It was precisely because Da Ming did not pay much attention to Taiwan Island that it gave the Portugal and Spanish the opportunity to occupy it!
This time, Su Yang was going to make sure that this group of western barbarians would never return!
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was listening seriously, Su Yang continued,"When we reach Luzon, it will be much more direct. My idea is to occupy the gold, silver and copper mines in Luzon, mine them and transport them to Ming.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang finally refuted.
"Su Yang, you said occupy? There are natives living on Luzon Island, and you don't have an army. How can you occupy it?”
"Most importantly, my Great Ming pays attention to the fact that the four barbarians come to congratulate us and never take the initiative to invade others. How can you just rob other people's gold mines?”
Su Yang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang like he was a fool.
"No way, Old Master. You're also a businessman. Why are you so pedantic?"”
"Haven't you heard of the saying that war is the continuation of the economy? All the wars in the world, big or small, can't escape this law.”
"For example, Emperor Hongwu was determined to destroy Northern Yuan. Was it purely for political considerations?”
"Isn't that all for the sake of Great Ming's unification? The commoners will not be disturbed and can produce stably. Only then will the commoners of Great Ming have a better life.”
"To put it bluntly, the livelihood of the people is the economy. If Northern Yuan lived in Mobei and did not harass the border of Ming Dynasty or plunder our things, do you think Emperor Hongwu would be so eager to destroy them?”
Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought because of this question.
He thought about it, and it seemed to make sense!
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the few battles against the Yuan Dynasty were all counterattacks by the Yuan people who could not bear it anymore!
The Yuan people were the type who only remembered to eat but not to fight. Even if they were beaten away this time, they would still disturb the border next time for robbery!
Therefore, this had become a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. He wanted to gather all his strength to pull it out!
Just like he said, Da Ming was a country of the Celestial Empire, and generally would not take the initiative to attack others.
If Northern Yuan had not gone too far and caused the Ming people to be unable to live in peace, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have been so anxious to destroy them.
"War is the continuation of the economy? That sounds interesting." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered silently.
However, Su Yang said calmly," Old Master, I have a lot of interesting things here. Listen to them more. You'll be shocked in the future."”
Zhu Yuanzhang was choked by Su Yang's shameless words. He glanced at Zhu Taner and saw that Zhu Taner was rocking the rocking chair. It was obvious that she had let Su Yang do as he pleased!
However, Su Yang did not notice Zhu Yuanzhang's abnormality. His first time out at sea was not over yet!
"Old man, do you know how much gold, silver, and copper there are on Luzon Island?”
How would Zhu Yuanzhang know? He shook his head.
Seeing this, Su Yang continued," Let's not talk about gold and silver first. Let's talk about the copper mine that the Ming Dynasty lacks the most now. Without copper mine, it is impossible to cast money. Five years ago, the people were still using the Yuan Dynasty to make money. The market was in chaos. As a merchant, you must remember it clearly, right?”
"The people don't have money, and the court doesn't have money either. Why? There's no copper! The imperial court only mined 300,000 jin of copper a year! But how much did Luzon have? 4.8 billion tons!”
"Oh, tons is a calculation that I created myself. One ton is equivalent to two thousand pounds!”
"So, how much copper is there in Luzon, you can calculate it yourself!”
There was no concept of tons in the Ming Dynasty, but it was too big to convert tons into pounds. Su Yang could only count them in tons.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about the copper mine production, he was shocked! His breathing began to quicken!
The exploration of copper mines in the Ming Dynasty had always been very backward. There were only two copper mines in the early Ming Dynasty, Dexing and Qianshan in Jiangxi.
The number of copper ores that came out of this place was limited!
Until the 24th year of Hongwu, Marquis Mu Yingcai of Xiping wrote a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The discovery of copper mountains in Yunnan was not difficult to mine, which partially alleviated the predicament of copper in Ming Dynasty.
But at this time, there were basically no newly discovered copper mines in the Great Ming territory.
Therefore, even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was greedy for such a large amount of copper!
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's change in attitude, Su Yang smiled silently.
He was confident that no one could reject the benefits that were right in front of him. If he refused, it meant that the benefits did not grow in his heart!
Take Zhu Yuanzhang for example. If you told him that the bananas in the philippines were delicious, he would not care at all. Only monkeys would care.
However, you have to tell him that there are gold, silver and copper everywhere in the country to motivate him!
"Are you sure you're not lying to us? Are there really so many copper and gold mines on Luzon Island?”Zhu Yuanzhang said urgently.
"Of course!" Su Yang nodded affirmatively." As long as we can go to Luzon, Ming's silk, tea leaves, and my icing can be sold at sky-high prices! When the time comes, the gold, silver, and copper will all be ours!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little surprised. Why was this different from what Su Yang had said before?
Didn't he say he wanted to occupy Luzon?
"Brat, you're not honest! He had just said that he wanted to occupy Luzon, so why was he talking about doing business with them now?”
Su Yang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang like he was a fool and said,"Old Master, I want to take it, but I have to have someone!”
"Expecting the fishermen to help me fight? He's earning a little money, and he's putting his head on his belt for me?”
These words made Zhu Yuanzhang somewhat puzzled. Could it be that the occupation Su Yang mentioned was not his occupation?
At this moment, Su Yang continued,"The only ones who can send troops to occupy Luzon are our Ming army. The entire world is the land of the king!" We can't snatch Emperor Hongwu's things!”
Zhu Yuanzhang felt comfortable hearing this.
He sighed at Su Yang for not losing his loyalty to the country.
Zhu Tan 'er, who was lying flat on the ground, let out a long breath!
Then, he heard Su Yang say," That's why the occupation I mentioned is the next step. Our first step is still trade. We can convince the Crown Prince through a large amount of trade balance.”
"Old Master, if you were Emperor Hongwu or the Crown Prince, would you not be tempted to see ships of gold and copper ores being brought back?”
He was tempted!
Of course he was tempted!
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely tempted!
She couldn't wait to get a boat out to sea to see if it was as Su Yang said!
However, he was also very puzzled. How did Su Yang know about these things?
Why did it seem that this kid was not only a natural-born businessman, but he also knew so much about overseas matters?
"Kid Su, tell us, where did you get this information from?”
"I've never heard of a gold and silver mine in Luzon!”
"Also, I'm not trying to dampen your spirits, but I'm afraid you haven't even gone out to sea once, right?”
"Going out to sea, especially on a long voyage, is not that simple!”
"If you're not careful, you'll easily lose your way at sea. That's why nautical charts are very important, especially when there's no complete nautical chart for unknown waters.”
"If you don't have a sea map, even if you have a big ship and a crew, it's useless!”
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