"There are gold mines!" This is good news. For Yangzhou, it is indeed good news, because gold has rarely depreciated since ancient times. It has been excavated.
For example, Liu Mang himself controls two or three gold mines, but the exposed gold in those two or three gold mines is already difficult to collect, so he can only go into the mines, collect gold mountains, and purify them.
The current level is not up to that level.
But now he got the news that there are gold mines in Funan and Linyi, which will definitely make people salivate.
If the other princes knew about it, they would definitely send troops immediately. Having a gold mine means a lot of gold, which means he can recruit troops.
"No!" Liu Mang forcibly suppressed his greed. Gold is good, but it also depends on where it is placed. If it remains unchanged and becomes a dead object, then what is the difference between gold and ordinary stones.
And what Liu Mang needs is for gold to circulate, and now it is obvious that such a circulation pattern.
Merchants in Yangzhou sell their goods to Southeast Asia and exchange for gold from the people there. Although gold has not been fully mined there, it is believed that gold will be regarded as the main heavy metal currency there soon.
Then he will inevitably join a gold standard country. These golds will be exchanged for goods and sold to this country in a steady stream. The gold in this country will only become less and less, and rare things are more expensive. Without gold, they can't exchange commodities. If they want commodities, they must try their best to get gold.
At that time, let those businessmen buy the local land. Build factories. with the gold earned from them. Come back and drink them to exchange ore raw materials. If things go on like this, Funan and Linyi will only become more and more dependent on the big man, and in the end they will either be submerged in history, or become the attachment of the big man.
And if you send troops to the two countries now, not to mention how many soldiers Liu Mang can draw out, even if there are, how many years will it take to fight? Once war breaks out, the trade routes between the two countries will inevitably be blocked.
At that time, the businessmen who Liu Mang did to support Yangzhou will be in vain.
The intrusion of capital can only be discussed in detail. Isn't it just some porcelain and cloth? If there is free labor, why not help them transport the gold out of the gold mine.
"Pass down my oracle, let Zi Zhong entertain those businessmen who are going to sea on behalf of me and the Ministry of Finance!" Liu Mang left such an order and left.
As the saying goes, when the leader moves his mouth, the crowd breaks his legs. It is indeed true. After receiving Liu Mang's order, Mi Zhu started to move non-stop.
Naturally, this banquet can't be that kind of pediatrics. Those who come are all big businessmen, even if they were just humble people when they went to sea. But once he came back, it would be a complete fortune.
In addition, knowing that the lord Liu Mang attaches great importance to this banquet. So Mi Zhu went to prepare early.
Up and down, not only those businessmen who had been to sea, but also those big businessmen from Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangdong, Yuzhou who had never been to sea came without invitation.
Because the benefits here are too great, even many noble families in Jingzhou also sent people here.
This time everyone's purpose is the same, that is to know when to go to sea for the second time.
"On the sea, there are many winds and rough waves. I know that you are afraid that the wind and waves will overturn your cargo. There is no need to worry. You can go to sea whenever you want. As long as you have a boat, you can. As for the location of the Linyi Kingdom in Funan , my household department will naturally let someone describe it, let the craftsmen describe the navigation route, and give it to you, so that you can go to Nanyang conveniently." Mi Zhu's words had just landed.
The people over there cheered, the current sea is still a pure land, there are no pirates, and there are no warships from various countries to rob.
In this way, the entire shipping route is safe, and it is even better than the original Silk Road. The original Silk Road not only has to worry about deserts, but also worries about embezzlement or war in the countries that travel. Greedy aristocrats, or in the case of Zhan Luan, then even people and goods will disappear.
But the sea is different, as long as you do not encounter storms, then your ships can go to Funan and Linyi unimpeded, without worrying about wars and embezzlement along the way.
"But everyone, don't be too happy too early. All ships going to sea must be registered with Lord Sun Wen's Maritime Safety Administration before they can go to sea!" Liu Mang opened the Maritime Silk Road, not just for the sake of those businessmen. For his own benefit, he is also doing it for himself.
