my days with tyrants

"Nan Ming."

Ambassador Yang recited this historic name with some regret.

Of course, they call themselves Daming Zhengshuo.

That's what he called them.

Moreover, most of the local officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty now think that he is the Zhengshuo of the Ming Dynasty, but because of his despicable power, they have to compromise and refuse to recognize the Guangzhou court.After all, the empress has been brought out here. Whether it is a Confucian scholar or a gentry with serious traditional ideas, they are all half-dead by this result. It is clear that they are on the road to disaster for the country and the people.

The country will not be the country!
In this way, Zhu Yunwen really represents the light.

Although the officials and gentry dare not go to the light.

The reason why the officials, gentry and military generals in Annan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Annan, including Wang Bi and the He family, followed Zhu Yunqi was very simple.

That's two.

One is overseas trade.

The He family had already sent someone to test it out. If the imperial court opened up overseas trade and allowed private merchants to go to sea, they could send Zhu Yunqi back. They took Zhu Yunqi over, really preparing to use it as a bargaining chip, but Yang Feng refused.If they want to participate in overseas trade, they must join the government-run Nanyang Company, to be precise, it is a monopoly overseas trading company jointly owned by the government-supervised commercial office, the royal family, the Ministry of Households, and the little princess.This company has obtained a franchise order to specialize in trade with all the vassal states in Nanyang. Whether it is exporting or importing, it must go to this company in the future.

At the same time the company has the right to arm.

Non-Nanyang company ships that encounter this line of trade at sea can be sunk directly.

no matter what status.

Tributary trade at sea also ceased.

A tribute is a tribute, and you are not allowed to trade goods without permission in the future.

On land is not prohibited.

Tributes traveling by land can still carry goods for trade.

In addition, it has the right to crusade against vassal states that trade with merchants other than Nanyang Company without authorization.

So there is also the Marine Corps.

And powerful, although the total is [-], but they are equipped with flintlock guns, even rifled flintlock guns. After all, in the Nanyang environment, matchlock guns are too restrictive. Don't worry anymore.

In addition, the flash cap is already being developed, and the problem will be completely solved when this thing is available.

Moreover, such actions of the Nanyang Company do not require the approval of the imperial court. As long as they find such a situation and the evidence is solid, they can take direct action.

Well, that means it actually can.

understand!

The second is the issue of compulsory foreign exchange settlement.

In order to facilitate trade, banks will also be opened in these dependent countries.

In short, no matter buying or selling, you must use precious banknotes. Even if you are trading at the port of a vassal state, both parties must use precious banknotes. Those who dare not use it are the rules of Emperor Gaozu. Reporting is allowed. The whistleblower gets everything in the transaction, and both buyers and sellers are guilty of the same crime. , have to beheaded.If the vassal state disagrees, it is a disobedience, and Ming can send troops to crusade, including directly destroying the country.

Just these two questions.

As long as the imperial court promised to open private overseas trade and abolish the compulsory foreign exchange settlement system, Guangdong officials and gentry gave up resistance and sent Zhu Yunqi back to the capital.

As for Wang Bi, it didn't matter. His army did not resist him, but followed Zhu Yunqi. It was just because the military supplies from Guangdong to Annan had not stopped, so they were supported by Guangdong gentry, and the latter also needed them.The Guangdong maritime merchants headed by the He family, including the smuggled Fujian maritime merchants, traded with Nanyang in large quantities through Annan, and then sold Nanyang spices to the imperial court-controlled area through Fujian maritime merchants, Jiangxi, and Huguang land smugglers. Part of the money earned was used to support Wang Bi's army...

What more do they want?
Isn't it just money?

The Nanming court was not short of money.

Now they have a monopoly on Nanyang trade.

Originally, it didn't happen in the past, and Lao Zhu didn't let go of overseas trade. He just licensed businessmen from some dependent countries to trade in several customs in Daming, and then only allowed them to use precious banknotes for transactions.

He didn't really let go.

Now He Rong's navy, the Annan coastal port controlled by Wang Bi directly blocked this kind of trade.

There is no need for these merchants to come to Daming.

The maritime merchants in Guangdong and Annan sailed to these vassals by themselves, and then went directly to their ports for trade. Anyway, sailing from Guangzhou to Hoi An in Annan was controlled by the Guangzhou court.In fact, these vassal countries are also in entrepot trade. After the porcelain, silk, steel, etc. from Ming Dynasty arrive at them, they are then shipped to India or even the Arabian Peninsula. What they use for trading are spices, medicinal materials and various luxury goods such as gems.So in the end, in fact, Guangdong and Annan maritime merchants have become monopoly middlemen in this trade chain, and it is impossible not to make money like this.

