Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 685 Durian

“Durian.Milk tea”

[According to relevant statistics, the amount of durian imported from Nanyang every year is as high as 110 billion yuan, making it the single most valuable item among Nanyang’s agricultural products. 52% of them are imported from Lan Fang, 41% from Siam, and the rest from Annam and other places. Are you used to it? 】

"It's okay. I don't particularly like it, but I won't refuse it. Personally, I don't have any pursuit of appetite, as long as I can eat it. And this milk tea is too expensive, 30 yuan a cup? Is this the power of durian? Indeed. It’s big business.”

【I don’t quite understand. We don’t eat durian over there, so naturally no one offered me durian as a tribute, and I’ve never seen one. 】

"How about you give it a try? I'm actually not interested. But seeing as that kid can't eat casually now, I'll reluctantly take a few bites for him." Although Han Xingzhi's crisis was relieved, he still couldn't try anymore. Other flavors. Shangluo didn't want to torture him, so it wouldn't be a big problem to take a few bites for him.

【Eh? That's fine. Although I don't really want to eat, if you let me come out, I can run some errands. 】

"Then I'll drive the automatic."

Shangluo cut himself to the background. Sometimes I am too lazy to move, so this is a very convenient option. You can move by yourself when you want to, and automatically when you don't want to move.

The switching process can now be completed with one click. After cutting to the background, he completely entered a state of relaxation. After coming out, Apollonia went to check in and go through the turnstile, and took 50 yuan to buy milk tea.

"By the way, why are durians still so expensive?" The person was in the background, so he might as well search for it.

The current spiritual network is not completely in his hands. All he can control is the forum. But even if there is only a forum, useful information can be extracted from it - after all, this forum is not an ordinary forum, but an information exchange platform used by all Qi practitioners including Jin Yiwei. Speaking here, there is no need to keep it secret for now, because the Qi Practitioner himself knows what he should know.

Search here and you can extract a lot of useful information.

"Yeah, but it's still a bit broken. I can only search with keywords or something. Apollonia, help me summarize it."

[I have to run away and help you turn over books at the same time? Okay, okay, wait, wait until I sit down. 】

After finding a seat near the door and sitting down, Apollonia called up the forum.

While she was rummaging around, she had to restrain her hand movements because they were easily visible outside. 【Uh-huh. Oh.】

"The reason is complicated?"

[Yes, it is very complicated and involves the political situation in Nanyang. To put it simply, Nanyang is not monolithic. In fact, there are two spheres of influence: the Marquis of Yanping and the Marquis of Jingnan. The two main durian-producing areas happen to be within the control of both parties - Lanfang's main island, Borneo, does not produce durians because there are not many indigenous people in Borneo, and cutting durians from trees is a dangerous craft. There are not many Chinese people engaged in this job.

[So the main producing areas of Lanfang durian are in Sin Chau and Java Island, where indigenous people can be mobilized to produce durian. On the other side, Siam, which is within the sphere of influence of Jingnan Hou, is another major durian producing area. The work efficiency of the Siamese natives is much higher, and the geographical climate of Siam is also more suitable for growing durian, so although the planting area is not large, the yield is quite high. 】

"Ah Siam."

Shangluo had heard news about Siam before - Siam's status in Southeast Asia was very special. Because Siam is a country of "Xia Jun and Yi Min". The king of Siam is Chinese, but the Siamese are not.

The imperial court actually did not encourage the Chinese to go around seizing power in other countries. This was meaningless. Because the imperial court itself had little interest in expanding its overseas territories directly under its jurisdiction. After all, any materials needed could be obtained through trade. If they were to be managed, it would increase administrative costs. And allowing the Chinese to seize foreign power will also create some hidden dangers to some extent:

Rewards and punishments should have been decided by the emperor. If he goes to seize overseas territory, and then brings the overseas territory back to "pay tribute", the reward and punishment will be determined by him. If this becomes a regular practice, no matter who goes to some remote island and drags a group of barbarians to build their own "Aruba country", everything will be in chaos.

Therefore, the situation in Siam is no exception, and the imperial court will not recognize another tributary state of Xia Jun and Yi people. The treatment of the King of Siam is also quite special to some extent. First of all, the King of Siam and his family are still "nationals". They still have records in the Ministry of Household Affairs and their ancestral home is in Chaoshan, Guangdong. If they come back from overseas, they can go directly to the national channel without going through a series of procedures to check the barbarians.

[But Siam is interesting in various aspects. This country, as the middle ground, has been completely controlled by the Cathayans. The control of the local indigenous people is only limited to the countryside. All big cities and more than 95% of the economic activities are under the control of the Cathay people - and there is no interference from the imperial court in all this, it is just natural penetration. The cities were also filled with Cathayans, because those cities themselves arose because of Cathay's domestic trade. 】

"Ah, I knew that was the case. After all, the vast majority of people in this world are ignorant, and there are not many people who live seriously in this world. In this world composed of grass-roots teams, the politics of many countries are extremely naive, and their standards are They are usually under the control of taxi drivers in the capital. If left unchecked, the economic activities of various countries will be controlled by our people within a few decades, so physical rule is not necessary at all."

[This is really... really convenient. Judging from the Siam case, only the property in this durian business is participated by the indigenous people, and the other parts are completely controlled by your people. This problem can sometimes become quite difficult because many times other people find that their entire lives are being controlled without even realizing it. 】

"The Caotai team is like this. But then again, shouldn't Siam theoretically be under the control of the Nanyang Minister?"

[This is theoretically true, but there is a very important issue: Siam and Borneo are not next to each other. Pontianak in Borneo or Xingzhou in Malacca are both quite far away from the center of Siam's rule, but they are closer to the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Jingnan - and the Minister of Nanyang is only ceremonially responsible for Siam's tribute affairs. But Siamese durians can actually be transported directly from the railway via the southwest border and do not need to go through Lan Fong. This part is within the control of Marquis Jingnan. 】

(End of this chapter)