Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 829 No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat
A day later, King Ning's fleet arrived at Ceylon Island.

In the port of Ceylon, Li Shishi came to welcome King Ning together with the people who had been waiting on Ceylon Island for a long time.

"My lord!"

Li Shishi looked at King Ning who walked off the boat like a dragon and a tiger. The current King Ning is completely different from the previous King Ning. The previous King Ning was like a phoenix in distress, or a giant dragon resting in the shallows. It's extremely aggrieved.

But the current King Ning, he is like a tiger roaring in the mountains and a dragon king roaming the sea, he has already shown the domineering spirit of a generation of emperors.

"Don't be too polite~"

"You all have worked hard."

King Ning looked at Li Shishi and the others, and said in a very easy-going manner.

"These are what we should do, and we dare not say hard work."

Li Shishi shook his head with a smile and said.

"This is Ceylon Port?"

"It has already been built in a good shape. Although it is not as good as Songhu Port or Crescent Bay, it is already quite good."

King Ning nodded, and then looked at the bustling port in front of him. Along the way, he also saw several large ports. Down the Yangtze River, he saw Songhu Port, and then arrived at Ryukyu, Nanyang Province , I have been to many places when I was in Nanyang, and I have seen many ports, large and small.

"Western United Commercial Bank is strong and well-funded, plus it has made huge profits here in Ceylon Island, and has enough financial resources to build the Ceylon Port and Western City. Although it is only half a year, it is already quite substantial. scale."

Li Shishi nodded, then pointed to the entire port and began to introduce it to King Ning in detail.

The investment in port construction is huge, but it is indispensable. In the future, in Africa, they will establish their own territory, and they must also establish their own ports, develop maritime trade, and facilitate travel between Daming and Western places.

"The investment in the entire port is huge. At present, the Ceylon Governor's Mansion has invested millions of taels of silver in it, and all the cement needed is shipped from Daming."

"But the income of the port is very good. Ships traveling from east to west need to pay a mooring fee of ten taels of silver in the port for one day. In addition, because of the geographical location, after the port and the city are built, they come here to do business and trade. There are a lot of people."

"There are merchants from the Middle East and Persia, as well as Tianzhu merchants from the north, our Daming merchants, Burmese and Siamese merchants from the east, and even Portuguese from Europe."

"Everyone gathers here on the island of Ceylon to do business and trade. The Governor's Mansion of Ceylon is only doing transit trade from it, collecting some tariffs and already earning millions of taels of silver. After all, the investment has already returned to its original capital."

Li Shishi did not come to Ceylon Island for sightseeing in advance. He has figured out many things about Ceylon Island, and he is also very clear about the investment and income of the port.

"Isn't the investment too big?"

When King Ning heard this, he immediately frowned. He also knew that he didn't have much money, and the investment in the construction of this port was so huge, which put a lot of pressure on him.

"It is indeed very large, because the cement needs to be transported from our Ming Dynasty. As for the manpower, it is very cheap. They are all slaves. If you give me some food, you just need to starve to death."

"But we can take our time. There is no need to say that we want to build such a large port at the beginning. We will first build a small port with wood, stones, etc., which can be used for ships to park."

Li Shishi also nodded and said.

The Western United Commercial Bank is now rich and powerful. It has earned tens of millions of taels of silver from the island of Ceylon. Now it is sitting on a treasure land, mining gemstones, building ports, and engaging in agriculture. The gate, colonial India.

"Hmm~"

"Did you make an appointment with Hu Xian, Governor of Ceylon?"

King Ning nodded, he knew his own situation, he had no money, not to mention that if he went to Africa, it would be too far away from Daming, no matter how rich he was, it would not be enough to spend.

The cement in Daming costs a few cents a catty, but when it is shipped to Ceylon, the cement costs more than a dozen cents a catty. If it is shipped to Africa, it will cost several times more. The shipping costs are big.

When Haimao has huge profits, it is not easy to ask someone to help you transport cement. The price must be sufficient, and you must owe favors.

The Western United Commercial Bank and the African Commercial Bank, they have a large number of ships, and they transport them by themselves, and the cost is already so high.

After thinking about this clearly, King Ning can only put aside the construction of such a large-scale port.

"My lord, we have already made an appointment."

"It's just that my lord is exhausted, why don't we take a rest first."

Li Shishi nodded and thought for a while to suggest.

"No, taking a boat is not walking, so it's not tiring at all."

"Let's go and visit the Governor of Lower Ceylon."

King Ning shook his head, his great cause is important, as for other things are trivial.

Soon, in a four-wheeled carriage, King Ning came to Xiyang City.

