The same weight of silk can be exchanged for the same weight of gold!
This is faster than robbing money.
All the officials were overjoyed, especially the Minister of Revenue Xu Wenshu, whose mouth was smiling so much that it reached his ears!
I paid for it! I really paid for it!
Such a good thing happened when he was in office. How will future generations view him?
Wouldn't this definitely go down in history?
Emperor Jing was also amazed: "Our country's silk has always been sought after by other countries, but why are Westerners so crazy about it?"
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, things are valuable because they are rare. They have never seen anything like it before, so they naturally scramble to buy it. Good things are recognized by everyone no matter where they are."
Lai Gou'er said, "Yes, the nobles of Gannan not only don't think it's expensive, but also think they've made a profit. And porcelain is also sought after by the nobles in the palace of Gannan. Overseas countries all say that our Dajing products are exquisitely crafted and have a profound and extraordinary heritage."
"In addition, many countries have set aside a piece of land specifically for our Dajing military and civilians to rest in order to show their friendship to our country."
Lai Gou'er continued to slide his finger on the map: "These are the ports we found along the coast. Some are undeveloped natural ports discovered by the Dajing fleet. After exchanging gold and silver, Lord Zheng has purchased these ports in some small countries to serve as transit points for our Dajing Navy in the future."
Emperor Jing's eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled, and he looked at Zheng Hui with admiration.
This was done really beautifully, and it was equivalent to expanding the territory to some extent!
"What do these red marks mean?" Emperor Jing asked, pointing to a red symbol on the map that looked like a knife.
Lai Gou'er said, "Your Majesty, not all the countries we passed by were as friendly as Ganan. The red-marked areas represent areas with fierce folks or unique customs. Our fleet had some conflicts with them."
"These people were rude and difficult to communicate with. They once took the initiative to attack our Dajing fleet and attempted to rob supplies. However, our Dajing Navy fought hard and finally demanded compensation and established diplomatic relations with them peacefully."
"Although this journey took a lot of time, all the countries we passed by along the way praised our great kindness to the people and our generosity!"
Emperor Jing was beaming with joy, and said, "Well done, keep going."
"The fleet's final destination was Feka. We had originally planned to continue exploring the western continent after arriving at Feka, but after such a long time sailing on the sea, all the soldiers on board knew that they had reached their destination and were eager to return home. They were unable to continue exploring. So they could only rest in Feka and record their return to Dajing."
Lai Gou'er hesitated for a moment and looked at Fang Zhengyi.
I don't know if it's appropriate to talk about the conflict between Feika and the church here.
It would be terrible if I spoke directly to His Majesty and made him angry.
However, seeing Fang Zheng nod, Lai Gou'er mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, I have inquired among the people and found that the Western countries west of Feka all respect the Taifu Church. We had a conflict with the church after we landed, which is one of the reasons why we returned quickly."
Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment: "What happened?"
"When the fleet left, their king was already seriously ill. Our crew members gave some good advice, but it conflicted with their church customs, and they wanted to execute our Dajing crew members, so a conflict arose."
The ministers were in an uproar.
"What a barbaric force this church is. They want to take people's lives for just a few words. It's ridiculous. Don't they have a court to uphold justice?" someone asked loudly.
Fang Zheng replied, "It's the foreign monk who controls the government!"
The ministers suddenly realized.
I understand that monks cause chaos in politics. There is history of this.
Emperor Jing sneered: "The Western court is so incompetent that they can let monks control the government. How ridiculous."
Lai Gou'er said cautiously, "Yes, according to my humble observation, there are many countries in the West. If we offend Taifu Sect, it may be difficult to carry out subsequent trade and diplomatic relations."
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "You have done a good job. You don't have to worry about it. So, are there any other gains besides this?"
With Dajing's current strength, Emperor Jing really didn't take this matter to heart.
Hearing that he had to continue reporting his achievements, Lai Gou'er looked at Zheng Hui and said, "I only know more about the maps, and the rest was done by Lord Zheng himself."
Zheng Hui was deeply moved when he heard this.
He was extremely optimistic about Lai Gou'er's performance along the way, and they had a deep relationship after getting along with each other for so many years.
Therefore, now that there is such a good opportunity, he is willing to let Lai Gouer perform. On the other hand, he has become indifferent to many things after all the ups and downs along the way.
Some things are better left to go with the flow.
However, he did not expect Lai Gou'er to push the opportunity back. Zheng Hui could only step forward and say, "Your Majesty, in addition to this, we returned from Feika and visited the countries along the way again. Twenty-three countries are willing to send envoys to our Dajing to meet Your Majesty. Finally, the gold, silver, treasures, and silver brought back by the fleet totaled more than 16,350,000 taels."
"......"
Emperor Jing felt dizzy and murmured, "How much?"
"The total is about 16.35 million taels of silver, Your Majesty." Zheng Hui said seriously.
The officials were also dumbfounded.
What is the concept of 16.35 million taels? Seven or eight years ago, Dajing's annual income was just over 20 million taels!
The total cost of the sea-going fleet was only about one million taels of silver. This time, in addition to purchasing land overseas and promoting national prestige, they also brought back 16 million taels of silver!
A fleet that is as rich as a country! ?
My God...the world has really changed. It's become unrecognizable.
Xu Wenshu was so excited that he was shaking, and all the wrinkles on his old face were stretched out!
Rich! Rich!
If this money is deposited into the national treasury, there will be no need to worry about doing things in the future. Whoever wants money can just be approved directly.
Will it be so easy for an official in the Ministry of Revenue one day?
Moreover, this is just the initial exploration of the West. Now that the route is clear, if we send more ships out to sea in the future, wouldn’t it be possible to earn tens of millions of taels of silver every year just from maritime trade? !
The more Xu Wenshu thought about it, the more excited he became, and he kept swallowing his saliva.
If the entire Western world is thoroughly explored... My God, wouldn't the annual revenue of the national treasury in the future be counted in tens of millions of taels?
Can annual income still be counted in 100 million? ! This is a miracle never seen before!
Everyone had the same thought, and as they were thinking, their eyes turned to Fang Zhengyi.
It's him!
If he hadn't been constantly making trouble for Kaihai, would Dajing be what it is today?
Holy shit! This guy is so lucky... This is an unprecedented achievement, an unprecedented achievement!
All the officials were filled with envy.
At this moment, the most watched person in the court lowered his head, silently calculating in his heart.
So much money is flowing in...it's like a flood, the money is going to be gone, we have to find a way to make more investments!
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