Wu Dunyuan, Lu Jiguang, Pan Shaoguang and other thirteen businessmen heard this.
He looked at King Zhu Daming eagerly.
All it takes is one word from King Zhu Daming, and all these thirteen merchants will rush to work for Zhu Ming as compradors for this imperial merchant.
Is there collusion between government and business?
This has been true since ancient times.
Being an imperial merchant actually means kneeling down to give money to the emperor and officials.
Just like this, how many people want to kneel down but still can't.
But King Zhu Ming obviously has his own ideas about business.
The collusion between officials and businessmen in the Qing Dynasty basically meant that the court treated businessmen as fat pigs, fattening only one or two pigs.
The tax revenue of the Qing Dynasty was equivalent to more than 10 million pounds, while the British Empire's current fiscal revenue was almost 100 million pounds.
However, although there were frequent wars in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court was very sophisticated and could maintain financial balance by slaughtering fat pigs.
The British Empire had a fiscal revenue of nearly 100 million pounds, but it was heavily in debt during previous foreign wars.
Both countries are colluding with officials and businessmen.
The difference lies in whether it is mainly officials or businessmen.
Boss Zhu did not answer the imperial businessman's words, but turned to ask Wu Dunyuan.
"Loyalty, what are the main commodities exported from Guangdong?"
"Mainly porcelain from Foshan, tea from northeastern Guangdong, eastern Guangdong, and southern Fujian, and raw silk from Jiangnan." Wu Dunyuan said,
"Can you still buy raw silk from Jiangnan now?"
"Why not? As long as there is still trade, the raw silk from Jiangnan can only be sold to Guangdong."
"Otherwise, how will the tens of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River be able to provide food and clothing for those who grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms?"
After Wu Dunyuan finished speaking, Zhu Daohua nodded.
under the previous trade model.
Jiangnan is the upper reaches of the industrial chain. Mulberries are grown and silkworms are raised, and raw silk is made into raw silk, which is then sold to merchants in Guangdong and exported overseas through Western merchants.
"But now that the Guangzhou port has belonged to the Ming Dynasty, the Beiqing Dynasty should open new ports for foreign trade in Fujian, Songjiang Prefecture and other places." Lu Jiguang said.
"If I don't let them open, they won't be able to open!"
Zhu Daohua waved his hand and said.
The Strait of Malacca blocked Western merchants to the west of the Strait of Malacca.
Raw silk for export in Jiangnan can only be sold to Guangdong.
Otherwise, the farmers and landlords in Jiangnan who grow mulberry and raise silkworms will go bankrupt.
Guangdong and Jiangnan were the two money bags of the Qing court.
If Guangdong is lost, Jiangnan will be in chaos again.
The Qing Dynasty could not afford it.
"Besides porcelain, tea, and raw silk, are there any other industries that are competitive in the international market?"
Zhu Daohua asked.
The merchants looked at each other.
Finally they all shook their heads.
"Your Majesty, in the past two to three hundred years, these are the only industries China has exported. Is there any other business that can be developed?"
"This is not possible." Zhu Daohua shook his head repeatedly.
"Although porcelain, tea, and raw silk are good, if we rely solely on these industries, we cannot absorb too many employed people."
"Employed population?"
Everyone present was stunned by King Zhu Ming's out-of-the-box thinking.
Aren't you asking what kind of business makes money?
How was it transferred to what employment population?
For King Zhu Ming.
How much money an industry can earn is secondary. The key is how many industrial workers the industry can produce.
After all, employment is a top priority for the government.
The 18 million people in Guangdong are 18 million mouths waiting for food.
in history.
The armed struggle between natives and foreigners in Guangdong and Guangxi that lasted for more than two hundred years is a manifestation of the extreme sharpness of the contradiction between man and land.
If King Zhu Ming does not develop industries to absorb the employment population.
The 18 million people in Guangdong, and the 400 million people in China in the future, will once again be trapped in the curse of that terrifying cycle of chaos.
Therefore, one of the goals of developing large industry is to absorb a large number of people to become industrial workers, liberate the population from the land, and solve the current acute contradiction between man and land.
"Yes, the densely populated areas in Guangdong are narrow, or... the entire Han region, including Guangdong and Guangxi, Jiangnan, and the Central Plains, are all densely populated, and the per capita cultivated land is even less than three acres. For this situation, if it were not for North and South America With the introduction of high-yielding crops, the Qing Dynasty has long been full of hungry people and wars." Zhu Daohua shook his head and said.
"What the King said is that in fact, even now... the people in various places are sallow and thin, and most of them are just barely able to eat."
