Datang: at the Beginning, Eat Fruit

　　"Hehe, when there are more cattle and sheep, the meat will be cheaper, and the people of Datang will finally be able to eat meat regularly." Li Er said happily.

　　"Father, can my son stay on the island for a few days?" Li Chengqian, who was running over with a plate of grilled squid whiskers, looked at his father eagerly.

　　The weather in Chang'an is so cold that you don't want to go out, how can there be a beautiful island right now.

　　Li Chengqian was eager to play in the sea like other ministers, or go out to fish in a small boat. When he was tired, he buried himself in the sand on the beach and slept comfortably for a while.

　　Today, he played on the island for a long time, but Li Chengqian found that he couldn't experience many interesting projects. Who made him not have a swimsuit ready.

　　"Haha, Ganer, after the palace is built, you can stay as long as you want." Li Er laughed.

　　Not only the prince Li Chengqian, but all his emperors, princesses, and several concubines he loves brought to the island.

　　By the end of the year, when the sacrifice is completed, Li Er has already planned to spend the New Year on the island.

　　"Qian'er, the palace on the island should be completed next month." Queen Changsun comforted.

　　That was tens of thousands of dollars that were deliberately spent from the Tang treasury. Fortunately, Baiguan did not object.

　　Originally, Li Er was going to rebuild the Daming Palace last year, and which of the hundred officials was not against him.And coupled with the year-round expenditures, the treasury is empty, and there is really no money.

　　Due to the Tang counterattack against the Eastern Turks, the battle that was originally planned to end next year took only two months.

　　After destroying the Eastern Turks, they captured a large number of cattle, sheep and jewelry.

　　Although most of the awards were given to the soldiers, a large amount of military salaries were still saved, and the treasury is now quite generous. .

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　　Although it was not in line with his plan, Chengqian wanted to beg Lu Xiu, hoping that Lu Xiu would agree to let him stay.

　　Now that he got Li Er's exact answer, Li Chengqian was satisfied.

　　After eating the squid whiskers, his stomach didn't seem full, so he took a plate and ran to the barbecue grill with garlic oysters.

　　"Son-in-law, what do you think of Chengqian?" Seeing Chengqian leaving, Li Er asked Lu Xiu.

　　"How can I see, of course I see it with my eyes." After reading some jokes on the Internet, Lu Xiu, who was outspoken, said it without hesitation.

　　Li Yuan, who was on the side, quickly understood the meaning of Li Er's words, and said lightly: "Involving the inheritance of the royal heirs, you ask Lu Xiaoyou what to do, do you want to appoint another prince?"

　　"How come, I just want to talk to my son-in-law." Li Er said embarrassingly.

　　"My point of view?"

　　According to historical development, Li Chengqian is not a qualified prince.Moreover, most of Li Er's princes have no good end.

　　The ninth prince Li Zhi was the last to inherit the throne. In fact, there was really no one left. All princes died, and all the princes died. Obviously, it can be seen from this that Li Er is not a good father!

　　"How should I put it, from the perspective of the Crown Prince's style of doing things, the pattern is not big enough. Forget it, let's not talk about it, I don't want to participate in the trivial matters of the royal family." Lu Xiudao.

　　"Actually, what Your Majesty thinks is which prince the son-in-law is optimistic about, you can say it first. If the son-in-law supports other princes in the future, it may cause turmoil in the Tang Dynasty." Empress Zhangsun said carefully.

　　Earlier, three princes had been brought out. If Lu Xiu said he was optimistic about Li Ke, Empress Zhangsun didn't know what to do.

　　"It doesn't matter to me who is the emperor. Besides, you don't have to worry about establishing a reserve so quickly. With me, it will naturally guarantee you a few decades to live. What are you anxious about?"

　　The ability of the fruit of surgery can cure most diseases, so Li Er's lifespan will not be shorter than history.

