Please ask me to be the emperor

"The president of the world, including soldiers, horses, money, money, justice, civil affairs, and all other matters, King Shun issued an edict: In April, the trade winds are coming, and the journey is smooth. It is the time to go to Japan." In the city of Hangzhou, a Confucian scholar was reading aloud the list near the city gate. arts.

"King Shun thought that the people's livelihood in the world was difficult, so he ordered the sea to be opened for trade."

"Any merchant ship that goes to sea, or merchants that go to sea for cotton, silk, tea, porcelain, lacquerware and other goods, come to Ningbo immediately for negotiation."

"I will also provide you with the prospecting and contracting certificate, and you will be escorted there by the navy. No waiting will be done if it expires!"

"Ah, is this going to open the sea again?" the people watching couldn't help shouting.

"If the ban is lifted or lifted, it's all a matter for the officials!" An old man had already sneered, "How many large ships are smuggled every year without the prospecting certificate?"

"Old man, things are different these days!" A young man laughed when he heard this. "In the past, the imperial court had no control over things. Ships going to sea had to obtain permission from pirates such as Zheng Yiguan before they could travel."

"Now that the Zheng navy has been defeated, Zheng Zhilong has taken refuge with King Shun again, and the overseas islands are under his control. If he wants to do what he did before, I'm afraid it won't be possible!"

"That's true!" The knowledgeable people couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this.

The profit from overseas trade is more than ten times, which is the fundamental reason why the imperial court keeps banning it.

It's just that the Ming court's control ability was too weak in the past, and local forces were intertwined.

Among them were maritime merchants, merchants, pirates, government merchants, and the intervention of forces such as the Folangji, the Red-haired Fan, and the Japanese. However, these merchants were also miserable.

Now that Zhang Shun had almost wiped out all the forces, he claimed to open the sea and dispatched naval escorts, which suddenly made everyone's eyes brighten.

"Whether it's going to work or not, let's go and have a look!" Some shrewd people couldn't help shouting, "This year many embroidery shops have closed down, and my family's raw silk is worried about being sold everywhere!"

It didn't matter that he was coaxing, someone else immediately answered: "Hey, don't tell me, my tea house also has a lot of tea leaves, so I might as well try my luck!"

Not to mention how these people reacted, let's say that the news reached Taicang, Jiangsu Province. When the Gu clan leader heard the news, he couldn't help but smile and asked Gu Menglin: "I will test you. Tell me, what is your highness's idea?" "

"Is this compensation for the loss of farmland by large households in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Gu Menglin frowned and couldn't help but guess.

"Wrong!" said the Gu clan leader, "Don't limit yourself to your own interests, put yourself in His Highness's shoes!"

"Lack of food?" Gu Menglin asked somewhat uncertainly.

"To be precise, it's a lack of money and food!" The head of the Gu family smiled and said, "I have been the head of the family for many years, do you know what I think about every day? It's money!"

"Although we have many large families in Suzhou, they generally fall into two categories: heirlooms from farming families and heirlooms from business families. I, the Gu family, cultivated and did business together, which is why we are prosperous today."

"Don't you see that the Gu family's poetry and calligraphy family has a large number of talented people. Is it because of the ability of one or two of you? It is fed by the money of the entire family!"

"One or two people don't work all day long, and they also spend money to hire a husband, travel around, form associations, and make friends with scholars and officials. Which one is free of money?"

"As is the case with the family, so is the country."

"Since King Shun raised his army, there has been a battle every day, and the food and salary requirements are countless."

"In the meantime, we deployed troops thousands of miles away, penetrated into the barren area, captured Liaodong, and wiped out its kind. There are many difficulties in this task, and the most difficult one is money and food."

"As for upper and lower salaries, natural and man-made disasters have consumed millions of dollars in money and food."

"What would you do if you were in a different place?"

"This and that." Gu Menglin suddenly sweated on his forehead after hearing this, "If we change the place, I'm afraid. I'm afraid I can only send troops to plunder!"

"Yes, those are the four words!" The Gu clan leader sneered when he heard this, "If His Highness were more cold-blooded, this time he would not lead a thousand personal guards south, but lead an army of 200,000 people south."

"At that time, all the prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River will be turned into bones, and all the rich and gentle places will be soaked in blood!"

"However, fortunately, His Highness was kind and did not kill them all. Instead, he gave everyone a way out. What do you think of me, the Gu family?"

"We should take the initiative to help him!" Gu Menglin suddenly realized after hearing this.

They have swords and guns and great righteousness in their hands. In the eyes of others, the Jiangnan gentry are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. If they don't know how to deal with them, they may lose their swords and guns.

"That's right!" The Gu clan leader nodded with satisfaction, "In a moment, you will inform Xu, Lu, Zhang, Wang and others to come together to discuss how to make this deal!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Gu Menglin responded quickly, turned around and left.

