On March 12, Li Shuyi and Zhu Ai also entered Jiangning, and Lin Fu formally summoned Lin Tingli, Lin Mengde, Lin Xuwen, Qin Chengzu, Cao Ziang, Gao Zongting, Song Fu, Sun Shangwang, Wang Chengfu, Sun Jingxuan and others into the army.
The government discussed the establishment of a colonial bank based on the original household bank, and he intended to take this matter as the firmest step towards a new pattern.
In the Tuisi Hall, Lin Fu changed the previous discussion pattern in which the main person was in the middle and the ministers sat in two rows. He directly placed a long oval table in the hall so that everyone could sit around the table and discuss matters.
This formal change was conducive to deliberation and discussion. Although it was inconsistent with tradition, the rise of Huaidong was directly related to the pragmatic style of the generals, and no one raised any objections.
The essence of pragmatism lies in pragmatism, and it is precisely because of the gathering of a large group of pragmatic and talented people around Lin Fu over the years that Huaidong has been able to rise and become so strong that it created a new dynasty.
"The discussion of military achievements and the determination of public lands in various places are almost in progress," Lin Fu sat at one end of the long circular table and said, "The colonial bank should also start setting up the new bank immediately. The new bank will be named after it."
"Settlers", I think everyone can understand something from it; "Settlers" are people who make money and profit, and "colonizers" are the meaning of interest. The reward of 400,000 generals and 5,000 generals for their military merits is not a simple reward.
It is said that this time it is only the principal of 12 million silver dollars that will be transferred to the Colonist Bank; the real reward for military merit must be derived from the meaning of 'colonial merchant'..."
Regarding the establishment of Colonial Bank, Lin Fu discussed it with Song Fu, Gao Zongting, Lin Mengde, and Lin Xuwen for several months. Of course, Song Fu, Lin Mengde, Lin Xuwen, and Gao Zongting knew all about Lin Fu's real thoughts.
In the heart.
At present, of course, the central government cannot come up with 12 million silver dollars of real gold and silver to invest in the colonial bank. Those who really invest in the bank are Yijiang, Shouzhou, Luzhou, Jiangning, Yudong, Yizhou and other places, totaling six
Millions of acres of public land.
The newly established colonial banks will set up institutions in various places to take over these public lands, sell or lease these public lands at low prices to landless or a small number of tenants and farmers, thereby collecting principal, and then repurchase a large amount of principal.
Turn to the shipbuilding industry, seaport construction, Blackwater Ocean and Nanyang Shipping Company to support the development of the emerging industrial industry and the penetration and expansion of overseas trade in order to obtain huge profits, and then distribute these huge profits yearly in the form of money interest
Give meritorious generals as a real reward.
The development of Colonial Bank and the future scale and extent of the Meritorious Group's profits are directly linked to the expansion and trade penetration of overseas markets.
In other words, the Colonial Bank will stand behind the entire meritorious group of the new empire in the future, which means that Lin Fu's New Deal thinking of overseas expansion and trade penetration will be difficult for traditional forces to change.
At present, the annual trade volume with Haidong and Nanyang exceeded 2,500 taels of silver last year, with huge profits of almost 20 million taels in all aspects.
Among them, only about 7 million taels of silver were directly returned to the military department through various channels and included in the central finance to support the current war. More, a huge profit of nearly 12 to 3 million taels of silver was passed through various links.
Distributed among the many emerging factory owners, industrial and mining owners represented by the Dongyang Township Party, the Maritime Group, and the Jianghuai merchant gentry, as well as the forces that control traditional raw silk, tea cloth, porcelain, sugar and other industries -
The Dongyang Township Party, the Maritime Group, and the Jianghuai merchant gentry represented by the Lin family, the Song family, the Gu family, the Zhou family, and the Chen family are precisely the basis of Huaidong's current strong finances and strong power. They are different from the traditional dependence on the land.
The rentier class already has completely different distinctions.
Taking the Lin family as an example, although Lin Fu has a vast private estate in his own name, the land traditionally owned by the Lin family has actually been gradually turned into capital for new businesses and invested in ships since the Great Retreat from Jinhai.
Come to emerging industries such as yards, iron yards, coal yards, weaving yards and banks.
