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Chapter 604 The Weight of Borneo

For Borneo, not only Yan Siqi is not clear about its importance, but many people besides Li Dan also don't understand.

After all, the emperor didn't say it clearly, and if he said it, no one really cared.Of course, the emperor also tried his best to keep it secret, but took root in Borneo in the name of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce.

But Li Dan knew the emperor's mind, and the emperor also gave him a promise, which made him devote himself so hard to manage it.The emperor's support for the Maritime Chamber did not disclose its true purpose to the outside world.

Therefore, in the eyes of Yan Siqi and others, the emperor supported the Maritime Merchants Association to expand maritime trade and mine gold mines in Borneo to obtain benefits.

Obviously, benefits must be obtained, but no one thought that the emperor's goal was so lofty and grand.

Li Dan looked at Yan Siqi, finally shook his head slightly, and said: "This is just a guess, and it's not appropriate to say it. You always remember that the investment in Borneo will be rewarded long live."

Yan Siqi blinked his eyes, thinking that Li Dan might have gotten some information from Wansui, but he didn't say it, it should be Wansui's confession, which is understandable.

"In a few days, the edict of Long Live will arrive." Li Dan suddenly smiled and said: "A certain Lord should be able to advance to another level."

This is the thick report?Yan Siqi looked at Li Dan, a little uncertain.

Li Dan seemed to have seen Yan Siqi's thoughts, waved his hands, and said: "This is just a small reward from Long Live, and it is not a big reward. After all, the benefits gained from Borneo in the past two years have been very rich, and the money paid to the court There are also a lot of commercial taxes.”

Paying commercial taxes is part of the capital for developing Borneo, but the emperor has invested in it.Dividends, of course, are indispensable.

To be able to quickly open up the situation in Borneo, apart from the weakness of the local chieftains, it was the support of the emperor who sold weapons to the Maritime Chamber of Commerce to help it form an armed force locally.

It is the emperor's plan to start with the people and then the government.Unlike all the emperors in history, his mind was as broad as the sea, and he was not worried about any overseas separatism.

Since it is overseas, there is no separatism.As long as they are Ming people, they can even be collectively referred to as Chinese, occupying territory overseas, which is allowed by the emperor.

It doesn't matter whether you want to become a king overseas or become a king yourself, as long as you are Chinese, as long as you don't become hostile to Ming Dynasty, the emperor is happy to see it.

Of course, if you want to become king overseas or become self-reliant, without the support of a powerful country behind you, it is very difficult to gain a foothold and develop.

In history, the Lanfang Republic did everything possible to seek the recognition of the Qing Dynasty, just to use its prestige to make enemies, including the Western Yi countries, dare not act rashly.

After all, how much territory do you occupy overseas? Compared with the local natives, you are also a foreign race. How many people can you trust, and how many people will work hard for you?

If you want the help of people of the same clan, less will not help, and more will be difficult to recruit.Only by relying on a powerful mother country can we obtain a steady stream of manpower and material resources and deter the enemies who are staring at us.

Li Dan saw this clearly and thought clearly. He was active in recruiting immigrants, and from time to time he asked the emperor for the transfer and distribution of talents.

Talents include retired officers and soldiers, including martial arts instructors, and various specialized talents.In fact, except for martial arts instructors, Li Dan could be recruited, and the emperor did not impose any restrictions on him.

But Li Dan wanted to make this kind of gesture, and establish a foundation for development in Borneo, not because of his personal ambitions, but for the sake of Ming Dynasty and the emperor.

Yan Siqi scratched his head, and said with some doubts: "The imperial court also encourages immigration to Dongfan, and I have done nothing wrong. Dongfan has developed, and there should be a lot of taxes."

The same immigration development, but there are priorities.

Mekong Province is a food base, which is crucial to Ming's fight against disasters; Borneo is a first-served, first-served, in addition to profiting in money and materials, it will also be a solid base for dealing with the Dutch and seizing Malacca in the future.

As for Dongfan, it is true that it wants to develop, but it is at the door of the house, and it has been firmly controlled. It does not matter much if it invests less and develops slower.

Of course, the emperor has no hard and fast rules, but there are still preferential policy support for the places where the emphasis is placed.

Regarding Yan Siqi's doubts, Li Dan did not answer directly, but said lightly: "The imperial court dispatched naval forces to fight against the Dutch Red Maoyi and wiped out their fleet."

Yan Siqi nodded and said: "I know this. The Dutch ghosts are too deceitful. They repeatedly forced them to the door and beat them up. It's not surprising. The Ming Navy was established after Long Live, and how much it has spent in the past few years. There are ships and guns. Why don't you fight two battles to make Long live happy?"

Li Dan pursed his lips and said, "Long Live will charge the tolls from the Dutch, otherwise we will cut off their trade routes with Japan and seize passing ships."

Yan Siqi's eyes widened, he blinked, he smiled, and said: "With the strength of the navy and the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Hong Maoyi is no match. Well, the money is coming in this way, and Hong Maoyi can hold his nose. admit."

"Dutch, Dutch ghost, you can call it whatever you want, don't call it a red-haired barbarian." Li Dan rolled his eyes, raised a finger and shook it, "Don't look like you are uneducated."

"I—" Yan Siqi narrowed his eyes, then shrugged helplessly.

For Xiyi, the Ming Dynasty did not have a correct understanding before, such as Hongmaofan, Hongmao, Hongmaoyi, Xiyi, Frangji and so on.Brits, like the Dutch, are red-haired.

The emperor felt that it was unscientific and easy to confuse, so he called it according to the real name of the country.Franji is a mixed name for Portugal and Spain, which are now corrected separately; Dutch ghosts and British guys are no longer collectively called red hair.

In addition, globes and world maps also appear more often in Daming, allowing people of Daming to know the general situation of the whole world, broaden their horizons, and enrich their knowledge.

Seeing that Yan Siqi was deflated, Li Dan felt happy and proud. He took a sip from his teacup and said with a smile: "Borneo is an overseas land, but Dongfan is the territory of Ming Dynasty. Think about it carefully. Where can we develop vigorously and live long?" Long Yan is very happy."

Expansion of territory? !This term is indeed more powerful, the emperor wants to regard this as the most important achievement and record it in the annals of history?

Yan Siqi nodded vigorously. Although Li Dan didn't tell him some things, he knew that it would definitely be beneficial to work for Wansui, as evidenced by Li Dan's extra products.

"Okay, just invest more resources in Borneo in the future." Yan Siqi pondered for a moment, and asked, "How many people do we have in Borneo now?"

"6000 people." Li Dan said without thinking, "This year we plan to increase it to [-], and next year it will be [-]."

People in Borneo not only migrated from within the country, but also Chinese from Southeast Asian countries.In order to speed up the increase in the population, the emperor planned to move some prisoners of war there after the Burmese expedition.

On the one hand, it reduces the possible resistance forces in the occupied Burma. On the other hand, these prisoners of war are not familiar with the place of life in Borneo, and they have to rely on the local Chinese to live, so assimilation will be faster.

(End of this chapter)