Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1943, the problems of the major colonies

Zhu Benduan met Liu Jin more than ten years ago. Liu Jin left a deep impression on him. His handsome appearance, gentle temperament and approachable, profound knowledge make him feel like a gentleman and gentle as jade.

For Liu Da in front of him, Zhu Benduan thought of Liu Jin at the first sight, because they were almost identical in appearance.

"Nephew~"

Zhu Benduan walked in and shouted with a smile as soon as he entered the door.

"Liu Da met Uncle Zhu!"

When Liu Da heard this, he quickly got up and saluted as a junior.

"Don't be too polite, don't be too polite."

Zhu Benduan hurriedly said, then looked at Liu Da and said: "I haven't seen Mr. Liu for many years, and seeing my nephew today is like seeing Mr. Liu. You and Mr. Liu are so similar, they are exactly the same."

"I do look more like my father."

Liu Da also nodded and said.

"Liu Gong is also true. My nephew didn't even tell me when he came to the West. I didn't even have any preparations for you when you arrived in Ceylon."

The two sides sat down as guest and host, and Zhu Benduan chatted with Liu Da with a smile on his face.

"Uncle is very kind. You are the Governor of Ceylon, and you are in charge of the Western Union Company. You are busy with business. It is a great honor for me to take time to see me."

Liu Da's visit to Zhu Benduan this time naturally has a purpose.

On the one hand, Liu Jin has some words to pass on to Zhu Benduan, and on the other hand, he will be in charge of the South African colony in the future. Naturally, he will have a good relationship with some large colonies and vassal states, not only the Governor of Ceylon, but also Ning Ning King Wang, King Chu, and King Shu are also going to visit one or two.

Get acquainted with them, and at the same time understand the situation of each colony. In this way, you will have a deeper understanding of the South African colonies, which will also be good for the future control of the South African colonies.

After some chat.

"My nephew is coming to Ceylon this time, do you know what's going on?"

"As long as I can help, please feel free to ask. Liu Gong and I have been old friends for many years, and we often exchange letters."

Zhu Benduan looked at Liu Da in front of him, and tentatively asked him the purpose of coming here. Liu Jin would not send his precious son to Xiyang, thousands of miles away, for no reason, there must be something.

"I'm going to South Africa this time, and I just passed by Ceylon, so I'm planning to rest here for a few days."

"That's why I came to visit you specially."

Liu Da replied with a smile.

"Go to South Africa."

Hearing this, Zhu Benduan felt a little relieved.

"South Africa is a good place. Now the entire overseas colonies and vassal states of Ming Dynasty are the best and fastest developing in South Africa. The other colonies and vassal states have basically entered a state of stagnation."

Zhu Benduan thought for a while, then said with a smile.

"Oh, what the hell is going on here?"

"When I was in the capital, I heard that my Ming Dynasty has hundreds of colonies and vassal states, but it is developing rapidly, and it has a tendency to surpass my own Ming Dynasty."

"For example, the Western United Commercial Bank you are in charge of has developed rapidly. This city of Ceylon is already comparable to the metropolises of Tianjin and Songhu in the Ming Dynasty. Every year, the Western United Commercial Bank can distribute hundreds of millions of taels of white clouds to shareholders."

"In addition, there is King Ning's Ning Kingdom, which has a vast territory, a large population, and rapid development. The slaves of Ning Kingdom are famous all over the world."

When Liu Da heard this, he immediately said in doubt.

On the way here, I heard a lot about the various colonies, and when I arrived at Ceylon Island, I also saw the prosperity, bustle and hustle and bustle of Ceylon City.

But Zhu Benduan actually said that the development of all the colonies and vassal states, except the South African colony, has begun to stagnate.

This is very surprising.

"You have been in the capital all the time, and you may not know much about the colonies and vassal states, and what you hear is limited to the rumors all the time. In fact, the development of the major colonies is indeed getting slower and slower now, and even has begun It’s hard to develop.”

Zhu Benduan sighed and said, "As far as we are concerned, the Western Union, except for the city of Ceylon, the entire vast colony is no different from before."

"In terms of economics, the income of our Western United Commercial Bank has not increased, but has begun to decrease; in terms of culture, it is difficult for us to promote our Ming culture, and only a few local people in Tianzhu are willing to learn our language and characters. In terms of local governance, we still need to rely on local people to help govern."

