When Liu Jin, who was working, heard Liu Jian's words, he put down his work and sat down with a smile.
"Liu Gong, Li Gong~"
Liu Jin has always respected Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Even though he is now a cabinet minister, he still regards himself as a junior and treats them with great respect.
"Liu Jin, what good things are there in the Middle East? Stop being so pretentious and tell us quickly."
Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin with a smile on his face, and after thinking about it, he asked curiously.
Of course, he was asking this question for Li Dongyang. Liu Jian's own family did not have any property in the Middle East. It was not about being powerful, but it was Li Dongyang. The Li family gathered the strength of the entire family and finally managed to get a colony in the Middle East.
As a result, it was all desert, with very little water. I really didn’t know what the future of a place like this would be.
Li Dongyang didn't expect Liu Jian to ask such a direct question, but he looked at Liu Jin expectantly, hoping to get the answer from Liu Jin.
After all, the Li family spent a huge price on this colony in the Middle East. Almost all of the Li family's financial, material, manpower and resources were spent on this colony in the Middle East.
If he doesn't figure out what is in the Middle East and what the future holds, Li Dongyang will not rest in peace even until he dies.
"The Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf, is full of deserts now, but there is a precious resource hidden under the desert. In the future, this resource will become an indispensable resource. Who can master it?
This kind of resource can create huge wealth.”
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
After asking so directly, I feel embarrassed to continue to talk about it and whet the appetite of the two old men. If they leave that day and I can't get the answer, I still have to ask myself in a dream if I don't understand.
Scared to death.
"Indispensable resource?"
"Great wealth?"
When the two of them heard this, their eyes immediately lit up.
The two of them believed Liu Jin's words deeply. When Liu Jin was still a scholar, he boldly said that the Golden Continent was filled with gold.
Although everyone now knows that it is impossible for Huangjin Continent to be filled with gold, a large number of gold and silver mines have indeed been discovered in Huangjin Continent. I don’t know how many people have become rich overnight by mining here.
Since Liu Jin said that the Persian Gulf has precious resources, there must be precious resources.
As for why he knew it, it didn't seem to be important anymore. Liu Jin seemed to have never deceived anyone.
"Liu Jin, can you lend me a few million taels of silver?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and said with a shameless face.
"Ah, several million taels of silver... Mr. Liu, these millions of taels of silver are not tens of thousands of taels."
Liu Jin was dumbfounded when he heard this. Even if you were the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, I wouldn't dare lend it to you. Besides, everyone knows about your family's situation.
The only remaining son is lazy and idle, and is useless at all. Your grandson and great-grandson are also useless. If you were not the chief minister of the cabinet and could still support yourself, your family would be really weak.
It is easy for me to lend you these millions of taels of silver, but what will your family use to repay it?
"Why do I need to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver from you? What's more, who are you, Liu Jin? The God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty. I asked you to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver. Isn't this trying to offend you?"
Liu Jian smiled and said.
"Mr. Liu, these millions of taels of silver are not a small amount. Why do you want more money?"
Liu Jin gave a helpless smile. It was true that he had money, but the money was basically invested, or used to invest in education and build schools. Liu Jin was not like the old rich man who buried his money in the ground to survive.
Xiu, he has a mouth worth millions of taels, so he is also under a lot of pressure.
"what?"
"Of course I'm going to the Middle East to grab land and leave some property to my unscrupulous descendants, so that they won't have trouble eating after I leave."
Liu Jian said very directly.
At his stage and age, it is difficult for him to worry about anything else. Only the matters concerning his children and grandchildren make him unable to let go.
There is no way, the children and grandchildren will be useless.
"You can lend me a few million taels of silver. I also want to continue to expand my Li family's colony here in the Persian Gulf."
When Li Dongyang heard this, he also smiled and said.
"Don't, don't, rob~"
"You see how much money I am worth, you might as well just sell me."
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately said.
You Liu Jian has several million taels of silver, and Li Dongyang has brought you several million taels of silver. Will Zhang Mao have to borrow millions of taels of silver from himself tomorrow? Even if he opens a bank, he doesn't have that much money to lend to you.
What's more, for this oil to be truly valuable, it will take until internal combustion engine technology and chemical technology mature. It is estimated that it will take at least several decades, or even hundreds of years.
I have several million taels of silver, and it is better for me to invest casually than for you to grab land here in the Persian Gulf.
"You kid is not interesting enough."
"Under your guidance, Zhang Mao has now built an extremely huge family fortune. The two of us are also very kind to you. You can't treat one with favoritism. You must show us a way to get rich. Ours
The requirements are not high, as long as I can support my children and grandchildren in the future."
Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin and knew that asking for millions of taels of silver was indeed too much. Although Liu Jin was rich, it was impossible for him to borrow millions of taels of silver to lend himself, so what would he use as collateral?
, then what to guarantee?
Relying on the reputation of the chief minister of the cabinet?
For ordinary people, it may be too high to reach, but for Liu Jin, it seems to be nothing extraordinary. How can it be worth lending millions of taels of silver.
But thinking about his descendants, Liu Jian had to say with a shameless face.
"Yes, yes, Liu Jin, you have to show us a way out. You are the God of Wealth. You can show us any way and it will be enough for our descendants."
Li Dongyang also followed suit.
"How am I the God of Wealth?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head. This was not the first time that someone had found a way to make a fortune for him.
Zhang Mao, Zhong Zhong, Zhang Yanling brothers, etc. I don’t know how many people have asked me about this matter. Is there any way to make a fortune? It’s just that I know something first and rely on the advantages of being a time traveler.
It's easy to get hundreds of millions of industries.
"Actually, what I just said is a good path. The Persian Gulf has a great future. If you occupy a few pieces of land, your descendants will not have to worry about it."
