The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 810 Daming's First Financial Fraud Case (please subscribe for monthly ticket)
It didn't take long for the experiments with the steam engine to be over.

Wang Yuanwai greeted him.

"The steam car is running normally today, everyone has a reward, haha, everyone has a reward!"

"All relevant personnel involved will receive two additional months' salary as a bonus!"

"At noon today, master, I will hold a banquet in Qingyun Tower. Everyone is coming, let's eat and drink!"

"..."

Wang Yuanwai said that he wanted to celebrate everyone, but he had already figured out how to use the steam car to make a profit.

The steam car is still an absolute novelty at present.

If you want the existence of steam cars to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is very necessary to do a good job in publicity.

After much deliberation, Wang Yuanwai's eyes lit up suddenly, and he thought of a way.

Perhaps, he can find someone to find a way to present a steam car to the emperor.

If even the emperor used his royal family's steam cars, it would naturally set off a trend of using steam cars in the upper class of Ming Dynasty.

And those who can really afford to buy and use steam cars are actually only those high-level dignitaries in Daming.

The high-level is where the relevant market of the steam car industry is at present!
And more importantly, the Wang family needs investment. Only with enough investment can the Wang family build a steam car production line.

Instead of relying on workers to produce parts by hand as it is now...

And more importantly, although the Wang family is rich, many things are not just about money.

It is also very necessary to find a way to introduce royal capital to the Wang family's machine factory, to provide a big backer for his Wang family, and to avoid the crime of being pregnant.

There are some things that an ordinary gentry head like the Wang family can't grasp!
For example, it is like multiple rounds of financing and listing of companies in later generations.

And it's not just for investing money.

The key is to allow certain forces to enter the market legally and everyone to make money together.

Entrepreneurship is not just about making money. Being able to distribute money is more important than being able to make money.

Thinking about these messy things, Wang Yuanwai looked at Huang Zhongqiu...

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Forbidden City, inside the imperial study room!

Zhu Hongyu personally directed the resolution of a financial fraud case.

The details before and after this incident are like this. Several scammers took a steam engine and claimed that the steam engine can be driven by water without burning coal.

These scammers are making PPTs and conceptual theories while renting factory buildings and mechanical equipment to pretend to be ready for production.

Then, they began to make public demonstrations in Nanjing, give academic speeches, take people to visit the factory buildings, prepare to fool fools into investing, and open the market to kill pigs.

Then, someone really believed their nonsense, and then invested money.

Finally, there is the well-known matter of running away with money...

Afterwards, the victim reported the case to the government, and the Ming court sent officers from the patrol room to arrest them.

After reading this case, Zhu Hongyu was completely dumbfounded.

In other words, has my Daming's current deception developed so fast?
These scammers are all talented!
It's also fortunate that these crooks don't know the operating system of Daming Royal Bank very well, and they used the bank's system to transfer the money when they scammed the money and ran away.

This is no different from directly reporting to the court where he has gone.

Otherwise, it would not be so easy for the court to arrest these crooks!
As for the criminal suspects who were arrested, the court's disposal plan was to sentence them according to the law of the Ming Dynasty.

The first offender was sentenced to one death sentence, and the accomplices were sentenced to different periods of labor reform.

The money seized by the court was returned to the victims who could produce the receipts.

Zhu Hongyu personally approved and agreed to this.

However, while instructing the disposal plan, he also had the idea of ​​legislative rectification of Daming's financial activities.

Judging from the current situation, the financial activities of Daming are barbaric and brutal. Even if the imperial court has set up and down boards in the stock market, it still cannot change the status quo.

The current Daming stock market is filled with a large number of ambitious people trying to get rich overnight, as well as shrewd liars, rich but brainless leeks...

What a mess!
Zhu Hongyu was very dissatisfied with this.

But he was a soldier, and his understanding of finance is limited to the economics of Master Jia Yueting. As for other things, he really doesn't know much.

There is no way to make suggestions if you want to change, so you can only leave it to the courtiers below to ponder.

