New Shun 1730

Tian Zhenyi received Liu Yu's letter and the banknotes, which clearly stated what to do.

Liu Yu had been keeping an eye on these people for a long time. He had already targeted them. He had invited them to a banquet today because he saw some of their advantages.

After a humble greeting, Tian Zhenyi said, "You all know that I don't care about these business and trade matters on weekdays. So today, he asked me to host a banquet for you on his behalf. Now he has received the emperor's order in the north and cannot come back, so he asked me to handle this matter on his behalf."

When the merchants present heard this, they were all delighted, thinking that they were going to climb up a level.

Now the wealthy merchants in Songjiang Prefecture have gradually realized that some of the court's industrial and commercial policies are to support some chaebol groups in some places where they need to compete with foreign countries.

Such as the chaebol groups that trade with the East, the chaebol groups that trade with the West, the chaebol groups that manufacture warships and weapons in the north, and so on.

Only by squeezing into these chaebol groups can the final form of class transition under the new policy of Songjiang Prefecture be considered completed.

This is different from the salt merchants in Yangzhou and other places.

The final form of the transition of the salt merchants in Yangzhou and other places is: the family sells salt, becomes the general contractor, and then the children take the imperial examination, pass the imperial examination, become officials, and climb to the top of the court with the support of clan resources.

The final form of the transition of the industrial and commercial class in Songjiang Prefecture is: quickly complete the integration during the chaotic period, and complete the monopoly step under full competition, even if it is the monopoly of the scrap industry. When the Duke of Xingguo sees that your industry has potential and demand and is ready to make a big deal, he will pull you in and become the founder of the new group.

The development model of new industries in Songjiang Prefecture, to put it bluntly, is the official leadership, the prophets lead the way, the policy tilt, and the joint development.

Don't know what new industries and new trends can make you rich? It doesn't matter. Twenty years of reality have proved one thing, that is, follow it, it's right. The East has proved it, the South has proved it, the West has proved it, the glass that no one was optimistic about before has proved it, and the steam engine that would never appear without the official leadership has still proved it.

There is also a rule that is almost an unspoken rule, that is, new people are needed for emerging industries, and different industries should be separated as much as possible.

Dashun does not want a monopoly of the entire industry from porcelain making, coal mining, weaving, dyeing, trade, and finance.

The businessmen who came today looked at each other and found that their identities fully met the various unspoken rules summarized before. How could they not be happy?

The excitement of the crowd was beyond words, but they quickly quieted down and pricked up their ears for fear of missing a word.

Tian Zhenyi listened to the silence of the crowd, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. He chuckled through the curtain and said, "It's not necessary to do so. It's not a big deal. When he attacked Japan, he made a small move. Now that the Nanyang rice plantations, Liaodong beans, and Yezo wheat have stabilized, he thought that since Japan has rice futures, it would be better to take over the pricing power of Japanese rice, beans, and wheat."

"This matter... Please forgive me for being frank. Although you are also rich, you may not be able to do it with your financial resources alone."

"Of course, financial and material resources are one thing. In addition to financial and material resources, there are other problems that need to be solved first."

"He is not afraid of you shaking it out. It's not a conspiracy. It's just relying on Nanyang rice, Liaodong beans, and Yezo wheat."

In just a few words, these businessmen were dry-mouthed, thinking that the Duke's vision for Western trade is too high. This business of controlling the price of rice in a country is actually a small business?

This is not a small matter to control the price of rice. If something goes wrong, the court will cover the bottom line. If there is no approval from the court, they will not do it. What if they are confiscated?

Such large-scale transactions approved by the court are "chaebols" approved by the court, and they will be supported in the future.

What is the real "highest form of merchant class transition" in the eyes of Songjiang merchants?

Of course, it is the big chaebols backed by the court.

The simplest ones are the East Ocean Trading Company and the West Ocean Trading Company. Why are the Japanese polite to the East Ocean Trading Company? It is because the court behind them has a navy.

Who benefits the most when the court goes to Southeast Asia? Naturally, it is the West Ocean Trading Company, which is equivalent to using the court's naval power to fight a joint-stock Dutch East India Company.

This is a real chaebol.

