Liaodong, Fuyuan, backyard study.
Gao Mo, the head of the Internal Affairs Department of Jinghua, who had not been around Gao Jingshi for a long time, was reporting something. On the big desk in front of Gao Jingshi, there were several thick stacks of files. Judging from the arrangement, Gao Jingshi had already reviewed them. part of it.
“After the trial of commercial tax in South Zhili, Jinghua’s entry became much easier than in the past. In addition to soap, cement and other goods that were already monopolized, Jinghua’s iron products began to appear on a large scale in South Zhili and Jiangxi. , Zhejiang and other places. In addition, Guangxi's sugar products have quickly opened up sales in South Zhili, and the momentum is very strong. According to the director's estimation, it may now account for more than half of the bulk sugar sales in South Zhili and other places..."
"The Advisory Bureau of the Annan Governor's Office reported that Annan Governor Mo Maoqia's eye disease seems to be recovering. The Advisory Bureau is currently continuing to observe and monitor closely. The Advisory Bureau asked the master to give instructions: If Mo Maoqia's eyesight recovers, they should With what attitude should we respond?”
"The Annan Advisory Bureau reported that Cen Ling, the garrison envoy in the west of Beijing, was ordered by the Advisory Bureau of the Department of Capital and Tong to preside over the suppression of Li and Zheng Yunie. Since the beginning of this year, there have been twenty-seven large and small battles to eliminate Li, Zheng Yunie or bandits in their name. Nine groups of native bandits, totaling about 30,000 people, were victorious. Three of these battles were assisted by generals such as Mo Yulin and Ruan Juan; at the same time, two battles were assisted by Gao Jue, commander of the Thang Long Garrison. Help out."
“Gao Mengnan, the general of the three towns of Ngai An, Hue, and Guangnan and the special envoy for the preparation of Jingang, and Gao Wuqin, the deputy envoy for the preparation of Jingang, came to report that the construction of the third phase of Jingang was completed in November this year, and the port, main city, and city wall were fully constructed. The fourth phase of the project, namely the construction of cultural, educational and leisure areas, is expected to start in February next year.
But now they have discovered a problem. Although the number of Han people has increased rapidly, most of them are Hakkas from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. These people are grouped together according to their provincial origins and are not very controlled. They often fight with each other. I heard that there are still A whole host of different gangs developed. Gao Jing, commander of the Jingang garrison, suppressed twice and killed more than 300 people. Although the situation seemed to be suppressed, Gao Mengnan and Gao Jing had different opinions on this matter..."
When Gao Pangshi heard this, he interrupted for the first time and said: "On the gang issue, just crack down severely. I don't need this."
There was no extra expression on Gao Mo's face, he just asked: "But the second master of the big house (Gao Mengnan) said that many gangs are formed based on occupations, and many gangs are formed based on regions. If we can unite well, It will also be of great benefit to the stability and development of Golden Port."
Gao pragmatically waved his hands coldly and said: "First, I can make Jinggang prosperous and stable without them; second, I can tolerate the emergence of their own guilds in all walks of life, and I can also tolerate Han people from all over the world organizing hometown associations. However, all this is based on the premise of observing the rules. If they rely on the strength of their numbers and violate the rules I have set, they will only be banned.
Huh, gathering a crowd to fight? Okay, let Gao Jing give them a good fight. If they are so capable and can defeat the 30,000 Jinggang garrison, I will give them this Jinggang City. "
Gao Mo felt his heart tremble when he heard this, and said to himself: The murderous aura in the master is much stronger than before.
Then he lowered his head and said, "Yes, sir."
Gao Pragmatic nodded slightly: "Continue."
Gao Mo added: "With the active contact and mediation of Father Luo Mingjian, the Kingdom of Cass...Tilia is very interested in the trade plan proposed by the master. I heard that the king personally wrote a letter to the master, and it has now been delivered. Annan. According to Father Luo Mingjian, the king was about to launch a unification war against Fran... oh, against Portugal (actually it had already been launched and was close to victory at this time), and he promised that the Portuguese would also join this plan. Come in the frame.”
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "This battle should have already started, and Castile can easily win. Although there are many people in Portugal who oppose Philip II, there are also many who support him. In addition, He is so powerful that as long as he agrees to this trade agreement, he will definitely be able to sign it."
This topic was beyond Gao Mo's cognitive ability. He couldn't talk about it and could only say: "I am a scholar of heaven and earth. Since I said so, I think things will develop like this. However, since Gao Jing's battle with the Portuguese After the naval battle, the scope of investigation was expanded, and there were two more naval confrontations with the Portuguese...
In addition, the Dao brothers in Laos sent people to send news that they had contacted the "Black Prince" of Siam. The Black Prince said that the Burmese thieves colluded with the Portuguese and not only bought some weapons, but also hired Some Portuguese mercenaries and even navy..."
Speaking of this matter, Gao Pragmatic had a headache, but after mentally calculating a few points in time, he still said slowly: "Portugal still has the energy to take care of these nosy things, but it won't be too long. Half a year later, I asked Father Luo Mingjian to write a letter to Philip II, saying... Just say that the Ming Empire does not want the Kingdom of Portugal to support the Burmese rebellion. If Portugal continues to go further and further down the wrong path, the Ming Empire will not only take the most resolute measures A military strike will also terminate all related trade."
"Yes." Gao Mo added: "Although the exploration in Taiwan is not progressing quickly, we have successfully landed at the three places designated by the master and opened up coastal footholds, building a total of seven villages. However, the new immigrants There are only more than 2,300 people, which is far less than the pirates, their families, and slaves who had gathered before. This situation is not easy to solve for the time being. The main reason is that the people along the coasts of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong would rather go to Annan than to go to Annan. Don’t want to go to Taiwan…”
At this time, the level of development in Taiwan was very low. To be precise, it was almost completely undeveloped. However, Annan was a territory or vassal state of China "since ancient times" and the level of development was much higher. Of course, everyone would rather go to Annan than Taiwan. , this is not beyond Gao Pragmatic’s expectation.
But this situation still needs to change. Taiwan has its uses. Not to mention economically, it can dry salt and grow sugar cane. As for its geographical location, we must not give up on being pragmatic, so development work must continue.
After thinking about it, everything is difficult at the beginning. How about using the old method of European colonists? Okay, give it a try.
"An order was sent to Annan to add a new penal colony for criminals. From now on, all the exiled prisoners in Annan will be sent to Taiwan to reclaim wasteland."
Gao Mo wrote it down and said, "One last thing... Miss Huang, the governor of Haidong, arrived in Beijing as the deputy envoy of Annan. Counting the time, she may have been received by the emperor today."
Gao Pingshi was startled for a moment, sighed slightly, and asked: "Where does she live in Beijing? The place arranged by the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette?"
"yes."
Gao pragmatic closed his eyes and said: "In my name, send someone to invite her. She will live in my house during her stay in Beijing. She can go anywhere she wants, either in the city or in Baiyu Tower."
Gao Mo didn't ask any questions or persuade him. He simply said: "Yes, sir."
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