From Chief to Ball

"The bones of Bozhou are still there, and the blood of Busan is still wet. It is the reign of the Holy Son of Heaven, and the world is at peace."

"Chixian Shenzhou is naturally peaceful. However, if we talk about the big nine states in the world, I am afraid that we can't even talk about the Spring and Autumn Period. Only the sharp scholars of the Western Qin Dynasty and Hu Fu rode and shot, Li Kui reformed the law and Shang Yang came to Qin..."

He took out a very thin booklet from behind and said: "This is a "Great Kyushu Ocean Country Chronicle". It has not been finished yet, and only He Lan and Franji are written. If you are interested, Mr. Jiang, you may wish to read it. You "Biography of Pizarro" and "Biography of Drake" are the most exciting. Let's see how Francois conquered tens of thousands of people in a continent with a country of one county, and even traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to govern Luzon. Nahelan It is only a country of two counties, but it is also soaring thousands of miles away. There are more than [-] boats, and only one percent of them have reached Penghu. Mr. Jiang asked himself, if a war started at this time, the Fujian Navy might be better than Helan The local navy? In the old days, Qin was just a vassal and had no titles; in the past, there was only one chief for hunting in Aguda Mountains; in the past, Temujin was trapped in the grassland, herding sheep and horses..."

Chapter 56 Betrayal

Jiang Zhili didn't pick up the pamphlet, and laughed loudly: "Scare talk. It's okay to read it, or not to read it."

It wasn't Jiang Zhili's arrogance, but the few words he said before, it was his limit not to lose his temper.

The Book of Rites says: Analyzing words breaks the laws, names are changed to names, and evil practices are used to disrupt government and kill.Make obscene sounds, different clothes, strange skills, and strange weapons to suspect the crowd and kill them.Practice falsehoods and be firm, speak falsehoods and argue, learn what is wrong and gain knowledge, follow what is not and be successful, kill people by doubting them.On the basis of ghosts and gods, time and divination, to doubt the crowd, kill.These four punishers are not to be listened to.Anyone who is forbidden to join the crowd will not be forgiven.

In just a few words, this group of people has already committed all the four unforgivable crimes.Leaving aside whether muskets, cannons, looms, and looms are miraculous weapons, there were so many doubters on that holiday, if it wasn’t for foreigners, they would have had to be killed.

Furthermore, watching it at this time, it can only show that I am ruthless, and I can't watch it at this time for the glory of the country.Even if you are really curious and want to watch it, you have to wait until there is no one to watch it quietly. At this time, watching it will destroy your prestige.

Seeing this, Chen Jian stopped talking nonsense and took back the booklet.Seeing Chen Jian deflated, the people at the bottom all laughed kindly or playfully.

After the embarrassment was over, I finally talked about the rice entering Quanzhou, and the disaster relief and epidemic prevention after the incident.

Jiang Zhili attaches great importance to this matter. Even if Chen Jian and others go ashore, he can make the decision. After all, this is disaster relief, so he won't be impeached.

Furthermore, Quanzhou also has the foundation of a maritime center, and the opposite side of the school is the Grand Mosque. It would be wrong to say that there is no vision for foreign exchanges.

Moreover, the import of rice from outside was also encouraged by the imperial court.

Beginning in the 34th year of Wanli, imported rice was only taxed at one cent per stone. As long as this tax was paid, the policy still supported it.

It's just that few maritime merchants get involved because of thin profits.In the event of a famine, the price of rice will definitely skyrocket, but with the current level of communication, if you go after knowing the news, even the day lily will be cold.

Fortunately, the foreign trade of the Ming Dynasty was a monster that could only come in but not out. Even if there were merchant ships who were not afraid of massacres and continued to trade in Manila, it would be better to decorate with rice than empty ships when they came back.

Although the amount of rice in these few boats is not very large, Jiang Zhili also understands that as long as he survives the merchant ships from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he will be able to survive.

Now that the discussion of worldview is no longer involved, the exchanges have gradually become more intense.

