Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 195 Liu Dapao and Lao Le are finally doing it! (two in one)

As soon as Liu Dapao finished speaking, Lao Le raised his hand without hesitation.

"Gentlemen, you may be unaware that our main trade opponent, the country, whose largest domestic trade export product is wool and woolen products, if the bastion that Brother Xiaobao mentioned can really be built, If a large amount of wool products can be purchased and produced every year, it will definitely make the people of the country feel very uncomfortable."

"It's not just a simple matter of destroying one of their flagship products. The collapse of the wool business will cause countless workers in the territory to lose their jobs. Those lands that have been used to herd sheep will inevitably have a period of pain if they want to plant other crops. The income of the people will also be greatly reduced, and if it is serious, it may even cause great chaos in the country, killing two birds with one stone, I agree."

When everyone saw it, my good guy, both Liu Dapao and Lao Le agreed, and Wei Xiaobao himself was the largest individual shareholder of the company, so it didn't seem to make much sense whether the others voted or not.

In fact, although Westpac has undergone rounds of splits and rounds of expansion, the combined shares represented by Liu Dapao and Lao Le can still approach the company's total shareholding ratio. About 50% of the total.

As a result, all the shareholders raised their hands to express their approval. At the same time, they also secretly thought about how they and the industries behind them would get a share of the Liaodong region after the new bastion was completed.

Seeing this, Wei Xiaobao couldn't help being elated, and saluted all the shareholders with fists in his hands, so excited that he flew up.

This is the first time he has done such a big thing by himself. It is the most basic thing to leave a name in history. It can be said that he has stirred up the world situation by himself. This sense of accomplishment itself is undoubtedly important to him. It is already the best reward.

Liu Dapao said: "Chahar is now rebellious anyway, you might as well hand over some of the replaced matchlock guns, tiger squat guns and other things to them, but you can tell them that our Ming army is only stronger than shipping, and we can only Believe in sea transportation, the aid materials can only go by sea, go to that coast to border them and think about it for themselves. As for the construction of the city, let the weapon factory design a short gun suitable for cavalry after a while, imitating the European cuirassiers. Up to a thousand."

"These thousand cavalry-specific short guns can be regarded as our sincerity in courting Chahar Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia, and it can also be regarded as our firearms advertisement. As for how to build this bastion, you can figure it out yourself, but I suggest that we This side should also send envoys to Mongolia, especially for the Mongolian tribes north of the desert, we must try our best to win them over and do a good job in marriage."

"It is undeniable that we have a clear understanding of the truth of the emperor. The royal marriage seems a little insincere. I would like to make a small suggestion here. All of us shareholders are the biggest beneficiaries of the company and the court. I hope you can Let your children marry one or two Mongolian women as wives, and even marry far away."

"I can make a statement here. For the children of shareholders who marry far away from Mongolia, especially those who marry far away from Mobei, Daming and the company will definitely provide them with full support and help them control the power of the department as a queen until the time of Jiuzhan Magpie's Nest, becoming a part of the company, can even be listed on the stock exchange as an independent subsidiary company. This matter can be handed over to Wei Xiaobao and my wife, Mrs. Xiao, to be responsible."

"Brother Xiaobao, you are responsible for how to contact Meng Yuan. You don't need to go to the meeting anymore. However, you still need to write a written document about the budget, results, and expected effects, and submit it to the board of supervisors for approval. By the end of this year , I hope you can make some achievements. These are to be included in the year-end summary financial report, printed, and then distributed to all stockholders across the country. This is also the biggest difference between my Ming Dynasty and the traditional feudal dynasty. Traditional dynasty officials We are only responsible to the emperor, but we must be responsible to all shareholders for everything we do, if you don’t understand something, you can directly hand it over to Wu Shuntian.”

"Okay, now for the second item, Lao Le, you haven't attended for a long time. In fact, many shareholders don't know enough about the Southeast Asian naval battle. In my opinion, it's better for you to introduce the situation of the battle first."

"can."

Lao Le's preparations were naturally much more formal than Wei Xiaobao's, and he was more confident in dealing with such an occasion, speaking in half-baked Chinese that sometimes required guesswork: "The detailed report on the expedition for the past six months has been released three days ago. Now that it’s in everyone’s hands, I’ll just give a brief overview here.”