"One third is full and seventy percent hungry. Otherwise, why would we Guangdong people risk beheading and go to Nanyang to risk our lives to make a living?"
Zhu Daohua said this.
Luo Fangbo and others were quite touched.
Now I can make a living in Nanyang.
But they were all forced out.
If you can have enough food and clothing in your hometown, who would be willing to risk your life and go to Nanyang?
"So, if we want to solve this problem, we can only start from two aspects. The first is colonization, transferring the excessive population out to occupy the good sites in the world with few people and fertile land. You will all belong to the new Ming Dynasty in the future. You are a distinguished person with great merits, but if the country is full of hungry people, I am afraid that what you, a noble person, can do will not be stable."
After Zhu Daohua finished speaking, everyone present nodded.
"But if you want to colonize, you must have strength. Where is strength reflected? In this era, I think it is big industry! Industrialization and prosperity of industry and commerce. Only when the government has money and the army has good equipment can the market prosper and talent We can afford to raise more armies, open up more colonies, and at the same time absorb more people into the industrial and commercial industries, alleviating the pressure on farmland."
Zhu Daohua clapped his fingers and said: "In the future, Guangdong will focus on developing the ten major industries of steel, shipbuilding, shipping, mineral extraction, tea, silk weaving, sugar refining, and pharmaceuticals!"
Most of these top ten industries are, to put it bluntly, related to exports.
At present, Guangdong's industry and commerce is an export-oriented economy that relies on exports.
Relying on exports to drive industry and commerce, export porcelain, tea, silk, and import silver and precious metals.
But under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Industry and commerce are the last industry.
Import and export trade is strictly restricted.
Merchants were not allowed to go to sea to trade, and they were not allowed to build large ships with two masts or more. The so-called Thirteen Banks were not traders who went to sea, but only acted as agents between foreign merchants and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the nobles of the Eight Banners, that is, compradors.
"These ten major industries will receive policy support from the Ming Palace, including factory construction, worker recruitment, export tariff concessions, technical support, etc."
Zhu Daohua looked at the merchants from Thirteenth Line and smiled.
"Industry and commerce, to put it bluntly, requires industries, such as sugar production. Upstream, sugar cane must be grown, middlemen purchase the sugar cane, then press the sugar to produce finished products, and then export and distribute it. This is an industrial chain. In this industrial chain On the industry chain, sugar cane plantations, distributors, sugar factories, exporters, and the workers employed therein can make a living in this industrial chain, which will also promote the development of logistics, shipping, shipbuilding and other industries. The imperial court We can also get tax revenue from it, and it can absorb a large number of people and alleviate the pressure on the land. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes with one stone."
Zhu Daohua's words cheered up the merchants present.
This is a process of establishing an industry. The employment and tax revenue that can be generated after an industrial chain is established are considerable.
Sugar has always been a dominant industry in Guangdong, but in recent years due to the maritime ban policy, the sugar industry has shrunk significantly. The remaining sugar industry has also been monopolized by imperial merchants and government merchants from the north and is exclusively for the domestic market.
"Your Majesty, of the ten major industries you mentioned, the other nine industries can all be developed in Guangdong, and they all have a certain foundation. But this pharmaceutical... We don't produce much medicine in Guangdong, come to think of it?"
"Yes, the Chinese medicinal materials are better from Fujian and Yunnan."
A group of merchants were beaming and talking in various directions.
Gu Song, Qian Heng and other Confucian scholars sitting in the other row looked a little unhappy.
The majestic king of a country.
Going to such an important meeting to discuss with a group of businessmen how to make money...
This is a bit... not quite right.
But he didn't dare to interrupt the discussion between King Zhu Ming and the Xingshangmen.
After all, the situation of the new Ming Dynasty was brought about by King Zhu Ming, and the majesty of the founding army still existed.
"I'm afraid you don't know. When I was in Europe, I was a famous doctor in Europe. I still know a thing or two about medicine."
Knowing a thing or two is of course modesty.
If Boss Zhu is willing, he can get penicillin for you.
But what Boss Zhu is producing now is not penicillin.
But allicin.
Allicin is also a broad-spectrum fungicide.
The biggest difficulty in colonizing Southeast Asia was the malaria, gastroenteritis, dysentery and other diseases caused by the climate and sanitary conditions of Southeast Asia.
In the era of lack of antiseptics.
These diseases were enough to kill more than half of the colonists.
In fact, don’t think Europeans are so comfortable in modern times.
People actually risked their lives to colonize.
Allicin, a bactericidal drug, can greatly reduce deaths caused by these bacterial infections!
It is definitely the miracle medicine of this era.
