My Daming New Empire

For example, the sea was banned in the Ming Dynasty, and no one else could do import and export business.Now apart from Zheng He and his gang, he alone can do these businesses, and it would be strange if he didn't make money.

He used to be young and could only play around.If he really wants to let him control the country's entire maritime trade and foreign strategy, 1000 million taels a year, or even 5000 million, or [-] million is possible.

Now that there is no trade protection in the world, it is an easy task for Zhu Zhanji to occupy the economic markets of various countries.

Because he has the whole of Daming behind him to support him!The resources he has, the resources he can control, are much more than the United States in later generations.

And now there are no international rules, just the law of the jungle, where the weak prey on the strong.

There is no humanitarianism, even if it is genocide, as long as it is beneficial, no one will accuse him.

In this era, he is free, as long as his ability is strong enough.

Zhu Di was really happy. Zhu Zhanji was able to take out 200 million taels of silver and 20 pieces of gold at once, which was nearly 400 million taels of silver, which was enough for him to fight a large-scale war.

But besides being happy, he was also a little curious, and asked, "According to the information Jin Yiwei gave me, your profit in the past few years is only a million taels. How did you get the five million taels of silver?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Barter, it is true that the profit is only more than 100 million taels, but my grandson has two other sources of money. First, my grandson transported horses from Jeju Island to Japan, which made a lot of money. Second, silver is expensive and gold is cheap in Japan, and one tael of gold can only be exchanged for six taels of silver. In Ming Dynasty, gold is expensive and silver is cheap, and one tael of gold can be exchanged for eight taels of silver, and there is a [-]% profit. The Dragon Phoenix Silver House opened by the Zhang family can sell gold and silver jewelry with [-]% more profit, which is equivalent to [-]% more profit. Grandpa Huang only saw the money his grandson made for each item, but he did not see his grandson trading. In the middle, you only need to control the entry and exit of gold and silver, and you will make more profits than trade."

Zhu Gaochi said with some disapproval: "This is an act of a merchant. As a grandson, Ji'er is not suitable to compete with the people for profit."

Zhu Zhanji asked back: "Father, who are these people?"

Zhu Gaochi said: "Of course it is the people who buy gold and silver jewelry in the silver building. They live frugally and save a penny or two to buy one or two pieces of jewelry..."

"Father, don't you know that the price of my Longfeng Yinlou is a little lower than other merchants? I am giving benefits to the people, so how can I compete with the people for profit?"

He was a little confused all of a sudden. "Is that so?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "The price of Longfeng Silver House varies, and the gold and silver jewelry are genuine and of better quality, so in the past three years, they have been opened all over Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the capital. If my price is higher, why would people be willing to come to Longfeng Silver House? purchase?"

For an old antique who doesn't understand the laws of economics at all, he can't understand such a simple thing, and he doesn't want to think about it. "But Ji'er, as a great grandson, it's inappropriate for you to do this kind of business business..."

Zhu Zhanji laughed and said, "Father, you are too deeply poisoned by Confucianism. How can you do things differently? There are only differences in the division of labor and convenience."

Zhu Di felt quite happy. He didn't know how long it had been since he chatted with his children and grandchildren like friends.

Ever since he became the emperor, he has become a real loner, and it is from this grandson that he can experience the joy of being a human being, the joy of being a father, and being a master.

Moreover, he is also very happy to hear his grandson teaching his son a lesson. This son of his is really too pedantic.

Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Yan and Jin Kuo who were guarding at the stairs, and said, "Eunuch Jin, take Eunuch Wang downstairs to guard, and discuss the allocation of funds for Grandpa Huang by the way."

Wang Yan looked at Zhu Di, saw Zhu Di waved his hand, and hurriedly went downstairs with Jin Kuo.He knew that when Zhu Zhanji asked them to leave, he naturally had something he didn't want them to hear.

Since the Song Dynasty, there has been one less official historian in the court, or it is no longer as strict as before.

No one would follow the emperor 24 hours a day and write down everything he said and did, even a few minutes after he slept with a woman.

Zhu Di changed into a comfortable position and lay down in the rocking chair that Zhu Zhanji asked to make.The rocking chair is padded with thick cotton and covered with a thin quilt, so you don't feel cold even in this cold winter night.

This was specially made for him by Zhu Zhanji, and he was quite satisfied with this gift.