"The war against Britain has basically been fully won. Several long-distance support from the mainland of China have been repulsed by our brave sailors. At present, it can be said that there are our trade bases everywhere in Southeast Asia. At the same time, the number of each trade base is There are also huge comprador classes behind them."

"Looking at the data, we have basically monopolized the rubber, spice, and sugarcane planting business in the entire Southeast Asian region, and our profits have increased by about [-]% compared to before the war."

Liu Dapao interjected in a timely manner: "Everyone, there is one thing that Lao Le did not write in the report. In fact, the expedition company also occupied a large number of small Pacific islands. Most of these islands are uninhabited islands or only some uninhabited islands There is no indigenous civilization at all, but a kind of struvite deposited from bird droppings is produced on the island.

Struvite is the best natural fertilizer for the land, which can greatly increase food production. At the same time, this kind of struvite can also be used to directly extract saltpeter, which is much more convenient than human feces, and can greatly alleviate the current dilemma of insufficient raw materials for the fire salt factory. Finally, our excrement collection team no longer has to go door-to-door to dig out toilets. "

"I suggest that such important strategic materials should not be used for export. You can set up a sub company to be responsible for the mining and sales of struvite. The specific operation is still up to you, Leo."

Lao Le was also taken aback when he heard the words. To be honest, it was the first time even he had heard of struvite, but the principle of this thing is not complicated. Nodding with a smile, he said: "Okay, ah, there are too many things, I forgot to write them down."

At the same time, I sighed in my heart, Liu Dapao is Liu Dapao, he is simply a god.

The other shareholders also nodded secretly when they heard the words, because to be honest, Lao Le's battle in recent months has been really not smooth, and although there are still some gains, the cost is still a bit high. It caused dissatisfaction among the shareholders. These shareholders may not be able to understand the political accounts, but the economic accounts are fine.

I heard that besides the spice and rubber business, there were unexpected gains, and the grievances against Lao Le naturally disappeared.

Lao Le first glanced at Liu Dapao gratefully, and then continued: "The British Far East Navy still suffered heavy losses, and now basically they can only hide in the port and dare not come out. They are not troublesome. The troublesome thing is India's Mughals."

"In order to further expand the monopoly advantage, I suggest that Ming Dynasty can directly go to war with the Mughal Dynasty. What I want is not only the navy, but also the army. According to my actual investigation, the Mughal Dynasty is decayed. Compared with its army For my great Ming army, it can be described as vulnerable. It is a huge waste to hand over the good land to those Indian untouchables for farming. If we occupy even a province in India, we can turn it into our cotton plantation Base, the profits that can be earned are huge."

Hearing this, Liu Dapao frowned and said, "Lao Le, the main force of my Ming Dynasty is now used to fight against the Qing court. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to send too many troops to help you attack India?"

"I think that Ming Dynasty should expand its army, or it can expand its army. Judging from the current financial situation of the company and the court, it is not a problem at all to expand the army by 10 people."

Liu Dapao said: "But in that case, there will be a war on two fronts. If Wu Sangui turns against us, it will be like a war on three fronts. Of course, the current strength of the imperial court is enough to expand the army. If we recruit another 20 people, we will not worry about the source of troops, and we can afford it even more. But it is easy to expand the army, and it is not so easy to cut it when it is no longer needed. A large number of troops will inevitably lead to a large amount of military expenditure. Under such circumstances, any failure in the war along the way may cause the overall collapse, and I think it is not appropriate to expand the army."

Lao Le choked when he heard the words, and couldn't help wanting to say something to Liu Dapao, but when he thought about the kindness that Liu Dapao had just shown him on the issue of struvite, he felt embarrassed to say such things at this time.

But he could only smile wryly and said: "If we refuse to further expand our army, then we can only draw troops from the front line. This is connected with today's third topic. In other words, under the limited force, should we print Speed, or should we fight Man Qing? Cannon, that’s what it means.”

Liu Dapao smiled and said, "Lao Le, you mean to hit India first?"

"Yes."

"But I propose to fight the Manchus and India first. To put it bluntly, it is to make money. India is not our life-and-death enemy, and it has no ability to threaten our Ming mainland. But we fight the Manchus for our safety. The company must develop , must be established in an absolutely safe political environment."

Seeing this, all the shareholders attending the meeting were inexplicably excited.

