Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 529 Joint Maritime Trade (2)

There was a dead silence in the main hall, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen, Zhang Zhiji and other relatives showed different expressions, some were panic, some were frightened, some were dignified, some were doubtful...

Even Zhang Zhiji, Liu Wenbing, and Wei Shitai, whom Emperor Chongzhen relied heavily on, all had a large amount of land under their names. The characteristics of the times are here, and they are in different classes. This is a normal thing.

Land, often represents family inheritance, is the root of a family inheritance.

In the current period, if the Emperor Chongzhen dared to play the trick of 'equalizing the land', he would be thrown into the water in minutes, because he was an enemy of all classes in the world.

"You don't even look at it, do you?"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, looked at the people with different expressions, and said: "Let's talk about 'United Maritime Trade', I know that many of you are taking advantage of Tianjin's opening of the sea to trade, and are secretly planning Set up a business name, build a fleet, and communicate with maritime merchants in European countries.

But the way you do it, you can't make much money, 500,000 taels? 1 million two?
You are all relatives of Daming, are you satisfied with this little money?
If this spreads, I will feel ashamed for you. Do you know how the sea merchants of European countries make money through sea trade? "

Ok? !

What Emperor Chongzhen said stunned Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen and other relatives.

The Son of Heaven has investigated all of their business names, properties, etc. through Jinyiwei, shouldn't he be furious?

Why did you talk about making money?
This unexpected topic left many people confused.

"I heard that people from various countries in Europe have set up many East India companies. They unite internally, use silver shares to clarify the right to speak, and engage in large-scale maritime trade in order to seek huge profits."

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I think this model is good, so I plan to establish the 'Emperor Ming Maritime Trade Association', which is limited to the participation of members of the Ming Dynasty, with Tianjin Zhili Prefecture as the general resident, to open a large-scale foreign trade.

In the future, it will be involved in the overseas trade of North Korea, Wajima, and Southeast Asian countries, and coordinate the development of foreign trade. A merchant protection team can be set up to ensure the safety of maritime trade.

Don't say that I treat you lightly, look at what some of you have done behind your back, if I didn't arrest you all for questioning, it's all extrajudicial. "

Wang Chengen, Han Zanzhou, the eunuchs of the inner court, holding an official letter, walked towards all the honored relatives gathered in the palace. It was obviously an introduction from the Huangming Maritime Trade Association.

Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen, and Zhang Zhiji's relatives, one by one, all showed expressions of surprise that the emperor wanted to partner with them in maritime trade.

This is really beyond their cognition.

Zhu Chunchen and the others have seen the emperor's business acumen before, from the development of the Chuanhai Federation, to the factories being built in Huangzhuang, Tianjin's opening of the sea, and the sale of bonds by the National Tax Office. It was unimaginable, and it made them jealous in private.

"The total silver shares of the Huangming Maritime Trade Association has reached 80 million taels? This is too much, isn't it? Internal funds want to monopolize 30 million taels of silver shares?"

"This accounts for nearly [-]% of the silver stocks. The key is that these silver stocks can't be bought with money. How can this be..."

"North Korea, Japan Island, and Nanyang countries have so many needs under our Ming rule? These Western barbarians are really black. A piece of porcelain sold for a hundred taels to Tianzhu, unexpectedly Can you sell a hundred taels of gold?"

"These introductions are all fake. If you really participate and can't earn money, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"

Various voices sounded in the main hall, although they were very small, Emperor Chongzhen was able to figure out what Zhu Chunchen and the others were thinking and worrying through the changes in the expressions of the crowd.

Considering the current situation in Ming Dynasty and the clear plans of the government-run factories, Emperor Chongzhen must actively open up a divergent dumping channel for the subsequent booming large-scale chemical factories.

It's just that the internal funds are now empty. It is very difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to do this alone, and it is also difficult to form a large scale.

Therefore, the group of relatives in Beijing became fat sheep in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, and he wanted to use the wealth saved by these relatives to help him do things.

The purpose of checking their business names and properties is to make them feel scruples. Otherwise, if they want to spend money to integrate their business names and fleets, they must be unwilling.

The policy of eradicating the scum among the existing relatives is unshakable, but this does not affect Emperor Chongzhen's effective use and integration of resources to lay the foundation for the Ming Dynasty.

"First, the things mentioned above are all true. They are the conclusive conclusions drawn from the contacts of maritime merchants from various countries in Europe, including the Zheng family in Fujian. Well, I forgot to tell you, I am in Ryukyu. On the other side, Liuqiu Town was established, and Zheng Zhilong was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and he was also asked to create a Han League, which was aimed at the lack of internal affairs of Ming Dynasty, and started maritime trade with Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Chongzhen looked calmly, looked at Zhu Chunchen and the others and said, "Secondly, there is no silver in the money, but I have to bear a certain risk if I want to occupy 30 million taels of silver shares. I will sign a gambling contract with the Huangming Maritime Trade Association. If the stipulated silver is not distributed within the first three years, the internal funds will make up for the lack of silver.

Thirdly, you might as well enlarge your horizons. There are countless gold, silver and copper deposits hidden in the territories outside the Ming Dynasty. The Huangming Maritime Trade Association will gradually occupy these areas in the future and actively mine these deposits. All proceeds will be included in the general ledger among.

Fourth, for the development of the Huangming Maritime Trade Association, I have drawn up a specific charter, even if I have to abide by this charter, there is no rule without rules, and I will not do things like killing chickens and taking eggs. Not so short-sighted.

Fifth, the money raised by the Huangming Maritime Trade Association shall belong to the development needs of the association, and shall not be borrowed or embezzled. The treasury is the treasury, and internal funds are internal funds.

Sixth..."

Emperor Chongzhen explained one by one that all the previous thoughts of Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen's relatives were dispelled at this moment.

If the Huangming Maritime Trade Association is really like what the emperor said, then buying silver stocks to join is a very good investment.

"On the side of the Chuanhai Federation, I selected a few good talents to serve as the executive director of the Huangming Maritime Trade Association, responsible for the preliminary preparations."

Seeing that many people were interested, Emperor Chongzhen cut to the chase and said: "The distribution of 50 million taels of silver shares, you people will make a collective subscription, and every family must subscribe, and now you will blame me.

When the money is distributed, you will be grateful to me.

Kill those who don't want to subscribe, that's fine, then go to Jinyiwei Prison and talk about the things you have done that violate the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations over the years.

After the overall subscription of the bank shares is completed, according to the proportion of the bank shares held, a group of executive directors will be screened, and the rest will be directors.

The executive director is responsible for decision-making and development, and the directors are responsible for supervision and control, and the division of ownership is clarified in detail. I will send someone to send an official letter when the ministers prepare for the establishment of the Huangming Maritime Trade Association.

Alright, let's all step down, I still have government affairs to deal with. "

After all, Emperor Chongzhen directly issued an order to expel customers and prepare to establish the Huangming Maritime Trade Association. There is no room for negotiation. It would seem too incompetent to hold their handle and not to extort money from them.

Furthermore, the Huangming Maritime Trade Association will continue to grow stronger in the future, which will be of great benefit to Daming, and at least it can become the pioneer of Daming to open the sea.

A group of relatives who know these things will inevitably be in a situation of apprehension and difficulty in making a choice for a long period of time. After all, if they are asked to subscribe for 50 million taels of silver shares as a whole, it will basically be regarded as the purchase of all stocks. All of his family fortunes were gathered under the name of Huangming Maritime Trade Association.

Decisions like this involving wealth are not easy for anyone to make, but there are not many choices for the road ahead of them.

(End of this chapter)