Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1942, the bottleneck of the Western Union
The Governor's Mansion of Ceylon built on the mountainside is extremely luxurious and huge, which was mainly built during the time of the first Governor Hu Xian.

Later, Hu Xian was not willing to lose the position and power of the governor, so he also led the Hu family to want to monopolize the entire Western United Commercial Firm, but was dealt with by many bosses. The Hu family of the Jiangnan clan also declined.

However, the luxurious governor's mansion he led to build has been preserved, and it has always been the mansion of the governor of Ceylon. The subsequent governors of Ceylon also worked and lived here.

At this time, the current governor of Ceylon, Zhu Benduan, was thinking about the matter of the Western United Firm with a sad face.

With the development of Western United Commercial Bank to the present level, Yanran has become an independent country, but he is not an independent country.

Because there are many owners behind it, the Western United Commercial Bank needs to distribute dividends to its own owners every year, which also means that the huge wealth that the Western United Commercial Bank earns every year is basically unable to keep by itself. It is to distribute dividends to shareholders.

The implications and consequences are far-reaching.

Regardless of the fact that the city of Ceylon is getting bigger and bigger, the more it is built, the more prosperous it is, and the commerce and trade are extremely developed, but in the entire colony of the Western United Commercial Bank, only the city of Ceylon is bustling and lively.

Other places are still not much different from before, and they are still extremely backward, especially the natives of Tianzhu. Although these natives are relatively comfortable, their rule is very simple, and there is no need to worry about them rebelling. .

Under the long-term caste system, they are content with their own situation, being exploited and oppressed are resigned, and the exploitation and oppression of the Western United Commercial Bank itself is much lighter than before, which also led to the local The aborigines did not have any opinion on the rule of the Western Union, nor did they intend to resist.

However, the number of these aboriginals is huge, but there are huge differences in culture, ideology, education, religion, etc. from the Ming people.

The deep-rooted and huge differences cannot be corrected by fundamental changes.

The rapid development of the Western United Commercial Bank did not rely on these local aborigines, but immigrants from Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Ceylon Island can become the current Ceylon Island is because the aborigines on Ceylon Island were basically killed by the Western United Trading Company, and those who were expelled were expelled to the Tianzhu mainland.

The entire Ceylon Island is almost full of Ming people, which is why the construction and development of Ceylon Island can be so rapid.

In other parts of the Western Union Colony, the southern and eastern parts of the Tianzhu continent, these areas are vast in size and have a large population, but they have never been able to develop.

The Western United Firm can only establish plantations one by one, specializing in the cultivation of sugar cane, cotton, tea, spices, grain, etc. Other than that, any other attempts have ended in failure.

The people of Ming Dynasty can rule here, but it is difficult to promote the development here.

The development of Western United Commercial Bank has entered a period of flattening and even a period of regression in recent years.

With the development of other vassal states and colonies, the profits of traditional cotton planting, sugar industry, spice industry, and tea industry began to become lower and lower, and prices dropped sharply.

This has also greatly affected the income of the Western United Commercial Bank in the past few years, which has dropped a lot. This has also caused Zhu Benduan to be questioned and distrusted by the owners.

Fortunately, the city of Ceylon is developing rapidly, and the business exchanges are very developed. The Western Union Commercial Bank has made a lot of money just by collecting taxes from it. The development of Ceylon City has made up for part of the decline. May be impeached.

"The traditional agriculture is no longer good, even if the competition is fierce, and now the competition for industrial products is also extremely fierce."

"The price of cloth has been falling, and we have a large number of cotton plantations. The cotton grown is directly supplied to the factories in the colony. We are not afraid of price competition, but the price has been falling, and the income is getting lower and lower. "

"The price of steel has always been relatively good, but the production of steel requires large-scale iron ore. At present, no good iron ore has been found on the Tianzhu continent."

"The sales of cement are also very strong, but the increase in production has always been a problem, and I don't know how the South African colony is doing."

"Why do they export a large amount of steel and cement every year, and the price is lower than ours."

Zhu Benduan thought carefully.

At first he thought that the governor of Ceylon was very good, but after he actually sat in this position, he realized that the governor was not so easy to be.

Not to mention being restricted and supervised by shareholders everywhere, such a huge colony of the Western United Commercial Bank has a lot of things to worry about. The most important thing is that it is really difficult to develop well. I have to be a shareholder For the sake of their interests, it must bring sufficient benefits to shareholders every year.