If the king has something to do, the subjects should do their best!
This thing couldn't be more normal!
After ordering the preparation of financial legislation, Zhu Hongyu was going to order someone to pass on the meal.

At this moment, a young eunuch made a report.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, someone from the research institute has come to ask for an interview, and wants to present a gift to His Majesty."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Really? Is there any new breakthrough in the research institute?"

The little eunuch heard this and said.

"My Majesty, it's not that there has been a breakthrough in the research institute, but that a private machine factory in Nanjing City has produced a new gadget and wants to present it to His Majesty."

"The gift was first sent to the research institute, and the institute delivered it on its behalf."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"Well, call someone in!"

Zhu Hongyu has always been very patient with these researchers doing research.

Not long after, Wang An, the person in charge of the Daming Imperial Research Institute, received a communication and brought Huang Zhongqiu into the imperial study.

This is Huang Zhongqiu's first time meeting the emperor, thinking that he will see the emperor soon, Huang Zhongqiu's face is full of excitement and excitement.

Even the body is trembling slightly because of excitement!
Accompanied by the eunuch's biography, he followed Wang An to the imperial study.

The door of the imperial study room was pushed open, and the sunlight passed through the glass windows and shone into the room, making the room bright.

The furnishing of the Imperial Study Room is very simple, tables, bookshelves, chairs, sofas are all simple furniture.

However, simple does not mean cheap.

The decorations in Zhu Hongyu's imperial study, even if it's just a random chair, a paperweight, and a brush, can fetch sky-high prices at auction in later generations.

And the books in his bookcase, there are even many ancient ones, which are even more valuable.

It is such a simple room, but it is the absolute political center of Ming Dynasty.

Almost every important government order of Ming Dynasty was issued from here.

Zhu Hongyu just sat behind the desk like that, wearing a plain uniform, but the aura on his body was not angry but majestic.

Wang An took Huang Zhongqiu and saluted the emperor.

"Wei Chen sees His Majesty!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and spoke.

"Be flat, give a seat!"

While speaking, several young eunuchs moved a small maza for Wang An and Huang Zhongqiu.

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"What gift do you two gentlemen want to present to me?"

During the questioning, Zhu Hongyu's voice was very gentle.

Wang An heard the words and spoke.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is not the minister who wants to present a gift to His Majesty, but Zhong Qiu!"

While speaking, Wang An signaled Huang Zhongqiu to get up and answer.

Zhu Hongyu has some impressions of Huang Zhongqiu, mainly from his nephew Huang Luzhuang.

Huang Luzhuang is a real genius. Ever since he joined the internal combustion engine research and development team, Daming's internal combustion engine research and development process has been no different from pressing the accelerator button.

Huang Zhongqiu heard the words, and talked about the steam car in a somewhat cautious manner...

Listening to Huang Zhongqiu's narration, Zhu Hongyu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and thoughts arose in his heart.

Steam car!

Daming has so many talents. He, who came from a later generation, hadn't even thought of developing a car. As a result, a group of natives of this era began to think about it and put it into practice.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu spoke.

"Very good, I will accept the gift from the Qing family!"

"Since this car is powered by steam, it should be called a car, just to make it easier."

"In my opinion, being brave in innovation and scientific research is the most important vitality of an enterprise. Innovation and scientific research are very worthy of encouragement..."

Zhu Hongyu expressed great praise for the innovative work of Wangjia Machinery Factory.

After all, supporting the development of private enterprises is also a major national policy of Daming today!
After Wang An and Huang Zhongqiu retreated, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.

"Send an order to the Royal Chamber of Commerce to send people to discuss investment and cooperation with the Wang family's machine factory, and prepare to jointly form a car production plant..."

After the Wang family developed the car, they took the route of the research institute to dedicate this car to Zhu Hongyu, which must have something to ask for.

And what are you asking for?
It is nothing more than investment, or the purpose of advertising.

And since Zhu Hongyu accepted the car, he would give them what they wanted in return.

Besides, Zhu Hongyu is also very optimistic about the development prospects of the automobile industry.

