[MTL] I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

Chapter 97

97. Chapter 97

Ming Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and chatted some other digressions. Seeing that the emperor was a little tired, he resigned with the prince.

Ming Yu has grown up in the palace since he was a child, and has not yet had time to leave the palace to build the mansion. Therefore, the emperor arranged for him to live in the prince's residence, which is the residence of the underage prince. Because Ming Yu was stupid in his childhood, he was worried about living in the prince's house, so the emperor entrusted him to Concubine Hui's care and lived in the side hall of Concubine Hui's palace.

However, Concubine Hui was indifferent to Ming Yu on weekdays, and her servants naturally didn't care, only then did Ming Yu fall into the water and the emperor was furious. That is, this fall into the water, let the real Ming Yu come here and start a new life.

After that, Ming Yu moved to the Prince's Office, and when he became an adult, he was enthroned as king. Naturally, there is no need to build a government anymore.

Other princes now have those who are willing to be enfeoffed, and this kind of prince is generally not valued and has no future. I don't have any big ambitions, I just want to be an idle prince. It's better to be comfortable outside in Beijing. Ming Yu is an example of this.

There are also powerful concubines who are capable and ambitious, so sharing the worries of the emperor in the imperial court is also a way out, so that the emperor and courtiers can see their abilities. If the ability is outstanding, the emperor may not be able to compete for a hundred years in the future. In any case, staying in Beijing can at least be the first to get the latest news, which is the first opportunity.

These people usually get permission to leave the palace and build a mansion when they reach adulthood.

Ming Yu did not have a palace in Beijing, so he could only settle in the prince's place.

The prince followed Ming Yu all the way to the prince's house. Anyway, the emperor set a family banquet at night, and he still had a lot of things to discuss with Ming Yu, so there was no need to leave the palace.

"Fourteenth brother, you brought a lot of things from the Western Regions back to Beijing this time, but do you still need to act like last time?" asked.

This is the main purpose of his coming to Ming Yu. The last time Ming Yu asked him to sell goods related to the Western Regions in partnership, he made a lot of money. Even if he split half of the profits to the emperor, it was still staggering.

This time, Ming Yu brought a lot of goods into Beijing. As long as the planning is done well, the benefits will be even greater than the first time. The first time, no one understood the value of these things, and they made a lot of money by relying on the plan given by Ming Yu. Therefore, he came to specifically ask, this time to see how to act, so as to prepare early.

Ming Yu also sat down. He had already guessed the purpose of the prince coming to him, and he had already made plans.

"This matter does need to be carefully considered. I hope that this time it can create greater value." Ming Yu thought for a while and said.

"Greater value?" Ming Ye didn't understand what he meant. Which of these things from the Western Regions is not invaluable in the capital? Not to mention fur rugs, gems, peppers, and a glass mirror alone, it is hard to find gold. How does Ming Yu want to create greater value?

"Yes, not only the capital, but also affects farther places. There are many rich and tyrannical gentry in the Jiangnan area, so long-term development can be considered." Ming Yu said, tapping his fingers on the table.

Ming Ye frowned, "But now in the capital, these goods are also for sale. It should not be asked, if it really affects the Jiangnan side, these things are just a drop in the bucket. How can we meet the needs of the public? Ming Yu shook his head, "

How much money can a caravan earn by fighting alone?" We have to start a long-term development plan. "

" Fourteenth brother , what do you mean by that ? "Ming Ye doesn't quite understand.

Ming Yu has been thinking about the future development of Xiqi Corridor these days. Any place will never develop without people, and to attract people, there must be an attractive place. He

has reported to the emperor before, and he understands the difficulties and concerns raised by the emperor. Now that the treasury is tight, and the war and disaster relief do not need to spend money, the imperial court will not be able to come up with extra money, just to develop a It's a barren and remote place.

Since the imperial court can't get any money, Ming Yu can only find a way by himself, but where can he go to ask people for money?

"Brother Prince, do you know about the Xiqi Corridor? "Ming Yu asked the topic directly.

Ming Ye thought about it and had a little impression of the Xiqi Corridor in Ming Yu's mouth. He remembered that he had mentioned this in the letter he sent before, and the emperor even showed it to him. However, what does the Xiqi Corridor mentioned by Ming Yu have to do with the trade in goods in the Western Regions they are talking about today?

Before Ming Ye asked a question, Ming Yu had already said: "The Xiqi Corridor can be said to be the entire western region. In a strategically important place, we Dayan must take down the throat of the Xiqi Corridor in order to change the current situation of wars everywhere. "

After saying this, Mingyue unfolded the map she brought and spread it in front of Mingye.

Although he didn't understand why Mingyu would change the topic, Mingye still listened and followed Mingyue's finger to look at that piece. The long and narrow plain area.

With the map, it can be better intuitively explained, "This can lead directly to the countries in the Western Regions. If we have Dayan's control, there is no danger for the caravan to travel west. "

"Hey!" Ming Ye took a deep breath. He knew the situation of Ming Yu's caravan. If Ming Yu hadn't asked Hu people to lead the team, this caravan would not be able to do business back and forth smoothly. Because the country of Suixi was right between Dayan and the countries in the Western Regions, it was absolutely impossible for them to watch Dayan make trade with other countries, which was a great threat to them.

Now Ming Yu has discovered such a trade route, the important thing is not to be restricted by the Suixi Kingdom, so that the caravan trade can be done by everyone.

