Smuggling Daming

The Shanghai New City in Songjiang Prefecture is still under construction in full swing. After Li Anliang sent tens of thousands of North Korean laborers, the construction of the entire Shanghai New City has been accelerated several levels. Now a central street in Xinzhong has been completed. The middle section of the street is A tall mansion, this mansion is Zhou Zhongri's Governor's Mansion, the mansion is surrounded by a square, when vehicles, horses and people pass by here, they need to pass on both sides of the square.

Zhou Zhong, Wang Shouren, and Jiao Fang came to Shanghai New City again. Today, the official in charge of the construction of the new city told him that the construction of the Governor’s Mansion has been basically completed and is now waiting to dry, so I would like to invite Zhou Zhong to visit it. Any unsatisfactory parts can be amended as soon as possible. As a result, Zhou Zhong was very happy and invited Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren to visit together.

In fact, there is nothing to visit in the Governor's Mansion, because Daming has strict regulations on the style of government offices at all levels. For example, Zhou Zhong's Governor's Mansion in Shanghai Xincheng is almost exactly the same as his Governor's Mansion in Shuangyu Port. The heights are not bad at all, the only difference is that this Governor's Mansion uses a lot of cement, which fills the whole Governor's Mansion with a smell of wet cement, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to dissipate.

The walls of the newly built house are not completely dry, and the humidity in the house is very high. At this time, people must not be able to use it. Only after the walls are dry and the moisture inside is gone, can they move in.However, in order to allow Zhou Zhong to live in the new Governor's Mansion earlier, the whole room is now lit with carbon basins, and it is estimated that they will be dried in a few days.

There was nothing to see in the Governor's Mansion. The reason why Zhou Zhong brought Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang over was because he had other matters to discuss.Speaking of which, they were very busy during this time.He stays in his office all day long.So Zhou Zhong took this opportunity to call people out. On the one hand, he came out to get some air, and on the other hand, he also discussed the reduction of disaster victims in Daming.

"Now there is no need to immigrate from Taiwan, but if Nanyang wants to develop it, it needs a lot of immigrant support. Now the immigration of Nanyang has just begun, and a total of less than one million immigrants have been migrated so far. It is simply not enough to develop Nanyang. But now the situation in Daming is improving, and the number of people who are willing to emigrate is decreasing. I wonder what you two can do?" Zhou Zhong took the two of them to the back garden of the Governor's Mansion, where it is still It was desolate, except for a few built pavilions, there was only a large puddle used as a pond.

Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang followed Zhou Zhongjin into the pavilion and sat down, and Jiao Fang first said: "The Malacca and Old Ports in Nanyang are located in the Malay Peninsula and Jinzhou respectively. Han Chinese settlements have been established on the big island. Now Malacca and the old port no longer need immigrants. The immigration of the northern big island of Luzon has also been completed for more than half, and the rest will be completed this year. In the future, these three places only need to work hard Develop the economy, encourage local people to produce, and we don’t have to worry about the rest.”

When talking about this, Jiao Fang paused for a moment and then continued: "In this way, among the remaining big islands in Southeast Asia, only the big islands in the south of Luzon, Java Island, and a few big islands east of Borneo are left. Among these large islands, Java Island has always been the civilization center of the Nanyang natives. It has a dense population and rich products, but the native country there also has certain strength. If we want to completely occupy Java, it will definitely not be easy. As for the remaining big islands, they are all poor and poor, and there are not many native people living there, so I don’t think it’s necessary to move immigrants there for the time being!”

The idea of ​​bringing Nanyang into Ming's rule was proposed by Zhou Zhong. However, he didn't know much about Nanyang in this era at the time, so he just took it for granted that immigration bases should be established on several large islands in Nanyang. Then, with the stronghold as the center, they slowly controlled several large islands in Nanyang. However, as the Governor’s Office learned about the islands in Nanyang, Jiao Fang and the others discovered that the several large islands east of Borneo were covered with tropical rainforests. It is very harsh, except for the native Nanyang aborigines, it is difficult for ordinary people to survive on the island.

Of course, the islands to the east of Borneo are not useless. For example, in the south of the big island of Luzon, there is a long island chain where countless spices grow on the islands. The most primitive spice islands refer to The most important thing is this island chain. Now this Spice Islands has been taken over by Zhou Zhong’s Governor’s Mansion. Merchants come there by boat and need to pay a fee to pick spices on the island, and the amount of picking on each island There are regulations, and even Zhou Zhong has started to let people study the artificial planting of spices on the island. Although there is no effect yet, it is believed that in a few years, the production of spices in Nanyang will increase greatly.