Although there are still many problems in current cars, such as high failure rate, slow speed, serious pollution, serious energy consumption and other problems...

However, no one understands the future of the auto industry better than Zhu Hongyu.

The small days of later generations and Germany, the reason why they can maintain their status as a developed country is mainly due to their domestic automobile industry...

After giving these instructions, Zhu Hongyu ordered to see for himself what the car presented by Huang Zhongqiu looked like.

When he personally sat in the driving seat of the car, a long-lost feeling came to his heart.

Immediately, clutch, put into gear, and then step on the accelerator!
Of course, catapult starts are out of the question, and the car, which is full of brutality everywhere, moves slowly.

……

Temple Street!

It has been more than half a year since the eastbound fleet departed.

For more than half a year, the fleet stayed in Temple Street, cooperated with the large number of strong labor sent by the imperial court, and hired Li Qingzhuang from the local Daur tribe to start the construction plan of Temple Street in full swing.

The wharf on Temple Street was quickly built!
The urban area is also gradually taking shape.

The streets and buildings are neatly planned, coupled with the influx of a large number of goods and labor from Daming, Temple Street has initially taken on a somewhat prosperous atmosphere.

The local environment in Nuergandusi in summer is not bad, the climate is warm and dry, there is no heavy snow in winter to seal the mountains, and there is no mud formed after the snow melts in spring.

It is the most suitable time for human survival!
Haller and his party set off from the tribe, leading horses and hounds, and driving a carriage.

Carrying a large amount of medicinal materials, fur and other goods, he is going to Temple Street to trade with the Ming people there.

In exchange for various supplies needed by their tribe!
Because they all know that the Ming people there have almost unlimited goods of all kinds!
From hardware and farm tools, cloth and clothes, food, salt and sugar, to wine and weapons, as long as they can exchange enough goods, Temple Street has everything.

The most typical example is last winter.

After winter, the area around Temple Street was freezing cold, and the mountains were immediately blocked by heavy snow, and many tribes were out of food.

If it was normal times, the elders in the tribe would spontaneously walk into the snowfield to seek death and leave rations for the children in the tribe.

In desperation, some tribes tried to buy food from Temple Street.

They arrived at Temple Street with a large number of furs, herbs, fish catches and other local products, and then brought back a cartload of grain.

Successfully rescued many clansmen who should have starved to death this winter!

Shocked many people!

Seeing this scene, other tribes also sent caravans to Temple Street to trade.

Without exception, as long as they can get the goods for trade, they have as much material as they want.

At this point, the prosperity of Temple Street began to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the reputation of prosperity and prosperity began to spread throughout the upper and lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

Of course, Temple Street is not only rich and prosperous!

Because, if a person is only rich, he will be coveted by wolves, tigers and leopards.

The jungle law of the jungle is deeply engraved in the genes of many fishing and hunting peoples.

In other words, if you can grab it, why buy it?
It's not that no one has coveted the wealth of Temple Street, but most of the people who have thought about Temple Street have their heads hung on the flagpoles outside Temple Street as a deterrent.

If you kill too much, if you are afraid of killing, the rest will obey your rules obediently and do business with you honestly.

Haller carried a hunting bow on his back, a quiver and a pistol on his waist.

The quiver contained not only arrows, but also bullets for the pistol.

Among these things, except for the hunting bow, which he made himself, the arrows made of iron arrows, pistols, and ammunition, etc., were all bought from the Ming merchants in Temple Street.

All are of good quality!
The main purpose of their trip to Temple Street this time was to buy some seeds and agricultural tools, as well as cloth, salt and other groceries.

It is used to ensure the supply of materials for the tribe.

As time passed, a group of people came to a place not far outside Temple Street.

And in this place, there is a sentry post set up by the Ming army.

There is a squad of Ming army soldiers in charge of duty in the sentry post, everyone is carrying muskets and wearing breastplates.

Fully armed and ready for the attack that may come at any time!
And outside the sentry post, a row of flagpoles was erected densely.

