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Chapter 719, the whole country celebrates

In the morning in Beijing, as the sun rises, this huge city begins another busy day.

"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"

"Great victory in Nanyang, great victory in Nanyang~"

"Malaka compensates me Ming Dynasty 17 million taels of silver~"

"Siam compensates me Ming Dynasty fifty million taels of silver~"

Along with the sound of newsboys' voices in the streets and alleys, a large number of people immediately gathered around these newsboys, indicating a great victory in Nanyang.

"Give me one~"

"Give me one~"

Around the newsboy, people rushed to buy newspapers. In the blink of an eye, all the newspapers in the hands of the newsboy were sold out. More and more people like to read newspapers, and the sales of newspapers are getting higher and higher.

And now there is not only the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, but also other newspapers have appeared in the Beijing-Tianjin area, such as the "Da Ming Wen Bao" run by some students from the Imperial College, which specifically uses some profound and obscure things to write some contents.

It pretends to be sophisticated, so sales are very low, and only a few people will buy it.

There is also the "Daming Business News" jointly run by the business circles of the Ming Dynasty, which specializes in reporting on business-related content, advocating that businessmen should be gentlemen who love money and do it in the right way. They should be honest when doing business, and they should also serve the Ming Dynasty.

We should fulfill our responsibilities for the prosperity of the country, instead of being profiteers, making it difficult for the country to make money, etc.

The success of "Da Ming Morning Post" has also given birth to the development of the newspaper industry. More and more people are running newspapers, but not many can really stick to it, because newspapers are difficult to bring much profit at first.

, basically all sold at a loss.

A newspaper that costs just a few pennies is a loss-making profit.

The business of the teahouse Tingyu Pavilion is getting better and better. The day has just dawned, and the Tingyu Pavilion is already full of people. Everyone orders a pot of tea, some breakfast, etc., while reading the newspaper and listening to the reading.

When Mr. Zhou Zhishi explains the contents of the newspaper, you will immediately feel that you have a deeper understanding of many things.

"Okay~ Another big win~"

"We defeated Malacca easily and taught Siam a lesson, letting them know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is."

"You don't know, this Siam is really not a good thing. In January, I had a ship go to Siam, and a ship imposed a heavy tax of one hundred thousand taels on me. This trip is considered

It’s all in vain.”

"I'm quite lucky. I heard that some people's merchant ships were looted and the crew members were killed."

"Now let's let you be arrogant and impose heavy taxes on our Ming merchant ships."

"My great emperor will only levy a tax of thirty to one. How dare you levy such a heavy tax? Come on."

A businessman looked at the latest edition of the Tomorrow Morning News and couldn't help but applaud.

So cool!

These businessmen finally have someone to support them.

In the past, businessmen like them were criticized every day and were called profiteers and so on. They were also restricted by the government. Although they were rich, they had no status. It was impossible for the court to mobilize troops to attack a country because of their affairs.

It's different now. Ming Dynasty not only stood up for them, but also cleared the way for their future Shanxi merchants.

From now on, when they go to Siam or Malacca, they not only don't have to worry about being levied heavy taxes, but even if they commit crimes in these countries, it won't be under the control of these countries, they can't control them.

This made the businessmen suddenly couldn't help but feel proud and let out a bad breath.

"Oh my god~"

"Malacca needs to compensate the Ming Dynasty 17 million taels of silver, and Siam needs to compensate the Ming Dynasty 50 million taels of silver in installments. The total compensation amount exceeds 10 million taels of silver~"

Some people are exclaiming about the huge war reparations.

Such huge war reparations were like an astronomical amount of money, which made the people of the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but exclaim.

"I heard that your Majesty intends to use this war compensation money to build more cement roads, reservoirs, elevations, bridges, etc. in the Ming Dynasty."

"I heard that in the south, we are planning to build a cement highway running from east to west in Songhu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan."

"Well, how much money does it cost to build such a long cement road~"

"The court has a lot of money. Didn't you see it in the newspaper? The Kingdom of Siam alone will compensate me, the Ming Dynasty, fifty million taels of silver, and we will pay it back in thirty years. That's tens of millions of taels of silver with interest."

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"I have tens of millions of taels of silver, but I'm afraid it won't be enough to build cement roads. Building a few more will be enough."

"Your Majesty is truly a sage through the ages. He doesn't even enjoy the money he has. He always thinks about us people."

"Yes, yes. With cement roads, it is much more convenient for us to travel. With reservoirs, we are not afraid of floods. There are also large-scale bridge repairs and road paving. These are all good things for the country and the people.

Moreover, His Majesty said that these are all repaired with money and are no longer in the form of corvee labor."

"..."

In the teahouse, everyone was talking non-stop.

After winning the battle, not only did the back stand straight and the head held high, but the key was that Emperor Hongzhi also followed Liu Jin's advice, which obtained war reparations from the war, which were used to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Building bridges and paving roads, building reservoirs, building dams, etc., these are all things that can best benefit the people, and they are also good things that can greatly enhance the national power of the Ming Dynasty.

"Pa~"

Zhou Zhishi woke up and clapped his hands, and the whole Tingyu Tower suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Zhou Zhishi, quietly waiting for Zhou Zhishi to explain today's Ming Dynasty Morning News. Listen to his comments on current affairs.

