A certain new emperor believed that the Netherlands and France had put some military pressure on Britain, but it seemed that it was not strong enough to make Britain surrender.
Even though the United Kingdom proposed some compromise solutions that it thought were acceptable to both parties, they were rejected by the Netherlands and France.
So far in the Second Dutch-British War, the Netherlands' greatest success has been to involve France.
When Mazarin was dying, Louis XIV, who received Fang Yizhi's advice, decided to join forces with the Netherlands to deal with the British.
The letter sent back by Fang Yizhi has already stated the general outline. The young and ambitious French king has determined that Britain and Spain are France's biggest opponents in future expansion.
Although the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it made Louis XIV jealous, after all, the expansion scope of the Ming Dynasty was in Asia, Australia, and western America.
The overseas possessions of Britain and Spain overlap with France's expansion, which means that the contradiction between the two sides is irreconcilable.
In particular, Britain occupied the best position in eastern North America and even directly threatened the security of the strategically important Quebec. This was something Louis XIV could not bear.
In contrast, even if this territory is occupied by the Dutch, since the population of the Netherlands is less than one-fifth of France, it will not pose much of a threat to the New France region.
Fang Yizhi reported that France and the Netherlands had signed relevant agreements when they formed an alliance.
After defeating the old enemies of Britain and Spain, the British possessions in North America would be owned by the Netherlands, and the two Spanish viceroyalties would fall into French hands.
Louis XIV also knew that Zhang Xianzhong's troops were attacking the Viceroyalty of New Spain, but the king knew better who had the final say.
As long as an agreement can be reached with the emperor of the Ming Empire, carving up Spain's territory in America will not be a problem at all.
Therefore, Ming Dynasty had signed an agreement with France before, and the specific content was about the carving up of Spain's overseas territories after the war.
All of Mexico to the north of Panama, including all islands in the Caribbean, belonged to France.
Bounded by Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, the west including the Baja California Peninsula is owned by the Ming Dynasty (Dadong).
The area to the east was placed under the administration of New France, while the Canadian area was bounded by Lake Winnipeg, and the east was owned by France.
I believe that no matter how big Louis XIV's appetite is, he can still be temporarily satisfied.
It would be impossible to digest such a large piece of land at once without cramming tens of millions of people into it.
The Ming Dynasty even had to digest Nurgan Dusi, let alone the Americas.
After scaring away Shunji, completely controlling Nurgan Dusi has become the top priority for Beiting at the moment.
In addition to stationing a large number of troops, the most important thing is to relocate as many people as possible on a large scale.
Excluding the developed Liaodong region, based on 500 million acres of cultivated land and 50 acres per person, Nurgan Dusi can accommodate 10 million people.
It can greatly reduce the farming pressure in the northern part of the country, especially poor farmers who are seriously short of cultivated land.
The people who went there first naturally got the best land, which was the place where the braids had cultivated.
People who bought land in Liaodong before, whether they planted it themselves or sublet it, made a lot of money.
Since the entire Nurgan Dusi was recovered, the cultivated land in Liaodong, which is closest to the northern capital, suddenly became the most valuable place.
Just a year ago, one acre of land was sold for fifteen taels. Some people celebrating the New Year in Beidu held the land deeds and were ready to cash out at any time.
However, more people plan to hold it for a long time. After all, Liaodong is now considered the hinterland and is completely safe.
The group of people who cashed out did not just take the money and go away happily, but wanted to acquire more land north of Anle Prefecture.
The area from the south of Laluwei to the north of Anle Prefecture is an endless plain, which is extremely suitable for mechanized farming.
Buy a steam tractor from Beidu and bring some tenants there, and you can realize your long-cherished wish of making money every year.
If you grow potatoes, one acre of land can net you one stone of food every year, and one thousand acres equals one thousand stone. All investments will be repaid within three years, and all the future profits will be profits.
A certain new emperor also took this opportunity to cash in on the recovered land to help the household department, which had previously spent 18 million taels of silver every year, to make money.
Don’t ask for too much, just two taels per acre. If you buy it first, you can pick it first, get it first, and plant it first. You can’t find it at this price even with a lantern.
The total price of 500 million acres is one billion taels. Of course, it is impossible to sell that much, and the entire Ming Dynasty may not have one billion taels of silver in cash.
But if 50 million silver can be cashed out quickly, it will be equivalent to collecting enough military expenses for the expedition to Europe.
