These years of being the queen mother!

Zhu Cilin was still young, and her voice was still a little crisp and clear that is unique to children.But if you despise him because of this, it would be a big mistake. Let alone the education of Empress Dowager Yang, there are dozens of teachers who specialize in teaching Zhu Cilin.The so-called taking the best of a hundred schools of thought is nothing more than that.

And compared to the weirdness of the old Zhu family, to be honest, Zhu Cilin only loves money a little more than ordinary people (are you sure?).In terms of scholarly officialdom, Zhu Cilin surpassed his father who died early by dozens of times. In terms of eloquence, although he was young, he was still able to speak out against other Confucian scholars. Empress Dowager Yang was really not surprised at all.

Considering that Zhu Cilin still had something to say, Empress Dowager Yang did not interrupt, allowing the little emperor Zhu Cilin to play freely.Sure enough, seeing that the Portuguese envoy didn't respond to his words, Zhu Cilin couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and continued to ask loudly. "Portuguese envoy, what's your answer! Do you choose to evacuate the entire population from Haojingao, or use money to rent Haojingao?"

Portugal is currently being ruled by Spain, and there are constant turmoil in the country. Just relying on the mercenaries stationed in Haojingao, as Queen Mother Yang said earlier, is simply powerless to fight against the increasingly powerful Ming Dynasty, which is becoming more and more martial. According to the current state of mind of the Portuguese envoy, it is impossible not to panic.

It would be too embarrassing to just withdraw troops like this.

The Portuguese envoy gritted his teeth, whispered a few words to the translator, and then the translator spoke on his behalf. "Magang has been a land of great power since ancient times. Our country is a civilized country. Naturally, we can't do anything to seize the land of other countries. It's just that our country attaches great importance to commerce and trade, and commerce is the center of gravity of the country. Now our citizens own many industries in Magang. It’s not easy to move back to the country, so I don’t know how much it will cost His Majesty the Emperor of Shangbang to rent Haojingao!”

Hearing this, Zhu Cilin narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, and smiled like a little fox.I only heard the little emperor Zhu Cilin say so. "Let me think about it carefully. After all, this matter is successful, and the trend of renting started. If you want a good price, you can't live up to this matter!"

So, how much silver do you need to be satisfied!

The Portuguese envoy gritted his teeth again, hating this "greedy" young emperor of Ming Dynasty so much in his heart, but he had to speak again sincerely. "His Majesty the Emperor of Shangbang, our country is willing to lend 50 silver to Xiahaojingao."

As soon as this remark came out, other Western countries exchanged winks, and the French envoy, who had a not-so-friendly relationship with Portugal, said maliciously. "His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, our country is willing to lend 100 million silver to Xiahaojingao."

As a result, Western countries cut their knives at each other and raised the lease fee to tens of millions of taels in a short while.Of course, whether it is the Empress Dowager Yang or the little emperor Zhu Cilin who loves money, they all know that Western countries are planning to spend tens of millions of taels of silver to lease Haojingao permanently.

In this regard, Zhu Cilin, who has certain principles no matter how much he loves money, as a very cunning little fox, will naturally not let them go as they wish.So when the lease price reached [-] million silver, Zhu Cilin made a final decision.

"According to what the French ambassador said, I agree to lease Haojingao at a price of [-] million silver for one year."

What?

Not a permanent lease, but a year-to-year lease

Or at the price of ten million taels of silver?

The French envoy who had snatched Haojingao from Portugal before was suddenly dumbfounded!This price is too deceitful.Ten million silver was leased to Haojingao for one year. Hehe, the French envoy believed that once this news spread back to Paris, there would be an uproar.

The French envoy opened his mouth, and when he was about to protest a few words, the Portuguese envoy who had been spearheaded by him earlier squinted and smiled, and complimented hypocritically.

"Worthy of being a member of the Habsburg family, he is really rich. He can even accept the sky-high price of [-] million silver for leasing Haojingao for a year!"

The French envoy, who was taken advantage of by the real rich in Portugal, twitched his mouth, but returned with irony without any hesitation: "Naturally, it is richer than Portugal, which still relies on the Spanish royal family to maintain domestic security."

The Portuguese envoy's face darkened, and when he was about to speak to push the French envoy back, Zhu Cilin, who realized that leasing the land was a way of making money by making huge profits, showed his sharp little canine teeth and said with a smile.

"Since the French envoy also agreed to lease Haojingao at a price of [-] million silver, then I reluctantly agreed. Of course, considering that the number of mercenaries stationed in Portugal in Haojingao was a bit large, for the sake of stability, the number of troops must not be too large. Therefore, it is inevitable to reduce the number of garrisons to half of the original number.”

Zhu Cilin squinted her eyes, and smiled so innocently and innocently. "I believe that under the leadership of our navy commander Qi Chengzhi, the law and order in Haojingao will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

Law and order is as stable as Mount Tai, but relatively, after the French took over Haojingao, it is almost impossible for the French to surpass Portugal and make huge profits by dumping Western industrial products.Empress Dowager Yang believed that with Ming's officers and troops stationed there, the French would have trouble sleeping and eating while making money, and would become hostile to Ming. Then, driven by interests, they formed an alliance with Daming and searched for money together!