The imperial court can't control them for the time being.

Unless Yang Feng has the ability to block the entire land border checkpoint.

But that's also not possible.

In fact, because of the involvement of various things during this period, the imperial court's control over the local area is not as good as before, and it can't control these checkpoints at all.

Even smuggling along the coast of Fujian cannot be controlled.

It can be said that the chaos in Daming that lasted for nearly a year made Lao Zhu's 30 years of hard work in vain. He established it with brutal means. He believed that the most perfect ruling system was on the verge of collapse. Ghosts and snake gods unlocked one after another...

Even Japanese pirates have appeared again.

Of course, it's hard to say whether it's real or fake.

Anyway, they are all active along the coast of Fujian, especially the coast of southern Fujian.

Anyway, local officials in Fujian often report that the Japanese pirates landed and the Japanese pirates occupied the island, and then the goods shipped from Guangdong can be explained. They were all traded by the Japanese pirates and the coastal troublemakers.

Everywhere.

On land like the Meiling area, smuggling can be said to be aboveboard.

Levels are useless.

The whole country is quickly breaking free from Lao Zhu's shackles.

This is also where the gentry in the south are confident.

After Lao Zhu died, they felt that the sky above their heads suddenly opened up, and the air that made them almost unable to breathe was extremely sweet, and they felt that their whole bodies were full of strength again.In this regard, the northern gentry are much more sober. After all, they have all seen Yang Feng's methods, including the Suzhou gentry, who are also more sober than the Guangdong gentry.So when Yang Feng refused both of them without hesitation, the gentry in Guangdong also supported the new emperor without hesitation. Zhu Yunqi's reign title in Guangzhou was also Jianwen, which entrusted the ardent hopes of Confucian scholars.Even Enke has opened, and it is estimated that the first batch of Jinshi will be admitted this year, not only the scholars from Guangdong, Guangxi and Annan, but even the scholars from Huguang, Jiangxi and Fujian.

Abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

In case Yang Feng was struck to death by a lightning from God, wouldn't Emperor Jianwen be able to return to the capital?

And as ministers of the dragon, they naturally flourished.

Of course, the main reason is that the imperial examinations have been reformed here, and they don't bother to join forces.

"It's not because your face is so ugly when you eat alone."

Sister Liu said.

The little princess nodded in agreement.

In fact, she is not very opposed to the opening of coastal trade, she just can't stand the bank problem.

After all, banks are making money lying down, but overseas trade requires huge investment, especially according to Yang Feng's plan, plus the cost of suppression. According to this model, it will cost a huge amount of money just to wipe out pirates in the future.

It is better to liberalize coastal trade, but insist on compulsory foreign exchange settlement.

In the end, gold and silver still go to the bank.

There is no need to pay for suppression costs.

"childish!"

Yang Feng said.

"Then tell me, what are you eating alone?
You don't even get much of a benefit.

Don't you know that the East India Company had to be handed over to the British government because it couldn't sustain itself in the end?The same is true for the Dutch East India Company, and the Portuguese East India Company even lasted for only a few decades. Do you think the monopoly will bring huge income?But in fact monopoly will not bring huge income, you need to pay huge cost to maintain monopoly rights, do you think that if you don't let them smuggle, they won't smuggle?
You have to deal with pirates.

You have to hunt down the smugglers.

You have to send troops to suppress the resistance of the vassal states.

These are money.

You can obviously collect money lying down, why do you have to do such a thankless thing? "

Sister Liu said.

The little princess continued to nod.

Now the three of them are equivalent to the highest decision-making center of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Sister Liu only used her voice.

They made a decision here, and then the cabinet headed by Zhang Xianzong drafted an edict, and finally the director of ceremonies issued the imperial edict with a seal, but still had to go through six subjects. The whole procedure was the same as in the past, and the system itself was the most advanced at present, so of course There is no need to change it.

As for the queen...

The queen is breastfeeding the child.

The most important job of the Queen of Jianguo now is to let the Queen grow up healthily.

"But is this what I want?

