Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"According to the Lord's decree, Bolixicombe is specially dismissed as the head of the Sima Academy, the fifth rank of Jinzheng as a doctor, and the command and envoys are acquainted with each other, and a silver loyalty medal and a pair of bronze meritorious medals are given. In addition, 500 taels of silver, [-] pieces of silk, [-] pieces of large and small porcelain, [-] catties of raw tea, and two women will be rewarded."

Looking at the British guy kneeling on the ground after imitating the Chinese way of kneeling, Zheng Kezang, who was sitting on the throne, had a satisfied smile on his face. These are only a handful, but compared to the high-quality nitre soil produced by the composting method provided by the other party, it is just a drop in the bucket. It must be known that Mingzheng will not only no longer need to import Indian saltpeter, but also can export The export of saltpeter, alone, rewards the Brits with value for money.

"The saltpeter is finally self-sufficient," Zheng Kezang turned his eyes back to Lin Weirong's face as he waved away the British guy who had repeatedly pledged his allegiance to him. "But canceling such a large amount of goods at once, will there be any complaints from Yinggui Liyi?"

"I think we can start from two aspects." Lin Weirong suggested. "First, don't immediately cancel the import of saltpeter. At most, resell it to North Korea, Japan, Beihe, and Guangnan. Even if you don't make money, at least you don't owe money. It's not just British, Guilian, and Li who are suspicious." Zheng Kezang listened attentively. . "Second, while reducing the import of saltpetre year by year, increase the import of cotton cloth, canvas, and iron ore to supplement the shortage in the domain."

"This is also a way, or it may be possible to hide it for a long time." Zheng Kezang sighed and agreed to the Department of Commerce's handling method, but he asked again. "Lin Qing, which of the business routes operated by this feudal clan are making money, and which ones are deliberately carried out to obtain the supplies that Dongning lacks?"

"My lord said that all the air routes operated by this domain are actually to obtain the goods that the domain lacks." Lin Weirong gave an example. "For example, in the trade with North Korea, the purpose of this domain is to obtain horses, timber, cotton and medicinal materials; another example is the trade with Japan, the purpose of the domain is to obtain Japanese copper, gold, silver and dyes; the trade with Guangnan and Beihe is For rice, timber, dyes, and buffalo; the trade with Tai Ni (Patani) is for tin, and only the trade with Manila is losing money and making money.” Zheng Kezang’s face was green when he mentioned the business with the Spaniards In a flash, he must know that this route was decided by himself, and Lin Weirong, the officer, should know the deep meaning of it, but Lin Weirong didn't open which pot and which pot he carried, which made him a little annoyed. Fortunately, Lin Weirong had already paid attention to it. Seeing Zheng Kezang's steadfastness, he immediately changed the subject. "However, I can also get a little spice, at least the loss is not big."

"That's good." Now that Lin Weirong stopped pointing, Zheng Kezang naturally couldn't always put it on his face, so he also changed the subject. "Is it possible for the Department of Commerce to send a ship directly to Tianzhu and Dashihai?"

"Master Lu's matter, I have heard people talk about it. It's a pity. It was such a big family business back then, and now it's all that's left." Zheng Kezang and Lin Weirong were talking about whether the Manila business house was losing money At that time, He Zhizhou in Manila was talking with someone. "But now there are great enemies of slavery in our domain, and the Dutch red barbarians are stalking them outside, and we are really powerless to make any trouble with the Luzon barbarians. Therefore, this is not a question of silver and food."

Lu Jing (recommended by friend Lidry) was disappointed for a while: "Then according to your lord's opinion, the blood of these tens of thousands of Han people will be shed in vain?"

"Although they are all Han people, have they ever paid any tax to Daming?" He Zhizhou sneered at the dumbfounded Lu Jing. "Of course, some of them were persecuted by the government gentry and left their homes to come to Luzon to seek a living, but there are also some who came to settle overseas for tax evasion." And maritime merchants, who want to enjoy the protection of the Ming court and are unwilling to pay a penny of taxes, how can there be such a good thing in the world. "It's not that the imperial court regards you as abandoned people, but that you regard the imperial court as abandoned shoes. You usually don't burn incense and rush to hug Buddha's feet. If I say something bluntly, this is your own disaster." Lu Jing has not recovered from his astonishment. After waking up, he heard He Zhizhou continue: "If you really want the court to decide for you, it's very simple. One is to move back to Dongning now, and the other is to pay taxes to the court. As long as one of them is done, if Lu Songyi dares to If you make things difficult for you, the feudal clan will naturally raise troops to support you."

Move back to Dongning?Pay taxes to Ming Zheng?Upon hearing these two conditions, Lu Jing was like a deflated ball.Speaking of which, although Lu Jing did not have ten thousand hectares of land as his father did back then, he still had ten thousand mu of fertile land, hundreds of households of hired workers, and thousands of slaves. How could he give up all these and go back to Dongning naked?As for paying taxes?He doesn't think he pays too much tax to the Spaniards now, so how can he dig out his own flesh to meet Dongning's needs?