　　"Hehe, I don't want to wait for them to grow up, like my father, I want to give up the throne and enjoy life." Li Er, who was assured by Lu Xiu, had a smile on his face.

　　Which emperor is not extravagant of longevity, Li Er is the same.

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　　I just had enough to eat, so I couldn't go to sea for the time being.

　　Cheng Yaojin ran to Lu Xiu's side.

　　Wearing a pair of big pants for a few days, the skin on her body was extremely dark from the sun.

　　"Little brother Lu, I'm here to ask you about the Chamber of Commerce, hehe, can you really get the fruit of Zhuanzhuan?" Cheng Yaojin said.

　　"That's right."

　　"I am perfecting the specific rules. There are two basic requirements that must be completed. You can listen to it."

　　"One, there is at least one ship that can go out to sea."

　　The business of the chamber of commerce will mainly be going to sea in a short period of time to trade with other countries, and the building ship is the root of the foundation.

　　"Building boat, I don't have one now. Brother Lu, I don't know how much it will cost to build one." Cheng Yaojin grimaced.

　　"In Yangzhou's shipyard, it will cost at least [-] kan to build one." The shipyard is owned by Lu Xiu, so the cost is saved a lot, and it only costs a few thousand kan.

　　"Well, [-] is not too much, I can make it together by smashing the pot and selling iron." Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth.If you can get the fruit from Lu Xiu, spending [-] yuan is nothing.

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　　"Second, the membership fee of the Chamber of Commerce is 20 yuan per year, and it can be temporarily given to you in the first year. At the same time, every time the caravan returns from the sea, the Chamber of Commerce will collect [-]% of the money you earn."

　　Lu Xiu's plan for next year is that one ship will go out to sea to explore the world, and the other will lead a team to go out to sea for trade.

　　It is considered to pay the usage fee of the three Zhuanzhuan fruits and his protection fee.

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　　If there is no fruit of Lu Xiumen, the risk of going to sea is extremely great. Maybe a storm will make everything invested in it go to waste.

　　Li Er, who was listening on the side, was also a little moved on his face.

　　If you can prepare a few ships to go to sea with Lu Xiu and the others, it will not be difficult to make some private money.

　　Every attempt to spend some money and withdraw money from the treasury will be opposed by ministers.

　　Although it seems that 20% of the payment to Lu Xiu is a lot, but thinking about Linyi alone for more than ten days, everyone has made a lot of money.

　　The sea is extremely wide, and it is not difficult to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

　　It can be seen from the merchants from the Western Regions who came from the Silk Road in the Hexi Corridor that the silk, porcelain and other goods of the Tang Dynasty were deeply loved by foreigners.

　　So Li Er's next thought was to destroy the Western Turks and regain control of the Hexi Corridor.

　　"Son-in-law, I want to take part in one, but I don't know if I can." Li Er said.

　　"As long as the two conditions I gave are met, of course. The fleet in the Chamber of Commerce, I plan to set off in April next year, you can prepare in advance." Lu Xiudao.Four.

Chapter 207

　　Therefore, Cheng Yaojin explained the content of this conversation with Lu Xiu in detail to several of his old friends.

　　From Lin Yi and his party, everyone understood the huge profits hidden in maritime trade.

　　For example, a piece of silk in Chang'an can only be sold for two or three kangaroos at most, but in the eyes of the natives of Linyi, it can sell for a dozen or even twenty kangaroos.

　　The one who set the highest record was Changsun Wuji, who exchanged several pieces of cloth for a large box of jade.

　　"But the premise of going to sea is to have a boat. It takes [-] tons to build a building ship, and then the preparation of the goods. In general, without the cost of [-] to [-] tons, it can't support going to sea at all."

　　Du Ruhui thought about it in his heart, then shook his head.

　　He purchased half an mu of land on Mingyu Island and spent thousands of dollars.In addition to the hundreds of dollars needed to build a house on the island, the family was almost emptied of property, unless it was borrowed from other relatives.