In the eyes of the merchants in Songjiang, are salt merchants chaebols? Obviously not. Salt merchants are sheep raised by the court for shearing, and they eat grass like the people. It's just that the court finds it tiring to cut grass.

Although Tian Zhenyi made it clear that controlling the pricing power of Japanese grain may require the mobilization of a large amount of financial and material resources, including the money of the imperial rice, beans, wheat, rice warehouses, and sea merchants.

The people present today are obviously not strong enough, and they are still far behind the real top power.

But this matter has informed them that they will obviously be of great use in this possible business war, and this is the opportunity they have dreamed of to become a chaebol.

With excitement, especially the excitement of their own leap, I couldn't help asking: "But I don't know what the Duke wants us to do?"

Tian Zhenyi said: "The ancients said that stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade. You also know that more than 20 years ago, something happened in the stock market in Europe, so..."

He talked about some policies of Songjiang Prefecture, and these people nodded one after another. These are all the truths they know.

It is nothing more than learning from the lessons of the bubble crisis in Europe more than 20 years ago. Songjiang Prefecture has strengthened supervision. All joint-stock companies with a certain amount of money need to be strictly reviewed and approved before they can be established.

Especially with the establishment of Songjiang Prefecture Bank and the influx of a large amount of silver, although Liu Yu tried every means to promote the inflow of silver, due to land policies and other reasons, Songjiang Prefecture has some excess capital.

Therefore, this regulatory model has been put on the agenda to prevent someone from advocating a big bubble like tulips, South China Sea, and Mississippi.

Speaking of this, these businessmen became more excited and thought that what they thought was right.

Sure enough, they were going to set up a new industry company, and the Duke was going to pull them as pioneers. It seems that this is also a way of balancing. After all, a large number of industries cannot be held in the hands of a group of people.

After saying this, as expected by these people, Tian Zhenyi said: "Now half of the grain comes from Southeast Asia. After the reform of the Navy Department, the military transportation of various places in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia is also expected to be undertaken by merchants this year. After all, transport ships are specially prepared for these places. For the time being, it is not seen that there is any intention of fighting a big war in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Warships should be added and transport and supply ships should be appropriately placed on the civilian side."

"So, what he meant was to set up a company responsible for the transportation industry."

"Including the transportation of grain, the supply of the garrisons in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia, and the company that will be requisitioned and dispatched by the Navy Logistics Bureau once a war breaks out. If you want to control the price of rice and wheat in Japan, you must have such a professional large-scale transportation company."

"There are Westerners who say that Law. The South Sea, the East Sea, and the Black Sea have their own opinions. In addition, the current transportation of grain is also done by diverting some ships, so it is better to change it. "

"Another thing is that if there are any major actions such as manipulating rice prices in the surrounding areas in the future, it will be convenient to allocate. "

"What he meant is that this industry is too tied to the court, but the court only takes full control during wartime, and you are responsible for your own profits and losses on weekdays. Of course, all large orders, such as grain transportation, will be given to you-transportation and storage are separated, and if the ship sinks after boarding, you can pay for it yourself or buy marine insurance yourself-so, I will support you in this way and ask you if you are willing?"

The people present were all stunned, thinking that in which life did they have smoke coming out of their graves? Such a good thing actually happened to them?

How could anyone be unwilling?

There has always been such a rumor.

It's just that I don't know who will get such a good thing.

The reform of the navy is also in this direction.

After the canal was truly abandoned, transporting grain was also an extremely profitable industry, and this industry was one of the few industries that the court could support with policies.

If we say that the Western Trade Company was a pioneer in external expansion.

And this kind of shipping company was completely the deliberate support of the court for the rule of the world.

In the early stage, it was possible to obtain stable orders through grain, military supplies, supplies, etc. to ensure development.

There are both military reform factors and factors of grain transport reform.

Before the grain transport reform, it was difficult for such a giant company specializing in transportation to survive.

Because it is obviously impossible for them to use small boats with small carrying capacity, but to use the largest possible transport ship.

Large transport ships are not long-distance cargo ships, but transport ships that can reach the farthest range of Nanyang. The cost is lower than that of ocean-going ships, but not everyone can afford it.