Soon, a certain new emperor saw Hong Chengchou's name on the list of people purchasing more than 10,000 acres of land.
Since my hometown in Fujian is mountainous, even if you have money, Zheng Zhilong, for example, can't buy much farmland, let alone Hong Chengchou.
Previously, a new emperor ordered that not one acre of land near strategic cities such as Shenyang, Liaoyang, Tieling, Fushun, etc. was allowed to be sold, and those who violated the order would be punished as treason.
What is the purpose of doing this?
Just to reward the meritorious officials after the war!
Originally, a certain new emperor thought that he would have to wait for more than five years, but he did not expect that his dream would come true so soon.
Rewards are not free, but must be paid out of the hero's own pocket.
But for a first-class city like Shenyang outside the customs, the nearby land only costs two taels of silver per acre.
If you don't make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely not be able to make money. In the pass, the price can only be enough to buy saline-alkali land.
Because at the court meeting, a certain new emperor had already opened the mouth of gold, so at this moment, both civil servants and military generals were trying their best to eat.
Everyone has worked tirelessly with a certain new emperor for so many years, just for this moment, not to farm the land, but to resell it and reap the difference!
Spend 20,000 taels of silver to acquire 10,000 acres of fertile land and resell it for 40 taels of silver per acre, and you can make a net profit of 20,000 taels!
Only fools are unwilling to do this kind of business where you can make huge profits by signing just two times!
To this end, Xue Guoguan, who had resigned as chief minister, also deliberately found Xue Wanqing, the daughter of the queen, and spent all his money to collect 100,000 taels to purchase 50,000 acres of land at a time.
Xue Guoguan was not worried about not being able to sell it at all, just because his daughter was the Empress of the Ming Dynasty. Based on this alone, trying to curry favor with his own people was like a crucian carp crossing a river.
In less than a week, these 50,000 acres of land were sold, with a net profit of one hundred thousand taels.
If he couldn't make this money, Xue Guoguan would feel that he would never die in peace...
Not only did Xue Wanqing make money, but Liu Xier and the six concubines, as well as a certain new emperor who subsequently selected beauties, basically all enjoyed the benefits.
From the beautiful mother to the palace maids, the entire residence is frantically speculating on land and having a great time.
A certain new emperor also bought a piece of land, but he did not intend to sell it for cash, but decided to hold it for a long time.
The location is just south of Nalinhewei, with an area of 500,000 acres. After buying it, troops were sent to enclose the land.
From now on, this place will be Huangzhuang, with only one purpose, which is to grow rice!
One crop a year is enough, because the new name of that place is-Wuchang!
On the one hand, Wuchang rice has good seeds, and on the other hand, it has good water and soil.
When acquired skills are insufficient, one can only rely on innate advantages.
When he passed through the area during the Northern Expedition, a certain new emperor also tasted the rice captured.
The taste is quite good, although there is a big gap compared with later generations, but it tastes better than the rice in Guannai.
From now on, the three treasures of the Northeast will be rice, crickets, and ginseng. There are too many such as tiger bones and deer antlers, which are not of high quality at all.
Specifically, whatever the new emperor likes to eat is a tribute.
There were no crayfish or large lobsters back then, so we just used crickets to top them!
Fifty thousand acres is the maximum land purchase limit for a first-class minister, and this is the intention of a certain new emperor.
Otherwise, what would happen if all the best areas were bought by close ministers and pocketed the difference?
No matter what, we must leave some meat scraps for the merchants to repay, and we can't let people gossip too much.
Don't look at the total area of 500 million acres. That is according to the standards of later generations. At present, it is 50 million acres.
The fertile land in the best location was only five million acres. This was the most profitable cake, and it was quickly divided up.
After the public sale, the account department received more than 10 million taels of silver within a week, reaching 37 million taels in a month.
This made a certain new emperor feel that it was not a big problem to achieve a cash withdrawal amount of 60 million to 90 million taels, but it would be more difficult to exceed 100 million taels.
This transaction is a matter of opinion and wisdom. Land ownership is permanent, but it can be resold or subleased. Whether to invest or not depends entirely on personal vision and financial resources.
After hearing the news, many southern merchants also came to Beidu to discuss purchasing land.
Xianza Beiting has been reducing the amount of grain purchased from Nanting year by year. When Liaodong and even the entire Nurgan City are operational, there may be no need to purchase grain at all.
In the past year, all the grain needed by Beidu was purchased from Liaodong.