Among them, the Lin family accumulated more than 200,000 acres of grain fields in Shanglinli for several generations, and the hundreds of thousands of acres of grain fields that were swallowed up in Tianjin Sea after the Yannan War. They were established in Linting, Lin Xuwen, and Lin Xulu.
In the name of Lin Mengde and others, more than three million taels of real gold were invested in Huaidong banks, shipyards and other industries.
Over the past few years, profits have increased, and Lin's total assets have exceeded 10 million silver dollars.
At this time, the Lin family not only gained the status of the first family politically, but also had a solid economic foundation to ensure the status of the first family.
In the ten years since Lin Fu governed Huaidong, the Lin family has essentially transformed from a traditional profit-seeking business gentry power that was half dependent on land and half dependent on trade to a relatively pure capital power that was dependent on emerging factories and trade for profit.
Of course, a new dynasty can be established at any time. Once the dynasty is officially established and Lin Fu ascends the throne, all the land in the world will naturally belong to the Lin family and the entire meritorious group. Therefore, without a powerful means and measures, it is difficult to prevent the entire group from going there.
Walk on the old road.
The so-called more powerful means and measures are not to hold down the heads of Lin and the meritorious group, but to attract them with the huge benefits of the new pattern.
The so-called new pattern is nothing more than the commercial revolution brought about by the unified mainland market and the larger overseas colonial market. Only the continuous innovation of new technologies and the rich materials generated by emerging industries and mining can a steady stream of
Obtain excess profits that far exceed the benefits of land rent from the unified mainland market and overseas colonial market.
Of course, the current profits from trade penetration into overseas markets are all going to the Dongyang Township Party, the Maritime Group, and the Jianghuai merchant gentry headed by the Lin, Song, Zhou, Chen and other families; the establishment of a colonial bank is
The meritorious group who shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the founding of the new empire must be involved.
The Lin family, Song Fu and others also knew that they had to give up part of their profits to the meritorious generals, especially the senior generals who controlled the army for Lin Fu, and even some of the profits needed in the early stage of the establishment of the colonial bank.
The principal of one million silver dollars has to be borrowed from Huaidong Bank, which does not occupy the central government's budget.
Considering the current scale of trade with Haidong and Nanyang, if the principal of the Colonial Bank, which represents the interests of the meritorious group, is really 12 million silver dollars, it can get at least 3 million silver dollars in profits every year.
Traditionally, Yuan Yue's annual donations and rewards to the clan and relatives were only on this scale.
These are the core policies for future government governance that Lin Fu and Huaidong's core generals have discussed over and over again for several months.
When Lin Fu transferred Sun Shangwang, Wang Chengfu, Li Shuyi, Zhu Ai and others to Jiangning, he did not mean to replace anyone immediately.
The governance of the public government will involve all aspects of the empire. After the core strategy is formulated, many extremely important emerging positions will be derived. These emerging important positions will mainly employ people such as Sun Shangwang, Wang Chengfu, Li Shuyi, and Zhu Ai.
Lin Fu will not weaken the power and status of Lin Mengde and other veterans for the time being, but will complete a smooth transition in the central power structure in the next few years or ten years. This is also a situation that everyone is happy to see.
"I thought about it for a long time, discussed it repeatedly with Song Gong and Meng Deye, and decided to let Chengfu take charge of the colonial bank." Lin Fu knocked on the table, looked at Wang Chengfu, and said, "The pressure on your shoulders is not light.
.As things are not going well at the Colonial Bank, I suggest that the branch office be granted a five-year tax holiday. After this period, it will be treated the same as the Huaidong Bank."
The head of the colonial bank is an important position that is no less important than the deputy envoy of Zhidu. Lin Fu will appoint Wang Chengfu to take charge of it. He will also participate in political affairs and hold the title of deputy envoy of Zhidu. He will be in charge of Huaidong at this time.
Zhou Guangnan from Qianzhuang is on par.
"Chengfu will definitely live up to his master's trust..." Wang Chengfu said.
"It has nothing to do with me," Lin Fu joked, "The welfare of five thousand meritorious generals is entrusted to you. If you mess up this matter, the generals and generals in the military department will naturally tear you apart..."
Everyone laughed together. Since the Colonial Silver Village was Lin Fu's firm step in establishing a new pattern, it was also Lin Fu's reward for Huaidong's meritorious generals. Wang Chengfu had done it, and there were naturally many people who wanted to make him look bad.
