After going out for a walk, Liu Jin's mood improved a lot.
When I returned to my house, the sky had already darkened.
Liu Jin is a good man who basically does not have any nightlife, so the increasingly prosperous and lively nightlife in the capital has nothing to do with Liu Jin.
When night comes, I basically stay at home, eat, read, practice calligraphy, and think about government affairs before going to bed.
However, when Liu Jin was lying in bed, thinking that he would have to get up very early tomorrow to go to court, and that he had not had a good vacation for a long time, Liu Jin suddenly became depressed again.
"Ms. sir, what's wrong?"
Beside Liu Jin, Xu Waner saw that Liu Jin seemed a little unhappy and asked softly.
"What else can happen? I must not be full yet."
Li Zhen on the other side said with a slight blush on her face, and then her hands started to become dishonest.
They are an old married couple, and the two of them understand Liu Jin's urine properties very well.
Although they never go out to play with women, and it is always just the two of them, they can play all kinds of tricks at home.
"I was wondering how long it had been since I had a good rest."
"I get up early every morning to go to court. I am busy with national affairs and I am a little tired."
Liu Jin hugged the two beauties around him tightly and told the reason for his depression.
"My lord, this has been like this since ancient times. The higher the position, the more tired people are."
When Xu Waner heard this, she immediately smiled and said.
She knew very well that Liu Jin was very lazy. Especially when he had to go to court in the morning, Liu Jin would have to be urged by them repeatedly before he could get up.
This is a person who has no interest in going to court, but he is still in a high position.
"I know, but I get up early every day, before dawn, and rush to go to the morning. In the summer, it's a little easier, but in the winter, it's really hard to get up."
"Also, there are not even a few days off at the end of the year."
Liu Jin curled his lips and said: "I would like to advise Your Majesty to change the current morning dynasty system, change the morning dynasty to Chen time, and at the same time formulate a complete work system. For example, every five days of work, you can take two days off."
days, plus ten and a half days of vacation every year.”
"It's been a long time since I went out to play with you two."
"Ms. sir, this is good~"
Li Zhen, who was busy, got out of the bed to express her support.
"This suggestion is very good, but His Majesty and other ministers will definitely not agree. As the saying goes, the day's plan lies in the morning, and the system of morning dynasty has been inherited from ancient times."
Next to her, Xu Waner's face turned red because Liu Jin's hands were dishonest again.
"How will you know if people will support it if you don't try it?"
Liu Jin looked at the beauty beside him, turned over, and immediately turned into a brave knight, and began to sprint on the battlefield.
After the morning court ended the next day, Emperor Hongzhi left the three ministers of the cabinet, the six ministers, Zhang Mao and other important ministers to the minister's room for a small meeting as usual.
"Your Majesty, the Persian Emperor Ismail sent a delegation to our Ming Dynasty. They came to our Ming Dynasty this time in the hope of purchasing some firearms from our Ming Dynasty."
Fu Han, the Minister of Rites, reported to Emperor Hongzhi the diplomatic work of the Ming Dynasty.
The relationship between Ming Dynasty and Persia is pretty good. Because of this year’s war with the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire also provided a lot of help to Ming Dynasty. Without the help of the Persian Empire, it would be difficult for Yang Yun’s 200,000 troops to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
For those who are victorious, at the very least, food and grass are a big problem.
The Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire signed an armistice agreement, but the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire have always been at odds with each other, and they are still at war.
The Ottoman Empire was so powerful that even though it suffered heavy losses in the war with the Ming Dynasty and had to go to war with the Europeans, it still suppressed the Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire naturally thought of the Ming Dynasty and wanted to purchase the firearms of the Ming Dynasty.
"My dear friends, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and threw the hydrangea to the ministers.
"Your Majesty, firearms are the sacred weapons of our Ming Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty's army can sweep across all directions, relying on the powerful firearms of our Ming Dynasty. We absolutely cannot sell firearms to the Persians."
Zhang Mao was the first to stand up and express his opposition. In his opinion, firearms were the treasure of the Ming Dynasty and the magic weapon for the Ming army to win. How could they be sold to outsiders?
"I think what Mr. Zhang said is true~"
Liu Jian also stood up and expressed his stance.
The other ministers also nodded one after another. The sacred weapon of the country must not be sold to outsiders.
"Your Majesty, I think that we can actually sell some firearms to the Persians."
However, Liu Jin had different opinions.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone showed surprised expressions and all looked at Liu Jin.
"Liu Jin, tell me your reasons~"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became interested and asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, we are not the only ones who have firearms in the Ming Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire has them, the Persian Empire has them, and the Europeans also have them. It's just that our Ming Dynasty's firearms are more advanced than those of all countries, with a longer range, greater power, and high accuracy.
