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Chapter 621 Opening up territories

Factories, businessmen, workers, farmers, and even refugees are all beneficiaries, so who suffers? According to the emperor's consistent style, no one should be at a disadvantage, or someone could be at a disadvantage without being able to tell.

But this time is different, because there has been a long debate in the newspapers about the cooperative, and those who do not support or firmly oppose it will definitely suffer. Then it was clear who suffered the loss, basically all the landlords and gentry.

With the existence of cooperatives and factories, they gradually lost control over farmers. In the past, farmers had no other choice. Unless they fled the famine and became refugees, no matter how much they suffered, they had to farm land and pay for food for the landlords and gentry. In the end, they had to eat wild vegetables to survive with some food left.

But now that’s no longer possible, and farmers have several more options. Those with some skills can set up a small family workshop to supply large factories nearby. Or go to work in a factory, and the monthly salary you get is enough to support a family of several people, and you are directly separated from the land. Who cares how many acres your family has.

If you dare to find excuses to deliberately bully workers in the village, your life will be too long. The factory guards with red cloth tied on their arms are much more powerful than the servants who look after the home.

People who play martial arts have muskets in their hands and have learned the art of war from the army. Going out to fight will definitely be difficult. To engage in armed fighting in the village, you must be a victorious general.

The literary ones are even more emboldened. As long as they slap the label of sabotaging the New Deal on the landlord's head and provide some evidence, let alone the county government, they will lose even if they go to the capital. It can range from a fine of money to being slapped with a black card, to a more serious one, the property will be confiscated and all the property will be confiscated, and a cooperative will be established within a few days.

In this environment, the powerful landowners can only devote more energy to investing in factories. As for the acres of land at home, they just need not to abandon it. Don’t worry about receiving two dou more or two dou less. If the tenants are forced hard enough, they can work in factories or sign up to be cooperative members.

In the end, it was you who suffered the loss. The land that was not cultivated for two seasons would be confiscated. Those young officials from Guangdong and Fujian in the county government were really bad. They rode their donkeys around the countryside all day, and when they saw a piece of wasteland, they would go there. I wrote it down in a small notebook, and even took out a map to compare it with, smiling ferociously while writing.

The northern provinces were all happy that the emperor had personally conquered the Jurchen army, but when the news spread to the south, especially Guangdong and Fujian, there was no big reaction from the locals. It's not that they have any objections to the imperial court, nor that they don't want to see the emperor, but they are too busy deciding on their own development to think about anything else.

The city of Manila, together with Little Luzon Island, was captured and occupied by the Ming Dynasty navy at the end of last year. After the Spring Festival, a notice was posted, clearly stating that the local Franconian governor was driven away. From now on, it all belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

But the notice also said that since the local indigenous people are not too submissive, merchant ships can dock in the port area, load and unload cargo without any problems, and maritime merchants are not encouraged to immigrate for the time being.

Youdao means listening to the sound of speaking and the sound of gongs and drums. Immediately many people heard the overtones from this notice.

First of all, the Ming Navy did not punish the Folangji people, but uprooted them and drove them away. Secondly, the city of Manila, including Little Luzon, belongs to the territory of the Ming Dynasty! In the end, the navy only said that it would not encourage merchants to immigrate for the time being, but it did not say it would prohibit it, let alone forever.

To seek wealth amid danger is a golden rule for those who seek life from the sea. There is no wealth without risk. Even fishermen understand that the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. How can the maritime merchants turn a blind eye?

Since you have to let go, you must prepare as early as possible. The sources of risks are clearly stated in the navy notice, which adds another guiding light for maritime merchants. Local indigenous people, right? Come on, we can't beat the Flemish people, but we may not be able to beat the natives.

If one family can't defeat them, then several or more than a dozen families can unite and buy some armor and weapons by legal or illegal means, especially bows and crossbows. The more the better.

Dahai merchants with strong connections, courage, and sufficient capital can also buy two artillery pieces through thirty-six lines to press the bottom of the box. With this guy, not to mention the local indigenous people, even if they encounter the big ship of the Folangji, they will still be able to fight.

But just by establishing a foothold in Manila Port, one cannot immediately gain wealth. Although the navy is powerful, the Folangji people are not given for free. They have to go through a hard battle to win. Moreover, the local indigenous people have not yet been subdued, and there will definitely be riots from time to time. The business environment in Manila Port must be worrying. Poor public security is a big taboo for businessmen. With fewer maritime merchants coming from various places, the sales of goods will be poor. So it’s no use just arriving at the Port of Manila, you have to find a way to sell the goods.