Boss Zhu plans to produce this kind of medicine on a large scale. He will first build the reputation of Guangdong's pharmaceutical industry, and then he can continue to expand product lines, expand production, and monopolize the world's pharmaceutical industry.
He has the trademark of being the greatest doctor of this century.
These truly life-saving medicines are sure to take the world by storm.
"Everyone, please see, this is the medicine extracted by this king. It can be regarded as a cure-all for all diseases."
Zhu Daohua distributed the allicin packaged in porcelain bottles to everyone.
Allicin, a broad-spectrum bactericidal drug, can indeed be said to cure all diseases in this era.
"You can take it back to see the effect. Whether it is patients with cold, dysentery or malaria, they can be treated quickly."
"And this kind of medicine?"
"Then how much should this cost?"
"What's the name of this medicine?"
Everyone was surprised.
"This medicine is called...Mingwang Life-Sustaining Water." Zhu Daohua said with a smile.
Life-sustaining water, can you buy a few more bottles?
And it was King Ming who did it. Anyone whose life is saved by this medicine must not thank King Ming for his great kindness?
“With this kind of flagship product, Guangdong’s pharmaceutical industry has great potential!”
Allicin must be produced on a large scale.
Otherwise, the establishment of semi-military plantations in Nanyang will cost human lives.
King Zhu Ming is a doctor after all.
He couldn't bear to be so cruel.
Instead, have allicin.
It is not too dangerous to go to Nanyang to make a living and establish plantations one after another.
In this way, the cost of large-scale colonization will be reduced to a minimum. Read the full content on AiYue app
"Everyone, if you want to gain a foothold in the international market, you must not rely on the monopoly of royal merchants, but on industry, a truly competitive industry!!"
"Only by establishing competitive industrial chains and producing sufficiently competitive products can we go abroad and make big money."
Zhu Daohua concluded.
He stood up.
"My Lords, I am different from Qianlong. I am a businessman. The military expenditures for reviving the Ming Dynasty all come from industry and commerce. Therefore, I do not despise industry and commerce. This industry and commerce will also become the foundation of my Ming Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out.
The expressions of Gu Song, Zhao Wen, Xue Siyuan and others all changed slightly.
Since ancient times, agriculture has been the basis, and industry and commerce have been the last.
Zhu Daohua turned his head and looked at everyone.
"Agriculture and industry and commerce are not antagonistic, but should be adapted to local conditions and promote each other. Guangdong is densely populated and the land is narrow. If industry and commerce are further suppressed and 18 million people huddle in this mere area of Guangdong, this will be a disservice to future generations. If you plant a big bomb, it will explode sooner or later."
Several Confucian scholars present looked at each other.
King Zhu Ming's words were obviously meant for them.
Zhao Wen hesitated to speak.
"It's okay to say Yuan Jin." Zhu Daohua called Zhao Wen Biaozi and said with a smile.
Zhao Wen looked around and said: "The king only said that industry and commerce can absorb the population and relieve the pressure on land, but the total amount of land remains unchanged. Industry and commerce, such as pharmaceuticals and sugar production, will consume land to grow medicinal materials and sugar cane. In this way , where does the food in the mouths of millions of people come from?"
These words made the Confucian scholars present nod their heads.
Confucianism’s emphasis on agriculture is not unreasonable.
Civil strife in the past dynasties mostly started from hungry people who did not have enough to eat.
Whether there is sufficient food is related to the stability of the country.
However, the current situation does not make sense in Guangdong, which currently has a surplus of labor.
Zhu Daohua thought of this, nodded and said: "Everyone's concern is also my king's concern. Therefore, it is even more important to expand commerce and exchange Guangdong's commodities for the food that Guangdong needs. Rice in the Nanyang islands can be harvested three times a year, plus Annan, Siam and other places are major rice-producing areas, and their rice output is no less than that of Huguang, or even more."
"The rice grain Guangdong needs can be obtained through trade from Southeast Asia."
"Moreover, in the future, I will set up a plantation in Nanyang based on health centers to produce rice, rubber, sugar cane and other products according to local conditions, so there is no need to worry about food shortages."
The population of Borneo and Java in later generations was almost over 100 million.
The ability to feed so many people in such a small area relies on the local good water and heat conditions to produce a large amount of rice.
So if Guangdong, which is adjacent to Nanyang, is short of rice, it would really be a joke.
Speaking of which.
King Zhu Ming stood up.
"Moreover, the land of Nanyang is the area that my Ming army can influence and cover. If Guangdong is short of rice, I can personally bring a large army to plunder the grain of Nanyang and feed the people of Guangdong!"
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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Beastmaster?
