Chapter 1526: Lure

"Yes, it's going to the Western Ocean!"

Fang Xing dipped in the wine and drew a simple map of Nanyang on the table, pointing to Java and said: "There are a lot of gold and silver mines here, and the products are rich, and Java was wiped out by His Highness last time, it should be in a state of melee now , we only need to go to some troops, and it will become the territory of Ming Dynasty, the territory passed down from ancient times."

Zhu Yong's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is there really a gold and silver mine?"

"Replacement as fake!"

Fang Xing said: "Last time, I saw local natives taking gold nuggets for things. I asked, and they said that Java has them, and Sumatra also has them."

"Tsk!"

Zhang Fu said with a toothache: "There is an earth king in Sumatra! The first emperor even gave him a golden seal."

Zhu Yong said dissatisfied: "Brother Wen Bi, why did I hear that the king is dissatisfied with Daming?"

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Exactly, their old king, that fisherman was killed, but the murderer stole the throne. Isn't this a traitor in power? Daming should uphold justice."

Xue Lu smiled wryly and said, "Xue has nothing to say, just do it if you can."

"Can you convince His Majesty?"

Xue Lu felt that this matter was unreliable: "Da Ming now uses precious banknotes, and gold and silver are not so important."

Zhu Yong frowned and said, "But banknotes are just waste paper, and gold and silver are treasures that have been used for thousands of years!"

Fang Xing added without losing the opportunity: "There are abundant products over there, and spices are indispensable to Ming Dynasty."

Thinking of the spices, Zhang Fu smiled wryly and said, "Recently, His Majesty rewarded you with a lot of pepper, and you have piled up a lot at home."

"Can the common people afford it?"

Fang Xing made a provocative sentence, and Zhu Yong's eyes immediately turned red.

"Made! If we can occupy those places, the spices will be ours. Let's take the big head from the court, and let's take the head office from the small head!"

This is the benefit, the benefit that Fang Xing hates.

But only benefits can drive people to work. If there are no benefits, Zhu Yong guesses that he will just say a few words, but he will continue to be decadent afterwards.

And Zhu Gaochi also needs benefits, so...

"Xia Yuanji can talk about it. After all, the more gold and silver there is, the more stable the banknotes will be."

As soon as Fang Xing finished speaking, he felt that he was in a cocoon. Sure enough, the eyes of the other four immediately fixed on him.

Zhang Fu said with a smile: "Dehua, you and Xia Yuanji have a very good relationship, go talk about it."

"Yes, let's go to His Majesty's place to make side-views. You can go to Mr. Xia to get straight to the point. If he contributes, the matter will be more secure."

...

The new emperor came to the throne, Xia Yuanji had a lot of things to do, and after Beizheng came back, the food and grass needed to be recalculated and returned to the treasury, and all the people in the household department were scolded by him and ran away when they met.

"Don't worry!"

Xia Yuanji was worried while looking at the form in his hand, when a voice came from outside the door.

"I said Master Xia, are you going to take the No. 1 Scholar exam?"

Fang Xing pointed to the charts hanging on the wall and laughed.

Xia Yuanji was in a bad mood. Seeing that he was still joking, he was about to spray, but saw Fang Xing holding an oiled paper bag in his hand.

"what?"

"roast chicken."

Fang Xing put the oiled paper bag on the table, but pressed a booklet.

Xia Yuanji picked up the oiled paper bag and saw the oil stains on the booklet, so he asked, "Don't say that you came to give gifts because of your conscience, tell me, why are you looking for me?"

"Is the gold and silver in the household department enough?"

Fang Xing raised his eyebrows and asked.

"What do you mean by that? Say it clearly!"

Xia Yuanji asked vigilantly. He knew Fang Xing very well, and he was well aware of his style of not going to the Three Treasures Hall for everything.

After Fang Xing sat down, he picked up a form and looked at it, but it was the depreciation statistics of the issuance of treasure notes.

"Master Xia, without the confidence of gold and silver, this precious banknote will not be stable, right?"

Xia Yuanji sighed: "It's not stable. The more people there are, the more production there will be, and the demand for precious banknotes will increase. But with less gold and silver, there will be no sharp weapon to suppress."

The so-called repression refers to the occurrence of large-scale runs, or abnormal depreciation of banknotes,

Gold and silver should be used as deposits, and even to increase the value of treasure notes.

"Then do you want to get some more gold and silver?"

Xia Yuanji is considered to be in the prime of life, and Zhu Gaochi has affirmed him a lot after he ascended the throne, that is to say, he still has to do the job of Daming housekeeper.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. There is no shortage of food in Ming Dynasty, but what the household department lacks is gold and silver.

"Tell me, where is it?"

The last time Fang Xing sent people to find the large copper mine in Jiaozhi, and later found a copper mine in North Korea, his character is trustworthy.

"There are places like Java and Sumatra, and there are a lot of them."

Tsk! Xia Yuanji looked at Fang Xing, shook his head and said, "I already know that it's not a good thing for you to come. You want me to lobby His Majesty to reopen the fleet. Hey! Go ahead."

Fang Xing was not in a hurry, he said with a smile: "The natives over there just need to take care of the food. Master Xia, when the time comes, they will be smelted on the spot, transported by a big ship, and finally sent to Beiping by canal. Isn't it expensive?"

Xia Yuanji said expressionlessly: "Let's go and go, I still have a lot to do."

Fang Xing got up and said: "If you miss this matter, you will be gone!"

"Why not?"

"Those crew members have been dismissed, and in a few years, they probably won't be able to drive a boat anymore."

Fang Xing waved his hand and left in a cool way, but it caused Xia Yuanji a big problem.

Xia Yuanji was no longer in the mood to deal with those account books, his fidgeting appearance made the subordinates who came to report the matter all look at each other in blank dismay.

"Master Shangshu, is this a difficult situation?"

"It's almost the same, and Xing and Bo just left. It's probably because of him, the god of plague, who caused the trouble."

Not long after, Xia Yuanji hurriedly left the household department.

...

Zhu Gaochi respected the important ministers, Xia Yuanji asked to see him, he put aside the matter at hand, and summoned him in immediately.

Xia Yuanji was a technical official, and Zhu Gaochi was used to his style, so he asked directly what he wanted to do.

"Your Majesty, the treasure ship..."

Xia Yuanji knew that this matter was difficult, but his desire for gold and silver made him express his intention.

"Once the treasure ship stops, it will cost a lot!"

Zhu Gaochi withdrew his smile and asked, "Why do you ask this?"

Xia Yuanji knew that he couldn't hide it from Zhu Gaochi, so he smiled wryly: "Xing and Uncle said that there are a lot of gold and silver over there, and I'm always a little worried about the precious banknotes. If there are more gold and silver, I think it would be better."

Zhu Gaochi asked casually, "How many?"

Xia Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, think about the copper mines in Jiaozhi and North Korea."

Zhu Gaochi gasped, "That's a big mine!"

Xia Yuanji said with concern: "Your Majesty, Xinghe Bo never speaks falsely about state affairs, I think there should be."

Zhu Gaochi immediately said with a straight face: "But why didn't he say anything after he came back? And Zhan Ji."

The flames of war were actually set on Zhu Zhanji's head. Xia Yuanji felt very regretful, and hurriedly remedied: "Xing and Bo said that only gold nuggets were found at that time, and they probably got it from the Sumatran envoy later."

Big gold mine, big silver mine!

Zhu Gaochi knew the role of gold and silver well, so he was in trouble.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Gaochi said: "You go back, let me think about this matter."