"In terms of population, the growth rate of Ming people in various colonies has begun to slow down. Everyone is not willing to immigrate to overseas colonies and vassals. Our population growth mainly depends on childbearing, but it takes time. It's a slow process, and there is no longer a large number of people migrating over like before."

"In terms of industry, it is difficult for us to develop industry like the Ming Dynasty. Although there are a lot of cheap labor in the colonies, they are not obedient to discipline and have no cultural knowledge. It is difficult to teach them. They can only do some simple and basic things. sexual stuff."

"It's impossible to do some technical things, because there is no way to recruit enough skilled workers like Daming's local side. Even if the equipment breaks down, you need to find engineers from Daming to repair it."

"Our Western United Commercial Bank is pretty good, at least our side of Ceylon Island is still developing very well."

"The development of other colonies and vassal states is even more difficult."

"Like Ningguo, despite the fact that Ningguo's agriculture is developing well and there are a lot of slaves, you can make a lot of money by trading slaves every year."

"However, there are still many problems in Ningguo. King Ning has always wanted to build a railway from Delhi to Goa. However, it has been several years since the railway was planned, and construction has not yet started."

"There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is that the development of Ningguo has fallen into a state of stagnation. It seems that this railway is dispensable, and the investment in the construction of the railway is very large, casually hundreds of millions. Prince Ning is also reluctant to throw two silver pieces in."

"There are also some colonies, like some colonies in the east, originally thinking of using the local Kunlun slaves, thinking that they are an important labor force, so we should make good use of them, give them the treatment of citizens, give them seeds, farm tools , teach them how to farm and so on.”

"Who knew that these Kunlun slaves are too lazy to work, and they are too lazy to die. Not only are they unwilling to learn farming, but they often gather people to make troubles, demanding more power and benefits, which also makes these colonies turbulent and extremely difficult to develop."

"There are also some colonies and vassal states, because the number of our Han people is too small, and there are too many slaves and local aborigines. As a result, they are oppressed by slaves and aborigines in turn, so that our Red Navy stationed in the Red Sea in Ming Dynasty had to Come out and help put down these slave and native rebellions."

"Many colonies and vassal states have built a city, but other places are far behind my Ming Dynasty."

"Whether the aborigines in Tianzhu or Africa are basically in a comfortable state, they are lazy and often unwilling to work. If there is something to eat today, we will eat first. As for tomorrow's affairs, we will worry about it tomorrow."

"The better you treat them, the more they will be like this. Instead, if you beat and scold them like slaves, they will obediently do something."

"So the development of the major colonies and vassal states is also very difficult. The main reason is that there are too few Han people, so it is difficult to promote the local development."

"In addition, after we Han people arrived in this overseas land, most of them were able to live a comfortable life as a few big landlords, so they also became lazy. After all, we can live a good life as long as we sit, and no one will die from exhaustion. Working hard."

Zhu Benduan told Liu Da about the difficulties of the colony. In fact, he mainly told Liu Jin to let Liu Jin know the situation of the colony.

In the next election for the Governor of Ceylon, I hope that Liu Jin can support him so that he can be re-elected. There is no way, who will make the current efficiency of the Western Union Commercial Bank not good.

Such a huge piece of land, a large number of industries, minerals, plantations, etc., only bring shareholders hundreds of millions of taels of dividends a year, which is obviously low.

"That's it~"

"Then why can the South African colony develop rapidly?"

When Liu Da heard this, he understood the situation of the major colonies now.

"Because of the policy of killing and expelling local aborigines in the South African colony, and the fact that the South African colony does not require male slaves but only female slaves, it can be said that the South African colonies are all Han Chinese."

"In the beginning, their development was slow because there was not enough population, but the South African colonies were managed better because they were all Han Chinese."

"Without the existence of slaves, everyone would have nothing to rely on. They could only rely on their own hands to create a better life, so we maintained the hard work of our Han people."

"Coupled with the use of a large number of mechanization and the emphasis on industrial development, slowly, both agriculture and industry have developed rapidly, surpassing other colonies and vassal states, and the development is getting better and better. quick."

"When other colonies were still herding sheep, shearing wool, and growing cotton, the South African colony had already started to set up textile factories, cement factories, and steel factories."

Speaking of the South African colony, Zhu Benduan also sighed again and again. The South African colony, which used to be like the Western Union, has now begun to show a strong stamina. It is developing rapidly, and it is still dominated by industry. Unlike other colonies, which rely on the plunder of raw materials and wealth Mainly.

(End of this chapter)