yes,

Li Shu in Nanyang is waiting for the soldiers of tomorrow to come and save them.

When all the officials thought about Nanyang's resources, their whole bodies felt hot. It was the Ming Dynasty's duty to save the common people of Nanyang.

Eunuch Wei sat aside, drinking tea with a smile. He didn't care about the Nanyang people or the Dutch. He only knew that the royal family's property was going to increase again, and that was enough.

As for how to do it, there is Master Zhang, so what does he have to worry about?

"This is the imperial court's plan. Let's take a look."

Qian Qianyi took out another document.

This plan, called the "Ming Dynasty Nanyang Development Plan", pointed out the intention of the imperial court in great detail, with the imperial court as the main body and the private sector as the supplement, to jointly establish a company specifically responsible for the development of Nanyang.

This company will replace the imperial court in exploring Nanyang, and private capital can pour in for development. This company is the embodiment of the imperial court's power in Nanyang.

The imperial court takes the lead, so naturally it will not treat everyone badly. It clearly states that the Nanyang Company is a joint-stock company, with the imperial court accounting for 50%, the merchants and gentry accounting for 40%, and the common people accounting for 10%. Everyone has a bright future.

"Eunuch Wei, your Majesty will take 10% of the 50% of the land that the imperial court occupies, and the remaining 40% belongs to the imperial court." Qian Qianyi specifically explained to Eunuch Wei.

Eunuch Wei still had a smile on his face: "Yes, I understand."

Forty percent! This is really a lot!

Lu Xiangsheng said slowly: "Forty percent of the area is divided into households and households account for 20%."

No one objects to this. After all, the Ministry of Accounts contributes most of the money, so it is appropriate for them to take half.

Qian Qianyi continued: "The remaining 20% ​​is shared between us and the military. How to pay for it and how much to take, we all have to discuss it."

Everyone nodded again to express their approval. After all, we are not fighting the war ourselves. The New Army is going to fight, so it is normal to divide them.

As for how much they can get in the end, these big guys who have reached the status of core officials of the imperial court such as second-rank ministers and third-rank ministers are not worried at all. After all, no matter how little they get, it is still a profitable business, not to mention the merchants and gentry among the people.

They are all supporting it, and this money is absolutely indispensable.

Although the direct relatives of officials are strictly prohibited from doing business, in the final analysis, through the dynasties, merchants have not had many backers, so they are definitely just a piece of fat that the court does not like, but many people want to eat.

Therefore, it is normal for such big businessmen to have support behind them. Zhang Haogu also knows that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is also normal for businessmen to behave like this. They abide by the law, pay taxes according to the law, and are still making contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Find a few

It doesn't matter if you have a backer, as long as they don't mess around.

But if you evade taxes and oppress the people, then the Ming Law will let you know what the strictness of the law is.

After setting the tone, Qian Qianyi, as the host of this Ming Dynasty Nanyang Development Conference, continued: "Nanyang is a vast territory with many islands, and the Hongyi people have large colonies there. As for how to use these lands after they are conquered, there is currently such a problem

Several directions."

"First, like the Hongyi people, after we occupied these colonies, we continued to colonize them and built them into our overseas extension, serving as a bridgehead for subsequent wars against the West and a hub for trade and transportation."

"Second, according to past practice, the local people are allowed to govern themselves. The court does not interfere with their livelihood politics and allows them to develop. We only focus on trade here."

"Third, these places should be completely incorporated into Wanghua and formed into prefectures and counties for governance like those in the Ming Dynasty."

The three directions have different emphases.

The six ministers, ministers of various ministries, these core officials of the Ming Dynasty, the real talented elites, thought about it one by one.

In fact, the advantages and disadvantages of these plans are clear at a glance, but when you reach the position of the third level, you need to be cautious about any statement you make. You must consider many steps and consider the situation of your entire faction.

Whether to treat it as a colony, a free trade territory, or a Ming Dynasty county all has its advantages and disadvantages, and the funds invested cannot be generalized.

Soon, Qian Longxi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, expressed his thoughts: "Dear elders, ministers, and humble officials.

I think that whether it is colonizing like the Red Yi people or incorporating them into kings, it is not suitable for today's Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "Continue."

Qian Longxi sorted out his thoughts: "First, the Hongyi people exacted excessive taxes in these places and ignored the suffering of the local people. This led to frequent disputes and made the Southeast Asian countries hate them."

"I, the Ming Dynasty, are the suzerains of the above country, and the countries in Nanyang are the vassals of my Ming Dynasty. As the suzerain, it is unjust to oppress the vassals. It is unkind to ignore the suffering of the local people and impose exorbitant taxes. Such actions will never be done by my Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a gap in the minds of the countries in Southeast Asia, and then they will be alienated from our great Ming Dynasty.

"Furthermore, if the people in places like Nanyang rebel, how many royal divisions will need to be dispatched by our Ming Dynasty to suppress them? How much food will it cost? We can't kill all the local people, right? Then what's the point of my Ming Dynasty occupying this place?"

These words caused everyone to nod in agreement.

Indeed, most people only want to go there because there are enough manpower and rich resources in the local area. It would be too troublesome to immigrate from the mainland after the local people have died.

What's more, bullying the natives and bullying the people of the Ming Dynasty are not the same thing.

