Chapter 1572

Chen Guanfu defended, "Everything must have a plan and cannot be executed crudely."

"Rebelling is rebelling, why say it so elegantly." Chen Guanlou was very disdainful, suspecting the other party was a hypocrite.

Of course, he could also understand why the other party was so hypocritical.

Rebelling was something that, except for him, Chen Guanlou, who could say it out loud, no one in the world dared to say easily, and the Hou Fu couldn't either. It could even be said that the Hou Fu needed to be even more cautious and careful, and must never be associated with these two words.

Chen Guanfu had a look of being unable to laugh or cry and simply asked, "Do you hope the Hou Fu accepts these conditions?"

Chen Guanlou had an indifferent attitude, "Whatever! Anything is fine. If you really aren't sure, you can choose to be hypocritical, cooperate first, and then find another way. Overseas migration is a path in itself and cannot be stopped.

For the past two years, the Hou Fu has been eating the profits of maritime trade and should be full to the brim. I don't need to remind you; you should have tasted the sweetness of maritime trade and seen the vast space overseas, which has great potential.

If the Hou Fu wants to eat up the Great Ming empire, the Northwest definitely cannot be abandoned. But the Northwest has been a poor place from ancient times, constantly needing relief from the imperial court. Such a large territory is enough to drag down the national treasury. Overseas is different; the range of choices is extremely large and wide.

Chen Guanfu, if you can't make up your mind and don't want to be a rebel, then I suggest you grasp both hands and grasp them firmly. The Hou Fu must take the Secretariat seat, the Hou Fu must take the money, and the population must be taken. As for the territory, it can be taken or not.

The value of territory, in the final analysis, lies in people. Only with people can there be production, commerce, tax revenue, and food. Without people, it is just an uncultivated wasteland that cannot support a large population and even becomes a burden. The essence of migration is actually seizing population.

As far as I know, in the inland and coastal areas, some poor people have also chosen to follow the trend and migrate to the large islands. Some merchants have even started to take the initiative to go to the large islands to open branches and expand trade routes. Look, you only need to come up with a practical plan, spend money to pull a batch of people over first, and afterward, there will be a steady stream of people taking the initiative to go over. Emerging markets and emerging territories are always particularly attractive.

Let me give you another idea: you lack money for development on the large islands. You can use some of the future industries of the large islands as collateral and issue bonds. Issue them in the capital, issue them in the coastal areas, and people will definitely buy them. With the influx of private funds, the development speed of the large islands can be increased several times. In less than twenty years, the Hou Fu will be able to recoup its costs!"

Chen Guanfu didn't make a sound, maintaining silence for a long time, and he didn't express his stance either.

Chen Guanlou didn't make a sound to disturb the other party's train of thought.

He saw some uncarved gold and stone engraving materials placed on the table. He chose a piece of natural stone, picked up a carving knife, chose a side, and carved casually.

As a Grandmaster, his hands were steady, accurate, and ruthless. Although he hadn't undergone professional training, he was comparable to a professional master. Every stroke of the carving knife fell accurately on the correct position.

The stone powder fell down with a rustle.

Soon, a seal with seal script characters revealed its prototype.

It was inscribed with the four characters "Follow the course of nature."

He blew a breath; he didn't feel anything else, but he felt the power. The four characters "Follow the course of nature" were full of a different kind of power and beauty.

He picked up the carving knife again to decorate the surroundings.

Looking at the finished product, he was quite proud; he didn't expect his craftsmanship to be so good.

He dipped it in seal paste and stamped it on high-quality rice paper.

Just three words: Truly beautiful!

He liked it!

"Did you carve this yourself? Can you gift it to me?" Chen Guanfu suddenly spoke up.

Chen Guanlou stared at the seal on the rice paper, looking happy, and asked, "Is it good-looking?"

Chen Guanfu savored it carefully, "Good-looking! Tell me in detail about the bonds you mentioned earlier. I'll ponder the ins and outs of this."

"Have you figured it out?" Chen Guanlou tilted his head and glanced at the other party.

Chen Guanfu nodded, "The old man is getting old, and his spirit isn't as high as it used to be."

The implication was that if Marquis Pingjiang were ten or twenty years younger, he might have already rebelled by now!

Rebelling at seventy or eighty; this business wasn't cost-effective.

Halfway through the fight, he dies! That would still be considered good.

Fighting to the capital, about to become Emperor, just one step away from the throne, about to ascend the throne, and then he dies! After death, there would definitely be soaring resentment, and even the King of Hell wouldn't dare to accept him.

Successfully ascending the throne, however, the world's industries are withered, waiting for him to build them. He had just been busy for two years, came up with a big framework, and just as the dynasty started to develop, he kicks the bucket; the resentment would be second only to dying before ascending the throne.

Being Emperor for ten years, well, at Marquis Pingjiang's current age, counting the years to seize the world, he shouldn't be able to live that long.

Fame should be sought early!

Similarly, rebelling should be done early!

Don't wait until seventy or eighty to start tossing and turning; everything will be too late.

Chen Guanfu reached out to Chen Guanlou.

Chen Guanlou frowned, "What for?"

"Gift the seal to me; these characters are beautiful, and the foundation is profound. Let me stamp one."

Chen Guanfu was like a bandit, snatched the seal, casually flipped through a famous calligraphy book from the bookshelf, and then stamped the "Follow the course of nature" seal on a blank space!

Chen Guanlou:...

Where did he learn this bad habit, always liking to stamp on famous calligraphy and paintings, showing off stinking pride.

Chen Guanfu appreciated the beauty of the seal, saying directly that his calligraphy was not inferior to famous calligraphers.

Chen Guanlou told him the truth, "This is my first time officially carving a seal."

"To have this kind of skill on the first try, truly good! The deeper the martial arts cultivation, is the calligraphy written better?"

"Not necessarily! I've also seen a Ninth-Rank warrior whose calligraphy was ugly to the heavens; the only commendable thing was that the strength penetrated the paper, and although the characters were ugly, they had strength."

Chen Guanfu nodded in understanding, "I still have many seal carving materials here; if you like them, take them all. Carve them for fun when you have nothing to do."

Chen Guanlou didn't stand on ceremony with him and picked a pile of materials that looked good and pleasing to the eye.

Chen Guanfu ordered the servant to pack these seal carving materials into a box and send them to the Chen family's small courtyard.

"If you want to be a powerful minister, Empress Chen's days in front of the Emperor won't be easy. Even your grandson, when he grows up in the future, will also guard against the Hou Fu."

"It doesn't matter! The Emperor and the grandson are not important." Chen Guanfu's attitude was clear.

Chen Guanlou smiled in understanding, "Since you've already made up your mind, let me tell you first how to operate this simplified version of the bonds."

The two huddled together, whispering all night, and even had a banquet in the middle. After eating, they continued chatting about the great cause of developing the large overseas islands!

"In the final analysis, it's population."

"The population structure must be healthy; it cannot be all farmers who only know how to farm. We must absorb a large number of handicraftsmen and commercial practitioners."

"Since we want to develop the large overseas islands, on the premise of ensuring food self-sufficiency, shift the focus to rough commodity processing and expand the scale of maritime trade. Collect taxes from maritime trade, compress the proportion of taxes on ordinary people, and reduce everyone's burden..."

"Once the first batch of people tastes the sweetness, then you don't need to pull and drag, you don't need to spend a single penny, and a large number of people will take the initiative to go to the large islands to make a living, and then buy property to settle down and become new immigrants!"