"Mrs. Mancini, what His Majesty the Emperor means is that anyone who can take out four ocean-going sailing ships can form a team to explore the Southern Continent... As long as they can find a piece of land to establish a colony in the Southern Continent, they can Can you become a colonial governor?"
The person who asked the question was Hao Ao Peluodong Ni, a Portuguese man in his sixties who was wearing the python robe of an earl of the Ming Dynasty. He took off his black gauze hat and put it aside, revealing the bun on his head.
He is now dressed in a completely Chinese style and speaks fluent Nanjing Mandarin. If he didn't have a Western face and his accent, no one would have thought he was Portuguese.
"Mrs. Mancini, isn't this a big sale of colonial governors? Have you sold titles of vassal states before? It was okay at first, but then you couldn't sell them anymore... This governor and the previous titles, and What's the difference?"
The person who questioned was Luo Afang. He was dressed like a member of the Ming Dynasty. He also had his hair in a bun and spoke in Mandarin with Wu Yin.
Luo A Fang, a big arms dealer from Shanghai, also has little interest in the colonial governor of the Southern Continent... He has spent a lot of money to buy the titles of the United States and the Kingdom of Jiaqing before, and now he is trapped!
Although he was worth several million taels of silver, the loss was just drizzle, but the feeling of losing money was always unpleasant.
Mary Mancini was still dressed like a Western lady, wearing a long skirt with a waist, revealing half of her plump breasts and round shoulders, sitting elegantly on a sofa. Listening to the questions and complaints of the two partners, he just smiled slightly: "Anthony, Alfonso, what's wrong with you? Are you old? Has your adventurous spirit disappeared? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! His Majesty the Emperor gave was the best offer ever offered...almost comparable to the offer Christopher Columbus received from Queen Isabella of Spain. The difference was that Columbus and Isabella La didn't even know the existence of the New World at the time. But now we can be sure that this southern continent exists!
The question now is whether we can find a piece of oil-rich land on the southern continent to establish a colony! "
"Madam, you have ignored the huge investment in developing a colony!" Luo Afang said, "Unless a gold mine can be found there, the investment in opening a colony in the unknown southern continent will be quite terrifying!"
Luo Dongni frowned and added: "Maybe it will cost one million taels of silver!"
Mary Mancini smiled and said: "It is precisely because of the uncertainty and huge investment that this opportunity belongs to businessmen like us... But even if the project fails, the loss will not reach millions of taels." . Because once you decide to invest, you can basically be sure that there is an ideal colonial site. Development and management by a chartered trading company should be able to guarantee profits in the end. Therefore, I think Australia and New Zealand companies should invest in this project, from Timor Island Send an expedition to search eastward along the northern coast of the southern continent."
Of course Mary Mancini will invest, because her son Henry Chu will benefit from it! Zhu Cixiang has promised to establish a kingdom for Henry Zhu on the future southern continent or nearby fertile islands...
Luo Dongni and Luo Afang exchanged glances with each other.
They have no way to object to what Mary Mancini decides!
Luo Dongni asked: "What is the relationship between these colonies established by merchants and the Ming Dynasty?"
Luo Afang also said: "Madam, I think it is impossible for these colonies to directly become the Ming Dynasty's foreign vassals, right?"
The southern continent is so far away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty that it is impossible for the colonies to become "internal vassals"... And the outer vassals of the Ming Dynasty have "monarchy" and are almost an independent country!
"Of course it is impossible to become a foreign vassal," Mary Mancini said. "What your Majesty means is that the chartered colonies on the southern continent can become free cities with a high degree of autonomy. And the kings of these free cities are composed of The king of the vassal state canonized by the Ming Dynasty.
In other words, we can build a city of our own on the southern continent and leave it to our descendants..."
"A kingdom composed of free cities?" Luo Afang frowned, "Why does it sound so like Europe!"
Rodoni was also a little unbelievable: "Yes, and anyone can go...even the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company were invited!"
Mary Mancini smiled: "The French East India Company was also invited... Including Japan, Korea, Annan, Siam, and Jeju, the Ming vassal states with a certain population and navigation capabilities , will also receive an edict, allowing them to send or recruit fleets to join the exploration and development of the Southern Continent!
His Majesty the Emperor is very determined this time, so the Southern Continent will definitely be developed soon. We cannot miss the opportunity! "
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"Your Majesty, I feel that the Southern Continent must be a bottomless pit! So I won't invest a single penny... If I can still have a son, I won't let him go to the Southern Continent to fill the pit."
The person who is exposing a certain scam is Concubine Zheng, who has suddenly become favored recently... Now she is the only one who dares to talk to Emperor Zhu like this.
During this period, Emperor Zhu has been playing with her and Mary Mancini's brands. Thanks to the hard work of Emperor Zhu Da, the 38-year-old "advanced" Concubine Zheng was indeed diagnosed with a happy pulse.
She is already a grandmother, but she is still giving birth to children. This Princess Zheng can be considered as doing her best to increase the population of the old Zhu family.
There was a crisp "snap" sound, and the imperial concubine, who was a bit arrogant, received a slap from Emperor Zhu. Of course, it was not a slap in the face, but a slap somewhere on the thick flesh.
"Humph, have you told me?" Concubine Zheng, who was lying on the bed, turned around and looked at Emperor Zhu with a smile, "I have seen through all your thoughts... you are really interested. They keep a close eye on the place and only give it to their own people. What is given out for everyone to invest must be high-risk and low-yield! Those who invest in it, seven out of ten will lose money! You, the emperor, are simply worse than a profiteer!"
"You are the only smart one!" Zhu Cixiang pretended to have a straight face and glared at Zheng Chagu, "You, you are increasingly unable to control your mouth... When did you really annoy me? I will demote you into a slave!"
But Teagu Zheng was not afraid at all, and asked with a smile: "I have become a slave, do you still want to sleep with me?"
"Of course you have to stay with me! Among my women, you are the most fertile!" Zhu Cixiang said seriously, "So you have to continue to give me sons... Nanxinzhou is so big that it can be divided into many vassals. Guo, you have to work harder!"
"I obey the order!" Chagu Zheng smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, who will fill the hole in the Southern Continent? It won't be Henry, right?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Count Henry...but instead of going to the southern continent, he will find a big island nearby for him."
Henry Chu is Mancini's son, so of course he will be favored, and he will be the "King of Zealand" from now on!
"Looking for a big island nearby?" Concubine Zheng looked at Emperor Zhu with some confusion, "Your Majesty, how do you know there is a big island near the southern continent?"
Yes, how did Emperor Zhu know? The Ming Dynasty's navy has limited exploration capabilities. In recent years, it has mainly wandered along the coasts of North and South New Zealand... Compared with the Southern Continent, it is more important to grasp the situation on the Pacific coast of North and South New Zealand.
Zhu Cixiang touched his beard and smiled proudly: "I just know it! Just wait...Sooner or later, little Henry will become a very rich island owner. As for the Southern Continent, haha, the King of Australia will definitely Have one, a big one!”
Just look at Zhu Hexi's name and title and you will know that he is the king of the Southern Continent! In addition, Emperor Zhu also gave him a laughable nickname - Big Rat!
Zheng Chagu snorted: "They are legitimate sons after all, but they are different... With so many people being tricked, will there be trouble in the future? Will those free cities rebel? It seems that there are often self-insurgents in Europe. There is trouble in the city! If we really want to rebel, can the King of Australia be able to calm it down?"
