As an important figure in assisting Emperor Yonglong to win the final battle for the throne, King Zhongshun was of course well aware of the entanglements and conflicts of interest, and he also understood how wide the scope and weight of the strategy of opening the sea would be once it was rolled out.

He is now Emperor Yonglong's right-hand man, but he still acts as a link in the intelligence system of Emperor Yonglong, cooperating with the Dragon Commander, and will also help Emperor Yonglong to judge and analyze and make suggestions against Emperor Taishang and Prince Yizhong and other imperial brothers and brothers who may pose a threat to Emperor Yonglong.

But he also knows very well that as the throne of Emperor Yonglong becomes stable, when Emperor Taishang dies and Emperor Yonglong is no longer a threat to the throne, then his importance will be greatly reduced, and this time will not be too long.

Therefore, if you can find a "career" that is more suitable for you to participate in before this, or that your son can also participate in it, it will undoubtedly be able to continue the importance of your own lineage for a longer time, and if it can be extended to the future after Emperor Yonglong's son succeeds to the throne, it would be the best.

"......, Yinzhuang not only provides silver loan support for Denglai's sailors and trade, but also follows the strategy of the imperial court, such as Nanyang Maritime Trade, if you need to expand the size of the fleet and build a new tea field porcelain kiln, Yinzhuang can also provide support,......

King Chung Shun was very business-minded.

His Mingyue Building is currently the second best opera garden in Beijing except for Daguan Building, in addition to grabbing the top brand of Jiang Qiguan, King Zhongshun has also spent some effort on management.

Of course, he also has the advantage of pretending to understand social conditions and public opinion to pretend to be public and private, but just because people will use their brains like this, Feng Ziying feels that this prince is not simple, at least he is not a pedantic stupid person.

Many people can't see the benefits of Yinzhuang now, but because of the lending business involved, everyone can also see the risks, and how to avoid and reduce this risk, many people have not yet figured out the reason.

King Zhongshun can certainly see the mystery of this, but it depends on how he determines it.

"Ziying, the matter of Yinzhuang, we will come down and discuss it in detail, but Lone must follow the opinion of the imperial brother, and will also support all the decisions of the imperial brother, well, Lone wants to know more about the trade of Liaodong, Korea, Japan, and even the more distant Ezo land, Haixi and savage Jurchen that you said, well, you also mentioned the exclusive use of sea trade just now, um, what does this mean?"

Compared with ordinary merchants, King Zhongshun undoubtedly has a higher and farther vision, after all, he has been by the emperor's side for many years, and most of the people he deals with are Long Banwei and important ministers in the court, and his knowledge and judgment ability are much stronger than ordinary merchants.

Compared with the ministers, he did not have as many constraints and rules as the ministers, and his thinking was more inclined to businessmen.

So the combination of the two made him immediately smell a word coined by Feng Ziying - the exclusive right of sea trade.

It is mentioned in the strategy of opening the sea that the sea trade route can be opened by paying a concession fee to the imperial court, but now there is a sea trade exclusive right, which is obviously more exciting.

"Lord, this sea trade exclusivity does not refer to Liaodong, Korea and Japan, these sea trade routes have actually been included in the imperial court's strategy to open the sea, the sea trade exclusivity I am talking about refers to the Ezo land and the Haixi Jurchens, savage Jurchens, these shipping routes are still in a blank, and they need powerful people to send people out of ships and silver, and even weapons and orders to explore, and even after finding the route, they will also establish bases and trading stations, and sign more business agreements with these Ezo people, Haixi Jurchens and savage Jurchen tribes, well, To say a polite word, it is to represent the imperial court to fight the front station and open the way,......"

King Zhongshun nodded slightly, expressing understanding: "Ziying, you mean that you may continue to invest manpower, material and financial resources in the early stage, but you may not see any benefits in the short term?" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, you should understand how difficult it is to open up a new maritime trade route, and you may lose many people and ships, but once you find out this route, it will naturally be a lot of money, but other people may also follow, so what about the initial investment and expenses? Therefore, as long as this is the case, the imperial court will grant it the exclusive right to enjoy maritime trade for a certain period of time, such as three years, five years, or even ten or twenty years after the discovery of the route, depending on its difficulty, but in any case, it must ensure that the first discoverer has a good return, otherwise who will do this kind of thing in the future? ”

Feng Ziying talked eloquently.

If King Zhongshun was willing to take the initiative to intervene in this area, Feng Ziying couldn't ask for it.

The future of the connection between Ezo and Hercynian and Savage Jurchen on the sea route is not only from the perspective of commercial interests, but more importantly, it is necessary to make the backyard of the Jianzhou Jurchen on fire.

At this point, even if the court spends money, it has to be done.

Of course, if there are merchants who are willing to take the lead in opening the way, of course, it is better, and the condition that the imperial court can give is a certain number of years of trade exclusivity, which will also make many people excited.

