Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 198 Shareholding System

In fact, what Zhu Han told Tang He meant by these words was to let Duan Gong's rule in India not pursue any kind of car with the same track and the same text.

Although Duan Gong is from Dali, he has been exposed to many Central Plains thoughts. In order to consolidate and facilitate his own rule, he will definitely ask his subordinates and lords to pursue unity in language and writing.

But the continent of India is originally a fragmented land, and the languages ​​and characters used by the lords, big and small, are different. If Duan Gong uses his own powerful means to knead them together, it is equivalent to creating a A huge group.

This huge group seemed to be harmless to humans and animals at the beginning, and it was able to make Duan Gong's rule extremely smooth.

But people will always change, and ideas will always exist.

In a few hundred years, people on the continent of India will wake up one day.

And tens of millions of people use the same language and characters, which will give them a strong sense of national identity.

At that time, it will be the end of the rule of foreign colonists in India.

So Zhu Han absolutely does not want to see a continent of India with a unified thought and writing.

All forces in the Indian mainland must be as fragmented as possible. Although it will make Duan Gong and Ming's rule more cumbersome and inconvenient, it is still very beneficial overall.

After Tang He finished explaining these words, Duan Gong was completely dumbfounded.

It never occurred to him that the Great Ming Yingtian Mansion, thousands of miles away from India, and King Zhu Han of England would be able to accurately grasp the pulse of civilization on the Indian mainland just by relying on some rumors and historical records.

Moreover, it is the kind that hits the door with one pinch.

To be honest, even though Duan Gong pleaded his vassal to Daming and sent someone to send his son as a hostage before, but deep down in his heart, he didn’t have a deep sense of identity and awe for Daming.

Duan Gong only regards Daming as the backer for him to gain a foothold in a foreign country. When Duan Gong has established a firm foothold in Bangladesh and no longer needs support from Daming, he will kick him away without hesitation.

But now Duan Gong absolutely dare not have this idea.

Thousands of miles away, His Royal Highness Zhu Han has already grasped the fate of the Indians, so he must have guessed the thoughts hidden in his heart.

The so-called East India Company is definitely not an ordinary firm.

Once one day I have the act of betraying Daming, the East India Company, that is, the British king Zhu Han behind it, will definitely have countless ways to abolish myself.

When Duan Gong thought of this, his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.

"Brother Duan, drink!" Tang He's words made the wine glass in Duan Gong's hand tremble.

Duan Gong smiled immediately, dispelling his embarrassment just now.

"Brother Tang, drink, drink!"

Throughout the banquet, Duan Gong couldn't help but feel regretful for his previous arrogance, but luckily he didn't do anything excessive.

It seems that from now on, I have to show my sincerity to Daming.

His Royal Highness the King of England could have guessed the turmoil that might erupt on this continent in a few hundred years, how could he have been able to hide it from him with his little thoughts?
In order not to allow himself to make a big mistake, and to preserve the last bit of power and blood of the Dali Duan Clan, Duan Gong responded to the Ming Fleet in the days that followed.

For Tang He or other Ming generals, or accompanying merchant ships, no matter what requirements they had, Duan Gong Yigai strictly ordered his subordinates to implement them [-]%.

Necessities such as fresh water, food, fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., are guaranteed in quality and quantity, and the freshest ones are delivered every day.

As for the various spices produced in South Asia, they were also transported in baskets to Ming merchant ships.

In order to relieve the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty from homesickness, Duan Gong also ordered the Indian lords who surrendered around them to gather more than 1 Indian girls to hold hands with the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in New Dali City.

Such a huge number is enough for every Ming zombie to have an "Indian outer chamber".

The soldiers of the Ming Fleet ate well, dressed well, and slept well here in New Dali.

Including Tang He, almost everyone was a little bit reluctant to leave.

In the end, if the Persian businessman Maru Ali hadn't reminded Tanghe that if he delayed any longer, he would miss the monsoon and the fleet would be unable to sail.

I'm afraid that Tang He and his Ming soldiers will stay in New Dali for another month.

Finally, under Tang He's order, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty waved goodbye to their Indian concubines on the pier.

