Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 779, Ceylon Island Planning

At this time, not only King Ning is busy going to sea, but the vassal kings who have been entrusted to various places are basically taking action. Those who are as ambitious as King Ning are naturally unwilling to just occupy a small island or a small place overseas. , be an idle prince.

These vassal kings are very ambitious, like King Ning, they even want to build an empire as huge as Daming overseas, so they all choose to stay away from Daming and go to places like Africa, because where there is enough territory.

Of course, most of the vassal kings actually just want to go overseas to lay down a territory. It doesn’t need to be big, just a piece of land is enough, so that they can be their own emperors on their own territory with peace of mind.

In Daming, they are pigs raised in captivity, without freedom. It is different in Haiwa to have their own territory. It doesn’t need to be too big, just a small piece will do.

This is the idea of ​​most vassal kings. It is necessary to go to sea, but the territory does not need to be large, just have a piece of land, preferably an island like Ceylon, occupying the next island, and becoming the emperor of the land, that is also very good .

The vassal kings were all on the move, and with the spread of the news that the Governor of Ceylon presented treasures to Emperor Hongzhi, everyone in the Ming Dynasty was deeply attracted by the huge benefits of overseas colonization, and countless people's eyes were red.

It's just an island of Ceylon. The Governor of Ceylon presented treasures worth tens of millions of taels of silver to Emperor Hongzhi once. How much wealth did the Western United Commercial Bank get from Ceylon Island?
It is estimated that only the people of the Western United Commercial Bank know.

However, everyone knows that the investment of the Western Union Company is not large. An army of only [-] people has occupied Ceylon Island, and its own losses are minimal. From everyone's point of view, this is a very profitable business.

A truly lucrative deal.

The occupied Ceylon Island can bring a steady stream of benefits to the shareholders of the Western United Commercial Bank in the future, and the Western United Commercial Bank will be supported just by collecting tolls in the future.

Everyone in the world is jealous and restless.

Of course, as the first western joint firm to eat crabs, they are even more active.

In Tianjin, the building where the headquarters of Shili Foreign Company and Western United Commercial Bank is located, in a huge conference room, all the shareholders of Western United Commercial Bank are present, with smiles on their faces.

Make a lot of money, really make a lot of money.

Hu Xian, dressed in the uniform of the governor, sat on top of you. As the proposer of the establishment of the Western United Commercial Bank, he made great contributions, so everyone also recommended him to be the first governor.

However, because the Western United Commercial Bank was jointly funded and established by everyone, the candidate for the Governor of Ceylon was also recommended by everyone. The power of the Governor of Ceylon was bestowed by the Western United Commercial Bank's shareholders meeting.

This is a bit similar to the structure of many countries in the later generations. The governor is publicly recommended and has great power, but it also serves the entire Western United Firm. After everyone discusses it, the governor of Ceylon can be removed.

Of course, everyone didn't realize this at this time. Hu Xian was one of the major shareholders, and he contributed a lot of money and effort. He also successfully captured Ceylon Island, and his own losses were very small.

Therefore, he has a high prestige in the Western United Commercial Bank, and it was he who offered the treasure to Emperor Hongzhi.

"Everyone, the battle of the Ceylon Island of the Western United Commercial Bank has achieved a complete success."

"The island of Ceylon already belongs to our Western United Commercial Bank. We have called everyone here today to discuss how to develop Ceylon Island. The other aspect is to discuss the next actions of our Western United Commercial Bank."

Hu Xian looked at the people present, there were two brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling, Li Chunyang, the boss of Sihai Commercial Company, and Zhang Yuan and Zhu Benduan from the big Jiangnan family. Feng Xiang stayed on the side of Ceylon Island, and Wei Guogong They also sent people to attend the meeting.

Everyone was smiling, and nodded slightly when they heard Hu Xian's words. Before the conquest of Ceylon, everyone was more or less worried. Just a few thousand people wanted to conquer a Ceylon?

Is it a bit too whimsical?
But now, all doubts are gone, and everyone has tasted the sweetness. Every shareholder has received gems from Ceylon Island, boxes of gemstones of various colors, and every household has also received gemstones from Ceylon Island. slave.

"Let's talk about the first thing first, how to develop Ceylon Island~"

Hu Xian smiled, and went overseas. He has a real understanding of overseas. Everywhere is very backward, but the land is very fertile, vast, and rich in resources. It is far from the wildness mentioned in the books. On the contrary, many places are true paradise.

Among other things, Ceylon Island alone has fertile land, abundant rainfall, rich products, and gemstones are all small heads. Ceylon Island is also very suitable for growing rice, tea, spices and so on.

