Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 449 Xiyi Going North (2)

When dealing with areas other than the Ming Dynasty, a more common idea and view is that compared with the Heavenly Kingdom of the Shang Dynasty, they are all barbaric and uncivilized lands, and there is absolutely no need to mobilize teachers and mobilize people.

The Southeast Asian countries are also good.

Even the Indian peninsula.

Or Europa.

Even North Korea, which is close to Ming Dynasty, and even Wado Island, which is across the sea.

In the mainstream thinking of the Ming Dynasty, it is contempt, that is, the product is poor, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, so why bother with them?
But precisely in these areas mentioned above, regardless of precious metal deposits such as gold, silver and copper, or expensive spices, or double-ripened or triple-ripened rice, etc., it is actually what Daming needs.

Obviously occupying such a precious place as China, there are obviously many reasons. It can be one step ahead of the European countries, or even a few steps, to start trade and development in the countries of Southeast Asia, but it is influenced by the thinking of small farmers and Confucianism. None of this is going anywhere.

The dynasty under the feudal system and the theory of Confucianism can indeed ensure the long-term stability of the world, but the disadvantages behind it are also obvious.

"I have thought about what Sun Qing said, but I am not worried."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the memorabilia in his hand, lifted the sleeves of his robe, and said: "As far as the current stage of Ming Dynasty is concerned, Tianjin is the only place where the sea ban has been opened to the outside world, and it is still opened in the form of a central decree.

Sun Qing, do you know what this means?

Don't look at the officials in the DPRK, including other groups in the local area, who all open their mouths to shake the country's foundation and shut their mouths to shake the country's foundation, but if they, or the people behind them, taste the sweetness, the nature of the matter will be different.

The prosperity of the world is all due to profit, there is nothing that has a greater influence than gold and silver, even if it is a great son of heaven, I cannot be exempt from it. "

Sun Chuanting was silent.

Regarding the last words of the emperor, he couldn't be more clear in his heart. Rebellion and disasters are just these two items, which cost the country too much money every year.

From the establishment of the barbarians in the second year of Chongzhen to the current period, how many things have been tossed, although the plight of the treasury has been greatly alleviated by some policy changes.

But without the support of the emperor's internal funds, it would not be an easy task for Daming to get through this chaotic situation relatively smoothly.

"I want to break the monopoly and form a new monopoly in Tianjin, that is, maritime trade!"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, walked forward slowly, and said seriously: "Jiangnan is the most affluent region in Ming Dynasty, but it also has the most hidden problems.

It took me a few years to slowly figure it out and understand the complex network of interests behind it.

All kinds of tax evasion and tax evasion, various forms of tax evasion, and even tax resistance all show that the country's actual control over this region is very poor.

Did Sun Qing ever know that Daming had repeated the issue of banning the sea, but in fact, no matter whether it was banning the sea or opening the sea, there was a huge private maritime trade in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River.

The tea, silk, porcelain and other things of the Ming Dynasty are luxury goods worth thousands of dollars outside of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and only the richest part can enjoy them. "

Sun Chuanting: "..."

Sun Chuanting actually didn't know what the emperor said, and most of the civil officials in the Ming Dynasty didn't know it very well, or they didn't know it at all.

The only ones who knew about this were mostly civil servants from Jiangnan, but even if they knew about these things, they pretended to be confused.

The reason is simple, it's all about profit.

"I don't know if Sun Qing has thought about it."

Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Europa, which is thousands of miles away from Daming, and the group of missionaries who went to Ming, why did they come to Daming?

Are they really just for preaching?

Not really.

Including countries in Europe, whether it is armed forces at sea or many maritime merchants, why are they all entrenched in the countries of Southeast Asia, and even want to open up places to connect with Ming Dynasty?

Sun Qing knows what these represent? "

"I'm stupid, I don't know very well what your Majesty said." Sun Chuanting hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and said, "...What exactly does it mean?"

"Of course it's for profit."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Before, I talked with Tang Ruowang and the others, and I only said one piece of porcelain, which was not bad.

If under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, you can sell a few dozen taels of silver, then you can sell a few dozen taels of gold by crossing the sea to Nanyang and Europe.

Ten times the difference.

Even this trade balance will be even bigger.

If that's the case for one piece, what about the whole ship?
How much gold and silver does this bring?

I have calculated an account before, in the rich and prosperous Jiangnan, the silver hoarded under the name of the huge group of officials, gentry, merchants, etc., at least [-] million taels of silver. "

Sun Chuanting: "..."

What the emperor said subverted Sun Chuanting's cognition. After all, Daming paid taxes every year, so how much money was there? How could there be so much money hidden in Jiangnan.

Unfortunately, these are facts.

Under the background of this era, Daming's foreign trade surplus is extremely huge. Most of the silver plundered by European countries flowed into the territory of Daming in this form.

Even in order not to frighten Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen reduced this amount by a lot.

It's a pity that most of these inflows of money were hidden in secret, so that the Ming court did not see any benefits, and even suffered a lot from it.

"It doesn't matter if Sun Qing believes it or not."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and waved his hands and said: "We can wait and see, what the European countries want most is a region where they can see the sun and can really conduct transactions.

Now, I give them.

In Tianjin, Chen Yansheng set up the Customs Office, built the Tianjin Shipyard, including the establishment of the Tianjin Thirteenth Bank, the Talent Administration, the Trading Administration, etc., all closely surrounding Kaihai.

To give a simple example, Europa is thousands of miles away from Ming Dynasty, the situation on the sea is extremely complicated, and dangers can be seen everywhere, but why can the sea ships they build be able to withstand these?
If Daming can absorb their talents and actively build more advanced sea-going ships, will there be a major change in the situation in Liaodong and the counter-insurgency against Jianlu?

After all, the progress and breakthroughs made by the Armed Forces Institute since the arrival of Western missionaries are all visible to the naked eye. "

Sun Chuanting didn't know what to say.

Just from what he heard, he could clearly feel that the emperor had planned many arrangements for opening the sea in Tianjin, which must be quite a lot.

Even if Tianjin really prospered and all the deployments were implemented one by one, would the predicament facing Ming Dynasty be as difficult as it is now?

(End of this chapter)