On the one hand, it is equivalent to encouraging farmers in Liaodong to farm, and on the other hand, the cost of sea transportation is lower than that of water transportation.
A certain new emperor plans to take advantage of the low food prices in the Northeast to maintain low food prices in the northern capital, which is very important when prices rise.
You can ignore other places, but in the Jifu area, low food prices will prompt a large number of farmers to move to cities to work, achieving the goal of encircling land and pursuing industrialization.
After so many years, the price of food in Beidu has always been stable between two and three taels.
The merchants who provided food to the imperial court hardly made much money, but they still enjoyed it.
Because the internal reason is to obtain orders for finished grain products, the Ministry of War will purchase large quantities of biscuits, fried noodles, instant noodles and other rations.
Obviously, the added value of a pound of biscuits is much higher than that of a pound of rice, and this is where the bulk of the profit lies.
For the people who work in the city, housing prices in Beidu are high, but prices are not high.
This will help them rent a house to work. Whether they buy a house or return to their hometown in the future, it will be a good choice.
A certain new emperor knew very well that if house prices and commodity prices in the city were to be high and the people would not have much money left in their pockets, his plan would not work.
Living in peace is not necessarily a prerequisite for a happy career, but having enough to eat and drink certainly is!
If you want to get a long-term and stable job, and even let your descendants start here, buying a house is an inevitable choice.
Now, unlike before, as long as you have money in your pocket, you can choose any luxury house or villa.
The house is made of reinforced concrete and has everything including lights, telephones, toilets, and sofas.
A certain new emperor is also promoting the development of metallurgy, cement, building materials, home decoration, light industry and other industries through the development of real estate.
Then let the northern capital realize preliminary industrialization as soon as possible. Although this process will be relatively long, a certain new emperor will work hard to shorten the time required.
Nowadays, Beidu has achieved certain achievements in many aspects. There are many factories inside and outside the city, and the railway runs directly to Monan Jinshan outside the customs.
The number of industrial workers has reached more than 600,000, and the non-agricultural population exceeds 3 million, basically leading any city in any country in the world.
The industry development level is more than ten years ahead of other countries. In certain fields, such as shipbuilding, machinery, oil refining, chemicals, imaging, etc., it is more than thirty years ahead of its main competitors.
The main symbols of British industrialization at that time were already present in the Ming Dynasty, and they were doing better. It should be said that they have reached the level of British development in 1860.
This is equivalent to saying that the time required for industrial processes has been shortened by two hundred years.
A certain new emperor believed that given time, Ming Dynasty would be perfect.
The current problem is uneven regional development, but there is nothing we can do about it.
If you want to achieve explosive and rapid development in the short term, you must first take care of key areas.
But at least under the care of a certain new emperor, Tianjin, Dengzhou, Datong, Baoding, Xi'an and other places have seen some improvement.
I believe that in another twenty or thirty years, these second-tier cities will be as energetic as the current Beidu. All they have to do now is to develop in an orderly and unremitting manner.
As long as local officials follow the new emperor's orders step by step and don't mess around, it will be almost easy to achieve the set goals.
A certain new emperor hoped that in more than ten years, that is, by the fifty-third year of Chongzhen (1680), the Ming Dynasty's economic aggregate could reach or exceed half of the world's!
If the blame dumper is still alive by then, he should be very happy, at least on the surface...
Now the task of the entire Ming Dynasty is that farmers keep cultivating the land, workers keep producing, and merchants keep selling goods to various places, including abroad.
In fact, only production can produce value, and currency, including gold, is just a form of substitute for barter trade.
When workers and farmers receive money, they also need to buy daily necessities, that is, consumption, but the income from their labor cannot be used directly for shopping.
Under the guidance of a new emperor, the speed and scale of value generated by Ming Dynasty will far exceed that of all other countries.
This means that not only will there be a huge surplus in exports, but it will also benefit everyone in the world.
The former is easy to understand, and the latter is not a big statement.
A certain new emperor used the money earned from foreign trade to recharge the Ministry of Household Affairs. After recovering the lost land during the Northern Expedition, he obtained a large amount of cultivated land, which would stabilize food prices.
Workers can spend less money to feed themselves, and farmers can also reduce the percentage of taxes they pay. Not to mention the benefits that businessmen gain from this.
The only ones who suffer are foreign countries. The new emperor is not their emperor. Since they can’t control it, there is nothing they can do to help...
It’s okay to follow Ming to take advantage, but at least you can’t become Ming’s enemy, right?