Based on the nature of Western capitalism, Empress Dowager Yang believed that romantics like the French would definitely choose the latter, so in the subsequent lease agreement signed, Empress Dowager Yang sold the face of the French envoy's wife who accompanied her for a few days. 8000 million taels

The price of silver officially leased Haojingao to the French.As for the Portuguese businessmen who have already settled in Haojingao, should they consolidate their property and go to Penglai Port, or go to Yuegang, and continue to do business under the control of the Ming government, or should they continue to stay in Haojingao and contribute taxes to the French.

To be honest, Portuguese businessmen who have already regarded Haojingao as their home are naturally unwilling to leave Haojingao for Penglai Port or Yuegang Port. However, because the relationship between France and Portugal is not so harmonious, most of them Most of the Portuguese still chose to settle down in Penglai and Yuegang, two ports currently open to the outside world, and only a few stayed in Haojingao.

After the French 'won' Haojingao at a price of 8000 million taels of silver a year, they continued to open up and build Haojingao. Using Haojingao as a transit point, they began to exchange goods with Ming Dynasty and other countries in the East.

Speaking of which, the East is indeed a beautiful and rich place. Not to mention Ming Dynasty, but just India, which can be described as full of gold, and this is why the Dutch who are known as the "sea coachman" regard their impression as flesh~Forbidden the most important reason.

Let’s talk about Daming.It has to be said that the Empress Dowager Yang's support building is about to collapse. Although it will be impenetrable in the next ten years, and after a series of + rectifications, the national power of the Ming Dynasty is increasing day by day, but it has to be said that there are still many hidden dangers.Empress Dowager Yang believes that the biggest hidden danger is that Daming is actually very rich, and his wealth can be seen everywhere in basic necessities of life.The problem is that most of the money in the Ming Dynasty is not in the hands of the common people, but concentrated in the hands of wealthy merchants and powerful scholar-bureaucrats. There is no such thing as the so-called hiding wealth from the people.

You must know that the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were the strangest and most greedy goods that could only be bought and sold. If they were to do things, they had to use carrots and sticks. But when it comes to money, Queen Mother Yang believes that she will also encounter history. Emperor Chongzhen asked the ministers to donate money, but the ministers didn't get anything out and cried poorly. Therefore, Empress Dowager Yang has been thinking about the correct way to empty the pockets of the scholar-bureaucrats. She can't always rely on house raids and generous commercial taxes to enrich the treasury. .

You must know that this money is a lot, but it is enough for the salaries of hundreds of officials in the imperial court and the food and salaries of the garrisons in various places and the Liaodong garrison every year. It is essential to increase fiscal revenue.

The reason why Zhu Cixi leased Haojingao was not only because he loves money, but also because after taking back Haojingao, the annual tax collected is estimated to be less than one-tenth of 8000 million silver, not to mention that officials will Eat some of it, and finally receive less annual tax money, so this is the main reason why Zhu Cilin rented Haojingao with the acquiescence of Queen Mother Yang.In the eyes of Zhu Cilin who loves money, it is much easier to get money from these colorful ghosts than from the officials and wealthy merchants under his hands who are tightly covering their money bags.

Hmph, let you make some money now, and in the future, I will make you spit out all the money you earn.You know, wherever the sun shines is my territory...

Wearing a little dragon robe, Zhu Cilin, who looked like a bright yellow dumpling, looked at the huge and exquisite global map hanging on the wall of the warm pavilion with his hands behind his back, and grasped his claws, reaffirming his ambitions that he had always set up.

All the land in the world belongs to me!

Well, I am that good!

Zhu Cilin nodded her head in satisfaction, then straightened her clothes, walked out of the Nuan Pavilion with her hands behind her back and her head upright, and walked slowly towards the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

"Hey, prince, where is the queen mother?"

Wang Tigan, who was instructing the eunuch to put the memorial that he was holding, hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has gone to Ciqing Palace, and she will come back after a while. Review the memorial!"

"........."

Zhu Ciling--, can I not review the memorial today!Obviously, when other dynasties and queen mothers were regents, they would play regardless of the young emperor. Why did he come to him? Playing is okay, but it must be done after finishing the daily business.To be honest, a mother with a workaholic attribute is not the saddest thing. The sad thing is that this mother wants to train you to be a workaholic!

"I'll wait for my mother to come back first."

Zhu Cilin silently wiped away a handful of sad tears, endured the full of complaints, and sat down behind the desk without love, one after another, reviewing with a ink brush, and putting together important memorials separately, waiting for Yang After the queen mother came back, the mother and son discussed the solution together.

Zhu Cilin waited for a long time, about an hour and a half later, Empress Dowager Yang slowly returned to Qianqing Palace, and said thoughtfully to Zhu Cilin.

"Sanlang is now 12 years old (referring to the false age)"

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, the elders in my family died, and I have to watch the spirit, so I don't have enough time to update~o(╥﹏╥)o