When we arrived in Ningguo, we naturally came to Li Shishi's territory.
The luxurious four-wheeled carriage picked up Tong Yuan and others, and while walking slowly and leisurely to Prince Ning's Palace, he also leisurely looked at the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Anning City.
There are many people in Anning City, but with Tong Yuan and Li Shishi walking in vehicles, the originally lively streets suddenly became quiet. The local aborigines quickly gave way to the road and stayed far away.
Yes, some people who really can't leave can only kneel down on the roadside and don't dare to go beyond the limit.
"Are you a little uncomfortable with it?"
Li Shishi looked at Tong Yuan and asked with a smile.
"It's true that I'm not used to it. In our Ming Dynasty, even when the emperor travels, it's not like this."
Tong Yuan nodded and replied.
"Every Ming Dynasty person who has just come to Ningguo will be a little uncomfortable, but it will be fine if you take your time."
"We are the most noble Ming people. These people are all humble servants. They are born to serve us Ming people. It is their destiny to do things for us Ming people."
History smiled and sat upright.
This system was formulated by him, and he is very clear about the situation here.
The caste system is not just caste, but everything here. It is order. Like the Ming Dynasty's ethics of monarchs and ministers, it is the core thing in the operation of the entire society.
Here, the Ming people are the noblest caste, and all other castes are servants of the Ming people, but the servants are divided into three, six, and nine ranks.
Tong Yuan didn't reply, just looked outside silently.
It can be seen that the population of Anning City is still very large. The streets are full of people, and there are many large and small businesses. There are many people coming here to do business.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were dressed luxuriously, and they were surrounded by many servants who were attentively waiting on them, carrying sedans, fans, carrying heavy objects, etc. They did not dare to go overboard in the slightest while walking, and even had to
Always pay attention to the direction of the sun and never step on the shadow of your owner.
If you accidentally step on your master's shadow, it will most likely be a capital offense and you will be beaten to death.
It didn't take long for Tong Yuan to arrive at Prince Ning's palace in a four-wheeled carriage.
Tong Yuan looked at the Ning Palace carefully. The Ning Palace was built very luxuriously. The walls covered with gold foil were gleaming, and the floor paved with silver bricks was so bright that it stung the eyes.
There are also various gems, jade, pearls, agate and other decorations, making the entire palace look magnificent and extremely luxurious.
However, the scale of the entire palace is not huge, and it is far inferior to the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty. However, in terms of size, it has far exceeded the Prince Ning's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
Entering the palace, Tong Yuan also observed carefully. There were many kinds of rare treasures and exotic flowers and plants, decorating the entire palace.
It lacks the aura of an emperor and looks more like a family that suddenly became rich.
This is Tong Yuan's feeling, and this is the first feeling it gave him.
Soon, under the leadership of Li Shishi, Tong Yuan came to Qinzheng Hall and met King Ning here.
"Tong Yuan meets His Highness Prince Ning!"
Tong Yuan bowed solemnly to Prince Ning.
"No gift~"
Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao curled his lips slightly. To be honest, he was a little distracted now.
In this overseas land, he truly became the lord of a country. With his words, he naturally gradually developed the aura of an emperor. However, now that Tong Yuan calls him His Highness Prince Ning, this makes him feel a little uncomfortable.
got used to.
But there is no way, who calls himself Prince Ning of the Ming Dynasty? Even if he established a vassal state overseas, in the end it is still a vassal king, a subsidiary of the Ming Dynasty, not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
"Thank you, Your Highness~"
After Tong Yuan thanked him, he looked slightly at Prince Ning in front of him.
My mentor highly praised Prince Ning and believed that Prince Ning was the most talented and daring among the many vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty.
At such a young age, he dared to risk everything owned by Prince Ning to establish a vassal state overseas. He was definitely not a simple person.
"I haven't returned to Ming Dynasty for a long time. Can you tell me about the situation in Ming Dynasty?"
Prince Ning looked at Tong Yuan in front of him and felt a lot. After thinking about it, he asked.
"Of course~"
"Our Ming Dynasty is currently prospering. The country is rich and the people are strong. The emperor is a saint and all the princes in the court are upright and capable. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the world is at peace."
Tong Yuan thought for a while and briefly introduced the situation of Daming to Prince Ning.
In fact, how could Prince Ning not know about the Ming Dynasty? He read the Ming Dynasty newspapers almost every day to understand the situation of the Ming Dynasty.
"That's good, that's good~"
Prince Ning smiled and nodded with satisfaction, then asked about Tong Yuan's mentor Liu Jinlai.
"Your mentor Liu Jin and Liu Gong, he is a disciple of a master. I admire him very much and have longed for him. I just regret that I never had the opportunity to ask him for advice in person. It is really a great regret in life.
