The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 107 Hormones and Announcement
After Zhu Jianxuan finished his discussion with Hancock and other businessmen, he felt like he had given the United States a fourth shot of hormone.

The first shot was the Ming Dynasty's participation in the war, which quickly ended the War of Independence, reduced war losses, and gained more room for development.

The second shot is that the abundant source of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty and the concentrated land reclamation plan of military settlements and garrisons provided by the Ming Dynasty can speed up the development of the great plains.

The third step is to distribute land to free people and protect the interests of self-employed farmers, so that the population can be accumulated faster and reliable self-employed farmer soldiers can be obtained before industry develops.

The fourth step is to leverage the huge appeal of Ming Dynasty futures trading to concentrate American private capital to build an early national capital reservoir.

This capital reservoir does allow the United States to make more money overall, but this is not the most important thing.

Instead, it allows the money that the rulers can control to skyrocket by an order of magnitude, allowing them to do things in advance that they can only do after capital has accumulated.

It is to achieve the effect of concentrating resources to accomplish great things through relatively pure commercial means.

There are many self-employed farmers in the United States, so except for the indentured servants who have just arrived in the United States, most residents have some money.

It is not like in Britain, where farmers and workers are poor as hell and all the money is in the hands of capitalists.

In addition to the influence of the Ming Dynasty, the interests of self-cultivating farmers will continue to be protected.

As a new world that has not yet been developed, it is very rich in various biological and mineral resources.

Rich biological resources mean that you can get enough food for the whole day by just going up the mountains, down the rivers, or into the sea.

It is similar to the situation before the development of the Great Northern Wilderness, where people had to beat roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles.

Historically, workers in Maine once went on strike, demanding that factory owners stop feeding them lobsters every day.

Finally, the two sides compromised and established a law that lobsters could be eaten no more than three days a week.

Although the main reason was that the lobster itself was of low quality at the time, and British chefs did not know how to cook lobster, the meat was smelly, so the workers were unwilling to eat it.

But it was also clear that there were so many lobsters at that time that they were free.

Therefore, not only would people not starve to death in the United States at that time, even civilians and slaves would not lack protein.

Slaves in the South also ate meat regularly, probably better than the small landowners in the Old World.

After North American immigrants completed the initial basic land reclamation, ordinary Americans were much more comfortable than ordinary Europeans.

Europeans eat offal, but Americans don't because they can't finish all the good meat.

Zhu Jianxuan now feels that it will only take the United States of this world 20 to 30 years to start competing with the European powers.

There will absolutely be no situation where we are bullied by Canadian militia.

This is based solely on the calculation of the hard power that the United States may accumulate, without considering the scientific and technological achievements it will provide.

Taking into account the support from the Ming Dynasty and its own inventions, perhaps the Ming Dynasty really did not need to do anything to Europe itself.

The core strength of the Ming Dynasty can be focused on developing Australia, South America and Africa.

Let the United States launch an invasion and colonization of Europe.

Zhu Jianxuan himself could not imagine what could be accomplished by combining the resources and population of Shenzhou and North America.

Zhu Jianxuan is not too worried that the United States will lose control.

These four catalysts for the United States were all provided by the Ming Dynasty.

Immigration, military settlements, industries, and systems were all provided by the Ming Dynasty.

When these four catalysts take effect, they will also be deeply bound to Ming Dynasty.

There is no benefit for them to forcibly leave the Ming Dynasty market, and they will not form an interest group at all.

What's more, there is himself, the king, with Ming immigrants whose number may quickly exceed that of Europeans, as well as tens of thousands of Ming troops directly guarding the city.

However, Zhu Jianxuan will not give all the goods to the United States.

Most of the Ming Dynasty’s traditional commodities are still on the Ming Dynasty’s ships, and will later go directly to Europe for trade along with the Ming Dynasty’s European delegations.

Find the Spaniards who are the old customers of Ming Dynasty, and find the French who can establish sales channels.

All the bicycles and rubber products remained in North America, most of them were kept in the garrisons as military supplies, and a small number were donated or sold to colonial high-ranking officials.

Industrial products that can enhance military capabilities will not be sold directly to Europeans for the time being.

Unless there is definite news showing that they have already produced something similar, they will be dumping their nascent industry.

On the morning of the fourth day, Zhu Jianxuan took more guards and rode to the suburbs of New York City.

The distribution of one hundred acres of wasteland to the soldiers began.

Zhu Jianxuan came here specifically to show his importance to this matter and to make all the officers under him take it seriously.