Chen Jian said again: "Mr. Jiang, I have already submitted the trade application to Fuzhou, and I think it will take a while for a reply. It's just that the governor may not be able to decide on this trade."

"That's natural, it's up to the Holy One to be dictatorial. If Brother Chen really wants to pay tribute, he will have to wait until next year at least. But I don't know where your fleet will berth during this year?"

Chen Jian quickly said: "That's exactly what I want to say. I wonder if I can temporarily stop in Quanzhou?"

"Absolutely not!"

Jiang Zhili was extremely vigilant, thinking that the fox's tail was indeed exposed, and the Xiangshanao incident was in a neighboring province, so he didn't want Chen Jian to apply what he had learned.

Chen Jian quickly explained: "It's just a temporary stay. There is no other intention. Please rest assured, Mr. Jiang. We are going to open the market for trade, and even if we trade, we will not choose Quanzhou. The sediment is silted, the port is slack, and just now Earthquakes and winds, this is not a good place for trade. Not far away is Yuegang, where merchants gather, even if we want to learn from Xiangshan and Macao, we will not choose here.”

"If the trade is not approved, we will leave for Japan immediately and will not stay here. I met a few Japanese businessmen a few days ago, and they said that they still like goods such as saltpeter, steel, guns, and medicinal materials. .In terms of distance, we are closer to Japan, and the trade is also very profitable. Silver is also produced there..."

Hearing what Chen Jian said, Jiang Zhili said embarrassingly, "The Japanese pirates invaded my territory and killed my people. We must not trade with them."

He also said some enlightening words, morally explaining the disadvantages of trade with Japan.Before Chen Jian could speak, the next person snorted and laughed, "I'm afraid the emperor of Chixian Shenzhou can't control us. If preaching is useful, the world will be quiet. The Spaniards didn't block other people's trade with their mouths." It’s about hundreds of warships patrolling the sea.”

"If you can sail to our coast and block our port, it will be useful. Even if you don't sail to our port, even if Japan is blocked, we will not be able to trade. But since you can't do it, why don't you tell me, we Merchants will ignore the gold and silver? You want to make international laws? But you have to be qualified to do so."

Jiang Zhili scolded angrily: "Presumptuous! Speak out loud! What a villain!"

Chen Jian was stunned when he heard it from the sidelines. It was because there is no desire to be strong. Some people in the fleet felt that there was no profit in trading with the Ming Dynasty. Those goods that were in short supply in Europe such as raw silk were transported closer to Europe from their homeland, and the Ming Dynasty had no silver. They themselves opposed Chen Jian's behavior, so they seized the opportunity to blurt out.

The people in the fleet are not fools, and they are all selected from thousands of people, so it is impossible to be monolithic.

Before making this decision, Chen Jian had already communicated with them. The fleet was not his personal, and some things had to be supported by many people behind him with different purposes and interests.

If it's just disaster relief, everyone still agrees.

All of these people see this as an opportunity to build trust and credibility.With a few good words from officials in the officialdom, at least a trade license can be obtained.

Another one is that the two profit models of trade and land rent have been identified before, as well as the means of exploiting labor for profit.I went around the coast of Taiwan before, and the aborigines on it were still in the late Stone Age. There were both goddesses and priests in the village community, and there was basically no concept of private ownership and land taxation.

There is no concept of private ownership and land taxation, which is very bad, and it is determined that this group of people is not easy to exploit and easy to resist.In contrast to the Zhangzhou generation in Quanzhou, people here have the concept of taxation and private ownership, and they are also the best objects of labor and exploitation.

Therefore, disaster relief is not only for trade, but also to establish a good reputation among the people. In the future, it will be easy to incite these people who cannot survive to cross the strait to reclaim that barren land.

Whether it is growing sugar, rice, cooking soup, or mining, as long as the land ownership is confirmed to belong to the company and guaranteed by force, this is an income comparable to trade.

Taking advantage of this disaster relief, we can establish a good reputation in Quanzhou, at least there will be no barriers, and it will be easier to communicate in the future.

And in terms of cost, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the people in Fujian. Whether it is to form a violent organization or maintain trade, people are needed.