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"I wonder how your mentor is doing lately?"
When he said this, King Ning no longer called me the king, but me. This shows that he respects Liu Jin from the bottom of his heart.
He has carefully studied Liu Jin, from the time when Liu Jin appeared in the Ming Dynasty to when Liu Jin became the Minister of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty.
I have studied various legends about Liu Jin, and of course the more important thing is to study the many national policies proposed by Liu Jin.
After some research, he discovered that every national policy proposed by Liu Jin and everything he led had an extremely profound impact on the Ming Dynasty, gradually developing the Ming Dynasty from the original situation of internal and external troubles to the current situation.
A situation in which national power is at its peak and the country is prosperous and the people are strong.
Liu Jin deserves a lot of credit for this.
Whether it was the compulsory military service system proposed by Liu Jin, or financial reform, administrative reform, or overseas colonization, external expansion, etc., these all had a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty.
Prince Ning is now thirsty for talents. To be honest, he really hopes to have the opportunity to have a good chat with Liu Jin and ask Liu Jin for advice on how to govern the country.
But there has never been a chance to meet Liu Jin, which made King Ning feel very regretful.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, I'm thinking of you. Everything is going well, my mentor."
Tong Yuan quickly expressed his thanks.
"That's good. If Mr. Tong is able, could you please help me repair a copy of the book and give it to your mentor? Just say that I asked him for advice on how to govern the country. Although the current situation in Ningguo is not bad, there are few Han people in Ningguo. To be honest,
I am also full of worries about the future, and I hope your mentor can give you some guidance."
Prince Ning said it very sincerely, and he was indeed a little panicked now.
The territory of Ning State is a bit too big. It occupies a large area in Tianzhu and also has land in East Africa. There are few Han people in Ning, and most of them are local indigenous people and a large number of slaves.
This situation made King Ning sleepless and thinking about how to rule here for a long time.
In the past, he always felt that governing the country should be a very simple matter. He always felt that if he became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely do better than the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
But after he established a vassal state overseas, he realized the difficulty of being a king, especially since he didn't have many talented people under his command.
The talents of Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi were actually very limited. It was good enough to be able to maintain Ningguo's current situation. As for other things, don't expect too much, so he hoped to ask Liu Jin for advice.
"I will explain all this to my mentor~"
"As for how my mentor will respond, I'm not sure."
Tong Yuan smiled and agreed.
"Excuse me, Mr. Tong~"
Prince Ning smiled and thanked him, then thought about it and said, "In this matter of the Egyptian Canal, can't we really give Ning Guo some more shares?"
"5% of the shares is really too small, I would rather not have it."
When it came to business, Prince Ning lost the air of a king and became more of a businessman and a philistine.
This was something that King Ning gradually developed after he came here. There was no way to do it. Ning State had nothing at the beginning and relied on the slave trade to make its fortune.
He even personally bargained and discussed business with Arabs and Persian slave traders. At the beginning, the most frequent contacts were with the Western United Trading Company, so he, Prince Ning, was actually a businessman.
"Your Majesty, 5% of the shares is already a lot. You must be aware of the situation. Your Majesty only needs to provide some slaves and some food to get 5% of the shares."
"This is a hugely profitable business. There are many slave princes in the Ning Kingdom, with millions of slaves. As for food, this Tianzhu continent lacks everything except food. The land is fertile and there is plenty of food.
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Tong Yuan shook his head slightly and replied.
"5% of the shares is too small. You must give me at least 10% of the shares. Otherwise, my Ningguo will not participate in the canal. We also need to go public and trade stocks. Why do we have to make it so complicated?
Shares must be distributed to ordinary people.”
"I really don't think clearly."
Prince Ning shook his head as he spoke. He was actually bargaining with Tong Yuan, because he knew that Tong Yuan had a mission and could make the final decision on some things.
He is currently contacting various parties. When the canal construction starts later, it is very likely that Tong Yuan will come to Complex.
"Your Majesty, these 5% shares are quite a lot. Stocks and stock exchanges were also proposed by my mentor. I can't change them."
"If you don't want these 5% shares, Your Majesty, don't regret it in the future."
Tong Yuan looked at King Ning and felt that King Ning was a little greedy and wanted to use Ning Guo's current conditions as a bargaining chip to ask for a price from him.
But this matter was decided by the imperial court and my mentor. If you give 5%, you can only have as much as you want, and you don’t want any more.
"I will never regret it. If I don't have 10% of the shares, I will not participate in the construction of the canal."
When Prince Ning heard this, he immediately said very decisively that the canal was very important and would definitely make money in the future, but the 5% shareholding was really too small.