Several dried human heads hung on each flagpole, and there was a faint rotten smell coming from a long distance away.

This scene is quite brutal and bloody!
But in a wild place like Siberia, barbarism and blood are the mainstream.

To many, your kindness will be seen as weakness.

Only killing and blood can establish awe and authority.

Haller and the others looked at the forest of human heads beside the road, all of them trembled, and obediently accepted the inspection by the sentry post set up by the Ming army at the intersection.

After checking, the group of them walked through the forest of human heads and entered the area of ​​Temple Street.

In an instant, a wave of fireworks from the market came over the surface!

The current Temple Street City is actually a long street with a large number of shops on both sides of the street.

There are those who sell hardware products, and those who sell all kinds of sundries, there are cloth shops for buying cloth, and restaurants and restaurants for eating...

Quite prosperous!
The crowds are also quite dense.

Many tribes who have always had conflicts can only live in peace with a smile after meeting in Temple Street.

Daming's dominance in Temple Street is still good!

With that head forest as a deterrent, most people understand that they must abide by the rules of Ming Dynasty in Temple Street.

After Haller and his party arrived at Temple Street, they found a wine shop and walked in.

Seeing a guest coming to the door, Xiaoer said very enthusiastically.

"What do the guest officers want to come?"

Fearing that these aboriginals would not be able to hear Chinese, Xiao Er repeated it in the local aboriginal language.

The attitude is very enthusiastic and earnest, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Although Haller and the others looked poor and were from the small tribes around them, Xiao Er did not despise them because of this.

Because, the more such a guy from a small tribe came to Temple Street.Spend more generously.

Because, out of self-esteem considerations, they are often unwilling to be underestimated because of their stinginess.

And more importantly, anyone in the service industry knows that the most taboo thing is to look down on customers.

Seeing that the shop waiter was so enthusiastic, Haller spontaneously smiled because he was respected, and asked.

"Do you have any signature dishes here?"

The waiter took a rag and quickly cleared a table for Halle and the others, and then said.

"Beef in sauce, braised whale meat in brown sauce, stewed bear's paw, sea cucumber with scallions...all of them are affordable, the portion is large, and the taste is good!"

The waiter in the shop reported hard dishes.

"As for the staple food, there are steamed buns, buns, flatbreads, rice, noodles, etc., and the prices are not expensive."

The climate in Nuergandusi is really too cold, and there are very few crops that can be grown on the ground. The staple foods that are common in the interior, such as wheat and rice, are rare here.

It must be transshipped from Liaodong and even the customs by sea.

Hearing this, Haller opened his mouth and ordered a portion of sauced beef, a portion of braised whale meat, and several other hard dishes. As for the staple food, he ordered a large bowl of steamed buns and rice...

Haller asked.

"Is there any wine? What kind of wine do you have in your store?"

The waiter saw this, his eyes lit up and he said.

"Our store has just shipped a batch of Moutai from the Daming Pass. You can try it, but the price is a bit high..."

"Besides that, there are Shaodaozi, Erguotou and other different wines, and the prices are cheaper!"

The waiter in this shop knows the salesmanship.

Hearing this, Haller slapped the table and said.

"Go to Moutai, go to Moutai, we are not short of money, the most powerful warriors, if they want to drink, they must drink the best wine!"

Xiao Er responded with a smile.

"Okay, sir, wait a moment, I'll be here right away!"

Not long after, Xiao Er brought the food in front of Halle and the others, and then spoke.

"Several guest officials take it easy!"

After the food was served, Haller and the others started to gobble it up.

Their eating looks quite rough!

After the group finished their meal, they headed towards the shops in Temple Street City.

Their first target was a fur shop, the main business was to buy some furs.

Among the goods that Halle and others brought to Temple Street, the most important ones were all kinds of leather goods.

There are bear furs, wolf furs, mink furs, and furs of different animals such as foxes and tigers.

Due to the local natural environment, these furs are smooth and smooth, and the color is very good.

