"One thousand, two hundred taels of silver, a lot of money!"
Outside Guangzhou.
Zhu Daohua was sitting in the military tent, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Kneeling in front of him was a middle-aged man who had cut off his braids and put on Han clothes.
If Guangdong Governor Guo Shixun were here.
He could see it immediately.
This person kneeling in front of Zhu Daohua is not Wu Dunyuan, the general merchant of the Thirteenth Bank, so who else could it be?
"Your Majesty, in addition to the treasury bank of the Thirteenth Bank and the tax bank of Guangdong Customs, the money of merchants and wealthy landlords in Guangzhou and surrounding areas has also been basically deposited in HSBC. You have really taken all of Guangdong now."
Wu Dunyuan said while kneeling.
It is indeed all about Guangdong.
Not just territory.
And Guangdong silver!
The products exported by China in this era, including porcelain, tea, and silk, were all very capable. They were basically in a monopoly position, and the technical threshold was very high.
With these flagship products.
Sixty to seventy percent of the silver dug up by Europeans in South America flowed into China through maritime trade.
Under the one-stop trade policy.
This silver flows in from Guangzhou Port.
Therefore, Guangzhou has the largest amount of silver in the country.
The territory was occupied, and the silver from local wealthy men in Guangdong also flowed into King Ming's bank.
Wu Dunyuan certainly knows who he needs to listen to in Guangdong now.
Businessmen like Wu Dunyuan know very well where their lifeblood lies.
There is no single port of trade in Guangzhou.
These local snake traders were of no value to the Manchus.
If you leave Guangdong with Guo Shixun and others.
They are wealthy men who have lost their territory and are extremely wealthy.
It can only become a roasted suckling pig that is stared at by others, and may be eaten dry at any time.
Rather than that.
It would be better to stay in Guangzhou and go directly to Prince Ming.
Although part of the treasury silver of the Thirteenth Bank is also the capital of the merchants.
But Wu Dunyuan also thought clearly.
It doesn't matter if these treasury silvers are lost - because most of them are the shares of the Eight Banners princes in Beijing.
It's just doing business in the name of the Thirteenth Line.
This is a good place for trade.
On the surface, it looked like Shisan Xing had a lot to eat.
But eat the bulk of it.
He was also a nobleman of the Qing court.
The merchants from the Thirteenth Industry just followed suit and drank the soup - although this soup was also very rich.
In order to get this bite of meat, Zhu Daohua even waited outside Guangzhou for two days.
During these two days, the Ming army's main job was to capture prisoners.
The fleeing green camp soldiers must be gathered up.
All the military attaches in the Green Camp wanted to "persuade" them to surrender.
With the example of Yang Liufang.
Most of the Green Camp military attaches had no psychological barriers to surrender - even the Eight Banners of the Han Army could surrender, so what can't you, a fourth-class person who is not even the emperor's servant, do?
Therefore, except for a few die-hard elements, most of the Green Camp military attachés are still distinguished by those who understand current affairs.
This way.
Master Yang's choir has expanded in size again.
Moreover, Zhu Daohua also asked them to write letters to their old relatives and friends in other provinces - most of these people were officials in Green Camp.
One can imagine.
What kind of shock will these letters cause when they are sent out: Most of the military attachés in the Green Camp of Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as those transferred from Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces, surrendered 70 to 80%, and the rest are not them. He was really loyal to the Qing Dynasty - he was either killed in a bombing, disappeared, or slipped away from the battlefield.
Anyway.
Thus.
Can the Qing court still use green soldiers with confidence?
Anyway, Zhu Daohua thought about it and felt that Qianlong would definitely have a headache.
At least in a short period of time, Qianlong may not dare to send green soldiers from various provinces to "deliver food."
If all the green camp military attachés across the country surrendered.
In the Qing Dynasty, this shop could not be opened.
Let’s go back to my hometown in Northeast China as soon as possible.
In this case, Guangdong will have at least one or two years to consolidate.
Boss Zhu feels that the world cannot be conquered by the way of bandits like Hong Xiuquan and Li Zicheng.
Instead, we should establish a solid base, occupy one area, consolidate one area, mobilize the resources of one area, and continue to grow and develop.
This is the tradition of Lao Zhu's family.
Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.
"Guangdong has been taken down, but how to manage it is still complicated."
Zhu Daohua waved his hand and said.
"Zhongzhi, please get up. I don't like kneeling and worshiping here."
Well, Wu Dunyuan was the first Qing official to voluntarily surrender - he held the title of Taoist priest in Guangdong, so his nickname was also very representative.
Wu Dunyuan, whose courtesy name is Zhongcheng.
Wu Zhongcheng hurriedly got up from the ground.
"Please take a seat."
Zhu Daohua was very polite.
