Domineering Daming

"We need to find a suitable shooter..."

Zhu Xu muttered, and continued writing.Even if there is a shooter, there must be a complete list, and the catalog can be copied directly.

Cao Huachun didn't sleep, and sat in the lobby, looking at Zhu Xu's room with the lights on again, his expression became more and more worried.

If you go on like this day and night, hard-boiled people can't bear it, right?

Chapter 665 High Price Export

Yangzhou, Zhiyuan.

This is a huge yard, covering an area of ​​nearly one hundred acres, outside Yangzhou New City.

As soon as Zhu Xu stepped in, he heard a dense and rapid sound. Although he hadn't heard it before, he guessed it was the sound of weaving.

Zhu Xu took Cao Bianjiao, Cao Huachun and his party, led by Li Deyong, into the courtyard.

Li Deyong is Cao Huachun's apprentice, and he showed Zhu Xu the workshop in the east of the capital a long time ago.

Li Deyong was very surprised and pleasantly surprised by the emperor's sudden arrival. He has been outside the palace all these years. Although he couldn't get close to the supervisor of ceremonies and the emperor, he was in trouble outside the palace, especially in Jiangnan, where he was like a fish in water. Unbelievably at ease.

Li Deyong still had some struggles in his heart about going back to the palace. Of course he didn't dare to show it in front of Zhu Xu. There are more than a dozen types of gold makeup brocade, makeup silk, etc., most of which are sold to red-haired people, Franji people..."

With that said, Zhu Xu came to the connected rooms, which were somewhat similar to the workshops of later generations. In the workshop, there were three rows with no end in sight, and each row of looms was surrounded by four or five women. , concentrating on weaving, even if Zhu Xu and his group came, they didn't care, and continued to be busy.

Li Deyong glanced at Zhu Xu, and said: "My lord, don't be surprised. In the past, when the younger ones came, these people rushed to salute and broke a lot of things. Later, the younger ones let them pretend they didn't see it..."

Zhu Xu flapped the folding fan in his hand, waved his hands, and walked slowly with his face unchanged. From time to time, he looked at the loom for a while, picked up the silk and touched it, with a serious expression.

Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao were also quite curious, it was the first time they had seen this kind of weaving scene.

Li Deyong was a little nervous, but he still accompanied him carefully.

Zhu Xu looked around and saw that Li Deyong hadn't cheated, so he smiled and said, "Well, not bad, is there anything else?"

Li Deyong's eyes were overjoyed, and he said: "Yes, yes, sir, please, rags can also be made into sachets, cloth, etc..."

Zhu Xu walked around again, and found that the yard was fully functional, from training, production, and sales, except for the failure to produce raw silk, everything else was available.

"Not bad."

Zhu Xu was very happy. When he came to a pavilion, he looked at Li Deyong and said with a smile, "You did not disappoint me. The inner prisoner outside, your heart is the most satisfying to me!"

Li Deyong bowed his body, showing excitement, and said: "This is the job of a servant, and should not be praised by the emperor."

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "There is no need to be modest, the rewards that should be given are indispensable, first tell me about the current situation of silk."

Li Deyong was ecstatic in his heart. The emperor has always been generous with rewards to meritorious ministers. Now he suppressed it, looked up at Zhu Xu, thought for a while and said: "Back to the emperor, the weaving mansion has been abolished. Later, it was initiated by Suzhou businessman Sun Yongzheng." Established a weaving firm, of which Huitong Trading Co., Ltd. holds 30% of the shares and is the largest shareholder. At present, there are more than a dozen weaving firms established in Suzhou, Yingtian, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, etc., producing more than 200 kinds of silk species, the annual output exceeds 300 million horses, and the annual profit handed over to Huitong Commercial Bank exceeds [-] million taels..."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, thinking while listening to Li Deyong's words.

At this time, the economy of the Ming Dynasty was very deformed. The main reason was that the war in the north continued, and a large amount of cash was needed as military pay, which caused deflation in the south and inflation in the north. However, the economy in the south was developed, and materials in the north were scarce, so it was difficult to do so. unimpeded.

Even though it has improved in recent years, the currency circulation is still not very good, and the status quo has not changed much. This is one of the reasons why Zhu Xu wants to mint coins.

After Li Deyong talked for a while, Zhu Xu said again: "Who are the sales targets and what is the price?"

