Xinshun 1730

Chapter 979 Decisive victory thousands of miles away ([-])

Tian Zhenyi received Liu Yu's letter and those bank notes, and the higher-ups also explained clearly what to do.

Liu Yu hadn't been staring at these people for a day or two. He had already targeted these people. Today's banquet, he took a fancy to some of their advantages.

After some modest greetings, Tian Zhenyi said: "Everyone knows that I don't care about these business and trade matters on weekdays. Therefore, he asked me to entertain you on his behalf for today's matter. Now he is in the north. If you can’t come back, please entrust me to handle this matter.”

When the businessmen present heard this, all of them were overjoyed, thinking that this was going to climb another level.

Now the rich merchants in Songjiang Mansion have gradually noticed that some industrial and commercial policies of the imperial court are to support some chaebol groups in some places that need external competition.

Such as the chaebol group that trades with the East, the chaebol group with the West, the chaebol group that manufactures warships and weapons in the north, and so on.

Being able to squeeze into these chaebol groups is the final form of the class transition under the Songjiang government's new policy.

This is different from the salt merchants in Yangzhou and other places.

Salt merchants in Yangzhou and other places, the final form of the transition is: the family sells salt, becomes a general contractor, and then the younger generation takes the imperial examination, wins some Jinshi, becomes an official, and with the support of clan resources, climbs to the top of the court.

The final form of the transition of the business class in Songjiang Prefecture is: quickly complete the integration during the chaotic period, and complete the monopoly step under full competition, even the monopoly of the leftover industry.Xing Guogong sees that your industry has potential and needs, and when he is ready to make a big deal, he will pull you in and become the founder of the new group.

To put it bluntly, the development model of the new industry in Songjiang Prefecture is that the government takes the lead, the prophet leads the way, the policy is inclined, and joint efforts are developed.

Don't know what new industries and trends can make you rich?It doesn't matter, the reality of 20 years has proved one thing, and that is to follow and be right.The East has proved it, Nanyang has proved it, the West has proved it, the glass that no one was optimistic about before has proved it, and the steam engine that would not have appeared without official leadership has still proved it.

There is also a rule that is almost an unspoken rule, that is, emerging industries require newcomers and separate different industries as much as possible.

Here in Dashun, there is no need for a large monopoly in a complete set of industries from porcelain making, coal mining, weaving, dyeing, trade, and finance.

The businessmen who came today looked at each other, and their identities completely conformed to the various hidden rules summarized before. Why don't they like it?

The excitement of the crowd was beyond words, but they all quickly quieted down and turned their ears up, for fear of missing a word.

Tian Zhenyi's audience immediately quieted down, the atmosphere was a little solemn, and she smiled lightly through the curtain: "It doesn't have to be like this, it's not a big deal. When the sun fell, a piece of idle chess was laid out. Now the Nanyang rice plantation, Liaodong beans and Ezo wheat have also stabilized, so he thought that since Japan has rice club futures, it is better to win the pricing power of Japanese rice, beans, and wheat.”

"This matter...with all due respect, although you are also a wealthy party, you may not be able to do it based on your financial resources alone."

"Of course, financial and material resources are one thing. In addition to financial and material resources, there are individual problems that need to be resolved first."

"He's not afraid that you'll get out, and it's not a conspiracy. It's nothing more than relying on Nanyang rice, Liaodong beans, and shrimp and wheat."

In just a few words, these merchants were all dry-mouthed, thinking that indeed the Duke's foresight in Western trade is too high, and this business of controlling the price of rice in the country is actually a small business?

It is no small matter to control the price of rice.In case something happens, the court will take care of it.No court nods, but won't do it, what if someone checks it?

This kind of large business approved by the imperial court is a "chaebol" approved by the imperial court, and more will be supported in the future.

What is the real "highest form of the transition of the merchant class" in the eyes of the merchants of Songjiang Prefecture?
Naturally, those big chaebols with the backing of the imperial court.

The simplest ones are Dongyang Trading Company and Western Trading Company.Why are the Japanese polite to Toyo Trading Company?Naturally, it was because the imperial court behind them had a navy in their hands.

Who benefits the most when the imperial court goes to Nanyang?Naturally, it is a Western Trading Company, which is equivalent to using the naval power of the imperial court to fight a joint-stock Dutch East India Company.

This is called the real chaebol.

