Molested Zulong at the beginning

"That is to say, as long as we can strengthen the country through industry, technological reform, increase the production speed of goods, and improve transportation, a fast and large-scale transportation can be escorted to remote countries for sale."

"The court's taxes can be doubled and then doubled. Theoretically, there is no upper limit. This gives us the possibility to continue to make big pies..."

Sister Zheng somewhat understood Bai Su's meaning, and asked tentatively, "You mean, slowly turn the money raised by the people into the driving force for Xianyang to expand its territory?"

Bai Su nodded, and said, "That's almost what it means."

After all, relying solely on the government's finances to invest a large amount of research in workshops every year, to maintain a million-strong army, and to build infrastructure in various places, to deal with natural disasters, the financial consumption is too great, and there are more risks and accidents.

Once the financial turnover cannot be opened, it may lead to great chaos in the world.

Since ancient times, due to wage arrears, forcible dismissal, grassroots officials took the lead in rebellion, and finally led to the subjugation of the country, but it is not uncommon.

Nowadays, these nobles and wealthy merchants among the people are willing to send money to their door to buy stocks issued by the imperial court, and use the opportunity of future interest dividends.

These people are willing to temporarily entrust their money to the court, and for the sake of future dividends and interest, they will endure a year or even a few years without any chance of return.

This means that all the money needed in the future can be raised before the workshop starts.

The imperial court can use the money to form a large army to win a war that was supposed to be lost when the finances are insufficient. It can also form a large-scale fleet to go overseas to bring back countless spices, gold and silver treasures.

It can be said that as long as the imperial court takes the lead in concentrating the national power of the Central Plains, the pie will continue to grow and be distributed to these people.

Then the national strength of the Central Plains will only become stronger and stronger, the finances will never dry up, all walks of life will become more prosperous, and the population, coal, and steel production will become larger and larger.

In this way, a country based on agriculture such as the Maurya Dynasty will no longer have the qualifications to compete with the Central Plains.

After all, the collection of agricultural taxes lasted for a year, so how much can be collected, plus the elderly, women, children, nobles, etc., it seems that there are many groups who can collect taxes, but the wealth that can actually be collected and used is only two out of ten. three.

The Central Plains is not only larger, but also richer, and farmers, nobles, and businessmen are all included in the taxation group.

You can also rely on your reputation to conjure money from the future out of thin air, how can you fight this damn.

Money alone is enough to drag down a big country like the Maurya Dynasty.

The disparity between the finances of the two sides, the strength of the army, equipment, logistics supplies, and despair is no different from that of a strong man beating a baby.

Sister Zheng nodded lightly, and couldn't help but said: "From this point of view, this is indeed a good thing, but it is not an easy thing to continue to make the pie bigger. You will deduct the shipbuilding expenses this time. How much profit?"

The corner of Bai Su's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "It took nearly 1000 million yuan to build the ship. As for the profit, I brought back the silver of a hundred cabins. The value is more than a thousand times what I invested..."

"Moreover, this is due to the lack of manpower, not enough labor to help mine, and the relatively little experience in building ships in the early stage, so the first construction cost is too high."

"When more ships are built in the future, the scale of various craftsmen will increase, and the cost will gradually decrease. At that time, transporting silver, sulfur, spices and other things will make more profits..."

Sister Zheng's eyelids twitched wildly.

She has just been mentally prepared, as long as the income is about seven or eight times higher, she can take a little risk. After all, who made the court short of money now, not enough for her.

But after hearing what Bai Su said a thousand times, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment. Although she thought that she might make money before, she never expected that going to sea would actually make such money.

For a moment, the strong and calm sister Zheng was also a little jealous at this time.

After all, when the Lord of Shang implemented the law and exploited the people the most, he only expropriated sixty-seven out of ten of the grain, which was only two or three times the profit.

For this mere double profit, she was hated by countless people in the world.

But now, she can easily get dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times of profit, and the people in the world not only have no resentment towards her, but also sing praises in various ways, which makes her, as an emperor, so moved that she wants to cry .

Sister Zheng looked at Bai Su in front of her with phoenix eyes, how she really liked it.

Her vermilion lips parted slightly and said, "You are truly a treasure bestowed upon me by the heavens..."

Chapter 460 Western Alliance

Bai Su looked at Sister Zheng's black eyes, reflecting his own cheek, and couldn't help smiling, "It's the fortune of this humble minister to meet His Majesty."

On Sister Zheng's graceful and elegant face, a smile could not help but appear: "You are so smooth-tongued that you actually say something pleasant to make people happy. I don't know how many little girls you have deceived with this kind of rhetoric."

Bai Su coughed lightly, and said seriously: "There is no such thing as a little girl, I only told His Majesty."

