Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 738: what are you?
Chapter 738 What are you?
The more the number, the more chilled the guards and scribes will be.
Looking at the boxes of treasures.
Some were plundered from Franji's ship.
After occupying the various colonial points, the Francoids frantically plundered the local materials, or directly plundered the local gold and silver, and sent them back to their home countries one by one.
Yes, from various colonies.
There are also gains from overseas trade.
The income from overseas trade is mostly obtained from official silk and porcelain.
Xu Jing paid attention to all the official trade income, all recorded an account, this account belongs to the imperial court.
This customs clearance lasted a full day.
People have to stay here.
Those Tianjin soldiers who are doing good deeds are reluctant to leave for a long time, and some people come again after eating.
What surprised them was that what the fleet brought back was not just a group of ragged, yellow and emaciated sailors, but also... countless treasures.
People kept discussing, and some people whispered: "It is said that the silver brought back now is 3.27 million taels." One catty in Ming Dynasty is 16 taels, which is equivalent to hundreds of thousands of catties.
Overseas, a lot of silver is not currency. People are used to using gold as currency, so the price of silver is not expensive. Many people actually only use silver as utensils or decorations, so in the trade During the process, the fleet bought silver frantically. Hundreds of thousands of catties of silver, converted to only a few hundred tons, but when they arrived in Daming, it was a huge fortune.
Gold is the most frightening thing. By the time of the final calculation, there were 1.9 million taels of gold, which was also only a hundred tons. Putting it on the Golden Island, it was nothing more than the emperor of a certain country built a golden house for himself. Langji is still Daming, and it is also a terrifying wealth. If it is converted into silver, it may be worth more than ten million taels.
Besides, there are hundreds of tons of spices, countless ivory, agate and other jewelry.
Nearly 20% is obtained from official porcelain and silk exchanges. Most of the rest were snatched from the Francois.
Twenty percent of the gold and silver are all boxed and sent directly to the treasury, no, now, it should be the internal treasury.
The rest, all according to the tariff, will be drawn in the form of one out of ten, and then drawn out to enrich the internal treasury, and the rest will be distributed to reward the officers and men of the fleet according to their merits.
When sailing, two thousand sailors and crew, even if they don't have an inch of merit, get the least, and the silver is still three thousand taels.
Those who have more people are more than 20,000 or even 30,000 taels.
At this time, silver has not been continuously imported into Ming Dynasty, and this is only the first time, so the price of silver has not been as it was in history. Even if it is the poorest sailor, the three thousand taels of silver in his hand is enough to make him rich and become the leading family in the local area. It is no problem to marry a few wives, build a big house of a few acres, and buy a hundred acres of land .
As for those who have made contributions and received tens of thousands of taels of silver, it is even more terrifying.
Suddenly, the entire port was beaming.
And the countless treasures packed in boxes need to be sent to Xishan first, and then the silver is divided by large scales. This is also for safety. The gold and silver are divided here. Of course, all the sailors are blood-sucking people. , but they can’t carry the wealth for a while, most of them have nothing but their homes, and these hundreds of thousands of catties of gold and silver are directly put into their own huts?
Tianjin Wei was boiling.
Nima! Going out to sea is almost like moving a mountain of gold.
Many of the sailors who went to sea were military households of Tianjin Wei. When they were incorporated into the navy and let them go to sea, I don’t know how many of them boarded the boat crying, so that those military households who were not recruited were relieved for a long time. Tone, luck, going into the sea, isn't this a bastard? Died outside, no bones left, no one to take care of the old NIANG at home.
But now...many people are crying.
They are all impoverished people who can't eat three meals a day. Who would have thought that the person who was sympathized at the beginning will become a wealthy party in the blink of an eye, become a rich man, and make a fortune.
Moreover, they obviously found a good backer. Ambassador Xu led them out from the port. Behind them was the Marquis of Shouning, and the one in front was said to be a disciple of the Fang family. According to word of mouth, the sailors can go to Xishan to withdraw the money when they know it.
They are like proud little roosters, swaggering through the market, don't look at the ragged clothes, but the waist is hard, and they are even more different. These people on the boat have endured hardships and shared hardships with many comrades. Between each other, friendship Profound, these people who kill people overseas give people a different temperament.
Even those who were looked down upon at the beginning, when they arrived in Hong Kong, received a certificate of silver, and hurried to their own homes to meet their mothers. Most of their homes were poor military families in the past. When I arrived at the empty house and saw the old mother, I immediately knelt down and burst into tears. If there were brothers, wives and children in the family, the whole family would cry with each other.
is back... finally back.
people are alive.
After crying, the local thousand household officials came to the door. The news was crazy.
