Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 828

Ceylon Port, Ceylon Island, Indian Ocean.

The entire harbor is very busy. Under the supervision of the supervisors of the Western United Commercial Bank, the natives on Ceylon Island are constantly expanding this increasingly busy port with footcuffs and restraint mixing cement mortar.

With the acquisition of Ceylon Island by the Western Union Company and the establishment of the Ceylon Governor's Mansion on Ceylon Island, the colonial rule of Ceylon Island officially started. The Sinhalese and Tamils ​​on the island became slaves, and some were trafficked When they arrived in the Nanyang region, they were sold to plantation owners, and some of them stayed on Ceylon Island and became miners, road builders, plantation slaves, etc.

They tried to resist, but every time they resisted, they were ruthlessly suppressed by the Western Union, several bloody suppressions and killings, and the Governor of Ceylon also announced that as long as they work hard for thirty years , they can regain their freedom and become free citizens of Ceylon.

In addition, it also began to publicize some spirits in Buddhism. What is suffering and suffering now, and being a slave is because of the sins committed in the previous life, so I will become Sinhalese and Tamil in this life, and I am destined to be punished. Ming rule.

To accept the rule and slavery of the Ming people is to atone for the sins of the past. As long as the sins are redeemed, the next life will naturally be reborn as a Ming people and enjoy everything that the Ming people enjoy.

The propaganda of the Ceylon Governor's Office is very effective. The Sinhalese who believed in all this quickly accepted the life of being slaves. As for the Tamils, they are more stable because they are deeply influenced by Hinduism. accepted it all.

With a two-pronged approach, Ceylon quickly settled down.

The Western United Firm also began a large-scale migration of people to Ceylon.

Each of these shareholders who formed the Western United Commercial Bank was a big family of Daming. The family was huge, and the population in the family itself was very large, and tens of thousands of people were easily relocated.

Coupled with the recruitment of some people from the townships where their respective families are located, the number of Daming people living here on Ceylon Island soon exceeded [-].

With its fertile land, humid climate, and its location in the middle of the Indian Ocean route, Ceylon Island has also developed rapidly, and it is well-established by the Western United Commercial Bank.

The Port of Ceylon, the port that Western United Commercial Bank is focusing on building and investing in, is not only for the convenience of passing ships in order to collect tolls, but also for the purpose of building the Western City next to the Port of Ceylon into a transit trade city.

The tolls are all small, but the real big one is trade. The port is built, and the trade between China and the West meets here. Just paying a sum in the middle is enough for the Western Union to make a lot of money.

The shareholders of Western United Commercial Bank are very aware of this point, they are all businessmen, and they are very clear about the way to make money.

In the huge port, there are many ships moored. From time to time, ships leave the port to return to Daming or go to Persia and the Middle East further west. From time to time, ships arrive here from distant Daming.

The successful operation of the Western United Commercial Bank in Ceylon Island also aroused the confidence of the entire Ming Dynasty to occupy colonies overseas. Just wanting to occupy a colony is definitely not an easy task.

So now, everyone is basically investigating, constantly spying on intelligence data in various regions, and carefully choosing targets.

Naturally, Ceylon has become everyone's bridgehead. People from large and small Ming business houses and influential people gathered here. They are active in the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in the name of doing business, constantly collecting information, and preparing to lay down a piece of land like the Western United Commercial Bank. Your own private colonial.

In a courtyard in Xiyang City, Li Shishi was full of sadness.

"I didn't expect that it would cost so much just to organize tens of thousands of people to go to Africa. The wealth recorded by the prince and ancestors had already been spent in just a few months."

"If it continues like this, there will definitely be no money at that time. Even if you have established a place in Africa, it will be very difficult to run it well without money."

Li Shishi carefully calculated that, as an important staff member of King Ning, he was also appointed as Prime Minister of Ning Guo Zuo by King Ning, and now he was really worried.

As a pioneer, he has been in Ceylon Island for more than two months. Here he has a detailed understanding of the situation around the Indian Ocean, and even sent people to the east coast of Africa to conduct field investigations. It is necessary to understand the situation on the east coast of Africa, and prepare for King Ning to attack colonies in Africa and establish his own country.

