The Foreign Intelligence Service was responsible for forging the transfer procedures for these land deeds. Among the scribes retained by various state and county offices, there were a number of masters in forging documents and land deeds. [Read the latest chapter] "Please familiarize yourself with the domain name" was forged and sent to Guangdong. Lin Baiguang's staff arranged for several people to pretend to be the "original landowners" and went to each county government office one by one to complete the formal transfer procedures. The local officials generally knew what was going on, and mostly turned a blind eye. Anyway, these lands were already ownerless. If they wanted to devour this land, they would not be able to do it. It would be better to transfer it to the Australians. Collect some taxes and personal benefits.
Although some people have proposed that local agents become "landlords" and then come out to collect rent. However, the Foreign Intelligence Service believes that it is not easy to deploy these local agents and it is not appropriate for them to make a high-profile appearance prematurely. In addition, this matter is bound to cause certain civil conflicts and cause some adverse effects. It is better to use a cover mask that can be discarded at any time.
The emergence of the Wan Sheng Hao destroyed many local farmers' dreams of owning land. For almost a year from the Battle of the Pearl River Estuary to now, these fields have been treated as ownerless land and have been planted with grain. The autumn harvest is about to begin. The sudden appearance of "landlords" caught the temporary "owners" of these lands by surprise.
The absence of a land deed means that there is no land ownership, and it also means that there is no formal tenancy relationship. It is "illegal" for farmers to open up wasteland and farm on it. The landlord can drive them away without politeness and monopolize the harvest. All your hard work and investment are in vain - even if you file a lawsuit with the government, it will be useless.
However, this sudden appearance of "renting a hotel" is not too ugly after all - after all, the land still needs to be cultivated, and Tiandihui has not yet had the energy to control it here in Guangdong; and the reputation of Australians cannot be ruined. . So their request was very simple. Both parties signed a supplementary tenancy contract and split the property in half. Land tax is borne by the landowner.
Such conditions cannot be said to be superior, but compared to farmers who might have been working in vain for a year, it is not a bad result. I reluctantly accepted it.
But overall. Regardless of whether it is the collection of reasonable burdens or the collection of rents from ten thousand/sheng rent warehouses, the food available is quite limited.
In the Battle of Pearl River Estuary, in order to win over people's hearts, the reasonable burden of extortion was relatively light. Except for a few towns and villages that resisted fiercely, many of them were symbolic. Even those towns that are subject to greater burdens. Also out of the idea of "not harming the poor", the amount is still low.
"... We have calculated that these two incomes can collect a total of about 20,000 taels, and there are also cash crops and cash that can be converted into about 20,000 taels." Guo Yi said, "We haven't collected them all yet, but the figures The difference won’t be huge.”
"Not enough," Skade commented.
"Of course it's not enough, so does the Planning Institute have an accurate idea about purchasing grain?"
There are plenty of grains on the market. Figures provided by Lin Baiguang: If the purchase is open, three to four hundred thousand shi of grain will be no problem. Of course, the ultimate issue is having money.
Even if you purchase 200,000 shi, you will still need 150,000 taels of silver according to the current market price. As the acquisition proceeds, the price of rice will continue to rise. Despite the replenishment of summer grains and the upcoming price cuts of autumn grains, the overall price will still rise. The final average purchase price may reach one tael per stone.
It is obviously impossible for the Finance Directorate to come up with such a large sum of money. So at first the Planning Institute was hesitant about purchasing grain in cash - hoping that cheaper grain would be shipped from Southeast Asia by the Dutch. But the Dutch were affected by typhoons before the end of the summer. Generally, ships are not sent to coastal areas of China.
As for the business groups sent to Southeast Asia, they are completely exploratory in nature. Purchase large quantities of grain. It is necessary to have a complete local business network in the place of reproduction. No one is sure whether there is such a cooperative business network in Southeast Asia - although historical data researchers at the Grand Library insist that it is possible.
If you have to wait until after the summer, once the engine action begins. It seems quite rushed in terms of time. The Joint Logistics Headquarters in Hong Kong sent a forecast of the food supply situation in the next 12 months, pointing out that the current food reserves in Hong Kong are still at the warning level.
"So Ade has made up his mind this time, and he still wants to purchase grain locally." Skade said, "The plan is to have 100,000 dan of ready-made grain."
The instruction given by the Planning Institute to the Grain Guangdong Working Group is "small quantity and multiple batches" to avoid purchasing too much grain in large quantities at once to avoid causing market prices to rise too quickly.
"Where's the payment? Where to go?" Guo Yi is very concerned about this. All the companies under Guangzhou Station and Guangzhou Station itself have accounts in Delong. The figures in the account are not small - but most of the money has to be paid out quickly. It is not easy to get one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Skade said: "Get a loan from Delong."