If these furs can be made into furs for sale, the local market in Daming will be very broad.

Many dignitaries like fur coats very much!
Take Zhu Hongyu for example, he has several bear or tiger fur coats, which are very warm in winter.

There is even a rare white tiger skin, which is very valuable.

It was a gift presented to him by Jin after the local garrison hunted tigers.

To be honest, apart from all kinds of leather goods in Siberia, there is no other more valuable things to be found.

Lao Maozi's development of Siberia mainly relies on fur goods to make profits!

The same is true for Daming now, all kinds of materials are brought in from the pass, leather goods are purchased from the local tribes, and then transported back to the pass for processing and sale.

For the time being, it can be regarded as barely equalizing the imperial court's investment in the construction of Temple Street!

Haller and others sold all the furs they brought, and the best white mink fur sold for nearly 300 silver dollars.

And the other leather goods add up to almost the same price.

No matter what it is, only the top ones can buy the price, and the average ones can also sell the quantity.

Holding a huge sum of 600 yuan in silver dollars in his arms, and rubbing the banknotes with his fingers, feeling the feel carefully, Halle's expression on his face was a little dazed.

600 silver dollars, if all of them were exchanged for food, it would even be enough to feed their entire tribe for two or three months.

But after changing to banknotes, there is only a thin stack!
Haller's first reaction was that it was untrue. In order to verify the untruth in his heart, he exchanged the banknotes for goods as soon as he got the money.

Looking at the various supplies that filled several carriages, Haller felt that these supplies were much more reliable than banknotes.

Haller felt very unreal that so many supplies could be exchanged for a few thin sheets of paper.

After Haller and his party bought the supplies they needed, they prepared to return.

Haller was holding an iron flagon in his hand, which was filled with burning knives.

Although he let Xiao Er go to Moutai in the wine shop, Haller still prefers to burn knives when drinking normally.

It's powerful and cheap, really nothing to say.

In fact, it’s not just the natives from small tribes like Halle who like burning knives. There are also many laborers hired by Ming from Japan and North Korea, who also like burning knives.

Especially for those Japanese, after a day's work, drinking a cup of burning knife, and then falling asleep beautifully, is the life that many of them yearn for.

Just as Haller and the others were about to leave Temple Street, there was a sudden commotion from the direction of Temple Street Wharf.

The noise continued to spread with the flow of people, and soon spread throughout the entire Temple Street.

"The royal army is here!"

"The imperial fleet is coming!"

"Go to the pier and have a look, there are a lot of warships coming..."

"..."

Seeing this scene, Haller also showed a very interested expression on his face.

Instructing his clansmen to look after things, he himself headed towards the pier.

On the pier, countless people crowded together, cheering in the direction of the mouth of the Heilongjiang River in the distance.

"Long live, long live, long live!"

"The Great Ming is victorious, the Ming army is mighty!"

"..."

Only by working hard outside can we know how important it is to be backed by a strong motherland.

So many businessmen from the Ming Dynasty poured into Temple Street, making a lot of money from the business of selling fur goods, thanks to the strong protection of the Ming court.

If the imperial court did not open a settlement in Temple Street, they would not care about running to Temple Street to do business.

Without the deterrence of the imperial army, the fierce local tribes alone would be able to eat up these merchants without leaving any bones.

Now, watching the imperial army arrive, countless businessmen spontaneously appeared at the pier, cheering.

Even in the crowd, there are quite a few Koreans and Japanese cheering.

After Ming swallowed North Korea, although there were still some diehards in North Korea, they continued to make troubles for Daming in the local area, wanting North Korea to become independent again.

But more North Koreans have regarded themselves as members of Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts, and they have a strong centripetal force.

It can only be said that the hundreds of years of Sinicization of Korea by the Ming court were not in vain.

And even though those Japanese didn't have Daming household registration, they were just a group of laborers responsible for doing coolies, but they also had a certain sense of belonging to Daming.

This so-called sense of belonging does not come from the influence of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty throughout East Asia.

More of it actually came from the treatment that Daming gave these Japanese laborers.

