There is a cellar in the backyard of the house, which is the temporary warehouse of the family, and Xie Xiaowan locks all the silver and valuable belongings in the cellar.

In the cellar at this time, Zhu Houxi was pouting and squatting in front of the cash box to count the silver, and from time to time there was a spring-like laugh of a male duck, and a large number of silver ingots with white flowers were piled up on the ground.

"Quack, five thousand eight hundred taels, all the silver I earned, quack!" Zhu Houxi took two ingots of silver and danced and laughed.

Xu Jin really wanted to kick this kid into the cash box and lock it up, the laughter was too harsh, and there was an echo in the cellar, which made his ears buzz.

This nearly 6,000 taels of silver is the dividends of the carriage and horse shop for two years, although it is not even a hair for the emperor, but after all, it is the money earned by his own investment, and the little emperor is naturally very excited.

Xu Jin understands Zhu Houxi's mood at the moment, thinking that he earned the first money by selling newspapers during his school studies, although it was only a few dozen yuan, he was still so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.

"Xu Jin, you said that in the future, the annual dividends of the carriage and horse shop can reach 80,000 taels?" Zhu Houxi turned around and asked, his face was red with excitement, and Xu Jin seemed to be able to see two golden ingots in his eyes.

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Yes, even more!" ”

"Eighty thousand taels, isn't that equivalent to the grain tax income of a low-class government, quack...... Goo-goo-goo! Zhu Houxi probably also noticed that his laughter was a little harsh, and immediately covered his mouth, which turned out to be an old hen cooing.

The two walked out of the cellar, Xu Jin locked the thick door, Zhu Houxi brushed the dust on his body, and said with his hands in a hurry: "Xu Jin, think about what other ways you can make money, let's make a fortune together!" ”

Xu Jin teased: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's people." The emperor is rich all over the world, and he is embarrassed to compete with the people for profit? ”

Zhu Houxi pouted and said: "The world is bustling, all for profit." The world is crowded, all for profit. Although I am the Son of Heaven, I also need food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Ordinary people can make money in business, and of course I can make money in business. However, I declare in advance that I can't do illegal things in my name, otherwise I will be severely punished, well, it's better not to even mention me, and I'll be an invisible shareholder. ”

"Naturally, our carriage and horse shops are doing legitimate business, operating with integrity, and in accordance with laws and regulations." Xu Jin looked calm, when SF Car and Horse Shop opened, he repeatedly emphasized to Han Sanjin that he would not make illegal money, and he would not make money without conscience. Of course, with the emperor's back to the golden lacquer signboard, even if you don't use it, others don't have eyes to see it, so you don't need to mention it at all, others will take the initiative to retreat.

Zhu Houxi nodded when he heard this: "That's fine, as long as I don't ruin my reputation, hurry up and think of other ways to make money, I'm so poor now that I can't even open the pot." ”

The fastest way to make money is naturally to issue lottery tickets, but in the feudal society dominated by agriculture, the economic foundation is already weak, and the issuance of lottery tickets will bring disaster to the country and the people, and this lack of morality can not be done.

In addition, opening a bank is an excellent method, but the interests involved are too wide, and it is not easy for this proposal to be approved by the court, so it is impossible to get it done in a short time. In fact, the real sense of money only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, and it only began to prevail in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Xu Jin has to carefully scrutinize its feasibility before he can give a specific plan.

Xu Jin suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and asked, "Did the emperor meet with the Franco-Tribute Envoy Pires?" ”

Zhu Houxi sighed lightly and said strangely: "You also know that red-haired and blue-eyed guy?" ”

Xu Jin went back to the inner room and took out the glass mirror and handed it to Zhu Houxi, saying, "I met that Pires on the street before and did him a small favor, which he gave me." ”

Zhu Houxi flipped through the mirror casually, nodded and said: "This glass mirror is very good, much clearer than the bronze mirror, and that guy also gave me a piece, but it's a pity that it's too small." ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "So the emperor has already met Pires?" Can the emperor agree to exchange trade with Franc Machine? ”

Zhu Houxi shook his head and said: "My dynasty has banned maritime trade since Taizu, this is an ancestral training, even if I agree, those old guys will not agree." ”

Xu Jin frowned and asked, "Then we didn't accept the tribute from the Buddha Lang Ji either?" ”

Although the Ming Dynasty banned maritime trade, it accepted tribute, and there were municipal shipping divisions in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong to accept tribute from overseas countries. The so-called tributary is actually a disguised maritime trade, but the Ming Dynasty regards itself as the superior country of the Celestial Empire, and what it wants is meaningless face, while what the tributary country wants is affordable.