After thinking for a while, Liu Jin said bluntly.
Other paths are not suitable for your children and grandchildren, especially Liu Jian's children and grandchildren. All of them are useless. They are still suitable for imitating the Middle Eastern tycoons of later generations. With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world. I sell oil and play with leopards and lions.
That's it.
As for business management and technical things, that is not suitable at all. Let smart people do it.
Li Dongyang's stepson Li Zhaofan is very courageous. He has already established a large colony in the Persian Gulf, and it is also a place rich in oil. From now on, as long as the Li family can firmly occupy this land, future generations will not need to
Worried about livelihood.
"Besides the Persian Gulf, where else in the world can we find such indispensable resources?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jian thought for a while and asked.
The Persian Gulf is not easy to mess with, let alone the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire. The internal competition in the Ming Dynasty is also fierce. Li Dongyang and the Li family have already established a fast colony in the Persian Gulf. In addition, Zhang Maocong and Liu
After the Jin side learned the news, it had already made arrangements on the Persian Gulf side.
My family can't get much benefit from going to the Persian Gulf now, so I might as well look at other places in the world.
"Where else in the world?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he rolled his eyes slightly, thought for a while and said: "Siberia is also extremely rich in various resources, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is extremely cheap. It is a good place."
Liu Jin is mining. Although Siberia was incorporated into the territory of the Ming Empire, it has not been developed because it is too cold and desolate.
Nowadays, Daming's only impression of Siberia is that the fur there is very good. In this winter, if you don't have a Siberian fur coat, you will definitely be embarrassed to go out.
Especially the upper-class people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are extremely fond of furs from Siberia, Qianhekou, and Yuxi. Furs made from high-quality arctic foxes and sables are even expensive but not marketable, even if you have money.
Buy locally.
The vast Siberian region is a huge treasure house, not only rich in animal and plant resources, but also contains countless minerals.
Coal, iron ore, copper ore, oil, natural gas, diamond, etc., have a complete range of resources, large reserves, and high value. The polar bears of later generations are struggling to support themselves with these resources. This shows how rich the resources here are.
enriched.
The Ming Dynasty could not leave such a treasure house alone and waste everything, so it had to find a way to open it up.
It's just that there are too few people there.
In the entire Northwest Province, Winter City has the largest population. Winter City is supported by exiled prisoners, otherwise there would really be no people.
Without people, there would be no development.
If you want to firmly grasp Siberia and keep it under the control of the Ming Empire, you must find ways to increase the population here and continuously develop it.
Beihai, Winter City, Congling and other places where prisoners were exiled were established under such circumstances.
But these prisoners alone are not enough. There are too many places in Ming Dynasty that need people. Exiling the prisoners in the past is only a drop in the bucket.
We still need to be able to use profits to drive people to develop these places like Huangjinzhou.
The reason why I want to vigorously develop Winter City is of course to block the eastward advance of the Slavs and drive the tribes of the Kazakh Khanate westward to plunder the Slavs. It is also to prevent the rise of the Muscovy Principality.
The treasure land of Siberia must be in the hands of the Ming Empire.
Its resources are too many and too rich. It is a huge treasure house. How can it be taken advantage of by the Slavs?
Now that Liu Jian has asked about this matter, he must be tricked.
If he, the chief minister of the cabinet, excitedly goes to Siberia to dig for treasures, then other people who receive the news will naturally follow suit.
Siberia is a vast land with very rich resources. In time, someone will definitely be able to get rich by tapping the resources, and more people will be attracted to develop Siberia.
Anyway, I am not telling lies. Siberia is indeed rich in resources and minerals. If we occupy the place now, we can indeed sell the resources to make a living in the future.
It's not a lie either.
But in this short period of time, if you believe Liu Jin, you will probably fall into a deep pit.
Siberia currently has no people and no transportation. It is really difficult to develop it.
Perhaps compared to the desert of the Persian Gulf, a better place here is that you don't have to worry about water. You can fish for pearls and sell them in the Persian Gulf, and you can also hunt and sell furs in Siberia for the time being.
"Siberia?"
When Liu Jian and Li Dongyang heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded.
Of course they know about Siberia. This northwest province has a vast area but the smallest population among all the provinces. No official is willing to go anywhere to become an official.
It's so cold in the winter that water turns into ice. You actually told me that this is a good place. It's rich in resources and has a promising future?
Only a ghost would believe you.
But thinking about it again, it seems that Liu Jin has always been honest. Desert areas like the Persian Gulf are said to contain indispensable resources and huge wealth in the future.
It seems that some resources in this vast Siberia have been acquired.
"It's too cold somewhere. I heard that in winter, the snow can drown people. And it's deserted, so it's really not a good place."
Li Dongyang thought for a while and said.
After all, there are still people in the Persian Gulf, and there are still Arab tribes in the surrounding desert oases. As long as there is water, the Persian Gulf can become very beautiful.
But it's so cold in Siberia. There are very few savages and primitive tribes. Even if there is gold everywhere, there is no way to pick it up.
"Believe it or not, Siberia is no worse than the Persian Gulf. It is cold now, but it may not be cold in the future."
Liu Jin smiled and said, as if you believe it or not.
I will definitely not tell you about the good places. They should be left to our descendants as much as possible. Being able to tell you about Siberia is actually very good.
In fact, there are good places everywhere in the world. As long as you can occupy a piece of it, future generations will not have to worry about it.
PS: I drove back to the city today and spent the whole day driving. I finished one chapter in the evening. The normal update will start tomorrow. We will provide you with the fastest update of Daming Town Haiwang. Chapter 1617, Siberia is a good place to read for free.
