Chapter 288 The Struggle between the Economy and the Party (5) Market, Market
At this moment, Gao Pragmatic was forced to calm down and think: In addition to changing East Asia, what changes have I brought to the world over the years? How will these changes in turn affect East Asia?
The advance news of the "siege of Ostend" did not spread so quickly that even Gao Pragmatic knew about it, but it didn't matter. He had just drawn his own inference from the industry report submitted by southern Xinjiang.
Although it is impossible to infer the specific "Siege of Ostend", he is obviously very aware of the large quantities of guns, projectiles and gunpowder imported by Spain and Portugal from southern Xinjiang. He even knows that the Spanish-Portuguese Empire is in conflict with southern Xinjiang.
Negotiating the purchase of armed transport ships.
This was a bit unexpected. He originally thought that since Spain was the largest naval power in Europe at this moment, it should be a little conceited and unlikely to outsource ships from Beijing. However, this was not the case. The Spanish thinking
If you can't buy it, buy it as much as possible. If you can't buy it, think of something yourself.
When Gao Pragmatic thought about it carefully, he understood that the Spanish royal family basically had no awareness of "protecting its own industry." As the heir to the Habsburg family with the noblest origins in Europe, Philip II's attitude towards Spain was
"I rule over you as God's blessed monarch" - in other words, you were given to me by God, and I can rule as I please.
So how does he want to rule? "The world is not enough for me." Conquer, conquer every piece of land I can conquer for God. If England refuses me to continue to rule as co-king after the death of Queen Mary I, then I will dispatch the Invincible Fleet to conquer
it!
But it is a pity that the Armada failed, and the Dutch Revolution emerged. After comprehensive consideration, Philip II decided to put down the easy things first and then the hard ones: first put down the rebellion in the Netherlands, and then go back and deal with England. So, there was "
"Siege of Ostend" - even if Gao Pragmatic didn't know this, it did not prevent him from inferring that Spain must be more powerful in Europe at this moment than in history, and this was also the reason why he had previously approved Spain and Portugal to import military equipment in southern Xinjiang.
Yes, he believed that instead of letting Spain spend all its energy but still being unable to suppress England and the Netherlands like in history, it was better to strengthen Spain and Portugal through trade, let the Kingdom of Spain fight England to the death, and pacify the Netherlands.
History has proven that Spain, because of its extremely strong Catholic faith, cannot get out of its own thinking limitations. Even if it occupies a huge colony, it is difficult to quickly transform into capitalism, let alone quickly launch an industrial revolution.
The UK and the Netherlands are different. Many "firsts" in history occurred in these two places, such as the "origin of the modern corporate system" and "the origin of the modern financial system" in the Netherlands, as well as the "first time" in England, which is most feared by high pragmatism.
An Industrial Revolution".
To put it simply, Britain and the Netherlands can bring greater changes to the world. If it continues to develop as it did in history, Gao Pragmatism will still be very worried that the industrial revolution will first appear in Britain, not the Ming Dynasty or southern Xinjiang.
Once this happens, Chinese civilization may still face impact from the outside world - even if this time it won't be so tragic.
Ignoring this threat for the sake of the development of the whole world? Sorry, I, Gao, am of Yanhuang blood, and I am not selfless and great enough to let China suffer for the sake of the whole world.
In this case, let Spain continue to fight for God! Not only "God favors Spain", but I, Gao Rixin, also favor you... Come, get the military aid, and wish you good military luck.
If England and the Netherlands were not enough, I would even support your Habsburg family in destroying their historical enemy France and defeating the Sacrifice League. At least at this moment, I am simply more firm in your ideals than a devout Catholic. Please continue to believe that God can give you everything, not industrialization.
But having said that, Spain's mass killings in Europe did have an impact on the economy of East Asia. In fact, it was not only the Jiangnan chaebol in the Ming Dynasty that suffered from sales, but also southern Xinjiang. It was just that in the past six months, the high Pragmatic always thought that this was caused by the three wars he initiated, so he ignored it.
The economic impact is chain-like, and then various chain reactions occur through the economic chain. For example, if the Ming Dynasty's external market declines, then the revenue of the two ocean fleets will decline for the first time, and Gao pragmatism will also be suspended for the first time. The shipbuilding plan of the Lianghai Fleet was approved, and the reply stated that all shipbuilding plans would be postponed for one year.
For another example, Gao Pragmatic banned rice from southern Xinjiang from entering Japan, but obviously this batch of rice would not be smashed into his hands. This led to a decline in rice prices in several port cities in the Ming Dynasty and surrounding areas, which led to the domestic rice trade in the Ming Dynasty (such as Huguang). -Jiangnan) has declined, which has affected the business of grain merchants and transport merchants in Huguang, which also affects the economy.
As for whether these businessmen will lower the purchase price of grain, affecting landlords and farmers, and then affecting tenant farmers, even Gao Pragmatism cannot say for sure.
In a word, the economy is an issue that affects the whole body. Even if the market really has an "invisible hand", who will be harmed and who will benefit from this hand in the process of adjustment is still at this moment. What no one can predict, and no one can explain clearly, including Gao Pragmatic - after all, he is just a person, and the education in his previous life allows him to deduce the general trend. Thank God, it is impossible to be meticulous and comprehensive.
So the question now is, what to do?
The Spaniards wanted to go to war, and Gao Pragmatic supported them in the war. However, once this happened, it would be difficult to continue selling large quantities of Ming Dynasty silk porcelain and Nanyang spices to Europe, which would lead to a decline in the export trade between Ming Dynasty and Nanyang.
The problem of Nanyang spices is actually a little better, because Gao Pragmatic's previous strategy was to pay equal attention to Europe and the Ming Dynasty, selling to Europe on one side and selling to the Ming Dynasty on the other. The part sold to Europe was left alone, and it was the business of these merchants to hand over the goods to Spanish and Portuguese merchants. , and sold to the Ming Dynasty to the two ocean fleets (including other Ming merchants), the port authorities of various places, and the Jinghua Trading Company all need to make a difference.
To put it simply, over the years, Jinghua has been using its entire system to promote Nanyang spices to enter thousands of households, not just into the dining tables of upper-class families.
Gao Pragmatic does not intend to make these spices exclusive products for the upper class, but hopes to democratize them. Firstly, he believes that only by democratizing them can production and sales be increased, benefiting more manufacturers and traders; secondly, he also
I hope that more people in Ming Dynasty can enjoy richer food tastes.
Now, the European line of the spice trade has been affected to a certain extent, but in fact the impact is not particularly large, because these spices can only be consumed by the upper class in Europe. Therefore, the impact of the war is mainly on the level of transportation capacity. Of course, the impact cannot be counted
It is currently estimated that 40% of sales will be lost this year. However, in any case, Ming Dynasty's continued opening up of the market can slow down this downward trend.
However, the Ming Dynasty's main export products were silk and porcelain, and the two brothers were synonymous with the world's top high-end luxury. Their market problems were not so easy to solve.
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