Zhu Youjian's feudal colonial business turned out to be a loss-making business!

In fact, foreign colonization is not a business that guarantees a profit. Only by colonizing wild lands rich in precious metals and trading nodes on the sea, or directly invading countries that are rich but not strong, can it be easier to make a profit.

And the kind of feudal colonization that aims at exporting a large number of people and occupying large areas of land will most likely have to endure long-term losses. Even if it can make a profit, it will be many years later. It is hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty can still control these vassal states.

, so we cannot expect that the vassal states created by this kind of feudal colonization can feed back the local people.

This is also the reason why Zhu Cixiang did not engage in this feudal colonial system in his previous life. It was not because he could not afford to lose money, but because this loss-making business actually used the wealth of the Ming Dynasty to subsidize the vassal state. Even if a vassal state only moved 20 thousand households there

(Not counting the common people who wandered by), one household spent 200 taels of silver, and 20 thousand households would be 4 million taels!

It is definitely very economical to open a country with 4 million taels. But it is also the people's wealth of the Ming Dynasty. Why should it be used to subsidize the vassal state? Therefore, Zhu Youjian's colonization mainly followed the commercial route, grabbing trade nodes and grabbing gold and silver minerals.

District, while deceiving a large amount of private and aristocratic capital investment - whoever invests will benefit!

And now under the rule of Chongzhen, how much income does the Ming Dynasty have in a year? How many 4 million taels can it get out of compensation?

Currently, the five provinces of Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi have very limited fiscal revenue due to natural disasters.

The 10 provinces that can still make money for Emperor Zhu are Lianghuai, Lianghu, Sanjiang (South Zhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang), Sichuan, Guangdong, and Fujian. With Zhu You's ability in tax collection and financial management, he can collect as much as one year.

60 million is as high as the sky.

And these 60 million have to support hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of bureaucrats, deal with many necessary infrastructure projects, and squeeze some of them out for disaster relief, and they also have to be used for fighting (the troops that go into combat really cost money)

Almost like running water). Fortunately, Zhu Youjian didn't know about industrialization, otherwise he would have to spend part of his money to invest in steam engines and so on... And the Ming Dynasty's annual surplus, although not small, was not sustainable.

The cost of colonization at a massive loss.

According to Bi Ziyan's estimate, if there were no particularly severe famines, no large-scale wars, and not counting the expenses of enfeoffing countries and ennoblements, there might be more than 20 million left in a year. It seems like a lot, but since Zhu You

Since Jian came to the throne, which year in the Ming Dynasty has there been no major disaster or war? And according to Zhu Youjian, ten years after Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty will undergo a catastrophe!

Even if there was no such thing as a catastrophe, the surplus of more than 20 million yuan this year could not help but be used by Zhu Youjian, the prodigal emperor and the Great Khan.

Because not only did he want to obtain a vassal state for a large group of sons, but he also wanted to make heroes! Even the smallest baron had to add 25,000 taels of silver or the equivalent in grain!

One or two barons may not be a problem, but Zhu Youjian's knighthoods are excessive. Last time he granted 188 titles in one breath... Among them are the more "expensive" dukes, marquises, earls, and viscounts!

It’s true that being awarded a title is like running water, and spending money is just like running water! But this title has to be granted, and the money has to be spent!

Because Zhu Youjian regarded knighthood as a means of immigrating to the border areas, the estates he awarded seventh-level knighthoods were either north of the Great Wall, on islands, or in the mountains of the southwest.

It is the kind of territory that is difficult to control and rule with floating officials, so this kind of ennoblement is actually used to replace the long-outdated military household system.

If 1,888 nobles could be granted in the Ming Dynasty's frontier fortresses, wilderness, and islands, and each noble granted an average of 1,000 households, that would be nearly 1.8 million military households!

Based on the calculation of one soldier from every ten households, wouldn’t there be nearly 200,000 troops?

