coobybook Chapter 234 The Great Navigation Era Officially Opens
Chapter 234 The Great Navigation Era Officially Opens
"Hmph, these Confucian scholars who only know how to turn black and white are simply the scum of my Great Qin!"
"Thanks to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness, who have already seen through their nature and didn't reuse them. Otherwise, I, Daqin, wouldn't know what to do!"
"That's right, I spread rumors about His Majesty burning books and burying Confucian scholars. I think we should really dig and bury these rotten Confucian scholars!"
The Confucian scholar's words and deeds just now completely angered everyone, but luckily he slipped away quickly.
Otherwise, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, she would not be able to escape.
The phrase "Daqin's interests are above everything else" has spread throughout Daqin.
Countless scholars are thinking about what to do to truly benefit Daqin!
Only these Confucian scholars who only know how to read the books of sages and sages, except those who use ancient sages to speak out.
Their thoughts have been completely solidified, and they are completely out of touch with the whole of Daqin.
This scene in the restaurant is just an abbreviation of various places in Daqin.
When the news spread, all the people celebrated excitedly.
To say that the most excited ones are the merchants of Daqin.
As the first group of people who followed Ying Yu to make a fortune.
When Ying Yu proposed the great voyage, many businessmen chose to continue to support him and invested a lot of money in shipyards and shipping.
Although the merchants trusted Ying Yu, they were still a little bit nervous.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has created countless legends.
But this way of business, even if the God of Wealth is alive, it is difficult to guarantee that every pen will make money!
It's just that they didn't expect that their shipyard was still under construction, and the sea ships hadn't even launched yet.
His Royal Highness, the crown prince, has already obtained sky-defying benefits from Fusang Island.
Looking at the revelations in the newspapers, all businessmen in Daqin knew that this was not a story, but a real mountain of gold and silver.
As long as it is mined, it is real wealth!
Although there are many restrictions on mining in the Qin Law, even the mines discovered by oneself have to be heavily taxed.
But even if it can only be divided into [-]%, the income can benefit a family endlessly.
Many people immediately moved to explore the ocean, open up wasteland and hunt for treasures.
Those who are more stable are also planning to join the sea trade and earn a huge difference in price!
Nowadays, who doesn't know that once the various special products of Daqin are shipped to foreign regions, they will be super fast-selling.
It's not a problem at all if the price is doubled by five times or ten times.
However, it is too difficult to go by land, and the transportation capacity is limited.
Especially when leaving Daqin, the bumpy and winding road is simply unbearable.
The real need for large-scale cross-border trade still depends on shipping.
The carrying capacity of a sea ship can exceed hundreds of carriages.
And once the sea route is opened up, there will be no restrictions on land routes.
In the vast sea, even if tens of thousands of ships are sailing at the same time, it will not be crowded.
The great opportunity is right in front of your eyes, how can businessmen with a keen sense of smell let it go.
In their view, going to sea is already a guaranteed business.
If it doesn't work, get some small boats to move around the sea, and fishing for sea fish can also guarantee income!
No matter how bad it is, you can make money by building a large area of saline-alkali land by the sea, and drying salt with sea water.
This sea, as His Royal Highness said, contains endless wealth!
As a result, merchants from the entire Qin Dynasty scrambled to join Kaihai.
Even many rich and famous families like misers couldn't help but take out the gold and silver treasures in their homes.
Or invest, or build a shipyard by yourself and form a caravan.
The profit of opening the sea is so high that people have to be tempted.
In this way, Daqin ushered in its own era of great navigation.
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On this day, above the court hall, all the officials had smiles on their faces.
Because His Royal Highness, whom they have been thinking of so much, is finally coming back.
"Yu'er, you are finally willing to come back!"
"This carrier pigeon is really a good thing!"
"Xianyang is thousands of miles away from Fusang Island. I didn't expect this carrier pigeon to deliver the information within two days."
On the throne, Ying Zheng sighed with a smile on his face.
The county system implemented in Daqin, how to communicate with the counties is the key point.
Because of this, there are galloping roads and straight roads, and countless posthouses are built along the way.
The purpose is to be able to learn the news from all over the country at the first time, and strengthen the centralization and control of counties and counties.
But even a BMW that travels thousands of miles a day will be affected and restricted by the geographical environment.
It's not really fast to deliver a message.
It will take several days to reach Chengyang City from the border.
And the transmission time of these few days is often fatal.
But now it's different.
Pigeons flying high in the sky are basically not affected by the environment.
The speed is much faster than that of a war horse running on the ground.
Even ordinary homing pigeons can fly about 700 kilometers a day.
The pigeons in Ying Yu's hands can fly at least 2000 miles a day.
This speed is several times faster than that of war horses.
Moreover, the communication distance is extremely long, and it can cross the vast sea!
From Fusang Island to Xianyang City thousands of miles away, homing pigeons can fly back accurately!
Now all the posts in Daqin have added pigeon coops, and all the post staff are learning how to raise and take care of pigeons.
This not only did not increase the cost, but saved a lot of money.
Because compared with war horses, even dozens of pigeons can't consume much feed in a day.
For this reason, Ying Zheng even proposed a special law.
Those who shoot and kill pigeons without permission will be severely punished.
Those who rescue the pigeons and send them to the government will be rewarded generously.
And in order to prevent the confidential content from being deciphered, the Daqin version of the ciphertext was specially developed.
It can be seen how important carrier pigeons are to Daqin.
"If I remember correctly, a new batch of five-tooth giant ships should be launched, right?"
On the throne, Ying Zheng suddenly spoke.
"What does your majesty mean?"
Feng Quji asked suspiciously.
"Pass down the order and let the navy get ready. I will go to Sanghai City to meet my Daqin soldiers in person."
"By the way, let's see what is so magical about this vast and boundless sea."
Ying Zheng said with a straight face.
During the previous east tours, although he had reached Kuaiji County, he had never actually reached the seaside.
Therefore, until now, Ying Zheng has never seen what the sea looks like.
Brother Zheng has long been yearning for the magnificence of the sea.
Now that he has the opportunity, Ying Zheng will naturally not let it go.
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"Father has already set off, on the way to Songhai City?"
After receiving Ying Zheng's personal reply, Ying Yu was slightly surprised, and then a smile appeared on his face.
It seems that the harvest brought by the conquest of Fusang Island has made Brother Zheng and the officials realize the importance of the sea to Daqin.
Brother Zheng wants to take this opportunity to welcome the triumphant master to take a good look at the sea.
This must be a great thing for Daqin.
As the capital of the Great Qin Dynasty, Xianyang City has many advantages, such as being close to the border.
It is also very close to the core of the Central Plains, which is convenient for control and so on.
The biggest drawback is that it is too far away from the ocean.
For this reason, Ying Yu built the Grand Canal, which is to shorten the distance from Xianyang City to the seaside through the Grand Canal.