Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Every time Min Chong came home, Xiao Yu's mood would be high.

Min Chong is equivalent to his God of Wealth, as long as he comes back, he can bring back a lot of wealth and treasures, and he will not worry about running out of money.

Xiao Yu counted the ships parked on the sea, and there were as many as twelve ships, among which three were building ships, building ships were warships, how did he get them?

Min Chong had been there for a long time this time, Xiao Yu thought he was delayed in trading in the north, but he didn't expect that he went to buy a ship.

However, he was surprised to be able to bring back so many ships. After all, it took at least a few months to build a large ship. How could he conjure so many ships at once?

Min Chong pointed to the ships on the sea and said to Xiao Yu: "Mr. Lord, aren't these ships magnificent?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Stylish, but how can you buy so many boats?"

Min Chong smiled slyly: "Shanren has his own clever plan. Not only do he have boats, but I also brought back a lot of sailors for you."

Xiao Yu was even more surprised: "Where did you recruit them?" If there is no famine this year, they will definitely not be able to buy people, unless they are recruited with a lot of money.

Min Chong said, "Don't worry about it, I'll find someone for you."

While speaking, those people on the boat have already come down one after another.

These newcomers are sloppy, unshaven, with an unpleasant smell on their bodies, and they walk swaggeringly, some of them carry knives on their shoulders, aiming at the young wives and girls who came to pick up their families. Laugh, described as very wretched.

Min Chong kicked one of the burly men with a smirk: "Behave yourself, don't blame me for being rude if you don't obey the rules here!"

The big man who was kicked hurriedly wiped his face, not daring to look around.

Min Chong said to the new group of people: "Come here and stand up for me! Get to know him, this is your Patriarch Xiao Langjun, and he is the one who needs to be loyal in the future."

There were nearly a hundred people in this group, and when they heard Min Chong's words, they knelt down on one knee towards Xiao Yu: "I swear allegiance to Lord Xiao to the death!"

Xiao Yu looked at the gangster-like people in front of him, and then glanced at Min Chong, thinking that this is a group of pirates, he said: "Welcome to Yazhou, everyone, get up."

Min Chong said: "Jishan, take them back, and emphasize the rules to them again, and those who violate the order will be severely punished."

After the group of people left, Xiao Yu asked, "Master Min, what are the origins of these people?"

"What I did was my old business. I even wanted to rob us, but as you saw, we robbed us instead, and I brought back both the people and the boat. These people have been wandering on the sea all year round, needless to say, they are watery. The only problem is that they are unruly and unruly, and they need to be well-trained." Min Chong's tone was a little complacent, and it's no wonder that these pirates outnumbered their own, and it was a battle where fewer won more battle.

"The Master Min is really brave, I've made you worry about it." The navy is in need of people, and Min Chong's recruitment of such a group of people is just a timely help.

"It's a little effort, and I'll accept it by the way. This group of people happened to be exhausted, and I just happened to catch up." Min Chong said lightly, "Has the new governor arrived yet?"

"Here we are, he was killed by Lin Zhi." Xiao Yu said.

"So fast? Didn't even wait for me to come back!" Min Chong's tone was quite regrettable, and he missed the killing officer.

"It's been a while." Xiao Yu said, "We fought a battle with the people brought by the new governor, and seven brothers died."

Min Chong asked, "Who is in charge of Yazhou now?"

Xiao Yu said: "Strictly speaking, no one is in charge. But Rinzhi has already convinced the two county magistrates Zhuguan and Zhulu for me, and now all the troops in Yazhou are at the disposal of Rinzhi."

Min Chong cupped his fists: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Yu waved his hand: "I'm not a king yet."

Min Chong raised his eyebrows: "Have you become king yet? That's right, it's time to pick a good day. But you are already the king of Yazhou in the actual sense, and these ships and water troops are my gifts to the king."

Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed when he heard him call himself the Great King, he felt a bit like the King of the Mountain: "This time, how are the goods selling?"

Min Chong said: "It's all sold out a long time ago. After selling out, I went to Lanling, Runzhou, Yuezhou, Fengzhou, and Guangzhou to buy ships. This is why I delayed for so long, otherwise I would have returned long ago. But I came back late. There are also benefits, no, by the way, I also picked up three warships back."

Xiao Yu showed a smile on his face: "That's really great."

Min Chong said: "I have booked some ships with these shipyards. The navy needs at least dozens or even hundreds of ships to become a large-scale one. It is a pity that we cannot build warships. Later, we will kidnap a few shipbuilders and come to Yazhou, so we can build warships ourselves. gone."

Xiao Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's better to recruit them, we are not robbers."

Min Chong disagreed: "Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be the princes. It can be seen that the robbers have grown bigger, and everything they do has become reasonable."

Xiao Yu suddenly thought of the empire in which the sun had set. Western bandits plundered the whole world and transformed themselves into representatives of civilization and founders of world order. How ironic it is.

He said: "What you said is inherently wrong, and what he does cannot be right just because he is powerful."

Min Chong looked at Xiao Yu, and suddenly shook his head and sighed: "It's really rare. With such a background as Mr. Lang, his thoughts are still so principled." In fact, he wanted to say naive, but in the end he didn't say the word.

