The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 681
Zhu Ying has been checking the list of merchants for the past few days.

It is not an easy task to develop an ocean colony chamber of commerce. Zhu Ying knows very well what will happen if this monster trapped in a cage is released.

But this is unavoidable. The primitive accumulation of capital is often the most bloody and cruel.

Now the West has sprouted, and the Renaissance represents true ideological emancipation.

When the cannons of the Ottoman Empire bombarded the gate of Constantinople, it heralded the weakening of theocracy, coupled with the chaos of multinational wars, there was more room for technological development to survive.

But things are not that simple, at least for now.

If the West wants to complete the development of science and technology, the first thing it has to face is the primitive accumulation of capital.

If there is not enough capital for trial and error, then the phenomenon of technological explosion is simply impossible.

Among other things, Zhu Ying alone has already experienced a lot of consumption.

Zhu Ying doesn't understand technology, but only knows the general principle of the steam engine.

To put it simply, it is the boiling hot water that provides the boiling power to drive.

The principle is the principle, it is a very troublesome process to actually manufacture the steam engine.

And here, first of all, investment is needed.

Whether it is the salary of the craftsman or the support of various materials, this is an unimaginable expense for the average family.

Fortunately, Zhu Ying is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, so there will be no scarcity in terms of money or materials.

At most, some people think that this is just a strange trick, crooked.

For example, those old and stubborn scholars.

Most of them are afraid to condemn them openly, which is due to Zhu Ying's huge influence in Daming today.

No matter what he does, he will undoubtedly get the support of the people.

He has indeed brought too many benefits to today's Ming Dynasty, and even many people firmly believe that Taisun is the exiled immortal sent by God to save the world.

It's not that the Ming Dynasty did not have aristocratic families at all, but these aristocratic families no longer had historical influence after experiencing the devastation of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the rule of nearly a hundred years.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the common people. Among all the founding heroes, there was indeed a shadow of family help, but they did not really control the government as they did in history, and once again developed and strengthened their own family.

Among them, the more typical representative is undoubtedly Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen is not from an ordinary background, behind him is the background of a big family in the Jiangnan area.

It's a pity that although he can be regarded as a founding hero, he was actually suppressed by Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu has a very obvious colored filter for these greedy families.

Most of the surviving aristocratic families are located in the Jiangnan area, which does not prevent Lao Zhu from imposing heavy taxes and carrying out large-scale relocation of wealthy households to completely disperse the influence of these aristocratic families.

At this point, Lao Zhu is undoubtedly very good and cruel.

It's just that Zhu Ying now seems to be on the opposite side of old Zhu.

Whether it's business support, letting the Jiangnan family participate in maritime trade, or encouraging and guiding them, it's all tantamount to helping the family.

This is Zhu Ying, otherwise it would be impossible for anyone to achieve such a situation.

Naturally, such behavior was recorded with Lao Zhu.

"Now that the economy is developing, huge families are gradually being born, whether they are old or new. These things cannot be completely avoided."

"But we can find a way to control them in our own hands, so as not to cause turmoil. We must let them know that only by following the footsteps of the imperial court can we get benefits, otherwise we will only bring them complete destruction .”

"Money is indeed a more important aspect for the country, but at the same time, these families will also focus on making money instead of thinking about how to enter the court, build their own party, enter the Career struggles for power."

"The most important thing is that now grandson is guiding them to develop overseas. If you want to continue to grow yourself, then you can only follow the way grandson formulated and continue to follow the road of Shanghai trade."

"At the same time, the harsh internal environment of Ming Dynasty will make them want to stay overseas even more, because overseas is not restricted by the imperial court, and they can use the name of Ming Dynasty to obtain more wealth."

"Under this cycle, it is equivalent to completing the migration of Haiwa indirectly."

"These families that are constantly cultivating influence overseas, because they are far away from their hometown, they will pay more attention to their loyalty to Daming. Even if such loyalty may be pretended, they must do so. This is the basis for them to suppress the development of others. .”