Compared with many places in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, the conditions here on Ceylon Island are much better.

"Mr. Hu, you have stayed in Ceylon Island for several months and have a relatively in-depth understanding of the Western Ocean. We are here in Daming and don't know much about Ceylon Island, so we still want to hear your opinion."

Li Chunyang thought for a while and said.

He is also a major shareholder, and his money and people will not be less than Hu Xian.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Hu has a long-term vision. Ceylon Island will do what you want, and we can just wait for the money to be distributed."

Zhang Yuan also said with a smile, as long as there is money to be made, it is easy to say anything, and the others are not important.

"The island of Ceylon is located in the southeast of Tianzhu, in the middle of the western sea route, and its geographical location is extremely important."

"In the past few months, we have also carried out detailed and in-depth understanding and research on the entire island of Ceylon. The land of Ceylon is fertile, with abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine."

"In addition, the resources are also extremely rich. In addition to gemstones, there are also iron ore, silver ore, and tin ore. The resources are not bad."

Hu Xian smiled and said, "So my plan is this. Originally, when we captured Ceylon Island, we planned to divide the land on Ceylon Island according to the money we paid."

"But this doesn't maximize our interests. My point of view is that we shareholders should divide up part of the land first, and the rest of the land belongs to Western United Commercial Bank. Everyone will share the proportion according to the original investment and enjoy the follow-up income and decision-making power.”

"In terms of the operation of Ceylon Island, because of its unique geographical location, my suggestion in the southwestern coastal area is that we need to invest a lot of money in the construction of ports. You can get soft hands for a fee."

"At the same time, we can also use our advantages to do transit trade, which is enough to make money easily."

Hu Xian stood up and began to explain his plan to the map of Ceylon Island.

He is the governor of Ceylon, but this governor is restricted by the Western Union, and everything needs to be agreed by everyone.

Hearing Hu Xian's words, everyone nodded their heads one after another. Looking at Tianjin and Songhu now, we can see that the port has been built, expanded, and serviced well, so it can naturally attract ships to berth.

The berthing of ships will bring many benefits. The berthing fee is insignificant, but the transit trade is the big one. How did Singapore start its business in the future?

Do you think it depends on the parking fee?

In fact, they often make money from transshipment trade. They can easily make a fortune just by transferring the goods in their own ports. This business can be done.

Many of these shareholders present are businessmen like Li Chunyang, and they are very clear about this. How can the geographical advantages of Ceylon Island be worthy of it if it is not fully utilized?

"The natural conditions on Ceylon Island are very good. My opinion is to build large-scale plantations on Ceylon Island to grow rice, tea and spices."

"Now tea drinking has slowly started to take off in the West. The sales of tea will definitely be very strong in the future. The land of Ceylon Island is very suitable for growing tea. In the future, we won't need to import tea from Daming."

"Spices are the favorite of Europeans, and they are very popular in Europe. We grow spices and sell them directly to the Portuguese in the West."

"Now our Ming Dynasty is keen to go overseas to open up private colonies, so in the future, the demand for various materials will be very strong. Food is definitely indispensable. We grow it here on the island of Ceylon Rice can not only meet our own needs, but can also be sold to people in the sea, and it can also be transported from Nanyang to save money."

"This is my plan for the future of Ceylon Island. The focus is on the construction of the port, followed by the plantation, and only the mining of gemstones, which needless to say at the time."

After Hu Xian finished speaking in one breath, Ceylon Island was captured, and the next step was to maximize its value and earn a steady stream of profits for the Western United Commercial Bank.

"I think it's okay~"

Li Chunyang pondered for a long time and nodded in support.

"I have no opinion either~"

Zhang Yuan also spoke.

"Support~"

Zhu Benduan had been to Ceylon Island before, and he knew that Hu Xian's plan was very good, so he nodded solemnly.

"We have no opinion~"

"So can I get a share of the treasure this time?"

Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling looked at each other and nodded, then thought for a while and said.

The two brothers are also ambitious now, and they are forming a team alone, preparing to go overseas to lay down a private colony belonging to their old Zhang family. Yinzi is a little nervous.

"Of course, I know that everyone has their own plans. Many people want to go overseas to occupy private colonies, and they all need money. For this harvest, my opinion is to take out [-] million taels and share one cent."

"However, I still say that there is strength in unity. Next, the goal of our Western United Commercial Bank should be Tianzhu, and gradually annex the entire Tianzhu!"

Hu Xian nodded, and then drew an arrow on the map, pointing directly to the Tianzhu continent!

　Do you think it is better to have a model like the Western United Commercial Bank, or is it better to use the family form?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)