Fast shooting speed~"
"The Persians asked us to buy firearms from the Ming Dynasty. They also saw the power of our Ming Dynasty firearms, so they came to buy our Ming Dynasty firearms."
"I think that selling some firearms to Persia will be beneficial to our Ming Dynasty. First of all, the Ottoman Empire is still very powerful. At the same time, it can suppress the Europeans and Persians in two-front battles, which shows the great strength of the Ottoman Empire."
"Our Ming Dynasty has taught the Ottoman Empire a hard lesson this time. They will definitely not give up. When they recover and become stronger, they will definitely start a war with our Ming Dynasty again."
"If we can support the Persians and let the Persians contain the Ottoman Empire, or even weaken the Ottoman Empire, then the security of our Nanyun Province in the Ming Dynasty will have an extra layer of guarantee."
"The Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire are feuding. The hatred between each other is very deep. Helping the Persian Empire can suppress the Ottoman Empire."
"The second reason is foreign arms sales, which are very helpful to our Ming Dynasty's weapons manufacturing."
"Our weapons manufacturing in the Ming Dynasty has always been mainly to provide weapons and equipment to the military, mainly based on the needs of the military. Although we are living a good life, it is far behind the textile industry and maritime trade industry that are emerging now.
"
"The speed of development is also slower, and the research of advanced weapons requires a lot of investment. Just relying on the allocation of His Majesty's internal funds is obviously not enough and will also create dependence."
"If we can sell some weapons to the outside world, the prices of the weapons sold to the outside world will definitely be high, and the profits will be very generous, which can promote the development of our Ming Dynasty's weapons manufacturing."
"Let us have stronger weapons manufacturing and research and development capabilities, so as to create more advanced and powerful weapons, which can also bring a steady stream of wealth to our Ming Dynasty."
"The third reason is that it can save the expenditure of our army. Now our Ming Dynasty's army has a compulsory military service system and is completely separated from production. The annual military expenditure is very huge. Last year alone, our Ming Dynasty's military expenditure was as high as 20 million taels.
silver."
"Such a huge military expenditure needs to be supported by His Majesty's internal funds. This is a heavy burden."
"Among the huge military expenditures, the upgrading of weapons is a huge expense. The replacement of old weapons and equipment is just a pile of scrap metal in the warehouse."
"If we can sell these replaced weapons and equipment, we can not only make a lot of money, but also speed up the upgrading of the weapons and equipment of our Ming Dynasty army."
"In the past, due to insufficient military expenditures, armaments were depleted and it was difficult to update weapons and equipment. If we do not pay attention to this problem, even if military expenditures are sufficient now, in the long run, the problem of depleted armaments will still slowly arise.
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Liu Jin thought for a while and then slowly spoke.
Just kidding, the arms and weapons trade is one of the three most profitable businesses. It has been this way since ancient times. Didn’t you see that the Bald Eagle in later generations is the world’s largest arms dealer?
There are fights all over the world. It has the most powerful force, the most powerful weapons manufacturing capabilities, and research and development capabilities. It is also the world's largest arms dealer. During World War I, I don't know how much money I made by selling weapons to both parties.
, abruptly absorbing all the wealth accumulated by John Bull and Gallic Chicken over hundreds of years of colonization.
One can imagine how huge profits this arms trade can bring.
Now that the Ottoman Empire and surrounding countries are at war, it would be foolish for Ming Dynasty not to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
Not only can it be sold in the Persian Empire, but also in the Ottoman Empire, and Europeans can also sell it. As long as there is money, they can sell it to you.
As for worrying about whether these countries will pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty after selling weapons, do the countries that bought Bald Eagle weapons in later generations pose a threat to it?
"But if we sell weapons to the Persians, will they attack us in turn? Will they reveal our Ming Dynasty's firearms manufacturing technology?"
After hearing Liu Jin's words, someone immediately asked.
"First of all, it is absolutely impossible for us to sell the most advanced firearms to external parties. This is a matter of principle. We can only sell obsolete, backward, and updated weapons and equipment."
"The best things are naturally for our own use. On this point, the same is true for overseas vassals."
"Secondly, the reason why our Ming Dynasty is strong is not only because we have a strong army, but more importantly, the overall national strength of our Ming Dynasty is strong. No country in the world has such a huge land, huge population and prosperous society as our Ming Dynasty.
economy."
"Even if we sell weapons to the Persians, they will not pose a threat to us, not to mention that we can also control the quality, quantity, etc. of the weapons sold."