Liu Jin, who was working, heard Liu Jian's words, put down his work, and sat over with a smile.
"Liu Gong, Li Gong~"
Liu Jin has always respected Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Even though he is now a cabinet minister, he still regards himself as a junior and treats them with great respect.
"Liu Jin, what good things are there in the Middle East? Stop being so pretentious and tell us quickly."
Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin with a smile on his face, and after thinking about it, he asked curiously.
Of course, he was asking this question for Li Dongyang. Liu Jian's own family did not have any property in the Middle East. It was not about being powerful, but it was Li Dongyang. The Li family gathered the strength of the entire family and finally managed to get a colony in the Middle East. As a result, it was all desert, with very little water. I really didn¡¯t know what the future of a place like this would be.
Li Dongyang didn¡¯t expect Liu Jian to ask so directly, but he looked at Liu Jin expectantly, hoping to get the answer from Liu Jin.
¡°After all, the Li family spent a huge price on this colony in the Middle East. Almost all of the Li family¡¯s financial, material, manpower and resources were spent on this colony in the Middle East.
¡°If he doesn¡¯t figure out what is in the Middle East and what the future holds, Li Dongyang will not rest in peace even until he dies.
"The Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf, even though it is now full of deserts, there is a precious resource hidden under the desert. In the future, this resource will become an indispensable resource. Who has mastered it? This kind of resource can create huge wealth.¡±
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
After asking so directly, I felt embarrassed to continue to tell the truth, whetting the appetite of the two old men. If they left that day, I couldn't get the answer, and if I couldn't figure it out and had to ask myself in a dream, then I would. Scared to death.
¡°An indispensable resource?¡±
"Huge wealth?"
When the two of them heard this, their eyes immediately lit up.
"The two of them believed Liu Jin's words deeply. When Liu Jin was still a scholar, he boldly said that the Golden Continent was full of gold.
Although everyone now knows that it is impossible for Huangjin Continent to be filled with gold, a large number of gold and silver mines have indeed been discovered in Huangjin Continent. I don¡¯t know how many people have become rich overnight by mining here.
Since Liu Jin said that there are precious resources in the Persian Gulf, there must be precious resources.
As for why he knew it, it didn't seem to be important anymore. Liu Jin seemed to have never deceived anyone.
"Liu Jin, can you lend me a few million taels of silver?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and said with a shameless face.
"Ah, millions of taels of silver Mr. Liu, these millions of taels of silver are not tens of thousands of taels."
Liu Jin was dumbfounded when he heard this. Even if you were the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, I wouldn't dare lend it to you. Besides, everyone knows about your family's situation.
The only remaining son is lazy and idle, and is useless at all. Your grandson and great-grandson are also useless. If you weren't the chief minister of the cabinet and could still support yourself, your family would be really weak.
It is easy for me to lend you these millions of taels of silver, but what will your family use to repay it?
"Why do I need to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver from you? What's more, who are you, Liu Jin? The God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty. I asked you to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver. Isn't this trying to offend you?"
Liu Jian smiled and said. 强牺 zhuiyo.com 读牺
"Mr. Liu, these millions of taels of silver are not a small amount. Why do you want more money?"
Liu Jin gave a helpless smile. It was true that he had money, but the money was basically invested, or used to invest in education and build schools. Liu Jin was not like the old rich man who buried his money in the ground to survive. Xiu, he has a mouth worth millions of taels, so he is under a lot of pressure.
"what?"
"Of course I am going to the Middle East to grab land and leave some property for my unscrupulous descendants, lest they have trouble eating after I leave."
Liu Jian said very directly.
At his current stage and age, it is difficult for him to worry about anything else. Only his children and grandchildren make him uneasy.
There is no way, the children and grandchildren are useless.
"You can lend me a few million taels of silver. I also want to continue to expand my Li family's colony here in the Persian Gulf."
&nA fur coat made in Siberia will definitely make you embarrassed to go out.
Especially the upper-class people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are extremely fond of furs from Siberia, Qianhekou, and Yuxi. Furs made from high-quality Arctic foxes and sables are even expensive but not marketable, even if you have money. Buy locally.
The vast Siberian region is a huge treasure house, not only rich in animal and plant resources, but also contains countless minerals.
