Chapter 743, the problems brought about by colonization
In Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, Liu Jin was lying very comfortably on a beach chair by the sea, enjoying the scenery of the beach and drinking coconut juice. His whole life was extremely relaxed and comfortable.
He had just finished his campaign on Java Island some time ago, leading an army of tens of thousands across the entire Java. He captured more than 200,000 slaves alone, which greatly eased the demand for slaves by the plantation owners in Southeast Asia.
At the beginning of the year, we started from Annan in the north, then came down to Champa, then Malacca, then Siam, and then to Java. When we finally came back, we also laid down a large piece of land in Bo Nizhou, and now we are back here in Crescent City.
Prepare to leave for class to return to Beijing.
"September will be here in the blink of an eye. Now that we are back in Ming Dynasty, we can rest for a while and celebrate the New Year soon."
"The fourteenth year of Hongzhi has passed like this, and it will soon be the fifteenth year of Hongzhi."
"Emperor Hongzhi seems to have only reigned for eighteen years, which means he only lasted about four years."
Liu Jin thought deeply, although Emperor Hongzhi didn't have great talents or great ideas, he was indeed a good old man. Working for such a boss, you can rest assured and don't have to worry about your future.
If you meet a comrade like Zhu Yuanzhang, to be honest, Liu Jincheng would rather stay away from him and find a place to live in peace and be a rich man than enter the court, because you don't know whether you will be a rich man tomorrow.
The nine tribes will be wiped out by Comrade Lao Zhu.
But Emperor Hongzhi was different. You could work for him without worrying too much, so Liu Jin was able to work freely and have everything he has now.
"I don't know what kind of disease Emperor Hongzhi suffered from in history, and he died young when he was only in his thirties. It seems that more schools need to be established, and the establishment of a medical school is also on the agenda."
"I hope that Emperor Hongzhi's life can be extended by then, and I am counting on an unreliable naughty boy like Zhu Houzhao..."
Thinking of Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head.
This guy is not very reliable, and he is too playful. If according to the historical time, he ascended the throne and became the emperor in his teens, his character has not been polished, and the future of the Ming Dynasty will probably be troubled again.
Ah, the situation that I managed with great difficulty may also be affected by this.
In contrast, Liu Jin still hopes that Emperor Hongzhi can live for more than ten years. It will be much better when classmate Zhu Houzhao is in his thirties and has restrained his playfulness.
"Sir, there is a letter from the Western region."
At this time, someone hurriedly came to Liu Jin and handed several letters to Liu Jin.
"Um!"
Liu Jin took the letter and looked at it carefully.
The letter was written to Liu Jin by someone from the Western Ocean Trading Company of Tianjin. When the Western United Trading Company was preparing to attack Ceylon Island, Liu Jin attached great importance to this matter and was extremely concerned about it, so he also warned the people of the Ocean Trading Company.
Always pay attention to what is happening on the island of Ceylon.
"It was so easy to capture the island of Ceylon. The treasures obtained now alone are worth more than thirty million taels of silver. This Western United Trading Company has really made a fortune now."
After reading the contents of the letter, Liu Jin had a smile on his face.
This is a good beginning.
The beginning of the real colonial era.
Once the news from Ceylon Island reaches the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely cause a violent response in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the major trading houses will organize more private armed forces and go to various parts of the world to conquer and colonize each place.
This greatly promoted the arrival of the colonial era and promoted the rapid development of all aspects of Ming Dynasty. From then on, the colonists of Ming Dynasty, the dignitaries of Ming Dynasty, businessmen of Ming Dynasty, etc., who had tasted the sweetness, would be out of control.
At that time, even if some people raise objections to colonization, implement sea bans, etc., they will probably be thrown to the bottom of the sea without hesitation.
“Ceylon is a great place~”
"Gems are nothing."
"With the island of Ceylon, we can use it as a springboard to plot the entire Tianzhu. We can also go east to attack Burma, and west to the Middle East, Persia and Africa."
"Hu Xian's vision is really vicious, and his methods are insidious and despicable, but this is the kind of person the colonial era needs."
A map of the Indian Ocean region appeared in Liu Jin's mind. After careful analysis, he found that Ceylon Island is definitely a treasure island. Western United Commercial Bank has taken over Ceylon Island. This has many benefits. It has a nail in the Indian Ocean, and the entire Indian Ocean will be affected.
Slowly it became a colony of Western United Trading Houses.
"The Portuguese established a colonial stronghold here in Guri (Calicut), and also blocked the Persian Gulf, expelling merchants from the Middle East and Persia, and wanted to monopolize the trade in spices and the East."