You must know that those businessmen always put the pursuit of profit in the first place, and for petty profits, even if they are unscrupulous, they must do it. Now take this simple and safe way of commerce, those people are afraid that they will flock to it, after all, if you take such a trip, the profit will be more than a hundred times a thousand times!

Ming Ye remembered that several people from the imperial court had asked him about the caravan before. All of these people had quite a lot of assets, and some of them were business owners. These people are very thoughtful, and they have already started the idea of ​​​​caravan, but due to the situation in the border areas, they are still a little undecided, and they want to see the situation.

Thinking of this, Ming Ye was a little anxious. If this caravan trade thing was rushing to do it, would they still have such a big profit margin? It is very simple, a piece of cake is only so big, one person and several people sharing it must not be on a par.

If the matter of the Xiqi Corridor spreads out, the caravans in the world will only be moved by the wind, which does not seem to be a good thing for them.

"I want to spread the word about this, so that the caravans can gather in Liangcheng and participate in the construction of the Xiqi Corridor." Ming Yu finally put forward his own idea. He wants more people to raise funds to develop Xiqi. corridor.

"Are you crazy?" Ming Ye stood up abruptly, and said in surprise: "If those merchants all go to the Western Regions to trade goods, what will happen to our caravan? Are you just watching the money you get pushed out?"

Ming Yu said this . What are you thinking about? But any normal person would not think like this, right? Are there people in the world who think they make too much money and want others to share the benefits?

Obviously, the piece of cake Ming Ye saw was very tempting. Even if it wasn't publicized, there would still be people trying to infiltrate it. Wouldn't it be great if it was publicized? How do they make money?

Ming Yu had long expected Ming Ye's reaction and said with a smile: "Brother Prince, don't worry, if I said that if I did as I did, our profits could be a hundred times and a thousand times more than we are now?"

"What?" Ming Ye has already guessed the truth and falsehood of what Transparent Yu said, and the profit is a hundred times and a thousand times more than it is now. Are you sure that you are not joking?

Ming Yu pulled Ming Ye to sit down, as if he had seen through Ming Ye's mind, and said seriously: "I'm not kidding."

Ming Ye looked at Ming Yu, calmed down, nodded and said, "Then talk about it, What do you want to do?"

Ming Yu sorted out his thoughts, he already had some general ideas before, but until now, these ideas have been very clear.

"I have already asked my father to put the Xiqi Corridor under the jurisdiction of Liangcheng, so that Liangcheng and the Xiqi Corridor will be built into an economic and commercial circle. The Xiqi Corridor must be built and developed to attract more businessmen. The team will go to trade. At that time, an export and import supervision zone will be built in Liangcheng. First, can we monitor whether the goods coming in and out are illegal? Second, we can set tariffs at the entry and exit ports, and ten taxes and two or three will be enough to improve Dayan. Towards the current predicament of lack of money."

Ming Yu explained, at first Ming Ye didn't understand what he said, but after hearing it, Ming Ye's heart was beating uncontrollably.

Because of the success of Mingyu's caravan, he knew the benefits too well. The caravan sold Dayan's silk, porcelain, tea products to the Western Regions. The rare and precious things were valuable in the West. Then the Western Regions The items returned to Dayan were even more maddening, and they made a lot of money. The benefits of this can prompt many caravans with a keen sense of smell to gather in Liangcheng, and they don't have to do anything, just guard the checkpoint, and a single tax of two or three can be worth dozens of trips to the Western Regions.

The treasury is now empty. If this tariff plan can succeed, then the Dayan Dynasty will definitely be different from what it used to be.

However, Ming Ye was a little worried. After all, the enemy of the Suixi Kingdom was still watching, and they could not react to the Xiqi Corridor incident. If the war is together, are those businessmen still willing to go?

Ming Ye raised what he was worried about, Ming Yu frowned, and this was what he was worried about, "So, the Xiqi Corridor must have troops stationed and built defensive gates and cities. Just in case of emergencies."

Speaking of this At one point, I returned to the original topic. Garrisoning troops and building pass cities require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the imperial court simply cannot provide them.

Ming Yu said confidently: "So I have an idea, that is, let willing merchants raise funds. If they want to go west for foreign trade, let them pay a deposit, and only in this way can they go out of customs. And with this guarantee, we will send the army to guard the safety of the caravan, of course, if the guards travel, they will always have to pay for the hard work."

For now, this is the safest way. The army protects the caravan, at least it can make Suixi have some scruples. They already have a weapon to deal with the cavalry, as long as the barbarians dare to come, they will be able to go back and forth.

"With this deposit, we can prepare in advance and raise troops to build a city. When the tax is actually collected, there will be no shortage of money. At that time, 10% of the tax will be enough for the next development. The remaining prince Is it not a great achievement for the prince's brother to hand over the elder brother to the court?"

Ming Yu's words have already indicated that the credit is entirely attributed to the prince, and he does not take half of it, and only develops his own territory.

Ming Ye was very moved, and only the Fourteenth Brother could think of him like that. What Ming Yu said was justified and well-founded. If such a great contribution falls on his head, his position in the court will be unshakable.

It's just that he never thought that there would be such a way. This is almost a treaty of overlords. In this gentleman's magnanimous social cognition, probably only Ming Yu can come up with such a rogue way.

"This... businessmen are all open to money. If they don't see anything, they have to pay a large sum of money in advance, so can they be willing?" Ming Ye was a little unconvinced that this plan would work.

Ming Yu said with a smile : "How do you know if you don't try it?"