Does Ming need the profits from overseas trade?No need, Daming’s finances are not short of money, but Daming needs control over Nanyang, needs to establish a real ruling system in Nanyang, needs all vassals, and must truly surrender to Daming.Just like Qin Shihuang's book and Wenche were on the same track back then, they had to accept the rules of Ming Dynasty. Nanyang Company's monopoly may indeed be worth the loss in terms of profits, and it needs to invest a huge amount of money to maintain this monopoly system.In the end, it is very likely that all the money earned in the monopoly trade will have to be invested in maintaining the monopoly. The East India Company did not survive in the end, but you must not forget that it was the East India Company that turned India into the most dazzling place in the British crown. Pearl.

It is what turned India into what the British wanted it to be.

make money?

At our level, why should we consider making money?

What is money?
In our printing factory, new ones are printed every day.

Money is defined by us.

open?

So do you like Li Jin, Pan Xiu, and Guo Zhen who led the way for foreign colonists, or Wang Zhi who likes to organize pirates to invade the coast, or Li Dan and Zheng Zhilong who like to smuggle around the national tax system?Don't you know what kind of virtue these businessmen are?Do you think that they are all law-abiding citizens, and if you say they pay taxes, they will pay taxes honestly?The fact is that if you dare to let go, they will have a hundred ways to destroy your childish design.

I have a monopoly, and they smuggle. Do you think that smuggling will stop if you let them go?
They will only intensify the smuggling.

Did Daming not let go?
After the opening and closing of Longqing, the inflow of silver from the Guangzhou Customs in the Ming Dynasty reached tens of millions of taels a year. An official recorded in his notes that he encountered three Spanish ships arriving in Guangzhou, and each of them invested 30 taels of silver into the Shipping Department.

Then ship tax, water rate, ship guide, etc., a bunch of exorbitant taxes, add up to 4 taels.

In other words, do you think that in this era of the Ming Dynasty, it is possible to cultivate coastal officials who are truly law-abiding, clean as water, and serve the country and the people?Let's say it in good conscience, do you think it's possible?The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has 10 taels of black money a year. Isn’t it cheaper for them if I let go? "

Yang Feng said.

This is the real world.

Longqing switch, and then solve the smuggling?
All the various taxes of the Guangzhou Customs, the official ship tax of the customs ship calling at the port, is a tax based on the estimated value of the goods. At the beginning of looking at the goods, it is troublesome to directly estimate the size of the ship. All kinds of taxes add up to 4 taels a year.Among them, Chuanyin is the most pitiful, with one hundred taels of silver a year. This is the franchise tax for allowing Ming merchant ships to go to sea for trade, but they can receive one hundred taels a year, which is not enough for officials to drink a meal of flowers and wine. .

and so……

You have to monopolize.

Sister Liu was speechless.

At this time Zhang Ying walked in. She was on duty in the palace. The little princess, she, and Chun Ji took turns to take care of the queen and deal with some minor affairs of the court. Of course, the big ones had to be sent here.

"List!"

She threw a pamphlet in front of Yang Feng.

Then she sat down beside her and looked at Yang Feng who was reading the brochure...

"Don't you think it's a little too much?"

She said.

"Thousands of people are too many? Emperor Taizu Gao was arrested in the tens of thousands. He was just a small case of corruption. In this big case of regicide, how many people were arrested in a few thousand people? "

Yang Feng said.

This is the arrest list for the regicide case.

"But didn't the empress decree before that Fang Xiaoru and others were the only ones to blame, and all the officials and gentry who have been deceived by it are at ease?"

Zhang Ying said.

"The queen has broken her promise. She is the queen of Jianguo. She just broke her promise. What can others do? She, a woman who just gave birth, suddenly broke her previous promise. What's so strange about it? This is called postpartum depression. Everyone is a loyal minister of Daming, and they are also loyal to the queen. In order to accommodate her postpartum depression, we can only follow her wishes. She insists on severely punishing these officials who were rebellious at the beginning. What can we do, we can only do so , come back and send a book specifically to explain the problem of postpartum depression, this is science."

Yang Feng said.

"When I give birth, I will also give you some depression."

Zhang Ying said.

"Do you want me to treat you when the time comes?"

The little princess said grimly.

"Uh?"

Zhang Ying quickly showed an enchanting smile.

At this time, the little princess had already moved to Yang Feng's side, happily facing the booklet, and began to study the future of these people...

"You have to spit out everything you eat from me, and you have to return everything you take from me. The bank lost more than 500 million yuan this year. Do they think I'm not going to pursue it anymore?"

she said proudly.