Of course, the Spice Islands have already arranged for many immigrants to go there, but some of the remaining large islands are not suitable for immigrants to live in for the time being, so Jiao Fang said the above words.

After listening to Zhou Zhong, he thought about it, and finally nodded and said: "Lord Jiao is right. The Nanyang immigration strategy formulated at the beginning was a bit too hasty. The area of ​​Nanyang is too vast, and we can't fully blossom. Now we only have It is enough to temporarily control a few important islands. Among them, the Malay Peninsula and Jinzhou just hold the border between Nanyang and India, so these two islands must be controlled. As for Luzon, it is the closest to my Ming Dynasty, and It is rich in gold and copper, and the land is also very fertile, so naturally we can't let it go, so that only Java, the civilization center of the Nanyang natives, remains."

"Well, after Mr. Jiao's sorting out, the situation in Nanyang became clear at once, but Java is no better than other places. Now the Danmu Kingdom, which dominates Java, is secretly funded by the Portuguese. The army has discordant firearms, plus There is a large population on the island. If we want to occupy Java, we must defeat the Danmu Kingdom. This requires maintaining a strong army in Nanyang, but our Nanyang fleet has not yet been formed. Strategy can only be pushed back.”

Wang Shouren, who had been silent all this time, also added something at this time, and then he said with a smile: "But it seems that Nanyang's need for immigrants is not so urgent, and adults don't have to worry about the decrease in the number of immigrants. Relocating the victims is only a stopgap measure, after all, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to provide tens of millions of victims every year, so the subordinates thought of another way to attract the people to go to Nanyang."

Hearing Wang Shouren's words, both Zhou Zhong and Jiao Fang showed a very interested expression. Immediately, Jiao Fang asked impatiently, "I wonder how Mr. Wang can attract the people in China to go to Nanyang?"

"Hehe, in fact, this method is not a big deal, it's just a way to lure people." Wang Shouren said with a smile, "Now apart from the Han people who lived there, there are only two kinds of Han people left in Nanyang, one is The people of Daming who moved from our Governor’s Mansion, and the other kind are businessmen who go there to do business. Among these three kinds of Han people, only businessmen go to Nanyang on their own initiative. After all, for them, wherever there is an opportunity to make money, they will go there. where."

When he said this, Wang Shouren paused for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "As a disciple of a sage, although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that the world is all about profit. Come for profit, the whole world is hustle and bustle, all for profit, this world is just a word of profit. If you want the people to take the initiative to go to Nanyang, you must let the people see the benefits. For example, I heard that Nanyang has discovered There are many gold mines, and as a result, people in Fujian and Guangdong took the initiative to take a boat to Nanyang to pan for gold. For us, this is a place where we can make a big fuss. Silver and copper mines, Nanyang gold mines, as long as the mines are discovered, the government will come forward to cooperate with the merchants to open the mines. As long as the merchants participate, they will definitely find a way to recruit people to mine in Nanyang. In this way, the migration of the people will be slow. It's done."

After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Zhou Zhong almost gave himself a slap in the face. In vain, he is still a time traveler from later generations, and he even forgot the way Europeans immigrated in history. During the great American immigration back then, most of those immigrants were They went to the gold mines in the Americas. Once there were gold mines, there would be gold diggers. As long as people lived together, towns would gradually form. When these people adapted to the local life, few people would leave.

"Haha, good idea, gold and silver are indeed the most touching. Now I just heard that a few gold mines were discovered in Jinzhou, which resulted in a gold rush in Fujian and Guangdong. Many poor people regard gold mining as a way to make a fortune." A good way to get rich. Although most of the people in my Ming Dynasty can eat a full meal, they still live in poverty. After all, when there is more food, the price will drop. Farming alone cannot solve the problem of poverty. It is even difficult to buy some daily necessities such as cloth, if a large number of gold mines are really found in Nanyang, then I can foresee that the people of Ming Dynasty will definitely rush to go there!" Jiao Fang also laughed at this time, and he Although he is also a scholar, he is older, has a lot of experience, and has already seen through the world's sophistication, so he does not reject the view that human nature pursues profit.

"Okay! Let's do it like this, but it's a bit troublesome to set up a prospecting team. After all, it's not easy to find some talents for prospecting. I wonder if there are any talents in this field in the imperial court?" Zhou Zhong was a little worried at the end. Dao, the Ming Dynasty is not a later generation, and geology is still in a state of ignorance in this era. God knows where to find suitable prospectors? (To be continued..)