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Here, Prince Zhongshun returned to the palace with anger.

It took a long time to suppress all the unhappiness, but Jia Huan left a deep mark in his heart.

Damn it, he doesn’t take the prince seriously, this kid really doesn’t know how high the sky is!

Only then did Chang Shi dare to get closer and ask what happened. When I was at Rongfu Farm before, I was afraid that the prince would get mad and be beaten up by that boy Jia Huan, which would be too unfair.

Prince Zhongshun snorted coldly: "That boy Jia Huan really has a bright mind!"

Then, he recounted Jia Huan's suggestion, and finally said: "I think it is very feasible!"

"If this is true, that place is really a good choice!"

Chang Shi's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Of course we just get started!"

Prince Zhongshun sneered: "Since the place is so good, let's just take it!"

"Aren't you going to greet the other princes?"

"What the hell, since you don't want to take risks, you can only drink soup!"

After determining the target, Prince Zhongshun quickly took action.

First, the palace announced its intention to participate in overseas trade to make money.

Immediately, we sent people directly to the shipyards in the south to purchase various models of sea-going ships!

Speaking of sea trade, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the south had basically been liberalized.

Otherwise, there would not have been a powerful force like the Zheng family, a Southeast Asian hegemon.

Daqian originally started his business in Jinling, so he naturally knew the maritime trade along the southern coast.

After taking over the Zheng family in Fujian Province during the Taizu period, many shipping companies were established in major coastal ports in the south based on the Song Dynasty model.

The reason why the Wang family, one of the four major families in Jinling, is rich is because the Wang family follows the ancestors of Taizu and governs almost all the shipping companies. It must be a huge source of wealth.

Also due to the prosperity of maritime trade, several large private shipyards have appeared in the south, and there are even more small and medium-sized shipyards.

The situation in the north is worse. After all, the Later Jin Dynasty has been entrenched in the north for decades.

During this period, the industrial and agricultural production in the north suffered a devastating blow, and some aspects have not completely recovered until now. Of course, there are other factors involved.

Unfortunately, as the center of the imperial court shifted to the north, its control over the south was greatly reduced.

Now, the same situation that occurred in the south during the mid- to late Ming Dynasty has begun to appear again.

The local gentry became powerful and colluded with the academy. Massive wealth was plundered and never fell into the hands of the court. The result was that the salt tax family became the dominant one.

Anyone who knows the history and economy of the Southern Song Dynasty knows that the reason why the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty was so developed was due to the prosperous maritime trade.

The huge profits can be seen as long as you know how arrogant the Zheng family in southern Fujian was back then.

It's a pity that now the huge profits from sea trade have been swallowed up by the big families on the southern coast, and the consequences are quite serious. The income of the Shipping Department has dropped again and again, which is simply unbelievable.

These have nothing to do with Prince Zhongshun at this time. Anyway, his high-profile plan to intervene in maritime trade has indeed attracted the attention of many powerful people in the capital.

Naturally, there is no exception today, and people from Jinyi Mansion were specially asked to check.

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with it, so I didn’t take it too seriously for the time being.

But what I don't know now is that Prince Zhongshun's actions are quite drastic.

In the name of the Prince's Palace, there will naturally not be any obstruction when going to the Southern Shipyard to order various types of sea-going ships.

Yes, the wealthy families on the southern coast are very domineering!

Any force that wants to join ocean trade. If you don't get their approval, or if you are not one of your own, it would be a dream to order a sea-going ship.

With just a few tricks, forces interested in maritime trade can lose all their money.

Even if you can get a sea ship, there will be many dangers after going to sea.

This is also the main reason why they have always controlled the majority of Daqian's maritime trade.

Because the relationship between the other party and the local government, and even some officials of the imperial court, was deeply entangled, even if the imperial court wanted to make a difference, it would be of no use if it did not have the determination to use thunderbolt means.

These southern coastal clans all have private armies on the ocean, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong.

At least, the nearly depleted garrisons along the coast cannot defeat the private armies in their hands. It is such an exaggeration that reality is more fantasy than fiction.

Prince Zhongshun ordered a large number of sea-going ships and made a promise to the wealthy people on the southern coast that he would only do sea trade business in Goryeo.

If you want to enter the Japanese trading system, you must first obtain their approval.

In this way, Prince Zhongshun successfully ordered a lot of new sea-going ships, and was also able to temporarily purchase a batch of old sea-going ships.

Among them, the Xue Family Trading Company also purchased several sea-going ships.

Half of them belong to Jia Huan, which is the convenience of being connected to Prince Zhongshun's palace. Otherwise, even with the Xue family’s momentum, they would not be able to get involved in overseas trade!

Apart from anything else, it is impossible to buy seagoing ships or form an offshore commercial fleet. How can we do this?

On this day, Xue Panxing hurried to Grange No. 1 in Rongfu and found Jia Huan.