They were all Huaidong generals that Wang Chengfu did not dare to offend easily.
Lin Fu added: "Blackwater Shipping Company, I plan to split into two and formally establish Nanyang Shipping Company, which will be responsible for trade penetration and expansion in Nanyang and Annan regions, as well as maritime insurance for commercial and civilian ships. After the split,
The Blackwater Shipping Company is headed by Zhou Guangdong, who is responsible for the penetration and control of trade in the Haidong region and the navigation insurance of commercial and civilian ships. Officials and garrison generals of Jeju Island and Dongzhou Jisi Dufu reported to the Privy Council and the Military Staff respectively
The department is responsible for the department, and the commercial affairs are responsible to the Blackwater Shipping Company, and the Nanyang Shipping Company is also responsible as usual..."
Lin Fu's move actually granted the trading privileges to the Haidong and Nanyang regions directly to Heishuiyang and Nanyang Shipyards, and used these two semi-official and semi-private shipyards to assist in the management of overseas colonies.
Affairs, in order to reduce the center’s direct investment in overseas trade and colonization; and the center’s huge profits from overseas trade and colonization will also be collected directly from these two shipping companies.
At this time, Blackwater Shipping Company had a total of 126 shareholders. In addition to the traditional maritime groups, it also included the Lin, Song, Chen and other families as well as the Dongyang Township Party who had the foresight to invest funds in the early days; it was spun off
The Nanyang Shipping Company was naturally established as usual, and the Seal Bank and Huaidong Bank directly invested huge sums of money to hold shares.
As far as we know at the moment, the trade potential of the Nanyang region will be two to three times that of the Haidong region, which is far from being fully exploited at present. Sun Shangwang is in charge of the Nanyang Shipbuilding Society, which must have great power. Under the shipbuilding society, he will also have overseas areas.
Establish an armed fleet to ensure the normal progress of trade. If necessary, you can even ask the central government to mobilize the Nanyang navy to go to sea to fight and use force to open the trade door of Nanyang and Annan.
In fact, Lin Fu also wanted to form a pattern of overseas trade penetration and expansion led by Huaidong Bank, Settlers Bank, Heishuiyang Shipping Company and Nanyang Shipping Company. The only way to do this is to conduct business on the vast overseas market.
Long-term and sustained trade penetration can provide a steady stream of power and sufficient capital accumulation for the development of the emerging mining and mining industries in the Jianghuai region.
"The government meeting must also formulate customs as soon as possible," Lin Fu said. "For Huaidong to have the current structure, it must maintain this structure for a long time and get further innovations. Except for me, I will work with other companies.
There is an inseparable relationship between all parties working together. Therefore, the government meeting is not a simple place where seniority is discussed, but a place for consultations between various families and all aspects. At present, there are eight people from the Lin family and eight people from the Military Staff.
Eight people from the Privy Council will participate in the deliberations, and one person from each of the Huaidong Bank, Settlers Bank, Nanyang Shipping Company, and Blackwater Shipping Company will participate in the deliberations. In addition, it is not realistic to directly establish a master craftsman's academy parallel to the Hanlin Academy. I intend to first
Firstly, Chongxue Guan was established under the Government Palace. I took charge of Chongxue Guan as my own bachelor, and appointed three other majors and twenty-four bachelors to reward those who have made great contributions to the innovation of craftsmanship and the prosperity of miscellaneous studies.
"Except for me, the three bachelors of Chongxueguan will naturally participate in the government meeting. Do you think this arrangement is good?"
Huaidong rose to prominence and eventually formed a public governance structure. Together with the Lin family, the powerful Huaidong Army, the military department and the supporting forces behind it, as well as Huaidong banks, black water ships, and
Lin Fuxing studied craftsmanship and made outstanding contributions to this, and the craftsmen groups represented by Ge Fu, Ge Siyu, Sun Dalu, Jiang Yue and others all have a direct and close relationship.
With the establishment of a new empire, power will naturally be distributed among these forces - this will also include the core figures of civil servants and military officers who made outstanding contributions to the rise of Huaidong.
Chongxueguan is only an honorary institution. The bachelor of Chongxueguan will actually be the core figure in control of the manufacturing department in Huaidong. The real power structure is the government meeting and the military staff established under the Chongguo Palace.