Zhang Mao thought for a while and asked, did Liu Jin have any hatred towards the Kunlun slaves, so he actually targeted the Kunlun slaves like this?
"As a slave?"
Liu Jin smiled and shook his head and said, "I don't know if you have seen some of the history of Europe and the Middle East. Several powerful empires were destroyed in the hands of slaves."
"For example, the Roman Empire was once very powerful, and its territory spanned the three continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, because of the country's dependence on and the use of slaves, the Roman Empire was eventually destroyed at the hands of slaves."
"These Kunlun slaves may be very good slaves, but a country's reliance on and use of slaves will also bring long-term hidden dangers and crises to a country."
"The only ones who are truly reliable are our own people. Finding ways to increase our own population is the only way to go."
It is impossible to use Kunlun slaves. These black uncles are not good at anything else. They are very good at giving birth. The key is that they are lazy and lazy. Once they sneak in, it is difficult to get out. They must be cleaned out.
"Kunlun slaves are a trivial matter. At worst, they will all be deported or captured and sold to Europe. Last time I heard the Spaniard who came to the capital said that the slave trade in Europe is very popular."
Xu Guangzuo didn't take it seriously. If Liu Jin didn't like Kunlun slaves, then he wouldn't want them.
"In the long run, slaves are indeed unreliable, but our own people are reliable. Since it is our family who chose to take the fallback route, there must be no hidden dangers. According to Liu Jin, Kunlun slaves cannot be kept."
Zhu Fu thought about it and nodded.
"What's wrong with slaves? How many people can our family bring there at the beginning?"
"At that time, even if we occupy a large area of land, there will not be enough labor force to cultivate it. If we have slaves, we can let these slaves cultivate it and wait for the harvest."
Zhang Mao curled his lips slightly and said, he thinks slaves are very useful. There are a lot of slaves in the plantations here in Nanyang. All you need to do is feed them and then wait to count the money. What a good deal.
"The steam engine has come out. From now on, we can use more machines for farming. It is fast and labor-saving. Why do we need so many people?"
"What's more, when your children and grandchildren multiply in the future, will you still be afraid of having no one?"
Liu Jin said helplessly.
"Okay, okay, don't use it if you don't need it."
"No matter what, let's occupy this place first."
"You don't know, right now our whole Ming Dynasty is discussing about going overseas to seize private colonies. If we are slow to start, by then, all the good places in the world will be robbed."
Zhang Mao did not continue to argue with Liu Jin about the Kunlun slaves. Liu Jin still had a very long-term vision, and what he said was right should not be wrong.
"Really, many people are preparing to go to sea?"
Liu Jin thought for a while and asked.
"Too much, too much~"
"Miyun Iron Factory can hardly accept orders for arms and weapons~"
Zhang Mao nodded solemnly and said.
"What some experts said in later generations are bullshit. Who said we lack wolf nature?"
After hearing Zhang Mao's words, Liu Jin couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
In later generations, there will always be some so-called bad guys who stand up and say that our nation is not good at this, that is not good, or that we lack wolf nature.
It's all fart!
As long as there is meat to eat, the descendants of China will be more ruthless and more active than anyone else. Just look at the people in the Ming Dynasty who are preparing to go to sea to eat meat overseas.
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Prince Ning's Mansion in Nanchang.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Qian is here~"
Liu Yangzheng came to Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao's side and reminded him with a smile. At this time, Ning Wang was frowning and worried about money. He was going to Haiwa and taking tens of thousands of people to go overseas to conquer the country. This required a lot of money.
There are too many. People eat horse chews and have to walk thousands of taels. It can be said that the gold and silver mountains are not enough to spend.
"Okay~"
Zhu Chenhao nodded slightly, and then came to the living room with a smile on his face. Here there was a businessman wearing gold, silver, and jewels standing, carefully looking at the palace from time to time.
"Mr. Qian~Mr. Qian~"
Zhu Chenhao walked over with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty~"
Qian Duo quickly bowed his hands in salute. The other party was also a prince after all, and he was a businessman. Even if the other party wanted something from him, he couldn't be rude.
"Mr. Qian, are you satisfied with my house?"
Zhu Chenhao didn't mean to waste time and asked directly.
"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied~"
Qian Duo nodded repeatedly. He is a wealthy businessman in Jiangxi. He has made a lot of money overseas in the past two years and is thinking of buying some property in his hometown.
"For two hundred thousand taels of silver, this house belongs to you, Mr. Qian."
Zhu Chenhao nodded and spoke directly.
There is no other way. In order to go to sea, Zhu Chenhao has now even sold his house. This is the palace passed down from his ancestors, and his subordinates have tried their best to dissuade him.
