Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 720, the whole country celebrates

In the morning of the capital, with the rising sun, this huge city started another busy day.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"Nanyang Great Victory, Nanyang Great Victory~"

"Ma Liujia compensates Ming Dynasty with [-] million taels of silver~"

"Siam compensates Ming Dynasty with fifty million taels of silver~"

In the streets and alleys, with the sound of newsboys' voices, a large number of people gathered around these newsboys, and Nanyang was victorious.

"Give me one~"

"Give me one~"

Around the newsboy, people snapped up newspapers one after another, and all the newspapers in the hands of the newsboy were sold out in a blink of an eye. More and more people liked to read newspapers, and the sales of newspapers also increased.

And now there is not only the Ming Morning Post, but also other newspapers in the Beijing-Tianjin area, such as the "Da Ming Wen Bao" run by some students from the Guozijian, which specifically uses some profound and obscure things to write some content. Pretending to be profound, so the sales are very poor, and only a few people will buy it.

There is also the "Daming Business News" co-organized by the business community of the Ming Dynasty, which specializes in reporting on business-related content, advocating that businessmen should be gentlemen who love money and get it in the right way, and do business with integrity, and at the same time, they should serve Daming. We should fulfill our responsibilities for the prosperity and strength of our country, instead of being a profiteer, making the country lose money, and so on.

The success of "Daming Morning Post" also gave birth to the development of the newspaper industry. There are more and more people running newspapers, but there are not many who can really persist, because newspapers are hard to bring much profit at first. , basically sell at a loss.

Newspapers that cost a few pennies a copy are all about losing money and making money.

The business of the teahouse Tingyu Pavilion is getting better and better. Just after dawn, Tingyu Pavilion is already full of people. Everyone orders a pot of tea, and then some breakfast. They read the newspaper while listening to the reading. Mr. Bao knows that Mr. Zhou explained the contents of the newspaper, and you will immediately feel that you understand many things more deeply.

"Okay~ It's another big victory~"

"We defeated Malacca with ease, taught Siam a lesson, and let them know how powerful our Daming is."

"You don't know, this Siam is really not a good thing. In January, I had a boat to go to Siam, and a boat levied a heavy tax of [-] taels of silver. I ran away in vain."

"I'm lucky. I heard that all merchant ships were looted and all crew members were killed."

"It's all right now, let you be arrogant, let you impose heavy taxes on our Daming Merchant Shipping."

"I am a son of tomorrow, and the tax is only [-] one. You dare to levy such a heavy tax. Retribution has come."

A businessman looked at the latest Ming Morning Post, and couldn't help applauding.

So cool!
These businessmen finally have someone to back them up.

In the past, these businessmen were criticized by others, and they were called profiteers every day. They were also restricted by the government. Although they were rich, they had no status.

It's different now, Daming not only stood up for them, but also cleared the obstacles for their future Shanxi merchants.

After that, when they go to Siam and Malacca, not only do they not have to worry about heavy taxes, but even if they commit crimes in these countries, it will not be under the control of these countries, and they have nothing to do with them.

This made the businessmen couldn't help raising their eyebrows and letting out a bad breath.

"Oh my god~"

"This Malacca needs to compensate my Daming with [-] million taels of silver, and Siam needs to compensate my Daming with [-] million taels of silver. The installment payment, calculated, the total compensation amount exceeds [-] million taels of silver~ "

Some people exclaimed about the huge war reparations.

Such a huge amount of war reparations is like an astronomical amount of money, which made the common people of Ming Dynasty couldn't help exclaiming.

"I heard that His Majesty intends to use the war reparations to build more cement roads, reservoirs, promotions, bridges, etc. in our Daming."

"I heard that in the south, a concrete road is going to be built from Songhu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan through the east and west of the south."

"That's right, how much money does it cost for such a long cement road~"

"The imperial court has a lot of silver. Didn't you see it in the newspaper? Siam alone will compensate me with [-] million taels of silver, which will be paid off in [-] years. The calculation will cost tens of millions of taels of silver with interest. Woolen cloth."

"With tens of millions of taels of silver, I'm afraid it's not enough to build concrete roads. A few more roads will be enough."

"Your Majesty is really a holy king through the ages. He doesn't enjoy himself when he has money. He always thinks about us common people."

"Yes, yes, with cement roads, it will be much more convenient for us to travel. With reservoirs, we will not be afraid of floods. There will also be large-scale bridge repairs and road paving. These are all good things for the country and the people. Moreover, His Majesty said that these repairs are all done with silver, and it is no longer a form of corvee."

"..."

In the teahouse, everyone was discussing non-stop.

After winning the battle, not only did the back stand straight and the head held high, but the key point was that Emperor Hongzhi also followed Liu Jin's suggestion. He obtained war indemnity from the war and used it to benefit the people's livelihood of Ming Dynasty.