"The two temporarily purchased old sea-going ships are already in place. Should we only operate the Korean Channel?"

This guy's eyes were shining with excitement, as if he wanted to fly to Jinmen immediately, board the ship that had just arrived, and go out to sea to have a good time.

Prince Zhongshun's move was not small, so Jia Huan naturally couldn't count on others for everything.

Privately, with the help of the palace's cover, he temporarily purchased two old sea ships, intending to first run the Korean route and train a group of his own sailors and crew.

"The sea is rough and rough, and if you do anything wrong, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die!"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "If you really dare to go, I will definitely not stop you!"

"forget it!"

Xue Pan smiled bitterly and said: "My second uncle has experience in going overseas, how about we let him come forward?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said: "If you go to Gaoli, you can walk directly along the coastline of Liaodong and you can reach it. There is not much danger!"

"Of course, you can also spend a lot of money to join those familiar fleets!"

"What I need now is enough crew members and sailors that I can trust, and I won't do other adventures for the time being!"

"I know that you, kid, may be jealous of the maritime trade business of the wealthy families on the southern coast, but they have been in business for many years. Do you need to tell me what will happen if you rush in?"

Xue Pan was a little embarrassed. He said listlessly: "This is true!"

"I just heard that the business in the Japanese country is very easy. I heard that if you go there with a shipload of unique goods, you can fill a shipload of gold and silver when you come back!"

"Do you believe this?"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "If it is so simple, why was there the Japanese pirate rebellion in the pre-Ming Dynasty, and why was the maritime trade of the Japanese country firmly controlled by the big families on the southern coast?"

These words were naturally only used to appease Xue Pan's anxious mood. In fact, he knew that most of them were true.

It's a pity that the Japanese country seems to have entered the shogunate era at this time?

If there is no close interest exchange with the other party, it is almost a dream to do big business.

Of course, the wealthy families along the southern coast must have also used a lot of tricks to spread rumors outside.

Sometimes, when the truth is spread, it feels more false than a deliberately spread lie.

Sure enough, Xue Pan is completely honest.

"It's better to follow Prince Zhongshun's ship and act together!"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "When you get familiar with the route, you can go over and have a look in person!"

"It's just a pity that Liaodong is not peaceful!"

Having said this, he shook his head: "Otherwise, it would be most reliable to place our advance base there. It is too close to Korea."

"Damn Houjin Barbarian, I don't know when the imperial court will be able to deal with them!"

Xue Pan muttered: "After listening to what you said, Brother Huan, it seems that Liaodong has great prospects!"

"That's natural!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said: "It's just a pity that if there is not enough profit motivation, it will not be so easy for the court to start a war with Hou Jin!"

What he didn't say was, who knew how many internal agents Hou Jin had sold in the Daqian court?

A hundred years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, at this time, there was an alternation between civil and military affairs. It should be said that it was the most intense period of civil and military conflict. There were still two days in the sky, so how could one have the energy to expand the territory?

If you want to make a difference today, what you have done so far is to start small-scale battles on the northwest frontier, which are not intense but continuous.

With the size of Daqian and the financial income at this time, it can barely cope with such a battle. If the scale is larger, it will be unbearable.

Over in Liaodong, a fight is a big battle. Neither the current nor the imperial court has the idea or determination to fight here.

In fact, Jia Huan naturally knew that as long as the problems of cold protection and heating were solved, the entire Liaodong and further north would be quite fertile black land.

Not to mention, there are huge advantages along the coast!

Of course, if the Daqian court ignores these, they will take the initiative to contact him when he enters the military system.

Xue Pan didn't stay at the farm for long before he left. This guy couldn't stand the simple and boring life here in the farm. The city was much more interesting.

Not to mention, through Jia Huan's relationship, he gained access to Prince Zhongshun's palace.

At this time, Xue Pan's heart was full of fighting spirit. How could he want to stop?

As a well-known imperial merchant in the entire Daqian Dynasty, the Xue family could do too many things, and they might fall into the eyes of Prince Zhongshun.

It wasn't that Xue Pan had any intention of having another affair, but the natural close relationship between Huangshang and the royal family.

If there is a prince as a backer, the Xue family will be as stable as a mountain for at least several decades.

The Xue family, on the other hand, was able to provide quite a large amount of supplies to the Zhongshun Palace in a short period of time.

With this kind of material collection and transportation capabilities, unless the Zhongshun Palace seeks help from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will be of little use to find other imperial merchants.

The situation of the Xue family is quite strange!

The other three of the four major families in Jinling are considered top dignitaries in the capital and even in the entire Daqian.

At the same time, when Xue's father was here, he was the spy leader assigned by the emperor in Jinling. He had quite powerful secret power, which could ensure that the Xue family's caravan could cover the entire southern region.

(End of this chapter)