"this………"

Xia Yuanji was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's vow, Xia Yuanji said with some suspicion:

"Does this really exist?"

Xia Yuanji couldn't help but think of more. Shuntian Mansion was under preparation. If such a thing really existed, would it be able to be used by then?

If it can be used, what will the Shuntian Mansion look like when it is built?

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Old man Xia, I can lie to you about this. This kind of thing is called glass. The cost is very low. It is similar to colored glaze. It can be made with some sand. If I hadn't been so close to you,

Do you think I would call you for such a good thing?"

Xia Yuanji's eyes fluctuated slightly when he heard Zhu Zhanji's words. He was a little surprised that the glass in Zhu Zhanji's mouth could be made with just some sand like glass, but he did not doubt that Zhu Zhanji had lied to him.

After all, you can't deceive people about this kind of thing.

However, when he heard the last half of Zhu Zhanji's words, Xia Yuanji mercilessly exposed Zhu Zhanji's thoughts and said:

"His Royal Highness Taisun, you want the Ministry of Revenue to take the name of doing business for His Highness Taisun, right? It's just that the Ministry of Revenue paid 5 million taels of silver and only got 10% of the profit. Isn't it a bit too little?"

After being exposed, Zhu Zhanji said without any panic on his face: "Old man Xia, it's meaningless for you to say that. Without you, there is also the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. I think Huang Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War

Jin Shangshu and the others will still welcome another way to make money!"

Xia Yuanji glanced at Zhu Zhanji, kicked him with both hands, and said quietly: "But they don't have five million taels of silver!"

Zhu Zhanji: "There are craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry. With craftsmen, I can save the need to find workers."

Xia Yuanji: "The Ministry of Industry does not have five million!"

Zhu Zhanji: "I have good connections with the Ministry of War and I can talk to border officials. I can sell things on the grassland!"

Xia Yuanji: "The Ministry of War doesn't even have five million!"

Zhu Zhanji looked depressed: "Old man Xia, can you let me talk properly?"

Xia Yuanji's beard twitched twice, and with a bright smile on his face, he said: "Your Majesty, just say so!"

Zhu Zhanji's mouth twitched, he took out the trump card from the bottom of the box and said: "Did you know that the emperor gave me the Shipping Department and asked me to be responsible for the voyages to the West?"

Xia Yuanji: "Shibo Company also doesn't have five million taels of silver!"

Zhu Zhanji: “…”

"Old man Xia, I'm talking about the Shibo Department. Others don't know about the problems of the Shibo Department. Doesn't your household department also know about it?"

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but remind him.

Xia Yuanji is not stupid. After staying in the Ministry of Finance for so many years, most of the things Zheng He brought back from his voyages to the West had to pass through the hands of old man Xia. Zhu Zhanji didn't believe that the old fox couldn't understand the problem.

Since time travel, Zhu Zhanji's own personal experience told him that he never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients.

It's not that these people can't think of it, it's just that they follow the old rules and make them too lazy to do it, or in other words, they don't think about it.

And people who can think about it and are willing to think about it are often isolated and excluded because they behave in a unique way.

After all, others are acting according to the previous rules, but you want to stand up and break this rule. If you don't exclude who do you exclude?

Just like a madman and a genius, if someone is half a step faster, he is called a genius, and if someone is countless steps faster, he is called a madman.

This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanji never publicized it after he obtained the rights of the Shipping Company.

Sometimes, no matter how much you say, no matter how reasonable you say, it is not as effective as showing the results of the facts.

But judging from the time he spent in contact with Xia Yuanji, Zhu Zhanji didn't think Xia Yuanji was the kind of conservative person.

It is impossible for a conservative person to secure such an important position as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue under the rule of Zhu Di, a profligate emperor.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Zhanji reminded him, Xia Yuanji quickly figured out what Zhu Zhanji meant. He was stunned for a moment, and after a slight silence, he lowered his voice and asked:

"His Royal Highness Taisun wants to use the voyage to the West to open up sea trade?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly, looked at Xia Yuanji and asked, "Master Xia, are you afraid?"