That is customs duties. As long as it is a ship that goes to sea, it must pay taxes, and the statistics are calculated according to the size of the ship. Of course, if you bring back a ship of grain and grass from Funan and Linyi, then you can also be exempted from taxes.
If he doesn't register, all that Liu Mang has done will be wasted.
Just like that, Liu Mang got tens of thousands of gold in return for drawing one out of ten.
"Lord Mi! I have something to ask!" A businessman from Xuzhou who had never been out of the sea asked him. He had never been out in the sea, so he had the most questions.
"But words"! Mi Zhu is very generous, who let Liu Mang, the King of Han, be the shopkeeper? But he, Mi Zhu, is not at a loss. This time they went to sea, and their Mi family also made a lot of money. One trip to sea is comparable to the income of the previous Mi family for several years. ah.
"Lord Mi, what if the other party detained the boat in Funan Linhu while I was waiting to go to sea!" A businessman asked what many businessmen have been wanting to ask.
They all want to transport the goods by sea to Funan and Linyi. If they travel thousands of miles to Funan and Linyi and are robbed by Funan people and Linyi people in the port, they will not cry to death.
"You don't need to ask me about this matter, you have to ask Master Sun Wen!" Mi Zhu said with a smile, his household department is only responsible for taxation, and adjustments and the like are the affairs of the Maritime Affairs Office.
Everyone turned their attention to Sun Wen over there.
How could Sun Wen have been watched so much in full view, so he still had a little shyness on his face.
"Everyone, please don't worry, as long as you don't burn, kill and loot in Funan Linyi, then all your rights and interests will be guaranteed!" Sun Wen over there said to the group of businessmen below.
"If there are people in Linyi, Funan who are planning to do something wrong!" Some businessmen are still worried. Going to sea is no small matter. If you are not careful, you will be gone, so you must ask carefully.
"If someone in Funan Linyi plots to do something wrong, then my Han Navy will be your strongest shield!" Sun Wen said very proudly.
The purpose of the Maritime Office is to mediate the conflicts among merchants going to sea, and to negotiate with those coastal countries. If the Maritime Office cannot negotiate, then there is no need to discuss it. This is not something that can be explained clearly in a conversation. Just prepare Let's meet in arms.
Sun Wen's commitment could not reassure these businessmen, but the big man's navy made them smile.
That Sovereign class battleship. But it's really majestic.
It can be described as a home away from home during the day.
On the second day, the major captains in Yangzhou were completely overwhelmed by these businessmen.
Liu Mang originally refitted the Galen ship, a warship that straddles the river, into those cargo ships that transport goods.
But these ships are limited after all, the batch that Liu Mang took out before was rented out, and the leased ones were still given to others, and even the better ones were bought by those people who went to sea, Liu Mang can't be cold The hearts of those who went crazy with him the first time.
As for the others, whether they are newcomers or those who have gone to sea before, they all want to get more sea ships, because more sea ships means more money earned.
No one would despise more gold.
So the shipyards were completely overwhelmed.
"Chief Tong. We've known each other since we were young. I've bought all these ten ships! What, don't sell them? You say they've all been ordered? Well, well, our friendship doesn't matter, right? That's it. Come on, I won’t make it difficult for you, give me half, half is not good! What, half is not good, the three ships are always okay, three ships are not good? Do you really have friendship with me! Cut off friendship.” The businessmen are all tough in the front, but they are like grandchildren in the back.
In the end, the so-called farm owner got a sea boat when he was young, and it was a small sea boat, but this was also the result of begging grandpa and grandma Bai.
These scenes are happening everywhere in Yangzhou, and the orders of major shipyards in Yangzhou have been scheduled for three years.
Those shipyards are really a good meal to make money.
Not only in Yangzhou, but also in Jiaozhou, Jingzhou merchants can't sit still, the most important thing is Yanzhou, the Zhang family is a stepping stone, and they got back 10,000 gold after going out to sea, which is still a little cost.
