Daming 1805

The missions of the Thai and Western countries participating in the enthronement ceremony of the Ming emperor first attended the coronation ceremony of the British king in London, England.

After resupply and preparations, they gathered into a rather large fleet and set off for Daming together.

They bypassed the Iberian Peninsula, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, and entered the Mediterranean Sea, which is increasingly known as the Great Qin Sea.

On the waterway in the Daqin Sea, you can often see ships flying the flag of Ming Dynasty.

Most of the ships from Daming to the west coast of Taixi, to the west coast of Mozhou, and to the east coast of Beiyinzhou will take the Daqin Sea Channel.

Of course, there are also ships from Thai and Western countries on this channel.

However, as the fleet continues to head east, there will be fewer and fewer ships from the Thai and Western countries, and more and more ships from Ming Dynasty.

When we arrived at the Xihai Canal connecting the Great Qinhai Sea and the Little Western Ocean, there were basically only Daming's ships left.

Because after crossing the West Sea Canal and entering Xiaoxiyang, it can already be regarded as the "hinterland" of Ming Dynasty.

After the British withdrew from Tianzhu, there was no Thai-Western power in the entire Little Western Ocean.

Even around the Daming Ocean, there is still a Mexican colony of the Spaniards, which occupies a section of coastline in the east of the Daming Ocean.

But the surrounding area of ​​Xiaoxiyang is the coastline of Daming people.

The frozen Antarctic continent in the south now belongs to Daming by default.

Because the places close to the Antarctic are the territory of Ming Dynasty, and the Thai and Western countries have promised in the League of Nations not to open up land outside Mozhou and Yinzhou.

However, it is not that there are no Thai and Western businessmen who will operate shipping business in the sea area ruled by Ming Dynasty.

However, this type of ship will basically choose to register in Daming.

Xiaoxiyang is under the management of the Ming Dynasty Navy and Sea Jinyiwei.

When they manage and inspect Daming's ships, although they may not be able to be completely clean and honest, they must at least make a gesture of treating them equally.

But in the face of ships from various countries in Thailand and the West, it is full of randomness.

In addition, Deming's shipbuilding industry is indeed the world's leading, and Deming's ships are indeed sturdy and durable, and the key is that they are not very expensive.

So even when businessmen from various countries in Thailand and Western countries participate in maritime shipping business.

In particular, shipowners who operate businesses involving Daming will basically choose to buy Daming's ships directly.

At the same time, register directly with the management agency of Daming.

Then hire Daming's ship boss to deal with the Daming Navy and the Maritime Jinyiwei.

This kind of ship is theoretically a ship of Ming Dynasty, and it is under the jurisdiction of the Daming Navy and the Jinyiwei of the Daming Sea, so of course the flag of Ming Dynasty must also be flown.

The kings and nobles, well-known scholars and scientists, and businessmen of the Thai and Western countries all had huge fleets.

There are also a large number of professionals hired by the royal families, nobles, and wealthy businessmen of various countries to record the entire process of this event using films and recording equipment produced by Ming Dynasty.

Including all kinds of novel ships and sights they encountered on the road, the affairs of kings and major nobles of various countries, and various ideas discussed by scholars.

During this voyage, the Saikai Canal is the first place that can attract the attention of everyone, people of all levels and types.

When the fleet entered the Xihai Canal, everyone who had the opportunity to board the deck came to the deck.

Entering the West Sea Canal, the fleet officially entered the territory of Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the artificial canal itself can already be called an engineering miracle.

The Xihai Canal is a canal, not a natural strait. According to the rules of the League of Nations, there is no public sea in it.

The internal waters are all within the territory of Ming Dynasty.

The Canal Management Office of the Xihai Province of the Ming Dynasty, in accordance with the order submitted by the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty and signed by the emperor.

For this fleet of Thai and Western elites, a relatively simple inspection process was implemented.

After all, they were invited by the emperor, guests who attended the emperor's enthronement ceremony, not ordinary businessmen.

After checking the list of entourage provided by the courts of various countries, and confirming that the fleet has no obvious safety hazards, they let their fleet enter the canal.

There was no toll charged, so a special pilot boat was directly arranged to take them through the canal in a single file.