It is a small country with few people, so the monarch can focus on specific matters directly, and he has the support of the motherland, the Ming Dynasty, behind him, so he does not have to be afraid of powerful ministers and rebels.

It is actually very easy to be such a vassal king.

Zhu Jianxuan ran around in the suburbs all day and did not return to his bedroom until the evening.

On the fifth day, Zhu Jianxuan led his guards to the dock again and personally received the last batch of relatively important goods.

Two sets of coin-making machines, a batch of Ming Dynasty gold and silver coins, and a batch of gold and silver ingots.

Ready-made gold and silver coins were used to directly pay military salaries and rewards, and gold and silver ingots could be considered small-scale reserves of gold and silver.

In future trades with Europe and South America, the gold and silver obtained must first be smelted and made into Ming gold and silver coins before they can be distributed to one's own soldiers and merchants.

New York City will also build Ming Dynasty’s first overseas mint.

Zhu Jianxuan will not mint gold and silver coins for the United States for the time being, and will directly use the gold and silver coins of the Ming Dynasty in the near future.

In the future, it is possible to issue standard paper currency linked to the gold and silver coins of the Ming Dynasty.

The Guard Corps does not need to directly consume large amounts of gold and silver for the time being, but it must gradually relax regulations and activate the civilian market at the same time.

Ming Commodity Futures Coupons can only be used in emergencies and will eventually become ordinary futures bills.

Gold and silver must be managed in the same way as the laboratory, with several separate courtyards set aside for storage and use, and two separate patrol stations arranged for them.

Once the concrete production line is built, we can use concrete to build a more solid vault.

While all the cargo was being unloaded, craftsmen from the North American Fleet, the North American Governor's Navy, and the American Central Guard also worked together to repair the ships step by step.

The navy began to load goods to be sent to Europe and goods to be sent back to Ming Dynasty onto ships.

The now desolate American mainland actually has some added value comparable to luxury goods, and is worth sending directly back to China from America.

For example, the American ginseng in Zhu Jianxuan’s previous life was named American ginseng by Emperor Chongzhen in this world.

The origin is in the area between the United States and Canada, that is, on both sides of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.

It was originally a French colony, and American ginseng was discovered by the French. The early business was done by the French.

After the Seven Years' War, the place of origin was ceded to Britain and the business was taken over by the British.

The British only did it for a dozen years, and after that it was all the Americans and the Ming people who took over.

Ten days later, twenty days after Zhu Jianxuan arrived in North America, it was March 1782, the 4th year of Xianning in the Ming Dynasty, and the morning of April 25, in the Western calendar.

Representatives of the thirteen North American colonies once again collectively requested to meet with Zhu Jianxuan.

After receiving the news, Zhu Jianxuan knew that they should deal with their internal affairs.

Dissidents have been eradicated and the scope of the request for ban has been determined.

Zhu Jianxuan first sent people to notify his uncle Zhu Bohai, officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, and major military officers of the Ming Dynasty's America Governor's Office and America Central Guard.

He put on his normal uniform as a prince and went to the Chengyun Hall, which had a sign hanging on it, to meet with the colonial representatives.

Representatives from the thirteen colonies bowed together in greeting, and then submitted the list of meritorious persons from each colony in turn.

Washington also submitted the Continental Army's, and local militias were submitted by colonial representatives.

Zhu Jianxuan roughly looked through the lists.

They are all the most influential people in various parts of America. Zhu Jianxuan could see several familiar names.

Usually the current or former head of government, as well as speakers of parliament and judges.

These people are listed individually, with a few brief sentences introducing their personal circumstances and specific contributions.

There are also a group of names listed below, without listing each person’s specific contributions, but just saying in general that these people have also done important work.

Zhu Jianxuan estimated that most of them were members of state legislatures and judges.

Zhu Jianxuan actually didn’t care much about what these people did specifically, and there was no need to investigate it clearly.

This is essentially a transaction, which is to give titles to the current ruling group in exchange for them welcoming you as king.

However, some colonies had only a dozen names on their lists, while others had more than a hundred.

It is impossible for Zhu Jianxuan to make the same arrangement for everyone.

After a little consideration, Zhu Jianxuan picked up the pen on the table and began to divide the lists into levels.

The colony that submitted the least personnel means that the internal situation is relatively simple. Only these people are needed to basically control the situation. They are generally a class.

Therefore, they can be given the highest and similar-level titles.

The head of government was conferred the title of Type B State Viscount, the Speaker and the Chief Justice were conferred the title of County Viscount, and all the other dozen or so people who submitted their titles were conferred the title of County Baron.