"Not only limited to Ezo and Hercynian and Savage Jurchens, but even more distant and undiscovered places, as long as it can bring benefits to the imperial court, the imperial court will not hesitate to give rich returns, and the imperial court will establish such a model, and may even spend money to support this kind of discovery that is almost an adventure in the future,......"

This is almost the prototype of the colonization company, of course, in the early stage, it will be a commercial front, and later it will depend on the situation.

King Zhongshun leaned forward slightly to show how much he attached importance to this matter: "Ziying, you give this king a word of truth, have you caused anything in this matter?" In addition, if the king wants to participate, how will it operate? ”

"Does the prince really want to participate?" Feng Ziying deliberately asked rhetorically: "This can be considered clearly, the initial investment is huge, and once you get involved, if you want to quit halfway, I'm afraid you will lose a lot of money, and it will also ruin the reputation of the prince, and in other similar situations in the future, I am afraid that people will not welcome the prince." ”

Zhongshun Wang gritted his teeth, "Lone has already decided, the matter of Yinzhuang, Lone follows the royal brother, but this matter of the exclusive right of sea trade, Lone thinks it is very interesting, well, the risk is great, but the reward is greater, Ziying, this situation of Ezo and Haixi Jurchen and Savage Jurchen, don't fool Lone, Lone has to move the coffin book out." ”

"The prince laughed, how can a little silver enter the eyes of the prince? A bright moon building, the prince spent no less than 80,000 taels of silver, right? Feng Ziying said with a smile.

"Hmph, Ziying, you don't mention this, Lone almost forgot, Lone just bought Mingyue Building, and finally tossed it, you pull this group of people to build a big view building, are you deliberately fighting Lone?" King Zhongshun got angry when he thought of this, and the reputation of this Daguanlou is now greater than that of Mingyue Tower, and the two are also chess opponents in business, and they are evenly matched.

"The prince's words are wrong." Feng Ziying took a long time, "Ziying just wants to ask, when Daguanlou opened, it was difficult to separate from Mingyuelou, but did Mingyuelou's business decline?" No, in fact, not only is the business of Mingyue Tower better, but the business of Swallow Building and Huanliang Pavilion should also be affected, but according to Ziying's understanding, they have not been affected, or even better. ”

King Zhongshun couldn't help nodding after being stunned, this is indeed the case, the person in charge of the operation came to tell him, he still didn't believe it, but he couldn't think of a reason.

"Ziying, what is the reason for this?"

"Without him, the fight between Mingyue Tower and Daguanlou has made our two businesses better, Mingyue Lou has Jiang Qiguan, Daguanlou has Liu Xianglian, and the two stars compete for glory, which makes this business very popular in Jingshi City, there are more people who like to watch and listen to operas, the whole group has expanded, and the four families have a greater reputation, so naturally the guests with status go to these families, and the business will be better." Feng Ziying laughed, "This is called a win-win situation." ”

"Win-win?" If the king of Zhongshun realized, "Then Ziying, will it be a win-win situation for Lone to participate in this expedition and enjoy the exclusive right of sea trade?" ”

"The prince really sees it, just the prince, I estimate that the prince may not be able to have this ability, this has to go on an expedition, to find a route, to build a merchant station and trade routes, not just by silver can do, someone has to have a ship, and it is a person who can sail and dare to venture to the sea, in addition to the crew, interpreter, craftsman these are indispensable, the prince really wants to do this, it is best to cooperate with the maritime business, and the maritime merchants are also willing to cooperate with people like the prince, and even can choose some other people who are also interested in this line, after all, this line of business is risky and expensive, everyone jointly invests and contributes people, and jointly manages this business to make a living, so as to last for a long time. Feng Ziying smiled, "This is also a win-win situation, and it is a win-win situation for many people, even including the imperial court." ”

The king of loyalty was thrilled.

Feng Ziying's description is not a drawing on paper, it is really well-founded, and the King of Zhongshun thinks that Feng Ziying will neither dare nor deceive himself, and he can be regarded as honest with him, so this business is worth it.

"Ziying, if this king cooperates with these maritime merchants, what will be the matter? Well, will the imperial historians of the DPRK and China ......"

"Lord, this is what the imperial court advocates and promotes, and the prince is also dedicated to the country. If other people are willing, they are also welcome to participate, and this does not involve any abuse of power for personal gain and greed for ink, and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate is even welcome to supervise. Feng Ziying was very reasonable, "That's why I said that the more people involved, the better, if the prince can invite more people with different identities to participate, everyone will jointly contribute and share risks, Ziying believes that this kind of thing will go more smoothly." ”

King Zhongshun's eyes lit up.

He has already heard Feng Ziying's voice, different identities, more people, then you can form more communities of interests, and you can also join forces to resist external pressure.