Xiao Yu felt that Min Chong's tone was a bit mocking, and he didn't take it seriously: "I know that for many people, right or wrong is not important, and conformity to interests is fundamental. But if there is no fairness, justice and right or wrong in this world, then It will no longer be the world, but hell. There will be no big difference between humans and animals."

When Min Chong heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "It's my villainous heart."

Xiao Yu saw that the crew members were still carrying boxes of things down, and they had moved more than a dozen boxes, so he asked, "What are these?"

Min Chong squinted at him: "What do you think?"

Xiao Yu laughed: "Could it be all money?"

Min Chong said: "You will know after a while. Spices brought back from overseas, such as pepper, ambergris, and frankincense, are one or two spices and one or two gold."

Xiao Yu clicked his tongue: "It's so expensive! What a huge profit."

Min Chong raised his arms and put his hands behind his head: "This overseas trade is a near-death deal. You may die in the belly of a fish at any time and never come back. If the price is so high, who will do it if you don't make money?"

Xiao Yu cupped his hands again and thanked him: "Thank you Min for your hard work."

Min Chong suddenly approached Xiao Yu's ear, lowered his voice, and said, "It's easy to thank me. When Lang Jun becomes emperor, reward me with a high official."

Xiao Yu suddenly laughed: "Okay." If you can make money in this way, arrange to go to the household department to manage the money.

Min Chong raised his eyebrows proudly: "This is what you said, and you are not allowed to go back on your word in the future."

Xiao Yu looked at the dozens of boxes and rubbed his hands excitedly: "As soon as Master Min comes back, I won't be short of money to spend."

Min Chong raised his chin: "I earned these for you, spend them as you like."

Xiao Yu still remembered their [-]-[-] points, so he said: "Go back and count the silver taels, and take out your part first."

"I'll just keep one box. The rest is for me to subsidize my husband to become emperor. Work hard, don't let me work so hard to make money for you." Min Chong said and patted him on the shoulder.

The boxes were carried home, and by the way, the whole room was full. Min Chong opened the boxes one by one, and they were all filled with golden and white gold and silver, and a small amount of copper coins.

The reason why copper coins were not accepted was because Dongrong's currency could not be directly circulated in Anguo and had to be exchanged, so he exchanged most of the copper coins for gold and silver.

In fact, it is most appropriate to trade jewelry, spices and tea for horses when doing business with the Dongrong people.

Horses are means of transportation, and even more strategic materials. The problem is that they are not on land, but on islands. It is too difficult to mount horses.

Also because it was inconvenient to put on a horse, Min Chong reluctantly parted with so many Persian sweat horses, God knows how much he wanted to bring back one.

Seeing so much money, Xiao Yu felt unreal as if he was dreaming. Counting the money made his hands cramp. This is probably the case.

Xiao Yu said, "Did Master Min count the number?"

Min Chong said: "It's about a hundred thousand taels. I don't have a specific number."

"Hey, I got rich! Master Min, you are really my God of Wealth!" Xiao Yu beamed with a smile, thinking about how much it would cost to go to school and hire a teacher.

Min Chong said leisurely: "How many troops does Yazhou have so far?"

Xiao Yu said: "Currently there are more than 300 soldiers in Yazhou Prefecture. The troops recruited by our family, plus those you brought back today, total more than 500, nearly [-]."

Min Chong took out a small abacus from his body, and began to settle accounts for Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, have you calculated how much does it cost to raise a soldier? Food, clothing, and salary. Put aside the food and clothing, the current salaries of soldiers in Yazhou how many?"

Xiao Yu blinked: "Three hundred Wen a month."

Min Chong cracked his calculations: "Not counting food, clothing and other expenses, to raise 800 troops, Mr. Lang would have to spend 10 taels of silver salary a year. Not counting the salaries of those officials. Besides, [-] troops are It is far from enough, if you have [-] troops, you will get [-] taels of silver a year, and this amount of silver is enough to support your soldiers for a year. This does not include the expenditure on weapons, horses, and warships."

Xiao Yu immediately froze. In fact, he had roughly calculated it long ago, but after being awakened by Min Chong, he immediately returned to reality.

In addition to raising soldiers, maintaining the normal operation of a government, building roads, running education, and developing water conservancy, what should we not spend money on?

Xiao Yu sighed, "It's really not enough to spend even how much money you earn!"

Min Chong said, "Then find a way to make money."

Xiao Yu squinted at him: "What good idea does Mr. Min have?" The Maritime Silk Road is very profitable, but the problem is that it takes at least half a year to go there, and it is accompanied by huge risks, so it cannot be regarded as the only way to make money.

Min Chong said, "Collect taxes."

Xiao Yu smiled wryly: "I'm just planning to abolish poll tax and reduce land rent. I just took over Yazhou, so I have to bring some changes to the people."

"Ordinary people in Yazhou are poor and can't squeeze much oil and water. Then squeeze the rich."

Xiao Yu knew that it was very difficult to collect taxes for the rich since ancient times: "Does Master Min have a magic method?"

"I haven't thought about it. After I think it over, let's discuss it together. We must pluck the feathers of those iron cocks." Min Chong said.

"Then it will be hard work for Master Min." Xiao Yu felt that Min Chong was indeed the most suitable person to manage money, and he was born to be a money basket.