The colonies that submitted the largest number of names of personnel indicate that the internal situation is extremely complicated and that a greater degree of compromise is required to control the situation, but it also indicates that they have already compromised.

Of course, it may be that they simply want to seal more people, or the entire colony has a larger population, but this is not something you need to consider yourself.

The head of government was still granted the title of state viscount, but the Speaker and the Lord Chancellor were reduced to county baronies, and all persons introduced separately were squires, and those not introduced separately were country gentlemen.

The number of names on the list is relatively middle-range, and the distribution of title levels is also close to the middle area.

Encourage them to centralize power.

When Zhu Jianxuan was writing and drawing on their list, everyone at the scene was quite excited and nervous.

They all knew that this would affect their future status in the kingdom.

Although this is not a one-time deal, the initial title is very important. Even if there is a possibility of promotion later, I don’t know when I will have the opportunity to get it.

Almost everyone wanted to know what Zhu Jianxuan wrote on it.

But everyone forced themselves to suppress their excitement, tried to keep their expressions as serious as possible, and waited patiently until Zhu Jianxuan finished writing.

After Zhu Jianxuan simply distributed the titles, he looked up at all the representatives present:
"Ladies and gentlemen, have the representatives of the colonies reached a final consensus on the future political plan of the United States?"

The representative on the scene immediately gave a positive answer:
"Yes, your majesty, we have decided."

"We have decided to establish the Kingdom of America and sincerely invite Your Majesty to become our king."

"Please don't refuse, Your Majesty."

"America is remote and barbaric, and is in urgent need of the Ming Dynasty's etiquette and education."

Zhu Jianxuan smiled and nodded and said:
"Okay, I feel everyone's kindness, so please ask the Imperial Uncle to come and read out the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor.

"Then, we will begin formal preparations for the coronation and enthronement ceremony, and officially begin building our country."

After Zhu Jianxuan finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the front of the desk, standing in front of all the American representatives.

The emperor's uncle Zhu Bohai came to the back of the desk, carefully opened the box where the imperial edict was stored, and then took out the imperial edict with both hands.

The highest-ranking officials in North America, the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, each held one end of the imperial edict and slowly spread it out to both sides.

Proclaiming the imperial edict was a very serious matter, especially when the Celestial Empire was dealing with foreign vassal states or when the imperial court was dealing with local governments. In the past, a special incense table had to be prepared and the imperial edict would be presented on one's knees.

After Chongzhen, various rituals were greatly simplified.

But when the decree of enthronement was issued, the atmosphere was still the most solemn.

Zhu Bohai stood in front of the imperial edict and did not start reading the content directly. Instead, he first announced the logic of the imperial edict:

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued an imperial decree to the sixteenth son of the Emperor, Prince Wu Jianxuan, and the officials and people of the United States received the order."

This imperial edict was for enthronement, so Zhu Jianxuan could not stand to receive it. He had to kneel down and kowtow, which was considered kneeling to his father and uncle.

Officials from the surrounding Honglu Temple and Ministry of Rites also dispersed, reminding the American founding fathers to receive the imperial edict together.

Many of the American founding fathers did not really want to kneel down because the Ministry of Rites required kneeling on both knees with hands folded on the ground in front of the body.

This action is similar to the ritual of worshiping God in their religious ceremonies.

The ruling class would not be deeply brainwashed by religion, and after the Reformation and the Enlightenment, the influence of religion was no longer as great as before.

What the ruling class cares more about is always practical interests.

Between obtaining legal but restricted nobility and continuing to be free commoners without titles, they decided to choose the first option.

They had already prepared themselves mentally for this before making today's decision.

So there was not much chaos at the scene, and the American founding fathers followed suit and bowed down behind Zhu Jianxuan.

Zhu Bohai confirmed that everyone's etiquette was correct, and then began to read the content of the imperial edict itself:

"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:

“I heard that the people of America admire the civilization and enlightenment of the Celestial Empire.

"Send an envoy to welcome the son of the Celestial Empire to rule his country, teach him the etiquette of the civilization of the Celestial Empire, and establish the order of respect for the elders and the young.

"Now I am sending the emperor's sixteenth son, Prince Jianxuan, to his country to respond to the request of his officials and people and make him king.

“Give the king the golden treasure, the golden book, the golden order, and the golden sword.

“It’s cheap.

"The emperor's uncle, Prince Bohai, performed the coronation ceremony for the king as a respectful elder."

(End of this chapter)