"According to the formation, the prince will arrive at Ceylon Island in the next few days. I am afraid that the prince will personally go out to raise some money and food from Hu Xian, the governor of Ceylon. It is a pity that the First Bank of Ming Dynasty will not give it. loan, otherwise Daming First Bank’s loan interest is the lowest.”

"The matter of silver is not too difficult. If you have money, you can live better. If you don't have money, you can live in tears. As long as you lay down a colony, you can find some minerals and the like, and you will get money soon."

"The big problem now is the Portuguese and the British duke Zhang Mao."

"Portugal has occupied West Tianzhuguli, blocked the Persian Gulf, and has a deep hostility towards us Daming people. It's okay on Ceylon Island, but going west to the Middle East and Africa will be threatened by the Portuguese."

"They seem to have regarded the east coast of Africa as their own territory, and we are not allowed to get involved here."

"However, the Portuguese are not a big problem. They only have about [-] warships in the Indian Ocean. Once they dare to violate the interests of my Ming Dynasty, they will be wiped out soon."

"The most important thing is the African business firm established by British Duke, Ding Guogong, Cheng Guogong, and Liu Jin. They are also interested in Africa, and they have already sent troops to southeast Africa to attack the southeast of Africa. Big Island, while preparing to take the southern tip of Africa."

"This was originally the site that the prince had his eyes on, but now they have taken it one step ahead of him. The prince can only go directly to capture some places in East Africa."

"Although the prince is classified as a relative of the emperor, his strength is still far behind those of the African business houses established. I am afraid that in the future in Africa, he will not be able to compete with them when he competes for territory."

Li Shishi looked at the huge map and couldn't help shaking his head.

The strength of the prince is still too weak, the financial strength is weak, the number of personnel recruited is small, and the strength that can be mobilized is limited. Not to mention compared with the African commercial bank, even the Western Union Commercial Bank in front of us is much stronger than them.

"It's okay, there is an African commercial bank to open the way for us. Even if there is a conflict with the Portuguese, it will be the African commercial bank to compete with them first, and we will be safer."

"The conditions on the east coast of Africa are quite good. The climate is humid and the land is fertile. There may not be many precious minerals, but as long as there is fertile land, a huge country can naturally be established."

Li Shishi looked at the long coastline on the east coast of Africa. There are a lot of people exploring here. Many people have already set their sights on Africa and want to establish a colony in Africa.

Without it, because from the information we know now, the east coast of Africa is definitely the best place to occupy. The dark Kunlun slaves here are still in a very primitive and backward state, let alone how many troops are needed. Randomly come to a few hundred people and arm them, and you can make a point here.

The only key is that this place is so backward that only the region close to the Middle East on this long coastline has some countries and cities under the influence of Middle Easterners and Persians. Other places are not even decent cities. nothing.

It is easy to occupy it, but if you want to run it well, you need to build it from the beginning to the end.

At this time, on the Indian Ocean to the east of Ceylon Island, a large-scale fleet was marching westward. The scene of establishing your own country after a piece of land.

After waiting for a long time, it finally arrived today.

After dreaming for a long time, the dream is finally coming true.

In the second half of the [-]th year of Hongzhi, he had already left Daming for Nanyang, where he stayed for several months.

On the one hand, he trains his own army, on the other hand, he has a detailed understanding of the situation in Nanyang and the plantation economy in Nanyang.

At the same time, he is fooling people everywhere, writing bad checks, wooing people to invest in Ningguo, which has no shadow, and wooing people to go to Africa with him. Anyway, he is fooling around everywhere, borrowing money and things everywhere.

Even the New Year is spent here in Nanyang. After the New Year, his army is almost trained, and all the preparations are ready, so he leads his troops to march to Africa.

"It smells really soothing!"

Facing the sea breeze, King Ning breathed in the sea-smelling air, and he laughed out loud.

Although he is a prince and a descendant of the old Zhu family, but in Daming, life is very sad, he can't even get out of Nanchang City, and he can only send someone to visit his ancestor's grave. This shows that the princes Life is really hard.

Pigs raised in captivity, apart from being able to walk around in their own homes, are subject to the supervision of local officials when they go out.

Well now, he has finally left Daming, and he has his own army and team. As long as he arrives in Africa, he can quickly establish his own country. The taste of freedom is really cool.

Since he went out to sea, he has never looked at Da Ming's direction again.

(End of this chapter)