Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 744, the problems brought about by colonization

In Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, Liu Jin lay very comfortably on a beach chair by the sea, enjoying the beach scenery and drinking coconut juice at the same time. The whole person's small life was extremely relaxed and comfortable.

Some time ago, he had just ended his campaign on Java Island and led an army of tens of thousands to sweep across the entire Java. The slaves alone captured more than [-], which greatly eased the demand for slaves of the Nanyang plantation owners.

At the beginning of the year, from the northernmost Annan, down to Champa, then to Malacca, then to Siam, and then to Java. When I finally came back, I laid down a large piece of land here in Bonizhou, and now I am back in Crescent City. Ready to leave the class to return to Beijing.

"In the blink of an eye, it will be next September. Now that I'm back in Daming, if I take a rest for a while, it will be Chinese New Year soon."

"The fourteenth year of Hongzhi has passed like this, and it will be the fifteenth year of Hongzhi soon."

"Emperor Hongzhi seems to have only been in power for eighteen years, which means that he has only been around for four years."

Liu Jin pondered. Although Emperor Hongzhi didn't have any great talents, he was indeed a good man. You can rest assured that you don't have to worry about your future if you work for such a boss.

If you meet a comrade like Zhu Yuanzhang, to be honest, Liu Jin would rather stay away from him, find a place to be a rich man with peace of mind, and never enter the court, because you don't know whether you will be or not tomorrow. The nine clans will be wiped out by Comrade Zhu.

But Emperor Hongzhi is different, you can do things for him with peace of mind, without worrying too much, that's why Liu Jin was able to let go of his hands and feet to work, and he has everything he has now.

"I don't know what kind of disease Emperor Hongzhi suffered from in history. He died young when he was only in his thirties. It seems that more schools still need to be established, and the establishment of a medical school is also on the agenda."

"I hope that Emperor Hongzhi can continue his life at that time, counting on such an unreliable naughty boy as Zhu Houzhao..."

Thinking of Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin couldn't help shaking his head.

This guy is not very reliable, and he is too playful. If according to the time in history, he ascended the throne and became emperor in his teens, his character has not been polished well, and the future of Ming Dynasty may be troubled again. Ah, the situation I managed with great difficulty may also be affected by this.

In contrast, Liu Jin still hopes that Emperor Hongzhi can live for more than ten years. When Zhu Houzhao is in his thirties and his playfulness is restrained, it will be much better then.

"My lord, there is a letter from the Western Region."

At this time, someone hurriedly came to Liu Jin's side and handed several letters to Liu Jin.

"Ok!"

Liu Jin took the letter and read it carefully.

The letter was written to Liu Jin by someone from the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company on the Western side. When the Western United Commercial Bank was preparing to attack Ceylon Island, Liu Jin attached great importance to this matter and was very concerned about it, so he also told the Ocean Trading Company People should always pay attention to the movement of Ceylon Island.

"The island of Ceylon was captured so easily. The treasures obtained now alone are worth more than [-] million taels of silver. The Western United Commercial Bank has really made a fortune now."

After reading the contents of the letter, Liu Jin showed a smile on his face.

This is a good beginning.

The beginning of the real colonial era.

Once the news from Ceylon Island is transmitted back to Ming Dynasty, it will definitely cause a strong reaction in Ming Dynasty. At that time, the major commercial houses will organize more private armed forces to go to all parts of the world to conquer and colonize places. .

This greatly promoted the advent of the colonial era and the rapid development of all aspects of Ming Dynasty. From then on, the colonists of Ming Dynasty who tasted the sweetness, the dignitaries of Ming Dynasty, the merchants of Ming Dynasty, etc., would be out of control.

At that time, even if someone proposes to oppose colonization, impose a sea ban, etc., they will probably sink to the bottom of the sea without hesitation.

“Ceylon is a great place~”

"Gems are trivial."

"With the island of Ceylon, we can use it as a springboard to plot against the entire Tianzhu, attack Burma in the east, and go to the Middle East, Persia and Africa in the west."

"Hu Xian's vision is really vicious enough, and this method is also sinister and despicable enough, but this is what the colonial era needs."

A map of the Indian Ocean region appeared in Liu Jin's mind. After a careful analysis, this Ceylon Island is definitely a treasure island. The Western Union Company won the Ceylon Island, which has many benefits. With a nail in the Indian Ocean, the entire Indian Ocean will Slowly it became a colony of the Western Union.

"The Portuguese established a colonial stronghold here in Guri (Calicut), and also blocked the Persian Gulf, expelled merchants from the Middle East and Persia, and wanted to monopolize the trade of spices and the East."

