Chapter 542 T-shaped roll win-win, heartbeat

As an important figure who helped Emperor Yonglong win the final battle for the throne, King Zhongshun certainly understands the entanglements and conflicts of interests involved, and also understands how wide the scope and weight of the strategy of opening the sea will be once it is rolled out. Multiple.

He is now Emperor Yonglong's right-hand man, but he is more of a part of Emperor Yonglong's intelligence system, cooperating with Captain Long, and at the same time helping Emperor Yonglong deal with the Emperor Taishang, Prince Yizhong, and other possible threats to Yonglong. The emperor's brothers and brothers who pose a threat to the emperor judge and analyze, and make suggestions.

  But he is also very clear that as the Emperor Yonglong's throne becomes more and more stable, when the Supreme Emperor dies and Emperor Yonglong is no longer a threat to the throne, his importance will greatly decline, and this time will not be too long.

So if I can find a "career" that is more suitable for me to participate in before that, or my son can also participate in it, it will undoubtedly make the importance of my lineage last longer. After his son succeeds to the throne, that would be the best.

"..., Yinzhuang not only provides money loan support for Denglai's navy and trade, it will also follow the strategy of the imperial court, such as Nanyang Maritime Trade. If the fleet needs to be expanded, it is necessary to build a new tea farm and porcelain kiln. Yinzhuang can provide support as well,…”

   King Zhongshun is very business minded.

  His Mingyue Tower is currently the second best theater in the capital besides Daguan Tower. In addition to capturing the top card of Jiang Qiguan, King Zhongshun also put a lot of thought into its management.

  Of course he also has an advantage. He pretends to know the social situation and public opinion to benefit his own interests, but only if he uses his brain like this, Feng Ziying feels that this prince is not simple, at least he is not a pedantic fool.

The benefits of Yinzhuang are not invisible to many people now, but because everyone can see the risks involved in the lending business, how to avoid and reduce this risk, many people have not yet figured out the reason. .

  King Zhongshun must be able to see one or two of the mysteries in this, but it depends on how to identify it.

"Ziying, we will come down to discuss the matter of Yinzhuang, but I will definitely follow the opinion of the emperor and support all the decisions of the emperor. Well, at this moment, I want to know more about this pair of Liaodong. , to North Korea, to Japan, and even to the more distant Ezo land, Hercynian and Savage Jurchen trades you mentioned, um, you also mentioned exclusive access to sea trade just now, um, what does this mean?"

  Compared with ordinary merchants, King Zhongshun undoubtedly has a higher vision and farther vision. After all, he has been with the emperor for many years, and most of the people he dealt with are Long Jinwei and important officials in the court. Both his knowledge and judgment are much better than ordinary merchants.

  Compared with ministers, he does not have as many constraints and rules as civil servants, and his thinking is more inclined to merchants.

  So the combination of the two made him immediately smell a word coined by Feng Ziying—the exclusive right to maritime trade.

  In the strategy of opening the sea, it is mentioned that the sea trade routes can be opened by paying the imperial court a franchise fee, but now there is an exclusive right to sea trade, which is obviously more exciting.

"My lord, the exclusive right to sea trade does not refer to Liaodong, North Korea and Japan. These sea trade routes have already been included in the imperial court's strategy of opening up the sea. Haixi Jurchen and Savage Jurchen, these routes are still blank, and they need capable people to send people, ships, money, or even weapons to explore. Even after finding the route, they need to establish bases and commercial stations, and These Ainu people, Haixi Jurchen, and Savage Jurchen have often signed business agreements, um, to put it bluntly, they are representing the imperial court to open the way,..."

  Zhongshun Wang nodded slightly, expressing his understanding: "Ziying, you mean that you may continue to invest manpower, material and financial resources in the early stage, but you may not see any benefits in the short term?"

"Yes, my lord, you should understand how difficult it is to open up a new sea trade route, and you may lose a lot of people and ships, but once you find this route, it will naturally be a wealth of money, but others may also It will follow, so what should they do with the initial investment? So as long as this happens, the imperial court will grant it a certain time-limited exclusive right to sea trade, such as three to five years or even ten to twenty years after the discovery of the route. It depends on its difficulty, but in any case, we must ensure that the first person who discovers it will be rewarded generously, otherwise, who will do this kind of thing in the future?"

  Feng Ziying talked eloquently.

  If King Zhongshun is willing to take the initiative to intervene in this matter, Feng Ziying would like to ask for it.

   The connection between Ezodi, Haixi, and Savage Jurchen by sea is not only considered in the future from the perspective of commercial interests, but more importantly, the backyard of Jianzhou Jurchen will be set on fire.

   At this point, even if the court spends money, it has to be done.

  Of course, if there are businessmen who are willing to lead the way, it would be better, and the condition that the court can offer is a certain number of years of exclusive trade rights, which will also make many people excited.

