New Shun 1730

It is not that the confrontation between the financial capital of the East and the West has never happened.

Before, when Dashun went to Southeast Asia, it broke Amsterdam, and a group of people committed suicide or took medicine.

Nowadays, Dashun has also collapsed the financial market in London. The national debt collapsed, the East India Company collapsed, and how long the West India Chamber of Commerce can last depends on how many ships and how much goods Dashun can send next year.

This is all simple, because Dashun can solve it directly.

But the North American issue is not something Dashun can solve directly.

It is natural to pay back debts.

Dashun is still selling national debts in the Netherlands.

Dashun can suppress the East India Company, and even the Netherlands, which could have been cheated at the beginning, has a second disaster year. After that, the Netherlands should buy Dashun’s national debt, and it will buy it.

However, Dashun cannot support debts not being paid. If Dashun supports North America not to repay its debts, no one in Europe will dare to buy Dashun’s national debt.

Besides, what bargaining chips would Dashun have to offer to settle the nearly 20 million debt owed by North America by saying that paper money would make the British side agree?

Negotiations require bargaining chips from both sides.

If Britain does not recognize paper money, Dashun has no ability to force others to recognize it: because you have collateral for your loan, and if you have no money to pay it back, you can repay it with land and plantations.

If it really comes to that, North America will definitely be in chaos.

But Dashun does not want North America to be in chaos now. Dashun knows that there are contradictions in North America, but the point where the contradictions explode is when Dashun is ready to develop gold and silver mines on the west coast and is fully prepared.

If the contradictions are detonated in advance, how can they be found when they want to detonate them?

Now, the contradictions between "small producer ownership, local capital for reclamation, and British colonial capital" are accumulated, waiting for the right time to explode a window period, creating time for Dashun's west coast immigration gold digging frenzy.

Besides, Dashun wants the North American market and North American gold and silver.

There are no gold and silver mountains on the east coast of North America. If you want gold and silver, you must rely on the southern plantation industry to attract gold and silver from Europe to North America.

The economic structure of North America is very obvious.

Because of the existence of the "Navigation Act".

Therefore, the handicraft industry in the northern region has developed under protection.

Dashun can transport cotton cloth, tea and so on.

And things like wine, cattle, horses, iron, wood, barrels, and ships are provided by the northern states.

The southern states are now popular, relying on plantations to absorb gold and silver from Europe.

The northern states rely on these handicrafts to absorb gold and silver from the southern states to the northern states.

The plantation industry in the southern states is the basis for Dashun to sell tea, cotton cloth, and earn gold and silver in North America. Without this link, the group of people in the north will really only have paper money. Dashun needs a bunch of paper money that can only buy corn, wheat, and rum. What's the use?

After this battle, it will be the period of rapid development of Dashun. The European and American markets that have been snatched with great difficulty are just in need of funding for Dashun's industrial start-up.

Dashun really doesn't want Europe and America to fight again so soon, at least to have 20 years of peace. War seriously affects Dashun's money making, and also seriously affects Dashun's industrial development. If it is halfway through, it will be screwed if there is insufficient capital, especially Dashun is now preparing to carry out several major projects, such as building railways and canals.

Therefore, how to solve the currency problem and paper money problem in North America is another key to ensure 20 years of peace in Europe and America.

The trade ambassador finished talking about his troubles, frowning.

He felt that this problem was difficult to solve.

Unexpectedly, Li Li laughed.

"Really bookish. Look at what that is?"

As he said, he pointed to the warships docked at the port and the soldiers training there.

The trade ambassador was puzzled, but still replied: "Warships and soldiers."

Li Qi clapped his hands and said: "Yes, otherwise why do you say that you are angry? Economic problems and currency problems, who says that they must be solved by economic means? Xingguogong's salt reform and the abolition of the canal to ship by sea, is it purely economic means? Or did he bring soldiers to suppress the salt workers?"

"This matter is very simple."

