I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

Zheng He has to grit his teeth and go to the west again, even if he dies on the way, he will bring those brothers back home.

This is a promise to those brothers, and also a promise to those brothers' families, and it is also his greatest mission for the rest of Zheng He's life.

"Where did you find the guns and how many are there?"

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Thinking of those brothers who were born and died with him, and now their souls are drifting overseas, Zhu Zhangui feels a little uncomfortable.

"Just some. The gunpowder and bullets were found in the other party's captain's cabin, and they were packed in a beautiful box. It looks like it should be a very beloved collection."

Qi Yuan reported the source of the gun.

"So, our guns should be very precious in the West!"

Zhu Zhangui didn't know whether he was asking Qi Yuan or himself, and fell into deep thought after speaking.

Turning around and coming to the map, looking at the Mamluk Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, Zhu Zhangui's frown gradually relaxed.

In this short period of time, he already had a way to get the other party to give him the area of ​​the canal.

"Notice, the equipment will be replaced, and the flag of Ming Dynasty will be raised. Let's go to Yemen openly."

Calculating the thoughts in his heart, the more Zhu Zhangui thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Thinking of the success of the final plan, Zhu Zhangui laughed, and ordered Qi Yuan next to him to let the team all dressed up as pirates change back to Daming's again. banner.

Qi Yuan didn't ask the reason, raised his hand and saluted, turned around and delivered the order.

After a while, the soldiers changed back to the Ming's equipment and hung up the Ming's national flag and Qinglong battle flag.

"Your Highness, you have figured out a way!"

Zheng He, who left just now, may have been disturbed by the actions of the fleet, and returned not long after he left.

Zhu Zhangui smiled and nodded, "Come on, Old Zheng, come here."

Calling Zheng He to his side, under his expectant eyes, Zhu Zhangui pointed to the map and said: "As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Kingdom are so close, and their relationship will definitely be extremely bad. Coupled with the problems left over from history, the two countries will never live in peace."

"But because of the terrain and strength, the strength of the two sides can be regarded as evenly matched for the time being. If you don't use your full strength, it will be difficult to take down the opponent in one fell swoop."

After briefly introducing the situation of the two countries and his inner guesses, Zhu Zhangui looked at Zheng He with a smile.

"You said that if one party's power suddenly increases, then that power is stronger.

Will the power of the opponent directly swallow the other party? "

Hearing this, Zheng He's eyes lit up.

"You mean to drive away tigers and devour wolves."

Zhu Zhangui chuckled, nodded and shook his head again, "The meaning is similar, but I don't intend to let one of them overwhelm the other, it's not in our interest. I plan to let them fight each other, always in an evenly matched position, And it requires huge losses on both sides.”

"Do you know how to get money fast in this world?"

Before Zheng He could ask, Zhu Zhangui asked another question with a smile.

"Rob!"

Qi Yuan, who didn't leave at the side, jumped out a word happily without waiting for Zheng He's answer.

Zhu Zhangui and Zheng He glanced at him together, Qi Yuan shrank his neck in embarrassment, and stepped aside.

Zhu Zhangui clicked on this guy, and said angrily: "Old Qi, our Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and a country of etiquette. How could we do such immoral things as robbery? We have to convince people with virtue. To make money, you have to make it aboveboard, and you can’t do that kind of dirty thing.”

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As soon as this remark came out, everyone who heard it rolled their eyes.

Good guy, no one is talking about this.

The batch of white-skinned pig carcasses just now haven't been burned yet, should you pull them over and ask them if they believe it?

Not paying attention to everyone's expressions, Zhu Zhangui smiled and said: "We are a kingdom of heaven, and we can't do things that violate the law and morality, so if we want money and territory, we must come in a lawful and aboveboard way."

"As for things that are well-regulated and can be put on the table to make money, and the money comes in very quickly, then it is naturally a business."

"Do you know how much my Chamber of Commerce earns me a year?"

Qi Qi shook his head on the field.

They, Qiuba, are good at fighting and killing people. They have never been in touch with business or anything. They just occasionally heard that doing business is very profitable. They don’t know how much they can earn, let alone the chamber of commerce under the name of the prince. How would they know such secret things as how much money they make.