"It's not limited to Ezo, Haixi, and Savage Jurchen, and it may even include farther and more remote places that have not been discovered. As long as it can bring benefits to the imperial court, the imperial court will not hesitate to give generous rewards. The imperial court is to establish Such a model may even spend money to support this kind of discovery that is close to exploration in the future,..."

  This is almost the embryonic form of the colonization company. Of course, in the early stage, it will be based on business and trade, and later it will be determined according to the situation.

King Zhongshun leaned forward slightly to show how much he attached importance to this matter: "Ziying, tell me the truth, is there any trouble with this matter? In addition, if this king intends to participate, how should he operate it? "

"Your Highness really intends to participate?" Feng Ziying asked intentionally: "This has to be considered carefully. The initial investment is huge, and once you participate, if you want to quit halfway, you may lose a lot of money, and it will also damage your reputation. , In other similar situations in the future, I am afraid that people will not welcome the prince."

King Zhongshun gritted his teeth, "I have already decided. I will follow the emperor's brother in the matter of Yinzhuang, but I think it is very interesting to enjoy the exclusive right to sea trade. Well, the risk is great, but the reward is even greater. Ziying, don't lie to Gu about the situation of Yezo, Haixi Jurchen, and Savage Jurchen, but Gu will have to move out of the coffin."

   "My lord was just joking, how can a little money get into my lord's eyes? For a Mingyue Tower, my lord can't spend 80,000 taels of silver, right?" Feng Ziying said with a smile.

"Hmph, Ziying, if you don't mention this, Gu will almost forget it. Gu just bought Mingyue Building, and after a lot of trouble, you just pulled this group of people to build a Daguanlou. You are doing this on purpose. Fighting alone in the ring?" King Zhongshun got angry when he thought of this, and the reputation of Daguanlou is now greater than that of Mingyuelou, and the two are also rivals in business, evenly matched.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong." Feng Ziying had a good time, "Ziying just wants to ask, after Daguanlou opened, it was inseparable from the ring with Mingyuelou, but did the business of Mingyuelou drop? No, it's not just Mingyue The building’s business is better, and Yanzilou and Raoliangge’s business should also be affected, but according to Ziying’s understanding, they have not been affected, and they are even better.”

   King Zhongshun couldn't help nodding after being stunned. This is indeed the case. The person in charge of the operation came to tell him that he still didn't believe it, but he couldn't think of a reason.

   "Ziying, what is the reason?"

"Without him, Mingyuelou and Daguanlou's rings have made our two businesses better. Mingyuelou has Jiang Qiguan, and Daguanlou has Liu Xianglian. The two stars compete for glory, which makes this business very popular in the capital city. , There are more people who like to watch and listen to operas, the whole group has expanded, and the reputation of the four major families has become greater, so it is natural that distinguished guests will go to these companies, and the business will be better." Feng Ziying laughed, "This It’s called win-win.”

   "Win-win?" Zhongshun Wang Ruo realized, "Then Ziying, will it be a win-win to participate in this expedition and enjoy exclusive maritime trade rights alone?"

"The lord really sees it clearly. It's the lord alone. I don't think the lord may have this ability. It's going to explore, find routes, build merchant stations and trade lines. It can't be done with money alone. Someone has to have a ship. Moreover, he is a person who can sail and dare to venture into the sea. In addition, crew members, interpreters, and craftsmen are indispensable. If the prince really wants to do this, it is best to cooperate with maritime merchants, and maritime merchants are also willing to cooperate with people like the prince. Such people can even choose some other people who are also interested in this business. After all, this business involves a lot of risk and investment, and everyone can contribute capital and people together to run this business for a long time." Feng Ziying smiled, " This is also a win-win situation, and it is a win-win situation for many people, even including the imperial court."

   King Zhongshun's heart skipped a beat.

Feng Ziying's description is not a talisman on paper, it is based on real evidence. King Zhongshun thought that Feng Ziying would neither dare nor deceive himself, and he was honest with him, so this career is worthwhile. .

   "Ziying, if this king cooperates with these sea merchants, what will happen? Well, will the censors of the court..."

"My lord, this is something that the imperial court strongly advocates and promotes, and my lord is dedicated to serving the country. If others are willing, they are also welcome to participate. This does not involve any use of power for personal gain or corruption. You can even welcome the supervision of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Feng Ziying was very confident, "That's why I say the more people involved, the better. If the prince can invite more people of different identities to participate, everyone will jointly contribute and share risks. Ziying believes that things like this will go smoothly."

   King Zhongshun's eyes lit up.

  He has heard the voice of Feng Ziying's words, different identities, more people, then we can form more communities of interests, and we can also unite to resist external pressure.

  (end of this chapter)