There are mighty and majestic men of the Ming Dynasty on the ships, and Indian beauties in sari are on the shore of the pier.

In fact, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were alright, most of them were scumbags, with a ruthless personality, and there might be more beautiful women waiting for me in the next leg of the journey.

But these tearful Indian women were different. They were really sad, and they were really afraid that these Ming soldiers would not take them away when they came back.

Because these local women are basically from lower castes.

And after Duan Gong reached a cooperation with the local Brahmins, the Brahmanism, as an upper caste, has always claimed that these rulers from the east, they are also creators, and they are upper castes at the same level as Brahman Kshatriya .

These lower caste women usually have no chance to climb the high branches of the upper caste.

Now it's all right, almost everyone has been assigned a high-caste Ming man, not only themselves, but their families have also benefited from it.

After Tang He led the Daming Fleet to leave New Dali, Duan Gong immediately announced that all indigenous families married to the Ming soldiers would be exempted from poll tax, and their daughters would also be granted the status of Ming people. After arriving in New Dali, they will be brought back to the distant, prosperous and civilized Ming Empire.

Duan Gong's strategy is not only to show his favor to the Ming soldiers in the fleet, but also to use this matter to continue to divide and disintegrate the local indigenous people.

These middle and lower castes who benefited from the marriage with the Ming soldiers will inevitably become different because of the special preferential treatment. Duan Gong can continue to use means to win them into his camp in the future.

After all, in order to stabilize the local rule, it is difficult to establish a solid rule only by relying on the most elite Brahmin nobles. It is necessary to increase the number of people who are attached to their own camp, the better.

Splitting up and forming cliques is Duan Gong's best method.

Since then, there have been more than 1 "quasi-Ming people" in the new Dali city who are envied by everyone.

It has to be said that the officers and men of the Ming Navy were fierce and fierce, and their combat effectiveness was absolutely outstanding. After a few months, [-]% of the Indian beauties all had big bellies.

These indigenous beauties of middle and low caste, when they think of the noble blood of Daming in their stomachs, they miss those Daming husbands day and night.

And the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who followed the Indian Ocean monsoon and headed southwest, had no thought at all about the fruits of their dewy marriage.

Because, at this moment, the unfamiliar Indian Ocean finally revealed his ferocious face.

Although the speed of sailing under ocean currents and monsoons was very fast, the storms and high temperatures along the way caused these sailing soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to suffer a lot.

Moreover, the Indian natives along the way showed full vigilance against the sudden appearance of a huge fleet, and all kinds of commerce and trade were not very harmonious and smooth.

Fortunately, although the Indian mainland is rich, the purpose of Tang He's voyage to the Western Sea this time is not mainly for business. After understanding and mapping some basic geographical data, Tang He led the fleet to move forward towards the final destination, Persia. , set sail again.

Before heading to Persia, Tang He's fleet sent some of his men back to Daming on the Persian merchant ships they encountered.

I have accumulated a lot of knowledge and information along the way, and I must send it back to the imperial court as soon as possible, otherwise no one knows when I will have the opportunity to return to Daming after going to Persia.

After more than a month of wandering at sea, several crew members of the Ming Fleet finally arrived in Guangzhou on a Persian merchant ship.

Then they took the court's express boat in Guangzhou and returned to Yingtianfu.

As the important information of Ming Dynasty's first voyage to the West, the officials of Ying Tianfu immediately reported it to the emperor and the King of England.

Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty received it in person in Fengtian Hall.

After learning about Duan Gong's respectful attitude towards Daming, he also showed a gratified smile.

After that, according to the usual practice, these soldiers who had returned from hard work were rewarded and condolences.

When the officials dispersed, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately pulled Zhu Han and said.

"Qiwu, is Tanghe bragging in this secret report? India is so rich?"

Secret reports are naturally only shown to Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han.

The memorials announced to the public in the court are only mainland products.

Zhu Han read the secret report in his hand, and said to his brother with a smile.

"Tang He is an honest person, he doesn't know how to brag, what is said here is the truth!"

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was even more surprised.