People are strangers in a foreign land, and they miss their relatives every festive season.

Zhu Ying actually understands this kind of feeling very well. In the previous life, or the later life, even in the Qing Dynasty, there were a large number of Chinese people in the Nanyang area.

Even though the Manchu country was so fucked up, many true patriots still emerged, and even returned to the motherland with funds in their dreams.

It's a pity that the cold reality was given to them in the end.

It's different now.

Because Daming is really strong, so strong that it is currently the most powerful country in the world, and there is no one.

Even in the open sea, if Da Ming's merchant ships were ransacked by pirates, as long as there were survivors who reported the incident, the Da Ming navy would really mobilize.

Even if it is black and black, it is to keep hands and feet clean, at least not let the government find out.

Otherwise, no matter where they go, or people from other countries, they will not be able to escape the sanctions of Ming Dynasty.

As the suzerain state, Ming's security department and army have the right to investigate vassal states and dependent states.

As long as the subordinate departments of the Ministry of Foreign Rites of Ming Dynasty issue an investigation order, even ordinary government servants theoretically have the power to handle cases across borders, and can request the cooperation of their regions, even the government outside of Daming.

Of course, this is the scope of power. In fact, it is affected by the current speed of traffic, and handling cases across countries and regions has not yet occurred.

Oh no.

Strictly speaking, there are still.

For example, Zhao Yuanhong, who has become the former imperial minister and finance minister in Constantinople, Europe.

In order to capture the traitor Li Lao Si, he has literally traveled all over the world.

And the approval letter from Daming that he carried with him really showed its effect.

Many countries still don't know much about Ming Dynasty, but they know about the East.

In the east, there is a very powerful country with a thousand-year history.

Most of all, they could make porcelain of incredible beauty, brilliant colors and silks of great comfort.

In fact, apart from the surrounding areas of Ming Dynasty, such as going to India and European countries, they don't understand the dynasties passed down in the Central Plains.

It's like the Orientals only know the Roman Empire for Rome, and the Delhi Sultan only know the Delhi Sultanate.

Like the Ottoman Empire, these Turks are the same.

In fact, Constantinople alone, similar to the current Central Plains, also experienced a lot of dynasty changes, as did Ottoman and Delhi Sultan.

Even because of the distance, some nobles in Europe now think that the Central Plains is ruled by the Tang Dynasty.

For example, Chinatown in later generations came out in this way.

Why not Hanren Street, Mingren Street.

There is no way, in terms of foreign trade, that is, the prosperous Tang Dynasty is the most famous and powerful, and it has had a huge impact on the world.

When Zhao Yuanhong and Zhao Xiucai arrived in Europe and revealed their identities.

There are many nobles who believe that the Central Plains is the Tang Dynasty, and Chang'an is the capital of the Central Plains today.

It's just that for now, the name Chinatown will basically not appear in the future, and there is a high probability that it will be renamed Mingren Street.

Zhu Ying has already begun to make the families that have gradually developed in Daming to form a part of the external expansion.

In the past few days, the families have been screened.

It is Zhu Ying's current idea to establish an ocean investment chamber of commerce that is in line with Daming's interests.

The era of great navigation has begun, and the good news is that the initiative is in Zhu Ying's hands.

When the steam iron armored ship is developed, Zhu Ying will let the world see the strength of Ming Dynasty.

In this time period, the first thing is to fix the pattern.

"Your Highness, the current families are quite consistent in terms of character and loyalty to Daming."

"Their business scope has always had a lot of contact with our previous Qunying Chamber of Commerce, and there has been no bad deeds, and they abide by integrity."

There was some obvious joy in Zhang Bo's tone.

Because of the boss, His Royal Highness finally set his sights on business again.

This made his old bones seem to be working again.

Inside the Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying nodded slightly: "Although the chamber of commerce to be established this time is mainly the Royal Chamber of Commerce, in fact, there is no trustworthy candidate for the imperial court."