In the eyes of the merchants in Songjiang Prefecture, are the salt merchants chaebols?Obviously not, the salt merchants were obviously sheep raised by the court that could be sheared, and they ate grass like the people of the people, but the court thought it was tiring to mow the grass by themselves.

Although Tian Zhenyi said it clearly, controlling the pricing power of Dongyang grain may require the mobilization of a lot of financial and material resources, including money from rice, beans, wheat, rice warehouses, and sea merchants.

The people here today are obviously not strong enough, and compared to the real top level, they are still a lot worse.

But since this matter informed them, it is obvious that they will be of great use in this possible business war, and this is their dream opportunity to become a chaebol.

With excitement, especially the excitement about his own leap, he couldn't help asking: "But I don't know what the Duke wants me to do?"

Tian Zhenyi said: "The ancients said that stones from other mountains can be used to make jade. You also know that something happened to the stock market in Europa more than 20 years ago, so..."

After talking about some policies of Songjiang Mansion, these people also nodded one after another. This is what they know.

It is nothing more than learning the lessons of the bubble crisis in Europe more than 20 years ago. Songjiang Prefecture has strengthened supervision. All joint-stock companies with an amount exceeding a certain amount need to be established after strict examination and approval.

Especially with the establishment of the Songjiang Prefecture Bank, a large amount of silver inflowed, and although Liu Yu tried every means to promote the inflow of silver, due to the land policy and other reasons, the capital of Songjiang Prefecture was somewhat surplus.

Therefore, this regulatory model has also been put on the agenda to prevent some people from advocating big bubbles like Tulip, South China Sea, and Mississippi.

Speaking of this, these businessmen became even more excited, thinking that what they thought was indeed correct.

Sure enough, a new industry company is going to be established. Guogong is planning to recruit people like himself to be pioneers.It seems that this is also a method of balance. After all, a large number of industries cannot be gathered in the hands of a group of people.

After talking about this, as expected by these people, Tian Zhenyi said: "Nowadays, half of the rice comes from Nanyang. After the reform of the Ministry of the Navy, the transportation of military supplies to various places in Dongyang and Nanyang is hoped that merchants will be able to bear some this year. After all, it is specially for these places. When preparing transport ships, it is not obvious that Dongyang Nanyang has the intention of fighting a big war for a while, the warships must be added, and the transport and supply ships must be properly placed on the civilian side."

"Yes, what he meant was to set up a company to undertake the transportation industry."

"Including the transportation of grain rice, the supplies of the Eastern and Southern Ocean garrisons, once the fight is fought, all of them will be recruited by the company dispatched by the Naval Logistics Bureau. If you want to control the price of rice and wheat in the Japanese country, you must have such a professional large-scale transportation company."

"Western oceans have their own sayings. Nanyang, Dongyang, and Heishuiyang have their own sayings. In addition, some ships are used to transport rice now, so it's best to change it."

"One more thing, if there are any major actions such as manipulating the price of rice in the surrounding areas in the future, it will be convenient to dispatch."

"What he means is that this kind of industry is too tied to the imperial court, but the imperial court only fully takes over during wartime, and you are responsible for your own profits and losses on weekdays. Of course, all large orders, such as rice transportation, are entrusted to you—— The transportation and storage are separated, and the ship sinks after boarding the ship, or you pay for it yourself, or you buy marine insurance yourself—so, I will support you with this, and ask what you mean, are you willing?"

All the people present were stunned, thinking to themselves in what life did green smoke rise from the grave?Such a good thing, it's his turn?
How could anyone not want to?

There have always been such rumors.

It's just that I don't know whose head such a good thing will fall on.

The reform of the navy is also in this direction.

After the canal is really abandoned, it is also a highly profitable industry to undertake the transportation of grain rice, and this industry is one of the few industries that the imperial court can support with policies.

If we say that the Western Trading Company is the vanguard of foreign expansion.

And this kind of shipping company is completely the imperial court's deliberate support for the rule of the world.

In the early stage, stable orders can be obtained through grain rice, military supplies, supplies, etc., to ensure development.

There are both military reform factors and water transportation reform factors.

Before the reform of water transportation, it was difficult for such a giant company specializing in transportation to survive.

Because obviously, it is impossible to let them use small boats with small loads, but use the largest transport ships possible.

Large-scale transport ships are not long-distance cargo ships, but transport ships that go as far as the South Seas. The cost is lower than that of ocean-going ships, but not everyone can afford it.