Specifically: the acquisition funds were borrowed from Delong Guangzhou Branch in the name of Dachang. Dachang used the purchased grain as collateral to borrow 100,000 taels of silver from Delong Guangzhou Branch. for a period of six months.
Now that Delong's branch in Guangzhou has been officially operational, it is a matter of course to use the deposits it has absorbed for turnover - if it relies solely on the allocation from the Finance Directorate, it will be difficult to maintain given the current extremely tight money. At this time, Delong's credit role is reflected.
This is equivalent to borrowing money from the wealthy households in Guangdong to buy grain. But this is different from regular credit. The grain purchased was actually consumed by the Senate itself: Dachang was actually just a name, and it was impossible for Dachang to make profits through the grain trade itself to repay the principal and interest. As the ultimate debtor, the Planning Institute will use Lingao's industrial products or re-export trade products to repay the loan.
This arrangement is based on the premise that Lingao's sales of industrial manufactured products can meet this additional demand. This means that in the next six months, Lingao will provide an additional 100,000 taels of industrial products, while Guangzhou Station will sell an additional 100,000 taels of silver. Therefore, Guo Yi was very worried about the future repayment issue: Although Delong and Dachang are related from left to right, the deposits Delong absorbed actually came from Guangzhou. Once there is a problem in the production and sales links, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction.
Guo Yi knew very well that the Planning Institute could not place its hopes on the manpower returned by nòng - the population of more than 100,000 people would not be able to produce any value at once, and could at most be used for unskilled manual labor such as road construction. Their calculation is nothing more than the spoils they obtained from Shandong and Jeju. Especially the spoils of Dengzhou. It is said that Dengzhou consumes 800,000 taels of salary every year. After so many years of military pay, company expenses, and merchant trafficking, the company wealth accumulated in the local area is not a small number. When Kong Youde traveled across Denglai, he plundered a large amount of loot. As for Jeju Island, it should be able to squeeze out some oil and water - there are many local cattle and horses, which is also a very good wealth.
Two slightly weird large Guangzhou ships flying the morning star flag were sailing on the sea in the wind and waves. It is said to be weird because the mast of this ship is equipped with a gaff sail that is not found on Chinese sailing ships. This kind of sail did not exist on European ships at the time. It did not appear until the 18th century. The addition of this system to traditional Chinese hard sails is the latest improvement from the Senate shipyard.
These two Guangzhou ships with a displacement of more than 200 tons are all made of iron wood and are very strong. They were originally pirate ships owned by Zhu Cai Lao. After defecting to Lingao, the original owner wanted to keep the ship, so they were incorporated into the Southeast Asia Company's fleet as an investment.
Said to be the merchant fleet of the Southeast Asia Company, in fact, most of the time it is under the command of the navy and serves as a transport ship in the offshore. There are only a handful of times when it is engaged in ocean trade. For the sake of safety, reputation and funds, the Southeast Asia Company established by the Senate Sailings to the Philippines, the Moluccas, Siam, and more only take place once a year. Its main purpose is not so much to conduct trade as it is to maintain trade networks and gain commercial information.
Since they are merchant ships, Lingao Shipyard's modification of the ships owned by the Southeast Asia Company is relatively simple. The most important improvement is the installation of the steering wheel system. There is not much change in the structure, and it does not install too many artillery and weapons. Only two 68-pound carronade guns were installed for self-defense. Although this is the company's merchant ship, according to the relevant laws of the Senate, the sailors of all sea ships are under the jurisdiction of the navy and can be recruited to join the war at any time.
On the stern of one of the larger ships stood a senator in civilian clothes beside the helmsman. He was talking to a European next to him. Standing next to john?quark is Ping Qiusheng - a veteran who graduated in medicine, holds first-level construction engineer qualifications in municipal and mechanical and electrical majors, and is an accountant. He has been working in the Planning Institute since D-Day, using his knowledge of East Asian history to carry out a series of plans. This is his first real appearance.
Elder Taira has always wanted to explore Japan - this was something he proposed on his own initiative: he can speak Japanese and has researched Japan's history and culture. Sometimes he half-truthfully claims to be a descendant of the Taira family. However, Japan is not the main target of the Planning Institute now. However, the Southeast Asian staff inspection called him by name and asked him to go. But he didn't want to go to Southeast Asia: it was too hot. But he had no choice. There was no more suitable candidate than him for this expedition. Firstly, he wanted to understand the form of Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century. In addition, he knew medical skills, could draw, and had also done market work. Regardless of the safety of going south, Whether it is surveying or expanding the market, it is the best choice. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to register for the membership list. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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