Number of People

  Chapter 589 T-roll ambition, fangs

  Feng Ziying ignored the restlessness of the people below, and just glanced away, and the voice in the whole hall subconsciously quieted down and returned to silence.

"Everyone can listen to what I'm talking about. If you have any doubts in your heart, you can ask questions later, and you can discuss and discuss. Otherwise, why did I call you here?" Feng Ziying snorted softly. The strategic strategy is indispensable to the imperial court's military affairs, so there is no need to question this point, if there is no risk and difficulty, why should the imperial court be treated so favorably?"

"In addition, under my suggestion, the imperial court also initially agreed that in order to encourage our Great Zhou scholars and merchants to open up sea routes and promote trade, in addition to the Ezo land and the Jurchen hinterland, including but not limited to the Great Zhou scholars, as long as Those who can explore and discover new areas and new sea routes leading to the surrounding areas that the merchants of the Great Zhou court have not yet grasped will be rewarded by the court no matter whether they can bring substantial benefits, and if the new areas and new routes discovered can bring Substantial benefits, such as the goods that the region needs, such as gold, silver and copper mines, such as medicinal materials, such as crops, such as spices, etc., while the imperial court rewards them, they can also grant them exclusive development and trade rights. It is also possible to sell all or part of the land reclamation and trading rights to the imperial court and other gentry merchants,..."

   This is almost like a big weekly version of the reward colonization regulations.

  Neither the cabinet nor the Zhongshu Department had any such intentions, or even thought about it at all, but in Feng Ziying's view, this is an important step that Dazhou must take to compete with the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and other European countries.

   To put it bluntly, with the development of Dazhou and the growth of population, sooner or later Dazhou will need more land under the sun.

  This suggestion made Fujian businessmen very interested.

  They have more contacts with businessmen from Guangdong and Guangxi, and know that apart from the well-known places such as Luzon and Manga, there are countless uninhabited or mountain people in Nanyang.

  The environment in those places is harsh, but the climatic conditions are rich in precious woods, which are also suitable for spice planting, and even have gold and silver deposits. If the land routes of these islands can be opened up and offered to the court, it may be a way of making money.

There are many outlaws in this coastal area who are adventurous but have little capital to engage in maritime trade. If you can subsidize one or two of them to engage in this business, on the one hand, they can make friends with the court and on the other hand, they can also benefit. In particular, the former is of great significance to the expansion of maritime trade in the future.

"I don't know how much you know about the Nanyang region. Hong Maofan, Flangji people, and English people can travel tens of thousands of miles to Nanyang to seek benefits. They took away a lot of spices, gold and silver. Why are we so big? Don’t Zhou merchants dare to try it? There are more than ten million islands in the South Seas, and we are waiting for you to boldly explore and try. I hope to see that you can make a lot of money from it. In this regard, the court No hesitation in rewarding too!"

  From pure sea trade in mature areas to reclamation in undiscovered areas and then sea trade, this is not just a change in the way of sea trade, but an instillation of a new concept.

   To let these merchants understand that there is no market and no output, then they can discover, develop, cultivate, and cultivate, so as to form trade interactions with the mainland of Dazhou. This is the correct way to develop maritime trade.

  The topic is slightly off topic, but they need to instill such a concept first.

   Such an opportunity is rare.

These people are quite influential in the local area. After they go back, they can pass on the intention of the court to more people, so that those who are not qualified to participate in maritime trade can join in by cultivating new trade routes. And the court will give encouragement.

   "My lord,..." Someone couldn't help but want to ask first, and everyone cast their eyes on it.

"Well, it stands to reason that I should answer questions after I have said everything, but I know that what I just said may be slightly different from what we were going to talk about, and I am afraid that you will not remember clearly, so I make an exception and answer questions about The problem of exploring new routes and new regions.”

  Feng Ziying glanced at the other party. The Zhang family in southern Fujian is said to be a descendant of the Zhang Dunzhang family, the former prime minister of the Song Dynasty.

"you say."

   "Caomin would like to ask, according to the court's intention, as long as new routes and places can be found, then they can cultivate and develop by themselves, and all the gains above belong to the discoverers?" Zhang Quan stood up and bowed first, then asked questions.

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers, as long as they are the people of the Great Zhou, all the land they get is the land of Zhou." Feng Ziying took a deep look at the other party, "But I want to emphasize one point, this The land does not refer to the land, but the land, that is to say, if the newly expanded land is definitely the land of the imperial court, but if this land is recognized by the government, it can obtain the land deed from the government,..."

   "Does your lord mean that it is similar to the land of Dongfan?" Zhang Quan asked immediately.