"Aren't you worried that the plantations in the southern states are preparing to secede and revolt because they don't want to repay their debts, which will cause chaos in the thirteen states? Are you also worried that once we leave, the French will be eager to make Britain bleed, and I am afraid they will take the opportunity to incite?"

"Mozi said: Choose the lesser of two evils. If there are two evils, one is to chop off your fingers, but chopping off your fingers can make you Save your wrist; the other is to chop off your wrist directly. With these two evils, chopping off your finger is a benefit. Everyone seeks profit, so choosing the lesser of two evils is in line with people's nature of seeking profit. "

"Now there is only one evil in the southern plantations, that is, people who owe money don't want to pay it back."

"So, you have been thinking about it for a long time, and you don't know how to solve this problem in order to keep the southern states in order."

"However, as long as we add one more evil, a big one, and weigh the two evils, I can guarantee that the southern states will remain pro-British and dare not act rashly."

The trade ambassador looked in the direction of the warships and soldiers pointed by Li Li for a while, and seemed to have realized something. He thought that the way he imagined solving the problem was indeed based on economic knowledge. However, there is no place where economic knowledge works perfectly in reality. It seems that economic problems do not have to be solved by economic means?

Seeing that he was still thinking, Li Xi said, "This is simple. I will send people over there to attack two plantations and free a group of slaves. Then I will seize a small island or uninhabited land and use it as a place for the slaves to be freed and cultivated. It will be next to the southern state."

"They made sure to repay their debts honestly, for fear that the British would really give up on them."

"Look, isn't this problem solved?"

“One side is paying off debts.”

"On the one hand, after breaking up with Britain, we may help the plantation slaves and give them good citizenship."

"Which one to choose?"

"If there are no two evils, what are the soldiers and warships in your hands for? If there is no contradiction, then create a contradiction; if there are no two evils, then create two evils and let them choose."

"Creating two evils, they have to choose the lesser of the two evils. What Mo Zhai said still makes sense, as long as you can use and practice in reverse."

"Why do you think our dynasty didn't go to attack the Junggar tribe earlier? Why did we insist on luring the Junggar tribe to attack the northern desert and southern Mongolia?"

"Not yet, let Mongolia choose one of these two evils: to be loyal to the emperor and become a land-guarding dog, or to be swallowed up by the army's population and livestock? If there are no two evils, just think of a way to create another one."

"In other words, if you think about it, why did Duke Xingguo insist on engaging in ginseng trade with France during this military expedition and earlier? Why did he send people to preach that this American ginseng did not come from Nanyang, but also grew in bitter cold places? Isn’t it true that the hot ground is cold in nature, so the American ginseng will cause unspeakable suffering?”

"Isn't it the same thing? There is France in the north, and their desire to be independent will be reduced by two points. If they add slaves to the south, they will be reduced by eight points."

When the trade ambassador heard this, he was speechless for a long time.

I felt in my heart that something was not right.

But thinking about it carefully, I really can’t tell what’s wrong.

Since the meeting in the Bahamas, the trade ambassador has been racking his brains, thinking about how to maintain contact with the United Kingdom through economic ties, and to win over some of the things that would crush the westward expansionists.

Never thought that his thoughts would become a mess. In Li Han's opinion, it was as simple as sending a few warships to attack the plantation and make big news about rescuing the slaves...

After a long time, Li Han said: "In the past, Duke Xingguo said a truth in vulgar language. Don't be a licking dog. Rushing is not a business. Ask others to beg you, not you to beg others."

"Since you are talking about the economy, let me ask you. The last time Britain and France fought in the north... it was when Duke Xingguo supported two warships of Dupleix in India and asked French instructors to drive the warship to India. Why were people invited to participate in the war? "

"Think about it, why does the British government have to go north this time? What do they want?"

"In other words, what use are the fertile lands and fertile fields in the thirteen states of North America to the courtiers and gentry in the United Kingdom? Can their court receive a penny from the thirteen states?"

