The fundamental reason why Persia supports such a powerful pirate group is profit. The maritime trade route is so prosperous, but the most profitable one on this trade route is the Central Plains. The three major products of the Central Plains are silk, tea, and porcelain.
Best selling products in other countries.
Among them, silk and silk fabric technology have been monopolized by the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Because its weaving technology is a complex process, and its unique feel and luster have attracted people's attention. Therefore, silk fabrics have become the world's main international trade goods. Even the earliest
Silk fabrics could only be used by emperors. Moreover, the Central Plains strictly controlled the spread of silk weaving and sericulture technology and prohibited their flow to foreign countries.
In addition to silk, colorful porcelain is another key product of the Central Plains. Although other countries also have some porcelain firing techniques, the production process of high-end porcelain is much more difficult than that of ordinary porcelain. Therefore, there is no shortage of exquisite porcelain collections among the royal family.
.As one of the specialty luxuries of the Central Plains, porcelain has spread to various countries through various trade channels. Exquisite ancient porcelain has been collected by a large number of collectors as antiques with collectible value.
Counting the fact that most of the world's tea is currently produced, these three flagship products from the Central Plains are basically monopoly businesses, and they are also very popular with other countries. Basically, no batch of goods reaches other countries, and they can be exchanged for dozens of times.
Double or even a hundred times the profit, while other countries do not have such goods, and even if they do, they are very few.
As a result, Persia had a huge trade deficit when facing the Central Plains. The Persians could only watch helplessly as a large amount of money was taken away by the Central Plains. After much deliberation, they decided to hire some pirates to rob the merchants on the sea.
Merchant ships on the road. As the saying goes, if there is a 20% profit, capital will be ready to move; if there is a 50% profit, capital will take risks; if there is a 100% profit, capital will dare to
Risk hanging; if there is a 300% profit, capital will dare to trample all laws in the world. With such huge profits on the maritime trade route, no matter how many pirates there are, there will be merchants one after another taking the risk.
For countries with trade deficits, of course they hope to have their own pirates, but for the Central Plains, pirates are an obstacle to making money in the Central Plains. This is why the Central Plains will always suppress pirates, even if they secretly control some pirates, it is only for the purpose of taking advantage of them.
Pirates fight pirates while controlling the size of the pirates.
When the navy learned these things from the pirates, their expressions changed. Even Zeng Yi and the others did not expect that there were so many inside stories behind the pirates.
"No wonder the imperial court has noticed that the trade volume on the trade routes has dropped significantly recently. It turns out that Persia is behind it!"
Zeng Yi and the other four looked at the navy, and the third one said in a low voice: "Isn't Persia just trying to restrict the Central Plains from getting money? Why go to such trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just cut off trade?"
The fourth child shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's not that simple. Countries such as Persia are now inseparable from the goods of the Central Plains. Not to mention that they are accustomed to using the exquisite porcelain and silk of the Central Plains. Even tea is a necessity for them.
, You must know that only wealthy families can eat vegetables now. Most ordinary people can only supplement their vitamins through tea. Once the trade is cut off and they cannot get tea, it will be a very big trouble for them!"
"Ouch! That's it!"
After wiping out those Persian pirates, the navy did not leave in a hurry. Instead, a large group of people searched everywhere again. The main reason was that they were afraid that something might slip through the net. After searching for a while, they did not find any clues. Just in case, they
The navy also threw all the corpses of the Persians around the barrier lake, with the purpose of destroying the water source.
After that, Zeng Yi and others set off again. The four warships quickly returned to Dengzhou. After returning to Dengzhou, the Jiaolong carried out a wave of supplies. After several consecutive battles, the Jiaolong had consumed most of its ammunition and supplies.
If you don't supply supplies, you'll be in trouble next time you encounter an enemy.
Just when the Jiaolong was replenishing, Zeng Yi and his four men went to find the Commander of the Dengzhou Navy. Before setting off, everyone had agreed that the harvest this time would be 10% of what Zeng Yi and his men were doing. Now that the treasure has been obtained, the navy of those goods
It has already been processed and the 10% of the money should be given.
Zeng Yi and others originally estimated that the navy's harvest this time must be more than 500,000. Even if it was calculated based on 500,000, they would still get 50,000 taels of silver. However, when the four came out, they only got 50,000 taels of silver.
More than thirty thousand silver.
"Made, is ammunition so expensive? A wave of supplies cost me 20,000 silver. This modified Jiaolong is just eating money!" Yes, the original share of the four of them was indeed more than 50,000, but
Zeng Yi spent a small amount of 20,000 yuan for a wave of supplies. This person said that this was the cost price given to Zeng Yi. If it were an ordinary person, 40,000 yuan might not be enough.
"You must be careful when using the Jiaolong in the future. If you don't gain much, you must not use the Jiaolong. A wave of ammunition supplies is so expensive. If you don't get anything, I will lose my blood!"
The Dengzhou Shipyard is still in full swing refitting warships and training the navy. Zeng Yi and the Dengzhou Navy Commander returned to the capital together. They got a lot of news from the Persian pirates. Zeng Yi and the others need to go back and report. See
See what the imperial court means.
The two of them quickly returned to the capital. After returning to the capital, the two of them immediately rushed to the palace. The big shots in the court already knew that Zeng Yi and the two had something important to report, and they were already waiting for them. As soon as the two of them entered the palace.
, a young eunuch came up to meet him.
"My lords, Your Majesty and your lords have been waiting for a long time. Please come with me."
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
When Zeng Yi and the two reported the pirate incident to everyone, everyone from the little princess to Guo Juxia frowned. After a while, the little princess said: "So, the recent decrease in the court's income is caused by Persia?
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As soon as the little princess finished speaking, the Minister of Household Affairs stood up and said: "Your Majesty, due to the war in the Western Region, trade on the road trade routes has been reduced by 70 to 80%. If the maritime trade routes are affected, the imperial court's income in the coming year will be reduced by a large part!
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"It is impossible for the Western Region War to end for the time being, and for the future, the Western Region War cannot end for the time being. To solve this situation, it seems that we must find a way to clear the obstacles to the maritime trade routes!"
Everyone fell silent. After a while, the little princess looked at the Dengzhou Navy Commander and said, "How is the progress of the navy's warship modification? Can we fight?"