Building bridges and paving roads, building reservoirs, building embankments, etc., these are the things that can benefit the people the most, and they are also good things that can greatly enhance the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

"Crack~"

Zhou Zhishi Xingmu took a pat, and the whole Tingyu Building fell silent immediately. Everyone looked at Zhou Zhishi in unison, waiting quietly for Zhou Zhishi to explain today's Ming Morning Post. Listen, his opinion on current affairs view.

"The Great Victory in Nanyang, I took Malacca lightly and punched Siam. Not only did I get a piece of land in Malacca, the throat land, but more importantly, I also got a huge amount of war reparations~"

"Although from a gentleman's point of view, this is seriously inconsistent with the way of a gentleman. Using powerful force to force other countries to sign the alliance under the city will damage the prestige of our country."

"However, the countries of Nanyang, the land of barbarians, don't know how to educate, don't know etiquette, and they are more fearful of power than morality. Since Emperor Taizu, my Ming Dynasty has always been benevolent and righteous to the countries of Nanyang. If the country comes to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty will return it several times, and I will never let them suffer."

"However, these countries in Southeast Asia take my Ming Dynasty as a fool, and pay tribute every year, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger every time, so as to get rich rebates from my Ming Dynasty, which makes my Daming treasury empty and the people are in poverty."

"In a small country in Nanyang, Yelang is arrogant, he doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, he values ​​profit and forgets righteousness, and he doesn't know good and bad."

"Last year, all countries in Southeast Asia came to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty. The purpose is self-evident. It is to extract the wealth of our Ming Dynasty in the name of paying tribute."

"Fortunately, the Son of Heaven, Shengming, and all the princes in the court are virtuous ministers and generals, so the Daming vassal state agreement was introduced, and the previous unrealistic grand feats were abandoned. Everything is based on the fundamental interests of my Daming, and at the same time, it is also for a better future. Unite the countries of Southeast Asia."

"However, the countries in Nanyang do not receive the grace of the emperor, they do not want to learn from my teachings of Ming Dynasty, and they are unwilling to sign the agreement of the vassal states of Ming Dynasty. Heavy taxes, and even deliberately looting and killing my Ming businessman."

"This Siamese country, even more so, contacted the countries in Southeast Asia beyond its limits, trying to unite together against me, Ming Dynasty. This is self-destruction, and it deserves what it deserves."

"My Ming Dynasty can't bear it anymore, in order to protect the interests of my Ming Dynasty, and to promote Confucianism, so I have no choice but to launch a crusade~"

Zhou Zhishi slowly explained, his eloquence was very good, and everyone listened mesmerized, and understood the cause of this incident.

In short, although what my Ming did was very gangster and not benevolent enough, it was because these Nanyang countries were not righteous to my Ming first, they were the first to know good and bad, and maliciously targeted my Ming.

Originally, I, Ming Dynasty, had good intentions and asked you to sign this vassal state agreement. From now on, you will be a family. You can learn everything from my Ming Dynasty, be educated, understand etiquette, and follow Confucianism. Only in this way can you escape from barbarism and ignorance.

But it’s fine if you don’t know what’s good and what’s wrong, and you deliberately target me, Da Ming, how can I, Da Ming, spare you so easily?

"...Today's son is a holy king through the ages, with merit surpassing the three emperors and five emperors of virtue, whose writing can be compared with Tang Zong and Song Zu, and Wu surpassing Qin Huang and Hanwu. It is really the blessing of my great Ming, and the blessing of our people!"

"Received such a huge amount of compensation, His Majesty did not set aside a piece of money for his own enjoyment, but prepared to build bridges, roads, reservoirs, and dams in various parts of our Ming Dynasty, laying the foundation for the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty forever."

At the end of the talk, Zhou Zhishi couldn't help kowtowing to the place where Emperor Hongzhi's palace was located in the north, praising the sage of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Having such an emperor is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty and the blessing of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty.

The common people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are cheering, cheering for the great victory in Nanyang, and cheering for the large-scale construction of water conservancy and bridge construction in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other side, Tianjin Shili Foreign Company is here.

On the wide Shili Yangxing Street, there are many buildings standing, resplendent and resplendent. At this moment, every business firm is beating gongs, drums, and firecrackers to celebrate the great victory of Ming Dynasty in Nanyang.

The Ming army's great victory in Nanyang, which severely repaired Siam, also made these firms breathe a sigh of relief.

This is not the key point, what is more important is that with the successive military operations of Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, Annan was destroyed, Zhancheng was conquered, Malacca was kicked, and Siam was punched.

The entire Nanyang countries were overwhelmed by Ming's powerful military power, and each of them became honest and honest. These trading houses straightened up when they were doing business in the Nanyang area, full of confidence.

In the past, they dared to collect heavy taxes from them, but now they dare not even give a fart to the Ming people, for fear of being attacked and retaliated by the Ming army. This is a real benefit.

If a ship is not taxed by these small Nanyang countries, it can easily earn more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. The silver and tangible benefits are the reasons for their celebration.

　Let's start now, private armed firms are about to launch~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)