"The large amount of wealth that has been handed over to shareholders every year has also left us with a lack of funds for the development of Western United Commercial Bank. If we can keep some of the funds, we can also expand our production capacity through investment."

"The rapid development of this South African colony is not because the owners behind it are willing to invest in it. After investing in it year after year, the gap has now come out."

"The South African colonies are getting better every year, and we are stuck in a state of stagnation."

Zhu Benduan looked at the map and locked his eyes on the South African colony. Originally, the situation of the two colonies was similar. However, with the passage of time, the South African colony began to develop rapidly and gradually exerted its strength.

The gap between the Western United Commercial Bank and the southern colonies is also getting wider and wider.

"What is the reason that makes the gap between us bigger and bigger?"

Zhu Benduan still can't figure it out. It is clear that the Western Union Company was better than the South African colony at the beginning, and even at the beginning, the Western Union Company developed better and faster than the South African colony.

Relying on a large amount of cheap labor and slaves in Tianzhu, the Western United Commercial Bank developed very well at the beginning, while the South African colony faced a serious labor shortage and slow development because it only used the tradition of the Ming people.

But now, the situation is reversed. They are developing rapidly, but their own side has fallen into a state of stagnation, weak development, and even regression.

This is something that the bosses behind him, the governor, cannot tolerate.

We must find a way to make Western United Commercial Bank earn more money and develop better.

"Governor, there is a young man named Liu Da outside asking to see him. This is his greeting card."

While Zhu Benduan was thinking, someone came over with a greeting card and asked for instructions.

"Liu Da?"

"I've never heard of it."

Zhu Benduan originally wanted to disappear directly, but when he saw the pattern on the invitation card, he quickly opened the invitation card.

"It turned out to be the son of Liu Jin's family, the Duke of Liao and the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet."

Looking carefully at the pattern above, we can confirm the family emblems of the Duke of Liao and the cabinet chief assistant Liu Jin’s family. The family emblems were not popular in Ming Dynasty, but with the development of maritime trade, colonialism and capitalism, people In order to facilitate identification, it is also slowly becoming popular.

Every firm has its own logo, and every factory and workshop also has its own logo. This logo is equivalent to a brand and trademark, and people can recognize it at a glance.

Later, the big and small families of the Ming Dynasty gradually designed their own family emblems one after another. The unique family emblem can let people know at once that they belong to the family's children, properties, etc.

In addition, these vassal states and colonies outside the Ming Dynasty also have their own logos, badges, patterns, etc. The flags of the vassal states are basically dragon flags, but there are differences in the color and the number of dragon claws.

"Ask him to come to the study."

After thinking about it, Zhu Benduan is also planning to meet this Liu Da, the son of the Duke of Liao and the chief minister of the cabinet. This time he came to the Western United Commercial Bank, maybe there is something important.

This Liu Jin is one of the major shareholders of Western United Commercial Bank, and has a great right to speak. In addition, the British Duke, Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong, etc. who wear a pair of trousers with Liu Jin can even be dismissed directly. It is also possible to be the governor himself.

At the beginning, the main shareholders of the Western United Commercial Bank, these princes and gentlemen were regarded as the capital of the north, Zhu Benduan's Zhu family, Feng Xiang's Feng family, Sihai merchant Li Chun's Li family, Wei Guogong, and the Hu family who were wiped out by everyone. The other Southern families are the capital of the South.

Originally, the southern capital occupied more shares between the two parties, but the Hu family was wiped out, and its shares were taken by Shou Ning Hou, Jian Chang Hou, and Ning Wang. This is a wonderful change. The share of capital in the North exceeds that in the South.

Of course, the main reason is that Liu Jin has enough influence. In a word, there must be many people who support him. He is not doing well now. Everyone has already complained about it. Whether the next governor can continue to be the governor Still unknown.

At this juncture, Liu Da came here. Whether he came here with some purpose, no one knew, but we must see him, and he had to figure out his purpose.

Did this mean that Liu Jin came to the Western United Commercial Bank to dismiss him, or did he also come to work and hold a position in the Western United Commercial Bank?

Soon, Zhu Benduan came to his study room. As soon as he entered the study room, he saw Liu Da sitting and drinking tea, and he couldn't help opening his eyes slightly.

"It's so similar, it's exactly the same as Mr. Liu!"

PS: Do you think that a colonial firm like the Western Union should focus on making money, or on operating a place?
(End of this chapter)