But Chen Jian bought some sweet potatoes from Myanmar before sailing, saying that after the disaster relief, he could help promote sweet potatoes so that many poor people would not starve to death.

Upon hearing this, many people raised objections at the time.

Some people pointed out that it is not a problem to help them prevent the epidemic, sell rice at a low price, and build a hospital to accommodate the poor like the Catholic Church.

However, promoting sweet potatoes is not good for the future.Only catastrophe and famine can prompt more people to flee to the island, after all, it is not allowed to migrate at will.

And the promotion of sweet potatoes will make those who were planning to escape fall back into tolerance.Without labor, the company cannot make money, and if you want cheap labor, you must starve the people of Quanzhou.

If you are not hungry, fewer people will run over.Especially with the cultivation of sweet potatoes, even if there is a famine, there are ten people who were starving, but now there are only five, which is not worthwhile.

The debate thus unfolded, and the differences of opinion that had been exposed before were clearly revealed.

Those who aspired to the slave trade clearly objected to helping to spread the sweet potato.In the country, you can also use excuses such as the same ancestor to prevent this kind of behavior, but here, since black people can be slaves, why can't these people not?Even if it is uneconomical to be a slave from the perspective of exploitation and adopt another method to reduce costs, it is obviously more in the interests of not promoting sweet potatoes to starve some people to force others to come over.

Those who oppose this kind of behavior believe that people in the world are human regardless of each other, and should have this kind of morality, and in the long run, this is also beneficial and can gain greater prestige.Even when they came to the slave trade, they opposed it, thinking that it was wrong, and that they should help people oppressed by the system to overthrow oppression and establish a country where everyone is equal, and so on.

This involves one of the most fundamental issues. From the perspective of the country, even if they look similar in appearance and have similar habits, they are still aliens after all.

The method of nationalism is used here, which is to find a way how to dismember China, how to capture everyone as slaves or cheap labor, and how to control the upper class to become a dumping ground and a colony.

Even those who oppose it are partly because they can obtain longer-term benefits, rather than out of opposition to the behavior itself.Only a small number are really ideologically opposed to this kind of behavior.

Moreover, for such things as disaster relief, it can be regarded as the utmost benevolence.Some people say that if we don't provide disaster relief, more people will die. If we don't help promote sweet potatoes and prevent and control diseases, they will still die.The deaths of these people were not killed by us, and this does not involve the moral bottom line. What should be considered beyond the bottom line is profit.If it is said that the deaths of these people were caused by us, then you can accuse them of being immoral, but they were not caused by us. Shouldn’t they be blamed for not doing good deeds?

After the debate, Chen Jian explained helplessly: "The purpose of promoting sweet potatoes is to keep those potential laborers alive. First of all, we don't have the ability to directly occupy that big island. At least we have to finish this matter and open up a After the Pacific route. And by then, these people were starving to death."

"Secondly, these people don't starve to death. As long as the land system and taxation system remain unchanged, they still can't bear a little bit of risk. Even if there are sweet potatoes, they can't starve to death now. In the future, there will still be large-scale immigration if there is a disturbance. tide."

"It only takes a month for people to starve to death. Since we can't make preparations to reclaim the island within a month, why don't we raise these laborers first so that they don't starve to death? If many people die of starvation, the labor force will eventually be Scarce."

"This is not a long-term plan, but only within three to five years. We can gain enough reputation, which is also convenient for our management."

After talking a lot more, one person slapped his thigh and stood up and said, "Hearing what you said, I thought of a way to make money. The Spanish colonies and those islands lack slaves. You talk about raising slaves, but we actually have slaves. It is absolutely possible to build a breeding farm on Ziyou Port. Capture the slaves and raise them like pigs. In this way, a woman can give birth to one child a year. We will match full-time doctors and midwives, and capture a few strong ones. As a male slave, choose a female slave with big breasts and big buttocks as a tool, and you can increase ten times in ten years!"

"Each person has [-] catties of corn per year, but only [-] catties in ten years. After ten years, the first batch of small slaves will be sold, and the profit will be at least [-] percent!"