It's a lot of money. The Zhang family is not calm, especially when Liu Mang gave the Zhang family a few ships. All of a sudden, the Zhang family's heart came alive. They want to make a lot of money. Don't you say that the Zhang family is still I really have some skills, found some contacts and bought four sea ships, plus the previous six ships, and formed a small fleet.
This time the Zhang family will not be as confused as before, but put their own money into the sea in a real sense, with a total of five thousand gold. That's it, the head of the Zhang family also felt that it was not enough, and wanted to add a little more, but he didn't have this opportunity.
Naturally, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the time when the Zhang family made a lot of money spread among Yanzhou.
Those nobles in Yanzhou thought it was just a rumor, but later they gradually discovered that it was a fact, and they couldn't sit still.
Who doesn't want to make money, such a lucrative business.
The gentry in Yanzhou also started to get in touch with the Yangzhou Maritime Affairs Office. They wanted to get advice from the Maritime Affairs Office. It’s not that they don’t have a port, but their port is too far away. Moreover, they don’t have a sea chart to go to Southeast Asia. There is a vast expanse above the sea, all water, a little deviation can go hundreds of nautical miles, and if one is not careful, it will merge with the sea.
This chart is very important, and it is necessary to go to the southeast through the coastline of Yangzhou.
If you don't say hello, isn't this asking the Yangzhou Navy to detain you
Originally, I thought it would be very difficult. After all, Yangzhou and Yanzhou would probably fight each other. The Zhang family was kind to Yangzhou, but I didn't expect that the Yangzhou Maritime Affairs Office agreed easily.
The only condition is that taxes must also be paid, and the exchange between the two parties uses Jiaozijin Lu Bu as the currency of the transaction.
If Xun Yu is still there, he may stop it, but now Xun Yu is still fighting with his elder brother Xun Cen in Liaodong, how can he come back.
It passed easily, and there were even new gentry from Cao Cao's line among them, for the absolute benefit, there is no permanent enemy, only permanent benefit. Even if those 10% of the tax burden is deducted, you can get nine times the harvest. Why did Cao Cao stop it? Liu Mang wants money, and Cao Cao also wants money.
Liu Mang looked at the things in his hands, those Yanzhou gentry came to sign, and couldn't help laughing, which made Xu Shu beside him very strange.
Finally Xu Shu couldn't help but post a message, "Master, why are you laughing?" Xu Shu asked Liu Mang over there. At the beginning, Xu Shu did not agree to let Yanzhou merchants join the ranks of going to sea, because why should such a lucrative business be given to others, not to mention, this other person is still the enemy in the future.
But Liu Mang agreed to let Yanzhou join the Maritime Silk Road. In fact, Liu Mang knew that even if Liu Mang didn't agree, those Yanzhou gentry would change their ways and want to go to sea. Because who doesn't know the huge benefits of it.
For these businessmen, 40% of the profit can make them risk their lives. With a profit of several hundred percent, it is like not even asking parents. Why not do it if you can put forward conditions like them
"Yuan Zhi, you don't understand!" Liu Mang said with a smile to Xu Shu over there. Xu Shu is a first-class expert in governing the region, marching and fighting, but in the struggle for capital, Xu Shu is a layman, and even Liu Mang himself is a half-baked guy, but this half-baked guy has more than two thousand years of experience.
The Maritime Silk Road is indeed very profitable, a lot of money, but this Cao Cao doesn't know, once he fully promotes this Jin Lu Bu, then Cao Cao will give him a job for Liu Mang for nothing ah.
Once he joins the ranks of Jin Lu Bu, the money he gets back from the sea will be a piece of white paper. Although he can exchange it for gold in Yangzhou, who will exchange it for you except Yangzhou! If Yangzhou and Yanzhou go to war, then the golden Lu Bu in the hands of those gentry in Yanzhou will be piles of waste paper. It is impossible for him to send someone from Yangzhou to Yanzhou to exchange it for you.
That's why it is said that Cao Cao is working for Liu Mang! (to be continued..)