"Then there is no third way to go?" Lu Jing asked cautiously, afraid that the result would disappoint him.

"It's not gone." Sure enough, He Zhizhou gave a solution. "Master Lu is also a well-known big family in Luzon. If you want to say something to make the court useful, let's ask Master Lu to mobilize one hundred Han people to move back to Dongning every year. As long as this is done, even if you don't pay taxes, you don't move back in person , the feudal lord will definitely give him a noble salary, and with this tiger skin, if Lu Songyi wants to touch him again, Master Lu must weigh the weight."

"One hundred households per year? Is that too much?" Lu Jing tried to bargain. "How many Han households are there in Luzon?"

"Well, let's show Master Lu some dignity." He Zhizhou flipped his hands over. "Five hundred households, as long as Master Lu arranges for five hundred Han people to return to Dongning, I will ask the vassal for the title of one hundred households for Master Lu."

"Five hundred households is really too much." Lu Jing, who already knew that Xianjue could not be handed down to the world, wanted this umbrella but couldn't bear the high price, so he tried to continue bargaining. "I can arrange up to two hundred families to return to Dongning."

"Master Lu." He Zhichao smiled lightly. "Master Lu may belittle the nobles of hundreds of households, but some people don't think it is contemptible, or else, Master Lu will think about it when he goes back, but he must remember clearly, whether it is a household or not, then don't agree to it, but play tricks." What kind of tricks, it's not good-looking on the face."

The words are not speculative, and Lu Jing, who claims to have a hot face and a cold butt, left the shop after He Zhizhou ordered tea, but then he walked into the Spanish Governor's Mansion

"The situation is already obvious. The envoys of the Daguan mobilized them to transport some of the Chinese immigrants with lower status and lower income back to the Dawei by conferring titles of country gentry on the higher-status Chinese immigrants. Regarding this, everyone What's your opinion?" The Governor of Spain in Manila, Gabriel de Jarragui and Uiyarriola, sought solutions from the priests, administrative officials, and soldiers present. "Sit and watch? Or send someone to stop it?"

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, according to the treaty between the two countries, the extradition of immigrants from the Philippines is in line with the treaty. I believe that your Excellency the Governor does not want to tear up this agreement immediately?"

"That's true." Governor Gabriel confirmed this. "However, the production capacity of indigenous people is extremely poor. If these Chinese immigrants leave, will it cause losses in taxes and other aspects of Manila Province?"

For these colonists, money is of course the first priority, but the problem of taxation is only a small one, and the key lies in trade. Therefore, some administrative officials said: "The benefits brought by Penghu's trade can fully offset the decrease in Chinese immigration. What’s more, these immigrants did not cultivate their own land independently, as employees of big landlords, their disappearance does not affect the collection of normal land tax, and the only reduction is the negligible poll tax.”

"I personally think that the appropriate reduction of Chinese immigration is a good thing for the maintenance of His Majesty's Manila and its surrounding areas." A major expressed his position. "If they really stay in Manila, ten years later, a new round of cleanup work will inevitably lead to a war between us and the officials." The major pointed out clearly. "The Portuguese and the Dutch lost three ships successively around the Strait of Formosa, which may be the cause of the typhoon, but it is more likely that the navy of the generals."

"According to those Tatars, isn't the navy of the big man already lost in the fight with them?"

"My lord, the statement of the Tatars is not credible at all." The major used the battle in Qiongzhou as an explanation. "If you don't have a powerful navy, how can you control such a vast sea area from Dayuan to Qiongzhou?" The major relayed the words of a Spanish merchant ship captain. "Hundreds of ships gathered in the whole sea to form an unprecedentedly large fleet. In addition, there are often small two-masted gunboats on the Straits of Formosa. The number is so large that it almost exceeds the gunboats in the entire Manila. Ships, if not for their small tonnage, they would be enough to rule the entire Asian waters." Speaking of this, the major became serious. "Your Excellency, the Provincial Bishop, and all your lords, the strength of the officials is already large enough. The reason why they did not take action against the European colonial strongholds is because they were attracted by the Tatars in the north, but even so, we cannot easily pissed them off."

"Damn the British, they must have passed on the shipbuilding technology to the big people, otherwise we would be facing slow junk ships." A tax official said angrily. "The Brit will regret it."

"It doesn't matter whether they regret it or not, but we must not regret it in the future." Seeing the distressed faces of the participants, Governor Gabriel said with a final word. "We need goods from the east. With the Tatars banning the sea and the Japanese blocking the country, we must ensure the trade route to Penghu. Therefore, I decided not to stop the move of the senior officials."

"Then what if those wealthy Chinese resist our rule with the title of high official?"

"No, no, they just use this title to protect their property from being confiscated by us, and we have no such intention at this stage, and there is no possibility of conflict between the two sides." The governor said in full control. "As for the future? I hope that the next or next governor can reach an agreement with the big officials. Maybe the big officials have been wiped out by the Tatars by then."