Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 754, separation of governance

In the Qianqing Palace, in Emperor Hongzhi's study, Emperor Hongzhi was holding a message sent back from Ceylon Island in his hand.

As the emperor, he was naturally the first to know what happened on Ceylon Island.

"It's worth thirty million taels of silver~"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were slightly red. Who could have imagined that such a small island of Ceylon actually contained such a huge amount of wealth, and the value of the seized property alone was so huge.

How much is the entire island of Ceylon worth?
Then Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help standing up again, and the whole person fell into deep thought.

How should Ceylon be dealt with?

Is the island of Ceylon considered the private property of the Western Union?Or is it considered the territory of Ming Dynasty?
If it is regarded as the private property of the Western United Commercial Bank, wouldn't this Ceylon island gradually become its own country in the future?
But if it is considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it was not brought down by the Ming court, but by the Western United Commercial Bank with its own money and efforts. This seems to be unreasonable.

Sitting alone at home, Daming's land increased, which seemed to be a pretty good thing, but by doing so, no one would go overseas to seize colonies in the future.

Headache!

This is something that has never happened before, and no matter how it is handled, it will have a profound impact on Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Liu Jin has arrived from Nanyang Memorial~"

At this time, Xiao Jing also hurried over with a memorial.

"Oh, bring it!"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said.

Liu Jin is very lazy. He seldom writes memorials to Emperor Hongzhi. He is almost too lazy to write. It's not that he has a dark line from the factory guard, and reports to him the situation in Nanyang every day.

He was about to die in a hurry, and he didn't even know the situation in Nanyang.

The other courtiers wished to write ten or eight memorials to Emperor Hongzhi every day to brush up their sense of existence, and they had to ask Emperor Hongzhi for instructions on trivial matters, wishing to exhaust themselves to death.

This Liu Jin is too lazy to write, he only writes when there is a big event.

The written memorials are also different from other ministers. They don't show off their literary talents and talents. They only report and ask for instructions.

However, this is exactly the case, but Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to every memorial written by Liu Jin, because it all talked about major national affairs, and Liu Jin would not write memorials if nothing happened, neither wasting his time nor wasting own time.

Picking up Liu Jin's memento and reading it carefully, this time, Liu Jin's memorandum is very long and has a lot of content. The issue of pioneering colonization involves many issues such as the rise of colonization, the opportunities and challenges faced by Ming Dynasty.

Eloquent, Liu Jin wrote thousands of words, which is really rare. He explained all kinds of things in detail, and also improved the impact of various things on Daming. He saw the future development and changes, and he also responded accordingly. A solution was proposed.

"It's also rare that he can write such a long memorial."

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing after watching it.

In the future, Liu Jin's memorials will be at most a few hundred words. Liu Jin, who cherishes words like gold, actually wrote thousands of words this time, which is really very rare.

"The problem of the Nanyang provinces is the population problem. It is a good plan to vigorously encourage immigration and at the same time educate and Sinicize the aborigines."

"On the issue of slaves, his suggestion is also correct. The mainland of Ming Dynasty is the vast land of China. Naturally, low-level slaves of foreign races cannot be allowed to enter. Moreover, the issue of slaves is indeed a big problem. Would it be too cruel if it was just castration? ?”

After Emperor Hongzhi finished reading, he pondered and pondered carefully one by one.

"It is feasible to encourage people from other races to be concubines~"

"It is also possible to restrict foreigners from buying land, rooms, and building temples in Daming. The lessons of history must be absorbed."

"Encourage private armed forces to develop colonies overseas. The overseas colonies belong to Daming in name and must pay taxes to Daming. But whoever lands them belongs to whom. Only in this way can we speed up our overseas expansion of Ming?"

Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi fell into deep thought again.

He has already figured out what Liu Jin meant. The overseas colonies established by private individuals are nominally the territory of Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty can levy taxes on these places, but the right to income and management rights belong to the individual or business that established the colony. all.

The first sign that Emperor Hongzhi saw was that in the future these overseas colonies would gradually become independent countries one by one. After a long time, the whole world might be composed of countries, large and small.

But if you think about it more carefully, it seems that the Ming court did not suffer a loss and could still collect taxes, and the wealth plundered from the colonies eventually returned to Daming.

Moreover, the Ming court did not occupy it by itself, but privately occupied it, it seems that there is no harm to Daming.

