a large amount of gold and silver is about to go into his pocket, and his financial future is bright.

If you don't believe it now, it would be disrespectful to those gold and silver!
However, although Mr. Zhu is happy, he is still very realistic.

He pulled Master Hu to the side of the imperial desk and asked Song Li to quickly bring a stool over.

The two of them sat opposite each other across the imperial desk.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked a serious question.

"Weiyong, I still want to continue to make this money, and even make as much as possible."

"Give us a charter!"

"We will believe you!"

(End of this chapter)