At this time, he also became a little interested, wondering what Zhu Zhanji wanted to say when he sent people away.

This grandson has done amazing things repeatedly, and he is used to the surprises he brings every time.

There were no other people around, so Zhu Zhanji said again: "I have been thinking about one question throughout the history books, that is, what is an emperor."

Zhu Di opened his half-closed eyes all of a sudden, while Zhu Gaochi was so frightened that he almost fell off the chair.

But Zhu Zhanji seemed to have not seen it, and continued: "Since Emperor Qin unified China and established himself as the first emperor, after more than 500 years, dozens of dynasties were born and destroyed in the land of China. For the throne of the emperor, this For more than [-] years, countless wars and conspiracies have been experienced, just to reach the pinnacle of power. The emperor claims to be the son of heaven, is ordered by the sky, governs the whole country, takes whatever he wants, and takes life and death, but all of this is just one side of power .”

"Emperor Qin is the emperor, and all people return to their hearts. The second emperor is also the emperor, but he became the puppet of Zhao Gao and Li Si. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could expel the Huns, but Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could only become a hostage. But he can only be called brother to Liao. From this we can see that the power of the emperor does not lie in this position."

Zhu Di sat up straight, stared at Zhu Zhanji with a piercing gaze and asked, "What does Jier think it's about?"

"The low-ranking people work hard, the middle-ranking ones work hard, and the high-ranking ones work hard. Sun Er thinks there is some truth in this statement, but it is not comprehensive, because there are still two most important factors missing in it. Control, one for the control of information."

"What are resources?"

"Gold, silver, food, cloth, ordnance, technology, including people, are all components of resources. The emperor can control these, so that everyone can obey orders and do everything with ease."

"What is information?"

"Trust is communication, information is news. Master the news and channels of the whole country, not to be deceived by others, not to be influenced by others. Only then can we take advantage of the asymmetry of information and let everyone use it for ourselves."

Zhu Di trembled with excitement, lifted the thin quilt on his legs, stood up, and paced back and forth in the house. "It's like drinking daigao! It's like drinking daigao! I think I, Zhu Di, have been in the great treasure for twelve years, and I don't know what an emperor is until now!"

He couldn't sit down excitedly, but Zhu Gaochi was a little restless, because he found that he couldn't understand what his son said.

He has been obsessed with Confucianism for thirty years, but he doesn't understand these principles, and his son stopped studying Confucianism after less than ten years, but he can see all problems clearly. The feeling of a pig.

At the same time, he also felt the fear from the bottom of his heart, because no matter how he looked at it, he was not a qualified emperor.

The superior works hard for others, but he can't work hard for anyone except those around him, and he doesn't even know what those people are thinking.

Regarding the control of resources, his prince's salary is not enough for daily entertainment, and the resources he can control are simply pitiful.

He is still confused about the control of information. Without a group of Confucian staff in Zhan Shifu, he has no idea what is going on outside.

When things come to an end, he has to rely on other people to help him solve them.

Father is Emperor Qin, so he is just Qin II!

Can he really be a good emperor?He has no confidence at all!

Zhu Di finally stopped, looked at the globe and said in a deep voice, "Ji'er is indeed a blessing to my Zhu family and Ming Dynasty. If you want to go overseas, I agree, but I have one request."

Zhu Zhanji knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Sun Zhanji takes orders."

"You can't get involved in dangerous places, and protect yourself well."

"Yes, my grandson still wants to see my Ming become an empire on which the sun never sets, so how can I risk it so easily!"

"What is the empire on which the sun never sets?"

"The sun will never set in my land of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Di understood, raised his arms and laughed. "God bless me Daming!"

The ancients had this problem, especially Zhu Di, who would laugh out loud at every turn, as if otherwise he would not be able to show his heroism.

After he was happy, he remembered that Zhu Zhanji was still kneeling on the ground, and he personally came to help him up. "The Great Ming has no Emperor, so it must not be without Zhanji. I would like to train you on the battlefield this time, but now that I think about it, this is not the right move."

Zhu Zhanji was a little anxious, and said quickly: "My grandson is excellent in martial arts. I have been fighting for this Northern Expedition for several years. I hope to serve Grandpa Huang on the battlefield."

"The children and grandchildren of the Zhu family, how can they not experience the battlefield! You can accompany us in this Northern Expedition, but you can't be half a step away from the Chinese army!"