"Immediately summon the elders of the three cabinets and the ministers of the six ministries to discuss matters."

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi would not be able to make a decision for a while, and it was also an order.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Qi Zhong, Liu Daxia, Wang Yan, Fu Han and others were also quickly called to the palace. They all walked with the wind, refreshed and smiling.

Some of their shares are more or less in the Western Union Commercial Bank. This Western Union Commercial Bank has achieved great success in Ceylon Island and gained huge wealth. Naturally, these shareholders also benefited.

Especially Xie Qian, who has always been a representative of big families and businessmen in the south. This time, the Western United Firm was proposed by southerners Hu Xian, Zhu Benduan, and Feng Xiang.

Many commercial firms in the south participated in it, and of course his Xie Qian Xie family's interests were indispensable, and he even took a lot of shares in it.

The Western Union Commercial Bank had made huge profits, which made the big merchants, big families, and big gentry in the south very excited. When the news came back, everyone jumped up for joy.

Finally, these southern businessmen, big families, and big gentry also tasted an incomparably delicious meal, a meal from the era of great navigation and the colonial era.

Compared with the little money that Banhai earned from doing business in the past, it is nothing compared to this, and the drizzle is not counted. It directly conquered a country and plundered the wealth of the entire country. What a huge amount of money.

They succeeded and acquired great wealth.

The headquarters of Xiyang United Commercial Bank in Tianjin was crowded with people, firecrackers were fired, gongs and drums were beating, and there was a big celebration.

However, as for the big bosses behind it, the attitude of the court is what I care most about now.

How should Ceylon be dealt with?
Does it belong to the Ming court?
Or is it their Western United Firm?

This is very important. Countless people are waiting for this result. Similarly, from the court of Ming Dynasty to various places, countless people are constantly running around, lobbying the ministers who can play a decision-making role in the court for their own interests.

"Western United Trading Company took down Ceylon Island, everyone knows, right?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ministers in front of him. Without Zhang Mao and Liu Jin, he always felt that something was missing.

"Your Majesty, I have heard about it~"

"Contribution to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has added another land, and from now on, my country of Ming Dynasty has reached the Western Ocean."

Liu Jian and everyone looked at it, smiled and congratulated Emperor Hongzhi.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is something worthy of congratulations."

Li Dongyang also said with a smile on his face.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a smile, then thought for a while and said, "Then what do you think about this Ceylon Island?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent and fell into deep thought. Liu Jian spoke for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the island of Ceylon is an overseas place, far away from the mainland of our Ming Dynasty. It is now conquered by the Western United Commercial Firm. This is the fruit of your Majesty's sages, the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."

"How Ceylon should be dealt with has far-reaching consequences."

"This Ceylon Island was captured by the Western United Trading Company. It is reasonable to say that it should be privately owned, but without the support of me, Daming, and His Majesty's broad mind like a vast star, naturally there would be no Western United Trading Company. whats the matter."

"So in the final analysis, all this is the result of His Majesty's wisdom, kindness, and enlightenment."

"Besides, the Western United Commercial Bank is also a trading firm belonging to my Ming Dynasty. Naturally, this Ceylon Island also belongs to my Daming's territory. Its geographical location is important. My Ming Dynasty can use Ceylon Island as a springboard to plot the entire Western Ocean."

Liu Jian talked a lot, and the core point was to flatter Emperor Hongzhi, which made Emperor Hongzhi nod in enjoyment. It was a very enjoyable thing for his teacher to flatter him.

The key is that Liu Jian also expressed the aspirations of Emperor Hongzhi.

The others looked at each other and said one after another: "What Liu Gong said is true, all this is the result of His Majesty's wisdom, tolerance, magnanimity, and military strategy."

"This is the memorial written by Liu Jin from Nanyang, everyone should read it."

"What Liu Jin meant was that the island of Ceylon belongs to Daming, and any colonies developed by commercial firms or private individuals in the future belong to Daming. Daming has the power to collect taxes and recruit troops, and also has the responsibility and obligation to protect the colonies and develop colonies. Individuals or business firms own the right to profit and manage the colony."

Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction, and then took out Liu Jin's memorial.

He still agrees with Liu Jin's approach. This land is the land of Ming Dynasty, but the rights and interests of individuals and commercial firms that develop colonies must also be protected, so that more people can be motivated to develop more colonies.

　In fact, do you think it is feasible to separate ownership, management rights, and income rights?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)