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Looking for a tree?

It sounds very unreliable.

But the reward is real.

In just one day, this news spread wildly in the capital, and everyone in the streets and alleys were discussing this.

Ten million Guan treasure notes, plus a reward from ten thousand households.

This is straight up to the sky.

It's converted into 10 million taels of silver. It's basically clear to everyone that it's for the convenience of foreign businessmen.

Obviously, there should be no tree that can shed tears in the Ming Dynasty.

The common people just watched the excitement. What was really exciting were the families and nobles involved in maritime trade, as well as the merchants from all over the world in the capital.

There are also those who are self-righteous and think that there is no tree that can shed tears in this world. The name seems a bit ridiculous.

How can any tree in this world shed tears?

Most of the maritime merchants from all over the world who can reach the capital have spent most of their lives doing business in various countries. The real big businessmen have never heard of this tree.

However, when the latest Capital Residence Newspaper came out, which recorded the detailed information, no one doubted whether the tree actually existed.

First is the origin of the tree.

Zhu Ying made a modification here. In order to give everyone more motivation, he said that he had seen the trunk of this tree when he was in the Western Regions.

He is not a homeless man anymore, but an old businessman.

This tree trunk is the old businessman's last treasure.

Then the tree is introduced in detail.

It is highly poisonous. When the bark is cut, a lot of milky white sap will flow out, which looks like tears, so it is called a weeping tree.

According to Taisun's recollection, the old businessman found this tree in a place with hot weather all year round. The trees around it were tall and dense.

As soon as the detailed description in the newspaper appeared, the non-existent rumor was quickly shattered.

The description is so clear, how could it be fake?

His Highness Taisun doesn’t need to use a fake tree to deceive people.

The key is that the Ming Dynasty Wanhu Hou is so fragrant.

The notice is relatively simple, but the newspaper is very detailed.

First of all, the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households in the Ming Dynasty is hereditary!

And it is a title with real power.

After receiving the title of Marquis of Wanhu, he will also be given the command authority of Qianhusuo.

Secondly, there is the mansion.

This is not an empty mansion. The court will provide all the servants and maids.

With the addition of 10 million guan of treasure money, you will directly reach the pinnacle of your life.

The newspaper also said that anyone who could find this tree would be given it.

Even if he is a three-year-old boy, he will still be sealed.

This capital newspaper is to be published overseas, which means that the imperial court's promise is to the whole world.

Such a large reward is unprecedented and unprecedented.

The most important thing is that this newspaper will be delivered to the entire Ming Dynasty in an expedited manner of 800 miles.

Zhu Ying worked very hard to get rubber trees.

In fact, he originally wanted to raise the reward to 10 million yuan.

However, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who persuaded him to stop.

"If it's too high, it doesn't feel that real."

In this regard, Lao Zhu is experienced, such as Guo Huan at the time.

Zhu Ying agreed after hearing this, so he decided on the number of 10 million strings.

Hereditary Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, tsk tsk, if anyone can really find a rubber tree to bring over, to be honest, even if he is given the position of Duke, Zhu Ying thinks it is worth it.

The first lunar month has not yet passed, and a large number of ships have already started sailing along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

This feeling is like if anyone is slower, the reward will be snatched away.

Even Zhu Ying did not realize that the emergence of this bounty greatly promoted the progress of the great voyage.

Especially when it comes to expanding your adventure.

The Great Navigation in history was Europe's pursuit of more benefits, including colonization, and is also known as the Age of Exploration.

And now, because Zhu Ying is looking for the tree and offers a huge reward, all the caravans will inevitably embark on the road to open up wasteland.

There is no set time for the reward.

In other words, no matter how long it takes, whoever can find this tree will be rewarded.

In order to ensure the safety of people looking for the tree, Zhu Ying even said in the Di newspaper that if it was inconvenient to take the tree back after finding it, the Ming Dynasty could send a fleet to escort it and protect it.

Even the worries are saved, there is nothing left to worry about.

This brings about a series of chain reactions.

Large families that had not been involved in maritime trade before were now beginning to join in, and they were recruiting crew members on a large scale.

The shipyards began to rotate continuously for twelve hours, and a large number of shipyards began to be built.

There is no way, the orders for seagoing ships have exploded, and some large shipyards have already had orders for three years.

Today's shipbuilding technology itself is rising on a large scale.

Previously, it would take at least three months to build a sea-going ship under full operation. This was something that only large shipyards, such as Jiangnan Shipyard, could do.

Zhu Ying implemented parts processing in the factory, which greatly improved the efficiency of the factory, which increased the speed of shipbuilding. For example, a large shipyard can build a ship in less than two months.

For a small one, three months is enough.

Even so, demand is still in short supply.

Almost all those in the Ming Dynasty who had some money were now involved in maritime trade, and their enthusiasm was too high.

Although Zhu Ying had expected such a situation, she did not expect it to be so high.

Ten million guan of treasure notes may be owned by many big families, but it is really crazy that a hereditary lord with ten thousand households still has the actual power to reward him.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the founding heroes, it was difficult to block titles.

In recent years, it is not that there have been no wars. Fighting against Japan and Annan were wars involving hundreds of thousands of people.

But even so, the imperial court did not award many titles, only promotions based on merit, and more financial rewards.

This also means that the title will become more difficult in the future.

That's why the emergence of hereditary marquises of ten thousand households is so touching.

Moreover, for many families, the sea trade business itself is profitable. Even if the weeping tree cannot be found, the possibility of losing money is not high, so naturally there is no need to think too much and it is done.

In addition, Zhu Ying issued another decree through the Ministry of War.

Ten years of expedition.

Fifty thousand people were recruited for a ten-year expedition. This expedition took the form of voluntary registration.

Restricted age is under thirty-five years old.

Only children in the family are not allowed to register.

Looking at these two items alone, not to mention 50,000 people, but 10,000 people signing up would be considered good.

But what follows is really exciting.

All soldiers who sign up will receive a settlement allowance of 200 guan per person.

With this alone, the hearts of almost a large number of soldiers began to beat.

Before the reform of military pay, the status of soldiers was extremely low. Many soldiers were even criminals and had no self-esteem at all.

Previously, military pay was not settled with treasure notes, but with grains, such as rice and wheat, and the unit of calculation was stones and liters.

For example, if you are a criminal who is sent to the army, if you die, you will die. Once it is over, the court will not pursue your crime, and collecting the body is already the most benevolent and righteous act.

For many soldiers, it would actually be good to give them food, especially in war-torn times, where there would be no pay for serving as soldiers.

As for the regular army, it is divided into combat troops and auxiliary troops.

The treatment of the auxiliary soldiers is very average, just two or three stones of rice and a family certificate will be enough. If there is no family certificate, it will naturally fall into the hands of the commander. Even some who clearly have a family certificate will be raped.

The treatment of soldiers is much better. Under normal circumstances, commanders will not receive pensions for corrupt soldiers. They will be reported to the court and sent to their families.
To be continued...