Accompanied by the news of the capture of Ceylon by the Western Union, the Portuguese appeared on the Tianzhu side. The Portuguese established a colony on the Calicut side of Tianzhu, and blocked the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea very strongly.

"That's interesting. It seems that the first contest between the East and the West is going to happen on Tianzhu's side. I thought it might happen on the Golden Continent."

Seeing the news, Liu Jin immediately laughed.

The East and the West are conducting great voyages and colonization at the same time, and conflicts between them will definitely arise. Among other things, in the Indian Ocean alone, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably have conflicts with the Portuguese.

"I don't know if Vasco da Gama has come to Tianzhu's side, maybe he can be invited to Daming's side as a guest at that time."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin thought of Da Gama. In history, it was he who opened up the route to the Indian Ocean. He was also named the first governor of India by the King of Portugal. In the end, he even died here in Tianzhu.

Liu Jin, who came from later generations, still admires this navigator written in history textbooks. If there is a chance, Liu Jin still wants to meet him.

Columbus, da Gama, Magellan...

Of course, with the rise of Ming Dynasty, their names may not be listed in the history textbooks of the future world.

"With the Western Union Company on Tianzhu's side, it is impossible for the Portuguese to go eastward, so let's ignore it for now. If the Portuguese insist on offending me, Daming, I don't mind driving you out of the Indian Ocean."

After thinking about it, Liu Jin didn't care about this matter anymore.

Portugal is a small country with weak power. Even though it and Spain were the first to start world colonization, when it came later, it almost lost most of its colonies in the world.

The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and France, which came from behind, quickly surpassed it and replaced it, taking a large number of colonies from Portugal.

Among them, Tianzhu was originally a colony of Portugal, but it was snatched away by the Dutch and finally by the British. Its colonies were almost robbed all over the world.

In the end, even Brazil was almost snatched by the French, but fortunately, they finally let them keep this fig leaf.

So Portugal is not terrible, its country is too small, destined to have limited potential.

It has exhausted its own country's strength, and it can only organize more than [-] warships to come to the Indian Ocean at one time. These dozens of warships are nothing to Da Ming.

The first phase of the Ming Navy's plan is to establish three powerful navies, and the number of main warships in any navy must exceed a hundred warships. From here, we can know the power gap between big and small countries.

"The problem of this colony is also a big problem~"

"Does this colony belong to Daming?"

"Even if it belongs to a private land, it is more appropriate for the Ming court to belong to the Ming Dynasty, but for these private colonists, it is natural to hope that these places can be permanently owned by them."

"The relationship between the two must be handled properly. It belongs to the imperial court. The imperial court may not have so much power to manage it, and it will also discourage the enthusiasm of private colonization."

"Belonging to private individuals, the imperial court may be worried about the phenomenon of China."

"Perhaps it should be to adopt the colonial method of the West and govern these colonies in the form of a governor."

"Whoever takes it down will belong to him. Whoever accepts his fate as the governor will own the ownership of this land, but he still has to pay taxes to Daming. In name, it still belongs to Daming's land. This may be better."

Soon, Liu Jin thought of another headache.

The Western side is different from Nanyang. Nanyang is closer to Ming Dynasty, so it can directly set up a province to govern it. It is a bit unrealistic for the Western side.

What's more, this is also a privately owned site, and logically speaking, it should belong to private individuals.

Therefore, this problem is also a problem that needs to be solved. If there is no way to solve the problem of ownership and income of this private colony, the era of private colonization cannot be popular.

"And the issue of slaves~"

"With the production and use of a large number of slaves, there will inevitably be more and more slaves, and it is very likely that they will slowly gather from all over the world to the mainland of Daming. After a long time, the number of these slaves will increase. Occupy the magpie's nest."

Liu Jin thought of another headache, the issue of slaves.

Liu Jin, who came from later generations, knows very well that slavery is like a double-edged sword. It has a good side and a bad side. The Gaul chickens of later generations are almost better than the Gaul black-bone chickens. From this alone, we can know the issue of slavery and the many disadvantages brought about by the rise of colonies.

The conflicts of race, culture, belief and religion are intensifying.

"Slaves from the Nanyang region, there will definitely be slaves from Tianzhu, slaves from the Middle East, Persia, and African slaves. If they all gather in Ming Dynasty, it will definitely be a mess."

"It will have an extremely profound impact on Daming, and many impacts may have a huge impact."

"Perhaps the relevant slave laws should be promulgated as soon as possible to strictly control all aspects of slavery."

　Do you have any good ways to manage slaves?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)