Chapter 40 Thinking about you
With these vassal kings around, at least the court could not close itself off to the country. As long as China does not close itself off to the outside world. Even if you are slightly behind, you can quickly overtake it.
What He Xi said. Lawrence Lu muttered secretly: “It’s really troublesome.”
However, Tang He expressed his understanding.
Because Tanghe itself has a meticulous and thoughtful meaning.
Tang He said: "I remember that according to the decree of the imperial court, King Jingjiang paid for the vassal fee from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Well, I will greet these two provinces and convert various materials into money. However, King Jingjiang - -----"
This is the prestige of the founding heroes. Even though Tang and He have no jurisdiction over the two places. But very few people dare not listen to a greeting.
He Xi said: "Of course I am responsible."
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Since He Xi dares to represent King Jingjiang, it means that he has already grasped King Jingjiang.
Of course, He Xi didn't think about King Jingjiang's secret thoughts. Anyway, with the current strength of King Jingjiang, he wants to do something. It takes more than ten years of accumulation, and it will not be too late when the time comes.
He Xi met King Jingjiang and told King Jingjiang everything directly. Finally, he said: "There is also a process for the imperial court to open the sea. For a long time in the future, only our company can operate ocean trade. And in order to avoid suspicion and not trade on land, the last place to go is the Jingjiang King's fiefdom. "
"As long as you choose a good port, where a large amount of porcelain, tea, and other bulk commodities can be shipped from the fiefdom, it will naturally attract a large number of people. In a few years, your fiefdom will be the Pearl of the Southeast."
"In the future, even if the imperial court opens the sea, you only need to manage it carefully. It will be enough to be self-sufficient and leave a legacy for future generations."
"How's it going? I'm thinking about you."
What He Xi said was not unkind at all.
Yes, He Xi has his own little plan. This little calculation was extremely clever. But this matter is really beneficial to King Jingjiang. If this matter is not placed in the fiefdom of King Jingjiang, with the level of development in this year, let alone three years. Even ten years later, King Jingjiang's fiefdom was in tatters. It cannot develop at all.
He Xi's method, no matter how much selfishness he has. At least, it gave the Jingjiang Prince fiefdom a shot in the arm.
It can make the Jingjiang King line develop rapidly. Even for a long time to come, the Jingjiang Prince's fiefdom would be the center of maritime trade. The speed of development is simply unmatched by other places in Ming Dynasty.
King Jingjiang could not fully understand this. But he also saw the benefits. The only thing that dissatisfied him. In fact, it is the distribution of shares in this firm.
Shares are nothing new. King Jingjiang understood very well. But he, King Jingjiang, only had one-tenth of the shares, which he felt was not enough, far from enough. However, he is well aware of his status. Now he is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks inside. Especially when the other three shareholders are the royal family, Duke Xin and the Marquis of Ji'an.
He could only comfort himself that having such a relationship with these two people would be of great use in the future.
As for how King Jingjiang wants to use it in the future, that is a matter of the future.
King Jingjiang asked: "What is the name of this business?"
He Xi was stunned for a moment, and said to herself: "I really haven't thought about it yet." After all, the name is not that important. The most important thing about this business name is the relationship network behind it. With this relationship network, even if it is called A Mao A Dog, maritime merchants all over the world will flock to it.
In an instant, He Xi came up with a name and said, "It's called Jinghai Company. Jing from Jingjiang."
Obviously, Jinghai Company will focus on King Jingjiang’s signature.
King Jingjiang didn't care about this. He had already prepared for this. He said: "Uncle, have you chosen a fiefdom for me?"
He Xi said: "Of course I have already chosen it. It's in Tainan."
He Xi had hesitated before, whether it would be better to place King Jingjiang in Taipei or Tainan. Although it is said that the entire island of Taiwan is the fiefdom of King Jingjiang, that is in name only. After all, if King Jingjiang cannot complete the development normally. After waiting for decades, if a certain emperor couldn't bear to have his prince exiled and cut off half of Taiwan, King Jingjiang would not be able to say anything.