Li Deyong was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect the emperor to ask such a detailed question, and quickly said: "Returning to the emperor, the price of silk is a little expensive, the usual three taels a piece, and the slightly more expensive ones are more than 15 taels. They are all high-ranking officials and ladies from rich families. Madam's expenses, and there is..."

Li Deyong's words paused, Zhu Xu couldn't help but raised his head and said, "What else?"

Li Deyong looked slightly flustered, and said: "There is also Haimao. The price of those who go to sea has more than tripled. The ordinary ones are sold for 12 taels, and the best ones are sold for 50 taels..."

Zhu Xu opened his eyes and said, "Is there anyone else buying this?"

Li Deyong nodded, and said with twinkling eyes: "Yes, the Franji man and the red-haired man are very fond of it. They have an East India trading house in Quanzhou, and they come to trade regularly every month. They are all cash, and the quality is very good. "

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes and said, "So someone took the opportunity to carry private goods, and sold some matches, soap, glassware, and porcelain at high prices to fill their own pockets?"

Li Deyong looked terrified, knelt down with a plop and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, please listen to the servant's explanation."

"Speak." Zhu Xu said, holding up his teacup.

Li Deyong knelt on the ground, with cold sweat breaking out on his head, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the danger of going to sea is getting bigger and bigger. If you don't do it, you will be robbed by pirates, and you will lose money. It's not that the big fleet can't go to sea at all. The big fleet is all owned by Huitong Commercial Bank, and some local merchants can’t afford it at all, and they come to buy these things when they are in urgent need of them, and they are not forbidden by the imperial court, so…”

Zhu Xu actually knew about these things, he just turned a blind eye to them.

This situation is still uneven, and Zhu Xu can't completely let go of the sea ban. Counting it, he is responsible for more than half of it. For these small merchants, he was supposed to support them.

After waving his hand, Zhu Xu said calmly: "Well, you go and tell them that each household pays 50 taels of fine silver, and I won't pursue this matter."

Li Deyong was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "My servant thanked the emperor for his grace!"

Zhu Xu ignored Li Deyong, turned to look at Cao Huachun, and said, "What's the news from Fujian?"

Cao Huachun bowed and said, "Not yet. If we really want to go to war, we have to wait for the red-haired man to get ready."

Zhu Xu nodded with a calm expression. The initiative in this matter seemed to be in Zhu Xu's hands, but in fact it was still in the hands of the Dutch. If they didn't come, the navy of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to hit the door.

"What's the attitude of Frangji?" Zhu Xu asked with his eyes moving slightly.

Cao Huachun said: "Jin Yiwei Flying Pigeon passed on the letter. It is said that the Frang Robot originally intended to make a move, but later he regretted it and seemed to intend to join forces with the Red Haired Man. They should have some kind of deal, and the little Frang Robot also appeared."

This kind of situation was also within Zhu Xu's expectation. He tapped his fingers on the table and said in deliberation: "Then pass the decree to Xiong Wencan, the king of Tang, and ask them to step up training and log in to fight. We must investigate clearly about Luzon and other places. Once the red The Mao people are defeated, and they must quickly attack the islands near Luzon. They do not require complete occupation, but they must occupy several large islands and establish naval bases..."

The purpose of establishing a naval base as a stronghold is also to let the Spaniards and the Dutch understand that the Ming Dynasty has the ability to go far, and they can't hide far enough. The eastern waters, trade, and Ming have the final say!

"Observe the order!" Cao Huachun bowed slightly, but he was puzzled in his heart, why is the emperor so confident that he can defeat the red-haired man?

As soon as Cao Huachun finished speaking, a guard came in and whispered something in Cao Bianjiao's ear.

Cao Bianjiao waved him back, and then said to Zhu Xu, "Your Majesty, Bumbutai has arrived."

The Mongolian desert is also a heart problem for Zhu Xu, and he hasn't thought much about it in the past few days.

"Hope Bumbutai is a good medicine..."

Zhu Xu murmured to himself, then looked at Li Deyong and said, "I am the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and it is my fault for not being able to protect all the people's free trade. You go back and tell those people that they will be able to go to sea freely in a short time. I will ensure their safety." Safety!"

Li Deyong had never heard an emperor say such a thing, and with a plop, he said loudly: "My emperor is holy, my emperor is long live!"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and stepped out of the yard.

Sitting on the carriage back to the inn, Zhu Xu was still thinking.

Daming's business environment is not good, not only at home, but also abroad.

From south to north, from east to west, there are troubles and obstacles everywhere.