louisehourcade Chapter 386 Your Majesty, Let's Hit Fusang
Chapter 386 Your Majesty, Let's Hit Fusang
Chapter 386 Your Majesty, Let's Hit Fusang
"Your Majesty, I'm sure the minister didn't mention this matter." Lin Xuan put down the stall directly.
After I was busy, there was only one thing left.
Go play with yourselves.
Li Shimin's face was gloomy, and he said, "Isn't it enough to leave [-]% for you master and apprentice?"
In Li Shimin's opinion, [-]% is too much, and Lin Xuan's performance made him feel that Lin Xuan was too greedy.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan didn't know Li Shimin's thoughts, otherwise he would definitely be scolding his mother.
You don't pay a dime, the idea is mine, and you still say I'm greedy?
"Your Majesty, this news was provided by Master Chen. His old man has always felt ashamed of Dai Guogong and his wife and wanted to share with them. Su Guogong, E Guogong and the others have helped ministers, and they don't give them a little bit. I feel uneasy." Lin Lin Xuan counted on his fingers.
Li Shimin said angrily: "Just tell me, how much will I get?"
Lin Xuan raised four fingers and said, "Forty percent, no more."
"Then forty percent." Li Shimin said.
Ga?
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded, why did Li Shimin agree so easily?
He was still thinking about how to persuade Li Shimin.
"But you said that you can bring Datang 1000 million yuan in income every year. If you can't reach it, you will have to make up for it." Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said lightly.
Lin Xuan quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is impossible at all. It was just a groping at the beginning. How can there be so much profit? It will be almost the same when it stabilizes in the later stage."
The four achievements need to be divided into 1000 million guan, so wouldn't it be necessary to earn 500 million guan in a year?
This is still profit, plus costs, wouldn't it be about 3000 million yuan a year?
Let yourself make up, and you can get so much money by yourself.
"That's what you said. If you can't do it, I will pay [-]% of it." Li Shimin said.
I knew that Li Shimin was not so kind, so I was waiting for him here.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, why don't we go to Fusang."
"Hit Fusang?" Li Shimin was confused by Lin Xuan.
I was talking about going to sea just now, why did I suddenly talk about fighting Fusang.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty wants money. As long as you can occupy Fusang, 1000 million guan a year is not a problem."
Li Shimin frowned slightly: "What does this have to do with beating Fusang?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that there are a lot of silver mines in Fusang? Those silver mines are still very easy to mine. If you occupy Fusang and mine those silver mines, you will have as much money as your Majesty wants."
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan with burning eyes, and said: "I really don't know what kind of enmity you and Fusang have. Last time, I asked me to expel them. Not long ago, I assassinated Wang's father and son and blamed them. Now I encourage you to go." Fighting Fusang, why do you hate Fusang so much? Don't deny it, I can feel that you hate Fusang from the bottom of your heart."
Lin Xuan was stunned, was he so obvious?
Lin Xuan was not too surprised that Li Shimin knew that the father and son of the Wang family were assassinated by him.
This kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it can't be hidden forever. It can always be analyzed through some clues, as long as there is no clear evidence.
Lin Xuan didn't answer Li Shimin's question, but said: "I didn't encourage Your Majesty. Fusang does have a lot of silver mines. Last time, Fusang gave me a gift of 3000 taels of silver. At least tens of thousands of taels. Why Fusang didn’t send them off is because silver is nothing to them.”
Li Shimin knew all these things.
Li Shimin also knew that when Fusang came to Datang this time, he brought no less than 10 taels of silver.
Li Shimin always thought that Fusang brought silver because it could be used in Tang Dynasty, but now he knows that other people are flooded with silver and can't run out of it.
A trace of greed flashed in Li Shimin's eyes. To Datang, silver was more than just wealth.
Instead, it can make up for Datang's currency shortage.
Don't look at the use of copper to make money in ancient times, but since ancient times, China has been very short of copper.
Cloth can be used as money. In addition to the use of cloth, another important reason is the lack of sufficient currency.
During the Song and Ming Dynasties, although gold and silver began to be used in large quantities, copper coins were still the mainstream because of the small amount.
Even so, there was still insufficient currency, and the court had to issue paper money.
The Tang Dynasty lacked currency, and gold and silver were even scarcer, and most of them were in the hands of aristocratic families.
Of course, the lack of currency in ancient times also has a certain relationship with the fact that wealth is in the hands of a few people.
In ancient times, there were no banks, and most of the money accumulated by aristocratic families and wealthy households was piled up at home.
Take Lin Xuan's family as an example, a large amount of copper coins piled up like a mountain, and some of them began to oxidize.
As a result, the folks naturally lack currency circulation.
If Fusang really has a lot of silver mines, Datang's occupation of Fusang will not only add a lot of money to the court, but also solve Datang's currency shortage.Li Shimin was really moved.
Lin Xuan continued to seduce: "Fusang not only has a lot of silver mines, but also a lot of gold mines."
Fuso is a world-wide gold and silver producing country in history.Fusang contributed about 5% of the world’s gold with a small island before the development of the Americas. At the beginning of the age of great exploration, one-third of the world’s annual silver production was produced in Fusang. China imported (smuggled) silver from Fusang in the Ming and Qing Dynasties .
There are still many places that produce more gold and silver than Fusang, but the gold and silver mines in Fusang are buried very shallow, and it is very easy to mine for the backward ancient times.
Lin Xuan also knew about some silver mines and iron mines in Datang, but with the current technology, it is difficult to mine them.
What's more, minerals are non-renewable resources, isn't it good to plunder foreign ones?Why mine your own.
"Your master told you these too?" Li Shimin asked, staring at Lin Xuan.
After all, war is not a trivial matter. Just because Lin Xuan said that Fusang has a lot of gold and silver, it is difficult for Li Shimin to persuade the minister to use troops against Fusang.
When the time comes to fight in the past, the national power will be consumed hugely, but there will be no silver, so it will be troublesome.
"Return to Your Majesty, master, he knows many Fusang people overseas, and these are what Fusang people said." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin was silent for a while, and said: "I will ask someone to investigate this matter, and I will talk about it later. What I said before, I will do as you said."
"The minister has retired." Lin Xuan said.
Although Li Shimin didn't say he wanted to beat Fusang, Lin Xuan knew that he was already moved.
With Li Shimin's character, as long as he is sure that Fusang has a lot of gold and silver mines, he will definitely attack Fusang.
As for whether Datang can occupy Fusang, Lin Xuan is not worried at all.
Don't look at the fact that the Tang navy is not strong, but the current Fusang is not the future Fusang.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the three pillars of the Korean Peninsula were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, the allied forces of Goguryeo and Baekje attacked Silla, and Silla sent envoys to beg for help from Tang Dynasty, so Gaozong sent troops to attack Goguryeo and Baekje successively.And Baekje begged for help from Fusang. In the third year of Longshuo (663), Tang Dynasty general Liu Rengui defeated 20 Japanese troops who aided Baekje at Baijiangkou with [-] Tang troops.
Datang can't beat Fusang, it doesn't exist at all.
By the way, should I look for Liu Rengui?
Although Li Jing and the others are famous generals, they may not be good at naval battles.
Lin Xuan thought that he would find Liu Rengui first, and when Datang wanted to attack Fusang, he could recommend it to Li Shimin.
With Liu Rengui and the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, it should not be a big problem to conquer Fusang.
(End of this chapter)