Xia Yuanji nodded without hesitation: "I'm afraid, I am indeed afraid. Your Highness Taisun knows that the voyage to the West was originally opposed by the imperial court, but it was the emperor's insistence that pushed this matter forward!"

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Xia Yuanji strangely and said, "Isn't your household the one with the loudest objection?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xia Yuanji's face when he heard this, and then he said expressionlessly: "Every time he goes to the West, the emperor will ask the Ministry of Revenue to take out millions of taels of silver and give them to the countries along the way without asking for anything in return.

There is no benefit to this, and the veteran will naturally oppose this kind of loss-making business!"

"So now is the opportunity!"

Zhu Zhanji raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a confident smile:

"The Emperor has now handed over the Shipping Department to me, and I will be responsible for the voyage to the Western Sea. In this way, how to sail to the Western Sea, what to bring on board, how much to bring, what should be done and what should not be done when sailing to the Western Sea, naturally

It's me who has the final say.

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he looked at Xia Yuanji, whose face was somewhat moved, paused, and then added:

"Old man Xia, don't you want to turn this loss-making business into a profit a hundred times or ten thousand times from now on?"

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Xia Yuanji fell into silence.

If we talk about the people in the Ming Dynasty, who knows the most about the voyages to the West?

I'm afraid that apart from Zheng He, the only one who is in charge of the Ming Dynasty's money bag is Lao Beibi.

Xia Yuanji actually understood in his heart that if it was really like what Zhu Zhanji said.

The benefits are almost unimaginable.

He didn't dare to say it in the past because he knew very well that if he really said it.

His end will definitely not be good. I'm afraid that before things get started, the Confucian scholars will have drowned him with just a spit of spit.

But if the Shibo Division is controlled by this grandson...

Xia Yuanji felt a little cold, but his heart was filled with heat. He tightened his cotton robe tightly, and after a while he said:

"10% profit is not enough, at least 50%!"

Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes unceremoniously upon hearing this.

There was nothing he could do about the wool business. Not only did he have no money, he also had no way out. It didn't matter.

And after all, he is Zhu Di's grandson. Even if the current emperor's grandson wants to do business, he cannot do it under his own name.

Only then did we find the Ministry of Finance, a person with enough energy, strong connections, and wild enough ways to cooperate.

But the glass business and maritime trade are not so particular.

Maritime trade was not done within the Ming Dynasty. Once out to sea, the sky was high and the emperor was far away.

For glass, he can also seek cooperation from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

Whether it's getting a telescope or something else, he doesn't believe that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War are not interested.

I would definitely lick my face and beg him to put this kind of thing on the face of my department, or not to get any benefits,

Anyway, you can always pull someone into trouble, but other departments cannot be as rich as the Ministry of Accounts.

But if Xia Yuanji wants to open 50-50, it is naturally impossible.

He had seen Zhu Di's fate, and fighting a war was like coaxing a child, squeezing and squeezing, and finally managed to squeeze out some money for the war.

And just like that, I don’t know when this battle will be fought, Xia Yuanji will directly say that the court has no money, and then he can only return to the court in despair.

He didn't want to wait until he ascended the throne and have to look at other people's eyes.

So when it’s time to make money, you still have to work hard to make money.

Zhu Zhanji stretched out three fingers and said:

"Thirty percent, forget it if you don't agree. At worst, I'll do this again after a while, when I've collected enough wool on the grassland!"

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Xia Yuanji suddenly nodded his head, grinned and said with a row of old teeth: "It's a deal, the Ministry of Household Affairs will spend five million, and we will take 30% of the profit!"

Zhu Zhanji: “…”

The corner of Zhu Zhanji's mouth twitched, and he looked at Xia Yuanji, who had a proud look on his face. He didn't know that this old guy was imitating his exorbitant asking prices, and said speechlessly: "I said I was joking just now, do you believe it?"

Xia Yuanji squinted his eyes and said calmly: "Once a word has been said, it is hard to follow. As the crown prince, how can His Highness Taisun fail to keep his word?"

Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes: "You still know that I am your grandson!"

When it comes to business, you won’t suffer any losses!

After the matter was settled, Zhu Zhanji no longer planned to continue blowing the cold wind outside, so he planned to go back.
Chapter completed!