Elites from all walks of life in Thailand and the West observed the vast waters on both sides of the ship, and many of them couldn't help expressing their emotions instinctively.

Princess Charlotte, as the "Da Ming Tong", took the initiative to introduce the situation of the canal itself to her father, the King of England, and the main British nobles and scholars who surrounded the king.

"The Xihai Canal is the most important canal and waterway in the world, not one of them.

"It truly connects China and Europa, and connects the waters of the Little Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

"The point is, apart from the fact that it is a man-made canal, its actual navigable capacity has surpassed that of many natural straits.

"The width of the water surface exceeds 500 meters, and the water depth has reached 20 meters. The key is to have two-way independent waterways.

"At present, all the ships in the world can sail directly through the canal with full load.

"As we all have seen, as long as His Majesty the Emperor of Ming gives permission, there is no need to charge for passing ships, and the managers don't even need to check the draft of the ships.

"Because ships all over the world are currently unable to reach the bottom of the canal.

"The largest oil tanker currently under construction in Ming Dynasty can barely use up the carrying capacity of this canal.

"In the future, the largest ships in the world will also be built according to the standards of this canal."

Charlotte's introduction aroused admiration from all around.

The nobles and bureaucrats mainly lamented the power of the Ming court and the power of the Ming emperor.

"The authority of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is unparalleled in the world, and only the Ming Dynasty can promote a project of this level."

"The operation of the whole project has always been stable and smooth. I have not heard of any major problems during the construction process."

"For more than two years, whether it is us Taixi, Ottomans or big cannibals, they have all controlled the narrow isthmus of the West Sea."

"The point is, when we controlled the West Sea Peninsula, we considered building a canal here."

"But the problem is that neither the ancient Rome, nor the Great Food Empire, nor the Ottoman Empire have really opened the canal."

"After the Ming people took control of this place, they immediately built a navigable canal."

"Ten years after the end of the World War, this canal is already like a strait."

"The people of Ming Dynasty are different from us, and the court of Ming Dynasty is also different from us. The gap between us is too big..."

The issues that scholars focus on are somewhat similar to those of nobles and bureaucrats, but the directions are obviously different.

It seems that what they care about is not the correctness of the knowledge itself, but a feeling or feeling based on the existing knowledge.

"This canal is really a miracle of human engineering. It is not the effect of the project itself, but more importantly, the management of the entire construction."

"There were no large-scale worker casualties, His Majesty the Ming Emperor was rich and benevolent, and provided adequate protection for all workers."

"In contrast to our European countries, since the classical era, the royal family and nobles have been in debt to bankers for a long time."

"They're not so much thinking about taxes, they're thinking about the interest on bonds."

"It's a pity that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty only cares about the people of the Ming Dynasty and has no interest in foreigners."

"There used to be a lot of cannibals here, but they basically didn't have the opportunity to participate in the project. Instead, they were all relocated to other places..."

"His Majesty Emperor Renwu of the Ming Dynasty said that if you lose land, you will lose all your land. If you lose your land, all your land will survive. Only the land controlled by your own people is the land that truly belongs to your country and ethnic group."

"This sentence is not explained in this way at all, is it? It is supposed to gain the trust of the local people. Even if they lose their land temporarily, there is still a chance to regain it. However, Daming's operation overseas is to drive people away, and then as long as the land ah……"

"So how should this sentence be interpreted? Is it correct to use it here?"

"You have misunderstood this sentence. You should not simply look at the superficial meaning of this sentence. You should understand it in light of the situation at the time. The actual goal of His Majesty the Emperor Shizu at the time was to ask the generals to pay attention to destroying the enemy's vital forces, and not to care too much about one city and one enemy. battle for land."

"Yes, yes, only by completely destroying the enemy and allowing your own people to colonize this land can you truly control this land."

"Da Ming moved the big cannibals in the Dashi area, drove the Mo people deeper inland in the eastern part of Mozhou, and then let the people of the Ming Dynasty emigrate. Once the immigrants of the Ming Dynasty come, they will not leave. They will Become a person here!"

"The same is true of what we did in Northern Yinzhou. We drove the Yin people to the interior of Yinzhou, and then used our people to take over the local land."