Coal, iron ore, copper ore, oil, natural gas, diamond, etc., are all resources with complete types, large reserves, and high value. The polar bears of later generations are struggling to support themselves with these resources. This shows how rich the resources here are. enriched.
The Ming Dynasty cannot leave such a treasure trove unattended and waste resources, so it must find a way to open it up.
It¡¯s just that there are too few people there.
In the entire Northwest Province, Winter City has the largest population. Winter City is supported by exiled prisoners, otherwise there would really be no people.
Without people, there would be no development.
If you want to firmly grasp Siberia and keep it under the control of the Ming Empire, you must find ways to increase the population here and continuously develop it.
It was under such circumstances that some places where prisoners were exiled, such as Beihai, Winter City, and Congling, were established.
But relying on these prisoners alone is far from enough. There are too many places in Ming Dynasty that need people. Exiling the prisoners in the past is only a drop in the bucket.
It is still necessary to be like Huangjinzhou and be able to use profits to drive people to develop these places.
The reason why I want to vigorously develop Winter City is, of course, to block the eastward advance of the Slavs and drive the tribes of the Kazakh Khanate westward to plunder the Slavs. It is also to prevent the rise of the Muscovy Principality.
The treasure land of Siberia must be in the hands of the Ming Empire.
Its resources are too many and too rich. It is a huge treasure house. How can it be taken advantage of by the Slavs?
Now that Liu Jian has asked about this matter, he must be tricked.
If he, the chief minister of the cabinet, excitedly goes to Siberia to dig for treasures, then other people who receive the news will naturally follow suit.
Siberia is a vast land with very rich resources. At that time, someone will definitely be able to get rich by tapping the resources, and more people will be attracted to develop Siberia.
Anyway, I am not telling lies. Siberia is indeed rich in resources and minerals. If we occupy the place now, we can indeed sell the resources to make a living in the future.
It¡¯s not a lie either.
¡°It¡¯s just that in this short period of time, if you believe Liu Jin, you will probably fall into a deep pit.
Siberia now needs people but no people and no transportation. It is really difficult to develop it.
¡°Perhaps compared to the desert of the Persian Gulf, the better place here is that you don¡¯t have to worry about water. You can fish for pearls and sell them in the Persian Gulf, and you can also hunt and sell furs in Siberia for the time being.
"Siberia?"
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were stunned when they heard this.
Of course they know Siberia. This northwest province has an extremely vast area but the smallest population among all the provinces. Officials are not willing to go there to become officials.
It¡¯s so cold in the winter that water turns into ice. You actually told me that this is a good place. It¡¯s rich in resources and has a promising future?
Only a ghost would believe you.
But thinking about it again, Liu Jin seems to have always been honest. Desert areas like the Persian Gulf are said to contain indispensable resources and huge wealth for the future.
It seems that some resources in this vast Siberia have been acquired.
"It's too cold everywhere. I heard that in winter, the snow can drown people. It's also deserted, so it's really not a good place."
Li Dongyang thought for a while and said.
There are still people in the Persian Gulf, and there are still Arab tribes in the surrounding desert oases. As long as there is water, the Persian Gulf can become very beautiful.
But it¡¯s so cold in Siberia, and there are very few savages and primitive tribes. Even if there is gold everywhere, there is no way to pick it up.
"Believe it or not, Siberia is no worse than the Persian Gulf. It is cold now, but it may not be cold in the future."
Liu Jin smiled and said, as if you believe it or not.
I will definitely not tell you about the good places. They should be left to your descendants as much as possible. Being able to tell you about Siberia is actually very good.
Zhida z.com Zhixiao. In fact, there are good places everywhere in the world. As long as you can occupy a piece of it, future generations will not have to worry about it.
ps: I drove back to the city today and drove for a day. I just finished a chapter in the evening ~ I will start updating normally tomorrow
(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)What I¡¯m telling you is to leave it to our descendants as much as possible. I can tell you that Siberia is actually pretty good.
Zhida z.com Zhixiao. In fact, there are good places everywhere in the world. As long as you can occupy a piece of it, future generations will not have to worry about it.
ps: I drove back to the city today and drove for a day. I just finished a chapter in the evening ~ I will start updating normally tomorrow