Sister Zheng rolled her eyes coquettishly, and couldn't help but hum softly: "It's no wonder I believe you."

Bai Su scratched his cheek, and changed the subject in embarrassment: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how do you deal with this Xu Fu?"

"Xu Fu..."

Sister Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and a picture of a young girl in a Taoist robe, bowing her knees and pleading for her life in Xianyang Palace many years ago, appeared in her mind.

After pondering for a moment, she said: "This kind of deceitful person who commits crimes should be killed."

After all, this Xu Fu first lied to her that she had the elixir of life, and spent a lot of money on the court to build a fleet. In the end, not only did he not bring back the elixir of life, but he himself became king in the land of Dongying.

She really doesn't like this kind of thief.

Bai Su couldn't help laughing and said: "If you deceive the monarch once, you will be beheaded. Wouldn't the humble minister be cut to pieces?"

"You damned sycophant, the crimes you committed should be cut to death..."

Sister Zheng looked at Bai Su, who shrank her neck slightly, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I won't make fun of you anymore. Do you want to save Xu Fu's life by changing the topic like this?"

Bai Su scratched his cheek, and said helplessly: "As expected of His Majesty, you can see what I think in my heart at a glance. This Xu Fu is somewhat hateful, but it would be a pity to kill him."

"After all, the imperial court needs to develop Dongying right now, and it is the people who need to understand the local environment of Dongying to guide us. No matter what Xu Fu says, he has lived there for many years."

"I am very familiar with the local environment and the power distribution of the major tribes. If she is allowed to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, welcome my master Wang to Dongpu."

"When we manage the local tribal forces, we can also pull one faction to fight the other, so that we can save a lot of effort in governance..."

As he spoke, he told Sister Zheng about the complex situation of the Dongying Maoren tribe and the Yamato Kingdom.

Sister Zheng frowned slightly when she heard that most of the land in Dongpu was still in the primitive tribe period, and she didn't even have the ability to smelt bronze.

After pondering for a while, she said, "It's really troublesome to manage this kind of wild land. Since Xu Fu is useful to you, then I'll leave her to you to deal with."

Bai Su cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Your Majesty."

Sister Zheng said indifferently: "Don't be happy, I still have a troublesome matter for you."

Bai Su was stunned for a moment: "Su'er knew about the matter between me and you, and I don't know how to face her, so you can come forward and sleep with her."

Bai Su was slightly taken aback, and murmured: "His Highness Fu Su..."

More than half an hour later.

When Bai Su came out of the hall, he scratched his hair with some headaches, and wanted to avoid this aunt as much as possible after he came back.

But now there is a letter from Fu Su first, and then there is an order from Sister Zheng, no matter how you look at it, you can't escape it.

Bai Su sighed helplessly, inquired with Gong'e, and searched all the way there.

"Isn't this Master Bai..."

A cold voice came suddenly.

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, and then followed the sound, only to see a beautiful woman in a skirt appearing in sight.

I saw that she was wearing a white skirt, with silver thread hemming, and exquisite and gorgeous pattern embellishment on the neckline, which set off a plump heart. Her skin was as smooth as jade, and the purple jade belt was tied around her girdle, outlining her slender willow waist. .

The black silk is like a waterfall, the hair is black and shiny, and a blue jade hairpin is inserted obliquely, showing a noble and elegant atmosphere.

A fair and pretty face, eyes like autumn water are looking closely at Bai Su, her black eyebrows are lightened, there is a hint of teasing between her brows, and the corners of her mouth are slightly raised.

Obviously, she was very happy that Bai Su came to look for her as soon as he came back, but because of her reserve, she pretended to be noble and glamorous.

To prevent this scoundrel from underestimating himself.

Bai Su walked straight in front of Fu Su, cupped his hands and said, "His Highness Fu Su?"

Fu Su glanced at Bai Su lightly with her beautiful eyes, and said calmly: "There is no one here in private, so you just call me Your Highness?"

Bai Su scratched his cheek with his fingers, and said helplessly, "If I don't call you Your Highness, could it be that you are called Xiao Tiantian or Mrs. Niu?"

Fu Su rolled her eyes, and snorted softly: "In the past, when you held onto me and made me only please you, you can still call me like that."

"But now the offense and defense are reversed... I have held your handle, so you naturally need to be more respectful in addressing me."

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Then what do you mean, Your Highness..."

Fu Su coughed lightly, without changing his face, he said: "Call me Dad..."

Bai Su's eyelids couldn't help trembling for a while, and the corner of his mouth twitched, "Hey, don't go too far."

Fu Su turned her head, her beautiful eyes stared closely at Bai Su's: "Since you know too much, how did you humiliate me back then?"