"By the way, don't forget to leave a share for your girl Qi Ji!" Suddenly the Gu clan leader seemed to remember something and asked again.

"Although the dowry prepared by the family for her is not much, it is still one or two thousand taels of silver."

"If it can be doubled a few more times, it will be almost enough!"

"Oh, I got it!" Gu Menglin nodded when he heard this, and quickly agreed again.

While there was a lot of discussion outside, Ningbo City was also bustling with excitement.

"Ningbo Wushi, the person in charge, Wu Youliu, has 600 pieces of silk shipped to sea. The price of each piece is sixty taels. The silver should be paid one tael and five taels. The total amount of silver paid is 900 taels!" An official calculated the tax amount skillfully.

"Ah, so high?" Na Wu Youlu was shocked when he heard this.

"High? How high is this!" The official couldn't help but sneer, "In the past, the money you gave to the pirates to buy the way, the money you paid up and down, and the money extorted by others, I'm afraid it's more than this, right?"

"Besides, now that the trade winds and waves are coming, there will be no store like this after passing this village. If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid you will have to wait until next year!"

It turns out that the communication between the sea and the sun depends entirely on monsoon winds and ocean currents.

From Japan to Ningbo, generally choose two time points: March, April, May and September and October.

When traveling from Ningbo to Japan, we generally choose to travel from mid-April to early July. This time period not only has favorable winds but also favorable water conditions.

It turns out that at this time, southwesterly winds will blow from the sea, and the Japan Warm Current, the so-called "Kuroshio" will move westward into the East China Sea.

Going to sea at this time was extremely smooth, and it even took only three days to reach Nagasaki.

Starting from this point in time, we arrived in Nagasaki, Japan, sold out all the goods within a few months, and then took advantage of the southeast monsoon to return to Ningbo.

Therefore, these two or three months are the best time for businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go overseas.

"Uh, forget it, I admit it. Isn't it enough to admit it?" When the man was asked this question, he was immediately speechless.

"Okay, here is your receipt of the silver. You can go over there and negotiate the freight with the shipping dealer!" The official counted the silver and handed him the receipt.

"Okay, okay!" The man was stunned when he heard this. He never expected it to be so convenient, so he couldn't help but replied with some surprise.

"Sir, I have a big boat and I don't know how to join this business!" Just as the person in front left, another person came up from behind and asked.

"How much material? We don't want it if it's too small!" The official couldn't help but asked quickly.

"Two thousand materials, two thousand materials for a big ship!" The man quickly replied after hearing this.

"Oh? This ship is not small!" The official couldn't help but pointed out for him, "Have you seen that side? You go there, after inspection, and after paying the money, you can follow the fleet to sea!"

Just when these people were bustling, suddenly a man walked in surrounded by a group of people.

When everyone saw the leader, they couldn't help but have complicated expressions in their eyes.

It turned out that this person was none other than Zhang Shun.

"Your Highness, your skills are really amazing!" At this moment, Zheng Zhilong beside him couldn't help but said, "This time, we will receive the cargo inside and the guards outside. It's high, it's really high! "

"After arriving in Nagasaki, we can advance and retreat together and sell at the same price without the risk of being underpriced!"

"This is called a 'one-stop' service!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "From purchasing, to transporting goods, to shipping, the court set up a platform for everyone to work together to do business together."

"What's the best business in the world? Of course it's a monopoly business. As long as everyone works together, we won't have to worry about having nowhere to sell our silk, porcelain and tea."

"Of course, then again, if only one person benefits, and the others can't even drink the soup, I'm afraid this business won't last long."

"According to my opinion, it is best for everyone to make money together. The court will earn its taxes, the merchants will earn their interest margins, and the shipping merchants will earn their profits. Everyone will get what they want and benefit from it. Only in this way can the business be long-lasting!"

"In this way, the imperial court has money to maintain ships and protect them for everyone. We can also make money with peace of mind, and we don't need to worry about pirates and others taking advantage of it."

"Okay, Your Highness has really spoken to our hearts!" One person couldn't help shouting, "If Your Highness is like this, why should the world be worried about uncertainty, why should the people be worried about not being rich, and why should we merchants be worried?"

The others were encouraged by this man and immediately shouted in unison.

Merchants who were originally dissatisfied with the heavy taxes imposed by the "rebels" felt much better after hearing this.

There are even some smart people who think more.

All this is just the beginning. If it develops in the future, I am afraid that everyone will, under the leadership of the imperial court, completely suppress the forces of Japan, the French, and the Red Haired Fan, and complete the monopoly on trade in the entire East and Southeast Asia.

By then, not to mention these few dollars, I am afraid that the entire maritime trade will fall under the control of the imperial court.