"I'm only the president in name, and the specific affairs still have to be controlled by you, Uncle Zhang."

"However, the general direction must first be explained clearly. The purpose of the chamber of commerce is mainly to purchase and invest in foreign countries. As for transportation and trading, it is another matter."

"You know, I can't come forward, and I don't have time to manage these things, so in many places, you still need to suffer, Uncle Zhang."

Uncle Zhang was excited, he felt the closeness of his grandson to him.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best."

In fact, he is not a business talent, and even has no unique insights in many business aspects.

These are not important to Zhu Ying, as long as Zhang Bo is loyal enough.

Zhu Ying thought for a while and said, "It's different this time. I will arrange some soldiers from the chamber of commerce to enter as guards."

"Overseas is different from Ming Dynasty. The nobles and kings of those countries will be afraid, but the lower-level forces will not, so enough force is needed to deter them."

"Similarly, these overseas assets also need adequate protection, at least in the face of some provocations, they have the ability to fight back."

"I will sign a special decree to allow members of the Chamber of Commerce to have the ability to make independent decisions within a certain range, and these actions will be supported by the court."

This specially signed decree is actually equivalent to a private plunder license.

However, as a state of civilization and etiquette, Ming Dynasty will naturally not be as bloody and cruel as in history.

At least, when there is population introduction, Westerners will not pay attention to the lives of 'goods', while Daming not only provides normal meals, but also provides medical care to ensure the safety of personnel.

Because of infectious diseases, these people introduced by Daming, no matter where they came from, would not be allowed to directly enter the capital or other prefectures.

It is a remote place that has been prepared in advance for land reclamation and planting, or labor construction.

After Zhang Bo received Zhu Ying's order, he immediately started the preparatory work.

Not all families can enter the Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce.

The few families that Zhu Ying named and allowed, in a sense, were supported by Zhu Ying herself, and they had very good results.

To join the ocean trade, the first thing is to pay a huge membership fee.

The membership fee is not too much, and it is independent of the shares. First of all, you have to pay [-] Guanbao notes.

This is similar to a boat ticket, which means that even casual people, as long as they are good citizens, can participate in ocean trade.

There are also some special restrictions, such as the number of goods carried and so on.

Then there is the participation of shares.

In the ocean trading guild, Zhu Ying only retained [-]% of the original shares, which was actually allocated to internal funds.

The reason why it is not an absolute holding is first of all because it is not necessary.

The system of the Chamber of Commerce is based on the joint participation of several big families, similar to a parliamentary form to decide issues.

Zhu Ying only provided the initial guarantee of force.

Including the precious banknotes sold by these shares, Zhu Ying did not intend to embezzle them privately, and no one dared to say anything even if he embezzled them privately.

The money will be used for the investment and operation of the entire Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce.

Seventy percent of the shares is not a small amount.

In terms of pricing, it can sell tens of millions of treasure notes.

These tens of millions of precious banknotes are the original funds of the entire chamber of commerce.

In fact, what Zhu Ying provided this time was already worth more than [-]% of the shares.

Armed forces alone, such as the introduction of retired soldiers, cannot be achieved by money.

Of course, the salaries of these guards will be paid by the Chamber of Commerce in the future.

After hearing Zhang Bo's follow-up report to the Chamber of Commerce, many families wished to invest all their wealth in it.

No matter who it is, the Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce with the participation of His Royal Highness is definitely a profitable business, especially His Royal Highness has given the Chamber of Commerce a lot of convenience.

The most important thing is that this is the only time among all the transactions that His Royal Highness Taisun participated in, all the money from the shares was put into the chamber of commerce.

In fact, even if Zhu Ying took a lot inside, no one would say anything.

It's just that although there are tens of millions of coins, in the eyes of Zhu Ying now, they are really nothing.

The subsequent value generated by this ocean-going merchant association is definitely not just at the tens of millions level.

(End of this chapter)