Seeing everyone's approval, Qian Longxi continued: "To turn him into a king and establish a prefecture and county is even more unacceptable for his humble position!"

"Now that our Ming Dynasty is promoting industrialization, half of the twenty-four provinces in the two capitals have not developed yet, and we have to invest heavily overseas. Are the people of our Ming Dynasty not as important as those barbarians overseas? What should the people of the world think? This costs the people of the Ming Dynasty.

If you don’t use money to develop overseas, you must at least wait until the local development reaches a certain level.”

"Right now, our Ming Dynasty is just getting on the right track, and some people are even barely fed."

Everyone nodded again and spent their own money to help others develop?

Who would?

It is said that all overseas Chinese are Han people and they are common people of the Ming Dynasty. This is one of the reasons for the Ming Dynasty court. Everyone does not know that those overseas people, even if they are of Chinese descent, just fled out to seek refuge early. They have all run away, who will return?

Treat them as one of your own?

Even if you are one of your own, why don't you help us?

Don’t the people of the South need development?

Then don’t the people in the southwest and northwest need development?

Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality. This is exactly the case. If you really want to use money to develop overseas, there will be a lot of public opinion among the people. What’s more, everyone is there to make money, not really to do good things. From the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, what has been done

Everything you do is for the benefit of Ming Dynasty. Even if you use your own interests to help outsiders, you should also see what it can bring.

Although the land of Nanyang is good, it is really not worthy of the imperial court to develop it as a homeland at the moment, which will undoubtedly greatly hinder the progress of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, he regards him as one of his own, so there is no bottomless pit of spending money on various policies.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Qian Longxi felt confident. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Therefore, I think we might as well let it be autonomous. I, the Ming Dynasty, only need to invest and watch and safeguard my own interests."

Zhang Haogu, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Ruitu, Qian Qianyi, Huang Liji, and Qiao Yunsheng looked at each other and nodded.

Qian Qianyi even smiled and said, "Shilang Qian, continue."

Qian Longxi said: "I think that the Ming Dynasty's aid to Nanyang was a royal act, and it should not seek the land of Nanyang. However, Wang Shi helped the Nanyang countries to wipe out foreign enemies, and the Nanyang countries should provide help to Wang Shi.

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For example, the people of Ming Dynasty should have privileges in the local area. As long as what they do does not violate the law, the local area should not stop it. For example, Ming Dynasty can give priority to mining minerals in Nanyang, lease plantations in Nanyang, and hire people from Nanyang."

"My Ming Dynasty can help Nanyang develop, but it is only to help them develop. The court should not care about how they develop. What the court is concerned about is whether their development can bring benefits to the court."

"For this purpose, the imperial court could send gentlemen to teach them reading and literacy so that they could know Chinese characters and arithmetic so that they could better serve the Ming Dynasty; the imperial court could help the locals build mines and even build some factories and train some workers so that they could better serve the Ming Dynasty.

Nanyang has become our Ming Dynasty’s overseas factory, supporting the nearby

"Pioneering exploration"

"In short, the imperial court did not take the initiative to participate, but guided the development in Nanyang from the sidelines with an attitude of staying aloof."

After saying these words, the officials fell silent.

Within a moment, all the officials agreed with Qian Longxi's plan: "It's feasible."

"What Mr. Qian said is that you have to be old to seek the country."

"The Ming Dynasty should indeed stay out of it. The more detached it is, the more active it will be."

"It's true, our investment is for the sake of Ming Dynasty and development. If we can achieve these, it is the right thing to do."

"After this calculation, the court's investment will become smaller, and the profits will be more secure."

"We, the Ming Dynasty, are a superior country, so our behavior cannot be the same as that of the barbarians in the West. It is the right thing to develop like this."

Seeing that all the officials agreed, Zhang Haogu also said: "The cabinet also recognizes what Minister Qian said."

"The financing plan can be started."

"Everyone go back and inform the provincial governments to be prepared. Nanyang Company's financing and listing plan will be carried out simultaneously in Tianjin Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture.

After the officials dispersed, the six-member cabinet group continued to discuss the next topic.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The Nanyang Company is responsible for the imperial court and the private sector's development and commerce in Nanyang. Within this empty shell are the imperial army, the Ming Dynasty Bank, and private companies and groups."

"Nanyang Company needs a person in charge to preside over these affairs. What do you think of the person in charge of Nanyang Company?"

Qian Qianyi asked: "Prime Minister Lu, how is Minister Qian doing?"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Shilang Qian, you have a good vision and awareness, this is the year."

Zhang Ruitu said: "I have several candidates, but Minister Qian is indeed the most suitable candidate. In terms of age, he is not too old. He is at the age to serve the country."

Aren't you, the fifty-two-year-old youngest of a third-rank official?

It is the time when one is in the prime of life. Look at the six ministers from the north and the south. Which one is not in his fifties or sixties? It is normal to be in his sixties. People like Zhang Haogu are extreme examples.

Qian Qianyi looked at Zhang Haogu. As the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhang Haogu had the right to make the final decision.

Retrieving the resume of Nanjing's Minister of Civil Affairs Qian Longxi from his mind, Zhang Haogu said slowly: "Well, Minister Qian is very capable and experienced. Since he has this ability, he can be given more responsibilities, but it also depends on the situation. His own will."
To be continued...