"No, it's not the same. Dongfan is not a new land in name. Since the Han and Wei dynasties, all dynasties have belonged to China. It's just because of geographical and population reasons that it has been booming and declining, so now the imperial court is planning to vigorously develop it." Feng Ziying His face was calm, and his attitude became more and more gentle, "What I mean by the land of Nanyang refers to the land that has never belonged to the Great Zhou Dynasty. If anyone can open up new routes and expand the land, then report to the official, and in the Zhongshu Department If the records are kept and the court establishes governance, then the land it expands will be awarded land deeds by the court government, and the court will allow legal channels and even encourage people to relocate and cultivate,..."

   This statement immediately caused a burst of whispering among the crowd.

  In fact, many maritime merchants from Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as some people who were also merchants and pirates mixed up at sea to make a living, settled in Nanyang.

Although the Frangji occupied Luzon, they were still fighting against the natives in the local mountains and forests of Luzon, and did not win an overwhelming victory. Moreover, the land of Luzon was not completely controlled by the Frangji. Although it also began to set foot in Kalimantan, it was counterattacked by the local indigenous residents and has not made much progress so far.

   It can be said that the entire Nanyang region is still in chaos except for the Frangji people in the Luzon area who have the upper hand and have a relatively stable position.

Some small dynasties, including those established by local indigenous people, did not really control the entire region. For example, the Maluku region, which was later regarded as the spice kingdom, Aceh and Jambi in Sumatra, and Banten in Kalimantan, are still in a kind of A more scattered state of division and rule.

Many people from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian lived in the Nanyang area, but because the Great Zhou followed the policy of the previous Ming Dynasty and did not allow people to leave the country to go abroad, otherwise they would be punished, so no one dared to expose This situation.

In fact, the government is well aware of this situation, but on the surface everyone tacitly refuses to admit it or pretends not to know that's all. But today, the remarks of this editor-in-chief undoubtedly represent the court A huge shift in policy.

According to Feng Xiuzhuan, the land that has actually taken root in many places in Nanyang, as long as it is donated to the imperial court, obtained the approval of the imperial court, and becomes the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then from relocation and reclamation to land deeds From the handling of the government to the management of the appointment of officials by the imperial court, it can all be carried out in a fair and aboveboard manner.

  This huge change made it hard for many people to believe it.

  Feng Ziying is cutting first and playing later.

  Even he didn't know what the promise would bring.

   But if you don’t do this, it will be very difficult for Dazhou to compete with the Hong Maofan (Dutch) who have established a foothold in Luzon and settled in Kalimantan if they want to do sea trade and colonization in Southeast Asia.

  The British have also begun to establish a trading station in Sumatra, and have obtained a charter from the British king, and the offensive is also in full swing.

   It can be said that although Da Zhou’s reclamation of Southeast Asia has geographical advantages compared with these Europeans, the closed-door policy and sea ban policy since the Ming Dynasty have made Da Zhou’s spirit of pioneering in the sea obviously lagging behind.

  If the folks are not given enough incentives, it will be difficult to regain the upper hand in the competition with the Europeans.

Spices, a product that is in great demand in Dazhou, not only cannot meet Dazhou's needs, but also cannot become an important product exported to Xiyi. An important factor in persuading Emperor Yonglong and the cabinet.

  Perhaps the imperial court is now forced to implement the strategy of opening the sea under huge financial pressure, but Feng Ziying's purpose is very simple, which is to make opening the sea a continuous national policy.

   To achieve this, the imperial court must realize that opening up the sea and expanding foreign lands can bring continuous benefits, and the benefits will become greater and greater.

   This income must become an indispensable part of the court or the emperor or even the interest class behind the court princes. Only in this way can this strategic national policy last forever.

   For this reason, Feng Ziying is willing to take a gamble.

Everyone is carefully chewing on the deep meaning behind Feng Ziying's words. Since the Song Dynasty, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian have a history of going to Nanyang, and since the Ming Dynasty, this situation has become more prominent. Luzon is a typical example. In Luzon In Kalimantan, Sumatra and other places, the number of Chinese is tens of thousands. Under such circumstances, when the strength of Da Zhou's naval fleet recovers to a certain level, it may not be possible to start this strategy.

  Of course, before that, Da Zhou still needs to recharge his energy and try to avoid conflicts with Europeans like Frangji and Hongmaofan. They are not the main enemies of Da Zhou now.

   Only after solving the threats of the Jurchens and Tatars can we focus on the sea. The main task undertaken by the sea now is to relieve the pressure on the court's finances.

  However, the early thinking must be instilled in them. Avoiding conflicts with the Xiyi people does not mean doing nothing. Nanyang is so big and Chinese are everywhere. Is there no chance?

  (end of this chapter)