After hearing this, Lao Zhu asked noncommittally: "Even if merchants want to go to sea for trade, they can go to Longjiang Bao Shipyard to buy ships. The news I have received these days is that the merchants who go to Longjiang Bao Shipyard to buy ships are not
Master. Why do these merchants insist on buying navy warships?"
"Your Majesty, as far as Wei Chen knows, Longjiang Bao Shipyard originally did not have any extra ships. Even if they went there, they still can't buy the ships. They can only pay the money first, and then Bao Shipyard will slowly give them the ships.
They made it."
"But this is too slow, and it will take at least several months. For merchants, this much time is enough for them to travel back and forth between Daming and Old Port. For merchants, waiting for the ship
Time will cause them to miss out on great money-making opportunities.”
After hearing the explanation, Lao Zhu nodded without any trace, "Then what do you think about selling the boat to them?"
"I thought I could sell the ship to them."
Lao Zhu tapped his fingers on the imperial desk, "What's the reason?"
"First, the navy's warships can no longer keep up with the navy's war needs. I went to sea twice and experienced several naval battles, both large and small. I won by relying on the strength of the ships and the power of artillery. Whether they were Japanese pirates or sea pirates, they also had
Ships such as the Fu Ship, Cangshan Ship, Haicang Ship, etc., like the Ming Dynasty, were instantly bombarded to pieces when faced with artillery. Even our warships could not get close, and even the ship and its crew were sunk into the sea.
The pirates are like this, even if it is replaced by the Ming Dynasty navy to drive these ships to fight against the new warships, the outcome will not be different. From a practical point of view, there are now a large number of Fu ships, Cangshan ships and other ships in the navy, which are very important to the Ming army.
The combat power is not of much use, but a lot of money is spent on ship repairs every year."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to take this opportunity to sell to those businessmen. Now they are in urgent need of ships. Even if it is sold to them at the price of a new ship, I am afraid they will accept it."
If you don't take advantage of this trend and quickly sell these old warships, what are you waiting for? Do you really have to wait until the merchants don't want them anymore before selling them to them? By then, these old warships can only be chopped up and used as firewood.
Worthless.
Lao Zhu heard Han Du's thorough analysis and felt that his words were reasonable. Since the combat power of these ships is no longer good, why not take this opportunity to sell them? What are you waiting for? The money from selling these ships can be used just right.
to build new warships.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. The price doesn't have to be the price of a new ship, even if it's a little cheaper." Lao Zhu was persuaded by Han Du and made up his mind.
In Lao Zhu's opinion, there is no way these old ships can be sold at the price of new ships. Those businessmen are not fools. How can they give them as much as Han Du says? If the price is the same as that of new ships, then they might as well wait.
There are days to wait for the new ship from Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle it properly and won't let the imperial court suffer."
"Well! I can rest assured that you are doing things." Lao Zhu nodded, and then asked: "But how did I hear that you withheld half of the tax received by the Shipping Department?"
As he said that, Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du with dissatisfaction. This guy is so courageous. He even dared to embezzle half of my money. If I hadn't seen him as my son-in-law and because he knew how to make money,
I have already killed him, and I will not ask him calmly here. Well, it is mainly because he will make money.
For my sake.
"The Emperor's Mingjian" Han Du explained to Lao Zhu that the main reason is that the Municipal Shipping Department only collects one-in and one-out sea trade tax, but the governors along the way have to provide corresponding services, and the Ming Navy also needs to provide services to merchants.
Escort. In this way, it seems unjustifiable if we do not provide some benefits to the governor and navy.
After hearing the explanation, Lao Zhu became even more dissatisfied, "You mean, the governors of various places are also qualified to share money with me?"
My money is my money, and the governor's money is still my money. Which governor in the world dares to share money with me? They have eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard.
"Your Majesty, only if the Governor of Nanyang and the navy escort maritime merchants all the way can more merchants have the courage to engage in maritime trade. Only in this way can the Shipping Department be able to collect more taxes."
"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the turmoil in the world is for profit. If neither the governor nor the navy can benefit, although they can obey the orders of the court, they will definitely not care about maritime merchants. In this way,
It will definitely dampen the enthusiasm for maritime trade, and there will definitely be too many maritime trade taxes."