Zhu Zhangui smiled and stretched out a finger, "There are a total of 386 shops in the counties under my name. Except for a few major provincial cities, which are a bit larger, the others are similar."

"Except for the big shops in the major provincial capitals, other small shops can earn me nearly 10 taels of silver every year, and those few big shops can also bring me 90 to [-] taels a year if they do not engage in activities. income."

Withdrawing his finger, Zhu Zhangui said to the stunned people around him: "Let me tell you, the Chamber of Commerce under my command can bring me nearly 3000 million taels of silver every year except for various expenses!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this number, everyone present gasped.

3000 million, my mother is here.

I am afraid that most of the people present, let alone have so much money, have never even heard of it.

Seeing everyone's shocked and stunned expressions, Zhu Zhangui smiled slightly, and continued: "I think you all know that when I came back with Lao Zheng, I brought nearly 1 million taels of gold and silver."

Everyone present nodded in unison, even Qi Yuan, who had just joined Zhu Zhangui's wave, had heard of this.

There are even rumors tomorrow that Daming's rapid rise cannot do without the 1 million taels of gold and silver.

"Although the money is a lot, I believe many people know that we have been doing business overseas for nearly five years to earn this money."

"At the time, I thought this money was probably the most I'd ever earned in my life, but it wasn't until last year when the princess reported to me the income of the past few years that I realized that it was a robbery, ahem, a mobile stall, It’s really not as profitable as doing a stable business.”

"Ha ha!"

The sudden change of Zhu Zhangui's appearance caused the people around him to chuckle.

As Zhu Zhangui's old subordinates, they understand Zhu Zhangui's temper very well. Zhu Zhangui will not be angry if he laughs when no outsiders are present.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhangui didn't care when he heard everyone's laughter, he laughed and continued: "Ordinary people have ordinary people's business, and the imperial court has imperial court's business."

Pointing to the map on the table, Zhu Zhangui smiled and said, "What is the most scarce thing in this desert area? Food and water are all in short supply here."

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"Of course, this is just a small head. After all, these two things only make so little money, not much profit."

"If you want to make a lot of money, you have to exchange the other party's scarce items for the money in the other party's hands."

"A glass of water is worthless in our hometown, but if sold in the desert, a glass of water can be said to be worth a thousand gold."

"That's why there is a saying that is good when things are rare, and things are more expensive when they are needed!"

"The relationship between the Mamluk dynasty and the Ottoman Empire is definitely not good, but most of the countries they live in are deserts and Gobi. Coupled with the limitations of their own technology, weapons and armor must be very scarce."

"What is the foundation of a country is a rich economy, a rich population and a powerful army!"

"The economy can develop slowly, and people can also be born slowly, but the country has no productivity and ore reserves. It is very difficult to build an invincible army."

"Think about it!"

Zhu Zhangui clapped his hands, looked at everyone and asked: "You are in a life-and-death struggle with an enemy, and the weapons are only fists and your teeth, which is similar to your mortal enemy, and there are no weapons in your hands. No one can take anyone down."

"If at this time, someone takes out a knife and tells you that as long as you pay a certain amount of money, you can get this knife to kill your life-and-death enemy. As long as you kill the opponent, you can get everything your enemy has, Money house, the other party’s wife and daughter.”

"Would you like to buy it or not?"

"purchase!"

Those who heard the question answered in unison.

Is not this nonsensical.

As long as you pay a little money, you can get a knife to kill the enemy. Afterwards, not only the knife is still in your hand, but you can continue to kill other enemies. Do not buy it.

"Your Highness, why don't you just snatch the knife from the knife seller, so that you don't need money."

Qi Yuan stretched out his hand again.

Zhu Zhangui looked around, picked up the water glass on the table and threw it over.

Qi Yuan hid in embarrassment.

"You bastard, go rowing under the cabin when you have nothing to do. If you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb."

"Hahaha…"

There was another burst of laughter in the command room.

After everyone was quiet, Zhu Zhangui put his arms around Zheng He, "Old Zheng, I will leave this matter to you."

