Edo Traveler

Why?

Hiroshi Ono said that it was very simple. He mobilized ten or eight small steamers to fix the ropes on the side of the sunken ship, and then pulled them all out to make the ship turn over and it would be over.

"Just do it like this!" Songping Qi Xuan thought to himself that this must be easier than pulling the whole boat to the shore.

As for electrolyte-triggered mines? That has to be bought from foreigners, not to mention that it takes a long time to purchase the goods, and Songping Qixuan does not want to take the risk of leaking information.

So the little steamers stranded in Tsushima all went into battle, and the Haenyeo went down to tie the rope, whether it was successful or not? Anyway, it is not a casserole smashing garlic, a hammer sale.

So finally, it's done!

The ship was so powerful that it turned the Posadnico over. After the agitated sediment re-precipitated, Songping Qixuan immediately ordered the sea girl to go into the water to salvage.

After just over three minutes, a sea girl floated up, holding a large silver ingot in her hand, a standard fifty-two level silver ingot, stamped with a mark and flying wings, it really couldn't be more real.

"Hahahahahaha..."

Needless to say, Songping Qixuan took the silver, and immediately saw the reward, and asked the attendant to go ashore to give this sea girl twenty pieces of gold. Of course, experts are still needed here to verify the fineness of the silver.

Secretly transferred a shogunate moneymaker from Edo Ginza, watching Matsudaira Qixuan bring the silver ingot, he immediately took out a piece of silver from his arms, then cut a piece of silver, and weighed it. After balancing, looking at and licking, and finally said that this silver is good, very good, at least it is much stronger than the silver that the shogunate put in iron filings.

That's right, the shogunate has some silver coins, and the silver content is only over 60%...

Overjoyed, Songping Qixuan ordered a group of sea girls to salvage them hard. The 1% reward is always valid, and it will be paid to you on the spot. I, Mingshi Hou Songping, Qi Xuan, disdain for you two little people, don't worry.

In the end, in order to speed up the speed, the net bag is directly placed on the boat, and the whole box is pulled up. When the sky is bright, he starts his work, and only when it gets dark. If it weren't for the strong sea breeze at night, it would be easy to get into trouble, and Songping Qi Xuanba would not be able to fish at night.

After more than half a month of fishing, more than 2.8 million were finally caught. The rest were either thrown overboard during the battle, flew in the explosion, or fell into the sand. In short, the cabin was already inside. It was moved to an empty place, and many Hai Nu repeatedly searched for it, but could not find any other cash boxes.

The rest were probably blown up when the Posad Nico was hit and spread over a few kilometers of sea area. Songping Qixuan's time was precious, and the longer it dragged on, the easier it would be to get into trouble, so he withdrew his troops immediately.

Maybe in the future, there will be lucky people who will accidentally salvage or pick up unexpected treasures.

In short, the sea girl's remuneration was paid immediately, more than 20,000. Then he gave rewards to the officers and soldiers of the army and navy who were on the expedition. A total of 20,000 people came, and more than 300,000 taels were distributed, and the remaining 2.5 million were sent to Edo.

"Two and a half million taels!" Another sum of living money came, and Zhongyouemon was also happy.

"After deducting the cost of sending troops, more than half will always be left." Songping Qi Xuan was also happy.

Because it is an inside battle, and the battle time is very short, in fact, this time I didn't spend too much money. In addition to going to Lushunkou later, it is even more to take Young Master Ying Erjin to pay the bill. In the end, the shogunate will make a profit in this battle.

The sale of the three captured Russian warships and the eight transport ships was a huge sum of money. As for those guns and guns of the Russian army, if they sell them directly to the United States, they can make a fortune.

It used to be when the victor came back with his original team, and it was a double victory. Now the victor comes back with the original team and the spoils, which is the real double victory.

"What do you think about the silver mountain in Tsushima?" Chuemon thought to himself that the shogunate had a lot of money in the past few years, so he had to formulate a sound development strategy.

The price of raw silk has skyrocketed, and the price of red copper will also skyrocket. Silver mines have been added, and a sum of money has been made in wars. This money keeps rolling into the shogunate's gold treasure. The shogunate must cheer up and spend the money well. .

The silver mountain in front of him must use the most advanced technology to give him a lot of attention. After all, we know that the price of silver will begin to enter a long-term downward trend in more than ten years. While the silver is still valuable, hurry up to mine it and buy it. Even if you can't buy it, it's good to exchange it for British pounds to send students to study abroad and cultivate talents.

"When I came back, I passed by Yokohama, and the French envoy Bailey Court talked to me about the Besshi Copper Mountain. It seemed good to listen to the situation. Maybe we could rely on French technology to mine Tsushima Silver Mountain." Matsudaira Qi Xuan is not disgusted at all. foreign technology.

As a discerning feudal paper painter, he felt that as long as it was a good foreign technology, it could be imported. Not only do we have to bring in, we also have to send people to learn.

"Also, Silver Mountain does not necessarily need to be run by the government. It is also possible to hand it over to a few stockholders." Zhongyouemon felt that he could directly charge Silver Mountain into Tokugawa Industries.

But think about it, is it more able to mobilize their enthusiasm and produce more if it is handed over to the shareholders of the shogunate?

"Businessmen seek profit, as long as enough gold is shipped, it is also excellent for them to do it." Songping Qixuan nodded.

The contract fee is in place, the shogunate can sell anything, and it is not the first time to sell it anyway. Even the Kobe Shipyard was sold, what a big deal.

"It's just that the treasury is abundant, what kind of industry do you intend to set up?" Chuemon asked his cheap uncle.

"With one million gold, it will be set up as Ezo and Huatai Development Fund to reward immigrants and lend them to cattle and horses for seeds and houses. With one million gold, it will be set up as a reserve fund for the shogunate's education, and vocational schools will be established to cultivate talents. One million, set up a disaster savings fund to prepare for famine years and major disasters. Finally, with a gold of five hundred thousand, set up a naval and army officer college for the future."

Matsudaira Qixuan talked freely in the face of Chuemon and a group of shogunate ministers. He had the ambition to take charge of the shogunate in his early years. He has been in charge of the political army for many years, and has a broad understanding of the Western world. He has his own special opinions on the development of the shogunate.

"In addition, it is necessary to allocate 500,000 to 1 million gold each year from the annual income to strengthen the navy and boost the military's prestige." Songping Qi Xuan did not finish.

"One million a year!" On the side, Lao Zhong Kanding, who adheres to Shimadzu's definition, jumped wildly.

"Maybe the future is two million, three million, five million!" Songping Qixuan smiled and said a bigger goal.

"Hi..." Shimadzu thought to himself that the shogunate didn't have five million taels of gold in the current annual income. You kid must be too impressed.