Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 356 Daming wants to be an international arms dealer (Happy New Year's Day!)
"According to the deposit situation of Daming Royal Bank, with the construction of a large number of local factories and workshops in Daming and the construction of various infrastructures, the personal deposits of Daming people have grown rapidly, and the phenomenon of hiding wealth among the people is very obvious, but this also makes Daming Bank The interest expenses are getting higher and higher, and the frugal people are not active in consumption. Even if the bank lowers the interest rate very low, the people still like to save money, which also leads to a shortage of money in the market. serious."

Yang Ying, Minister of the Household Department, reported the current situation of Daming Bank to Zhu Kezang.

After hearing this, Zhu Kezang said: "Naturally, it will not happen overnight to make the common people change their consumption concepts. It cannot be forced. The only thing that can be done now is to continue to loosen the ties of Ming people in terms of etiquette and law, and allow the common people to own high-end carriages and build high-end houses. Mansion!"

Although not many people abide by the etiquette laws of the Ming Dynasty, if the officials of the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to lift some restrictions, it will further promote the people of the Ming Dynasty to increase consumption.

However, Zhu Kezang thinks it is more important to let the General Administration of Manufacturing and Gewu Zhizhi Institute develop more new products. It doesn't matter if the price is expensive, what matters is that it is fresh and practical.

"In addition, you should discuss with the Prime Minister and other courts. You can consider holding an exposition in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs to gather all the rare treasures and novelty commodities in the world, and let the people of the world watch and buy them. It is best to select a group of my Ming Dynasty. If the famous products come out, such as porcelain from Jingdezhen, tea from Wuyi Mountain, wine from Guizhou, lake brushes, rice paper, end inkstones, inkstones and inkstones, etc., I will award the Imperial Famous Products Medal, and give a certain amount of money to help promote them, help them improve their quality, and spread them all over the world. In this way, the whole world will gradually feel that Ming’s products are high-end and expensive products, a symbol of status, and form a brand effect. At that time, other countries will only provide us with raw materials and earn small profits.”

Yang Ying was amazed when he heard this, he didn't expect His Majesty to know how to do business so well, so he quickly said: "Observe the edict!"

"Also, since the Daming Bank has more and more deposits, it has to increase its lending business, use money to generate money to make profits for Daming, and use money to control various vassal states in order to protect the country. This is called capitalism. strength!"

"For example, those two French missionaries who are not low in status are obviously worried that France's maritime strength is not enough, and it lacks warships, and they don't want to be compared with the UK. The Tianzhu Colony is used as a mortgage to lend it a sum of silver coins, and then I decree to allow the Anping Armory to sell a batch of second-class warships that are about to be eliminated, so that the loan can increase the income of the Daming Bank and can By selling warships to increase the treasury of Ming Dynasty and prevent the United Kingdom from dominating, I think the United Kingdom will be the main enemy of Ming Dynasty at sea in the future!" Zhu Kezang instructed.

Zhu Kezang knew that soon the anti-French alliance headed by Britain would start a nine-year war with France.

The final result was a small defeat for France. France signed the Treaty of Riswick, recognized William as King of England, returned Lorraine to Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and returned Philipsburg, an important bridgehead on the Rhine River, to Germany. Decades ago, the French Marshal Tourenne repeatedly crossed the Rhine to invade Germany.

How could Daming let go of this opportunity to become an international arms dealer!

Zhu Kezang thought to himself: I will beat them all hard, and when the Ming Dynasty's arms sales will skyrocket, we will do Millikin again.

Yang Ying, as Minister of the Household Department, is naturally not stupid, not to mention that he is naturally gifted in economics, and he understood the meaning of the emperor immediately.

And this made Yang Ying wonder how his majesty the emperor came up with these good strategies.

"Even if Fan Li was still alive, he would never have imagined that he could manipulate politics and dominate the world by using the method of doing business and lending money. Your Majesty is truly a god! I am lucky to have such an emperor. If another country owns it, it will be a disaster for China!" Yang Ying thought to herself.

Immediately after Yang Ying left Emperor Zhu Kezang's place, he reported to Frenchmen Bai Jin and Hong Ruohan on the grounds of discussing Western and Western geometry.

Under the influence of Emperor Zhu Kezang, the upper class of Ming Dynasty is now very popular in geometry, mechanics, sculpture and other knowledge related to architecture.

After Bai Jin and Hong Ruohan arrived at Yingtian Mansion, they were invited to dinner and a play to discuss Taixi's recent research on these knowledge, as well as some geography and navigation. There were many dignitaries.

Even the old eunuch Li Zhongjie met with Bai Jin and asked about Western knowledge, but he was more interested in the knowledge of physiology and reproduction.

After all, the more people lack something, the more they are interested in something.

It is not new for Yang Ying to invite Bai Jin to the mansion.

Although Bai Jin and Hong Ruohan were depressed because of the alliance with the Anti-French, he naturally did not dare to refuse the invitation from the Minister of the Household Department.

"What do you think of this method?"

As soon as Bai Jin and Hong Ruohan came, Yang Ying followed Zhu Kezang's instructions to him, suggesting that they use the French Tianzhu colony of Gujarat as collateral to borrow from the Daming Bank, and then buy Ming's warships to enhance their military strength. Good against the anti-French alliance.

Bai Jin and Hong Ruohan didn't expect Yang Ying to propose such a method. He had to admit that Yang Ying's method was really calculating.

I have to admit that this method is really fragrant.

In fact, despite the fact that this is the era of high light in France, the French economy has collapsed since the 17s.

The reason for this situation is inseparable from the religious fanaticism, endless wars and economic policies that violated the law promoted by Louis XIV.

Hong Ruohan came to Daming at the request of King Louis XIV of France. He has a close relationship with Louis XIV and knows the current economic situation of Louis XIV. The war, or to save some cash!
Therefore, besides accepting the exploitation and slaughter of the Ming Empire, there is no other better way.

"Well, we really don't have a better solution. We are willing to ask the diplomat Carriel to ask Daming for a loan, but whether Daming can sell us the technology of casting new iron cannons in addition to selling warships, I have to admit , Daming’s artillery is extremely powerful and has a very long range, which is beyond our artillery’s reach, so we are willing to pay a very high price.”

Hong Ruohan said.

Yang Ying replied directly: "This is not possible. This is a secret that I will not pass on to the Ming Dynasty. It is absolutely impossible to sell technology, but France can buy artillery from us."

Hearing Yang Ying's decisive answer, Hong Ruohan had no choice but to give up.

But Yang Ying did not say another reason, that is, the Chinese civilization is not other civilizations. The 5000-year history has already allowed the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty to sum up a lot of diplomatic experience, and one of the most important ones is that they cannot pass on advanced technologies to other civilizations. Otherwise, they are building a strong opponent for themselves, and in history, Chinese civilization has suffered such losses.

After all, it makes sense for people who are not of our race to have a different heart.

　I wish all book friends good health and peace in the new year!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)