"Our Daming's firearms troops have almost all replaced with second-generation rifles. Those old-fashioned flintlocks are still stored in the warehouse, and it is a waste to distribute them to the local garrison. It is better to take them out and sell them to subsidize the family."

Zheng He, who understood Zhu Zhangui's thoughts, asked with a smile, "How much do you plan to sell them for a gun?"

Combining what Zhu Zhangui said just now, Zheng He can see that Zhu Zhangui intends to let the Mamluks and the Ottoman Empire do it first, and let the two countries fight first.

And Daming's mission is to sell weapons to the two sides, earn money from both sides, and at the same time encourage both sides to fight, drain their last drop of blood, and create an excellent opportunity for Daming's future conquest plan.

"The cost of our guns is around 13 taels of silver, but we shipped them all the way from Daming, so it's very reasonable to charge a little shipping fee!"

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Zhu Zhangui said the words of adding money in a serious manner.

Zheng He nodded as if I agree very much.

"Well, we're not black, we'll charge him a whole number for a gun, and by the way, give him some lead bullets, including a training manual for training how to use a rifle!"

"However, I have agreed in advance, Gunpowder

They have to charge extra. As for the price, you can decide, as long as you don't lose money. "

"Anyway, those guys are rich, and those who can spend a lot of money on rifles are not bad at buying gunpowder."

"And you tell them emphatically that we are a small business, and we will not pay on credit! Whoever dares to pay on credit, I will sell weapons cheaply to his enemies, and let his enemies kill him."

"Of course, if he is willing to exchange some land for these weapons, we are very happy to accept it."

After explaining Zheng He's next mission, Zhu Zhangui leaned into his ear and whispered, "Don't just focus on these two companies, you can also go to sell the other neighboring countries."

"Not only that, but there are also local bandits in the two countries, as well as former righteous men, and those ambitious nobles, as well as the holy crusaders who have enmity with the Arab Empire, all of which are potential big money earners partner."

"Anyway, there are only two goals for you. The first is to sell weapons to make money, and the second is to make these guys in the west mess up."

Zheng He nodded with a smile, and returned a look of reassuring you in my work.

But then he asked suspiciously, "I'm going to sell arms, so what are you doing?"

Zhu Zhangui smiled and patted Zheng He on the shoulder.

"Of course I continued to take the boat and continue to accumulate capital. Although doing business makes money, it takes time, but our Daming is short of money, and there are still many people in the country waiting for food, but we can't wait that long."

"As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, I naturally have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of nurturing them, so I will do the hard work, and you only need to use your mouth."

"Primitive accumulation of capital!"

Zheng He was stunned when he heard this word for the first time, blinked his eyes and thought for a long time before he understood.

Good guy, what kind of bullshit primitive capital accumulation?If you want to rob, just rob, why do you have such a literary name?

Chapter 329 : The best grass on the wall, it will fall wherever the wind blows!

"Oh, by God, is that a boat?"

One morning at the port of Aden, Yemen, a soldier with a turban and a machete in his hand stared blankly at the distant sea, as if he saw the coming of Allah.

Shocked, the shield in his other hand was subconsciously loosened, and he didn't even notice it fell to the ground.

"It should be a boat, but when did these boats come? They didn't last night!"

As the red sun in the east jumped out of the sea, a ray of sunlight hit the Dingyuan ship, and the cold steel bounced off the sun's rays, shining on the soldier next to him, and the face of an Allah soldier who was also in shock.

"Damn, what are we doing, that's the enemy's warning."

The sun was shining on the soldier's face, he suddenly came back to his senses, his body trembled, and then he remembered his duty, cursed in a low voice, turned around and ran towards the clock tower not far away.

"Clang clang clang..."

The sound of the bell spread throughout the entire Yading Wharf, and the civilian soldiers who had just woken up and were worshiping got up in panic.

The common people seemed to recall some bad memories, looked in the direction of the bell in horror, and silently prayed to Allah in their hearts.

The soldiers looked dignified, and quickly assembled towards the pier under the command of the officer.