Zhu Houxi pouted and said: "Let's not say that the Buddha Langji does not have my Ming Dynasty's tributary survey, even if there is, I will not accept the tribute of such a rogue country!" ”

Xu Jin was slightly stunned and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"Hey, it's a coincidence, I was about to summon Napireth a few days ago, but the envoys of Manraka (Malacca Dynasty) came to the capital and wrote to me to cry and complain, saying that the Francos had destroyed their country, and begged me to send troops to restore them for them."

Xu Jin frowned and said, "Then the emperor agreed?" ”

Zhu Houxi shook his head and said: "How is it possible, I am not stupid, I just reprimanded Napires, issued an edict to order Fu Langji to return the land of Manchuria, and then sent someone to send him back to Guangzhou Mansion and expel him from my Ming border." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but sigh secretly, Da Ming rejected the trade request of the Franc Machine, I am afraid that trouble will come soon, these sea adventurers, who have crossed thousands of miles across the ocean, can do anything for profit, and a small country like Manraka will be easily destroyed by them. It is estimated that India has now become their colony.

"Xu Jin, with your expression, could it be that I did something wrong?" Zhu Houxi asked a little weakly, he had just sat on the throne for the full moon, and he had not yet established the self-confidence of the emperor, and he had an almost blind trust in Xu Jin in his heart, so he asked this question.

Xu Jin couldn't bear to hit the little emperor's self-confidence, not to mention that it was not an overnight thing to open the sea ban, and said with a smile: "The emperor is doing very well, Manraka is a tributary country of the Ming Dynasty, and as the boss, he will definitely stand up for the younger brother." It is also an extremely wise decision that you did not agree to Manraka to send troops to help him restore the country, and it is enough to export, and we will not do such a thankless task as sending troops. ”

"Hehe, that nature, I don't want to be that wrong!" Zhu Houxi suddenly became proud, but immediately sighed and said: "If our Ming sailors are half as powerful as Chengzu back then, it would be easy to send troops to Manga. I think what kind of majesty the eunuchs of Sanbao went to the West seven times back then, and everywhere they passed, all the countries did not surrender! ”

Xu Jin pursed his lips secretly, and said in his heart, don't mention Zheng He's going to the West, the Westerners are plundering interests and competing for colonies, while Zheng He went to the West to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, he still wants to save face, waste taxpayers' money in vain, there is no return of interests, all rely on the support of the treasury, and the gold and silver mountains will be exhausted, just ask how this kind of thing can last for a long time.

It is precisely because of the huge cost that after Zheng He's death, the Ming Dynasty never sent a fleet to the Western Ocean, and later even the precious navigation charts that Zheng He obtained in his life were burned by the pedantic and ignorant loyal minister Liu Daxia during the Hongzhi Dynasty, what a special fuck!

Zhu Houxi sighed and asked curiously: "By the way, Xu Jin, I made you want to make money, why are you so dignified Tina Pires?" ”

Xu Jin pointed to the glass mirror in Zhu Houxi's hand, and said with a smile: "Doesn't the emperor think that this is a good business to make money?" ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Yes, why didn't I think of this." ”

The glass mirror is delicate, much stronger than the clarity of the bronze mirror, once launched, it will definitely be highly sought after by women, although the common people may not be able to afford it, but the official ladies who can afford it, there are a lot of beautiful girls. It's definitely a lucrative business, monopoly means huge profits, and of course, provided you master the technology to make glass mirrors!

"I'm going to send someone to intercept that Pires and ask for a way to make a glass mirror!" Zhu Houxi rushed to the tunnel.

Xu Jin coughed lightly and reminded: "Your Majesty, we are civilized people, and we can't take other people's technology for nothing!" ”

"Hehe, yes, I spend money to buy it from him, if you dare not sell it, I will keep him for the New Year!" Zhu Houxi smiled, looking like a philistine and a profiteer.

Xu Jin poured cold water and said: "Pires is just a merchant who sells goods, and he doesn't necessarily know how to make glass. ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "By the way, what should I do?" ”

"We can first find a craftsman to study it and see if we can make it, as long as we can refine transparent glass, the remaining plating should be easy to solve."

Zhu Houxi said lightly when he heard this: "This is simple, I'll let the Ministry of Industry ...... when I go back No, we must not let those old guys know about our business, otherwise I will not be at peace, so let's find some experienced old craftsmen to study by yourself, and how much you spend will be deducted from my dividends, and the money will be yours! ”

Xu Jin also means this, if it is handed over to the Ministry of Industry for research, and then it will be studied, then whose glass-making technology is it? Of course, I did it myself!