Chapter 62: Changing Fiefdoms Throwing out the messy thoughts in his mind, Li Zhen smiled and said, "Eighth brother, just say it." ” "Then I'll tell you."
Li Zhi said with some confusion: "That's it......
Starling, I heard that there is a lot of sand in my fiefdom?
” "That's right, there is a considerable part of the territory that is the largest desert in the world, of course there is a lot of sand, not only a lot of sand, but also an extreme shortage of water, only coastal areas."
Li Zhen said with a smile, somewhat understanding what Li Zhi meant, Li Zhi originally chose the place near Algeria, which is close to the Sahara Desert, and even the south is part of the Sahara Desert, and the central part is a plateau, although it is a little better than the desert, but it is dry and rainless, and it is also unsuitable for living......
In short, there is no suitable place for people to live in this place except for the Mediterranean coast in the north - although the central plateau can live in people, the environment is too harsh, and even if it can live in people, it can only account for 20% of the total population.
And even in the north of Algeria, there is an extreme shortage of water, although the north is the Mediterranean, but the sea water is not edible, cannot be irrigated, and the rainy season in the Mediterranean is mostly in winter - it is really not suitable for crops.
On the economic front, Algeria is located next to the Strait of Gibraltar, the only outlet from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, and the closest sea route from Asia to Western Europe.
But in such an important place, Li Zhen and Li Zhi have already said that this is under the direct jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty wants to garrison troops here, which is not Li Zhi's chassis, so if Li Zhi really chooses here, although he can make some money on the past business and trade taxes, it is impossible to turn over.
"Uh......
What does the younger brother mean......
Can I change places.
As soon as Li Zhen said this, Li Zhi's heart became even more empty: "Starling brother, you know, I have been afraid of drought and sand since I was a child, I just thought that place was big enough - but then I asked a few merchants who came from the food......
Starling, can you change places for me?
Even if it's not that big, as long as there is no shortage of water, without water, people will die. ” “…… Well, what do you fancy about it?
Li Zhenhan, but still agreed to his request, took out the map and said: "But let's say it first, whether your choice will work or not, but I have the final say." ” "Understood."
Li Zhi rubbed his hands and said with a dry smile: "I've already thought about it, this is it, I want half of it here." ” "Caspian Sea?"
Li Zhen was stunned, but he really didn't expect that Li Zhi would choose the northern half of the Caspian Sea - what is the difference between this place and Algeria?
"What?
Isn't it possible?
Li Zhi asked cautiously.
"It's not impossible......
It's just that......
How so?
The northern shore of the Caspian Sea is not an important area, Li Zhen was entangled for a while, and said: "This place is not much better than Algeria, don't look at the Caspian Sea is a big lake, but in fact, this is a saltwater lake, and it is located inland, the transportation is not convenient, the climatic conditions are also temperate continental climate, and there is no advantage in climate, it is not as good as the Mediterranean climate......
"But it's close to the Silk Road."
Li Zhi said his reason: "How much tax revenue the Silk Road brings to Datang every year, you know this very well, as long as I occupy here, even if the annual tax revenue is not as good as Datang, it is enough for me to make a fortune." ” "Well, since you insist on it, then I have no opinion."
Li Zhencai will not say that with the opening of the maritime Silk Road, the land Silk Road will decay sooner or later, Li Zhi occupies here, there may not be much gain, and with the opening of the shipping route, the opening of the Suez Canal is imperative, as long as it is opened here, with the geographical advantages of Algeria, it is only a matter of time before he gets rich - but Li Zhi's choice is not wrong, because the Tang Dynasty opens up Suez and does not know when it will be, and it is estimated that it will be a lifetime series, However, the benefits on the Silk Road are within reach, so it is not short-sighted.
What's more, even if the Silk Road is decayed, it is impossible to completely decay, and even if the sea route is opened, some places need to be reached by land, such as Central Asia and Eastern Europe......
"Thank you, starling."
Li Zhi was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
"It's nothing, as long as you don't regret it later."
Li Zhen shook her head and didn't say much.
"Don't worry, I won't regret it."
Li Zhi said confidently: "Starling, you don't know how valuable our Datang things are when they are sold to the West, that is dozens of times hundreds of times the profit, as long as I take a ride in it, I will make a lot of money." ” "Huh?"
As soon as Li Zhi said this, everyone's eyes lit up, especially those who were young.
Li Ming was also a little moved: "Brother Jiu, is what you said true?"
” "Of course."
Li Zhi said with a smile: "I inquired with those big food merchants, and in order to verify, I specially sent a small caravan to follow the big food caravan to a big food, do you know how much our Datang wool cloth sells for?"
” "If I'm not mistaken, wool cloth is five times a big horse, and if you buy it in bulk, the price should be even lower."
Li Fu interjected that he was one of the people who was most interested in business besides Li Zhen, so he was very clear about the prices of goods on the market.
Li Zhi smiled: "That's right, I bought it at the price of Siguan one horse, but do you know how much I sold it for in Dashi?"
” "How much?"
Li Ming subconsciously asked.
Li Zhi stretched out four fingers: "A full fifty yuan, this is still the price of one silk, I brought a hundred silks, and this trip is enough to collect five thousand yuan, a full twelve times the profit." ” "What?"
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Everyone was stunned, this is really amazing, they know that Datang's specialties are very profitable abroad, but they didn't expect that they would be so profitable - twelve times the profit, how much does this have to be?
Li Ming's saliva flowed out, and he looked at Li Zhen with a blank eye: "Starling, I also want to find a fief on the Silk Road, is it okay?"
” "Yes, you can, but you can't do nonsense."
Li Zhen said: "I only allow you to collect a maximum of 20% of the tax, and any more will really not work." ” "No problem, no problem, two achievements and two percent, two percent is enough."
Li Ming nodded hurriedly: "Of course I understand this truth, I won't do anything about fishing." ” "That's good, you can pick it yourself."
Li Zhen turned the map to face him.
"Yes, thank you starling
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