And in this era, if it is built within a few decades, it is quite good. Judging from Taiwan's development experience, for a long time, Taiwan's center of gravity was in Tainan. Taipei is just a few villages.
But He Xi has analyzed that Taipei has the benefits of Taipei, and Tainan also has the benefits of Tainan.
The biggest advantage of Taipei is that it is rich in minerals, including coal and iron. There is a basis for industrial development. But Tainan also has advantages. Tainan has a lot of land available for cultivation. Enough to feed more people.
But He Xi finally chose Tainan because of its geographical location.
Because He Xi’s direction of offshore operations is obviously southerly. Among the so-called east-west routes, the only one in the east is Japan, and at most one North Korea. The size is limited, but the South Sea and even the West are different. Not to mention there are such things as Japanese pirates.
Since we have chosen the Nanyang direction. He Xi naturally felt that this port was better in Tainan than in Taipei.
And based on King Jingjiang's little thoughts, He Xi felt that it would be better for King Jingjiang to develop agriculture than industry. After all, agriculture, or planting, is actually very profitable.
However, it's all settled. King Jingjiang decided to take over the matter of vassalage without further delay.
He Xi has been preparing for more than a month. From Zhejiang and Fujian, the two governments obtained more than 100,000 shi of grain as funding.
During this period of time, Fang Guan also summoned many old members of the Fang family. Plus Tang and sailors drawn directly from the navy. The formation of Jinghai Company's fleet was completed.
I don’t know if Tang He did it on purpose. Or for other reasons. Anyway, the various artillery and other firearms on these ships "bought" from the garrison have not been removed. The sailors of Jinghai Company are very slippery in every operation.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to this.
From He Xi's point of view, this is the biggest disadvantage. These ships are not used for business. Vessels have limited carrying capacity. However, this is just a small flaw.
On this voyage, almost everyone involved was present.
Needless to say, what night is King Jingjiang?
If He Xi doesn't go there in person, he won't feel at ease. King Jingjiang will live in Tainan forever, and is now called Jingjiang. After all, because of the arrival of King Jingjiang, he could only be called by this name.
Lawrence Lu is also here. However, he is very low-key and only comes as an ordinary general. There was no pomp and circumstance for Marquis Ji'an, especially what was said between him and the middle and lower-level officers. We immediately fell in love with each other, arm in arm, and I didn’t know, thinking they had been colleagues for many years.
It can be seen that Lu Zhongheng has something. This kind of rapid integration with soldiers is also an ability.
Tang He didn't care much about this matter.
He was often worried during this period, because his plan for Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have an effect, but when the Marquis of Ji'an came, it seemed to have no effect, just because the Marquis of Ji'an came. He was worried that something else was going on. He often worries, but a little money is nothing compared to what he worries about.
All in all, He Xi is really in charge of this company, not just He Xi representing the major shareholder. It was also because everyone believed that He Xi could get money.
He Xi also put up a storefront.
He prepared two shopkeepers, one inside and one outside.
The inner shopkeeper is Yiman. He is the head of the Jinling Yi family. What he needs to do is to be responsible for the goods. Whether it is preparing goods from the mainland or sending people to sell the goods, the entire account is covered by Yi Man.
He Xi believed in Yiman's means and influence as the richest man in Jinling. Coupled with Yiman's status as a businessman, he did not dare to make trouble in the accounts.
As for the outside shopkeeper, he is Dai Mingshi. He is not directly responsible for business, he is responsible for safety issues, opening up business channels, building good relationships, ensuring that the ship returns safely, and is already in charge of the armed forces on board. This is all Dai Mingshi's business.
These two lines balance each other and do not interfere with each other. Of course, the captain is the most powerful person at sea. But the captain cannot interfere arbitrarily in business matters.
However, the person in charge of this fleet now is the Fang family team headed by Fang Guan, not Dai Mingshi.