Bai Su coughed awkwardly: "That's different..."

Fu Su looked at Bai Su's weird face, she pursed her lips lightly, and said immediately: "Forget it, you have been exhausted all this way, and you have to travel overnight, so it must be very hard."

"Come with me, sit with me, I'll ask someone to make some tea, and we'll chat slowly while drinking tea..."

After all, she didn't give Bai Su a chance to refuse, she turned around and walked away gracefully.

Bai Su sighed helplessly, and immediately said: "If that's the case, then it will be troublesome..."

Fu Su looked at Bai Su, who always bullied her, now with a headache, and couldn't help being happy, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, just like a white flower blooming.

Under her guidance all the way, Bai Su came to Fu Su's residence in the palace.

Obviously, as the eldest daughter of the present day, she is the best candidate for the heir apparent of the future empire, but her bedroom is still as simple as ever.

There are not many luxurious decorations at all, and some are just stacks of books, most of which are various square formations of the imperial court, as well as Guan Zhong, Shang Yang, etc., and hundreds of schools of thought have reformed the law and governed the country for hundreds of years. various thoughts.

It can be seen that today's Fusu is no longer limited to Confucianism, but integrates Guan Zhong's business, Shang Yang's agriculture, legislation, and other ideas, and even the various policies proposed by Bai Su.

Over the years, she has been reading these books every day, mastering these policies, and now she has the demeanor of a prince.

Bai Su sat upright, Fu Su made a pot of tea and came over.

The aroma of tea is overflowing.

There is a touch of charm in Fusu's eyes, if outsiders see it, their jaws will drop in surprise.

After all, His Royal Highness Fu Su always looked dignified and old-fashioned on weekdays, how could he have a different look now.

She smiled and said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Bai Su put down the teacup in his hand, and asked tentatively, "Don't you want to bully me?"

Fu Su smiled and said: "I think so, but this is only one of the goals. Besides, there is another important matter that I want to discuss with you."

Bai Su was taken aback for a moment: "What's the matter?"

After pondering for a while, Fu Su said, "The mission we sent out was intercepted..."

Bai Su frowned slightly: "Who is so bold, dare to intercept and kill our mission, just send troops to teach them a lesson."

After all, the prestige of the Central Plains is now resounding all over the world. As a proper overlord, the missions of the Central Plains go out to eat melons without giving money, and the other party will accompany them with a smile, and they dare not provoke them at all. It is comparable to Liu Huaqiang of the Great Xia.

Nowadays, some people not only dared to provoke the missions in the Central Plains, but even intercepted and killed them. No matter how you look at it, Zhong Kui jumped into the cesspit and became a demon to death.

Fu Su shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid it won't work."

Bai Su asked with some doubts, "Why?"

After pondering for a while, Fu Su said, "Because the people who moved our mission were Anxi and Rome, and they formed an alliance together to target Daxia."

Bai Su's expression froze for a moment, and then he couldn't help asking: "Anxi and Rome, when did these two countries get together?"

Fu Su explained: "Since we conquered the Maurya Dynasty in the west, the news spread quickly along the Silk Road merchants in various countries."

"After hearing that our Great Xia had destroyed a big country with more than [-] soldiers, and that the vassal state gradually bordered on Anxi, the Lord of Anxi was afraid. They felt that they were no match for our Great Xia."

"So I sent envoys and Rome, intending to form an alliance and deal with our Great Xia together."

"And Rome also caused a large outflow of gold due to our trade in the Central Plains, which caused financial tension. In addition, some small countries were captured by Rome. I heard that there is a country called Daxia overseas."

"Not only is the country strong, but there is no need to worry about food and clothing, and many slaves in the local area have been liberated. For a while, they yearned for the Great Xia, and set off a wave of fanatical worship of the East."

"The emperor of Rome is very worried. If he continues to let it go like this, once the influence of the Great Xia spreads along the Sabbath, it will cause slaves all over Rome to rebel and become the leading party."

"That's why they joined hands with Anxi to form a Western alliance to target our Great Xia, expel our missions, intercept our caravans, and intend to suppress our influence..."

After all, Fu Su rubbed his temples with some headaches.

If this is a small country on the border, then it is enough for her to send troops to fight back to regain her place.

However, Anxi and Rome are both big countries with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. These two countries formed a Western alliance and brought a group of younger brothers to target Daxia.

If you pretend that you don't know, then all the younger brothers from the vassal state will be discouraged by seeing the boss, and then how will they talk when they pay tribute every year.

But if you want to express your opinion, the distance is so far, and there are two big countries with such powerful military forces. Simply sending tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on an expedition is not enough.

For a while, she really didn't know what to do.