"I don't think you're right. How can the people of Ming Dynasty do the same thing as the British?"

Alongside the scholars, there are some of the most famous businessmen.

They, who also looked at the wide and calm water, focused on topics that were completely different from those of scholars and nobles.

Looking at the canal, they all seemed to see piles of gold.

More than one businessman looked at the canal and sighed more than once:

"What flows here is not sea water at all, it's all golden sand!"

"If I can contract this canal, I can at least double the Ming Emperor's income!"

"It's more than double. The Emperor Ming's operation of the canal was too extensive. Too many people can pass through the canal for free."

"The most reasonable price should be close to the cost of going around the Cape of the West."

"Yes, the cost of simply calculating fuel consumption is close, but the delivery time can be shortened, so that merchants can choose to take the Xihai Canal instead of detouring the Western Cape!"

But in this harmony, some people also raised different opinions, and this different opinion directly opened the map gun:

"If you had contracted the canal from the beginning, would you have built the canal to the scale it is today?
"Even if you have the same amount of money?

"Do you think you are wiser than His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the academicians and ministers of His Majesty the Emperor?
"What His Majesty the Emperor and ministers value is the long-term future, the connection and improvement of human civilization, and the benefits to all mankind.

"Instead of the simple commercial interests that have filled your minds."

Opening the map cannon directly in such a public way should cause public outrage under normal circumstances.

But the businessmen around looked at this person's appearance, and basically had no intention of confronting him.

The main reason is that this person is originally a different kind.

Robert Owen, an English factory owner and famous "treasurer".

He took the initiative to imitate the management system of the big food manufacturers.

Give workers more rest time, and reduce the working time from [-] to [-] hours to the standard ten hours of the big food system.

Following the example of the factory management method of the big food department, a higher standard dormitory was built for the workers, and the environmental greening facilities only in the rich area were designed in the dormitory area.

Ming-style radios were installed in the dormitory area to play Ming music and radio programs for workers.

Build schools and kindergartens in the factory area to provide basic education for workers' children and legal child laborers in the UK.

In the eyes of traditional British businessmen, this is an extremely outrageous operation.

Without the ability of Prince Dashi, he got the disease of Dashi Kingdom.

Many people thought at the beginning that Owen would inevitably fail, lose his family's property, and eventually have nothing.

But what is outrageous is that Owen succeeded in this way.

The workers in Owen's factory are very efficient, and the quality of the goods produced is also among the best in the industry.

Therefore, the sales volume of his products is also very good, and it can be recognized by the middle class, and it is considered "the conscience of British industry".

Finally, the most important thing is that he entered the supply chain of the big food department and can undertake the outsourcing business of some big food department firms and factories.

On this basis, his maverick and success won the attention of the British royal family.

This time he was going to Daming for a visit and performance, so Owen, a special businessman who had already had a relationship with the big food industry, was selected as a matter of course.

Owen feels very honored, and of course very lucky, and at the same time he is very excited.

Owen has long been fascinated by the former Dashi Prince, who is now the Ming Emperor.

In particular, Owen just heard recently that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has decided to gradually promote the management system of the Great Food Department throughout the Ming Dynasty.

And increase the monthly rest period for workers to six days.

Owen believes that the management philosophy of the Ming emperor coincides with his own in many places.

In the eyes of others, Owen is imitating the management system of the Great Food Department.

But Owen himself doesn't think so. Owen thinks that according to his own thinking, he should also adopt a management method similar to that of the Food Department.

So Owen regards the Ming emperor as a confidant.

However, Owen felt that the two had different ideas on the details.

Owen believes that with the energy of the Ming emperor, more and more in-depth reforms and attempts can be done.

For example, Daming should have the ability to gradually implement universal compulsory education.

For example, Owen believes that a collectively owned manufacturer can be added to the existing system of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Owen also agrees with the current practice of the Ming Emperor.

On the basis of the existing traditional order, it is a reasonable and safe choice to gradually promote the humanized factory and business management system.

The ultimate goal is to allow workers to display their abilities and passions as human beings.

Owen also prepared a petition, hoping that the Emperor Ming could support him in making some new attempts.