"Weigh anchor!"
As the sailors shouted, the Confucian businessman inspection group, represented by the imperial merchant Du Shouchang, officially left Ningbo Port by boat.
This time, in the name of the emperor, they went overseas to find suitable partners to invest in and build factories.
"Looking at the entire world, there are still too few countries that believe in Confucianism and Taoism. In the Nanyang area, the king is usually called the Sultan. Not to mention the colonial countries established by the Western countries, they also have their own unique culture. Therefore, I, the Ming Dynasty, want to find the cultural It’s still difficult to be a comprador in the early days of communism.”
At this time, in the cabin of the steamer, Du Shouchang told Zhu Zhiyu and others about the difficulty of finding a comprador partnership.
After Zhu Zhiyu glanced at the endless blue waves outside the cabin, he couldn't help but sigh: "How difficult it is to promote Confucianism and Taoism!"
With that, Zhu Zhiyu walked towards Du Shouchang and said: "Du Gong is right. Compared with our Ming Dynasty, we are more tolerant and accepting of foreign cultures than we are in respecting those with true knowledge, just like the benefits of the West. Matthew and others are all regarded as great Western Confucians, and His Majesty also gave them different official positions as Confucian ministers. In fact, the sultans of the Nanyang countries and the governors of the West do not have the same mind as our emperor. They are more conservative and reject foreign cultures."
"His Majesty once said that the Western countries are marine civilizations with bandit cultures at their core. They advertise "love" to the world on the surface, but in fact they kill and loot and commit all kinds of evil. Their cultural expansion is also a barbaric act. Therefore, if we want to make them It is very difficult to obey our civilized order! It is better to open factories in Korea, Ryukyu and Japan than to go to places like Nanyang, so my suggestion is not to go to Nanyang, but to go to East Asia."
Zhu Shunshui, who was traveling with him, replied.
"Yes! But I heard that the Manila area in Nanyang is now densely populated. If I, the Ming Dynasty official and merchant, don't go there to investigate, if your majesty asks, won't you blame me for not doing things well?"
Du Shouchang said.
"It's better to go to Ryukyu first and find some merchants to find out what Governor Froji in Manila thinks of my Ming Dynasty merchants."
Zhu Zhiyu suggested.
After hearing this, Du Shouchang nodded and said, "That's a good idea."
…
"Businessman Huang Dawei refused to implement the governor's tax increase order and committed the crime of betraying me, Fo Langji!"
"He is hereby sentenced to death by hanging, and his daughter will be made a slave, and her family property will be used to resist tax fines!"
Manila.
Outside City Hall.
A Buddhist official read the verdict loudly.
At this time, Huang Dawei, a businessman from the Ming Dynasty who was tied to the gallows, looked helplessly at the sky and shed tears.
The Ming people watching below were also very angry.
Like Huang Dawei, they are all Ming expatriates whose ancestors or fathers moved here from Fujian and Guangdong.
There are many Ming expatriates in Manila.
Starting from the Wanli period, due to the acute contradiction between man and land in the country, a large number of Ming expatriates migrated here privately.
But now that the Ming Dynasty has completely opened up the sea, coupled with frequent domestic disasters, more Ming people have migrated privately to Southeast Asia.
It can be said that now, most residents of Manila are Ming Dynasty expatriates.
As mentioned earlier, Ming Dynasty is the most advanced country in the world.
The Ming expatriates who moved here were much more advanced in culture and science and technology than the Westerners who still relied on robbery as their main method.
Therefore, the Ming expatriates brought here advanced agricultural technology, advanced commercial civilization, technological innovation, and cultural innovation.
The Han culture, which has accumulated thousands of years of civilization, has a strong ability to survive and assimilate in this area, causing many natives to begin to accept Chinese culture.
However, the Franconian colonists, as the rulers of the area, were very troubled by the arrival of the Ming expatriates.
On the one hand, they relied on the taxes and benefits provided by these Ming expatriates, but on the other hand, they resented the Ming expatriates' rejection and disdain for other civilizations.
For this reason, the Franconian colonists continued to increase taxes, using tax increases to increase their own interests, thereby making up for their dissatisfaction with the Ming expatriates.
The uncontrolled tax increases naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of more and more Ming expatriates.
Huang Dawei is just one of the more radical Han Chinese who expressed dissatisfaction.
But now he is sentenced to death for this.
"ah!"
As the hanging rope became tighter and tighter, Huang Dawei felt more and more painful.
The Governor of France (Spain), Cartesi, looked at this scene with great satisfaction and ordered: "Anyone who refuses to increase taxes will be hanged. Every Ming citizen who resists taxes must be hanged!"
"In addition, next year's taxes will be increased by another 10%! Reporting to the king will show that the prices of goods in the country are low. These smart businessmen can make a lot of money by bringing the goods. I, Franji, can definitely use the tax increase to obtain the goods in the Far East. Benefits! Let gold and silver continue to flow to my Spain!"
"Your Majesty the Governor, something bad is going on. Our businessmen in Ryukyu have sent back news that officials and businessmen from the Ming Dynasty are inquiring about our situation in Manila. I am afraid that they may intend to annex our Manila just like they annexed Goa, Haojing, and now Burma."
A Franco general named Dro suddenly came to Cartersi and said suddenly.
Corsolo, the assistant officer next to Cartersi, looked solemn and said, "In that case, we have to prevent them from inciting the Ming people in Manila to rebel first!"
"In this case, we must first get rid of all the Ming people in Manila to prevent any accidents."
Katsi said to Corsolo.
"But what if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty raises a large number of troops because of this?"
DeLong asked.
"We explained that it was these Ming merchants who launched a rebellion, and we had to suppress it. If we bribed the Ming emperor and officials heavily, the Ming emperor would probably not pursue the case. What's more, the Ming Dynasty should understand that their goods They also need our help in sales. If they really want to be cruel to us and kill us all, then they will cut off this trade line themselves!"
Corsoro said: "Your Majesty the Governor, I support killing all the Ming Dynasty expatriates in Manila first!"
Seeing this, Delong could only say: "Forget it! Anyway, Manila cannot fall into the hands of the Ming people in vain! I have a suggestion. Just like we did more than forty years ago, we can use these Ming expatriates before killing the Guangming people. They are greedy for profit and buy the iron in their hands at high prices, saying that we are going to conquer the Netherlands and need a large amount of iron to smelt into weapons, so that the Ming expatriates will not be able to resist our military suppression!"
"This is an idea. First, buy the ironware at a high price from our merchants. The city hall cannot directly buy it because these Ming Dynasty expatriates do not believe in us. They are still willing to believe in our merchants. When the time comes, our merchants will Purchase ironware from the Ming Dynasty expatriates at a high price, and then resell it to us at a high price, using all the tax money in the treasury to buy it! Spend the money now, and in the future we will take back the lives and wealth of these Ming people!"
After Governor Carter said this, he added: "At that time, I will directly issue an order and order all officers and soldiers to hang every Mingguo person they see!"
"yes!"
Corsolo replied.
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"The price of ironware in Manila has skyrocketed. Some Franchi merchants purchased ironware at prices five or six times higher than usual. The Chinese are greedy for profit and are greedy for it, so that every family has no iron!"
When Du Hongyin read the secret reports from Jin Yiwei from all over the country, and after reading to this point, Zhu Youxiao suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute! Give me the secret report you just read! Also, the minister of the Chuanzhengshitang came to see me!" "
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