After all, he was the first to surrender to the city.
Although Boss Zhu knew very well why this big businessman from the Thirteenth Industry surrendered - it couldn't be because he had a heart for the Ming Dynasty.
Boss Zhu cannot ask everyone to be selfless.
The people he wants to use basically have selfish motives.
Being selfish is not a heinous sinner.
Moreover, merchants like the Thirteen Banks were actually a group of people who had some understanding of the outside world in the Qing Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the treasury bank of the Thirteen Banks is nominally owned by the major merchants of our Thirteen Banks, but in fact most of it is the equity of the Eight Banners nobles of the Qing court..."
Wu Dunyuan cautiously looked up at Zhu Daohua and continued: "The king can take all he has..."
Hearing this, Zhu Daohua couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and said: "What do I want with this money? This money is hidden in the treasury and is worthless. Moreover... you deposited the money into HSBC Bank through reasonable and legal procedures." , therefore this money is yours!”
“The most important thing for a bank is its reputation!”
Wu Dunyuan was shocked.
He looked up at Zhu Daohua in surprise.
This is eight million taels of silver.
If you say you don’t want it, does that mean you really don’t want it?
What a great spirit!
This is great courage! !
"Don't say it's you, even if it's the Guangdong Customs treasury deposited by the Guangdong Governor's Yamen of the Qing Dynasty, if they dare to come and withdraw it, it's still theirs! The deposit certificate is always valid!"
"Of course, the only thing that can be taken out is Ming Yuan!"
Zhu Daohua indeed thought so.
HSBC was originally a tool used to deceive local wealthy people in Guangdong.
But now it has made a name for itself in Guangdong.
What is the most important thing about a bank?
It's credibility!
Nowadays, many local wealthy people in Guangdong have deposited their money in HSBC.
HSBC has become the most well-known deposit-taking institution in Guangdong.
this value.
It's much bigger than just a few million taels of silver.
By the time the news came out that King Yinming, the merchant of the Thirteenth Bank, had not withdrawn a single penny, and the deposit certificate was always valid.
The credibility of HSBC and even the Ming Palace.
There will be an unprecedented improvement! !
This value is immeasurable.
Wu Dunyuan now really wants to surrender.
This man is so ambitious that he is worthy of being a man who wants to compete for the world.
"Loyalty, I wonder if you, the Thirteenth Party, have any intention of going overseas for trade?"
Wu Dunyuan was stunned and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, before this, the Qing government implemented a one-stop trade policy. The mainland was not allowed to enter the sea. It also prohibited the private sector from building large ships with more than two masts. Without large ships, we could not go to sea. of."
"That is to say, if there is no sea ban, the shipbuilding and shipping industries will develop explosively in the future."
Zhu Daohua touched his chin and said.
Wu Dunyuan always felt that His Majesty King Ming's words were a bit strange.
But fortunately, he understood it.
So he said: "If we are allowed to go to sea, shipbuilding and shipping will definitely make money in the coming years."
"Do you want to invest in this industry?" Zhu Daohua asked.
We must develop industry.
The investment from Boss Zhu alone is a bit too thin.
The best thing is to dig out all the money buried under the soil by the people and circulate it in the market to activate the market.
"Invest in... shipbuilding?"
Wu Dunyuan was a little restless and couldn't feel Zhu Daohua's pulse.
"Yes, shipbuilding, and shipping!"
Zhu Daohua said.
“Recently, huge coal reserves were discovered in Quang Ninh, Annan, and rich iron ore that is very easy to mine was discovered in Ha Tinh, with huge reserves.”
Zhu Daohua stood up, spread out a map, and pointed out the specific locations of the coal mines and iron mines to Wu Dunyuan.
The coal mines in Guangning are nothing. Although the reserves are huge, there are also large and small coal resources in Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Hunan that can be exploited.
The key is the iron ore in Ha Tinh.
This is a rich iron ore with very low sulfur content that is very rare in China.
The desulfurization process is eliminated, and the smelting process of Ha Tinh iron ore does not need to be too complicated, making it convenient for large-scale smelting.
"My idea is to rely on the Red River river transport and sea transport to concentrate the coal and iron resources from the two places on Lantau Island and build a large-scale iron smelting factory on Lantau Island."
According to Zhu Daohua's idea, Lantau Island and later Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other places will form a huge industrial zone. There is a natural deep-water port here. Cheap raw materials can be imported from Annan and Borneo by sea, and Guangdong's abundant local manpower can be utilized. resource.
Coupled with the guidance of the Ming Palace, as well as the market advantages brought by Nanyang, Japan, Korea, and exclusive East-West trade.
This will most likely become the birthplace of modern industry.
Lantau Island will be a heavy industry base that focuses on development.