"I believe that sharing a little profit with the Nanyang Governor and the Navy will allow the Shipping Department to collect more maritime trade taxes, which is a sure-fire way to make money without losing money."
Lao Zhu's face looked a little ugly, "Half of it was taken away, am I still not at a loss?"
Han Du was immediately choked by Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, this is actually the principle of small profits but quick turnover. In the past, when there was no sea trade, there was not even a penny of sea trade tax. If there were less sea trade, there would be no sea trade tax."
How much tax is there?”
"Then your withholding is usually too much," Lao Zhu couldn't understand this truth. He was simply reluctant to part with such money and felt that Han Du had withheld too much.
"Thirty percent." Lao Zhu stretched out three fingers and gestured towards Handu.
"Your Majesty, this" Han Du suddenly became anxious.
Before Han Du could speak, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly widened, "If you talk too much, you won't even have 30% of it."
Seeing this, Han Du had no choice but to lower his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll leave."
After Han Du left, Lao Zhu suddenly felt that Han Du's retreat was too easy. He suddenly woke up and said, "No, I have been fooled by this kid."
After Han Du left the palace, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. From the beginning, Han Du never thought about dividing the money into 50%. It was already good to be able to retain 20%.
Maritime trade tax revenue does not seem to be much now, but it will definitely be a terrifying figure in the future. Take the Song Dynasty as an example. At its peak, the annual income was 180 million yuan, of which 140 million was from commercial taxes alone.
Eighty percent of commercial taxes are maritime trade taxes. In other words, maritime trade taxes alone can amount to 112 million yuan.
Twenty percent of 112 million guan is still 22 million guan. A yamen can earn so much wealth in a year. Although the profits have to be distributed to the governors of Nanyang, it is still surprisingly rich.
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu gave himself 30% with a wave of his hand. What a good person!
Han Du felt windy when he walked, so he trotted all the way back to Shibosi.
Huang Yuanwai and others were eager to get the boat and did not leave at all. When they saw Han Du coming back, they hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "May I ask Lord Marquis, what is the emperor's holy will?" After hearing this, Lao Zhu asked noncommittally: "Even if a merchant is a businessman,
If they want to trade at sea, they can also go to Longjiang Bao Shipyard to buy ships. The news I have received these days is that there are many merchants going to Longjiang Bao Shipyard to buy ships. Why do these merchants insist on buying navy warships?"
"Your Majesty, as far as Wei Chen knows, Longjiang Bao Shipyard originally did not have any extra ships. Even if they went there, they still can't buy the ships. They can only pay the money first, and then Bao Shipyard will slowly give them the ships.
They made it."
"But this is too slow, and it will take at least several months. For merchants, this much time is enough for them to travel back and forth between Daming and Old Port. For merchants, waiting for the ship
Time will cause them to miss out on great money-making opportunities.”
After hearing the explanation, Lao Zhu nodded without any trace, "Then what do you think about selling the boat to them?"
"I thought I could sell the ship to them."
Lao Zhu tapped his fingers on the imperial desk, "What's the reason?"
"First, the navy's warships can no longer keep up with the navy's war needs. I went to sea twice and experienced several naval battles, both large and small. I won by relying on the strength of the ships and the power of artillery. Whether they were Japanese pirates or sea pirates, they also had
Ships such as the Fu Ship, Cangshan Ship, Haicang Ship, etc., like the Ming Dynasty, were instantly bombarded to pieces when faced with artillery. Even our warships could not get close, and even the ship and its crew were sunk into the sea.
The pirates are like this, even if it is replaced by the Ming Dynasty navy to drive these ships to fight against the new warships, the outcome will not be different. From a practical point of view, there are now a large number of Fu ships, Cangshan ships and other ships in the navy, which are very important to the Ming army.
The combat power is not of much use, but a lot of money is spent on ship repairs every year."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to take this opportunity to sell to those businessmen. Now they are in urgent need of ships. Even if it is sold to them at the price of a new ship, I am afraid they will accept it."
If you don't take advantage of this trend and quickly sell these old warships, what are you waiting for? Do you really have to wait until the merchants don't want them anymore before selling them to them? By then, these old warships can only be chopped up and used as firewood.