Finally, finally, there was a big event that made Lao Le and Liu Dapao disagree!

The voting rights in our hands can finally be used!

Lao Le said: "According to my investigation, I believe that although the Manchu Qing suffered heavy losses in the whole of Jiangnan, and fully retreated to the defense lines of Yangzhou and Xiangyang, it also means that their strategy has turned to defense. Before the fall of the capital, they were betrayed by Meng Yuan. , the current Manchu Qing, really still have the ability to counterattack us?"

"On the contrary, although the Qing Dynasty lost the land in the south of the Yangtze River, its foundation is still there. Among the generals of the Han people in the north, there are still some who are willing to serve as their wings and minions. The 16 Eight Banners cavalry actually suffered not many losses."

"My Ming is good at navy and firearms. I am afraid that I am not strong enough to fight against the Manchu cavalry on the plain, and it is easy for Wu Sangui to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Therefore, I suggest that the war against the Manchus should also come to an end temporarily. gone."

Liu Dapao naturally retorted: "I think this statement is wrong. The Manchu Qing just lost the important capital of the capital, and it was the time when its interior was most unstable. At this time, it is the best time to win over the northern Han generals and green camp generals. As far as I know, some Han generals from the green battalion have contacted us in secret, ready to revolt at any time."

"It's not just the generals of the Han army who are dissatisfied with morality, but even the authority of Aixinjueluo in the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been seriously shaken. The Qing army at this time is undoubtedly extremely weak. If we don't move at this time, they will definitely die. Carry out internal reforms, and as far as I know, Nan Xiren is also opening a cannon factory for Kangxi. The casting speed is extremely fast. Obviously, they are also learning from us to grow. Once they successfully imitate the Mingshen Cannon, we finally established it. The tactical advantage of China will inevitably be equalized or even caught up."

"On the contrary, the Mughal Dynasty is a unified dynasty after all. If we rashly start a war with it, our Ming Dynasty will inevitably fall into the quagmire of war. They may not be weaker than the Manqing. Lao Le, although you are an admiral, you are also Everyone in the military, since ancient times, how can there be a reason why one powerful enemy has not been completely destroyed before turning to provoke another powerful enemy?"

Lao Le said: "The chairman is wrong. In my opinion, the Mughal Dynasty is much easier to fight, because the strategic goals are completely different. Our goal of attacking the Mughal Dynasty is to attack the Mughal Dynasty. To colonize and earn commercial benefits. To put it bluntly, we can lose [-] times against them, but as long as we win once, it is earned. In essence, the Mughal Dynasty can only be beaten and not fight back against us. , Our goal is not to overthrow their regime, but to establish a trading base along its seashore.”

"As far as I know, there are constant uprisings in the Bengal area of ​​India, and the dynasty has been fighting with Afghanistan for years. Its internal rule is inherently unstable. I predict that the Mughal dynasty will even take the initiative to negotiate peace with us after we conquer the coastal stronghold. After all, we At most, it’s to grab money, it’s not fatal, if the war enters a stalemate, we can just walk away.”

"But the Qing court is different. Your strategic goal is to completely destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This is fatal to them rather than stealing money. The relationship between the Ming and Qing Dynasties is endless, and your purpose of attacking the Qing court is to To rule the people within its borders, the places that have been captured must be defended and cannot be easily withdrawn. This is the real quagmire of war."

"The most important thing is that we attack India. On the one hand, we can completely wipe out the Chinese East India Company sheltered by them and monopolize the trade routes between Asia and Europe. On the other hand, we can get a lot of land to grow cotton, and even Get inexhaustible high-quality serfs, and the profits are rich enough."

"But if we attack the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Liu Dapao, please think carefully from the position of the chairman of the West Pacific Company. Is this business making money or losing money?"

"Whether it is engaged in industry or agriculture, the six provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian currently occupied by Daming should have enough room for development and security."

"Or, you insist on conquering the Qing court, just for your personal prestige, hoping to drive out the Tartars, establish the country as the ancestor, and leave a name in history?"

"As the chairman of the board of supervisors, I have to remind Mr. Chairman that as the helm of the company, any decision you make should prioritize the interests of the company's shareholders, not your personal vanity."

Liu Dapao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the other shareholders, except Wei Xiaobao, they all looked like they were watching the fun and their eyes were shining, and their hearts skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)