Although these laborers work hard, they can eat enough and their wages are not low.

Compared with when they were in Japan, they lived without enough food and warm clothes, which was much better.

And more importantly, the Ming court opened up a policy opening for labor naturalization.

These Japanese laborers can apply for long-term residence permits in Daming after they have worked for Daming for ten years.

After working for 20 years, you can apply for Daming household registration and settle down in the local area.

As long as one can pass the naturalization test of Ming Dynasty, one can become a real Ming citizen.

Of course, the Daming household registration here refers to the overseas provinces, and they can settle in Nanyang, Nuer Gandusi and other places.

If you want to have a local household registration in Ming Dynasty, the difficulty will increase exponentially.

As for how many laborers can live for 20 years under hard work, hehe, no one can say for sure.

After all, the environment where Daming could use labor was not very good.

The problem of labor attrition is very serious!

Of course, the above immigration and naturalization policies are only open to people of yellow race in East Asia.

Because these people belong to the same language and race as Daming, it is easy to assimilate them after naturalization and turn them into their own people.

It is much more difficult for white people to become naturalized Ming Dynasty than these yellow people.

Generally speaking, Daming only has technology immigration for Caucasian immigrants.

In other words, Ming Dynasty only accepts white scientists to immigrate, as for other people, basically not!

Of course, if you can donate millions of silver dollars to the Ming court in one go, then it is definitely possible if you want a naturalization quota.

Make money, don't tremble!
The operation of the imperial court also needs money as a base.

However, the above immigration policy is only for men.

The threshold for a woman to be naturalized in Ming Dynasty is the lowest, and it can even be said that there is basically no threshold. As long as you marry a man from Ming Dynasty, you can be naturalized in Ming Dynasty.

Even, even if you can't even speak Chinese!

This is no longer a question of low barriers to entry, but no barriers at all.

Of course, all the above policies do not include black people.

Even Zhu Hongyu had strictly prohibited blacks from entering Daming more than once, and the black slaves trafficked by Westerners to Daming had to be castrated before they could enter.

After all, in this era, it is the consensus of the whole world that black people are not considered human beings.

Zhu Hongyu also doesn't have a liking for those "cancers of the earth", large-scale agricultural machines that mess up wherever they go.

Haller stood among the crowd, and followed the crowd to look at the mouth of the sea in the distance.

As his eyes came into contact with those several thousand-ton large sailing battleships of Da Ming, Haller involuntarily widened his eyes.

The hull is as tall as a hill, the outside of the hull is painted with black anti-corrosion paint, and the white sails flutter high, as if to cover the sky.

The sails are in stark contrast to the hull!
Gun ports were opened on the side of the ship, and the black holed muzzles were quite eye-catching!
This was especially true of the leading steam ironclad ship, the hull was covered with a layer of iron, and black smoke was billowing from the chimney on the after deck.

The turrets arranged on the deck reflect the cold light under the sunlight, which is unforgettable.

He had never seen such a tall warship.

I have never seen so many artillery.

Looking at it now, the first reaction is to be shocked.

It's like a miracle!

In Haller's eyes, a wise man who can control such a huge warship is no different from a god.

Daming is really a powerful country!
Haller couldn't help admiring from the bottom of his heart.

As time passed, the fleet quickly approached the mouth of Heilongjiang.

As the fleet approached, the faces of Ming soldiers standing on the side of the ship were also clearly visible.

All the tall, straight and high-spirited soldiers of the Ming army formed the face of Ming Dynasty to the outside world.

The neat military uniforms on them attracted the attention of countless people.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Great Ming is victorious, the Ming army is mighty!"

"..."

As the warships gradually approached, the cheers on the pier became louder and louder.

Countless people are waving their arms vigorously!

The flag belonging to Ming Dynasty was flying over the port.

boom!Boom!

The leading warships fired salutes.

It seems to be using the salute to announce to everyone, "The heavenly soldiers have arrived, and the barbarians will confer their heads!"

(End of this chapter)