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"In the great victory in Nanyang, our Ming Dynasty easily captured Malacca and punched Siam. Not only did we gain a piece of land in Malacca, the choke point, but more importantly, we also received huge war compensation~"

"Although from a gentleman's point of view, this is seriously inconsistent with the way of a gentleman. Using strong force to force other countries to sign alliances under the city will undermine the prestige of our country, the Ming Dynasty."

"However, the countries in Nanyang are barbarous lands. They do not know how to educate and understand etiquette. They are even more afraid of power and have no morals. We, the Ming Dynasty, have always been kind and righteous to the countries in Nanyang since Emperor Taizu. The countries in Nanyang

Whenever a country comes to pay tribute to our country, we, the Ming Dynasty, always return the tribute many times over and never let them suffer a loss."

"However, these Southeast Asian countries took the Ming Dynasty as their scapegoat and paid tribute every year, with the scale getting bigger and bigger each time, thereby obtaining generous rewards from the Ming Dynasty, leaving the Ming Dynasty's treasury empty and the people trapped."

"In the small country of Nanyang, Yelang is arrogant and does not know how high the sky is. He values ​​profit and neglects justice, and does not know what is good and what is evil."

"Last year, all the countries in Southeast Asia came to pay tribute to our country, the Ming Dynasty. Their purpose is self-evident, which is to use the name of paying tribute to extract the wealth of our country."

"Fortunately, the emperor is wise and all the princes in the court are good ministers and generals, so the Ming Dynasty vassal state agreement was introduced, abandoning the unrealistic achievements of the past, and everything was centered on the fundamental interests of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it was also for a better future. Unite the Southeast Asian countries."

"However, the Nanyang countries did not accept the Holy Grace of the Emperor, were unwilling to learn from our Ming Dynasty's teachings, and were unwilling to sign the Ming Dynasty vassal state agreement. After returning, the Nanyang countries were even more jealous of the profits of my Ming Dynasty merchants and arbitrarily expropriated my Ming Dynasty merchants. They imposed heavy taxes and even deliberately looted and killed my Ming merchants."

"This Siamese country has even overestimated its capabilities by contacting other countries in Southeast Asia in an attempt to unite against the Ming Dynasty. This is bringing about its own destruction and deserves what it deserves."

"My Ming Dynasty can't bear it anymore. In order to protect the interests of our Ming Dynasty and to promote Confucianism, I have to launch an army to attack~"

Zhou Zhishi slowly explained with great eloquence, and everyone was fascinated by it and understood the origin and process of this matter.

In short, although what I, the Ming Dynasty, did was very banditry and not benevolent, it was also because these Southeast Asian countries were unjust to our Ming Dynasty first. They did not know good from evil and maliciously targeted our Ming Dynasty.

Originally, I, the Ming Dynasty, had good intentions and asked you to sign this vassal state agreement. From now on, we will be a family. You should learn everything from my Ming Dynasty, learn about education, understand etiquette, and follow Confucianism, so that you can escape from barbarians and ignorance.

But you just don’t know what is good and what is good, and you deliberately target me, Da Ming. How can I, Da Ming, spare you so easily?

"...Today's emperor is an eternal sage, whose achievements are greater than those of the three emperors, whose virtue is greater than that of the five emperors, whose literary achievements can be compared with those of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and whose martial arts surpass the emperors of Qin and Han Dynasties. This is truly a blessing to our Ming Dynasty and to our common people!"

"After receiving such a huge compensation, His Majesty did not set aside any money for his own enjoyment. Instead, he prepared to build bridges, pave roads, reservoirs, and dams throughout the Ming Dynasty, laying the foundation for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty forever."

At the end of the story, Zhou Zhishi couldn't help but kowtow to the place where Emperor Hongzhi's palace is in the north, praising the sage of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Having such an emperor is a blessing to the Ming Dynasty and the blessings of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty.

The people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are cheering for the victory in Nanyang, and for the subsequent large-scale construction of water conservancy projects, bridges and roads in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other side, Tianjin Shili Yangxing is here.

On the broad Shili Yanghang Street, one building after another stood, resplendent in gold and green. At this moment, every business house began to beat gongs and drums, and firecrackers burst out to celebrate the Ming Dynasty's great victory in Nanyang.

The Ming army won a great victory in Nanyang and severely repaired Siam, which also made these trading houses feel bad.

This is not the key. What is more important is that with the Ming Dynasty's successive military operations in Nanyang, Annan was destroyed, the city was conquered, Malacca was kicked, and Siam was punched.

The entire Nanyang countries were impressed by the powerful force of the Ming Dynasty, and each one of them became more honest. Their trading houses straightened their backs and were full of confidence when doing business in the Nanyang region.

In the past, I dared to impose heavy taxes on them, but now I don't even dare to lay a fart on the Ming people for fear of being attacked and retaliated by the Ming army. This is a real benefit.

If a ship had not been taxed by these small Southeast Asian countries, it would have easily earned hundreds of thousands more taels of silver. Silver and tangible benefits were the reason for their celebration.

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