Is there any way? It must be there. If the businessmen can't think of a way, there is really nothing they can do. Whether the government intervenes or not depends on the outcome. The Fo Langji people ran away, right? It doesn't matter. There is another group of Fo Langji people living in Hao Jing Ao.

Anyway, they are all from Folangji. It doesn’t matter whether they belong to the west or the east. If you have the money, I have the goods. If the price is right, it is a good deal. As long as the imperial court did not explicitly stipulate that trading with the Folangji people in Haojingao was not allowed, the trade route would have been found.

However, the number of maritime merchants in Guangdong and Fujian is much greater than that of the Franconian merchants in Haojingao. If everyone goes to sell goods together, the other party will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price. As a result, not much money will be made, and the future prices will be lowered. Calculate losses in the long run.

The ancients understood this better than later generations. They not only wanted to make money for themselves, but also left a way for future generations to survive. Therefore, it is definitely not possible to rely solely on the Folangji people in Hao Jingao, and another shipping channel must be found.

At this time, it depends on who is smart and courageous. Counting the merchants who have the capital to eat bulk goods in the Nanyang Sea, there should be several groups. The Frenchman from Hao Jingao is number one, the Frenchman from Manila Port is number one, the Japanese businessman is number one, and then there are the red-haired fans.

Now the Francois in Manila Port have been beaten away by the Ming Dynasty Navy, and they will definitely not be able to come back for a while. Even if Japan imitates the Ming Dynasty and imposes a maritime ban, it is basically hopeless. Apart from the Fo Langji people in Hao Jing Ao, there was only one left, Hong Mao Fan.

Speaking of Hongmaofan, maritime merchants from Guangdong and Fujian are not opposed to it. Those slightly scary-looking guys are actually more like businessmen than the Francois in Manila Port. They don't have that much nonsense, and they won't try their best to force people to believe in religion. As long as the price is right, they will immediately pay for the goods.

It's just that they arrived a little late, and they seemed to have some grievances with the Folangji people. Not only did Hao Jingao not allow their ships to dock, but the Folangji people in Manila Port also prohibited the Hongmaofan merchant ships from approaching. If anyone knows who is doing business with Hong Mao Fan, they will be expelled from Hong Kong immediately and will never be allowed to enter Hong Kong again.

But there are always bold ones, especially those who are not doing well in Manila Port. In order to sell their goods at a good price, they would rather sail for an extra half month to Batavia, which is controlled by the Red Mao Fan. Suppressed by the Folangji people.

Of course, there are too few such merchants, and the route from Manila Port to Batavia Port is too dangerous. It has to pass through several narrow waterways on the way, making it very easy to be attacked by pirates. Only merchants with big businesses, big ships, and many people can do it. Dare to play. So when it comes to making high profits, you have to have enough capital and be bold.

Now these guys who were originally considered alternative and not valued by most maritime merchants have become the most popular ones. As long as someone heard that someone had been to Batavia, or had relatives who had been there, the door would be stepped on, and people would come to visit with gifts all day long.

No matter what the reason is, I am sure that I will turn to Hong Mao Fan anyway. Even if I can't catch a smooth sailing, I still need to inquire more about the local customs and prepare for possible sailing in the future.

Are Gwanghae merchants busy? That would be to underestimate the foreign trade heritage of Guangdong and Fujian. Maritime trade is only an important link in foreign trade, but it is not all of foreign trade. No matter what dynasty you are in, whether it is foreign trade or smuggling, there is always a larger group behind the maritime merchants, the workshop owners.

Goods are not grown out of thin air from the ground, and maritime merchants rarely transport raw materials for sale. The reason is simple. Raw materials are usually heavy and bulky, and the unit price is low. The money earned from a trip is far less profitable than the processed products.

Now that the maritime merchants are changing customers, the workshop owners must not be idle. They must better understand the characteristics and needs of the new customers and adjust the attributes of their products as much as possible to achieve high profits and quick sales.

In this case, the news of the emperor's victory in Liaodong seemed so dispensable. At most, it was celebrated by the local officials. The people basically just used it as a source of conversation after dinner, and they were not able to talk about it in depth. If they had the time, it would be better. Think more about whether Hong Maofan prefers high-alcohol sugar cane wine or low-alcohol wine.

(End of this chapter)