For example, the local Qianhu learned that Ergou under his command had returned.
I heard that they have made a fortune. These superiors usually take the property of the generals as their own, and treat the soldiers below them as their serfs. Now that people like Ergou have made a fortune, they naturally have to make up their minds.
So, I hurriedly took people to Ergou's house in a hurry, but before the people arrived, many nearby military households came to see the strange things, and everyone grinned, some were envious, some were jealous, and some thought there might be something wrong. It's fun to watch, of course, and there must be some people who worry about it.
There are three floors in the outside and three floors in the outside, and all the people are people. As soon as the Qianhu official entered the door, he said with a smile: "The second dog is back."
The two dogs didn't respond after hearing this, but his mother, wife and children turned pale with fright.
The Qianhu official sat down on his own, while several confidant servants stood aside in a pretentious manner.
The officer of Qianhu raised his feet and said: "Ergou, it's good if you come back. Look at your mother. If I hadn't taken care of you, she would have died a long time ago. I heard that you made a fortune. Well, according to Weili's rules, you I also know, you money..."
The two dogs stood up.
Looking at countless eyes looking at myself.
The thousand-household official had eaten Ergou to death. People whispered, and many people felt sorry for him.
Ergou in the past was a timid and fearful person. When he met the Qianhu officer, he became very timid. The source of the misery of the military households is that they are completely attached to the military officer, and the military officer controls the life and death of their family.
Ergou's mother was terrified and wanted to salute Qianhu Guan when she saw this.
Ergou looked at Qianhuguan calmly.
This is a very strange feeling. When I went out to sea, when I saw Guan Qianhu, I felt reverence and fear in my heart. Now I see him again, and I haven’t seen him for three years, but I think this person is ridiculous.
Ergou stepped forward: "Thank you Cheng Qianhu for taking care of my mother. Cheng Qianhu asked for money."
"Haha, of course it was money obtained from overseas. I knew about it a long time ago. According to the rules..."
"Cheng Qianhu wants it?" Ergou looked at him strangely.
Cheng Qianhu raised his feet and smiled.
Ergou didn't say anything, and took out the certificate from his arms: "This is the certificate issued by Ambassador Xu and Shouning Hou, and it says nine thousand three hundred and fifty-four taels!"
Hearing this number, everyone gasped, they were going crazy, their scalps were numb.
Er Gou slapped the voucher on the table: "Cheng Qianhu wants it, just take it and go to Xishan to get it."
"..." Cheng Qianhu's complexion changed, and he thought about it: "You go and get it, and when you get it back, you can keep a few hundred taels for yourself, and buy some clothes for the mother and children at home. Your house should also be repaired." gone."
The implication is that the other officials have to accept it with a smile.
Ergou felt amused when he heard this: "Cheng Qianhu dare not go get it, right? Is he afraid of Ambassador Xu, or the Marquis of Shouning?"
"You..." Cheng Qianhu's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
Ergou sighed, suddenly, murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and the eyes fell on Cheng Qianhu.
What terrifying eyes these are, they are covered with bloodshot eyes, but they seem to be surprisingly calm, but behind this calmness, there is an indescribable sharpness.
"Cheng Qianhu wants money, but doesn't have the guts?" Ergou squinted, and suddenly, he laughed wantonly.
After hearing this, the confidant servant folded his hands and shouted angrily: "Ergou, you are so bold..."
Just as he was talking, Ding suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes.
With a fist, he slammed into his face.
Snapped…
This punch was made by Er Gou. It was crisp, neat, not fancy, ordinary, but very fast. The servant didn't know what happened. In an instant, he felt like his face was being hit hard with a hammer. , there was an inaudible cracking sound of the nasal bone broken instantly, nosebleeds and flying front teeth splashed everywhere.
The servant subconsciously wanted to cover his face.
This kind of people, who have never been through this before, screamed, covered their faces, and rolled on the ground in pain.
Everyone was stunned.
Cheng Qianhu turned pale when he saw this, and said sharply, "You..."
Er Gou didn't even look at the servant, but suddenly he took out a dagger from his waist. It was found from a prisoner of Franji. It was made of fine steel. Light, and then, he sharply stabbed the gleaming dagger hard.
The dagger pierced the table.
Three-pointer.
Sawdust flying.
Ergou raised his head again.
That Qianhu almost collapsed, he didn't expect that these two dogs... would be so bold!
Er Gou smiled, this smile was very calm, only pulled the muscles on his face, but suddenly shouted: "What kind of thing are you, Cheng Jianye? Anyway, you want to blackmail me?"
Qianhu was about to pass out...Back then, the cowardly Ergou, now...asked himself what it was?
(end of this chapter)
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