"If we only talk about the economy, our country controls trade with Japan. When Xingguo Gong asked Japan to switch off, it actually set up an Oriental Trading Company. It had to buy big ships and raise sailors, otherwise it would not be able to trade. Ordinarily, this is wrong, and control should be relaxed , Only in this way can the industry develop greatly. But why did Xingguo Gong have to control trade with Japan in the first place?”

"The truth is almost the same. The British government insists on going north because they are eyeing ginseng and mink. Moreover, these things can really be controlled and the money can really be collected into the national treasury. Because, the East Indian companies have a monopoly on trade with our country. If France is driven away, will this country really not want ginseng and mink skins?”

"No matter how rich the Thirteen States are, if they can't collect a penny of money, then it will be meaningless as far as the British government is concerned."

"Okay, now, this court is supporting France and blocking the northwest ginseng and mink production areas. It is impossible for the British to capture it."

"The tariffs cannot be collected. The sugar tax law has been collecting it for more than 20 years and it collects hundreds of taels of silver a year. The governor of Maryland has not received a salary for seven years because the local tax cannot be collected..."

"Then let me ask you, so, to the British government, are the Thirteen States worth more? Or is the small island of Barbados worth more?"

Which one is more valuable, North America or Barbados?

This seems to be a rather mysterious question.

But in fact, for the British government at this time, not to mention the thirteen states, even the thirteen North Americas, may not be worth more than one Barbados.

Thinking of Li Huan's "dog licking" words just now, the trade ambassador suddenly realized: "Your Highness means... if we help France gain a foothold in the north, support the Indians in the west, and capture two plantations in the south, Scare them."

"By then, will the UK not want the Thirteen States? Instead, the Thirteen States will take the initiative to lick the UK and ask the UK to station troops and collect taxes to protect them?"

Li Han nodded and said slowly: "This place is rich, but the taxes cannot be collected. For the imperial court, the food is tasteless and it is a pity to abandon it."

"The thing that Duke Xing Guo feared most in the past was that after going to Southeast Asia, the British immediately dismantled the East India Company, abandoned India, drove tigers to devour wolves, and instigated China and France. And it replaced the Netherlands as a transit agent for East-West trade. Really? Then, how can you and I still have a chance to be here today?”

"Today, what if the British court, who has the power to turn the tide, voluntarily abandons North America and asks the thirteen states to bleed France? By then, Britain will not have to spend a penny or send a single soldier, and these thirteen states will They will tax themselves to raise soldiers to fight the French, grab land, grab ginseng... and slowly bleed France."

"When the time comes, France will neither advance nor retreat. Britain has received no money from North America, so this is equivalent to creating an ally without spending a penny."

"Although Duke Xingguo was quite disdainful of the British court, he thought that they were just insects and could not be discussed in politics. However, how could we know that the Western Yi people were so incompetent that there would never be a person who was really capable of ruling and governing, and would really be brave enough to do something like this? decision?"

"Free trade is the pressure that our dynasty has to put on Britain. For this reason, it is fine to do a favor to these people in North America. But for other things, warships can solve them. Why do we have to help them build a government and teach them to issue banknotes and coins? Even teach them that it is impossible not to collect taxes?"

"I freed 3,000 slaves today, and tomorrow they will cry and beg the British Parliament not to abandon them."

"Look, isn't this matter solved? By then, the navigation regulations will be broken, and selling tobacco for a few years will make the silver Is that enough? Isn't the currency problem solved?"

"Things in the world can be solved by change. However, the difficulty of change is not how to change or what to become. It is...how to transition. This is the most difficult thing."

"So as long as the transition is over, within three to five years, the plantations in the southern states will open up trade, which will be enough to earn back the gold and silver and complete the transition."

"During the transition, if there are plantation owners, big businessmen, and factory owners who support the suppression, it is not called chaos. As long as these people are not allowed to rebel, it does not mean that there must be no chaos at all."