"If it is true what Tang He said in the secret report, then there is no winter in India, so can crops be grown all year round?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a farmer, so he naturally knew the importance of temperature for farming.

"Most of them don't have winter in India, but they have dry season and rainy season. If the water conservancy project is not completed, even if there is good weather, there is no way to cultivate. But generally speaking, the conditions in the heavy areas are much stronger than those in the Central Plains." Zhu Han said.

The magical Indian subcontinent is absolutely the best in the world in terms of land fertility.

In modern society, India's agricultural technology is several blocks behind that of China, but with such a wide-ranging agricultural technology, it still feeds more than one billion people, and there are still a large number of food exports every year.

The reason for this is that the low-caste untouchables are livestock and are not worthy of food.

Another important reason is that India's land and water conservancy advantages are really huge.

"Not only is the land fertile, but Tang He also gave a performance, saying that high-quality iron ore is produced there, and the swords made there can be extremely sharp without careful selection!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Utz steel, the swords made are both tough and sharp. Such a good ore does not require any high technology to make magic weapons. This is also a great advantage of India." Zhu Han also had to exclaimed.

"And the local area also produces gemstones, gold, and spices! Such a piece of fertile land is so cheaply given to Duan Gong, it really makes us feel bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with some regret.

"It's not cheap. He occupied the Bengal area, which is not the most fertile and rich. India's Jinhua area has to go further to the northwest, which is now the territory of the Delhi Sultanate. In the future, I, Ming, will explore it and go to the West. After building the strongholds along the way, we can continuously send out large armies to conquer India with fleets!" Zhu Han made no secret of his ambitions for India.

Historically, Britain was able to become an empire on which the sun never sets, and won World War I and World War II one after another. Among them, the colonies of India provided a steady stream of financial, material and manpower.

Such a dazzling pearl is right next door to Daming, if Zhu Han doesn't get him for Daming, it will definitely be considered a serious crime.

It's just that it is really difficult to send troops across thousands of miles of ocean, and the annexation of India can only be done step by step.

"Brother, I have already made up my mind. If we want to annex India, we must first establish a stronghold with merchant ships, and then divide and disintegrate the local indigenous lords. When they fall into civil strife, Ming's army can officially enter. If India entrusts a few princes and kings, and then controls some important seaport cities, within 200 years at most, the entire Indian continent will be the territory of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Han's words made his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang excited.

"Is the first step the same as the East India Company you mentioned earlier?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.

"That's right, let's build an East India Company first. This firm can not only do business, but also have the power to levy taxes and recruit troops in India. I have roughly calculated that only fifty warships are needed, plus ten thousand standing troops. , you can control millions of land and tens of millions of people in India, which is equivalent to owning another Zhili's wealth!"

In fact, Zhu Han's cost of ruling India is still high.

According to the Indians' habit of killing non-resistance once they succumb, in fact, they may not even need [-] standing troops.

During the period when Britain ruled India in history, when the regular army had the least strength, it was only a few thousand people, but there was no slight change in the entire Indian continent.

"That's great. In this case, the more you fight, the richer you will be!" Zhu Yuanzhang, the elder brother, couldn't help admiring.

According to the Confucian officials in the court, now that the Ming Dynasty had expelled the Mongols and started to let the common people recuperate, if they continued to fight with troops, the court's finances would be stretched.

However, in the past two years, this argument has gradually disappeared.

Because under the auspices of Zhu Han, the pace of Ming's conquests did not stop at all, but the national treasury was enriched day by day. Although the savings were not much, after all, there were more and more places to spend money.

"If you don't make money, what's the point of fighting?" Zhu Han laughed.

"Brother, our Daming East India Company will be the most profitable in the future."

"So this most profitable business cannot be eaten alone, and more people must be able to participate!"

What Zhu Han said made Zhu Yuanzhang smell something unusual.

"Qiwu, tell me quickly, what's your plan?"

"Brother, our Daming East India Company, I plan to make it a joint-stock system!" Zhu Han said seriously.

"Share-stock system? What is a joint-stock system?" The old Guo Zhu Yuanzhang was full of curiosity and puzzlement about the new vocabulary that came up again.

(End of this chapter)