Iron smelting, steelmaking, machinery manufacturing, and even the production of guns and artillery will all be concentrated on this offshore island, forming an industrial cluster centered on Shenzhen in the future.
"Loyalty, is there any profit in this shipping industry?"
Zhu Daohua painted a very attractive prospect for Wu Dunyuan.
Wu Dunyuan estimated in his heart.
The distance from the mouth of the Red River to Lantau Island is not long, and it is basically close to the coastline, so there is no threat from pirates.
The cost won't be too high.
If the shipping volume is large.
Of course there is profit.
"Your Majesty, if it depends entirely on shipping, the cost will not be high, but it will still be a bit of a hassle."
Zhu Daohua nodded.
"Zhongcheng, please contact the merchants of the Thirteenth Bank. I can invest in a Nanyang Shipping Corporation with you. In the early stage, we will specialize in the transportation of Annan media and railways."
Zhu Daohua then showed Wu Dunyuan a ship type.
"This is a three-masted transport ship developed by Batam Shipyard based on the Guangzhou Shipyard ship type. It requires further reduced sailor manpower and has a much larger carrying capacity. It can be used as a mainstream transport ship for shipping companies in the future."
"By the way, the Batam shipyard will also be relocated to Lantau Island or Kowloon, Xin'an and other places in the future."
Batam Island is located in the Strait of Malacca. Once Guangdong is conquered, the center of the Ming Palace will definitely be transferred to Guangzhou.
By then, Batam will not be suitable for having too many factories.
All we need to do is establish a free market for trade re-export.
.........
Just when Zhu Daohua and the representatives of Guangdong Dahongshang were thinking about the bright prospects of the Greater Guangdong business circle.
A piece of news spread in Guangzhou.
And it quickly made the wealthy people in the entire city of Guangzhou collectively restless.
"Hey, have you heard? Then HSBC is not a big British bank at all, it is a bank that is against the Ming Dynasty..."
"Bah, bah, bah, what's going against Ming? It's called Da Ming!"
"Yes, yes, it's Ming Dynasty! Ming Dynasty's bank."
"Look, this is the method. I think the Qing Tatars should die too."
"Hu has no luck for a hundred years. The Tatars have been here for more than a hundred years, which is enough."
"Explain why Wang Dajun hasn't entered the city yet? What if Qiu Ba in the city gets anxious and attacks the bank of HSBC..."
"What? What? My second uncle's nephew's cousin is on guard duty in Guangzhou City, and those Qiu Badou's money was also deposited into HSBC!"
"Oh oh oh, then don't worry, then don't worry."
With the evacuation of Guangdong Governor Guo Shixun and the elderly, weak, women and children in Guangzhou City, everyone in Guangzhou City knew.
It was only a matter of time before the sun and moon flags were replaced on the top of this city.
Public opinion in the city did not affect Zhao Wen, the prefect of Guangzhou.
Zhao Wen's mansion at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain.
It was built by a master chef from Suzhou.
Pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings.
At this time, Lao Zhao was quite confused.
It's not that he's obsessed with money - the prefect of Guangzhou is certainly very wealthy.
Guangzhou is a prosperous and prosperous city. Although the governor of Guangdong and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi are the governor of Guangzhou, there is also a general of Guangzhou who cannot afford to offend.
It can be said that the prefects are much more aggrieved than those in other places.
But it's worth the frustration.
Don’t say anything else.
Lao Zhao served as the prefect of Guangzhou for two years.
The money he earned was several times more than what he earned as an official in other places combined.
The deposit certificate of HSBC held in his arms amounted to more than 60,000 taels of silver.
The original plan was that after the governor of Guangzhou resigned, he could return to his hometown in Jiangxi and buy hundreds of acres of land.
Farming and reading heirlooms.
This is the wealth of one or two hundred years.
The old Zhao family has grown from a small landowner with only a few dozen acres of land to a large landowner with hundreds or thousands of acres of land. It is all thanks to Zhao Wenzhongdi that he only gained wealth after becoming an official.
Just now....
In the peaceful and prosperous age, Fan Hai comes to defy the Ming Dynasty and is about to take over Guangdong.
This peaceful and prosperous age will evolve into the troubled times of the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty.
There is no question whether my hometown in Jiangxi will still be the territory of the Qing Dynasty in the future.
As a parent officer.
When the city is destroyed, it is inevitable to hang it on the beam, to live or die with the city, and to die to repay the country's kindness.
It's just that I can't bear to part with these more than 60,000 taels of silver no matter what.
And hanging himself...
It hurts just thinking about it.
Just when Lao Zhao was struggling.
The housekeeper of Zhao Mansion stumbled in. ,
"Master, it's not good!"
"HSBC is an industry of Ni Ming!"
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
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