The Western City was built on the basis of the original Persian city, the Lion City, and still retains a large number of Persian buildings. Among them, the Governor's Palace of Ceylon is set in the original Lion City City Lord's Palace.

The news of King Ning's visit soon reached the Governor's Mansion, and Hu Xian, the Governor of Ceylon, also greeted him at the gate of the Governor's Mansion with a smile on his face.

In any case, King Ning is also a descendant of the old Zhu family, and he is also a prince. With his status and status, he still has to give him face. What's more, this King Ning, he also knows, is not a simple person.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning~"

Seeing King Ning approaching like a dragon walking like a tiger, Hu Xian stepped forward with a smile on his face and saluted.

He had been a censor before, so he knew all these things well.

"Governor Hu!"

King Ning also smiled and returned the gift.

Soon, Hu Xian welcomed King Ning into the Governor's Mansion, where he and the host sat down.

"My lord has come from a long way, so please forgive me for being far away. Now that you have arrived in Ceylon, please stay for a few more days so that I can fulfill my lordship."

"Governor Hu is polite, I'm sorry for bothering you."

The two greeted each other with a smile.

"Governor Hu, to be honest, this visit is actually for the purpose of going to Africa."

"I want to establish a colony in Africa, but this Africa is far away from my Ming mainland, and the closest thing to here is your Ceylon Island, so I came here to seek help from Governor Hu with a thick face."

King Ning took a sip of tea, saw Hu Xian sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, and cursed the old fox in his heart, it must not be easy to get money and food from him.

To say that he has a noble status and is a descendant of the old Zhu's family. In the past, he did not care about dealing with merchants at all, but for his own great cause, he has long since lost face.

"It's easy to say, easy to say~"

"My lord is a noble man, and I am going to Africa to build a great cause. Even if my lord doesn't say anything, I will help."

"The land of Ceylon is fertile, with abundant rainfall and sufficient light and heat, which is very suitable for growing rice. Since last year, we have been planting rice on a large scale on the island, and the grain harvest has been bumper."

"I can't support much else. I can still support a few thousand stones for the prince with this food."

Hu Xian smiled and nodded, and said after thinking about it.

Ceylon Island is really a treasure island. It is very suitable for growing rice. It started planting last year, and the harvested food is enough for them to eat. This year, it will be cultivated extensively. It is estimated that there will be enough food to support the new colonies of all sizes.

Well, in the future, selling food can also make a fortune.

Hu Xian couldn't help thinking in his heart that his main job now is to build Ceylon Island and increase the income of the Western United Commercial Bank.

"How many thousand stones?"

Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi, who came with King Ning, looked ugly. They are beggars. King Ning is also a prince. He asked you for help in person, and you just give me a few thousand shi?

The two were about to explode, but King Ning smiled and waved his hands in thanks: "Thank you Governor Hu for your generosity, Zhu Chenhao is very grateful."

King Ning is also used to it. In the past few months, he has traveled all over Nanyang, and he has dealt with merchants a lot, almost like a beggar.

This place needs a few hundred shi of grain, that place needs a few thousand catties of sea fish, this merchant needs tens of thousands of taels of silver here, and that place needs some sucrose.

In short, for King Ning, having something is better than nothing, and being able to get these things can also save some expenses. Of course, he has to write some empty checks for this.

The identity of the descendants of the old Zhu family is still very useful. Now everyone knows that the court allows these princes to go to sea, which is actually acquiescing to these princes to establish a country overseas.

Ordinary people establish colonies overseas, but these princes can establish vassal states. Although there does not seem to be much difference in essence, there are still some differences.

The descendants of the old Zhu's family are the descendants of the old Zhu's family. After all, this world still belongs to their old Zhu's family.

"Your Highness is polite."

Hu Xian smiled back and said, seeing that King Ning was calm, he was more appreciative.

Such a forbearable person, and such a sober person, is really very rare. Not long ago, the prince of Shu came to visit him, and when he heard that he only gave a thousand stones of food, he was so angry that he walked away on the spot, leaving him this food.

But this King Ning, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and a few thousand shi of grain is also grain, which can be enough for his own people to eat for a while.

"Governor Hu, I am going to Africa this time, and I plan to establish a country on the east coast of Africa. After the establishment of the vassal state, I will definitely want your Western Union Commercial Bank to invest."

"I have sent people to go to Africa to explore in advance. There are a lot of gold and silver reserves. I wonder if I can use these minerals to mortgage you and lend me some silver."

"You also know that taking tens of thousands of people to Africa will cost too much~"

King Ning smiled, and then started fooling around again, he dared to mortgage the things he didn't get.

　Asking for tickets~ All kinds of requests~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)