　　"Yeah, a big deal with an investment of tens of thousands of dollars. If you lose money, wouldn't you have to lose everything?" Yuchigong said with a stupefied tongue.

　　"Yuchi Heizi, can you make a little bit of money? With the escort of Zhuang Lu, how could you possibly lose money. What you should think about is that if you make a profit, it will be a big business that can make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year." The most rare The only thing is that Zhuang Lu wants to bring a piece to play. Even if I break the pot and sell the iron, I have to take part in the sale of the property. "If you count the fruits that you can get alone, it's already worth a lot, how can you lose money.

　　"Tens of thousands is a little more, and it's a bet on everything in the family. If it can be shared equally among several families, it may be able to reduce some of the burden." Zhangsun Wuji expressed his opinion.

　　In fact, the eldest grandson Wuji is not false, but he is not very wealthy. Most of the money is invested in Mingyu Island, and a small part is invested in tea.

　　When everyone hears it, isn't it? If you can get two or three friends to cooperate, tens of thousands of pieces can be split into thousands of pieces, and the risk will be much smaller.

　　When you make money, you can invest more.

　　"Pharmacist, after surviving from the desert island, we can continue to work together." Qin Qiong smiled.

　　"Well, each of us will give out [-] kuai, and it should be enough to sell part of the property." Li Jing nodded.

　　In ancient times, very few people would sell their land, so the price of land was very high.

　　But Li Jing does not think so, farmland may provide a guarantee for future generations.However, from Linyi's three crops a year of rice, and Lu Xiu's yield of several thousand catties of grain per mu, it is clear that the people may not be too short of grain in the future, and the price of land may even drop.

　　If you make a move at this time, you can not only get the money to go to sea, but also sell it at the best price.

　　Of course, it's just Li Jing's conjecture.

　　Originally, Li Jing could borrow some from his relatives, but his plan was still to sell the property.

　　After the expedition against the Eastern Turks, as the main general, he received a reward worth [-] to [-] yuan, most of which were real estate such as land, and it was just right to sell it.

　　Others have discussed with their friends how much money they will invest. Those with rich family assets can form a team of two, and those with little money can even make up ten people.

　　After tasting the sweetness from Lin Yi, it mobilized everyone's enthusiasm for making money.

　　"Little brother Lu, we have more than [-] people and we are divided into [-] groups. It should be possible, right?" After discussing it, Cheng Yaojin, who has a good relationship, reported the quota to Lu Xiu...  

　　Except for the wealthy Li Xiaogong, most of the other officials teamed up with their close friends.

　　The officials in the court, although they are powerful in Chang'an, do not have the background accumulated by aristocratic families, and it is difficult to support the cost of going to sea.

　　"Son-in-law, count me as one. I will send ten ships to sea next year, and at the same time, I will also accumulate experience for the Tang Dynasty to organize navy in the future." Li Er said lightly.

　　Lu Xiu calculated it, and with his two ships, there would be [-] ships in total, and the size of the Chamber of Commerce's fleet was beginning to take shape.

　　If each ship can be equipped with dozens of elite soldiers, without his help, it should be difficult to have an opponent on the sea.

　　"Yes, yes. But there are so many ships, I don't know if a shipyard in Yangzhou can build them in time. You'd better send someone to Yangzhou to ask." Lu Xiudao.

　　You must know that a ship at that time was built after a month of overtime in the shipyard.

　　"Nothing, in addition to the shipyard in Yangzhou, there is also another shipyard in Rencheng County, Jeju." Li Er smiled.

　　Jeju, located at the sea-going position of the Yellow River, is also very developed in water transportation. Like Yangzhou, it is an important node connecting river transportation and sea transportation.

　　"I'll go back to Yangzhou tonight when I have time, and let the shipyard work overtime to try to build a few more ships for you." Lu Xiu said.

　　"Brother Lao Lu, don't be polite to us. How much should a building ship be sold for?" Cheng Yaojin said generously. .