Along with the news that the United Western Trading Company had captured Ceylon Island, the Portuguese appeared on Tianzhu. The Portuguese established a colony in Calicut, Tianzhu, and blocked the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea very forcefully.
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"It's interesting. It seems that the first contest between the East and the West is going to happen on the Tianzhu side. Originally, I thought it might happen on the Golden Continent."
Upon seeing the news, Liu Jin immediately laughed.
The East and the West were carrying out great navigation and colonization at the same time, and conflicts between them would definitely arise. Among other things, in the Indian Ocean alone, the Ming Dynasty would inevitably have conflicts with the Portuguese.
"I don't know if Vasco da Gama has come to Tianzhu. Maybe we can invite him to Ming Dynasty as a guest."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin thought of Vasco da Gama. Historically, it was he who opened up the route to the Indian Ocean. He was also named the first governor of India by the King of Portugal. In the end, he died here in Tianzhu.
Liu Jin, who came from a later generation, still admired this navigator who was written into history textbooks. If there was a chance, Liu Jin would still like to meet him.
Columbus, da Gama, Magellan...
Of course, with the rise of the Ming Dynasty, their names may not be included in the history textbooks of the future world.
"With the United Western Trading Company here in Tianzhu, it is impossible for the Portuguese to advance eastward. Let's leave it alone for now. If the Portuguese insist on seeking death to offend me, the Ming Dynasty, I will not mind driving you out of the Indian Ocean."
After thinking about it, Liu Jin stopped caring about this matter.
Portugal is a small country and weak in power. Even though it and Spain were the first to start world colonization, it later lost almost most of its colonies in the world.
The Netherlands, Britain, and France, which came from behind, quickly surpassed it and replaced it, seizing a large number of colonies from Portugal.
Among them, Tianzhu was originally a Portuguese colony, but was robbed by the Dutch and finally the British. Almost all its colonies were robbed around the world.
In the end, even Brazil was almost robbed by the French, but fortunately, they were able to keep this fig leaf.
So Portugal is not terrible. It is a small country and is destined to have limited potential.
It has exhausted all its country's power, and can only organize more than twenty warships to come to the Indian Ocean at one time. These dozens of warships are nothing to the Ming Dynasty.
The first phase of the Ming Navy's plan was to establish three powerful navies. The number of main battleships in any one navy would exceed a hundred battleships. From this, we can know the power gap between big countries and small countries.
"This colonial problem is also a big problem~"
"Does this colony belong to the Ming Dynasty?"
"It can be said that it belongs to private land. For the Ming Dynasty, it is of course more appropriate to belong to the Ming Dynasty. But for these private colonists, they naturally hope that these places can be permanently owned by them."
"The relationship between the two must be handled well. If it belongs to the imperial court, the imperial court may not have so much power to manage it. It will also dampen the enthusiasm of private colonization."
"If it is private, the court may be worried about the emergence of China."
"Perhaps we should adopt the Western colonial method and use the governor-general to govern these colonies."
"Whoever captures it will belong to him. Whoever accepts his destiny will be the governor and have ownership of this land. However, he still has to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty. In name, the land still belongs to the Ming Dynasty. This may be better."
Soon, Liu Jin thought of another troublesome problem.
The Western side is different from Nanyang. Nanyang is relatively close to the Ming Dynasty, so we can directly set up provinces to govern it. However, this Western side is a bit unrealistic.
What's more, this is also a privately owned territory, and logically it should belong to private individuals.
Therefore, this problem is also a problem that needs to be solved. If there is no way to solve the problem of ownership and income of this private colony, the era of private colonization will not be possible.
"There's also the slave issue~"
"With the production and use of a large number of slaves, there will inevitably be more and more slaves, and it is very likely that they will slowly gather from all over the world to the Ming Dynasty. As time goes by, the number of these slaves will increase, and maybe there will be doves in the future.
Occupy the magpie's nest."
Liu Jin thought of another troublesome problem, the slave problem.
Liu Jin, who came from a later generation, knew very well that slaves were like a double-edged sword, with good and bad sides. The Gaul chickens of later generations were almost more powerful than the Gaul black-bone chickens. From this alone, you can know the slave issue.
and the many disadvantages brought about by the rise of colonies.
Conflicts among races, cultures, beliefs, and religions are becoming more and more intense.
"Slaves from the Nanyang region will definitely be followed by slaves from Tianzhu, slaves from the Middle East, Persia, and Africa. If they all gather in the Ming Dynasty, there will definitely be chaos."
"It will have an extremely far-reaching impact on the Ming Dynasty, and many impacts may be huge."
"Perhaps relevant slave laws should be introduced as soon as possible to strictly control all aspects of slaves."