Before the water transportation reform is confirmed, who will squeeze out capital to do this kind of thing?Build a bunch of ships and wait for the water transport reform to be finalized?Wouldn’t it be good to have this money to go to the Nanyang circle plantations and the new trade industry in Nanyang circle?
Once the reform of water transportation is finalized, there is an urgent need for such a specialized shipping company, a large company that earns freight instead of the difference in commodity prices.

In the early stage, relying on the "orders" of the imperial court to maintain the operation of the company can it continue to develop.

The reform direction of the Naval Quartermaster Bureau is also the keynote of the reform after the reform of water transport is confirmed.

This is also the general staff of the Privy Council's deduction of possible wars in the surrounding areas:

In other words, the scale of operations of the ocean-going navy can at most reach the scale of transporting five to seven thousand marines at one time, which is the limit of Dashun.

The transport fleet under this navy is required to ensure that [-] marines can travel across the ocean to fight.But a larger scale is neither necessary nor sustainable.

As for the scale of operations in the tributary circle of influence, whether it is the transformation of counties into North Korea or northern Vietnam, or the intervention in Burma and Siam, the suppression of Japanese rebellions, etc., the scale of operations is tens of thousands.

Whether or not to fight is one thing, but whether or not they are ready for war is another.But for a possible war, how much preparation and how much money to invest is another matter.

Is it necessary for the navy to maintain a large number of transport fleets east of Malacca, under the direct control of the navy, paid by the army, and able to guarantee tens of thousands of people to fight at any time?
The result of the discussion by the General Staff of the Privy Council is: no need.

So, what about the transport fleet that takes up a lot of military expenditure?
Allow the Navy to rely on the transport fleet to do business on its own, so as to solve part of the military expenditure problem?
As soon as the idea of ​​doing business on your own was proposed, the navy was very supportive and tried to save money, etc., but it was rejected before it reached the Privy Council and the Admiralty.

The Dashun Navy, like the Rakshasa Navy, is of Dutch origin.But the difference is that Dashun learned from France and absorbed Britain, and the idea of ​​French-style administrative navy is in line with the previous Ministry of War system.

Therefore, under the background that the reform of water transportation has been confirmed, and under the strategic deduction that the Nanyang War has ended and there will be no large-scale war east of Malacca in the short term, but a large-scale war may occur in the future, the proposal of the Navy to use transport ships for business Under the premise of being denied, the reform of the navy also appeared together with the reform of water transportation.

That is to say, the navy abolished part of the transport fleet and became a shareholder of the imperial capital, and a professional shipping company was formed by private capital.

In non-wartime, even in the extreme case of not being able to find a business to do, the order of the imperial court for rice transportation, population transportation, and naval base logistics supply transportation is used to maintain the operation.

Once in wartime, it will be assigned to the Privy Council and the Naval Logistics Bureau under the Ministry of the Navy for rapid integration, and it will be transferred to a wartime state as a logistics force to facilitate mobilization.

At the same time, there are also improvements to the Nanyang trade development model.Now those who do Nanyang trade, the entry cost is too high, they must have their own ships.The high cost of entry also means that there are a large number of low-profit trades that no one will do, and those who have the ability will naturally grab high profits first.

The purpose of forming a large-scale shipping company is not only the need for water transport and naval reform, but also the need to promote the development of Nanyang: to do business, it is not necessary to have your own ship.

That is, transportation and trade are separated.

This makes Nanyang become the overseas market of Southern Jiangsu Handicraft Industry Zone faster.

Under the integration of these three wishes and conditions, the emergence of this large-scale government-supervised commercial office, internal order support of the imperial court, takeover by the Naval Logistics Bureau during wartime, and the emergence of a large-scale shipping company that is responsible for its own profits and losses in peacetime has become a water transportation company. An inevitability after the reform.

If this step is completed, from a military point of view, Dashun's naval mobilization potential—not naval combat power, but wartime mobilization potential—has completely opened up two generations of differences with countries in the tributary country's circle of influence. .

It also proved from the side that in the subconscious mind of the General Staff of the Privy Council, Nanyang and Dongyang were regarded as the inland sea of ​​Dashun, and only such a model would be recognized.

However, Tian Zhenyi said this today. In Liu Yu's words, this is called "killing chickens with a bull's knife first", in order to support the reform of the salt administration and Zheng Boke's land reform in northern Jiangsu, and start the company's success. Open the door first shot.

(End of this chapter)