And these 1.8 million military households are all sealed in the border areas, which can still suppress the local areas and maintain the stability of the border areas. Because it is easy for princes, uncles, barons and other nobles to obtain high-ranking officials, these border villages can also make the central government

The imperial court learned more about the situation in the border areas, and it really achieved multiple things with one stone. The only disadvantage was that it cost too much, one hundred taels per household, and 1.88 million households would have to spend 188.8 million!

If you add the 400 million needed for a hundred feudal countries, it will be almost 600 million!

In his previous life, Zhu Youjian always felt that he was short of money, but the shortfall was only a few million. Now it's better, he suddenly got 600 million... That's the wealth of the Ming Dynasty in ten years!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's good mood disappeared immediately, and he was not in the mood to talk to a group of concubines. He waved his hand and said: "That's it for today's discussion. Ruolan will stay, and the others will rest first."

Bar."

All the twelve concubines stood up and performed the blessing ceremony to Zhu Youjian, and then they were led by Empress Zhou to leave together. Xu Ruolan stood up and performed the blessing ceremony to Empress Zhou, then watched the queen leave, then turned around and stood up for six or seven months.

The pregnant belly smiled and said to Zhu Youjian: "Long live my Lord, it is inconvenient for me to be pregnant. If I don't serve you well, you can't punish me!"

"Serve?" Zhu Youjian was stunned. He immediately knew that this rich woman in charge of money wanted to leave. He smiled quickly and said, "Ruolan, it's not the time yet! I'm keeping you here because I want to discuss making money with you.

Oh, please sit down first, I need to call two more people." He then said to Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch who was waiting beside him, "Wang Cheng'en, go and call Brother Chun and Tea Girl."

Wang Chengen responded and trotted away.

Xu Ruolan, who was already sitting on a chair, looked at Zhu Youjian curiously and asked: "Long live Lord, we can just talk about making money. What do you want two children to do?"

Zhu Youjian said: "You will know when they come."

Xu Ruolan nodded and wanted to ask again. Zhu Youjian asked about Xu Ruolan's fetal movements. Xu Ruolan had been with Zhu Youjian for many years. She was pregnant once before and gave birth to a girl. Now she is pregnant for the second time.

She was looking forward to giving birth to a son, but this time she was very active and kept moving in her belly, so Xu Ruolan thought it must be a son.

The two of them chatted for a while about the relationship between fetal movements and the birth of children (actually it has nothing to do with it, it was just nonsense), then they heard the sound of footsteps, and it was the treasonous son who had arrived!

I saw Wang Chengen walking at the front, bowing and leading the way. Nizi, who was only 9 years old, had a tiger-like appearance, was very energetic, and walked with great momentum. Zheng Chagu was jumping behind him, looking very lively.

The two little kids arrived in front of Zhu Youjian and bowed respectfully. Then Zhu Youjian's nephew Dama Jindao stopped and ignored Xu Ruolan. But Zheng Chagu had a sweet mouth and shouted: "Mrs. Zhaobao

well."

"Brother Chun, tea girl, please sit down."

As usual, Zhu Youjian gave Zhu Cihong and Zheng Chagu a seat together - Zhu Cihong was the emperor's nephew, so it was nothing to give him a seat. But the meaning of giving Zheng Chagu a seat was something special.

Tea aunt has no identity now, she is just a little girl who accompanies her nephew to study... Wu Sanmei, who also accompanies Zhu Cixiang to study, does not have such treatment. Every time she sees Zhu Youjian, she has to get old

Stand still.

Seeing the two children sitting down, Zhu Youjian smiled and asked Zhu Cihong: "Brother Chun, do you know how to make money?"

"My son knows!"

He is indeed a traitor!

Zhu Youjian nodded, now relieved... The six hundred million yuan was found!

"Besides," Zhu Youjian asked with a smile, "do you know any way to make money?"

Zhu Cixiang glanced at Zheng Chagu, who was young but already a beauty, and then replied with a smile: "The best way I know to make money is to rob!"

"Rob?"

That's not right! Zhu Youjian's heart skipped a beat. What the traitor is best at is not robbing, but lying!

"Is there any more?" Zhu Youjian asked again.

"Also," Zhu Cihong said, "you can also collect protection fees! You can also make loan sharks!"
Chapter completed!