Worthless.
Lao Zhu heard Han Du's thorough analysis and felt that his words were reasonable. Since the combat power of these ships is no longer good, why not take this opportunity to sell them? What are you waiting for? The money from selling these ships can be used just right.
to build new warships.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. The price doesn't have to be the price of a new ship, even if it's a little cheaper." Lao Zhu was persuaded by Han Du and made up his mind.
In Lao Zhu's opinion, there is no way these old ships can be sold at the price of new ships. Those businessmen are not fools. How can they give them as much as Han Du says? If the price is the same as that of new ships, then they might as well wait.
There are days to wait for the new ship from Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle it properly and won't let the imperial court suffer."
"Well! I can rest assured that you are doing things." Lao Zhu nodded, and then asked: "But how did I hear that you withheld half of the tax received by the Shipping Department?"
As he said that, Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du with dissatisfaction. This guy is so courageous. He even dared to embezzle half of my money. If I hadn't seen him as my son-in-law and because he knew how to make money,
I have already killed him, and I will not ask him calmly here. Well, it is mainly because he will make money.
For my sake.
"The Emperor's Mingjian" Han Du explained to Lao Zhu that the main reason is that the Municipal Shipping Department only collects one-in and one-out sea trade tax, but the governors along the way have to provide corresponding services, and the Ming Navy also needs to provide services to merchants.
Escort. In this way, it seems unjustifiable if we do not provide some benefits to the governor and navy.
After hearing the explanation, Lao Zhu became even more dissatisfied, "You mean, the governors of various places are also qualified to share money with me?"
My money is my money, and the governor's money is still my money. Which governor in the world dares to share money with me? They have eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard.
"Your Majesty, only if the Governor of Nanyang and the navy escort maritime merchants all the way can more merchants have the courage to engage in maritime trade. Only in this way can the Shipping Department be able to collect more taxes."
"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the turmoil in the world is for profit. If neither the governor nor the navy can benefit, although they can obey the orders of the court, they will definitely not care about maritime merchants. In this way,
It will definitely dampen the enthusiasm for maritime trade, and there will definitely be too many maritime trade taxes."
"I believe that sharing a little profit with the Nanyang Governor and the Navy will allow the Shipping Department to collect more maritime trade taxes, which is a sure-fire way to make money without losing money."
Lao Zhu's face looked a little ugly, "Half of it was taken away, am I still not at a loss?"
Han Du was immediately choked by Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, this is actually the principle of small profits but quick turnover. In the past, when there was no sea trade, there was not even a penny of sea trade tax. If there were less sea trade, there would be no sea trade tax."
How much tax is there?”
"Then your withholding is usually too much," Lao Zhu couldn't understand this truth. He was simply reluctant to part with such money and felt that Han Du had withheld too much.
"Thirty percent." Lao Zhu stretched out three fingers and gestured towards Handu.
"Your Majesty, this" Han Du suddenly became anxious.
Before Han Du could speak, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly widened, "If you talk too much, you won't even have 30% of it."
Seeing this, Han Du had no choice but to lower his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll leave."
After Han Du left, Lao Zhu suddenly felt that Han Du's retreat was too easy. He suddenly woke up and said, "No, I have been fooled by this kid."
After Han Du left the palace, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. From the beginning, Han Du never thought about dividing the money into 50%. It was already good to be able to retain 20%.
Maritime trade tax revenue does not seem to be much now, but it will definitely be a terrifying figure in the future. Take the Song Dynasty as an example. At its peak, the annual income was 180 million yuan, of which 140 million was from commercial taxes alone.
Eighty percent of commercial taxes are maritime trade taxes. In other words, maritime trade taxes alone can amount to 112 million yuan.
Twenty percent of 112 million guan is still 22 million guan. A yamen can earn so much wealth in a year. Although the profits have to be distributed to the governors of Nanyang, it is still surprisingly rich.
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu gave himself 30% with a wave of his hand. What a good person!
Han Du felt windy when he walked, so he trotted all the way back to Shibosi.
Huang Yuanwai and others were eager to get the boat and did not leave at all. When they saw Han Du coming back, they hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "May I ask Lord Marquis, what is the emperor's holy will?"