But on the one hand, Zhu Chenhao really needs money, and on the other hand, he really doesn't plan to come back. There is no use keeping this palace, so he simply sells it. With more money, he can be much more comfortable.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
“Isn’t this too expensive~”
After hearing about the extra money, I thought about it and made a counteroffer.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. This is a palace. If I hadn't gone to sea, there would be no way I could sell it."
"Besides, Mr. Qian is the richest man in the world, and a mere two hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing."
Zhu Chenhao smiled and said: "It's settled. After I establish colonies overseas, I will rely more on Mr. Qian's help. I will definitely not forget Mr. Qian if there is any business at that time."
"Okay~"
Qian Duo thought about it and nodded helplessly. The other party was also a prince after all, so he was talking about this. Even though it was a bit more expensive, he still nodded and agreed.
If someone under Prince Ning came to negotiate the price with him, it would definitely cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Prince Ning also knew this very well, so Prince Ning came forward in person. Tens of thousands more taels of silver are money, so why should Prince Ning be short of money now?
After sending away Qian Duo, Prince Ning turned to Liu Yangzheng and asked, "What else can be sold in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, basically everything that can be sold has been sold out. Only some of your favorite antique calligraphy and paintings are left."
Liu Yangzheng replied quickly.
"Sell it, sell it all. You can't eat or drink the antique calligraphy and painting. There's no use keeping them."
Zhu Chenhao said immediately without any hesitation.
"Yes~"
Liu Yangzheng nodded quickly.
"Have the first batch of troops arrived in Nanyang?"
"We have arrived in Nanyang and are training here. The Western United Trading Company easily captured Ceylon Island after two months of training. We also plan to train for two months. For this purpose, we also spent a lot of money to hire people from the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy.
Professional instructors come to train.”
"But~"
"But what?"
Zhu Chenhao asked quickly, everything is ready now, all he needs is the east wind. According to the plan, he will set off in about a month.
First go to Nanyang to rendezvous with your army, then stay here for about a month, and finally take a boat directly to the east coast of Africa.
"Arms and weapons are too expensive. According to the decree of the imperial court, all private individuals who go to develop overseas colonies must purchase weapons and equipment from Miyun Iron Works."
"The quality of weapons produced by Miyun Iron Factory is indeed very good, but the price is too expensive."
"An ordinary knife costs ten taels of silver, and a musket costs hundreds of taels of silver. As for artillery, it is even more expensive. A cannon costing several thousand taels of silver is really too expensive."
Liu Yangzheng said angrily: "Your Majesty is robbing us. How can we have such expensive weapons and equipment?"
"It's normal~"
"It's good enough that His Majesty allows everyone to go overseas. It's okay if you want to make some money."
"And the weapons and equipment were purchased from Miyun Iron Works, so the higher-ups can roughly tell the amount."
Zhu Chenhao said, "Don't take it too seriously. To be honest, it is a great gift for Emperor Hongzhi to allow these vassal kings to go to sea. It is already very kind to harvest your wool through weapons and equipment."
“But it’s too expensive~”
"Your Majesty, we can arm up to five thousand people. According to the current configuration of the Ming Dynasty's army, a soldier needs a pair of armor, a knife, and a musket. This is still the minimum configuration. In addition, we also need a number of artillery pieces and a number of war horses. Calculate that.
, just to arm five thousand people, we will spend millions of taels of silver."
Liu Yangzheng said with great heartache.
"Don't be afraid of spending money~"
"The United Western Trading Company just captured the island of Ceylon, and they made a lot of money. I heard that the seized property was worth tens of millions of taels."
"The money spent now will be recovered soon."
Zhu Chenhao doesn't care about spending more money, as long as it's spent wisely, that's fine.
How can we go overseas to conquer colonies without a strong army?
He has also heard about the products from Miyun Iron Factory. The price is expensive, but the quality is absolutely top-notch. It is the designated arms supplier of the Ming Dynasty's army.
The Ming Dynasty's army swept across all directions, and all the weapons and equipment used were produced by the Miyun Iron Factory. Each piece of weaponry and equipment has an individual number on it. If there are quality problems, the source can be traced back to the craftsmen and workers who produced them.
"What did the King of Shu, King Zheng, and King Chu say?"
"The King of Shu plans to go to Tianzhu, because they feel that Tianzhu is closer to the Ming Dynasty, and the Western United Trading Company has already conquered Ceylon Island, so they can settle here first."
"Prince Zheng is not very ambitious. He just wants to go to Balizhou in Nanyang to conquer a small place, so he only prepared an army of two thousand people."
"The King of Chu, like the prince, is interested in Africa, but he is interested in the northeastern part of Africa. He feels that this is a choke point for transportation, and it would be good to occupy this place."
"Uncle King Chu is quite courageous, unlike King Zheng and King Shu, who don't have any courage in doing things."