Before the grain transport reform was determined, who would squeeze out the capital to do such a thing? Build a bunch of ships and leave them idle, waiting for the grain transport reform to be determined? Wouldn't it be good to have this money to go to Nanyang to encircle plantations and new trade industries in Nanyang?

Once the reform of the canal transportation is determined, there will be an urgent need for such a specialized shipping company, a large company that earns freight rather than the price difference of goods.

In the early stage, the company relied on the "orders" of the court to maintain its operation and continue to develop.

The reform direction of the Navy Ordnance Bureau was also the tone of the reform after the reform of the canal transportation was determined.

This is also the deduction of the Privy Council General Staff on possible wars in the surrounding areas:

That is, the combat scale of the ocean-going navy is at most the scale of transporting 5,000 to 7,000 marines at a time, which is the limit of Dashun.

The transport fleet under this navy is required to ensure that 5,000 marines can cross the ocean to fight. But a larger scale is neither necessary nor sustainable.

The combat scale of the tributary circle, whether it is the countyization of Korea or northern Vietnam, or interfering in Myanmar and Siam, suppressing the Japanese rebellion, etc., the combat scale is tens of thousands of people.

Whether to fight or not is one thing, and whether to be prepared for war is another. But how much preparation and investment are needed for a possible war is another matter.

Is it necessary for the navy to maintain a large transport fleet east of Malacca, which is directly under the navy and paid by the military, and can guarantee tens of thousands of people to fight at any time?

The result of the discussion of the Privy Council General Staff is: No.

Then, what should be done with the transport fleet that occupies a large amount of military expenditure?

Allow the navy to do business by itself with the transport fleet, so as to solve part of the military expenditure problem?

Once the idea of ​​doing business by itself was proposed, the navy was very supportive and argued for the benefits and saving of funds, but it was rejected before it reached the Privy Council and reached the Ministry of the Navy.

The Dashun Navy, like the Luosha Navy, is of Dutch descent. But the difference is that the Dashun Navy was taught by France and absorbed the British, and the idea of ​​the French-style administrative navy was in line with the previous military system, and the Navy commander could not serve as the Minister of the Navy.

Therefore, under the background that the reform of the grain transport had been determined, under the strategic deduction that the Nanyang War had ended and there would be no large-scale war east of Malacca in the short term but there might be a large-scale war in the future, and under the premise that the proposal of the Navy to use transport ships for business was rejected, the reform of the Navy also appeared together with the grain transport reform.

That is, the Navy eliminated part of the transport fleet and invested as capital of the court, and a professional shipping company was established by private capital.

In non-wartime, even in extreme cases where they could not find business to do, the court's grain transport, population transport, and naval base logistics supply transport orders were used to maintain operations.

Once in wartime, it was assigned to the Navy Logistics Bureau under the Privy Council and the Navy Department, and quickly integrated, and transferred to the wartime state as a logistics force for easy mobilization.

At the same time, there are also improvements to the development model of Nanyang trade. Now, for those who do Nanyang trade, the entry cost is too high, and they must have their own ships. The high entry cost means that a large number of low-profit trades are not done by anyone, and those who have the ability will naturally grab the high-profit ones first.

The purpose of establishing a large shipping company, in addition to the needs of grain transport and naval reform, is also the need to promote the development of Nanyang: to do business, it is not necessary to have your own ship.

That is, transportation and trade are separated.

It makes Nanyang become an overseas market for the southern Jiangsu handicraft industry zone more quickly.

Under the integration of these three wishes and conditions, the emergence of this large-scale shipping company that is supervised by the government and managed by business, supported by internal orders from the court, taken over by the Navy Logistics Bureau in wartime, and responsible for its own profits and losses in peacetime has become a necessity after the grain transport reform.

If this step is completed, from a military perspective alone, Dashun's naval mobilization potential - not naval warfare power, but wartime mobilization potential - has completely opened up two generations of gaps with the countries in the tributary circle of influence.

It also proves from the side that in the subconscious of the Privy Council General Staff, Nanyang and Dongyang are regarded as the inland sea of ​​Dashun, so they will recognize such a model.

However, Tian Zhenyi said this today. In Liu Yu's words, this is called "killing a chicken with a butcher knife first", in order to support the salt policy reform and the land reform of Zheng Bo Ke Duan in northern Jiangsu, and to fire the first shot of this company.